Danny Schechter

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Interview
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Interview

Jul 13, 2007
Lorsque le grand Pierre Peders est contraint par son rédacteur en chef d’interviwer Katya, une starlette de feuilleton américain, la rencontre s’annonce explosive. Entre le spécialiste des conflits internationaux et la reine des “people”, le fossé semble infranchissable et pourtant peu à peu, le journaliste et la star se dévoilent et révèlent leurs blessures. Au-delà de toutes leurs différences, une attirance vénéneuse naît entre les deux personnages et l’interview se transforme en une confrontation psychologique aussi passionnée qu’inattendue où chacun découvre l’intelligence et le potentiel de l’autre…
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The Peace!
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The Peace!

Sep 20, 2005
Amid an escalating war in Iraq, rising terror levels and the threat of nuclear attack, a growing body of intellectuals, religious leaders and community organizers are getting tough with their questions about peace -- and that's no oxymoron. To shed light on the answers, filmmakers Gabriele Zamparini and Lorenzo Meccoli record a variety of speakers, including Noam Chomsky, Desmond Tutu, Scott Ritter, Pete Seeger, Howard Zinn and Gore Vidal.
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Orwell rolls in his grave
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État des lieux sans concession du système médiatique américain par des journalistes de renom, des professeurs d'université, un membre du Congrès, l'ancien procureur de Los Angeles, Michael Moore, des producteurs de TV et d'autres intervenants directement concernés. Un immanquable pour qui veut toucher du doigt l'état de dépendance des médias au pouvoir.
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WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
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There were two wars in Iraq--a military assault and a media war. The former was well-covered; the latter was not. Until now... Independent filmmaker, Emmy-award winningTV journalist, author and media critic, Danny Schechter turns the cameras on the role of the media. His new film, WMD, is an outspoken assessment of how Pentagon propaganda and media complicity misled the American people...
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In Debt We Trust: America Before the Bubble Bursts
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Emmy-winning journalist Danny Schechter investigates America's mounting debt crisis in this latest hard-hitting expose. The film reveals the unknown cabal of credit card companies, lobbyists, media conglomerates and the Bush administration itself who have colluded to deregulate the lending industry, ensuring that a culture of credit dependency can flourish. Schechter exposes the hidden financial and political complex that allows the lowest wage earners to indebt themselves so heavily that even house repossessions are commonplace.
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Beyond Life: Timothy Leary Lives
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A film about Timothy Leary's life and death. Dr. Timothy Francis Leary (October 22, 1920 -- May 31, 1996) was an American writer, psychologist, futurist, and advocate of psychedelic drug research. An icon of 1960s counterculture, Leary is most famous as a proponent of the therapeutic, spiritual and emotional benefits of LSD. He coined and popularized the catch phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out."
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Beyond Life: Timothy Leary Lives
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A film about Timothy Leary's life and death. Dr. Timothy Francis Leary (October 22, 1920 -- May 31, 1996) was an American writer, psychologist, futurist, and advocate of psychedelic drug research. An icon of 1960s counterculture, Leary is most famous as a proponent of the therapeutic, spiritual and emotional benefits of LSD. He coined and popularized the catch phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out."
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Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
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A film about Timothy Leary's life and death. Dr. Timothy Francis Leary (October 22, 1920 -- May 31, 1996) was an American writer, psychologist, futurist, and advocate of psychedelic drug research. An icon of 1960s counterculture, Leary is most famous as a proponent of the therapeutic, spiritual and emotional benefits of LSD. He coined and popularized the catch phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out."
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Feb 05, 2014

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