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THE AGE.COM.AU
Spitting Chips, McDonald's Fights Back
McD's Attacks with Multi-Million Dollar Ad Campaign!
  Snubdom.com Super Size Me. Explained!!
  Blogs.Indiewire.com
DVD News and the Fall School Tour
 
Box Office Mojo: Super Size Me the 4th highest grossing documentary ever !!
 
BBC NEWS (11/18/04)
Fast food film makes Oscar list

 
DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE (11/18/04)
Health-conscious UR students mark No Soda Day

 
SIGNAL ONLINE (11/17/04)
Necessary nutrients

 
AZ DAILY SUN (11/16/04)
School snacks under scrutiny

 
PALM BEACH POST (11/12/04)
Super-sized marathon Q&A

 
THE SUN ONLINE (11/1/04)
Small Mac and skinny fries

 
CBC HEALTH & SCIENCE NEWS (11/1/04)
McDonald's slammed for trans fats

 
TIMES ONLINE (10/23/04)
How France keeps children out of McDonald's

 
DAILY NEBRASKAN (10/22/04)
Spurlock film, speech give students a lot to digest


 
JAPAN TODAY (10/21/04)
Morgan Spurlock's food fight

 
IDAHO STATE JOURNAL (10/21/04)
Filmmaker tackles fast-food industry

 
NBC NEWS CHANNEL 6 (10/20/04)
Super Size Me
 
TUFTS DAILY (10/20/04)
Festival highlights locally grown, organic food options
 
LONDON NEWS REVIEW (10/14/04)
McDonald's Golden Question Mark: have they plumped for the wrong logo?
 
MEDIA BULLETIN (10/12/04)
McDonald's axes Golden Arches in ads for health focus

 
GUARDIAN UNLIMITED (10/10/04)
'Ministry of fat' aims to make Britain trim

 
TIMESHERALD.COM (10/7/04) Documentary has shocking McStatistics

 
NEWS-PRESS.COM (10/7/04) Dinner & A Movie

 
MEDIA MONITORS NETWORK (10/6/04)
Supersized Americans and the toxic food environment

 
THE WASHINGTON TIMES (10/1/04)
McDonald's adds vegetarian fare in Britain

 


FELIX ONLINE (9/30/04)
A ‘super size’ food industry gone berserk

 

 
INDEPENDENT.CO.UK (9/29/04)
Health fears eat into profits at McDonald's

 
CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
(9/24/04) McDonald's Panned for "Broken McPromise" on Trans Fat

 
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR (9/23/04)
No sugarcoating the bad news

 
JOURNAL STANDARD (9/21/04)
Lunch isn't always what it seems

 
TUFTS DAILY (9/20/04)
On campuses, interest in organic foods grows; Tufts Food Awareness Project revived

 
THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE (9/18/04)
What kids really eat for lunch
 
OU DAILY (9/17/04)
"Super Size Me" director to visit OU campus

 
UTAH CHRONICLE (9/13/04)
Taking down the Golden Arches

 
KENNEBEC JOURNAL (9/13/04)
McDonald's eateries in Maine offer health-club promotion
 
FAKETODAY (9/6/04)
Super Size Me Sequel

 
HAMPSTEAD & HIGHGATE EXPRESS (9/6/04)
Phoenix nights free for McDonald’s staff

 
TIMES ONLINE (9/2/04)
Rotten to the Corp
 
INDIEWIRE (8/31/04)
Edinburgh Fest Honors Pawlikowski, Spurlock, and O'Donnell With Prizes
 
Taipei Times (8/27/04)
Restaurant: McDonald's
 
Brand Republic (8/23/04)
'Super Size Me' director dismisses McDonald's ads
 
New Zealand Herald (8/22/04)
McDonald's fightback 'will fatten takings' of fast-food horror movie
 
Mail & Guardian Online (8/22/04)
McDonald's fights back against hit film

 
BBC News (8/20/04)
McDonald's serves up film blitz
 
IO FILM (8/19/04)
EIFF 2004 Diary: Day Two
 


Gringoes.com (8/18/04)
SuperSize Me - The Clown That Can Kill You

 
Newport News Times (8/6/04)
' Super Size Me' featured at summer film fest
 
WCCO.COM (7/01/04)
Woman Finds Toad in McDonald's Salad

 
BBC World Edition (7/27/04)
How the French manage to stay slim

 
THIS IS LONDON (7/22/04)
And today... my 20,000th Big Mac

 
STRAIGHTS TIMES INTERACTIVE (7/17/04)
Super spur to healthy eats

 
THE WICHITA EAGLE (7/17/04)
Put down that double cheeseburger

 


JOURNAL NOW (7/15/04)
Even the Brood was chastened by fast-food film images

 
TVNZ (7/12/04)
McDonald's health role panned
 
THE AGE.COM.AU (7/11/04)
A bit rich, says Macca critic
 
THE SCOTSMAN (7/9/04)
Film festival keeps its eyes on the fries
 


THE STRAIGHTS TIMES INTERACTIVE (7/6/04)
McNuggets of Wisdom


 
THE NEW YORK TIMES (7/5/04)
Nonfiction Film Turns a Corner

 
THE AGE (7/3/04)
Fat Lot of Good

 
THE ST.PETERSBURG TIMES FLORIDIAN (7/1/04)
A Documentary's Food for Thought

 
THE SENTINEL (6/26/04)
'Super Size Me' packs heavy message with moviegoers

 
NEWS.COM.AU (6/25/04)
Maccas defends feeding children

 
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER (6/24/04)
Parents, go see Super Size Me

 
THE AGE.COM.AU (6/22/04)
Super size Australia

 
THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD (6/20/04)
Super Size Me provokes a super size row

 
TELEGRAPH.CO.UK (6/14/04)
McDonald's Scores Own Goal with Super Size Spin

 
MID-DAY.COM (6/13/04)
McRap on the Knuckles

 
STATESMAN JOURNAL . COM (6/12/04)
'Super Size Me' Is A Surprise Hit

 
IGN.COM (6/08/04)
A Look Inside the PR Battle Against Super Size Me
 
TRIBNET.COM (The News Tribune) (6/6/04)
'Super Size Me' cuts kids' craving for fast fodder

 
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD (6/5/04)
Fries and Loathing

 
INDIEWIRE Blog by Eugene Hernandez (5/04)
McDonald's On The Attack


 
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE (5/30/04)
'Super Size Me' Filmmaker signs book deal

 
MERCURYNEWS.COM (5/23/04)
A Big Mac attack that's nothing like commercials

 
THE PRESS-TELEGRAM (5/22/04)
Fighting Obesity

 
NEWS24Houston (5/21/04)
Tech Beat: Super Size Me

 
WOKR13.TV Rochester NY (5/21/04)
"Supersize" Rochester Connection

 
FLORIDA TODAY (5/17/04)
'Super Size Me' filmmaker on mission to change way we eat

 
THE SUNDAY MIRROR (5/16/04)
'Fat' Food Ads to be Junked

 
LA DAILY NEWS - HEALTHBEAT (5/13/04) Super Size Me

 
THE BROADCASTER (5/13/04) Old models, classic spinoffs dominate summer-movie derby

  INDIEWIRE (5/11/04)
"Super Size Me" Gobbles Up the Box Office; Miramax Debuts "Valentin"

 
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - (5/9/04)
Super Size Me

 
HARVARD MAGAZINE (May/June 04 Cover Story)
The Way We Eat Now

 


THE NEW YORK TIMES (5/7/04)
When all those Big Macs bite back


 
THE KANSAS CITY STAR (5/7/04)
Expose or con job? 'Super Size Me' takes a bite out of McDonald's

 
MARKETWIRE (5/7/04)
Liver Health and Diet Linked in Film 'Super Size Me'

 
USA TODAY (5/5/04)
Super Size Me' takes on epic proportions

 
WASHINGTON POST (5/2/04)
Lord of the Fries

 
Supersize this! Fast Food Filmmaker at CAC
- (5/1/04) Q & A after 5/16 Screening ! - Cinema Arts Center, Huntington NY

 
STRAIGHT.COM (4/30/04)
Win a free pass to the May 6th Screening in Vancouver! (Direct Link)

 
NY POST (4/29/04)
PAGE SIX: Size Matters

 
VARIETY.COM (4/29/04)
'Super' bash steps up to plate

  NEWSDAY.COM (4/28/04)
Artery Thickening Found in Obese Children
 
INDIEWIRE (4/27/04)
Breillat and Toth Share Top Award at Philly Fest
 
THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE (4/26/04)
Wolfing down cheeseburgers made him famous, but Spurlock would rather eat greens

 
THE LA TIMES (4/25/04)
Friend or Foe ?

 
THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE (4/21/04)
Love those trips to McDonald's ?

 
THE WASHINGTON POST (4/21/04)
Filmfest DC Remains A Projection of Its Home Town

 
YAHOO FINANCE (4/20/04)
Size Does Matter: Showtime Acquires Prize-Winning Documentary 'Super Size Me' To Air Under Network's 'Sho Exposure' Banner
 
THE FOND DU LAC REPORTER (4/16/04)
FdL’s Gorske eats his way to cameo role in feature film

 
SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER (4/16/04)
Documentary film fest raises the bar in year two

 
THE WASHINGTON TIMES (4/16/04)
Curtains to rise on 18th Filmfest
 
SAN FRAN BAY GUARDIAN (4/16/04)
San Francisco International Film Festival

 
U PRESS TELEGRAM (4/14/04)
Newport Beach Film Festival unfurls festive fifth year, starting tonight

 
THE SEATTLE TIMES (4/11/04)
Seattle film festival focuses the spotlight on documentary genre
 
THE CONTRA COSTA TIMES (4/11/04)
Film fest host to diverse program

 
THE MERCURY NEWS (4/11/04)
Old enough to show better

 
PHILLY.COM (4/9/04)
Philly welcomes stars of all stripes

 
INDIEWIRE (4/8/04)
Full Frame Ramps Up Offerings in Seventh Year; Michael Moore Talks About His 9/11 Doc
 
INDIEWIRE (4/8/04)
Hot Docs to Open North America's Biggest Doc Fest with "Ritchie Boys"

 
FULL FRAME FILM FESTIVAL (4/7/04)
Super Size Me wins MTV>News:Docs:Prize !
Click here for the festival's awards page.
 
BOSTON.COM (4/7/04)
A hot new diet; a warm, Fur-ry tribute

 
THE JOURNAL NEWS (4/7/04)
Spring Movie Preview

 
INDIEWIRE (4/6/04)
Student-Run Ivy Film Fest to Showcase Student Shorts, Hollywood Guests

 
NY NEWSDAY (4/05/04)
BBC Phasing Out Cartoon-Snack Food Tie

  WILMINGTON STAR NEWS ONLINE (4/4/04)
"The Control Room" documents Al-Jazeera, wins Grand Jury Award
 
INDIEWIRE (3/30/04)
San Francisco to Open 47th Event with "Coffee and Cigarettes"; Includes 175 Film slate
 
DIGITAL JOURNAL . COM (3/30/04)
Global Turmoil Central to This Year's Hot Docs Festival
 
MLIVE.COM (3/30/04)
N.C. film festival expands its reach with digital technology
 
RELISH NOW (3/29/04)
Durham's documentary festival will screen features and shorts
 
VARIETY (3/28/04)
Inside Move: 'Size' matters as fast-food fight heats up
 
THE DAILY INTERLAKE (3/28/04)
Stay out of church and stay slim
 
THE TORONTO STAR (3/26/04)
We are anxious for the truth, any truth
 
TIME OUT NY (3/25/04)
Eyes on the size
 


POST-GAZETTE (3/25/04)
Filmmaker's supersize con

 
THE SUN SENTINEL (3/24/04)
Fries just the tip of our larger obsessions
 
THE CONTRA COSTA TIMES (3/24/04)
Expect variety from S.F. Film Festival

 
THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE (3/24/04)
More On Fries

 


THE WASHINGTON TIMES (3/23/04)
Pass the Ketchup

 
VARIETY (3/21/04)
Indecency breeds hypocrisy on Capitol Hill

 
TELEGRAPH.CO.UK (3/19/04)
One month of McDonald's turns man's liver to paté

 
NEWSDAY (3/17/04)
McDonald's cooks up a fresh serving of PR

  AZCENTRAL.COM (3/17/04)
Hold the Fries

  KSL TV : Healthbeat with Dr. Kim (3/17/04)
Eliminating Super-Size Not Enough?

  THE BALTIMORE SUN (NEWSDAY.COM) (3/17/04)
Bill Takes Aim at Sweet, Fatty Foods In Schools

  MLIVE.COM (3/17/04)
Supersizing ourselves to death

  CLEVELAND.COM (3/16/04)
Could menu simplification' save us from our super selves?

  INDIEWIRE (3/16/04)
Celebrating a Decade of Laughs, U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Wraps in Aspen

  QCTIMES.COM (3/15/04)
(Don't) Super Size Me

  TIME ONLINE (3/15/04)
Would you like to Un - Super Size That ?

  THE GLOBE & MAIL (3/15/04)
Can a leaner menu yield McTurnaround?

  THE TORONTO STAR (3/15/04)
Cool festival helps Austin stay weird

  THE FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER (3/14/04)
And you thought size didn't matter

  TELEGRAPH.CO.UK (3/14/04)
Americ'as battle of the bulge gets ugly

  LA DAILY NEWS.COM (3/13/04)
Nonsensical habits

  NEWSDAY (3/13/04)
Politics Is Focus at Texas Film Festival

  PRESS TELEGRAM (3/13/04)
Stop the blame game

  TELEGRAPH.CO.UK (3/13/04)
Fat cats and McDonald's get put under the grill

  THE TIMES HERALD (3/12/04)
So long, super-size

  FOX NEWS (3/11/04)
Fast Food Backlash Prompted by New Movie?

  CNN (3/10/04)
House bans fast-food lawsuits

  THE SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN (3/8/04)
It's time to say bye-bye to supersize. McDonald's says change not because of lawsuits.

  INDIEWIRE (3/8/04)
Full Frame Sets Full Slate of Docs for April Fest

  THE PORTSMOUTH HERALD (3/8/04)
Downsized fries won't solve America's problem with obesity

  THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE (3/8/04)
'Super Size' filmmaker says McDonald's is reacting to him

  AZCENTRAL.COM (3/7/04)
2 'Cheeseburgers,' hold the lawsuits

  VARIETY.COM (3/3/04)
DOC HELMER FAVORS 'SUPER SIZE' SHIFT

  CANADA TV.COM (3/3/04)
McDonald's bowing to pressures with menu move

  THE KANSAS CITY STAR (3/2/04)
McDonald's phasing out super-size fries, drinks

  DETROIT FREE PRESS (3/1/04
BIG MAC ATTACK: McDonald's braces for fallout from film...

  CHICAGO TRIBUNE (2/22/04)
McDonald's has documentary beef

  FILMSTEW.COM (2/6/04)
Companies want it Super Size

  SUPER SIZE ME IS SOLD !!! (2/5/04)
Super Size Me has been sold to Roadside Attractions/Samuel Goldwyn

  REUTERS (2/4/04)
Roadside, Goldwyn Get Sundance Hit 'Super Size Me'

  THE VIRGINIAN PILOT (1/28/04)
Heavyweight documentary suffers from gross factors


  THE SCOTSMAN (1/27/04)
Ordeal by Big Mac

  CNN.COM (1/25/04)
Sundance awards reinfornce independence

  THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE (1/25/04)
Sundance: Awards 'Primer': Tales of science, survival win

  IO FILM (1/25/04)
Controversy Attracts at Sundance

  USA TODAY (1/23/04)
A smorgasbord of film choices

  THE SILHOUETTE (1/22/04)
Western diet outpaces evolution

  THE WASHINGTON POST (1/22/04)
Reality Movies: Sundance Embraces the Documentary

  AZCENTRAL (1/22/04)
Cycles, rockers and burgers are big on the Sundance menu

  PARK CITY RECORD (1/15/04)
Filmmaker eats his way to Sundance

EBERT & ROEPER (3/15/04)
"Two Thumbs Up!" (Audio Review)
(Click here for the review)
 

" This movie will send you running for the salad bar. " - IGN.COM

"...a necessary wake-up call for both adults and children." - Aaron Beierle, DVDTalk.com

A McOdyssey of burgers, thick shakes, and "would you like fries with that?" - Philippa Hawker, The Age.com

You don't want fries with that - Aaron Davidson, The California Aggie

You may think twice about stepping through the Golden Arches ever again - Ali Harkness - Channel4.com.

Your life depends on seeing this movie - Max Braden, The Trades

"A social document of such importance that it should be required viewing in schools" - Liz Braun, Winnipeg Sun

Fear and loathing in McDonaldland - Damned Vulpine

Super Size Me too Big to Miss - Christopher Kelly, The Star Telegram

Super Size Me Too ! - Kyle Smith, The Daily Northwestern

Eat, Drink, Die - Ella Taylor, LA Weekly


"One of the funniest reality experiments you’ll ever be privy to" - Erik Childress, eFilmCritic.com


"Super Size Me is essentially the perfect documentary" - David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

Super Size Me is McBrilliant - Emily Blunt - Blunt Review.com

"I Think I'm Gonna Have to Go Super Size" - Eugene Novikov - Film Blather

Do you want lies with that ? - Joel McConvey - Eye Weekly

"Super Size Me is a movie every American should see" - Steven Rea, Philly.com


"Entertaining, moving and historically significant" - Sharon Waxman, The New York Times


"Funny and Outrageous" - Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

"I'm Lovin' it!' - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

"Brilliantly Subversive" - Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter

"A Super-Size Hit" - Jody Genessy, Deseret News

"A bounty of food for thought" - Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun Times

"Funny and Profane" - Ty Burr, The Boston Globe

"As entertaining as it is unnverving" - Shomer Shabbas, Ain't It Cool News

"The Bowling for Columbine of Fast Food" - Roger Friedman, Fox News

"Enlightened. Educated. Entertained. It's not many documentaries that can pull off a trifecta like this" - Scott Weinberg, eFILMCRITIC

"A funny, sly, fair, and ultimately insightful look into the "more is more" American culture. It makes one reflect on how our habits have changed often aided, abetted, and even coerced by corporations all in the name of profit" - Keith Simanton, IMDB

"Easily the most entertaining documentary I have seen in the last five years" - Tom Joad - Ain't It Cool News

"An eye-opening account of how corporations are consciously polluting the human body" -Eugene Hernandez, IndieWire

"A cautionary tale for kids. It's lively and funny enough to hold their attention while delivering an important message." - James Greenberg, The Hollywood Reporter

"Super Size Me sizzles" - Katherine Monk, Canwest News Service

"Wow & Wow" - Annette Kellermen, Ain't It Cool News

  BAD SUBJECTS (7/8/04)
Super Size Me
 
The SALT LAKE TRIBUNE (6/11/04)
Super Size Me Fries the Fast Food Industry
 
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD (6/5/04)
Well, Burger Me - An Interview by Sacha Molitorisz
 
THE NEW HAVEN ADVOCATE (5/20/04)
We Are What We Eat - An Interview by Anne Lewinson
 
FILM STEW (5/11/04)
"A lively, impassioned, eye-opener..."

 
CONTRA COSTA TIMES (5/8/04)
Humorous 'Super Size Me' not clowning around (B-)

 
SALON.COM (5/7/04)
Super Size Me

 
CHICAGO SUN TIMES (5/7/04)
Super Size Me

 
THE BOSTON GLOBE (5/7/04)
'Super Size Me' makes for meaty viewing

 


FILMJERK.COM (5/5/04)
Final Grade - A +

 
LA WEEKLY (4/30/04)
McNuts. An Interview by Brendan Bernhard

 


MIXED REVIEWS (4/29/04)
Super Size Me

 
Big JACK Morning Show (4/26/04) with Rob Christie & Deb Pearce on 92.5 JACK FM in Toronto Canada. - MP3 Audio Interview
 
AZCENTRAL.COM (4/21/04)
Filmmaker talks about his 30-day McBinge - An Interview by D.Parvaz
 
MEDIADROME (4/1/04)
Super Size Me

 
FILM THREAT (3/17/04) 4.5 Stars !
Super Size Me
 
THE STAR TELEGRAM (3/15/04)
SXSW LIVE FROM AUSTIN

  POPMATTERS (3/13/04)
South By Southwest 2004: A Field Journal

 

EFILM CRITIC (3/3/04)
SXSW Pre-Production: SUPER SIZE ME Director Morgan Spurlock - An Interview by Scott Weinberg

 
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
You are what you film: Fast Talk about food at Sundance - An Interview of Morgan Spurlock & I LIKE KILLING FLIES director Matt Mahurin by Mark Caro

 
NEWSWEEK (1/27/04)
The Real Price of A Big Mac - An exclusive web interview by Brian Braiker

  VARIETY (1/23/04)
Super Size Me

  SCREEN INTERNATIONAL (1/23/04)
Super Size Me

  THE TORONTO STAR (1/23/04)
Festival declares its independents

  NEW YORK POST (1/22/04)
Arch Enemy

  FILM THREAT (1/19/04)
Super Size Morgan Spurlock An Interview by Chris Gore

  INDIEWIRE (1/17/04)
The Big "What If..."

   
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