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Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Bigger, Stronger, Faster* is a 2008 documentary by Christopher Bell about steroid use in America, focusing primarily on the controversy, hypocrisy and debate in sports regarding anabolic steroids. While discussing celebrities famous for their muscles such as Hulk Hogan, Arnold Schwarznegger, and Sylvester Stallone, and who have later admitted to using steroids. Filmmaker Bell also focuses on [...]

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Spin

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Spin is a 1995 documentary which gives an interesting behind-the-scenes glimpse of the media in the early 90s. Filmmaker Brian Springer spent an entire year (1992) watching raw satellite feeds, focusing mostly on politicians, newscasters and their manipulations.
Raw satellite feeds show the viewer everything being broadcast live, without any editing. The feed keeps rolling when [...]

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