A must-see movie at the Palace…

A scene from the film...

This is something that matters, and that most folks know so little about – where DOES our food come from? Aaron at the Palace has agreed to run Food, Inc. starting tomorrow, and it’s a great one. I found this bit in a review from Newser.com:

Food, Inc., which opened in June 2009 in limited release, is a super documentary that’s good for you—unlike the profit-driven food-production practices it exposes.

Director Robert Kenner highlights and expands on work by authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation).

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  David Edelstein, New York: “The sheer scale of the movie is mind-blowing—it touches on every aspect of modern life.”

• Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: “A big-picture vision of conglomerate duplicity and control, Food, Inc. is hard to shake because days after you’ve seen it, you may find yourself eating something and you’ll realize that you have virtually no idea what it actually is.”
• Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: “An essential, indelible documentary that is scarier than anything in the last five Saw horror shows.”

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Locally, here’s more from Linda & Maureen & the local Slow Food group (which you’re part of, just ’cause ya live here):

Hey, Ian! Just a quick note:

The movie “Food, Inc.” (98 minutes long) will be playing at the Palace Theater in Friday Harbor this weekend and possibly through the week, matinee times to be announced!
Details at: http://slowfoodlandandsea.blogspot.com/

Here are links to reviews from imdb, Rolling Stone, and the NY Times:

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0830973/
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/24044311/review/28631104/food_inc
http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/movies/12food.html

Please, tell your friends!!! Visit the Palace this week for “Food, Inc.”, and know your farmer!

Happy Fall!

Maureen and Linda

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