For some, Pappas' film will simply confirm everything they've suspected of the fourth estate. For others, it will be a reiteration of points they make themselves. Those who've never thought about these issues may be in for the shock of their lives.
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
2003 · 1h 24m · UNRATED
Documentary, History
Directed by
Robert Kane Pappas
Overview
Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is the mainstream media.
Director and cast
- Robert Kane Pappas Director
- Charles Lewis as Himself, Founder of the Center for Public Integrity
- Robert McChesney as Himself, Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Mark Crispin Miller as Himself, Professor at New York University
- Bernie Sanders as Himself, Congressman for Vermont
- Danny Schechter as Himself
- Vincent Bugliosi as Himself
- Jeff Cohen as Himself
- Dennis Kucinich as Himself, Congressman for Ohio
- Mark Lloyd as Himself, Visiting Professor at Massachussets Institute of Technology
- Michael Moore as Himself
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Comes across as a political science course videotape rather than a movie to fully engage a general audience.
Enlightening, at times disturbing, and always provocative.
Even though he refuses to excise about 15 to 20 minutes of unnecessary material, Pappas is nonetheless a steady editor who, less intrepid than dogged, pieces together a sustainably intriguing, suitably distressing expose.
The war against the neo-fascists still goes on, and the outcome at this point is far from certain. Mr. Pappas' film does its part.
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