Released this week, Joe Berlinger’s “Crude” unearths the effects of Chevron’s oil exploration of the Ecuadorean Amazon in a high stakes legal drama. This cinéma-vérité feature exposes of one of the largest and most controversial environmental lawsuits on the planet, known as the “Amazon Chernobyl” case. It traces the history between corporate giant Chevron/Texaco and the people of the region from the early days of extraction in the late 1950s up to the recent billion-dollar lawsuit filed by the affected tribespeople. The recent winner of the International Green Film Award at the Cinema for Pace gala in Berlin, ”Crude” shows in vivid detail the extent of land and water contamination inflicted on the environment and a clean up that is long overdue. Also on iTunes this week:
The End of the Line (Documentary) – Narrated by Ted Danson. Scientists predict seafood will be off the menu by 2048.
Iggy and The Stooges – Escaped Maniacs (Concert Film) – The Godfather of Punk reunites with his original band.
The 3 B’s (Documentary) – Low-budg indie maestro Don Dohler and his notorious resume of sci-fi & horror film creations.
The Last Hurrah (Comedy) – Grad students enjoy one last night together.
Bachelors (Comedy) – Roommates share the same affection for one girl.
Loser (Thriller) - A small-time drug dealer is bent on self-destruction.
The Sinking of Santa Isabel (Independent) – An adult attempts to recapture his youth through a treehouse.
