Michael Moore doesn't usually come to mind when thinking about romantic comedies, but perhaps all that is about to change with the release of his upcoming recession-themed doc. Taking its cue from the torrid love stories of cinema past, Capitalism: A Love Story will premiere in the U.S. on Oct. 2.
"It will be the perfect date movie," said the filmmaker in a statement. "It's got it all - lust, passion, romance and 14,000 jobs being eliminated every day. It's a forbidden love, one that dare not speak its name. Heck, let's just say it: it's capitalism."
The film's U.S. release falls a year and a day after the U.S. government announced its Wall Street bailout. Overture Films will release the project domestically, with Paramount Vintage handling international distribution. For more on Moore, go to his website www.michaelmoore.com.
Academy Award-winner Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Taxi to the Dark Side) is currently working on a documentary about Lance Armstrong, which is being produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The piece is focused on Armstrong's comeback, and was championed at the studio by Columbia Pictures President Matt Tolmach, an avid cyclist. The $3.5 million dollar film will most likely be finished later next year. (via the Los Angeles Times).
Gibney just set up a Twitter feed (@BaLueBolivar) where he's posting production updates from the Tour de France.
According to a piece by John Miga, John Kerry wants to become a movie producer. The Massachusetts Senator has put in a request to the Federal Election Commission to use $300,000 from his campaign funds to invest in a documentary about injured Iraq war veterans. The film, tentatively titled Keeping Faith, is to be directed and produced by George Butler (Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry, Pumping Iron). (via Google News)