10 Questions for Ken Burns
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No one. I don't need to put myself in these films physically. I'm interested in the role this remarkable and sometimes dysfunctional republic seems to play in the progress of mankind. That should be the focus, not the town crier.
What is your opinion of Michael Moore's style of filmmaking?
Tamara Newman, BAYVILLE, N.J.
God bless Michael Moore and anyone else who wants to pick up a camera and try to tell a story. It is a lot harder than you think.
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