Link: www.salon.com/…
Noted documentary filmmaker Michael Moore is coming out with a new film called Where to Invade Next — and it sounds awesome. It is getting phenomenal early reviews, and Moore wants to distribute it in a very unique way:
The date for the release is only part of the story. The film will be launched in one of the most progressive and activist formats ever conceived. Early test scores of the film have it getting the highest viewer ratings of any of Moore’s previous films. “What it has shown us is the film not only plays well as just a movie, but the issues raised in the film deeply affect people,” Moore said.
So Moore asked his distributors to get on board with a release plan designed to rock the nation: “I said …. give me a month or so to barnstorm the country, me personally, in a big rock ‘n’ roll tour bus, and we will criss-cross the country showing the film for free, leading up to the New Hampshire primary — because the issues in the film are the issues, the real issues, people want being discussed in this election year.” They may also have music and rallies along the way.
The early part of the movie demonstrates how the United States hasn’t won a war since WWII, and comically envisions the U.S. taking over countries — just to take their good ideas! The next part sounds VERY Bernie-like to me:
Moore then embarks on a tour of a series of European nations and one in Africa where he finds society getting it right. From debt-free education to paid leave, women’s rights, prison reform and delicious school lunches, Moore offers viewers a world where people simply live better than we do here.
In a brilliant move, Moore has made his most patriotic film yet without shooting a single frame in the United States.
I can’t wait to see this, as I’ve loved Moore’s work in the past. Get ready for it to be released on February 12th - Lincoln’s birthday AND the week of the New Hampshire primary.
Go Bernie!
VOTE BERNIE!