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The Yes Men: attacking globalization with humour
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Bonanno and Bichlbaum: despise WTO.
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The string of great political documentaries continues. Already this year, we’ve seen The Corporation, Super Size Me, and, of course Fahrenheit 9/11. These films have opened our eyes to how much our lives are controlled by corporations. And there important documentaries coming.
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$"/>The next one is The Yes Men, in which filmmakers Chris Smith, Sarah Price, and Dan Ollman follow activists Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno as they impersonate representatives of the World Trade Organization.
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$"/>It all started when the two activists put up a satirical web site designed to attack the policies of the WTO. Well, it seems the site was mistaken for the real WTO site, and the two started getting invited to attend important functions as WTO representatives. And they took advantage of the good fortune, representing the organization they despise. They made one outrageous statement after another, seeing just how far they could go before somebody would stop believing they were who they said they were. It seems they were able to go pretty far.
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$"/>They end up making speeches, being interviewed on TV, and generally shocking those who believe they’re the real thing.
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$"/>I hope that the comedy aspect of this film will get some people into the theatres who otherwise wouldn’t be interested in this kind of thing. Once there, they can be exposed to some ideas they won’t get on the network news, especially in the U.S.
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$"/>Speaking of the network news, the next important documentary is going to be WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception. This film analyzes how the American media were complicit in creating the conditions for the invasion of Iraq, and for cheerleading uncritically once the war started.
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$"/>Loeb at the Main Room: I got my first chance to see the sweet voice and intelligent songs of Lisa Loeb in concert at the Main Room on St. Laurent on Sunday night.
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$"/>The quietly confident singer/songwriter from Texas was in perfect voice, and her songs sounded just like her recordings, without lacking spontanaiety.
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$"/>A lot of people prefer singers who have a harder edge to them, but I’ve always had a soft spot for the ones with the sweet voices. I prefer Christine McVie’s voice to Stevie Nicks. I like the angelic voice of Emily Saliers from the Indigo Girls better than the raspier Amy Ray. And Loeb certainly fits in the “sweet” category.
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$"/>It’s not hard to imagine that she and her ex-boyfriend, Dweezil Zappa, had a show on the food network; she talks about the subject of food frequently. When she asked if there was a local dish she should have before leaving town, she was told about poutine — although a couple of misguided people at the front had her convinced the gravy was more of a barbecue sauce. I don’t know where they get their poutine.
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