The first three days of the Flaherty

Program:

Saturday night
Nanook of the North by Robert Flaherty

Sunday morning
Por la Suite de Monde by by Pierre Perrault and Michel Brault
Sunday afternoon
He Walked Away by Jennifer Reeves, T.Z. by Robert Breer, Lost Motion by Janie Geiser, Incense by Shiho Kano, Study of a River by Peter Hutton, Seasons... by Phil Solomon and Stan Brackage, What Goes Up by Robert Breer
Sunday evening
Killer of Sheep by Charles Burnett

Monday morning
It's Not My Memory of It by the Speculative Archive
Energy Country by Deboarh Stratman
Crossroads by Bruce Conner
Monday afternoon
excerpts from The Primary by Bob Drew & Co.
Les raquetteurs by Michel Brault
Les Ordres by Michel Brault
A Musical Adventure in Siberia by Richard Leacock
Monday night
Free Fall by Arthur Lipsett
Last Lost, Her Glacial Speed and Glint by Eve Heller
Nocturne and Twilight Psalm III: "Night of the Meek" by Phil Solomon
Late-night screening of Chronique D'un Ete by Jean Rouch

Hell just froze over: Fox News gives Moore's "F911" thumbs up -- "a tribute to patriotism"

'Fahrenheit 9/11' Gets Standing Ovations

Tuesday, June 15, 2004

By Roger Friedman

The crowd that gave Michael Moore's controversial "Fahrenheit 9/11" a standing ovation last night at the Ziegfeld Theatre premiere certainly didn't have to be encouraged at all to show their appreciation. From liberal radio host and writer Al Franken to actor/director Tim Robbins, Moore was in his element. But once "F9/11" gets to audiences beyond screenings, it won't be dependent on celebrities for approbation. It turns out to be a really brilliant piece of work, and a film that members of all political parties should see without fail.

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