There are few filmmakers who epitomize the idea of the democratization of cinema in the digital age more than one Josh Fox. Launching himself into the spotlight with his now rather definitive and highly influential GasLand, Fox has become both a spokesperson for the environmentalist movement as well as a poster child for the current state of Diy issue documentaries. Despite seemingly giving the film world diminishing features with the less than stellar GasLand Part II and numerous short films, Fox is back with what may be one of his most polarizing features to date, the uneven but infuriatingly moving How To Let Go Of The World.
The film’s parenthetical title hints clearly at what the tone Fox is going for here truly is. And Love All The Things Climate Can’t Change paints this new documentary as what it is, a film that is both decidedly alarmist and yet unmistakably optimistic.
The film’s parenthetical title hints clearly at what the tone Fox is going for here truly is. And Love All The Things Climate Can’t Change paints this new documentary as what it is, a film that is both decidedly alarmist and yet unmistakably optimistic.
- 4/22/2016
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Short Term 12 One of my top ten movies of 2013, Short Term 12 was a movie that surprised me with its honesty as well as writer/director Destin Cretton's ability to turn a cliched moment into an authentic one. It's a film filled with passion, disappointment, love and humor. You know, sorta like life. I urge you to check it out.
Fruitvale Station A heavy contender for my top ten movies of 2013, on another day, perhaps Fruitvale Station actually makes it into my top ten. From the feature writing and directorial debut of Ryan Coogler to the performances from Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz and Octavia Spencer, this is a film that deserves recognition, but it unfortunately won't receive anywhere near as much as it deserves.
Rififi (Criterion Collection) I will have my review of this one online shortly, but until then know this Blu-ray looks great, far better than the previous DVD release.
Fruitvale Station A heavy contender for my top ten movies of 2013, on another day, perhaps Fruitvale Station actually makes it into my top ten. From the feature writing and directorial debut of Ryan Coogler to the performances from Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz and Octavia Spencer, this is a film that deserves recognition, but it unfortunately won't receive anywhere near as much as it deserves.
Rififi (Criterion Collection) I will have my review of this one online shortly, but until then know this Blu-ray looks great, far better than the previous DVD release.
- 1/14/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Title: Gasland Part II Director: Josh Fox In 2010, Josh Fox’s shocking documentary “Gasland,” with footage of Pennsylvania residents along the Delaware River Basin lighting their tap water on fire, drilled down into the issue of hydraulic fracturing, helping to introduce the word “fracking” into the broader American lexicon. It was a gripping and oddly poetic nonfiction work, and perhaps the most moving piece of cinematic social advocacy since Michael Moore’s “Roger & Me.” An Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Film followed, along with an embrace by the Beltway punditocracy and an entirely predictable subsequent backlash; Fox became the lightning rod/poster boy for the controversial issue of domestic natural gas extraction. [ Read More ]
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- 7/12/2013
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
When Josh Fox released "Gasland" in 2010, he and HBO made sure that as many community groups interested in fighting or learning more about hydraulic fracturing (Aka fracking) were able to see the film. The sequel to the Oscar-nominated doc, "Gasland Part II," follows up with the gas companies profiled in the first film and notes how the gas industry has begun to try to discredit Fox and "Gasland" instead of being more transparent about the process of fracking. Read More: Is The Issue Doc Dead? How 'Gasland' and 'Hillary' Show Things Aren't Looking Great Fracking involves sending an unknown cocktail of chemicals into the ground to break through layers of rock so that gas companies can extract pools of natural gas under the earth. "Gasland" gained much fame from a scene in which one man, whose house was near a fracking site, was able to light the water coming out...
- 7/10/2013
- by Bryce J. Renninger
- Indiewire
Josh Fox's 2010 Oscar-nominated documentary "Gasland" compellingly exposed the damaging impact of a form of natural gas drilling called hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, on small town America. Framed by Fox's wry perspective, the movie clearly demonstrated how fracking and the oil companies responsible for it endanger the safety of anyone living within its vicinity. "Gasland" contained damning evidence -- but apparently not enough to instigate much change, because now Fox has completed "Gasland Part II," which ably demonstrates the deleterious environmental ramifications of fracking on a much larger scale. Although overly dense and at times unfocused, "Gasland Part II" successfully continues Fox's crusade against the ill effects of natural gas. The director returns to the personal stakes of the previous film by discussing the endangerment of his family home in Milanville, Pennsylvania, where water has been frequently contaminated by the arrival of countless...
- 7/8/2013
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
-- Josh Fox galvanized the U.S. anti-fracking movement with his incendiary 2010 documentary "Gasland." Now he's back with a sequel – and this time, he's targeting an audience of just one.
"We want the president to watch the movie, and we want him to meet with the people who are in it," says Fox, whose "Gasland Part II" makes its HBO debut Monday.
He contends President Barack Obama's professed support of drilling and fracking for natural gas ignores the environmental and public health toll of the drilling boom: "It looks like he's really sincere and earnest in his desire to take on climate change, but he's got the completely wrong information and thus the completely wrong plan."
A typically bold statement from Fox, who's emerged as one of the nation's most visible and outspoken foes of the natural gas drilling industry.
Having made his name as an avant-garde theater director in New York City,...
"We want the president to watch the movie, and we want him to meet with the people who are in it," says Fox, whose "Gasland Part II" makes its HBO debut Monday.
He contends President Barack Obama's professed support of drilling and fracking for natural gas ignores the environmental and public health toll of the drilling boom: "It looks like he's really sincere and earnest in his desire to take on climate change, but he's got the completely wrong information and thus the completely wrong plan."
A typically bold statement from Fox, who's emerged as one of the nation's most visible and outspoken foes of the natural gas drilling industry.
Having made his name as an avant-garde theater director in New York City,...
- 7/6/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Gasland Part 2 Trailer, Poster. Josh Fox‘s Gasland: Part II (2013) movie trailer and movie poster are for the sequel documentary on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and natural gas debate. Gasland: Part 2 is presented in the same style as the original Gasland. The Gasland: Part II movie poster: Gasland Part II movie poster The official press release [...]
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- 7/4/2013
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Sequel of Oscar-nominated film on natural gas boom puts focus on climate change, oil lobby and the Us government
Pictures of flames shooting out of a tap in Josh Fox's Oscar-nominated first film about the natural gas boom helped make fracking a household word in America.
Gasland Part II, scheduled to air on HBO on 8 July, aims to expose the money and political power driving the rush to gas – although it does also feature pictures of a homeowner in Texas lighting his garden hose on fire.
"This isn't just about fracking at all anymore. This is about our system of government, and this is about climate change," Fox said in a telephone interview.
"If what we are seeing all across America is people able to light their water on fire, why hasn't our government done anything about it, why have our regulatory agencies failed to protect us?"
The answer,...
Pictures of flames shooting out of a tap in Josh Fox's Oscar-nominated first film about the natural gas boom helped make fracking a household word in America.
Gasland Part II, scheduled to air on HBO on 8 July, aims to expose the money and political power driving the rush to gas – although it does also feature pictures of a homeowner in Texas lighting his garden hose on fire.
"This isn't just about fracking at all anymore. This is about our system of government, and this is about climate change," Fox said in a telephone interview.
"If what we are seeing all across America is people able to light their water on fire, why hasn't our government done anything about it, why have our regulatory agencies failed to protect us?"
The answer,...
- 7/3/2013
- by Suzanne Goldenberg
- The Guardian - Film News
We have the new trailer as well as the poster for Josh Fox's documentary follow-up to Oscar-nominated Gasland from HBO, which debuts on Monday, July 8th (9:00-11:15 p.m. Et/Pt). Airing as part of HBO's Summer Series, Fox uses his trademark dark humor to take a deeper, broader look at the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on an international level in Gasland Part II. The docu shows how the stakes have been raised on all sides in one of the most important environmental issues facing the nation today. The film argues that the gas industry’s portrayal of natural gas as a clean and safe alternative...
- 7/2/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Today's podcast features our first of what will hopefully be several filmmaker interviews as we discuss Gasland Part II with director Josh Fox. The follow-up documentary airs on HBO on July 8, for more info click here. We also answer your questions, discuss the lack of minority lead actors in major Hollywood features, play some games, talk new DVDs and Blu-rays and much, much more. Also, if you are Twitter, we have a new Twitter account dedicated to the podcast at @bnlpod. Give us a follow won'tchac I want to remind you that you can call in and leave us your comments, thoughts, questions, etc. directly on our Google Voice account, which you can call and leave a message for us at (925) 526-5763, which may be even easier to remember at (925) 5-bnl-pod. Just call, leave us a voice mail and we'll add those to the show and respond directly. An alternative...
- 7/2/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
It is impossible for me to believe next weekend will mark the 200th edition of the "What I Watched" feature on this site and I absolutely love how much it has grown over the last year or so, especially after I almost scrapped it altogether. So, to that I say, Thank you for keeping movie discussion alive and kicking on this site! As for what I watched this week, it was a massive week for me. Here's the list: The Heat The Lone Ranger Despicable Me 2 Shoot the Piano Player (dir. Francois Truffaut) Gasland (dir. Josh Fox) Gasland Part II (dir. Josh Fox) The Third Man (dir. Carol Reed) Death Rides a Horse (dir. Giulio Petroni) They Live (dir. John Carpenter) The Beach (dir. Danny Boyle) As I've already mentioned, we will be interviewing Josh Fox on the podcast next week (most likely on Tuesday's episode) and my decision...
- 6/30/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
This went over pretty well last week so let's keep it rolling. I will definitely be watching Gasland Part II either tonight or this weekend as we are planning on talking to director Josh Fox on the podcast next week and I'd recommend, if you haven't seen it already, checking out Fox's 2010 Oscar-nominated documentary Gasland. It's available on Netflix Instant. I also have a few Netflix titles in my possession that I want to watch. The first is Danny Boyle's The Beach starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which I haven't seen since it was released in 2000. I didn't like it much then so I'm giving it a rewatch to see what I think about it now. I'm also hoping to watch John Carpenter's They Live for the first time. It seems just as relevant now as it would have been in 1988, if not more so, and having never seen it...
- 6/28/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Documentarian Josh Fox is making the rounds in anticipation of the HBO premiere of "Gasland Part II," the follow-up to 2010's oscar-nominated (and highly controversial) "Gasland."
Fox joined the Daily Show's John Oliver to talk about the upcoming film, which explores the impacts of fracking and the natural gas industry on public health and the environment. His appearance started with a clip from the documentary, which shows a man lighting a hose on fire connected to a well contaminated with methane.
"That is the most pleasant part of consequences," Oliver joked. "At least it's something that functions as a toy. Really the more significant thing is, I don't know, poisoned water.
Activists point to water contamination as a major problem associated with natural gas drilling and fracking wells. A recent Duke University study of water wells in northeastern Pennsylvania revealed that average methane concentrations in groundwater samples were six times...
Fox joined the Daily Show's John Oliver to talk about the upcoming film, which explores the impacts of fracking and the natural gas industry on public health and the environment. His appearance started with a clip from the documentary, which shows a man lighting a hose on fire connected to a well contaminated with methane.
"That is the most pleasant part of consequences," Oliver joked. "At least it's something that functions as a toy. Really the more significant thing is, I don't know, poisoned water.
Activists point to water contamination as a major problem associated with natural gas drilling and fracking wells. A recent Duke University study of water wells in northeastern Pennsylvania revealed that average methane concentrations in groundwater samples were six times...
- 6/27/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
HBO's 2013 summer doc lineup kicks off on June 10, covering subjects as widely varied as a Russian feminist art collective ("Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer") and a cinematic icon ("Love, Marilyn"), fracking ("Gasland Part II") and casting directors ("Casting By"). Read More: HBO Announces a Summer Doc Lineup That Includes Films on Pussy Riot, Marilyn Monroe and Fracking The directors' spotlight featurette for the series below showcases not just the films in the series but the documentarians behind them, from Josh Fox to Liz Garbus. HBO will air a new documentary every Mondary night through August 12.
- 5/29/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Morgan Neville's Sundance entry "Twenty Feet From Stardom" and Josh Fox's "Gasland Part II" will kick off the SummerDocs Series at the Hamptons International Film Festival. Beginning June 15th in East Hampton, the four-part SummerDocs series will feature a guest appearance from Darlene Love as well as series presenter Alec Baldwin. Love, a pop music singer from the 1960s who's featured in "Twenty Feet From Stardom," is set to perform after the film's screening at Guild Hall. Neville's film also features Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, Sheryl Crow, Bette Midler, Lou Adler as well as the musicians the film focuses on -- the backups. "Twenty Feet From Stardom" was the opening night film at Sundance where it was met with a rapturous response. RADiUS-twc, who acquired the North American rights to the film, recently released a trailer and poster for the film, which is set for a June 14th release.
- 5/23/2013
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
This post will also act as my daily recap for April 20th since it is the only Tribeca event I attended on Saturday. The one screening I had access to that I really wanted to attend was Mr. Jones but since that was just picked up by Anchor Bay, I’ll have another chance soon enough. Instead I decided to check out one of the screenwriting panels that I always end up missing.
Putting The “I” In Film was billed as a conversation about putting yourself into your films. In that sense it was an accurate description but I would have liked a little more discussion about screenwriting since that is what the Pen To Paper series of Tribeca Talks is usually about. Screen International’s Mark Adams moderated the panel with Tribeca filmmakers Banker White (The Genius Of Marian), Tom Berninger (Mistaken For Strangers) and Amy Grantham (Lily). Gasland Part II...
Putting The “I” In Film was billed as a conversation about putting yourself into your films. In that sense it was an accurate description but I would have liked a little more discussion about screenwriting since that is what the Pen To Paper series of Tribeca Talks is usually about. Screen International’s Mark Adams moderated the panel with Tribeca filmmakers Banker White (The Genius Of Marian), Tom Berninger (Mistaken For Strangers) and Amy Grantham (Lily). Gasland Part II...
- 4/24/2013
- by Jerry Cavallaro
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Josh Fox's 2010 Oscar-nominated documentary "Gasland" compellingly exposed the damaging impact of a form of natural gas drilling called hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, on small town America. Framed by Fox's wry perspective, the movie clearly demonstrated how fracking and the oil companies responsible for it endanger the safety of anyone living within its vicinity. "Gasland" contained damning evidence but apparently not enough to instigate much change, because now Fox has completed "Gasland Part II," which ably demonstrates the deleterious environmental ramifications of fracking on a much larger scale. Below, Fox talks about his project, which recently premiered at the currently underway Tribeca Film Festival. About my film: "Gasland Part II" is a sequel to "Gasland," but don't worry, you don't have to have seen the first one to be right with it. It tells the story of another layer of contamination due to fracking, not the water or the air--our.
- 4/23/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Josh Fox's 2010 Oscar-nominated documentary "Gasland" compellingly exposed the damaging impact of a form of natural gas drilling called hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, on small town America. Framed by Fox's wry perspective, the movie clearly demonstrated how fracking and the oil companies responsible for it endanger the safety of anyone living within its vicinity. "Gasland" contained damning evidence but apparently not enough to instigate much change, because now Fox has completed "Gasland Part II," which ably demonstrates the deleterious environmental ramifications of fracking on a much larger scale. Although overly dense and at times unfocused, "Gasland Part II" successfully continues Fox's crusade against the ill effects of natural gas. The director returns to the personal stakes of the previous film by discussing the endangerment of his family home in Milanville, Pennsylvania, where water has been frequently contaminated by the arrival of countless...
- 4/22/2013
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Now in its 12th year, the Tribeca Film Festival is one of the premiere artistic showcases and industry marketplaces for independent cinema. Sundance might still be the place to go to discover new talent on the cheap, Toronto is the festival to generate Oscar buzz, but Tribeca has an eclectic mix that both reflects the soul of native New Yorkers and what the city means to the rest of the world as a cultural international capital. In between tonight’s opener — the music documentary Mistaken for Strangers about the National — and the closing night’s special screening of Martin Scorsese...
- 4/17/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Tribeca’s 12th annual festival, running from April 17-28, recently announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Midnight sections. According to Tribeca’s website, “The Spotlight section features 33 films — 21 narratives and 12 documentaries — that blur the lines of independent and mainstream filmmaking. Twenty-three films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival, a record number for the section.” See below for the official press release of this year’s lineup in all four categories.
2013 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Selections
For Spotlight, Midnight And New Storyscapes Sections, And Special Screenings
First-ever Storyscapes Section Showcases Innovative New Media Projects with Cross-platform Approaches to Storytelling
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff) announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Midnight sections, projects in the new Storyscapes section and Special Screenings. The 12th edition of the Festival will take place from April 17 to April 28 in New York City.
The Spotlight...
2013 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Selections
For Spotlight, Midnight And New Storyscapes Sections, And Special Screenings
First-ever Storyscapes Section Showcases Innovative New Media Projects with Cross-platform Approaches to Storytelling
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff) announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Midnight sections, projects in the new Storyscapes section and Special Screenings. The 12th edition of the Festival will take place from April 17 to April 28 in New York City.
The Spotlight...
- 3/28/2013
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
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