TV Guide: Alastair Fothergill

Listing: Jungles

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 10:00 PM DSC Jungle ecosystems are examined. Included: animals indigenous to jungles, including primates and birds, and the unique plant life of these rich environments. Narrated by Sigourney Weaver.

Listing: Mountains

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 09:00 PM DSC Examining high-altitude geology and survival strategies of the creatures that live there. Included: snow leopards in the Himalayas; pumas in the Andes. Narrated by Sigourney Weaver.

Listing: Fresh Water

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 08:00 PM DSC Fresh-water environments are explored, including rivers and lakes. Featured: Lake Baikal in Russia; Angel Falls in Venezuela. Also: underground aquifers. Narrated by Sigourney Weaver.

Listing: Deserts

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 07:00 PM DSC Parched desert environments, including the Sahara, Kalahari, Gobi and Atacama, are examined. Featured: adaptations by wildlife to the extreme conditions. Narrated by Sigourney Weaver.

Video: Interview - Alastair Fothergill

Trailer Addict — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Interview with Alastair Fothergill, the director of Earth. 1. On the widespread appeal of the film. 2. On Earth. 3. On the structure of the film. 4. On the humor. 5. On the polar bear and her cubs.

Video: Trailer B

Trailer Addict — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The second trailer for Earth is very similar to the first trailer, but with a few additional scenes. The first film in the Disneynature series, Earth, narrated by James Earl Jones, tells the remarkable story of three animal families and their amazing journey across the planet we all call home. Earth combines rare action, unimaginable scale and impossible locations by capturing the most intimate moments of our planet's wildest and most elusive creatures. Directors Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield, the acclaimed creative team behind the Emmy Award-winning "Planet Earth," combine forces again to bring this epic adventure to the big screen, beginning Earth Day 2009.

Video: Featurette - Alastair Fothergill Interview

Trailer Addict — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Director, Alastair Fothergill, talks about how he grew up around wild animals especially birds and how we people affect this natural beauty.

Video: Earth Trailer by Disney Nature (HD)

The Insider — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Film by Disney Nature, produced by Alastair Fothergill. Release date is Earth Day 2009. Visit my website at www.MyDisneyBlog.com for more information.

Video: 'Earth' - Trailer No. 1

AOL Moviefone — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

As co-directed by Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill, the nature documentary Earth represents an edited-down version of the 12-hour small-screen miniseries Planet Earth, reslated for cinematic release. The program provides a sweeping 99-minute tour of our home planet's biosphere -- spanning every level of gaze, from the epic (crystal-clear shots of the Earth hovering in space) to the hyper-specific (a mother polar bear and her cubs waking from a lengthy period of hibernation). The film almost exclusively emphasizes the behavior of the animal populations that inhabit the Earth, yet carefully omits shots that depict the more gory predatory behavior of species, rendering it family-friendly. It also employs a chronological approach -- beginning in January in the Arctic wilderness, and moving progressively through the four seasons and 12 months comprising a single year, until it hits late December -- contrasting various geographic regions of the Earth as shot in various seasons. Above al

Video: Earth

Hulu — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The first film in the Disneynature series, EARTH, narrated by JAMES EARL JONES, tells the remarkable story of three animal families and their amazing journey across the planet we all call Home.