I'm so excited for the debut of Alex Gibney's documentary
Going Clear exposing the so-called Church of Scientology which
airs on HBO tonight. It's based on the
book by the same name written by Lawrence Wright. Wright wrote the
riveting New Yorker article about Paul Haggis' very public 2009 resignation from Scientology. That led to the book which has now led to the documentary.
The film got a standing ovation at Sundance and the buzz around it is huge. Tony Ortega, former reporter with the Village Voice who authored
scoop after scoop about Scientology and who now runs his own site called
The Underground Bunker which has become a beautiful cross between an encyclopedia about Scientology and a support group for those ensnared by it, has been writing a lot about the movie in the leadup to the premiere. He'll be liveblogging it tonight.
Going Clear, or, In Your Face, Scientology
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