Fahrenheit 451.

Fahrenheit 451 (Universal Pictures, 1966). The title of this Francois Truffaut Noun 1. Francois Truffaut - French filmmaker (1932-1984)
Truffaut and Ray Bradbury Noun 1. Ray Bradbury - United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
Bradbury, Ray Douglas Bradbury film refers to the temperature at which paper ignites, and in this dystopian dys·to·pi·an
adj.
1. Of or relating to a dystopia.

2. Dire; grim: "AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global village" Susan Sontag.

Adj. tale of a fascist society where no one thinks for themselves, firemen like Guy Montag (Oskar Werner) burn books to protect a TV-watching citizenry from disturbing ideas.

But when a woman (Julie Christie) who doesn't spend her days glued to the shopping channel Shopping channels are television specialty channels that present shopping related content, particularly for home shopping enthusiasts.

Home shopping pioneers:

Bob Circosta
Barry Diller
Bud Paxson
Joseph Segel

convinces a curious Montag to sample the dangerous pleasures of literature and discover why so many rebels are willing to unplug their state-run TVs, new worlds begin to open, and the hunter soon finds himself among the hunted.

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Title Annotation:	McCormick's Quick Takes On Technology Thrillers
Publication:	U.S. Catholic
Article Type:	Movie Review
Date:	Oct 1, 2003
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