The Corporation

[MalachiConstant]

has anybody seen the trailer for it yet??? it looks incredible. one critic refers to it as the next bowling for columbine. well, moore is in it, as is noam chomsky (which is pretty awesome). it's a shame it's not be a ton of theaters. email your local theaters!!!!


http://www.thecorporation.tv/trailer/

[CharlesGroce]

1. please keep us posted...

I'm very excited about that documentary. It even got a quick review from CNN the other day, which means that some secretary there is trying to assert some liberlism into the organization, since all of the 'journalists' there can just barely read, which is obviously their job, to just read the teleprompter.

[MalachiConstant]

3. ha,

oh those poor undereducated, over opinionated media pundits and journalists. ha

[NJCher]

2. I ordered the book

Haven't finished it yet, though.


Cher

[punpirate]

4. Some rather clever stuff in this...

... from what I read. Taking the concept of the corporation as having all the legal rights of a natural person to a logical extreme, the documentary producers hire a psychologist to assess the corporation's mental state. The prognosis? The corporation is a psychopath....

Looks like a really good poke at the people who think the modern corporation is wonderful.

[Karenina]

11. Thom Hartmann

has done some kick-ass articles on this topic. They can be found on
Commomdreams if anyone is interested.

[punpirate]

12. Most of those articles are...

... variations on a theme from his book, Unequal Protection. I recommend that for the history on how corporations acquired legal personhood.

[Karenina]

14. Thanx for that!

His writings were the perfect preparatory primer before attempting to wrap my brain around B.C.C.I. :crazy:

[Paragon]

5. If only they had some sort of way to help promote it...

;-)

[goodhue]

6. saw film in April

It's by same Toronto-based folks who made Manufacturing Consent some 12 years ago. As with that film, this one is quite long but definitely worth watching.

[MalachiConstant]

7. i emailed the corporation's site

to [email protected]

To Whom It May Concern:

I’m really interested to see this film; however, due to my unfavorable locale, a lack of local awareness, and theater chains that are apathetic to anything that isn’t a “potential blockbuster” my chances of seeing it anytime soon after it’s release are slim.

With the recent success of Michael Moore’s latest documentary, it is evident that the entertainment industry can be educational and powerful political catalyst and informant without sacrificing potential earnings and artistic respect. Now more than ever, with the waning interest in the books and the increasing corporate and political control of our mass media other outlets of information need to be introduced. One of the important oversights of these contributions to the film industry is the increasing awareness and interest in socio-political issues that otherwise would go unobserved to the common media consumer. The success of your film would serve a dual purpose of providing your viewers with the information your film contains and increasing this socio-political cognizance, and acting as a catalyst to the use of film as a viable outlet of media proliferation.

I plan on doing my part and contacting my local theater chain, but I also think that it would be important if this action was encouraged by other enthusiasts. Perhaps, encouraging this pressure by consumers would increase awareness and give theater owners reason, whether financially or intellectually, to implement “The Corporation” in their theaters.



Thank you, and awaiting your response:

Chris

[MalachiConstant]

8. .

[Kitsune]

9. I've see it, it's awesome.

It was only showing in a small theatre an hour from here...but I drove, and boy was it ever worth it. See this film.

[Kimber Scott]

10. Looks VEERRRYYY interesting. Can't wait to see it.

:kick:

[yvr girl]

16. One of the best movies I've seen

I can't say enough about this movie. I saw it about a month ago. It's been playing here forever, I didn't know it wasn't available in most major centres.

It tracks the rights of the corporation as a 'person.' The movie is on the long side, but so informational. I consider myself a moderate, and have always worked in a business environment. This movie has certainly made me keenly aware of the ethics of the corporations that I am involved with.

[LTR]

13. I saw it on a Bittorrent site

If you have no way of seeing it in the theater.

[cosmicdot]

15. if we can't take back the media, make use of what we have

what a great film to follow F-9/11

now, IS the time for all good people to come to the aid of their country

who needs Oh!Really?



http://www.thecorporation.tv/

THE CORPORATION, an unprecedented box office hit in Canada, is now launching across the USA. Coming this fall also to Australia and the UK. Winner of seven audience choice awards including one from the Sundance Film Festival, the film inspires people to ask: What can I do now?



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