MattSavinar wrote:FWIW, I don't know anything about the release date or any of that type of information. If I find anything out, I'll link it up on my site.
Here's a link to the trailer:
http://www.retocaduff.com/documentaries ... ash_1.html
I didn't see the trailer till after they came here. I just hope I didn't say anything stupid or that will get me in hot water.
Best,
Matt
KevO wrote:what was the name of that other Oil movie, the filmy one?
Guybrush wrote:KevO wrote:what was the name of that other Oil movie, the filmy one?
Oil Storm?
Political Notes — Of filibusters, feminism and film stars (link)
Should we order signed photographs of our District 6 representative to pin on the inside of our locker?
The headline on a recent e-mail from his office reads, in bold red, "Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, Matinee Idol."
That stopped us for a moment -- first because of the idea of Mr. Bartlett taking to celluloid; second, because we don't think anyone's used the term "movie idol" since the 1950s, and, most disturbingly, because it evokes for us the wartime cheesecake poses of Betty Grable.
The press release plugs Mr. Bartlett's coming appearance in "Oil Crash," a documentary by two European journalists that premieres Saturday at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. The 90-minute movie documents the possible crisis precipitated by the decline in world oil supplies.
"'Oil Crash' is a very important film because it will awaken many people to the coming energy crisis from peak oil," Mr. Bartlett said in a statement. "I've been talking about peak oil extensively for almost a year. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then I hope that a compelling documentary movie like 'Oil Crash' will be worth millions more."
Mr. Bartlett has been speaking extensively through special order speeches on the House floor, detailing U.S. scientist M. King Hubbert's predictions of a worldwide peak in oil production. Mr. Hubbert accurately predicted U.S. oil supplies would hit an apex in 1970. Experts have been split on when the global peak will come.
More information on the movie can be found at www.oilcrashmovie.com, or the production company's Web site, www.lavatv.com.
District 6's own "movie idol" will appear in screenings of the movie at 2 p.m. Saturday and 11:45 a.m. Monday in Texas at the Austin Convention Center and 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Alamo Downtown.
It's often been remarked on the congressman's strong resemblance to horror movie celebrity Vincent Price, but that hardly puts him in a class alongside, say, Academy Award-winner George Clooney, does it?
Movie idol? Nah, sorry. We're not buying it. Not until we see the Oscar.
Leanan wrote:Someone saw the premiere in Austin, TX and posted brief report at TheOilDrum. He said it was excellent. And the crowd was huge - much larger than expected.
HAHAHA....sorry...its just that "barter purposes" seems kind of funny to me...MattSavinar wrote:They filmed me here in my office with all my survival supplies in the background. I did take the time to hide the guns and the cache of Jack Daniels (to be used for barter purposes in a post peak oil economy).
Best,
Matt
PeakOiler wrote:I just wanted to add another observation. While I was surfing through the local Austin TV news websites, (a few I listed above), I found it interesting that if one does a search for "Oil Crash" in the movies section of their website, one will not even find the movie listed. Why is that?
I'm curious if the local newspapers even carry an ad for the movie.
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PeakOiler wrote:I just wanted to add another observation. While I was surfing through the local Austin TV news websites, (a few I listed above), I found it interesting that if one does a search for "Oil Crash" in the movies section of their website, one will not even find the movie listed. Why is that?
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