Some of Australia’s most renowned journalists will reveal the stories behind the stories everyone is talking about in daily podcast series The Morning Edition, launched today by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
Hosted by journalist Samantha Selinger-Morris, the podcast - which will drop every weekday at 5am - will feature the Herald and Age’s award-winning journalists such as Kate McClymont exposing Australia’s biggest scandals and fraudsters; Nick McKenzie revealing his latest blockbuster investigation, or Ross Gittins explaining economics as only Ross can.
The Morning Edition have two regular episodes: Peter Hartcher every Thursday to dissect the biggest issues at home and abroad, and on Friday Jacqueline Maley and David Crowe take you behind the biggest stories in Canberra.
“I have a burning desire to understand what’s going on, and here I get to speak to some of the finest - and most experienced - minds in the business,...
Hosted by journalist Samantha Selinger-Morris, the podcast - which will drop every weekday at 5am - will feature the Herald and Age’s award-winning journalists such as Kate McClymont exposing Australia’s biggest scandals and fraudsters; Nick McKenzie revealing his latest blockbuster investigation, or Ross Gittins explaining economics as only Ross can.
The Morning Edition have two regular episodes: Peter Hartcher every Thursday to dissect the biggest issues at home and abroad, and on Friday Jacqueline Maley and David Crowe take you behind the biggest stories in Canberra.
“I have a burning desire to understand what’s going on, and here I get to speak to some of the finest - and most experienced - minds in the business,...
- 2/12/2024
- Podnews.net
The eighth annual Napa Valley Film Festival, which takes place Nov. 7-11, continues to have a lot going for it. Beyond top-notch meals and wine from 50 chefs and 75 wineries, the festival has 10 screening venues for 100 new independent films starring the likes of Natalie Portman, Willem Dafoe and Helena Bonham Carter.
“It’s the party of the year,” says Brenda Lhormer, the festival’s co-founder/director, of the nearly week-long event that will be held at various Napa Valley landmarks including the Cameo Cinema, Charles Krug Winery, Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch, Jam Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theater, Lincoln Theater, Native Sons, Uptown Theater, the Archer Hotel Napa, Las Alcobas Napa Valley and the Drive-In at the Napa County Fairgrounds.
“It’s really fun,” she says. “It’s a wonderful mix of great films and food and wine and culinary offerings.”
The festival will open with Jason Reitman’s...
“It’s the party of the year,” says Brenda Lhormer, the festival’s co-founder/director, of the nearly week-long event that will be held at various Napa Valley landmarks including the Cameo Cinema, Charles Krug Winery, Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch, Jam Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theater, Lincoln Theater, Native Sons, Uptown Theater, the Archer Hotel Napa, Las Alcobas Napa Valley and the Drive-In at the Napa County Fairgrounds.
“It’s really fun,” she says. “It’s a wonderful mix of great films and food and wine and culinary offerings.”
The festival will open with Jason Reitman’s...
- 11/7/2018
- by Lindzi Scharf
- Variety Film + TV
Chris Paine’s documentary looks at the potential dangers of our intimate relationship with smartphones and laptops
In all likelihood, you are currently reading this article on a device that contains all the salient parts of your life. You’ve given it your bank account information, and use it to move your money around. It’s privy to your conversations with loved ones and work associates, perhaps even words uttered out loud in private moments. It knows your schedule, where you are at any given moment, what you buy, what music you listen to, and who you should date.
Related: Beyond The Cove: what happened after the Oscar-winning documentary?...
In all likelihood, you are currently reading this article on a device that contains all the salient parts of your life. You’ve given it your bank account information, and use it to move your money around. It’s privy to your conversations with loved ones and work associates, perhaps even words uttered out loud in private moments. It knows your schedule, where you are at any given moment, what you buy, what music you listen to, and who you should date.
Related: Beyond The Cove: what happened after the Oscar-winning documentary?...
- 8/16/2018
- by Charles Bramesco
- The Guardian - Film News
Because “nothing will affect the future of humanity more than digital super-intelligence,” Elon Musk thinks you should watch Chris Paine’s artificial-intelligence movie “Do You Trust This Computer?” And, wouldn’t you know it, the film is streaming for free until later tonight.
Here’s the synopsis: “Science fiction has long anticipated the rise of machine intelligence. Today, a new generation of self-learning computers has begun to reshape every aspect of our lives. Incomprehensible amounts of data are being created, interpreted, and fed back to us in a tsunami of apps, personal assistants, smart devices, and targeted advertisements. Virtually every industry on earth is experiencing this transformation, from job automation, to medical diagnostics, even military operations. ‘Do You Trust This Computer?’ explores the promises and perils of our new era. Will A.I. usher in an age of unprecedented potential, or prove to be our final invention?”
Musk notes that...
Here’s the synopsis: “Science fiction has long anticipated the rise of machine intelligence. Today, a new generation of self-learning computers has begun to reshape every aspect of our lives. Incomprehensible amounts of data are being created, interpreted, and fed back to us in a tsunami of apps, personal assistants, smart devices, and targeted advertisements. Virtually every industry on earth is experiencing this transformation, from job automation, to medical diagnostics, even military operations. ‘Do You Trust This Computer?’ explores the promises and perils of our new era. Will A.I. usher in an age of unprecedented potential, or prove to be our final invention?”
Musk notes that...
- 4/8/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, delivers a warning about artificial intelligence in the new documentary <em>Do You Trust This Computer?</em>, directed by Chris Paine (<em>Who Killed the Electric Car?</em>). "AI doesn't have to be evil to destroy humanity," Musk observes, "but if AI has a goal, and humanity just happens to be in the way, it will destroy us as a matter of course without even thinking about it."
Musk also was among those, like HBO's <em>Westworld</em> creator Jonathan Nolan, in attendance at the film's premiere Thursday at the ...
Musk also was among those, like HBO's <em>Westworld</em> creator Jonathan Nolan, in attendance at the film's premiere Thursday at the ...
Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, delivers a warning about artificial intelligence in the new documentary Do You Trust This Computer?, directed by Chris Paine (Who Killed the Electric Car?). "AI doesn't have to be evil to destroy humanity," Musk observes, "but if AI has a goal, and humanity just happens to be in the way, it will destroy us as a matter of course without even thinking about it."
Musk also was among those, like HBO's Westworld creator Jonathan Nolan, in attendance at the film's premiere Thursday at the Regency Village in Westwood. Before the...
Musk also was among those, like HBO's Westworld creator Jonathan Nolan, in attendance at the film's premiere Thursday at the Regency Village in Westwood. Before the...
- 4/6/2018
- by Aziza Kasumov
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A new documentary Do You Trust This Computer? is making its world premiere Thursday at the Regency Village Theater in Westwood, with its timely exploration of the rise of artificial intelligence and the potential perils of thinking machines.
Directed by Chris Paine, the writer-director of Who Killed the Electric Car?, the docu examines the staggering amounts of data collected, interpreted and fed back to us through apps, intelligent devices and targeted ads. The film explores the rise of data analytics and machine learning and its power to fundamentally transform society, including elections (look no further than the privacy scandal surrounding political advisory firm Cambridge Analytica) to medical diagnostics to battlefield weapons.
“The inspiration for the documentary began about three years ago when I plugged my phone into my laptop and first saw the question ‘Do you trust this computer?’ In spite of my enthusiasm for tech, I realized my answer was actually no,...
Directed by Chris Paine, the writer-director of Who Killed the Electric Car?, the docu examines the staggering amounts of data collected, interpreted and fed back to us through apps, intelligent devices and targeted ads. The film explores the rise of data analytics and machine learning and its power to fundamentally transform society, including elections (look no further than the privacy scandal surrounding political advisory firm Cambridge Analytica) to medical diagnostics to battlefield weapons.
“The inspiration for the documentary began about three years ago when I plugged my phone into my laptop and first saw the question ‘Do you trust this computer?’ In spite of my enthusiasm for tech, I realized my answer was actually no,...
- 4/3/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
The partying started early Saturday. Netflix got things going at 3 p.m. with a cocktail party for documentary Mitt at Robert Redford’s restaurant Zoom. Guests included festival heads John Cooper and Trevor Groth, as well as documentary filmmakers Marina Zenovich, Mark Monroe and Chris Paine. Romney didn’t make an entrance until about 4:30 p.m., just a half-hour before the party’s close. He and his family made a beeline for Zoom’s quiet top floor, where they remained until the bash was over. Sundance Video: Controversial Docs Take Center Stage, George Takei Talks Marriage Equality Fight An intimate cast-
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- 1/19/2014
- by Sharon Swart
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
News Limited has named the winner of its staff awards in a ceremony attended by Rupert Murdoch.
The winners:
Sir Keith Murdoch Award for Excellence in Journalism
Ruth Lamperd and Stephen Drill, Herald Sun: The Cfa’s Fiskville scandal
News Limited CEO Award
The Daily Telegraph: People Power
Brand of the Year
Nt News
Scoop of the Year
Ruth Lamperd, Herald Sun: Cancer Town
Sports Journalism
Michael Warner, Herald Sun: Job for Dad
Visual Journalism
Peter Ristevski, Geelong Advertiser: I Won’t Let You Die
Excellence in Feature/Specialist and Opinion Journalism
Peter Van Onselen, The Australian
Excellence in Execution – Editorial
The Australian: Your School website
Advertising Salesperson of the Year
Claire O’Donel, News Australia Sales
Excellence in Execution – Advertising Creative Services
Sarah Abbasi, News Australia Sales Nsw: Vivid Sydney
Excellence in Customer Service – Advertising
Vanessa Hanlan, News Australia Sales
Best Cross-Platform Advertising Solution
Nicole Hargreaves, NewsLifeMedia
Rising Star of the Year
Chris Paine,...
The winners:
Sir Keith Murdoch Award for Excellence in Journalism
Ruth Lamperd and Stephen Drill, Herald Sun: The Cfa’s Fiskville scandal
News Limited CEO Award
The Daily Telegraph: People Power
Brand of the Year
Nt News
Scoop of the Year
Ruth Lamperd, Herald Sun: Cancer Town
Sports Journalism
Michael Warner, Herald Sun: Job for Dad
Visual Journalism
Peter Ristevski, Geelong Advertiser: I Won’t Let You Die
Excellence in Feature/Specialist and Opinion Journalism
Peter Van Onselen, The Australian
Excellence in Execution – Editorial
The Australian: Your School website
Advertising Salesperson of the Year
Claire O’Donel, News Australia Sales
Excellence in Execution – Advertising Creative Services
Sarah Abbasi, News Australia Sales Nsw: Vivid Sydney
Excellence in Customer Service – Advertising
Vanessa Hanlan, News Australia Sales
Best Cross-Platform Advertising Solution
Nicole Hargreaves, NewsLifeMedia
Rising Star of the Year
Chris Paine,...
- 9/23/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
★★☆☆☆ Returning once again to the hot potato of sustainable, green(er) fuel, American director Chris Paine follows up his 2006 documentary Who Killed the Electric Car with the more optimistic Revenge of the Electric Car (2011). Packed to the rafters with industry insight and a number of largely pointless celebrity interjections (from the likes of Danny DeVito and Jon Favreau), Paine's sophomore feature arguably says more about the car industry's gargantuan marketing machine than it does about the embryonic, titular technology.
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- 8/7/2012
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Himizu; Revenge of the Electric Car; Delicacy
The word "maverick" is overused in modern film criticism, but Japanese avant-garde performance-poet-turned-director Sion Sono is one of the few film-makers to whom the term can be applied without fear of contradiction. From early experimental shorts such as I Am Sion Sono!!, through edgy international breakthrough features such as Suicide Club and Exte: Hair Extensions, to more recent releases such as Cold Fish and Guilty of Romance, Sono has conjured a baffling body of work spanning arthouse invention, Manga-inflected fantasy, violently explicit comedy and thought-provoking horror.
His 2008 magnum opus Love Exposure (the first instalment of his Hate Trilogy) is one of the most genuinely peculiar and unexpectedly indefinable movies I have ever seen – a tale of religious guilt, family feuds, young love, ancient curses, sinister cults, industrial pornography, covert cross-dressing and martial-arts-inspired "peek-a-panty" photography. At once insanely ramshackle yet obsessively focused, this head-scrambling...
The word "maverick" is overused in modern film criticism, but Japanese avant-garde performance-poet-turned-director Sion Sono is one of the few film-makers to whom the term can be applied without fear of contradiction. From early experimental shorts such as I Am Sion Sono!!, through edgy international breakthrough features such as Suicide Club and Exte: Hair Extensions, to more recent releases such as Cold Fish and Guilty of Romance, Sono has conjured a baffling body of work spanning arthouse invention, Manga-inflected fantasy, violently explicit comedy and thought-provoking horror.
His 2008 magnum opus Love Exposure (the first instalment of his Hate Trilogy) is one of the most genuinely peculiar and unexpectedly indefinable movies I have ever seen – a tale of religious guilt, family feuds, young love, ancient curses, sinister cults, industrial pornography, covert cross-dressing and martial-arts-inspired "peek-a-panty" photography. At once insanely ramshackle yet obsessively focused, this head-scrambling...
- 8/6/2012
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s Monday, so we all know what that means! Yes, it’s time for another rundown of DVDs and Blu-ray’s hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s a jam-packed week, with plenty of movies waiting to take you money, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, August 6th 2012.
Pick(S) Of The Week
Castle: Season 3 (DVD)
Famous mystery novelist Richard Castle and NYPD detective Kate Beckett return for the suspenseful Third Season of ABC Studios’ brilliantly funny series, Castle. Enjoy every inspired idea and flirtatious moment as this fiery duo solve the strangest homicides New York has to offer. It’s the most entertaining season yet as Castle’s wildly funny storytelling skills work their way into every case. Between his mixed-up partnership with Beckett and his relationships with his diva mother and his clever daughter,...
Pick(S) Of The Week
Castle: Season 3 (DVD)
Famous mystery novelist Richard Castle and NYPD detective Kate Beckett return for the suspenseful Third Season of ABC Studios’ brilliantly funny series, Castle. Enjoy every inspired idea and flirtatious moment as this fiery duo solve the strangest homicides New York has to offer. It’s the most entertaining season yet as Castle’s wildly funny storytelling skills work their way into every case. Between his mixed-up partnership with Beckett and his relationships with his diva mother and his clever daughter,...
- 8/6/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Revenge Of The Electric Car
Stars: Tim Robbins, Danny DeVito, Jon Favreau, Anthony Kiedis, Stephen Colbert, Reverend Gadget & Arnold Schwarzenegger | Written by Chris Paine, P.G. Morgan | Directed by Chris Paine
As a follow up to his documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? Chris Paine now looks at its sudden resurgence in Revenge of the Electric Car. Using three major companies that are working on their own models of the electric car he examines exactly what it’s taking to bring it back, and why its sudden resurgence occurred.
Looking at Nissan, General Motors and Tesla Motors Chris Paine looks at three different companies and their three strategies in bringing the electric car not only back as a concept but as a sellable product. Also looking at part time electric car converters he also shows the need from the public for the new technology, not only as a way to provide...
Stars: Tim Robbins, Danny DeVito, Jon Favreau, Anthony Kiedis, Stephen Colbert, Reverend Gadget & Arnold Schwarzenegger | Written by Chris Paine, P.G. Morgan | Directed by Chris Paine
As a follow up to his documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? Chris Paine now looks at its sudden resurgence in Revenge of the Electric Car. Using three major companies that are working on their own models of the electric car he examines exactly what it’s taking to bring it back, and why its sudden resurgence occurred.
Looking at Nissan, General Motors and Tesla Motors Chris Paine looks at three different companies and their three strategies in bringing the electric car not only back as a concept but as a sellable product. Also looking at part time electric car converters he also shows the need from the public for the new technology, not only as a way to provide...
- 8/5/2012
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
The Dark Knight Rises (12A)
(Christopher Nolan, 2012, Us/UK) Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine. 164 mins
As big and dark and serious as The Avengers was big and light and fun, the climax to Nolan's Batman trilogy ticks most of the boxes it was demanded to – which is quite an achievement. There's an Occupy-style theme to baddy Bane's Gotham City lockdown, which forces Bruce Wayne to consider his 1% financial status and Batman to revive his punching and growling skills (prompted by Hathaway's slinky cat burglar). Some cheesy cliches (and questionable politics) are needed to tie it all together, but it's still the solid, epic finale you'd hoped for.
Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap (15)
(Ice-t, Andy Baybutt, 2012, UK/Us) 111 mins
The well-connected director calls on the biggest names in rap (Eminem, Q-Tip, Melle Mel, Snoop Dogg, etc), asks them a...
(Christopher Nolan, 2012, Us/UK) Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine. 164 mins
As big and dark and serious as The Avengers was big and light and fun, the climax to Nolan's Batman trilogy ticks most of the boxes it was demanded to – which is quite an achievement. There's an Occupy-style theme to baddy Bane's Gotham City lockdown, which forces Bruce Wayne to consider his 1% financial status and Batman to revive his punching and growling skills (prompted by Hathaway's slinky cat burglar). Some cheesy cliches (and questionable politics) are needed to tie it all together, but it's still the solid, epic finale you'd hoped for.
Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap (15)
(Ice-t, Andy Baybutt, 2012, UK/Us) 111 mins
The well-connected director calls on the biggest names in rap (Eminem, Q-Tip, Melle Mel, Snoop Dogg, etc), asks them a...
- 7/20/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s perhaps not that surprising that Ice Age 4 shot straight back up to the top of the Box Office chart theatrical release this week, but the sheer volume by which it eclipsed The Amazing Spider Man is really quite something. Spidey took in a still respectable £4mllion but this was dwarfed by Ice Age’s epic £10 million haul. I guess one should never underestimate the all-round family appeal of these Ice Age movies, and it looks set to be one of the highest grossing movies of the year. If the figures keep looking this good, it won’t be much of a surprise when Ice Age 5 : The Neanderthal Strikes Back gets green lit in a few years’ time.
This week of course, that £10million take by Ice Age could appear like pocket change as The Dark Knight Rises finally arrives on the big screen. After months of trailers,...
This week of course, that £10million take by Ice Age could appear like pocket change as The Dark Knight Rises finally arrives on the big screen. After months of trailers,...
- 7/20/2012
- by Rob Keeling
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Does Who Killed the Electric Car? director Chris Paine owe capitalism an apology now?
In 2006, Chris Paine made Who Killed the Electric Car?, a classic post-Michael Moore documentary about a capitalist conspiracy to suppress this environmentally sound vehicle. Now he's back with a sequel – of sorts – bearing the goodish news that the electric car is back in production, due to grassroots demand and also to free-thinking, hi-tech entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley who want to challenge the auto monoliths. Paine follows the fortunes of South African-born whizzkid Elon Musk – unironically described as a real-life Tony Stark – who poured his fortunes into developing an electric vehicle. It also interviews industry veteran Bob Lutz, a General Motors honcho who used to be contemptuous of tree-hugging electric-car nerds, but is now cautiously trying to bring one out himself: the Chevrolet Volt (it actually has a gasoline function, in case the battery conks out...
In 2006, Chris Paine made Who Killed the Electric Car?, a classic post-Michael Moore documentary about a capitalist conspiracy to suppress this environmentally sound vehicle. Now he's back with a sequel – of sorts – bearing the goodish news that the electric car is back in production, due to grassroots demand and also to free-thinking, hi-tech entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley who want to challenge the auto monoliths. Paine follows the fortunes of South African-born whizzkid Elon Musk – unironically described as a real-life Tony Stark – who poured his fortunes into developing an electric vehicle. It also interviews industry veteran Bob Lutz, a General Motors honcho who used to be contemptuous of tree-hugging electric-car nerds, but is now cautiously trying to bring one out himself: the Chevrolet Volt (it actually has a gasoline function, in case the battery conks out...
- 7/20/2012
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Chris Paine's new documentary sees a return to old territory but with a new, positive tale to tell. John Patterson salutes a rarity
Back in 2006, a riveting documentary asked and answered the explosive question in its title, Who Killed The Electric Car? The short answer was General Motors, the manufacturer of the first, limited-availability, lease-only electric car: the EV1. The longer answer would include the oil companies that stood to lose over time the greatest resource-monopoly in history; the deadwood managers at Detroit's Big Three, whose inability to think forward even in the medium-term left American suburbs and freeways choked with Escalades and Hummers that chugged gasoline to the tune of 10 miles to the gallon; and a consumer mindset that wasn't yet ready for the idea. The movie ended with the recall by Gm of all the vehicles, whose leasees had come to love them. All the cars were crushed.
Back in 2006, a riveting documentary asked and answered the explosive question in its title, Who Killed The Electric Car? The short answer was General Motors, the manufacturer of the first, limited-availability, lease-only electric car: the EV1. The longer answer would include the oil companies that stood to lose over time the greatest resource-monopoly in history; the deadwood managers at Detroit's Big Three, whose inability to think forward even in the medium-term left American suburbs and freeways choked with Escalades and Hummers that chugged gasoline to the tune of 10 miles to the gallon; and a consumer mindset that wasn't yet ready for the idea. The movie ended with the recall by Gm of all the vehicles, whose leasees had come to love them. All the cars were crushed.
- 7/13/2012
- by John Patterson
- The Guardian - Film News
AP From left: Tate Taylor, Octavia Spencer and Brunson Green of ‘The Help’ at the Academy Awards.
Oscar week started off with a bang on Wednesday. Since I’m a little green in the fashion department, I enlisted my stylist friend of “Fashion Police” fame, George Kotsiopoulos, to help me with the daunting task of picking a tux. We ended up settling on a sharp Black Fleece by Brooks Brothers three-button number.
With that out of the way, I headed...
Oscar week started off with a bang on Wednesday. Since I’m a little green in the fashion department, I enlisted my stylist friend of “Fashion Police” fame, George Kotsiopoulos, to help me with the daunting task of picking a tux. We ended up settling on a sharp Black Fleece by Brooks Brothers three-button number.
With that out of the way, I headed...
- 2/28/2012
- by Brunson Green
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Filmmaker and green transport guru Chris Paine.s second feature-length documentary, Revenge Of The Electric Car is a follow-up to his first, Who Killed The Electric Car? from five years ago. The first was a look at the Ev-1, a battery-powered car that General Motors designed, built, and test-marketed. After conspiring with the big oil companies, Gm reclaimed the entire fleet and had the cars destroyed. Paine presented this as one of America.s most outrageous conspiracy theories, right up there with the fake moon landing and the Grassy Knoll, a case of environmental innovation squelched by greedy oil profits. Paine peppered the film with testimonials from celebrity owners such as Ed Begley Jr, Mel Gibson, and Tom Hanks because either acting in movies makes them experts in technology or because they can afford the pensive cars. Paine actually staged a funeral for the Ev-1 but, since his was an agenda-driven doc,...
- 11/24/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In 2006, thousands of new electric cars were purposely destroyed by the same car companies that built them. Today, less than 5 years later, the electric car is back with a vengeance. In Revenge Of The Electric Car director Chris Paine takes his film crew behind the closed doors of Nissan, Gm, and the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars. Without using a single drop of foreign oil, this new generation of car is America’s future: fast, furious, and cleaner than ever. Revenge Of The Electric Car opens tomorrow, November 23 in St. Louis at the Frontenac Plaza Cinema. St. Louis-area film (and car) fans can view some electric cars when they are on display Wednesday, November 23 from 5:00pm-7:30pm on the west parking lot of Plaza Frontenac (Clayton and Lindbergh). The cars on display will include the Tesla, a Chevy Volt,...
- 11/22/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Title: Revenge of the Electric Car Director: Chris Paine Documentary sequels are few and far between, but maybe they should be more frequent, because as events in society change, so too do the currency and context of social-statement works like “The Corporation,” ”Inside Job” and “Who Killed the Electric Car?” The latter, from 2006, told in compelling fashion the story of the crib-murder of a vehicle that would have done wonders for the environment, massively curbed the United States’ dependence on foreign oil, and additionally put the nation on a clearly defined, decades-long path toward export dominance in both automobiles and the emerging market of cell battery technology. One massive worldwide economic disaster and the near-total collapse...
- 11/2/2011
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
Getty Former General Motors vice chairman Bob Lutz is a main character in the film, as is the company’s Volt plug-in hybrid car (an early Volt concept is pictured here).
“Revenge of the Electric Car” is a documentary about the auto industry’s latest fascination with electric vehicles and how battery powered cars are making a comeback a decade after they seemed to be doomed by a lack of interest among car companies and consumers.
Director Chris Paine, who gained notoriety for his 2006 film,...
“Revenge of the Electric Car” is a documentary about the auto industry’s latest fascination with electric vehicles and how battery powered cars are making a comeback a decade after they seemed to be doomed by a lack of interest among car companies and consumers.
Director Chris Paine, who gained notoriety for his 2006 film,...
- 10/22/2011
- by Jonathan Welsh
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Chris Paine's documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car? excoriated Us car makers – but they'll probably like his new film
It's safe to say that film maker Chris Paine was the scourge of General Motors not so long ago.
His 2006 documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car? accused the auto industry and oil companies of ganging up to destroy the first generation of mass-produced plug-in vehicles – Gm's EV1. After losing $1bn on an electric car leasing scheme, the company repossessed all 5,000 of the cars, sending them to the crusher.
Five years later, however, there are more than 15,000 electric cars on American roads and the plug-in Chevy Volt is the engine behind Gm's recovery.
Paine documents the return from the dead of the plug-in in a new film, Revenge of the Electric Car.
Paine said in a telephone interview:
"It's very gratifying to see the industry turn around. Obviously we don't have...
It's safe to say that film maker Chris Paine was the scourge of General Motors not so long ago.
His 2006 documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car? accused the auto industry and oil companies of ganging up to destroy the first generation of mass-produced plug-in vehicles – Gm's EV1. After losing $1bn on an electric car leasing scheme, the company repossessed all 5,000 of the cars, sending them to the crusher.
Five years later, however, there are more than 15,000 electric cars on American roads and the plug-in Chevy Volt is the engine behind Gm's recovery.
Paine documents the return from the dead of the plug-in in a new film, Revenge of the Electric Car.
Paine said in a telephone interview:
"It's very gratifying to see the industry turn around. Obviously we don't have...
- 10/20/2011
- by Suzanne Goldenberg
- The Guardian - Film News
Read our exclusive interview with director Chris Paine, who helmed the upcoming documentary ‘Revenge of the Electric Car,’ which is set to hit select theaters on October 21, 2011. The film goes behind the closed doors of Nissan, Gm, the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors and independent car converter Greg “Gadget” Abbott to chronicle the resurgence of electric cars. The movie shows how almost every major car maker is jumping at the chance to produce new electronic models, a mere five years after the companies were destroying them. Paine discusses with us, among other things, why he decided to chronicle the revival of the electric car, and how the public’s...
- 10/14/2011
- by karen
- ShockYa
Did you know that one of the world’s largest environmental film festivals takes place annually in Toronto? Since 1999, the Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival has been bringing some of the best environmentally conscious films from around the world to the city.
Featuring nearly 100 films (mostly documentary), the 2011 edition of Planet in Focus kicks off tomorrow, October 12th, and runs until Sunday, October 16th. Below is a short list of the films that we think are worth watching, but for more of the films playing at the festival be sure to check out the full Planet in Focus 2011 schedule here.
Revenge of the Electric Car, dir. Chris Paine
It’s not often that a documentary warrants a sequel, but if there were ever a subject matter worth revisiting it would be the storied tale of the electric car. Revenge of the Electric Car is director Chris Paine’s follow-up...
Featuring nearly 100 films (mostly documentary), the 2011 edition of Planet in Focus kicks off tomorrow, October 12th, and runs until Sunday, October 16th. Below is a short list of the films that we think are worth watching, but for more of the films playing at the festival be sure to check out the full Planet in Focus 2011 schedule here.
Revenge of the Electric Car, dir. Chris Paine
It’s not often that a documentary warrants a sequel, but if there were ever a subject matter worth revisiting it would be the storied tale of the electric car. Revenge of the Electric Car is director Chris Paine’s follow-up...
- 10/12/2011
- by Will Perkins
- DorkShelf.com
WestMidWest Productions & Area 23A are set to release their new documentary feature ‘Revenge of the Electric Car’ in select theaters on October 21. The markets that will first receive the film will be those whose interested audiences visit the movie’s website and request it come to their area. ‘Revenge of the Electric Car,’ which was co-written by Chris Paine and P.G. Morgan and directed by Paine, follows the filmmaker as he goes behind the closed doors of Nissan, Gm, the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors and independent car converter Greg Abbott. The movie will also tell the story of the global resurgence of electric cars. Paine also aims to...
- 10/10/2011
- by karen
- ShockYa
Hey Los Angeles… grab your popcorn, because Landmark Theatres has announced it’s Fall-Winter film calender for the Nuart Theatre. It highlights limited-run films to avid cinephiles in Los Angeles, offering an essential guide for audiences to discover exciting films that may never enjoy the publicity of nationwide exposure. Included in the mix of programming are documentaries, reissues, features from a variety of foreign countries and other edgy, alternative cinema.
Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles
Showtimes and information: (310)281-8223
http://www.LandmarkTheatres.com
Features Friday, October 14 . Thursday, October 20
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search Of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby
A son’s riveting look at a father whose life seemed straight out of a spy thriller, The Man Nobody Knew uncovers the secret world of legendary CIA spymaster William Colby, who rose through the ranks of “The Company” and soon was involved in covert operations in...
Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles
Showtimes and information: (310)281-8223
http://www.LandmarkTheatres.com
Features Friday, October 14 . Thursday, October 20
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search Of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby
A son’s riveting look at a father whose life seemed straight out of a spy thriller, The Man Nobody Knew uncovers the secret world of legendary CIA spymaster William Colby, who rose through the ranks of “The Company” and soon was involved in covert operations in...
- 9/28/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The 12th Annual Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival (Pif), running October 12–16 in Toronto with galas, film screenings and workshops, presented an early morning media conference at the Royal Ontario Museum (Rom) September 22, 2011, announcing this year's Opening Night Gala will be "Revenge Of The Electric Car', narrated by Tim Robbins :
"...in 'Revenge Of The Electric Car", director Chris Paine ('Who Killed the Electric Car?') gets extraordinary access behind the closed doors of Nissan, Gm, and the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars..."
The Closing Night Gala will be "The Whale", narrated by Ryan Reynolds :
"...'The Whale', executive produced by Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johannson, produced and shot by Suzanne Chisolm, tells the true story of 'Luna', a baby orca who gets separated from his family and starts to make friends with humans on...
"...in 'Revenge Of The Electric Car", director Chris Paine ('Who Killed the Electric Car?') gets extraordinary access behind the closed doors of Nissan, Gm, and the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars..."
The Closing Night Gala will be "The Whale", narrated by Ryan Reynolds :
"...'The Whale', executive produced by Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johannson, produced and shot by Suzanne Chisolm, tells the true story of 'Luna', a baby orca who gets separated from his family and starts to make friends with humans on...
- 9/24/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Chris Paine attends 37th Annual Deauville American Film Festival Who Killed the Electric Car? Photocall. Photo copyright Pixplanete / PR Photos. Chris Paine attends 37th Annual Deauville American Film Festival Who Killed the Electric Car? Photocall. Photo copyright Pixplanete / PR Photos. Chris Paine attends 37th Annual Deauville American Film Festival Who Killed the Electric Car? Photocall. Photo copyright Pixplanete / PR Photos. Chris Paine attends 37th Annual Deauville American Film Festival Who Killed the Electric Car? Photocall. Photo copyright Pixplanete / PR Photos. Chris Paine attends 37th Annual Deauville American Film Festival Who Killed the Electric Car? Photocall. Photo copyright Pixplanete / PR Photos. 09/08/2011 - Chris Paine - 37th Annual Deauville American Film...
- 9/12/2011
- by M&C
- Monsters and Critics
How often do you leave a fiction movie wondering where those characters are now? It’s a far more common question asked with nonfiction film, especially during filmmaker Q&As, yet we get far fewer sequels to documentaries than we do narrative features. The practice of producing doc follow-ups is increasing, however. Not anywhere close to the level Hollywood is outputting (at the start of this year, Box Office Mojo counted a record 27, which didn’t even include docs), but in 2011 we’ll have seen the following new nonfiction sequels: Revenge of the Electric Car, Chris Paine’s much-improved follow-up to his 2006 auto industry investigation, Who Killed the Electric Car? The sequel, which focuses on carmakers this time rather than owners...
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- 8/10/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com - Celebrity Gossip
How often do you leave a fiction movie wondering where those characters are now? It’s a far more common question asked with nonfiction film, especially during filmmaker Q&As, yet we get far fewer sequels to documentaries than we do narrative features. The practice of producing doc follow-ups is increasing, however. Not anywhere close to the level Hollywood is outputting (at the start of this year, Box Office Mojo counted a record 27, which didn’t even include docs), but in 2011 we’ll have seen the following new nonfiction sequels: Revenge of the Electric Car, Chris Paine’s much-improved follow-up to his 2006 auto industry investigation, Who Killed the Electric Car? The sequel, which focuses on carmakers this time rather than owners...
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- 8/10/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com
June just seems to be the month, doesn't it? Yet another documentary from Tff 2011 has driven onward toward wider distribution. Revenge of the Electric Car will receive a Fall 2011 release that will include theatrical runs in major cities and several event-based screenings. Several years after the release of 2006's Who Killed the Electric Car?, director Chris Paine is back with a bookend to his first project that explored the rise and fall of the first round of electric vehicles. A few short years after production of electric cars grinded to a halt, Revenge of the Electric Car chronicles the race to develop an affordable and stylish electric car that would appeal to a skeptical public. This time Tesla, General Motors, and Nissan are all risking the credibility of their respective companies to take a shot at what is certain to be the future of commuter vehicles. Director Paine explores the...
- 6/27/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
After proving what Richard Abramowitz could do with the release of Exit Through the Gift Shop and Anvil, the filmmakers behind the documentary Revenge of the Electric Car have pacted with Abramowitz's new indie distribution company Area 23A for a hybrid theatrical release of Chris Paine's follow up to his Who Killed the Electric Car. Revenge tracks the high-stakes race to be first with gas-saving vehicles, going behind closed doors at Nissan, Gm, and Tesla Motors. The distributors plan a combination of metropolitan area theatrical runs and special event screenings across the country in the fall of 2011. Following its Earth Day world premiere at the 2011 Tribeca International Film Festival (reviews here), the film is set to close 2011 Silverdocs. (More details and the ...
- 6/22/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Check out the links below — and check back often — for our preview, reviews, blogs and more from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival.
Preview
Siff Kicks Off 37th Edition
Audience-centric 25-day Seattle International Film Festival screens festival-circuit favorites, premieres and local projects as well as fetes Ewan McGregor and Warren Miller
Features
Editors’ Choice: 12 Best Films Filmed in Seattle
With the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival in full swing, Moving Pictures counts down the dozen greatest movies shot in the Emerald City
Siff Fetes Ewan McGregor
The Seattle International Film Festival gives an audience its fill of the star of “Beginners” during an all-evening tribute to the beloved actor
Long “Weekend”
British writer-director Andrew Haigh writes for Moving Pictures about the making of “Weekend,” which starts with a one-night stand that becomes something else.
Finding My Way in the “Steam of Life”
Writers-directors Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen write for Moving Pictures...
Preview
Siff Kicks Off 37th Edition
Audience-centric 25-day Seattle International Film Festival screens festival-circuit favorites, premieres and local projects as well as fetes Ewan McGregor and Warren Miller
Features
Editors’ Choice: 12 Best Films Filmed in Seattle
With the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival in full swing, Moving Pictures counts down the dozen greatest movies shot in the Emerald City
Siff Fetes Ewan McGregor
The Seattle International Film Festival gives an audience its fill of the star of “Beginners” during an all-evening tribute to the beloved actor
Long “Weekend”
British writer-director Andrew Haigh writes for Moving Pictures about the making of “Weekend,” which starts with a one-night stand that becomes something else.
Finding My Way in the “Steam of Life”
Writers-directors Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen write for Moving Pictures...
- 5/26/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Check out the links below — and check back often — for our preview, reviews, blogs and more from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival.
Preview
Siff Kicks Off 37th Edition
Audience-centric 25-day Seattle International Film Festival screens festival-circuit favorites, premieres and local projects as well as fetes Ewan McGregor and Warren Miller
Features
Editors’ Choice: 12 Best Films Filmed in Seattle
With the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival in full swing, Moving Pictures counts down the dozen greatest movies shot in the Emerald City
Siff Fetes Ewan McGregor
The Seattle International Film Festival gives an audience its fill of the star of “Beginners” during an all-evening tribute to the beloved actor
Long “Weekend”
British writer-director Andrew Haigh writes for Moving Pictures about the making of “Weekend,” which starts with a one-night stand that becomes something else.
Finding My Way in the “Steam of Life”
Writers-directors Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen write for Moving Pictures...
Preview
Siff Kicks Off 37th Edition
Audience-centric 25-day Seattle International Film Festival screens festival-circuit favorites, premieres and local projects as well as fetes Ewan McGregor and Warren Miller
Features
Editors’ Choice: 12 Best Films Filmed in Seattle
With the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival in full swing, Moving Pictures counts down the dozen greatest movies shot in the Emerald City
Siff Fetes Ewan McGregor
The Seattle International Film Festival gives an audience its fill of the star of “Beginners” during an all-evening tribute to the beloved actor
Long “Weekend”
British writer-director Andrew Haigh writes for Moving Pictures about the making of “Weekend,” which starts with a one-night stand that becomes something else.
Finding My Way in the “Steam of Life”
Writers-directors Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen write for Moving Pictures...
- 5/26/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Running June 20-26 in Washington, DC, the AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival (in its ninth year) announces its complete lineup of 108 films from 52 countries. The Swell Season will open the festival, and Revenge of the Electric Car will close. The lineup across the fest's five sections (Sterling Us Feature Competition, Sterling World Feature Competition, Sterling Short Film Competition, Silver Spectrum and Spotlight Programs) includes films from directors Chris Hegedus, D. A. Pennebaker, Marshall Curry, Whitney Dow, Alex Gibney, Steve James, James Marsh, Chris Paine, Michael Rapaport and Jim Whitaker. More fest information is below: The Festival will also present a retrospective series of films by Guggenheim honorees Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker and a special "Peacebuilding On Screen" strand organized in collaboration with ...
- 5/26/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Tribeca Review | "Revenge of the Electric Car" is a Happy Ending that Doesn't Ask Too Many Questions
Has Chris Paine sold out? That question lingers throughout "Revenge of the Electric Car," the director's celebratory follow-up to his mournful 2006 exposé "Who Killed the Electric Car?" The first movie focused on the untimely death of the General Motors Ev-1 model, a sleek vehicle that carried the hope of a world without gasoline. The message took the form of a gripping drama because Paine had plenty of villains, from ...
- 4/29/2011
- Indiewire
Jiro and his fellow sushi chefs in the documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Courtesy of Sundial Pictures. It’s been an eclectic, somewhat low-key year at the Tribeca Film Festival, in which some of the more interesting viewing options have been the documentary selections. Sadly, we missed Catching Hell, Alex Gibney’s doc about the scourge of fan rage, but on the eco-friendly side, we did manage to fit in Chris Paine’s riveting documentary sequel, Revenge of the Electric Car, which boasted the richest cast of quirky, compelling characters at Tribeca.
- 4/27/2011
- Vanity Fair
Geoff Gilmore, chief creative officer of Tribeca Enterprises, moderates a panel with Drake Doremus, director of "Like Crazy," and Chris Paine, director of "Who Killed the Electric Car?", during TheGrill@Tribeca on April 22. Read the story: Drake Doremus on Low-Budget Filmmaking: Eliminate People With Walkie-Talkies brightcove.createExperiences(); More video from TheGrill@Tribeca Harvey Weinstein Holds Forth on Independent Film at TheGrill@Tribeca 2011 (Video) Snag Films CEO Rick Allen & Fandor's Chris Kelly Talk Streaming at TheGrill@Tribeca 2011 (Video) R. Eric Lieb Explains Transmedia at TheGrill@Tribeca 2011 (Video) Richard Lorber, David...
- 4/25/2011
- The Wrap
Snag Films CEO Rick Allen and Fandor board member Chris Kelly talk about streaming independent film at TheGrill@Tribeca on April 22. Read the story: Indie Film Streamers Fandor, Snagfilms: Netflix Leaves Us an Opening brightcove.createExperiences(); More video from TheGril@Tribeca Harvey Weinstein Holds Forth on Independent Film at TheGrill@Tribeca 2011 (Video) Drake Doremus and Chris Paine Talk With Geoff Gilmore at TheGrill@Tribeca 2011 (Video) R. Eric Lieb Explains Transmedia at TheGrill@Tribeca 2011 (Video) Richard Lorber, David Fenkel & John Penotti at TheGrill@Tribeca 2011 (Video)...
- 4/25/2011
- The Wrap
Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Co., cited example after example of independent films that did well at the box office during TheGrill@Tribeca, a media and entertainment conference hosted by TheWrap on April 22. Read the story: Harvey Weinstein: '2011 Will Be Our Most Profitable Year' brightcove.createExperiences(); More video from TheGrill@Tribeca: Snag Films CEO Rick Allen & Fandor's Chris Kelly Talk Streaming at TheGrill@Tribeca 2011 (Video) Drake Doremus and Chris Paine Talk With Geoff Gilmore at TheGrill@Tribeca 2011 (Video) R. Eric Lieb Explains Transmedia at TheGrill@Tribeca...
- 4/25/2011
- The Wrap
Though it bears the irresistible horror movie-tinged title, Revenge of the Electric Car is a whole lot more complicated than a mere second-act success story. That's a relief, given that Who Killed The Electric Car? director Chris Paine is returning to the world of forward-thinking automakers at a time when making any kind of car in America, much less an expensive and technologically complicated one, is damn near impossible. Breezing over information about the vehicle's pros and cons to present a story of four different men investing in electric car technology on vastly different scales, Revenge of the Electric Car is less polemic than an exploration of triumph over adversity-- yes, even when three of the four main subjects are billionaires. That's how convincing a movie this is. Filming over the course of nearly four years, Paine's film kicks off in the halcyon days of 2007, when Gm was making significant...
- 4/25/2011
- cinemablend.com
How do you make a low-budget movie in a no-budget era? “Eliminate as many people with go-karts and Walkie-Talkies as possible,” Drake Doremus, director of “Like Crazy” -- which won the Grand Jury Dramatic Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival -- said during a panel at TheGrill@Tribeca, TheWrap’s inaugural conference on independent filmmaking. Moderated by Geoff Gilmore, chief creative officer of Tribeca Enterprises, the panel also included Christine Vachon, producer and founder of the indie studio Killer Films, and Chris Paine -- whose “Revenge of the Electric Car,” the follow-up to...
- 4/22/2011
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
Reviewed by Randee Dawn
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival)
Directed by: Chris Paine
Written by: P.G. Morgan and Chris Paine
Featuring: Tim Robbins, Bob Lutz, Elon Musk, Carlos Ghosn, Greg Abbott, Dan Neil and Thomas Friedman
Back in 2006, it was hard not to watch the final credits of Chris Paine’s “Who Killed the Electric Car?” without some kind of wordless anger. As that film detailed, General Motors — having been forced by new California emissions standards into creating an electric car — came up with the EV1, a model that delighted those who leased it (it was not available for sale, just lease) and seemed to indicate that the future had arrived. But the death of that regulation turned into the death of the EV1 — which, since it was not owned, was easily wrenched from the grip of its owners and summarily crushed out of existence. It was a...
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival)
Directed by: Chris Paine
Written by: P.G. Morgan and Chris Paine
Featuring: Tim Robbins, Bob Lutz, Elon Musk, Carlos Ghosn, Greg Abbott, Dan Neil and Thomas Friedman
Back in 2006, it was hard not to watch the final credits of Chris Paine’s “Who Killed the Electric Car?” without some kind of wordless anger. As that film detailed, General Motors — having been forced by new California emissions standards into creating an electric car — came up with the EV1, a model that delighted those who leased it (it was not available for sale, just lease) and seemed to indicate that the future had arrived. But the death of that regulation turned into the death of the EV1 — which, since it was not owned, was easily wrenched from the grip of its owners and summarily crushed out of existence. It was a...
- 4/22/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Randee Dawn
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival)
Directed by: Chris Paine
Written by: P.G. Morgan and Chris Paine
Featuring: Tim Robbins, Bob Lutz, Elon Musk, Carlos Ghosn, Greg Abbott, Dan Neil and Thomas Friedman
Back in 2006, it was hard not to watch the final credits of Chris Paine’s “Who Killed the Electric Car?” without some kind of wordless anger. As that film detailed, General Motors — having been forced by new California emissions standards into creating an electric car — came up with the EV1, a model that delighted those who leased it (it was not available for sale, just lease) and seemed to indicate that the future had arrived. But the death of that regulation turned into the death of the EV1 — which, since it was not owned, was easily wrenched from the grip of its owners and summarily crushed out of existence. It was a...
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival)
Directed by: Chris Paine
Written by: P.G. Morgan and Chris Paine
Featuring: Tim Robbins, Bob Lutz, Elon Musk, Carlos Ghosn, Greg Abbott, Dan Neil and Thomas Friedman
Back in 2006, it was hard not to watch the final credits of Chris Paine’s “Who Killed the Electric Car?” without some kind of wordless anger. As that film detailed, General Motors — having been forced by new California emissions standards into creating an electric car — came up with the EV1, a model that delighted those who leased it (it was not available for sale, just lease) and seemed to indicate that the future had arrived. But the death of that regulation turned into the death of the EV1 — which, since it was not owned, was easily wrenched from the grip of its owners and summarily crushed out of existence. It was a...
- 4/22/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Getty Images Chris Paine directed “Revenge of the Electric Car.”
In 2003, Chris Paine helped conduct a funeral for the electric car, in memoriam of the loss of General Motors’ battery-powered EV1. His subsequent documentary, 2006′s “Who Killed the Electric Car?” (released in the U.S. by Sony Pictures Classics) examined the premature death of the electric car industry.
Now Paine is back with a new film, “Revenge of the Electric Car,” a more optimistic look at the resurgence of the plug-in automobile.
In 2003, Chris Paine helped conduct a funeral for the electric car, in memoriam of the loss of General Motors’ battery-powered EV1. His subsequent documentary, 2006′s “Who Killed the Electric Car?” (released in the U.S. by Sony Pictures Classics) examined the premature death of the electric car industry.
Now Paine is back with a new film, “Revenge of the Electric Car,” a more optimistic look at the resurgence of the plug-in automobile.
- 4/21/2011
- by Anthony Kaufman
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
By Randee Dawn
(from Moving Pictures, spring issue, 2011)
Producer Jasmine McGlade Chazelle arrived at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.” It was a heady experience that would lead to a Gotham Award nomination later that year. But when she left Tribeca, she also carried with her the seeds of her next film, “Maria My Love.”
“At the premiere, I ran into a girl from high school I hadn’t seen in over five years, and she told me about her life, how she’d lost her mom and what she’d been going through,” recalls Chazelle, who adds that “Maria” was inspired by her friend’s life.
“It feels like it all got started at Tribeca,” says Chazelle, who will bring “Maria My Love” to the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 20–May 1 in New York.
She’s not alone in her serendipitous experience.
(from Moving Pictures, spring issue, 2011)
Producer Jasmine McGlade Chazelle arrived at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.” It was a heady experience that would lead to a Gotham Award nomination later that year. But when she left Tribeca, she also carried with her the seeds of her next film, “Maria My Love.”
“At the premiere, I ran into a girl from high school I hadn’t seen in over five years, and she told me about her life, how she’d lost her mom and what she’d been going through,” recalls Chazelle, who adds that “Maria” was inspired by her friend’s life.
“It feels like it all got started at Tribeca,” says Chazelle, who will bring “Maria My Love” to the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 20–May 1 in New York.
She’s not alone in her serendipitous experience.
- 4/17/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
By Randee Dawn
(from Moving Pictures, spring issue, 2011)
Producer Jasmine McGlade Chazelle arrived at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.” It was a heady experience that would lead to a Gotham Award nomination later that year. But when she left Tribeca, she also carried with her the seeds of her next film, “Maria My Love.”
“At the premiere, I ran into a girl from high school I hadn’t seen in over five years, and she told me about her life, how she’d lost her mom and what she’d been going through,” recalls Chazelle, who adds that “Maria” was inspired by her friend’s life.
“It feels like it all got started at Tribeca,” says Chazelle, who will bring “Maria My Love” to the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 20–May 1 in New York.
She’s not alone in her serendipitous experience.
(from Moving Pictures, spring issue, 2011)
Producer Jasmine McGlade Chazelle arrived at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.” It was a heady experience that would lead to a Gotham Award nomination later that year. But when she left Tribeca, she also carried with her the seeds of her next film, “Maria My Love.”
“At the premiere, I ran into a girl from high school I hadn’t seen in over five years, and she told me about her life, how she’d lost her mom and what she’d been going through,” recalls Chazelle, who adds that “Maria” was inspired by her friend’s life.
“It feels like it all got started at Tribeca,” says Chazelle, who will bring “Maria My Love” to the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 20–May 1 in New York.
She’s not alone in her serendipitous experience.
- 4/17/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Five years after Chris Paine's documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? hit screens, the director is back with another behind-the-scenes look at the car industry: Revenge of the Electric Car. This character-driven film showcases three of the major players touting the electric car renaissance: Bob Lutz of Gm, Carlos Ghosn of Nissan/Renault, and Elon Musk of Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley-based startup. (Another colorful character, an electric car DIYer by the name of Greg 'Gadget' Abbott, also figures in the film.) Over three years, Paine chronicles the ups and downs of these entrepreneurs who struggle - both inside and outside the carmaker system - to bring this new technology to the masses. Revenge of the Electric Car is making its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Tribeca: What inspired you to develop a follow-up to your other film? Chris Paine: I didn't think it...
- 4/14/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday announced its lineup for the 2011 Special Events and Tribeca Talks panel series. The full press release follows.
New York, NY [March 23, 2011] – The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express®, today announced its lineup for the 2011 Special Events and Tribeca Talks® panel series. The component programs are “Tribeca Talks: After the Movie,” “Tribeca Talks: Industry,” “Tribeca Talks: Pen to Paper, hosted by Barnes & Noble,” the Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival panel, and new this year, in celebration of the tenth Festival, the “Tribeca Talks: Directors Series,” featuring one-on-one conversations with acclaimed filmmakers, plus the premiere of five new documentary films and a one-of-a-kind videogame-film event.
This year, Tribeca’s annual panel series, a collection of special events, conversations and audience Q&A’s designed to spark a richer dialogue about film, has expanded to include the “Tribeca Talks: Directors Series.” The series invites audiences to...
New York, NY [March 23, 2011] – The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express®, today announced its lineup for the 2011 Special Events and Tribeca Talks® panel series. The component programs are “Tribeca Talks: After the Movie,” “Tribeca Talks: Industry,” “Tribeca Talks: Pen to Paper, hosted by Barnes & Noble,” the Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival panel, and new this year, in celebration of the tenth Festival, the “Tribeca Talks: Directors Series,” featuring one-on-one conversations with acclaimed filmmakers, plus the premiere of five new documentary films and a one-of-a-kind videogame-film event.
This year, Tribeca’s annual panel series, a collection of special events, conversations and audience Q&A’s designed to spark a richer dialogue about film, has expanded to include the “Tribeca Talks: Directors Series.” The series invites audiences to...
- 3/23/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
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