| Credited cast: | |||
| Mark Achbar | ... |
Himself - Interviewer
|
|
|
|
Karin Aguilar-San Juan | ... |
Herself - South End Collective
|
|
|
Paul Andrews | ... |
Himself - The Seattle Times
|
| William F. Buckley | ... |
Himself
(archive footage) (as William F. Buckley Jr.)
|
|
| Noam Chomsky | ... |
Himself
|
|
|
|
Robert Faurisson | ... |
Himself
|
| Jeff Greenfield | ... |
Himself
(voice) (archive footage)
|
|
|
|
Jeff Hansen | ... |
Himself
(voice) (archive footage)
|
|
|
Loie Hayes | ... |
Herself - South End Collective
|
|
|
Edward S. Herman | ... |
Himself
|
|
|
Arnold Kohen | ... |
Himself - Journalist
|
| Robert MacNeil | ... |
Himself
(voice) (archive footage)
|
|
| Bill Moyers | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
|
|
|
|
Yossi Olmert | ... |
Himself - Tel Aviv University
(archive footage)
|
|
|
Lydia Sargent | ... |
Herself - Z Magazine
|
This film showcases Noam Chomsky, one of America's leading linguists and political dissidents. It also illustrates his message of how government and big media businesses cooperate to produce an effective propaganda machine in order to manipulate the opinions of the United States populous. The key example for this analysis is the simultaneous events of the massive coverage of the communist atrocities of Khmer Rouge regime of Cambodia and the suppression of news of the US supported Indonesian invasion and subjugation of East Timor. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
Having seen Chomsky in other documentaries stoked my desire to pick this one up. Unfortunately, it focuses a bit too much on the cult of personality rather than quickly summing up who this guy is and what he's about. I got trigger-finger after the first 20 minutes of this, but I was glad I didn't surf through the scenes, as I was paid off when it cites the examples the DVD card promised.
Of particular import are the scenes where Chomsky's views are challenged by heads of state and news commentators and clearly shows us why we haven't heard or seen more from this controversial man.
Eventually the viewer gets the full range of Chomsky's purpose, and for that I am glad, I feel the richer for it, I will continue to seek films that he's part of, but I hope those filmmakers, such as those responsible for "The Corporation", will spare me the longwindedness of this film and get to the meat in due time.
Cheers: Questions the integrity of state and corporate sponsored news; we discover how he gets his news.
Caveats: Longwinded ... needs to be edited down by some 20 minutes; bounces around a lot.