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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0795975101332 Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC Label: Zeitgeist Films Manufacturer: Zeitgeist Films Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Zeitgeist Films Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 26, 2002 Running Time: 167 minutes Studio: Zeitgeist Films Theatrical Release Date: 1993 Sales Rank: 22769 MPN: 1013
Description: Funny, provocative and surprisingly accessible, MANUFACTURING CONSENT explores the political life and ideas of world-renowned linguist, intellectual and political activist Noam Chomsky. Through a dynamic collage of biography, archival gems, imaginative graphics and outrageous illustrations, Mark Achbar and Peter Wintonick's award-winning documentary highlights Chomsky's probing analysis of mass media and his critique of the forces at work behind the daily news. Available for the first time anywhere on DVD, MANUFACTURING CONSENT features appearances by journalists Bill Moyers and Peter Jennings, pundit William F. Buckley Jr., novelist Tom Wolfe and philosopher Michel Foucault. This Edition features an exclusive ten-years-after video interview with Chomsky.
Amazon.com: Peter Wintonick and Mark Achbar made this penetrating documentary about the career and views of linguist and media critic Noam Chomsky. While the man is the subject of the movie, the filmmakers wisely and carefully choose not to make Chomsky more important than his insights into the way print and electronic journalism tacitly and often willingly further the agendas of the powerful. We learn a lot about Chomsky's formative experiences as a child, student, academic, activist, and politician (he has campaigned for office), but we learn just as much about the media institutions that deny him access today, from ABC to PBS. The centerpiece of the film, arguably, is a long examination into the history of the New York Times' coverage of Indonesia's atrocity-ridden occupation of East Timor, reportage that (as Chomsky shows us) was absolutely in lock step with the government's unwillingness to criticize an ally. --Tom Keogh
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Rating: - The movie that has become a movement.
This is more than a film, "Manufacturing Consent" has long been a tool of peace workers who wanted to inform others of the shameful U.S. policies toward countries like East Timor. This film's segment regarding the U.S. support of Indonesia's invasion of East Timor was used to raise awareness and galvanize support for the independence struggle that took place on that island nation, culminating in its becoming a member of the United Nations and a pair of East Timorese winning the Nobel Peace Prize. ... Read More
Rating: - talk about "must see"
Look, whoever you are, this film is simply one of the most important ever made and you should see it.
It is NOT about Noam Chomsky. Chomsky, quite frankly, isn't really *that* interesting as a personality to study and watch movies about. Needless to say, his accomplishments as an intellectual in the field of linguistics - modern linguistics being almost invented by him, and, of coarse, as the arch-critic of US power par-excellence, make him fascinating. He is a genius, obviously. But, ... Read More
Rating: - If Only Everyone in America Would See This Film
This film is beautifully done. The filmmakers brilliantly crafted a mix of archival footage with Chomsky's talks to illustrate his points. Despite the sometimes grim topics, they manage to make it entertaining, even humorous at times. Dubbed by the New York Times as "the most important intellectual alive," Chomsky is a brilliant man who is dedicated to bringing his important message to the world. He cares about the common person, and wants to help liberate all of us from an oppressive government ... Read More
Rating: - Manufacturing Noam Chomsky fans.
I watched this documentary because I genuinely wanted to understand what all the fuss is about over Noam Chomsky.
When I ended up doing is sitting through a very long series of film bytes where several interviews, spanning several decades, were cut up into pieces and splattered over nearly three hours of almost stream-of-consciousness of audio and video input to my brain. Mixed in there were Chomsky's many accusations against the media and the US government but almost nothing concrete to ... Read More
Rating: - Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media
My copy of this DVD shows a blank screen, with 'Region Error' in a small box in the centre of the screen. Please tell me hoe I can have this replaced. The other DVD's ordered at the same time were all fine.
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