Everyone's favorite political champion/effigy doll (depending on which side of the fence you're on), Michael Moore, announced Wednesday that his next movie will begin ruffling feathers in theaters on Oct. 2.
Capitalism: A Love Story will offer Moore's analysis of the global economic collapse. No word yet on how he'll tie the Bush administration into this but you can bet on it. The Oct. 2 release date is one year and a day after the U.S. Senate approved a Wall Street bailout.
But what about that title? Has Moore gone mushy on us?
"It will be the perfect date movie," Moore explained at Wednesday's announcement. "It's got it all: lust, passion, romance and 14,000 jobs being eliminated every day. It's a forbidden love, one that dare not speak its name. Heck, let's just say it: It's capitalism."
Like Sicko, his autopsy of the U.S. medical care system, Moore seeks whistle-blowers to help make his case.
"Be a hero and help me expose the biggest swindle in American history," Moore implored on his Web site in February.
Don't expect much to change. Moore's previous films didn't stop GM from closing plants (Roger & Me), derail gun sales (Bowling for Columbine), stop the Iraq War (Fahrenheit 9/11) or create universal health benefits (Sicko). But there isn't a filmmaker today who will inspire more vitriol.
Steve Persall is the movie critic for the St. Petersburg Times. He was conceived behind a drive-in movie theater his father operated and raised in projection booths and concession stands. He doesn't care how you did it up north.
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