Oprah & Michael Moore: Is Oprah Taking On Capitalism?

Michael Moore’s latest film “Capitalism: A Love Story” premieres today at the Venice film festival. This time Moore takes on Wall Street with a conclusion that most media outlets embrace: capitalism is evil.

Blending his trademark humor with tragic individual stories, archive footage and publicity stunts, the 55-year-old launches an attack on the capitalist system, arguing that it benefits the rich and condemns millions to poverty. via NYTimes

Michael Moore will promote “Capitalism: A Love Story” on Oprah, Sept. 22 2009.It’s ironic that Moore’s populism hasn’t prevented him from making his own big deal with Oprah.

While the media calls ‘foul’, Oprah nails down a capitalist-strategy media embargo on interviews (the NYTimes Sept. 20 mag interview got in under the deal-making wire) until after Michael Moore appears with Oprah on Sept. 22. Who can fight it? As BlackBook says: The Oprah platform is unparalleled within the media-scape—a promotional boon worth a million lower-profile interviews.

Michael Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story”

With the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh September 24-25, Fall 2009, expect to see more debates on ‘capitalism’ than we’ve heard since Seattle.

You remember Seattle, don’t you? 1999. America’s been snoozing since then. Perhaps Michael Moore and Oprah will fly in a few 747s, packed with European activists to spark up the occasion. Anne

Update on Mon, September 7, 2009 by Anne

Time mag review: Michael Moore Goes for Broke With Capitalism

Comments

[rKeane]

Where is the coverage for the other documentary called Stock Shock

Stock Shock
" The Short Selling of the American Dream "

www.stockshockmovie.com

www.twitter.com/stockshockmovie

This movie is also about Wall Street Law Changes that cripples this country financially due to Greed and coruption.

Richard Keane, narrator Stock Shock

[Anne]

Anne here. I wasn't alone tuning into Oprah on Sept. 22, to find the couch empty of MIchael Moore. After reverifying dates and other news sources, I gave up the search.

Yesterday the LATimes -- original source of the story -- wrote Why is Oprah giving Michael Moore the brush off? The answer is we don't know. But Mr. Moore is nowhere on the schedule.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/why-did-oprah-give-michael-moore-the-cold-cold-shoulder.html