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Don't always agree with him, but he's got cut n' paste down to a fine art.

[url= http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jan/24/adam-curtis-bitter-lake ]His latest - [i]Bitter Lake[/i].[/url]


 
Posted : 24/01/2015 2:14 pm
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I've really liked his documentaries and blogging in the paste, as even with awareness of bias he's certainly thought provoking and seems to show alternate viewpoints.

His segment on the Screenwipe 2014 review jumped around so much I thought he was parodying himself though. [url=

is a good sendup[/url] that was actually meant to be.


 
Posted : 24/01/2015 3:35 pm
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His segment on the Screenwipe 2014 review jumped around so much I thought he was parodying himself though. This is a good sendup that was actually meant to be.
That is such an eviscerating parody - maybe Curtis did it himself, the postmodern japerist.
Will watch Bitter Lake but hoping for a bit of a change in style.


 
Posted : 24/01/2015 5:14 pm
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I have a North Face jacket which does exactly what I expect it to do, and which has stood the test of time such that you'd think it was purchased only last month. Unlike an Adam Curtis film my jacket is not flashy, not made from odd pieces of old material, the cut is not deliberately asymmetric and it doesn't require a patronising commentary to explain how I should wear it. There are better jackets available, I'm sure, but for the money it does the job more than proficiently. That parody is excellent.


 
Posted : 25/01/2015 11:51 am
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he's got cut n' paste down to a fine art.

I taught him everything he knows


 
Posted : 25/01/2015 11:54 am
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thanks for that. He seems to see things clearer than most. The Power of Nightmares, with the emergence of ISIS now seems more relevant than ever. I was quite surprised its 10 years since he made it. Probably due a repeat viewing


 
Posted : 25/01/2015 12:26 pm

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