Michael Moore takes on capitalism - his new film takes on the financial crisis
By Behind The Scenes TV on Sep 8, 2009 in Directors, Documentary
If anyone has profited from the free-enterprise system in the past 20 years, it’s Michael Moore. Since 1989, when his “Roger & Me” pioneered the docu-comedy form of nonfiction film, Moore’s movies, TV shows and best-selling books have given him an eight-figure net worth.
And in all of these, he is the improbable star: a heavyset fellow with a doofus grin, alternately laughing and badgering but always at the center of his own attention. Why, there he is, at the end of his new movie, “Capitalism: A Love Story,” wrapping the New York Stock Exchange building in yellow tape that reads: CRIME SCENE.
The writer-director-propagandist has earned every penny and Euro of his boodle. Moore’s last three filmed diatribes — “Bowling for Columbine,” “Fahrenheit 9/11″ and “Sicko” –h ave amassed more than $300 million in theaters worldwide, and loads more on DVD; and “Fahrenheit” is, by a long stretch, the top-grossing documentary of all time.
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