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I shared this on HN a while back. It's an interesting watch (at nearly 3 hours, Curtis keeps you entertained throughout). For those in the UK, you can watch the whole thing on iPlayer here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p04b183c/adam-curtis-hy...
I shared this on HN a while back. It's an interesting watch (at nearly 3 hours, Curtis keeps you entertained throughout). For those in the UK, you can watch the whole thing on iPlayer here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p04b183c/adam-curtis-hy...
There is a less authentic version if you look around on youtube for those of us not in the UK...
If you enjoyed this, Jean Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation is what he has drawn heavily upon. He talks extensively about the "hyperreal" mental reality we exist within. If you enjoyed that, you might like Phil K Dick's existential works like Flow my tears , cantata 140 , hell anything of his almost. Even "the defenders" is a full on frontal assault on reality. Finally, if you want to go clean off the deep end,…
And I'll also second all the rest of these recommendations as well.
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There is a less authentic version if you look around on youtube for those of us not in the UK...
There's torrents too, of course; but what's less authentic about the youtube copies? Or do you mean that they're being posted without authorization?
I watched this after it was last posted to hacker news. The footage from the BBC archives is excellent and the narrative it strings together is compelling. Any other books or movies that expand on similar topics?
I watched this after it was last posted to hacker news. The footage from the BBC archives is excellent and the narrative it strings together is compelling. Any other books or movies that expand on similar topics?
I haven't been able to verify the Syria link to the Lockerbie bombing. Anyone able to help me out?
Have fun : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103_conspiracy_t...
I liked the movie, but I was upset by the heavy amount of conspiracy he put in, and also the fact that he considered alternate theories on events as if they were the only ones worthy of attention. I am thinking about his description of the bombings as false flags destined to put the blame on gaddafi instead of syria. The main counter-intelligence on these was due to italian secret services, but further information ob…
However, I think this also exactly the point this film is making about our modern media and political environment, which makes the film all the more effective and terrifying.