Michael Moore

Michael Moore
Moore at the 2009 Venice Film Festival
Born
Michael Francis Moore

(1954-04-23) April 23, 1954
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • author
  • activist
Years active1976–present
Spouse
Kathleen Glynn
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(m. 1991; div. 2014)​
Websitemichaelmoore.com

Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author.[1] Moore's work frequently addresses various social, political, and economic topics. He first became publicly known for his award-winning debut documentary Roger & Me, a scathing look at the downfall of the automotive industry in 1980s Flint and Detroit.

Moore followed up and won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Bowling for Columbine, which examines the causes of the Columbine High School massacre and the overall gun culture in the United States. He directed and produced Fahrenheit 9/11, a critical look at the early presidency of George W. Bush and the War on Terror, which earned $119,194,771 to become the highest-grossing documentary at the American box office of all time.[2] The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, and was the subject of intense controversy.[3] His documentary Sicko examines health care in the United States, and is one of the top ten highest-grossing documentaries as of 2020.[2] In September 2008, he released his first free film on the Internet, Slacker Uprising, which documents his personal quest to encourage Americans to vote in presidential elections.[4] He has written and starred in TV Nation, a satirical news-magazine television series, and The Awful Truth, a satirical show. In 2018, he released his latest film, Fahrenheit 11/9, a documentary about the 2016 United States presidential election and the presidency of Donald Trump. He was executive producer of Planet of the Humans (2019), a documentary about the environmental movement.

Moore's works criticize topics such as globalization, big business, assault weapon ownership, Presidents Bill Clinton,[5] George W. Bush, and Donald Trump,[6] the Iraq War, the American health care system, and capitalism overall. In 2005, Time named Moore one of the world's 100 most influential people.[7] Some critics have labeled Moore a "propagandist" and his films propaganda.[8][9][10]

  1. ^ # "In liberal Hollywood, a conservative minority faces backlash in the age of Trump". Los Angeles Times. March 11, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2021. films by left-wing documentarian Michael Moore
    1. "Michael Moore film Planet of the Humans removed from YouTube". The Guardian. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2021. who built his reputation as a left-wing filmmaker
    2. "Michael Moore rallies Occupy Oakland protests". NBC News. October 31, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2021. Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore
    3. "Michael Moore in Trumpland: left-wing filmmaker releases surprise movie ahead of US election". The Telegraph. October 19, 2016. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2021. Left-wing filmmaker releases
    4. Jenkins, Holman W. Jr. (June 5, 2020). "Opinion | Michael Moore's Inconvenient Half-Truth". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved May 4, 2021. Most of what left-wing film producer Michael Moore
    5. "Eastwood: 'I Am Certainly Not Affiliated with Mr. Obama' - Politics News - ABC News Radio". abcnewsradioonline.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021. Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore tweeted
    6. Scheck, Frank (October 7, 2008). ""American Carol" an unfunny political spoof". Reuters. Retrieved May 4, 2021. left-wing politics and provocateur filmmaker Michael Moore
    7. "Michael Moore film on U.S. drugmakers". UPI. Retrieved May 4, 2021. Left-wing moviemaker Michael Moore
    8. Scheck, Frank (August 10, 2017). "'The Terms of My Surrender': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 4, 2021. left-wing provocateur/filmmaker
    9. "Moore's 'Capitalism' off to profitable start". LA Times Blogs - Company Town. September 24, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2021. provocative left-wing filmmaker
    10. "Michael Moore has a plan to 'make Trump toast again'". The Independent. February 27, 2017. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2021. Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore
    11. "Closer Look at Michael Moore's New Film 'Sicko'". Fox News. March 25, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2021. Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore
    12. Morris, Valerie (January 7, 2020). "The Memo: Will Iran crisis sideline impeachment process?". The Hill. Retrieved May 4, 2021. left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore
    13. Sink, Justin (January 11, 2012). "Gingrich not backing down from his criticism of Romney's record at Bain". The Hill. Retrieved May 4, 2021. [Michael Moore] the left-wing filmmaker and provocateur
    14. "More nominations means redoing the Oscar math". The Mercury News. June 26, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2021. The fiery left-wing documentarian
    15. "Conservatives counter Moore's film festival". TODAY.com. July 8, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2021. A film festival being organized by left-wing director Michael Moore
    16. Alexander, Bryan. "Michael Moore: R rating for 'Where to Invade Next' is 'political'". USA Today. Retrieved May 4, 2021. Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore
    17. "Trump slams Michael Moore over "sloppy" Broadway show, but Moore claps right back". Salon. October 30, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2021. the vocally left-wing filmmaker
    18. Allen-Mills, Tony. "Tables turned on Fahrenheit 9/11's maker". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved May 4, 2021. Michael Moore, the celebrated left-wing film-maker
    19. Levitz, Eric (August 17, 2016). "Trump's New Strategy Suggests He Wants to Be President — of a Cable-News Network". New York Intelligencer. Retrieved May 4, 2021. left-wing documentarian Michael Moore
    20. Paulson, Michael (May 1, 2017). "Michael Moore to Take Aim at Trump, on Broadway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 4, 2021. This left-wing provocateur is not shy about his agenda
    21. "Michael Moore: 'American exceptionalism is the death of us'". AP News. Retrieved May 4, 2021. Moore, that passionately voluble critic and left-wing icon
    22. "Why Did No One See Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 11/9'?". www.playboy.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021. muckraking left-wing cult figure
    23. Freeman, James (April 29, 2020). "Opinion | The Seinfeld Strategy for Climate Change". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved May 4, 2021. Leftist filmmaker Michael Moore
    24. "No, Trump critics. It's highly unlikely he has committed treason". Los Angeles Times. February 19, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2021. It's not just left-wing celebrities like film director Michael Moore
    25. "Michael Moore claims Trump might be faking Covid diagnosis". The Independent. October 2, 2020. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2021. left-wing activist
  2. ^ a b "Documentary Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 3, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Scott, A. O. (May 22, 2004). "'Fahrenheit 9/11' Wins Top Prize at Cannes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Michael Moore releases Slacker Uprising for free on Net". meeja.com.au. September 24, 2008. Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
  5. ^ Moore, Michael (August 13, 2000). "And Now, for the OTHER Republican Convention". michaelmoore.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  6. ^ D'Angelo, Chris (November 11, 2016). "Michael Moore Predicts Donald Trump Won't Last The Full 4 Years". HuffPost. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Stein, Joel (April 18, 2005). "The 2005 Time 100: Artists & Entertainers: Michael Moore: The Angry Filmmaker". Time. Archived from the original on January 14, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Slate, Hitchens, Jun. 21st, 2004 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Michael Moore Can't Make Good Propaganda Anymore". The Daily Beast. February 14, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Reel Politics: 'Fahrenheit 9/11'". PBS News. June 25, 2004. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
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