The Century of the Self

Adam Curtis’ superlative 4 part documentary series on the application of Freud’s theories to business and politics. If that doesn’t sound interesting, give it 5 minutes and you’ll be hooked.
What makes this documentary different from most, and not sensationalist, as the title might imply, is the quality of the research. For example, to provide a [...]

The French Foreign Legion

You cannot join with a French passport and you relinquish your passport when you join. A long way from Beau Geste this documentary praises the contribution of the bizarre, official French mercenary force in the other war with Iraq.
Running time: 50 mins.
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The Shape of Things to Come

Alexander Korda’s public domain film version of H.G. Wells’ 1936 novel of the same title. A film about war made on the eve of World War II. Before one sides with Wells anti-war stance it may be worth noting that he favored eradication of inferior people, in his ‘New Republic’, something which makes [...]

Ancient Rome, the Rise and Fall of an Empire. The Fall of Rome

Running time: 58 mins.
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Malcolm X: Open Mind

Excerpts from a 1963 panel discussion with Malcolm X.
Running time: 22 mins.
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General Idi Amin

Behind the scenes documentary about the almost unbelievably insane dictator.
Running time: 1 hour 30 mins.
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Mr Death The Rise and Fall of Fred A Leuchter Jr.

Errol Morris’ complex anti holocaust revisionist film that sometimes gets accused of being the opposite.
Running time: 1 hour 31 mins.
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Soviet Animated Propaganda

Running time: 27 mins.
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Frontline: War in Europe

The excellent Frontline series’ look at Kosovo.
Running time: 1 hour 52 mins.
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Robert Newman. The History of Oil

Part stand up comedy, part lecture. A fascinating and entertaining look at the history of oil. Did you know, for example, that the first troops deployed in the First World War were to Iraq.
Running time: 46 mins.
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