MGM Limited Edition DVD Collection October releases review

For the month of October, Fox’s “manufacturing on demand” program celebrates, among other things, how martial arts films first landed into the American mainstream, beginning in the 1960’s. Throughout the 60’s, a series of American-made films and television shows were released that highlighted the unique fighting skills from the East. Among those films was 1967’s ….

Win tickets to The Tillman Story screening and discussion with filmmaker Michael Moore

Weinstein Films is holding a ticket giveaway on their Twitter page, @WeinsteinFilms, for a screening of the moving documentary The Tillman Story. The screening takes on Tuesday, August 10th at 8 PM, at the AMC Lowes Lincoln Square, located at 1998 Broadway (at W 68th Street), in New York City. The Tillman Story screening will ….

Countrywide free screenings of Michael Moore’s documentary Capitalism: A Love Story tonight

To kick off the national release of Capitalism: A Love Story, Michael Moore has asked Overture Films to offer a number of screenings in the nation’s hardest hit cities – the ones with the highest unemployment rates and highest foreclosure rates – where those who’ve lost their jobs or who are in foreclosure may attend ….

Michael Moore feature film Slacker Uprising to go online for free

I just read on Yahoo News that Michael Moore’s next feature film, Slacker Uprising, will be made available for legal downloading from the net for three weeks, starting on September 23, 2008. Moore says he was inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, to release his new film online and for free, after previously considering a ….

First doc short for The Responsibility Project launches

Time Studios, the production arm of Time Inc., and acclaimed director Geoffrey O’Connor, have developed and delivered the first documentary film short to The Responsibility Project. The new six-minute documentary entitled Growing Up, is currently available on The Responsibility Project’s online community, which is a user-friendly Web site that delivers unique content tied to the ….

Sicko trailer to be projected on buildings across U.S. tonight

The trailer for Sicko, Michael Moore’s expose of the American health care system, will be projected with full sound and subtitles on the outside of buildings near the headquarters of leading HMOs, insurance companies and hospitals in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Oakland today, beginning at sundown through 1:00am. This innovative campaign ….

Michael Moore’s Sicko trailer

Following on the heels of his Palm d’Or winning Fahrenheit 9/11 and his Oscar–winning Bowling for Columbine, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore’s new documentary sets out to investigate the American healthcare system. Sticking to his tried-and-true one-man approach, Moore sheds light on the complicated medical affairs of individuals and local communities. How do you pre-approve an ….