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People in the news.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
MOCK DOCUMENTARY FELLS BILL GATES
A new shock film that depicts the assassination of the world's richest man, Bill Gates, is set to premiere Jan. 13, according to the Drudge Report.
The faux documentary _ "Nothing So Strange," by writer-director Brian Flemming ("Bat Boy: the Musical"; "Hang Your Dog in the Wind") _ will be shown at Slamdance, the annual Park City, Utah, festival that has debuted independent films by such luminaries as Steven Soderbergh and Memento director Christopher Nolan.
The eerily realistic film begins: "Bill Gates was shot dead in Los Angeles on Dec. 2, 1999. Police and city officials say a lone assassin _ an African-American hell-bent on class war _ was apprehended and killed immediately thereafter. But skeptical citizens band together to investigate the real truth behind the last great crime of the 20th century."
David James (who, coincidentally enough, recently appeared in a Microsoft print ad campaign) and Laurie Pike (former editor and publisher of Glue magazine) star in the film, as well as Steve Sires, a professional Bill Gates impersonator who makes his debut in a scene in which his head gets graphically blown off.
Flemming attempts to downplay the controversial subject matter.
"The film isn't really about Bill Gates, and I have nothing against the man," he said. "His murder is simply used at the start of the film to launch a story about class, race and corrupt government institutions."
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