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NEWS ABOUT: Michael Moore

Michael Moore stories: 32 news summaries

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Comedy Legend Skewers Left in Slapstick Carol

Naked Gun director lampoons Michael Moore in new flick

Jul 23, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - They're calling it  “a spoof of A Christmas Carol and contemporary American culture,” from the director that brought you Naked Gun and Airplane! But what the press release doesn't say is that the director is David Zucker, a self-proclaimed “9/11 Republican,” and that... More »

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comedy • Michael Moore • Dennis Hopper • Jon Voight • right-wing media • Kelsey Grammer • David Zucker • American Carol

Moore's $20M for Fahrenheit 9/11 Sequel Is Mainly Profit

Studios banking on maverick's popularity  with film, budgeted to cost $7M

May 15, 08 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Who says documentary filmmaking isn’t profitable? Sources tell the New York Post that Michael Moore will receive $20 million in advance to produce the sequel to Fahrenheit 9/11, even though production costs are estimated at only $7 million. Studio Paramount Vantage may be willing to give Moore a $13... More »

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film • September 11 • Michael Moore • documentary • Bill Maher • Iraq war • Iraq war movies

Moore Preps 'Searing'
Fahrenheit 9/11 Sequel

Will be out after presidential election

May 14, 08 3:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rabble-rousing filmmaker Michael Moore is working on a sequel to his documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. The follow-up to his 2004 savaging of President Bush—the biggest-selling political documentary ever—will be "searing and provocative," he vowed, but gave few other details. The new film won't be released until after... More »

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film • Michael Moore • documentary • film director • Bill Maher • Iraq war movies

 Fred Stumps for Acting Roles 

Former candidate turns to Hollywood

Mar 25, 08 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - He won't be president next year, but maybe he'll play one on TV. Fred Thompson, the former US senator whose folksy run for the White House failed to galvanize support, is returning to acting. He has signed with Hollywood's William Morris Agency to seek new movie and television roles, reports... More »

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White House • Sicko • Law and Order • Tennessee • Michael Moore • Election 2008 • Fred Thomspon • acting career • William Morris • No Way Out • In the Line of Fire

Stars Hopeful About Strike Finale

Nominees at Oscar lunch talk contracts

Feb 5, 08 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Oscar nominees at the Academy Awards luncheon expressed hope for a settlement of the writers strike that will permit them to attend Hollywood's biggest night of the year, Variety reports. Actor George Clooney hailed an apparent weekend breakthrough in contract talks, and also called on the Screen Actors Guild to... More »

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Academy Awards • Michael Moore • nominee • George Clooney • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Screen Actors Guild • Oscars

Ralph Nader Likes Edwards, But Nobody Likes Nader

Praise for populist isn't exactly welcome

Jan 5, 08 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Ralph Nader took Hillary Clinton to the woodshed and heaped praise on John Edwards this week for his anti-corporate courage, but Edwards wasn't exactly trumpeting the support. Nader hasn't been forgiven for siphoning off vital votes from Gore in 2000, the Los Angeles Times reports. "Can't we get one... More »

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Democrats • Dennis Kucinich • Michael Moore • blogger • Ralph Nader • Election 2008

Ex-GM CEO, Chairman Smith Dead at 82

Unwitting Roger and Me costar led auto giant throughout 1980s

Nov 30, 07 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Roger B. Smith, the chairman of General Motors from 1981 to 1990 and the subject of Michael Moore's critical documentary Roger and Me, died yesterday in Detroit at 82. "He was a leader who knew that we have to accept change, understand change, and learn to make it work... More »

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General Motors • Detroit • obituary • Michael Moore • Roger Smith

How 1st-Year Students See the World

Annual list reveals mindset of this year's college freshmen

Aug 21, 07 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Humvees are always a mere down payment away, and it's only natural to see stadiums named after big corporations. Your source of info on '60s icons is Oliver Stone movies and anything else you need to know comes right from "The Daily Show." Don't worry; you’re not... More »

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travel • bottled water • Humvees • General Motors • Rush Limbaugh • list • Michael Moore • Pete Rose • Berlin Wall • Beloit College • mindset • Tom McBride • Nelson Mandela • Mindset List

Corporate Blog Makes Trouble for Google

Employee's movie review draws attention to corporate communication tool

Jul 5, 07 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - In case anyone missed the first apology, Google is still sorry for an employee's post on a corporate blog. Her reaction to Michael Moore's "Sicko"—a suggestion that health-care companies buy Google ads to offset his accusations and burnish their reputations—has outraged bloggers and prompted two separate... More »

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Google • blogging • Sicko • Michael Moore • blog • movies

Health-Care Industry Feels
a Little 'Sicko'

Film's corporate opponents unite against Moore

Jun 28, 07 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Moore's "Sicko," in which the filmmaker advocates for socialized health care, has the industry nervous and trying to downplay the film's accuracy and objectivity. Strong opinions are flying on both sides, from medical workers who back Moore to an industry lobbying organization that calls him "a... More »

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health care • film • Sicko • Michael Moore • documentary

Moore's
'Sicko' Leaks
to Youtube

Health-care expose
has early onset at
video sharing site

Jun 18, 07 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Documentarian Michael Moore has a feverishly anticipated takedown of the American health-care industry set to open in two weeks—but try telling that to the internet. Sicko went viral this weekend as cinematic hackers managed to post the two-hour film in its entirety on YouTube, probably from a pirated DVD. More »

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health care • Internet • YouTube • copyright law • Sicko • Michael Moore

Michael Moore Saves, Exploits His Enemy

The director cuts a check for rival's medical expenses, uses in film

Jun 11, 07 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The man behind an anti-Michael Moore website found himself on the right end of his target’s checkbook after the documentarian dropped 12K to cover the blogger's uninsured wife's medical expenses. Jim Kenefick received the anonymous gift after seeking help from visitors to Moorewatch.com, which aims to expose Moore's... More »

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health insurance • big gifts • Sicko • Michael Moore • Jim Kenefick • documentary • film director

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