[Peace-discuss] Fwd:THE YES MEN film opens

[Alfred Kagan]

>Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:04:49 -0700
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>Here's great news from Milwaukee's progressive documentary artists:
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>Our new film, THE YES MEN, opens in theaters in NYC and LA this Friday,
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>Sept. 24!
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>in NYC:  the Sunshine or Lincoln Square cinemas.
>In L.A., the Pacific ArcLight or Laemmle Monica.
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>And you can buy tickets in advance: visit
>http://movies.channel.aol.com/movie/main.adp?mid=17410
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>It will expand to other cities and theaters Oct. 1!
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>check out:  www.theyesmenmovie.com
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>THE YES MEN is the true story of how Andy and Mike, two somewhat
>raggedy activists with thrift-store suits and no economics training at
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>all, repeatedly posed as spokesmen for the World Trade Organization. 
>The adventure begins when they set up a parody of the WTO's website. 
>When the satire is mistaken for the real thing, Mike and Andy find
>themselves invited to appear at conferences, in classrooms and on media
>outlets as WTO representatives.  Delighted to represent the
>organization they oppose, The Yes Men set out to shock their unwitting
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>audiences with some very dark comedy about the brutality of corporate
>globalization.
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>"Some of the funniest material ever projected on a movie
>screen"--Village Voice
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>"...Jonathan Swift for the Jackass generation..."--Naomi Klein
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>"...deplorable..."--the WTO
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>take your friends, take your enemies, forward this widely!
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>thanks for your support!
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>Sarah Price
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Al Kagan
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