59-567: Oscoda may refer to: Oscoda, Michigan , an unincorporated community in Iosco County Oscoda County, Michigan Oscoda Township, Michigan , in Iosco County [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
118-642: A "propagandist" and his films propaganda . Moore was born in Davison, Michigan , a suburb of Flint , where he was raised by parents Veronica ( née Wall), and Francis Richard "Frank" Moore, an automotive assembly-line worker. At that time, the Flint was home to many General Motors factories, where his parents and grandfather worked. His uncle LaVerne was one of the founders of the United Automobile Workers labor union and participated in
177-631: A democracy. So Obama will rise or fall based not so much on what he does but on what we do to support him." Where to Invade Next examines the benefits of progressive social policies in various countries. The film had its premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival . Godfrey Cheshire , writing for Roger Ebert .com, wrote that "Moore's surprising and extraordinarily winning Where to Invade Next will almost surely cast his detractors at Fox News and similar sinkholes into consternation". In Michael Moore in TrumpLand , Moore talks about
236-608: A democracy: "I and you and everyone else has to be a political activist. If we're not politically active, it ceases to be a democracy." According to John Flesher of the Associated Press , Moore is known for his "fiery left-wing populism ", and publications such as the Socialist Worker Online have hailed him as the "new Tom Paine ". In a speech, he said that socialism is democracy and Christianity. However, he later said that economic philosophies from
295-721: A fictional U.S. president (played by Alan Alda ) engineering a fake war with Canada to boost his popularity. The film is also one of the last featuring Canadian actor John Candy . Some commentators in the media felt the film was influenced by the Stanley Kubrick film Dr. Strangelove . Moore's 1997 film The Big One documents the tour publicizing Moore's book Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American , in which he criticizes mass layoffs despite record corporate profits. Among others, he targets Nike for outsourcing shoe production to Indonesia . His documentary Bowling for Columbine , released in 2002, probes
354-495: A film of its type, and has since gone on to be considered one of the greatest documentary films of all-time . At the time of Columbine ' s release, it was the highest-grossing mainstream-released documentary (a record now held by Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 ). Shortly after winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Bowling for Columbine , Moore spoke out against U.S. President George W. Bush and
413-465: A filmmaker and more to do with the flexibility of film as a medium to express a satiric viewpoint. Moore made a follow-up 23-minute documentary film, Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint , that aired on PBS in 1992. It is based on Roger & Me . The film's title refers to Rhonda Britton, a Flint, Michigan resident featured in both the 1989 and 1992 films, who sells rabbits as either pets or meat. Moore's 1995 satirical film Canadian Bacon features
472-606: A future totalitarian state in which books are banned, and any books found are burned by firemen. According to the novel, paper begins to burn at 451 °F (233 °C). The pre-release subtitle of Moore's film continues the allusion: "The temperature at which freedom burns." As of August 2012, Fahrenheit 9/11 is the highest-grossing documentary of all time, taking in over US$ 200 million worldwide, including United States box office revenue of almost US$ 120 million. In February 2011, Moore sued producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein for US$ 2.7 million in unpaid profits from
531-564: A scathing look at the downfall of the automotive industry in 1980s Flint and Detroit. Moore followed up and won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Bowling for Columbine , which examines the causes of the Columbine High School massacre and the overall gun culture in the United States . He directed and produced Fahrenheit 9/11 , a critical look at the early presidency of George W. Bush and
590-493: A similar format to The Awful Truth , but also incorporated phone-ins and a live stunt each week. In 2017, Moore planned to return to prime time network television on Turner/TNT in late 2017 or early 2018 with a program called "Michael Moore Live from the Apocalypse". In February 2019, however, the network announced the show would not be produced. Moore has directed several music videos, including two for Rage Against
649-535: A story on the GM plant closings in his hometown of Flint, Michigan . Moore responded by putting laid-off GM worker Ben Hamper , who also wrote for the same magazine at the time, on the magazine's cover. This act led to his termination. Moore sued for wrongful dismissal, and settled out of court for $ 58,000, providing him with some of the seed money, with other fund raising efforts, including bingo games, for his first film, Roger & Me . Moore worked for Ralph Nader as
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#1732780205214708-574: Is also "a book of political humor". Dude, Where's My Country? (2003), is an examination of the Bush family 's relationships with Saudi royalty , the Bin Laden family , and the energy industry , and a call-to-action for liberals in the 2004 election . Several of his works have made bestseller lists. Moore has dabbled in acting, following a supporting role in Lucky Numbers (2000) playing
767-619: Is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The CDP had a population of 916 at the 2020 census . The community is located within Au Sable Township and Oscoda Township at the mouth of the Au Sable River along Lake Huron . The area was first settled as early as 1867 when the firm of Smith, Kelley, & Dwight purchased land here and platted
826-456: Is of unparalleled importance, not to take the cheap route of exclusively denouncing Trump, but to take the more complicated, challenging, and productive route of understanding who and what created the climate in which Trump could thrive." Michael Moore was executive producer of the documentary Planet of the Humans , which was directed by Jeff Gibbs and released on July 31, 2019. The film makes
885-540: Is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Oscoda has a humid continental climate , abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. As of the census of 2000, there were 992 people, 460 households, and 260 families residing in the CDP. The population density
944-620: The Columbus Free Press . Moore directed the 2007 film Sicko , about the American health care system, focusing particularly on the managed-care and pharmaceutical industries. At least four major pharmaceutical companies — Pfizer , Eli Lilly , AstraZeneca , and GlaxoSmithKline —ordered their employees not to grant any interviews or assist Moore. According to Moore in a letter on his website, "roads that often surprise us and lead us to new ideas—and challenge us to reconsider
1003-665: The 2016 Presidential Election Campaigns . It is a solo performance showing Moore on stage speaking to a seated audience. The film consists of Moore's opinions of the candidates and highlights the Democratic National Candidate Hillary Clinton 's strengths and also features a lengthy section on how the Republican National Candidate Donald Trump could win. It was filmed in Wilmington, Ohio , at
1062-527: The Au Sable River at its river mouth at Lake Huron . The community of Au Sable is on the southside of the river, and the surrounding areas are part of the Huron National Forest . Au Sable is served by Oscoda Area Schools . The Shore to Shore Riding & Hiking Trail , which is a 220-mile-long (350 km) network of trails, has its eastern terminus in Oscoda. This climatic region
1121-565: The BBC television series TV Nation , which followed the format of news magazine shows but covered topics they avoid. The series aired on BBC2 in the UK. The series was also aired in the US on NBC in 1994 for 9 episodes and again for 8 episodes on Fox in 1995. His other major series was The Awful Truth , which satirized actions by big corporations and politicians. It aired on the UK's Channel 4 , and
1180-563: The Bravo network in the US, in 1999 and 2000. Moore won the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award in Arts and Entertainment for being the executive producer and host of The Awful Truth , where he was also described as "muckraker, author and documentary filmmaker". Another 1999 series, Michael Moore Live , was aired in the UK only on Channel 4 , though it was broadcast from New York. This show had
1239-665: The Flint sit-down strike . Moore was brought up in a traditional Catholic home, and has Irish, and smaller amounts of Scottish and English, ancestry. Some of his ancestors were Quakers . Moore attended the parochial St. John's Elementary School, in John the Evangelist Parish, for primary school, and later attended St. Paul's Seminary in Saginaw, Michigan , for a year. He then attended Davison High School , where he
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#17327802052141298-469: The Iraq War , which had just started three days prior. He further criticized the president by stating, "We live in a time where we have fictitious election results that elects a fictitious president. We live in a time where we have a man sending us to war for fictitious reasons." The speech was received with a cacophony of boos, applause, and standing ovations from the audience at the theater. Moments after
1357-733: The Murphy Theatre over the course of two nights in October 2016. The film premiered just eleven days after it was shot at the IFC Center in New York City. In May 2017, it was announced that Moore had reunited with Harvey Weinstein to direct his new film about Donald Trump , titled Fahrenheit 11/9 , which was released in approximately 1,500 theaters in the United States and Canada on September 21, 2018. Sexual assault allegations against Weinstein prompted Moore to revoke
1416-538: The War on Terror , which earned $ 119,194,771 to become the highest-grossing documentary at the American box office of all time. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival , and was the subject of intense controversy . His documentary Sicko examines health care in the United States , and is one of the top ten highest-grossing documentaries as of 2020 . In September 2008, he released his first free film on
1475-484: The CDP was $ 16,191. About 4.4% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 6.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Michael Moore Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. Moore's work frequently addresses various social , political, and economic topics. He first became publicly known for his award-winning debut documentary Roger & Me ,
1534-540: The Internet, Slacker Uprising , which documents his personal quest to encourage Americans to vote in presidential elections. He has written and starred in TV Nation , a satirical news-magazine television series, and The Awful Truth , a satirical show. In 2018, he released his latest film, Fahrenheit 11/9 , a documentary about the 2016 United States presidential election and the presidency of Donald Trump . He
1593-537: The Machine for songs from The Battle of Los Angeles : " Sleep Now in the Fire " and " Testify ". He was threatened with arrest during the shooting of "Sleep Now in the Fire", which was filmed on Wall Street ; and subsequently the city of New York City denied the band permission to play there, even though the band and Moore had secured a federal permit to perform. Moore also directed the videos for R.E.M. single " All
1652-502: The United States had been at war with Nicaragua for the last five years." Chairman of the Foundation for National Progress (which owns Mother Jones ) Adam Hochschild said that Moore was fired due to performing poorly at his job. According to The New York Times , senior staff members felt that Moore was "rigidly ideological". Moore has contended that Mother Jones fired him because of the publisher's refusal to allow him to cover
1711-571: The Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star) " in 2001 and the System of a Down song " Boom! ". Moore's Broadway debut, The Terms of My Surrender , an anti-Trump dramatic monologue, premiered on August 10, 2017, at the Belasco Theatre . Donald Trump tweeted his dislike for the show and falsely claimed that it closed early. In the first week the production earned $ 456,195 in sales and $ 367,634 in
1770-405: The age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.80. In the CDP, 22.4% of the population was under
1829-459: The age of 18, 4.8% was from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 86.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 30,000, and the median income for a family was $ 42,250. Males had a median income of $ 24,667 versus $ 22,772 for females. The per capita income for
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1888-538: The airing of a documentary on television within nine months of its theatrical release", and since the November 2 election was fewer than nine months after the film's release, Fahrenheit 9/11 would have been disqualified for the Documentary Oscar. Regardless, it did not receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. The title of the film alludes to the classic book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, about
1947-399: The alternative newspaper Free to Be... , later renamed The Flint Voice ( Burton, Michigan 1977–1982 ), later renamed to The Michigan Voice (Burton, Michigan 1983–1986 ) as it expanded to cover the entire state. Singer-songwriter Harry Chapin is credited with being the primary benefactor in bringing about the bi-weekly newspaper's launch, by performing benefit concerts and donating
2006-579: The area. The state of Michigan designated Oscoda as the official home of Paul Bunyan due to early documented publications in the Oscoda Press on August 10, 1906, by James MacGillivray. The article was later revised and published in The Detroit News in 1910. Wurtsmith Air Force Base was a United States Air Force commissioned in 1923 in Oscoda. During the Cold War , it was one of
2065-428: The argument that, since the first Earth Day , the condition of the planet has worsened, and questions whether mainstream approaches adopted by industry to mitigate climate change , entail environmental impacts whose costs are comparable to or even possibly outweigh the benefits. The film received criticism from a number of climate change experts and activists who disputed its claims, and the accuracy of figures cited in
2124-405: The community. A post office under the name Au Sable served the area until the Oscoda post office was established on July 1, 1875. The name Oscoda is believed to come from Henry Schoolcraft , who used a shortened form of ossin and muscoda, which means a pebbly prairie. The Lumberman's Monument is located nearby and was dedicated in 1932 in honor of the early lumberjacks that first populated
2183-519: The cousin of Lisa Kudrow 's character, who agrees to be part of the scheme concocted by John Travolta 's character. He also had a cameo in his Canadian Bacon as an anti-Canada activist. In 1999, he did a cameo in EDtv as one of the panel members. In 2004, he did a cameo, as a news journalist, in The Fever , starring Vanessa Redgrave in the lead. Between 1994 and 1995, Moore directed and hosted
2242-543: The culture of guns and violence in the United States , taking, as a starting point, the Columbine High School massacre of 1999. Bowling for Columbine won the Anniversary Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and France's César Award as the Best Foreign Film. In the United States, it won the 2002 Academy Award for Documentary Feature . It also enjoyed great commercial and critical success for
2301-460: The editor of a newsletter after being fired by Mother Jones , which provided further financial support during this period. The 1989 film Roger & Me was Moore's first documentary about what happened to Flint, Michigan , after General Motors closed its factories and opened new ones in Mexico where the workers were paid lower wages than their American counterparts. The "Roger" referred to in
2360-449: The film, and suggested that the film could play into the hands of the fossil fuel industry. Michael Moore, Jeff Gibbs, and co-producer Ozzie Zehner responded to the critics on an episode of Rising . Moore has written and co-written eight non-fiction books, mostly on similar subject matter to his documentaries. Stupid White Men (2001) is ostensibly a critique of American domestic and foreign policy but, by Moore's own admission,
2419-593: The film, claiming they used " Hollywood accounting tricks" to avoid paying him the money. In February 2012, Moore and the Weinsteins informed the court that they had settled their dispute. Fahrenheit 9/11 drew criticism and controversy following its release just prior to the 2004 United States presidential election . Journalist and literary critic Christopher Hitchens alleged that the film contained distortions and untruths. This contention drew multiple rebuttals, including an eFilmCritic article and an editorial in
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2478-424: The final week, altogether grossing $ 4.2 million, falling short of its potential gross. It lasted 13 weeks with 96 performances until October 2017, grossing 49% of its potential. Fox News gave it a negative review, in line with Trump's comments. The show was unenthusiastically praised by The Guardian , which said he only wanted to "preach to the choir". A spokesman for "The Terms of My Surrender" suggested that
2537-438: The internet on September 23, 2008. Released on September 23, 2009, Capitalism: A Love Story looks at the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and the U.S. economy during the transition between the outgoing Bush Administration and the incoming Obama Administration. Addressing a press conference at its release, Moore said, "Democracy is not a spectator sport, it's a participatory event. If we don't participate in it, it ceases to be
2596-472: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscoda&oldid=1054978452 " Categories : Place name disambiguation pages Henry Schoolcraft neologisms Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Oscoda, Michigan Oscoda ( / ɒ ˈ s k oʊ d ə / ah- SKOH -də )
2655-420: The money to Moore. Moore crept backstage after a concert to Chapin's dressing room and convinced him to do a benefit concert. Chapin subsequently did a concert in Flint every year. In April 1986, The Michigan Voice published its final issue as Moore moved to San Francisco. After four months at Mother Jones in 1986, Moore was fired in early September. Matt Labash of The Weekly Standard reported this
2714-471: The ones we began with have caused some minor delays." The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2007, receiving a lengthy standing ovation, and was released in the U.S. and Canada on June 29, 2007. The film is currently ranked the twelfth highest grossing documentary of all time and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature . Moore takes a look at
2773-538: The past were not apt enough to describe today's realities. Moore was a high-profile guest at both the 2004 Democratic National Convention and the 2004 Republican National Convention , chronicling his impressions in USA Today . He was criticized in a speech by Republican Senator John McCain as "a disingenuous film-maker". Moore laughed and waved as Republican attendees jeered, later chanting "four more years". Moore gestured an L with his index finger and thumb at
2832-404: The perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre , spent some of his early years in Oscoda while his father served in the U.S. Air Force. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 0.95 square miles (2.46 km ), of which 0.87 square miles (2.25 km ) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km ) (8.42%) is water. The community is located on the northside of
2891-573: The plan to work with The Weinstein Company , which stalled production. The title refers to the day when Donald Trump officially became President-elect of the United States . In a column for Variety responding to the film's low opening weekend, "How Michael Moore Lost His Audience," sympathetic film critic Owen Gleiberman wrote "He's like an aging rock star putting out albums that simply don't mean as much to those who were, and are, his core fans". According to Glenn Greenwald , "what he's trying
2950-565: The politics of college students in what he calls "Bush Administration America" with Captain Mike Across America , which was shot during Moore's 62-city college campus tour in the months leading up to the 2004 presidential election. The film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2007. It was later re-edited by Moore into Slacker Uprising and released for free on
3009-592: The production might have a in San Francisco in early 2018, which didn't materialize. He was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humanities from Michigan State University in Fall 2014. Progressive Era Repression and persecution Anti-war and civil rights movements Contemporary Although Moore has been known for his political activism, he rejects the label as redundant in
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#17327802052143068-578: The speech concluded, to lighten the mood, host Steve Martin joked, "The Teamsters are helping Michael Moore into the trunk of his limo." Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11 , released in 2004, examines America in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks , particularly the record of the George W. Bush Administration and alleged links between the families of George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden . Fahrenheit
3127-584: The state's three Strategic Air Command bases that housed Boeing B-52 Stratofortress jets. The air base was decommissioned in 1993. The area is now an ongoing Superfund site due to extensive groundwater contamination. Parts of the defunct air base now serve as the Oscoda–Wurtsmith Airport with no future plans for the rest of the facility. Oscoda was featured in the 2002 documentary film Bowling for Columbine , in which director Michael Moore interviewed two young residents. Eric Harris , one of
3186-478: The title is Roger B. Smith , then CEO and President of General Motors. Harlan Jacobson , editor of Film Comment magazine, said that Moore muddled the chronology in Roger & Me to make it seem that events that took place before G.M.'s layoffs were a consequence of them. Critic Roger Ebert defended Moore's handling of the timeline as an artistic and stylistic choice that had less to do with his credibility as
3245-459: Was 1,135.7 inhabitants per square mile (438.5/km ). There were 599 housing units at an average density of 685.8 per square mile (264.8/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.15% White , 0.40% Black or African American , 1.21% Native American , 1.71% Asian , 0.71% from other races , and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population. There were 460 households, out of which 24.3% had children under
3304-638: Was active in both drama and debate, graduating in 1972. As a member of the Boy Scouts of America , he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout . At the age of 18, he was elected to the Davison school board . At the time he was the youngest person elected to office in the U.S., as the minimum age to hold public office had just been lowered to 18. Moore attended the University of Michigan–Flint but dropped out during his second year. At age 22, Moore founded
3363-630: Was awarded the Palme d'Or , the top honor at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival . It was the first documentary film to win the prize since 1956's The Silent World . Moore later announced that Fahrenheit 9/11 would not be in consideration for the 2005 Academy Award for Documentary Feature , but instead for the Academy Award for Best Picture . He stated he wanted the movie to be seen by a few million more people via television broadcasting prior to Election Day. According to Moore, "Academy rules forbid
3422-460: Was executive producer of Planet of the Humans (2019), a documentary about the environmental movement . Moore's works criticize topics such as globalization , big business , assault weapon ownership, Presidents Bill Clinton , George W. Bush , and Donald Trump , the Iraq War , the American health care system, and capitalism overall. In 2005, Time named Moore one of the world's 100 most influential people . Critics have labeled Moore
3481-669: Was for refusing to print an article by Paul Berman that was critical of the Sandinista human rights record in Nicaragua . Moore refused to run the article because he believed it was inaccurate and would be used by the Reagan Administration against the Sandinistas. Speaking on the matter, Moore stated, "The article was flatly wrong and the worst kind of patronizing bullshit. You would scarcely know from it that
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