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Who knew chocolate milkshakes had blood and puss in them? - Fade In, First World in Film, Jarrett Schaefer
Actor/activist Woody Harrelson is the subject of award-winining filmmaker Ron Mann's new documentary Go Further - Paste Magazine, Nov. 2004
WOODY HARRELSON doesn't want to stop at "Grass." - Desson Thomson - Washington, Nov. 5, 2004
Woody willing to ‘Go Further' for film - L. Kent Wolgamott - Lincoln Journal Star
Woody Harrelson earned an Academy Award nomination for "The People vs. Larry Flynt" and starred in "Wag the Dog," "Natural Born Killers" and "The Thin Red Line." But when he's asked to name his favorite movie of those he's been in, the answer is a surprise. The picture is "Go Further," director Ron Mann's documentary of a 2001 bus/bike trip that Harrelson and a company of environmental activists took down the West Coast.
‘Go Further' looks at the charms of environmental activism - L. Kent Wolgamott - Lincoln Journal Star
"Go Further" alone isn't going to change the world. It's a little film that's playing in a theater here and a theater there. But it's the kind of movie that can be both inspirational and informative as well as being good fun.
GOIN' FURTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD - Mitch Myers - High Times
...a surprisingly subtle doc that puts its gentle emphasis on important lifestyle changes, one person at a time.
NI Magazine - Mark Lynas, June 2004
Go Further could so easily have ended up a dumbed-down celeb talkshop, but instead it’s a charming and idiosyncratic take on green and healthy living likely to appeal to precisely the demographic group Harrelson wants to reach
StarBulletin.com - Tim Ryan, June 11, 2004
Actor, writer, musician Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson will receive the fifth annual Maui Film Festival's Navigator Award for carving a career of distinction in the turbulent waters of the entertainment industry.
Common Ground - Robert Alstead, April 2004
the serious message that Woody takes to the universities down the coast, that mankind can still halt destruction of the planet, is leavened with a good dose of humour.
The Toronto Star - Peter Howell, April 30, 2004
What's so funny 'bout peace love and happiness? Plenty, if you hop on the bus of activist/actor Woody Harrelson and his crew of Merry Hempsters - including a yoga instructor, a raw-food chef and a reformed junk-food addict who swears he's eaten his last corn dog
The Toronto Star - Peter Howell, April 30, 2004
Shouldn't Ron Mann be at least as famous as Tie Domi?
The Toronto Sun - Jim Slotek, April 30, 2004
Dubbed "the next Bowling For Columbine" at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, it's much less hammering than Michael Moore's work, and more obviously spontaneous.
The Globe and Mail - Liam Lacy, April 30, 2004
Old hippies never die, they just get recycled as environmental activists.
The Georgia Straight - Ken Eisener, April 29, 04
The Long And Woody Road - Ron Mann’s documentary Go Further follows impassioned actor-turned-activist Woody Harrelson on a bicycling talking-tour from Seattle to L.A.
Actor-Turned-Activist Harrelson Makes Life A Merry Prankster In His New Film Go Further
Miami Herald - Rene Rodriguez, Jan. 30, 04
...the passion of Harrelson and his gang of ''Merry Hempsters'' is both inspiring and convincing, and Go Further boasts great comic relief
The Desert Sun, Julie Albertson, Feb. 2004
Everyone should watch "Go Further" before voting this year.
Honolulu Star: Go Further - Oct. 30, 2003
The message of "Go Further" will be best absorbed by the fence-sitters, those who just need a gentle push to make a major change in diet and lifestyle.
IOFILM: Go Further: Review - Oct. 2003
BBC: Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival - Oct. 2003
You may already know all the arguments put forward, and Go Further might just tempt you to do that and make practical changes in the way you actually live your life.
Hollywood Reporter - Michael Rechtshaffen - Sept. 29, 2003
The resulting "Go Further" is an agreeably goofy road movie of a documentary...
The Toronto Star - Aug. 31, 2003, Peter Howell
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and organic farming? Plenty, if you hop on the bus of activist/actor Woody Harrelson and his crew of Merry Hempsters
CBC Metro Morning, Film Festival Diary - Sept. 6, 2003
The film draws attention to our unhealthy North American diet of fast and processed foods. This topic is one that has grown close to my heart.
The Trades - Sept. 7, 2003
...this is the only film I’ve been to so far that received a standing ovation when it ended.
Classical 96.3 FM - Marc Glassman, Aug. 29, 2993
Go Further is a delight, full of hope and vigour.
Woody Harrelson's long, strange trip - CNN.com/NY Times - March 11, 03
Reminiscent of Ken Kesey's 1960s journey with the Merry Pranksters -- is making its world premiere at the South by Southwest film festival.
Mann's eco-doc wows festival - Toronto Star, March 10, 03
The new, slim, eco-minded Mann, 44, is man of the hour at Austin's South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival...
Film Threat - Tim Merrill, March 19, 2003
“Go Further” generates laughs while teaching valuable lessons about how we can all, in small but significant ways, make the choice to “leave a light footprint” on our imperiled planet Earth.
Inside Toronto - Lisa Rainford - Aug. 29, 2003
Toronto director Ron Mann is no stranger to public transportation but never did he imagine that he would take the ride of his life with Oscar nominated actor Woody Harrelson.
MSN Entertainment - Sept. 2003
Film summary
Hollywood Bitch Slap - Sept. 2003
...a lighthearted, fun look at a group of people who want to share their recipe for changing the world.
Chicago Reader - Oct. 2003
...highly entertaining form of ecological agitprop -- radical but accessible.
Hawaii.com - Oct. 31, 2003
...oh what fun!
Digital Hits - Sept. 28, 2003
Go Further premiere photos at TIFF
Rotton Tomatoes - David Nusair, 2003
...a crowd pleaser in its purest form
Plume Noire Review - Anji Milanovic - Dec. 2003
Rather than just offering a diatribe against corporate America or ambush blame tactics a la Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine review), Mann offers solutions.
EFilm Critic - Sept. 27, 03
Woody on a hemp bus? Well now I've seen everything!
Taipei Times - April 2, 04
Movie fans should not miss an interesting "road movie" featuring actor Woody Harrelson
SF Gate- April 1, 04
Can one man change the course of human ecohistory? One man can certainly try, and Harrelson certainly gets green-brownie points for trying.
Reel Film Reviews - David Nusair, 2003
...considering that virtually every participant in the film is either a vegetarian or a vegan, the movie never comes off as preachy.
Plume Noire Review - Anji Milanovic, 2003
Rather than just offering a diatribe against corporate America or ambush blame tactics a la Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine review), Mann offers solutions.
Exclaim - April 29, 2004
...heart is in the right place and it's saved from all-out didacticism by the fun human stories that it embraces.
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POPULAR VOTE @ TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL
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CTV.ca, Best Bet - Sept. 2003
...this film is our pick to win the people's choice award at this year's fest.
Variety.com - Brendan Kelly, Sept. 14, 2003
The first runner-up was seasoned Toronto director Ron Mann's "Go Further,"
Rediff.com - Arthur J Pais | September 15, 2003
Toronto Star - Sept. 15, 2003
Toronto's Ron Mann was first runner-up for Go Further, an amusing documentary about activist/actor Woody Harrelson's California road trip to promote organic living and environmental awareness.
Toronto Sun - Bruch Kirkland, Sept. 15, 2003
Zap2it.com - Sept. 15, 2003
The first runner-up at Toronto is Ron Mann's "Go Further," which follows actor and activist Woody Harrelson and a crew of fellow activists on what Harrelson calls the Simple Organic Living tour down the Pacific Coast.
E-Online.com - Spet. 14, 03
Runners-up for the favorite film among audiences was Harrelson's Go Further and The Corporation, both of which question the impact of global corporations on our environments and personal lives.
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Ron Mann and Woody Harrelson, and the Pursuasive Documentary - Paste Magazine, Nov. 2004
Planet Interview: Jakob Buhre geführt, Feb. 9, 04
IndieWIRE: Eugene Hernandez, Feb. 04
Flimmakers.com The Ottawa Citzen - March 2, 03
A few days this Toronto filmmaker's eco-friendly road epic starring Woody Harrelson will open one of the world's hippest film festivals -- if he can just get his head around the photocopier first.
Weekend Diary: The Globe and Mail - James Adams - Dec. 21, 2002
Have you found yourself wondering, "Gee, what's up with Woody Harrelson these days?" Toronto filmmaker Ron Mann has the answer. In fact, the Woodmeister is the focal point of Mann's upcoming documentary, Go Further, that's having its world premiere in March at the fabled SXSW Festival in Austin, Tex... - Jeffrey M. Freedman at the 28th Toronto International Film Festival - Sept. 2003
One of the most talked about films at this 28th Toronto International Film Festival and certainly the most controversial documentary is Ron Mann’s Go Further.
Toronto Sun, Down to Earth - Jim Slotek, Sept. 3, 2003
Woody Harrelson & documentarian Ron Mann take on some meaty issues.
InsideToronto.com - Aug. 29, 2003
T.O. Director Takes Ride with Wood-Man
The Cronogram - Susan Piperato
Susan Piperato caught up with Ron Mann via telephone to chat with him about the making and the message of Go Further.
Toronto Sun - Jim Solteck, Sept. 3, 2003
Not normally fussy, documentarian Ron Mann is startled when I show up at his office, photog in tow. "Do you mind if I shave?" he says. "We can talk while I do it."
Woody's Organic Adventure - Globe & Mail - March 12, 03
Toronto filmmaker Ron Mann orders a shot of wheat grass at a juice bar across from the Paramount. Fortified, he crosses Congress Avenue and surveys the hundreds of people waiting outside the vintage theatre.
A Creative Gem in the Lone Star State - Toronto Star - March 9, 03
Canadian Ron Mann's latest kicks off fest.
The Reel World of Ron Mann
Evalu8.org - Sarah Hampson, Courtesy Globe & Mail - Sept. 6, 2003
From his childhood boycott of processed cheese slices to his new film documenting Woody Harrelson's crusade for organic living, Ron Mann has always been the master of the marginal.
The Austin Chronicle - Michael May, March 14, 2003
Live From SXSW's Screening Room
Bravo.ca - Real Video Interview of Ron taken from Bravo's "Arts & Minds" feature on Ron.
Mann, whose film is playing in the large Panorama section, is busy not only promoting his current doc, but also looking for films for a new distribution label he has launched back home.
Ron Mann gets interviewed in German!
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INTERVIEW W/ WOODY HARRELSON
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Woody Harrelson Interview with Sound & Vision Page 1
Woody Harrelson Interview with Sound & Vision Page 2
Woody Harrelson Interview with Amazon.com Page 1
Woody Harrelson Interview with Amazon.com Page 2
Woody Harrelson and Morgan Spurlock - Logan Hill, New York Metro
Now there’s a new vegan hero: Woody Harrelson. In his loose little documentary Go Further, opening November 19, Harrelson rambles down the West Coast preaching the holistic trinity of yoga, health foods, and hemp. The two filmmakers joined Logan Hill at Pure Food & Wine, over concord-grape saketinis.
Actor makes a splash in Salem: Ron Cowan - Statesman Journal, October 30, 2004
Actor Woody Harrelson visits with Jeremy Harper of Salem and other fans at the Salem Cinema on Friday. The theater held a sneak preview of Harrelson’s new documentary, “Go Further.”
The Miami Tribune: Lydia Martin, Feb. 9, 04
A sweet guy preaches a raw message
Herald Tribune: Woody Harrelson at festival for documentary on eco-journey, Abby Weingarten, Jan. 30, 04
"I see a lot of different things written that wouldn't be a fair representation of how I think or feel, but this is it," Harrelson said in a phone interview from Los Angeles. "I think Ron just did an amazing job with this film -- it has a lot of heart and a great message."
The Toronto Star - Off the Grid, Sept. 3, 2003
Woody Harrelson's role in Ron Mann's Go Further not a big stretch from his back-to-nature lifestyle Pushes movie at the festival
The Globe and Mail - The Gospel According to Woody, Sept. 6, 2003
'My god is nature,' says actor, vegan and committed eco-activist Woody Harrelson, whose message of organic living is on full display in the documentary Go Further
Toronto Star, Peter Howell - Sept. 2, 2003
Off the grid - Woody Harrelson's role in Ron Mann's Go Further not a big stretch from his back-to-nature lifestyle Pushes movie at the festival
Now Magazine - Cover Story - Michael Hollett
We're in a sweaty bar on sixth street Austin's main club drag, when a cowboy in big boots clip-clops over and thrusts his hand at an ever-smiling Woody Harrelson. "Man, I saw your movie, went straight home and got two big boxes of frozen veal and tossed them from my freezer.
Canada.com - Sept. 4, 2003
Going further with Woody Harrelson
Three cheers for the multi-tasking environmentalist
Pulse24 - Sept. 2, 2003
Every year at the Film Fest there’s a flick that strives for something more than superficial entertainment value. Some actually try to change the world we live in.
Global Hemp - Woody Harrelson at festival for documentary on eco-journey, Jan. 30, 04
Harrelson has taken heat for his devotion tocauses. In 1996, he was arrested on charges of harvesting hemp seeds in Kentucky to challenge state laws restricting use of the plant and to show it can be used a fuel and paper alternative. He was later acquitted.
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The National Post, Sept. 9, 2003, Shinan Govani
Then, there's marijuana freedom-fighter Woody Harrelson, in town for the Ron Mann movie Go Further and the play he's directing, This Is Our Youth.
Bradenton.com, Wade Tatangelo, Feb. 1, 04
Harrelson was sporting a powder blue suit made of hemp, matching white shirt and no tie. He was at the festival to promote his documentary "Go Further" and pick up an Excellence in Cinema Award.
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The Daily University Star
Harrelson is perhaps the strongest celebrity activist in the world. His ideas and morals are a breath of fresh air. - March 20, 03
High Times Magazine
Go Further is actually funny and enlightening at the same time. - April, 03
Jambase.com
We were lucky enough to see a screening of Woody Harrelson's captivating project. - April 4, 03
bellyfuzz.com
...a hilarious and thought-provoking 1300-mile bike tour from Seattle to LA.
Bellyfuzz.com - March 19, 03
Short Cuts
Go Further, a "sustainable living" documentary so inspiring that I ran home and gave all the veal chops in my freezer to the dog,
The Austin Chronicle - March 14, 03
He Makes Me Feel Organic
Austin 360 -The Statesman - March 12, 03.
Friday, "Go Further" screened before its first-ever audience at the Paramount Theater.
SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST 2003: A FIELD JOURNAL
Pop Matters - March 10, 03
SXSW film festival underway in Austin - woai.com - March 10, 03
The Merry Hempsters Hit the Road - The Austin Chronicle - March 7, 03 interviews Ron Mann on the eve of the premiere of his latest film GO FURTHER.
Harrelson Sows the Seeds of Activism in Documentary
The Austin Statesman - March 7, 03
CNN.com, March 10, 2003
Woody Harrelson's long, strange trip
Indiewire.com - Brian Brooks, March 2003
SXSW Opens 10th Anniversary Event with "Go Further".
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The Newspaper (University of Toronto) - Sept. 11, 2003
Hundreds take part in a yoga demonstration at Kings College Circle hosted by Woody Harrelson. Film maker Ron Mann, a U of T grad also attended.
Globe and Mail - Alexandra Gill - Sept. 8, 2003
Harrelson joins the faithful at yoga session
Pulse24 - Sept. 7, 2003
"Your hips thrust forward… your hips are thrust back now, young lady,” he instructed one participant to a chorus of laughs.
National Post - 2003
Harrelson knows his ashram from his bikram
CTV.ca - Sept. 2003
Huge T.O. yoga session features Woody Harrelson
Rediff.com - Arthur J. Pais, Sept. 8, 2003
Woody's yoga demo is a hit!
Pictures of the Yoga event, courtesy Downward Dog.
EVWorld: People and Technology - Sept. 8, 2003
Lying in a field among a throng of people in stretchy clothes Sunday, actor Woody Harrelson arched his back and raised his face to the sun.
The Manila Times - Sept. 10, 2003
Woody Harrelson does downward dog at Toronto
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The Globe and Mail, Hemp on a Bun - Sept. 13, 2003
Ruth Shamai, Toronto-based hemp advocate and owner of Ruth's Hemp Foods, unveiled her newest product this week, a burger made from hemp seeds, at the Toronto film-fest gala for Go Further, Ron Mann's sustainable-living documentary starring Woody Harrelson.
The National Post/ Saturday Post, The Omega hemp burger lands a role at the Toronto film festival - Sept. 13, 03
Woody Harrelson tries one of Ruth Shamai's Omega Burgers.
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Chart Attack
Anthony Kiedis, Natalie Merchant Appear In Earth-Friendly Film - May 15, 03
Poughkeepsie Journal - Sept. 19, 2003
There is a scene in the new documentary, ''Go Further,'' starring
Woody Harrelson, in which the jam band String Cheese Incident
performs a song in a parking lot about ''being in the mountains, driving
up in the hills,'' according to band member Michael Kang.
Phantasy Tour - Sept. 19, 2003
The String Cheese Incident is just one band in a group of musicians to appear in the documentary, which has sold out three screenings at the Woodstock Film Festival this week.
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