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Corporation, the

Corporation, the

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Starring 7 CEOs, 3 Vice Presidents, 2 whistleblowers, 1 broker, 1 spy and 1 really big mess!

A timely, critical inquiry, THE CORPORATION invites players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporation�s inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures.

Case studies, anecdotes and true confessions reveal behind-the-scenes tensions and influences in several corporate and anti-corporate dramas. Each illuminates an aspect of the corporation�s complex character.

Starring seven CEOs, three Vice Presidents, two whistleblowers, one broker, one spy and one really big mess. Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman and Vandana Shiva as themselves. Special guest star: the FBI�s top consultant on psychopaths.


DVD Special Features

2 DVD Edition
- Over 8 hours of special features; This does not include Commentaries
- Q&A with Mark Achbar and Stephen Mayne (Crikey.com.au) from MIFF 2004
- Director's and Writer's Commentary
- Theatrical Trailer

Disk 1
* Film: 145 mins
* Deleted Scenes: 17 mins
* The Filmmakers: Q&A's and Interviews including Joel Bakan interviewed by Janeane Garofalo: 60 Mins
* Katherine Dodds on grassroots marketing (10 mins)
* Subtitles in 2 languages - French and Spanish
* Commentary= 2 tracks (Joel on one, Mark and Jen on the other)
* Descriptive Audio for the Blind
Total of 240 mins of program on Disk 1

Disc 2
* "The Cutting Room Floor" will have about 160 clips of staight interview
material. Click on any interviewee to hear more in the "Let's Hear More"
section. Includes updates ( one new interview with Jane Akre and several
text updates) and Easter Eggs like The Milton Friedman Choir singing "An
Ode To Privatization".

This same material is also organized by Topic in the "Topical Paradise" menus. (aprox 5.75 hrs total)

The Topic headings are:

BRANDING
CAPITALISM
CORPORATE CRIME
CORPORATIONS AND GOVERNMENT
DEMOCRACY
ETHICS AND VALUES
EXTERNALITIES
HISTORY
IBM
LABOUR
MARKETING
MARKETING TO KIDS
PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT
PRIVATIZATION
REGULATION
ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
SELLING THE COMMONS
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE
THE FUTURE
THE MARKET
THE NATURE OF THE CORPORATION
TRADING
UPDATES

* Related Film Resources (ie trailers and a short film) : 30 mins

* Enhanced DVD-ROM Features: Web Links for Follow-up Research and Action

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Release Information

Release Date: 12/01/2005
Country of Origin: Canada
Audio tracks: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo: English
Languages: English
Genre: Documentary
Director: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, Joel Bakan
Number of Discs: 2
Runtime: 145.0 mins
Format: DVD, All Regions (PAL)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen
Catalogue: MMA2246

Quotes

(5 Stars)…superbly crafted. …a spellbinding narrative. A documentary that leaps off the screen to shake us out of our complacency. This should be compulsory viewing for every single person on the planet!
Jaimie Leonarder, The Movie Show

(four stars) Absolutely riveting… Amazing revelations… Truly disturbing and fascinating… It's
a very big subject, but, in the hands of these skilled film-makers, an absolutely riveting one.
David Stratton, ABC At The Movies

(four stars) Jaw dropping…
Margaret Pomeranz, ABC At The Movies

…a very loud wake-up call.
Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald

…entertaining and profoundly disturbing.
Evan Williams, The Australian

"One of the must-see documentaries of the new century!" - Seattle Times

"Ambitious! Epic! Riveting!" - Los Angeles Times

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