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To: Selectric II who wrote (10676)	6/29/2004 11:50:50 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Respond to of 90947

Hi, where have you been hanging out? Kind of busy for the last several months. I see AS is still posting prolifically (and sticking to his "i've never told a lie" mantra, of course). Has he been fawning over Kerry all this time? Sheesh! Get a life! Anyway, I can check in a little more often for a while, but mostly just for the humorous news bites you guys post. The loonies are such a waste of time (not to mention oxygen) and the remedial econ students have stopped attending lectures, but I'll be around. Regards, Bob PS: The AJC gave Michael Moore's docurantary an A-, as high a rating as the new Harry Potter and higher than The Passion, Troy, or just about any other film in theaters now (I think there was one art flic they gave an A). I guess the editorial board has started doing the movie reviews now.

To: Selectric II who wrote (10676)	6/30/2004 2:09:26 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Re the AJC's movie review, this letter to the editor: "Fahrenheit 9/11" is incorrectly labeled a documentary, which for me confirms its gushing reviewers' lack of appreciation of the genre. It is a political propaganda film, and it can be rightly judged within that category. Such a film succeeds using two basic tricks --- let's call them "sins." First, there is the sin of omission --- excising key scenes that would lead viewers to a conclusion not on the filmmaker's agenda. Second is the sin of out-of-context juxtaposition --- the inter-cutting of disparate scenes that play mind games with viewers so as to lead them to adopt the filmmaker's sentiments. In Michael Moore's earlier pieces, he did this brilliantly. In this one, however, it was obvious that he was struggling to drive the audience to his desired climax. So "Fahrenheit 9/11" is an OK propaganda film, but not a great one. It's a shame, as Moore is capable of much better. AVRUM FINE Fine, of Lawrenceville, is a retired film editor. ajc.com