[Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: 'Capitalism' Opens Today—Some in Bay Area

[Andrea Dorey]

I hope this "forward" goes through.  We ought to flood the theaters  
in the Bay Area to make sure it stays for a week or two.
I'm up for a group w/ discussion afterwards.
Andrea

Begin forwarded message:
> apitalism' Opens Today at a Theater Near You! ...an invitation from  
> Michael Moore
>
> Friday, October 2nd, 2009
>
> Friends,
>
> For two months, we've sat and watched the rabid right achieve the  
> unimaginable: Derail universal health care and send the Democrats  
> in Congress running for cover. Many have asked, "How did this  
> happen? How could a small minority of angry people control the  
> public agenda? Where is the majority's response? Why the silence?"
>
> I don't have the answers to all these questions. But I do know  
> this: I've had enough. As far as I'm concerned, Tea Bag Nation ends  
> today -- at noon to be precise. For that's when I set loose, on a  
> thousand screens across this great land, a movie I've made that's  
> so relentless, so dangerous, so damning in its humor, that it will  
> -- I can only hope -- do what no movie has done before: Take them  
> down, take them all down, once and for all.
>
> The days of the majority of Americans being ignored and played for  
> chumps are over as of right now. This weekend, consider your local  
> cinema the REAL town hall meetings! Come and spend two hours with  
> hundreds of other people who are fed up and in need of a bit of  
> inspiration -- and a good hearty laugh at the expense of all the  
> S.O.B.s who've wrecked our economy and laid ruin to our democracy.
>
> I'm personally inviting you to come see what many critics are  
> saying is my best film yet: "Capitalism: A Love Story." You will  
> not be disappointed. I will show you things and tell you things  
> about how the captains of corporate America have stolen our country  
> from us. No one on the nightly news is bringing these truths to  
> you. Beginning at noon today, I pull back the curtain and reveal  
> who's responsible for the calamity we're in. That's right -- I name  
> names and I explain why this economic system we have is nothing  
> more than legalized greed, and Wall Street is nothing more than a  
> crime syndicate in suits. You will be blown away by what you see,  
> but you will not leave the theater in a pit of despair. I'm  
> counting on your response to be one of exhilaration and  
> determination. I've watched this movie in sneak previews with  
> audiences from Pittsburgh to L.A. and I've never seen more hooting  
> and hollering during a documentary in my life. There are actually  
> standing O's during the movie! Weird. Cool. Down in front!
>
> Please see "Capitalism: A Love Story" this weekend. Take a bunch of  
> friends and make it an event. Last weekend in New York and L.A.  
> many shows sold out (making "Capitalism" the biggest per screen  
> average at the box office for 2009), so get your tickets early. And  
> if you get a chance, send me a photo of what opening night looks  
> like in your city and I'll post it on my website.
>
> C'mon, friends -- RISE UP! This is our moment. And it comes with  
> popcorn! Not bad!
>
> Thank you so very much for all your support and encouragement over  
> the years.
>
> Yours,
> Michael Moore
> MMFlint at aol.com
> MichaelMoore.com
>
> P.S. For a list of theaters and to find the nearest one to you  
> showing "Capitalism: A Love Story," click here.
>
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