DVD: wmd. Free Online at HULU (temporarily) WMD is a frustrating film, not a little bit because of its subject matter. This is the story of some big lies which transcend borders, the globalisation of big lying. This is about forged uranium documents, fake intelligence sources and knowing war crimes as the U.S, Britain and [...]
Archive for September, 2009
WMD (2009)
Posted: September 28, 2009 in Joe GiambroneTags: Britain, dramatization, free online, Iraq, nuclear weapons, propaganda, Standing Up To Fascism
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The End of America (2008) / Free Online
Posted: September 26, 2009 in Joe GiambroneTags: 9/11, documentary, fascism, free online, media, nazis, Standing Up To Fascism, torture
DVD: The End of America: Director’s Cut Film Free Online I stumbled on this free online film, not knowing what it was. I’m glad I did. Naomi Wolf has made a film to accompany her book of the same name, which is essentially an indictment of the Nazi-type policies inflicted on America since 9/11, primarily [...]
The Corporation, The Yes Men Fix the World, Capitalism – A Love Story
Posted: September 18, 2009 in Pam MartensTags: capitalism, corporate personhood, corporate responsibility, Michael Moore, The Corporation, The Yes Men
DVD: The Corporation Move Over Congress, Here Comes Achbar, Moore and the Yes Men The Filmmakers vs. the Capitalists By Pam Martens Article originally published at CounterPunch.org. Did you ever expect a corporation to have a conscience, when it has no soul to be damned and no body to be kicked? — Edward, First Baron [...]
Beginning of the End for the Corporate Press?
Posted: September 18, 2009 in Anthony DiMaggioTags: bias, media, news, propaganda, public trust
Beginning of the End for the Corporate Press? Killing the Messenger By Anthony DiMaggio The Pew Center for public opinion research has released its September study of public trust in media, and the picture isn’t very pretty. Americans are pessimistic when it comes to the quality of reporting in the corporate press. This should hardly [...]
Rethink Afghanistan, Part 1 (2009)
Posted: September 16, 2009 in Joe GiambroneTags: "War On Terrorism", 9/11, Afghanistan, bias, corruption, documentary, free online, Jihad, media, propaganda, robert greenwald, Soviets, terrorism
Free Online This is another Robert Greenwald/Brave New Films project. U.S. media is effectively controlled, and that includes this free online film. The range of debate is limited, restricted. Hard hitting and longstanding critics of US imperialism do not appear. This is unsurprising, and yet it does bias the film in several important ways. The [...]
Violent Days (2004)
Posted: September 12, 2009 in Larry PortisTags: class struggle, rock and roll, violence
Lucile Chaufour’s “Violent Days” Working-Class Culture, Rock ‘n’ Roll and Social Crisis By LARRY PORTIS Are you waiting for the Revolution? Well the time is right, because the long-awaited financial collapse has already happened. All we have to do now is wait for the social and political consequences. Just kidding; we know it’s more complicated. [...]
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Posted: September 9, 2009 in Joe GiambroneTags: dark comedy, dramatization, Hunter Thompson, Johnny Depp, Terry Gilliam
DVD: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Blu-ray: Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas (Director’s Cut) Dr. Hunter S. Thompson’s 1971 drug frenzied diary is brought to the screen care of Terry Gilliam, with Johnny Depp in the role of Thompson. Thompson’s twisted prose and Depp’s narration are what make this descent into madness so [...]
