Sunday, November 30, 2008

Be Like Mike

Kevin Leffler's documentary, "Shooting Michael Moore," is finally being screened at a few commercial theaters, but he's still searching for a distributor. I don't think I'm spoiling the ending by revealing that Leffler dislikes Moore — I mean he really dislikes him. And, apparently, the infamous Rabbit Lady is no longer a fan of Mike either. Unfortunately, neither one is as funny or talented as the creator of "Roger & Me," and that translates into a less-than-compelling documentary. But I get the sense that if you hate Michael Moore, you'll love Leffler's work.





4 comments:

  1. It's nice to see the truth come out. Everyone knows Moore slices and dices for entertainment's sake, but I do feel he's taken advantage of people who aren't in on the "joke".

    Keep in mind, his film festival is in Traverse City... not Flint.

    As you can tell, am not a fan.

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  2. That 6:51 trailer is the most pathetic hatchet job since Lizzie Borden's 40 whacks. Hope she has a few left for what's his face. The guy with a lady's voice. Calvin.

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  3. yeah, and moore ain't too popular in TC anymore either. I've never liked the...fill in w/apropos expletives...at least Tim Allen escorts ya off his lake himself. when moore came to Petoskey for a 'lecture', his security looked like a cheap knockoff of a Blackwater orgy.

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  4. Well you know MM is a bit paranoid... do you remember when he held a vigil for John Lennon and claimed that his killer was a government hire? He claimed the same for Harry Chapin, or some other folk singer who supported the Flint Voice. I think it stems from when the FBI raided the Flint Voice offices in the 70s.

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Thanks for commenting. I moderate comments, so it may take a while for your comment to appear. You might enjoy my book about Flint called "Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City," a Michigan Notable Book for 2014 and a finalist for the 33rd Annual Northern California Book Award for Creative NonFiction. Filmmaker Michael Moore described Teardown as "a brilliant chronicle of the Mad Maxization of a once-great American city." More information about Teardown is available at www.teardownbook.com.