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 My Date with Drew $9.98 While struggling to be an actor, a guy tries to live out his fantasy - and succeeds... an interesting movie that follows the adventure. Quite fun and entertaining.  This Is What Democracy Looks Like $29.98 With the close of the 60's and 70's the day of mass protest and public interest in politics and economics have certainly declined. This work showed the actions of some who are trying to keep democracy alive where it was born...in the streets. Unlike some other Big Noise Productions that jump right into the action, you receive a good amount of background information surrounding the cause for the protest. Even someone fresh to the globalization debate would have no trouble understanding the particular outlook the film is attempting to create. The Seattle police departments reaction to the protesters is what American philosopher and journalist Walter Lippman would call "Manufacture of consent." Years later it would be decided that the police department's actions were unconstitutional but at the time you see a "democracy" act in the most questionable of ways. Creating democracy free zones where holding signs or even expressing an opinion of the WTO would be met with arrest or you being escorted away. A citywide ban on gas masks would be enacted. You will also see the media spin coverage of the whole event as local news channel attempt to exploit and exaggerate the few activist that damaged property. It was a very good look at the chaos and the resulting success of the activist in the end when 3rd world leaders gave thanks to the protesters and said their actions emboldened them to stand against the WTO.  Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back (1965 Tour Deluxe Edition) $29.95 ...worth the price of the set. Believe me, you will get as much enjoyment out of the performances on the 2nd DVD that you did the movie on the first. |
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