Michael Moore

The scope of Michael Moore’s documentaries gets bigger with each movie. Twenty years ago he told the story of how General Motors undid his hometown, and went on to tackle gun control, the Bush administration’s handling of the Iraq war, and health care. Now Moore is going after the entire American economic system. But “Capitalism: A Love Story’’ is redundant for a filmmaker whose work has always dealt with the dismaying consequences of this country’s profit motive. Isn’t every Michael Moore film ultimately about capitalism?

The Martha's Vineyard Film Society has announced that Michael Moore will be the special speaker at Saturday's screening of the documentary "The Whale," which is narrated by Ryan Reynolds. We should clarify that Moore is not the Michael Moore who makes documentaries; he's the Michael Moore who runs the Marine Mammal Center at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Saturday's screening is at the Katharine Cornell Theater in Vineyard Haven.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - They make movies that deal with unpleasant topics such as war and racism, yet are entertaining and even humorous. They're passionate, mischievously creative, politically liberal. Does this sound like "Michael Moore: The Next Generation"? If so, there's a good reason. These filmmakers once worked with Moore on pictures such as "Roger & Me" and "Fahrenheit 9/11. " Now they're turning out documentaries of their own. "Michael's body of work has changed the landscape for all documentary filmmakers," director-producer Carl Deal said.

Protesters who have been camping out in lower Manhattan have gotten an unexpected morale boost from filmmaker Michael Moore. The "Occupy Wall Street" protest is in its second week, as demonstrators speak out against corporate greed and social inequality. Moore visited Zuccotti Park on Monday evening to cheer the protesters on after they marched through lower Manhattan. Police made 87 arrests on Saturday during a march north to Union Square. Protesters criticized the police response as heavy-handed and said officers used pepper spray on people who did nothing wrong.

Protesters who have been camping out in lower Manhattan have gotten an unexpected morale boost from filmmaker Michael Moore. The "Occupy Wall Street" protest is in its second week, as demonstrators speak out against corporate greed and social inequality. Moore visited Zuccotti Park on Monday evening to cheer the protesters on after they marched through lower Manhattan. Police made 87 arrests on Saturday during a march north to Union Square. Protesters criticized the police response as heavy-handed and said officers used pepper spray on people who did nothing wrong.

The Martha's Vineyard Film Society has announced that Michael Moore will be the special speaker at Saturday's screening of the documentary "The Whale," which is narrated by Ryan Reynolds. We should clarify that Moore is not the Michael Moore who makes documentaries; he's the Michael Moore who runs the Marine Mammal Center at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Saturday's screening is at the Katharine Cornell Theater in Vineyard Haven.

NEW YORK -- Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," which criticizes President Bush's handling of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, won't be released through Miramax Films on orders from parent company Disney. Disney "did not want a film in the middle of the political process where we're such a nonpartisan company," chief executive Michael Eisner said yesterday, "and our guests, that participate in all of our attractions, do not look for us to take sides. " Moore believes The Walt Disney Co. is worried the documentary would endanger tax...

Man of the people or America 's very own Great Satan? Wherever you stand, you have to admit Michael Moore has a gift for making a point. Perhaps that's understating the matter. When the celebrated (and reviled) filmmaker pulls up in a fishing boat outside the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay and announces via bullhorn, "I have three 9/11 rescue workers! They just want medical attention! The same you're giving Al-Qaeda !," we are witnessing a master gadfly at the top of his game.

CANNES, France -- As promised, director Michael Moore lit a powder keg yesterday at the Cannes Film Festival: His incendiary "Fahrenheit 9/11" riled and disturbed audiences with a relentless critique of the Bush administration in the post-Sept. 11 world. At its official screening in the Cannes competition yesterday, the documentary drew an enthusiastic standing ovation -- onlookers placed it at 15-20 minutes -- punctuated by cries of "Bravo. " "It was the longest standing ovation I've seen in over 25 years," said Harvey Weinstein, whose Miramax Films funded the...

It's possible that documentary personality Morgan Spurlock thinks the world of the people watching his movies. But he treats them like children. I don't mention this because his first movie since "Super Size Me" happens to be called "Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?," a riff on the title of a children's game and TV show, but because when he's talking to us in the movie's narration there's a lot of gee-whiz in his voice. Treating us like children would be more insulting if Spurlock didn't behave like a child himself.

There’s a curious through-the-looking-glass moment early on in Oliver Stone’s “South of the Border,’’ his documentary that aims to right what he sees are the wrong ways South America’s politics and its leaders have been portrayed in the US media. Stone gives us a clip of fellow polemical filmmaker Michael Moore. Interviewed on CNN, Moore berates Wolf Blitzer for his network, and other news outlets, not asking tough enough questions of the Bush administration leading up to the invasion of Iraq.

The scope of Michael Moore’s documentaries gets bigger with each movie. Twenty years ago he told the story of how General Motors undid his hometown, and went on to tackle gun control, the Bush administration’s handling of the Iraq war, and health care. Now Moore is going after the entire American economic system. But “Capitalism: A Love Story’’ is redundant for a filmmaker whose work has always dealt with the dismaying consequences of this country’s profit motive. Isn’t every Michael Moore film ultimately about capitalism?

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - They make movies that deal with unpleasant topics such as war and racism, yet are entertaining and even humorous. They're passionate, mischievously creative, politically liberal. Does this sound like "Michael Moore: The Next Generation"? If so, there's a good reason. These filmmakers once worked with Moore on pictures such as "Roger & Me" and "Fahrenheit 9/11. " Now they're turning out documentaries of their own. "Michael's body of work has changed the landscape for all documentary filmmakers," director-producer Carl Deal said.

It's possible that documentary personality Morgan Spurlock thinks the world of the people watching his movies. But he treats them like children. I don't mention this because his first movie since "Super Size Me" happens to be called "Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?," a riff on the title of a children's game and TV show, but because when he's talking to us in the movie's narration there's a lot of gee-whiz in his voice. Treating us like children would be more insulting if Spurlock didn't behave like a child himself.

KIRKWOOD, Mo. - Six weeks after a deadly shooting rampage rife with racial overtones in Kirkwood's City Council chambers, the issue of race has spilled over into the contest for mayor of this St. Louis suburb and produced a uniquely tense campaign. A community activist, Michael Moore, is running as the sole black candidate in the four-way contest and has portrayed the Feb. 7 rampage as a symptom of smoldering black resentment in Kirkwood. At a recent standing-room-only candidate forum, the 37-year-old truck mechanic let voters know he wants to overhaul...

Man of the people or America 's very own Great Satan? Wherever you stand, you have to admit Michael Moore has a gift for making a point. Perhaps that's understating the matter. When the celebrated (and reviled) filmmaker pulls up in a fishing boat outside the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay and announces via bullhorn, "I have three 9/11 rescue workers! They just want medical attention! The same you're giving Al-Qaeda !," we are witnessing a master gadfly at the top of his game.

KIRKWOOD, Mo. - Six weeks after a deadly shooting rampage rife with racial overtones in Kirkwood's City Council chambers, the issue of race has spilled over into the contest for mayor of this St. Louis suburb and produced a uniquely tense campaign. A community activist, Michael Moore, is running as the sole black candidate in the four-way contest and has portrayed the Feb. 7 rampage as a symptom of smoldering black resentment in Kirkwood. At a recent standing-room-only candidate forum, the 37-year-old truck mechanic let voters know he wants to overhaul a city government that he...

There’s a curious through-the-looking-glass moment early on in Oliver Stone’s “South of the Border,’’ his documentary that aims to right what he sees are the wrong ways South America’s politics and its leaders have been portrayed in the US media. Stone gives us a clip of fellow polemical filmmaker Michael Moore. Interviewed on CNN, Moore berates Wolf Blitzer for his network, and other news outlets, not asking tough enough questions of the Bush administration leading up to the invasion of Iraq.

CANNES, France -- As promised, director Michael Moore lit a powder keg yesterday at the Cannes Film Festival: His incendiary "Fahrenheit 9/11" riled and disturbed audiences with a relentless critique of the Bush administration in the post-Sept. 11 world. At its official screening in the Cannes competition yesterday, the documentary drew an enthusiastic standing ovation -- onlookers placed it at 15-20 minutes -- punctuated by cries of "Bravo. " "It was the longest standing ovation I've seen in over 25 years," said Harvey Weinstein, whose Miramax Films funded the project despite the...

NEW YORK -- Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," which criticizes President Bush's handling of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, won't be released through Miramax Films on orders from parent company Disney. Disney "did not want a film in the middle of the political process where we're such a nonpartisan company," chief executive Michael Eisner said yesterday, "and our guests, that participate in all of our attractions, do not look for us to take sides. " Moore believes The Walt Disney Co. is worried the documentary would endanger tax breaks the...