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Fuel (2009)

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Reviews Counted: 8

Fresh: 6

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 6.8/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Nov 14, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy: these issues will be the catalyst for heated debates and positive change for many years to come. 2008 Sundance... Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy: these issues will be the catalyst for heated debates and positive change for many years to come. 2008 Sundance award-winning film Fuel exposes shocking connections between the auto industry, the oil industry and the government, while exploring alternative energies such as solar, wind, electricity and non-food-based biofuels.

Josh Tickell and his Veggie Van take us on the road as we discover the pros and cons of biofuels, how America’s addiction to oil is destroying the U.S. economy and how green energy can save us, but only if we act now. --© Official Site [More]

Starring: Barbara Boxer, Richard Branson, Sheryl Crow, Laurie David

Starring: Barbara Boxer, Richard Branson, Sheryl Crow, Laurie David, Larry David, Larry Hagman, Woody Harrelson, Robert F Kennedy, Willie Nelson, Julia Roberts, Josh Tickell, Neil Young

Director: Josh Tickell

Director: Josh Tickell
Screenwriter: Johnny O'Hara
Producer: Greg Reitman, Daniel Assael, Dale Rosenbloom, Darius Fisher, Rebecca Harrell
Composer: Ryan Demaree, Edgar Rothermich
Studio: Greenlight Theatrical

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For a film about energy, it's marvelous that Tickell ultimately gives us all the proverbial power.

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04/04/09
Kimberly Gadette
Indie Movies Online

One of the refreshing traits of this action-nudging documentary is Tickell's willingness to wrestle his own biases.

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03/20/09
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
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Tickell makes his case in an entertaining and hence all the more effective manner.

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02/26/09
Michael Dequina
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Smartly animated interstitials, memorable archival material and a lively soundtrack round out the fast-paced proceedings.

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02/13/09
Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
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Those outside the bio-church aren’t likely to drive (at less than $2 per gallon) to see it at their local theater.

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02/12/09
Brian Miller
L.A. Weekly

While Fuel takes persuasive swipes at the influence of oil-based energy companies over domestic and foreign policy, the film is more dazzling as an introduction to all kinds of clean energy alternatives many of us have never heard of.

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11/21/08
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

Fuel's message is clear -- oil is bad; alternative energy is good -- and its goals are simple -- put Big Oil out of business by selling the American public on the virtues of cleaner energy sources, such as wind, solar, ethanol, hemp, and world music.

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11/21/08
Josh Rosenblatt
Austin Chronicle

... a rousing documentary on the real costs of petrochemical dependence and the practical alternatives within reach.

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11/20/08
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