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featured 02.12.09

Trailer: Inglorious Basterds

The trailer for Quentin Tarantino's new film, Inglorious Basterds is up, and it's causing a little bit of a stir.... more

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PHONE SEX GRANDMA now on DVD!

Phone Sex Grandma, the award-winning hit comedy short, is now available on DVD through Amazon.com and Createspace. This... more

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Today's Podcast of SON OF A STRIPPER

Award-winning filmmaker Jack Truman, the son of a stripper, talks about his current filmmaking projects in the boonies

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Jermaine Jackson "I wish that it was me" TODAY Show VIDEO

Jermaine Jackson, one of Michael Jackson’s older brothers talks to TODAY’s Matt Lauer for the first time since the... more

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OK! Magazine Michael Jackson Cover Picture Under Fire

OK! Magazine is running a photo of dying Michael Jackson lying on a stretcher on the cover of their latest issue. The picture... more

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The Cove - a new documentary that exposes the horrific flipside of Flipper.

The Cove is a new documentary that exposes the horrific flipside of Flipper. Shot in the historic town of Taiji, Japan -- which is the birthplace of modern day whaling methods -- the film follows activist Ric O'Barry in his crusade to save the 2,000+ dolphins that are captured and/or slaughtered in a remote cove there each year.

Before O'Barry became an activist, he was an unwitting beneficiary of the dolphin trade. A one-time dolphin trainer (the mammals are closely related to whales), O'Barry first made a name for himself in the 1960s working on the Flipper TV series. "I feel somewhat responsible because it was the Flipper TV series that created this multi-billion dollar industry," says O'Barry, who older and wiser is appalled at the idea of dolphins in captivity in zoos and amusement parks around the globe. He now works for the Earth Island Institute, trying to save these wondrous creatures from this fate -- and worse.

His undercover work at the cove, exposing the atrocious practices of the Japanese fishing industry, caught the attention of former National Geographic photographer Louie Psihoyos, who directed the movie about O'Barry's work at the cove. Using high-tech hidden surveillance equipment, the duo were able to capture the covert activities at the well-guarded cove, that had – up until now – been hidden from world view. Even the Japanese dolphin industry it seems is aware that it must remain concealed if it is to continue.

At the end of the film, O'Barry storms the International Whaling Commission with footage from the cove that convinces many to disengage from the corrupt organization which sets whaling quotas which are intertwined with the issue of tolerance for Japan’s dolphin trade. For O'Barry, giving interviews in support of the film is the next step towards exposing the practices of those in the dolphin trade who are happy to perpetrate unmentionable cruelty and ply mercury laden dolphin flesh that in truth is too toxic for human consumption.

Hit the link above for an interview with Ric O'Barry.The Cove is a new documentary that exposes the horrific flipside of Flipper. Shot in the historic town of Taiji, Japan -- which is... more