Joe Gantz’s documentary about the strain on activists’ family life is served with lashings of soppy music and corny montages
An assortment of American climate-change activists, from teenagers to septuagenarians, are tracked over several months as they protest, get arrested and face charges in court. All the while, each of them must try to reconcile the demands of family life with their commitment to saving the planet. And each is so passionate about activism that personal relationships certainly do suffer.
For example, Bill Moyer, a resident of Washington state, spends most of his time leading a campaign against fossil fuel use that involves demonstrations with kayaks – “kayaktivism” – and draping colourful banners from bridges. His teenage daughter says that she admires what her dad does but she also resents it when he’s not there for her birthday party. It becomes clear he’s missed a lot of father-daughter bonding,...
An assortment of American climate-change activists, from teenagers to septuagenarians, are tracked over several months as they protest, get arrested and face charges in court. All the while, each of them must try to reconcile the demands of family life with their commitment to saving the planet. And each is so passionate about activism that personal relationships certainly do suffer.
For example, Bill Moyer, a resident of Washington state, spends most of his time leading a campaign against fossil fuel use that involves demonstrations with kayaks – “kayaktivism” – and draping colourful banners from bridges. His teenage daughter says that she admires what her dad does but she also resents it when he’s not there for her birthday party. It becomes clear he’s missed a lot of father-daughter bonding,...
- 4/21/2021
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
"Once you join the battle, you're in the battle... You're in!!" An official trailer has debuted for a compelling new documentary titled The Race to Save the World, about our climate crisis and what can be done now to save our beautiful planet and how to do it. From acclaimed doc filmmaker Joe Gantz, the film follows the lives of many passionate and determined climate scientists, activists, and concerned citizens who are working to shift the world towards a clean energy future and to fight climate change before it's too late. There have been many, many climate change docs over the last decade. But this one focuses on the people, human beings, the individuals out there fighting to make a difference, truly desperate to wake people up and make change for the better. We don't have much time left. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Joe Gantz's doc The Race...
- 3/29/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Sure, Sunday tends to be overcrowded with high-end TV, including "The Walking Dead," "Shameless," "House of Lies" and "Vikings," but what to watch the rest of the time? Every Monday, we bring you five noteworthy highlights from the other six days of the week. "American Winter": Broadcast Premiere Monday, March 18 at 9pm on HBO Directed by brothers Harry and Joe Gantz, the creators of HBO's long-running nonfiction series "Taxicab Confessions," this HBO documentary looks at eight different families living in the Portland, Or area who've sought advice from a nonprofit for help with housing, bills or other financial difficulties. The film looks at the realities of life in poverty and at the continued decline of the middle class in America. "Top of the Lake": Miniseries Premiere Monday, March 18 at 9pm on Sundance Channel Jane Campion's terrific mystery arrives on the small screen as a seven-part miniseries after...
- 3/18/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
hollywoodnews.com: Playboy presented their very first ever panel to the Television Critics Association last week. Launching their TV for 2 brand, they focused on the first two reality shows designed to get real couples watching together. “Swing” allows monogamous couples to enter the swinging community, and “A Brooklyn Kind of Love” documents real couples in the New York borough. Because it’s on Playboy, you get to see all the hookups explicitly.
“The men do get to have sex with lots of women but so do their wives get to have sex with lots of women and men,” Playboy TV VP of Development Wendy Miller said of “Swing.” “So it’s pretty even. In fact, the women have more sex, but nobody’s really keeping score.”
The format of Swing is that each week, a new couple gets to visit the swinger compound. They establish their ground rules with Anna David,...
“The men do get to have sex with lots of women but so do their wives get to have sex with lots of women and men,” Playboy TV VP of Development Wendy Miller said of “Swing.” “So it’s pretty even. In fact, the women have more sex, but nobody’s really keeping score.”
The format of Swing is that each week, a new couple gets to visit the swinger compound. They establish their ground rules with Anna David,...
- 1/9/2011
- by Fred Topel
- Hollywoodnews.com
Sneak Peek new key art supporting the upcoming 'serio-comedic' legal drama, "The Defenders", set to air on CBS during the 2010-11 television season.
Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, the show "...involves a pair of defense attorneys who go all out to help their clients, while keeping their personal lives in order..."
Created by Kevin Kennedy and Niels Mueller, the pilot episode was directed by Davis Guggenheim, starring Gillian Vigman, Jerry O'Connell, Jim Belushi, Jurnee Smollett and Tanya Fischer.
Executive producers are Harry Gantz, Joe Gantz, Kevin Kennedy, Niels Mueller and Carol Mendelsohn.
Produced by CBS Television Studios, "The Defenders" debuts Wednesday, September 22, 2010.
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Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, the show "...involves a pair of defense attorneys who go all out to help their clients, while keeping their personal lives in order..."
Created by Kevin Kennedy and Niels Mueller, the pilot episode was directed by Davis Guggenheim, starring Gillian Vigman, Jerry O'Connell, Jim Belushi, Jurnee Smollett and Tanya Fischer.
Executive producers are Harry Gantz, Joe Gantz, Kevin Kennedy, Niels Mueller and Carol Mendelsohn.
Produced by CBS Television Studios, "The Defenders" debuts Wednesday, September 22, 2010.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Defenders"...
- 9/4/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
On the surface, The Defenders may seem like just another courtroom drama, but the new CBS series stems from very unusual source material: a documentary.
"The documentary was done by Harry and Joe Gantz, who spent a few months with a pair of Las Vegas real-life attorneys Michael Cristalli and Marc Saggese, who are kind of role models for our series in which we base a lot of the fun of Nick and Pete," executive producer Greg Walker said at the Television Critics Association fall preview.
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"The documentary was done by Harry and Joe Gantz, who spent a few months with a pair of Las Vegas real-life attorneys Michael Cristalli and Marc Saggese, who are kind of role models for our series in which we base a lot of the fun of Nick and Pete," executive producer Greg Walker said at the Television Critics Association fall preview.
Originally pitched as a reality series, The Defenders was...
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- 7/29/2010
- by Kate Stanhope
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Filed under: TV News, Fall TV
Just when you thought that there wasn't room for another legal drama on prime-time, along comes 'The Defenders,' a new hour-long procedural set in Las Vegas. Jim Belushi and Jerry O'Connell are defense attorneys based on a couple of real-life Vegas lawyers, who were joined on the panel by co-stars Jurnee Smollett and Tanya Fisher, exec-producers Harry Gantz, Joe Gantz, Carol Mendelsohn, Kevin Kennedy and Niels Muller, and showrunner Greg Walker.
Since the show hasn't started shooting yet, there wasn't much in the way of dirt from filming, but Jim Belushi kept the panel lively despite some truly dire questions from attending critics. A rundown of highlights follows after the jump.
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Just when you thought that there wasn't room for another legal drama on prime-time, along comes 'The Defenders,' a new hour-long procedural set in Las Vegas. Jim Belushi and Jerry O'Connell are defense attorneys based on a couple of real-life Vegas lawyers, who were joined on the panel by co-stars Jurnee Smollett and Tanya Fisher, exec-producers Harry Gantz, Joe Gantz, Carol Mendelsohn, Kevin Kennedy and Niels Muller, and showrunner Greg Walker.
Since the show hasn't started shooting yet, there wasn't much in the way of dirt from filming, but Jim Belushi kept the panel lively despite some truly dire questions from attending critics. A rundown of highlights follows after the jump.
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- 7/28/2010
- by Laura Prudom
- Aol TV.
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