From CBC.ca: Sure Michael Moore's films are biased, says Kristine Anderson, director of the DOXA Documentary Film and Video Festival in Vancouver. But audiences aren't dummies.

 

From The Belfast Telegraph: Caveat director. A judge rejects Pam Brighton's claim for joint ownership of the hit play Stones in his Pocket, and leaves her with a hefty legal bill.

 

From The Australian: Does the truth matter to Michael Moore? Not, argues one labour lawyer, if it gets in his way.

 

From The San Jose Mercury News: Acclaimed playwright Louis Valdez says he can't get his plays put on in his own hometown. That's why, despite having once been a pillar of the trade movement, he says he's being forced to mount a non-union production of his Latino classic, Zoot Suit. (Free registration required.)

Monday, May 24, 2004

 

From The Arizona Republic: Build your own disaster flick! See if your way with a cliche means you have what it takes to write the next Day After Tomorrow (or Independence Day, or Armageddon, or . . .)

 

From The Chicago Sun-Times: In his new play at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, dramatist turned Hollywood "lifer" Ron Hutchinson combines his two writerly passions, bringing to the stage the tempestuous story of how Gone with the Wind nearly blew itself out before shooting even began.