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My First War
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My First War
At the age of 28, I was drafted as a soldier in the Second Lebanese War. Instinctively, I grabbed my video camera. The movie recalls the lack of justice in this unnecessary war and the loss of valuable lives. This was my personal earthquake and the nation as a whole. (Yariv mozer)
My First War 2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
From superheroes to superstars, Hollywood has always turned to comic books for imagination and inspiration. In this Starz Inside documentary, discover the history of comics from page to screen through the evolution and revolutions that have changed entertainment forever. It's a hero's journey of hits, misses and unstoppable powers, featuring the Spider-Man, X-Men, and Batman films (including The Dark Knight), Iron Man, Superman Returns, Hellboy II, Sin City, Incredible Hulk, American Splendor, Wanted, and beyond, plus revealing interviews with Guillermo del Toro, Stan Lee, Zak Penn, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Neal Adams, Roger Corman, Avi Arad, Mike Mignola, Paul Pope, Richard Donner, Jim Steranko, and many more.
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound 2008
Three Miles North of Molkom
Three Miles North of Molkom
Three miles north of Molkom, hidden deep in the lakeside forests of Sweden, lies Angsbacka; a 21st Century playground for adults. Once a year, their gates open to a thousand international participants, placed in 'Sharing Groups' at random. A Swedish celebrity, a Californian hippy, a Finnish grandmother and a back-packing Australian rugby coach, who stumbled on the wrong party, are amongst the group that take us on an unforgettably quirky, two-week emotional roller-coaster. Firewalking, Shamanism, Tantric Sex and myriad other physical, psychological and esoteric experiences, guide our unlikely heroes towards enlightenment, love, loathing and themselves. Will they ever be the same again?
Three Miles North of Molkom 2008
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Filmmaker Kevin Rafferty takes viewers to 1968 to witness a legendary college football game and meet the people involved, interweaving actual gridiron footage with the players' own reflections. The names may be familiar (Tommy Lee Jones and friends of Al Gore and George W. Bush are among the interviewees), but their views on the game's place in the turbulent history of the 1960s college scene add an unexpected dimension.
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 2008
Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana
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Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana
Auto racing is an obsession in Anderson, Indiana. Even with local auto factories closing down and jobs being lost, the town's residents continue to flock to the local speedway every Friday night--and its drivers continue to pour their dwindling resources into their Thundercars. Emmy(R)-winning filmmaker Jon Alpert presents this look at this passion for racing in rust-belt America. Since the closing of a GM plant and the loss of 33,000 jobs, the once-thriving town of Anderson now stands witness to empty factories, shuttered stores and abandoned home--but also to packed houses at Anderson Speedway where people put their troubles on hold to watch the cacophony of screeching tires and crashing metal as drivers vie for Thundercar supremacy.
Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana 2008
Carts of Darkness
Prime Video
Carts of Darkness
In the picture-postcard community of North Vancouver, filmmaker Murray Siple follows men who have turned bottle-picking, their primary source of income, into the extreme sport of shopping cart racing. Enduring hardships from everyday life on the streets of Vancouver, this sub-culture depicts street life as much more than stereotypes portrayed in mainstream media. The films takes a deep look into the lives of the men who race carts, the adversity they face, and the appeal of cart racing despite the risk.
Carts of Darkness 2008
American Meth
Freevee
American Meth
Actor Val Kilmer narrates this powerful film exploring the methamphetamine epidemic that's ravaged blue-collar America. Putting a human face on the problem, filmmaker Justin Hunt reveals the damage being done by this rural drug of choice, as well as the steps being taken by communities across the nation to wipe out the scourge. From Wyoming to New Mexico, Montana and Oregon, American Meth paints a picture of both devastation and hope.
American Meth 2008
The Case For Faith
The Case For Faith
In THE CASE FOR FAITH journalist Lee Strobel investigates two of the most emotional objections to Christianity. Barriers to faith confronted by believers and skeptics alike: Why is Jesus the only way to God? And, how could a loving God exist if there is evil and suffering in the world?
The Case For Faith 2008
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
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Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
The outrageous story of 1970s porn icon Jack Wrangler, and how he rose to the top of the gay, and then straight, adult film industry.
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon 2008
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony 2008
I Want to See
I Want to See
July 2006. Another war breaks out in Lebanon. The directors decide to follow a movie star, Catherine Deneuve and a friend, actor and artist Rabih Mroue;, on the roads of South Lebanon. Together, they will drive through the regions devastated by the conflict. It is the beginning of an unpredictable, unexpected adventure...
I Want to See 2008
The Bible's Buried Secrets
The Bible's Buried Secrets
The film presents the latest archaeological scholarship from the Holy Land to explore the beginnings of modern religion and the origins of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament. This archaeological detective story tackles some of the biggest questions in biblical studies: Where did the ancient Israelites come from? Who wrote the Bible, when, and why? How did the worship of one God—the foundation of modern Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—emerge? The producers surveyed the evidence and take positions that are mainstream among archaeologists and historians, although they continue to raise objections among both Christians who believe in the bible as either literal or historical truth and minimalists who assert that the Bible has no historical validation.
The Bible's Buried Secrets 2008
Tabarly
Tabarly
A film about the life and career of the great French sailor Eric Tabarly.
Tabarly 2008
Independent - 30th Anniversary Tour
Independent - 30th Anniversary Tour
Relive Indy’s 30th Anniversary Summer Tour 2008, a six-week trip around America with a heavy list of riders dismantling every spot they hit.
Independent - 30th Anniversary Tour 2008
Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story
Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story
Director Agnès Varda gathers some of her collaborators from JACQUOT DE NANTES to discuss their experiences making the film, as well as show Varda wove her grief over the loss of her husband, Jacques Demy, into other projects.
Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story 2008
Kit Carson
Kit Carson
An illiterate mountain man, Kit Carson was fluent in Spanish and five Indian languages; he twice married Native American women, yet led a brutal war against the Navajo. When the West was a mystery to most Americans, Carson mastered it, and his expertise made him not only famous, but also sought after. Eventually, by helping to spur a migration that would change the West forever, he unwittingly became an agent in the destruction of the life he loved.
Kit Carson 2008
Angels & Airwaves: Start the Machine
Angels & Airwaves: Start the Machine
Featuring an interview with frontman Tom DeLonge discussing the high-profile breakup of his ex-band, blink-182, this documentary takes viewers into the studio as supergroup Angels & Airwaves records their debut album, "We Don't Need to Whisper." The video also includes Angels & Airwaves onstage at their blistering best during stops on their 2006 tour, along with insights into the lives of the band members.
Angels & Airwaves: Start the Machine 2008
Fuel
Fuel
Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy: these issues define our generation. The film exposes shocking connections between the auto industry, the oil industry, and the government, while exploring alternative energies such as solar, wind, electricity, and non-food-based biofuels.
Fuel 2008
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers 2008
The Valkyrie Legacy
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The Valkyrie Legacy
Created as a companion documentary to the film "Valkyrie," this documentary details the true story behind the plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler.
The Valkyrie Legacy 2008
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began 2008
Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on
Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir"
In an archival interview filmed in 1989, Daniel Gélin discusses his work on Max Ophuls' 1952 film LE PLAISIR.
Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir" 2008
Spirit of the Marathon
Spirit of the Marathon
Four years in the making, Spirit of the Marathon is the collaborative effort of three-time Academy Award winner Mark Jonathan Harris, Telly Award winner and director/marathoner Jon Dunham and producer/marathoner Gwendolen Twist. It is the first film to capture the story, drama and ultimate essence of the legendary 26.2 mile running event. Filmed globally in North America, Europe, Africa and A
Spirit of the Marathon 2008
The Baby Formula
The Baby Formula
Two adventurous women in love are desperate to have their own biological child. They take a chance on an experimental scientific process and make sperm from their own stem cells. Pregnant with humor and unexpected twists, their journey ultimately confirms that all life is a gift and all families are crazy.
The Baby Formula 2008
Beyond Our Ken
Beyond Our Ken
To the Australian media Kenja is a 'secretive cult', their leader described in Parliament as a 'seedy conman'. Despite preparing to fight yet another court case Ken Dyers and Jan Hamilton allow a film crew unprecedented access to the 'spiritual evolvement centre' they founded in 1982. How can the view from inside Kenja be so different to the one outside? Through remarkable verite footage and candid interviews, Beyond Our Ken explores the anatomy and ambiguity of the 'cult' enigma.
Beyond Our Ken 2008
Walt & El Grupo
Walt & El Grupo
The year was 1941, and the world was on the brink of war. In an effort to improve relations between the Americas, the Roosevelt administration called upon one of Hollywood’s most influential filmmakers to embark on a special goodwill tour. Written and directed by Theodore Thomas (“Frank and Ollie”) and produced by Kuniko Okubo, the documentary WALT & EL GRUPO chronicles the amazing ten-week trip that Walt Disney and his hand-picked group of artists and filmmaking talent (later known as “El Grupo”) took to South America at the behest of the U.S. Government as part of the Good Neighbor Policy.
Walt & El Grupo 2008
Storm Over Everest
Storm Over Everest
As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbing teams high on the slopes of Mount Everest. The climbers, exhausted from their summit climb, were soon lost in darkness, in a fierce blizzard, far from the safety of High Camp at 26,000 feet. World-renowned climber and filmmaker David Breashears, who aided the rescue efforts back in 1996, now returns to Everest to tell the fuller story of what really happened on that legendary climb. Through remarkably intimate interviews with the climbers and Sherpas many who have never spoken before on American television Breashears sheds new light on the worst climbing tragedy in Mount Everest s history.
Storm Over Everest 2008
Louis Theroux: Behind Bars
Louis Theroux: Behind Bars
For two weeks, Theroux visits the San Quentin State Prison.
Louis Theroux: Behind Bars 2008
Heavy Metal in Baghdad
Heavy Metal in Baghdad
The story of Iraq's only heavy metal band and their fight to play music.
Heavy Metal in Baghdad 2008
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
The humorous, provocative and moving examination of the Culture Wars and faith in America. Featuring interviews from all sides of the issues, the film is a balanced, challenging and entertaining foray into the most divisive and difficult topics in our culture. Includes interviews with Al Franken, Sen. Rick Santorum, Dr. Tony Campolo, Sister Mary Timothy, Michael Reagan, Ron Luce as well as rousing man-on-the-street interviews with director Dan Merchant dressed as Bumpersticker Man, a wild Culture Wars game show pits a Liberal Media Elite team against a team of Young Conservatives and a powerful "reverse Confession Booth" at a Gay Pride event provides unexpected emotion
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers 2008
Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries
Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries
Dr. Zahi Hawass and a team of archaeologists use Egypt's 10 most important discoveries to paint a picture of Ancient Egyptian civilization and reveal the people who developed many of the disciplines that rule the world today.
Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries 2008
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins
The story of a family of meerkats living in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins 2008
The End of Poverty?
Prime Video
The End of Poverty?
The End of Poverty? asks if the true causes of poverty today stem from a deliberate orchestration since colonial times which has evolved into our modern system whereby wealthy nations exploit the poor. People living and fighting against poverty answer condemning colonialism and its consequences; land grab, exploitation of natural resources, debt, free markets, demand for corporate profits and the evolution of an economic system in in which 25% of the world's population consumes 85% of its wealth. Featuring Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz, authors/activist Susan George, Eric Toussaint, Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and more.
The End of Poverty? 2008
The Genius of Charles Darwin
The Genius of Charles Darwin
A documentary series from Channel 4, hosted by professor Richard Dawkins, well-known darwinist. The series mixes segments on the life and discoveries of Charles Darwin, the theory of natural selection and evolution, and Dawkins' attempts at convincing a group of school children that evolution explains the world around us better than any religion.
The Genius of Charles Darwin 2008
Por Toda Minha Vida - Mamonas Assassinas
Por Toda Minha Vida - Mamonas Assassinas
The trajectory of the five irreverent boys who conquered Brazil with hits like Pelados em Santos and Vira-Vira was the theme of this special.
Por Toda Minha Vida - Mamonas Assassinas 2008
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ‎– Déjà Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ‎– Déjà Vu
CSNY/Déjà Vu is a 2008 film directed by Bernard Shakey, a pseudonym for Neil Young. It focuses on the career of Crosby Stills Nash and Young, its musical connection to its audience and the turbulent times with which its music is associated as the band goes on their 2006 Freedom of Speech tour.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ‎– Déjà Vu 2008
Playing Columbine
Playing Columbine
Chronicles the history of the game "Super Columbine Massacre RPG!." The film traces back the 16-bit role-playing game to its inception, through the 2006 shooting at Dawson College in which the game was singled out by the media as a "murder simulator" that "trained" the shooter, and finally the game's removal from the list of finalists at the Slamdance 2007 Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition - prompting half the entries and a sponsor to pull out of the festival in protest. Written by tolka
Playing Columbine 2008
Breaking the Maya Code
Prime Video
Breaking the Maya Code
The complex and beautiful hieroglyphic script of the ancient Maya was until recently one of the last great undeciphered writing systems. Based on the best-selling book by Michael Coe, called by the New York Times "one of the great stories of 20th century scientific discovery", Breaking the Maya Code traces the epic quest to unlock the secrets of the script across 200 years, nine countries and three continents.
Breaking the Maya Code 2008
This Is the Life
This Is the Life
In 1989, a collective of young hip hop artists gathered at a health food café in South Central Los Angeles. Their mandate? To reject gang culture and expand the musical boundaries of hip hop. DuVernay's documentary chronicles the historic legacy of the Good Life Cafe — the open mic nights that became an L.A. institution, the eclectic array of talented young MCs that emerged there, the alternative hip hop movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the artform.
This Is the Life 2008
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
This is an all new feature length documentary, with interviews from almost everyone involved with the production of the film. Gilliam never shies away from the truth, even when it comes to himself, and so this documentary is self-effacing and refreshingly frank. The documentary details not only the battles Gilliam had with Columbia in getting the film finished and released, but also the imagination and innovation that went into the production.
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen 2008