Tag: Movies - Page 8
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11 Best Holiday Movies (and Their Subtle Green Messages)
You might not realize it when you watch them again and again year after year, but some classic holiday movies are sending messages above and beyond 'don't be a Scrooge.' If you look a little closer at these 11 great films -- from "Gremlins" to "A Christ
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End of Suburbia Director to Launch ResilientCITY - the Future of Our Cities (Video)
Image credit: Resilient Planet The End of Suburbia and its sequel, Escape from Suburbia, might just be the most influential documentaries within the environmental movement to be seen in recent years. True, they may not have achieved the mainstream
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Forget Football, Watch Live Feed of Rainforest Animals This Thanksgiving!
More often than not, if the television is on during Thanksgiving day, it's tuned into the football games. However, there's something even better you could be watching today. The World Land Trust (WLT) and
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Emma Watson's Next Green Fashion Line, and More Celebrity News
With the second-to-last installment of the "Harry Potter" film series premiering in theaters this weekend, actress Emma Watson announced plans for her next project: Another fashion collaboration. This one, which follows her
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Share Your Message for the World with mosaic:EARTH and Harmony
HRH The Prince of Wales has released his latest book, Harmony, detailing a new approach to understanding the world—and living in it.
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Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols Find Perfect Harmony, Ted Danson vs. Oil Drilling, and More
"One Tree Hill" actors Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols -- who talked to Planet Green about the personal impact of trip to the post-oil spill Gulf Coast with Global Green -- have been vocal about their support for the
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Wildlife Sanctuary Teaches Baby Sloths How to Potty (Video)
Sloths are perfectly designed for life in the trees, but even they need to come back down to earth every once in a while -- especially when nature calls. For a group of baby sloths
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Exclusive Video: Inside the Treacherous Canyons of "127 Hours"
When Aron Ralston set out for a climb through the Utah's Blue John Canyon on April 26, 2003, he didn't tell anyone where he was going. And when an 800-pound boulder slipped while he was climbing and pinned his right hand between
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Bill Clinton's Vegan Sex Appeal, Pamela Anderson Strips for Charity, and More
PETA is still months away from naming its Sexiest Vegetarian Alive winners for 2011, but one newly-vegan celebrity is gaining early buzz as a front runner: Bill Clinton. The former
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The Dignity and Despair of Trash Collectors in the World's Largest Waste Land
Artist Vik Muniz takes the photo of Tiao Santos as Marat (left) for the print entitled "Marat/Sebastio - Pictures of Garbage" (right). Photo credit: Vik Muniz Studio The moment when one thing turns into another is the most beautiful moment. A
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Casting The Lorax, Celebrities Against Proposition 23, and More
Photo: johanferreira15/Creative Commons The Lorax, a timeless environmental story from Dr. Seuss, is set to hit movie theaters in 2012 with a 3-D animated update to the classic cartoon -- and with Zac Efron voicing the role of Ted while Betty White
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6 Subtle Green Lessons From "The Sound of Music"
Last night, the cast of "The Sound of Music" reunited on "Oprah" for the episode billed as the first time in 45 years that all the actors -- including Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, and the seven actors who played the Von
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Harrison Ford: 25% of Earth's Surface Should be Protected (Video)
If you live in the United States, and you're not a conservation wonk or Harrison Ford, you're likely unaware that there's a massive UN conference in Japan that's seeking to outline a plan for protecting the world's
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Ellen Talks Turkey, Comedians Fight Malaria, and More
Comedian -- and vegan -- Ellen DeGeneres is the face of Farm Sanctuary's annual Adopt-a-Turkey Project, which encourages supporters to rescue a turkey this Thanksgiving (instead of roasting one). Find out how
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7 New Celebrity Products (and Their Green Pros and Cons)
Some celebrities will lend their name to just about anything -- and when it comes to green products, the truth behind the ads can be nearly impossible to figure out.
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Sigourney Weaver, Eva Mendes, Alec Baldwin, and Other A-Listers Speak Out for Clean Energy
Actress Sigourney Weaver may not get to visit the oceans of Pandora in the "Avatar" sequel, but she's more than a little concerned about Earth's underwater life: In a post for the NRDC's OnEarth community blog she
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Shia LaBeouf's Bad Recycling Habits, Moby's Woodstock Performance, and More
Actor Shia LaBeouf has plenty of big-time films under his belt -- Transformers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the upcoming Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps -- and he's an advocate for children's
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Woody and Willie Go All In for Biodiesel, Stella McCartney Designs for Kids, and More
Environmental A-listers Woody Harrelson and Willie Nelson are famous for their individual efforts -- Harrelson has spoken out for veganism and against mountaintop removal mining while Nelson has supported biodiesel and Farm Aid--
