Investment funds profit again, this time by paring mortgages Nov 23, 2009
"They're going ahead and they are refinancing them and getting their money out right away," said Roger Smith, an analyst at Fox-Pitt Kelton ... "They're going ahead and they are refinancing them and getting their money out right away," said Roger Smith, an analyst at Fox-Pitt Kelton. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Poke around in Michael Moore's past Oct 2, 2009
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'Capitalism: A Love Story' Oct 2, 2009
Along the way, Moore revisits "Roger & Me," in which he used a quixotic attempt to interview then-General Motors CEO Roger Smith as a vehicle to get at the disintegration of Flint, his hometown. Employing some of that film's tactics, he tries to enter buildings that house corporations, hoping to talk to their leaders. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Michael Moore Goes for Broke With Capitalism Sep 7, 2009
" So wrote Thomas Jefferson to a friend in 1816. Now Michael Moore, whose Fahrenheit 9/11 took on the U.S. Army, and the entire military-executive-industrial establishment, brings his latest documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story, to the Venice Film Festival. The land of Macchiavelli and the Medici is the perfect setting for Moore's nonfiction tragicomedy of greed and chicanery on Wall Street, in Washington, D.C., and through the entire economic apparatus. The movie will have its world premiere... (Time.com)
For Moore, new movie is all about money Jul 10, 2009
and a chronicle of his quest for an audience with GM boss Roger Smith. The filmmaker scored a $100 million hit with 2004's "Fahrenheit 9/11," which centered on the Bush White House's actions after the Sept. 11 attacks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Michael Moore's new documentary has a timely title: 'Capitalism: A Love Story' Jul 10, 2009
Moore got his start with the 1989 big-business documentary "Roger his portrait of the economic strife caused by General Motors job losses in his home town of Flint, Mich., and a chronicle of his quest for an audience with GM boss Roger Smith. The filmmaker scored a $100 million hit with 2004's "Fahrenheit 9/11," which centered on the Bush White House's actions after the Sept. 11 attacks. Moore won an Academy Award for his 2002 gun-control documentary "Bowling for Columbine. " Copyright 2009... (FOX61, CT)
Novelist Kaye Gibbons faces yet another hurdle Jun 23, 2009
"She looks like a completely different person," said attorney Roger Smith Jr. ... "She looks like a completely different person," said attorney Roger Smith Jr.. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Novelist Gibbons Continues Uphill Battle Jun 20, 2009
" Gibbons pleaded guilty March 10 to five misdemeanor counts of obtaining property by fraud and received a 90-day suspended sentence. Her attorney said she is speaking at high schools and colleges about her addiction and arrest. "She looks like a completely different person," said attorney Roger Smith Jr. Her recovery was slowed when she fell down some steps, breaking her foot in three places and tearing ligaments in an ankle, Barbara Batts said in an e-mail in late April. "Is in wheelchair and... (CBS News)
GM to sell Saturn brand to Penske chain Jun 6, 2009
GM chairman Roger Smith first unveiled the Saturn brand in November 1983, describing it as a revolutionary new way to build and sell small cars in America. But the project was slow to develop and the brand did not officially launch until 1990. (Boston Globe)
Penske's group agrees to buy Saturn from GM Jun 6, 2009
GM Chairman Roger Smith first unveiled the Saturn brand in November 1983, describing it as a revolutionary new way to build and sell small cars in America. GM's hope was that Saturn would attract younger buyers with smaller, hipper cars to better compete with imports. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Lessons drawn from GM bankruptcy Jun 3, 2009
During the 1980s, rather than seed its pension fund or invest in better car models, Chairman Roger Smith spent 80 billion U.S. dollars on automation that did not correct GM's quality problems. He also invested another 8 billion in Hughes Aircraft and software maker EDS.. (Xinhuanet, China)
WOMAN'S 'FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS' DIVERT FLIGHT May 2, 2009
Posted by Roger Smith May 1, 09 03:10 PM. I think there is more going on the Obama will admit. (The Drudge Report)
Bad times proving to be good for the movies Mar 2, 2009
It would take a very generous person to call these pictures anything other than middle-of-the-road, at best, said Roger Smith, the executive editor of Global Media Intelligence. Watchmen, a dark superhero film, opens March 6 and is expected to do megawatt business. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Moore calls on bankers to help prove bailout is a swindle Feb 15, 2009
He made his name with the 1989 release of Roger ocumenting his unsuccessful efforts to confront former GM chief executive Roger Smith about his management of what then was the world's top car maker. "Moore's reputation is locked in," said Howard Rubenstein, the president of Rubenstein Associates, a public relations firm. (Business Report, South Africa)
Moore goes after Wall Street Feb 12, 2009
"The Huns are invading.'' Moore declined to comment, according to a spokesman for Overture Films, the Wall Street movie's distributor for North America, who asked to remain unidentified because he doesn't represent the filmmaker directly. Overture Films LLC is owned by Starz LLC, part of cable billionaire John Malone's holdings. The 55-year-old Michigan native made his name with the 1989 release of "Roger & Me,'' which documents his unsuccessful efforts to confront former GM chief executive... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
