At least as one response to the perceived failures of the French Revolution, some of what became the Romantic movements in the 19th century turned away from social interaction, especially collective activity, and toward individual isolation. Such a reaction was not peculiar to this period. In fact, withdrawal from social contact was an established niche […]
Edward Curtin In his new, six-part, seven hours plus documentary – “Can’t Get You Out of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World” – the celebrated English documentary filmmaker, Adam Curtis, who has worked for the BBC for decades, tells us that nothing makes sense anymore and it is… pointless to try to …
(ANTIMEDIA Op-ed) — Kanye West finally tweeted something important this week, and nobody cares — at least compared to the media feeding frenzy that ensued when the notorious rapper expressed support for President Donald Trump. On Monday, concluding a string of tweets about people’s addictions to their phones, West shared a link to an in-depth documentary about […]
HyperNormalisation is a 2016 BBC documentary by British filmmaker Adam Curtis. The film was released on 16 October 2016 HyperNormalisation wades through the culmination of forces that have driven this culture into mass uncertainty,...
Saving church, laying hands and good luck sacrifice + this day in history w/Saudi oil and our song of the day by Polica on your Morning Monarchy for March 3, 2016.
The Power of Nightmares was possibly the last great documentary series produced by the BBC. A decade after it was first broadcast I look back at the series, offering a brief review before using this as a basis for analyzing recent events. I discuss the criticism of the filmmaker Adam Curtis for his superficial take on 9/11, before exploring the 'defection' of Jamal Al Fadl, an associate of Osama Bin Laden. I also examine author Jason Burke's claim that 'Al Qaeda doesn't exist' and thus that there is no guiding force behind the globalization of Islamism.
