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| Mikey Moore Heads Michigan Film Fest as Career Turns Colder Than Ice |
| 2005-06-09 |
| Director Michael Moore has been given permission to stage a Moore, who has made The film-maker has said he hopes the festival will become an annual event for screening quality movies. Like Team America? He added that it could become a beacon for Americans who want to watch quality cinema. One word: Netflix. Moore - who heads the Traverse City Film Festival committee - was given the go-ahead to use a park on the shores of Lake Michigan to stage the gala. The 51-year-old persuaded city bosses that the festival, which will screen some 30 films, would be solely for the promotion of Family-rated films will be shown on giant screens in the park, while other films are being screened at a number of indoor venues across the city. The festival has a budget of $150,000 (£81,668), which is expected to be covered by box office returns and donations. Somehow, I don't think any of it came from Mikey... Moore, who was also responsible for He now divides his time between New York and a rural county near Traverse City His work has won him numerous awards, including best documentary Oscar for Bowling for Columbine, and the Palme D'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival for Fahrenheit 9/11. |
| Posted by:Desert Blondie |
| #12 Well, that's better than my hometown of Grand Rapids - the city that gave us DeBarge. |
| Posted by: BH 2005-06-09 17:08 |
| #11 Traverse City.... home of one novel and 1 good movie and 1 lousy remake and I ncan't think of the damn name..... crime drama, bad guy comes back to get the DA that sent 'em up nthe river. First one was filmed on location. I'd live on the UP for a month or two ifn I could afford. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-06-09 16:24 |
| #10 All I know is that Mikey says it helps him maintain his svelte figure. His waist is down to a size 72. For $29.95 you get the Fat-O-Matic and the Bad-Info-Matic from Moveon, plus (FREE)the Aarrrgh-O-Matic from Howard Dean. Postage and handling are extra. I highly recommend it. |
| Posted by: Matt 2005-06-09 14:10 |
| #9 Hey, Matt! Where can I get one? Does it add or subtract? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-06-09 13:59 |
| #8 I saw him on TV at 2:00 AM last night advertising Ronco's Fat-O-Matic for only $19.95. |
| Posted by: Matt 2005-06-09 13:50 |
| #7 According to my eldest son, who wrote a college paper on Mr. Moore, he has spun even his hometown: "... frequent references to his âhometownâ of Flint, Michigan (where his first movie, Roger and Me, was based), one wonders if Moore isnât trying to be something he is not. For Michael Moore is not from Flint, but from Davison, Michigan. While the two towns are not too far apart, when you look at the culture of each city, the discrepancy becomes more apparent. Flint, where Moore says he is from in most interviews and press, is an industrial, working class city where the majority of the factories are located. Davison, however, where Moore grew up and attended high school, is a middle-class suburban area populated primarily by factory managers and other âprofessionalsâ. Whereas most of the children of Flint end up working in the factories or becoming part of the 15% unemployment rate, the majority of the children of Davison end up going on to higher education." Mikey's "higher education" however, seems to have been in la-la land. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-06-09 13:18 |
| #6 He added that it could become a beacon for Americans who want to watch quality cinema. So why are you involved mikey? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-06-09 12:42 |
| #5 The classic films are available all the time on one or another of the cable channels. What is the benefit of going to Mr. Moore's festival? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-06-09 12:34 |
#4 The Traverse City Film Festival in July will feature classics such as Casablanca on giant inflatable screensI'm surprised Mikey is willing to give up his doll for a whole month. Guess he'll have to settle for self-service.... ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-06-09 12:16 |
| #3 Just hope he doesn't do a cannonball into Lake Michigan: Tsunami! |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2005-06-09 10:34 |
| #2 Just hope he doesn't do a cannonball into Lake Michigan: Tsunami! |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2005-06-09 10:34 |
| #1 The Traverse City Film Festival in July will feature classics such as Casablanca on giant inflatable screens. Why don't he just stand up in front and they can show them on his fat ass... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-06-09 10:30 |