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Oscar winner director Michael Moore has planed to launch a comedy festival in his adopted northern Michigan hometown of Traverse City.
Moore said Saturday the project involves cooperation with comedian Jeff Garlin who will help organize the Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival.
The festival is slated to present movies, stand-up and sketch comedy. They have not announced any schedule for next year's kickoff event.
"We've actually talked to some great people - I don't want to mention any names right now - who are going to come to Traverse City for this first comedy festival," said Moore, a filmmaker, author and Michigan native. "I think you'll be very pleased."
Moore and Garlin announced their plans at the fifth annual Traverse City Film Festival, which ends Sunday.
The 54-year-old director-activist won an Oscar for his 2002 Bowling for Columbine. His 2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 was a top-grossing documentary.
Moore has explored globalization, large corporations, gun ownership, the Iraq war, US President George W. Bush and the American health care system in his written and cinematic works. He was named by Time Magazine as one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2005.
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Greetings Michael,
I have been a memeber of your site for some years now it seems to be active and full of mail every time I would like to post a comment, I think your new directions of a comedy festival is a grand idea, you have always been one step ahead in the arts as a filmmaker. As Times Magazine's
one of the worlds 100 most influential people how could you fail.Good luck as I know this is not a new venture but always keep active.With that I invite you to join in and view my site you may be interested. http://push.pickensplan.com/profile/JeffreyMichaelPaganini
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Michael Moore to run comedy festival
Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:52:44 GMT
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Michael Moore
Oscar winner director Michael Moore has planed to launch a comedy festival in his adopted northern Michigan hometown of Traverse City.
Moore said Saturday the project involves cooperation with comedian Jeff Garlin who will help organize the Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival.
The festival is slated to present movies, stand-up and sketch comedy. They have not announced any schedule for next year's kickoff event.
"We've actually talked to some great people - I don't want to mention any names right now - who are going to come to Traverse City for this first comedy festival," said Moore, a filmmaker, author and Michigan native. "I think you'll be very pleased."
Moore and Garlin announced their plans at the fifth annual Traverse City Film Festival, which ends Sunday.
The 54-year-old director-activist won an Oscar for his 2002 Bowling for Columbine. His 2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 was a top-grossing documentary.
Moore has explored globalization, large corporations, gun ownership, the Iraq war, US President George W. Bush and the American health care system in his written and cinematic works. He was named by Time Magazine as one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2005.
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Greetings Michael,
I have been a memeber of your site for some years now it seems to be active and full of mail every time I would like to post a comment, I think your new directions of a comedy festival is a grand idea, you have always been one step ahead in the arts as a filmmaker. As Times Magazine's
one of the worlds 100 most influential people how could you fail.Good luck as I know this is not a new venture but always keep active.With that I invite you to join in and view my site you may be interested. http://push.pickensplan.com/profile/JeffreyMichaelPaganini
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Permalink Reply by Debra Goldenberg on -
Jeffrey, I am with you on your comments, MIchael Moore is definitely one of the best filmmakers of our time, he is looking out for the "little guy" and uncovering many unknown facts and secrets that the Powers That Be simply do not want to be found out. Try this video link to a key effort looking at outsourcing and the effects on working class people around the country, comments welcome! (too bad this one didnt' have wide release like Bowling for Columbine and Sicko, but it deserves a serious consideration, imo, and it's funny as well) Enjoy!
http://www.michaelmoore.com/dogeatdogfilms/tbo.html
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