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Gina Telaroli
July 1, 2008 | 10:23 am EST
The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Check out some of our most popular stories of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites!
TakePart Gang:
Arrested in Development by Wendy Cohen
Is Google Making Us Dumber? by Blair Golson
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Nicole Hughes:
Top 5 Ways to Green Your July 4th
Greenopia: Eco-Guides For Your City
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Hypermiling Contest Winner Gets 124 Miles to the Gallon
Rise in Fuel Prices May Lead to Dirtier Energy Sources
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Jon Popham:
Red Tide in Yellow Sea Threatens Olympics
Mercedes-Benz Ditching Gasoline Cars by 2015
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Giulia Rozzi:
46664 Concert: Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela
Denise Richards Likes to Share
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Gina Telaroli:
Top 10 Movies for the 4th of July: For Patriots and Cynics!
The Radical and Beautiful Journey of Wall-E
When you aren’t busy grilling or watching fireworks you should definitely check out one of our Top 10 Movies for the 4th of July. Our list is perfect for both patriots and cynics as it showcases films that both celebrate the history of our country, sometimes question it and also highlight a need for change. Let us know if we missed your favorite and enjoy! Also be sure to check out our 4th of July TakePart links below:
takepart to support the veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan wars this Independence Day.
takepart to learn how you can Take Action to encourage others to vote and speak their peace.
takepart to help keep the internet independent this Independence Day - Save the Internet!
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10. Election Day : A verite look at election day 2004 and how we vote in this country. With the upcoming election this film brings to light much that we should be discussing about what it means to be American. Also it premieres on PBS tonight : http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2008/electionday/
IndieWIRE has a great interview up with the directors of Baghdad High. Ivan O’Mahoney and Laura Winter’s film follows the lives of high school students in Iraq - O’Mahoney and Winter actually gave students small digital cameras so they could document their lives - pretty cool!
The result is a film that shows how remarkably similar these teenagers’ lives are compared to those in the Western world. indieWIRE talked to both filmmakers about the film and their expectations for its North American Premiere at Tribeca.
What was the inspiration for “Baghdad High?”
We both had worked in Iraq and were looking to avoid yet another Iraq film told through the eyes of soldiers, religious leaders and warlords. The idea was that if you want to do something about the future of Iraq, you should talk to the future…i.e. go straight to its teenagers. Everyone can sympathize with the troubles and triumphs of being a teenager. It’s just that these teens happened to be growing into men in a war zone. [indieWIRE]
If you’re eagerly awaiting Errol Morris’ latest film Standard Operating Procedure (I am!) and are in the San Francisco and NYC area you’ll want to take note that he’ll be at an Apple store near you:
Join Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, Errol Morris (”The Fog of War“) at the Apple Store as he screens clips and discusses the making of his latest film, “Standard Operating Procedure.” The film explores how photographs taken by soldiers in Abu Ghraib prison have changed the war in Iraq and changed America’s image of itself. After the discussion, Morris will take questions from the audience. Sony Pictures Classics will release the film on April 25.
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