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	Fahrenheit 9/11
	Michael Moore Michael Moore 2004		Awarded the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, "Fahrenheit 9/11" is Oscar-winning filmmaker/populist gadfly Michael Moore's incendiary documentary that questions the legitimacy and competence of President George W. Bush, the machinations behind America's war on terrorism, and the validity of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. This broadside from Moore, maker of the anti-gun violence film "Bowling for Columbine," is a thundering salvo of political insights, public outrage, personal pain and disturbing revelations. There is also footage of combat and its aftermath that many will find extremely difficult to watch. For all of his propagandizing (and there's a lot of it in "Fahrenheit 9/11"), Moore manages to delineate a pattern of corruption, deceit and complacency in Washington, D.C.'s corridors of power. His trademark moments of levity, often couched in sarcasm, show up here and there, although they become fewer in number as the movie moves toward its sober conclusion. A depiction of perilous times, a suggestion of how they got that way and a reflection on what it all means, "Fahrenheit 9/11" may or may not bend the truth in the service of Moore's message. But the points he raises are all worth investigating, his arguments are persuasive and his accusations should be answered to the satisfaction of the public.