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FILM
Three
years in the making, this cinéma vérité feature from
acclaimed filmmaker Joe Berlinger is the epic story of one of the largest
and most controversial legal cases on the planet.
An inside look at the infamous $27 billion Amazon Chernobyl case, CRUDE is a real-life high stakes legal drama set against a backdrop of the environmental movement, global politics, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, the media, multinational corporate power, and rapidly-disappearing indigenous cultures.
Presenting a complex situation from multiple viewpoints, the film subverts the conventions of advocacy filmmaking as it examines a complicated situation from all angles while bringing an important story of environmental peril and human suffering into focus.
Progressive Pulse chats to director Joe Berlinger and Trudie Styler about the film CRUDE and how people can be involved. Watch the Video below:
Watch the Trailer for "CRUDE":
Go to www.crudethemovie.com for dates in your city plus find out how to get involved!
REVENGE OF THE SPELLMANS
San
Francisco-based novelist Lisa Lutz was recently in New
York to promote her latest book "Revenge of the Spellmans,"
the third in a series of hilarious novels about a family of private investigators.
Progressive Pulse's Jim Halterman sat down with Lutz at the McNally Jackson bookstore in Soho to talk about the origins of the books, how long the series will be going on and her writing process.
And what better way to promote "Revenge of the Spellmans"
than with a DRAWING to win all three "Spellman"
books. Courtesy of Simon & Schuster, all you have to do is email Jim
at jim@progressivepulse.com
and you'll be entered in the drawing for "The Spellman Files,"
"Curse of the Spellmans," and the latest novel. Enjoy the interview
and get your entry in NOW, April 10th midnight
EST to enter.
Check out the video interview featuring Lisa Lutz and Progressive Television's Jim Halterman below
Fox5 News Covers the New York Progressive Pulse Earth Hour Global Block Party held on March 28th, 2009
Progressive Pulse's Jim Halterman Talks With Kari Lizer
Progressive
Television writer/correspondent, Jim Halterman talks with creator
of "The New Adventures of Old Christine", Kari Lizer.
The character of Christine, played by the hilarious and talented, Julia Louis Dreyfus, is loosely based on Kari Lizer's own experiences being a single parent living in Los Angeles.
Find out if the Meanie Moms really exist and how she likes to explore uncomfortable subjects and push boundaries with her storylines.
Listen to the Podcast interview below or Download on Itunes:
Creator
Ilene Chaiken of Showtime's provocative, "the L word" talks to
Progressive Television blogger, Jim Halterman about creating 6 successful
seasons of her show.
The podcast reveals insider secrets to the final season, the need to push Hollywood's conservative boundaries and what's next for pioneering, Ms. Chaiken.
Listen to the podcast interview below and download the podcast on iTunes
Check out Jim Halterman's weekly Progressive
Television blog every Tuesday!
TWFS: Travel, Wine, Food &Spirits
Progressive Pulse's 'Jerry the Wine Guy' chats with Napa Valley's, HALL Wine President, Mike Reynolds about the six vineyards owned by the Halls that fall within their 2 Wineries in Rutherford and St. Helena.
Each wine produced by HALL Wines is unique and specific showcasing
their organic farming practices and use
of single vineyard techniques.
Listen to the Podcast interview below or Download on Itunes:
BOOK
Progressive Pulse wishes everyone a
Happy Chinese New Year - The Year of the Ox.
To celebrate we caught up with author, Neil Somerville who discusses his
annual book,
"Your Chinese Astrology 2009". Neil explains
the differences between Western astrology and Eastern and what this particular
year (the Ox) has in store for us.
Listen to the podcast below or Download on iTunes here:
Contact Neil Somerville at his website: www.neilsomerville.com
to order the book or get your copy below at Amazon:
Passionate Uprisings: Iran's Sexual Revolution
Author, Journalist and Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Pomona College, Pardis Mahdavi, writes a firsthand look at the Iranian sexual revolution through her visits to Iran from 2000 - 2007. Mahdavi shares the real life stories of her informants and personal experiences all of which make up the majority of Iran's population that is 70% under the age of 30.
Though the majority are highly educated, they exist under a backdrop of unemployment allowing tremendous amounts of free time for underground parties, self expression and sexual encounters. Mahdavi's has written a fascinating and current depiction of post-revolutionary Iran amidst a sexual revolution that is shifting the country both politically and socially.
Listen to the Podcast Interview with Author Pardis Mahdavi.
Download the podcast on iTunes:
Noah's
Arc: Jumping the Broom was recently released to record numbers
that prompted LOGO to quickly distribute the film to more theaters. The
film, which is based on the LOGO television show, Noah's Arc,
picks up 2 years later and centers around the wedding of Noah and Wade.
Check out the Progressive Pulse Video interview with two
of the cast members, Christian Vincent (Ricky) and Rodney Chester (Alex)
who offer additional insight into the storyline and their respective characters.
When you're finished watching the Video, check out Progressive Television, Jim Halterman's review of the film:
http://progressivepulse.com/blog/?cat=186
