The
Awful Truth
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The Complete DVD Set (Seasons 1 & 2)
The entire first and second seasons
of THE AWFUL TRUTH are available now on a four-DVD set. See the adventures
of Michael Moore and his People's Democratic Republic as they: bail Crackers
out of jail, play "beat the rich," help Joe Camel find a new job, watch
Lucianne Goldberg through the LucyCam and much more. In the spirit of his
award-winning documentary Roger and Me, Moore combines comedy and non-fiction
as he places himself squarely in the middle of today’s most controversial
issues and events. |
Canadian
Bacon
(1995)
DVD
The premise is that the president
(Alda) is so far down in the polls that he has to create a war to bolster
his popularity; he picks a fight with Canada, demonizing the bland denizens
of the Great White North to the point that a group of Niagara Falls law-enforcement
types (led by Candy in one of his final film roles) decides to invade on
their own initiative. There are a couple of funny moments (mostly having
to do with the propaganda campaign against Canada), but otherwise, a frozen
stiff.
--Marshall Fine
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Bowling
for Columbine
(2002)
DVD
Michael Moore's superb documentary
(following in the footsteps of Roger & Me and The Big One) tackles
a meaty subject: gun control. Moore skillfully lays out arguments surrounding
the issue and short-circuits them all, leaving one impossible question:
why do Americans kill each other more often than people in any other democratic
nation? Moore focuses his quest around the shootings at Columbine High
School and the shooting of one 6-year-old by another near his own hometown
of Flint, Michigan. By approaching the headquarters of K-Mart (where the
Columbine shooters bought their ammo) and going to Charlton Heston's own
home, Moore demands accountability from the forces that support unrestricted
gun sales in the U.S. His arguments are conducted with the humor and empathy
that have made Moore more than just a gadfly; he's become a genuine voice
of reason in a world driven by fear and greed. --Bret Fetzer |
TV
Nation, Vol. 2 (1997) VHS
Volume 2 comprises the first show
of the Fox run and the "Love Night" episode, as well as a segment, too
controversial to be aired, about the Phelps family (revisited during an
episode of The Awful Truth), renowned for picketing the funerals of people
who've died of AIDS. |
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