Noam Chomsky - Rebel Without a Pause

Starring:Noam Chomsky, Carol Chomsky
Director: Will Pascoe
Studio: New Video Group
Product Type: DVD

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The world's greatest intellectual voice of dissent gets another fine showcase in Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause. Chomsky is no stranger to video and DVD, with several titles (including Manufacturing Consent) comprising a growing library of essential viewing for anyone with an open mind and a healthy skepticism toward powerful politicians. In this 75-minute documentary (plus 40 minutes of additional footage), filmed primarily during his lectures at Ontario's McMaster University during the build-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Chomsky holds forth on a wide variety of topics, mostly related to the state of world affairs in a post-9/11 context. Speaking in intimate conversational settings, classrooms, and sold-out lecture halls, Chomsky (who readily admits his lack of charisma as a speaker, explaining "it's the issues that people find interesting") is lucidly sensible and deeply informed about media manipulation, the self-interest of those in power, the roots of anti-American sentiment, and the need for social activism to maintain a balanced and genuine democracy. Behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Chomsky's wife and tour manager, Carol, offer an additional layer of depth and humanity to this hard-working thinker, while other colleagues and scholars express their supportive opinions of Chomsky and the very real fear that his outspokenness could result in his physical harm or even assassination. While any Chomsky-related material is timely by nature, the content of this film will remain relevant for years to come, whether it's being viewed as cautionary warning or prescient prophesy. --Jeff Shannon
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Called "the most important intellectual alive" by The New York Times, Noam Chomsky, speaks openly about 9-11, the US War on Terrorism, Media Manipulation, the US and Iraq, and social activism, providing a critical voice that many audiences feel is missing in the world today. Featuring candid interviews with his wife, Carol Chomsky, as well as activists, fans, and critics REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE is a timely, must-see film that offers an alternative voice and explores the truths and myths about the most important intellectual of our time.

Noam Chomsky - Rebel Without a Pause
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Noam Chomsky - Rebel Without a Pause
Starring: Noam Chomsky , and Carol Chomsky
Director: Will Pascoe
Manufacturer: New Video Group
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The world's greatest intellectual voice of dissent gets another fine showcase in Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause. Chomsky is no stranger to video and DVD, with several titles (including Manufacturing Consent) comprising a growing library of essential viewing for anyone with an open mind and a healthy skepticism toward powerful politicians. In this 75-minute documentary (plus 40 minutes of additional footage), filmed primarily during his lectures at Ontario's McMaster University during the build-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Chomsky holds forth on a wide variety of topics, mostly related to the state of world affairs in a post-9/11 context. Speaking in intimate conversational settings, classrooms, and sold-out lecture halls, Chomsky (who readily admits his lack of charisma as a speaker, explaining "it's the issues that people find interesting") is lucidly sensible and deeply informed about media manipulation, the self-interest of those in power, the roots of anti-American sentiment, and the need for social activism to maintain a balanced and genuine democracy. Behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Chomsky's wife and tour manager, Carol, offer an additional layer of depth and humanity to this hard-working thinker, while other colleagues and scholars express their supportive opinions of Chomsky and the very real fear that his outspokenness could result in his physical harm or even assassination. While any Chomsky-related material is timely by nature, the content of this film will remain relevant for years to come, whether it's being viewed as cautionary warning or prescient prophesy. --Jeff Shannon

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Called "the most important intellectual alive" by The New York Times, Noam Chomsky, speaks openly about 9-11, the US War on Terrorism, Media Manipulation, the US and Iraq, and social activism, providing a critical voice that many audiences feel is missing in the world today. Featuring candid interviews with his wife, Carol Chomsky, as well as activists, fans, and critics REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE is a timely, must-see film that offers an alternative voice and explores the truths and myths about the most important intellectual of our time.

Customer Reviews:

Promotional film about a smart but opinionated man.......2006-10-15

This film gives one a good sense of what Noam Chomsky stands for. Its clear that it is intended to promote Chomsky kinda like an infomercial. The box that the DVD is packaged in states that it "Features candid interviews with his wife and tour manager, Carol Chomsky, as well as activists, fans, and critics,...". I watched the entire video including the extra features and did not see an interview with a critic. All the people interviewed in the film adored Chomsky like he was some sort of saint or the prophet of social justice. Nobody in the film attempted to challenge any of his positions...even his more contraversial opinions.

Its a good film because it makes clear what Chomsky stands for. He is a very erudite person who is very opinionated. He seems to stand for the socialist ideal (you get the impression that he just abhors capitalism)and he is one who constantly attacks America and elevates communist tyrants and terrorist organizations....all under the guise of moral elitism. He makes some pretty wild statements. For example, about 38 minutes into the video Chomsky insinuates that the modivation behind privatizing social security is that the government doesn't want people to care about the old people and the downtrodden. He also states that it is intended to make people act against their best interests because they would be investing in the stock market which is this evil system that doesn't care about people and sends all the jobs to the chinese sweat shops. I'm not kidding...I am paraphrasing, but he said it in the video. Its clear that he does not fully understand the issue (at least the pro-privatizing side of it). He thinks that social security is some sacred cow that no one should dare try to improve or make more efficient. The current system will become too expensive if something does not change. The benefits have already been cut eight years ago when the government decided to raise the age when someone could draw from social security and also the social security tax rate was increased. If something is not changed with social security, it will be very expensive and the benefit will be small. Chomsky seems to forget this in the video and instead decides to make his soft spoken jabs at this evil government of ours. He even states that advertising is a ploy to keep us interested in materialistic things and not pay attention to our evil government. It may be true that many Americans are absorbed by materialism, but somehow I think that advertising has more to do with selling product than some structured system intended to distract us from our corrupt government.

Chomsky makes some other statements that I don't quite agree with. He says that basically terrorism is not really a significant threat...its just the government trying to scare us. He also says that crime is really not a problem either...again its the government trying to scare us. He also says that twenty years ago under the Reagan administration the government was doing the same thing. He insinuates that there really was no threat from communism. I bet if he made that statement twenty years ago in Czechoslovakia, China, or Korea the people would have disagreed. He also insinuates that Kennedy made too much of the Cuban missile crisis. As if having a nuclear first strike capability against us in our own back yard would not be a big deal.

Chomsky is also a huge appologist for ruthless dictatorships. He has defended Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge and has tried to make excuses for their murder of two million Cambodian people. He tries to justify Bin Laden's claim that the US in Saudi Arabia is like the Russian Invasion of Afghanistan except in Chomsky's words "Saudi Arabia is way more
important. That's the home of the holiest sites of Islam." The comparison is ridiculous. The US did not invade Saudi Arabia and kill hundreds of thousands of people. The Saudis asked us to be there to defend them against Saddam. Its no big mystery....pick up any book about the history of the Gulf War (well except maybe Chomsky's history).

In a speach he made on Oct 18, 2001, Chomsky claimed that the US was planning a "Silent Genocide" in Afghanistan by supposedly cutting off aid convoys. He twisted all kinds of articles in the New York Times and other sources to come up with this nonsense. Two days before the speach, another article in the New York Times was totally contrary to Chomsky's statements. It turns out that the US actually increased aid shipments to levels much higher that that during the reign of the Taliban. The US stopped attacks by the Taliban on aid convoys and opened bridges that were closed by Tajikstan (out of fear of the Taliban). The Bush Administration in fact provided 320 million dollars in food aid to the Afghan people and actually saved them from a humanitarian crisis that was imminent under the Taliban. This is far from the "silent genocide" that Chomsky was propagandizing to not only the American public but also in Pakistan and India. I am sure he got some Muslims riled up about his fabricated genocide. I wonder what his intent was? Its clear that Chomsky is not interested in espousing truth...He is only interested in anti-American and anti-Israeli propaganda.

Chomsky is a smart man with a radical left wing agenda. This film makes it pretty clear. For that I give it 3 stars. I least I know where he stands. It would have been nice to see someone challenge his assertions though. It would be good to see an interesting debate. His assertians are easily challenged with real facts and when the whole story is given.

Excellent views expressed with utmost simplicity!.......2006-03-26

Noam Chomsky is clearly one of the few independent minds of our time. It is particularly incredible that been him both an American and of Jewish descent, he has a clear, simple, down-to-facts view on international events involving the USA and Israel.

Meet Noam Chomsky.......2006-03-15

This movie is a great introduction to Noam.
I think it would be good for people who don't know much about him as well as people who have a profound appreciation for him and would like to get to know him a little more.
It's not a biography though. It's a compilation of some of his talks and discussions as well as some of his peers talking about him.

Chomsky with Chutzpa.......2006-03-01

Another great and eye opening book by Noam. He really digs for the truth and does not shy from controversy when he tells is like it is, i wish more people will read his book and wake up to smell the houmos.

Great read, you should read it and pass it on to all you know

A Great Propagandist that would of made Gobbels proud.......2006-03-01

Chomsky is nothing more than a liberal propaganda artist. His views that the Stalinist Military defeated Nazi Germany is proof of his leanings. He is the left wing Rush Limbaugh of written media.

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