Frontline: The Dark Side
by Brent E. Huffman, Katerina Monemvassitis
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Actor: Arun Rath, Lowell Bergman, Martin Smith, Peter Haydu, Will LymanDirector: Brent E. Huffman, Katerina Monemvassitis
Brand: PBS
Cinematographer: Emmett Wilson III
Producer: Katerina Monemvassitis
Producer: Marsha Bemko
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS
Movie Reviews of Frontline: The Dark Side
Movie Review: Every student of American Democracy should see this documentary
Summary: 5 Stars
Another incredible installment from Frontline and a must see for anyone who cares about integrity in Democracy. Frontline is known and respected for bringing together sometimes small fragments of network news items and it's own research, inevitably weaving them together to form a seamless reality check for the viewer.
Frontline "connects the dots" and The Dark Side is no exception. The Dark Side looks at the post 9/11 conflict between the White House (Chaney) and the CIA (Tenant). Beginning with the tragic event of 9/11, Frontline clearly explore the facts behind the Vice Presidents role in the White House. And in doing so, sheds light on George Tenant (former CIA director) and other administration players from 2000 to 2008. The Dark Side reveals that while the rest of us sleep soundly, something incredibly insidious was happening beneath the surface of our "Reality TV/X-Box" dreams - I guess when a certain number of people have been pacified into fear, anything can happen. The Dark Side title is taken from a quoted comment Chaney made regarding "(pursuing) the 'enemy' into the shadows" suggesting that we (the Administration) should begin to play on the "enemies" terms. But what is also brought into the light is the question of the dark(er) side of those we entrust - those "in power." Despite intentions of doing what might be perceived as best for America, there are forces bent in using power to pursue an incredible myopic world view and doing so at the expense of "values" they claim to uphold (and are fighting for) - ironic. And dangerous.
The Dark Side rates among the best documentaries regarding the fallout of 9/11. It joins the ranks of Fog of War, Why We Fight, Frontline's Rumsfield's War and The Torture Question - all essential viewing. The facts revealed in The Dark Side should be a positive contribution to the dialog regarding American politics while raising serious questions about the simplistic "do-gooders vs. evil do-ers" paradigm that so many have bought into and hold so dear.
With the welcomed passing of the Bush/Chaney administration, the long term perspective of history will reveal another sad and tragic moment in American History. And with Chaney's current attempt at re-writing history, including his incessant whining directed at Obama - as well as his forthcoming book, he is still trying to justify and manipulate the reality of his (and Bush's) legacy. Good riddance - I feel safer already.
(rev 2009)
Summary of Frontline: The Dark Side
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