[CitizensTruth] Yes Men event

[Walterb306 at cs.com]

All,

Yes Men film showing at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago starting 
10-30-2009.

Hope you can attend.

Please pass the word.

Beverley




Dear Chicago,

Do you want a great activity to inform students, friends, relatives, and 
associates about - one that will not only warp your minds, but will also help 
a rambunctious, order-disturbing film get out to the rest of America, where 
it will spawn a new legion of rebels in an era that's ready for them?

We've got just the thing for you: The Yes Men Fix the World (
http://www.theyesmenfixtheworld.com), which starts October 30th at the 
Music Box Theater (http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/). (See advance praise 
below.)

Phone


Showtimes: 773-871-6604 
Office: 773-871-6607 
Fax: 773-871-0602 Mail

Music Box Theatre
3733 N. Southport Ave.
Chicago, IL 60613 


The film is a conversation-starter for any discussion on politics, 
journalism, media literacy, performance art, free speech, or productive goofing off.

Still not sold? Well, we're so eager to have you in the room that we'll 
throw ourselves into the bargain. We (Andy and Mike) will do our best to do 
discussions after the film, either in person or by Skype. If that's impossible, 
someone else from the film will be there - perhaps Patrick Lichty, who did 
the amazing animations!

Attending the screenings at the Music Box Theater will help our film 
considerably. If our film does well there, smaller theaters around the 
country will take notice, and the film will get out to people who we think 
should see it. We are relying on non-traditional approaches like this 
because we decided to turn down traditional distribution, so that we could 
do all kinds of devious things to make our film useful for activist groups 
and organizations, and not just be a money-maker. Help us help our film make 
a difference!

Note: the Music Box does have group rates. Please contact them to inquire! 
http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/about/#contact_us

And please let us know if you're coming, so that we can start planning 
which screenings to try to attend!

Pedagogically yours,
The Yes Men
people at theyesmen.org

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD
www.theyesmenfixtheworld.com

"It shines with raw wit and originality." - Newsweek

"Comedic vigilante justice... Media-savvy pie-to-the-face." - USA Today

"Hilarious, therapeutic, inspiring. The Yes Men are geniuses."
- Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine and No Logo

"Funnier and more useful than Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno." - The 
Observer

"We remain convinced that this is the year's top documentary film." - 
New Scientist

"One of the funniest movies I've ever seen, and two of the ballsiest guys 
I've ever met. Thank God for the Yes Men." - Morgan Spurlock, director 
of Supersize Me

"Pant-shittingly hilarious." - Netribution

"The Yes Men Fix The World could be this season's choice." - Screen 
Daily

"This movie is a hoot, and a pertinent one at that." - Hollywood 
Reporter

"Capitalist-critiquing chicanery... fat-cat-fooling fun." - Variety

"We think it is a serious matter when people willingly misrepresent 
themselves." - Exxon

"It's really a sick, twisted - I don't even want to refer to it as a 
joke."
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development









Media Hit Report: The Yes Men 
Date: 2009/09/22 


1. CNN-CABLE Television NATIONAL Run Time: 2:07 
SEP 22 2009 5:30PM CT Nielsen Audience: 707,257 
The Situation Room Calculated Ad Equivalency: $24,786 
Calculated Publicity Value: $74,358 
30-Second Ad Equivalency: $5,855 
[**05:56:41 PM**] Preview Clip Now some protestors have invented something 
to protect them from something that comes along. Jeanne Moos explains. 
Reporter: they look like a bunch of beached balls. 
[**05:58:06 PM**] Preview Clip No wonder first one police boat showed up, 
then several more. They had a helicopter above us with a guy tethered outside 
the helicopter like this, ready to leap. The survivaball stunt brought to 
you by The Yes Men who are promoting their new movie featuring anticorporate 
stunts they have pulled, like impersonating a Dow Chemical spokesman...
In honor of the UN climate summit, The Yes Men put out a fake copy of The 
New York Post and followed that with this, a water borne assault on the UN by 
survivaballs meant to help mankind survive. 
[**05:58:52 PM**] Preview Clip Ice age, hurricanes, droughts. It's a dated 
community for one. Gated community for one. Not a very comfortable one. You 
may have to tuck in a little bit. 



Report Generated: 2009/10/14 09:53:20.695 (CT) 
Total Story Count: 1 
Total Nielsen Audience: 707,257 
Total 30-Second Ad Equivalency: $5,855 
Total Run Time: 2:07 
Total Calculated Ad Equivalency: $24,786 
Total Calculated Publicity Value: $74,358 




 
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