The Corporation takes its status as a legal "person" to the logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is it?"
The Corporation is shelved as Call #HD60 .C66 2005. As a DVD it can be found in the DVD Bin in front of Bookstack 3. This DVD can be viewed in the library by students, or checked out for a period of 2 weeks by staff and faculty.
Description*
The Corporation charts the spectacular rise of the corporation as a dramatic, pervasive presence in our everyday lives. With a deft mix of humor, visual panache and seriousness, this documentary is a timely, entertaining critique of global conglomerates.
Provoking, witty, stylish and sweepingly informative, The Corporation explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Taking its status as a legal "person" to the logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is it?" The Corporation includes interviews with 40 corporate insiders and critics - including Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman, Howard Zinn, Vandana Shiva and Michael Moore - plus true confessions, case studies and strategies for change.
Along with the groundbreaking 145-minute theatrical version of the film, the two-disc DVD has eight hours of commentary tracks, deleted scenes, and Q's-and-A's, and 165 new clips and updates that are sorted "by person" and "by topic." Get the details you want to know on the issues you care about. Then, check out the web links for follow-up research and action.
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About the Author*
Mark Achbar, Producer, Director, Executive Producer is one of a wave of non-fiction feature filmmakers reaching large international audiences through mainstream theaters, TV, DVD, and the internet. He co-produced and co-directed the two most successful Canadian feature documentaries ever made: Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media and The Corporation. His films popularize radical critiques, win dozens of prestigious awards, and gross millions at the box-office. Achbar's output as Executive Producer includes: Velcrow Ripper's Fierce Light; Kevin McMahon's Waterlife; Denis Delestrac's Paz American and the Weaponization of Space; Fredrik Gertten's Bananas (development support); and Sam Bozzo's Blue Gold.
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Reviews*
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Reviews*
By Zeitgeist Films
In this acclaimed documentary from the co-director of Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomksy and the Media, 40 corporate insiders and critics—including Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky, No Logo author Naomi Klein and Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman—explore the nature and spectacular rise of the most pervasive institution of our time. Combining analysis with footage from advertising, television news and industrial films, The Corporation is an entertaining and provocative look at the inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures of the modern global conglomerate.
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Citations
Description and About the Author taken from The Corporation: (http://www.thecorporation.com)
Review taken from Zeitgeist Films: ( http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/videocatalog/product_info.php?products_id=95 )
Review taken from Zeitgeist Films: ( http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/videocatalog/product_info.php?products_id=95 )
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