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An Inconvenient Truth: More reaction
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David Roberts |
18 May 2006 |
Gristmill |
| More reactions are trickling in to Gore's movie. Arianna Huffington loved it, and loved Gore in it. In fact, she thinks the U.S. political class could learn a few lessons from him: ... we get a seemingly endless lineup of fear-driven candidates who, with each new election cycle, become a little more wrinkle-free, a little more foible-free, a good bit less interesting -- and considerably more idea free. They are so programmed to avoid the pitfalls of actually sta ... |
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| Topics: An Inconvenient Truth, movies (all these topics) |
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Trailer: Who Killed the Electric Car?
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David Roberts |
11 May 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Somebody's probably posted about this already, but if not: The trailer for Who Killed the Electric Car? is available here. We've written previously about the movie here, here, here and here. |
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| Topics: electric vehicles, cars, movies (all these topics) |
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RealClimate on An Inconvenient Truth
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David Roberts |
11 May 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Over at RealClimate, where actual scientists hang out, Eric Steig offers a brief review of An Inconvenient Truth, focusing mainly on the science. The verdict: Aside from a few small and largely inconsequential errors, the science is right on. The folks in the lively comment section seem woefully, nay, tragically unaware of my interview with Gore, in which he answers many of their questions. |
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| Topics: An Inconvenient Truth, movies (all these topics) |
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Media Shower: Al over the place
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Chris Schults |
29 Apr 2006 |
Gristmill |
| On Thursday, Dave attended a press screening of An Inconvenient Truth, so expect a review of it soon. And on Tuesday, May 2nd, he'll be chatting with the star of the film, Al Gore. If you have any burning questions, just let Dave know. In related news, David Remnick of the The New Yorker published a glowing review of his own, in which he writes: 'An Inconvenient Truth is not the most entertaining film of the year. But it might be the most important.' Word. Al als ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, movies, TV, websites (all these topics) |
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Who Killed the Electric Car? launch date set
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Chris Schults |
16 Apr 2006 |
Gristmill |
| In addition to An Inconvenient Truth, we've been also tracking the film Who Killed the Electric Car? This morning Grist received an email concerning the official launch date, which is scheduled for June 28th of this year. The movie was screened at Sundance and will also be appearing at the following festivals: San Francisco Film Festival (April 21-22)USA Film Festival, Dallas (April 29)Tribeca Film Festival, New York City (May 2, 4-6)Mountain Film Festival, Tellu ... |
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| Topics: cars, electric vehicles, green living, movies, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Media Shower: green.tv
A broadband TV channel for environmental films |
Chris Schults |
14 Apr 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Environmental media is blooming on the internets these days. The folks over at Treehugger are keeping on schedule by pumping out a new video each week. The latest piece is on organic and biodynamic wines. Along the same lines, I discovered that Daryl Hannah has launched a weekly video blog called dh love life, where she'll cover issues like biodiesel to green building. And late this week I got word of green.tv (a domain I wish I grabbed myself): green.tv is th ... |
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| Topics: green living, movies, TV, websites (all these topics) |
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Halloween VIV: The Inconvenient Truth
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David Roberts |
10 Apr 2006 |
Gristmill |
| I finally got around to watching the trailer for the new Al Gore/global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Oy. DA-DUMMMMM! CRASH! BOOM! "It will shake you to your core." CRASH! "If you love your planet ... If you love your children ... You have to see this movie." KABOOOOM! "By far, the most terrifying film you will ever see." And so on. The whole thing is quite literally indistinguishable from a horror-movie trailer. ... |
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| Topics: An Inconvenient Truth, movies (all these topics) |
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An Inconvenient Truth: A preview
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Chris Schults |
08 Apr 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Moviefone has a trailer ... looks good. |
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| Topics: An Inconvenient Truth, movies (all these topics) |
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Media Shower: Fair trade, and not so fair trade
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Chris Schults |
31 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Last weekend I attended the Hazel Wolf Environmental Film festival in Leavenworth, WA, where 50 films were screened. As a board member and workshop presenter, I didn't get to see all the films I would have liked, but I was fortunate enough to see two of the headliners.Buyer Be Fair Friday evening, after a presentation by the world's first 'standup economist,' Yoram Bauman, festival attendees got a sneak preview of Buyer Be Fair: The Promise of Product Certification, ... |
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| Topics: movies (all these topics) |
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The Meatrix II: Now playing at a website near you
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Chris Schults |
29 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Ladies and gentleman. Boys and girls. The Meatrix II: Revolting is finally here. Help Leo, Moopheus, and Chickity fight factory farms. |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, industrial ag, movies (all these topics) |
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Media Shower: Another weekly roundup
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Chris Schults |
24 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Well, I'm off to the Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival soon for a weekend bonanza of green films. I don't have much time to write, so here's another weekly recap: On Saturday I wrote about the speech that Edward R. Murrow gave at the 1958 Radio-Television News Directors Association & Foundation Convention in Chicago. I posited the following: Can we use the medium of television, which some seem to despise, for good? It's not too late to spend your two cents. ... |
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| Topics: messaging, movies, TV (all these topics) |
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Kids in the Ice Age
How do you grow up on a doomed planet? |
Katharine Wroth |
24 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Last night I went to a screening of Ice Age: The Meltdown. To be honest, I went more in fan-of-goofy-animated-movies mode than environmental-editor mode. But one of the first lines was: 'This global warming thing is killing me.' The rest of the movie centered on an escape from the flood that was going to doom the movie's cuddly creatures. It turned out to be good fun, of course, and had the requisite happy ending (oops, sorry). But I started wondering, as I listened ... |
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| Topics: movies (all these topics) |
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Gritty Woman
On Hollywood's downtrodden eco-chicks, and how they've changed |
Ken Eisen |
23 Mar 2006 |
Arts and Minds |
| "A working-class hero is something to be," said John Lennon. But for Hollywood, it's more likely to be a working-class heroine -- at least when environmental issues enter the picture. Charlize Theron in North Country. Photo: 78th Academy Awards® This year, Charlize Theron's crusading miner-activist in North Country garnered an Oscar nomination, following in the footsteps of such Academy ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, environmental justice, movies, politics, Poverty and the Environment (all these topics) |
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Using TV to illumininate and inspire
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Chris Schults |
18 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Last night I watched the film Good Night, And Good Luck. If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend it. It is currently available on DVD. The movie is about the 1953 CBS News team (led by Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly) that successfully went head-to-head with the junior senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy. How closely the situation in 1953 mirrors today is disturbing, but CBS's success gives us hope. The film begins and ends with the 1958 Radio-Telev ... |
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| Topics: movies, TV (all these topics) |
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Media Shower: A weekly roundup
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Chris Schults |
17 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Wow, I guess I underestimated my ability to influence coverage here at Grist. If you haven't noticed, environmental media has been getting a lot of play around here lately. So, this week I'm simply going to provide a roundup of green-media topics appearing on Grist (and elsewhere): More Environmental Film Last week I mentioned there'd be more on environmental film festivals. I didn't lie. If you missed it, check out Paul Henderson's report, Feelin' Movie, which discu ... |
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| Topics: movies, music, TV, websites (all these topics) |
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Pangea Cinema: A day of worldchanging film
When the world comes together |
Chris Schults |
13 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| In the spirit of using film and television to make a difference, I introduce you to 2006 Ted Prize winner Jehane Noujaim: In her moving acceptance speech, TED Prize winner, Jehane Noujaim described her wish for using film to bring people together in a more meaningful way. Jehane is the award-winning filmmaker behind Control Room and Startup.com. Jehane's wish is to create a worldwide cinema event for one day each year with programming that highlights the themes of u ... |
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Media Shower: Environmental film
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Chris Schults |
10 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| If you watched the Oscars on Sunday night and were paying close attention, you may have noticed that climate change made a small appearance. Missed it? It was right there in the middle of the 'issues' montage. If you don't believe me, head on over to Oscar.com and take a look at item number ten. See it? Day After Tomorrow. (For those of you not familiar with the movie, IMDb can help. May I also suggest this and this.) As I mentioned last week, this year's Academy A ... |
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The Meatrix II: Revolting official launch date and premiere
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Chris Schults |
09 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| It is official, The Meatrix II: Revolting will be released on March 30th. And all you New York area Moopheus fans can attend the premiere at the Bowery Poetry Club in the East Village on March 29th. If you're one of the few people who haven't watched the original, I direct you here. |
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| Topics: movies (all these topics) |
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Got PIELC?
In which I stumble upon one of the most happenin' environmental conferences in the country |
Corey McKrill |
06 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Last weekend I abandoned my cot in the supply closet at the Grist office to get out of Seattle for a spell and see the world. Specifically, I went to help celebrate a friend's birthday down in Eugene, Oregon, and go to a Clumsy Lovers show in Corvallis. Sadly, the band's bass player had strep, but I did discover that Corvallis' Sunnyside Up bakery makes a tasty and cleverly-named treat called the 'you're doin' a heckuva job brownie (with raspberries).' Hopefully a por ... |
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| Topics: Earth Liberation Front, green living, movies, music (all these topics) |
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Media Shower: And the Oscar goes to ...
Academy Awards nominees include several green films |
Chris Schults |
03 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| So what do perch, penguins, Pocahontas, and Participant Productions have in common (other than alliteration)? Oscar. This Sunday night, the 78th Annual Academy Awards will feature a bevy of nominated films with environmental themes -- from pesky perch to egotistic energy execs to badgered, um, badgers. If you couldn't care less about the movies and you're more into people watching, check out this week's Grist List to see what eco-swag green celebs will be receivi ... |
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| Topics: green living, movies (all these topics) |
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Al Gore: Coming to a theater near you
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David Roberts |
15 Feb 2006 |
Gristmill |
| An Inconvenient Truth, the documentary about Al Gore's quest to raise the alarm about global warming (covered in Grist here), has been picked up by Paramount and will be distributed worldwide -- it opens in the U.S. on May 26. Gore and Powerpoint? I smell March of the Penguins numbers here people! (Amusingly, the movie poster actually features penguins -- as opposed to, you know, Al Gore.) |
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| Topics: An Inconvenient Truth, movies (all these topics) |
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Media Shower: The inauguration
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Chris Schults |
10 Feb 2006 |
Gristmill |
| What do you get when a significant number of your posts are about the same topic? You're asked to write a weekly column! Thus, I introduce 'Media Shower,' whereby I'll shower you (ha ha) with musings on the intersection of media and the environment. While I'll focus on television, film, video games, and the internets, no medium will be off-limits. Specifically, I'll be exploring ways that TV shows, movies, etc. are being used to help the cause. To that end, I give you ... |
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Lights, Camera, Traction
Al Gore and electric car star in films unveiled at Sundance |
Dan Bree |
02 Feb 2006 |
Arts and Minds |
| At 25 years of age, Sundance is the country's premier festival of independent film. But a lot has changed over that quarter century. Well, actually, one thing has changed: m-o-n-e-y. There's a ton of Hollywood cash spent at Sundance, and I could see it everywhere I looked last week. The "VIP" corporate parties on Main Street. The piles of free stuff for celebrities. The Moviefon ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, cars, climate, electric vehicles, green living, movies, placemaking, renewable energy, Utah (all these topics) |
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Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival
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Chris Schults |
30 Jan 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Are you an aspiring filmmaker hoping to have your work reviewed by Grist one day? Or perhaps you love watching movies about your favorite subject: the environment! If so, the 8th Annual Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival will be taking place March 23 - 26 in Leavenworth, WA. For a sense of what this year's event will be like, you can watch a video, consisting of footage from previous festivals. |
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| Topics: movies, Washington (all these topics) |
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Al's Well That Pens Well
Al Gore to publish new book on global warming |
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25 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Al's Well That Pens Well Al Gore to publish new book on global warming The self-proclaimed "former next president of the United States" -- currently at the Sundance Film Festival (and, may we point out, looking quite natty) to promote his new documentary about global warming, An Inconvenient Truth -- has announced that he'll soon be coming out with a new book on th ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, climate, green living, movies, news, politics (all these topics) |
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