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starring: Larry Belling
directed by: David Wallace
Studio: Pbs Release Date: 05/06/2009 Run time: 120 minutes
August 08, 2004
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starring: Christopher Murdock, Michael Curtis (IX), Sadie (II), Scott Trimble, Holly Dalton
directed by: Michael Ferris Gibson
The community web site Craigslist.org has become one of the most popular sites on the internet, boasting 10 million unique users.
’24 Hours on Craigslist’ documents a random day-in-the-life on Craigslist San Francisco of what has evolved into the world's largest community board.
An Ethel Merman drag queen searches for the perfect backup band for her Led Zeppelin covers. Doors for sale, one night stands, compulsive roomates, transsexual erotic services. The mundane and the sublime, the ridiculous and the profound, all come together to paint a portrait of a thriving, humanistic community in the midst of an ever-accelerating culture.
April 04, 2006
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starring: Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas, Jane Goodall, Richard Kiley
Relive the most spellbinding scenes from our television documentaries of exploration and delivery. Year: 1994
December 12, 1999
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starring: Will Lyman
directed by: Dai Richards, David Ash
The conflict in the Middle East between Israel and its neighbors is given comprehensive treatment in this two-video set produced by PBS. Using archival footage and extensive interviews with participants, the production begins by explaining conditions in Palestine at the end of World War II and the crisis created by the exodus of European Jews who went to the Middle East after the Holocaust. The withdrawal of the British, who had controlled Palestine for decades, is detailed, as is the creation of the state of Israel. Much of the region's history is complex, with the local struggles being conducted at times as a part of the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union, but these videos do an admirable job of explaining the complexities of the situation. The segment on the Six Day War, for example, is masterful, with the scenes shifting from Israel to Egypt to Washington to Moscow, the story developing before the viewer's eyes. The 50 Years War is often a tale of mistrust and betrayal, but this production strives to present a balanced view of history, and is not only impressive for its command of the facts but for its skillful and often dramatic presentation of history. --Robert J. McNamara
November 11, 2000
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starring: Kevin Costner, Gregory Harrison, Eric Schweig, Gordon Tootoosis, Wes Studi
500 NATIONS - DVD Movie
September 09, 2004
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directed by: Alan Ravenscroft
The story of an immortal adventure with Captain Robert Scott. Restored by the British Film Institute's National Film Archive, cinematographer Herbert G. Ponting's 90 Degrees South is a spellbinding chronicle of Scott's heroic and ultimately tragic race for the South Pole--not only did Amundsen reach the goal first but Scott and his entire team died on the return trip. Ponting's hauntingly beautiful images of ice caves and Antarctic wildlife are punctuated by diary entries telling of the heart-breaking last days of the doomed expedition. A deeply moving tribute. 70 minutes.
December 12, 1999
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starring: Jim Hoffman; Don Paul, Don Paul Jim Hoffman; Celestine Star
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'This documentary does an excellent job of connecting the dots about 9/11 and the possible political blueprint and financial reasons leading to that momentous event-- detailed and chilling.' ED ASNER World Renown 9/11/01 researchers Jim Hoffman, Don Paul (See 2002-2005 reviews below) offer conclusive evidence that the Twin Towers and World Trade Center Building 7 were subject to controlled demolitions, who profited from these indubitable demolitions, and why.
'The video is a great effort to get to the heart of the challenges we all face.
In Part One of "9/11 Guilt: The Proof is in Your Hands", Jim Hoffman systematically dismantles the excuses given by the government for collapse of three World Trade Center buildings. Then he clearly proves that these buildings fell due to controlled demolition.
In Part Two, Don Paul convincingly reveals a cohesive argument for 9/11 fraud. He makes it difficult to go away from this video without knowing that 9/11 was a planned pretext for a corrupt agenda. Do we have probable cause to indict the individuals named? Without a doubt.' KEVIN RYAN, former Site Manager for Environmental Health Laboratories
A 86-minute DVD featuring five Parts, 60 chapters, and 256 illustrations.
The DVD's Five Parts are:
'Proving Controlled Demolition of World Trade Center Building 7 and the Twin Towers'--Jim Hoffman (28 minutes)
'Indicting Financiers behind the Crimes of 9/11/01'--Don Paul (28 minutes)
Referencing Slides: 'What We Can Do' (2 minutes)
'On the Ground: Testimony of New York Fire Department and Emergency Medical Respondents'--Jim Hoffman (13 minutes)
'Hidden Means of Theft: The Federal Reserve System and the Council on Foreign Relations'--Don Paul. (15 minutes)
December 12, 2005
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starring: Harry Baur, Annie Ducaux, Jany Holt, André Nox, Jane Marken
If one were to gather the hundreds of books written about Ludwig van Beethoven, sift through each with a fine-tooth comb, and extract every simple mistake, wild speculation, and outright falsehood, the result would still be nowhere near as fabulous and artificial as this 1936 biopic, which rewrites the composer's life story into a throbbingly melodramatic tale of genius ignored and love unrequited. Director Abel Gance, best known for his expansive silent classic Napoleon, wasn't interested in the truth of Beethoven's life, but instead the romantic ideal of a great man tormented by history; Gance's Beethoven is merely a variation of the filmmaker's beloved Bonaparte, triumphant yet scorned by his inferiors in the artistic realm rather than the political. (Needless to say, among the film's many omissions is Beethoven's bitter rededication of the "Eroica" Symphony.)
Beginning where every portrait of Beethoven the man must, with the identification of the Immortal Beloved, the film nominates (wrongly) Giulietta Gallenberg, née Guicciardi, reconstructing their brief passion as a lifelong obsession. During each of Beethoven's struggles--with love, poverty, deafness--thunder cracks against the sky and the opening notes of the Fifth burst onto the soundtrack to punctuate the action. Meet the film on its own novelette-like terms, however, and it can be quite moving, not least for the magnificent presence of Harry Baur in the lead, who captures to perfection the tortured nobility the film foists upon its protagonist. Baur's conception is as outsized as Gance's, but also gentler and less sentimental; he humanizes what could have been a treacly salute to a marble statue. An unusual final credit places the actor's name alongside the director's, a touching admission by Gance at how indebted his film was to its star. --Bruce Reid
October 10, 2000
