Media/War/Meaning

Daily Show Goes to Iran

2009-11-19T09:03:00.001-08:00

Excellent short doc on the travel of two Daily Show reporters to Iran, discussing the strange notions people have about satire and who gets it or not.

Steve Irwin Parody (Comedy Hour In Iraq)

2009-11-12T08:32:00.001-08:00

Technically this video is a mess, but the moment when the guy shooting it refuses to climb over for a closer look because he doesn't want to get shot is worth it.

Dogs Greet Soldiers Coming Home

2009-11-12T05:34:00.001-08:00

Here's a link to a blog full of these videos of happy dogs. This is not a joke.

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/40324

Starship Troopers - Victory

2009-11-10T07:41:00.001-08:00

Includes "censored" penetration of the Brain Bug.

Starship Troopers - Brain Bug - Vagina

2009-11-10T07:40:00.001-08:00

DVD extra that includes SFX crew discussing making Brain Bug as offensive as possible...

Military Ghost Ride Montage

2009-11-05T23:11:00.001-08:00

Article on soldier videos

2009-11-02T13:10:00.000-08:00

This is an excellent online article about soldier-made videos from Iraq. It's a bit dated (2006), but good nonetheless.

Your Guide to Soldier Videos from Iraq

Obama Orders Colbert's Hair Cut

2009-11-02T07:55:00.001-08:00

The Colbert Report

Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

Obama Orders Stephen's Haircut - Ray Odierno

www.colbertnation.com

Colbert Report Full Episodes

Political Humor

Religion

Medium Cool 11/11

2009-10-28T10:48:00.001-07:00

Traffic scene from the film Weekend

2009-10-28T10:36:00.001-07:00

Washington 10/21/67

2009-10-27T10:42:00.001-07:00

"impressionistic immersion in the experience of the march"

William Buckley Interviews Mailer on Firing Line (1968) Part 2

2009-10-27T08:24:00.001-07:00

William Buckley Interviews Norman Mailer on Firing Line (1968) Part 1

2009-10-27T07:58:00.001-07:00

1967 Pentagon Protest Newsreel

2009-10-27T07:42:00.001-07:00

MEDIUM COOL WEB SITE

2009-10-27T07:27:00.000-07:00

This is an excellent site produced to contextualize and study the film Medium Cool. In particular, for quick reference check out the historical timeline.

THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING

Daily Show Goes to Iran

2009-10-21T05:57:00.001-07:00

Alamo Bay (1985) Harbor Confrontation

2009-10-19T14:01:00.001-07:00

This is Why I'm Hot (Deployed Style)

2009-10-16T11:19:00.001-07:00

[from Sara Gomez]

Iraq is fun

2009-10-16T11:17:00.001-07:00

[from JJ Price]

Fergalicious PARODY..Soldiers having fun!

2009-10-16T11:16:00.001-07:00

by "Armed and Delicious"

[from JJ Price]

Little Buddies Iraq Commercial (ORIGINAL) MAD FUNNY

2009-10-16T11:09:00.001-07:00

[from Rebecca Lyons]

funny army video

2009-10-16T11:05:00.001-07:00

Office Linebacker sort of thing.

[from Nathan White]

Army Soldiers having a laugh

2009-10-16T11:02:00.001-07:00

All sorts of song parodies.

[from Joseph Galan]

Peanut Butter Jelly Time In Iraq

2009-10-16T11:00:00.001-07:00

[Joseph Galan]

What Is Love

2009-10-16T10:59:00.001-07:00

[from Joseph Galan]

It's Important to Have a Sense of Humor in a Fighting Hole

2009-10-16T10:54:00.001-07:00

Extreme Makeover Iraq Edition

2009-10-16T10:50:00.001-07:00

Bye Bye Bye

2009-10-16T10:48:00.001-07:00

[from D]

vanilla ice remix (gotta see)

2009-10-16T10:41:00.001-07:00

[from Austin Tower]

You Want Candy? You Want A Grenade? - Iraq

2009-10-16T10:28:00.001-07:00

mtv cribs afghanistan

2009-10-16T10:21:00.001-07:00

mtv iraq cribs (british army funny)

2009-10-16T10:15:00.001-07:00

This video is made by British Soliders in Iraq, in the film they are mocking MTV cribs. Cribs is a popular show that allows famous actors/actresses and singers to show off their audacious homes and expensive cars. The fact that the soldiers are mocking this TV show with their dusty tents and tanks is making fun of what the civilians value and admire.

[from Jaci Clark]

John Huston - Let There Be Light - Part 2

2009-10-15T07:17:00.001-07:00

Let There Be Light

2009-10-15T06:34:00.001-07:00

John Huston discusses Let There Be Light - Part 1

2009-10-15T06:08:00.001-07:00

Odysseus in America Clip 1

2009-10-13T08:15:00.003-07:00

Odysseus in America Trailer

2009-10-13T08:15:00.001-07:00

Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming

2009-10-13T08:12:00.001-07:00

Jonathan Shay talk at University of California.

2007 MacArthur Fellow: Jonathan Shay

2009-10-13T08:11:00.001-07:00

Jonathan Shay in Voices in Wartime - Grief

2009-10-13T08:09:00.001-07:00

The Things They Carried - 1914 - 2028

2009-09-14T19:45:00.001-07:00

Check out this interesting article/slideshow from Forbes.

Things the Infantry Carried

Country Joe McDonald - "Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die"

2009-09-09T07:30:00.001-07:00

From the Woodstock documentary. Famous anti-war, ironic singalong.

Duck and Cover, Civil Defense Film (1951)

2009-09-08T07:23:00.001-07:00

Know Your Enemy The Vietcong.1965 Viet Nam

2009-09-08T06:29:00.001-07:00

Department of Defense film. Includes captured footage from Vietcong.

Why Vietnam?

2009-09-08T06:27:00.001-07:00

Department of Defense film outlining reasons for the war.

Vietnam War - The Impact of Media

2009-09-08T06:25:00.001-07:00

This expositional documentary attempts to rewrite the Vietnam War as the result of "media distortions" and "misrepresentations" that turned the public against the war. Made in 1984.

The Anderson Platoon: Part1

2009-09-08T06:18:00.001-07:00

Award-winning documentary made in 1966 about platoon in Vietnam led by black soldier.

Frontline Video on Returning to Vietnam

2009-09-08T05:42:00.000-07:00

Here's a good site from a Frontline episode featuring a Vietnamese refugee/journalist who returns to investigate what the Vietnamese are taught about the war.

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/vietnam/index.html

Apocalypse Now - Helicopter Scene

2009-09-03T08:20:00.001-07:00

Hearts & Minds Part I

2009-09-02T16:59:00.000-07:00

You can click on the various other links to find the rest of the doc. They're listed as "vietnam war 2" etc.