Michael Moore's Sicko

The new Michael Moore (who is currently being investigated by the treasury department, I would call this a victory not a defeat) film, Sicko is set to be released June 29, 2007. I read a review (albeit not a cinematic one) of the film by a blogger on Daily Kos that said:

"Life in America as you and I know it, won't be the same once the SiCKO train leaves the station. Mark my words, all of America will be talking about SiCKO. This diary is just the beginning. To say that it shines a spotlight on our national catastrophe doesn't begin to describe the impact it will have. It is the most searing filmmaking I have ever seen, eclipsing even Fahrenheit 9/11 in its raw, gritty power. The movie is opening on June 29th. If this flawless work of genius doesn't change the course of history, then as I said to someone this afternoon, I'm outta here, cause it will be all the proof I need, that the United States has terminal cancer. I'll know the great experiment is on life support. What will have killed it? In a word, greed."

Powerful words. Read the rest of the review/diary here. And go see an interview with Michael Moore on Good Morning America. He accuses the media of complicity in Iraq and now healthcare. Wonderful stuff, Michael.

Boy, do they hate him!

Love him or hate him, Michael Moore makes you think and react. He makes everyone sit up and listen, and that includes our current leadership (or lack thereof). Which means that "SiCKO," Moore's newest documentary, which comes out on June 19, and will be shown at Cannes on May 19, has already stirred up plenty of bad feelings. To be more specific, it has enraged President Bush to the point that the filmmaker is being investigated by the Treasury Department.

For what? Good question. Moore took some September 11 emergency and cleanup crew members to Cuba to get them treatment. You see, they, like 45 million Americans, don't have a health plan. That is the main thrust of the new documentary: the corrupt and failed health care system of the world's richest country. Mr. Moore is being investigated for breaking the US embargo of Cuba by taking his crew and these individuals to Fidel's place. Moore, who recently wrote to the Treasury Department, finds it strange that the administration did nothing until two weeks before the release of the film, when they knew about it since October 2006.

Check out the letter:

http://www.michaelmoore.com/