I had the privilege of seeing Who Killed The Electric Car alongside the director back May at the Tribeca Film Festival and was very impressed. There are several good stories here, and I was particularly disappointed with the actions of the California Air Resources Board.

Who Killed The Electric Car is now the 60th highest-grossing documentary of all time. Go see it in a theatre if it’s still playing in your area or pick up the DVD otherwise.

In Search of the Valley is the story of three friend’s personal journey into the psyche of Silicon Valley, in which they swapped London for California for one month last September. During the trip they clocked up over 3,000 miles visiting and talking to many of Silicon Valley’s heavy-weights, as well as those of a more personal interest.

Rather to my surprise, The Phantom Menace was every bit as bad as I remembered. I thought that perhaps it had gotten worse in my memory, but, nope: it’s full-on travesty. The saddest thing is that the first 10 minutes of the film are very promising, making minutes 11-138 all the more tragic, like spotting a $100 bill on the sidewalk, bending over to pick it up, and having a piano dropped on you.