Food, Inc.
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- Synopsis
- Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner uses reports by Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser and The Omnivore's Dilemma author Michael Pollan as a springboard to exploring where the food we purchase at the grocery store really comes from, and what it ......
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- Director(s)
- Robert Kenner
- Distributor(s)
- Magnolia
- MPAA Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 94 min.
Critic Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle | Amy BinacolliAdd Critic to Favorites
A mind-boggling, heart-rending, stomach-churning expose on the food industry.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Gary GoldsteinAdd Critic to Favorites
Essential viewing.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Food, Inc. is hard to shake, because days after you've seen it, you may find yourself eating something -- a cookie, a piece of poultry, cereal out of the box, a perfectly round waxen tomato -- and you'll realize that you have virtually no idea what it actually is.Read the full review
Headlines
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Some Oscar nominees could get b.o. boost
02/02/10 Oscar spreading the love to 10 best-picture nominees diminishes films' prospects for a big boxoffice bounce, with movies deep into theatrical runs least likely to benefit. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Oscar nominees' reactions
02/02/10 Morgan Freeman received his fifth Oscar nomination -- he won once before for "Million Dollar Baby" -- for stepping into the shoes of Nelson Mandela in "Invictus." | The Hollywood Reporter -
Doc Talk: Introduction to a Topic
01/13/10 Imagine a film adaptation of a novel that leaves out so many details, including the story's conclusion, that viewers are forced -- or at least encouraged -- to go back and read the book to find out what all they've missed. | Cinematical.com -
Culinary Cinema on Berlinale sidebar menu
01/13/10 Following the success of Robert Kenner's "Food, Inc.", which opened the Berlin Film Festival's Culinary Cinema sidebar last year, Berlin has decided to load its plate with documentaries. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Directors Guild nominates doc filmmakers
01/12/10 Veteran filmmaker Agnes Varda is among the six directors nominated for the Directors Guild of America's best documentary award. | The Hollywood Reporter -
'Hurt Locker' tops Gotham Awards
11/30/09 "The Hurt Locker" emerged as the big winner at Monday's Gotham Independent Film Awards at New York's Cipriani Wall Street. | Variety -
15 docus on Oscar shortlist
11/18/09 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced the 15 docus shortlisted for the documentary feature Oscar. | Variety -
15 docs make Oscar cut
11/18/09 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has shortlisted 15 films that will advance in the race for the documentary feature category, culled down from 89 films that originally qualified. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Box Office 2.0: Assessing 2009’s Dox Office From “Capitalism” to “The Cove”
11/17/09 While the box office monster that is "Precious" and the first weekend of studio backed limited release "Fantastic Mr. Fox" sat high atop this week's box office chart , and got primary focus in the last weekend estimates report , there were nevertheless interesting numbers happening just below them. | indieWIRE -
IDA names nominees
11/12/09 The International Documentary Association has named the nominees for the 2009 Documentary Awards. | Variety
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