Marshall McLuhan

Marshall McLuhan

Nascimento : 1911-07-21, Edmonton, Canada

História

Marshall McLuhan was born on July 21, 1911 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as Herbert Marshall McLuhan. He was an actor and writer, known for Annie Hall (1977), Intercut (1980) and The Third Walker (1978). He was married to Corinne Lewis. He died on December 31, 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Perfil

Marshall McLuhan
Marshall McLuhan
Marshall McLuhan

Filmes

Living in a Global Village
Himself (archive footage)
A group of visionaries and students return to the abandoned Milan Expo, to reimagine the site as a global village.
Out of Orbit: The Life and Times of Marshall McLuhan
Himself
"Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media with which people communicate than by the content of the communication." - Marshall McLuhan Marshall McLuhan, one of Canada's most influential and controversial figures, burst into the center of media circles in North America with his strange and prophetic pronouncements - "electric light is pure information" - on advertising, television, and the emerging computer age. "Out Of Orbit" also pays tribute to McLuhan, his message, and the way in which his theories and words have penetrated and influenced the consciousness of today's media-literate society.
State of Fear
Novel
Seven hundred and seventy one words from Orwell, Chomsky, Shakespeare and others. Seven hundred and seventy one people off the street. A 15 minute meditation on Capitalism, Thought Control and the "Freedom" of Speech.
Twist
Himself
Combining rare and often hilarious archival footage with engaging interviews, this groovy documentary chronicles the evolution of the titular postwar rock ’n' roll dance craze that took America by storm. Featuring singers and musicians who helped define the phenomenon like Hank Ballard, Chubby Checker, and Joey Dee, as well as clips from TV shows like “American Bandstand,” TWIST tells the overlooked story of how shaking your hips went from being a sign of social degeneracy to the dance form that rocked the world.
Noivo Neurótico, Noiva Nervosa
Marshall McLuhan
Alvy Singer (Woody Allen), um humorista judeu e divorciado que faz análise há 15 anos, acaba se apaixonando por Annie Hall (Diane Keaton), uma cantora em início de carreira com uma cabeça um pouco complicada. Em um curto espaço de tempo eles estão morando juntos, mas, depois de um certo período, crises conjugais começam a surgir entre os dois.
Suite 212
Self (Archive footage)
Suite 212 is Paik's "personal New York sketchbook," an electronic collage that presents multiple perspectives of New York's media landscape as a fragmented tour of the city. Paik critiques the selling of New York by multinational corporations and the city's role as the master of the media and information industries; Collaborators Yalkut, Davis and Kubota contribute their own vibrant and punchy segments.
The Child of the Future: How Might He Learn?
Self/Host
Education is increasingly affected by technological advance. How the changes affect the child are shown in this far-ranging study of what is new in educational theory and practice. Appearing in the film are several leading educators and innovators, including Dr. Jerome Bruner of Harvard University and host-narrator Dr. Marshall McLuhan.