On the show, Oprah discussed his two other big movies this year: , in which he co-starred with Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon and Marky Mark Walhberg, and , directed by Edward Zwick (Warner Brothers), in which Di Caprio plays a mercenary (Australian?) running diamonds in Sierra Leone in 1999, where diamond money funds oppression and civil war, which Sebastian Junger had reported live when it happened. There is controversy about "conflict diamonds" and retailers worry that the film could affect sales.
NBC4 story is here. Di Caprio said on the show that consumers should be conscious of the possibility that luxury products that they buy could fund harmful activities ("tainted fruits"). The link for this show on Oprah is here.
A related story where Al Gore appears on Oprah Dec 5 is here. posted by Bill Boushka @ 1:42 PM Bill's Movie News and Reviews This blog will present news items about the motion picture business, with emphasis on lower budget, independent film in most cases. Some reviews or commentaries on specific films, with emphasis on significance (artistic or political) or comparison, are presented.
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