Upcoming documentary on food, its origins and effects on health
I found this on msn.com today while searching for a movie to be released in May (the new Star Trek one, if anyone's interested..yeah, I'm a geek)
http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-synopsis/food-inc/
Info was gleaned from Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) and SE favorite Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma).
I'm hoping it is informative, factual and eye-opening. It may be the catalyst this country needs. If anyone has any more info/insights on this film please share!
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5 Comments:
Heard a Michael Pollan rebroadcast on Fresh Air yesterday. That man is brilliant so I look forward to this movie.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100755362&ft=1&f=13
Otabenga at 4:19PM on 02/18/09
Thanks for the heads up! I'm ready OD now so I'll be sure to keep an eye out for this.
Laurel E at 6:03PM on 02/18/09
Thanks Otabenga! I'll check out the interview and need to get his book, too. I'm reevaluating how and I where I shop now that my baby is on the verge of eating solids.
AuntJone at 10:26AM on 02/19/09
I saw clips from this movie at Slow Food Nation along with a discussion with Pollan, Schlosser, and the filmmaker Robert Kenner. And am eager to see the entire film.
The movie apparently took much longer to make than originally planned, because the film maker thought that all the food companies/slaughterhouses would just let him in to visit, but they didn't. There is an amazing scene in the one place that did let him in where they sterilize hamburger meat. They might be making hamburgers, but it doesn't look anything like food. The only Slaughterhouse, that actually let them visit, isn't really a slaughterhouse at all, it was Joel Salatin's Farm.
thedairyshow at 6:20PM on 03/04/09
Thanks! Looking forward to this film.
dhorst at 6:36PM on 03/04/09