Michael and Me

Michael and Me

: A filmmaker does a Michael Moore on Michael Moore, following him around trying futilely to get an interview — and this guy had no problem getting distribution.

Twin Cities filmmaker Mike Wilson’s upcoming “Michael Moore Hates America” details his unsuccessful attempts to interview Moore, the director who won an Oscar two years ago for “Bowling for Columbine.” …

At least three months before its release, the film has catapulted Wilson into national prominence. When an item about “Michael Moore Hates America” appeared on a showbiz Web site earlier this week, Wilson says, he was contacted by nine distributors who want to help book the documentary into theaters.

: Moore’s new trailer is up here.