Cinema Society

MONEY FOR NOTHING: INSIDE THE FEDERAL RESERVE

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4.3

Tuesday, January 07, 2014, ArcLight La Jolla

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7

On Screen: 4:30pm or 7:30pm (You Pick!)

ArcLight La Jolla (Auditoriums 4 & 5)

Cinema Chat and Introduction begins 15 minutes prior to screenings

Discussion follows screenings

MONEY FOR NOTHING: INSIDE THE FEDERAL RESERVE

100 years after its creation, the power of the Federal Reserve has never been greater. Markets around the world hold their breath in anticipation of the Fed Chairman’s every word. Yet the average American knows very little about the most powerful financial institution on earth. Narrated by acclaimed actor Liev Schreiber, Money For Nothing: Inside The Federal Reserve is the first film to take viewers inside America’s central bank and reveal the impact of Fed policies – past, present and future – on our lives. As Ben Bernanke’s tumultuous tenure comes to a close, join Paul Volcker, Janet Yellen, and many of the world’s best financial minds as they debate the decisions that led the global economy to the brink of collapse and ask whether we might be headed there again.

Special thanks to Cinema Society members Michael and Alison Taylor for their contribution to this presentation.

Running Time: 104 Minutes. Not Rated.

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8-Jan-14: Mroe - Rating: 4

Another good movie that will be added to my “not-going-to-watch-again-any-time-soon” list…it’s just too difficult to see our “financial” history (with a lot of it not being that long ago in the past) and not learning from it and so it feels like a we are just watching a slow motion train wreck about to happen and “we” are doing nothing to stop it.……Though I’ll admit I’d watch it again of it were to get others to watch it as I think it’s an important film in that is sends the message of our country’s dire need to stop ”business as usual” tactics and make some serious and necessary changes.

I think it’s great too that Jim Bruce wants to share this with schools and other educational formats. Though it’s been a while since I was in school and don’t really know “what they’re teaching the kids today” I think they should be teaching classes about managing one’s checkbook, household budget, understanding how credit cards work, how to buy a house (or not) and pay a mortgage and even yes how to participate in the stock market but not from a “greedy” get-rich-quick-figure-out-how-to-get-something-for-nothing mentality...and I don’t believe these subjects are being taught at home as one might assume or think would be natural part of child rearing (how could it be with the current state of our society). The younger generations needs to be taught the necessary skills to navigate the real world of adult responsibilities and obligations (had how to avoid the pitfalls)...I have yet to have any personal use for algebra or dissecting a frog.

8-Jan-14: jh - Rating: 4

I was impressed by several things last night: the quality of our members’ questions; Andy’s ability to hear, condense, and repeat members’ questions to our guest; and the quality of the film. A presentation on the Federal Reserve System starring Frankenstein, trapeze artists, Wily Coyote, the monopoly man, Scott Joplin’s music, Lorne Greene, and was that the maid in “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” is not how I remember Econ 101.

24-Dec-13: Douglas Christiansen - Rating: 5

I am anxious to view this screening as I was one of many who contributed money through "Kick Starter" to get this film distributed. The twelve members of The Fed are some of the most powerful and least known (to the general population) people in this country. Their actions effect every citizen, and very few are even aware of their existence. The more people who see this film and wake-up, the better.