Re: [Biofuel] Documentaries

2009-12-04 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Jim >Keith, > >Thanks for the Copionics info. I hereby acknowledge you as one of the >ontological stewards of our intrepid crew. :-) Seems I don't qualify though, I can never remember what ontological means, I have to look it up. "The branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being" i

Re: [Biofuel] Documentaries

2009-12-04 Thread Jim Worthy
Keith, Thanks for the Copionics info. I hereby acknowledge you as one of the ontological stewards of our intrepid crew. I'll have to see what I can find on Shaw, Copionics, and the WEO and share it with the Zeitgeist folks here in Denver. "Indeed. There's a lot going on though, and for quite a lo

Re: [Biofuel] Documentaries

2009-12-04 Thread Keith Addison
Copionics - Arthur Shaw Issue # 4 - July 1970 The Plowboy Interview The following PLOWBOY INTERVIEW originally appeared in ZYGOTE, a new Rock-Culture magazine (out of New York recently and, while there, stopped in to g

Re: [Biofuel] Documentaries

2009-12-04 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Jim >I agree with most of the observations about Food, Inc's shortcomings, i.e. >US-centric, spotty coverage, lack of depth, but come on guys, it is just a >documentary. However familiar the topics are to an informed and engaged >audience, I can tell you that it has served well to woke up a lay

Re: [Biofuel] Documentaries

2009-12-04 Thread Keith Addison
- >From: "Jim Worthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 3:45 AM >To: >Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Documentaries > >> I agree with most of the observations about Food, Inc's shortcomings, i.e. >> US-centric, spotty coverage,

Re: [Biofuel] Documentaries

2009-12-03 Thread Ivan Menchero
-- From: "Jim Worthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 3:45 AM To: Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Documentaries > I agree with most of the observations about Food, Inc's shortcomings, i.e. > US-centric, spotty coverage, lack of depth, but

Re: [Biofuel] Documentaries

2009-12-03 Thread Jim Worthy
Chris, thanks for the list of recommendations. Two were already on my list but I have raised all of them up per your feedback. I haven't heard of 'manufactured landscapes' but look forward to it. On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Chris Burck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > zeitgeist is on my "to see"

Re: [Biofuel] Documentaries

2009-12-03 Thread Chris Burck
zeitgeist is on my "to see" list. in fact i've bumped it to top spot thanks to jim's comments. i've seen a ton of documentaries in the past year. while i have enjoyed most all of them and applaud their efforts, few have left lasting impressions. those which i would most highly recommend are "ma

Re: [Biofuel] Documentaries

2009-12-03 Thread Jim Worthy
I agree with most of the observations about Food, Inc's shortcomings, i.e. US-centric, spotty coverage, lack of depth, but come on guys, it is just a documentary. However familiar the topics are to an informed and engaged audience, I can tell you that it has served well to woke up a lay audience in

Re: [Biofuel] Documentaries

2009-12-03 Thread John Ferree
Food Inc was preaching to the choir and cherry picking their examples/video. Like most documentaries, it glosses over many complex issues. . . you're better off doing your own research or reading the book. I did like the interview with the head of Stonyfield Organics. . . "getting into walmart i

Re: [Biofuel] Documentaries

2009-12-02 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Ivan >Hi All, > >This weekend I watch 3 documentaries, >The first 2 a bit too extreme and utopical, but hey, you have to aim high, >"Zeitgeist" and "Zeitgeist addendum" >http://www.imdb.com/find?q=zeitgeist&sourceid=mozilla-search I haven't seen Zeitgeist yet, it's on my to-see list. Too extre

Re: [Biofuel] Documentaries

2009-11-29 Thread Darryl McMahon
Thanks for the list, Ivan, and the comments. I will watch for 'Food, Inc.' showing locally. Seems I missed it at the beginning of the month at one of the 2nd-run houses here. Last night, I took my wife to see 'H2Oil'. As much as I thought I knew what was coming, it was still wrenching to se

[Biofuel] Documentaries

2009-11-29 Thread Ivan Menchero
Hi All, This weekend I watch 3 documentaries, The first 2 a bit too extreme and utopical, but hey, you have to aim high, "Zeitgeist" and "Zeitgeist addendum" http://www.imdb.com/find?q=zeitgeist&sourceid=mozilla-search And the other "Food Inc", I read the book and I was like "nooo can not be t