The Shame of a City
I'm headed to Philly for a look at this year's mayor's race. In the meantime, take a look at the trailer below of The Shame of a City, a much bezzed-about documentary look at the 2003 contest, and how the "discovery" (likely after a tip the police commissioner's FBI-agent son) of a FBI-planted bug in the office of corrupt and content mayor John Street actually inspired voters to rally around him.
I wrote about the bizarre, Barry-esque dynamics of the race at the time here and here. Given the buzz director Tigre Hill's film has generated (one mayor candidate has attended a screening, and another has hosted one), it's clear the issue stil resonates.