•• spokespeople and others prove, once again, that capitalism hires the dumbest people to do its dirty work. Charlton Heston, who begins an interview cocky and confident, gradually is revealed as a petty-minded racist, before turning his back on the camera and sheepishly walking back into his lavish villa.
Moore likes to present himself as a one-man band crusading against the 'evil doers'. Putting his finger on the root cause of that 'evil", he says: "We are in an economic system that is set up to benefit the few at the expense of the many which is wrong". But he also freely admits: "I don't know what the solution is to it... l've never read anything by Marx, I am not that educated...' But by identifying the problem Moore is doing a great service to those fighting for an alternative.
Despite obstructions from the Hollywood distrib utors, Bowling for Columbine has been packing the cinemas in the States.
campaign Internet, Moore urged that, if this film is not successful, I will have a difficult time finding the funding for the movie want to make next - a film about 9/11 and how Bush is using that tragic day as a cover for his right-wing agenda.
The result was that Bowling has been more popular than Madonna's new blockbuster: Bowling for Columbine is showing in London at the Odeon WE on Sunday November 10, 6pm and Monday Ith November, Ipm. Don't miss it when it goes on general release. For more on Moore, go www.michaelmoore.com and www.bowlingforcolumbine.com