The Transatlantic Tunnel (dir. Maurice Elvey): film of ambition and sacrifice let down by plot, acting and narrow vision
Maurice Elvey, “The Transatlantic Tunnel” (1935) A visually handsome if very flawed science fiction film,
Tag: Propaganda Films
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.
Gibel’ Sensatsii / Loss of Feeling: good-looking film about robots and workers versus capitalists
Aleksandr Andriyevsky, “Gibel’ Sensatsii / Loss of Feeling” (1935) A very handsome-looking film made in
The Death Ray: early Soviet silent with plenty of action, skulduggery and even some poetic film-making
Lev Kuleshov, “The Death Ray / Luch Smerti” (1925) A silent Soviet action thriller that
Terry Jones’ Barbarians (Episode 1: The Primitive Celts): demonstration that victors write history to flatter themselves and demonise others
Terry Jones, “Terry Jones’ Barbarians (Episode 1: The Primitive Celts)” (2006) This droll history lesson
The True Story of Black Hawk Down: too much detail and not enough overview of the Battle of Mogadishu as a historical event
David Keane, “The True Story of Black Hawk Down” (2003) A very detailed documentary about
The Century of the Self (Episode 4: Eight People sipping Wine in Kettering): too much focus on politics, not enough on culture and society
Adam Curtis, “The Century of the Self (Episode 4: Eight People sipping Wine in Kettering)”
The Century of the Self (Episode 3: There is a Policeman inside all Our Heads – He must be Destroyed): a stroll through an amusement park of curious cultural fads and trends
Adam Curtis, “The Century of the Self (Episode 3: There is a Policeman inside all
The Century of the Self (Episode 2: The Engineering of Consent): the use of psychoanalysis as tool for social control
Adam Curtis, “The Century of the Self (Episode 2: The Engineering of Consent)” (2002) This
Kony 2012: is this film astroturfing for a US invasion of eastern Africa?
Jason Russell, “Kony 2012” (2012) Having heard about nothing else but this 30-minute feature going
Caution, propaganda at work in “Fukushima: Is Nuclear Power Safe?”
Annabel Gillings, “Fukushima: Is Nuclear Power Safe?” (2011) Eminently likeable scientist-presenter Jim al-Khalili goes on