Lake of Fire (film)
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| Directed by | Tony Kaye |
| Produced by | Tony Kaye |
| Written by | Tony Kaye |
| Starring | Noam Chomsky Alan Dershowitz Peter Singer Randall Terry |
| Music by | Anne Dudley |
| Cinematography | Tony Kaye |
| Editing by | Peter Goddard |
| Distributed by | ThinkFilm |
| Release date(s) |  September 2006 October 3, 2007 (limited) |
| Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Lake of Fire is a 2006 documentary film that graphically depicts abortion in the United States. It features Noam Chomsky, Peter Singer, Alan Dershowitz, Nat Hentoff and Randall Terry.
The documentary was filmed entirely in black and white. It opened in September 2006 in Toronto. The director, Tony Kaye has said that he still does not know his own personal feelings about abortion.[citation needed]
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[edit] Critical reception
The film received very positive reviews from critics. As of January 6, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 94% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 47 reviews.[1] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 83 out of 100, based on 15 reviews.[2]
On November 19, 2007, Lake of Fire was named by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as one of 15 films on its documentary feature Oscar shortlist, but it did not receive a nomination.[3]
[edit] Top ten lists
The film appeared on several critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2007.[4]
- 3rd - Scott Foundas, LA Weekly (tied with 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days)
- 4th - Ella Taylor, LA Weekly (tied with 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days)
- 6th - Scott Tobias, The A.V. Club
- 10th - Ty Burr, The Boston Globe
[edit] References
- ^ "Lake of Fire - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lake_of_fire/. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ "Lake of Fire (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/lakeoffire. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ "Shortlist for docu Oscar unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. 2007-11-20. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i587be3b0ca27043557eff60b69803664. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ "Metacritic: 2007 Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20080102102034/http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2007/toptens.shtml. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
[edit] External links
- Lake of Fire at the Internet Movie Database
- Lake of Fire at Rotten Tomatoes
- Lake of Fire at Metacritic
- Lake of Fire at Box Office Mojo
- Lake of Fire at AllRovi
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