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A.V.A.T.A.R.
 (Anglos 
Valiantly 
Aiding 
Tragic 
Awe-inspiring
 Races)

By jonathan | Published: April 25, 2013

A.V.A.T.A.R. is biting remixed critique of Hollywood’s repeated use of the Might Whitey trope in which white heroes save oppressed and exotified people of color. Craig Saddlemire also created a highly critical mashup of Zack Snyder’s blockbuster film 300 which we have posted about before. He writes: A.V.A.T.A.R.
 (Anglos 
Valiantly 
Aiding 
Tragic 
Awe-inspiring
 Races) is 
a 
fast‐paced 
media 
mashup 
that 
highlights [...]

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Grover Sings Lollywood

By jonathan | Published: June 23, 2010

We at PRV like to think of “political remix” in the widest possible terms to encompass social, economic and cultural issues along side more traditional big “P” political issues like government and war. So what could be more culturally subversive in our current American socio-political climate than a beloved Muppet singing and dancing to a [...]

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Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

By jonathan | Published: January 5, 2010

Remix artist Diran Lyons, who’s work we have featured on this site before, has just completed an ambitious remix project critical of President Obama’s foreign policy entitled “Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize”. The piece is a remixed narrative that combines two Jake Gyllenhall films (Donnie Darko & Jarhead) with news [...]

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George W Bush Battles Jesus Christ

By jonathan | Published: September 9, 2007

This remix by Diran Lyons juxtaposes the aggressive rhetoric of the Bush Administration from news footage with significant peaceful statements offered by Christ as portrayed in Franco Zeffirelli’s “Jesus of Nazareth” [1977]. Its a one of the longer remixes clocking in at around 9 or 10 minutes. ####

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Sunday Bloody Sunday

By jonathan | Published: September 8, 2007

Another of the multitude of Bush mash-ups, this one a remix cut-up of the US president singing the song “Sunday Bloody Sunday” by U2. ####

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Bush For Peace

By jonathan | Published: May 30, 2007

Jen Simmons and Sarah Christman’s Bush for Peace offers a wistful look at what a presidential speech might look like if America actually become a kinder gentler nation.

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Imagine This

By jonathan | Published: May 26, 2007

A internet cult hit remix of George W. Bush singing along with John Lennon’s famous song Imagine. The audio was created by Waxaudio. ####

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