With "My Big Freezing Penguin Wedding" (a.k.a., "March of the Penguins") now at $49 million in domestic box office and showing virtually no drop-off from week to week, it's time to salute Michael Moore for demonstrating that documentaries could be mass market phenomena. Much like Rush Limbaugh, Moore took a moribund media form and showed it could make big money. All three of Moore's documentaries broke the record for highest grossing box office. (For Moore's less admirable side, see my review of his "Fahrenheit 9/11.")
By the way, the producers of "March of the Penguin" must be blessing their lucky stars that Smell-o-Vision didn't catch on in movie theatres when it was introduced in the Fifties. If you've ever been in the Penguin House at the zoo, you'll know what I'm talking about.
Anyway, go see "March of the Penguins." It's terrific.
By the way, the producers of "March of the Penguin" must be blessing their lucky stars that Smell-o-Vision didn't catch on in movie theatres when it was introduced in the Fifties. If you've ever been in the Penguin House at the zoo, you'll know what I'm talking about.
Anyway, go see "March of the Penguins." It's terrific.
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