Berkeley Premier of War Made Easy
How Presidents & Pundits keep spinning us to death
Friday September 07, 2007
$8 - 8pm
A film on how the news media has disseminated the pro-war messages and how presidents and pundits keep spinning us to death (73 min.). Narrated by Sean Penn. One war after another: a 50-year pattern of official deception and media spin. Historical distortions and exaggerations in a new film based on research and analysis by media critic Norman Solomon. Q&A period with Mr. Solomon follows. For more information click here.
FEATURING NORMAN SOLOMON, NARRATED BY SEAN PENN
War Made Easy draws on media critic Norman Solomon’s meticulous research and tough-minded analysis to document patterns of political and media deception for war from Vietnam to Iraq. The film uses rarely seen archival footage to bring to life key aspects of America’s war-making history over the last five decades.
The film presents stunning historical moments from political leaders of the Vietnam era including LBJ, Robert McNamara, Wayne Morse and Richard Nixon, and news correspondents including Walter Cronkite and Morley Safer. Moving forward through successive conflicts to the current war in Iraq, it sheds light on the continuing effectiveness of patterns of official deception on behalf of war policies.
Norman Solomon’s work has been praised by the Los Angeles Times as “brutally persuasive” and essential “for those who would like greater context with their bitter morning coffee.” The film now offers a chance to see that context on the screen.
"A total tour de force."
— Jay Cassidy, editor, An Inconvenient Truth
"Solomon is one of the sharpest media-watchers in the business."
— Barbara Ehrenreich, journalist and author, Bait and Switch
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO ORDER A COPY OF THE FILM, PLEASE VISIT WWW.WARMADEEASYTHE MOVIE.ORG
