The Freakonomics Radio Network, home to the podcasts Freakonomics Radio, No Stupid Questions, People I (Mostly) Admire, and Freakonomics, M.D., is teaming up with YouTube to bring its network of shows to the platform. “YouTube is the biggest and best audience in the world for user-generated media,” said Stephen Dubner, host of Freakonomics Radio and founder of the Freakonomics Radio Network. “I can’t wait to show them what we’ve been making.”
The Freakonomics Radio Network YouTube channel now includes all new podcast episodes each week, as well as hundreds of episodes from the network’s archives. The network also plans to experiment with short-form video, animation, and long-form video on the channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Ijxn1BL08
"YouTube is one of the most popular platforms for podcasts," said Stephanie Chan, Strategic Partner Manager at YouTube. "With over 2 billion monthly logged-in users, YouTube can...
The Freakonomics Radio Network YouTube channel now includes all new podcast episodes each week, as well as hundreds of episodes from the network’s archives. The network also plans to experiment with short-form video, animation, and long-form video on the channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Ijxn1BL08
"YouTube is one of the most popular platforms for podcasts," said Stephanie Chan, Strategic Partner Manager at YouTube. "With over 2 billion monthly logged-in users, YouTube can...
- 2/8/2023
- Podnews.net
Displaying a transparency that few filmmakers of his fame and / or caliber would even bother with, Steven Soderbergh has, for a couple of years, been keen on releasing lists of what he watched and read during the previous twelve months. If you’re at all interested in this sort of thing — and why not? what else are you even doing with your day? — the 2015 selection should be of strong interest, this being a time when he was fully enmeshed in the world of creating television.
He’s clearly observing the medium with a close eye, be it what’s on air or what his friends (specifically David Fincher and his stillborn projects) show him, and how that might relate to his apparent love of 48 Hours Mystery or approach to a comparatively light slate of cinematic assignments — specifically: it seems odd that the last time he watched Magic Mike Xxl, a...
He’s clearly observing the medium with a close eye, be it what’s on air or what his friends (specifically David Fincher and his stillborn projects) show him, and how that might relate to his apparent love of 48 Hours Mystery or approach to a comparatively light slate of cinematic assignments — specifically: it seems odd that the last time he watched Magic Mike Xxl, a...
- 1/6/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
When Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner published 2005's Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores The Hidden Side Of Everything, many took it for just a collection of essays on outside-the-box views on practical economics, espoused by a couple of guys who disagreed on how best to spell their shared first name. Seven years, one sequel, a blog, a podcast, and a feature film later, it’s clear that Freakonomics is, in fact, an ever-replicating entertainment machine that means to sink its tendrils into every medium available to 21st-century man. But with Philip Glass probably still blocked on Freakonomics: The ...
- 8/8/2012
- avclub.com
NBC has bought Pariah, a drama project from Lionsgate Television and Kelsey Grammer’s Grammnet Prods. Written by Kevin Fox (The Negotiator, Law & Order: Svu), the police procedural features characters inspired by the economic theory ‘Freakonomics’ made popular by authors/economists Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner. In Pariah, the Mayor of San Diego appoints a rogue academic with no law enforcement background to run a task force using Freakonomics-inspired alternative methods of policing. This causes an uproar within the police department as the morally conflicted, conspiracy-minded academic solves crimes by conducting his controversial experiments on citizens of the city. Grammer and Grammnet’s Stella Stolper and Brian Sher will executive produce, with Levitt and Dubner attached as producers. The project extends Grammnet’s relationship with Lionsgate — the two companies also co-produce the Grammer-starring Starz drama Boss. Grammnet, whose head of development Brian Taylor has spearheaded Pariah, and Levitt & Dubner are repped by Wme.
- 8/8/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
After working on both the Oscar-nominated Deliver Us From Evil and Adrian Grenier‘s Teenage Paparazzo, Matthew Cooke is set to premiere his directorial documentary debut, How to Make Money Selling Drugs this fall. At first glance, it seems like another take on topics Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner explored in their excellent book Freakonimics. But this one has an added dose of celebrity.
Rappers Eminem, 50 Cent and Rick Ross discuss their upbringing that dealt with the drug trade, while The Wire creator David Simon talks about the economics of the industry. There’s also DEA agents talking about the other side of the dangerous business. And for some reason Woody Harrelson and Susan Sarandon also show up in the feature. Cut together like an informercial regarding the title, we’ve got the promising first trailer, which gives us an inside look at this $400 billion industry. Check it out below,...
Rappers Eminem, 50 Cent and Rick Ross discuss their upbringing that dealt with the drug trade, while The Wire creator David Simon talks about the economics of the industry. There’s also DEA agents talking about the other side of the dangerous business. And for some reason Woody Harrelson and Susan Sarandon also show up in the feature. Cut together like an informercial regarding the title, we’ve got the promising first trailer, which gives us an inside look at this $400 billion industry. Check it out below,...
- 7/31/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Roswell, N.M. - The aliens have returned! Maybe not returned so much as finally arrived on home video with the release of Dark Skies: The Declassified Complete Series on DVD. Startling enough, the show only lasted a season on NBC in 1996. It gained a large cult with an alternative history of America in the ’60s. “History as we know it is a lie” was the startling series slogan. John Loengard (Eric Close) went from plucky congressional aide to a member of the ultra creepy Majestic 12 run by Frank Bach (J.T. Walsh) to battle the alien menace. An equally bizarre transformation happens to his girlfriend, Kimberly Sayers (Megan Ward). She gets alien abducted and returned. The perky perfect sixties gal goes to dark side. Can he bring her back?
Megan Ward called up the Party Favors hotline for a brief chat about the series, being covered in cow guts,...
Megan Ward called up the Party Favors hotline for a brief chat about the series, being covered in cow guts,...
- 2/4/2011
- by UncaScroogeMcD
Decried by some economists as having more to do with sociology than economics, Freakonomics, the book written by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, quickly became a resident of The New York Times Best Seller list and fell comfortably in the vein of those popular academia books (like anything by Malcolm Gladwell) that drew examples from current events and statistics to show that examining causal relationships sometimes leads to unexpected places. The book was a cultural phenomenon of sorts as it offered unconventional ways of explaining some things we take for granted. Can good grades be incentivized? What really caused the global drop in crime rates? Can a name shape someone’s destiny? How do you know if someone is cheating at sumo wrestling? Now, as an amusing and entertaining film, these questions are covered in mini-documentaries pasted together with segues hosted by the book’s authors.
Okay, so maybe some...
Okay, so maybe some...
- 1/27/2011
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
Here are the Blu-ray and Netflix new releases of note for the week of January 18th!
Blu-ray New Releases: Animal Kingdom
Add To Queue Synopsis: Evil is relative in this chilling tale of betrayal and blood starring Guy Pearce, Ben Mendelsohn and Joel Edgerton. When his mother dies from a heroin overdose, 17-year-old Josh Cody (James Frecheville) is taken in by his grandmother (Jacki Weaver) and uncles, the most notorious criminal gang in the city. So when tensions between the Codys and a squad of renegade cops land him at the center of a cold-blooded murder plot, Josh is forced to choose between his treacherous family and the lawless police in this shattering thriller. Buried
Add To Queue Synopsis: Paul Conroy is not ready to die.
But when he wakes up six feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why, life for the truck driver and...
- 1/18/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
A look at what's new on DVD today:
"Buried"
Directed by Rodrigo Cortes
Released by Lionsgate
"Paper Man"
Directed by Kieran and Michele Mulroney
Released by Mpi Home Video
While one can't feel too badly for the future "Green Lantern" star and People's sexiest man alive, Ryan Reynolds' two stabs at glory outside the beaten path went largely unseen, which is particularly a shame in the case of Rodrigo Cortes' "Buried," the thriller where Reynolds has no acting partner but a cell phone as a military contractor who finds himself trapped in a coffin with no knowledge of how or why he got there. A success at Sundance, Lionsgate scrapped expansion plans for the film when it didn't do well in limited release, so home video will be the first chance for many to catch it. Still, that was a considerably bigger success than "Paper Man," which snuck in...
"Buried"
Directed by Rodrigo Cortes
Released by Lionsgate
"Paper Man"
Directed by Kieran and Michele Mulroney
Released by Mpi Home Video
While one can't feel too badly for the future "Green Lantern" star and People's sexiest man alive, Ryan Reynolds' two stabs at glory outside the beaten path went largely unseen, which is particularly a shame in the case of Rodrigo Cortes' "Buried," the thriller where Reynolds has no acting partner but a cell phone as a military contractor who finds himself trapped in a coffin with no knowledge of how or why he got there. A success at Sundance, Lionsgate scrapped expansion plans for the film when it didn't do well in limited release, so home video will be the first chance for many to catch it. Still, that was a considerably bigger success than "Paper Man," which snuck in...
- 1/18/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
Now that the 2010 calendars have been put away, it’s time to recollect an entire year of film. While the “Best Of” or “Worst Of” lists seem to be popular, I want to talk about something a little bit different – the films that were wrongfully pushed out of their deserved spotlight, and have since stayed there. While some of these movies have already faded onto DVD (or even Instant Netflix), they are all wholly recommended for some curious viewing.
7. I’m Still Here
Recap: Directed by Casey Affleck, brother of Ben, this movie tiptoed between the definition of documentary or narrative film style while people like Jeff Bayer and I had mini-breakdowns concerning how we could even discuss it. Recently “retired” actor Joaquin Phoenix is at the center of the story, as the film’s turn of events that include his departure...
Now that the 2010 calendars have been put away, it’s time to recollect an entire year of film. While the “Best Of” or “Worst Of” lists seem to be popular, I want to talk about something a little bit different – the films that were wrongfully pushed out of their deserved spotlight, and have since stayed there. While some of these movies have already faded onto DVD (or even Instant Netflix), they are all wholly recommended for some curious viewing.
7. I’m Still Here
Recap: Directed by Casey Affleck, brother of Ben, this movie tiptoed between the definition of documentary or narrative film style while people like Jeff Bayer and I had mini-breakdowns concerning how we could even discuss it. Recently “retired” actor Joaquin Phoenix is at the center of the story, as the film’s turn of events that include his departure...
- 1/5/2011
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Freakonomics the movie is based on the hit 2005 book by economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner. It doesn’t take the Fast Food Nation fictionalised route as director Richard Linklater went down a few years back, but gathers a selection of documentary film-makers to explore key themes and ideas present in the book.
So what is ‘freakonomics’? Levitt describes it as the ‘study of scarcity’ in the DVD extras and applying statistical analysis and mathematics to every day subject matters. If that sounds a chore then it surprisingly isn’t because this collection of short documentaries makes for a fascinating, if uneven, viewing experience.
Alex Gibney’s short on corruption in Sumo wrestling is easily the best of the bunch. Indeed it recalls Italian football’s own problems with corruption a few years back but given a surprisingly exotic twist. Would corruption – even murder – really exist in an art...
So what is ‘freakonomics’? Levitt describes it as the ‘study of scarcity’ in the DVD extras and applying statistical analysis and mathematics to every day subject matters. If that sounds a chore then it surprisingly isn’t because this collection of short documentaries makes for a fascinating, if uneven, viewing experience.
Alex Gibney’s short on corruption in Sumo wrestling is easily the best of the bunch. Indeed it recalls Italian football’s own problems with corruption a few years back but given a surprisingly exotic twist. Would corruption – even murder – really exist in an art...
- 1/4/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
There’s nothing film studios love more than getting the movie rights to a hit book. But how do you adapt a work like Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner’s 2005 best seller Freakanomics that consists as mainly a series of essays into one feature film? Well, they decided to make it like a series of short films ala Woody Allen’s film of Every Thing You Always Wanted To Know About Sex… and Mel Brooks’s The History Of The World Part One. Using the anthology format they decide to have each segment directed by different filmmakers as in New York Stories and Four Rooms. The resulting film is a mixed bag, but an interesting experiment contrasting the styles of several contemporary documentarians.
The introductory and transitional scenes of the authors are directed by Seth Gordon(The King Of Kong) using a mix of live talking head interviews and animation.
The introductory and transitional scenes of the authors are directed by Seth Gordon(The King Of Kong) using a mix of live talking head interviews and animation.
- 10/22/2010
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Seeing a movie based on a book is nothing new. Many movies are based on books. It’s a wise investment for a movie studio, since many of these books come with a built in audience. What is a little strange is to see a documentary movie that is based on a book; but, it happens when “Freakonomics”, based on the best seller of the same name, opens on October 15th. The movie opens with the two writers of the book, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. They created a scenario, shown in animation, of how, if one of them were to try to sell his house and...
- 10/17/2010
- by Steven Lebowitz, West Palm Beach and Miami Movie Examiner
- Examiner Movies Channel
Freakonomics, the hit sensation book by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, has spawned one of the most interesting and compelling documentaries to come out the year which is Freakonomics: The Movie (read my review). The film is broken down into four sections based on chapters in the book, with interludes directed by Seth Gordon. I was fortunate to sit down with two of the six principle filmmaker collaborators for the film, Morgan Spurlock who directed the chapter A Roshanda by Any Other Name and Eugene Jarecki who directed the chapter It’s (Not Always) A Wonderful Life. Go ahead and watch below to gain some insight from these very talented documentary filmmakers.
(Note: Apologies for the shaky handheld camera work during Eugene’s interview because we had to film it on his walk back to work.)
Freakonomics is now in limited release.
E-mail Raffi Asdourian and be...
(Note: Apologies for the shaky handheld camera work during Eugene’s interview because we had to film it on his walk back to work.)
Freakonomics is now in limited release.
E-mail Raffi Asdourian and be...
- 10/15/2010
- by Raffi Asdourian
- The Film Stage
Economics certainly doesn't sound like the most logical subject for a movie, but neither does it scream 'bestseller.' Yet the book Freakonomics, the result of a collaboration between an economist (Steven D. Levitt) and a journalist (Stephen J. Dubner), surprised everyone by flying off the shelves upon its release in 2005. These two knew how to tell a story, and they picked fascinating lenses through which to view various aspects of human behavior and their societal outcomes. Striking just the right balance of storytelling and popular science, the book became a conversation piece throughout the country. A sequel followed (Superfreakonomics), as did word that an unusual documentary had been commissioned, with a who's who roster of doc directors attached to individual segments of the film, including Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp), Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side), Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight...
- 10/12/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
I saw one of these films at Sundance, one at Toronto, and one was downloaded as a rental to my PS3. They're all open in theaters this weekend, although none of them are what I would call a wide release. I can only really recommend one of them with any real enthusiasm, but I'm guessing they'll all have their audience. It's just a matter of Freakonomics "Freakonomics" is an all-star line-up of documentary filmmakers, all of them working on separate segments of a film that attempts to illustrate the different principles explained in the book by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. ...
- 10/8/2010
- Hitfix
Film producer Chad Troutwine had little trouble procuring some of the biggest names in the documentary field for his latest project, “Freakonomics.” Just do the math. The film version of the international best seller by Stephen Dubmer and Steven Levitt crunched numbers in a way they hadn‘t been crunched before. “Freakonomics,” out Oct. 8, exclusively in Denver at the Starz FilmCenter, is told in four separate, provocative parts. “I thought of it as an omnibus project from the beginning,” says Troutwine, who previously produced the anthology film ...
- 10/8/2010
- by Christian Toto, Denver Film Community Examiner
- Examiner Movies Channel
In the documentary Freakonomics, six different filmmakers attempt to try to blow your mind with old dynamite. The source material's not the problem. Freakonomics is a phenomenally interesting book, and while the ideas it introduces are remarkable, the even more remarkable part is that it's trying to teach you a new way of thinking. So if you've never bothered to read the book, you'll probably be fascinated by the documentary. Or at least parts of it. The entire project really is nothing more than four short films based on chapters from Freakonomics linked by random episodic little introductions. In most cases, they aren't really expanding on the material presented in the books, just gussying it up with clever graphics and making it easily digestible. If you've read the book, it's like someone made a karaoke video of the facts. I had strong hopes they were going to expand on the...
- 10/6/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Oct. 4-7 OnlyAlamo Drafthouse RitzFreakonomicsBased on the bestselling novel by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, this documentary explores human behavior through incentives based thinking, featuring a host of acclaimed documentary filmmakers including Alex Gibney, Seth Gordon, Eugene Jarecki and Morgan Spurlock. Oct. 4-7 OnlyAlamo Drafthouse South LamarCatfishDrumming up interest in much the same way Paranormal Activity did last year—with an intriguing hook and compelling marketing—Catfish is a thriller for the social media age. To keep with the film’s cryptic...
- 10/4/2010
- by Shane Ramirez, Austin Arthouse Cinema Examiner
- Examiner Movies Channel
Freakonomics is a multi-part documentary based on the immensely popular book of the same name by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner and is an eye opening examination of the various systems in place in our society. Consisting of a triage of extremely talented documentary filmmakers, Freakonomics takes an interesting approach of examining some core economic principles in the book and then permits the filmmaker to illustrate an example of the mentioned topic in their unique cinematic style. These stories take on a debunking conventional thinking approach often throwing accepted concepts at the audience and then subverting their logic in clever ways. By combining a talented roster of documentarians with a phenomenon book, Freakonomics succeeds in both educating and entertaining.
Seth Gordon (King of Kong) takes on the job of weaving together prelude chapters in-between the four short films from the other heavyweight documentary directors including Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me...
Seth Gordon (King of Kong) takes on the job of weaving together prelude chapters in-between the four short films from the other heavyweight documentary directors including Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me...
- 10/4/2010
- by Raffi Asdourian
- The Film Stage
As anthology films go, Freakonomics is an entertaining -- if occasionally scattershot -- documentary. But then, that was the nature of the book by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, upon which the film was based. Levitt, an economist and scholar, and Dubner, a journalist, looked at a variety of social phenomena through the statistical prisms of causality and incentive. Their book considered a variety of items from the standpoint of the data -- and what the numbers showed that the surface appearance didn't. For the film, the cadre of producers put together a seemingly all-star team of documentarians and did that same thing. So Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) exposes cheating in sumo wrestling; Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) looks at the 1990s' drop in the crime rate; Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp) discovers whether you can bribe ninth-graders...
- 10/1/2010
- by Marshall Fine
- Huffington Post
It takes a wild leap of the imagination to think Freakonomics, the best selling book by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner could be made into a film. Incredibly, several offers were made and finally the right concept presented itself: a dream team of documentary filmmakers Morgan Spurlock, Alex Gibney, Eugene Jarecki, Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing, among them, creating what amounts to a very clever, entertaining, seemingly random fact-loaded commentary on the workings of our world. At a special screening on Wednesday, author Stephen Dubner presented one tidbit not found in his book, but it could have been: after giving the predictable alarming statistics about drunk drivers, he asked had we ever thought about the risks of drunk walkers. Huh? And then he provided the alarming statistics. Let's just say, it is neither safe nor prudent to drive...
- 10/1/2010
- by Regina Weinreich
- Huffington Post
There’s an appealing sort of crazy, on the surface, to Freakonomics -- the theory, the book, and now the documentary: It sounds so reasonable at first glance, the idea that, say, kids with unique “black”-sounding names might have a harder time getting ahead in a racist world than kids named John and Sarah. And maybe it is reasonable... but it probably doesn’t help the cause when the wonderfully snarky Morgan Spurlock is narrating his exploration of the idea and ends up reducing it to the level of a notion both too good and too obvious to completely account for the correlation between race and economic disparity. It sounds for all the world as if Spurlock (Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?, Super Size Me) is mocking Freakonomics. Economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner pioneered the freakonomic idea -- in their book of the same...
- 10/1/2010
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
With awards season continuing, October sees more high-quality prospects and a few likely low-quality scary flicks in time for Halloween. One clear must-see stands above the rest. Check out our list below.
See:
10. Red (Robert Schwentke; Oct. 15th)
Synopsis: When his idyllic life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive.
Trailer
Why You Should See It: We’ve seen The Losers, The A-Team and The Expendables this year already. Now the all-star older generation action flick is here. Willis, Malkovich, Freeman and Mirren headline what should be a fun, mindless romp.
9. The Company Men (John Wells; Oct. 22nd)
Synopsis: A drama centered a year in the lives of three businessmen (Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones) who look to what’s next in their lives after being laid off by their company.
See:
10. Red (Robert Schwentke; Oct. 15th)
Synopsis: When his idyllic life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive.
Trailer
Why You Should See It: We’ve seen The Losers, The A-Team and The Expendables this year already. Now the all-star older generation action flick is here. Willis, Malkovich, Freeman and Mirren headline what should be a fun, mindless romp.
9. The Company Men (John Wells; Oct. 22nd)
Synopsis: A drama centered a year in the lives of three businessmen (Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones) who look to what’s next in their lives after being laid off by their company.
- 10/1/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Like the 2005 bestseller that inspired it, the movie version of Freakonomics is fleet and accessible, an enjoyably light and lively pop artifact aimed at bringing some unusual economic theories to the masses. But unlike the book—by “rogue economist” Steven D. Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner—the film is also a mishmash of poorly synched visions. An intro and interstitials scripted and directed by The King Of Kong director Seth Gordon tie together four sub-sections helmed by five all-star documentarians. Unfortunately, Gordon’s brief linking segments, which feature Levitt and Dubner personally explaining the core of Levitt’s ...
- 9/30/2010
- avclub.com
Director Seth Gordon's newest movie takes him away from the realm of high scores and barrel-throwing giant apes to the lofty heights of the New York Times bestseller list. Opening this weekend, "Freakonomics" brings the left-field data crunching of the literary best-seller by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner to the silver screen.
Produced by Chad Troutwine Films and distributed by Magnolia Pictures, the movie takes four case studies from the book and turns them into vignettes directed by an all-star team of documentary filmmakers. Morgan Spurlock ("Super Size Me") gives hilarious voice to the "Freaknomics" thesis on the consequences of certain baby names, while Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing ("Jesus Camp") take on the book's infamous cash-for-grades chapter. Eugene Jarecki ("Why We Fight") illustrates Levitt and Dubner's controversial conclusions about abortion and crime in the mid-1990s and Alex Gibney ("Enron:The Smartest Guys in the Room") adapts the harrowing...
Produced by Chad Troutwine Films and distributed by Magnolia Pictures, the movie takes four case studies from the book and turns them into vignettes directed by an all-star team of documentary filmmakers. Morgan Spurlock ("Super Size Me") gives hilarious voice to the "Freaknomics" thesis on the consequences of certain baby names, while Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing ("Jesus Camp") take on the book's infamous cash-for-grades chapter. Eugene Jarecki ("Why We Fight") illustrates Levitt and Dubner's controversial conclusions about abortion and crime in the mid-1990s and Alex Gibney ("Enron:The Smartest Guys in the Room") adapts the harrowing...
- 9/30/2010
- by Evan Narcisse
- ifc.com
"I don't think there's been a larger group of filmmakers on this stage at once," indieWIRE's Eugene Hernandez said as he introduced a panel featuring the six filmmakers that came together to create "Freakonomics." Based on Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner’s intensely bestselling 2005 book, the movie brought together Seth Gordon ("The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters"), Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady ("Jesus Camp," "12th & Delaware"), Morgan ...
- 9/30/2010
- Indiewire
A turbulent attempt to turn a 2003 jumbo bestseller of pop socio-economics into a pot-stirring documentary, Freakonomics features six great directors and one unhelpfully vague theme: Exposing "the hidden side of everything." That's the kind of subhead that looks great on mass-market book covers, but Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt's wide-ranging, anecdotal approach to the difference between correlation and causality has lost some of its cumulative mojo in translation, partly because after seven years the pot is pretty well stirred, and partly because the medium demands narrative focus.
- 9/29/2010
- Movieline
According to the synopsis, Freakonomics exposes the hidden side of everything, debunking conventional wisdom, and revealing what answers may come if one just asks the right questions.
Originally a 2005 book by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner Freakonomics has been made into a feature length documentary, Dave posted the trailer a month or so ago and now there’s the first few minutes available online to give you a taste of what to expect.
Yahoo let this one drop.
Originally a 2005 book by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner Freakonomics has been made into a feature length documentary, Dave posted the trailer a month or so ago and now there’s the first few minutes available online to give you a taste of what to expect.
Yahoo let this one drop.
- 9/29/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Equal parts journalistic exposé and targeted anthropological dissection, the slick anthology production "Freakonomics" makes heavy ideas go down easy. That's the point, of course: Based on Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner's bestselling 2005 tome, the movie explores "the hidden side of everything"--meaning the interpersonal rituals dictating when societal decisions get made, or should get made, or should not get made. It's a broad topic, which justifies the mini-movie format for ...
- 9/27/2010
- Indiewire
With the election season upon us, and economic tussles in Washington reaching fever pitch, an onslaught of movies addressing America's #1 political issue are about to hit theaters. Between now and voting day, at least five movies, both documentary and fiction, take up the subject of the global economic collapse, examining its roots, causes and effects. Even Woody Allen's latest trifle "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger" shows his usual white-bread bourgie characters struggling with financial difficulties. Can anyone be safe from the evils of Bernie Madoff? Judging from the following collection of movies, the answer is no. What else do we have to learn from these cinematic renditions of fiscal apocalypse? Below, find a rundown of each film's economic perspectives and their own equivalent S&P-style credit rating.
"Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps" (Sept 24)
It seemed like a good idea. With the 2008 financial meltdown the ultimate...
"Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps" (Sept 24)
It seemed like a good idea. With the 2008 financial meltdown the ultimate...
- 9/22/2010
- by Anthony Kaufman
- ifc.com
For one week, filmgoers in 10 cities can see the much-anticipated, multi-part doc for anywhere from 1 cent to $100. Freaky, huh? Magnolia Pictures and the Green Film Company are taking a different tack for a preview week of the documentary Freakonomics (Tff 2010), the buzzed-about collaboration between directors Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp), Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room), Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight), and Seth Gordon (The King of Kong). Based on the bestselling book by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt, Freakonomics explores modern, incentives-based economics and how they play out in everyday society. Alex Gibney and Morgan Spurlock at Tff 2010 Freakonomics hits theaters nationwide on October 1, but starting on September 22, movie fans have the opportunity to get a sneak peek at a reduced rate at Landmark Theaters in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Chicago, ...
- 9/16/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
Magnolia Pictures and the Green Film Company announced today a unique screening program in ten cities across the country that will allow filmgoers to choose how much they want to pay for an advance look at Freakonomics: The Movie . The film version of the internationally best-selling book by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt hits theaters nationwide on October 1st. These pay-what-you-want screenings offer fans a chance to see the film on Wednesday, September 22nd, over a week before its official opening, at Landmark Theatres in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia, Denver and Seattle. Tickets for the screenings are now available, and are being exclusively sold online through MovieTickets.com . Filmgoers can choose how much...
- 9/16/2010
- Comingsoon.net
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: I’m currently reading Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner’s “Freakonomics,” and loving the duo’s insights. A recent chapter compared school teachers to sumo wrestler to explain why cheating is prevalent in society. Another chapter linked the Ku Klux Klan to real estate agents … and it made sense! It’s a great read, and I’m hoping it translates into a great documentary.
That’s right, the book is about to be adapted to film courtesy of such award-winning directors as Alex Gibney (“Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room”), Morgan Spurlock (“Super Size Me”) and Seth Gordon (“The King of Kong”). Today, Hulu has posted an exclusive free clip of the upcoming documentary from Magnolia Pictures.
Here’s a synopsis:
Alex Gibney delivers a visually arresting look at the crumbling façade of Sumo wrestling and exposes searing and violent truths about this ancient and revered sport.
Hollywoodnews.com: I’m currently reading Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner’s “Freakonomics,” and loving the duo’s insights. A recent chapter compared school teachers to sumo wrestler to explain why cheating is prevalent in society. Another chapter linked the Ku Klux Klan to real estate agents … and it made sense! It’s a great read, and I’m hoping it translates into a great documentary.
That’s right, the book is about to be adapted to film courtesy of such award-winning directors as Alex Gibney (“Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room”), Morgan Spurlock (“Super Size Me”) and Seth Gordon (“The King of Kong”). Today, Hulu has posted an exclusive free clip of the upcoming documentary from Magnolia Pictures.
Here’s a synopsis:
Alex Gibney delivers a visually arresting look at the crumbling façade of Sumo wrestling and exposes searing and violent truths about this ancient and revered sport.
- 9/14/2010
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive TV spot for Freakonomics , available on Video On Demand, iTunes, Amazon On Demand, PlayStation Network, Xbox Marketplace this Friday, September 3rd, and opening in theaters on October 1st. Freakonomics is the film version of the best-selling book about incentives-based thinking by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years: Academy Award winner Alex Gibney ( Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room , Casino Jack and the United States of Money ), Academy Award nominees Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing ( Jesus Camp ), Academy Award...
- 9/2/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Magnolia Pictures has released the trailer of "Freakonomics" starring Alex Gibney, Morgan Spurlock, Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing, Eugene Jarecki, and Seth Gordon.
Film is due out October 1, 2010.
Check out the trailer below.
Official synopsis:
"Freakonomics" is the highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally bestselling book about incentives-based thinking by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years: Academy Award® winner Alex Gibney ("Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," "Casino Jack and the United States of Money"), Academy Award® nominees Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing ("Jesus Camp"), Academy Award® nominee Morgan Spurlock ("Super Size Me"), Eugene Jarecki ("Why We Fight") and Seth Gordon ("The King of Kong").
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Film is due out October 1, 2010.
Check out the trailer below.
Official synopsis:
"Freakonomics" is the highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally bestselling book about incentives-based thinking by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years: Academy Award® winner Alex Gibney ("Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," "Casino Jack and the United States of Money"), Academy Award® nominees Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing ("Jesus Camp"), Academy Award® nominee Morgan Spurlock ("Super Size Me"), Eugene Jarecki ("Why We Fight") and Seth Gordon ("The King of Kong").
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- 8/15/2010
- by amcsts@gmail.com
- AMC - Script to Screen
Still very timely, the documentary Freakonomics will be released soon. The title should be familiar; the movie is based on the principles found in the book of the same name by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt.
And the film takes an interesting approach; it's a sort of anthology directed in parts by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (Jesus Camp, Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room), Seth Gordon (King of Kong), Eugene Jarecki (the less-heralded but fantastic Why We Fight), and Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me).
The film will roll out in several ways prior to its October 1st theatrical debut. You can check it out beginning September 3rd on Amazon, On Demand, Apple iTunes, Xbox Live, Playstation, and Vudu. Here's the trailer:...
And the film takes an interesting approach; it's a sort of anthology directed in parts by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (Jesus Camp, Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room), Seth Gordon (King of Kong), Eugene Jarecki (the less-heralded but fantastic Why We Fight), and Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me).
The film will roll out in several ways prior to its October 1st theatrical debut. You can check it out beginning September 3rd on Amazon, On Demand, Apple iTunes, Xbox Live, Playstation, and Vudu. Here's the trailer:...
- 8/14/2010
- by Get The Big Picture
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Magnolia Pictures has released the official trailer for Freakonomics, a documentary adaptation of the bestselling non-fiction book by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. The film, which features an impressive list of exceptional filmmakers, closed the Tribeca Film Festival in May to mostly positive reviews. It will play On Demand on Apple iTunes, Xbox Live, Playstation, Amazon and Vudu on September 3 and in select theaters October 1.
Watch the trailer here or at Apple.com:
Official synopsis:
Alex Gibney (Enron:The Smartest Guys in the Room, Casino Jack and the United States of Money) delivers a visually arresting look at the crumbling façade of Sumo wrestling and exposes searing and violent truths about this ancient and revered sport. Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) offers up a buoyant and revealing angle on the repercussions of baby names. Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp) balance levity and candor with their eye-opening profile of underachieving...
Watch the trailer here or at Apple.com:
Official synopsis:
Alex Gibney (Enron:The Smartest Guys in the Room, Casino Jack and the United States of Money) delivers a visually arresting look at the crumbling façade of Sumo wrestling and exposes searing and violent truths about this ancient and revered sport. Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) offers up a buoyant and revealing angle on the repercussions of baby names. Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp) balance levity and candor with their eye-opening profile of underachieving...
- 8/13/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
How is it possible that a trailer for a documentary about an economics book is somehow action-packed? The book is the 2005 bestseller Freakonomics, that’s how. The trailer for Freakonomics the Movie landed online today, with its brisk, fast-cut narration that seems to capture the book’s reader-friendly appeal. Also intriguing is the all-star list of popular documentarians at the helm.
With authors Stephen Dubner, a journalist, and Steven Levitt, an economist, knitting the whole thing together, a veritable who’s who of acclaimed doc directors provide segments illustrating the duo’s mind-bending themes about such well-worn topics as children’s names and crime rates.
With authors Stephen Dubner, a journalist, and Steven Levitt, an economist, knitting the whole thing together, a veritable who’s who of acclaimed doc directors provide segments illustrating the duo’s mind-bending themes about such well-worn topics as children’s names and crime rates.
- 8/13/2010
- by Kerrie Mitchell
- EW.com - PopWatch
For years, snippets of news about Freakonomics have taunted those of us eager to know when we’ll finally get a chance to see the adaptation of Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner’s international bestseller. Now we have not only a release date but an official trailer. The film is divided into four main sections with an ensemble of directors tackling a subject each. Were you to create a fantasy league of documentary directors this would pretty close to mine. Seth Gordon (The King of Kong) is in charge of tying all the segments together with interjections by the book’s authors and Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side), Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp), and Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) take on subjects from cheating in sumo wrestling to financial incentives within high schools. Freakonomics begins its limited theatrical release on October...
- 8/13/2010
- by Charlotte
- FilmJunk
Based on the best-selling book by economist Steven D. Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner, “Freakonomics,” the film version, consists of four mini-docs helmed by a who's who of non-fiction directors, including Morgan Spurlock (”Super Size Me”), the ubiquitous Alex Gibney, Eugene Jarecki (”Why We Fight”) and the team of Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing ("12th & Delaware"), plus additional material by Seth Gordon (”The King of Kong”).
- 8/13/2010
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
The key tenet to Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner's best-selling book series Freakonomics is that incentive makes the world go 'round. So what are the incentives for you to see a documentary based their writings? Well, there are six actually: Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight), Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side), Seth Gordon (King of Kong), and Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (Jesus Camp).
- 8/13/2010
- Movieline
Here's the trailer for Freakonomics the documentary based on the bestseller from Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt (full disclosure: I've read Freakonomics and Super Freakonomics. I'm also white. I do not, however, drive a mini-van.) I'm not entirely sure how you make this documentary, other than to interview Dubner and Levitt and splice it with B-roll and a few interviews, which is exactly what the trailer looks like.
No matter. The book was chock full of fascinating information; now it's just packaged into a different medium, and directed by a lot of big-names in documentary, like Alex Gibney, Morgan Spurlock, and Seth Gordon. It debuts on VOD in the first week of September, and will be released theatrically in October. Or you can just read the book. Or pick up the sequel, where you can find out what the average price is for a handjob from a Chicago prostitute (I...
No matter. The book was chock full of fascinating information; now it's just packaged into a different medium, and directed by a lot of big-names in documentary, like Alex Gibney, Morgan Spurlock, and Seth Gordon. It debuts on VOD in the first week of September, and will be released theatrically in October. Or you can just read the book. Or pick up the sequel, where you can find out what the average price is for a handjob from a Chicago prostitute (I...
- 8/13/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Magnolia has debuted an official trailer on Apple for Freakonomics, the anthology documentary version of Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's popular economics book. They recruited a team of some of the best documentary filmmakers - Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp), Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight), Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) and Seth Gordon (The King of Kong) - to each delve into one of the different economically wild topics the book covers. I've heard some mixed things about the doc, but this trailer looks good. Check it out and let us know what you think? Watch the official trailer for the documentary adaptation of Freakonomics: [flv:http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/Freakonomics-officialtrailer.flv http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/Freakonomics-officialtrailer.jpg 598 338] You can also watch the official Freakonomics trailer in High Definition on Apple Freakonomics is an adaptation of the non-fiction book of the same name, written by economist Steven Levitt and NY Times journalist Stephen J.
- 8/13/2010
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Trailer for Freakonomics, is the highly anticipated film version of the hugely-successful, bestselling book about incentives-based thinking, written by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner.
Directed by several handful of acclaimed indie filmmakers – Seth Gordon, Morgan Spurlock, Alex Gibney, Eugene Jarecki, Rachel Grady, and Heidi Ewing, the film was the Closing Night Gala premiere film at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, the Opening Night film at the AFI/Discovery SilverDocs film festival in June, was picked up by Magnolia Pictures, with an October 1 release date scheduled.
Directed by several handful of acclaimed indie filmmakers – Seth Gordon, Morgan Spurlock, Alex Gibney, Eugene Jarecki, Rachel Grady, and Heidi Ewing, the film was the Closing Night Gala premiere film at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, the Opening Night film at the AFI/Discovery SilverDocs film festival in June, was picked up by Magnolia Pictures, with an October 1 release date scheduled.
- 8/13/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
In the mood for some light-hearted socioeconomic probing and debunking? A new HD trailer for the Freakonomics movie has just gone online. Check it out if you feel incentivised.Published in 2005, Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything was a surprise international bestseller. It saw New York Times journo Stephen J Dubner team with University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt to apply economic theory to bizarre subjects. They exposed cheating in the world of Sumo wrestling, and the relationship between the Ku Klux Klan and estate agents, to the tune of several million copies sold. Superfreakonomics followed last year.The film looks to be firmly from the Michael Moore school, and has the unusual distinction of being a portmanteau documentary, with a different team tackling a chapter each. Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me, Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden) tackles the social repercussions of...
- 8/13/2010
- EmpireOnline
Documentary filmmaking is not an easy job. Those that are successful at it know the importance of choosing a subject that is both engaging and entertaining, a subject that an audience won't mind sitting and learning about for two hours. From the look of the first trailer, Freakonomics isn't taking that risk and, instead, covers everything you can possibly imagine. Apple has premiered said trailer which is headed up by a supergroup of documentary filmmakers including Alex Gibney, Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing, Morgan Spurlock, Eugene Jarecki, Seth Gordon exploring absolutely anything and everything. Based on the best selling book by journalist and economist pair Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, the film explores subjects as wide ranging as cheating in sumo wrestling to cash incentives for good grades. In summation, it looks like the first Add-friendly documentary. Check out the trailer below or in HD over at Apple. function...
- 8/12/2010
- cinemablend.com
I’m not talking about quality here, but the sheer line-up of stars. While these documentarians may not have the strapping muscles, they sure are a lot more talented than the cast of Sylvester Stallone‘s latest. They have worked together to create the ultimate documentary.
Based on Steven D. Levitt‘s bestselling book, Freakonomics, it features sections by Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room), Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp), Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) and Seth Gordon (The King of Kong).
Our own Kristen Coates reviewed it at its Tribeca premiere and it looks to be as good as it sounds. I loved the book and Apple has the first trailer up, which seems to be a great adaptation of the material. Check it out below.
Synopsis:
Alex Gibney (Enron:The Smartest Guys in the Room, Casino Jack and the United States of Money...
Based on Steven D. Levitt‘s bestselling book, Freakonomics, it features sections by Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room), Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp), Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) and Seth Gordon (The King of Kong).
Our own Kristen Coates reviewed it at its Tribeca premiere and it looks to be as good as it sounds. I loved the book and Apple has the first trailer up, which seems to be a great adaptation of the material. Check it out below.
Synopsis:
Alex Gibney (Enron:The Smartest Guys in the Room, Casino Jack and the United States of Money...
- 8/12/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
HollywoodNews.com: “Freakonomics” has just unveiled the official poster for the film.
“Freakonomics” is the highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally bestselling book about incentives-based thinking by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years: Academy Award® winner Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Casino Jack and the United States of Money), Academy Award® nominees Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp), Academy Award® nominee Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) and Seth Gordon (The King of Kong).
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“Freakonomics” is the highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally bestselling book about incentives-based thinking by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years: Academy Award® winner Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Casino Jack and the United States of Money), Academy Award® nominees Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp), Academy Award® nominee Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) and Seth Gordon (The King of Kong).
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- 8/12/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Today we have debut posters for two films that couldn’t be anymore different. The first is for Todd Phillips‘ next comedy Due Date, which stars Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx, Alan Arkin, Juliette Lewis and Danny McBride. Check it out below via Yahoo.
Due Date hits theaters November 5th. Check out the trailer here.
We also have the first poster for the documentary Freakonomics, based on Steven D. Levitt‘s bestselling book. The film is The Expendables of documentary filmmaking, featuring sections by Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room), Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp), Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) and Seth Gordon (The King of Kong). Check it out below via Cinematical.
Freakonomics hits theaters on October 1 and VOD on September 3. You can read Kristen Coates‘ Sundance review here.
Which of these films are you more excited for?...
Due Date hits theaters November 5th. Check out the trailer here.
We also have the first poster for the documentary Freakonomics, based on Steven D. Levitt‘s bestselling book. The film is The Expendables of documentary filmmaking, featuring sections by Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room), Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp), Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) and Seth Gordon (The King of Kong). Check it out below via Cinematical.
Freakonomics hits theaters on October 1 and VOD on September 3. You can read Kristen Coates‘ Sundance review here.
Which of these films are you more excited for?...
- 8/10/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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