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Articles tagged "michael moore"NewsMichael Moore’s new identity crisisby Roger Rapoport [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)][8.Oct.09] :. Released on the 60th anniversary weekend of the Chinese Revolution, Michael Moore’s new shockumentary “Capitalism: A Love Story” proves once again how hard it is to be rich in...  NewsMichael Moore’s latest target is ‘Capitalism’ itselfby John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)][25.Sep.09] :. What’s the difference between Michael Moore and Fox News? Both are fair and balanced. Or craven, manipulative demagogues. It just depends on whom you ask. And you’re likely to get an... PopMatters PickFilm ReviewCapitalism: A Love Storyby Todd R. Ramlow[23.Sep.09] :. In Capitalism: A Love Story, Michael Moore is on target in his indictment of the top 1% of the population, those who own or control 95% of U.S. wealth.  NewsMichael Moore’s looking for a new ‘-ism’by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][21.Sep.09] :. TORONTO — At the end of the Depression-era Clifford Odets play “Waiting for Lefty” a character exhorts the audience to join in a rallying cry of “Strike! Strike!...  NewsMichael Moore’s film fest includes premieres, director tributes , and comfy seatsby Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][3.Aug.09] :. TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Want to treat your behind like royalty? Introduce it to a seat in the State Theatre in downtown Traverse City sometime, preferably during the annual Traverse City Film...  Film DVD ReviewSlacker Uprisingby Anthony Henriques[28.Oct.08] :. With substandard picture quality and a lack of true eye-opening material, this will be regarded as a minor work in an otherwise impressive film canon. A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007by PopMatters Staff[11.Jan.08] :. From Julian Schnabel's artsy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to the legendary Coen Brothers splendid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, PopMatters counts down the 30 best films of 2007. Blood in the Faceby Ryan Scott[7.Sep.07] :. A snapshot of a movement nestled close to many of the values of ordinary society. We see the darkness -- but not what casts it. Michael Moore’s film festival benefits Michigan townby John Monaghan [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][30.Jul.07] :. When Michael Moore launched the Traverse City Film Festival two summers ago, many locals were skeptical. It was bad enough that the aggressively liberal filmmaker, an Oscar-winner for 2002’s... ‘Sicko’ isn’t only proof that U.S. needs better health careby Ramon Castellblanch [(MCT)][19.Jul.07] :. Michael Moore’s film “Sicko” shows us that there’s a better way to pay for our health care than relying on the private insurance industry. In the documentary, we see that in... Failing U.S. health care system is ‘Sicko’by Kai Wright[30.Jun.07] :. Our elected officials should go see Michael Moore’s latest film, Sicko. Moore’s documentary opens with a series of compelling patient profiles. There’s a middle-age couple... Michael Moore says he’s a filmmaker, first and foremostby Carla Meyer [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][29.Jun.07] :. Bush basher, big mouth, filmmaker. That’s the usual order of descriptives attached to Michael Moore. But even though Moore gets our attention by blasting the president from the Oscar stage or... PopMatters Pick Film ReviewSicko (2007)by Bill Gibron[29.Jun.07] :. SiCKO is sensational. It's perhaps the best movie Michael Moore has ever made. Short Cuts - In Theaters: SiCKOby Bill Gibron[27.Jun.07] :. SiCKO is sensational. It’s perhaps the best movie Michael Moore has ever made. Granted, there will be those who view his anti-gun screed Bowling for Colombine as his most... Michael Moore’s ‘Sicko’ provokes serious debateby Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][25.Jun.07] :. At this point, Michael Moore is used to charges that he has misrepresented a person or situation in his documentaries. He’s also used to being pressured to remove material before the release of... Sicko (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Jun.07] :. Michael Moore's impatience with the government's ongoing ineptitude, ignorance, and iniquity here finds a mini-perfect storm. The Front Page: SiCKO-fantasticby Bill Gibron[18.Jun.07] :. Get ready. It’s coming. And it’s gonna be LOUD! You think the outrage caused by Fahrenheit 9/11 was bad? You think the pro-NRA responses to Bowling for Columbine... Michael Moore supports California heath care programby Bobby Caina Calvan, Aurelio Rojas and Carla Meyer [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][13.Jun.07] :. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Michael Moore, the filmmaker and provocateur, rode into the Capitol Tuesday, delivering impassioned - and sharply barbed - pleas for guaranteed health care. He was embraced by... Treasury Department investigating Michael Moore’s trip to Cubaby Pablo Bachelet [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][11.May.07] :. WASHINGTON—Michael Moore’s upcoming healthcare documentary has veered into a controversy over Cuba sanctions after the Treasury Department began an investigation of the filmmaker for... Full Frame 1: Enlightenment Sought in Darkened Theatresby By Kevin Greer, Jyllian Gunther, and Isaac Miller[27.Apr.07] :. Our trio hunkers down comfortably in climate-controlled theatres to view the beautiful (and not so beautiful, and seldom as comfortable) chaos of the outside world through the gaze of the modern documentarian. And Michael Moore, nice fellow that he is, shares his slurpy. The Best of The Awful Truthby Sean O'Neal[5.Sep.06] :. There are seeds of Moore's burgeoning, more focused agendas to be found here, and one gets the sense he only needed to break free of the instant gratification of television and return to long-form storytelling to be as incisive as his films show he could be. The Corporation (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[7.Apr.05] :. The film argues that today, corporations are the planet's dominant institution, such that their welfare, as individuals, takes precedence over all else. Michael Moore DVD Collector’s Set (2004)by Michael Beaumont[1.Nov.04] :. Bowling for Columbine's most effective device is Moore's own lack of answers; he sets up argument after argument, only to see each one crumble in the face of evidence and reality. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Oct.04] :. If Fahrenheit 9/11 is occasionally glib or unfocused, it is always angry and unafraid, and that makes it quite unlike the typically complacent news media and official bodies it targets. Michael Moore DVD Collector’s Set (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[5.Oct.04] :. Moore states it plainly: brave young troops agree to fight and die, asking only one thing in return, that their efforts be justified and the people do so in good faith. Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2003)by Mike Ward[27.Aug.04] :. To lack political power -- as Robert Kane Pappas submits the American people at large do, living in a post-democratic society where the media function in collusion with government -- is also to lack the ability to prove. The Corporation (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Jul.04] :. The film argues that today, corporations are the planet's dominant institution, such that their welfare, as individuals, takes precedence over all else. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.Jun.04] :. Bush's own behavior and speech are, of course, easy targets, as Moore repeatedly shows him fidgeting and misspeaking. Bowling for Columbine (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[25.Aug.03] :. 'John Ashcroft and his ilk are something to fear.'" Bowling for Columbine (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[31.Oct.02] :. Why are people scared? This question lies at the heart of Michael Moore's filmic essay on gun violence in the United States. Trade Off (2000)by Beth ArmitageOne year ago, 50,000 citizens took to the streets of Seattle to protest the first meeting of the World Trade Organization to be held in the United States. Here in Seattle, in the year since, there... |
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