Spin

Oct 5, 1995

0h 57m

★ 7.0

Overview

Pirated satellite feeds revealing U.S. media personalities’ contempt for their viewers come full circle in Spin. TV out-takes appropriated from network satellite feeds unravel the tightly-spun fabric of television—a system that silences public debate and enforces the exclusion of anyone outside the pack of journalists, politicians, spin doctors, and televangelists who manufacture the news. Spin moves through the L.A. riots and the floating TV talk-show called the 1992 U.S. presidential election.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

Self

Brian Springer

Self (archive footage)

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Al Gore

Self (archive footage)

Larry King

Self (archive footage)

Larry Agran

Self (archive footage)

Jim Bakker

Self (archive footage)

Bill Beutel

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Bush

Self (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Brown

A retrospective on the great election battles of the past in the United States: the Kennedy-Nixon debate in 1960, the first ever to be televised; the Republican campaign of 1972, which proved to be the starting point for the Watergate scandal; and the electoral strategy of Barack Obama in 2008, the first election to fully exploit the potential of the Internet.

6.4

Manny

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From abject poverty to becoming a ten-time boxing world champion, congressman, and international icon, Manny Pacquiao is the true definition of a Cinderella story. In the Philippines, he first entered the ring as a sixteen-year-old weighing ninety-eight pounds with the goal of earning money to feed his family. Now, almost twenty years later, when he fights, the country of 100 million people comes to a complete standstill to watch. Regarded for his ability to bring people together, Pacquiao entered the political arena in 2010. As history’s first boxing congressman, Pacquiao now fights for his people both inside and outside of the ring. Now at the height of his career, he is faced with maneuvering an unscrupulous sport while maintaining his political duties. The question now is, what bridge is too far for Manny Pacquiao to cross?

0.0

Wicker Kittens

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0.0

Au tableau - Présidentielles 2022

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TV special where candidates at the french election answer questions from children at school.

0.0

Ieri è Oggi

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7.0

How to Meet a Mermaid

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In How to Meet a Mermaid, the sea becomes a haven for mankind, locked in its struggle with its 'indifferent universe'. Lex, Rebecca, and Miguel each have their own reasons to lay their lives in the hands of the capricious waters. The question remains, however, whether they will find what they so anxiously seek underneath the surface of the waters.

6.8

Autography

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A documentary that portrays not only the poet and painter Mario Cesariny but as well his life, his journey and his individuality.

7.9

D'un film à l'autre

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On April 13, 2011, Les Films 13 production company turned 50. How can one celebrate an anniversary of this sort ? By simply making "another" film that would sum up all the earlier ones. D'un film à l'autre is hence a kind of anthology of the films produced Les Films 13 since the 1960s (short and feature films written and directed for the main part by Claude Lelouch), a best-of of half a century of cinema, going from Le Propre de l'homme to What Love May Bring. A biography in images of a filmmaker as admired as he is criticized. In reality, D'un film à l'autre is more than a series of film excerpts, interviews, and making-of documents (some of which possess an undeniable historical value, like that from A Man and A Woman, or the final performances of Patrick Dewaere).

6.8

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An extensive look at the making of Fright Night (1985) and Fright Night Part 2 (1988) featuring exclusive interviews with cast and crew members, rare photographs, behind-the-scenes footage and more.

7.0

The Fight for Saturday Night

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Michael Grade tells a tale of television skullduggery and dirty dealings in the battle to win the Saturday night ratings crown.

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0.0

Sticky Carpet

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A documentary focused on Melbourne's music scene around the year 2006. Features bands such as HTRK, The Stabs, Cosmic Psychos, Rod Cooper, and Love of Diagrams.

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5.0

Fanalysis

Mar 5, 2002

Actor/cult icon Bruce Campbell examines the world of fan conventions and what makes a fan into a fanatic.

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0.0

Kornfeld & Wiese

Jan 23, 2013

No overview available.

6.0

Svetsaren i Rosenbad

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Depicts the path of the boy from the orphanage, the cottage in Sunnersta to the Sagerska Palace and the ultimate power as the Swedish Prime Minister. The film presents Stefan Löfven's relatives, childhood friends, workmates from his profession as welder at Hägglund and Sons in Örnsköldsvik, in 1995 he was employed as Ombudsman in the Swedish Metalworkers' Union, and elected to the executive board of the Social Democrats in 2006, shortly after becoming chairman of trade union IF Metall, and confirmed on 4 April 2013 as Party Chairman at the party's bi-annual congress. On 2 October 2014, the Swedish Parliament/Riksdag approved Stefan Löfven to become Prime Minister,

8.0

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Trust Me uses stories, facts and experts to explain how our lack of media literacy is hurting us and how the media is negatively affecting our perspective of the world. True stories of how mis-information can result in real problems are meant to provoke thought and action in viewers.

6.2

Air Guitar Nation

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If your bedroom has become too small a stage for your air guitar antics, take inspiration from the competitors featured here as they battle their way from the inaugural U.S. Air Guitar Championship to the world championship in Oulu, Finland. Along the way, filmmaker Alexandra Lipsitz documents the fierce rivalries that develop as would-be rock legends vie for top honors in technical accuracy, stage presence and "airness."

5.3

Slacker Uprising

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Michael Moore visits colleges in swing states during the 2004 election with a goal to encourage 18–29 year olds to vote.

0.0

Antarktis - Leben am Limit

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No overview available.