Film AboutHugh Hefner Looks at Multi-Dimensional Icon

He's 84 years old, and head of an enterprise I've never remotely Admired. Yet there was an undeniable FRISSON with the news That Hugh Hefner'd be calling from the Playboy Mansion in Southern California.

Hugh Hefner, Founder of Playboy magazine, empire builder, lover of count less bosomy women, point-man of the sexual revolution. After watching Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel, there were more Reasons To be excited about an interview, however brief (and it was).

For Those of us who'd forgotten or never knew, Toronto filmmaker Brigitte Berman's sympathetic vain exhaustively researched new documentary Makes Clear That Hefner's Reputation as a hedonistic and exploiter of women's body of for fun and Untold profit has muddied at his mutch, more important activities on as a Humanitarian and activist in support of civil rights, social justice and the full letter of the U.S. First Amendment.

Hefner was there for all the profound upheavals of the second half of the 20th century, and at his magazine, jazz festivals, television and bothered key Playboy clubs Played Their Roles.

The mag, wakes up began in 1953, Published writers blackballed During McCarthyism, was Thurs color blind, and the highly influential Established Playboy Interviews, as if Thurs counter balance the ridiculous standard it set for the girl next door as vapid, stacked and horny.

His TV Shows and jazz fests featured Acts without bias to Race During a time "when segregation still Ruled the South, and introduced audiences Thurs artists They Might other wise never have seen. His clubs did the turbid, Supporting new talent. And "HEF" paid the price for it.

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