The 31st edition of the Camerimage Film Festival, Europe’s top cinematography event, will welcome a host of stellar guests to the Gothic Polish town of Torun, including Adam Driver, Sean Penn and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer.
Driver and Penn will screen their latest films, respectively, the high-octane biopic “Ferrari” and the portrait of Eastern Europe’s most remarkable wartime president, Volodymyr Zelensky, “Superpower.”
As regular fest guests have learned, the calendar of film screenings is just as important to study as the schedule for panels, seminars and masterclasses. That’s because Camerimage, with limited event space for now, strategically holds filmmaker talks following film projections, often in the same hall of the Jordanki cinema space.
Which means opening-night audiences who linger after Camerimage screens Robbie Ryan-shot “Poor Things,” the Frankenstein-esque fairytale by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Emma Stone, will be able to...
Driver and Penn will screen their latest films, respectively, the high-octane biopic “Ferrari” and the portrait of Eastern Europe’s most remarkable wartime president, Volodymyr Zelensky, “Superpower.”
As regular fest guests have learned, the calendar of film screenings is just as important to study as the schedule for panels, seminars and masterclasses. That’s because Camerimage, with limited event space for now, strategically holds filmmaker talks following film projections, often in the same hall of the Jordanki cinema space.
Which means opening-night audiences who linger after Camerimage screens Robbie Ryan-shot “Poor Things,” the Frankenstein-esque fairytale by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Emma Stone, will be able to...
- 11/6/2023
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
As President Donald Trump flew away from the White House this morning for the final time, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore gave him a parting jab on Twitter. “He has just left the White House for good,” the Oscar winner wrote. “We the people have evicted him. I will go ahead & cancel the U-Haul. He now flies over the wreckage he has created, knowing we are not done with him,” Michael Moore said. “Trial. Conviction. Imprisonment. He must pay for his actions – a first-ever for him.”
The U.S. Senate is expected to hold a speedy impeachment trial soon for Trump, even though he has left office, the ultimate result of which could see the former Potus being blocked from running for the nation’s top office again. Senate leaders Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell met Tuesday about laying ground rules for a 50-50 chamber split.
He has just left the White House for good.
The U.S. Senate is expected to hold a speedy impeachment trial soon for Trump, even though he has left office, the ultimate result of which could see the former Potus being blocked from running for the nation’s top office again. Senate leaders Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell met Tuesday about laying ground rules for a 50-50 chamber split.
He has just left the White House for good.
- 1/20/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
If you’re looking for good news, look elsewhere. The debate around documentarian Jeff Gibbs‘s first feature Planet of the Humans is a strong one, and both sides are rightfully preaching more than a little doom. There have been a glut of documentaries since 2006’s An Inconvenient Truth about mankind’s disregard for and desecration of the environment, and Planet of […]
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- 11/23/2020
- by Harrison Whitaker
- Uinterview
Exclusive, updated with new details, 11:42 Am: Michael Moore and Jeff Gibbs’ controversial documentary Planet of the Humans has been removed from YouTube, where it was streaming for free — a move the pair calls a “blatant act of censorship.”
Ep Moore and writer-producer Gibbs told Deadline they discovered today that their film, which has racked more than 8.3 million views in a month-plus, was taken down from YouTube after a copyright claim was lodged against the documentary over four seconds of footage it contains.
“This attempt to take down our film and prevent the public from seeing it is a blatant act of censorship by political critics of Planet of the Humans,” Gibbs said in a statement provided exclusively to Deadline (read it below). “It is a misuse of copyright law to shut down a film that has opened a serious conversation about how parts of the environmental movement have gotten...
Ep Moore and writer-producer Gibbs told Deadline they discovered today that their film, which has racked more than 8.3 million views in a month-plus, was taken down from YouTube after a copyright claim was lodged against the documentary over four seconds of footage it contains.
“This attempt to take down our film and prevent the public from seeing it is a blatant act of censorship by political critics of Planet of the Humans,” Gibbs said in a statement provided exclusively to Deadline (read it below). “It is a misuse of copyright law to shut down a film that has opened a serious conversation about how parts of the environmental movement have gotten...
- 5/26/2020
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
While it didn’t have the same cultural momentum and buzz that previous works of his have garnered in the past, Michael Moore’s new doc, titled “Planet of the Humans,” has still found itself a fair bit of controversy. After being posted on YouTube, free of charge, Moore and writer-producer, Jeff Gibbs, said that the film is now a victim of a “blatant act of censorship.”
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“Planet of the Humans” was released around Earth Day of this year and has reportedly earned more than 8 million views on YouTube.
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“Planet of the Humans” was released around Earth Day of this year and has reportedly earned more than 8 million views on YouTube.
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- 5/26/2020
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
The Michael Moore-produced documentary “Planet of the Humans” was pulled from YouTube overnight due to a “copyright claim by a third party” — prompting writer-director Jeff Gibbs to denounced the removal as a “blatant act of censorship.”
“It is a misuse of copyright law to shutdown a film that has opened a serious conversation about how parts of the environmental movement have gotten into bed with Wall Street and so-called ‘green capitalists,'” Gibbs said in a statement Monday. “There is absolutely no copyright violation in my film. This is just another attempt by the film’s opponents to subvert the right to free speech.”
The documentary, which has drawn criticism from environmental groups for its harsh assessment of the efficacy of solar and wind energy, has garnered 8.3 million views since its release on YouTube on April 21, according to the film’s rep, who added that the filmmakers have been in...
“It is a misuse of copyright law to shutdown a film that has opened a serious conversation about how parts of the environmental movement have gotten into bed with Wall Street and so-called ‘green capitalists,'” Gibbs said in a statement Monday. “There is absolutely no copyright violation in my film. This is just another attempt by the film’s opponents to subvert the right to free speech.”
The documentary, which has drawn criticism from environmental groups for its harsh assessment of the efficacy of solar and wind energy, has garnered 8.3 million views since its release on YouTube on April 21, according to the film’s rep, who added that the filmmakers have been in...
- 5/26/2020
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Michael Moore-backed documentary Planet of the Humans is extending its free run on YouTube for another month after its backers say it racked up 8 million views in less than four weeks of release.
The film, which has been posted to Moore’s Rumble Media channel on YouTube, will remain there through the end of June. Written and directed by Jeff Gibbs and executive produced by Moore, Planet of the Humans examines the influence of “green capitalists” on the environmental movement. Gibbs argues in the film that these financial forces are harming the efforts of environmentalists and their work to develop alternative forms of energy and other solutions to climate change.
In addition to extending the YouTube engagement, filmmakers have also released a new guide for educators worldwide in an effort to stimulate conversation about the Earth’s future.
“Due to the overwhelming positive response and millions of viewings, we are...
The film, which has been posted to Moore’s Rumble Media channel on YouTube, will remain there through the end of June. Written and directed by Jeff Gibbs and executive produced by Moore, Planet of the Humans examines the influence of “green capitalists” on the environmental movement. Gibbs argues in the film that these financial forces are harming the efforts of environmentalists and their work to develop alternative forms of energy and other solutions to climate change.
In addition to extending the YouTube engagement, filmmakers have also released a new guide for educators worldwide in an effort to stimulate conversation about the Earth’s future.
“Due to the overwhelming positive response and millions of viewings, we are...
- 5/19/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
As America’s most famous activist filmmaker, Michael Moore has made his name with documentaries that prompt strong reactions from the right, from conservative pressure that led some theater chains to ban “Fahrenheit 9/11” to an entire film dedicated to explaining that “Michael Moore Hates America.” But now it’s prominent progressive activists and filmmakers — people who have been inspired by and have championed his work — who are calling on the filmmakers to retract and apologize for the latest project to bear his name, “Planet of the Humans.”
The documentary, directed and produced by “Fahrenheit 9/11” and “Bowling for Columbine” collaborator Jeff Gibbs and executive produced by Moore, offers a blistering critique of the modern environmental movement and its promotion of wind, solar, and biomass energy. But some filmmakers, activists, and scientists are pushing back against what they say is a film that relies on cherry-picked facts, gotcha interviews, and...
The documentary, directed and produced by “Fahrenheit 9/11” and “Bowling for Columbine” collaborator Jeff Gibbs and executive produced by Moore, offers a blistering critique of the modern environmental movement and its promotion of wind, solar, and biomass energy. But some filmmakers, activists, and scientists are pushing back against what they say is a film that relies on cherry-picked facts, gotcha interviews, and...
- 5/4/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Michael Moore spoke with Stephen Colbert about combating the coronavirus, the “Trump virus” and what he called “the pre-Trump virus” on The Late Show Tuesday.
While ousting Trump from office in November was first on Moore’s mind, he acknowledged that the president “didn’t fall out of the sky” and that the “pre-Trump virus” constituted the broken elements of the American political system that “we hadn’t quite fixed yet in this country, and they were causing us, still, a lot of pain and despair.” Moore said that throughout the pandemic,...
While ousting Trump from office in November was first on Moore’s mind, he acknowledged that the president “didn’t fall out of the sky” and that the “pre-Trump virus” constituted the broken elements of the American political system that “we hadn’t quite fixed yet in this country, and they were causing us, still, a lot of pain and despair.” Moore said that throughout the pandemic,...
- 4/22/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Jeff Gibbs’ film, produced by Michael Moore, takes a pop at green, liberal A-listers such as Al Gore – but doesn’t dare criticise Greta Thunberg
Recently, petrolhead pundit Jeremy Clarkson was thought to have disgraced himself by pointing out that the hi-tech sea yacht used by Greta Thunberg for her transatlantic crossing, for all its solar panels and underwater turbines, had an old-fashioned diesel engine aboard for emergencies. I thought about Clarkson’s jibe while watching this refreshingly contrarian eco-documentary from environmentalist Jeff Gibbs, which has been uploaded for free online viewing by its executive producer, Michael Moore.
Gibbs has a cheeky habit of going backstage at music festivals that solemnly declare themselves to be using 100% renewable energy, only to find that the fancy array of solar panels behind the tent is enough to power a single bass guitar. The rest of the energy is provided by just plugging into the shameful old electricity grid,...
Recently, petrolhead pundit Jeremy Clarkson was thought to have disgraced himself by pointing out that the hi-tech sea yacht used by Greta Thunberg for her transatlantic crossing, for all its solar panels and underwater turbines, had an old-fashioned diesel engine aboard for emergencies. I thought about Clarkson’s jibe while watching this refreshingly contrarian eco-documentary from environmentalist Jeff Gibbs, which has been uploaded for free online viewing by its executive producer, Michael Moore.
Gibbs has a cheeky habit of going backstage at music festivals that solemnly declare themselves to be using 100% renewable energy, only to find that the fancy array of solar panels behind the tent is enough to power a single bass guitar. The rest of the energy is provided by just plugging into the shameful old electricity grid,...
- 4/22/2020
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
A flashing red light to the green power movement, “Planet of the Humans” offers disillusioning evidence that much of what’s currently promoted as renewable energy is ineffectual, wasteful and far from “clean.” Released to YouTube on the eve of Earth Day’s 50th anniversary, it’s . This debut directorial feature for executive producer Michael Moore’s longtime producer and composer Jeff Gibbs is also the first documentary project under their Rumble Media banner. Both filmmakers will host a live discussion the evening of April 22 on the doc’s YouTube channel and other platforms.
Things start off somewhat unpromisingly with Gibbs assuming the first-person perspective that’s become a cinematic nonfiction norm since “Roger & Me” 31 years ago. Moore does actually have the innate showmanship and engaging personality to pull that gambit off, as much as he’s criticized for “starring” in his documentaries. But Gibbs’ dull monotone makes him a poor narrator,...
Things start off somewhat unpromisingly with Gibbs assuming the first-person perspective that’s become a cinematic nonfiction norm since “Roger & Me” 31 years ago. Moore does actually have the innate showmanship and engaging personality to pull that gambit off, as much as he’s criticized for “starring” in his documentaries. But Gibbs’ dull monotone makes him a poor narrator,...
- 4/22/2020
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Michael Moore dropped a surprise for 2020’s Earth Day, putting the Jeff Gibbs-directed movie “Planet of the Humans” on YouTube in its entirety on Tuesday and heading to Stephen Colbert’s show to talk about it on the eve of the 50th annual environmental celebration.
But the film, on which Moore served as executive producer, is not the kind of thing that environmentalists may be expecting from the famously liberal firebrand or his longtime colleague Gibbs, who has served as a co-producer and composer on several of Moore’s documentaries. In fact, it may get a rocky reception in some green circles, because the points that “Planet of the Humans” makes include:
• Solar and wind energy are not feasible replacements for fossil fuels because they’re intermittent energy sources that need to be supplemented by nonrenewable sources, and because the manufacture of solar panels and windmills is environmentally destructive.
But the film, on which Moore served as executive producer, is not the kind of thing that environmentalists may be expecting from the famously liberal firebrand or his longtime colleague Gibbs, who has served as a co-producer and composer on several of Moore’s documentaries. In fact, it may get a rocky reception in some green circles, because the points that “Planet of the Humans” makes include:
• Solar and wind energy are not feasible replacements for fossil fuels because they’re intermittent energy sources that need to be supplemented by nonrenewable sources, and because the manufacture of solar panels and windmills is environmentally destructive.
- 4/21/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Michael Moore is expanding the scope of his Rumble Media banner with the release of an environmental feature documentary.
The 140-minute film, Planet of the Humans, was released Tuesday on YouTube, timed to Earth Day on April 22. The feature is expected to be available for free for the next 30 days before its on-demand plan will be determined.
The feature was written, produced and directed by filmmaker Jeff Gibbs, who has worked with Moore as a producer on multiple films, including 2002's Bowling for Columbine and the 2004 blockbuster Fahrenheit 9/11, as well as 2016's Michael Moore in TrumpLand and 2018'...
The 140-minute film, Planet of the Humans, was released Tuesday on YouTube, timed to Earth Day on April 22. The feature is expected to be available for free for the next 30 days before its on-demand plan will be determined.
The feature was written, produced and directed by filmmaker Jeff Gibbs, who has worked with Moore as a producer on multiple films, including 2002's Bowling for Columbine and the 2004 blockbuster Fahrenheit 9/11, as well as 2016's Michael Moore in TrumpLand and 2018'...
- 4/21/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael Moore is expanding the scope of his Rumble Media banner with the release of an environmental feature documentary.
The 140-minute film, Planet of the Humans, was released Tuesday on YouTube, timed to Earth Day on April 22. The feature is expected to be available for free for the next 30 days before its on-demand plan will be determined.
The feature was written, produced and directed by filmmaker Jeff Gibbs, who has worked with Moore as a producer on multiple films, including 2002's Bowling for Columbine and the 2004 blockbuster Fahrenheit 9/11, as well as 2016's Michael Moore in TrumpLand and 2018'...
The 140-minute film, Planet of the Humans, was released Tuesday on YouTube, timed to Earth Day on April 22. The feature is expected to be available for free for the next 30 days before its on-demand plan will be determined.
The feature was written, produced and directed by filmmaker Jeff Gibbs, who has worked with Moore as a producer on multiple films, including 2002's Bowling for Columbine and the 2004 blockbuster Fahrenheit 9/11, as well as 2016's Michael Moore in TrumpLand and 2018'...
- 4/21/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Michael Moore has released a new documentary on climate change from director Jeff Gibbs, Planet of the Humans; it will be available to watch on YouTube for free for the next 30 days. Moore served as an executive producer on the film, which first screened at the Traverse City Film Festival last August.
The documentary pointedly arrives the day before the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22nd. Its focus is not just the devastating effects of climate change — it also offers a critical view of the ways in which, per a press release,...
The documentary pointedly arrives the day before the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22nd. Its focus is not just the devastating effects of climate change — it also offers a critical view of the ways in which, per a press release,...
- 4/21/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Michael Moore has released Planet of the Humans, a documentary directed by filmmaker and environmentalist Jeff Gibbs and executive produced by Moore, for free on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The film, which initially screened at the Traverse City Film Festival in August, is making its world premiere today on Moore’s YouTube channel via his Rumble Media label.
According to the filmmakers, Planet of the Humans takes a harsh look at how the environmental movement has lost the battle through well-meaning but disastrous choices, including the belief that solar panels and windmills would save us, and by giving in to the corporate interests of Wall Street.
Moore and Gibbs say they decided that with the American public – and much of the world – confined to their homes amid the coronavirus pandemic “and suddenly having to consider the role humans and their behavior have played in our fragile ecosystems, the moment was too urgent to wait until later this year for the film’s planned release.”
Both Moore and Gibbs will take part in a live discussion and Q&a Wednesday evening, April 22nd at 10 pm Edt/7 pm Pdt on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Planet of the Humans will be available for free on YouTube for the next 30 days. You can watch the entire film below.
According to the filmmakers, Planet of the Humans takes a harsh look at how the environmental movement has lost the battle through well-meaning but disastrous choices, including the belief that solar panels and windmills would save us, and by giving in to the corporate interests of Wall Street.
Moore and Gibbs say they decided that with the American public – and much of the world – confined to their homes amid the coronavirus pandemic “and suddenly having to consider the role humans and their behavior have played in our fragile ecosystems, the moment was too urgent to wait until later this year for the film’s planned release.”
Both Moore and Gibbs will take part in a live discussion and Q&a Wednesday evening, April 22nd at 10 pm Edt/7 pm Pdt on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Planet of the Humans will be available for free on YouTube for the next 30 days. You can watch the entire film below.
- 4/21/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Moore on Tuesday dropped a new film about climate change called “Planet of the Humans” that he executive produced on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
Environmentalist Jeff Gibbs directed the documentary film that is available free in its entirety for the next 30 days on Moore’s Rumble Media YouTube channel.
“Planet of the Humans” takes a harsh look at how the environmental movement has lost the battle through well-meaning but disastrous choices, including the belief that solar panels and windmills would save us, and by giving in to the corporate interests of Wall Street.
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The film is the debut movie from Jeff Gibbs, whom Moore calls “a brave and brilliant filmmaker whose new voice must be heard.” Gibbs is a lifelong environmentalist and longtime collaborator of Moore’s,...
Environmentalist Jeff Gibbs directed the documentary film that is available free in its entirety for the next 30 days on Moore’s Rumble Media YouTube channel.
“Planet of the Humans” takes a harsh look at how the environmental movement has lost the battle through well-meaning but disastrous choices, including the belief that solar panels and windmills would save us, and by giving in to the corporate interests of Wall Street.
Also Read: Michael Moore Predicts Trump Will Win Reelection in 2020: His Base Is 'Even More Rabid'
The film is the debut movie from Jeff Gibbs, whom Moore calls “a brave and brilliant filmmaker whose new voice must be heard.” Gibbs is a lifelong environmentalist and longtime collaborator of Moore’s,...
- 4/21/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Performing rights organization ASCAP saluted the composers of scores for the year's top boxoffice features and television series at its annual Film and Television Music Awards, held Wednesday at the Beverly Hilton. John Debney received ASCAP's Henry Mancini Award for his contribution to film and TV music, and Mark Snow was honored with the Golden Note Award for 20 years of successful scoring. This year's film honorees include Debney, Marco Beltrami (I, Robot), Michael Giacchino (The Incredibles), Jeff Gibbs (Fahrenheit 9/11), James Horner (Troy), James Newton Howard (Collateral, The Village), Gregor Narholz (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie), Randy Newman (Meet the Fockers), Antonio Pinto (additional music for Collateral), John Powell (The Bourne Supremacy), Alan Silvestri (The Polar Express, Van Helsing) and Hans Zimmer (Shark Tale).
- 4/28/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Performing rights organization ASCAP saluted the composers of scores for the year's top boxoffice features and television series at its annual Film and Television Music Awards, held Wednesday at the Beverly Hilton. John Debney received ASCAP's Henry Mancini Award for his contribution to film and TV music, and Mark Snow was honored with the Golden Note Award for 20 years of successful scoring. This year's film honorees include Debney, Marco Beltrami (I, Robot), Michael Giacchino (The Incredibles), Jeff Gibbs (Fahrenheit 9/11), James Horner (Troy), James Newton Howard (Collateral, The Village), Gregor Narholz (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie), Randy Newman (Meet the Fockers), Antonio Pinto (additional music for Collateral), John Powell (The Bourne Supremacy), Alan Silvestri (The Polar Express, Van Helsing) and Hans Zimmer (Shark Tale).
- 4/28/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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