DTH Online - Local treats town to Fahrenheit 9/11

Local treats town to Fahrenheit 9/11 Two months after its nationwide release, Michael Moore's film "Fahrenheit 9/11" still remains a hot topic among Democrats and Republicans alike.

Thanks to the efforts of a lone Carrboro citizen, the Varsity Theatre on East Franklin Street will prolong the film's visibility by hosting two free public showings of Moore's left-leaning movie Thursday.

Bruce Stone, owner of the Varsity, said that the evening showings are going to be free to the public thanks to the effort of local Kent Kanoy.

"Thursday is the last day that we will be showing the movie, and Mr. Kanoy has offered to subsidize everyone's ticket for the 7 and 9 p.m. shows," Stone said.

Kanoy, a UNC alumnus of the class of 1974, said that he wanted to offer an incentive for the community to view "Fahrenheit 9/11."

"I saw the film and was very impressed and felt it was important enough for as many people to see it as possible," he said.

Kanoy said he was inspired by an article he read about a theater in Wisconsin that also had offered free showings of the movie to the public.

A longtime area resident, Kanoy said he is not normally involved in politics, but he felt that funding this event was something he wanted to do. "I'm just a private citizen contributing to the political process."


BY BECCA MOORE
ASSISTANT ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR