The Revolution Will Not Be Televised is a 2003 documentary centered on the April 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt, which saw President Hugo Chávez temporarily removed from office. Focusing on the role of Venezuela's private media, the film examines several key incidents: the protest march and violence that provided the impetus for Chávez's ousting, the opposition's formation of an interim government, and Chávez's dramatic return. Given direct access to the president, Irish filmmakers Kim Bartley and Donnacha Ó Briain intended to make a fly-on-the-wall biography; they spent seven months filming in Venezuela, following Chávez and interviewing citizens. As the coup unfolded, Bartley and Ó Briain captured footage of protesters and the erupting violence on the streets of the capital, Caracas. Later, they filmed many of the political upheavals in the presidential palace. The film was positively received by mainstream critics and won several awards. Reviewers cited the filmmakers' unprecedented proximity to key events and praised the film for its "riveting narrative". Criticism focused on its lack of context and pro-Chávez bias, a perception which has led to disputes over its neutrality and accuracy; particular attention is paid to its framing of the violence of 11–13 April, the filmmakers' editing of the timeline, and the alleged omission of incidents and personnel. The film is variously cited as an accurate portrayal or a misrepresentation of the events of April 2002.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1241:

Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongols overwhelmed the Polish armies of Sandomierz and Kraków provinces in the Battle of Chmielnik and plundered the abandoned city of Kraków. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chmielnik

1913:

King George I of Greece was assassinated in Thessaloniki by Alexandros Schinas, who had no apparent motive. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Greece

1925:

The Tri-State Tornado spawned in Missouri, traveled over 219 miles (352 km) across Illinois and Indiana, and killed 695 along the way, making it the tornado with the longest continuous track ever recorded in the world and the deadliest in U.S. history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_Tornado

1970:

The National Assembly of Cambodia ousted Prince Norodom Sihanouk as head of state, and Prime Minister Lon Nol invoked emergency powers to take over. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_coup_of_1970

1996:

The deadliest fire in Philippine history burned a nightclub in Quezon City, Philippines, leaving 162 dead. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_Disco_Club_fire

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

friable (adj): Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/friable

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

I am inventing a language which must necessarily burst forth from a very new poetics, that could be defined in a couple of words: Paint, not the thing, but the effect it produces. --Stéphane Mallarmé http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/St%C3%A9phane_Mallarm%C3%A9