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New York is becoming more like Kansas
In the election for the 23rd District in upper New York State, Democrat, Bill Owens narrowly defeated Conservative Party candidate, Douglas L. Hoffman. But that isn’t the real story.
What’s interesting is that the Republican nominee, Dede Scozzafava, a moderate, withdrew from the race under pressure from leading conservative activists like Sarah Palin and Tim Pawlenty. [...]
Video: director Joe Winston on The Interview Show
A few weeks back, Joe had the great pleasure of sitting for a chat with Mark Bazer, the witty and talented host of The Interview Show, a monthly talk show which tapes at the Hideout in Chicago.
As good as the video is, it was much more fun to see the show live. Talkshow + [...]
Chicago Reader profile
In this week’s issue, the Chicago Reader named Laura and Joe as “People to Watch” among Chicago filmmakers. We’re still blushing. A brief excerpt:
Sitting in his dining room in Lincoln Square with his son, Milo, on his knee, director Joe Winston only vaguely resembles the tousled host of This Week in Joe’s Basement, the Chicago [...]
“What’s the Matter With Kansas?” – Chicago premiere
That’s right our baby comes home in September for a week at the legendary Gene Siskel Film Center. It will play Friday September 18th through Thursday, September 24th.
Friday, September 18th, 6:15pm and 8:15 pm
Saturday, September 19th, 3:15, 5:15 and 8:15 pm
Sunday, September 20th, 3:15 and 5:15 pm
Monday, September 21st, 6:15pm and 8:15 pm
Tuesday, September 22nd, [...]
Rave Review For NYC Premiere
Joe and Laura had an interview in NYC with TrustMovies on the eve of the 8/6/09 premiere of “What’s The Matter With Kansas” at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
New York Premiere coming up – Thursday, Aug 6, 2009
We’re busy packing our bags for a visit to New York City to have our first major public screening of “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” at the Film Society of Lincoln Center on Thursday, August 6, 2009. The screening is part of Lincoln Center’s prestigious Independents Night series.
Laura and Joe will both attend the screening [...]
Lake of Fire
Dr. Tiller’s murder has truly flayed open the national wounds over the abortion issue. Conversations on our Facebook page are fascinating but have become rather heated and our YouTube page is starting to resemble a bathroom stall at a truck stop. The act of killing a man who’s saved so many women’s lives and ended [...]
Chat completed on Firedoglake
Whew! We just pounded our keyboards and hit refresh through a spirited and furious ninety-minute web chat on Firedoglake. For now, you can read the chat here. If that link fails, try here, where it’ll be permanently archived. Thanks to Lisa Derrick and everybody else at FDL, we had a great time answering smart questions!
Talking Points Memo shout-out
Matt Dallek of Talking Points Memo writes about the fast-approaching Politics on Film Festival. Of course, we’re tickled to now suddenly be considered “Hollywood.” But if you want to contrast the stereotypical “Hollywood” approach to conservative Middle America with our movie, check out Religulous by Bill Mahr. We’re fans of his TV show, but not [...]
Special sneak preview screening – May 9, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
“What’s the Matter with Kansas?” will have a Sneak Preview screening at the Politics on Film festival in Washington, D.C. Filmmakers Laura Cohen and Joe Winston, and author Thomas Frank will all be in attendance.
Navy Memorial Auditorium
701 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
Saturday, May 9
7:30 pm
Tickets are $10. You can purchase at the box office or [...]
Radio interview today
Laura and Joe will record a live interview about “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” on Community Bridge Radio, starting at 5:00 pm today, April 2, 2009, on KSDB 91.9 FM Manhattan. You can listen live via your computer by going to http://www.wildcat919.com and clicking on the “Listen Live” button at the top of the page.
UPDATE: [...]