Michael Moore

Kristen Stewart and Senator Al Franken. Jane Fonda & Kristen Stewart + Jennifer Garner & Kerry Washington: Oscar presenters Jane Fonda, Kristen Stewart, Jennifer Garner, and Kerry Washington have been added as Oscar 2013 ceremony presenters, producers Craig Zadan and…

This Is Not a Film with Jafar Panahi and the iguana Igi. Under house arrest[1] following accusations of spreading “propaganda against the Islamic Republic” of Iran, filmmaker Jafar Panahi (Cannes Caméra d’Or winner, The White Balloon; Venice Golden Lion winner,…

Barack Obama movie ‘2016’ about to end its run Oct. 6, ’12, update: 2016 Obama’s America is on its last legs at the domestic box office. Despite recent claims of an “organized misinformation campaign” against Dinesh D’Souza and John Sullivan’s…

Obama movie ‘2016’ vs. Fahrenheit 9/11: Absurd comparisons Aug. 28 update: Dinesh D’Souza and John Sullivan’s right-wing documentary 2016 Obama’s America had a solid first-wide-weekend run in North America on the eve of the Republican National Convention currently being held…

‘2016’ movie weekend box office: Solid but at lower end of expectations Aug. 26, ’12, update: The Republican national convention kicks off on Monday, Aug. 27, in Tampa, Florida. Dinesh D’Souza and John Sullivan’s right-wing documentary about U.S. president Barack…

Persepolis controversy: Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud animated feature offends – some of – Tunisia’s Fundamentalist Muslims. ‘Persepolis’ Broadcast: Tunisian Television Station President Apologizes to Offended Muslims Three days ago a group of 200 Fundamentalist Muslims protested outside the headquarters…

Fahrenheit 9/11 with Michael Moore While criticizing U.S. president George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq, filmmaker Michael Moore was loudly booed by some at the 2003 Academy Awards ceremony. Not long afterwards, Moore decided he was gonna show ‘em…

The Thin Blue Line: Errol Morris’ landmark documentary. (See previous post: “Biggest Oscar Snubs: Non-Nominated Actors from Charles Farrell & Paul Newman to Tom Cruise & Leonardo DiCaprio.”) For better or for worse, Errol Morris’ 1988 documentary The Thin Blue…

Wikileaks cables focusing on Michael Moore documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 have raised eyebrows, much like Britney Spears’ appearance in that 2004 nonfiction blockbuster. In Moore’s own words, these latest Wikileaks cables “provide a stunning and bizarre peek into the paranoid minds…

Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey in John Frankenheimer’s The Manchurian Candidate Nov. 8: For an undisclosed amount, in early November 2010 Warner Bros. has announced plans to buy Leavesden Studios, the “Harry Potter Studios” – the U.K. facilities where Harry Potter…

Michael Moore shooting Bowling for Columbine. Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine, Kevin Macdonald’s One Day in September, and Errol Morris’ The Fog of War are among the 12 Oscar-winning short and feature documentaries to be screened as part of the…

‘Lebanon’: Israeli war movie was Golden Lion winner at Venice Film Festival. Golden Lion winner Samuel Maoz: ‘Lebanon’ dedicated to war veterans – but not for flag-waving reasons “I dedicate this award to the thousands of people all over the…