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wiebke's LJ and noted that Ebert has the review up now:
BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE / ***1/2 (R)
As you can see from the stars there, it's a pretty good review. I highly anticipate seeing this film when it gets here next week. As many of you know, I live in Denver. The school where the shootings took place are in a suburb of Denver called Littleton. When I first moved here, I lived in Littleton - it happened to be only a month after the shootings took place. It touched my life deeply as one of my roommates gratuated from Columbine some years back.
When the school reopened in September 1999, I was there with my roommates to help keep the media away from the kids. It was both a sad and hopeful day - I'm not sure where the school stands right now - I've heard stories, as stories happen to be passed around after a tragedy. I don't know what's true or not - but one thing is certain. Littleton is still greiving. It's been eclipsed by other school shootings now and of course 9-11, but the people here are still very troubled by the events that happened in April, 1999.
I got involved with a few things - my department of Religious Studies held a discussion group on the martyring of Cassie Burnell, who was reported to have answered "Yes" when the shooters asked her if she believed in God. It turns out now that Cassie was not the girl that said that - but she's still a martyr here. You can buy a book on her called "She said Yes". There were religious groups trying to gain converts because of the tragedy. Local legistration tried passing a law that would give parents access to find out what their kid's were checking out of the library. There were still people out there trying to be helpful and do good for the students. As always, the best and worst were brought out in people. There certainly was a lot for my department to talk about.
The film isn't being shown here till next weekend. It's at an art theater, of course. Major ones wouldn't dare show something like this unless it proved to be a box office smash. I am curious to see what sort of reception it will receive in Denver - emotions run high and I'm not sure some people are ready for this. Though I have been surprised by people in the past. I hope this is one of those times.
Michael Moore sent out this memo over the internet in regards to the film. There is a list of locations for where it will be shown this weekend:
October 17, 2002
"Bowling for Columbine" Sets a Box Office Record
Dear friends,
I have some great news to share with you.
"Bowling for Columbine" has set the new all-time opening weekend box office
record ($27,000 per screen avg.) for a documentary in the United States!
Thank you SO MUCH -- all of you who stood in those enormous lines in Los
Angeles and New York trying to get in but couldn't. The unprecedented
outpouring of support for this film sent a shock wave through Hollywood. An
astounding 18 films opened last Friday in NYC and L.A. -- so, for a
documentary to do this well in such a crowded field, it was the last thing
anyone expected. And? to break the record set nearly 13 years ago by "Roger
& Me" -- it was the only way it should have happened!
Here's a sample of one of the thousands of e-mails I received this week:
"A group of us went to see 'Bowling for Columbine' tonight -- to a
completely packed house in the big theater at Loews 19th St. Besides
laughter overriding scenes, tears, and applause throughout, there was a
spontaneous cheer -- quite loud and sustained -- with the applause at the
end of the film. I have never seen that kind of thing in a theater in New
York. But I understand. I couldn't keep myself from laughing out loud and
crying throughout. And folks didn't rush out, as New Yorkers do. Almost
everybody sat through to the end of the credits and left
the theater talking furiously. The audience was blown away by the film. It
was clear everyone in that room was. This film will do well. It needs to."
Well, now, the true test comes tomorrow -- will the film survive as it
expands to the next 20 cities this weekend? I hate how the Hollywood movie
distribution system works for independent films -- a week at a time and,
depending how well it fares each weekend, that determines if people living
farther out from the largest urban areas will get to see the movie. But
that's the way it is and I am confident you will help me beat it.
So, if you live in or near any of the following areas, this weekend is your
chance to see what I believe may be my best work to date:
NEW YORK CITY AREA
Lincoln Plaza Cinemas - Manhattan
Landmark Sunshine Cinemas - Manhattan
Loews 19th St. Theater - Manhattan
Jaco Bam Rose 4 - Brooklyn, NY
Roosevelt Raceway 10 - Westbury NY
Nam Island 16 - Holtsville NY
Nam Sawmill 10 - Hawthorne NY
Fine Arts - Scarsdale NY
Jacob Burns Film Center - Pleasantville NY
Jaco Bethel - Bethel CT
Garden 3 - Norwalk CT
Montgomery Center - Rocky Hill NJ
LOS ANGELES AREA
Regent - Westwood CA
Laemmle Sunset 5 - Los Angeles CA
Laemmle Town Center - Encino CA
Landmark Rialto South - Pasedena CA
Regal Edwards University ? Irvine CA
Laemmle Westlake Village 2 ? Westlake Village CA
ESP Los Feliz 3 - Los Angeles CA
AMC Rolling Hill - Torrance CA
AMC Media Center 8 - Burbank CA
AMC Promenade 16 - Woodland Hills CA
Westlake Village 2 - Westlake Village CA
CHICAGO
Pipers Alley 4 - Chicago IL
Century Cinearts 6 - Evanston IL
Landmark Renaissance Place - Highland Park IL
PHILADELPHIA
Ritz at the Bourse - Philadelphia PA
Ritz 6 - Voorhees NJ
SAN FRANCISCO
Landmark Embarcadero 5 - San Francisco
Landmark Aquarius 2 - Palo Alto CA
Camera One - San Jose CA
Landmark Piedmont 3 - Oakland CA
Landmark Act 1 & 2 - Berkeley CA
Century Arts Sequoia 2 - Mill Valley CA
BOSTON
Copley Place Cinemas 11 - Boston MA
Landmark Kendall Square - Cambridge MA
Landmark Embassy 6 - Waltham MA
Coolidge Corner Theater - Brookline MA
WASHINGTON DC
DuPont Circle 5 - Washington DC
Shirlington 7 - Arlington VA
Bethesda Row Cinema 8 - Bethesda MD
SEATTLE
Landmark Egyptian - Seattle WA
SAN DIEGO
Landmark Hillcrest Cinema 5 - San Diego CA
This weekend, the film also opens in Canada, starting in Toronto and
Vancouver. I will send a separate email this weekend to all my friends in
foreign countries about when the film (and other goodies) will be coming
your way.
But for those of you who packed the theatres in New York and Los Angeles
this past week, I want you to know that your attendance at my film has
resulted in me having a much larger forum in which to speak out against the
war on Iraq and the other misdeeds of the Bush administration. After being
virtually banned from the airwaves during the release of my book, that wall
has been broken down by this film's success. I've been able to be a
"stand-in" for all of you and say the things on prime time TV that never
get said. Mainstream publications like People Magazine (whose critic called
the film "provocative, entertaining and maddening -- a must see!") are
running feature stories, and this weekend I'm spending the entire hour with
Tim Russert on his CNBC show.
But the thing I'm looking forward to the most will happen on Monday night
when Phil Donahue will broadcast his MSNBC show LIVE from Flint with an
audience of Flint residents and myself. I'll be sure to remind you of this
on Monday.
Last night we had the DC premiere of the film amidst a very tense
atmosphere as people came into the theatre (a block from the Maryland
border) looking both ways and then some. We raised over $50,000 for various
groups fighting the Bush agenda. Similar benefit screenings of the film are
taking place in cities all across the country this week.
One other piece of news: 81 House Democrats and 29 Senate Democrats last
week sided with Bush in his resolution to attack Iraq. They, like all the
other Democrats, received the petition that many of you signed vowing not
to vote for them if they supported the war. Within 72 hours of posting that
petition on my website, over 50,000 of you signed it. It was an awesome
response, and the Republicrats are now on notice: If we can't get rid of
you on November 5th, we suggest that you start perusing the want ads or
monster.com because we promise that you will soon be serving your last term
in Congress. As for the 126 Democrats in the House and the 21 others in the
Senate who heeded the will of the people, we commend you for your courage.
Thank you.
Finally, my apologies to those who have had a hard time getting on my
website this week. The server blew out several times from all the heavy
traffic. Last January, I was getting 70,000 hits a month. In September, my
site got 17 million. In just six hours last Friday, we registered 3 million
hits before the server cried "Uncle!" Things are fine now, so check out
some of our new stuff, including the weekly missions from Mike's Office of
Homeland Security.
Thanks again everyone -- and see ya at THE movie this weekend!
Yours,
Michael Moore
Writer, Director, Inhabitant of a No-Fly Zone
www.michaelmoore.com
mmflint@aol.com
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wiebke's LJ and noted that Ebert has the review up now: BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE / ***1/2 (R)
As you can see from the stars there, it's a pretty good review. I highly anticipate seeing this film when it gets here next week. As many of you know, I live in Denver. The school where the shootings took place are in a suburb of Denver called Littleton. When I first moved here, I lived in Littleton - it happened to be only a month after the shootings took place. It touched my life deeply as one of my roommates gratuated from Columbine some years back.
When the school reopened in September 1999, I was there with my roommates to help keep the media away from the kids. It was both a sad and hopeful day - I'm not sure where the school stands right now - I've heard stories, as stories happen to be passed around after a tragedy. I don't know what's true or not - but one thing is certain. Littleton is still greiving. It's been eclipsed by other school shootings now and of course 9-11, but the people here are still very troubled by the events that happened in April, 1999.
I got involved with a few things - my department of Religious Studies held a discussion group on the martyring of Cassie Burnell, who was reported to have answered "Yes" when the shooters asked her if she believed in God. It turns out now that Cassie was not the girl that said that - but she's still a martyr here. You can buy a book on her called "She said Yes". There were religious groups trying to gain converts because of the tragedy. Local legistration tried passing a law that would give parents access to find out what their kid's were checking out of the library. There were still people out there trying to be helpful and do good for the students. As always, the best and worst were brought out in people. There certainly was a lot for my department to talk about.
The film isn't being shown here till next weekend. It's at an art theater, of course. Major ones wouldn't dare show something like this unless it proved to be a box office smash. I am curious to see what sort of reception it will receive in Denver - emotions run high and I'm not sure some people are ready for this. Though I have been surprised by people in the past. I hope this is one of those times.
Michael Moore sent out this memo over the internet in regards to the film. There is a list of locations for where it will be shown this weekend:
October 17, 2002
"Bowling for Columbine" Sets a Box Office Record
Dear friends,
I have some great news to share with you.
"Bowling for Columbine" has set the new all-time opening weekend box office
record ($27,000 per screen avg.) for a documentary in the United States!
Thank you SO MUCH -- all of you who stood in those enormous lines in Los
Angeles and New York trying to get in but couldn't. The unprecedented
outpouring of support for this film sent a shock wave through Hollywood. An
astounding 18 films opened last Friday in NYC and L.A. -- so, for a
documentary to do this well in such a crowded field, it was the last thing
anyone expected. And? to break the record set nearly 13 years ago by "Roger
& Me" -- it was the only way it should have happened!
Here's a sample of one of the thousands of e-mails I received this week:
"A group of us went to see 'Bowling for Columbine' tonight -- to a
completely packed house in the big theater at Loews 19th St. Besides
laughter overriding scenes, tears, and applause throughout, there was a
spontaneous cheer -- quite loud and sustained -- with the applause at the
end of the film. I have never seen that kind of thing in a theater in New
York. But I understand. I couldn't keep myself from laughing out loud and
crying throughout. And folks didn't rush out, as New Yorkers do. Almost
everybody sat through to the end of the credits and left
the theater talking furiously. The audience was blown away by the film. It
was clear everyone in that room was. This film will do well. It needs to."
Well, now, the true test comes tomorrow -- will the film survive as it
expands to the next 20 cities this weekend? I hate how the Hollywood movie
distribution system works for independent films -- a week at a time and,
depending how well it fares each weekend, that determines if people living
farther out from the largest urban areas will get to see the movie. But
that's the way it is and I am confident you will help me beat it.
So, if you live in or near any of the following areas, this weekend is your
chance to see what I believe may be my best work to date:
NEW YORK CITY AREA
Lincoln Plaza Cinemas - Manhattan
Landmark Sunshine Cinemas - Manhattan
Loews 19th St. Theater - Manhattan
Jaco Bam Rose 4 - Brooklyn, NY
Roosevelt Raceway 10 - Westbury NY
Nam Island 16 - Holtsville NY
Nam Sawmill 10 - Hawthorne NY
Fine Arts - Scarsdale NY
Jacob Burns Film Center - Pleasantville NY
Jaco Bethel - Bethel CT
Garden 3 - Norwalk CT
Montgomery Center - Rocky Hill NJ
LOS ANGELES AREA
Regent - Westwood CA
Laemmle Sunset 5 - Los Angeles CA
Laemmle Town Center - Encino CA
Landmark Rialto South - Pasedena CA
Regal Edwards University ? Irvine CA
Laemmle Westlake Village 2 ? Westlake Village CA
ESP Los Feliz 3 - Los Angeles CA
AMC Rolling Hill - Torrance CA
AMC Media Center 8 - Burbank CA
AMC Promenade 16 - Woodland Hills CA
Westlake Village 2 - Westlake Village CA
CHICAGO
Pipers Alley 4 - Chicago IL
Century Cinearts 6 - Evanston IL
Landmark Renaissance Place - Highland Park IL
PHILADELPHIA
Ritz at the Bourse - Philadelphia PA
Ritz 6 - Voorhees NJ
SAN FRANCISCO
Landmark Embarcadero 5 - San Francisco
Landmark Aquarius 2 - Palo Alto CA
Camera One - San Jose CA
Landmark Piedmont 3 - Oakland CA
Landmark Act 1 & 2 - Berkeley CA
Century Arts Sequoia 2 - Mill Valley CA
BOSTON
Copley Place Cinemas 11 - Boston MA
Landmark Kendall Square - Cambridge MA
Landmark Embassy 6 - Waltham MA
Coolidge Corner Theater - Brookline MA
WASHINGTON DC
DuPont Circle 5 - Washington DC
Shirlington 7 - Arlington VA
Bethesda Row Cinema 8 - Bethesda MD
SEATTLE
Landmark Egyptian - Seattle WA
SAN DIEGO
Landmark Hillcrest Cinema 5 - San Diego CA
This weekend, the film also opens in Canada, starting in Toronto and
Vancouver. I will send a separate email this weekend to all my friends in
foreign countries about when the film (and other goodies) will be coming
your way.
But for those of you who packed the theatres in New York and Los Angeles
this past week, I want you to know that your attendance at my film has
resulted in me having a much larger forum in which to speak out against the
war on Iraq and the other misdeeds of the Bush administration. After being
virtually banned from the airwaves during the release of my book, that wall
has been broken down by this film's success. I've been able to be a
"stand-in" for all of you and say the things on prime time TV that never
get said. Mainstream publications like People Magazine (whose critic called
the film "provocative, entertaining and maddening -- a must see!") are
running feature stories, and this weekend I'm spending the entire hour with
Tim Russert on his CNBC show.
But the thing I'm looking forward to the most will happen on Monday night
when Phil Donahue will broadcast his MSNBC show LIVE from Flint with an
audience of Flint residents and myself. I'll be sure to remind you of this
on Monday.
Last night we had the DC premiere of the film amidst a very tense
atmosphere as people came into the theatre (a block from the Maryland
border) looking both ways and then some. We raised over $50,000 for various
groups fighting the Bush agenda. Similar benefit screenings of the film are
taking place in cities all across the country this week.
One other piece of news: 81 House Democrats and 29 Senate Democrats last
week sided with Bush in his resolution to attack Iraq. They, like all the
other Democrats, received the petition that many of you signed vowing not
to vote for them if they supported the war. Within 72 hours of posting that
petition on my website, over 50,000 of you signed it. It was an awesome
response, and the Republicrats are now on notice: If we can't get rid of
you on November 5th, we suggest that you start perusing the want ads or
monster.com because we promise that you will soon be serving your last term
in Congress. As for the 126 Democrats in the House and the 21 others in the
Senate who heeded the will of the people, we commend you for your courage.
Thank you.
Finally, my apologies to those who have had a hard time getting on my
website this week. The server blew out several times from all the heavy
traffic. Last January, I was getting 70,000 hits a month. In September, my
site got 17 million. In just six hours last Friday, we registered 3 million
hits before the server cried "Uncle!" Things are fine now, so check out
some of our new stuff, including the weekly missions from Mike's Office of
Homeland Security.
Thanks again everyone -- and see ya at THE movie this weekend!
Yours,
Michael Moore
Writer, Director, Inhabitant of a No-Fly Zone
www.michaelmoore.com
mmflint@aol.com
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I read an article somewhere saying that the school has seen something like 40-50% turnover of staff, all of whom have, I imagined, suffered through a lot of stress, anxiety, grief, nightmares, etc. The school will probably have all new people in a few years, between people leaving to teach elsewhere, quitting teaching and people retiring.
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