The enchanted boob-tube
By Angela Woodall
Monday, October 6th, 2008 at 3:34 pm in George Csicsery, Julene Bair, The Enchanted Mirror.
Enchanted Mirror, an acclaimed 1981 documentary about the impact of television on people and social institutions, which was produced before the dawn of the computer age, has been remastered and released by Whole Earth Films. Produced by Julene Bair, and co-directed by Julene Bair and George Csicsery, the film is available on DVD for the very first time.
Television: The Enchanted Mirror is a half-hour color film featuring interviews with TV directors, writers, an ABC executive in charge of standards and practices, a brain behavior scientist, an advertiser, and members of the viewing public. It explores TV’s influence on the perception of reality and on moral values, and shows how the most isolated members of society depend on the medium. The film features interviews with noted directors Karen Arthur and David Greene, and writers Stanley Greenberg and Harlan Ellison.
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