AP: Al Gore's Documentary Wins Special Award

[Harper_is_Bush]

Al Gore's Documentary Wins Special Award

LOS ANGELES -- The Al Gore documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" will receive a rare recognition from the Humanitas Prize, which honors screenwriting that helps "liberate, enrich and unify society."

"An Inconvenient Truth," which chronicles Gore's quest to draw attention to global warming, will receive the organization's first Special Award in over 10 years, president Frank Desiderio announced Wednesday.

"It's a very important film," he said in a statement. "We want to shine a light on it."

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[peacetalksforall]

1. Do you think people like Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Hadley, Matlin,

put on a baseball cap and slip into the theatre?

Of do you think that they have had a secret showing for Frist, Hastert, Mehlman, Bennett and other stingy, greedy congresspeople and rnc people - so that they can at least take a look at an election issue?

[Harper_is_Bush]

2. Private viewings, if any. This award is GREAT news for us all.

It means many more people will go see the movie.

The political will to act will be dictated by the people's will.

[Cha]

4. Yeah! "Shine the

Light" on it, baby! "AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH"!

[Cha]

3. I saw that...that's

such a wonderful accolade for all their long, enduring focus on this horrific malady that effects our Lonely Planet.

[Harper_is_Bush]

5. It is wonderful. And hopefully it will spur people to go see it. n/t

[951-Riverside]

6. "IM SERIAL!!!"

:/

[peacetalksforall]

7. I wonder what the Time-Warner, GE, Murdoch meetings were like

today - trying to figure out how little attention to pay to it.

I'll try to ignore the thought and hope that some newspapers make up for the propaganda ommissions, if they do omit coverage.

Redesign the paper ads!!

[genieroze]

8. Good, maybe they will show it in more theaters.

[Harper_is_Bush]

9. It's opening in more each weekend for a couple weeks.

But I think I know what you're saying....yes, I think it will break out into the big multiplexes.

[bleedingheart]

10. I am trying to find a theater in my area that is showing it...

[Lisa]

12. keep checking this list for updates ...

http://www.climatecrisis.net/findatheater/

[bleedingheart]

13. Thanks...A theater very close to me will start showing it tomorrow

that is too cool!!!

[Lisa]

14. enjoy! It's an excellent movie.

One of my college friends, a park warden, is coming to town this afternoon ... I told her that I'd happily go again with her, because she hasn't seen it yet.

[MODemocrat]

11. Such good news, I plan on seeing the movie real soon

A rose among all the thorns. Way to go Mr. President!:toast:

[Supersedeas]

15. Wonder that the subject and the award will be for *'s documentary

[Harper_is_Bush]

17. It's a special award...not one of the annuals. Last one was 10 years ago.

It's great news anyway ya slice it!

[Harper_is_Bush]

18. Oh, you said *'s documentary. I misread. My guess:

"A Convenient Duck"

And the award will be my foot up his ass if I ever see him.

[mvd]

16. And very deserving

:woohoo: