According to Michael Moore, his new movie, Sicko got rave reviews in Cannes.
The 2,000 people inside the Lumiere Theater were alternately in tears and laughing during the two-hour film — and when it was over, they gave it a standing ovation that seemed to go on for nearly 15 minutes! Many came up to me and said (and critics seem to agree) that this is my best film yet. I don’t know about that, and it seems weird to compare any of these movies in the first place. But I do feel safe in saying that I am very, very happy with this film and I can’t wait to show it to you when it opens on June 29th.
If what Moore reports is even half true, I can’t wait to see it.
It never ceases to amaze me that such a petty administration can continually show its childishness despite all the serious/real issues confronting our nation.
LOS ANGELES, May 10 — Michael Moore, the provocative filmmaker who has made a career out of skewering automakers, gun enthusiasts and the Bush administration, is being investigated by the Treasury Department over a trip he made to Cuba for his new film, “Sicko.”
This month the department sent a letter to Mr. Moore saying it was investigating whether he had violated restrictions on travel to Cuba when he accompanied sick workers seeking free medical care as part of a documentary on America’s health care industry.
via New York Times
Michael Moore responds with an open letter to the Treasury Department.
This can’t be real… can it? I think I’m going to be sicker than I was before.
via Knock-Knock
Current Affairs, Film | Cherokee | 
May 31, 2007 11:46 am | 
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