An Inconvenient Truth
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A South American take on Gore’s film
Jessica Weisberg is an American journalist currently based in South America. The following is her take on the peculiar cultural dominance of An Inconvenient Truth. —– I liked Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth. Really, I did. But when I count off my reasons — the special effects, the wet-your-pants astonishment, the drama — I find […]
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Uh, literally
An Inconvenient Truth replaces the Gideon Bible in fancy new hotel. Dirt-worshiping hippies rejoice.
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Can Al Gore’s message be tailored for kids?
Can Al Gore’s message be tailored for kids? Lisa Shimizu thinks so. Over the past few months, Shimizu has been developing a version of the Inconvenient Truth slideshow that would be easily understood by and engaging for children. After testing it out on captive audiences ranging from her 8-year-old daughter Aya to a classroom full […]
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AIT on Showtime
Al Gore’s Academy Award-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth will make the move to the small screen, appearing this Sunday night (8pm EDT) on Showtime. Check your local schedule.
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Lisa Day of socially conscious film company Participant Productions answers questions
Lisa Day. What work do you do? I am the vice president of social action and advocacy at Participant Productions. What does your company do? Participant is a film company with a twist — we only make “issue” movies, and for each movie we create social-action campaigns. Our films have included An Inconvenient Truth and […]
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And because it’s free
Oscar winner An Inconvenient Truth now available online, in its entirety.
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Really, can you get enough?
Just can't get enough of Al-mania? For your consideration, two Gore-centric anecdotes from the Oscar backstage press room, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly:
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Guess
… Davis Guggenheim, executive producer and director of An Inconvenient Truth. Congrats, messrs. Guggenheim and Gore. Well played.
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An Inconvenient Truth to show in U.K. schools
Despite getting a frosty reception in U.S. public schools, the (Oscar-nominated) film An Inconvenient Truth will be distributed to every secondary school in the U.K. Environment Secretary David Miliband and Education Secretary Alan Johnson made the announcement last week, citing the film’s ability to illustrate the enormity of the climate crisis without leaving viewers feeling […]