Waste Land: Vik Muniz: creating art with the garbage pickers in Rio de Janeiro

via amazon.com

Very moving documentary about Vik Muniz and his recent project to turn garbage into art and the catadores into artists and muses. Watch it on Amazon.com free with prime

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The Cove - watch this movie if you care about dolphins

The Cove

(The Rising)

2009PG-13 91 minutes

Daring animal activists arrive with surveillance equipment at a scenic cove in Taijii, Japan, to capture footage of a secretive and heavily guarded operation run by the world's largest supplier of dolphins. As the group sets out to expose the horrifying truths behind the capture of dolphins for the lucrative tourist industry, they also uncover an environmental catastrophe. Louie Psihoyos directs this riveting, Oscar-winning documentary.

Cast:

Richard O'Barry, Joe Chisholm, Mandy-Rae Cruikshank, Charles Hambleton, Simon Hutchins, Kirk Krack, Isabel Lucas, Hayden Panettiere, Roger Payne, John Potter

Director:

Louie Psihoyos

Genres:

Documentary, Science and Nature Documentaries, Social & Cultural Documentaries, Miscellaneous Documentaries, Lionsgate Home Entertainment

This movie is:

Emotional, Suspenseful

Format:

DVD and streaming

via movies.netflix.com

This movie is touching and a well-made documentary about the village of Taijii in Japan that captures and sells/ kills more than 25,000 dolphins a year. Must-see for animal lovers and those interested in international relations and the futility of commissions such as the international whaling commission.

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Ratatouille is the most charming Pixar movie so far

Last night I went down to Union Square to see Ratatouille with some friends. It was one of the most charming movies I've seen in the last year. The creativity the Pixar folks come up with is just unbelievable. Definitely go see it (and check out the trailer here)