archive for the 'Movies' Category

As the dirt turns (a pair of agricultural hope operas)

by Jennifer M. aka Baklava Queen @ Tuesday, September 16th, 2008.

I finally had the chance to see “The Real Dirt on Farmer John,” and the message of hope in the movie coincided with what I’m learning from my CSA membership this year.

PBS’s Independent Lens is broadcasting (and celebrating) “King Corn” this week

by Bonnie P. @ Tuesday, April 15th, 2008.

The breakout indie documentary “King Corn” is being broadcast tonight and for the rest of the week on PBS’s Independent Lens series. Even if you’ve memorized “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and think you know all there is to know about how corn has made us its slave, you’ll still be amused and informed by the film.

“Good Morning America” — you’re being cornified!

by Bonnie P. @ Thursday, March 13th, 2008.

Thanks to reader Henry for alerting us to the recent appearance of "King Corn" filmmakers Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney on "Good Morning America" with Diane Sawyer. The 5-minute segment was a good summary of the movie’s major points, particularly corn’s role in American obesity, and also included some facts sure to open a few […]

Severine and “The Greenhorns”: Sowing the seeds of revolution

by Bonnie P. @ Monday, March 10th, 2008.

Have you ever encountered an idealistic young person with such presence that you thought, Whoa — this one might actually succeed in changing the world!? That’s the way I felt, anyway, on meeting Severine von Tscharner Fleming, who’s making the documentary “The Greenhorns,” about young farmers.

Digest - Commentary: Hog ownership, corn growers on defensive

by Ethicurean @ Friday, November 2nd, 2007.

Editorials and op-eds about sustainable agriculture (or its opposite) from newspapers and websites big and small.

“King Corn” preview and discussion in Berkeley draws crowd

by Bonnie P. @ Thursday, November 1st, 2007.

As expected, the special event for “King Corn,” starring Michael on by the UC Berkeley student group SAFE saw people lining up 90 minutes beforehand.

Bay Area events: “King Corn” filmmakers to chat with Michael Pollan, audiences

by Bonnie P. @ Saturday, October 27th, 2007.

Like the maize from which it takes its name, the documentary “King Corn” is conquering America.

“King Corn” is really about zombies

by Bonnie P. @ Monday, October 22nd, 2007.

 

 
BoingBoing’s Xeni Jardin has an entertaining interview for bbTV with the "King Corn" guys, shortly after their screening for Congress. Although they  look like they’re getting used to wearing ties,  Ian Cheney’s clearly starting to get bored with the "we eat too much corn" message — at the end of the segment, he explains that […]

Good cob, bad cob: “King Corn” isn’t against the grain

by Bonnie P. @ Wednesday, October 10th, 2007.

Never fear, I have plenty of corn puns left.

Digest - Blogs: “King Corn” dispatches, Bruce helps out People’s Grocery, estate tax loopholing

by Ethicurean @ Wednesday, October 10th, 2007.

Posts by bloggers at both personal and nonprofit sites that you won’t want to miss.

“A three-ring circus of fruits and vegetables”: Monterey Market in film

by Marc R. aka Mental Masala @ Monday, October 8th, 2007.

I spent part of a beautiful sunny afternoon last weekend watching a documentary about a grocery store.
That’s right, a documentary about a grocery store.
Some of you might be thinking that I saw Robert Greenwald’s "Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price" or some other muckraking exposé. No, this was "Eat at Bill’s," an inspiring, cheerful, […]

Don’t stop playing with your food

by Bonnie P. @ Sunday, September 30th, 2007.

The Vegetable Orchestra performs using only instruments made of vegetables — cucumberophones, pumpkin basses, leek violins. Check out this awesome video of their music. Who knew a carrot could sound just like the finest flute? We hope they ate, or at least composted, the leftovers.

Via the Slow Cook, where Ed has some more fun […]

Digest: USDA diluting organics, emptying bottled water

by Ethicurean @ Saturday, June 23rd, 2007.

NEWS
Organic, except when it’s too hard: The USDA followed the tried-and-true technique of releasing controversial news on a Friday afternoon with an interim approval to the rule allowing 38 non-organic ingredients to be used in products with the “USDA organic” label. Manufacturers must prove (whatever that means) that the organic equivalents can’t be found […]

Earth Day: Past time for Americans to scale down our appetites

by Bonnie P. @ Sunday, April 22nd, 2007.

In honor of Earth Day, here’s a new video from Free Range Studios, the awesome Berkeley-based animation team that also brought us The Meatrix series. It’s called “One Earth,” and it explains that if everyone lived like Americans — that is, inordinately wastefully — then we’d actually need five Earths to provide enough resources, […]

‘Bacon, the film” ~ this Sunday in Montreal

by Peter aka Nosher of the North @ Friday, April 20th, 2007.

 

Montrealers should be aware that a documentary about large-scale hog producers that was produced in 2002 will be screened this coming Sunday afternoon:
Bacon, the film
Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 4pm
Redpath Museum Auditorium
859 Sherbrooke West
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
French with English subtitles
Admission is free with a donation to the museum
I will be definitely be there, but Noshette may […]

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