Noam Chomsky: Distorted Morality (2003)
Género : Documental
Tiempo de ejecución : 55M
Director : John Junkerman
Sinopsis
In this remarkable documentary, Noam Chomsky offers a riveting but devastating critique of America's current war on terror arguing, in fact, that it is a logistical impossibility for such a war to be taking place. Professor Chomsky presents his reasoning with astonishing and refreshing clarity, drawing from a wealth of historical knowledge and analysis. "Only those who are entirely ignorant of modern history will be surprised by the course of events, or by the justifications that are provided..."
Guerrilla ontologist. Psychedelic magickian. Outer head of the Illuminati. Quantum psychologist. Sit-down comic/philosopher. Discordian Pope. Whatever the label and rank, Robert Anton Wilson is undeniably one of the foundations of 21th Century Western counterculture.Maybe Logic follows a reality labyrinth which leads through the hollows of human perception to the vast star fields of Sirius where we find one man alone, joyfully accepting his status as Damned Old Crank and Cosmic Schmuck. Beaming with insight, frustration, compassion, and unshakable optimism, the ever-open eye of Robert Anton Wilson penetrates human illusions exposing the mathematical probabilities and spooky synchronicities of the 8 dimensions of his Universe.
Jannis, a cute, young gay man, and his adorable mute boyfriend, Patrick, infiltrate a circus to shoot an undercover documentary exposing an underground political conspiracy responsible for a recent spate of assasination attempts. When Patrick meet Mo, a young woman whose sensitivity to sunlight forces her to live by nigh, Jannis' jelousy threatens the entire project. Only Patrick's unwavering devotion to the man he loves will help save the day and reveal the truth of who is behind the conspiracy.
Admiration for her sister Rowan's self-confidence prompts filmmaker Ester Gould to explore our narcissistic society, with disconcerting results.
US adaption of a classic UK documentary series called "Up". Part 1 from 1991 and part 2 from 1998 followed the same group of economically, racially and socially diverse kids growing up in America in the 90s. They are now 21.
In this very black comedy about ill-suited neighbors united by marriage, Niki is a former colonel in the Romanian army whose daughter is married to the son of Flo, an aging Bohemian who is full of schemes for the “new” Romania. As the young couple prepares to emigrate to the U.S., Niki is obliged to interact with Flo, whom he finds totally unbearable.
An anonymous bedroom inside a typical apartment somewhere in Los Angeles. A pair of young men enter, one having scored a one-night stand, the other giving away little as to his true intentions.
When the world’s financial bubble blew, the solution was to lower interest rates and pump trillions of dollars into the sick banking system. But what happens when the solutions are identical to the mistakes that caused the very crisis?
Colorrblind girl A-Kuei feels alienated and misunderstood. She is raised by her grandmother who would rather believe she is possessed than hear her feelings. The only person in the village who understands her is her bookworm cousin A-Hsien. He tells her that there is an island far away in the South Pacific where everyone is also colorblind due to a genetic mutation.
Bambi es una película documental francesa dirigida por Sébastien Lifshitz (Presque Rien, Plein Sud). Nos muestra el perfil de Marie-Pierre Pruvot, una mujer transgénero de origen argelino que, bajo el nombre artístico de Bambi, cosechó una larga y destacada carrera como bailarina y corista en el París de los años 50 y 60.
Three British porn addicts, Kevin, 20, Danny, 26, and Jonathan, 40, go to America to meet their favourite stars, and witness the harsh realities behind the factories of fantasy.
Todos los lunes por la mañana Vincent empieza la misma monótona rutina. Una hora y media de viaje sin fumar a un trabajo nada estimulante en una fábrica. De vuelta a casa, las obligaciones familiares interrumpen siempre su pasión por la pintura. ¡Vincent ya no puede con otros lunes por la mañana! Está harto de la fábrica, de la mujer y de los hijos, de las incomprensibles contradicciones y de un pueblo con inesperadas excentricidades... El viejo Albert hace el mismo camino cada día. El cartero lee el correo de todo el mundo. El cura no aparta los ojos de las mujeres del pueblo. Un avaro granjero instala un sistema de alarma más. Los jóvenes andan de acá para allá en bici, charlando de lo primero que les viene a la cabeza, simplemente para que la vida sea más interesante... Un día Vincent decide ver un poco de mundo y viaja a Venecia. Quizás encuentre exactamente lo que falta en su vida...
An insomniac actress is facing the waning days of her career, when her niece pays a visit to her Malibu house.
This documentary compiles a series of Noam Chomsky's interviews and lectures that address the events of 9/11.
The assassin of a prominent trade unionist takes a conservative MP hostage, throwing in the government into disarray.
Los Van End son una familia disfuncional que vive sumida en la rutina, la falta de comunicación y la incomprensión. Esto cambia cuando la hija pequeña, Eva, lleva a casa a un estudiante de intercambio alemán que, a su lado, parece la encarnación de la perfección. El chico les ayudará a ver el mundo de una forma que no conocían, lo que hará que los cinco miembros de la familia comiencen a ser conscientes de sus propias inseguridades, miedos y dudas.
Life creates many obstacles for 12 years old boy - Tedo. Tedo belongs to the generation, which was forced to mass displacement because of the civil war in Abkhazia, one of the most beatiful places in Georgia. The civil war took away everything Tedo had, even hope. The film tells about an extraordinary internal drama of a little boy, his thoughts, feelings, pasions, sorrows and efforts to take arms against the difficulties.
This documentary of American soldiers in Falluja offers a revealing and complex portrait of Army life.
In 1916 as an officer in the Habsburg Army ethnic Romanian Apostol Bologa is torn between remaining loyal to the Habsburgs or deserting to the Romanian Army across enemy lines.
A colorful and provocative survey of anarchism in America, the film attempts to dispel popular misconceptions and trace the historical development of the movement. The film explores the movement both as a native American philosophy stemming from 19th century American traditions of individualism, and as a foreign ideology brought to America by immigrants. The film features rare archival footage and interviews with significant personalities in anarchist history including Murray Boochkin and Karl Hess, and also live performance footage of the Dead Kennedys.
Después de que Saddam Hussein iluminó los pozos de petróleo de Kuwait, equipos de todo el mundo combatieron esos incendios durante meses. Tenían que salvar los recursos petroleros, así como reducir la contaminación del aire. Los diferentes equipos desarrollaron diferentes técnicas para extinguir los incendios. La creatividad de emergencia del hombre se puede ver en su mejor momento.
