The Corporation - Pt.1 repeated February 29/Part

Originally posted by Rustling Leaf
Not sure where to stick this, so I'll just stick it in here.

TVO is gonna broadcast The Corporation, a look at the corporate culture. Those who like reading posts in this forum shouldn't miss it.

3 Parts: Wednesdays at 10 PM, Feb.25, Mar.3, Mar.10

A corporation is designated as a legal person under law. What kind of person would it be? Answer: A psychopath. While this may strike some as obvious, others will find The Corporation a real eye-opener as it delves into the mindset and character of corporate America. This insightful documentary comes to us from Mark Achbar (Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media), Jennifer Abbott (A Cow at My Table), and Joel Bakan, whose book The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power (to be published March 8) serves as the basis for the film.

Through interviews with left-wing staples such as Noam Chomksy, Naomi Klein, and Michael Moore; company CEOs from Pfizer, Goodyear, and Royal Dutch Shell; activists and whistleblowers; and highlighting specific cases of corporate deception, the three-hour mini-series paints a somewhat unflattering picture of multinationals. Some of the most damning evidence comes from Fox News CEO Ray Anderson who was pressured to kill a story that exposed links to cancer in a synthetic Monsanto bovine milk hormone.

The Corporation addresses three different themes. In the first program, The Pathology of Commerce, filmmakers examine the pathological self-interest of the modern corporation. Planet Inc. looks at the scope of commerce and the sophisticated, even covert, techniques marketers use to get their brands into our homes. The final program, Reckoning, examines how corporations cut deals with any style of government - from Nazi Germany to despotic states today - that allow or even encourage sweatshops, as long as sales go up.

The Corporation received critical acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival, and has just been named as one of the Festival's "Canada's Top Ten 2003" films. The Corporation also garnered the Joris Ivens Special Jury Prize at the Amsterdam Film Festival in November and will be screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

The Corporation makes its television debut on The View From Here Wednesday February 25, March 3, and 10 at 10:00 p.m.

Part 1 is repeated February 29 at 12 am. Part 2 repeats March 7 at 12 am and Part 3 repeats March 14 at 12 am.

TVO, thats Only in Ontario right? Anyone know if any station will be braodcasting it in BC?

TVO?

I know many people who would like to see that, but its playing at a theater here so I guess it would put more money in their pockets to go to the theater. Its allways good to support the candian film and documentry peeps.

Originally posted by smirnoff@Feb 25 2004, 08:45 PM
TVO, thats Only in Ontario right? Anyone know if any station will be braodcasting it in BC?

If you have dig. cable or a Cdn. dish TVO should be up there somewhere (and free). If you live in one of Ontario's border prov's TVO should also be on basic cable there since TVO on air personalities have said Americans in border states get TVO on cable.

If not is there a BC version of TVO? Perhaps mailing them a request to air it might prove fruitful (especially if they know TVO has aired it).

TVO is interviewing the author of The Corp right now. It'll be repeated @ 11:30.

Originally posted by chillin@Feb 25 2004, 06:04 PM
TVO?

I know many people who would like to see that, but its playing at a theater here so I guess it would put more money in their pockets to go to the theater. Its allways good to support the candian film and documentry peeps.

Documentary is being shown at the Cineplex Odeon theatre at Yonge/Carlton in GTA. My cousin just went to see it yesterday at night. he said that it changes his perspective of life. But on the other hand, he always says that. :P

Yea, i saw a free screening of it many months ago. Tis a good flick and Its got my recommendation to watch it

For those who missed it Part 1 will be repeated on the 29th.

I caught it and thought it was very good.

It's a rather depressing documentary. Although I knew most of what they were discussing beforehand, I had never really thought much about it until I saw it.

Hmm, sorry to bring up an old post but for anyone who is interested it appears that the episode 2/3 (Planet Inc) of this documentary is on tonight at 7pm pst. Broadcasting on the Vision network.

Is this out on DVD anywhere? Where can I get a copy of this?

That's weird they'd only show parts 2 and 3.

It hasn't been released on disc however if you check your fav. bittorrent site you should be able to find it. If you see two download the smaller copy - it's actually higher quality than the big one for some reason.