Next "Star Wars" to score in Los Angeles for First Time in Franchise History (tags)
In a reversal of the current tide of runaway production facing our local scoring community, the music scoring for the upcoming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is moving from London and coming stateside to Los Angeles.
11/22 - Last Day for Public Comment on GMO Salmon! (tags)
Today is the last day for public comment on genetically modified salmon. Please tell Pres. Obama and the FDA that people do not want to risk tampering with natural ecosystems by releasing genetically engineered (GE/GMO) salmon into the oceans and rivers that currently support struggling populations of wild salmon. GMO salmon is the latest trick from Monsanto attempting to control our food supply by replacing wild salmon with genetically engineered "Frankenfish" salmon that have less nutritional value and greater risks of illness, including potential extinction of wild salmon populations by the Monsanto version of GMO salmon.
MARCH 18 MASS ANTI-WAR PROTEST IN LOS ANGELES (tags)
Join thousands in LA on March 18 to protest the war on Iraq on the 3rd anniversary of the U.S. invasion
Do you think Kevin Costner will do the prequel sequel?
What To Do THIS Weekend (tags)
Only 4 days until the 3rd Green Reel Film Festival. Finally... a film fest that the masses can afford to attend!
October 4-5 Green Reel Film Festival in Hollywood (tags)
The Green Reel Film Festival 2003 - Hollywood, California - October 4 and 5 feature films • documentaries • shorts • cartoons • music videos The Green Reel Film Festival 2003 is the antidote to the constant beating of war-drums we are faced with every day in America, from our leaders and especially in our media. The Green Reel is Democracy in action: a true forum for ideas, and an opportunity for the otherwise stifled voices of progressive filmmakers from across the country and around the world to get their message across, whether regarding the environment, politics, LGBT issues, racism, and corporate power. Just a few of the many features this year are: Animated Shorts by Mark Fiore The Carlyle Connection Intimacy Afghanistan: From Ground Zero to Ground Zero Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election Human Resources A Different World is Possible Who’s Paying the Price? ...and so much more.
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (tags)
Showing October 5, 2003 in Hollywood California at the Green Reel Film Festival, "Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election" is the powerful and eye-opening documentary surrounding BBC reporter Greg Palast's drive to uncover the truth about electoral shenanigans in Florida and the undermining of American democracy.
Showing October 4 and 5, 2003 in Hollywood California at the Green Reel Film Festival, "The Carlyle Group" is a documentary that looks at the behind-the-scenes machinations of the wealthy power elite behind the Bush White House.
The 2003 Green Reel Film Festival - October 4 and 5 (tags)
Oct 4 and 5, 2003 - is the antidote to the constant beating of war-drums we are faced with every day in America, from our leaders and especially in our media. The Green Reel is Democracy in action: a true forum for ideas, and an opportunity for the otherwise stifled voices of progressive filmmakers from across the country and around the world to get their message across, whether regarding the environment, politics, LGBT issues, racism, and corporate power.
Why offshore IT outsourcing can't be stopped (tags)
American programmers and other IT people were outstandingly unsympathetic when factory workers' jobs started going overseas, so the Libertarian techie "dog eat dog" creed requires them to be happy whenever the marketplace finds a way to pay IT workers less and increase business owners' profits.