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San Francisco Landmark screenings Jan 1-7
“What’s the Matter with Kansas?” will play for a weeklong engagement at one of the Landmark Theatres in San Francisco, either the Lumiere or the Opera Plaza, starting on Friday, Jan 1. Check local listings and our web site closer to the time for details, we might not know which one until late December. (…)
“Kansas?” movie returns to Chicago December 18-23
“What’s the Matter with Kansas?” will return to the Gene Siskel Film Center in the heart of Chicago, for a pre-Christmas run, starting on Friday, December 18. The filmmakers will attend two of the screenings. (…)
FBI was warned about Scott Roeder before he shot Dr. Tiller
From the Associated Press:
More than a month before the shooting of a high-profile abortion doctor, the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Kansas City received an anonymous letter warning that the man now charged in the case “would do physical harm” to Dr. (…)
Mike Huckabee: “Nothing’s the Matter with Kansas?”
In last year’s Republican primaries, Mike Huckabee won Kansas, which responded well to his social conservatism and populist rhetoric. (…)
Operation Rescue: “We’re not dead yet”
Defiant as ever, Wichita-based Pro-Life activists Operation Rescue proclaim they’ve recovered from its financial crisis earlier this year. Presumably donations plunged after intense public backlash against the murder of Dr. (…)
Can liberals and conservatives enjoy the same movie?
Our film adaptation of Thomas Frank’s “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” raises eyebrows with some fans of the book, because it does not set out to explain the whole argument Frank makes about why social conservatives overwhelmingly vote Republican (even last fall, in the face of economic disaster.)
Some fine Oklahoma hospitality
So Joe and Tom have returned from Oklahoma and unpacked our bags, after a very rewarding visit (at this point, Laura is too pregnant for travel.) Neither of us had ever been to Oklahoma before, and Steve Hunt and David Glover, the activists who got the ball rolling, made sure we had everything we needed. A huge hat tip to Casey Davis, who sold merchandise for us Friday night, then the next day drove us all the way from Tulsa to Oklahoma City and around OKC. Also to the other volunteers who helped at the screenings. (…)
A refreshing breeze
The Oklahoman shows some appreciation for the evenhanded tone of our movie:
Joe Winston’s “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” explores how real people live, work, think and vote in Oklahoma’s neighbor to the north. (…)