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Michael Moore marches out the door.
Tue, Sep 15 2009 6:30 PM

Michael Moore may be abandoning documentaries. In an AP interview from Toronto, he complains "I've done this for 20 years. Two years ago, I tried to get the health-care debate going, and it did eventually, and now where are we? We may not even have it. What am I supposed to do at a certain point?" As usual, Moore's stuck somewhere between good... Read More...

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Filed under: Michael Moore, Toronto 2009, Capitalism: A Love Story, Barack Obama, Activism, Sicko, Roger and Me

Celebrating Labor Day with Michael Moore.
Mon, Sep 7 2009 12:23 PM

Happy Labor Day! Here, let Michael Moore make you feel better about working. Most of us, now more than ever, would prefer not to lose our jobs; Moore, on the other hand, views permanently severing himself from his financiers as something to be desired. As Arifa Akbar reports from the Venice Film Festival in The Independent, Moore mocked Paramount for funding... Read More...

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Filed under: Festivals, Michael Moore, Slacker Uprising, Venice 2009, Coming attractions, Capitalism: A Love Story, socialism, Salt of the Earth, Sicko, Fahrenheit 9/11

Where are all the big stars? Documentaries.
Wed, Aug 26 2009 3:10 PM

Last week, there was plenty of attention given to the fall of the Hollywood star system, but there is one realm of filmmaking that seems to be unquestionably benefiting from marquee attractions -- documentaries. While others ponder the value of Julia Roberts and Russell Crowe in this day and age, the doc world is gearing up for a fall loaded with stars... from... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Biz, Michael Moore, documentaries, Anna Wintour, R.J. Cutler, The September Issue, Cinema Eye Honors, Matt Tyrnauer, More Than a Game, Joe Berlinger, Earth, Crude, LeBron James, Valentino: The Last Emperor, Capitalism: A Love Story

"When have we ever had the chance to vote for the 'most liberal' of anything?"
Mon, Nov 3 2008 3:50 PM

A tour around the interview circuit: "Personally, the opportunity to vote for someone like Barack Obama will be one of the greatest things I will have done in my life. The Republicans aren't kidding when they say he's the 'most liberal' senator in the Senate. When have we ever had the chance to vote for the 'most liberal' of anything... Read More...

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Filed under: In quotes, Mark Wahlberg, Charlie Kaufman, Michael Moore, Arnaud Desplechin

Odds: It's the shoes.
Thu, Sep 4 2008 7:20 PM

Wonkette's Liz Glover caught up with Spike Lee at the DNC and posed to him the Mars Blackmon question. He reacts pretty well, considering. The New York Post's Lou Lumenick claims that Magnolia Pictures has signed to distribute Steven Soderbergh's "Che," with a December 12th release date. Meanwhile, Jeffrey Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere has... Read More...

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Filed under: Spike Lee, Odds, Che, Steven Soderbergh, Michael Moore, Fernando Meirelles, Blindness, Charles Schulz, Slacker Uprising, Danny Glover, Bill Meléndez, A Charlie Brown Christman

Madonna on festivals, Bordwell on cinephile signaling.
Mon, Aug 4 2008 10:38 AM

Over the weekend, Madonna brought her documentary on Malawian orphans, "I Am Because We Are," to Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival. While there, the pop icon offered her unique take on the film festival circuit. From the AP: " 'It's great bringing my movie to a place that I feel familiar,' Madonna told the audience. 'Not... Read More...

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Filed under: Festivals, Traverse City Film Festival, I Am Because We Are, cinephilia, Michael Moore, Madonna, Tribeca Film Festival, David Bordwell