"Michael Moore Calls Mich. Film Fest a Big Success"

[GreenPartyVoter]

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - It may not rival Sundance or Cannes, but Michael Moore says the film festival he conceived with other movie lovers in this Lake Michigan town was a bigger hit than expected and has a bright future.

"By all accounts it was an overwhelming success," Moore said Monday. "It was a movie junkie's paradise."

The festival ran from Wednesday night through Sunday, concluding with "Casablanca" under the stars by the Grand Traverse Bay waterfront. It featured 31 films, most of which sold out, and panel discussions with Hollywood insiders.

About 20,000 tickets were sold for the indoor showings. Moore estimated total festival attendance - when the outdoor movies and panels were added - at 50,000


http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20050802/D8BNMTFG0.html


Note: the conservative version of the film festival ran "Michael Moore Hates America" but they killed it after 10 minutes due to profanity! :rofl:

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1. Go Michael!

I hate it when people stomp on Michael Moore -- he's been right about evertything and he's a good guy.

Good on you MM!

You know how the freeps get so outraged at his pre-invasion footage of Iraq? "He says Saddam's Iraq was so wonderful" of course he said no such thing. He was saying Um! There's PEOPLE HERE!

It would be interesting to go to those same places now -- the avenues where people were strolling around and get some footage since the glorious liberation. Women and children strolling around, I think that's pretty much a thing of the past there.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. It really is amazing how many detractors he has. But he seems like

a smart and stand up kinda guy to me.