Films made with an obvious bias to serve a larger agenda or to mitigate a controversial topic and make it safe for general public consumption.
German and German-language Films
Hans Werckmeister, “Algol, Tragedy of Power / Algol, Tragödie der Macht” (1920) A wonderful science
Maurice Elvey, “The Transatlantic Tunnel” (1935) A visually handsome if very flawed science fiction film,
Aleksandr Andriyevsky, “Gibel’ Sensatsii / Loss of Feeling” (1935) A very handsome-looking film made in
Lev Kuleshov, “The Death Ray / Luch Smerti” (1925) A silent Soviet action thriller that
Terry Jones, “Terry Jones’ Barbarians (Episode 1: The Primitive Celts)” (2006) This droll history lesson
David Keane, “The True Story of Black Hawk Down” (2003) A very detailed documentary about
Adam Curtis, “The Century of the Self (Episode 4: Eight People sipping Wine in Kettering)”
Adam Curtis, “The Century of the Self (Episode 3: There is a Policeman inside all
Adam Curtis, “The Century of the Self (Episode 2: The Engineering of Consent)” (2002) This
Jason Russell, “Kony 2012” (2012) Having heard about nothing else but this 30-minute feature going