The Documentary Channel and the Ida have reteamed to create a special Doctalk show from the Ida’s 27th Annual Documentary Awards. This year, the awards show was hosted by Eddie Schmidt, Tiffany Shlain and Josh Fox. This special Doctalk show features exclusive interviews with the nominated feature and short subject filmmakers, along with red carpet and awards show footage.
The Ida awarded its prestigious 2011 Career Achievement Award to legendary filmmaker Les Blank, which was presented by Werner Herzog. The Pare Lorentz award went to Bill Haney for The Last Mountain, ...
The Ida awarded its prestigious 2011 Career Achievement Award to legendary filmmaker Les Blank, which was presented by Werner Herzog. The Pare Lorentz award went to Bill Haney for The Last Mountain, ...
- 3/5/2012
- by krelth
- International Documentary Association
Why not fold documentaries into my list of the "Best Films of 2011?" After all, a movie is a movie, right? Yes, and some years I've thrown them all into the same mixture. But all of these year-end Best lists serve one useful purpose: They tell you about good movies you may not have seen or heard about. The more films on my list that aren't on yours, the better job I've done.
That's particularly true were you to depend on the "short list" released by the Academy's Documentary Branch of 15 films they deem eligible for nomination. The branch has been through turmoil in the past and its procedures were "reformed" at one point. But this year it has made a particularly scandalous sin of
omission. It doesn't include "The Interrupters" (currently scoring 99% on the Tomatometer), which has received better reviews and been on more critic's Best lists than any other.
That's particularly true were you to depend on the "short list" released by the Academy's Documentary Branch of 15 films they deem eligible for nomination. The branch has been through turmoil in the past and its procedures were "reformed" at one point. But this year it has made a particularly scandalous sin of
omission. It doesn't include "The Interrupters" (currently scoring 99% on the Tomatometer), which has received better reviews and been on more critic's Best lists than any other.
- 12/25/2011
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
Patricio Guzmán's "Nostalgia for the Light" was the big winner at the 2011 International Documentary Association (Ida) Awards receiving the Best Feature trophy. Here's the full list of winners:
Career Achievement Award
Les Blank
Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Filmmaker Award
Danfung Dennis
Best Feature Award
"Nostalgia For The Light"
Director/Writer: Patricio Guzmán
Producer: Renate Sachse
Atacama Productions (France), Blinker Filmproduction GmbH and Wdr (Germany), and Cronomedia Ltda. (Chile), Icarus Films
Best Short Award
"Poster Girl"
Director/Producer: Sara Nesson
Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins (HBO)
Producer: Mitchell Block
Supervising Producer: Sara Bernstein (HBO)
Consulting Producer: Ross Kauffman
Portrayal Films, Inc. in association with HBO Documentary Films
Best Limited Series Award
"Boomtown"
Executive Producer/Director: Rachel Libert
Executive Producers: Josh Braun, Ken Druckerman, Susannah Ludwig, Banks Tarver
Co-Executive Producer: Matthew Galkin
Producer: Kevin Vargas
Left/Right Inc., Discovery Channel- Planet Green
Best Continuing Series Award
"Pov"
Executive Producer: Simon Kilmurry
Co-Executive...
Career Achievement Award
Les Blank
Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Filmmaker Award
Danfung Dennis
Best Feature Award
"Nostalgia For The Light"
Director/Writer: Patricio Guzmán
Producer: Renate Sachse
Atacama Productions (France), Blinker Filmproduction GmbH and Wdr (Germany), and Cronomedia Ltda. (Chile), Icarus Films
Best Short Award
"Poster Girl"
Director/Producer: Sara Nesson
Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins (HBO)
Producer: Mitchell Block
Supervising Producer: Sara Bernstein (HBO)
Consulting Producer: Ross Kauffman
Portrayal Films, Inc. in association with HBO Documentary Films
Best Limited Series Award
"Boomtown"
Executive Producer/Director: Rachel Libert
Executive Producers: Josh Braun, Ken Druckerman, Susannah Ludwig, Banks Tarver
Co-Executive Producer: Matthew Galkin
Producer: Kevin Vargas
Left/Right Inc., Discovery Channel- Planet Green
Best Continuing Series Award
"Pov"
Executive Producer: Simon Kilmurry
Co-Executive...
- 12/11/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Patricio Guzmán's Nostalgia for the Light won Best Feature at the International Documentary Association's Awards ceremony in Los Angeles last night. The La Times' Susan King: "Set in northern Chile's Atacama Desert, the documentary juxtaposes scenes of astronomers in observatories scanning the galaxies, while nearby, archaeologists and elderly women dig through the sand searching for the human remains of pre-Columbian mummies, 19th century miners who labored in slave conditions and the bodies of victims of Gen Augusto Pinochet's regime who were taken to the Atacama as political prisoners and dumped there." Michael Guillén interviewed Guzmán in October 2010.
TheWrap's Steve Pond notes that neither Nostalgia nor any of the other docs nominated for the Ida's top award — Better This World, How to Die in Oregon, The Redemption of General Butt Naked and The Tiniest Place — have made the Academy's shortlist of 15 films left in the race for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar.
TheWrap's Steve Pond notes that neither Nostalgia nor any of the other docs nominated for the Ida's top award — Better This World, How to Die in Oregon, The Redemption of General Butt Naked and The Tiniest Place — have made the Academy's shortlist of 15 films left in the race for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar.
- 12/3/2011
- MUBI
This year, the esteemed Pare Lorentz Award will go to The Last Mountain, directed by Bill Haney. Each year, the Ida gives this award to a film that demonstrates concern for the appropriate use of the natural environment, justice for all and the illumination of pressing social problems. Previous winners of the Pare Lorentz Awards include Wasteland, Oil on Ice, and An Inconvenient Truth.The Last Mountain is of a piece with Haney's commendable career as a documentarian and feature narrative filmmaker whose focus is social justice and environmental issues. The ...
- 11/2/2011
- by IDA Editorial Staff
- International Documentary Association
Gurvinder Singh’s Anhey Ghore da daan (Alms for a blind horse) won Special Jury mention with a cash prize of Usd 50,000 at the 5th Abu Dhabi Film Festival. India born British director Gemma Atwal’s documentary on the wonder kid of Orissa– Marathon Boy bagged her award for Best New Director with a cash prize of Usd 50,000.
Alms for a Blind Horse was in the New Horizon Competition at the festival. The Jury for the competition was headed by Iranian-Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Gobadi (Half Moon, Turtles can fly). The award for Best Film in this section was bagged by Stories Only Exist When Remembered, a Brazilan, Argentinian and French co production directed by Julia Murat.
The best documentary award was won by The Tiniest Place, a Mexican film directed by Titiana Huezo. The jury was headed by Egyptian-Canadian director Tahani Rached, while New Delhi based documentary filmmaker Anwar Jamal also served on the jury.
Alms for a Blind Horse was in the New Horizon Competition at the festival. The Jury for the competition was headed by Iranian-Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Gobadi (Half Moon, Turtles can fly). The award for Best Film in this section was bagged by Stories Only Exist When Remembered, a Brazilan, Argentinian and French co production directed by Julia Murat.
The best documentary award was won by The Tiniest Place, a Mexican film directed by Titiana Huezo. The jury was headed by Egyptian-Canadian director Tahani Rached, while New Delhi based documentary filmmaker Anwar Jamal also served on the jury.
- 10/21/2011
- by Bikas Mishra
- DearCinema.com
At their best, documentaries bring to light topics that one wouldn’t normally be privy to. Be it the life of a person one doesn’t have knowledge of, or in the case of Bill Haney’s upcoming film, The Last Mountain, an issue that doesn’t get its just news.
Read more on Exclusive: Clip from The Last Mountain...
Read more on Exclusive: Clip from The Last Mountain...
- 7/5/2011
- by Joshua Brunsting
- GordonandtheWhale
Everett Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in 1975
Although Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was born into a famous family, he was expected to obtain and maintain a job. The third of eleven children, Kennedy expressed a love of animals and the environment from an early age, which is why it comes as no surprise that he chose the local zoo as his first place of employment.
Born and raised in Washington D.C., Kennedy took his first job at the National Zoo when he was 12 years old.
Although Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was born into a famous family, he was expected to obtain and maintain a job. The third of eleven children, Kennedy expressed a love of animals and the environment from an early age, which is why it comes as no surprise that he chose the local zoo as his first place of employment.
Born and raised in Washington D.C., Kennedy took his first job at the National Zoo when he was 12 years old.
- 6/22/2011
- by Alexandra Cheney
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
HollywoodNews.com: As 3D continues its downward trend this summer season (at least as far as live action films go – or so it seems), the mediocre performance of the big DC Comics franchise hopeful, The Green Lantern has to be a bad omen for fanboy-appeal comic book movies. They have hit the wall and studios may find themselves buried in red ink miscalculating their continuing appeal . It seems appropriate then that several major studios are said to be skipping the Comic Con convention in July where the appeal of fanboy adoration also seems to be hitting a wall as far as Hollywood is concerned.
The Green Lantern, which stars Ryan Reynolds in green tights and mask as an average guy who is given super powers by a higher alien society and goes to battle to save the universe, is a disappointment garnering only an estimated $52.6 million over three days with...
The Green Lantern, which stars Ryan Reynolds in green tights and mask as an average guy who is given super powers by a higher alien society and goes to battle to save the universe, is a disappointment garnering only an estimated $52.6 million over three days with...
- 6/20/2011
- by Pete Hammond
- Hollywoodnews.com
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has been an environmental activist for more than 25 years, as an attorney, an author and the founder of the Waterkeeper Alliance. The third of 11 children of the senator, attorney general and presidential candidate assassinated in 1968, Kennedy is also one of the chief voices in "The Last Mountain," director Bill Haney's documentary about the locals in a West Virginia valley fighting to stop a giant coal company from ravaging their environment with the controversial mining practice known as Mountain Top Removal. Kennedy himself is...
- 6/16/2011
- The Wrap
Photo by Bill Haney, The Last Mountain
The Last Mountain, a documentary by Bill Haney about the destruction of the Appalachians by coal companies, opens in Los Angeles on June 15. It shines a light on the people of Coal River Mountain, West Virginia, who are battling against Masse Energy to stop a practice called Mountain Top Removal. Rather than mine for the coal, Masse simply blows the top off the mountain to access the fuel. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has been a powerful ally for the people of the region in their fight against the destructive and deadly method. Bobby shared a few thoughts on his early intro to environmental issues through his uncle Jack, the relationship of the environment to the decline of democracy and what it will take to get make real change.
On Meeting JFK as a Concerned Boy
"I was interested in the environment from when I was a little kid.
The Last Mountain, a documentary by Bill Haney about the destruction of the Appalachians by coal companies, opens in Los Angeles on June 15. It shines a light on the people of Coal River Mountain, West Virginia, who are battling against Masse Energy to stop a practice called Mountain Top Removal. Rather than mine for the coal, Masse simply blows the top off the mountain to access the fuel. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has been a powerful ally for the people of the region in their fight against the destructive and deadly method. Bobby shared a few thoughts on his early intro to environmental issues through his uncle Jack, the relationship of the environment to the decline of democracy and what it will take to get make real change.
On Meeting JFK as a Concerned Boy
"I was interested in the environment from when I was a little kid.
- 6/14/2011
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
"They're not just destroying the environment, they're permanently impoverishing these communities because there's nothing you can do with the moonscape they leave behind," environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. told an audience at the Apple store in New York's SoHo Friday. The son of the late Robert F. Kennedy is a subject in Bill Haney's doc, "The Last Mountain," which examines a little-known conflict raging in West Virginia between a ...
- 6/6/2011
- Indiewire
Dada Films Brother Joseph Bryon and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in “The Last Mountain”
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. lends his voice to the movement against mountaintop removal in “The Last Mountain,” a film about Appalachia’s last mountain range untouched by mountaintop removal, Coal River. While the coal industry intends to mine the mountain for coal, surrounding residents and those opposing mountaintop removal have congregated in West Virgina to halt the process before it begins. Directed by Bill Haney, the...
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. lends his voice to the movement against mountaintop removal in “The Last Mountain,” a film about Appalachia’s last mountain range untouched by mountaintop removal, Coal River. While the coal industry intends to mine the mountain for coal, surrounding residents and those opposing mountaintop removal have congregated in West Virgina to halt the process before it begins. Directed by Bill Haney, the...
- 6/4/2011
- by Alexandra Cheney
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Title: The Last Mountain Director: Bill Haney Eye-opening and gut-punching on a factual level but still very much possessing a human heart, ‘The Last Mountain’ details a small community’s fight against the coal industry in the valleys of Appalachia, in West Virginia, and gives lie to the notion that the debate over independence from Middle Eastern oil is the only — or even the most important — front in the battle for America’s energy future. It’s the most jointly effective and stirring environmental documentary since the Oscar-winning ‘An Inconvenient Truth’, and sure to be a contender for Academy Award shortlisting later this year. Director Bill Haney’s Sundance-minted film digs into...
- 6/4/2011
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
By Elliot V. Kotek
(June 2011)
With the opening of Bill Haney and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “The Last Mountain,” as well as the un-bee-lievable (yes, we went there) “Queen of the Sun” opening in New York on June 10 ahead of National Pollinator Week (yes, it’s real), Moving Pictures takes stock of some of the best films to ever tackle environmental issues.
Narrative features as well as documentaries are included in our lineup, all sure to raise your level of awareness of the world around you and each of which we’re hoping you’ll then want to share with your friends and families.
If you’re looking for movies with substance that might also inspire you, look no further than our list of the best environmental films of all time.
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(June 2011)
With the opening of Bill Haney and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “The Last Mountain,” as well as the un-bee-lievable (yes, we went there) “Queen of the Sun” opening in New York on June 10 ahead of National Pollinator Week (yes, it’s real), Moving Pictures takes stock of some of the best films to ever tackle environmental issues.
Narrative features as well as documentaries are included in our lineup, all sure to raise your level of awareness of the world around you and each of which we’re hoping you’ll then want to share with your friends and families.
If you’re looking for movies with substance that might also inspire you, look no further than our list of the best environmental films of all time.
Click for the list >> Search Terms Leading to This Post: 10 best environmental films of all time, robert f...
- 6/3/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
By Elliot V. Kotek
(June 2011)
With the opening of Bill Haney and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “The Last Mountain,” as well as the un-bee-lievable (yes, we went there) “Queen of the Sun” opening in New York on June 10 ahead of National Pollinator Week (yes, it’s real), Moving Pictures takes stock of some of the best films to ever tackle environmental issues.
Narrative features as well as documentaries are included in our lineup, all sure to raise your level of awareness of the world around you and each of which we’re hoping you’ll then want to share with your friends and families.
If you’re looking for movies with substance that might also inspire you, look no further than our list of the best environmental films of all time.
Click for the list >> Search Terms Leading to This Post: 10 best environmental films of all time, robert f...
(June 2011)
With the opening of Bill Haney and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “The Last Mountain,” as well as the un-bee-lievable (yes, we went there) “Queen of the Sun” opening in New York on June 10 ahead of National Pollinator Week (yes, it’s real), Moving Pictures takes stock of some of the best films to ever tackle environmental issues.
Narrative features as well as documentaries are included in our lineup, all sure to raise your level of awareness of the world around you and each of which we’re hoping you’ll then want to share with your friends and families.
If you’re looking for movies with substance that might also inspire you, look no further than our list of the best environmental films of all time.
Click for the list >> Search Terms Leading to This Post: 10 best environmental films of all time, robert f...
- 6/3/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
It's a weekend of stellar and star-packed openings, with well-reviewed X-Men: First Class opening (finally fanboys get a glimpse at naked Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, picture below), along with buzzing indies Beginners, Submarine and Beautiful Boy. While Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor shine in Mike Mills' Beginners, and in rookie Richard Ayoade's Submarine the "excruciating and the hilarious mingle nearly to perfection, Shawn Ku's Beautiful Boy throws a pity party. Stars Maria Bello and Michael Sheen give as much as they can, but their audience will be severely limited by this grief-stricken drama that labors more than it elevates. Jean-Luc Godard's Film Socialisme and Bill Haney's documentary, The Last Mountain are also in theaters. Reviews, trailers and more details below: Reviews: RottenTomatoes | MetaCritic BoxOffice ...
- 6/3/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Robert Kennedy Jr. Climbs The Last Mountain
By Alex Simon
In addition to sharing his father’s legendary name, Robert Kennedy Jr. has carved out a legacy of his own as one of the Nation’s, and the world’s, leading environmental activists and advocates. Born the third of Robert Sr. and Ethel Kennedy’s eleven children, Bobby Jr., as he became known, had an altruistic streak almost from the day he could walk, bringing home stray and sick animals he’d find in the woods behind Hickory Hill, the family’s rambling estate in Virginia. Kennedy followed his father’s footsteps in college, matriculating from Harvard, followed by a J.D. from University of Virginia Law School.
Kennedy started to devote himself almost exclusively to environmental law beginning in 1984, when he sued the alleged polluters of the Hudson River on behalf of the Riverkeepers organization, who then made him their chief counsel.
By Alex Simon
In addition to sharing his father’s legendary name, Robert Kennedy Jr. has carved out a legacy of his own as one of the Nation’s, and the world’s, leading environmental activists and advocates. Born the third of Robert Sr. and Ethel Kennedy’s eleven children, Bobby Jr., as he became known, had an altruistic streak almost from the day he could walk, bringing home stray and sick animals he’d find in the woods behind Hickory Hill, the family’s rambling estate in Virginia. Kennedy followed his father’s footsteps in college, matriculating from Harvard, followed by a J.D. from University of Virginia Law School.
Kennedy started to devote himself almost exclusively to environmental law beginning in 1984, when he sued the alleged polluters of the Hudson River on behalf of the Riverkeepers organization, who then made him their chief counsel.
- 6/3/2011
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Imagine living in one of the greenest valleys on earth, sheltered by a looming panorama of Appalachian mountains, amidst the oaks and sugar maples, white-tailed deer, black bears, foxes, raccoons, woodpeckers, and neighbors you’ve known since childhood, in a house built by your family generations before.
Now imagine that section of Appalachia is in West Virginia, rich in coal and the year is 2000. The coal industry, allied with the railroads and utility companies pour money into George W. Bush’s campaign. He is given the election and they are rewarded with key environmental posts, and serve a one-word alteration to the Clean Water Act, changing the interpretation of that statute to legalize mountaintop removal mining for the first time.
Suddenly, the harmony of your homeland is embattled, resembling a war zone, assaulted by an industry that detonates explosives equivalent in power to a Hiroshima-sized bomb every week.
Imagine living in one of the greenest valleys on earth, sheltered by a looming panorama of Appalachian mountains, amidst the oaks and sugar maples, white-tailed deer, black bears, foxes, raccoons, woodpeckers, and neighbors you’ve known since childhood, in a house built by your family generations before.
Now imagine that section of Appalachia is in West Virginia, rich in coal and the year is 2000. The coal industry, allied with the railroads and utility companies pour money into George W. Bush’s campaign. He is given the election and they are rewarded with key environmental posts, and serve a one-word alteration to the Clean Water Act, changing the interpretation of that statute to legalize mountaintop removal mining for the first time.
Suddenly, the harmony of your homeland is embattled, resembling a war zone, assaulted by an industry that detonates explosives equivalent in power to a Hiroshima-sized bomb every week.
- 6/2/2011
- by Elliot Loewenstein
- Obsessed with Film
Filed under: 'Fone Finds
Today on indieWIRE Darren Aronofsky goes commercial (literally), 'Hustle & Flow' director Craig Brewer takes on a franchise and more.
Bill Haney's 'The Last Mountain,' which screened at Sundance, will open in New York and Washington on Friday. indieWIRE got the chance to question Haney about his filmmaking process, the inspiration for the film and his upcoming projects.
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Today on indieWIRE Darren Aronofsky goes commercial (literally), 'Hustle & Flow' director Craig Brewer takes on a franchise and more.
Bill Haney's 'The Last Mountain,' which screened at Sundance, will open in New York and Washington on Friday. indieWIRE got the chance to question Haney about his filmmaking process, the inspiration for the film and his upcoming projects.
Continue Reading...
- 6/2/2011
- by The Editors at IndieWire
- Moviefone
Today on indieWIRE Darren Aronofsky goes commercial (literally), "Hustle & Flow" director Craig Brewer takes on a franchise and more. "The Last Mountain" Interview Bill Haney's “The Last Mountain,” which screened at Sundance, will open in New York and Washington, DC on Friday. indieWIRE got the chance to question Haney about his filmmaking process, the inspiration for the film and his upcoming projects. Five Projects to Root For This week's ...
- 6/2/2011
- Indiewire
Is there anything more disheartening than a lousy documentary pushing a good cause? Unless you’re one of the 30,000 West Virginians who depends on the coal-mining industry for his livelihood—or the handful of executives whose job it is to lay off as many of those workers as they can, and remove the labor unions and regulations that might protect them—it’s hard to argue the contention posed in Bill Haney’s documentary The Last Mountain: that coal mining is an ecological and humanitarian disaster. That’s especially true of the kind practiced in Appalachia, where companies ...
- 6/2/2011
- avclub.com
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to the worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.
As super-powered mutants do battle in multiplexes across the nation, a trio of indies will open in limited release, unleashing tales of love, acceptance, and protest. To take the heart-pounding, mind-broadening, soul-warming and/or consciousness-awakening experience home, try our selected picks from the libraries of Netflix’s streaming features.
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X-Men: First Class
In this prequel to Bryan Singer’s genre-resurrecting X-Men, director Matthew Vaughn leaps back to 1963, where Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) is just beginning to lay the groundwork for his school, with the help of his best friend, Erik Lensherr (Michael Fassbender). Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, and Kevin Bacon co-star.
Kick-Ass (2010) The self-reflexive indie flick that brought Mark Millar’s gritty comic to life is also what scored director Vaughn the X-Men gig. Aaron Johnson...
As super-powered mutants do battle in multiplexes across the nation, a trio of indies will open in limited release, unleashing tales of love, acceptance, and protest. To take the heart-pounding, mind-broadening, soul-warming and/or consciousness-awakening experience home, try our selected picks from the libraries of Netflix’s streaming features.
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X-Men: First Class
In this prequel to Bryan Singer’s genre-resurrecting X-Men, director Matthew Vaughn leaps back to 1963, where Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) is just beginning to lay the groundwork for his school, with the help of his best friend, Erik Lensherr (Michael Fassbender). Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, and Kevin Bacon co-star.
Kick-Ass (2010) The self-reflexive indie flick that brought Mark Millar’s gritty comic to life is also what scored director Vaughn the X-Men gig. Aaron Johnson...
- 6/2/2011
- by Kristy Puchko
- The Film Stage
Below find an interview with "The Last Mountain" director Bill Haney, originally published during indieWIRE's coverage of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. "The Last Mountain" opens in New York and Washington, DC this Friday, June 3. Synopsis, courtesy of Solid Ground Films. In the valleys of Appalachia, a battle is being fought over a mountain. It is a battle with severe consequences that affect every American, regardless of their social ...
- 6/2/2011
- Indiewire
Below find an interview with "The Last Mountain" director Bill Haney, originally published during indieWIRE's coverage of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. "The Last Mountain" opens in New York and Washington, DC this Friday, June 3. Synopsis, courtesy of Solid Ground Films. In the valleys of Appalachia, a battle is being fought over a mountain. It is a battle with severe consequences that affect every American, regardless of their social ...
- 6/2/2011
- indieWIRE - People
Movie review of The Last Mountain - Documentary tells the gripping tale of activists fighting mountaintop coal removal in West Virginia Veteran documentary filmmaker Bill Haney knows a beautiful setting when he sees one and there are few places as stunning as the mountains and valleys that make up West Virginia's Coal River Valley. What makes Haney a standout documentary director is his belief that no matter how beautiful the backdrop or how fascinating the political topic it’s the people who make the story. The Last Mountain, Haney’s latest doc after A Life Among Whales (2005) and The Price of Sugar (2007), stands tall thanks to the people who live in the Coal River Valley and risk their lives battling the Massey Energy Company and the West Virginia Coal Association to put a stop to mountaintop coal removal and save the region’s last mountain.
- 6/2/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Movie review of The Last Mountain - Documentary tells the gripping tale of activists fighting mountaintop coal removal in West Virginia Veteran documentary filmmaker Bill Haney knows a beautiful setting when he sees one and there are few places as stunning as the mountains and valleys that make up West Virginia's Coal River Valley. What makes Haney a standout documentary director is his belief that no matter how beautiful the backdrop or how fascinating the political topic it’s the people who make the story. The Last Mountain, Haney’s latest doc after A Life Among Whales (2005) and The Price of Sugar (2007), stands tall thanks to the people who live in the Coal River Valley and risk their lives battling the Massey Energy Company and the West Virginia Coal Association to put a stop to mountaintop coal removal and save the region’s last mountain.
- 6/2/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Movie review of The Last Mountain - Documentary tells the gripping tale of activists fighting mountaintop coal removal in West Virginia Veteran documentary filmmaker Bill Haney knows a beautiful setting when he sees one and there are few places as stunning as the mountains and valleys that make up West Virginia's Coal River Valley. What makes Haney a standout documentary director is his belief that no matter how beautiful the backdrop or how fascinating the political topic it’s the people who make the story. The Last Mountain, Haney’s latest doc after A Life Among Whales (2005) and The Price of Sugar (2007), stands tall thanks to the people who live in the Coal River Valley and risk their lives battling the Massey Energy Company and the West Virginia Coal Association to put a stop to mountaintop coal removal and save the region’s last mountain.
- 6/2/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
In the state where it takes place, "The Last Mountain" occupies the loneliest corner, the "last "referring to the Coal River Mountain, the only peak that hasn't been reduced to rubble for the sake of coal production in West Virginia. And the film itself, the latest from "The Price of Sugar" director Bill Haney, is equally isolating, a well-built argument against the destruction of the Appalachian mountains to feed our nation's energy needs that ditches any sense of objectivity early on and directs its message firmly at those who already lean towards banning corporations from drilling to prevent the destruction of the region and worse, the debilitating effects on the health of its citizenry as both the water and air become contaminated with coal dust.
Even amidst the debris, Haney clearly lays out the gradual demolition of mountain tops and the erosion of laws that were intended to protect them from the 1970s forward.
Even amidst the debris, Haney clearly lays out the gradual demolition of mountain tops and the erosion of laws that were intended to protect them from the 1970s forward.
- 6/2/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Reviewed by Jay Antani
(May 2011)
Directed by: Bill Haney
Written by: Bill Haney and Peter Rhodes
Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Bo Webb, Maria Gunnoe, Michael Shnayerson, Joe Lovett, Bill Raney, Dr. Allen Hershkowitz, Jennifer Hall-Massey, Ed Wiley, Chuck Nelson and Don Blankenship
Director Bill Haney’s trenchant, impassioned documentary “The Last Mountain” chronicles a David and Goliath-like confrontation in Appalachia’s Coal River Valley precipitated by the 2000 election of President Bush. Since then, Coal River Valley has been ground zero in the battle between ordinary West Virginia citizens and the rapacious ploys of Massey Energy, the nation’s third-largest coal-mining corporation.
The documentary examines how, after the Bush administration altered the wording in the Clean Water Act, Massey Energy proceeded with a campaign to dynamite and raze the ecologically fragile Appalachian ranges for the extraction of coal. Over the ensuing decade, the company racked up 60,000 health and environmental violations.
(May 2011)
Directed by: Bill Haney
Written by: Bill Haney and Peter Rhodes
Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Bo Webb, Maria Gunnoe, Michael Shnayerson, Joe Lovett, Bill Raney, Dr. Allen Hershkowitz, Jennifer Hall-Massey, Ed Wiley, Chuck Nelson and Don Blankenship
Director Bill Haney’s trenchant, impassioned documentary “The Last Mountain” chronicles a David and Goliath-like confrontation in Appalachia’s Coal River Valley precipitated by the 2000 election of President Bush. Since then, Coal River Valley has been ground zero in the battle between ordinary West Virginia citizens and the rapacious ploys of Massey Energy, the nation’s third-largest coal-mining corporation.
The documentary examines how, after the Bush administration altered the wording in the Clean Water Act, Massey Energy proceeded with a campaign to dynamite and raze the ecologically fragile Appalachian ranges for the extraction of coal. Over the ensuing decade, the company racked up 60,000 health and environmental violations.
- 5/31/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Jay Antani
(May 2011)
Directed by: Bill Haney
Written by: Bill Haney and Peter Rhodes
Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Bo Webb, Maria Gunnoe, Michael Shnayerson, Joe Lovett, Bill Raney, Dr. Allen Hershkowitz, Jennifer Hall-Massey, Ed Wiley, Chuck Nelson and Don Blankenship
Director Bill Haney’s trenchant, impassioned documentary “The Last Mountain” chronicles a David and Goliath-like confrontation in Appalachia’s Coal River Valley precipitated by the 2000 election of President Bush. Since then, Coal River Valley has been ground zero in the battle between ordinary West Virginia citizens and the rapacious ploys of Massey Energy, the nation’s third-largest coal-mining corporation.
The documentary examines how, after the Bush administration altered the wording in the Clean Water Act, Massey Energy proceeded with a campaign to dynamite and raze the ecologically fragile Appalachian ranges for the extraction of coal. Over the ensuing decade, the company racked up 60,000 health and environmental violations.
(May 2011)
Directed by: Bill Haney
Written by: Bill Haney and Peter Rhodes
Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Bo Webb, Maria Gunnoe, Michael Shnayerson, Joe Lovett, Bill Raney, Dr. Allen Hershkowitz, Jennifer Hall-Massey, Ed Wiley, Chuck Nelson and Don Blankenship
Director Bill Haney’s trenchant, impassioned documentary “The Last Mountain” chronicles a David and Goliath-like confrontation in Appalachia’s Coal River Valley precipitated by the 2000 election of President Bush. Since then, Coal River Valley has been ground zero in the battle between ordinary West Virginia citizens and the rapacious ploys of Massey Energy, the nation’s third-largest coal-mining corporation.
The documentary examines how, after the Bush administration altered the wording in the Clean Water Act, Massey Energy proceeded with a campaign to dynamite and raze the ecologically fragile Appalachian ranges for the extraction of coal. Over the ensuing decade, the company racked up 60,000 health and environmental violations.
- 5/31/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Elliot V. Kotek sits down with Bobby Kennedy Jr. and director Bill Haney to discuss their documentary, “The Last Mountain,” an essential piece of filmmaking exposing the abuses being committed on the environment, the ecology and the people of West Virginia as a result of mountaintop coal mining in the area.
On an issue that invariably affect all the citizens of the U.S., “The Last Mountain” identifies a situation that is likely to escalate into a major incident if not remedied immediately.
“The Last Mountain” rolls into theaters throughout June & July, 2011. For screening times in your area, check the official site: http://thelastmountainmovie.com
Watch their interview with Kotek above, or click Here
Search Terms Leading to This Post: mountaintop mining, bobbie kennedy jr, bobby kennedy...
On an issue that invariably affect all the citizens of the U.S., “The Last Mountain” identifies a situation that is likely to escalate into a major incident if not remedied immediately.
“The Last Mountain” rolls into theaters throughout June & July, 2011. For screening times in your area, check the official site: http://thelastmountainmovie.com
Watch their interview with Kotek above, or click Here
Search Terms Leading to This Post: mountaintop mining, bobbie kennedy jr, bobby kennedy...
- 5/27/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Elliot V. Kotek sits down with Bobby Kennedy Jr. and director Bill Haney to discuss their documentary, “The Last Mountain,” an essential piece of filmmaking exposing the abuses being committed on the environment, the ecology and the people of West Virginia as a result of mountaintop coal mining in the area.
On an issue that invariably affect all the citizens of the U.S., “The Last Mountain” identifies a situation that is likely to escalate into a major incident if not remedied immediately.
“The Last Mountain” rolls into theaters throughout June & July, 2011. For screening times in your area, check the official site: http://thelastmountainmovie.com
Watch their interview with Kotek above, or click Here
Search Terms Leading to This Post: mountaintop mining, bobbie kennedy jr, bobby kennedy...
On an issue that invariably affect all the citizens of the U.S., “The Last Mountain” identifies a situation that is likely to escalate into a major incident if not remedied immediately.
“The Last Mountain” rolls into theaters throughout June & July, 2011. For screening times in your area, check the official site: http://thelastmountainmovie.com
Watch their interview with Kotek above, or click Here
Search Terms Leading to This Post: mountaintop mining, bobbie kennedy jr, bobby kennedy...
- 5/27/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (left), Giancarlo Esposito and Cheryl Hines dropped by the Rouge Tomate after catching the New York premiere of Bill Haney's doc "The Last Mountain," earlier this week. Kennedy Jr. plays a part in the film which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The doc tracks the battle locals from West Virginia's Coal River Valley wage against a mining giant, after Coal River Mountain ...
- 5/27/2011
- Indiewire
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Buck Brannaman, better known in equestrian circles as the horse whisperer, continued to work his magic over crowds.
“Buck,” Cindy Meehl’s documentary on Brannaman’s unique career, took home the Audience Award at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, months after it claimed the same prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
It’s hard to resist Brannaman’s charms. His gift isn’t with horses – though he knows how to soothe those sometimes-savage beasts. Instead, Buck clicks with owners, explaining how a horse acts as a mirror into its rider’s soul (and some cowboys sure don’t like what they see). “Buck” certainly is a crowd-pleaser, and I can see why audiences at Full Frame were wooed.
But “Buck” wasn’t the only winner of the weekend. We’ve got the complete list of winners, announced Sunday in Durham, N.C., below:...
Hollywoodnews.com: Buck Brannaman, better known in equestrian circles as the horse whisperer, continued to work his magic over crowds.
“Buck,” Cindy Meehl’s documentary on Brannaman’s unique career, took home the Audience Award at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, months after it claimed the same prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
It’s hard to resist Brannaman’s charms. His gift isn’t with horses – though he knows how to soothe those sometimes-savage beasts. Instead, Buck clicks with owners, explaining how a horse acts as a mirror into its rider’s soul (and some cowboys sure don’t like what they see). “Buck” certainly is a crowd-pleaser, and I can see why audiences at Full Frame were wooed.
But “Buck” wasn’t the only winner of the weekend. We’ve got the complete list of winners, announced Sunday in Durham, N.C., below:...
- 4/18/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Ron Mann's filmswelike distribution label picked up four documentary films from Submarine Entertainment to release in Canada. The deal was put together for Submarine Entertainment by David Koh, Josh Braun and Dan Braun, with the help of Ron Mann. The four purchased films include Richard Press' "Bill Cunningham New York," Celine Dahnier's "Blank City," Bill Haney's "The Last Mountain" and Jon Foy's "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles." ...
- 4/1/2011
- Indiewire
After over 100 combined viewing hours, 9 days, 5 theaters, many sleepless nights, and nearly 100 posts, our first Sundance Film Festival has come to an end. Raffi Asdourian, Daniel Mecca, and I (Jordan Raup) want to share our personal favorites from the 2011 fest. Check out our top ten below and a complete wrap-up underneath.
The Best
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (review)
The one film that really stole my heart at Sundance was Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, the inspiring and heartwarming story of Kevin Clash, the voice and genius behind one of the world’s most iconic children’s personality. Taking you from his childhood ambitions to a chance encounter with Jim Henson, it’s hard not to be bowled over by the remarkable story of the charismatic Clash. If you grew up watching Sesame Street, then seek out Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey for an...
The Best
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (review)
The one film that really stole my heart at Sundance was Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, the inspiring and heartwarming story of Kevin Clash, the voice and genius behind one of the world’s most iconic children’s personality. Taking you from his childhood ambitions to a chance encounter with Jim Henson, it’s hard not to be bowled over by the remarkable story of the charismatic Clash. If you grew up watching Sesame Street, then seek out Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey for an...
- 2/2/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
If you're a film lover who can't make it to Park City, Sundance is like the world's biggest tease: a beautiful woman who kisses your neck and whispers in your ear and then vows not to sleep with you for twelve months. There's nothing more frustrating than articles about incredible movies you won't be able to see anytime soon, if at all. The only good news stories out of Sundance are the acquisitions, since they provide hope that, yes, someday we will see these films opening in a theater near us.
With that in mind, I've compiled all the Sundance acquisitions I could find into a single list. I decided to organize them by release date, though most still being determined. As more sales leak out, I'll try to update this as best I can (you can suggest additions to me on Twitter as well). And if you're sick of being teased,...
With that in mind, I've compiled all the Sundance acquisitions I could find into a single list. I decided to organize them by release date, though most still being determined. As more sales leak out, I'll try to update this as best I can (you can suggest additions to me on Twitter as well). And if you're sick of being teased,...
- 1/28/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Sundance deals keep on rolling with three more deals today reports Risky Biz Blog.
Dada Films has acquired domestic theatrical rights to Bill Haney’s documentary "The Last Mountain" and plans to release the film in theaters June 3rd in 20 markets.
The story deals with an environmental clash between a small West Virginia community and a giant coal company engaging in mountaintop coal removal. Dada has committed to a seven-figure distribution budget.
Next up, IFC Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions are partnering to pick up domestic rights to George Ratliff's religion satire "Salvation Boulevard" for around $1.5 million.
Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Marisa Tomei and Ed Harris star in the story of a duplicitous preacher, a former deadhead, a true believer, a security guard, an atheistic novelist and an antique handgun that collide in comedic ways.
Finally, Roadside Attractions has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to "Man on Wire...
Dada Films has acquired domestic theatrical rights to Bill Haney’s documentary "The Last Mountain" and plans to release the film in theaters June 3rd in 20 markets.
The story deals with an environmental clash between a small West Virginia community and a giant coal company engaging in mountaintop coal removal. Dada has committed to a seven-figure distribution budget.
Next up, IFC Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions are partnering to pick up domestic rights to George Ratliff's religion satire "Salvation Boulevard" for around $1.5 million.
Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Marisa Tomei and Ed Harris star in the story of a duplicitous preacher, a former deadhead, a true believer, a security guard, an atheistic novelist and an antique handgun that collide in comedic ways.
Finally, Roadside Attractions has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to "Man on Wire...
- 1/28/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
In the second deal of the day for Sundance U.S. doc competition title "The Last Mountain," New Video announced that it has acquired U.S. DVD and Digital Rights to the film, directed by Bill Haney. Earlier today, Dada Films said it had picked up U.S. theatrical rights to the film. The deal was negotiated by Mark Kashden of New Video and Josh Braun and David Koh of Submarine Entertainment on ...
- 1/27/2011
- Indiewire
Dada acquired U.S. theatrical rights to Bill Haney’s “The Last Mountain” and will release the film June 3. The documentary had its world premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival. “The Last Mountain” focuses on a fight between a small Appalachian community and big coal company. “This amazingly uplifting David and Goliath film combines superb storytelling and extraordinary cinematography,” M.J. Peckos, president of Dada Films, said in a statement. Directed by Bill Haney (“The Price of Sugar”), the film was written by Haney and Peter Rhodes, produced by Clara Bingham, Eric Grunebaum, Bill...
- 1/27/2011
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
U.S. theatrical rights to Bill Haney's Sundance 2011 doc, "The Last Mountain," has been acquired by Dada Films, the distributor's Mj Peckos said Thursday morning. The film had its world premiere in the U.S. Documentary Competition last Friday and Dada plans a June 3rd theatrical release in the "top 20 U.S. markets. Mj Peckos is President of Dada Films and Bill Haney is the director, co-writer and one of the ...
- 1/27/2011
- Indiewire
Los Angeles, CA – January 27, 2011 – Mj Peckos announced today that Dada has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to Bill Haney’s “The Last Mountain” and will release the film June 3. The film had its world premiere in the U.S. Documentary Competition category of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. “The Last Mountain” is about an epic battle taking place in the heartland of America, as a small community fights to protect their way of life against one of America’s biggest coal companies. “This amazingly uplifting David and Goliath film combines superb storytelling and extraordinary cinematography,” said Peckos. “The fight for Appalachia’s last great mountain has consequences which affect every American; the heroism and effectiveness of the ordinary Americans who are taking on the coal companies will inspire everyone who sees it. Bill Haney said, “I was impressed with the business model that Peckos and her partner Steven Raphael presented which...
- 1/27/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Bill Haney‘s determined to get people involved in the push to stop coal-top mining, one way or another. How he got to projecting his environmental activism through film is a twist-turning story, complete with past careers and the dying wishes of a friend of a friend. The Last Mountain, his Sundance doc, presents both his case for coal-top prevention as well as Big Coal’s case for continued mining.
Tfs talked to the director about his strange road into the film business, the fine line between objective and subjective filmmaking and the on-screen presence of Bobby Kennedy Jr.
Watch the interview below:
Will you seek out The Last Mountain?
E-mail Dan Mecca and be sure to follow him on Twitter. You can also interact with him on our Facebook page!
Tfs talked to the director about his strange road into the film business, the fine line between objective and subjective filmmaking and the on-screen presence of Bobby Kennedy Jr.
Watch the interview below:
Will you seek out The Last Mountain?
E-mail Dan Mecca and be sure to follow him on Twitter. You can also interact with him on our Facebook page!
- 1/25/2011
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
In West Virginia, the victor in the fight against mountain-top mining will decide the fate of much more than mountain tops. It will determine the safety of well water across the country, the health of a slew of West Virginian school children and the length of man’s time here on Earth. Big issues to tackle in less than two hours, but director Bill Haney‘s determined to make his case.
The “last mountain” in question is the Coal River Mountain, the final range not topped-off by corporate machinery in the region of Appalachia. Featuring devastating aerials of these stripped mountain tops and intense, personal interviews with locals whose lives have changed due to the artificially-altered flow of water, The Last Mountain believes in the revolutionary spirit of its audience.
Haney’s antagonist, Massey Energy, sells itself. A large corporation notorious for breaching safety statutes and breaking unions in favor...
The “last mountain” in question is the Coal River Mountain, the final range not topped-off by corporate machinery in the region of Appalachia. Featuring devastating aerials of these stripped mountain tops and intense, personal interviews with locals whose lives have changed due to the artificially-altered flow of water, The Last Mountain believes in the revolutionary spirit of its audience.
Haney’s antagonist, Massey Energy, sells itself. A large corporation notorious for breaching safety statutes and breaking unions in favor...
- 1/24/2011
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Reviewed at the Sundance Film Festival 2011.
If you need something new to be incensed about, "The Last Mountain," a documentary directed by Bill Haney (of 2007's "The Price of Sugar"), will do the trick nicely. Its outrage of choice is mountaintop removal (Mtr) mining, the considerably controversial practice of deforesting and then dynamiting mountain ridges to extract coal seams, then piling everything back up in roughly the same shape -- except nothing ever seems to grow there again. Mtr is closely associated with Appalachia, and the film's primary battleground is Coal River Valley, Wv, where locals and activists gather to try to prevent Massey Energy, the country's fourth largest producer of coal, from mining Coal River Mountain.
If the issues were only environmental, "The Last Mountain" would be something of a familiar refrain, but the film has more up its sleeve than (to be sure, wrenching) helicopter shots of the...
If you need something new to be incensed about, "The Last Mountain," a documentary directed by Bill Haney (of 2007's "The Price of Sugar"), will do the trick nicely. Its outrage of choice is mountaintop removal (Mtr) mining, the considerably controversial practice of deforesting and then dynamiting mountain ridges to extract coal seams, then piling everything back up in roughly the same shape -- except nothing ever seems to grow there again. Mtr is closely associated with Appalachia, and the film's primary battleground is Coal River Valley, Wv, where locals and activists gather to try to prevent Massey Energy, the country's fourth largest producer of coal, from mining Coal River Mountain.
If the issues were only environmental, "The Last Mountain" would be something of a familiar refrain, but the film has more up its sleeve than (to be sure, wrenching) helicopter shots of the...
- 1/22/2011
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
With the 2011 Sundance Film Festival opening Thursday, indieWIRE's preview profiles of filmmakers screening in the event's U.S. and World competitions and Next section is in its final stretch. Joining the roster of over 50 filmmaker interviews today are Zack Godshall's "Lord Byron" (Next), Sebastien Pilote's "The Salesman" (World Cinematic Dramatic Competition) and Bill Haney's "The Last Mountain" (U.S. Documentary Competition). Soon after the Sundance Film Festival unveiled its 2011 ...
- 1/18/2011
- indieWIRE - People
With the 2011 Sundance Film Festival opening Thursday, indieWIRE's preview profiles of filmmakers screening in the event's U.S. and World competitions and Next section is in its final stretch. Joining the roster of over 50 filmmaker interviews today are Zack Godshall's "Lord Byron" (Next), Sebastien Pilote's "The Salesman" (World Cinematic Dramatic Competition) and Bill Haney's "The Last Mountain" (U.S. Documentary Competition). Soon after the Sundance Film Festival unveiled its 2011 ...
- 1/18/2011
- Indiewire
The Last Mountain
Directed by: Bill Haney
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: Unknown
Trailer Score: 7/10
My Thoughts: The Last Mountain is a documentary about coal companies and their destruction of Appalachian Mountains in the pursuit of coal. This last year has been pretty bad for mine accidents, with the Chilean miners (though that one at least ended well) and other severe mine accidents in New Zealand and West Virginia. The film doesn’t seem to deal specifically with these kinds of mine accidents so much as the environmental issues that develop outside of mines, bad water, kids with cancer, buildings covered with coal dust. It looks a little more in the vein of something like An Inconvenient Truth rather than Harlan County USA, the way large words cover the screen to make a point and the music in the background suggests that something is definitely amiss. Still it has some elements of the latter,...
Directed by: Bill Haney
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: Unknown
Trailer Score: 7/10
My Thoughts: The Last Mountain is a documentary about coal companies and their destruction of Appalachian Mountains in the pursuit of coal. This last year has been pretty bad for mine accidents, with the Chilean miners (though that one at least ended well) and other severe mine accidents in New Zealand and West Virginia. The film doesn’t seem to deal specifically with these kinds of mine accidents so much as the environmental issues that develop outside of mines, bad water, kids with cancer, buildings covered with coal dust. It looks a little more in the vein of something like An Inconvenient Truth rather than Harlan County USA, the way large words cover the screen to make a point and the music in the background suggests that something is definitely amiss. Still it has some elements of the latter,...
- 1/16/2011
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
If you roam through all the docu competition titles that have played at Sundance over the years you'd pretty much recognize how important this festival has become for the documentary film. While I know of none of the 16 film titles announced below (hence the reason why I suck at predicting the doc film selections) and I barely know some of the documentarians attached, what I do know is we'll be speaking about five to seven of these films by the end of the 2011 year. Among the more intriguing titles we have another eco man vs. corporation battle in Bill Haney's The Last Mountain, we have docu filmmaker Andrew Rossi gaining access into the NYTimes newsroom with Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times and Morgan Neville's Troubadours will musically bring us down memory lane. Here are the selections -- 16 films were selected from 841 submissions. Each is a world premiere.
- 12/1/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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