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Documentary Review: American Radical – the trials of Norman Finkelstein

Posted in Blog, Documentaries on August 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »

There are many ways censorship works in Western liberal societies. Usually it’s very subtle – a kindly rejection from an editor, a journalistic or academic budget cutback, a media blackout of an issue or point of view etc. In the case of Norman Finkelstein, all of the above apply plus the added humiliation of being [...]

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Oliver Stone’s South of the Border…

Posted in Blog, Documentaries on July 29, 2010 | 4 Comments »

…is released at cinemas in the UK tomorrow. Stone goes to Venezuela to see what Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela is really like. Incidentally, another excellent documentary on Venezuela is The Revolution Will Not Be Televised made by two Irish journalists. They were actually in Venezuela when Chavez was overthrown in a US sponsored private coup in [...]

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Food Inc Review

Posted in Blog, Documentaries on July 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Last night I saw the documentary film Food Inc. The film tells the story of how large parts of the American farming industry have become an industrial monster producing diseased, high calorie, unhealthy food and treating both animals and employers like dirt. One of the biggest culprits of this is the corn industry which is [...]

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American – The Bill Hicks Story

Posted in Blog, Documentaries on June 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »

This documentary has been out for just over a month now in the UK although I’m not sure where it will be available elsewhere. I’m a fan of Hicks’ political material although having read a few books and seen a few documentaries on him already, I can’t see this film will offer many more unique [...]

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Hollywood is full of Marxists

Posted in Blog, Documentaries, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on December 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »

It’s not difficult to get accused of being a Marxist nowadays – especially if you’re in Hollywood. Just try to suggest that the perspective of the poor and oppressed is important and watch how they chase you down Hollywood Boulevard with burning copies of the Communist Manifesto. Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the USA [...]

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5 of the best documentaries of 2009

Posted in Blog, Documentaries, tagged , , , , , , on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The end of 2009 has seen some great documentary releases. Here are 5 of the best: The Most Dangerous Man in America That’s how Henry Kissinger described Daniel Ellsberg who bravely leaked the infamous Pentagon Papers which helped end the war in Vietnam. He’s also a brilliant speaker and analyst of military affairs and it’s [...]

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Capitalism: A Love Story review

Posted in Blog, Documentaries, Economics, tagged , , , , , , , on September 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »

The Guardian today reviewed Michael Moore’s latest film “Capitalism: A Love Story” premiered at the Venice film festival and gave it 4 stars. Sounds like a return to form for Moore although I think his last film “Sicko” was also pretty good, if a little sluggish in places. I’m glad to hear from the review [...]

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It’s capitalism Mike but not as we know it

Posted in Blog, Documentaries, Economics, tagged , , , , , on August 23, 2009 | 24 Comments »

The trailer for Michael Moore’s latest film “Capitalism: A Love Story” is now out. The film is due for release in October and Moore says he made it as if it was “the last film I was ever going to make.” Looks like he’s aptly chosen M.I.A.’s Paper Planes as the soundtrack too. Despite criticism [...]

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Eugene Jarecki | The Daily Show | Comedy Central

Posted in Blog, Documentaries on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Director of the classic Why We Fight documentary about the military industrial complex interviewed last October on the Daily Show. more about "Eugene Jarecki | The Daily Show | Com…", posted with vodpod

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Coming Back: Reincarnation

Posted in Blog, Documentaries on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Do you believe in former lives? Coming Back: Reincarnation is a half hour American documentary made in the 1970′s that looks at the phenomenon of past lives and reincarnation. Sceptics and believers both speak out about their thoughts and experiences on the subject. Of particular interest are the true life experiences of those that claim [...]

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