Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueDocumentary that explores mankind's desire to be famous and its effect on society.Documentary that explores mankind's desire to be famous and its effect on society.Documentary that explores mankind's desire to be famous and its effect on society.
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Richard Curtis
- Self
- (archive footage)
Josef d'Bache-Kane
- Self
- (archive footage)
Rupert Degas
- Narrator
- (voice)
Emma Freud
- Self
- (archive footage)
Bob Geldof
- Self
- (archive footage)
Elton John
- Self
- (archive footage)
Harvey Weinstein
- Self
- (archive footage)
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- AnecdotesThe financing of this film was later revealed as a tax fraud. Executive producer Terence S. Potter arranged invoices for far more than it cost, so that investors could claim tax breaks. He was given an eight year jail sentence in December 2015. Director Chris Atkins was also implicated, although he did not personally benefit; he was sentenced to five years in June 2016.
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Money For Nothing
STARSUCKERS (dir. Chris Atkins) The only beef I have with the film is its unfortunate title, however this clever and informative documentary shows how 'The News and Infotainment Industry' has morphed into such an overwhelming behemoth that it now controls and commands nearly all aspects of life in the 21st century.
Although the science of the film might be a bit questionable, the film's conclusions are undeniable. Misdirection and hypnosis by the media have convinced the weakest and most gullible that regardless of talent, background, or education, they have a god-given and constitutionally protected right to succeed in life, and an entire industry is poised and ready to sell them this wholly unrealistic and delusional point of view.
The section of the film that dealt with parents who, against all odds, insist that their remarkably ordinary children are 'reality stars' of the future was particularly revealing albeit depressing. Also the documentary demonstrates how the News Media has all but capitulated, and we have now become a 'post-truth' society. It's no longer of any importance that verifiable facts are presented just as long as the overall message is delivered in an uplifting and entertaining manner. Fact checking is for suckers, and this is why Sarah Palin (and others like her) can entertain hopes of becoming world leaders.
Citizens of planet Earth have devolved into 'Believers' instead of 'Thinkers', and it was most certainly NOT a natural process. MUST SEE
Although the science of the film might be a bit questionable, the film's conclusions are undeniable. Misdirection and hypnosis by the media have convinced the weakest and most gullible that regardless of talent, background, or education, they have a god-given and constitutionally protected right to succeed in life, and an entire industry is poised and ready to sell them this wholly unrealistic and delusional point of view.
The section of the film that dealt with parents who, against all odds, insist that their remarkably ordinary children are 'reality stars' of the future was particularly revealing albeit depressing. Also the documentary demonstrates how the News Media has all but capitulated, and we have now become a 'post-truth' society. It's no longer of any importance that verifiable facts are presented just as long as the overall message is delivered in an uplifting and entertaining manner. Fact checking is for suckers, and this is why Sarah Palin (and others like her) can entertain hopes of becoming world leaders.
Citizens of planet Earth have devolved into 'Believers' instead of 'Thinkers', and it was most certainly NOT a natural process. MUST SEE
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- valis1949
- 12 juill. 2013
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- Budget
- 400 000 £ (estimation)
- Durée1 heure 43 minutes
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By what name was Starsuckers (2009) officially released in Canada in English?
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