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pasithea ([personal profile] pasithea) wrote2004-09-05 05:29 pm

OutFoxed: Rupert Murdock's war on Journalism

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418038/

Awsome film. I don't know what all I can say about it except that it's like a remake of Max Hedrom but done with real life. I'd noticed some bias in FOX news but I don't watch it because it annoys me. I had no idea just how manipulative it was. All the little ways they slip in opinion and political agenda with the so-called 'news'. Scary scary stuff. Whether you're left wing or right wing, this film should interest you. It highlights the way spin and opinion are slipped into everything. It's a film that would scare the most staunch of conspiracy theorists. If you liked films like The Pelican Brief, The Player, etc, you'd probably really like this film. If you can handle that it is reality instead of fiction.

Definetely will give you the heebie jeebies. Also, unlike Michael Moore's films, there's very little in the way of partial truth and manipulation. While not playing on your heart as much as 'Farienheit 911', this film is much more provocative.

[identity profile] porsupah.livejournal.com 2004-09-18 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd have to agree. By keeping its focus tight, Outfoxed manages to have time to examine its subject in some detail, and winds up being considerably more disturbing as a result. Fahrenheit 9/11 was a reasonably good production, but, ultimately, said very little that wasn't already public knowledge; that said, restating the points doesn't hurt. (And I'd not noticed its gross had surpassed the $200m mark worldwide. Not bad going. Wonder if any of the terrestrial networks will take up Moore's offer of an October TV airing?)