Fighting for the Lives of Marine Mammals in “The Cove”
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... Every once in a while there is a movie so good it's astonishing, and this morning I saw one.  It's called The Cove, and it has just been screened at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and standing ovations.  The film, directed by Louie Psihoyos and produced by the Oceanic Preservation Society, chronicles former dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry's heroic campaign to stop the killing of 23,000 dolphins every year in the Japanese coastal village of Taiji.  In the 1960s, O'Barry trained the animals that collectively became known as Flipper to TV viewers - an ...

Top Five Eco-Focused Films from Sundance
Daily Greenz, the Blog from Greenzer.com — ... with some of the most buzzed about movies titled things like “No Impact Man” and “Crude”. It’s a testament to our times that so many of the featured films found their message in issues of the environment and each one has a unique angle and a great (educational!) story to tell. Here are five of our favorites to look for in theaters–and on video–near you. 1. The Cove A far cry from the movie Flipper, this ...

Ben Stiller, Adrian Grenier Attend NYC Premiere Of “The Cove”
ECORAZZI.COM — ... The Cove will hit theaters on July 31st in New York City and Los Angeles. Hit the jump below to view the trailer. ...

The Cove Exposes Senseless Dolphin Slaughter in Japan
Switchboard, from NRDC — Many people know about NRDC's on-going battle to save whales and dolphins from ear-splitting military sonar.  After watching an extraordinary and award-winning new movie, The Cove, hopefully many more will learn about the current battle to save thousands of dolphins from senseless slaughter in Japan.  Directed by Louie Psihoyos and produced by the Oceanic Preservation Society, The Cove chronicles former dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry's mission to stop the killing of over 2,000 dolphins every year in the Japanese coastal village of Taiji.  Using hidden microphones and ...

Public Jams, Eco Films, Grow Your Own Garden & More
Your Daily Thread — ... The Cove Premieres in L.A. This “eco controversial” film about dolphin and whale fishing in Japan opens this weekend at the Landmark and Arclight Theaters in West Los Angeles & Hollywood.  Learn more about the Sundance festival film and the issues it raises here.  Watch the trailer here. Location:  Landmark Theaters, 10850 W Pico Blvd # 2, Los Angeles CA.   Arclight Theaters, 6360 W. Sunset Blvd  Los Angeles, CA. The film ...

POLL: Are You Going To See “The Cove”?
ECORAZZI.COM — The dolphin documentary The Cove is being launched in Los Angeles and New York City this weekend — and we want to know: You going? Obviously, there are many that live nowhere near these cities, but you’ll be happy to know that the showings are expanding all around the U.S. starting August 7th. For a full list of theaters running the film, click here. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

Oceans 11 meets Flipper: Don’t Miss "The Cove"
TreeHugger — "Special ops" crew hide cameras from Taiji, Japan authorities to catch dolphin hunt. Photos courtesy of The Cove The fate of 23,000 dolphins is in your hands, says Flipper’s old trainer Ric O’Barry who’s devoted years to ending the monster he created: dolphin shows. He inspired National Geographic photographer, Louis Psihoyos, to direct an award-winning eco-documentary, The Cove. “But it’s not just about saving dol...Read the full story on TreeHugger ...

Keely And Pierce Brosnan Blog About “The Cove”
ECORAZZI.COM — Early reports indicate that The Cove dolphin-documentary enjoyed a strong opening with its limited New York and Los Angeles release last weekend. Now, we’re starting to hear from celebrities that have witnessed the heart-wrenching film and are encouraging others to take advantage of the expanded nationwide showings this coming weekend. Pierce Brosnan and wife Keely have written a short blog post over on Take Part sharing their love of the film — and how important it is for people to view it. “We have long been ...

Eco-Beat, 8/4
Green Daily — ... Pierce and Keely Brosnan have long been involved in protecting marine life, so it's no surprise that they pretty much flipped when they saw "The Cove" (a new documentary about a mass dolphin slaughter in Japan). Check out their thoughts about the film ...

Green weekender: Treefall to Tomatomania!
green LA girl — ... >> Eco-documentary The Cove, which exposes the “secret systematic slaughter of 23,000 dolphins,” is in L.A. theaters now. Here’s an ...

World-renowned Filmmaker Louie Psihoyos Fights Dolphin Slaughter in "The Cove"
Planet Green Articles Feed — It s no mystery that our seas are in peril. We ve got ocean acidification , marine litter , and overfishing , to name only a few examples mucking up our beautiful, biodiverse ocean ecosystems. What you most likely haven t heard about however is the annual, intentional mass-slaughter of dolphins going on in a cove in Taiji, Japan an act so heinous, horrifying, heart-wrenching and on the hush-hush that it took a entire crew of daring photographers, filmmakers and eco-activists known as the Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS) to document and draw attention to it. The expose culminated ...

Chatting with Fisher Stevens, Producer of Film The Cove
TreeHugger — Photo from wikipedia On July 31, 2009 , the film The Cove opened in New York and Los Angeles. Fisher Stevens had a major part in wiping the picture into theater-shape. You may remember him from the 1986 hit Short Circuit. With the release of The Cove, he is showing everyone he's got an eye for making edgy Read the full story on TreeHugger ...

'The Cove' Opens Worldwide
Oceana News — ... The film, which the New York Times described as "an exceptionally well-made documentary that unfolds like a spy thriller," opened in New York and Los Angeles recently, but have no fear if you live elsewhere. Check out the upcoming screenings in your area, and spread the word! ...

5 eco-flicks worth seeing now
Super Eco News Feed — Back-to-school doesn't have to mean time to come in from the deep end, towel off and get serious—not for grownups, right? That's just for those pesky kids. Now that they're all headed back to school, we can snag a few hours to creep into a cool, dark movie theatre. ... What's that? Of course, we're talking about serious films here! This is stuff worth watching—come on, this is the Earth we're talking about. Shhh. Now pass the popcorn, please. Dirt Dirt tells the story of Earth's most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility, from its ...

The Cove pulls no punches in documenting Japanese dolphin hunt
Grist - the Latest from Grist — by Claire Thompson The Cove documents a the hunting of dolphins in one Japanese fishing village.Early on in The Cove, director Louie Psihoyos describes how he assembled an “Ocean’s Eleven”-like team of specialists to infiltrate and expose a secret, brutal, for-profit dolphin-killing operation in Japan. The description fits the film, which is structured more like an action thriller than a documentary. And the team, which includes a pair of world-class free divers, a “clandestine operations” specialist who’s ...

The Wild Dolphin Project
Greenlight | OnEarth Magazine, from NRDC — ... Now that The Cove - the documentary about dolphin slaughtering in Japan - has officially rolled out to most U.S. cities, people's awareness about dolphins' precarious position on this planet has risen to new levels. ...

Hollywood’s next green generation
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... The vegetarian Heroes star figures as something of an eco-action hero in the new documentary The Cove, about the secret slaughter of 20,000 dolphins a year in a small cove in Japan. She received a “Compassion in Action” award from PETA in 2007 for her work saving the dolphins. A lot of celebrities donate money to worthy causes, but not many don a wetsuit and paddle into dolphin-hunter-infested waters to defend their beliefs. ...

Taiji's Dolphin Slaughter Suspended
TreeHugger — Photo via TheCoveMovie.com In April we highlighted the activists who have been courageously working to expose and stop the dolphin slaughter that occurs every year in Taiji, Japan. Over 23,000 dolphins are killed, and many are separated out to go to "swim with the dolphin" programs during a horrific round-up. During Blue August, Read the full story on TreeHugger ...

THE COVE: The Movie That Actually Stopped Dolphin Killings
INHABITAT — The Cove, dolphin killing, rick o'brian, movie, film, In the summer of giant robots, red matter, and aliens in South Africa, one little movie has managed to do what no other has done: have an impact on the real world. The Cove ...

The Movie That Actually Stopped Dolphin Killings
INHABITAT — The Cove, dolphin killing, rick o'brian, movie, film, In the summer of giant robots, red matter, and aliens in South Africa, one little movie has managed to do what no other has done: have an impact on the real world. The Cove ...

“The Cove” Is Slick Like “Ocean’s Eleven”, But Still Not Filling Seats
ECORAZZI.COM — ... . We say “delay” only because we suspect the Japanese will unfortunately continue the hunt once media attention surrounding the film dies down. But Psihoyos says we can all make a difference by getting people to see the movie. “The more people that see this film, the more ways it can be solved. So get other people to see it. The other thing is go to the site, and click on the action campaign. Take action. God, get involved with the environment. Get involved with your own life.” ...

Japanese Dolphin Slaughter to Continue Despite Current Suspension
Green Options — Last Tuesday, EcoWorldly Staff Writer Bryan Nelson wrote an article on the suspension of dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. The suspension came off of Japanese local media swarming on Taiji, after the award winning documentary film “The Cove” put the spotlight on the small Japanese village that slaughters thousands of dolphins every year. Ric O’Barry, the dolphin trainer and activist who brought the location to the attention of filmmakers, returned to the site of the slaughter this week, just as the annual “hunt” would normally begin. However, this ...

Japanese Dolphin Hunt Takes A New Twist, Whales Not So Lucky
ECORAZZI.COM — ... About 5:30AM yesterday, fisherman from the small coastal town — made infamous as the backdrop for the new dolphin documentary The Cove — drove about 50 pilot whales and 100 bottlenose dolphins towards the shore. Instead of funneling the dolphins into the deadly cove for a blood bath, it appears that for now, concessions are being made in light of the public outcry from the movie. According to the Associated Press, 50 dolphins will be sold to aquariums. The rest will be set free. ...

save dolphins from being slaughtered in japan
HAUTE*NATURE — If you have not yet seen The Cove Movie, I urge you to watch it! I usually do not post a request in its entirety on my blog, however this particular issue is so urgent that I encourage everyone with a blog to copy this post and paste it on their blog too. Please help save dolphins from needless suffering and brutality. Petition Announcement from End the Brutal Killing of More Than 20,000 Dolphins Every Year in Japan: This past week Ric O’Barry and a team of activists from Save Japan Dolphins and Earth Island Institute have been in Taiji, Japan, the site of the largest killing of dolphins in the ...

Dolphin slaughter turns sea red in Japan hunting season returns
The Guardian | Environment — Taiji's annual cull of bottlenose dolphins and pilot whales continues despite growing international condemnation The tarpaulin covers have been meticulously erected, but they can't completely mask the brutality of the slaughter unfolding below. Even from the clifftop, it is possible to hear the ...

More News from Taiji: 70 Dolphins Released and Quota Drops
TreeHugger — Image credit AFP/ Sea Shepherd Conservation Society It looks like things are still going better this year than in years past for dolphins swimming near Taiji, Japan. The latest word is that earlier this week, 70 of the 100 dolphins gathered in a recent roundup were released. It looks like the pressure put on Taiji thanks to international exposure through the documentary The Cove and non-profits has been effective to a surprising extent. Meanwhile, Taiji fishermen and local officials work to defend their reputation. ... ...

“The Cove” To Screen At Japanese Film Festival, Potentially Theaters
ECORAZZI.COM — It appears that Japan will finally get its chance to see The Cove. The dolphin-slaughter documentary had originally been rejected from showing at the Tokyo International Film Festival, but due to mounting international pressure has now been given the green light. The chairman for TIFF, Tatsumi “Tom” Yoda, denied that the decision to reinstate the film was due to any outside pressure — but you have to imagine the heat being generated by worldwide (and even national) media has been making him sweat. Yoda instead insisted ...

A change of tuna
Grist - the Latest from Grist — by Lou Bendrick Hi there, I am desperate for a tuna melt with some chips on the side, but am living in fear for my insides with the possibility of mercury in the fish.  I see “tongol” tuna in cans at my local high-end market and at the local co-op, so I’d like to make the assumption that this is somehow better for me, but I know that you will enlighten me and all of those others missing the foods of our youth… Missing the Fish Dear Missing the Fish and all of you who are missing the foods of your youth, It’s definitely a big bummer when you ...

The Cove Documentary Makes a Difference
Daily Greenz, the Blog from Greenzer.com — taiji-cove-in-2009 It’s not uncommon for a movie to inspire a trend (or at least a few Halloween costumes), but for a film to make a significant difference on the world is bit more rare. Of course, when the film is a powerful eco-documentary ...

To change your tuna, consider the sardine
Grist - the Latest from Grist — by Lou Bendrick In Checkout Line, Lou Bendrick cooks up answers to reader questions about how to green their food choices and other diet-related quandaries. Lettuce know what food worries keep you up at night. Hi there, I am desperate for a tuna melt with some chips on the side, but am living in fear for my insides with the possibility of mercury in the fish.  I see “tongol” tuna in cans at my local high-end market and at the local co-op, so I’d like to make the assumption that this is somehow better for me, but I know ...

“E”-lebrities (and YDT) Go Green At The 2009 Environmental Media Awards
Your Daily Thread — On Sunday October 25th, Hollywood (and YDT) went green for the 20th Annual Environmental Media Awards.  On hand for the honorous occasion were Amy Smart, Sir Richard Branson, Cedric the Entertainer, Kevin McHale from the Fox hit show Glee, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Mraz, Michael Rady from Melrose Place and many other hot names in the entertainment business. Eight films and television programs were awarded for their outstanding contributions to protect our environment. Winners included Walt Disney ...

“E”-lebrities (and YDT) Go Green At The 2009 Environmental Media Awards
Your Daily Thread — On Sunday October 25th, Hollywood (and YDT) went green for the 20th Annual Environmental Media Awards. Amy Smart is naturally gorgeous at the Environmental Media Awards. On hand for the honorous occasion were Amy Smart, Sir Richard Branson, Cedric the Entertainer, Kevin ...