I've been watching 'The Power of Nightmares'...finished parts I and II tonight...

[Danger Mouse]

and all I can say is...holy shit!! :scared:
The parallels between the neocons and the Islamic fundies are frightnening!
This is all so dirty, and it all runs so deep, it's shaking my faith in humanity to its very foundation...

[Lint Head]

1. Where is it playing?

:dem:

[Danger Mouse]

5. haha, on my computer...

my coworker has a copy and we've been passing it around at work and watching it piece by piece

[seemslikeadream]

The Power of Nightmares

The Power of Nightmares Part 1: Baby it's Cold Outside
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=881321004838285177&q=%27The+Power+of+Nightmares%27...&total=365&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0


The Power of Nightmares Part 2: The Phantom Victory - by Adam Curtis
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4602171665328041876&q=the+power+of+nightmares&total=365&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1

The Power of Nightmares Part 3: The Shadows in the Cave - by Adam Curtis
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2081592330319789254&q=the+power+of+nightmares&total=365&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2

[Lint Head]

8. Thanks. I am watching it now!

:dem:

[seemslikeadream]

2. The Power of Nightmares

The Power of Nightmares Part 1: Baby it's Cold Outside
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=881321004838285177&q=%27The+Power+of+Nightmares%27...&total=365&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0


The Power of Nightmares Part 2: The Phantom Victory - by Adam Curtis
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4602171665328041876&q=the+power+of+nightmares&total=365&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1

The Power of Nightmares Part 3: The Shadows in the Cave - by Adam Curtis
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2081592330319789254&q=the+power+of+nightmares&total=365&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2

[htuttle]

3. It would probably be helpful to review your options at this juncture...

http://imgred.com/

[Danger Mouse]

4. i want to see how deep the rabbit hole goes.

i'm not afraid of the darkness.

[lordsummerisle]

6. It's a very thought provoking work

It's amazing how you hear about it only on the Internet...I assume that since it's a BBC piece that it was aired in other countries?

[Danger Mouse]

12. it was. it would never air in america, for reasons that would become obvious once you see it...

can't be questioning the greatness and righteousness of america, now can we?

[Lisa]

24. They showed it in Canada ...

Ironically, the host of the documentary show, at the time, was Michaëlle Jean -- she later became our Governor General. She had to greet Bush at the airport this summer ... I couldn't help wondering what was going through her mind, since she evidently knew about what was in the film.

[Mojorabbit]

7. marking

to watch later

[Danger Mouse]

10. definitely. EVERY DUER SHOULD SEE IT.

tell your friends.

[Mojorabbit]

19. Hey Elrond

Haven't "seen" you in a while!

[Pastiche423]

28. Me too

[SeattleGirl]

9. Watched it about a month ago.

Holy shit is right!

:scared:

[Danger Mouse]

11. and i've only watched parts one and two!

:scared:

[NYC]

13. I read the transcript.

Well worth reading.

[Danger Mouse]

14. i am sure. did you see the video of it as well?

[NYC]

25. I did not see the video.

To download it would take the rest of my natural lifespan. (And that's just for part one.)

I would love to watch it. Perhaps someday I will. The person who transcribed it described pictures, sounds, backgrounds. He did a heroic job. I really appreciate his efforts.

[LunaSea]

15. Add "Pandoras Box" to your viewing list too

Pandora's Box was a six part 1992 BBC documentary television series written and produced by Adam Curtis, which examines the consequences of political and technocratic rationalism. Curtis' later The Century of the Self had a similar theme.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora's_Box_(television_documentary_series)

Bit harder to find all the episodes, but worth a view.

[SeattleGirl]

16. Here is a link to a site that has free documentaries to watch, including

some of the Century of the Self episodes.

http://freedocumentaries.org/index.php?ct=13

[Az]

17. Linkie

http://www.archive.org/details/ThePowerOfNightmares

[RainDog]

18. a great documentary series

I saw it more than a year ago and it definitely clarified some of my questions about what's going on right now.

as Seattle Girl mentioned, The Century of the Self series is by the same guy and also excellent. He has an earlier doc series online called The Mayfair Set which sort of provides trajectory for the other two.

Wholphin Video Magazine, from McSweeney's, included the documentary in its first three issues. That's the only venue I know of that distributes The Power of Nightmares to viewers in the U.S. In that case, it's only dvd so google can't pull it.

[Danger Mouse]

21. my coworker got the dvd's through mcsweeney's.

:hi:

[RainDog]

22. Adam Curtis, the doc maker...

Adam Curtis has a wiki entry that provides links to outlets for his work.

His latest, The Trap, is scarier than The Power of Nightmares, in a way because it's one of those cases where ideology triumphs over experience and influences perceptions in every portion of life.

[Lisa]

23. it's on "Wholphin #2", isn't it? That's where I got my copy ...

And also it's been shown on Canadian TV several times.

[RainDog]

26. Wholphin 1, 2 and 3

The doc is in three parts and they include one part in each edition.

[earth mom]

20. Okay tinfoil time! I couldn't sleep & read this thread & thought what the hey...

I'll watch a bit of the film with my new Mac that can actually let me view movies on google & youtube!

Well, about 5 minutes into it, my internet died. TOTALLY. Red light city.

WTF?!

I looked out my windows...nothing.

Then I thought about Topoff 4...and didn't wanna go there.

:scared:




So my internet just came on again and I'm here on DU. Everything's ok. Or is it?

:tinfoilhat:

[Blashyrkh]

27. Part III is the gold mine. Excellent watch.

I just have to snicker at people who reference Al-Qaeda as terrorist organisation. Al-Qaeda WAS a dozen men sitting in a cave talking shit.