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Advantages: A chilling documentary that provides much to questions to answer, and truly topical in the light of recent tragedy Disadvantages: Not everyone likes Michael Moore's work , citing factual problems and errors within his work
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TITLE : Bowling For Columbine
RATING: ****½
DIRECTOR: Michael Moore
SCREENWRITER: Michael Moore
NARRATOR: Michael Moore
STUDIO: United Artists / Alliance Atlantis / Dog Eat Dog Films
RUNNING TIME: 120 min. RATED: R (US) & 15 (UK); for disturbing images, and some profanity.
DVD AVAILABILITY: 5.48 GBP, from Amazon; ASIN# B000089ATL
************************************************************* ... ...the lifelong NRA member made BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE, a fascinating, groundbreaking documentary about America's love affair with guns. The film got great notice all over the world, and would later go on to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2002. ******************************************************************
LET 'S TAKE THE SKINHEADS BOWLING!!!
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Personally, I've always ...
Advantages: If you love the weather this is great Disadvantages: already seen footage could be longer
If you love the weather you love this too. Presented by Donal MacIntyre With great informative facts about how hurricanes are made and how fast winds can reach in the wake of the moment.
With stunnng CGI to breathtaking filming techniques.
There are four programmes on the DVD which talk about the 'Wind', 'Water', 'Winter' and 'Summer'
Donel shows us the heat of the Sahara to a fury of a monsoon then through the coldest of temperature's to the ...
Advantages: Enlightening and important piece of filmaking Disadvantages: Shocking and disturbing in areas
...and important films such as Bowling for Columbine and the more recent Fahrenheit 911 he also writes books which are equally important to read (Downsize This, Adventures in a TV Nation, Dude, where's my Country, Stupid White Men etc).
I don't agree with everything Mr Moore has to say but I am thankful that someone has finally come along who is willing to stand up for what he believes in at any cost. Finally a small fish (Michael Moore isn't that ... ...along with a big helping of humour. The one this Michael Moore does exceptionally well is keep the balance between entertaining and informing. So often documentaries loose their audience due to lack of stimulation. When I first watched Bowling for Columbine I wanted to watch it over again almost immediately. ...
Grey Gardens is a dramatised version of the cult documentary made in the 1970s, which centred on a mother and daughter living in a decrepit and dangerous old house in the rich Hamptons. Their story was introduced into the public forum as it was discovered that they were relatives of Jackie Onasis, yet had allowed themselves to live in horrifying and unsanitary conditions. Here, the writers try to give an insight into how two high society woman’s ... ...almost swallowed them whole.
Grey Gardens is a powerful and poignant portrait of two women whose lives have been changed by time, scarred by the pains of their past and haunted by the lives which they wished they had lived. It’s a story about turning a heart-breaking past into a hopeful future and works both as a sumptuously produced acting showcase and a moving, elegant tale about the overlapping qualities of courage and madness. It manages to ...
Advantages: Insightful and important viewing Disadvantages: Heart-wrenching and ungly
Directed by: Michael Moore
Written by: Michael Moore
Genre: Documentary
Release Date: October 2004
Classification: 15 (due to scenes of a sensitive nature)
Run time: 122 minutes
Cost: RRP: £19.99 Amazon Price: £5.97
Awards: Won 23 awards including Canne Film Festival Golden Palm award and Nominated for 12 further awards, including an Oscar
DVD Features:
2 discs (1st disc is the feature film 2nd disc contains the following:)
Film footage ... ...war on Iraq)
Music Selection
Career Gear Mini Feature
Plot Summary:
The almost infamous film maker Michael Moore explores the repercussions of 9/11 and the ensuing war on Iraq, and the failings, secrecy and deception of the US government in the aftermath of the tragedy.
About the Film-maker:
For information on the Film-maker, Michael Moore, take a look at my review of Bowling for Columbine (4th July '06).
The Feature:
This isn't a pleasant ...
