Culture & Society Movies of 2006
Academy Award-nominated director Spike Lee (the guiding force behind the critically acclaimed ...
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Greg MacGillivray's Hurricane on the Bayou offers images of ...
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Located in Western Africa, Sierra Leone is a nation caught in a struggle between extreme poverty and extreme wealth; while ...
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Glenn Holsten's Saint of 9/11 documents the life of Franciscan monk Mychal Judge, who died during the attack on the World Trade Center. This man of the cloth led a full and ...
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Documentary filmmaker Ric Burns explores the life and legacy of pop art's most beloved icon with this film that seeks to illuminate the public persona and creative complexity of painter, photographer, and ...
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Devastated after being fired by director Woody Allen, actress Annabelle Gurwitch sets out on a soul-searching journey to discover whether getting the axe was the best or worst thing ever to happen in ...
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The insidious rise of anti-Semitism in the 21st century is examined in this ...
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Chanel head Karl Lagerfeld not only qualifies as one of the most resonantly successful and influential fashion designers of the late 20th century, but one of the most defiantly elusive. With the ...
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Filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson examines a strange miscarriage of justice amplified by post-9/11 hysteria in this imaginative fusion ...
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Witness the stories of four US army defectors who abandoned their homeland to seek out a new life in communist North Korea in this fascinating documentary from filmmaker Daniel Gordon. It was August of 1962 that Private First Class ...
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Join filmmakers Gil Cates Jr. and Julie Stevens as they set out to speak with over 40 women who appeared in the hit musical Annie as young ...
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Actress Rosie Perez makes her directorial debut with this documentary about her heritage, Yo Soy Boricua, Pa'Que Tu Lo Sepas! (I'm Puerto Rican, Just So You Know!), which she co-directed with acclaimed documentarian Liz Garbus (The Farm: ...
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A&E documents the ultimate sacrifice as one man gives up his life for his career in American Justice: Donnie Brasco. Popularized by the best-selling ...
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Perhaps no greater desire rests nestled in the ageing and mortal minds of mankind than the quest to find the mythical fountain of youth. Its existence popularized in the European Age of Discovery and its ...
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The greatest hoaxes in modern history are remembered in A&E's American Justice: Quiz Show Scandal and Other Frauds. Herbert Stempel's story was popularized in ...
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As co-directed by Jeff Springer and Chris Metzler, the documentary Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea travels to the titular body of water for ...
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Documentary filmmaker Bill Rose examines the tragic fall from grace of the playwright whom many critics believed to be the next great voice ...
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Filmmaker Patricia Foulkrod produced and directed this documentary, designed to shed light on a little examined side of war -- the soldiers who do the fighting. The ...
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In the 2004 presidential election, Ohio became the state that decided who would lead the nation for the next four years; throughout the campaign, both George W. Bush and John Kerry realized it was a key "swing state" which could go ...
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Co-directors Louise Osmond and Jerry Rothwell's historical ...
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Old-fashioned determination clashes with the power of the almighty dollar as a ninety-year old grandmother rallies against the influence of big money over American ...
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Max Armstrong hosts a special look at a half-century's worth of progress that is certain to appeal to lovers rural living of vintage agricultural equipment. A special trip to the 50th Anniversary Farm Progress Show in Henning, Illinois offers ...
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Take a wild cross-country ride where the only thing that stays on track is the train as host Jayson Williams travels ...
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The story of the first American soldier to be killed in the Iraqi war sets the stage for a studied exploration of ...
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Widely published author and acclaimed historian Michael Parenti offers in-depth and entertaining insight into the United States' government's unnerving tendency towards Empire in ...
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The documentary Windsor Castle: A Royal Year offers viewers a look inside the place Queen Elizabeth II calls home. In addition to meeting many of the hundreds of staff members that tend to the ...
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Though most often recognized in America for his mammoth contributions to Brit comedy, such as masterminding The Goon Show ...
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The home release Secrets of UFOs: Roswell UFO Crash centers around a single ...
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Former vice president Al Gore shares his concerns on the pressing issue of global warming in this documentary. A long-time environmental ...
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The documentary 25 Strong: A Film About Basketball traces the ...
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The expansive mythology of author Dan Brown's wildly successful novel The Da Vinci Code is put under the spotlight as British actor/commentator Tony Robinson interviews a series of respected biblical experts in hopes of separating ...
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In this exploration of how Class B dog dealers ...
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Former rock & roll promoter and manager-turned-political activist Aaron Russo sets out to discover the truth ...
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In this documentary from filmmaker Alexandra Lipsitz, the cameras roll ...
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The dangerous journey of poor Central Americans ...
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When the final page has been read and Dan Brown's ...
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Eusebio de Haro Espinosa was a young man from Mexico who slipped over the U.S. border into Texas and was desperate for a drink of water when he happened upon the home of Samuel Blackwood. Later the same day, seventy-year-old ...
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The trusted reporters of popular television news magazine Frontline team with the seasoned veterans at The Oregonian to take a closer look at the meth phenomenon in an enlightening ...
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Hard-driving hip-hop and mean street machines come together for the most unique automotive release ever to hit the ...
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Street Dogg 2: The Adventure Continues features the comedian hanging out with a variety of hip-hop artists and creating comic moments with people on the street. This video features Dogg in a variety of ...
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A documentary produced for and aired on PBS, Teddy Tucker: Adventure is My Life paints a biographical portrait of Tucker, a veteran shipwreck ...
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Hosted by Dana Reeve, the documentary The New Medicine shows ...
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In 1984, Tom DeLay was first elected to Congress as a Republican representative from Sugar Land, TX. ...
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Pornstar Pets documents how a variety of adult film stars relate to the animals in their ...
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A filmmaker's quest to join an outlaw bicycle club morphs into a more intimate study of rebellion, drug ...
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Travel to the sacred temples, remote monasteries, and lively festivals of the Himalayan landscape with filmmaker John Bush in a cinematic pilgrimage into the ...
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Filmmaker Turk Pipkin sets out on a global journey to probe the minds of nine Nobel Laureates in this documentary that seeks to ...
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Entertainer Rosie O'Donnell, her wife, Kelli, and their children set sail for the Bahamas with 500 other gay, lesbian, and ...
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For those who may question of damage that fossil fuels wreck ...
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Filmmaker Harry Moses offers humorous and revealing insight into the art authentication process in America by documenting the remarkable tale of a seventy-three-year old former long haul trucker who was ...
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As swords are raised and the battlefield air flows thick with tension, the participants in a full-scale role-playing game called Darkon shed their mundane identities to assume the role of warrior knight, mystical wizard, ...
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Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack's nonfiction treatise Crude Awakening joins Maxed Out, An Inconvenient Truth, and other recent ...
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Witness the transformation of young Yonkers hopeful Earl Simmons from a street smart rhymer to king of the hip-hop community in an up-close and personal musical documentary that shows just how the man known ...
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The lives and experiences of four students attending the first lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and queer high school in the nation are explored as musicians Rufus Wainright, Sleater-Kinney), Jonathan Richman and more step into the studio to ...
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The documentary Camp Out joins Fish Can't Fly, God and Gays, and other recent films that examine the attempts ...
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The rock star of the 1980s skateboard scene recalls his stratospheric rise to the top, and his thunderous fall ...
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Ahmed Jamal and Ramesh Sharma's documentary The Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl documents the life of the reporter slain by terrorists, and compares and contrasts that life with that of one of ...
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In a town filled with drugs, prostitution, gambling, ...
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Originally conceived as an instructional video on how to conduct pitch meetings, American Cannibal: The Road to Reality gradually evolved into something far darker. ...
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Filmmaker Linda Hattendorf offers a remarkable profile of a man ...
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In the early '80s, a new business emerged in Miami, FL, that changed the face of the city forever. That business was cocaine smuggling; as America developed a growing appetite for ...
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The ongoing argument about how human beings arrived on Earth is examined in this documentary. Scientist and ecologist turned filmmaker ...
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Three soldiers offer viewers a close-up and deeply personal view of the war in Iraq in this documentary. Filmmaker Deborah Scranton gave digital ...
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Join documentary filmmaker Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed) in assessing the damage done to average ...
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Filmmakers Peter Sutherland and Jack Youngelson profile ...
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The harsh realities of war are brought into focus in this documentary fromHBO. ...
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The video magazine All Access: Team Invasion Edition features such hip-hop performers as Juelz Santana, Jae Millz, and Ice Cube. ~ Perry Seibert, All ...
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Inspired by a New Yorker story, "Jumpers," ...
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Get the first ten episodes of the hit Court TV series in one feature-packed release as The A.C.L.U. Freedom Files brings the cases that threaten the civil liberties of Americans from all walks of life to the screen for all to see. ...
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Curious viewers are invited behind the scenes of the ...
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Part of HBO's Life Through Your Lens series, this documentary from director Micah Schaffer juxtaposes the stories of ...
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Using an underdog congressional bid as a springboard, director Frank Popper explores the dangers of political dynasties in this documentary that aired as part of PBS's Independent Lens series. In 2004, 29-year-old political ...
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Contemporary Mysteries: Super Brain Kids and Mysterious Dolphins examines these two unusual phenomena. The program's creators interview those who have worked with the highly intelligent children, as well as with animal experts who have ...
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A young man wrongly convicted of murder struggles to prove his innocence in this documentary from filmmakers Jeff Werner and Susan Koch. Mario Rocha was 16 years old and a ...
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Ever since Fidel Castro overthrew the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and installed a Communist government on the tiny island nation, the bearded leader has seemingly ...
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Amidst accusations that the White House stifled the investigation into the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, documentary filmmakers at Globalvision adapt author Paul Thompson's inflammatory expose The Terror Timeline into a film ...
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Mike Shiley's documentary Dark Water Rising tells of a group of transcontinental rescue workers who put their lives on the line to rescue over 10,000 pets during and immediately after ...
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In a country where once in seven women dies during childbirth, a filmmaker ...
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A documentary companion to the album that brought together twenty-seven real ...
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Between 1998 and 2002, it seemed the Dixie Chicks could do no wrong. Their first major-label album, ...
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Bear witness to remarkable survival stories that defy explanation and selfless ...
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As dangers and concerns of drug trafficking across the Mexico-U.S. border reach an all-time high, filmmaker Kevin Knoblock takes a closer look at the lives of five individuals whose lives have all been ...
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Radiant City, which represents the first collaboration between documentarist Gary Burns and journalist Jim Brown, takes as its springboard thesis the idea that suburban life is quickly becoming the norm for ...
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Documentarian Jennifer Baichwal's latest film, Manufactured Landscapes, represents a multifaceted effort. The ...
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With Lake of Fire, American History X helmer and music-video director Tony Kaye climbs inside of the decades-old abortion debate for a 152-minute study of the pro-life and pro-choice positions. In the process, ...
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Take a compelling look at the point where religious fanaticism gives way to murderous intent as politically-minded filmmaker Pierre Rehov explores the mind and motivations of the ...
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Filmmakers Barbara Multer-Wellin and Jeffrey Abelson pay tribute to three-time Pulitzer ...
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For the mondo documentary Kiss My Snake, acclaimed ...
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Todd Robbins hosts this documentary directed by Nick Basile and narrated by Penn Jillette exploring the real lives of the circus sideshow and carnival performers including so called ...
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Admire the beauty of the most spectacular stained glass works in existence while feeling the warmth of classic Christmas hymns in this release that allows viewers to choose between a soundtrack of ...
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Viewers are offered a behind-the-scenes look at the "Stop Snitching" campaign in this documentary that speaks with prominent members of the hip-hop community about law enforcement ...
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As Armenian-American rockers System of a Down wage a heated musical campaign for the Turkish government to finally acknowledge the 1915 Armenian genocide that is still denied by the powers that be, filmmaker Carla ...
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Discover the secrets behind the most powerful terrorist organization ...
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In times of danger the wails of its siren are unmistakable, and now viewers who may have wanted to learn more about the history of the ambulance can find out everything there is to know in this ...
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Supernatural enthusiasts know well that the Queen Mary is widely reported to be one ...
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Take a trip to one of the wildest hot-spots on the planet to find out just what happens when ...
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The fact-finding documentary filmmakers of National Geographic set their sights on the American Army veteran and former ...
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The documentary Hacking Democracy looks at the controversial topic of computer voting. In addition to analyzing how computer-assisted voting has been problematic in some ...
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Something along the lines of an extreme sports soccer video, Street Soccer: Brazil in the Street offers footage of talented young soccer players performing some outstanding moves during games played in environments that are part of their ...
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While a large number of Americans carry a certain amount of personal debt, few are aware of just how common and ...
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Dave Courtney: Dodgy Dave features the former British gangster discussing his lengthy career and giving the viewer insights into organized ...
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Academy-award winning filmmaker Jessica Yu offers an unusual look at the simultaneous diversity and commonality of four very different men in this documentary. In Protagonist, Yu recalls the structural format of the ancient Greek ...
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The autumn of 1970 left lingering ghosts and painful scars for the ...
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The determination of one unwavering socialist to stand up for his indigenous people in the face of an international crackdown on the Bolivian ...
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A lovable, eighty-two year old virgin living alone in a dilapidated Danish castle enlists the aid of an ambitious and headstrong Russian Orthodox nun in realizing his lifelong ...
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Twenty-five years after being bound and tortured by Saddam Hussein's secret police force, Kurdish exile, activist, and actor Karzan Sherabayani returns to his hometown of Kirkuk to ...
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The groundbreaking, 240-minute PBS documentary series China From the Inside explores the multifaceted sociocultural landscape of one of the largest and most ...
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In the Moroccan cities of Marrakesh and Essaouira, trade caravans converge for the arduous journey across the Trans-Saharan highway, ...
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Plastilina Mosh: Tasty features music videos by the musical act as well as live performances. Also included is a documentary about the band. This program contains versions of ...
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Richmond, CA Gone Wild, Vol. 1 offers unedited footage taken from the mean streets of what some people feel is the most violent city on the west coast. The film claims to offer an unfiltered ...
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Gangbangin Fo Life: Out on Bail, Vol. 2 provides footage of what life is like on the mean streets of Compton. The program shows how drugs and dangerous people make up much of the life of inner-city criminals. ~ Perry ...
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The deeply philosophical and spiritual documentary 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama finds the questing filmmaker and intellectual Rick Ray visiting with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai ...
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State of the art computer graphics reveal precisely how mankind's last days could play out as the observations of top scientists detail seven of the deadliest threats to humanity in a sobering documentary ...
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In a time when even the most respected and mainstream hip-hop artists face charges of drug trafficking, assault, and money laundering, filmmaker Don Sikorski speaks with such prominent hip-hoppers as Snoop Dogg, Busta ...
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When two aspiring filmmakers quit their jobs and purchase a Segway scooter in order to make the trip from Seattle to Boston, the experiences they have along the way send their once-predictable lives on a series of ...
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The name of Irish photographer Edward Quinn remains synonymous ...
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Socioculturally speaking, the geographic area formerly designated as the Ottoman Empire (later divided up as Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Lebanon and other countries) marks a unique ...
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3D animation and expert testimony combine to bring the battlefield experience to life on the small screen in this look at a war without a clearly defined front line. In the wake of 9/11, U.S. forces have launched a tireless ...
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Fearless host Yvette Fielding explores "The House of Detention," "The Clock House in Surrey," and "Caesar's ...
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Filmmaker James Tuchschmidt explores the universal human experience of falling in love from a perspective that's been known to cause controversy in this documentary examining the intimate lives of five gay male ...
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For candy fans who have always wondered just how these bobble-headed sugar dispensers came to be one of the most iconic ...
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Cherry Ridez: Volume 3 offers footage from three different car shows that specialized in showcasing low-riders. In addition to footage of the cars and some buxom, scantily-clad women, ...
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Pavla Fleisher was on a road trip through Eastern Europe when she first met ...
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Melvin Anthony: Quest for Victory Bodybuilding constitutes one volume in a series of epic-length, mondo-style documentary releases, directed by Mitsuru Okabe, that observe the activities ...
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Numerous journalists have described with pointed accuracy the vast interwoven tapestry that was Communist revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara's life - from his youth in Alta Gracia, to ...
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For anyone who ever wanted to ride along in the squad car to experience a day on the police beat, Sheriff Ronald ...
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The gritty documentary Hard Knock Life: An Astounding Chronicle of Life Behind Bars intercuts candid interviews with a series of prison inmates, who reflect unsparingly on the sordid details of penitentiary life. ...
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For millennia, playing cards have existed as a staple of global culture -- a longevity that has imparted a wealth of stories and meanings to them. The History Channel documentary The Playing Card examines this ...
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In one of those historical moments when a revolutionary invention dovetailed perfectly with the period that ensconced it, Alexander Graham Bell's March 1876 invention of ...
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In the face of a finite oil supply and man-made climate change, a number of innovators are working toward ...
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The producers of Swiss Fashion Design take adventurous viewers on a colorful tour of the Japanese capitol in order to ...
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The members of the Coast Guard must undergo specific training. This documentary examines what sets these brave ...
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This video documents the intense training anyone attempting to become a Navy SEAL must survive. The program showcases the bravery, determination, and discipline of these intensely loyal military men. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie ...
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This video documents the intense training anyone ...
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This documentary examines various aspects of how the United ...
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This documentary examines the intense level of physical and psychological strength required for Marines to become experts at recon missions. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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The brave soldiers who take part in Special Ops must face a specific kind of physical and mental training that sets them apart from other members ...
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From the epicenter of the Bible belt to the ...
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