Showing posts with label Economics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Economics. Show all posts

Monday, September 5, 2011

Beer Wars (2009)


Director:
Anat Baron


Review:
A contemporary David and Goliath story that takes you inside the cutthroat world of the big business of American beer. This is a must watch even if you are not a beer-drinker.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Inside Job (2010)



Director:
Charles Ferguson


Review:
This is what I was waiting for. A documentary about the fake crisis that was made in order to satisfy the growing appetite of the filthy rich bastards of this world. Although there is even more to this story this doc covers much of it so take a look. My recommendation.
'Inside Job' provides a comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics, the film traces the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics, regulation, and academia.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Crude (2009)


Director:
Joe Berlinger

IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1326204/

Review:
CRUDE, a documentary, travels to South America, where it investigates the mammoth “Amazon Chernobyl” gas/oil fire case caused by Texaco (now Chevron) from a variety of angles, refusing to take the side of any single person or side. This film details the $27 billion case against Chevron. CRUDE takes a look at one of the largest and most controversial legal cases on the planet. This documentary reveals the real-life, high-stakes legal drama set against a backdrop of the environmental movement, global politics, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, the media, multinational corporate power, and rapidly-disappearing indigenous cultures. Presenting a complex situation from multiple viewpoints, the film subverts the conventions of advocacy filmmaking as it examines a complicated situation from all angles while bringing an important story of environmental peril and human suffering into focus.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Shock Doctrine (2009)



Director:
Mat Whitecross and Michael Winterbottom

IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1355640/

Review:
 The Shock Doctrine is the latest documentary from acclaimed director Michael Winterbottom, co-directed by Mat Whitecross. Based on Naomi Klein's bestselling book, The Shock Doctrine argues that America's 'free market' policies have come to dominate the world through the exploitation of disaster-shocked people and countries. Both the film and the book argue that governments all over the world exploit natural disasters, economic crises and wars to push through radical free market policies. Klein calls this 'disaster capitalism' and in her view, disaster capitalism is as effective as psychiatric shock therapy at wiping our collective memory. The film concludes that the result is often catastrophic for ordinary people and hugely beneficial to big corporations. The documentary also adds to Klein's thesis - which was written before the recent market turmoil - and includes an analysis of how the financial world got into its current troubled state.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)



Director:
Alex Gibney

IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1016268/

Review:
Based on the best-selling book of the same name by Fortune reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, a multidimensional study of one of the biggest business scandals in American history. The chronicle takes a look at one of the greatest corporate disasters in history, in which top executives from the 7th largest company in this country walked away with over one billion dollars, leaving investors and employees with nothing. The film features insider accounts and rare corporate audio and video tapes that reveal colossal personal excesses of the Enron hierarchy and the utter moral vacuum that posed as corporate philosophy. The human drama that unfolds within Enron's walls resembles a Greek tragedy and produces a domino effect that could shape the face of our economy and ethical code for years to come.

Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/339700575/Enron_-_The_Smartest_Guys_In_The_Room.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/339723265/Enron_-_The_Smartest_Guys_In_The_Room.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/339753832/Enron_-_The_Smartest_Guys_In_The_Room.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/339788608/Enron_-_The_Smartest_Guys_In_The_Room.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/339823874/Enron_-_The_Smartest_Guys_In_The_Room.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/339855014/Enron_-_The_Smartest_Guys_In_The_Room.part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/339685519/Enron_-_The_Smartest_Guys_In_The_Room.part7.rar

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

I.O.U.S.A. (2008)



Director:
Patrick Creadon

IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0963807/

Review:
I.O.U.S.A. examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens. As the Baby Boomer generation prepares to retire, will there even be any Social Security benefits left to collect? Burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased international competition, overextended entitlement programs, and debts to foreign countries that are becoming impossible to honor, America must mend its spendthrift ways or face an economic disaster of epic proportions. Throughout history, the American government has found it nearly impossible to spend only what has been raised through taxes. The film blends interviews with both average American taxpayers and government officials to demystify the nation's financial practices and policies. The film follows U.S. Comptroller General David Walker as he crisscrosses the country explaining America's unsustainable fiscal policies to its citizens. The film interweaves archival footage and economic data to paint a profile of America's current economic situation. The film also proffers potential financial scenarios and propose solutions about how to recreate a fiscally sound nation for future generations.

Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/363660560/I.O.U.S.A..part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/363688969/I.O.U.S.A..part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/363720755/I.O.U.S.A..part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/363756119/I.O.U.S.A..part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/363784477/I.O.U.S.A..part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/363812323/I.O.U.S.A..part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/363835320/I.O.U.S.A..part7.rar

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