US government trying to seize new Michael Moore film, says producer

[EV_Ares]

Harvey Weinstein fires latest shot in battle over healthcare documentary

Charlotte Higgins in Cannes
Saturday May 19, 2007
The Guardian


Cannes is smacking its lips in anticipation of filmmaker and provocateur Michael Moore's latest jeremiad against the US administration, which receives its premiere at the film festival today. Sicko, a documentary tackling the state of American healthcare, focuses on the pharmaceutical giants, and particularly on health insurers.
The film has already caused Moore - who won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2004 with Fahrenheit 911 - to clash with the American authorities. Now, according to movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, whose Weinstein Company is behind the film, the US government is attempting to impound the negative.


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[liberalnurse]

1. I sure hope they have

several copies stashed away far from the reach of any US thug.

[napi21]

2. Under what pretext do they think they can do THAT?

I know, that damn peskey 1st Ammendment keeps popping up, now, doesn't it!

What in the world reason have they made up to allow them to impound it?

[Demeter]

3. Because They Serve an Insane Despot?

That is my final answer to any political question about the current coup of pirates.

[PassingFair]

4. Maybe because some of it was shot in Cuba?

They're NOT in love with Mr. Moore....

[napi21]

5. I could almost understand if they arrested Michael for going to Cuba

without authorization, but I still don't accept that that gives them any right to seize his film.

Yea, I know. He's one of their bitter enemies!

[Karenina]

6. Not sure why they are SOOO insecure...

after all, Carlyle bought up Loew's Theaters post "Farenheit 911" to shut him out of future venues. :shrug:

[PDJane]

7. It's a documentary.

Journalism and documentaries are legal.

I don't know how they'll get around those pesky rules........

[BlooInBloo]

8. No torrents available for it yet, that I was able to find in a brief search.