MetaFilter posts tagged with moore

Capitalism Is Evil

philip-random — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:25:38 -0800

Director Michael Moore now wants nothing less than the complete overthrow of the modern capitalist system. Michael Moore's latest is called CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY and the first reviews are starting to filter in from Venice where it just premiered. Thus far, the verdict seems split: "Pic's target is less capitalism qua capitalism than the banking industry, which Moore skewers ruthlessly, explaining last year's economic meltdown in terms a sixth-grader could understand. That said, there's still plenty here to annoy right-wingers, as well as those who, however much they agree with Moore's politics, just can't stomach his oversimplification, on-the-nose sentimentality and goofball japery."

"Anybody Can Kill Anybody"

Lutoslawski — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:04:16 -0800

Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, former member of the Manson Family and would-be assassin of President Gerald Ford, is being released from prison after 34 years behind bars. But did she really try to assassinate Ford in the first place?

"Thank you, Republican Party. You helped us elect one of the most liberal senators to the presidency of the United States."

bardic — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:17:39 -0800

"That's the difference -- The American people agree with me." Michael Moore reflects on the past eight years and America's shift to the left.

I just enjoy slapping you!

washburn — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:30:38 -0800

Coming soon to a theater near you: An American Carol (not to be confused with the Dickens Christmas time classic). This new film by David Zucker features a slave-owning Michael Moore look-alike who is punched, slapped and otherwise cajoled by ghostly generals and country music stars into learning the true meaning of America, and a thing or two along the way about how to be a man.

Watchmen Trailer is Up. It's not good.

Mintyblonde — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:02:10 -0800

Too polished? Too clean? Too much of a run of the mill action movie for my liking. But hey, I guess its only the first trailer....

The Mindscape of Alan Moore

MythMaker — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:49:41 -0800

The Mindscape of Alan Moore. Documentary featuring interview with comic book writer Alan Moore. More interviews. (previously)

Clement Clark, No More?

Miko — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:59:56 -0800

What to my wondering eyes should appear but the suggestion that "A Visit From St. Nicholas," the classic poem which has defined the American Santa Claus, from red suit and big belly to reindeer and chimney-delivery method, was written not by classics professor Clement Clarke Moore but by poet and military man Henry Livingston. Though some think the authorship controversy is sugarplum vision of Livingston's descendents, other scholars the claim: literary 'detective' Donald Foster agrees (though his sleuthing record is not unblemished). Leading historian of Christmas Stephen Nissenbaum, says that either way, St. Nick is the product of the same social world, that of the wealthy white elite in the New York of the early Republic. If the claim is true, then in the convoluted history of the manuscript we've gotten some reindeer names wrong.

A comedy about 45 million people with no health care in the richest country on earth

petsounds — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:56:31 -0800

Michael Moore's Sicko on Google Video

Demi Moore Demo

eperker — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:26:54 -0800

Demi's Demo from 1982.

The Increasingly Unfriendly Skies

digaman — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 15:20:15 -0800

Is your name James Moore? If so, you may be a terrorist. Or at least the NSA thinks so, having added that name -- which also happens to be the name of the author of Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential -- to its mysteriously targeted and infamously mismanaged "No-Fly" list [previously discussed here.]

Insert tired cliche of Moore's name followed by

XQUZYPHYR — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 06:14:32 -0800

The trailer for Fahrenheit 9/11 is now online, and the official U.S. opening date has been set for June 25. Long wait, and long download for some bandwidths, but worth it.

Fahrenheit 911

archimago — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 07:07:20 -0800

Michael Moore is making a deal with Mel Gibson's Icon Prods. to finance "Fahrenheit 911," a documentary that will trace why the U.S. has become a target for hatred and terrorism. It will also depict alleged dealings between two generations of the Bush and bin Laden clans that led to George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden becoming mortal enemies.

Michael Moore directs System of a Down

boost ventilator — Mon, 17 Mar 2003 19:55:01 -0800

Boom! No, that's not the sound of the bottom falling out of the economy...Michael Moore has directed System of Down's lasted video (as he has done for R.E.M. once and Rage Against the Machine twice) using footage of recent ~~focus groups~~ protests against the "jumping [of] Iraq." Moore also wrote a letter to the president and will be talking about Anti-Americanism on Tuesday's Oprah. Moore Watch has yet to respond.

Best. Documentary. Ever.

NedKoppel — Fri, 13 Dec 2002 12:46:40 -0800

Now They Can Stop Making Those Dreadful Documentary Things. Bowling for Columbine has been named the best documentary of all time by the International Documentary Association. Do we agree?

muckster — Thu, 10 Oct 2002 13:52:39 -0800

Bowling for Columbine is opening tomorrow. I know muckraking Michael Moore is a touchy subject around here, but I found his first feature since Roger & Me insightful in its stubborn search for an answer to the question: "Why is America so violent?" Other reviewers agree. Subtle he isn't, but when the news is as stark as it is today, maybe subtlety is beside the point. I hope that even some of you who aren't predisposed to agree with Moore will give this film a chance. Did I mention it's also entertaining as hell?

hincandenza — Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:16:51 -0800

Ur-Editorial about the attacks, (from adequacy.org- I'm not familiar with them- linked via a plastic.com comment). Shades of the Metafilter self-parody; I found it a handy template for every editorial opportunist from Michael Moore to Ann Coulter- perhaps we can just reference this instead of linking yet more lame, shameful editorials from all parts of the political spectrum?

DragonBoy — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 08:30:33 -0800

Send a Telegram to the Supreme Court Michael Moore has come up with another good idea. let the Supreme Court know your opinion through a hand delivered telegram. For only $31.90 your message will arrive hand-delivered by Western Union. Stop stopping the count. Mike suggests you call, but Western Union lets you do it online.