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Pope Michael: The Movie
In a small town in Kansas, a small group of Conclavists believe that all every Pope elected since Vatican II is a heretic (and the appointments to the College of Cardinals since 1958 to be invalid), so they’ve elected their own — David Bawden, or Pope Michael.
Bawden was elected Pope Michael in 1990 by a [...]
Denver area screening – April 15, 2010 – One night only!
David Sirota, famed columnist, author, and journalist, along with Denver AM 760, are hosting a special screening of “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” for one night only.
Sirota will host and Thomas Frank will talk after the screening, and sign books.
Cinebarre 10001 Grant Street Thornton CO, 80229Thursday, April 15, 20106:30 pm
For tickets: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/633450668
Hurry – [...]
Screenland Crown Center Theatre, KC – EXTENDED to April 11
Update: the movie will continue to play at the Screenland Crown Center through Sunday, April 11. Go here for show times and other details.
“What’s the Matter with Kansas?” will move over to the Screenland Crown Center Theater in Kansas City, MO starting Friday, March 26.
The 7:00 pm Friday show will be immediately followed by [...]
Kansas City run EXTENDED
Due to overwhelming demand, “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” will continue its run at the Tivoli Cinemas through Thursday, March 25, 2010 (then it moves to the Screenland Crown Center.) Opening night sold out completely (see picture below) and lively discussions ensued afterwards.
A special shout-out is due to area organizations who contributed to the [...]
Win free tickets on our Facebook page
Starting today, we will be giving away pairs of free tickets to see “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” at the E Street Cinema in Washington, D.C. Become a fan on Facebook, and you’ll get the contests in your news feed, and can also find them on our fan page.
“What’s the Matter with Kansas?” will screen [...]
Thomas Frank: “We are all Kansans now”
A few weeks ago, I was reading an account of the tea party movement in the NYT which pointed out that many of the movement’s recruits had suffered in some way during the recent crash and recession. A different account of the surprise Republican victory in the Massachusetts Senate race ascribed it to a huge [...]
Time for a sequel?
LiberalArtsDude has posted a thoughtful review of “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” in which he gives the movie a solid 4/5 star recommendation but is left wanting more:
Fast forward to 2010 where conservative activism is explicitly angrier, economically populist and increasingly organized as in the rise of the Tea Party movement. I go back to [...]
Mother Jones: “A timely exploration”
Josh Harkinson of the venerable lefty outlet Mother Jones weighs in on “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”
In his 2004 book, What’s the Matter With Kansas?, Thomas Frank probed the psyches of Midwestern “values voters” to explain why blue-collar Americans abandoned economic self-interest to vote for George W. Bush. This eponymous documentary begins as a retelling [...]
Washington, D.C. starting March 19, 2010
Just as populism experiences a revival in our nation’s capital, powered by parties of Tea and Coffee, “What’s the Matter with Kansas?“ will open a one-week engagement at Landmark’s E Street Cinema, one of Washington, D.C.’s finest movie theaters, on Friday, March 19.
Thomas Frank and Joe Winston will hold a Q & A after the [...]
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 [...]
Kansas City screenings begin Friday, March 12, 2010
UPDATE: due to overwhelming demand, the Kansas City run has been extended through Thursday, March 25!
“What’s the Matter with Kansas?” will open in Tom Frank’s home town on Friday, March 12, 2010, playing for a full week at the lovely Tivoli Cinemas.
Thomas Frank and director Joe Winston will appear on opening night to take questions [...]