MICHAEL MOORE JUST WON THE PALME de OR at Cannes!

[anarchy1999]

No link, watching live!!!

Will replay again a 7:00pm and 11:30pm
on IFC

[imax2268]

1. I want

to see that movie...

[AntiCoup2K4]

2. That's the "really big award" there, right?

if so, cool. And a big FUCK OFF to Michael Eisner :evilgrin:

[anarchy1999]

9. The biggest!

Most prestigeous and coveted!

[wyldwolf]

3. watching live where?

[Olivier]

6. On French TV

Canal Plus. Sorry...

[anarchy1999]

7. IFC

n/t

[VolcanoJen]

15. CNN-International is also covering it

They just went live to Cannes for the news... I'm sure they'll come back to it throughout the day.

[Bombero1956]

4. yes!!!

He dedicated it to his daughter and that those who have died have not died in vain.

[Bombero1956]

it's on

The Independent Film Channel

[Zinfandel]

8. Got it I'm watching, "The Independent Film Channel"

[Zinfandel]

5. Watching live where?

[madfloridian]

10. I am watching IFC and not there.

:shrug:

Was it just on and off quickly?

[jackstraw45]

13. Must be over...Congrats Michael Moore

Distribution should be NO problem now.

Can't wait to see the film.

FYI - IFC will repeat the ceremony...according to my direct tv guide, ceremony will be reshown at 8pm eastern/5pm pacific.

[madfloridian]

19. Thanks. Will watch the repeat tonight.

:hi:

[Bombero1956]

16. you just missed it

It was being shown live from Cannes. I'm sure it will reair sometime later.

[AP]

11. Reported here:

May,22.

News





 Palme d'Or to "Fahrenheit 9/11" by Micahel Moore
The Palme d'Or of this 57th edition of the Festival de Cannes was presented by Charlize Theron to Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore.

http://www.festival-cannes.fr/index.php?langue=6002

[Jack Rabbit]

12. Is Disney going to block distribution of the Palme d;Or winner?

Can you say corporate censorship?

[Dookus]

17. No...

Disney has sold the distribution rights to the Weinsteins, who will distribute it themselves, but not under the Miramax label.

They'll make a fortune off it. Disney's shareholders oughtta boot Eisner for this stupid decision.

[Jack Rabbit]

37. Thank you

Keep in mind the alibi used by Disney chiefs involved Jeb Bush. I wonder if they think placating his worthless hide is worth the money lost.

[Onlooker]

14. That's great

Moore is quickly establishing himself as an American hero.

[Fear]

21. CAN'T EVEN SPELL HIS NAME RIGHT?????

Palme d'Or to "Fahrenheit 9/11" by Micahel Moore <!!!!!!

http://www.festival-cannes.fr/index.php?langue=6002



The Palme d'Or of this 57th edition of the Festival de Cannes was presented by Charlize Theron to Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore.

[Renew Deal]

54. Bravo!

Congrats to Moore. I can't wait to see his movie.

[kayell]

18. Bravo!

Wow, way to slap that mouse!

[VolcanoJen]

20. Washington Post link here...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47907-2004May22.html

CANNES, France -- American filmmaker Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," a scathing indictment of White House actions after the Sept. 11 attacks, won the top prize Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival.

"Fahrenheit 9/11" is the first documentary to win Cannes' prestigious Palme d'Or since Jacques Cousteau's "The Silent World" in 1956.

"What have you done? I'm completely overwhelmed by this. Merci," Moore said after getting a standing ovation from the Cannes crowd.

[sundog]

22. excellente !

:bounce:

[proud patriot]

23. WaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHooooooooooooo

Congrats Mike :D

[kaitykaity]

24. They'll try to dismiss this because, after all,

the French hate Bush, right?

I'm so glad he won, but I don't know how it'll translate
to the uneducated American masses.

[VolcanoJen]

45. Just point out that Quentin Tarantino was the President of the Jury...

... and Kathleen Turner served on the jury as well. So nyaaah to the Freedom-Fries Crowd.

It's an international film festival that is held in France. However, many Americans will miss that little nuance. :D

http://www.festival-cannes.fr/jurys/jurys.php?langue=6002&tj=lms

[kaitykaity]

47. If I did, then they surely will.

But then those Americans are a loony-lefty Hollywood
types, so . . .

[Webster Green]

25. Take that smirky!

The hits just keep on comin'

[muchacho]

26. Go MM!!

There comes another million or so to left wing charites and causes. Keep writing those checks Michael!!

[qanda]

27. Good for him and hopefully this will help democracy survive.

If I were a Disney stockholder, I'd be pissed! right about now.

[TacticalPeek]

28. Previous winners, including M*A*S*H in 1970:

http://imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Cannes_Film_Festival

[sundancekid]

29. oh, yes, what poetic justice this is (and will be) ... thanks for the news

[Zorra]

30. LOL.

Next step is for it to be the #1 box office hit in the US.

[wyldwolf]

31. will someone give me a phonetic pronunciation of PALME de OR

...so I can say it correctly.

[mistertrickster]

35. "Palme" rhymes with "Tom" (basically) -- the last two words flow

together and sound pretty much like the English word "door."

"Pom door"

It translates to "golden palm (tree)," BTW.

I think that's right--never really studied French, heh.

[wyldwolf]

38. Thank you! Pom Door! Now I'm edumacated!

[freeminder]

44. erm... palme d'or

would be pronounced "palme door" with the "a" in palme like in "hat" and the "e" like the last "e" in "better".

Pom door would be too close to pommes dor (golden potato).

:-)

[mistertrickster]

46. Pam? I didn't think French even had that sound . . . okay, now I'm

jazzed to find out too . . .

You're talking about the "a" sound in fat, man, and Sam?

[freeminder]

51. not to put too fine a point on it, but you're right:

the a is not as sharp is in fat man sam, more like in "realm"

:-)

[Olivier]

59. French pronunciation

I used a text-to-speech program to find the closest pronunciation :
say "pahlmer door", you will be closed to the expected result.
Continue by saying:
"jer nay pah vohtey poor jorger boosh" and you will be welcome everywhere in France :)

Translation: "I didn't vote for George Bush"

[Bluebear]

32. If I had Disney stock I would be ticked at lost $$$

Stupid stupid financial move, Disney!

[mistertrickster]

33. Woo hoo--eat that Bush worshipping corporate pigs!

It's going be hard to censor it now . . . plus the longer it's released, the more new stuff he can put into it.

[No2W2004]

34. Eisner should get the"Dumbest executive on the Planet" award

Between this and letting Pixar go, He's cost Disney millions.

Of course, we can't piss off Jebby though can we? :evilgrin:

[Jacobin]

36. I love it when the French stick a finger in the eye of RWers

So satisfying because it pisses them off soooooooooooo much.

:bounce:

[Stew225]

40. Congrats, Mike! I have to wonder if God...

had told Chimpy that Mike was going to win during one of their recent chats.

Ditto on the stellar move by Eisner. Way to use that objective bean.

[rucky]

57. The judges are from all over the world

not just the french. the world.

ironic (and VERY reassuring) that they picked a US film to show their displeasure for US policy.

[fameless]

39. Does it have a US release date yet?

[Bluebear]

41. July 4 I believe

[Webster Green]

42. Freepers are just loving it!

Keywords from the thread over at the dark side:

KEYWORDS: CANNES; EMBARRASSMENT; FRANCE; IDIOT; LOWLIFE; MOORE; MORON; MOVIE; POS; SCUM; TURD

Heh, heh!

[Renew Deal]

55. lol

Who helped them spell all those words?

[kvnf]

43. excellent news!!

I can't wait to see this movie!!!
I wonder if it'll be nominated for an oscar? LOL.

I heard the goal was to get it out around the 4th of July. I hope everyone gets to see this film before the election!

[Gothmog]

48. Congratulations to Michael Moore

This is a major award and tremedous victory. I saw a piece that thought that he was a long shot for the award.

[jackstraw45]

49. Photo from Award Ceremony

[freeminder]

52. Hooray for Michael!!! and some moore photos :-)

[Kazak]

50. Whoo!

Kind felt that was gonna happen though.

[burythehatchet]

53. The World has voted Mr. bush, the World has voted

[Renew Deal]

56. At first I thought you meant the Valerie Plame award.

;)

[rucky]

58. WE ARE THE MAJORITY

DON'T EVER FUCKING FORGET IT!!!!