"SiCKO" this Saturday: Sneak Preview Showings Scheduled

[romantico]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 10:26am

Sneak preview screenings of 'SiCKO' are happening this Saturday, June
23rd! Contact your local theater for show times.

Theater City State
Harkins Cine Capri/North Scottsdale 101 Scottsdale AZ
Pacific ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood CA
AMC Santa Monica 7 Santa Monica CA
Edwards University Town Center 6 Irvine CA
Pacific Galleria Stadium 16 Sherman Oaks CA
Century 9 San Francisco Centre San Francisco CA
AMC Bay Street 16 Emeryville CA
Century Stadium 14 Sacramento CA
AMC Mission Valley 20 San Diego CA
Landmark La Jolla Village Cinemas 4 La Jolla CA
Landmark Mayan 3 Denver CO
LCE Georgetown Theatre Washington DC
Regal Hollywood 20-Sarasota Sarasota FL
AMC Sunset 24 Theatres South Miami FL
Regal South Beach 18 Miami Beach FL
Landmark Midtown Cinema 8 Atlanta GA
AMC River East 21 Chicago IL
Landmark Century Centre Chicago IL
Landmark Keystone Art Cinema Indianapolis IN
AMC Studio 27 Olathe KS
LCE Boston Common Boston MA
Landmark Kendall Square Cambridge MA
NA Showcase Cinemas Randolph Randolph MA
Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema Bethesda MD
Muvico Egyptian 24 Hanover MD
Uptown Birmingham 8 Birmingham MI
NCG Trillium Cinema Grand Blanc MI
Landmark Lagoon Theater Minneapolis MN
Landmark Plaza Frontenac 6 Frontenac MO
Ritz Voorhees Voorhees NJ
Century Rio 24-Albuquerque Albuquerque NM
Century Orleans 18 Las Vegas NV
Regal Crossgates Stadium 18 Guilderland NY
Cedar Lee 6 Cleveland Heights OH
AMC Lennox Town Center 24 Columbus OH
Regal Fox Tower 10 Portland OR
Ritz East Philadelphia PA
LCE Waterfront Theatre West Homestead PA
Angelika Film Center & Cafe Dallas TX
Edwards Greenway Palace Stadium 24 Houston TX
Regal Arbor Cinemas @ Great Hills Austin TX
AMC Pacific Place Theatre 11 Seattle WA
Landmark Oriental 3 Milwaukee WI

http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/about/sneak/

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 12:59pm

Brought to you by your friends at The Weinstein Company!

[romantico]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 4:39pm

Due to demand, 'Sicko' to open one week early -here are the 32 locations!

Due to High Demand, Michael Moore's 'SiCKO' to Open One Week Early in New York City This Friday, June 22nd
Sneak Previews of 'SiCKO' to be Held Around the Country on Saturday, June 23rd


http://sev.prnewswire.com/film-motion-picture/20070619/NYTU18719062007-1.html

NEW YORK, June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Due to the fantastic reaction SiCKO received at its premieres and pre-release screenings, the overwhelming demand from audiences who want to see the film, and the early reviews from critics, Michael Moore's highly anticipated and entertaining film SiCKO will open in New York City this Friday, June 22nd, one week earlier than originally planned. Sneak previews of SiCKO will be held around the country on the evening of Saturday, June 23rd (see list of cities below).

SiCKO will open exclusively at the AMC- Loews Lincoln Square Theater this Friday, June 22nd -- one week prior to its nationwide release on Friday, June 29th.

Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company said, "Last night's standing ovation at the N.Y. Premiere of SiCKO confirmed what we believed to be true since the film's launch in Cannes, which is that audiences love the movie. Ever since the film began generating tremendous word of mouth we have been contemplating opening SiCKO in one theater in NYC and sneaking the film in the top markets across the country and last night validated that plan. Sneak previews for a strong movie like SiCKO are a great marketing tool."

SiCKO is written, directed and produced by Michael Moore. The film is produced by Meghan O'Hara and co-produced by Anne Moore. Kathleen Glynn, Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein serve as executive producers.

Sneak Previews Are Being Held in the Following Cities on Saturday, June 23rd (please check local listings to confirm theater locations):

Los Angeles
Pacific ArcLight Cinemas, Hollywood, CA
AMC Santa Monica 7, Santa Monica, CA
Edwards University Town Center 6, Irvine, CA
Pacific Galleria Stadium 16, Sherman Oaks, CA

Chicago
AMC River East 21, Chicago, IL
Landmark Century Centre, Chicago, IL

Philadelphia
Ritz East, Philadelphia, PA
Ritz Voorhees, Voorhees, NJ

San Francisco
Century 9 San Francisco Centre, San Francisco, CA
AMC Bay Street 16, Emeryville, CA

Boston
LCE Boston Common, Boston, MA
Landmark Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA
NA Showcase Cinemas Randolph, Randolph, MA

Dallas
Angelika Film Center & Caf??, Dallas, TX

Washington D.C.
Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema, Bethesda, MD
AMC LCE Georgetown Theatre, Washington, DC

Detroit
Uptown Birmingham 8, Birmingham, MI

Atlanta
Landmark Midtown Cinema 8, Atlanta, GA

Houston
Edwards Greenway Palace Stadium 24, Houston, TX

Seattle - Tacoma
AMC Pacific Place Theatre 11, Seattle, WA

Tampa - St. Petersburg
Regal Hollywood 20-Sarasota, Sarasota, FL

Minneapolis - St. Paul
Landmark Lagoon Theater, Minneapolis, MN

Cleveland
Cedar Lee 6, Cleveland Heights, OH

Miami
AMC Sunset 24 Theatres, South Miami, FL
Regal South Beach 18, Miami Beach, FL

Denver
Landmark Mayan 3, Denver, CO

Phoenix
Harkins Cine Capri/North Scottsdale 101, Scottsdale, AZ

Sacramento
Century Stadium 14, Sacramento, CA

Pittsburgh
AMC LCE Waterfront Theatre, West Homestead, PA

St. Louis
Landmark Plaza Frontenac 6, Frontenac, MO

Portland, OR
Regal Fox Tower 10, Portland, OR

Baltimore
Muvico Egyptian 24, Hanover, MD

San Diego
AMC Mission Valley 20, San Diego, CA
Landmark La Jolla Village Cinemas 4, La Jolla, CA

Indianapolis
Landmark Keystone Art Cinema, Indianapolis, IN

Kansas City
AMC Studio 27, Olathe KS

Milwaukee
Landmark Oriental 3, Milwaukee, WI

Columbus, OH
AMC Lennox Town Center 24, Columbus, OH

Albany
Regal Crossgates Stadium 18, Guilderland, NY

Albuquerque
Century Rio 24-Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM

Las Vegas
Century Orleans 18, Las Vegas, NV

Austin
Regal Arbor Cinemas @ Great Hills, Austin, TX

Flint
NCG Trillium Cinema, Grand Blanc, MI

ABOUT SiCKO

If you want to stay healthy in America, don't get sick. Following on the heels of his award winning hit "Fahrenheit 9/11" and his Oscar(R) winning film "Bowling for Columbine," acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore's new documentary sets out to investigate the American healthcare system. Sticking to his tried-and-true one-man approach, Moore sheds light on the complicated medical affairs of individuals and local communities. "Sicko" promises to be every bit as indicting as Moore's previous films.

For more information, go to: http://www.sicko-themovie.com/http://www.sicko-themovie.com/

Website: http://www.sicko-themovie.com/http://www.sicko-themovie.com/

[jenna2]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 4:48pm

Yes, due to "fantastic" screening reactions NOT because it's widely available on the internet...

Meh, I'm still pretty excited for it.

Updated On: 6/20/07 at 04:48 PM

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 5:50pm

The NY Daily News praised it & the Post panned it. Figure that one out

I read Harvey Weinstein tried to get a part about Hillary being the 2 nd largest recipient of money lavished on senators by the HMO's cut but he (Moore)left it in

Spoke to my doctor tonight in prepartion for my quaterly wire transfer for my bladder. He pays $ 50 K in malpractice insurance & just got hit with a 17 % increase because, in part, of 3 bills currently favoring trial lawyers in Albany. Since Sheldon Silver & the rest of the gang in Albany are in the hip pockets of trial lawyers, the HMO's are taking a premptive strike

He also said he is against socialized medicine & there should be the best of the current system plus new innovations .He is deathly afraid of the government administering it & said it would be much worse than it is now.

This is from someone who is affected by it. It was interesting what he said in our conversation. He touched on why gynecologists are bailing out in record numbers

I make no bones about the fact Moore is not on my christmas card list but I will see the movie somewhere down the road on free cable. There will probably be parts I agree with but Moore sometimes uses a sledgehammer where a small mallet will do. The HMO industry does need a documentary about it but not someone who has a forgone conclusion going in.

Updated On: 6/20/07 at 05:50 PM

[pab]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 6:15pm

I've been told by someone that I trust that it's no "Fahrenheit 9/11" but that it was alright. I'll be able to judge for myself in a few days.

[DefyingEDCT]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 6:21pm

It was more than alright, it made me proud to live in a country with free health care. There was a very sad segment on first response rescuers... They went to Cuba and got diagnosed and what not. One ladys 120 dollar bi weekley puffer was only 5 cents in Cuba.

[romantico]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 6:23pm

It was the Post that trashed it and the Daily News who raved about it by the way. I keep hearing its his best film yet. I am like you Pab, I'll see it a few days I hope. Love him or Hate him, Michael Moore is a very good filmmaker and he knows how to get people talking and how to draw attention! Movie Producers LOVE that about him!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 6:28pm

It is easy getting the Post & News confused & thanks for the info. I have corrected my original post

[romantico]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 6:30pm

As much as I can't stand the Post, the movie reviews are usually pretty good. Ironic that Fox gave SICKO a good review as well, huh?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 6:32pm

I have read about some glaring faults & downright lies in the movie

He probably has many valid points but his bull in a china shop approach & selective editing to prove his points style loses many people

[romantico]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 6:40pm

When F911 came out Moore offered anyone to point out one mistake. He was never sued. He is making the same challenge with this. I think Moore and his legal team do their homework and then start over and do it again. You might be right Mr.Roxy.Once I see it I'll know for sure.

[LionessInWinter]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 7:00pm

I have read about some glaring faults & downright lies in the movie

Could you provide examples, please? Or a link to something that lists the inaccuracies at least about the US healthcare system, if any. I wouldn't know anything about the other countries' system he talks about.

I've been in the healthcare industry for 15 years on both the clinical and business sides so I'm extremely curious about it. When I originally heard about this project, I thought it was to focus on mostly the pharmaceutical industry, where I worked for a time, but as the release date got closer I saw it was a much broader focus that I think is more useful overall and interesting to present.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 7:27pm

F911 was kind of disappointing due to its meandering, unfocused nature. It was still a good movie, but not as good as BFC.

Sicko, however, looks quite awesome. Looks more TV Nation than anything else.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 8:30pm

I'm watching SiCKO as we speak (some website has it streaming, apparently with permission).

Compelling movie. Just great, so far.

[LionessInWinter]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 8:53pm

I watched about 2/3 of it the other night. Haven't had time to finish. That's why I'm curious where the inaccuracies are supposed to be that Roxy mentioned.
The one thing that really struck me so far, is that it should've been something presented in a series format (even like Spike Lee's Katrina docu) rather than trying to get so much info into a 2 hour film. It's very compelling, but much only scratches the surface.

One thing I really like about it, is that it's sure to encourage a lot of discussion. Hopefully about the topic at hand and not whether Michael Moore is a hack or not.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 8:56pm

Is it as good as CANADIAN BACON?

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 6/21/07 at 5:02am

I have to apply for health insurance because my parents' insurance no longer covers me. This couldn't have come out at a better time for me; I put off applying long enough to see this movie. On the plus side, I'm leaving Kaiser. The downside is that's $150 a month that won't be going towards my "move to France" fund.

It's a sad day when Cuba (home of Lucifer) comes off as better than America and Al-Qaeda receives better treatment from the US government than the average citizen.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/21/07 at 10:52am

The one thing Moore doesn't really address is the way Socialized medicine is paid for, generaly with a value added tax. This is what most people here in the US have knee jerk reactions to. Higher taxes. HOWEVER if you have to pay $300-$400 a month for private insurance which ends up not covering very much of your hospital bill or general healthcare, or have NO health insurance what so ever, get sick and end up losing everything you have, which is the better solution?

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 6/21/07 at 2:26pm

This may be old news, but:

It turns out that Michael Moore wasn't so paranoid after all. The director of the Sicko lodged a pristine print of the film at a safe house in Canada on the off chance that the U.S. government might attempt to seize it. (Moore and several other Americans went to Cuba, which is illegal, while making the film.) Now, according to a press conference Moore gave on Tuesday, June 19th, and reported in Time magazine, Moore is indeed being investigated. "The Bush Administration sent me a certified letter ten days before the Cannes Film Festival that I was under investigation for criminal and civil penalties," Moore told Time. Regarding the print of Sicko that turned up on Bittorrent a week ago, Moore said that it was "not taken in a movie theater with a home video camera, the way it's usually done. This is an inside job. Now, if you were a police detective, what's the motive? Who has a vested interest in destroying the opening of the film? Of ruining the opening weekend box office?" Okay, maybe he's still paranoid. Except that Moore is not the only filmmaker whose new film's opening grosses are potentially compromised by leaks. Eli Roth's Hostel II found its way online two weeks before its opening on June 8, and went on to make only about $8 million its opening weekend. Whether piracy had anything to do with that low figure for a film opening up against Ocean's 13 and in a genre (torture horror) at the tail end of its public appeal is still open to debate. — D. K. Holm, nerve.com

[HDThoreau2]

Posted: 6/27/07 at 1:01pm

Thank you Ken Blackwell:

Think of the hassles you face at the department of motor vehicles. Now picture dealing with those hassles when you take a child to the doctor: Take a number to wait in line for countless hours, or days, for the wrong test, or to correct a prescription for the wrong medicine. Stand in one line for x-rays, then another for medication.

At each stage the person you’re dealing with has to consult thick rulebooks written by bureaucrats hundreds of miles away. As mistakes are inevitably made, the nurse will be unable to get through to someone with the authority to fix the record or authorize the procedure.

Or worse, think of the absolute meltdown after Hurricane Katrina. Then consider dealing with that level of chaos at the hospital during an emergency. Imagine being in a dire condition and having a doctor at your side unable to get through to the right person to authorize what you need done, or finding out that you can only be treated at another hospital on the other side of town.

Government cannot overcome the laws of economics. All resources are limited. Supply and demand set price, quantity, and quality. When you promise something for free, you run out of supply as people consume resources regardless of need.

Also, the smaller an organization is, the better administrators are able to handle unusual or emergency situations. The opposite is true for government because it is immense.

Moore's Myth Won't Stand

[SeanMartin]

Posted: 6/27/07 at 1:15pm

>> Think of the hassles you face at the department of motor vehicles. Now picture dealing with those hassles when you take a child to the doctor: Take a number to wait in line for countless hours, or days, for the wrong test, or to correct a prescription for the wrong medicine. Stand in one line for x-rays, then another for medication.

At each stage the person you’re dealing with has to consult thick rulebooks written by bureaucrats hundreds of miles away. As mistakes are inevitably made, the nurse will be unable to get through to someone with the authority to fix the record or authorize the procedure.

Uh... right, HD. You know ever so much about how socialized mediciine works.

Lord love a duck, no wonder this country is in such bad shape, when we even entertain bizarre fantasies like this one.

[Yawper]

Posted: 6/27/07 at 1:33pm

I don't have hassles at the DMV.

[colleen_lee]

Posted: 6/27/07 at 1:36pm

To be honest, all my experiences with the DMV have actually been very pleasant and efficient.

And what is being described doesn't sound all that different than health care now.

[HDThoreau2]

Posted: 6/27/07 at 3:42pm

God Bless Fred Thompson:

We're hearing those phrases again; national health care, universal health care, socialized medicine. We're being told that government bureaucrats can take over our entire medical industry -- which by the way is the best and most complex in the world -- and make it better.

It used to be a lot easier to make the case for nationalizing health care before we actually started looking at the countries that have it. A lot of people don't seem to have noticed but, in recent years, the grand experiments in bureaucratic medicine are coming apart at the seams.

Nearest home, it was the Canadian Health Care system that lost its luster. Despite paying nearly half their incomes in taxes, and as much as 40 percent of each tax dollar on health care, many Canadian experts have recognized that their health care system’s in a state of crisis. The problem has been, simply, not enough health care facilities to serve the population -- leading to long and sometimes fatal delays while waiting for treatments. Many Canadians have started coming to the US for treatments that they just can't get at home.

Now, top officials of the British National Health Service, often held out as an example of the kind of socialized medicine America should adopt, have acknowledged that they have similar problems. One in eight National Health Service hospital patients has to wait more than a year for treatment. Thirty percent wait more than 30 weeks.

Think about it. This is what we're supposed to copy? The poorest Americans are getting far better service than that. And there's nothing about Americans that would make us any better able to run a government health care bureaucracy than the Canadians or the British. In fact, we've got less practice at that sort of thing than they do -- and we might be a lot worse at it.