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AL GORE establishes his environmental credentials straight away in his global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth. When he stands by a river, sees the leaves, feels the river bank give a little beneath his feet, hears a cow in the distance, he feels all gooey inside. This profound revelation sets the scene for his deeply manipulative movie. We first see the man who was almost the US president stride onstage to give a PowerPoint presentation claiming the global warming apocalypse is nigh. That presentation - boring graphs, pie charts, diagrams and all - is the movie, interspersed with footage of...

Judy Ettenhofer: Gore's 'Truth' needs to be acted upon now By Judy Ettenhofer, June 21, 2006 When "Fahrenheit 9/11," the Michael Moore screen diatribe against our current president, arrived in Madison theaters shortly before the 2004 presidential election, people sympathetic to its message couldn't get enough of it. They flocked to screenings and breathlessly implored their friends to see the movie that bolstered all their reasons for hating George W. Bush. It is my profound hope that the same kind of passionate evangelism occurs as a result of a much, much more crucial film that arrived at Westgate and Eastgate...

By far, the most terrifying film you'll ever see. It will shake you to your core. A film that has shocked audiences everywhere they've seen it. There's nothing scarier. … If these lines from a movie trailer make you think you're about to see the next big summer horror blockbuster, then you're in for a surprise. For it turns out that the most terrifying movie of the summer -- the film that has audiences on the edge of their seats, gripping their popcorn tubs in panic and grabbing on to their dates -- is a documentary on the perils of...

Al Gore jokes about his movie on `Tonight' show BURBANK, Calif. Al Gore jokes he's been getting a taste of the movie star treatment. The former vice president was on the "Tonight" show last night. Host Jay Leno asked about the reaction to Gore's documentary on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth." Gore says since he's been on the Hollywood A-list, he's had a huge feud with Lindsay Lohan. When Leno asked for details, Gore said Lohan "knows what she did." The line got a big laugh. Gore also jokes he might consider a nude scene in his next movie if...

Who knew Al Gore could be such fun? He's the toast of Cannes and was hilarious on Saturday Night Live. He's also Topic A in political  conversation. A lot of Democrats start to sound a bit giddy when the subject of a Gore presidential run in 2008 comes up. Even with recent troubles in the GOP, many of them have been preoccupied with the weakness of their leaders and the party's uncertain future. When discussion turns to Gore, everyone gets excited.At the center of the Gore boomlet is the New Al Gore. He's full of the vision and ass-kicking clarity...

Genius In France by Al Yankovic NOTE: Lyrics in ITALICS are in French. NOTE: Translations of the French phrases are available by clicking here. NOTE: Lyrics that are UNDERLINED were not sung by Al. Lyrics: I'm not the brightest crayon in the box Everyone says I'm dumber than a bag of rocks I barely even know how to put on my own pants But I'm a genius in France (yeah), genius in France, genius in France Hoom chaka laka Hoom chaka laka Hoom chaka I may not be the sharpest hunk of cheese I got a negative number on my...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The elderly parents of parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic have died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning at their home outside San Diego, the county medical examiner's office said. Nick Yankovic, 86, and his 81-year-old wife, Mary, were discovered on Friday by family members at their Fallbrook, California, residence. It was unclear how long they had been dead. A fire was still burning in the fireplace and authorities said that the home had filled with toxic fumes because the chimney flue was closed. Their son, Al Yankovic, known as "Weird Al," could not immediately be reached for...