Global Metal
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2008
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A continued examination of the heavy metal subculture focusing on the adaptation and performance of heavy metal in various global communities, and how the increased import of Western cultural forms has impacted new global markets.
Another Day In Paradise
6.3
2008
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Created from footage captured during the filming of the PBS series Carrier, explores the struggle waged by three men in various stages of fatherhood to serve their country while living and working in the harsh environment of an aircraft carrier, and constantly thinking of the loved ones they left behind.
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
7.4
2008
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Documentary about the Fleischer Animation Studio.
Zero An Investigation Into 9-11
7.9
2008
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ZERO: An Investigation into 9/11, has one central thesis - that the official version of the events surrounding the attacks on 9/11 can not be true. This brand new feature documentary explores the latest scientific evidence and reveals dramatic new witness testimony, which directly conflicts with the US Governments account.
Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost
8
2008
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Comedian Rich Hall goes west to find out what killed off that most quintessentially American of all film genres, the western. Through films such as The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Little Big Man, The Wild Bunch and Unforgiven, Rich charts the rise and fall of Americas obsession with its own creation myth - the Wild West. He explores how the image of the cowboy as a moral, straight-talking heroic figure was created by Hollywood but appropriated by Washington, as one president after another sought to associate themselves with this potent symbol of strength and valour.
Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad Live
6.8
2008
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Waltz with Bashir
8.3
2008
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An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
The Human Experience
7.2
2008
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The story of a band of brothers who travel the world in search of the answers to the burning questions: Who am I? Who is Man? Why do we search for meaning? Their journey brings them into the middle of the lives of the homeless on the streets of New York City, the orphans and disabled children of Peru, and the abandoned lepers in the forests of Ghana, Africa. What the young men discover changes them forever. Through one on one interviews and real life encounters, the brothers are awakened to the beauty of the human person and the resilience of the human spirit.
Iron Maiden and The New Wave of British Heavy Metal
7.6
2008
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Iron Maiden And The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal uncovers the beginning of the genre, its rise to popularity and eventual decline. Its a fascinating history with interviews from band members from that era and journalists who covered the scene. Theres also tons of rare video and photos that are interesting and historically important. In addition to Iron Maiden, who remain one of the hugest names in metal today, some of the bands covered in this DVD include Tygers Of Pan Tang, Saxon, Girlschool, Samson, Diamond Head and many others. If youre into metal history, Iron Maiden And The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal is an essential DVD. The two hours fly by as you get engrossed in this very interesting, entertaining and educational DVD.
Forgotten Ellis Island
7.6
2008
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From PBS - Visit the abandoned immigrant hospital on Ellis Island. During the great wave of immigration, 22 medical buildings sprawled across two islands adjacent to Ellis Island, the largest port of entry to the United States. Massive and modern, the hospital was Americas first line of defense against contagious, often virulent, disease. In the era before antibiotics, tens of thousands of immigrant patients were separated from family, detained in the hospital and healed from illness before becoming citizens. FORGOTTEN ELLIS ISLAND is a powerful reminder of the best -- and worst -- of Americas dealings with its new citizens-to-be. Elliott Gould narrates.
A Friend Indeed: The Bill Sackter Story
8.1
2008
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The true story of Bill Sackters emergence from lifelong institutionalization, to become an international hero for people with disabilities.
Dreams with Sharp Teeth
7.8
2008
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The documentary story of Harlan Ellison
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins
7.3
2008
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The story of a family of meerkats living in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.
2 Turntables and a Microphone
6.4
2008
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Legendary hip-hop DJ Jason Mizell, aka Jam Master Jay, is gunned down in his Queens studio. Security tapes of the incident mysteriously disappear, the five witnesses are uncooperative and no one is talking... until now. 2 Turntables and a Microphone documents the investigation of the unsolved murder of Jam Master Jay, RUN- DMCs groundbreaking DJ and producer, deftly revealing the history of hip-hop and mainstream rap along the way. Exclusive, candid interviews with 50 Cent, Ja Rule, Russell Simmons, RUN-DMC, LL Cool J, The Game, and more offer insight into Jam Master Jays life - including information that could finally help police solve the murder that shook the music world to its core.
Bigger Stronger Faster*
7.8
2008
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An examination of Americas win-at-all-cost culture from the perspective of bodybuilding and performance enhancing drugs, as it focuses on a pair of siblings chasing their dream.
Maradona by Kusturica
6.7
2008
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A documentary on Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the worlds greatest modern player.
Hempsters: Plant the Seed
7.5
2010
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The film follows the lively exploits of activists for (and against) the movement for the legalization of the hemp plant in America. It features Woody Harrelson, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and a whole host of farmers, politicians, businessmen, and laypeople as they search for the truth about this mysterious and demonized plant.
Baghdad Twist
7.5
2008
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A visual memoir of one familys life in Iraq before escaping to a new home in Canada in the fall of 1970. Featuring a never-before-seen collection of archival images, home movies, and family photographs from Baghdad, the film pulls back the curtain on Iraqs once-thriving Jewish community, its perilous final years, and its remarkable ability to find solace in the shadow of fear.
Chelsea on the Rocks
6.4
2008
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Chelsea on the Rocks celebrates the personalities and artistic voices that have emerged from New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel. Once considered an untouchable, impenetrable tower for writers, artists, musicians and mavericks, it has been recently claimed as a boutique hotel venture for a management company that shows disregard for its formidable history. –Cannes Film Festival
Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa
7.5
2007
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Twenty-Five miles from town, a million miles from mainstream society, a loose-knit community of radicals live in the desert, struggling to survive with little food, less water and no electricity, as they cling to their unique vision of the American dream.
The Berlin Wall: Escape to Freedom
6.4
2006
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Tyson
7.5
2008
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A mixture of original interviews, archival footage, and photographs sheds light on the life experiences of Mike Tyson.
Superpride
6.7
2008
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The Soviet Story
8.1
2008
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The Soviet Story offers an alternative history of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale.