Off Beat: U.S. Government Trying to Seize New Michael Moore Film - UPDATE
Charlotte Higgins writes in The Guardian:
Cannes is smacking its lips in anticipation of filmmaker and provocateur Michael Moore's latest jeremiad against the US administration, which receives its premiere at the film festival today. Sicko, a documentary tackling the state of American healthcare, focuses on the pharmaceutical giants, and particularly on health insurers.More here.
The film has already caused Moore - who won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2004 with Fahrenheit 911 - to clash with the American authorities. Now, according to movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, whose Weinstein Company is behind the film, the US government is attempting to impound the negative.
Background story here.
UPDATE: 20:45 PDT: Now there is word that Moore has sent copies of his film abroad to avoid confiscation. Details here.
posted by Fergie @ 5/18/2007 05:45:00 PM
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