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Watch This: Fast Food Nation

December 2, 2013 by

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WATCH THIS: FAST FOOD NATION 2006, 116 min Director: Richard Linklater Writers: Eric Schlosser, Richard Linklater Stars: Greg Kinnear, Bruce Willis, Wilmer Valderrama, and others This is not a documentary but rather an ensemble piece starring Gregg Kinnear and many other famous faces. This Hollywood film follows Don, a Marketing VP for fictional Mickey’s fast […]

WATCH THIS: MILK

November 4, 2013 by

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WATCH THIS: MILK Directed by: Sebastian Howard Runtime: 59 min  Released: 2012   In a word – fascinating! The narrator and investigator, Sebastian, explores the question “Is milk GOOD for us or NOT?” He speaks to advocates from all sides of this controversial issue, including dairy farmers, nutritionists, doctors, various authors, and scientists. Ultimately Sebastian […]

WATCH THIS: Frankensteer

October 6, 2013 by

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Frankensteer                                                  2006, 44 min Directed by:   Ted Remerowski Marrin Cannell Frankensteer documents the practices of commercial beef production in Canada.  Canada and the United States have virtually the same philosophy […]

Watch This: Genetic Roulette

September 2, 2013 by

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WATCH THIS: Genetic Roulette – The Gamble of Our Lives 2012, 1hr25min, NR Directed by Jeffrey Smith The documentary Genetic Roulette grabbed my attention from the beginning. This film explores Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs, and their effect on our human population, as well as on animals that consume them. Many different medical professionals offer […]

Watch This: Supersize Me

February 3, 2013 by

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WATCH THIS:  Supersize Me 2004, 104 minutes, PG-13 Directed by & Starring Morgan Spurlock For this edition of ‘Watch This’ I decided to offer my thoughts on a rather unpleasant cinematic spectacle. A 30 day carefully monitored and documented experiment of one man, Morgan Spurlock, eating NOTHING but McDonald’s.  Furthermore – whenever offered to ‘supersize […]

Watch This: Surviving Progress

January 5, 2013 by

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SURVIVING PROGRESS                2011 Mathieu Roy & Harold Crooks 86 minutes Although it failed to engage me at it’s onset Surviving Progress did grow on me to the point of rapt interest.  This film asks some huge, almost unreasonably answerable questions such as ‘What is progress.’  SP explores this […]

Watch This: Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead

November 5, 2012 by

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Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead 1 hr 37min Cast:  Joe Cross & Phil Riverstone This film follows Australian Joe Cross on his quest to loose weight and heal himself from an auto immune disorder, using micro-nutrients found in vegetables and fruits.  Joe jump starts his mission by juice feasting for 60 days to flood his […]

Watch This: HAPPY

September 30, 2012 by

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HAPPY – MOVIE REVIEW Director: Roko Belic 2011, 75 minutes, NR You won’t need popcorn, soda, or candy to enjoy this movie.  You won’t even need to be too comfortable…just watch and get happy.  I mean it. The film takes an intimate look at the lives of several people in different corners of the world […]

Watch This: KING CORN

September 3, 2012 by

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Released October 12, 2007 Directed by Aaron Woolf 90 minutes This film follows a valiant quest; the undertaking of college friends Ian Cheney and Curtis Ellis to grow an acre of corn.  Not exactly ‘Mission Impossible’ I know – but Ian and Curtis take you to some seldom visited links in the American food supply […]

Watch This: JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI

August 4, 2012 by

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Guest blogger Richard Daniel C., a New York based filmaker and cinemaphile, reviews this months ‘food movie’.  Thanks, Richard! Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Dir. David Gelb, 2011, 81 min, in Japanese with subtitles “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” is a beautiful film. Shot in warm light with plenty of soft focus and extreme close-ups of the […]