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| '''Michael Moore'''(], ]) is a ] ] and ] known for his ] advocacy of ] views. Moore became famous for his film '']'', a documentary about what happened to his hometown ], near ], after ] closed its factories and opened new ones in ], where the workers were paid much less. | '''Michael Moore'''(], ]) is a ] ] and ] known for his ] advocacy of ] views. Moore became famous for his film '']'', a documentary about what happened to his hometown ], near ], after ] closed its factories and opened new ones in ], where the workers were paid much less. | ||
| In 1995, Moore released a satirical film, '']'', which featured a US politician (played by ]) engineering a war with ] in order to boost his popularity. | |||
| Moore also wrote the bestselling books '']'', about ] and ] in the ], and '']'', a critique of American domestic and foreign policy, as well as the ] film '']'', a documentary on gun violence in the ] and the satirical fiction film '']'' (1995), which featured a US politician (played by ]) engineering a war with ] in order to boost his popularity. ''Bowling For Columbine'' won the 2003 ], got special notice at the ] and won France's ] as the "Best Foreign Film." Moore has also directed two ] series, ''TV Nation'' and ''The Awful Truth'', both with a vicious satirical wit. | |||
| Moore's ] documentary '']'', probes the culture of guns and violence in the ]. ''Bowling For Columbine'' won the 2003 ], got special notice at the ] and won France's ] as the "Best Foreign Film." | |||
| He has also directed two ] series, ''TV Nation'' and ''The Awful Truth'', both with a vicious satirical wit. | |||
| Moore has authored two bestselling books: '']'', about ] and ] in the ], and '']'', a critique of American domestic and foreign policy. | |||
| Moore was previously a columnist for and briefly the editor of '']'' magazine and an employee of ]. He left Nader's employment on bad terms, but they remained friends, with Moore vociferously supporting Nader's campaign for the US presidency in 2000. | Moore was previously a columnist for and briefly the editor of '']'' magazine and an employee of ]. He left Nader's employment on bad terms, but they remained friends, with Moore vociferously supporting Nader's campaign for the US presidency in 2000. | ||
| ===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
| * Stupid |
* ''Stupid White Men'', New York, 2001 | ||
| === External |
=== External Link === | ||
| * | * | ||
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Michael Moore(April 23, 1954) is a documentary film director and author known for his satirical advocacy of social democrat views. Moore became famous for his film Roger & Me, a documentary about what happened to his hometown Flint, Michigan, near Detroit, after General Motors closed its factories and opened new ones in Mexico, where the workers were paid much less.
In 1995, Moore released a satirical film, Canadian Bacon, which featured a US politician (played by Alan Alda) engineering a war with Canada in order to boost his popularity.
Moore's 2002 documentary Bowling for Columbine, probes the culture of guns and violence in the United States. Bowling For Columbine won the 2003 Academy Award for Documentary Feature, got special notice at the Cannes Film Festival and won France's Cesar Award as the "Best Foreign Film."
He has also directed two television series, TV Nation and The Awful Truth, both with a vicious satirical wit.
Moore has authored two bestselling books: Downsize This!, about politics and corporate crime in the United States, and Stupid White Men, a critique of American domestic and foreign policy.
Moore was previously a columnist for and briefly the editor of Mother Jones magazine and an employee of Ralph Nader. He left Nader's employment on bad terms, but they remained friends, with Moore vociferously supporting Nader's campaign for the US presidency in 2000.
Books
- Stupid White Men, New York, 2001
External Link
See Mike Moore for the New Zealand politician and World Trade Organization director.