perunamuusi Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 if you don't know documentary maker Adam Curtis then you don't know anything worth knowing and you should immediately watch the trap, century of self, power of nightmares, the mayfair set etc. reading this Afghanistan stuff (which is interspersed with some brilliant film footage) is great, not only because the more you dig into the history of the West's relationship to Afghanistan, the stranger and more complicated it gets but also because it sounds like he's speaking it to you in your mind ears. the 12 minute film of mountaineer Peter Boardman's first hand account of his near fatal expedition to climb a peak in the Hindu Kush called Koh-i-Khaaik, at the end of part one, is worth making a thread for alone. (and it has some bonus Analogue Synth Goodness) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/afghanistan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmakramer Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 interesting stuff, will check out thanks for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Adam Curtis is fucking excellent. Love his documentaries, had a couple of cool segments on Newswipe which were also good. Cheers LUDD. I love you, deeply. (deeply) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Will definetly catch up on this tonight, looks interesting, cheerz man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Z_B_Z Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 ive seen all of curtis' films. thanks for the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cichlisuite Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 funny little piece of censorship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Nah, it worked a little while ago. I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 his documentaries make me feel stupid, depressed and more intelligent. i'll give this a look when i get more time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/posts/YOU-THINK-YOU-ARE-A-CONSUMER-BUT-MAYBE-YOU-HAVE-BEEN-CONSUMED One of the guiding beliefs of our consuming age is that we are all free and independent individuals. That we can choose to do pretty much what we want, and if we can't then it's bad. But at the same time, co-existing alongside this, there is a completely different, parallel universe where we all seem meekly to do what those in power tell us to do. Ever since the economic crisis in 2008, millions of people have accepted cuts in all sorts of things - from real wages and living standards to benefits and hospital care - without any real opposition. The cuts may be right, or they may be stupid - but the astonishing thing is how no-one really challenges them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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