Action Coalition For Media Education - Video http://www.acmecoalition.org/taxonomy/term/28/0 enNumen: The Magical Nature of Plants (FILM REVIEW) http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/07102009/numen_magical_nature_plants_film_review <p>"NUMEN" FILM SCREENING!: Montpelier's SAVOY at 7:00 on Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11.</p> <p>I have sat through many “talking head” documentaries in my years as a film reviewer, but never before have I found so much to laugh, cry and think about as when I screened “Numen: The Nature of Plants" for the first time just a few days ago.</p> <p><a href="/rob_williams/07102009/numen_magical_nature_plants_film_review/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/07102009/numen_magical_nature_plants_film_review#commentsIndependent MediaVideoWed, 07 Oct 2009 14:12:03 +0000Rob Williams268 at http://www.acmecoalition.orgFOOD, INC. - What's Cooking In America's Kitchen? (FILM REVIEW) http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/24082009/food_inc_whats_cooking_americas_kitchen_film_review <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QqQVll-MP3I&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QqQVll-MP3I&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><p> Where does what we eat come from?</p> <p>This seems like it ought to be an easy question to answer.</p> <p><a href="/rob_williams/24082009/food_inc_whats_cooking_americas_kitchen_film_review/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/24082009/food_inc_whats_cooking_americas_kitchen_film_review#commentsVideoMon, 24 Aug 2009 16:55:19 +0000Rob Williams267 at http://www.acmecoalition.orgFILM REVIEW: I.O.U.S.A. http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/28042009/film_review_i_o_u_s <p> “We suffer from a fiscal cancer,” explains U.S. Comptroller General David Walker. “It is growing within us. And if we do not treat it, it will have catastrophic consequences for our country.”</p> <p>So begins I.O.U.S.A. – one of the most disturbing documentaries of the past year. </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p><a href="/rob_williams/28042009/film_review_i_o_u_s/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/28042009/film_review_i_o_u_s#commentsVideoTue, 28 Apr 2009 16:45:41 +0000Rob Williams261 at http://www.acmecoalition.orgTHE READER (Film Review) http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/06042009/reader_film_review <object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8tCqSm4Phug&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8tCqSm4Phug&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><p><a href="/rob_williams/06042009/reader_film_review/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/06042009/reader_film_review#commentsVideoMon, 06 Apr 2009 20:34:34 +0000Rob Williams260 at http://www.acmecoalition.orgDuplicity: Art Mirrors Life? (FILM REVIEW) http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/26032009/duplicity_art_mirrors_life_film_review <object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Py5Iyz0_0aA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Py5Iyz0_0aA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><p> What can a Vermonter possibly do, when confronted with the AIG bonus scandal, global economic meltdown, and the uniquely dirty pleasure that is mud season?</p> <p><a href="/rob_williams/26032009/duplicity_art_mirrors_life_film_review/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/26032009/duplicity_art_mirrors_life_film_review#commentsVideoFri, 27 Mar 2009 02:10:25 +0000Rob Williams259 at http://www.acmecoalition.orgSlumdog Millionaire: From Rags to Raja (FILM REVIEW) http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/10032009/slumdog_millionaire_rags_raja_film_review <object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AIzbwV7on6Q&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AIzbwV7on6Q&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><p><a href="/rob_williams/10032009/slumdog_millionaire_rags_raja_film_review/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/10032009/slumdog_millionaire_rags_raja_film_review#commentsVideoWed, 11 Mar 2009 01:28:58 +0000Rob Williams258 at http://www.acmecoalition.orgFILM/BOOK Review: The End of America: The Wolf At The Door http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/23012009/film_book_review_end_america_wolf_door <p> <em>“Billions of dollars are made in shredding the Constitution. <br /> Not a single penny is made in restoring the Constitution.” </em> </p> <p> Naomi Wolf - January 17, 2009<br /> Big Picture Theater - Mad River Valley, Vermont </p> <p><a href="/rob_williams/23012009/film_book_review_end_america_wolf_door/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/23012009/film_book_review_end_america_wolf_door#commentsIndependent MediaJournalismMedia EducationNews MediaVideoFri, 23 Jan 2009 21:11:12 +0000Rob Williams257 at http://www.acmecoalition.orgFILM INTERVIEW: The End of America?! http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/09012009/film_interview_end_america <p>The End of America? An Interview with Film Producer Avram Ludwig</p> <p><a href="/rob_williams/09012009/film_interview_end_america/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/09012009/film_interview_end_america#commentsVideoFri, 09 Jan 2009 19:51:03 +0000Rob Williams256 at http://www.acmecoalition.orgMUSIC REVIEW: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Establishing Higher Ground http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/05012009/music_review_grace_potter_and_nocturnals_establishing_higher_ground <p><a href="http://valleyfutures.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/gpn-as-royal-tenenbaums.jpg"><img src="http://valleyfutures.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/gpn-as-royal-tenenbaums-300x199.jpg" alt="" title="gpn-as-royal-tenenbaums" width="300" height="199" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-270" /></a></p> <p><em>Writer's note: Grace Potter grew up in the Mad River Valley, where I currently reside. Good to see our young folks making it in media and the arts.</em></p> <p>First, the bad news.</p> <p>I missed the New Year’s Eve Higher Ground show, in which the Nocturnals vamped as the Royal Tenenbaums.</p> <p><a href="/rob_williams/05012009/music_review_grace_potter_and_nocturnals_establishing_higher_ground/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/05012009/music_review_grace_potter_and_nocturnals_establishing_higher_ground#commentsSocial MediaVideoMon, 05 Jan 2009 14:50:20 +0000Rob Williams255 at http://www.acmecoalition.orgFILM REVIEW: Quantum of Solace - The Best and Worst of Bond http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/25112008/film_review_quantum_solace_best_and_worst_bond <p>There are moments in a moviegoer’s experience when one feels a simultaneous sense of deep satisfaction and bewildered puzzlement.</p> <p>For me, this was the case with the new James Bond film “Quantum of Solace,” which made $70 billion opening week-end, shattering all Bond film openings to date and officially ushering in the holiday movie season.</p> <p>Did I like this film? Well, no…and yes. “Quantum of Solace” offered the best and the worst of Bond, all in one two hour package.</p> <p>Here are the film’s five worst (Boo!) and five best (Yay!) aspects.</p> <p><a href="/rob_williams/25112008/film_review_quantum_solace_best_and_worst_bond/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/25112008/film_review_quantum_solace_best_and_worst_bond#commentsVideoTue, 25 Nov 2008 15:35:41 +0000Rob Williams252 at http://www.acmecoalition.org