Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Stupidity [videorecording] / an Albert Nerenberg film ; [presented by] the Documentary Channel and Trailervision ; director/executive producer, Albert Nerenberg ; producer, Shannon Brown ; consulting producer, Jesse Ikeman.

Edition:

Widescreen, special ed. director's cut.

Publisher, Date:

[New York?] : Disinformation Co., c2006.

Description:

1 videodisc (71min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

A humorous examination of stupidity in contemporary American culture, covering: the effects of television and mass media on the American intellect; the "dumbing down" of American culture; the popularity of Steve-O and Jackass; role of religion in willful stupidity; the identifaction of many Americans with George W. Bush; the evolution of such concepts as "idiot" and "moron."

Subjects:

Stupidity.

Intellect.

Popular culture -- United States.

Mass media and culture -- United States.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

United States -- Intellectual life.

United States -- Intellectual life -- 21st century.

Other Author:

Nerenberg, Albert.

Brown, Shannon.

Ikeman, Jesse.

Napoli, Fred.

Chomsky, Noam.

Maher, Bill.

Strong, Trevor.

Hammer, Max.

Morons (Musical group)

Documentary Channel (Television network)

Trailervision (Firm)

Disinformation Company.

Notes:

Documentary.

Program content: c2003.

"NR [i.e. not rated]"--Container.

"DIS025"--Container.

Director of photography, Shannon Brown ; editor, Max Hammer ; original music, the Morons.

Narrator, Fred Napoli ; featuring interviews with Noam Chomsky, Bill Maher, Trevor Strong.

DVD; NTSC, all regions; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation.

Atlantic City Film Festival, Best Documentary; Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival, official selection; Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, official selection.

Contents:

Special features: Extended interviews -- Documentary Channel interview -- Director's commentary -- Trailer -- Reading material.

ISBN:

1932857516

9781932857511

Publisher Number:

DIS025

Other Number:

70847855

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

422181

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 153.4 Stupidit

Medium:

[videorecording]