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July 26, 2005What AFR objects toHere are the five films of the 31 on the Traverse City Film Festival roster that Traverse Bay Freedom FilmFest co-founders Genie Aldrich and Cheryl Rhoads use as examples of being objectionable:• "Land of Plenty," about a security-obsessed man who drives around downtown Los Angeles anxiously looking for terrorists and which Aldrich says gives the impression that there are no terrorists; • "The Woodsman" starring Kevin Bacon and exploring the psyche of a pedophile returning to regular life after 12 years in prison, which Aldrich said makes "abnormal behavior seem normal." • "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," which Rhoads said "is pretty much blaming Bush for Enron when it happened during the Clinton administration"; • "Human Resources," about a management trainee who gets hired at a factory where his father has worked for 30 years, which Rhoads said pits "management against labor, that management is manipulating to get employees fired, this whole class warfare thing"; • "Gunner Palace," a documentary following soldiers living in the former palace of Saddam Hussein's son Odai, which Rhoads said emphasizes "the boredom and the endless dreariness of the guys in Iraq. It's like emphasizing the downbeat nature...OK, what else is new? That is part of war. It doesn't emphasize the schools being founded over there, the people's lives, the fact that women can now vote and go to college and all of that stuff." AFR'S MOVIES Here is a list of the alternative Traverse Bay Freedom FilmFest movies, which American Film Renaissance founder Jim Hubbard says aren't necessarily political: • "Confronting Iraq," which supports President Bush's war policies in Iraq. Hubbard said it "might be considered political because it touches on the issue of the Iraq War." • "In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed," a biographical tribute to Ronald Reagan. "I really don't call that a political film either, it's more of a historical piece," said Hubbard. "Granted, it deals with a politician, but at the same time, a documentary on Julius Caesar would be dealing with a political figure as well, but of course 2000 years ago." • "Michael Moore Hates America," a documentary on Moore's use of film footage and sound clips to demonstrate director Michael Wilson's premise that Moore uses them to manipulate the truth. • "America's Heart and Soul," an on-the-road documentary to capture the land and spirit of Americans. • "On the Waterfront," a 1954 classic about an ex-boxer testifying against a mobster trying to control the longshoremen's union. • "Charlotte's Web" • "Top Gun" • "Raiders of the Lost Ark" See Related Stories: Traverse Bay Freedom Filmfest: 'Mainstream' against 'extremist' - July 26, 2005 FilmFest is 'one-woman show'; Donors prefer to remain anonymous - July 26, 2005 Coming back to her roots: Aldrich motivated by Moore's politics - July 25, 2005 AFR Freedom FilmFest opens next Friday - July 22, 2005 Conservatives offer alternate film festival - July 7, 2005
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