Videocracy

Whether your favorite YouTube video is a cat on a Roomba, g2sGangnam Style,g3s the g2sBed Intruderg3s song, an A... (more)

Whether your favorite YouTube video is a cat on a Roomba, g2sGangnam Style,g3s the g2sBed Intruderg3s song, an ASAPscience explainer, Rebecca Black's g2sFriday,g3s or the g2sEvolution of Dance,g3s Kevin Allocca's Videocracy reveals how these beloved videos and famous trends--and many more--came to be and why they mean more than you might think. (less)

Critically-acclaimed documentary explores the underbelly of the high-glitz, low-politics, skin-baring media culture prom... (more)

Critically-acclaimed documentary explores the underbelly of the high-glitz, low-politics, skin-baring media culture promulgated by Berlusconi's ownership of the majority of the Italy's TV stations. Approaching the material as both insider and outsider, Gandini gains remarkable access to the world of Berlusconi's associates and the willing wannabes that swarm around them, unveiling a modern Italy as both comedy and tragedy. (less)