Michael Moore Helps Save Oscar-Nominated Documentarian from Deportation
Last night, famed documentarian Michael Moore let loose a series of tweets, informing his followers that Palestinian filmmaker Emad Burnat whose film 5 Broken Cameras is nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar this year, was detained and threatened with deportation when he tried to enter America. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsNine Documentaries That Really Did Change The World
While non-fiction films didn’t always have a political agenda, the form has long been associated with concerned filmmakers attempting to have a concrete effect on the world. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayMichael Moore Suing Weinstein Brothers for $2.7 Million
Michael Moore, controversial director of documentaries like Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, is suing the Weinstein Brothers producing team for $2.7 million.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 25 Best Documentaries of the Decade (2000-2009)
Upton Sinclair, Bob Woodward, and Carl Bernstein may have set the standard for muckraking in the 20th century, but their heirs apparent are as likely to pick up a video camera as they are a pen when they fight the battles of the 21st... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayCapitalism: A Love Story
The title of Michael Moore’s newest documentary is a red herring... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsMichael Moore Sends Volunteers into Movie Aisles During Interactive Trailer for New Documentary
This past weekend, Michael Moore's publicity stunt for his new economic documentary had volunteers panhandling for change in theater aisles to "save our CEOs." We hope you weren't planning on saving those extra dollars for some Sour Patch Kids.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsNew Michael Moore Documentary Coming in October
Michael Moore's latest documentary may not have a title yet, but it finally has a release date. The public will be able to see the film, which will explore the global economic crisis, on Oct. 2, almost exactly a year after the U.S. Senate approved a Wall Street bailout of $700 billion.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSlacker Uprising
After his series of shrill but powerful political films, Michael Moore’s Sicko was... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsWatch Michael Moore's Slacker Uprising here
What's a political season without a Michael Moore documentary? After trying with all his might to rally citizens against George W. Bush in 2004 with his scathing Fahrenheit 9/11 documentary, Moore returns this election with his latest, Slacker Uprising. But, what a difference four year makes. Whereas Fahrenheit 9/11 debuted in theaters (and swiftly became the highest-grossing documentary ever), Slacker Uprising will debut online...for free. In fact, it already has.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsMichael Moore offers new election-centric doc for free
Given that we’re headed into the final leg of the longest election cycle in recent history, it’s actually a small miracle we haven’t heard more from Michael Moore. Yes, he’s popped up every now and then to push some of the requisite buttons, but he’s been mostly quiet following the release of his heath-care treatise Sicko last summer—no small contrast from the previous election, in 2004, when he commanded record crowds for his blistering doc Fahrenheit 9/11. ... read more
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