The Origin of Life
A talk by the excellent John Maynard Smith about the celebrated topic, ‘the Origins of Life’ at London’s Royal Institute, in 1995.
Running time: 59 mins
Interview with Jim Brown about “Pete Seeger, the Power of Song”
May 27th, 2007 Comments Off on Interview with Jim Brown about “Pete Seeger, the Power of Song” | # link to | posted by david
Jim Brown, interviewed here, is the director of the film about Pete Seeger, that was recently shown at the Tribeca Film Festival (and which I unfortunately failed to get to see after queueing for 2 hours).
Running time: 27 mins
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After the Warming
A film about global warming from nearly twenty years ago by the Irish documentary maker, James Burke (Connections).
Running time: 1 hour 47 mins
The Corporation
Running time: 3 hours
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Outfoxed – a Look at Fox News
No embed available. Thanks to pbx for the embed link.
Running time: 1 hour 18 mins
Brass Eye – Peadogeddon
Classic, controversial spoof documentary by Chris Morris that satirizes the morbid obsession with paedophilia by tabloid news. Morris persuades unwitting members of government and celebrities (including Phil Collins) read out made up nonsense.
I cannot imagine this being made here and now.
Running time: 28 mins
Home – adaptation of J G Ballard’s ‘The Enormous Space’
May 9th, 2007 Comments Off on Home – adaptation of J G Ballard’s ‘The Enormous Space’ | # link to | posted by david
Ballard at his best, finding the weird in the seemingly banal. Here, a story about a suburbanite who intends to shut himself off from the rest of the world by never leaving the house again.
Running time: 59 mins
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Monsters of the Atomic age
Documentary exploring nuclear fears in the 50s and how they manifested themselves in the sci-fi movies of the time.
Running time: 34 mins.
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Hubble – 15 Years of Discovery
The object that has revealed more mystery than any other.
Running time: 1 hour 22 mins.
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