Michael Moore
 Michael Moore           (Director, Producer, Writer, Author, Journalist, Political activist, Actor) | |
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| Born | Michael Francis Moore 23 April 1954 Flint, Michigan, United States |
| Spouse | Kathleen Glynn |
| Interests | Consumerism |
Not to be confused with the UK Ditchley member, Michael Kevin Moore.
Michael Francis Moore is an American documentary filmmaker and author.[1] He commented about the 2016 US presidential election that:
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Blockbusting filmmaker
Michael Moore is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), a critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush and the War on Terror, which is the highest-grossing documentary at the American box office of all time and winner of the Palme d'Or. His film Bowling for Columbine (2002), which examines the causes of the Columbine High School massacre, won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature.[3]
Both Fahrenheit 9/11 and Sicko (2007), which examine health care in the United States, are among the top ten highest-grossing documentaries. In September 2008, he released his first free movie on the Internet, Slacker Uprising, which documented his personal quest to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections. He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation, a satirical newsmagazine television series, and The Awful Truth, a satirical show.[4]
Globally influential
Moore's written and cinematic works criticise topics such as globalisation, large corporations, assault weapon ownership, U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton[5] and George W. Bush, the Iraq War, the American health care system, and capitalism. In 2005, Time magazine named Moore one of the world's 100 most influential people.[6]
Opinions
911
Once questioned by Alex Jones on the street why he does not talk about the NORAD stand down, he answered:
"Because it would be Un-American".[7]
Documents by Michael Moore
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
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| Document:A Boxing Day Reply to a Friendly Reader about Israel | blog post | 26 December 2024 | "Terrorism" Benjamin Netanyahu Military-industrial-congressional complex Genocide Israel/Defense Forces Christian Zionism Ethnic cleansing 2023-2025 Israel-Hamas War | "Aron, you will reluctantly realise this some day. That the Israel that was supposed to last forever came to be something else, not at the hands of terrorists or its sworn enemies, but rather at the hands of its own leader and his cabal of fascists, right-wingers, ethnic cleansers, religious fanatics and their American Christian nationalist allies — the 'Original Masters of Genocide': the US military-industrial complex." |
| Document:In the Holy Land, Just a Couple of Dead Catholics | blog post | 25 December 2024 | "Terrorism" Gaza Benjamin Netanyahu Genocide Israel/Defense Forces Ethnic cleansing | "One year later I thought we should not forget them. We should offer up to their memory, their souls, our promise that not only will they not be forgotten, we will not give up our fight for their freedom and the freedom of their families. Say their names. Place this photo of them somewhere special." |
References
- ↑ http://www.historictheatres.org/michael-moore-fights-to-save-state-theatre-in-traverse-city-mich/%7Carchivedate=June 2011
- ↑ "Michael Moore on Why Trump Will Win"
- ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=documentary.htm
- ↑ http://www.meeja.com.au/index.php?display_article_id=258
- ↑ http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mikes-letter/and-now-for-the-other-republican-convention
- ↑ http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/2005/time100/artists/100moore.html
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20211020223724/http://yquotes.com/michael-moore/103031/
