RE: Off Beat: U.S. Government Trying to Seize New MichaelMoor e Film

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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...and yet a new twist. :-)

Now there is word that Moore has sent copies of his film abroad
to avoid confiscation. Details here:

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/18/moore-sends-copy-of-film-abroad-to-avoi
d-confiscation/

- - ferg


- -- "Alex Eckelberry" <AlexE () sunbelt-software com> wrote:

"Weinstein appeared to be enjoying the brouhaha that the film is
stirring up before it has even screened. 'I've already told the Treasury
that they are saving me money on advertising.'"

Someone needs to teach the gubmint about the Barbara Streisand effect.

Alex

 

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Subject: [funsec] Off Beat: U.S. Government Trying to Seize New
MichaelMoore Film


Via The Guardian.

[snip]

Cannes is smacking its lips in anticipation of filmmaker and provocateur
Michael Moore's latest jeremiad against the US administration, which
receives its premiere at the film festival today. Sicko, a documentary
tackling the state of American healthcare, focuses on the pharmaceutical
giants, and particularly on health insurers.

The film has already caused Moore - who won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in
2004 with Fahrenheit 911 - to clash with the American authorities. Now,
according to movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, whose Weinstein Company is
behind the film, the US government is attempting to impound the
negative.

[snip]

More:
http://film.guardian.co.uk/cannes2007/story/0,,2083430,00.html

Background story:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0510071moore1.html

- - ferg

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