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capitolweekly.net –
2009-11-12
There is a recent unfortunate history of hit books being inappropriately turned into narrative films. Both "Fast Food Nation" and "The Darwin Awards" could have been great documentaries, but each was turned into movies, whose plots just didn't work, by... ... Full Article
I n the vast and ever-growing phylum of vegetarianism (freegans, vegans, flexitarians, fruititarians), I represent a particularly annoying subspecies: the sentimentalist. My eating habits shifted very suddenly, seven years ago, because of the transcendent cuteness of my wienerdog-his sweet breath... ... Full Article
76 Minutes With Jonathan Safran Foer
nymag.com –
2009-10-16
J onathan Safran Foer, his dog George, and I were planning to go for a walk in Red Hook to talk about meat. But it's a miserable, maritime, mist-and-cold-rain morning, and so Foer and I are hunkered down on the... ... Full Article
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nydailynews.com –
2009-06-11
Documentary about the nation's farming and food industries. At Film Forum (1:34). PG: Disturbing images and themes. Though slickly packaged, Robert Kenner 's unsparing expos? is harder to watch than any horror film. ... Full Article
If Fast Food Nation turned your children into vegetarians, then Food, Inc. might turn them into committed consumers of organics. Here's the trailer for the the documentary, opening June 12 in selected cities. ... Full Article
Free Library Festival: Molly O'Neill
phillyist.com –
2009-04-13
Food junkies, unite! In American Food Writing: An Anthology With Classic Recipes , food columnist Molly O'Neill has compiled the crème-de-la-creme from famous foodies everywhere. ... Full Article
TIFF: Food Inc., Valentino: Last Emperor
darkhorizons.com –
2008-09-08
On hand for a Q&A after the screening was the director Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser, author of infamous "Fast Food Nation", who is heavily featured in this searing new documentary exploring how modern developments in food production pose grave... ... Full Article
Eric Schlosser'snon-fiction book, "Fast Food Nation" on which the feature film is based pulled no punches when it came to detailing exactly how a cow becomes a hamburger. ... Full Article
FAST FOOD NATION
urbancinefile.com.au –
2008-08-28
In a rare honour, filmmaker Richard Linklater had two films selected for Cannes in 2006: A Scanner Darkly (Un Certain Regard) and Fast Food Nation, the latter in the main Competition. ... Full Article
Field Studies
washingtonpost.com –
2008-08-19
This Sunday, 80 Yale University freshmen will take their first step toward higher education. But there'll be no reading list or, for that matter, showers. ... Full Article