Collapse English Documentary Movie 2009 Cast and Crew
Director: Chris Smith
Writer : Chris Smith
Release Date: November 06, 2009
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Distributor: Vitagraph Films
Collapse - Synopsis :
A documentary on Michael Ruppert, a police officer turned independent reporter who predicted the current financial crisis in his self-published newsletter, From the Wilderness.
A look at the life of Michael Ruppert, a former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter. Michael predicted the current financial crisis in his self-published newsletter, "From the Wilderness", at a time when most Wall Street and Washington analysts were still in denial. He draws upon the same news reports and data available to any Internet user, but Michael applies his own unique interpretation.Watch online Movie Trailer free Collapse English Hollywood film.The film Directed by :Chris Smith
Collapse Movie Review :
Americans generally like to hear good news. They like to believe that a new President will right old wrongs, that clean energy will replace dirty oil, and that fresh thinking will set the economy... Americans generally like to hear good news. They like to believe that a new President will right old wrongs, that clean energy will replace dirty oil, and that fresh thinking will set the economy straight. American pundits tend to restrain their pessimism and to hope for the best. But is anyone prepared for the worst?
Michael Ruppert is a different kind of American. A former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter, he predicted the current financial crisis in his self-published newsletter “From the Wilderness” at a time when most Wall Street and Washington analysts were still in denial. Smith has always had a feeling for outsiders in films like “American Movie” and “American Job.” In “Collapse,” Smith stylistically departs from his past films by interviewing Ruppert in a format that recalls the work of Errol Morris and Spalding Gray.
Sitting in a room that looks like a bunker, Ruppert recounts his career as a radical thinker and spells out the crises he sees ahead. He draws upon the same news reports and data available to any Internet user, but he applies a unique interpretation. He is especially passionate over the issue of “peak oil,” the concern raised by scientists since the 1970s that the world will eventually run out of fossil fuel. While other experts debate this issue in measured tones, Ruppert doesn’t hold back at sounding an alarm. He portrays a future that resembles apocalyptic science fiction. Listening to his rapid flow of opinions, the viewer is likely to question some of the rhetoric as paranoid or deluded; and to sway back and forth on what to make of the extremism. Smith lets viewers form their own judgments.
The film also serves as a portrait of a loner. Over the years, Ruppert has stood up for what he believes in spite of fierce opposition. He candidly describes the sacrifices and motivators in his life.
Chris Smith’s “Collapse”
Two months after debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival, Chris Smith’s new documentary, “Collapse,” will hit theaters and VOD simultaneously. Cinetic has brokered a deal with Vitagraph to launchthe film in theaters next month, putting the doc on Cinetic’s new FilmBuff cable VOD channel at the same time.
Comprised of an extended interview with alarmist soothsayer Michael Ruppert, the film features gloomy talk on the future of society in the wake of the economic collapse that the former police officer apparently predicted (via his self-published newsletter).
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Collapse” will open at New York’s Angelika Film Center on November 6th and then expand further through Landmark’s art house theater chain on December 4th.
Smith and Cinetic’s swift strategy means they are forgoing a traditional acquisition deal in favor of putting the film in front of audiences quickly, as well as keeping control of the rights to the film. A DVD release plan has yet to be determined.
“The film had such great word of mouth at Toronto that we immediately began looking for ways to get the film to the biggest audience in the shortest amount of time possible,” Smith said, in a statement. The director of such docs as “American Job,” “American Movie,” “Home Movie,” “The Yes Men” added, “After considering many options, it quickly became clear that working with [Vitagraph’s] David Shultz and [Cinetic’s] John Sloss was the most innovative and exciting way to release this film.”
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