COLLAPSE December 4, 2009

COLLAPSE
MICHAEL RUPPERT IN PERSON AT SELECT OPENING WEEKEND SHOWS
An Eerie Documentary Showcasing the Grim State of Our World Today
Opens on Friday, December 4 in the Bay Area

Landmark’s Lumiere Theatre, 1572 California Street, San Francisco, (415) 267-4893
Tickets are $10.50 for general admission and $8.00 for seniors, students, and children
Film Subject Michael Ruppert In Person on Friday, December 4, both evening shows, times tbd.

Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas, 2230 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, (510) 464-5980
Tickets are $10.00 for general admission and $8.00 for seniors, students and children
Film Subject Michael Ruppert In Person on Saturday, December 5, late afternoon & early evening shows, times tbd

Showtimes and tickets will be available on Tues, Dec. 1.
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/tickets/



Americans generally like to hear good news…But is anyone prepared for the worst? Michael Ruppert, a former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter, predicted the current financial crisis in his self-published newsletter From the Wilderness at a time when most Wall Street and Washington analysts were still in denial. Director Chris Smith has always had a feeling for outsiders in films like American Movie and American Job. In COLLAPSE, Smith stylistically departs from his past films by interviewing Ruppert in a format that recalls the work of Errol Morris and Spalding Gray. Sitting in a room that looks like a bunker, Ruppert recounts his career as a radical thinker and spells out the crises he sees ahead…He is especially passionate over the issue of “peak oil,” the concern raised by scientists since the 1970s that the world will eventually run out of fossil fuel. While other experts debate this issue in measured tones, Ruppert doesn’t hold back at sounding an alarm. He portrays a future that resembles apocalyptic science fiction. Listening to his rapid flow of opinions, the viewer is likely to question some of the rhetoric as paranoid or deluded; and to sway back and forth on what to make of the extremism. Smith lets viewers form their own judgments.

http://www.collapsemovie.com/

"Compelling." - New York Times

"Buzz film COLLAPSE showcases a gripping pundit." - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“Not just sobering; it’s a full-on assault.” -New York Times

“There are many layers to the man and the movie, and it’s hard not to leave the theater shaken.” - AV Club

The film’s running time is 82 minutes; it is not rated.

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