The Circuit

There's some scenes in "Sicko" that made Harvey Weinstein queasy.

The film contains a complicated portrayal of Hilary Clinton, whom the distributor has long supported in the political arena. As First Lady, she was a major advocate of health care reform; however, as a presidential candidate, the health care industry has emerged as one of Clinton's major backers.

"Harvey asked me if it had to be in the movie," director Michael Moore said at the Q&A Peter Bart hosted this afternoon at the American Pavilion. "He's called me a couple of times to ask me if it's still in the movie and I've said yes and he respects me enough as a filmmaker to leave it in."

Weinstein, watching from the sidelines, smiled his assent. However, when pressed by Bart if as to whether he would officially throw his support to Clinton's presidential bid, the normally voluble film executive remained mute. (Variety staff)