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The IRS Plays Tax and Consequences D EATH judge Sandburg avoidable by AND and once Robbie THE "An wrote, RAIN Act inescapable. of Leppzer's are and Conscience," inevitable, taxes, And, documentary are tax resisters. The film which is being given a screening Wednesday night at 7:30 at the Arts Centre in Huntington concerns Kehler and Betsy Corner, a Masschusetts who refused to pay federal "war taxes" years and finally had their home seized by the IRS. But it's also about the issue of conscience-driven tax protests, the depth of grass-roots leftist organizing and its heritage in New England, and how certain government agencies manage to get out of the way after they've done their dirty work and let private citizens fight. The film will be followed by what is sure to be a fascinating discussion. Participating will be Leppzer, the Rev. Bill Brisotti of Casa de la Paz (the only Catholic Worker house on Long Island) and members of the Long Island War Tax Resisters. No one will be audited (as far as we know). Narrated by Martin Sheen and featuring pearances by priest-activist Daniel Berrigan Pete Seeger, the film chronicles what was a five-year effort by the Kehler-Corners recover their house, which was seized, put bid and purchased by a young couple for (nice deal). There are ancillary matters land trusts, and trespassing allegation, crux of the movie is the 21-month-long, vigil that local activists managed to put before the whole thing was resolved. lege Student Film Society is hosting the annual Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour metropolitan area stop. The tour is highlights from this year's Ann Arbor specializes in 16mm independent and experimental film work from around the country entries actually are judged on 16mm tape, which is how virtually every other does it these days. The screenings take Friday beginning at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Call 718-951-5664 for more information. Gotham Gone Gaga "Madcap Manhattan" continues tonight Forum (209 W. Houston St., 212-727-8110) immortal "Speedy," the 1928 silent starring Harold Lloyd, guest-starring Babe musically enhanced by Steve Sterner with piano accompaniment. Also in the series, features 50 comedies set in Manhattan and June 11, are timeless classics ranging from "Breakfast at Tiffany's" to "The Cameraman" Set" to "The King of Comedy." More Than Medium Cool And while we're flashing back (excuse the fertile '60s are the subject of "Coming Films from 1968 and Thereabouts," which Sunday at the Museum of Modern Art (11 St.; 212-708-9400). The opening film is else? "Easy Rider," which plays at 2 May 15 at 8 p.m.), followed by Jean-Luc hallucinogenic "Weekend" at 5 p.m. (and 2:30 p.m.). Other series films: "Bonnie and 'Rosemary's Baby," "Point Blank," "My Maud's," "Funny Girl" and "The President's Analyst.' as Carl unif you intriguing so special Cinema Randy couple for 14 and speaking of films as socio-political agents provocateur, John Pierson, film mensch, takes his Independent Film Channel program "Split Screen" to Oklahoma tonight, to investigate why "The Tin Drum' the 1979 Oscar winner based on the Günter Grass novel was banned all across Oklahoma City. The film, like the book, concerns a boy who refuses to grow after the Nazis come to power in Germany. Pierson talks with allegory-immune conservatives who worked to ban the film brief scenes of the ungrown boy in a sexual situation were the ostensible reasons and to one guy who had his rented copy of the video seized by police at his home. Oh, and speaking of censorship, if you don't get the Independent Film Channel, call your cable operator (like it'll help). Ann Arbor, N.Y. This Friday and Saturday, the Brooklyn Col- "An Act of Conscience" raises a lot of questions, including some about the film itself. While it's a lot of fun kicking the Internal Revenue Service while it's down, why did it take a reputedly ruthless agency 14 years to go after the couple? Did they do something specific to instigate the faceoff? Did Leppzer have fun interviewing the somewhat hapless couple who bought the Kehler-Corner house? What was the aim of the vigil, to have the house turned back over to the Kehler-Corners by a couple who couldn't afford a house anywhere else? What did a lot of these people do for a living? Go. Ask. The film and discussion are being presented by the CAC and the Long Island Progressive Coalition. FILM FILE John Anderson apand ultimately to up for $5,400 about but the 24-hour together War Drums
Article from 04 May 1998Newsday(New York, NY)
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