Meet In The Lobby

If you’ve ever uttered “I can’t wait to see that movie!” the Weinstein Brothers understand.

After a Monday sneak preview of Michael Moore’s Sicko, the gonzo filmmaker’s thrashing of our ailing health care system, The Weinstein Company decided to release the movie to NYC theaters one week early. So, if you live in The Big Apple, you can line up this Friday.

(In 30 other cities — including L.A., Philadelphia, Boston, Dallas, Washington D.C. and Moore’s Flint, Michigan — you can see your own sneak preview Saturday night.)

Sicko Official Trailer

Monday night’s New York preview concluded with a standing ovation — Moore films tend to elicit this type of reaction — prompting Harvey Weinstein to tell Variety, “(It) confirmed what we believe to be true since the film’s launch in Cannes … that audiences love this movie.”

Moore’s films have been left-leaning, of course, with Fahrenheit 9/11 acting as a mighty anti-Republican missive. With a film like that, debate roiled throughout the country: not everyone is a liberal, nor is everyone a conservative.

But Sicko is different: Everyone in this country has needed medical care. Many of us can complain about the service we’ve received; worse, some can complain about the care they haven’t received. Moore, typically defined as one-sided, has now tackled a tragedy that crosses party lines more than any of his previous films (except perhaps Roger and Me).

Moore is still preparing for a fight, however. Reuters reports he expects an “onslaught” in the form of an attack from the nation’s pharmaceutical and insurance companies, the clear villains in Sicko.

QUESTION: Is Michael Moore a social issues savior or does he have his own agenda? DISCUSS

Other Posts of Interest

• FREE DVD GIVEAWAY: Michael Moore’s SiCKO Special Edition
• PREVIEW: Michael Moore’s “Captain Mike Across America”
• Filmmaker Interview: Your Mommy Kills Animals
• This Weekend’s Movies: Updates to Ratatouille, Live Free or Die Hard, SiCKO
• Movie News. Your Views. Meet In The Lobby — Now In Development

June 20th, 2007
Categories: Trailers, Documentaries, Movie Previews . Author: Norm Schrager

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