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GUESTS: Richard Linklater, director of many acclaimed films including “Fast Food Nation”; Eric Schlosser, journalist and author of the best-selling book, “Fast Food Nation”

Based on the best-selling book, Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser, acclaimed director Richard Linklater has made a feature film by the same name. Fast Food Nation, the film, will be premiering in Los Angeles this evening at the Egyptian Theater as part of the Artivist Film Festival. The film has an all-star cast including Bruce Willis, Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Wilmer Valderrama, Yareli Arizmendi, Kris Kristofferson, Greg Kinnear, and more. Rather than filming it as a documentary, Linklater and Schlosser co-wrote the screenplay as a feature, weaving in the many disturbing facts from the book, Fast Food Nation, into the plot line through the experiences of fast food company executives, undocumented immigrant meat-packers, high-schoolers flipping burgers, and college activists.

Fast Food Nation airs on Friday 11/10/2006 at at 7:30 PM at The Egyptian Theater (Rigler Theater), 6712 Hollywood Blvd in Hollywood.

For more information about what you can do, visit www.participate.net/fastfoodnation

Artivist Film Festival

GUEST: Diaky Diaz, Executive Director of Artivist Film Festival

The Third Annual Artivist Film Festival and awards is taking place this November 9th through 12th at the Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Blvd in Hollywood. This year’s Artivist festival features 65 Films representing 34 countries from around the world to address the importance of art and activism.

For more information and the entire schedule, visit artivists.org.