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ABC OF GILLES DELEUZE, THE (L'ABECEDAIRE DE GILLES DELEUZE)
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The late French philosopher Gilles Deleuze shares his thoughts on society, politics, man, and art in this eight-part French TV program. NO ENGLISH subtitles!
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ACT OF GOD
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After showing effects of industrialization on planet Earth in the hauntingly beautiful documentary Manufactured Landscapes, Jennifer Baichwal returns with this film about mother nature striking back--literally.
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ADVERTISING: HIDDEN LANGUAGE
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In this fascinating program, National Academy of Advertising representative Dr. Philip Bell examines the ways in which successful advertisements complete the fantasy narratives of viewers. 50 mins.
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C.G. JUNG WORLD WITHIN
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A new and enlightening film focusing on Carl Jung's Red Book, in which he recorded images from his unconscious. These are creations, Jung comments, "which have carried me out of time into seclusion; out of the present into timelessness." A fascinating glimpse into the philosophy and personal life of Suzanne Wagner---USA---1990---60 mins.
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CENTURY OF THE SELF, THE
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In this ambitious, sweeping, four-part BBC documentary series, filmmaker Adam Curtis ties Freud's theories of the unconscious self to the rise of consumer capitalism and ways corporations and democratic governments were able to sell the notion of consent to the masses. "Amounts to nothing less than a history of 20th-century social control" (The Village Voice).
Adam Curtis---Great Britain---2002---240 mins.
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DISINFORMATION, THE COMPLETE
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The subversive, bizarre and the underground are brought to the mainstream public in this television series based on the eponymous series of books. Originating on Great Britain's Channel 4, the outrageous series brought Satanism, extreme porn, conspiracy theories, sex slaves, time travel, fetish balls, and robotic sex lives to the unsuspecting masses on a weekly basis. This two-DVD set contains four unaired episodes created for the U.S.'s Sci-Fi Network, who refused to show them, in addition to clips for the original UK run, a full UK episode featuring author Howard Bloom, and highlights from Disinfo.Com 2000, featuring Marilyn Manson, Kenneth Anger, Douglas Rushkoff, Robert Anton Wilson and more. Over six hours.
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DREAMWORLDS 2 DESIRE SEX POWER
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Editing together excerpts from 165 different rock videos, Sut Jhally demonstrates the negative and dangerous representations of women contained in popular television images. The program recontextualizes pop culture to reveal the role videos play in how young people think and behave. 55 mins. Sut Jhally---USA---1997---55 mins.
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EXAMINED LIFE
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Director Astra Taylor takes a high-minded subject--philosophy--and puts it in a common place--the street. Examined Life accompanies thinkers like Cornel West, Judith Butler, K. Anthony Appiah, Michael Hardt and Slavoj Zizek as they wander the streets of major cities, asking elusive questions and seeking tangible answers.
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FUTURE WE WILL CREATE ( TED )
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An all-access pass to the 2006 TED (Technology Entertainment Design) Conference, a yearly event that puts 50 of the world's most brilliant and creative minds together for four days to share their thoughts and research. Called "the hottest gathering around" by Wired Magazine, this year's conference included appearances by Al Gore, Anthony Robbins, Peter Gabriel, Julia Sweeney, the founders of Google, award-winning theoretical physicists, an 11-year-old violin prodigy, trailblazing venture capitalists, and many Daphne Zuniga---USA---2007---74 mins.
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GENIUS BOX SET
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This informative three-part series focuses on three brilliant men who brought radical new ideas and theories to the worlds of science, art and mathematics: Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo and Charles Darwin. Each program examines the profound impact the unique talents and perspectives of these great men had on the way we live and think today. 150 mins.
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HIS HOLINESS DALAI LAMA SPEAKS
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National Geographic presents this rousing public talk given by the Dalai Lama on the interrelated subjects of peace and prosperity, delivered during a visit to New York City in 2007. 60 mins.
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"Beginning at the mouth of the Danube, the filmmakers David Barison and Daniel Ross journey upstream toward the river's source in Germany...The Ister flows from a lecture course delivered by Heidegger in 1942. The subject was Holderlin's hymn of the river, and the philosophic talk ranged over many fields of inquiry, from poetry to politics, Sophocles to technology...man's relationship to 'technics' and time...Prometheus, prosthetics and technology...polis and politics...Heidegger's infamous embrace of Nazism...the 'poetic power' of rivers...The Ister asks you not to think, but to think hard. Your reward, given in proportion to your level of attention, commitment and participation, is to see the simplest things in a new light, possessed of vast new dimensions" (Nathan Lee, New York Times). In French and English with English subtitles.
David Barison/Daniel Ross---Australia---2004---189 mins.
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JOSEPH CAMPBELL HERO'S JOURNEY
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Explore the worlds of mythology and religion, as they affect modern man, and how they shaped the life of Joseph Campbell. Campbell, famous scholar and teacher, was best known for his compelling interpretations of myth, and how the images and symbols of those myths bring logic and meaning to our lives. Hero's Journey portrays the development of Campbell's personal philosophies as they evolve and how they were influenced by the events of his life. Drawing on rare footage of Campbell's lectures and workshops, the film is a remarkable look at an equally remarkable man. 58 mins.
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JOSEPH CAMPBELL: MYTHOS
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Just before he died in 1987, Joseph Campbell made a final tour of the United States. Based on this tour, this essential five-part series presents the first volume of Campbell's compelling vision of the "One Great Story" of our human nature. The first in a series entitled The Shaping of Our Western Tradition, Mythos showcases what Campbell did best--telling profound and powerful stories from the wealth of the world's great cultures. Commentary by Susan Sarandon. 560 mins.
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LA RABBIA (THE ANGER)
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Between Mamma Roma and Gospel According to St. Matthew, Pasolini made this overlooked, two-part documentary with co-director Giovanni Guareschi. Over archival footage, Pasolini--the Marxist poet and filmmaker--and Guareschi--the more conservative journalist and creator of Don Camillo--offer competing commentaries on the state of postwar Europe.
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MATTER OF HEART
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An affectionate but probing documentary of the enormous contribution of Carl Gustav Jung to modern psychology, this remarkable film has become not only a boxoffice hit, but a must-see film for anyone even remotely interested in the foundations of psychoanalytic thought. Mark Whitney---USA---1985---107 mins.
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MCLUHAN'S WAKE
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Media theorist Marshall McLuhan realized the impact of the digital age with stunning accuracy, offering neat slogans like "the medium is the message" and "global village" to help people digest his trailblazing concepts. As the popularity of New Media Studies continues to spread, so does the influence of McLuhan's groundbreaking research. His last scholarly work, The Laws of Media, is illuminated in the film MacLuhan's Wake, which features archival footage and the voice of the techno-intellectual himself, combined with animation and special effects. Includes commentary by scholars Eric McLuhan, Neil Postman, Lewis Lapham, and journalist Patrick Watson. Kevin McMahon---Canada---2002---94 mins.
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NATURE OF EXISTENCE, THE
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Roger Nygard, the director of Trekkies, traveled the globe to ask enlightened thinkers from all faiths and all walks of life about the meaning of life. In this funny, heady travelogue, we hear from Christian wrestler Rob Adonis, holy man Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, comic actress Julia Sweeney, evangelist Brother Jed Smock, string theorist Leonard Susskind, atheism scholar Richard Dawkins, and even Empire Strikes Back director Irving Kershner.
Roger Nygard---USA---2010---94 mins.
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NOAM CHOMSKY ON THE WORLD: THE
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This program offers direct access to the mind of left-wing intellectual, linguist, philosopher, and political activist Noam Chomsky. Through a series of filmed interviews, lectures, and classroom discussions, The Chomsky Sessions presents the professor's provocative narrative of American history, politics, and policy from the twenties through today. 70 mins.
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NOAM CHOMSKY REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE
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Noam Chomsky, the groundbreaking linguistics thinker and radical left-wing political activist, has been judged "the most important intellectual alive today" by The New York Times. A self-proclaimed anarchist and a critic of U.S. foreign policy since the Vietnam era, Chomsky has more recently set his sights on the U.S. War on Terrorism, media conglomeration, and opportunities for social activism in contemporary society. This fascinating portrait of the leading light for liberal ideals features candid interviews with his wife, Carol Chomsky, as well as conversations with intellectuals, critics, activists, and admirers, resulting in a fascinating examination of an Will Pascoe---USA---2004---75 mins.
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