Moore documentary 'breaks' record

[Luco El Loco]

Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 is the first documentary to top $100m (£53.3m) at the worldwide box office, according to a film trade magazine.

Screen International found that 21 films made more than $100m in countries apart from the US and Canada.

Epic Troy was only 13th most popular film for 2004 in the US - it made 73% of its total takings elsewhere.

The only non-English language film released in 2004 to exceed $100m was Japanese movie Howl's Moving Castle.

The research demonstrates how important the international market has become to US film studios.

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[Luco El Loco]

On a different note, this appalled me:

Two films attacking Fahrenheit 9/11 director Michael Moore are set to debut at a US film festival embracing "traditional American values".
Michael Moore Hates America and Michael and Me will be shown at the first American Film Renaissance Festival in Dallas, Texas, from Friday.

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This story was from last September. Is there really any need to attack somebody for putting forward an opionion that challenges the establishment? The way I see it, the British are often told we're repressed, and stuff, but it seems we are still freer to challenge commonly held views than in the 'wonderland' America.

The BBC showed a televised version of Jerry Springer the Opera, and certain groups of people were against it. One argument against it was swearing. People swear all the time, even in front of children, so I don't see how screening this, after the watershed i might add is going to do any harm. It's not like they're performing it on a street corner in front of everyone. From what I saw of the first Act I found it thoroughly entertaining and the dialogue was rather sharp and amusing.

The second argument was religious references. Don't people internalise religious figures in their own unique way anyway? Should there be a reason why we can't share these things?

Maybe this would make a good debate? I think I'll start a thread for this there, and then come back and put the link here.

Done: saltnvinegar.proboards25.com/index.cgi?board=Ohnoitisnt&action=display&thread=1105276170&start=0

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Fahrenheit 9/11 is on Channel 4 at 9pm tomorrow btw. *nods*

[Luco El Loco]

Saw it... I didn't expect to be still engaged after 2 1/2 hours but somehow I didn't get bored. It must have been well paced.

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yep, same here.. i thought i'd get bored quickly. politics and stuff doesn't normally interest me. but he.. he has a knack.

[Luco El Loco]

Does anyone remember 'Michael Moore's TV Nation'? That was entertaining, AND, Louis Theroux was in it.

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nah, i've read about it i think. never saw it.

i only became aware of him when he did Bowling For Columbine which, incidently, is also a very good film.