The Age of Stupid
Film
The Age of Stupid...Graham, and Gillian Anderson, many of whom flew there, leading anti-environmentalist filmmaker Phelim McAleer to comment that the film should have been called the "Age of Hypocrisy". Based on only 7 reviews Rotten Tomatoes gave the... In this article: The Age of Stupid, An Inconvenient Truth, Climate change, Carbon footprint, The Guardian, McLibel, Franny Armstrong, New York, George Monbiot, and Pete Postlethwaite |
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Business Wire Entertainment News | August 27, 2009
Green Global Cinema Event Featuring Critically Acclaimed Documentary 'The Age of Stupid' and Live Eco Panel Will Inspire Audiences to Take Action against Climate Change
...in the Himalayas and Indonesian rain forest live via satellite. Radiohead's Thom Yorke will wrap up the event with an acoustic performance of the film's title track. The event will feature a live procession on a green carpet (made of...
In this article: Climate change, New York, Spanner Films, Franny Armstrong, Regal Entertainment Group, National CineMedia, Global warming, and Carbon
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
Kofi Annan
...celebrations. Mr. Annan is expected to be among the special guests, including Pete Postlethwaite and Gillian Anderson and Thom Yorke of Radiohead (singing live) at the global live premier of The Age of Stupid. Seton Hall University,...
In this article: Kofi Atta Annan, United Nations, United Nations Foundation, United States, Hiv/aids, Paul Volcker, United Nations Security Council, and Harry S. Truman
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SPIN.com - News | September 29, 2009
Thom Yorke Enlists Flea, Others for L.A. Shows
...camp over the past two months, which has included the release of three new songs, and an appearance by Yorke at the premiere of climate crisis film The Age of Stupid. What do you think of Yorke's new backing band? Sound off in the...
In this article: Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Flea, Eraser, Ticketmaster, Grizzly Bear, Joey Waronker, and R.E.M.
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Ultimate Guitar | September 15, 2009
Thom Yorke To Perform During Live Broadcast Next Week [News]
...been created by British documentary film director Franny Armstrong. In a statement, Yorke said: "There is a film that is getting a lot of attention call Age of Stupid. "I've seen it and it stays with you - especially in light of the...
In this article: Thom Yorke, Climate change, Age of Stupid, Gigwise.com, Franny Armstrong, Radiohead, and Copenhagen
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Guardian | September 17, 2009
A warming world will make love and war minor concerns
...the photographers on the green carpet. Following the screening of The Age of Stupid, we will be joined live by scientists on a melting glacier in the Himalayas and in a rainforest in Indonesia. Radiohead's Thom Yorke will wrap the evening...
In this article: Climate change, McLibel, Franny Armstrong, McDonald's, Junk food, Hurricane Katrina, Kyoto treaty, and JavaScript
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www.southbendtribune.com
MoveOn.org screens 'Stupid'
...it could have been. Immediately following the film will be a special event simulcast from New York featuring a performance by Radiohead's Thom Yorke and comments from Kofi Annan, James Hansen, Moby and leading climate experts and activists.
In this article: MoveOn.org, Climate change, Global warming, Oscar, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Thom Yorke, Kofi Annan, and Pete Postlethwaite
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SPIN.com - News | September 23, 2009
WATCH: Thom Yorke Unplugs at Film Premiere
...site on Monday -- solemnly strummed through the solemn "Reckoner," off In Rainbows, after a reverent introduction by TV personality Gideon Yago. When asked if he had anything to add, Yorke didn't mince words. "The concept of limitless...
In this article: Thom Yorke, Reckoner, In Rainbows, Radiohead, and U.S.
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scotsman.com - Entertainment | August 21, 2009
The recession has inspired a whole new way of promoting indie movies
...film-makers themselves and their backers. In Britain, meanwhile, the film has been showing via an internet service that lets anyone pay to license a copy, set up a screening and keep the profit. The glory days of independent film, when hot...
In this article: Sacha Gervasi, Anvil, The Terminal, Recession, Quentin Tarantino, DVD, and JM Coetzee
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www.treehugger.com
Age of Stupid World Premiere to Kick Off UN Climate Week With Live Broadcast in NYC
...Himalayas, and in the Indonesian rainforest. Radiohead's Thom Yorke will provide the finale for the night. Credit Age of Stupid The film has Pete Postlethwaite speaking to us from the year 2055, where he is possibly the only man left on...
In this article: New York, Pete Postlethwaite, Franny Armstrong, UN, Twitter, Thom Yorke, Gillian Anderson, and Radiohead
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Description from Wikipedia:
The Age of Stupid is a film by Franny Armstrong, director of McLibel, and John Battsek, producer of One Day in September. The film is a drama-documentary-animation hybrid which stars Pete Postlethwaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching archive footage from 2008 and asking: why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?
The film's UK premiere was on 15 March 2009 in a solar-powered cinema tent in London's Leicester Square.
The Age of Stupid was released in Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday 19 August with simultaneous green carpet premieres in Auckland and Sydney, linked by satellite to cinemas in the two countries.
The film will be released internationally on September 21st and 22nd at the "Global Premiere". A green carpet, solar-powered cinema tent in New York will be linked by satellite to 442 cinemas across America and to more than 200 cinemas in 45+ other countries. Special guests include Kofi Annan, Pete Postlethwaite and Gillian Anderson and Thom Yorke from Radiohead will sing live.
- Name:
- The Age of Stupid
- Release Date:
- January 01, 2009
- Directed By:
- Franny Armstrong
- Produced by:
- John Battsek
- Written By:
- Franny Armstrong
- Editor:
- David G Hill
- Starring:
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- Pete Postlethwaite
- Al Duvernay
- Fernand Pareau
- Jamila and Adnan Bayyoud
- Piers Guy
- Mark Lynas
- George Monbiot
- David King
- Layefa Malin
- Jeh Wadia
- Cinematography:
- Franny Armstrong
- Music By:
- Chris Brierley
- Length:
- 89 min.
- Language:
- English
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