[Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: Nader Movie
Andrea Dorey
andid at cagreens.org
Wed Mar 7 17:58:58 PST 2007
I sent an email to camera12 enquiring about times;
I also called Ron Regalia, the office manager, at his office
408-998-3022 x10;
and from that I obtained his cell phone and called that 408-786-7323.
No contact yet, but left messages that asked if any times had been
set yet, and thanked them for showing the movie.
We could start a flurry right now just by queries and by letting them
know that each of us is from a group that wants to go as a group.
So if you call the general number first to leave a message to that
effect first, you will give the impression that they are going to be
swamped!!!
Good luck, all.
And thanks for taking this up.
Even is Nader isn't your favorite politician (for whatever reason), I
think this movie is going to be very interesting!
I'm in favor of setting a group date and time and then set another
for those who couldn't go to the first one.
Maybe a discussion group to compare notes over dinner? Lunch?
Andrea
On Mar 7, 2007, at 12:14 PM, JamBoi wrote:
> So it opens on Friday March 16th, and the Camera 12 downtown SJ web
> site (details about the movie from their web site below) do not
> state a
> time yet. Could someone call them and see if they have a time set?
>
> As regards the 16th that might not be my first choice because we have
> our weekly Friday night impeachment vigil happening at 5:30-7 and on
> the 16th Christian Witness for Peace will have a special service over
> at Sunnyvale Presbyterian in honor of the third anniversary of the
> martyrdom of Rachel Corrie who was killed in Gaza Palestine by an
> Israeli bulldozer driver.
>
> Silicon Valley Impeachment Coalition's Weekly Impeachment
> Vigil
> 5:30-7P
> Location: Castro and El Camino
>
> Christian Witness for Peace
> Time: Friday, March 16, 2007 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
> Location: Sunnyvale Presbyterian,
> 728 W. Fremont Ave, Sunnyvale CA 94087, Building 300
> Phone: 408/739-1892
>
>
> Coming Soon
> An Unreasonable Man
> Opens 3/16/2007
> Coming to: Camera 12 Downtown
>
> Director: Henriette Mantel and Steve Skrovan
>
> Synopsis: Henriette Mantel and Steve Skrovan trace the life of career
> of famed consumer advocate Ralph Nader, from the General Motors smear
> campaign that launched his fame in 1966, to the 2000 presidential
> election, where his independent candidacy was blamed by many for
> putting George W. Bush in the White House. Without ever holding public
> office, Nader has built a legislative record that is the rival of any
> contemporary president, having been responsible for such
> innovations as
> seat belts, airbags and product labeling. "Thoughtful and smoothly
> edited, this is an absorbing chronicle of an extraordinary
> career."--Variety.
>
> Running Time: 122 Minutes
> (plus 8-10 minutes of trailers)
>
> Official Web Site:
> http://www.anunreasonableman.com/
>
> MPAA Rating: NR
>
> No Free Passes, But Discount Cards O.K.
> Reviews: Smooth and Balanced Profile
>
> By Sura Wood
>
> PARK CITY -- A heroic crusader to some and the spoiler who betrayed
> the
> Democratic Party to others, Ralph Nader emerges as a dedicated,
> controversial and flawed figure in the documentary, "An Unreasonable
> Man."
>
> Filmmakers Henriette Mantel, who once worked for Nader, and Steve
> Skrovan, smoothly integrate reams of material, dozens of insightful
> interviews as well as archival news footage and, without the use of a
> narrator, present a coherent, balanced picture of a lightning rod in
> the political arena.
>
> The film starts in 1966 when Nader is launched to prominence after he
> riles General Motors with his attacks on car safety. He accused the
> automobile industry of selling "psychosexual dreamboats."
>
> Mantel and Skrovan showcase Nader's tireless, forceful advocacy for
> the
> rights of the little guy and his own causes, which ranged from
> transportation safety to drug labeling and clean air. He fought the
> big
> boys and usually won. The list of organizations he founded or
> sponsored
> and the legislation he was instrumental in passing are impressive.
>
> There are nagging questions about Nader's personal life -- by all
> accounts he doesn't have one -- and they aren't addressed till
> later in
> the film. Even then, little time is spent on the subject. Colleagues
> say he's married to his work, driven by a sense of injustice and a
> "never give up, never give in" ethos, a form of absolutism that has
> made him difficult to work for and harder to leave. Former employees
> say he was hostile to anyone who stopped working for him.
>
> The film primarily focuses on how and why Nader's bid for the
> presidency in 2000 antagonized even his most ardent admirers. Many
> interviewed here are still angry.
>
> What makes this doc so successful is the willingness to present a wide
> variety of opinions of Nader, a man who inspires intense emotions on
> both sides of the aisle. Todd Gitlin, Dean of the Columbia Journalism
> School, makes an impassioned case against Nader's misstep in 2000 and
> again in 2004. Of the former Nader's Raiders, some kept the faith;
> some
> are disillusioned, even bitter. There's a bit of levity, too. James
> Fallows recalls Nader's attack on hot dogs, which were labeled
> "missiles of death.' Clips from a "Saturday Night Live" show that
> Nader
> hosted are, for lack of a better word, surprising.
>
> Editors Alexis Provost and Beth Gallagher cut back and forth between
> the talking heads so deftly that you have the illusion that Nader is
> answering his critics in real time in a very lively debate.
>
> Copyright 2007 Hollywood Reporter
>
>
> Thoughtful Chronicle of Extraordinary Man
>
> By Dennis Harvey
>
> Crusading consumer advocate Ralph Nader's extraordinary career -- and
> the recent Presidential campaigns that cast a pall over it -- are
> thoughtfully chronicled in "An Unreasonable Man." A basically admiring
> if critical portrait, docu by Henriette Mantel and Stephen Skrovan
> (strangely, both standup comics and TV comedy writer-producers) finds
> more than enough absorbing material to hold interest through nearly
> three-hour runtime. Straightforward PBS-style effort will be most at
> home on the small screen.
>
> Hewing mostly to a chronological structure, pic at first jumps
> around a
> bit, glimpsing Nader's controversial last few years, skipping back to
> his first whistle-blowing triumphs in the early- to mid-1960s, then
> rewinding all the way to his small-town Connecticut upbringing under
> the wing of a father who imbued his children with the problem-solving,
> community-minded assurance that "you can fight City Hall." Resulting
> activist strain was visible in Ralph early on.
>
> After graduating from Harvard Law School, a friend's near-fatal car
> wreck led him toward investigation of the U.S. auto industry. Nader
> recognized that cost-cutting design flaws and lack of safety equipment
> were the true culprit in many traffic accidents. When his book "Unsafe
> at Any Speed" came out in 1965, it caused a public furor that had
> immediate effect, drastically improvingauto safety.
>
> Hoping to discredit him, General Motors had Nader spied on and
> harassed, even trying sexual entrapment. (Unfortunately for them,
> Nader
> is a workaholic whose love life remains a mystery -- if it exists at
> all -- to even his closest allies.) A subsequent $425,000
> invasion-of-privacy settlement ironically provided him seed money for
> even more sweeping investigations of corporate and governmental
> malfeasance.
>
> While Nader's accomplishments are many, his is a personality that
> turns
> away personal glory while tempting accusations of megalomania. Many
> collegiate "Nader's Raiders" who cut their teeth under his leadership
> then moved on to public office felt the sting of his criticism when
> their attempts to stir positive change within the compromise-driven
> cronyism of D.C. politics failed to meet his exacting standards.
>
> Feeling the two-party system had turned into a one-sided monopoly,
> Nader ran for president in 1996, 2000 and 2004. When Al Gore lost to
> George W. Bush in the bitterly contested 2000 election, much rage was
> directed toward Nader for "stealing" votes that might otherwise have
> gone to the Demos. Four years later, when Nader ran again, few
> liberals
> still bought his notion that changing the overall party system trumped
> choosing the lesser evil.
>
> While the overall portrait is of a man whose unbending sense of moral
> imperative can be both admirable and exasperating, the filmmakers
> clearly hope Nader's rep and accomplishments can re-emerge from the
> ill-will his political campaigns have generated. (Co-helmer Mantel
> worked with Nader in the late 1970s.)
>
> Mix of archival footage and contemporary interviews is given a smooth
> editorial shape; other contribs are pro if undistinguished.
>
> Copyright 2006 Variety
>
>
> --- Gerry Gras <gerrygras at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> I want to go ASAP in this area. Which means Friday, March 16th.
>>
>> NOTE: Remember the anti war rally is March 17th.
>>
>> And for those who may want to inform others of where the movie
>> is showing, around the United States:
>>
>> http://www.anunreasonableman.com/calendar.cfm
>>
>> I am somewhat unhappy that it seems to be showing in not very
>> many places. We should encourage as many as possible to see
>> it as soon as possible, so that might encourage others to go
>> see it and other theatres to show it.
>>
>> Gerry
>>
>>
>>
>> Andrea Dorey wrote:
>>
>>> We're fools if we don't support this.
>>>
>>> If we gang up on Nader and show that we progressives are divided so
>>
>>> badly, the bad guys need never fear us. We'll never do anything
>>> important or at the national level because we can't do teamwork.
>>>
>>> This is our chance to show a united front. Remember "divided we
>> fall"?
>>> An old truth.
>>>
>>> Andrea
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: "A. Wodin-Schwartz" <anunreasonableman.ca at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:anunreasonableman.ca at gmail.com>>
>>>>
>>>> Date: March 6, 2007 1:11:36 PM PST
>>>>
>>>> To: "Andrea Dorey" <andid at cagreens.org
>> <mailto:andid at cagreens.org>>
>>>>
>>>> Cc: "Cameron L. Spitzer" <cls at truffula.sj.ca.us
>>>> <mailto:cls at truffula.sj.ca.us>>, "Cameron Spitzer" <cls at greens.org
>>
>>>> <mailto:cls at greens.org>>
>>>>
>>>> Subject: Re: Nader Movie & Book, California Appearances
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Great news! It is playing in San Jose. It will open on March 16 at
>>
>>>> Camera 12 Cinemas <http://www.cameracinemas.com/index.shtml>,
>> located
>>>> at 201 South Second Street. Show times and advanced tickets are
>>>> available online
>>>> <http://www.cameracinemas.com/cgi-bin/movies.cgi?cmd=bt&f=c12>or
>> by
>>>> phone at 408-998-3300.
>>>>
>>>> On 2/18/07, Andrea Dorey <andid at cagreens.org
>>>> <mailto:andid at cagreens.org>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> San Jose has a million people. Why waste THREE visits to San
>>>> Francisco when one of those could be here in San Jose, right
>> next
>>>> to the Sunnyvale/Palo Alto heart of Silicon Valley?
>>>>
>>>> One of the best gifts Nader could give the concept of third
>>>> parties is that of debunking the "spoiler" myth. We have a
>> young
>>>> computer guru here in San Jose who gives the best analysis
>> I've
>>>> ever heard of why Nader did NOT spoil the votes in 2000. I'm
>> sure
>>>> there are other voices out there who would concur with such an
>>>> analysis for that election and others. Maybe you folks could
>> get
>>>> together and design a strategy? No one could slam dunk the
>> idea
>>>> (over and over again) better than Nader! It would free the
>> Green
>>>> Party (and Nader himself) from lingering animosity.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Andrea Dorey
>>>>
>>>> (408) 306-1900 (cell for messages)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 7, 2007, at 5:30 PM, A. Wodin-Schwartz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Dear Ralph Nader supporters of California:
>>>>>
>>>>> You are invited to the California showings of the new Ralph
>> Nader
>>>>> documentary An Unreasonable Man, and to see Ralph Nader
>> during
>>>>> the California tour for his new book The Seventeen
>> Traditions.
>>>>> See schedule below.
>>>>>
>>>>> An Unreasonable Man taps rare archival footage and more than
>>>>> forty on-camera interviews to paint a complex portrait of one
>> of
>>>>> the most unique, important, and controversial political
>> figures
>>>>> of the past fifty years. This two-hour film (which has
>> garnered
>>>>> wide critical acclaim in recent weeks) uses Nader's harshest
>>>>> critics and most eloquent supporters to create a compelling
>> and
>>>>> inspirational interpretation of Nader's life and of our
>> times.
>>>>> Movie information, a preview, and downloadable flyers are
>>>>> available on the website www.anunreasonableman.com
>>>>> <http://www.anunreasonableman.com/>. See below for how to
>> help
>>>>> promote the film.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Seventeen Traditions
>> <http://www.seventeentraditions.com/> is
>>>>> an unexpected and extraordinary book by Ralph Nader that
>> looks
>>>>> back to the earliest days of his life, to his serene and
>>>>> enriching childhood in bucolic Winsted, Connecticut. From
>>>>> listening to learning, from patriotism to argument, Nader
>>>>> revisits seventeen key traditions he absorbed from his
>> parents,
>>>>> his siblings, and the people in his community, and draws from
>>>>> them inspiring lessons for today's society.
>>>>>
>>>>> An Unreasonable Man makes its California debut on Friday,
>>>>> February 9 at Los Angeles' Nuart Theater located at 11272
>> Santa
>>>>> Monica Blvd. February 9 to February 16, there will be three
>>>>> showings daily: 4:30, 7:15, and 9:55, with a 1:45 pm weekend
>>>>> matinee. On Friday and Saturday, Ralph Nader will do Q&A
>>>>> following the 4:30 and 7:15 showings, and introduce the 9:55
>> show
>>>>> on Friday only. Tickets are available at the Landmark Nuart
>>>>>
>> <http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/LosAngeles/NuartTheatre.htm>,
>>>>> or by phone at 310-281-8223.
>>>>>
>>>>> After Los Angeles, An Unreasonable Man has the following
>> premiere
>>>>> dates:
>>>>>
>>>>> * Pasadena, February 16 at Laemmle's One Colorado
>>>>> <http://www.laemmle.com/viewtheatre.php?thid=9>.
>>>>> * San Francisco, March 9 at the Landmark Lumiere Theater
>>>>>
>>
> <http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/SanFrancisco/
> LumiereTheatre.htm>.
>>>>> * Berkeley, March 9 at the Landmark Shattuck
>>>>>
>>
> <http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/SanFranciscoEastBay/
> ShattuckCinemas.htm>.
>>>>> * Santa Cruz, March 16 at the Nickelodeon Theater
>>>>> <http://www.thenick.com/>.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The book tour for The Seventeen Traditions will make the
>>>>> following stops:
>>>>>
>>>>> * Thursday, February 8 at 7 pm: Dutton's Brentwood
>> Bookstore
>>>>> <http://www.duttonsbrentwood.com/> in Los Angeles.
>>>>> * Saturday, February 10 at 2 pm: Barnes & Noble
>>>>>
>>
> <http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/
> storedetail.do;jsessionid=1DAE157FD82CCA89106D112D95212F6F?store=2583>
>>>>> in Encino.
>>>>> * Thursday, February 15 at 12 pm: Commonwealth Club
>>>>> <http://www.commonwealthclub.org/index.php> in San
>> Francisco.
>>>>> * Thursday, February 15 at 7 pm: Dominican University
>>>>>
>>
> <http://www.dominican.edu/events/lectures_ics/2007-aacmpy-1585586/
> index.html>
>>>>> in San Rafael.
>>>>> * Friday, February 16 at 7 pm: Books Inc
>>>>>
>>
> <http://www.booksinc.net/NASApp/store/IndexJsp?
> page=266537&s=storeinfo&>.
>>>>> at 601 Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> How to help:
>>>>>
>>>>> Promoting the film is a major grassroots effort and we need
>> many
>>>>> committed volunteers to make it successful by:
>>>>>
>>>>> * Phone banking potential movie-goers
>>>>>
>>>>> * Selling tickets to your friends
>>>>>
>>>>> * Flyering/postering campuses/communities
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you help us out?
>>>>>
>>>>> Contact Aaron Wodin-Schwartz at Aaron.WodinSchwartz at gmail.com
>>>>> <mailto:Aaron.WodinSchwartz at gmail.com>.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> PLEASE Forward Widely
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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