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| Miramax buys Michael Moore’s Lies |
| 2004-05-29 |
| Michael Moore’s documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 has moved a step closer to being released in US cinemas after the rights were bought by studio Miramax. The company’s founders, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, personally bought back the rights from parent company Disney, which had refused to distribute it. The film alleges connections between US President George W Bush and top Saudi families, including the Bin Ladens. and now Moore has manufactured more publicity by claiming he has 20 mins of interview footage with none other than Nick Berg, beheaded by fascist Islamists in Iraq. He allegedly sent the video to the home of Nick’s parents, but Nick’s sister is confused as to why he would have footage, and it cannot be confirmed as his parents are away from home at the moment (LGF). Miramax had funded Moore’s film, which won this year’s Palme D’Or at Cannes. It’s simplisme. it bashes america it must be an award-winning doco regardless of fact! The Weinsteins have said they will arrange for cinema and home video distribution of the film, which could be on screen by mid-summer. Some commentators say the film could influence the November presidential election because of its unflattering portrait of Mr Bush. It criticises his stance on Iraq and his actions before and after the 11 September attacks. Moore had accused Disney of bowing to political pressure from the White House in its decision to block the film. Disney denied the accusation and in turn accused Moore of engineering a dispute about the film’s release to gain maximum publicity for it. Disney said it could still profit if the film did well, but it would donate any proceeds to charity. Though I like a free press, I say GOOD ON DISNEY because Michael Moore is not a documentary maker of good repute. His credibility has been called into question due to the exposure of lies and errors in his previous documentary, so I am glad Disney is distancing itself from him |
| Posted by:Anon1 |
| #11 "Hello, this is your God talking to you...." ..."Hold on for a sec..... son.....son.... HEY JESUS...... can you get me another cold on out of the Fridge!!!..." "Sorry.....God's allowed to kick back and have a cold one every once and a while...you know" "Well...where was I????" "Oh...yeah....As I was saying....I quite agree with you chaps....this michael moore fellow is dangerous." "You know I am the official representative of the United States...and this man poses a threat." Next to Jesus....George Dubbya...been like a second son to me. I know his daddys been a straying back in the 80s....but I saved George Dubbya and I'm mighty proud. Yess'um your God's done some mighty fine work. Well You see this Michael Moore fellow...is a threat...he's done struck a deal with the devil and risks everything George Dubbya stands for. Say your prayers sons... |
| Posted by: God...your Ultimate Holyness 2004-06-22 2:32:25 AM |
| #10 To the tune of "When I'm a Bad Bart." by Gilbert and Sullivan Young Michael Moore: When I'm making films I will tell taradiddles Chorus: He'll tell taradiddles when he's making films YMM: And truth I will kill and with facts I will fiddle C: With facts he will fiddle and truth he will kill YMM: You have to be spaced if you'd be concientious C: To be concientious you have to be spaced. YMM: So I spit in the face of all morals sententious C: All morals sententious he spits in the face. He spits in the face in the face of all morals sententious. When he's making films he will tell taradiddles With facts he will fiddle and truth he will kill. The truth he will kill and with facts he will fiddle And tell taradiddles when he's making films When he's making films he will tell taradiddles With facts he will fiddle and truth he will kill. The truth he will kill and with facts he will fiddle And tell taradiddles when he's making films. When he's making films he will tell taradiddles With facts he will fiddle and truth he will kill. The truth he will kill and with facts he will fiddle And tell taradiddles when he's making films. BTW, a taradiddle is a lie. |
| Posted by: Korora 2004-05-29 5:41:06 PM |
| #9 Thanks for setting me straight, dotcom. That's my own blindness showing through. I don't watch much TV. I didn't watch it at all before I got married. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2004-05-29 3:17:21 PM |
| #8 11A5S - HBO sure has been playing Bowling for Columbine and A Casualty of War a LOT lately... I figure they'll do their ax-grinding LLL best to see to it every piece of shit MMSFF* ever excretes will get plenty of air time. Katie is the most self-absorbed LLL shill on TV, IMO. She's AlGore minus the spittle, methinks. * Michael Moore Sick Fat Fuck |
| Posted by: .com 2004-05-29 2:18:27 PM |
| #7 Like the rest of his tripe. Moore's latest won't make its way out of the art houses. Its impact on public, non-elite opinion will be next to zero. Still he's a scumbag. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2004-05-29 1:50:20 PM |
| #6 AP, I saw Katie the other day and thought to myself that she looked like a walking corpse. Ugh! Katie would have been 'all over' the story (and Jabba himself) I'm sure... Karma's a bitch aint it? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-05-29 1:45:18 PM |
| #5 Jabba would have to pay ME money to watch his tripe. A LOT of money... |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2004-05-29 12:53:54 PM |
| #4 karma, AP |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-05-29 12:48:24 PM |
| #3 When I was out in the field in Western Alaska a few weeks ago, I saw the Michael Moore bit in Cannes on the NBC Today show, with Katie Couric all over the story. I have not seen the show for over a year and I was shocked. BTW, Katie had some heavy makeup over her lips around the mouth, which looked like it was covering some nasty cold sores. I would not wish that on anybody, but somehow it all fit together in a quasi-cosmic way. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-05-29 12:40:59 PM |
| #2 The company’s founders, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, personally bought back the rights from parent company Disney, which had refused to distribute it. Last I heard, Disney owns Miramax along with Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures. Its Miramax Film Corp. acquires, produces, and distributes movies under the Miramax and Dimension banners. Disney Pictures has the kid friendly image while Miramax does the grownup films. The Disney-Miramax dichotomy is just a sleight of hand. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-05-29 12:32:44 PM |
| #1 Unfortunately the 'average joe' on the street won't know about his lies. And of course Father Berg, a member of A.N.S.W.E.R. in good standing, will be more then willing to bend over for Moore no matter what it does to his son's image. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-05-29 12:12:31 PM |