The best thing to happen to Al Gore was losing the election (or at least the legal battle over the election). Ever since then, it seems like the man has been on a roll. An Oscar award winning movie, an Emmy award winning TV channel, and a Nobel prize, what’s next? An Inconvenient Truth is one of those films that truly changes your life. Before I saw it, I was environmentally cautious; I recycled when I could, I already drove a hybrid car, and I tried not to buy disposable items (I used rechargeable batteries and the like). However, ever since I saw the movie, the environment has been at the front of my mind. What other films have had an impact like that? Not a week goes by where I don’t think of something from that movie.

Anyway, in honor of Blog Action Day, I figured I’d congratulate Al Gore who I really wish would run for President. Although, I somewhat think the presidency may pale in comparison to winning an Oscar, and Emmy, and a Nobel prize in a matter of years.

Here’s an update to my previous entry, “Earth, The Next Hollywood Superstar?.” The blog High-Def Digest is reporting that HD-DVD and Blueray sales for Planet Earth have broken revenue records. Although fewer units were sold (The Departed holds the record for that at 100,000), the approximately 42,000 units of Planet Earth are more expensive (around $70 each) which has lead to more overall cash than The Departed raked in.

Go Earth!

It seems like Earth is becoming a huge star in Hollywood these days. Between Winged Migration, March of the Penguins, An Inconvenient Truth, and the cable television series Planet Earth, there’s no shortage of films about the home planet. Now, according to the UK’s Telegraph, the BBC is releasing a new nature documentary creatively named “Earth.” The article describes what went into the production of the film:

It took 130 cameramen and technicians five years to make the £8 million movie, the most expensive documentary film ever made. Filming in 62 countries, they braved some of the world’s most remote and treacherous terrain to secure footage of previously unseen aspects of the animals’ struggle for survival.

I really enjoyed Planet Earth so I can’t wait for this movie to come out.