Morgan Spurlock
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Can man live on fast food alone? Morgan Spurlock tried to do just that. For thirty days, he ate nothing but three "squares" a day from McDonald's as part of an investigation into the effects of fast food on American health. The resulting documentary film, Super Size Me, won him resounding applause and a worldwide release that broke box-office records. Audiences were captivated by his experiment, during which he gained twenty-five pounds, his blood...
2) 30 days
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
30 days, the intelligent and innovative TV show that dares you to "take a walk in someone else's shoes". Explore some of America's most pressing social issues by following the lives of ordinary people who agree to live well-outside their comfort zones for 30 days: Spurlock and his fiancée try to make ends meet by working minimum-wage jobs, a devout Christian immerses himself in Islamic culture, a homophobic young man goes to live and work in San...
Publisher
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
An intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon, One Direction. Weaved with stunning live concert footage, this inspiring feature film tells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry, and Louis's meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor to conquering the world and performing at London's famed O2 Arena. Hear it from the boys themselves and see through their own...
Author
Series
DMZ volume 8
Publisher
Vertigo/DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Conclusion of the series about Matty Roth, aspiring photojournalist, who continues his to report on the struggle of the civilians caught in this no-man's-land during the Second American Civil War. Nothing will be the same again because the unimaginable can indeed happen on American soil.
Publisher
Arts Alliance America
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they examine the commercialization of Christmas in America while following the group on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse - the end of humankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt. Delves into issues such as the role sweatshops play in America's mass consumerism and Big-Box Culture.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock embarks on a journey to find out if fast food is making Americans fat. For 30 days he can't eat or drink anything that isn't on McDonald's menu; he must eat three square meals a day, he must eat everything on the menu at least once and supersize his meal if asked. He treks across the country interviewing a host of experts on fast food and a number of regular folk while downing McDonald's to try and find out why 37% of American...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
The highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally bestselling book about incentives-based thinking by renowned economists Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years.
Publisher
Arts Alliance America
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
An unscripted look at what happens when a person is put into a lifestyle that is nothing like what they are used to for 30 days. See what is like to live in a mixed status Mexican family that live in a one-bedroom apartment. A man who lost his job to outsourcing travels to Bangalore to see how outsourcing U.S. jobs has affected India's culture. An atheist will live with a fundamentalist Christian family in Texas. A father attempts to find inner peace...