Michael Moore

Michael Moore plans a follow-up to "Fahrenheit 9/11," his hit documentary that assails President Bush over the handling of the Sept. 11 attacks and the war on terrorism. Moore told Daily Variety columnist Army Archerd that he and Harvey Weinstein, the Miramax boss who produced the film, hope to have "Fahrenheit 9/11 1/2 " ready in two to three years.

Oscar-winning documentary maker Michael Moore, 57, explores his early years as a provocateur-in-training in his new autobiography, "Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life. " The book is mostly about your early life and it ends at the beginning of your filmmaking career, which is how most people know you. Why is that? That will come in a future volume, the things I've experienced in Hollywood, the films and all of that. But I wanted to write a book of short stories that were just good reading, and I thought I've never seen a book of nonfiction short stories.

Anne Rice has had a religious conversion: She's no longer a Christian. The 68-year-old author wrote Wednesday on her Facebook page that she refuses to be "anti-gay … anti-feminist" and "anti-artificial birth control." She added that "In the name of … Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian. Amen." Her publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, confirmed Thursday that the posting was by Rice. Rice is best known for "Interview With a Vampire" and other gothic novels.

BOOKS Michael Moore, the political activist, author, and most notably, documentary filmmaker of the controversial "Fahrenheit 9/11," "Bowling for Columbine" and "Sicko," will be on hand to talk about his new book, "Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life. " Funny and moving, the book is a collection of vignettes about major moments in his life that helped to determine Moore's life course. Expect plenty of stories set in Moore's beloved hometown of Flint, Mich., the subject of his first film, "Roger & Me. " Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills.

BOOKS Michael Moore, the political activist, author, and most notably, documentary filmmaker of the controversial "Fahrenheit 9/11," "Bowling for Columbine" and "Sicko," will be on hand to talk about his new book, "Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life. " Funny and moving, the book is a collection of vignettes about major moments in his life that helped to determine Moore's life course. Expect plenty of stories set in Moore's beloved hometown of Flint, Mich., the subject of his first film, "Roger & Me. " Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills.

Oscar-winning documentary maker Michael Moore, 57, explores his early years as a provocateur-in-training in his new autobiography, "Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life. " The book is mostly about your early life and it ends at the beginning of your filmmaking career, which is how most people know you. Why is that? That will come in a future volume, the things I've experienced in Hollywood, the films and all of that. But I wanted to write a book of short stories that were just good reading, and I thought I've never seen a book of nonfiction short stories.

While your wonderful paper mentioned the date as March 30, I was sure you meant the article about Michael Moore was intended for April Fools' Day. I met Michael Moore on a sidewalk in Telluride during its film festival last year. He asked me if I had seen his film "Bowling for Columbine." I told him I felt uncomfortable to do so because my youngest sister was aunt to a fatal Columbine victim. I was impressed that he allowed me to relate my story that I had been to my sister's niece's grave in what had initially become a highly publicized though now-quiet cemetery and that nothing the overblown media could do could bring this victim back next week, next month, next year, next forever.

Michael Moore ("I'd Like to Thank the Vatican ... " Commentary, March 27) describes not being able to see anyone booing him during his controversial speech at the Academy Awards and explains away the loud boos heard by millions of people on television by claiming that when someone had the temerity to disagree with his remarks, "the majority in the balcony -- who were in support of my remarks -- started booing the booers." We're supposed to believe this? A supporter would have cheered.

I used to strut around town feeling prosperous and important because I had my own corporation, thanks to a sudden, but brief, influx of cash from writing television pilots and movies. I incorporated on the advice of my tax man, who assured me that individual corporations were all the rage. It felt good being the CEO of something, and my wife didn't mind running a financial institution, but now we're not so sure.

In the three years since filmmaker Michael Moore released his documentary "Roger & Me," life has gotten even worse for the citizens of Flint, Mich. Rhonda Britton, a.k.a. the Bunny Lady, has become a mother and filed for bankruptcy protection. She nows sells bunnies, rats and mice as food for pet snakes. Deputy Fred has expanded his business from evictions to car repossessions. Though former journalist Moore achieved celebrity status, he is just as mad as hell at General Motors and the U.S.

When Harvey and Bob Weinstein released Michael Moore's political documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" in 2004, it became a cultural phenomenon and grossed $119 million at the U.S. box office. Now the director says more of that money should have made it into his pocket. In a suit filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Moore alleged that the Weinsteins, on behalf of an outfit called the Fellowship Adventure Group that they formed to release the movie, had illegally kept money from him. Moore is seeking at least $2.7 million in compensatory damages as well as legal and other costs; the filmmaker also left open the possibility that he could seek further damages once a complete audit is done, a process the suit alleges has not happened.

Anne Rice has had a religious conversion: She's no longer a Christian. The 68-year-old author wrote Wednesday on her Facebook page that she refuses to be "anti-gay … anti-feminist" and "anti-artificial birth control." She added that "In the name of … Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian. Amen." Her publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, confirmed Thursday that the posting was by Rice. Rice is best known for "Interview With a Vampire" and other gothic novels.

FEEDBACK Everything's 'Fair Game' Once again, Hollywood has invested in incompetence by handing a priceless story like "Fair Game" to Doug Liman ["Spies, Lies and Personal Ties," May 16]. Liman was lucky with "The Bourne Identity," where he had Robert Ludlum's familiar spy-with-amnesia story that was saved by his stunt team. More typical is his uneven and unsatisfying waste of two big stars in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith." Again he wastes the talents of two big stars with his pretentious take on the Plame incident.

Re "Adam Lambert Causes a Fuss," Quick Takes, Nov. 24: When Elvis Presley first performed a bump and grind on national television, millions of older Americans were apoplectic in their response. After Adam Lambert planted a kiss on a male keyboard player at the American Music Awards, 1,500 people complained to ABC. We've come a long way. Haven't we, baby? Alan Cantwell Hollywood AMAs reveal today's paucity I really feel sorry for young people today. Here are a few of the new record releases we could listen to in 1966: "Revolver" by the Beatles, Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde," the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" and the Rolling Stones' "Aftermath."

If you enjoyed a documentary in a movie theater in the last year, odds are you won't be seeing it at the Oscars in March. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed its "short list" of 15 films, culled from 89 submissions, that are eligible to be nominated for best documentary feature. FOR THE RECORD: Documentaries: An article in some editions of Friday's Calendar section about the short-listed Oscar documentary features said "The September Issue" was not eligible for consideration this year.

Re "NASA: 'The moon is alive,' " Nov. 14 Alas, we are taking another step in our attempt to infect all of the cosmos with the human virus. Isn't it enough that we are on the verge of destroying the Earth? If there were an intergalactic police force, it would be well advised to put yellow crime tape around our planet, much like Michael Moore's action around Wall Street. Russell Blinick Encino

When Harvey and Bob Weinstein released Michael Moore's political documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" in 2004, it became a cultural phenomenon and grossed $119 million at the U.S. box office. Now the director says more of that money should have made it into his pocket. In a suit filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Moore alleged that the Weinsteins, on behalf of an outfit called the Fellowship Adventure Group that they formed to release the movie, had illegally kept money from him. Moore is seeking at least $2.7 million in compensatory damages as well as legal and other costs; the filmmaker also left open the possibility that he could seek further damages once a complete audit is done, a process the suit alleges has not happened.

Filmmaker Michael Moore decided not to attend a screening of his documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" near President Bush's ranch in Texas on Wednesday, saying he was afraid his presence would detract attention from the movie's message. Moore earlier had said he would attend a peace group's screening in Crawford, the first time the film has been shown in the vicinity of Bush's ranch.

Say what you like about Michael Moore, he certainly knows how to pick his subjects. "Fahrenheit 9/11" was so au courant about the invasion of Iraq it won the 2004 Palme d'Or at Cannes, and 2007's "Sicko" got the jump on the current healthcare imbroglio. Now, barely a year after the Wall Street meltdown, "Capitalism: A Love Story" examines, in typical love-it-or-leave Moore fashion, the causes of the collapse of the century. "Capitalism" is not just Moore's latest documentary, it is, as the filmmaker himself has said, "the movie I've been making for the past 20 years."

Re "Now This Is His Kind of Company," by Betsy Sharkey, Sept. 15: Is Michael Moore a cinematic genius? He makes a movie based on the absurdly false notion that socialism works and capitalism doesn't and has the audience roaring in approval at the end. Or is it less Moore's genius and more the liberal audience's ignorance at work here? I wonder how his anti-capitalist screed would play in the run-down barrios of that wonderland of socialism, Castro's Cuba? Carl Moore Lomita :: Michael Moore's last film, "Sicko": An extremely obese man produces a film that lectures people on health.