Spielberg says filmmakers more politically active

[deminks]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Steven Spielberg, whose film about the killing of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics has provoked controversy, says moviemakers have become much more politically vocal since the re-election of President George W. Bush.

In a roundtable discussion with editors of Newsweek magazine along with other nominees for the Directors Guild award, Spielberg said, "Maybe I shouldn't get into this ... I just feel that filmmakers are much more proactive since the second Bush administration."

Spielberg's film "Munich" has been a target for criticism from both left and right because, as Spielberg has said, it raises questions over the moral price Israel paid for targeting the Palestinian guerillas who killed Israeli athletes.

The Directors Guild award was given on Saturday night to Taiwanese-born director Ang Lee for his gay cowboy romance "Brokeback Mountain."

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[Charlie Brown]

1. the left has criticized "Munich?"

The lion's share of criticism I have seen has been on the right.