Information about michael moores movies where to invade next, capitalism. He incidentally made this film at a time of great dewyeyed optimism. A love story follows a now rather familiar moore format. He tells the movie like narrator and even is kind of comedic and then switches to serious in a couple of words. Mar 01, 2010 michael moore with a security guard in capitalism. Twenty years after his influential debut, michael moore returns to his roots by pulling back the curtain on capitalism to reveal the insidious role it has played in the destruction of the american dream for many people. I have to admit, i like it a lot more than the previously proposed save the ceos. With michael moore, william black, jimmy carter, elijah cummings. The film moves from middle america, to the halls of power in washington, to the global financial epicenter in manhattan. A love story, doesnt pull any punches in its depiction of capitalism as the monster that is destroying america. The bad news is you have got a long way to go before the system is taken.
Michael moore on guns, trump and the eu with piers morgan full interview good morning britain duration. Michael francis moore born april 23, 1954 is an american documentary filmmaker and author. The film centers on the late2000s financial crisis and the recovery stimulus, while putting forward an indictment of the thencurrent economic order in the united states and of unfettered capitalism in general. America has gone to war many times to protect free enterprise and capitalism in the name of democracy, but this documentary shows exactly who has benefited from such a system here in america. News about michael moore, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. A love story at the toronto international film festival and, as with most premieres, the sidewalk was packed with people. A love story is anything but something you, i and everyone who has ever watched him shamble into action. Full of shocking detail, its good to know that documentary makers like michael. His works frequently address the topics of globalization and capitalism moore won the 2002 academy award for best documentary feature for bowling for columbine, which examined the causes of the columbine high school massacre and the overall gun culture of the united states. Michael moores smugness and selfaggrandizement sometimes works against his arguments, but the agitprop documentarian has a gift for provocation, and he knows how to simplify some would say oversimplify complicated political issues. A love story sets out to examine the recent financial collapse. He even took on the health care insurance industry in sicko.
A love story i love the movie we need alot more people to open. A love story, at the bellaire theater in bellaire, mich, on saturday, sept. A love story brings home the theme that has been examining throughout his career. Michael moore is famous for skewering the excesses of american industry and in his. Michael moore takes on the bankers in his latest crusading documentary. Bob and harvey weinstein executive produce the film, but wont be involved in its distribution, with moore. Love him or hate him, capitalism captures michael moore in his muckraking. The first thing that must be said is that it isnt really a love story. A love story is moores most personal film to date but he stumbles over the big picture. A love story, and it was a seriously problematic movie. Aug 21, 2009 michael moore s next film explores the root causes of the global economic meltdown and takes a comical look at the corporate and political shenanigans that culminated in what moore has described. How goldman backed moores capitalism movie the future.
A love story, chronicles the galling excesses of our modern economy in brutal detail, jumping from home foreclosures to businesses cashing in on life. A love story cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. A love story is a 2009 american documentary film directed, written by, and starring michael moore. A love story is anything but something you, i and everyone who has ever watched him shamble into action, megaphone to mouth, know from the start. He took on the politics of bushcheney fear mongering in fahrenheit 911. An examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good. A love story at the toronto international film festival and, as with. His most recent documentary fahrenheit 119, his other films include michael moore in trumpland, fahrenheit 911, bowling for columbine, sicko, capitalism. Michael moore returns to controversial territory with this documentary. Michael moore takes on donald trump the filmmaker on trumps charm, new film fahrenheit 119, and getting the vote out. He says its a scheme for businesses to profit at the expense of the little guy. Yes, its from one of our fellow michiganders, michael moore. The movie releases nationwide today and its titled, capitalism. Michael moore explores the economic meltdown and the bailout of private financial institutions.
Moore tells us, is evil, and if his word isnt enough, he quotes two catholic priests who say that capitalism is sinful and immoral, as well as bishop gumbleton of detroit, who says that capitalism runs counter to the teaching of jesus. Playing his customary role as predictably as chaplin, michael moore keeps up the assault. With both humor and outrage, michael moores capitalism. Sep 30, 2009 in moments like that, moores capitalism. Moore does not propose a solution and in fact states he has not even read marx. Sep 24, 2009 filmmaker michael moore answers questions following a press screening of his film, capitalism. A love story is a 2009 american documentary film directed. The good, the bad and the exaggerated in michael moores. Sep 24, 2009 despite the title of his new movie, michael moore really hates capitalism.
A love story has thrown, as moore puts it, the first salvo to begin a discussion on capitalism and why it has to go. Michael moore has long been an anomaly, raking in dollars at the box office in an era when most documentary filmmakers are lucky to grab a few nickels. It is michael moores ultimate quest to answer the question. Twenty years ago he told the story of how general motors undid his hometown, and went on to tackle gun control, the bush.
Michael moore, capitalisms little tramp the new york times. A love story comes home to the issue hes been examining throughout his career. Oct 02, 2009 the scope of michael moores documentaries gets bigger with each movie. Oct 02, 2009 michael moore explores the economic meltdown and the bailout of private financial institutions. A love story despite seeming a little skittish and unfocused, michael moores pungent attack on wall street lands some telling blows friday february 26 2010, 12.
Michael moore seems to put his usual self important narcissism to one side in order to make probably his greatest film ever. A love story focuses on the evils of the worlds economic systems. As a result, the film displays an expertise that is less irritating than in moores. A love story, moores sixth theatrical documentary and a full frontal assault on the rights golden calf itself free enterprise opens in new york wednesday and oct. A love story it might look as if michael moores time has come. Perversions of capitalism in michael moores capitalism. He believes that capitalism is a system which claims to reward free enterprise but in fact rewards greed. Certainly, after the economic meltdown he no longer seems just a harmless jester. His aim, he suggests, is a critique of the existing economic setup. Michael moore, capitalism, love story, new movie, corporation, government bail out, aig, bank of america, merrill lynch, freddie mac. Sep 22, 2009 in some ways, lincoln center is a problematic venue for the new york debut of michael moores new film which concludes that capitalism is inherently evil. Official website of the academyaward winning filmmaker and bestselling author, michael moore.
Michael moores documentary feature explores the root causes of the global economic meltdown and takes a comical look at the corporate and political. Capitalism is evil you have to eliminate it from the guardian. Michael moores documentaries are a genre unto themselves, with elements that make them. If michael moores latest documentary lacks the clean punch of his bestknown work, it can only be because the crime scene is so vast, writes. Capitalism came into being as a social and economic system when private individuals or corporationsas opposed to the state or classes of peoplebegan to build businesses where the goal was profit motivated for the selfinterest of the owner. Documentary filmmaker michael moore has finally announced the title of his new film, capitalism.
A love story, is typically moorelike, for good and for ill. The extreme pervasiveness of greed in our political leaders of america is in stark display in moores most eyeopening documentary. He decided, long before last years financial meltdown, that his next. A love story, deals more expeditiously with the bankers than all of alex jones films put together and does so without straying into the realm of pure conjecture. Love him or hate him, capitalism captures michael moore in his muckraking element. And once more, the tenacious rabblerouser from flint, michigan, michael moore, takes on the powersthatbe in a cinematic broadside that needs to be seen capitalism. Michael moore catalogs some of the more grotesque outrages of the second gilded age. Michael moore, though at the time they were vague about the projects theme.
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