Oddball Films presents
Mighty Mr. Marshall McLuhan
- When
- Fri Mar 9, 2012
- Where
- Oddball Film + Video
- Time
- 8:00pm
- Cost
- $10
- Tags
- Movies, Documentary
Description
Oddball Films and programmer Antonella Bonfanti present Mighty Mr. Marshall McLuhan. Famous for coining the phrase "The Medium is the Message" and predicting "The Global Village" in the 1960s, Marshall McLuhan revolutionized how we think of technology and culture. Featuring films that reflect his writings and influence as a communication and media theorist, this program's centerpiece is Picnic in Space (Bruce Bacon, 1967). McLuhan explicates all the prime concepts of his cultural theories, but in constant reference to visual, auditory and physical space. Extremely rare and quite poppy, this work captures the casual tone and form of his writings. Also screening, Charles and Ray Eames' earliest and seldom seen commissions for IBM A Communication Primer (1953), Takashi Ito's formal masterpiece Spacy (1981), Buck Dancer (1965) the great American ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax's film about an African American buck dancer/fife player, and the award winning and surreal Shout it out Alphabet (1969) by animator Lynn Smith.More Info
- Link
- http://oddballfilms.blogspot.com
- Call
- 415.558.8117 (Box Office)
- Contact Form (account required)
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