Free Screenings Tonight of "Capitalism" for the Jobless and Homeless in America's Hardest Hit Cities (plus local benefit premieres all across the country)
Thursday, October 1st, 2009 Friends, We're just one day away from the widest opening I've ever had for any of my movies. Tomorrow, Friday, October 2nd, "Capitalism: A Love Story" opens on over a thousand screens across the United States, a record for an independent documentary. This follows last weekend's limited opening in New York and L.A. where "Capitalism" set the box office record for the highest per screen average of ANY movie released so far this year. Not just any documentary -- any MOVIE! It was, as the studio said, a good indicator of just how well the movie may do when it goes wide this weekend. I sincerely hope they're right because I believe deeply in this film. To kick off the national release of "Capitalism: A Love Story," I've asked the studio to offer a number of screenings in the nation's hardest hit cities -- the ones with the highest unemployment rates and highest foreclosure rates -- where those who've lost their jobs or who are in foreclosure (or have already been evicted) may attend my film free of charge. They've agreed, and so tonight (Thursday), the night before our opening day, ten cities will grant you free admission if you have fallen on hard times. The list of theaters and cities is below. You don't need to bring any "proof" of your situation -- just show up -- it's the honor system, no questions asked. Of course, a free movie ain't much when what you really need is a job or a place to live. And that's not going to change until the party that controls both the Congress and the White House wakes up and realizes the American people put them in charge to fix the mess created by the previous administration. For that to happen requires the active involvement of each of us. And, as I show in this movie, it's going to also require us to challenge some fundamental assumptions about an economic system that currently allows the wealthiest ONE PERCENT in this country to have more financial wealth than the bottom 95% combined. That concentration of money and power in the hands of so few people is, I believe, at the core of so many of our problems. So, if you're going through tough times and you live in one of the areas below, please be my guest tonight, on the eve of my new film's opening. Seating will be on a first come, first served basis. Also, in another five cities tonight, I have made the film available to local groups to hold benefit screenings to raise money for their local organizations -- organizations which are working toward a day when a filmmaker doesn't have to offer free screenings to people who've been put through the wringer. If you live in any of these areas (see below for the list of benefit premieres tonight), please come out and support the good work of these grassroots groups. So, until tomorrow, thanks for your support, and I'll see ya at the movies! Yours, Michael Moore [email protected] MichaelMoore.com <http://www.michaelmoore.com/> Twitter.com/MMFlint Facebook.com/MMFlint <http://www.facebook.com/mmflint> MySpace.com/MMFlint <http://www.myspace.com/MMFlint> "CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY" FREE SCREENINGS: Las Vegas, Nevada Thursday, Oct. 1st, 7:00 p.m. Cinemark Orleans 4600 W Tropicana Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89103 Phoenix, Arizona Thursday, Oct.1st, 7:00 p.m. Harkins Christown 1620 W Monte Bello Phoenix, AZ 85015 Fresno, California Thursday, Oct. 1st, 7:30 p.m. Edwards Stadium 250 Paseo Del Centro Fresno, CA 93720 Saginaw, Michigan Thursday, Oct. 1st, 7:00 p.m. Goodrich Saginaw 8 Theater 3250 Kabobel Dr. Saginaw, MI 48604 Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina Thursday, Oct. 1st, 7:30 p.m. Regal North Hills Stadium 14 4150 Main at North Hills St. Raleigh, NC 27609 Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida Thursday, Oct. 1st, 7:30 p.m. Muvico Starlight 1800 Highwood Preserve Parkway Tampa, FL 33647 Elkhart, Indiana Thursday, Oct. 1st, 7:00 p.m. Carmike Encore Park 14 2701 Cassopolis Street Elkhart, IN 46514 Baltimore, Maryland Thursday, October 1st, 7:30 p.m. The Charles Theatre 1711 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Cleveland, Ohio Thursday, Oct. 1st, 7:30 p.m. AMC Westwood Town Center 21653 Center Ridge Road Rocky River, OH 44116 Peoria, Illinois Thursday, Oct. 1st, 7:00PM Willow Knolls 14 Theatre 4100 W Willow Knolls Drive Peoria, IL 61615 "CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY" BENEFIT SCREENINGS: Miami, Florida Thursday, Oct. 1st, 7:30 p.m. Sunrise Intracoastal 3701 NE 163rd Street North Miami Beach, FL 33160 Benefiting: Take Back the <http://takebacktheland.org/> Land Madison, Wisconsin Thursday, October 1st, 7:00 p.m. Sundance Cinemas 608 430 N. Midvale Blvd. Madison, WI 53705 Benefiting: Madison Association of Worker Cooperatives / Union Cab <http://www.unioncab.com/> / Isthmus Engineering <http://www.isthmuseng.com/> San Francisco, California Thursday, Oct. 1st, 7:30 p.m. Embarcadero Center Cinema One Embarcadero Center, Promenade San Francisco, CA 94111 Benefiting: US Federation <http://www.usworker.coop/> of Worker Cooperatives Chicago, Illinois Thursday, Oct. 1st, 8:00 p.m. Kerasotes City North 2600 N. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60647 Benefiting: United <http://www.ueunion.org/> Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America Grass Valley, California Thursday, Oct. 1st, 7:30 p.m. Del Oro Theatre 165 Mill Street Grass Valley, CA 95945 Benefiting: KVMR-FM <http://www.kvmr.org/> Boulder, Colo. (past screening) Tuesday, Sept. 29th, 8:00 p.m. Boulder Theater 2032 14th Street. 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