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9/11 - The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition -
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| This heartfelt documentary was created and personally supervised by the award-winning french filmmakers jules & gedeon naudet who simply set out to make a movie about a rookie new york city fireman from engine 7 ladder 1 and ended up filming an event that changed our lives forever. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 12/26/2006 Run time: 130 minutes Rating: Nr Director: J. Naudet/g. Naudet/j. Hanlon
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The World at War (30th Anniversary Edition) -
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| Sir Jeremy Isaacs highly deserves the numerous awards for documentaries he has earned: the Royal Television Society's Desmond Davis Award, l'Ordre National du Mérit, an Emmy, and a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. His epic The World at War remains unsurpassed as the definitive visual history of World War II. The Second World War was different from other wars in thousands of ways, one of which was the unparalleled scope of visual documents kept by the Axis and Allies of all their activities. As a result, this war is understood as much through written histories as it is through its powerful images. The Nazis were particularly thorough in documenting even the most abhorrent of the atrocities they were committing--in a surprising amount of color footage. The World at War was one of the first television documentaries that exploited these resources so completely, giving viewers an unbelievable visual guide to the greatest event in the 20th century. This is to say nothing of the excellent, comprehensible narrative. Some highlights: A New Germany 1933-39: early German and Nazi documentation of Hitler's rise to power through the impending attack on Poland Whirlwind: the early British losses in the blitz in the skies over Britain and in North Africa Stalingrad: the turning point of the war and Germany's first defeat Inside the Reich--Germany 1940-44: one of the most fascinating documentaries that exists on life inside Nazi Germany, from Lebensborn to the Hitler Youth Morning: prior to Saving Private Ryan, one of the only unromanticized views of the Normandy invasion Genocide: this film is one of the most widely shown introductions to the Holocaust Japan 1941-45: although The World at War is decidedly focused more on the European theater, this is an important look into wartime Japan and its expansion--early 20th-century history that lead to Japan's role in World War II is superficial The bomb: another widely shown documentary of the Manhattan Project, the Enola Gay, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki The World at War will remain the definitive visual history of World War II, analogous to Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. No serious historian should be missing The World at War in a collection, and no student should leave school without having seen at least some of its salient episodes. Rarely is film so essential. --Erik J. Macki
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Flow (aka- Flow:For Love of Water) -
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| Review An astonishingly wide-ranging film. An informed and heartfelt examination of the tug of war between public health and private interests. --New York Times Product Description Water is the sleeping giant issue of the 21st century and we all need to wake up about it. FLOW opens our eyes about the greatest threat of our time - the global water crisis. It is a compelling and passionate film. Its engaging narrative will grip the viewer. - Robert Redford SYNOPSIS Irena Salina s award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis. Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world s dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel.Interviews with scientists and activists intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis, at both the global and human scale, and the film introduces many of the governmental and corporate culprits behind the water grab, while begging the question CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER? Beyond identifying the problem, FLOW also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies, which are fast becoming blueprints for a successful global and economic turnaround. Special Features: -Crisp new 16:9 anamorphic transfer -Commentary by the film s director Irena Salina and editor Caitlin Dixon. -Expanded interviews with key internationally acclaimed experts on water privatization, political activism, and the spiritual significance of water. -Call to Resistance: Key first steps to action and links to important allies in the fight to preserve access to safe, affordable water. -Expanded scenes, clips and water related features.
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The Game - Documentary: The DVD -
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| THE GAME - THE DOCUMENTARY - THE DVD BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! The Documentary now includes bonus material! See the movie that started it all with the following new pieces: "How We Do" video featuring 50 Cent "Hate It or Love It" video featuring 50 Cent Special appearances by: Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Lloyd Bank$, Young Buck, and many more BONUS CD: Features a previously unrelease track The DVD/CD combo release also includes a 40 page bound Compton picture book, special packaging, and never-before-seen photos!
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JFK: The Mysterious Death of Number Thirty-Five (A New Perspective on the Assassination of President Kennedy) -
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| A New Perspective on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy A Noisivision Internet Documentary Series In this informative and controversial documentary series, Kennedy researcher and historian, Pat Speer, dissects the United States government's investigations into the tragic death of President John F. Kennedy. Whether you believe there was a conspiracy or that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the murder of our 35th president, you will see how newly released documents and inconsistencies in the expert testimony have left many questions unanswered. © 2006-2008 Noisivision, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Billy the Kid (Documentary) -
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| Jennifer Venditti's first feature documentary tells the story of Billy, an articulate but isolated fifteen-year-old boy trying to figure out life and death, love, and rock and roll. Nerdy but heroic, Billy wanders through the quiet streets of small-town Maine, trying to traverse the frustrating gap between imagination and reality. By turns exhilarating and disturbing, and featuring an explosive soundtrack of KISS and a host of hot indie artists, Billy the Kid captures an intimate view of an expressive and seemingly fearless outsider.SPECIAL FEATURES:- Anamorphic master, created from Hi-Def elements and enhanced for widescreen TVs- Audio commentary by director Jennifer Venditti and Ryan Gosling- Pieces That Don't Fit, a new short by Venditti- Director interview- Music selections from the film including The Virgins' "Fight to Survive" + bonus tracks- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired- U.S. Theatrical Trailer- New essay by Miranda July- Beautiful foil-stamped O-ring package
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Human Body: Pushing the Limits [Blu-ray] -
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| Human Body: Pushing the Limits takes you across continents and introduces you to people who have pushed their bodies to the max. This groundbreaking program uses CGI technology and hi-tech camera work to examine their physical ordeals in vivid detail both externally and internally!System Requirements:Running Time: 165 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 014381507553 Manufacturer No: DIS5075BD
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American Harvest Documentary -
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| The documentary and movie "American Harvest" powerfully portrays the truth about agriculture and migrant labor in the United States at the present time.
In a series of candid interviews with farmers and farmworkers from Florida to Maine the viewer objectively learns the facts and dispels the myths connected with migrant farmworkers.
The film portrays the migrant reality that cant be ignored and which is rarely seen by most people. Its a must see if we are serious about the truth of migrant workers."
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Samba On Your Feet (The Documentary) -
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| This lively film goes behind the scenes of the samba and carnival world in Rio de Janeiro to reveal how the cultural clash of the African/Black and European/White cultures gave birth to a new tradition. The historian Haroldo Costa, an expert in carioca folklore, explains how African slaves' beliefs, gods and music mixed with Spanish Catholic and Indian influences centuries ago to create the remarkable fusion that is Brazilian culture. The historian Haroldo Costa, an expert in carioca folklore, explains how African slaves' beliefs, gods and music mixed with Spanish Catholic centuries ago to create the remarkable fusion that is Brazilian culture. The film includes interviews with many active performers and writers of samba such as the composer and singer Xango da Mangueira. He recalls the first days of caival in Rio de Janeiro when he and his fellow performers sang and danced in the streets but were treated like vagrants and harassed by the police. Mae Helena D'Oxosse, a priestess in the umbanda tradition, incorporates samba in her religious practices and carries on a tradition among her working-class followers that is five hundred years old. 52 minutes / English Subtitles.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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BBS: The Documentary -
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| Before the Internet became the way to connect to the world through a computer, life had already started to move online. Throughout the planet, regular folks were taking their new home computers, connecting them to a modem and a phone line, and starting Bulletin Board Systems, or BBSes. Once numbering in the tens of thousands, these "Dial-up Bulletin Boards" have mostly disappeared and mostly been forgotten... except by the people who lived, loved and worked on them. Director Jason Scott travelled thousands of miles and filmed over 200 people about their stories of the BBS, resulting in this 8 episode, five and a half hour long mini-series. The three DVDs in the set are region free, copy protection free, and Creative Commons licensed. They're also a lot of fun as the various episodes cover different aspects of the BBS Story. Episode titles include BAUD, ARTSCENE, SYSOPS AND USERS, NO CARRIER and MAKE IT PAY. "BBS: The Documentary" covers the era of the BBS, one caller at a time.
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