Last night I watched ‘Gasland’ for the first time. ‘Gasland’ was nominated this year for an Oscar along with 5 other documentaries (‘Waiting for Superman’ did not make the cut – apparently criticizing teachers rules you out of consideration. Gasland
In October I attended Robert McKee’s critically acclaimed screenwriting course. It’s pretty expensive, $745 for three days. The seminar was packed. I roughly calculated he cleared about $100,000. The students were all highly motivated and ambitious writers, McKee was happy
I can’t remember the last time I went to see a movie twice in one week. I did just that with Country Strong. Country Strong is very good, it’s sincere, it’s sad, it’s funny and the music is toe-tapping, hum-in-your-head-for-days
I am constantly amazed by the double standards that characterize the environmental/liberal movement. Billionaires are bad…unless they are called Oprah, Spielberg, or Soros. Flying is bad too because of the emissions it produces is bad for the environment, or so
We hear a lot about “vested interests” in America these days. Here in California – it is the cry of Global Warming alarmists who are opposed to proposition 23 that is to be voted on in the November election. Prop
I saw Eat Pray Love over the weekend. I can’t remember the last film I walked out of but I certainly wanted to walk out of this one. I stayed because I want to know what is going in the
Just like Oliver Stone I have recently returned from a trip to Venezuela. I have been a journalist in some pretty unusual places that have more than a few security issues. I have investigated some unsavory people in places such
Just like Oliver Stone I have recently returned from a trip to Venezuela. I have been a journalist in some pretty unusual places that have more than a few security issues. I have investigated some unsavory people in places such
All over the United States taxpayer funded public schools are teaching this little lesson? It’s from a documentary, The Story of Stuff, and it’s about how the developed world, especially America, destroys everything it touches to make stuff no one
I thought Avatar was a great film, beautiful even. Cameron is such a good story teller he even had me rooting for the blue rain forest people and wishing death on all the appalling Americans in final battle scene. But
The Society of Environmental Journalists spent much of their conference in Madison, Wisconsin questioning why mainstream journalism was dying. Then they answered their own question when they decided it was their role to protect Al Gore from An Inconvenient Question.