Posted on 06/15/2007 8:52:17 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Every Movie Marketer's Worst Nightmare Becomes Grim Reality for Weinstein Company
LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) -- Michael Moore's new documentary "Sicko" has been pirated and is now widely available for download on peer-to-peer content sites like www.thepiratebay.org. Michael Moore's controversial 'Sicko' movie is now available for free online.
Last week, the Oscar winning director announced that he'd decided to stash a copy of "Sicko" in Canada, in case the Federal government decided to impound it over an apparently unauthorized trip to Cuba made during its filming. As it turns out, the hard part won't be getting the film released, but getting audiences to pay to see it now that its available for free.
If the breach is as wide as it appears -- and this reporter downloaded a copy and watched it late Thursday night with ease -- Moore, and his distributor, The Weinstein Company, have a every film maker's worst marketing nightmare on their hands -- how to persuade people to go to the theater to see a show that's available free on the Internet. (Officials at the Weinstein Company were unavailable for comment late Thursday evening.)
Al Gore steps in Moore had recently hired Al Gore attorney David Boies, who has said he believes Moore is being unfairly harassed by the U.S. Treasury Dept. over his trip to Cuba because he'd criticized the current Administration in his penultimate documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11."
While it remains to be seen if that is simply Moore's famous showmanship and posturing, or actually true, what is clear is that the blogosphere isn't reacting to the leak with anything approaching apolitical neutrality: One pirate link encouraged potential downloaders to view the film online saying," Watch this free copy and keep $ out of that fat f-cks hands."
"Sicko's" general release date is June 29.
Very clever!
Imported Spanish doctors?
Moore is a clown.
Considering that he and his fellow travellers advocate using the brute force of government to steal money from those who work to give to those who won't work, I won't feel too sorry for him.
http://www.torrentspy.com/torrent/1207386/Sicko_2_7_DVDrip
You need the VLC player to watch it, apparently.
An interesting note: In a typical hospital you will find doctors making six-figure incomes, and volunteers working for free.
The real reason that health care is so expensive is because of Gov't involvement. Medicaid/Medicair will pay only what they want to pay, regardless how much they are billed. The rest of us have to pick up the slack in the form of higher costs for medical care.
A lot of those doctors making six-figure incomes are also paying six-figure malpractice-insurance premiums.
“I have yet to receive a convincing explanation of why health care is this expensive”
Simple.
You are paying for all the people who don’t have health insurance.
Original Video Interview Statement from Michael Moore's Mother:
Michael Moore is a nice guy, but he should take care not to eat too much or he could get fat and I feel like an idiot for not helping him understand this better.
Michael Moore Type Film Editing:
Michael Moore is a nice guy, but he should take care not to eat too much or he could get fat and I feel like an idiot for not helping him understand this better.
Yes, Roger & Me was amusing, seemingly, but it was built on a lie from beginning to end.
Unnecessarily so, since it could have been done easily enough while telling the truth.
I’m not a great fan of Big Business and Detroit, but I’m also not much of a fan of Communist nut cases. A pox on both their houses.
Bwa ha. Well Moore should be happy. Now the “little guy” can afford to see his movie. Free movies for all!
It's available on the donkey network also. If you haven't used that network, just get a copy of amule for a client and have at it.
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It's a shame about your movie being leaked. You will, of course, pardon me if I watch it for free. After all, you and your grandfather both preached how great socialism is and that personal property is evil. I just want to see your film in its proper context.
Best of luck in finding an MD in this country to help you with the bypass you are going to need in the next 2 years. After the smear job you have no doubt cooked up for the medical profession in this country, I hope you can't even buy aspirin any more.
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Downloading and watching is first amendment protected.
theres a movie called “Michael & Me”. it’s by moore’s original camerman on Roger & Me, who now hates him. well worth looking up.
http://www.attackcartoons.com/article.php?story=20070524080214857
They are full of lies and it is a same you are not smart enough to see them.
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