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Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins [Opens Oct. 11 at the MSP Film Society at the St. Anthony on Main Theater; for information, log on to info@mspfilm.org or call 612/331-7563.] A fascinating, informative, insightful, candid, entertaining, satirical, thought-provoking, 93-minute Janice Engel documentary that examines and chronicles the life and legendary career of brilliant, feisty, outspoken, salty, acerbic, influential, hell-raising, feather-ruffling, colorful, 6-foot political columnist and author Molly Ivins, who grew up in Texas, was educated at Smith College and Columbia, and had a biting wit, through archival photographs and film footage, clips from her interviews on C-SPAN2 and fiery speeches, and interview snippets with The Texas Observer editor Forrest Wilder, political columnist Dave ‘Moose' McNelly, journalists (such as Dan Rather, Carl Carlton, Lou Dubose, Sara Speights, Marilyn Hoegemeyer, Paul Krugman, and Myra Macpherson), siblings Andy and Sara, brother-in-law Marty Maley, novelist Anne Lamott, friends (such as Muffie Moroney, Marcia Wigby Carter, Dr. Anne Seifert, Margo Johnston, and Marg Elliston), former Texas Observer editor Kaye Northcott, American #1 populist Jim Hightower, special assistant to the Harris County attorney Terry O'Rourke, The Texas Observer founder Ronnie Dugger, former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, former Lt. Governor and Texas House of Representatives speaker Ben Barnes, lawyer Dave Richard, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History executive director Don Carleton, talk show host Rachel Maddow, former Texas Governor Anne Richards, culture critic John Leonard, authors Ellen Sweets and Charles Kaiser, former "The Nation" editor and publisher Victor Navasky, elections expert Linda Jann Lewis, Creators Syndicate editor Anthony Zurcher, political commentator Harold Cook, Molly's chief of stuff Betsy Moon, and political consultant Paul Begala.
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