Wednesday, November 12
Landmark (Theater 6)
9:15 PM
Randy Olson
USA, 2008
84 min
If the creators of Curb Your Enthusiasm hired Michael Moore to make a documentary about global warming, it couldn’t have been funnier, more entertaining, or more seriously satirical than Sizzle, a mocumentary directed by and starring biologist turned filmmaker Dr. Randy Olson. When Olson looks for funding for his scientific documentary on global warming, he turns to the Hollywood hills and finds gay couple Brian and Mitch whose cause de rigueur is saving the environment. With a budget of $50,000, Olson and his rag-tag crew– including his annoying, Hummer-driving, doubting Thomas cameraman–set out to interview top climate scientists, including both proponents and skeptics. Meanwhile, Brian and Mitch stalk random movie stars trying to convince them to appear in the film (an idea that doesn’t sit well with the uptight Olson). In the end, Olson finds the answers he’s searching for but not in the places he was looking.
ADMISSION: $10 non-member / $8 members