it's previewing in London this evening, and you can't get tickets for love or money (I believe; to be honest I've only really tried offering money)
dd -----Original Message----- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Doug Henwood Sent: 04 July 2004 17:30 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Skewering "Fahrenheit 9/11" Michael Hoover wrote: >first problem with above article: venue & environment that author viewed >film, >get out some man, go see film in mass. equivalents of kissimmee fl, >ocala, fl, eustis, fl (places where film is playing, towns where no >films like this ever play)... I saw it in Danvers, Mass., on a visit to the in-laws. Not exactly Kissimmee, I don't think, but a long way from Northampton, too. Though there were some members of "the choir" in the audience, most weren't. And the reaction was vocal, emotional, and quite positive. Visiting my father in suburban NJ yesterday, we overheard a sweet gray-haired lady in a chain steakhouse urging fellow diners to see the movie. She was wearing a powder-blue suit, not a "George Bush, war criminal" t-shirt. >so what does article leave readers with, self-congratulatory air of >author who is able to see michael moore for what he 'really' is, like >wow... michael hoover It leaves readers like me with the feeling that Valentine is repackaging cheap envy as a critique. Doug
