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‘2012′ Lastest Film To Recycle Sets, Offset Production

November 4th 2009

Director Roland Emmerich’s new disaster movie 2012 is about to hit theaters — and as the Mother Nature Network recently found out, there was an effort to keep the $260 million dollar film as green as possible.
Emmerich, who drives a hybrid and powers his home with solar panels, said “After making The Day After Tomorrow, [...]

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The Green Quote: When Edward Norton Met Barack Obama

November 3rd 2009

“I met him first in the winter of 2005-06. I’m involved very heavily with an organization that is one of the biggest developers of affordable housing, a nonprofit affordable housing developer, and it’s an organization that has contributed a lot to developing housing policy. So we often will have sessions with new senators and stuff [...]

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Valentine’s Flick Is Apparently Very Green

November 1st 2009

The upcoming rom-com Valentine’s Day is reported to be one of Warner Brothers’ greenest productions to date. Full details are few but in a recent ABC News article, Shelley Billik, WB’s vice president for environmental initiatives has said that the film’s base camp, where trailers for wardrobe, makeup and the cast are set up, was [...]

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Is ‘Troll 2′ The Worst Vegetarian Horror Movie Ever Made?

October 30th 2009

I’ve never seen Troll 2, but after reading these reviews I feel like it’s a must to experience what’s considered a “beyond awful” movie. In fact, regardless of the bizarre vegetarian themes present in the film, this one could possibly rank as the worst film period. It’s that bad that it’s become a cult classic. [...]

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Eco-Themed “Avatar” Epic Gets A Full Trailer, Will Dazzle Your Eyeballs

October 30th 2009

That early taste of director James Cameron’s new scifi epic Avatar has just become a full on meal.
A new full trailer has just been released expanding on the story and pulling back the curtain on the gorgeous alien world of Pandora. As we mentioned earlier, Avatar deals with some very Earth-like environmental conflicts — particularly [...]

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Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ Features Rainforest Destruction

October 28th 2009

Before he passed away this summer, Michael Jackson was hard at work on a concert series he hoped would spark a new comeback for his career. As part of an agreement with the company helping make that dream a reality, hundreds of hours of rehearsal footage was shot of the King of Pop performing, organizing, [...]

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Last night was the EMAs (pronounced “emmas”, in case you didn’t know), the annual awards gala thrown by the Environmental Media Association in celebration and recognition of those working in film and TV production who are supporting and promoting the green cause both behind the scenes and on camera. Sir Richard Branson and Jason Mraz [...]

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Jack Johnson’s “En Concert” Documentary Raises Cash For Environmental Charities

October 26th 2009

Jack Johnson is one lean, green, music-playing machine, and he’s about to prove it!
On October 27th, “En Concert” will officially be released — a film chronlocing one leg of Johnson’s 2008 “Sleep Through the Static” tour.
Here are the Razz we were pretty much obsessed with the Static tour, thanks to their use of biodiesel buses, [...]

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First Green Cinema To Open In…Chattanooga?!?

October 25th 2009

On November 6, Carmike Cinemas will open the nation’s first standalone theater with energy and environmental sensitive design, a 12 plex that has been certified by the U.S. Green Building Council.
While Chattanooga isn’t the first place that springs to mind for a green movie house (c’mon LA, get it together), The Carmike Majestic’s green credentials [...]

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Watch: Edward Norton’s Obama Documentary “By The People” Trailer

October 23rd 2009

The Barack Obama documentary that Edward Norton and his production company have been working on for the past several years finally has a trailer. Called “By The People: The Election of Barack Obama”, the movie offers a fascinating look at the behind-the-scenes drama of American politics — and the rise of Obama from relative obscurity [...]

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