Lacan and film theory

The Slovenian author Slavoj Žižek, known to many as a "rockstar-philosopher", have recently been involved in creating a three part documentary researching films from a psychoanalytical (Lacanian) point of view. It's been aptly named The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (Sophie Fiennes, 2006). He notes, among other things, that:

We are basically watching shit, as it were

There is a blog devoted to Žižek with a lot of information about this documentary, it also links to a transcript filled with entertaining quotes.
He's previously been involved in a number of different projects including candidating for the presidency of the Republic of Slovenia! This and much more is explored in a documentary about him simply titled Zizek! (Astra Taylor, 2005). A IMDb-user giving his two cents about the documentary in the "user comment" space writes that:

Slavoj Zizek is one of the stars of Theoryworld, and deservedly so. He mixes Lacan and Marx with a seasoning of pop culture to analyze how we construct meaning - and reminds us that our understanding is often far from rational.

If you feel intrigued and would like to get a taste of what he is all about you might check out part of one of his lectures titled "Love Without Mercy". You might also read an article (in Swedish) about him in DN.

911

Recent controversy regarding the terrorist attack on the WTC towers has surfaced in Swedish media. The two major morning papers DN and SVD both have articles about Loose Change 2nd Edition (Dylan Avery, 2006). This is obviously another piece of tripe made by a basement dwelling computer nerd (similar to William "christian crazy fuck" Cooper's bestselling book Behold a Pale Horse).
However, if you don't buy in to the official story and/or if you're interested in conspiracy theories surrounding 9/11 you might want to check out The Great Conspiracy: The 9/11 News Special You Never Saw (Barrie Zwicker, 2005). It actually has some convincing arguments and it mentions references.
If you feel that the evidence pointing towards the official story is sufficient you might be interested in watching The Hamburg Cell (Channel 4, 2004), a British docu-drama based on evidence (such as court transcriptions, video footage etc.). It's about the hijackers who flew the planes on the fateful morning of September 11th.