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Programming the Nation?

2011

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews

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International Film Circuit | Release Date: August 19, 2011 | Not Rated

Summary: Media, politics and pop-culture. PROGRAMMING THE NATION? takes an encompassing look at the history of subliminal messaging in America. According to many authorities, since the late 1950s subliminal content has been tested and delivered through all forms of mass-media including Hollywood filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock and William Friedkin. EvenMedia, politics and pop-culture. PROGRAMMING THE NATION? takes an encompassing look at the history of subliminal messaging in America. According to many authorities, since the late 1950s subliminal content has been tested and delivered through all forms of mass-media including Hollywood filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock and William Friedkin. Even our modern military has been accused of these practices in the "war on terror" against soldiers and civilians both abroad and at home. With eye-opening footage, revealing interviews, humorous anecdotes, and an array of visual effects, the film categorically explores the alleged usage of subliminals in advertising, music, film, television, anti-theft devices, political propaganda, military psychological operations, and advanced weapons development. Director Jeff Warrick makes it his personal mission to determine if these manipulative tactics have succeeded in Programming the Nation? Or, if subliminal messaging belongs in the category of what many consider urban legend. (International Film Circuit, Inc.)… Expand

Director: Jeff Warrick

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 105 min

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70

Los Angeles Times

Kevin Thomas

Sep 22, 2011

Warrick finds subliminal messaging in political campaigns, military operations and even in the music played in big box stores. Warrick is also rightly concerned by the power of media conglomerates to manipulate the news. Read full review

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New York Daily News

Joe Neumaier

Aug 19, 2011

This thought-provoking but overlong doc wins points for being all-inclusive. Read full review

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Boxoffice Magazine Ray Greene

Aug 19, 2011

Programming the Nation is a lo-fi, issues-driven documentary carried along by the strength of its ideas rather than its artless desktop aesthetic. Read full review

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Slant Magazine

Bill Weber

Aug 15, 2011

A pseudo-investigative documentary shakily committed to the subject of subliminal messaging in America, but curiously indulgent about giving the singer of Queensryche time to spout off about whatever enters his head. Read full review

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Village Voice

Mark Holcomb

Aug 17, 2011

The results are irritating, occasionally educational, and frustratingly insight-free. Read full review

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Variety

John Anderson

Aug 15, 2011

Being pissed off isn't enough to convince in a film that reveals very little that's new; the picture's personalized approach and kitchen-sink structure don't help, either. Read full review

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Time Out

David Fear

Aug 16, 2011

This haphazard "exposé" only proves that hackery plus hot air [time] does not equal skillful muckraking. Read full review

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billyjackX

Sep 14, 2011

This is a movie about the things going on around us that we're all somehow blissfully unaware of- all of us but Jeff Warrick and his crew of rabble-rousers (including Noam Chomsky and the lead singer of Queensryche). A collection of solid interviews pulls the thing together- it's anThis is a movie about the things going on around us that we're all somehow blissfully unaware of- all of us but Jeff Warrick and his crew of rabble-rousers (including Noam Chomsky and the lead singer of Queensryche). A collection of solid interviews pulls the thing together- it's an insightful little doc and Warrick's concern for the subject is readily apparent. A must-watch for anyone interested in the true nature of marketing.… Expand

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Phigamm2

Sep 12, 2011

The critics seem to be focusing solely on the film's visuals which, granted, are problematic. But beneath the scratchy surface is a film with conviction and an earnest drive to get to the truth, whether it exists or not. The discussions in the film are balanced and the interviews areThe critics seem to be focusing solely on the film's visuals which, granted, are problematic. But beneath the scratchy surface is a film with conviction and an earnest drive to get to the truth, whether it exists or not. The discussions in the film are balanced and the interviews are thorough and diverse. I would have liked a bit more rage and indignation, and better production values, but ultimately this film proved educational and thought provoking. 7/10… Expand

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