June 25, 2006

THROUGH A CLOUDED LENS: Politics and personality lend bias to documentaries, leaving filmgoers responsible for filling in the blanks

Jocelyn Benson, Wayne State law professor, commented about the bias in film documentaries pointing out that she was disappointed after seeing the Tiger Stadium documentary, "Stranded at the Corner." Benson said she wanted to see the history of the stadium and to gain an understanding as to why it has stood vacant for so long, but instead she saw a one-sided account from stadium preservationists with a lot of Mike Illitch bashing.

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