What's the Matter With Kansas Chicago Premiere at Gene Siskel Film Center 9/18

 

 Dug spent years traveling to Kansas repeatedly with film making team, Joe Winston and Laura Cohen, to complete the documentary,  "What's the Matter with Kansas?"   Here's a prior blog post about the shoot.  I saw an advanced screening last year and it was excellent.

Now, everyone has a chance to check it out September 18th-24th at The Gene Siskel Film Center.



Here's what Laura and Joe have to say:


Our new movie, "What's the Matter with Kansas?" based on Thomas Frank's best-seller, is making its Chicago debut at the Gene Siskel Film Center on September 18th, 2009. It will play for a week in our beautiful hometown and we are very excited to bring it home.

SHOW TIMES:

Friday, September 18th, 6:15 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, 6:15 and 8:15 pm

Tuesday September 22nd, 6:15 and 8:15 pm

Wednesday September 23rd, 6:15 and 8:15 pm

Thursday September 24th, 6:15 and 8:15 pm 

We'll do a Q & A with author Thomas Frank after the 8.15pm screenings on Friday, September 18th and Saturday September 19t.  Also, we will be available to chat informally in the Gene Siskel Film Center's gallery/cafe adjacent to the theater lobby after the 6:15pm screenings both nights.

A lush cinematic portrait of conservative Middle America. four years in the making, the movie answers the question most on the minds of America just entering the age of Obama - WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?

We’re profiled in this week’s issue of the Reader: http://bit.ly/yGIpw

Watch the trailer: http://bit.ly/iAcVC

Read a rave review in Variety: http://bit.ly/iAcVC

Learn about the controversy in L.A. Times: http://bit.ly/Rlk6S 

and Salon.com:  http://bit.ly/18crpM

visit our official web site:  http://www.whatsthematterwithkansas.com

Also -- we've been getting great advance press, but any journalists you know who'd be interested, please put 'em in touch with us.

You can buy tickets by calling the box office at 312-846-2600 or by visiting http://siskelfilmcenter.org. You can also purchase tickets at the Gene Siskel Film Center box office, 164 N. State in downtown Chicago, after 5pm weekdays and 2pm weekends. 

See you there!

Laura and Joe

info@whatsthematterwithkansas.com