The new documentary on the future of our planet, executive produced by Michael Moore, fails on a number of fronts. But believers in green growth could still learn from it.
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/ 11 October 2009
Right-wing critics of filmmaker Michael Moore call him many things: a socialist, a hypocrite, unpatriotic — and they make remarks about his weight.
The Venice film festival has capitalism in its sights this year, with premieres of Michael Moore’s documentary on the US economic meltdown.
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/ 6 September 2008
Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore is to release his new film via the internet for free as a gesture to fans, he said in a statement on Friday.
Repressed memories, the horrors of war and Israel’s dubious role in a notorious Beirut refugee camp massacre are the themes of the Cannes film festival’s first ever fully-animated documentary. Ari Folman’s anti-war movie is premiered in Cannes as Israel celebrates its 60th year of existence and its neighbour Lebanon hits yet another political crisis pushing it to the brink of civil war.
Barack Obama on Monday effectively conceded he would not win Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Pennsylvania, but hinted he expected to do well enough to cast doubt on Hillary Clinton’s ability to stay in the race. Clinton, after a string of defeats, needs more than just victory to resuscitate her campaign.
<b>MOVIES OF THE WEEK:</b> Shaun de Waal reviews Michael Moore’s healthcare documentary <i>Sicko</i> as well as <i>There Will Be Blood</i>.
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/ 24 February 2008
Hollywood stars will parade across the red carpet for Sunday’s Academy Awards after weeks of debate over whether a writers’ strike that had derailed other award shows would be settled in time for the Oscars. However, the Oscars competition itself appears to hold little suspense, with clear favourites generally expected to win.
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/ 12 September 2007
A tropical sun rises over Havana and in the neighbourhood of Vedado, a maze of worn, bleached apartment blocks, a unique healthcare system limbers up for another day. In Parque Aguirre, a small plaza shaded by palms, two dozen pensioners form a semi-circle and perform a series of stretches and gentle exercises, responding to the commands of a spry septuagenarian.