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  Internet freedom is not a new issue

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  A month ago, much of the internet went dark for a day as websites and individuals protested two pending Congressional bills, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA). In this 1991 interview, John Perry Barlow, founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (and Grateful Dead lyricist), warns that the big internet battle to come will be over corporate control of intellectual property. Watch the full 12-minute interview, produced for our show THE 90’s by Eddie Becker, at Media […]

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  Super Bowl!

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  As you get ready for this Sunday, enjoy TVTV’s irreverent take on Super Bowl X in Miami 1976. The game was between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys, but the video featured very early appearances by Bill Murray and Christopher Guest, as well as candid and enjoyable footage of Johnny Unitas and Phyllis George. Watch the trailer below. You can buy the new dvd packed with never before seen outtakes (including improv with Harold Ramis and Brian Doyle Murray) […]

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  Don Cornelius, 1936-2012

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  As just about everyone knows by now, Don Cornelius ended his life yesterday. He had an enormous influence on millions of us with “Soul Train.” I’d say that it was even more important internationally as he presented the leading edge of culture to the world. Don was perseverant, committed to his work, and had the longevity (on-air in five decades)  that very few TV performer/producers were able to achieve. No other African American has matched Don’s TV history. “The Don’s” […]

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  Hollywood, 35 years later

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  In 1976, Frank Cavestani, Laura Cavestani, and Tom Weinberg produced a 30-minute documentary called Making it in Hollywood. It’s an insightful look at the business of fame and is still a strikingly accurate portrait of the Hollywood celebrity machine, featuring Shelley Winters, Sally Kirkland, Cissy Colpitts, and Tab Hunter, with appearances by Dr. John and John Belushi and many others. More than 35 years later, Mathias Sorum watched nearly all of the 80 camera original Making It tapes in the […]

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  Gatewood Galbraith, 1947-2012

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  Gatewood Galbraith, the fiercely independent five time gubernatorial candidate from Kentucky, died last week at the age of 64. We interviewed him in 1991 on his first run for governor. At the time, he was one of only a very few politicians anywhere who publicly endorsed legalizing hemp and marijuana. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmcHpMcxT2U] For more on Galbraith, watch the full hour-long interview at Media Burn.

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  Last chance to support Media Burn in 2011

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  Please support Media Burn with a tax-deductible contribution before midnight December 31. If you do, you’ll be eligible for this year’s drawing for an HD Flip Cam! Then, enjoy this look back at Image Union‘s off-the-wall New Year’s Eve countdown in 1988 in honor of the program’s 10th anniversary. Here’s to another great year together. We couldn’t do it without you. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?amp;v=OnOERUdVcbY]

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  You can be Santa Claus this year

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  Greetings from Media Burn and Santa Claus (thanks to videomaker Scott Jacobs for this 1975 classic!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?amp;v=0aZ6w5XdxgE “Media Burn chronicles the grinding of a city and the aspiration of an era. And it offers a reality you would never see on reality TV.  In helping preserve these documentaries, we make a gift to our kids, but are also giving ourselves something along the way: a living connection to the characters and events that helped forge who we are and where […]

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  Videos Don’t Last Forever

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  We want you to read the entire post, but if you want to cut to the chase immediately, we hope you will support Media Burn with a tax-deductible donation this year. Use our simple online form or mail your check to Media Burn, 4270 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago IL 60641. Every day, Media Burn is saving illuminating documentaries that are much more endangered than you may realize. In fact, one of the true innovators in moving image archiving, Jim […]