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Tetris: From Russia with Love



"This is the story behind the fiendishly addictive game, a tale of high stakes, intimidation and legal feuds set against the backdrop of Cold War tensions between East and West."

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documental


I just came across this website - documental.  It's basically the site that I was trying to make here at The Froghall View - just links to all the best documentaries on Google Video.  

documental really is awesome.  It has everything I've posted over the past two months, plus many other, better films.  In fact, I don't know what you're still doing here.  Get over there and bookmark it.
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Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe


  • Series One
    • 3 Episodes. Originally aired 2 March 2006 - 16 March 2006
  • Series Two
    • 7 Episodes. Originally aired 20 July 2006 - 31 December 2006
  • Series Three
    • 4 Episodes. Originally aired 5 February 2007 - 26 February 2007
  • Series Four
    • 7 Episodes. Originally aired 25 September 2007 - 19 December 2007
  • Series Five
    • 6 Episodes. 18 November 2008 - 24 December 2008
  • Specials
    • Screenwipe USA (2006), XMAS Screenwipe (2006), Review of the Year 2006, 2007 and 2008, Culture Show Special (2007), The Screenwipe Guide to TV (2008), plus Adverts.

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Police Brutality at G20 Protests


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spEak You're bRanes

As a perfect antidote to the rage induced by reading abysmally stupid comments posted on comment boards, why not join in taking the piss out of the very stupidest at spEak You're bRanes.

They are mostly gathered from the typically heinous posts over at the BBC News 'Have Your Say' board, with a few other gems thrown in.

Don't read too much, though - it's funny for a while and then unbearably depressing.  I'll never forget reading the chilling line-
"She should be slowly tortured to death by decent mums like us."

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The Obama Deception

You may remember radio DJ and conspiracy theorist extraordinaire Alex Jones from the 'Bush did 9/11' documentary Loose Change.  

He's another loon, of course.  He sees the US as the centre of the universe, and is both distrustful and ignorant of anything taking place off his own shores. This fucks up his world view and grasp of politics somewhat.  Still, he has great talent as a documentary filmmaker, and his line of argument is often persuasive.  Much like an American David Icke, he sees great patterns in the chaos of world events, yet lacks the ability to step back for a moment and realise that it is all bollocks.

It's very watchable stuff.  However, if you've been daft enough to be convinced by Alex Jones and his ilk, I'd recommend watching some of the Adam Curtis documentaries, and realising that the truth is far more complex.
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Gods of the New Age


This unintentionally hilarious 1984 documentary warns Americans of the dangers of Hinduism, and attempts to show how the west has been infiltrated by New Age practices that have Hindu tradition at their core.

It is two hours of laugh-a-minute nonsense, as the Reaganite Christian filmmakers go from silly (suggesting that yoga and meditation fads are corrupting decent American values) to ridiculous (lumping in Dungeons and Dragons and Star Wars as evil and heretical) to outrageously offensive (claiming that Hindu gods are in fact Christian demons).

Thoroughly recommended.
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Mark Thomas at the 28/03/09 G20 Protest


Or go straight to the goodies on the audio/video page

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Howard Goodall: How Music Works


Watch Howard Goodall's 2006 documentary, How Music Works.


I can't find Goodall's other documentaries, so if anyone knows where I can find a link, especially for 20th Century Greats, I would be very grateful.

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Conscious Entities


This blog-style website about consciousness is full of sharp, insightful analysis of new ideas in psychology, neuroscience and philosophy.  It is run by a chap called Peter Hankins who is perhaps the smartest and most interesting person I have come across on the web.

This website a must-see for anyone interested in understanding consciousness.  

In addition to Peter's highly readable articles, he has provided many pages of background information about all the leading thinkers in the field, run-downs of all the major schools of thought, and enough introductory information to engage any layperson  in this fascinating and exciting subject.


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Daniel Dennett: Ants, Terrorism, and the Awesome Power of Memes

A fantastic clip of Dennett talking about Meme Theory.
Also:
Dennett's 2007 speech for Atheist Alliance International
Dennett makes some interesting points here, and fans will enjoy seeing him do his usual schtick of bold evolutionary hypothesising and down-to-earth philosophy.  I would have enjoyed this more if the audience in the room weren't clearly a bunch of self-congratulatory intellectual narcissists.
www.sciencestage.com

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Visions of the Future


Michio Kaku's cheery and optimistic vision of the future is laid out in his 2007 BBC4 documentary.  It's a brave new world with strong appeal for Star Trek fans and teleologists, with enough disturbing undertones to keep you misery junkies happy.
Unfortunately for anyone who has derived some sort of solace from Kaku's bright ideas, he's a total loon.  See for yourself.


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Brain Story


Susan Greenfield's eminently watchable introduction to neuroscience.  Full of interesting bits and bobs, if a bit slow and BBCish sometimes.  Enjoy.
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