Tagged ‘New York’

 
“Pity the Billionaire” – new from Tom Frank

“Pity the Billionaire” – new from Tom Frank

Thomas Frank’s new book, “Pity the Billionaire” is now on sale.  The book dovetails perfectly with “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” to update how the conservative right has surged back to power after the 2008 economic crisis.
Tom begins his book tour, with the following schedule.  Check Tom’s web site for venue and other details.

Wednesday, January [...]

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NYC: Thomas Frank & Barbara Ehrenreich at Borders Park Ave. 7/28/10

NYC: Thomas Frank & Barbara Ehrenreich at Borders Park Ave. 7/28/10

UPDATED 7/24/10 – Barbara Ehrenreich will join Thomas Frank for this special event!
Barbara Ehrenreich and Thomas Frank will speak and sign books (including copies of Franks recently-revived Baffler magazine) on Wednesday, July 28, at Borders Park Avenue, 461 Park Avenue (at 57th Street) in New York City.
The title of the forum is: “What’s the Matter with [...]

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New York City run EXTENDED thru Aug 12, 2010

New York City run EXTENDED thru Aug 12, 2010

What’s the Matter with Kansas? starts its commercial New York theatrical run on Friday, July 30th at the Producers’ Club Indie House theatre, the latest addition to Manhattan arthouse cinemas. Located in Mid-town Manhattan, near the Theater District, Indie House promises to be a destination for independent film lovers.

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Rochester, NY – March 13, 2010 – one night only!

Rochester, NY – March 13, 2010 – one night only!

The nascent Coffee Party movement has declared Saturday, March 13 to be “National Coffee Party Day,” and what better way to celebrate populist revolt than to see a screening of  “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” The movie will play for one night as part of the film program at the Dryden Theater at the legendary [...]

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Manhattan, Kansas

The two Manhattans

George Haymont reviewed “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” back in October for his blog, My Cultural Landscape.
Writing about our movie alongside “New York, I Love You,” he couldn’t resist comparing Manhattan, New York to Manhattan, Kansas, beginning as follows:
While two new films focus on two very different areas of American life, they are tied together [...]

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Bella Online weighs in

Bella Online weighs in

Bella Online, “The Voice of Women” attended our New York premiere screening, and has filed a dispatch praising the movie and reflecting on the conversation it generated that night at Lincoln Center.
Here’s an excerpt:
I saw the film at its Lincoln Center Film Society screening in New York. The filmmakers were there, and they reported that [...]

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Voice of America interview (in Russian)

Voice of America interview (in Russian)

A journalist from Voice of America interviewed Joe after the Lincoln Center screening (in English), and his article is available in Russian on the Voice of America web site.  No one on the production team is fluent in Russian, but Joe remembers the interview as having been a good done.  If anyone out there wants [...]

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Reflecting on our Lincoln Center debut

Last Thursday “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” enjoyed its World Premiere screening at Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York.  It’s taken this long for Laura and Joe and Milo to return home (okay, so we had some fun over the weekend running around Manhattan and taking in museums, etc.) and recover enough energy [...]

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A New York state of mind

So we’re in New York for a few days for our World Premiere screening tonight at Film Society of Lincoln Center.  Even before the screening, we’re getting a taste of New Yorker’s reactions to “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”.
James van Maanan ruminates on the film on his blog, Trustmovies.  What he saw in our movie [...]

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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 [...]

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