There is no doubt that Ralph Nader has been one of the most influential private citizens of the 20th century. Before he got riled up about it, car safety was optional as far as manufacturers were concerned, environmental degradation was the province of wild-eyed counterculture radicals, and food safety was an illusion. By being AN… Read More »
Morgan Spurlock, Morgan Presents POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD
Morgan Spulock is a hands-on filmmaker, often inserting himself into his films not just as the commentator, but as the subject. In SUPER SIZE ME, he lived for a month only on items available on the McDonald’s menu, the health effects of which he documented with a pithy attention to detail. In POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS… Read More »
Steve Skrovan is Not AN UNREASONABLE MAN
When “Everybody Loves Raymond” ended its nine-year run, executive producer and sometime writer for that series, Steve Skrovan, decided to do a sitcom about life in a public advocacy office.That idea was inspired by the real-life adventures of pal and co-writer/co-director Henriette Mantell’s time working as an office manager for Ralph Nader. Oddly, though, the more Skrovan thought about… Read More »