Bowling For Columbine VHS Michael Moore

Cast: Michael Moore
Rating: R 14A
Genre: Documentary
Running Time: 120 minutes
Format: VHS
Audio: English
Sound: Hi-Fi Dolby Surround
Signal Standard: Unknown
Special Features: None Specified
Release Date: 2003
Theatrical Release: 2002
UPC: 065935145868
ISBN: n/a
Studio: Alliance Atlantis
Director: Michael Moore
Made in: Canada
Former Rental: Yes
Condition: Previously viewed in excellent condition. Case has shelf wear.
Inventory: DS.N2

Movie Description

Filmmaker and leftist activist Michael Moore asks some serious questions as he probes the depths of America's trigger-happy gun culture in the insightful and amusing documentary, BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE. Guns in America are used to kill an average of more than 11,000 people per year. This death toll is obscenely out of balance with other first world countries, which generally average a total in double digits. Experts and analysts have pointed to America's bloody history as a reason, but how does that explain the lower murder rate in Germany? Violent entertainment has also been fingered, but how does this account for staggeringly low numbers in Japan, home of the most violent entertainment video games on the market.Moore's trademark comedic tone is razor-sharp as his quest leads him everywhere from Littleton Colorado's Columbine High School to the home of NRA President Charlton Heston. Moore, oddly enough a lifetime NRA member, makes his main target the news media, but also fires away at inefficient welfare programs, Dick Clark, and Kmart. The latter is even compelled to make a major policy change in their stores due to one of Moore's confrontational stunts. This exploration into America's obsession with guns is disarmingly humorous, but Moore also asks challenging questions and fearlessly seeks responsible parties, making the film an effective call for more social awareness as well.

Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Documentary, Features
American Cinema Editors, USA - Best Edited Documentary Film
Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival - Audience Award
Atlantic Film Festival - Audience Award
Awards Circuit Community Awards - Best Documentary Feature
Bergen International Film Festival - Audience Award
Bodil Awards - Best American Film
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Documentary
Cannes Film Festival - 55th Anniversary Prize
Central Ohio Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Documentary
Chicago International Film Festival - Audience Choice Award
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US - The Influentials
Cinéfest Sudbury - Audience Award
César Awards, France - Best Foreign Film
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards - Best Documentary
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Documentary
Golden Trailer Awards - Best Documentary
Independent Spirit Awards - Best Documentary
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Documentary
Kinema Junpo Awards - Best Foreign Language Film Director
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Documentary
National Board of Review, USA - Best Documentary
New York Film Critics, Online - Best Documentary
Online Film & Television Association - Best Documentary Picture
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Documentary
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Top Ten Films of the Year
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards - Best Documentary
San Sebastián International Film Festival - Audience Award
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards - Best Documentary
São Paulo International Film Festival - Best Foreign Documentary
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards - Best Documentary
Turia Awards - Best Foreign Film
Vancouver International Film Festival - Most Popular Film
Village Voice Film Poll - Best Documentary
Writers Guild of America, USA - Best Original Screenplay

Editorial Reviews

"...Moore's concern about issues is genuine..."
Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (10/11/2002)

"...If Moore is constantly grinding axes, he is always sharpening his irony, too..."
USA Today - Mike Clark (10/11/2002)

"...Provocative stuff..."
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (11/01/2002)

"...Brilliant....One must salute Moore's bravely radical thesis..."
Sight and Sound - Richard Kelly (11/01/2002)

"...BOWLING is a 12-course feast for thought. Listen to Moore for just a few minutes and you can't help but get fired up..."
Total Film - Dan Jolin (12/01/2002)

"..A disturbing, infuriating and often very funny film....The camera collects quite a few odd, touching and unsettling moments..."
New York Times - A. O. Scott (10/11/2002)

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