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Kitsune Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-04 11:02 PM
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The other documentary you should see: The Corporation
I'm not some great writer, and frankly I'm too tired right now to bother typing something up even if I was, so I'll just link to the film's site and let it do the talking.

http://www.thecorporation.com/

But yeah. See it.
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Sweetpea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-04 11:03 PM
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1. As well as "The Hunting of the President" and "Control Room"
I will look for the corporation.
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IkeWarnedUs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-29-04 01:55 AM
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2. Synopsis from the link
One hundred and fifty years ago, the corporation was a relatively insignificant entity. Today, it is a vivid, dramatic and pervasive presence in all our lives. Like the Church, the Monarchy and the Communist Party in other times and places, the corporation is today’s dominant institution. But history humbles dominant institutions. All have been crushed, belittled or absorbed into some new order. The corporation is unlikely to be the first to defy history. In this complex and highly entertaining documentary, Mark Achbar, co-director of the influential and inventive MANUFACTURING CONSENT: NOAM CHOMSKY AND THE MEDIA, teams up with co-director Jennifer Abbott and writer Joel Bakan to examine the far-reaching repercussions of the corporation’s increasing preeminence. Based on Bakan’s book The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power, the film is a timely, critical inquiry that invites CEOs, whistle-blowers, brokers, gurus, spies, players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the 4corporation’s inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures. Featuring illuminating interviews with Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Howard Zinn and many others, THE CORPORATION charts the spectacular rise of an institution aimed at achieving specific economic goals as it also recounts victories against this apparently invincible force.

direct link to list of theaters and opening dates around the country: http://www.thecorporation.tv/usa/

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Zinfandel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-29-04 02:22 AM
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3. "The Corporation" is truly a must see!
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Beam Me Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-29-04 02:47 AM
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4. Yes, this fits very nicely with Moore's film, as does "Control Room"
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