Earth Day was founded in 1970 with the goal of shaking up "the political establishment and [forcing] this issue onto the national agenda." The site for the Earth Day Network has many practical suggestions; start with the "footprint calculator" to see your impact on the planet.
In Theaters. Disney opened the G-rated documentary Earth today; its the first in a planned series from their new Disneynature label. Narrated by James Earl Jones, it's a condensed version of the 12-hour BBC mini-series Planet Earth, directed by Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill. Critical reaction has been mostly positive: 76% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer. And, as Elisabeth Rappe alerted us, Disney will plant a tree in your name if you buy a ticket to the movie via their web site between now and next Tuesday, April 28.
Online Viewing. We've already pointed to one option earlier today, Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa, which can be viewed at our site,...
In Theaters. Disney opened the G-rated documentary Earth today; its the first in a planned series from their new Disneynature label. Narrated by James Earl Jones, it's a condensed version of the 12-hour BBC mini-series Planet Earth, directed by Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill. Critical reaction has been mostly positive: 76% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer. And, as Elisabeth Rappe alerted us, Disney will plant a tree in your name if you buy a ticket to the movie via their web site between now and next Tuesday, April 28.
Online Viewing. We've already pointed to one option earlier today, Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa, which can be viewed at our site,...
- 4/23/2009
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
To celebrate Earth Day, the folks at Cinetic Right Management (Crm) has put together a series of "eco-friendly" films that can be viewed for the low-energy cost of free in various places online. "Cinetic wanted to celebrate Earth Day and green initiatives around the globe with a select group of titles on various platforms,” says Crm’s Matt Dentler. “We're excited to make these films available in one of the most environmentally-friendly ways possible: online." These films include a film called Greasy Rider that stars Morgan Freeman (pictured above with filmmakers Joey Carey and J.J. Beck) alongside Yoko Ono. That's right, for those of you who ever wondered what it would be like to see a film that involves both Morgan Freeman and Yoko Ono, here's your chance. All jokes aside, we here at Film School Rejects support doing right by the environment. This is why we take a full recycling bin of beer bottles to the...
- 4/22/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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