Some People Still Don't Want You To See My Movie... From Michael Moore

[mzmolly]

June 17, 2004

Friends,

We're a week away from the nationwide opening of "Fahrenheit 9/11" and not a day goes by where we don't have some new battle to fight thanks to those who are still working overtime to keep people from seeing this film. What's their problem? Are they worried about something?

A Republican PR firm has formed a fake grassroots front group called "Move America Forward" to harass and intimidate theater owners into not showing "Fahrenheit 9/11." These are the same people who successfully badgered CBS into canceling the Reagan mini-series a few months ago. And they are spending a ton of money this week to threaten movie theaters who even think about showing our movie.

As of this morning, a little over 500 theaters have agreed to show the movie beginning next Friday, June 25. There are three national/regional theater chains who, as of today, have not booked the movie in their theaters. One theater owner in Illinois has reported receiving death threats.

The right wing usually wins these battles. Their basic belief system is built on censorship, repression, and keeping people ignorant. They want to limit or snuff out any debate or dissension. They also don't like pets and are mean to small children. Too many of them are named "Fred."

This new nut group is the Right's last hope in limiting how many people can see this movie. All of their other efforts have failed.

http://moveamericaforward.org/

Below is the list of theatres from their website.
Might I suggest we use their list and WRITE OUR OWN LETTERS!

http://www.moveamericaforward.org/MichaelMoore/

Loews Cineplex Entertainment

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Loews Cineplex Entertainment, Inc.
711 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Phone: [phone]


Landmark Theaters

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]


Cinema Arts Theaters

Send Email Via Website:
http://www.cinemaartstheatre.com/pages.php?pg=contactus

Phone: [phone]

The Little Theatre

[e-mail]
[e-mail]


240 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]


Drexel Theatres Group

[e-mail]
[e-mail]

300 Marconi Blvd., Suite 203
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: [phone]


Camera Cinemas

[e-mail]

P.O. Box 720728
San Jose, CA 95172-0728
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]


Rialto Theatre, Corp.

[e-mail]

Rialto Theatre Corporation
172 Main Street, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
Phone: [phone]

Rialto Cinemas Lakeside

[e-mail]

551 Summerfield Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Phone: [phone]

The Savoy Theater

[e-mail]

The Savoy Theater
26 Main Street
Montpelier, VT 05602


Regal Entertainment Group

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Regal Entertainment Group
9110 East Nichols Avenue, Suite 200
Centennial, CO 80112
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]


AMC Theaters

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

AMC Theaters
920 Main
Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]


Carmike Cinemas

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Carmike Cinemas
1301 First Avenue
Columbus, GA 31901
Phone: [phone]

Century Theatres

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Century Theatres
150 Pelican Way
San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]


Mann Theatres

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Mann Theatres
16530 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 500
Encino, California 91436
Phone: [phone]

National Amusements

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

National Amusements
200 Elm Street
Dedham, MA 02026
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]


Crown Theatres, L.P.

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

64 North Main Street
South Norwalk, CT 06854
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]


Goodrich Quality Theatres

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Goodrich Quality Theaters
4417 Broadmoor SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]


Kerasotes Theaters

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Kerasotes Theaters
224 N. Des Plaines
Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60661
PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]


Marcus Theatres

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

The Marcus Corp
100 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1900
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Wallace Theaters


[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Wallace Theaters
919 SW Taylor
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Consolidated Theatres

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Consolidated Theatres
5970 Fairview Road
Suite 600
Charlotte, NC 28210
PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

Clearview Cinemas

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Clearview Cinemas
97 Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928
PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

SO, LET'S GET BUSY, AND ... KEEP THIS KICKED!:hi:

[Lestat]

1. KICK!

I'm gonna get started. We need to show this movie and show that the repukes that we aren't afraid of their threats and that we won't tolerate it. :grr:

[AngryAmish]

2. Mr. Moore really knows how to sell his movie

This is an important film. That said, MM could make PT Barnum blush.

I have my own opinions and I do not need to be told what to do. I am not a Dittohead who can be played like this.

[GoneOffShore]

3. Done my bit

Emailed all of these people.
Do the same and forward the list to like minded people who aren't on DU.

[scarletwoman]

4. It would be helpful to know which chains have definitely NOT booked F11,

before firing off a bunch of letters.

I know for a fact that one of the Landmark theaters in Minneapolis HAS booked F911, a bunch of us already have our tickets for opening day next Friday.

I would certainly be writing a different kind of letter to a chain that HAS booked the movie (like a big THANK YOU!), as opposed to a chain that had NOT (like, WHY AREN'T YOU SHOWING IT?).

I don't have time right now to do the research, but I hope you or somebody will. It would ill serve us to fire off angry letters to a company that ought to be congratulated instead.

sw

[mzmolly]

5. No need to be angry in our letters, simply say *we know you've heard from

people who'd like you to censor this movie ... yada yada yada* ;)

Note, the list of theatres was taken DIRECTLY from the website that is launching the censorship attempt, I am certain these theatres could use our support.

[LTR]

11. AMC has booked the film

At my local multiplex.

[mzmolly]

6. *Sample letter*

Dear Sir/Madam,
It has come to my attention that you are receiving emails from a group that wishes for you to censor the showing of F911. I am confident that you will make the right decision and show this movie, letting viewers draw their own conclusions.

I look forward to continued patronage at your establishment(s).

Sincerely,

X Smith ;)

[scarletwoman]

9. That's good,

although I still think it would be preferable to be able to send a "Thank you, way to go!" letter to the ones that HAVE booked F911.

Just me, I guess...

I DO appreciate and support this effort in any case.

sw

[mzmolly]

10. I agree, we could send them after we see the film?

:shrug:

[Cronus Protagonist]

36. Here's another sample letter

Don't use it verbatim, though :)

Dear Sirs,

It has been brought to my attention that a well funded organization is coordinating an email campaign to get your theater to refuse to show Michal Moore's "Farenheit 9/11".

Not having seen it yet, I find myself compelled to ask that you show the movie in your area so that myself and other interested parties may see the movie and make up our own minds about the content.

If you bow to the "astroturf" (a faked "grass-roots" letter writing campaign) of the monied interests that are trying to censor this important documentary, you do your customers a disservice but most important, you lead our great country into the same murky waters that smother the film industry in China and destroyed the movie industry in the Soviet Union.

I ask you to stand up for the right of the people of America to see any film they want to see, and allow your company to rake in the cash bonanza that would no doubt come from showing a movie with this much pent-up demand. It's the American way.

(Your name here)

P.S. If the people engaged in the astroturf campaign don't like the movie, they can just not go see it. It's as simple as that.

[mzmolly]

50. Ohhh, good one!

I like the subtle remarks about China and the Soviet Union. :evilgrin:

[sffreeways]

7. Very Good

But here in ole PA (my private slice of hell) I'm less concerned with theaters not showing this film than with the local gestapo maniacs that will position themselves in front of the theater doors to block entry and thus the insuing riot.

Anybody else see this as a concern ?

[mzmolly]

18. YIKES!

:scared:

[Northwind]

25. Actually, I am looking forward to it.

They will leave their blood on the floor.

[IkeWarnedUs]

8. Death threat to theater owner in Illinois?

Anyone know what theater he is referring to?

[scarletwoman]

12. It was in the news a few days ago, and posted on DU

here's the original article

<snip>

Late last week, a right-wing group began an Internet campaign encouraging consumers to put pressure on exhibs not to screen the film. One independent theater owner in Illinois, Skip Huston, said that after booking the movie, he has received death threats.

"I was a little worried when I was getting phone calls and e-mails calling me a Nazi, Commie pig," Huston told Daily Variety. "But things started turning around on Saturday and the support emails are now coming in at 150-to-1 in favor of showing the movie."

<snip>

and here's the DU thread about it

sw

[Lorien]

40. In other words; these RW wackos are TERRORISTS!

n/t

[Stargleamer]

13. Move America Forward: "only 417 theaters will show this film"

'...and most of them are art-house theaters."

This doesn't seem right to me--my local Cinemark, which shows nothing but mainstream movies will be showing it, as will the Malco Tupelo Commons in Elvis's home town of Tupelo, Mississippi. I also kind of doubt that the "Malco Tupelo Commons" is an art house theater.

[Stephanie]

14. They are adding theaters every day in NYC.

And they are opening it here two days early. I already bought four tickets in advance. I've never done that in my life - bought movie tickets a week in advance.

[OKNancy]

15. Oh, hell there are thre theaters in Tulsa k.d. Oklahoma

showing it!! They are a bunch of liars.
Oh, also, there is a preview special showing in Oklahoma ( even more knucle-dagging ) City. Proceeds are going to a progressive political group.

[mzmolly]

19. All the theatres in my state that are showing the film are *major* as well

:shrug:

[Northwind]

26. Total Bullshit

The Loews Cineplex down the road from me is showing it.

[cease_fire]

16. Can someone put all of the email addresses...

Could someone put all of the contact email address for the movie theaters into some sort of contact file that's easily read by outlook or outlook express?

What I'm finding is that if we can make this kind of e-Activism easier for the less computer savvy, they are just as willing to spend the 5 minutes to generate an email.

Any takers? Can we post the file somewhere so folks can download it and send their own email and insert ALL of the email addresses into the BCC field?




Edited for grammer

[mzmolly]

20. I think that's a great idea! But, I don't use outlook, and haven't a clue

I could assemble them into a simple copy/paste format?

[Cronus Protagonist]

39. I've put them into files so that it's a cinch to do....

For Outlook users:
http://cronus.com/f911-Outlook.txt

For Yahoo and online users
http://cronus.com/f911-Yahoo.txt

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[mzmolly]

49. GREAT! Thanks so much!!!!

:hi:

[Deja Q]

17. Will do! (I will use the Blind Copy feature so that they won't realize...

they are getting a mass mail.)

Or maybe one at a time by hand.

[mzmolly]

21. Good idea HT!

:hi:

[mzmolly]

22. EMAIL ADDRESSES CONSOLIDATED FOR COPY/PASTE

This may be too long a list to paste it into one email. You may have to divide it into a group of a few?

Group 1.

[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],

Group 2.

[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],

Group 3.

[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],

Group 4.

[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],

Group 5.

[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],

Group 6.

[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],

Hope this helps? :shrug:

[seventhson]

28. iT HELPS, BUT YOU NEED TO TAKE OUT THE "GROUP 1, ETC.)

i CUT AND Pasted THE WHOLE THING AND IT TOOK, BUT IT WON'T ACCEPT IT WITH THE NON EMAIL WORDS IN IT.

COPY THE LIST,

DELETE THE WORDS "GROUP 1, ETC.) AND IT WORKED GREAT

Thanks

on edit - some of the emails do not work and others have auto-responses

but this is a GREAT idea

[mzmolly]

29. I seperated them because all of them together took too much space

on my email program.

I sent 6 emails by opening my email browser, sending each one *copying in JUST the addys* and then hitting my back button to send again.

It worked quite well for me. I would love to edit, but my time is up. Sorry bout that seventhson.

[seventhson]

38. no probs sis - it only took a minute to delete them

it is way cool to do this though.

I hope everyome does it

[uptown ruler]

23. kick

Spread the Word
CausePimpingThePeopleAin’tEasy

[Northwind]

24. Be seeing it friday night

It is playing in 4 theaters in the DFW metro area. Playing in every major and many minor cities and towns all over Texas.

[mzmolly]

27. Me too NW. It's showing all over my state.

:hi:

[NightOwwl]

30. Century Theatres is showing it

I wrote them a nice letter thanking them for standing up to outside pressure.

So please don't write angry letters to them, they've already decided to do the right thing.

[mzmolly]

31. No angry letters at all. Here is my sample letter ...

Dear Sir/Madam,
It has come to my attention that you are receiving emails from a group that wishes for you to censor the showing of F911. I am confident that you will make the right decision and show this movie, letting viewers draw their own conclusions.

I look forward to continued patronage at your establishment(s).

Sincerely,

[Cronus Protagonist]

32. Email List Formatted for Outlook Here

[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail];[e-mail]

The display software here on DU corrupts email addresses like these, but I've done a few cut and paste's and almost all of them will work with the exception of the few that DU's software spoils with broken formatting.

Pick out one to send the message "To:" and BCC all the rest so that they don't know who else you sent the message to... besides, it's just rude to broadcast everyone's email messages in the "To:" header.

Just swipe the whole block and paste it into the BCC field of an email message. Outlook will format it correctly.

Here's some text files that bypass DU's formatting problems... Just click on the link and cut and paste.

http://cronus.com/f911-Outlook.txt
http://cronus.com/f911-Yahoo.txt

Enjoy :)

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[mzmolly]

33. Has anyone ever told you that ...

:yourock:

[Cronus Protagonist]

37. Thanks!

Yes, and it never gets old - thank you :)

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[Nevernose]

34. Yer all a bunch of commies!

This is capitalism, right? The free market at work? Selling things versus not selling them (boycotts)?

Fucking right wing assholes.

[Cronus Protagonist]

35. Email List Formatted for Yahoo here

[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail],[e-mail]

Pick out one to send the message "To:" and BCC all the rest
so that they don't know who else you sent the message to...
besides, it's just rude to broadcast everyone's email messages
in the "To:" header.

Just swipe the whole block and paste it into the BCC field of
an email message. Yahoo will format it correctly.

Here's some text files that bypass DU's formatting problems... Just click on the link and cut and paste.

http://cronus.com/f911-Outlook.txt
http://cronus.com/f911-Yahoo.txt

ANYBODY BUT BUSH

Click here for "ANYBODY BUT BUSH", and other fair and balanced yet stunning buttons, magnets and stickers

[DaveSZ]

41. This is why the far - right controls all branches of state and fed gov

They resort to these types of gestapo tactics and the left rolls over and lets them.

This is why I don't consider myself a Dem, however I will send letters in support of free speech.

[Lorien]

42. Kick

Letters have been written! :hi:

[THUNDER HANDS]

43. I know the guy who owns one of the theaters this movie is playing at

He AIN'T gonna cave into anything. He always shows liberal/left-leaning films and hosts events for progressive causes.

Great guy.

For those in the Long Island/NY area, I urge you to visit the Cinema Arts Center in Huntington.

[Just Me]

44. We have "adversity" bolstering the truth.

There is nothing, NOTHING better than that!!!

"Change" is in the mist.

Hang on *LOL*. "Change" could be one helluva ride!!!!

[Cheswick2.0]

45. Here is a list you can put into your e-mail address field

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[walldude]

46. Gotta thank Move America Foward

For that list of e-mails so I could write to all the theaters letting them know how much I wanted to see this film. Luckily Regal Cinemas who I frequent most for mainstream movies because of their high quality projection and sound is gladly showing this at my favorite theater. Hopefully I will encounter some protesters to yell at Wed night :D

[LibertyorDeath]

47. kick

[LibertyorDeath]

48. kickin it

[mzmolly]

51. Thanks for the kick

:hi:

[mvd]

52. A big kick

I e-mailed thanks to every one. One of them (Little Theater) responded with the First Amendment - it was great!

We must keep the pressure on. One of my local theaters isn't making a decision until Tuesday. I will call back with a complaint about censorship if they decide not to. It's a Regal theater, which is on this list, so I'm even more mad.

[Oddman]

53. If you go to the f9/11 website

you will see a dramatic increase in the number of theatres that are going to be showing the movie! Thank god!

Moore should also get the DVD out by September and have a televised broadcast by late October. He should also show it for free in Central Park on August 29th in NYC.


http://www.f911tix.com/


A Complete Failure in Leadership
A Pathetic Excuse for a pResident

[Sparkle]

54. I just read that on his site.

We should cherish this guy. Keep up the good work, Moore!

[Scairp]

55. Strange website

Most sites have a link to contact them, either by filling out a form or just giving the email addy. This one has nothing at all, just a form to sign-up for, something. They want people to give them their contact info but are not willing to put theirs up on their own website. I think they are intensely paranoid. Go figure.