Monday, August 24, 2009
Uncategorized First Look - Capitalism: A Love Story
Posted by Edward Adams @edlovesbacon on Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Oh shit, its another Michael Moore film!
Once again Moore points a spotlight on the topic du jour - this go round, it's about the all mighty dollar in his upcoming release, Capitalism: A Love Story.
In the trailer, we get to ask "show me the money!" to Congress and the big wigs on Wall Street as Moore tries to make sense of the recession and the bail outs, asking those parties responsible to 'fess up and pay up.
It would seem Moore has turned his particular type of documentary-styled filmmaking into a successful formula; add one part American tragedy to one part government bureaucracy. Add a dash of public outrage and a pinch of easy-to-find victims. Stir in some humor, skewed opinion and public flogging of parties responsible to the mix. Shake well and spread thick on the conscious of the concerned and you get yet a "controversial" Moore film.
As much as I think Moore makes a killing by pandering to the lowest common denominator - public fear and skepticism in the system and American culture, let me be fair in saying he does bring the sentiment and voices of John Q Public to the podium. If nothing else, he tries to help some of his fellow Americans by champion the causes they desperately need answers to.
Capitalism appears to be haphazard walk into the bowels of the recession and the greed that created it. I sincerely hope Moore casts an objective light on the subject to spark a real debate amongst the people he intends to snare and enrage.
Yeah, right.
Capitalism: A Love Story (not rated) in limited release September 23, 2009.
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Wow, some real sarcasm here Ed. Kudos to Michael Moore for keeping it real. He tackles issues that the mainstream media won't because the mainstream media sold out to the Republican party, their lobbyists and Republican centric companies like Exxon Mobil and Halliburton years ago. Most educated people are already pissed about the last 8 years under Bush, and how the media let Bush get away with anything he wanted, ie the war in Iraq, letting New Orleans drown. Thank God Michael Moore is around to hold the Republicans accountable for their sick actions.
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Hey Sal, thanks for the comment. I have to agree with you on some of your points. I like the fact that Moore champions causes, really I do. But I don't have much faith in his tactic which comes with an admission price. Thanks for keepin' it real for CL!
off topic but is there any way to get hold of old podcasts ? looking for the one featuring james ellroy
All the old podcasts are still on iTunes and can be found under podcasts category in this blog. the url for the James Ellroy podcast is here: http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/edlovesbacon/2006/09/07/crime-scheme/
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