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It's highly recommended that we all watch every single documentry by Adam Curtis, including "The Centuary of Self". His stuff is gold IMO, opinionated, but gold
by Quarrelsome 17y ago
It's highly recommended that we all watch every single documentry by Adam Curtis, including "The Centuary of Self". His stuff is gold IMO, opinionated, but gold.
If you want a taster check out the latest series running on his blog about the history of Afghanistan:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/2009/09/kabul_city_number_one.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/2009/09/kabul_city_num...
- sleepingbot 17y agoAgree. You just defined the heavyweight BBC-type documentaries that led to this series.
- bretthoerner 17y ago"The Century of the Self" in 4 parts. http://www.archive.org/details/AdaCurtisCenturyoftheSelf_0 http://www.archive.org/details/AdaCurtisCenturyoftheSelf_0 http://www.archive.org/details/AdamCurtisCenturyoftheSelfPart2of4 http://www.archive.org/details/AdamCurtisCenturyoftheSelfPar... http://www.archive.org/details/AdamCurtisCenturyoftheSelfPart3of4 http://www.archive.org/details/AdamCurtisCenturyoftheSelfPar... http://www.archive.org/details/AdamCurtisCenturyoftheSelfPart4of4_0 http://www.archive.org/details/AdamCurtisCenturyoftheSelfPar...
- sleepingbot 17y agoAlso, you can find the same documents on Google Video. I share the search "google video the century on the self" on Google. http://tinyurl.com/yb7kluz http://tinyurl.com/yb7kluz The Google Video link: http://tinyurl.com/yd5ptt6 http://tinyurl.com/yd5ptt6
- fnid 17y agodown modded for the short urls. Please use the full urls here. HN shortens them automatically.
- sleepingbot 17y agoSorry about that. Links (search and google video) were, as anyone knows, long.
- idleworx 17y agoThe Century of the Self is an amazing documentary. Everyone in this country, and the western world should see it. That and the Power of Nightmares also by Adam Curtis.
- Quarrelsome 17y agoThe Trap is the killer one. Part 3 just hits all nails ever on all heads.