Alec Baldwin had some strong opinions about American media during an appearance at the Turin Film Festival. Baldwin was present at the festival where he was the guest of honor as the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award. During the press conference Baldwin got a little critical about Americans and media at one point saying, "You know what's going on from the news, but information in America is driven by money. It's a business. That's why there's a void in information on the biggest issues in the world. Americans know little or nothing — on climate change, on Ukraine. That void is filled in part by the film industry, by documentaries and narrative films."
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00:00Alec Baldwin had some strong opinions about American media during an appearance at the
00:04Turin Film Festival.
00:06Baldwin was present at the festival where he was the guest of honor as the recipient
00:10of the Lifetime Achievement Award.
00:12During the press conference, Baldwin got a little critical about Americans and media,
00:16at one point saying,
00:17You know what's going on from the news, but information in America is driven by money.
00:22It's a business.
00:23That's why there's a void in information on the biggest issues in the world.
00:27Americans know little or nothing on climate change, on Ukraine.
00:30That void is filled in part by the film industry, by documentaries and narrative films.
00:34Asked by The Hollywood Reporter about his concerns and hopes after the Trump administration
00:38takes office, Baldwin darts around the T-word with a generalized answer on Monday.
00:43There are many challenges to face, the environment, the problem of plastic, of permafrost.
00:47There are plastic molecules in every corner of the planet.
00:50These are the real problems to solve.
00:52However, throughout the press conference, there was no mention of his latest movie Rust
00:56or the tragic accident that cost the life of the film's cinematographer, Helena Hutchins,
01:00on set three years ago.
01:02When Baldwin, handling a prop pistol that was supposed to be loaded with blanks, accidentally
01:06fired the gun, he caused the death of the cinematographer.
01:10How the real bullet ended up in the barrel of the gun remains an unsolved mystery.
01:14During a trial over the incident, Baldwin was acquitted.
01:17The film had its world premiere at the Camerimage Film Festival and was warmly welcomed with
01:21a long applause.
01:22But Baldwin wasn't there.
01:24The actor appeared at this press conference on the condition that the movie and the tragic
01:28shooting would not be brought up at any point.
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