Vote "Fahrenheit 9/11" as "Favorite Film&quot

[Panahs]

People's Choice Awards Nominates "Fahrenheit 9/11" as "Favorite Film of the Year"

 

 

December 8, 2004

 

Dear Friends,

 

May I take a break from our post-election despair to share with you a little piece of happy/silly/cool news?

 

"Fahrenheit 9/11" has been nominated by the People's Choice Awards as the American public's "Favorite Film of the Year." The five nominees were chosen from a poll of thousands of Americans in mid-to-late November. The other nominees for best film are "Spiderman 2," "The Incredibles," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (with Jim Carrey), and "Shrek 2." It is the first time ever a documentary has been nominated for best film by the People's Choice Awards.

 

The People's Choice Awards are considered, among all the awards shows, to be the one which most accurately reflects the "mainstream" public opinion in the United States.

 

OK, now, here's the best part: YOU get to vote! Online. Now. Just go to http://www.pcavote.com/voting/film/f01.shtml'>http://www.pcavote.com/voting/film/f01.shtml,'>http://www.pcavote.com/voting/film/f01.shtml, click on the little circle next to "Fahrenheit 9/11" in the "Favorite Movie" category and press the "vote" button. Voting is going on now and continues only through this coming Monday, December 13, at 3:00pm ET, so send an e-mail to your friends and let them know they can vote, too. Winners will accept their awards live on CBS on January 9.

 

Now, normally I wouldn't make a very big deal out of something like this. It's nice and I'm honored, but it's not exactly the number one priority on any of our minds these days. In fact, when we found out we were nominated over a week ago, I didn't even think to tell you about it or put it up on our website.

 

But then a group of top Republicans took out a full page ad in USA Today (and placed a similar one in the Hollywood trade magazine, Variety) proclaiming that "An election is over, but a war of ideas continues." The point of the ad was to say that while they, as right wing conservatives, were proud of getting rid of Kerry, there was still one more nuisance running around loose they had to deal with -- me! They also issued a not-so-subtle threat to the Academy Awards voters that, in essence, said don't even THINK about nominating "Fahrenheit 9/11" for Best Picture. And Bill O'Reilly recently bellowed that if the Oscars recognize my work this year, Middle America will boycott Hollywood.

 

Oops. I guess he spoke too soon. Because now along comes Middle America's favorite awards show, the People's Choice, and the People's Choice this year, along with a Spiderman superhero and a lovable green ogre, is a film that apparently continues to resonate throughout the country. The truth about Iraq, Bush, terror and fear. The election has not altered or made irrelevant, unfortunately, a single one of these issues. That they (and the film that dealt with these issues) are still at the forefront of the majority of the public's minds should give serious pause to Mr. Bush as he brags about a nonexistent "mandate" and begins to spend his "political capital."

 

He may have been (barely) the people's choice on November 2 (Ohio recount excluded), but now the people get to vote again, this time for a movie. It's about the best we can do right now, and, trust me, it won't be long before we start the real work we need to do to get our country back.

 

Again, go to http://www.pcavote.com/voting/film/f01.shtml if you want to vote for our film. I promise, if we win, to give a nice and polite speech.

 

Yours,

 

Michael Moore

http://www.michaelmoore.com

[email protected]

 

P.S. Please feel free to post or forward this to your friends...

P.P.S.Β Yes, it's true, I'm on the Barbara Walters people of the year special tonight. Did I cry? You'll have to watch to find out!

 

 

 

 

 

Πιστεύω ότι αυτός ο άνθρωπος, όσο καλές (ή όχι) κι αν είναι οι υπόλοιπες ταινίες, αξίζει μια ψήφο από τον καθένα μας για τον άνισο αγώνα που δίνει αντιμέτωπος με την πιο διεστραμένη κυβέρνηση των τελευταίων χρόνων. Όπως θα διαβάσετε παραπάνω έχει ιδιαίτερη σημασιά η διάκριση της ταινίας του σε οποιονδήποτε διαγωνισμό μιας και οι Ρεπουμπλικάνοι βάλθηκαν πλέον να τον φιμώσουν με όποιον τρόπο μπορούν.

 

Για όσους πάλι βαριούνται να διαβάζουν, το link είναι εδώ:

 

http://www.pcavote.com/voting/film/f01.shtml

 

Ας τον βοηθήσουμε όσοι μπορούμε.

[trelosjack]

giati na bohthiseis kapoion pou paizei politiko paixnidi mesw ths tainis tou???

[Panahs]

Γιατί κατά την γνώμη μου τα πολιτικά μηνύματα του Moore είναι έντιμα και ειλικρινή. Όπως έχει δηλώσει και ο ίδιος, προσπαθεί απλά να δείξει την αλήθεια για το τι συμβαίνει κάτω από τη μύτη του Αμερικάνου (και του υπόλοιπου κόσμου φυσικά) και αυτό το καταλαβαίνει κανείς εύκολα εάν δει τις ταινίες του. Η τέχνη έχει και έναν τέτοιο σκοπό πιστεύω. Αυτό βέβαια αφήνεται στην κρίση του καθενός για το εάν αυτό το θεωρεί σωστό και εάν πρέπει να τον ψηφίσει ή όχι. Όποιος πιστεύει πως όχι, μπορεί ελεύθερα να το πει εδώ και να μας εξηγήσει το γιατί.

[random]

Οπως ελεγε και μια υποστηρικτής των δημοκρατικών: "εναντίον του Μπους, θα ψήφιζα και τον φούφουτο".

 

Αν σου ελεγε ενας άγνωστος στο δρόμο: "πάω να πλακώσω εναν έμπορο ναρκωτικών, αμα θες έλα μαζί, αλλα αν δεν θέλεις, τουλαχιστον μη με καρφώσεις".

θα του ζήταγες ποινικό μητρώο, τι ομάδα είναι, απο ποιόν τα πήρε, κλπ?

εγώ όχι.