Madeleine McCann: Fact Checking The Truth About Maddie McCann And Ben Affleck’s Fiction As Fact
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
Ben Affleck has a new panic film – Gone Baby Gone - in which the lead child is blonde enough to remind all reviewers of Madeleine McCann. The film – a work of fiction - cannot be mentioned without also making mention of missing Madeleine.
It is the 12th Rule of Journalism.
THE OBSERVER: “The cruellest crime of all -Delayed by the McCann case, Ben Affleck’s intense and gripping thriller is well worth the wait”
Crimes involving children touch on our deepest emotions and though we’ve seen numerous films about infant abduction over the past 50 years, ranging in tone from Seance on a Wet Afternoon to Murder on the Orient Express, the subject is peculiarly affecting at the moment in the light of the publicity given to the cases of Shannon Matthews in Dewsbury and Madeleine McCann in Portugal… To add to the anxiety, there is an uncanny physical resemblance between Madeleine McCann and the film’s four-year-old Amanda McCready.
It’s tabloid bingo, in the broadsheet Observer! Can anyone mention Fritzl and get the prize?
IRISH INDEPENDENT: “It’s a film that examines the media hysteria and prurience that happens when children are abducted — especially pertinent themes in our post-Madeleine post-Austrian crazies times.”
Double points for the Irish Indy which manages to work in a reference to Josef Fritzl, whose crimes came to light more than year after Affleck finished his film.
Bingo!
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT: “A child is gone, but a reputation is reborn: Ben Affleck’s directorial debut was withdrawn last year because of the McCann case. It still makes disturbing viewing”
A missing child, but an actor reprieved. There’s a film in this.
Anyone likely to feel pained by the topic should know that Gone Baby Gone is no more comfortable to watch in 2008 than it would have been when Madeleine McCann stared out from every front page.
SUNDAY TIMES: “Gone Baby Gone - the Sunday Times review”
The UK release of the film was delayed because of the similarity between the name of the abducted child in the script – four-year-old Amanda McCready – and that of Madeleine McCann.
Mc… Mc… Is John McEnroe commentating on Wimbledon this year? Just wondering…
DAILY TELEGRAPH (Aus): “Extract: Truth about Maddie McCann”
IN this extract from Vanished, a book by Danny Collins, the Madeleine McCann mystery is again under the spotlight.
Facts as fiction. Facts as entertainment. Selling Madeleine McCann:
As a bilingual expat, Murat often worked for local police as a translator in cases involving English-speaking tourists.
In fact, it would later be revealed that he had acted in the role of interpreter for the Portuguese police during their questioning of two of the McCanns’ dinner companions, now dubbed the “Tapas Seven” by the ever-epigraphic UK press.
Surely the Tapas Nine?
Back to the facts checker, Mr Collins…
THE SUN - The UK release of Gone Baby Gone was delayed by seven months because of the strong similarities with the Madeleine McCann case.
TIME OUT - Due to superficial resemblances to the Madeleine McCann kidnapping case, ‘Gone Baby Gone’ was withdrawn from the London Film Festival last year…
Fact as fiction…
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June 8th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
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anaheim flash Says:
June 8th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Actually - I cannot see anything on Wikipedia about Anaheim flash !!
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Hi Anaheim. I thought you were USA as I found this :
http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?showuser=4435
No offense meant. Was just curious
June 8th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
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bountyhunter Says:
June 8th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
it is bitterly cold here, wish i could get away, minus 7 last night and only got up to 8 degrees at 1pm , another freezing night, Julie it is heading your way.
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Thx a mil Bounty …. at least I know what we can expect …. just after I kicked my cell phone into touch …. grrrrrr ….. throw it against wall, kitchen cupboards, floor, dog’s head, kitty butt … and it still aint working —- new one tomorrow I guess
June 8th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Actually - I cannot see anything on Wikipedia about Anaheim flash !!
June 8th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
The saintly one fro Divine Right ? - who has been researching ?
June 8th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
SORRY, thunderstorm coming back. I’m gonna shut down again.
June 8th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
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anaheim flash Says:
June 8th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
I am actually in Denmark - i have to spend time here for the income - I live in Scotland
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So you’re not the Wikipedia Annaheim Flash then
June 8th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
And as for MM: I wouldn’t say I would give my right hand, yet would consider a substantial amount of money to KNOW what the PJ knows … There’s nothing much going on now, apart from the stupid quote about their holidays [but in private, so why publish it?]. We’re being led from one scam to another. Yes, there’s too much to be explained for this to be as simple as “they” pretend it to be. And we all want to know what happened to that little girl and is she going to have justice!
June 8th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
I am actually in Denmark - i have to spend time here for the income - I live in Scotland
June 8th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Anaheim, you’re in the USA?
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And you’re young as to opposed that I am old…
June 8th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Chateleine - cannot do the (umlout) accent - mine also on 25 May - no wonder theres not much coherent conversation going on ! i am only young though ! x
June 8th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
M&A
I was taking part in the Race for Life in Glasgow this morning. The money raised goes towards Cancer Research.
M and A
Ciara, put a link and do a write up and put it in the forums
June 8th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
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bountyhunter
Good stuff Bounty…enjoy.
Take care xx
June 8th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Ciara
yes bitter here, but Mrs B is also making very good meals plus a lovely lemon meringue tart, just for me. yum, yum
June 8th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Ciara / Jo
Mrs B is back from her little holiday, very pleased to see her.
I have been out all afternoon hunting old Joseph the feral tom cat, he has been here 3 times this week, sniffing after my little teenage Kitten/cats. Mrs B wants him gone Baby gone !!!!
i could not find him, so i have put a R250 bounty on his furry coat, my foreman wants the money and a nice new furry cap.
He will kill little Coco and he is not going to make my Little Miss Aga Larkin a mother !!
June 8th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
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bountyhunter
I’m fine thanks. I’m a little tired tonight as I was running this morning in a race for charity. I’m sorry to hear about the low temperatures where you are and hope you are well otherwise. You have Mrs B to keep you warm.
M and A
Ciara tell us about the run?
June 8th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
hi Ciara
how are you doing ?
June 8th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
JO
people are not here today, good weather UK.
tennis finals , Soccer two games a day for God knows how long.
and i have been out all afternoon hunting old Joseph (feral tom cat) huge old b#st&rd, he is after my little teenager Kittens/cats .
Could not find him so i have put a R250. 00 bounty on his coat. that should solve the problem. he will make a very nice furry cap for my foreman. soon…………….
June 8th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Jo- I continue to follow the case and read your posts with interest- I just wish that they would nail the buggers in some way cos they certainly dont seem to want to help the Portuguese police and are just out to save their own necks! IMHO
June 8th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Good evening.
Hi, Bounty…hope you and Mrs B are well. xx
June 8th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
June… when I had a similar big birthday
a while ago I went into a sulky depression and insisted on no celebration whatsoever. First time I’d done that for any of the big ones. It just seemed a step too far to celebrate THAT age! I’m over it now…. can’t do a lot about it other than cover all reflective surfaces.
Oil of Olay on mirrors!!!! brilliant
June 8th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
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bountyhunter Says:
June 8th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
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Hello, Bounty Mr.&Mrs.!
Mine was May 25, but I don’t advertise
Maman is fine and will be back here in France end of the week; I’ll pick her up at my sister’s marriage in the Netherlands
Sorry to hear it’s cold at your place. Yet, ours hasn’t been great neither, and it’s supposed to be summer here…
This afternoon was, finally, nice with sun, yet half an hour ago we had a thunderstorm out of the blue. Had to dash out to close windows, doors and parasols, fold chairs and fix shutters. Meanwhile electricity went down 4 times!
So, I’ll switch off now, as not all of the UPS’s seem to be 103% and computer getting jumpy.
Will try later on.
Take care!
June 8th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Good evening all
Can’t stay just trying to bolster your spirits Jo !!
Sooner or later, sooner or later, justice for Madeleine.
Chatelaine, when is your birthday ? Have i missed it ?
Regards to your Maman From the Bounty family xxxxxxxxxx
last of the rattlesnakes have departed, thankfully for the evening anyway.
it is bitterly cold here, wish i could get away, minus 7 last night and only got up to 8 degrees at 1pm , another freezing night, Julie it is heading your way.
June 8th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
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Katy, Ireland Says:
June 8th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
HI Chateleine
A link given earlier - the paul reis gazette one - lists who has gone there and where from - so I saw a couple of anorakers on it.
none frmo Rothley though.
Just shows, no secrets….
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Katy, thanks. Could you guide me to that link, please? I’ve had a French Sunday lunch and worked in the garden. Seems that I missed that.
June 8th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
M & A - a dip in the cold sea water kills it every time…. I had no birthday excuse, just lots of wine and song..
June 8th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
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Châtelaine Says:
June 8th, 2008 at 11:55 am
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M and A
6.00pm in which country Chatelaine?
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18h in France, your 5 pm in UK, if I get your location right.
Being it here now 19:45 I’ve used some of my own stock
June 8th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
HI Chateleine
A link given earlier - the paul reis gazette one - lists who has gone there and where from - so I saw a couple of anorakers on it.
none frmo Rothley though.
Just shows, no secrets….
June 8th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Hi Katy 75. Who’s from Mons-en-Baroeul? And, indeed, how do you know?
June 8th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Moi non plus hungover!
who here is from Mons-en-baroeul, Nord-Pas-de-Calais?
And how do I know there is someone here from there?
M and A
Katy it was moi who had the hangover,and domiciled in Essex.
it was one of those really horrible landmark birthdays yesterday when everyone says ‘party’ and lots of cards and gifts..
Nice to be loved but the years?? eeek no
June 8th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHENIER !!!!!!
and Gloria ….. nice to see you back
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Yes, Gloria
Me and Saul would also like to welcome you back !
Duncan
June 8th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Cloudy in dublin. But warm enough for a swim, had a dip earlier. Very effective hangover cure!!
M and A
Who is hungover??????