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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: CONTROL ROOM (DVD MOVIE) EAN: 0031398169321 Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: Lions Gate Languages: Manufacturer: Lions Gate MPN: 16932 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Lions Gate Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 26, 2004 Running Time: 86 minutes Studio: Lions Gate Theatrical Release Date: 2003 Editorial Review: Product Description: Control room is a rate film that is both timely and timeless: timeless because it ecplores the ancient and complex relationship between the western and Arab worlds timely because it reveals how satellite television has changed the way wars are reported- from news providers driven by the patriotism of their audiences to army information officers driven by military objectives. Control room is a seminal documentary that explores how truth is gathered presented and ultimately created by those who deliver it.System Requirements: Running Time 86 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 031398169321 Manufacturer No: 16932 Amazon.com: Startling and powerful, Control Room is a documentary about the Arab television network Al-Jazeera's coverage of the U.S.-led Iraqi war, and conflicts that arose in managed perceptions of truth between that news media outlet and the American military. Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim (Startup.com) catches the frantic action at Al-Jazeera headquarters as President Bush stipulates his 48-hour, get-out-of-town warning to Saddam Hussein and sons, soon followed by the network's shocking footage of Iraqi civilians terrorized and killed by invading U.S. troops. Al-Jazeera's determination to show images and report details outside the Pentagon's carefully controlled information flow draws the wrath of American officials, who accuse it of being an al-Qaida propagandist. (The killing of an Al-Jazeera reporter in what appears to be a deliberately targeted air strike is horrifying.) Most fascinating is the way Control Room allows well-meaning, Western-educated, pro-democratic Arabs an opportunity to express views on Iraq as they see it--in an international context, and in a way most Americans never hear about. --Tom Keogh Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Good but not great documentaryBottom line- has some nuggets of wisdom for people to ponder, but not arrayed in a logical fashion. The format of this documentary is a little disjointed. However, this is a good piece to watch if you are interested in the media aspect of war, and what the effects are. It raises good questions like what is the difference in the impact of seeing a dead American on TV vice a dead Arab? And from which audience- an American one or an Arab one? One of the underlying themes is that both sides ... Read More Rating:  - Highlights the complicity of the western media in war atrocitiesThis is a documentary about the 'controversial' (according to the US government and the western media) Arab news channel Al Jazeera. It consists of filming a number of the senior Al Jazeera news team and following them around. The filming occurred in the lead up and the beginning of the American lead invasion of Iraq (initially described as it's liberation [forgetting that Saddaam Hussein was put into power in a CIA backed coup] by western governments and the western media). Of ... Read More Rating: - Unbiased reporting vs. propagandaWhile there are documentaries about the Iraq War, this may be the most significant one today. "Control Room", the documentary covering Al Jazeera, focuses on the station's unbiased and uncensored reporting of the Iraq War. While Al Jazeera shows the brutality taken from American forces, some U.S. stations hear rumors from Central Command that Al Jazeera is showing propaganda. However, as an Al Jazeera reporter points out, there is no objectivity in war. There are two opposing sides, and the ... Read More Rating: - Very informative, and explains a lot about PropagandaI found this movie to be very informative, and US citizens should watch this because most are unaware of how media works. I've studied Journalism, so I was very interested in this film. Recently, while listening to NPR, I discovered that one of the main individuals featured in this documentary, Josh Rushing, has now joined the English Al Jazeera network. If you want to understand the news media, Propaganda, and the US situation in Iraq this documentary is a good resource. Very ... Read More Rating: - A backstage pass to the process, the mechanism and the masters of 'spin' during times of war.(1) Control Room is a 2004 documentary film about Al Jazeera and its relations with the US Central Command (CENTCOM), as well as the other news organizations that covered the 2003 invasion of Iraq. (2) People featured in the film (a) Josh Rushing, a press officer from US Central Command. He went on to work for Al Jazeera. (b) David Shuster: an NBC correspondent (c) Tom Mintier: a CNN correspondent. (d) Samir Khader, a senior producer of Al Jazeera. Samir ... Read More |
