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| Mickey Moore: Disney to finance new Bush-bashing documentary |
| 2003-05-12 |
| Here's some CHOICE red meat! DISNEY's modern-day magic kingdom has room for all: Now joining Mickey and Minnie and Pooh bear and Goofy — is Hollywood badboy Michael Moore, the DRUDGE REPORT explains. The WALT DISNEY CO. is set to spend millions financing a new explosive Bush-bashing documentary from Michael Moore [BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE] — a documentary which claims bin Laden was greatly enriched by the Bush family! Looks like Disney has embarked on a corporate kamikaze mission. Is Mike Eisner on crack? DISNEY, via subsidiary MIRAMAX, has agreed to cover the production costs, said to be in the millions, of Moore's planned FAHRENHEIT 911. "The primary thrust of the new film is what has happened to the country since Sept. 11, and how the Bush administration used this tragic event to push its agenda," Moore explains. Mikey must think he's the new Oliver Stone. FAHRENHEIT 911 will be released during the upcoming presidential election cycle. [More Moore in '04.] The director claims he will document on film how the "senior Bush kept his ties with the bin Laden family up until two months after Sept. 11." Moore will also scrutinize, in graphic detail, why America is so disliked abroad. Maybe someday Mike will explore why most Americans thinks he's an asshole. I'd fo to see that. With DISNEY financing now secure, Moore, who once railed against corporate media interests, may appear at this week's Cannes film festival in France. Yeah, a real man of the people. Doesn't look the evil "blacklist" has gotten around to him yet. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #7 The blowback to Disney over this will be intense. Disney is LEADING the charge in Congress for heavy handed copy controls on entertainment products and that Congress isn't controlled by Moore's friends. I promise you, if this film is made it'll be funny and entertaining, and just as evil and boneheaded as Columbine was. The left will love it, but no one else will spend money to see it...Columbine wasn't exactly a big box office hit. This is a film for true believers in conspiracy theories and for Bush-haters. It won't have any impact beyond those who aren't going to vote for Bush ANYWAY. Moore is an ass. |
| Posted by: R. McLeod 2003-05-13 02:50:46 |
| #6 I think we should applaud Disney for letting this film be made. What better way to wreck an artists' career than to use the work they themselves produce. |
| Posted by: badanov 2003-05-12 17:35:18 |
| #5 Indeed! |
| Posted by: w_r_manues@yahoo.com 2003-05-12 13:17:43 |
| #4 Makes that petition to have his documentary Oscar revoked all the more important huh? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-05-12 11:37:52 |
| #3 Miramax is run by Harvey Weinstein, who is a Democratic Party fundraiser. I imagine Moore was having a hard time choosing between Miramax & Dreamworks SKG -- given the material and Moore's successful |
| Posted by: snellenr 2003-05-12 10:50:52 |
| #2 I have to say again, I think Ray Bradbury should sue. Fahrenheit 911, indeed. |
| Posted by: Tadderly 2003-05-12 10:38:08 |
| #1 Every time I read something about Michael moore, I have an incredibly strong urge to smack him in the head with a large chinese wok, since my wife won't buy me a gun. |
| Posted by: Wills 2003-05-12 17:10:09 |