We’re joined by the creative team behind the new film How To Blow Up A Pipeline (director Daniel Goldhaber, co-writer/producer/star Ariela Barer, co-writer/producer Jordan Sjol & producer/editor Dan Garber) to discuss their work on the movie. Will talks to the crew about adapting the non-fiction book to narrative film, developing characters’ sense of political motivation, the value and nature of propaganda, and of course, bombs.
Then, Felix and Matt join back up to look at Biden’s recent trip to Ireland, and read from Spiked magazine’s lament of the President’s “woke conquest of Ireland”.
There may be tickets left for the late show of our screening of John Carpenter’s “In The Mouth of Madness” at the Roxy Cinema on April 27th, come thru. Will and Hesse will be speaking at both screenings: https://www.roxycinemanewyork.com/screenings/chapo-trap-house-movie-mindset-presents-in-the-mouth-of-madness-35mm/
I don't think it was their intention, but self-insert narrative fiction about climate activism kind of feels like it carries aspects of stolen valor / capitalist realism / commodification of dissent
Also wondering about that mention of "conservative environmentalism", seems like a concept begging to be critiqued (what sort of systems and structural relations do its adherents seek to conserve, and for whose benefit? what do they think about environmental racism? what is their vision of "climate justice"?)
but I will say - I think people should go and see it with friends in a theater. it gets my endorsement (ppl will have criticisms and some will be fair). it's a good time at the movies and imagine if it made a billion dollars so someone has to make how to hack the pentagon, how to liquify the federal reserve etc
weird dynamic of "radicalized by book, asked 'what if that was us?', so we made a movie as if that was us"
This is a very good way to write and produce a movie you will actually finish!
I don't think it was their intention, but self-insert narrative fiction about climate activism kind of feels like it carries aspects of stolen valor / capitalist realism / commodification of dissent
Also wondering about that mention of "conservative environmentalism", seems like a concept begging to be critiqued (what sort of systems and structural relations do its adherents seek to conserve, and for whose benefit? what do they think about environmental racism? what is their vision of "climate justice"?)
I have a lot to say in response but I think I'll hold off on detailed commentary until people have had a chance to see the movie.
:rat-salute: I'm sure there will be a good thread when it's released
but I will say - I think people should go and see it with friends in a theater. it gets my endorsement (ppl will have criticisms and some will be fair). it's a good time at the movies and imagine if it made a billion dollars so someone has to make how to hack the pentagon, how to liquify the federal reserve etc