Network (1976)

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Activist Cinema Episode 5 - Network (1976) is simply one of the best American films.  Period.  It also happens to be a satire that ended up being so prophetic that the satire has fallen away in the decades since it was initially produced.  Giant, international corporations buying up the TV airwaves and forcing the News Divisions to turn a profit by mixing in more and more entertainment at the expense of the public service they were originally intended to serve.  Sound familiar to anyone?  This film predicted media consolidation, the rise of reality TV, corrupt news broadcasts and so much more. [Click to Listen]

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Activist Cinema Episode 5 - Network (1976) is simply one of the best American films. Period. It also happens to be a satire that ended up being so prophetic that the satire has fallen away in the decades since it was initially produced. Giant, international corporations buying up the TV airwaves and forcing the News Divisions to turn a profit by mixing in more and more entertainment at the expense of the public service they were originally intended to serve. Sound familiar to anyone? This film predicted media consolidation, the rise of reality TV, corrupt news broadcasts and so much more. [Click to Listen]

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