More Inconvenient stuff to mull over

You may be asking yourself, "Will RJ ever shut up about that Al Gore movie?" The answer is no. I think it's one of the most important documentaries ever made, and I hope it has a lasting impact; it's already had a powerful one, but I'm optimistic this film "has legs" and will continue to generate much-needed debate on global warming.

The above interview aired on The Guardian/the British Channel 4, and it is pretty enlightening. In it, Gore mentions energy-saving light bulbs, which I have previously blogged about. Go to that story Here.

An Inconvenient Truth is already the fourth highest grossing documentary of all time, right behind Fahrenheit 9/11, March of the Penguins and Bowling for Columbine. Wow, Michael Moore is in the top three, twice. That's gotta piss off a lot of conservatives, so that's a bonus. Anyway, as of July 19, the film has grossed $17,398,935 - pretty impressive for a film that's not in major release.

Entertainment Weekly recently did a pretty good story on Gore. Get it Here or click on the picture.

People's minds seem to be changing, and from some unlikely sources, too. Check these:

Roger Friedman of Fox News has said, "It doesn't matter whether you're Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, your mind will be changed in a nanosecond."

Even Bill O'Lielly, a man I totally despise, had this to say: "You outta listen to Al Gore about this global warming. The world is getting warm." Wow, and he didn't even lie in that sentence!

My favorite quote about the movie comes from Roger Ebert, and this ought to move you - he's been reviewing movies for nearly four decades. In his review, he writes, "In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film. If you do not, and you have grandchildren, you should explain to them why you decided not to."

Roger, Roger.