Re:What the Fluck
by valgaze on Friday December 06, 2013 @12:26AM
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This is Adam Curtis you're dealing with, check youtube for some of his other brilliant (& kinda far-out) documentaries
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This is actually well overdue, Curtis is a genius whose work will appeal to a lot of people here.
It's not considered his best stuff, All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace is probably most relevant to HN and all three episodes are well worth watching.
IMO his best stuff is on the coincidence and movement of political power. Check out The Trap and The Mayfair Set. The Power of Nightmares is good too.
Re:What the Fluck
by huckleberryfinn on Friday December 06, 2013 @01:56AM
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All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace is pretty incredible!
Have you seen "The Loving Trap"? http://youtu.be/x1bX3F7uTrg
(spoiler: it's a parody of Curtis's methods)
Re:What the Fluck
by hermanhermitage on Friday December 06, 2013 @05:11AM
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Thanks for that jn. It really resonates with me after seeing Machines and this latest BBC article.
"Human Resources" will change your life.
A documentary that starts with a slightly de-tuned low and flat piano note. Impactful.
Every great song starts with a single note...
Now go watch the darn thing.
It's a shame they don't offer torrents.
Re:What the Fluck
by digitalengineer on Friday December 06, 2013 @09:43AM
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Why? Just use http://flashgot.net/ wih Firefox.
Some providers filter flash etc. Torrents allow the site to offset some of the hosting load.
Re:What the Fluck
by hipsters_unite on Friday December 06, 2013 @10:07AM
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Even his Manchester International Festival documentary was incredible, and that was at least a third musical collaboration...