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Bowling for Columbine is a documentary film directed by and starring Michael Moore. It won an Academy Award in the category of Best Documentary, and has received praise, controversy, and criticism, both for the genre of the film (creative documentary), and the claims Moore makes in it. The film opened on October 11, 2002, and internationalized Moore's previously cultish American status.
The film won the 55th Anniversary Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, and received a 13-minute standing ovation at the end of its screening at the festival.
Summary
The film's purpose is to explore what Moore suggests are the reasons and causes for the Columbine High School massacre, and other acts of violence with guns. Moore focuses on the background and environment in which the massacre took place, and some common public opinions and assumptions about different particular points. The film takes an informal, artistic and up-close-and-personal look into the nature of violence in the United States, focusing on guns as the controversial symbol of both American freedom and its paradoxical self-destruction. More on [ Bowling for Columbine ]
Documentary :: Genres
Gun Control :: Issues
Columbine High School :: Incidents
Watching "Bowling for Columbine" as prep for my term paper... watched a kid pull 12 concealed weapons from his pants. I'm impressed.
PhilDupont (PhilD) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:45:32 -0000
Watching "Bowling for Columbine" as prep for my term paper... watched a kid pull 12 concealed weapons from his pants. I'm impressed.
is watching bowling for columbine next to Ben and waiting for him to get angry...
DeanCzirok (Dean Czirok-Carman) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:51:34 -0000
is watching bowling for columbine next to Ben and waiting for him to get angry...
Watching Michael Moore's Bowling for columbine and IM MOVING TO FUCKIN CANADA..seriously!
Moneeyyy (monique fernandez) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:08:38 -0000
Watching Michael Moore's Bowling for columbine and IM MOVING TO FUCKIN CANADA..seriously!
bowling for columbine in writing at the threshold.
uhhhariana (uhhhariana) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:27:00 -0000
bowling for columbine in writing at the threshold.
Watching Bowling for Columbine, last time I saw this was in year 12 media studies. It's really powerful stuff.
elimaschio (Elijah Maschio) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:06:46 -0000
Watching Bowling for Columbine, last time I saw this was in year 12 media studies. It's really powerful stuff.
going to school in about 15 mins! then watch bowling for columbine, then hand in something for German (but I haven't done it)
LLaaura (Laura Moerdijk) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:25:44 -0000
going to school in about 15 mins! then watch bowling for columbine, then hand in something for German (but I haven't done it)
Bowling For Columbine - Official site with synopsis, trailer, photographs, screening details, film clips, soundtrack details, reviews, press, related historical, social, and political reading materials, as well as links.
Meta Description: [ Bowling for Columbine, Michael Moore's new documentary film, is a joint production of United Artists, Alliance Atlantis, and Dog Eat Dog Films. ]
Bowling For Truth - Discusses scenes and quotes from the movie, Bowling for Columbine, as well as examines the statistics and Moore's tricky editing, that presented untruths.
FilmFour.com: Bowling for Columbine - Review by Demetrios Matheou.
Meta Description: [ Bowling For Columbine film reviews, cast interviews and filmographies from the Channel 4 Film site database ]
IMDb: Bowling for Columbine - Synopsis, cast and crew, reviews, message board, film recommendations, trivia, promotional information, media, multimedia, and links.
Meta Description: [ Bowling for Columbine - Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary, Comments, Discussion, Taglines, Trailers, Posters, Photos, Showtimes, Link to Official Site, Fan Sites ]
Rotten Tomatoes: Bowling for Columbine - Synopsis, quotes from and links to reviews, image gallery, multimedia, and forum.
Meta Description: [ BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE reviews from the nation's top critics and audiences. Also includes movie info, trailer, poster, photos, news, articles, and forum. ]
Satirist's shock at Cannes selection - Article on Moore's reaction to the film's acceptance in competition at the Cannes film festival [BBC News].
Meta Description: [ Filmmaker Michael Moore says he was "blown away" when his documentary on US gun culture was selected for competition at Cannes. ]
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The Onion A.V. Club: Bowling for Columbine - Background information on Michael Moore and review of the film by Nathan Rabin.
Meta Description: [ This division of The Onion features Q&A's with entertainers, essays, and reviews of movies, music, and books, as well as Savage Love and the comic strip Red Meat. ]
There's No Dodging His Lens - Article about the documentary by David Sterritt from the Christian Science Monitor.
Meta Description: [ Viewers wonder whether 'Bowling for Columbine' is an exploration of social issues or an ego trip for director Michael Moore. ]
Truth about Bowling for Columbine - Attacks the movie as being misleading and misrepresenting of the facts.
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