Every time you purchase a cup of coffee that carries the warning "Coffee is Hot," you probably think about Stella Liebeck without even knowing it. She's the woman whose lawsuit against McDonald's has become the go-to parable for proponents of "tort reform." The new must-see documentary Hot Coffee powerfully exposes the myths behind Stella's case, and tackles "tort reform" through the compelling stories of alleged rape victim Jamie Leigh Jones, persecuted state Supreme Court Justice Oliver Diaz, and brain-damaged infant Colin Gourley.
- 7/2/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival)
Directed by: Susan Saladoff
Featuring: Jamie Leigh Jones, Connor Gourley, Colin Gourley, Al Franken and Oliver Diaz
Expertly edited by Cindy Lee with slick visuals by Brian Oakes, “Hot Coffee” is so good that it’s difficult to believe it was helmed by a first-time filmmaker. Executive producer Sheila Nevins and the HBO hierarchy usually have enough on their own production and development plates, but it’s no surprise that they picked up this provocative and potentially game-changing documentary; one would also not be surprised to see this film continue on its way into end-of-season awards discussions.
Like “GasLand,” “The Last Mountain” and “Inside Job,” “Hot Coffee” will knock you backward and change your perception of what you thought you knew. The film tackles the corporate demolition of this country’s civil rights system and the constitutional pretzel-twisting taking...
(from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival)
Directed by: Susan Saladoff
Featuring: Jamie Leigh Jones, Connor Gourley, Colin Gourley, Al Franken and Oliver Diaz
Expertly edited by Cindy Lee with slick visuals by Brian Oakes, “Hot Coffee” is so good that it’s difficult to believe it was helmed by a first-time filmmaker. Executive producer Sheila Nevins and the HBO hierarchy usually have enough on their own production and development plates, but it’s no surprise that they picked up this provocative and potentially game-changing documentary; one would also not be surprised to see this film continue on its way into end-of-season awards discussions.
Like “GasLand,” “The Last Mountain” and “Inside Job,” “Hot Coffee” will knock you backward and change your perception of what you thought you knew. The film tackles the corporate demolition of this country’s civil rights system and the constitutional pretzel-twisting taking...
- 6/14/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival)
Directed by: Susan Saladoff
Featuring: Jamie Leigh Jones, Connor Gourley, Colin Gourley, Al Franken and Oliver Diaz
Expertly edited by Cindy Lee with slick visuals by Brian Oakes, “Hot Coffee” is so good that it’s difficult to believe it was helmed by a first-time filmmaker. Executive producer Sheila Nevins and the HBO hierarchy usually have enough on their own production and development plates, but it’s no surprise that they picked up this provocative and potentially game-changing documentary; one would also not be surprised to see this film continue on its way into end-of-season awards discussions.
Like “GasLand,” “The Last Mountain” and “Inside Job,” “Hot Coffee” will knock you backward and change your perception of what you thought you knew. The film tackles the corporate demolition of this country’s civil rights system and the constitutional pretzel-twisting taking...
(from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival)
Directed by: Susan Saladoff
Featuring: Jamie Leigh Jones, Connor Gourley, Colin Gourley, Al Franken and Oliver Diaz
Expertly edited by Cindy Lee with slick visuals by Brian Oakes, “Hot Coffee” is so good that it’s difficult to believe it was helmed by a first-time filmmaker. Executive producer Sheila Nevins and the HBO hierarchy usually have enough on their own production and development plates, but it’s no surprise that they picked up this provocative and potentially game-changing documentary; one would also not be surprised to see this film continue on its way into end-of-season awards discussions.
Like “GasLand,” “The Last Mountain” and “Inside Job,” “Hot Coffee” will knock you backward and change your perception of what you thought you knew. The film tackles the corporate demolition of this country’s civil rights system and the constitutional pretzel-twisting taking...
- 6/14/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
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