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Extraordinary Measures
"Extraordinary Measures," CBS Film Studio's debut, is the big-screen version of a science-driven story too extraordinary to go untold, however imperfect the telling. Inspired by the true events chronicled in Geeta Anand's 2006 book, "The Cure: How a Father Raised $100 Million—and Bucked the Medical Establishment—in a Quest to Save His Children," "Extraordinary Measures" follows Oregonian marketing executive John Crowley's (Fraser) desperate crusade to help his children survive Pompe disease, a rare neuromuscular disorder.
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Creation
"Creation" almost didn't make it into theaters in the U.S., according to the film's director, Jon Amiel. The biopic, a story about Charles Darwin's inner struggle to reconcile his religious views with his scientific theories while writing his famous tome, "On the Origin of Species," wasn't an easy sell.
Current Recommendation
Food, Inc.
“Food, Inc.” arrived on DVD just in time to ruin Thanksgiving dinner. Which isn’t a pejorative comment on the documentary’s worth but a reaction to its gut-churning images of livestock mistreatment and factory food production. Among other things, we witness pigs on the killing floor and sick cows standing ankle-deep in their own manure, prodded straight into the slaughterhouse. It’s a reality horror show, the result of merciless driving forces: corporate profit bolstered by billions in government subsidies.
In 93 lively minutes, director Robert Kenner tackles food-borne illness, dangerous working conditions, weakened human health, patent protection, the advent of fast food, corporation strong-arming, degradation of the environment, lack of government oversight, and organic foods. It’s a mighty tall order and somewhat frustrating to those already familiar with the arguments against industrial farming and who might be craving more in-depth analysis. Indeed, the cleverly conceived opening credits take place in a supermarket, and too many times the film’s colorful cinematography, goofy graphics, and ambitiously wide reach render it a cinematic version of the same sprawling emporium it decries..