We had a college friend in town tonight and since he’s not farm material, we didn’t even try to talk him into going to the King Corn screening in Chicago.
Still, would have been cool to hear straight from filmmaker/farmer Ian Cheney, who along with his East Coast bud Curt Ellis, struck out for Iowa where they documented the planting, growing, harvest and dissemination of their acre of corn.
The Trib gave the film 3.5 stars. Not bad. But I get to see very few movies in actual theaters these days…especially if the only screening is at Facets Cinematheque on Fullerton. Maybe I’ll see it if I can find it on DVD.
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