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Cannes Proves Its Irrelevance

Posted by Kevin
Published: May 22, 2004 - 6:54 PM

Cannes proves yet again that it's "awards" are a complete crock of shit.

CANNES, France (AP) - American filmmaker Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," a scathing indictment of White House actions after the Sept. 11 attacks, won the top prize Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival.

"Fahrenheit 9/11" was the first documentary to win Cannes' prestigious Palme d'Or since Jacques Cousteau's and Louis Malle's "The Silent World" in 1956.

"What have you done? I'm completely overwhelmed by this. Merci," Moore said after getting a standing ovation from the Cannes crowd.

Roger Ebert, certainly no fan of George Bush's, nails it. He says the acclaim for Fahrenheit 9/11 is much for its politics as its filmmaking.

Michael Moore Hates America should be release in theaters this summer. View the trailer....

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Comments (8)

"Its" is possesive. "It's"... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Punctuation Police | May 22, 2004 10:50 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Punctuation Police:

"Its" is possesive. "It's" = it is.

1. Posted by Punctuation Police | May 22, 2004 10:50 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on May 22, 2004 22:50

Noted and corrected. Thank... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Kevin | May 22, 2004 11:39 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Kevin:

Noted and corrected. Thanks.

2. Posted by Kevin | May 22, 2004 11:39 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on May 22, 2004 23:39

Michael Moore is a hero. </... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by Goose | May 23, 2004 9:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Goose:

Michael Moore is a hero.

3. Posted by Goose | May 23, 2004 9:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on May 23, 2004 21:40

I would disagree with Goose... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by Jon | May 24, 2004 1:36 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Jon:

I would disagree with Goose's definition of hero.

4. Posted by Jon | May 24, 2004 1:36 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on May 24, 2004 13:36

Michael Moore is the one ch... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by Trooper | July 31, 2004 4:47 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Trooper:

Michael Moore is the one chance America has to salvage itself as its socio-economic infrastructure continues to break down.

Swallow some humble pie, folks, before you go the way of the the Romans... Listen to the man. He's lying to you a hell of a lot less than CNN is...

5. Posted by Trooper | July 31, 2004 4:47 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on July 31, 2004 16:47

Well, at least Trooper open... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by No Party | August 4, 2004 1:15 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

No Party:

Well, at least Trooper openly admits that Moore AND CNN are BOTH liars.

6. Posted by No Party | August 4, 2004 1:15 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2004 01:15

Trooper: what exactly do yo... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by likwidshoe | August 9, 2004 6:06 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

likwidshoe:

Trooper: what exactly do you mean?

"Michael Moore is the one chance America has to salvage itself as its socio-economic infrastructure continues to break down."

What in the hell does that mean?

Don't tell me that you mean we have to listen to some bombastic lying piece of American hating piece of shit to save ourselves?!? That would just be too stupid.

7. Posted by likwidshoe | August 9, 2004 6:06 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 9, 2004 18:06

I beg do differ. Michael M... (Below threshold)

8. Posted by LamontCranston | October 5, 2004 1:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

LamontCranston:

I beg do differ. Michael Moore is not a lying piece of shit. You can tell by the texture of the movement of his flesh as it jiggles.

He's a lying SACK of shit.

Get it right.

Lamont

8. Posted by LamontCranston | October 5, 2004 1:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on October 5, 2004 13:38

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