Monthly Archives: October 2004

THE CONTROL ROOM

By | October 2004

SEE IT BEFORE YOU VOTE! In the end, the greatest achievement of “Control Room” may be to simply remind us, as Americans, that in this age of mega-corporate U.S. news media there are other perspectives on world events besides those of Fox, CNN, MSNBC-ABCBS and whoever else feeds us our information…

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THE CONTROL ROOM

Jehane Noujaim's "Control Room" begins in March 2003, days before the start of America's so-called "Operation Iraqi Freedom." 40 million Arab viewers were...

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I HEART HUCKABEES

This is a movie that invites you to think about something else as you watch it and, as I watched it, what I kept thinking about was an elevator which has...

MOVIE MARKETING MADNESS: “RAY”

There haven’t been many high profile biographical movies that have scored both critical and commercial success. I was a big fan of Richard...

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DEVO: LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN (DVD)

Devo addicts will have a field day with the quintet's new concert film "Devo: Live in the Land of the Rising Sun." Shot during the group's 2003 tour of...

MEMO SALAZAR: PUSHIN’ THE BUSH

After several months of sitting on the shelf due to legal concerns, Memo Salazar's music video for Public Enemy's "Son of a Bush" is finally being made...

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NATIONAL LAMPOON PRESENTS: DORM DAZE (DVD)

Forty-five minutes into "Dorm Daze" I was utterly convinced of two things. First, "Dorm Daze" is a funny movie. A very funny movie, in parts. Second, I...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: BUSH AND ME

That sound you hear ... that's Bush's spotless record as a fearless leader going up in flames. The literary device you just read ... that's...

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FAHRENHEIT 9/11 (DVD)

Let’s get one thing straight, no documentary is objective. I don’t care if your old copy of Merriam-Webster’s says otherwise, show me a documentary...

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WE DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE

In a time when the gay marriage issue takes over political debates, where some are arguing that allowing it would ruin the “sanctity” marriage, how...

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THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT W (DVD)

Name one other president who has inspired filmmakers as much as George W. Bush. You can’t because there isn’t any. Not even Nixon. Bush and his...

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