Michael Moore
Michael Moore (born April 23, 1954) is a left wing filmmaker who views on politics and America are best summed up by his quotes:[1]
- "Clinton was a pretty good president for a Republican."
- "I like America to some extent."
Manufacturing consent
He is a hero in liberal Hollywood and to booksellers who tend to agree with his politics. Though a multi-millionaire, Moore frequently appears on television and in photos dressed like blue-collar workers with whom he attempts to identify.
Moore produced a movie portraying President George Bush as part of a massive conspiracy, named Fahrenheit 9/11. Millions watched the movie, but many questioned many of its claims and Bush handily won reelection without ever dignifying the smear with a comment.[2]
Moore was the producer and host of the television series "The Awful Truth," which was typified by a type of sketch-comedy activism that was often directed against large corporations and government agencies. Later he produced "Bowling for Columbine."
Some of his other work includes the anti-corporation film Roger and Me and the books Dude, Where's my Country, Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American and Stupid White Men.
His production company which produces feature documentary-style films is Michael Moore Films.[3]
Michael Moore was the subject of the 2004 documentaries Michael Moore Hates America[4], Fahrenhype 9/11[5] and the 2007 documentary Manufacturing Dissent.[6] He was also the subject of books including Michael Moore Is a Big Fat Stupid White Man by David T. Hardy and Jason Clarke[7] and Forgive Us Our Spins: Michael Moore and the Future of the Left by Jesse Larner.[8]
A new Michael Moore film, Sicko, is due to be released in June 2007. In this "documentary" Moore will argue for a nationalized health care system.[9]
Earnings
- Roger & Me ($6,706,368)
- Canadian Bacon ($178,104)
- The Big One ($720,074)
- Bowling for Columbine ($21,576,018)
- Fahrenheit 9/11 ($119,114,517)
Total Gross Earings: + $148,295,081
Treasury investigation
According to Reuters in June 2007, Moore is reported to have hidden assets in Canada in reaction to an official investigation. Moore was operating offshore in Cuba allegedly as a "journalistic endeavor." The United States Treasury Department does not confirm or deny the existence of investigations. [10]
Criticism
Christopher Hitchens said of Moore's award winning work:
| â | To describe this film as dishonest and demagogic would be to promote those terms to the level of respectability. To describe this film as a piece of crap would be to run the risk of a discourse that would never again rise above the excrementalâ¦Fahrenheit 9/11 is a sinister exercise in moral frivolity, crudely disguised as an exercise in seriousness. It is also a spectacle of abject political cowardice masking itself as a demonstration of 'dissenting' bravery." [11][12] | â |
See also
References
- â http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/michael_moore.html
- â http://slate.msn.com/id/2102723/
- â http://www.michaelmoore.com/
- â http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411646/
- â http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427228/
- â http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0961117/
- â http://www.amazon.com/Michael-Moore-Big-Stupid-White/dp/0060779608/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-2466588-5816760?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1174624100&sr=1-1
- â http://www.amazon.com/Forgive-Us-Our-Spins-Michael/dp/047179306X/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-2466588-5816760?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1174623950&sr=8-1
- â http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386032/
- â Moore fears film seizure after Cuba trip, Michelle Nichols, Reuters, June 12, 2007.
- â The lies of Michael Moore. By Christopher Hitchens, //Slate, June 21, 2004.
- â Michael Moore: A Criminal Profile, Paul A. Ibbetson, New Media Journal, June 9, 2007,