Completely OT : Cannes, Mickael Moore and the Iraq War

[trooper]

Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 is the event of the day at the Cannes Festival. This is an inquiry into the Bush government's foreign policy, especialy when dealing with the pre-2001 relations between the white house and Bin Laden Clan. No need to say that the bush administration made all they could to prevent this movie to be distributed in the States before the elections.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr..._id=1000510632

Another very contreversial US documentary is presented in Cannes today : "Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the Iraq War"

http://www.disinfo.com/site/displayarticle2285.html

From Cannes, for "shrapnel news international",

[dogscoff]

I read "Dude, where's my country" and the realtionship between the bush family and the Saudi Arabians (Bin Ladens in particular) certainly does throw an interesting spin on the whole 11/9 business and the US' recent activities in the middle east.

I'll be very interested to see that film.

Trooper, what is the festival like for a local like you? Do you get to see all the films and schmooze with the stars? If you see Angelina Jolie, tell her I said "hi".

[trooper]

The festival has no interest if you're not a VIP or a luxuary shop owner... All interesting places can't be accessed if you don't have a press accreditation.
The festival palace is secured by dozains of policemen when the actors get in, and you can't hardly see anything if you don't wait for hours to have a good place.

But Cannes is a realy a nice place to live... the rest of year. A bit like the californian coast, I think. It's also very hard to buy a flat (don't even think of buying a house !).

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Check the references, check the facts.

[geoschmo]

An anti-Bush movie at Cannes. What a risk-taker that Moore fellow is.

[Arkcon]

I tend to avoid these OT Posts, but I say this to anyone who will listen, and this group unfortunately counts ...

[soapbox mode]

Michael Moore is an idiot. I formulated this opinion when his first movie came out, and I stand by my conclusion. "Roger and Me" was a documentary about the closing of an automotive plant in his home town. People found it powerful and thought provoking. I found it had a stupid premise -- he couldn't reach the CEO, Rodger, no matter how hard he tried.

So what. You're a nobody. The CEO closed the plant, and that was a hardship. But what makes your need to speak with him fascinating?

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Bono did the same thing on the Zoo Tour. Tried to call Bush senior during the middle of the set. Never got through. So what. Who are you that the Predident of the US has to stop work for a chat?
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People hated/loved "Bowling for Columbine". Back and forth. I just don't care.

Michael Moore is a curmodgeon.

1). Pick a topic.
2). Piss people off
3). Profit

There's no great artistry here. He feeds a hunger , and people are eating it up.

Like Jane Fonda, 20 years from now, he'll be retconning everything he stood for in these days.

[/soapbox mode]