- Full Frame Documentary Shorts, Vol.2 - Back by popular demand, "Full Frame Documentary Shorts Volume 2" presents a brand new crop of quality shorts to audiences hungry for a second helping. The preeminent documentary film festival in North America, Full Frame showcases over 100 documentaries each year (in ...
- Battle Of Algiers (French), The (Widescreen) - One of the most influential films in the history of political cinema, Gillo Pontecorvo's "The Battle Of Algiers" focuses on the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria's struggle for independence from France. Shot in the streets of Algiers in documentary style...
- Sketches Of Frank Gehry, The (Widescreen) - "The Sketches Of Frank Gehry" is director Sydney Pollack's first feature length documentary on the acclaimed architect, Frank O. Gehry. Frank Gehry loves to sketch; it is the beginning of his architectural process. And it is his love of the sketch that gave Pollack hi...
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones (Widescreen) - The "Star Wars" saga continues on DVD with "Episode II: Attack of the Clones." Anakin Skywalker has grown into an accomplished Jedi apprentice, and he faces his most difficult challenge yet as he must choose between his Jedi duty and forbidden love. Relive ...
- World War II, The History Channel Ultimate Collections - World War II encompassed some of America's greatest triumphs and most bitter defeats. "The History Channel Ultimate Collections: World War II" is a comprehensive and intimate survey of this epic war. "The History Channel(R)" has collected nearly 30 of its gr...
- Horses Of Gettysburg (Widescreen) - Humans have relied on horses since the dawn of time, but there is no stronger bond than between a horse and rider on the battlefield. Narrated by Ronald F. Maxwell, director of the epic films "Gettysburg" and "Gods And Generals," "Horses Of Gettysburg&q...
- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs & Blockbusters - Through exclusive interviews with over two dozen top names in Hollywood, as well as clips and montages assembled from dozens of notable Hollywood films - from megahits like "The Godfather" and "Jaws" to busts like "The Clan Of The Cave Bear" and &q...
- That's Entertainment Trilogy Giftset (Full Frame, Widescreen) - Collection includes "That's Entertainment," "That's Entertainment II," "That's Entertainment III," and a bonus fourth disc entitled "That's Entertainment: Treasures From The Vault," available exclusively with the giftset featuring more th...
- M*A*S*H: Award Series - One of the world's most acclaimed comedies, "MASH" focuses on three Korean War Army surgeons brilliantly brought to life by Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt and Elliott Gould. Though highly skilled and deeply dedicated, they adopt a hilarious, lunatic lifestyle as an a...
- Exodus Decoded, The - "The Exodus Decoded" is a powerful feature-length documentary on a subject that has fascinated humankind for centuries - "The Exodus." The visual language of the special breaks new ground for a documentary as it takes the viewer into a "Matrix-like"...
- 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America - Offering a fresh perspective on the American experience, 10 acclaimed documentary filmmakers direct ten pivotal moments in United States history and the often unexpected changes they triggered. These critical but unsung pieces of history include a local rebellion that inspired ...
- Hearts And Minds (Special Edition) - A courageous and startling film, Peter Davis' landmark documentary "Hearts And Minds" unflinchingly confronts the United States' involvement in Vietnam. Using a wealth of sources - from interviews to newsreels to documentary footage of the conflict at home and abroad ...
- Gettysburg And Stories Of Valor - Civil War Minutes III - Keith Carradine narrates the third volume in the "Civil War Minutes" documentary series, Gettysburg and Stories of Valor. This two-disc box set presents a unique collection of 30 stories about people and artifacts from the Civil War. Disc One covers the Battle of Gett...
- Gang Wars - There is a war waging in Little Rock, Arkansas. A town where the homicide rates are higher than in both New York and Los Angeles. Welcome to the setting of Marc Levin and Daphne Pinkerson's series of award-winning HBO documentaries "Gang War: Bangin' In Little Rock" a...
- Born Rich - 20-year-old heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical empire, Jamie Johnson turns in a remarkable documentary about the lives of the children of the wealthiest families in the world. This 2003 Sundance Film Festival Selection and HBO-broadcast documentary shows Johnson t...
- Austin Powers In Goldmember (Full Frame) - He's found his mojo, baby, and now Austin Powers (Mike Meyers, "Shrek") strikes gold in his newest 24-karat shagadelic comedy-adventure! The "shhhh!" hits the fan when Dr. Evil and Mini-Me escape from prison. Joining forces with the superfreaky "Goldmem...
- Egypt - The BBC's unique style of dramatization brings ancient Egypt to life like never before! Take an action-packed trip back in time and re-live ancient Egypt through the eyes of three of it's greatest explorers. The ancient past and the recent past are skillfully interwoven, mergin...
- I Am An Animal: The Story Of Ingrid Newkirk And Peta (Widescreen) - The HBO Documentary "I Am An Animal: The Story Of Ingrid Newkirk And PETA" is a candid and introspective look at the beliefs and motives of Ingrid Newkirk, the founder and leader of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Told through interviews with Newkirk, PET...
- Star Wars Episode II:Attack Of The Clones (Full Frame) - The "Star Wars" saga continues on DVD with "Episode II: The Attack of the Clones." Anakin Skywalker has grown into an accomplished Jedi apprentice, and he faces his most difficult challenge yet as he must chose between his Jedi duty and forbidden love. Re...
- Memories Of War: The Memphis Belle/Prelude To War - 2 Pack Includes: "The Memphis Belle" and "Prelude To War" "The Memphis Belle" - Filmed in color, "The Memphis Belle" has long been held up as a "model" wartime documentary. In a terse, exciting 43 minutes, the film assembles fo...
- Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kinderstransport - Academy award winner Dame Judi Dench narrates this documentary film, which--in interviews with the survivors--tells the story of the remarkable rescue operation conducted by the British to save children victimized by the Nazis during World War II. Written and directed by Mark J...
- Grandes Compositores (Spanish) (Full Frame) - A series of documentaries showcasing the more prominent personalities from Mexico: songwriters, painters, actors, writers, wrestlers and pop culture icons. Jose Alfredo Jimenez (born January 9, 1926, in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, died November 23, 1973, in Mexico City) was a...
- Soldiers In The Army Of God (Widescreen) - Many of the most extreme members of the anti-abortion movement reveal themselves to HBO cameras for the first time in this disturbing verite documentary. The film focuses primarily on "soldiers" in the Army of God, a pro-life group bonded together by the Internet, by ...
- Val Lewton Collection (With Martin Scorceses Documentary), The (Full Frame) - 10 times the terror! 9 chiller classics on 5 Discs. Extra Bonus DVD with the New 2008 Feature-Length Documentary direct from TCM Premiere! Martin Scorsese presents "Val Lewton: The Man In The Shadows". From one of today's greatest moviemakers comes a probing portrait ...
- Michael Jackson: Life Of A Superstar (Full Frame) - Featuring candid contributions from Janet Jackson, Brooke Shields, Quincy Jones, Sheryl Crow, Diana Ross and rare, behind-the-scenes footage, this documentary looks into the life of one of the most enigmatic and flamboyant pop stars of our time: Michael Jackson. This documentar...
- Short4: Seduction - A "magazine" on DVD, this includes short films, interviews and documentaries. Includes Day Of Freedom, the rare follow-up to Leni Reifenstahlchr(39)s brilliant and disturbing Nazi propaganda piece Triumph Of The Will, as well as a documentary by Agnes Va. DVD ROM....
- Magic of Flight (Full Frame, Widescreen) - "The Magic Of Flight" takes you on a technological thrill ride faster, higher, and wilder than modern science or even your imagination! Relive the historical first flight of the Wright Brothers in 1903, then soar with the world-famous Blue Angels as they defy the laws...
- Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? (Full Frame) - This Golden Globe-nominated documentary juxtaposes newsreel footage, film clips and period music in an eye-opening look at the Great Depression. During these lean years, filmmakers produced an amazingly rich bounty of classics such as "I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang&quo...
- James Bond Story, The (Widescreen, Collector's Edition) - Bond, James Bond. Perhaps the greatest fictional cinema icon ever. He first appeared on the big screen in 1962 in "Dr. No", and has remained the most powerful action hero ever since. The secret to his success is his adaptability. No matter what tight spot he finds...
- Savage Eye/ Interviews With My Lai Veterans (Full Frame) - This multiple award-winning drama takes the form of a documentary to tell the story of Judith, a newly divorced woman who moves to Los Angeles to get a fresh start. In this journey through the dark side of 1950's urban life, the camera acts as a character that follows Judith th...
- BBC History Of World War II (12-Disc) (Full Frame, Widescreen) - How could a political party as fundamentally evil and overtly racist as the Nazis come to power? Why was Japan, known for its admirable treatment of POWs in WWI, responsible for such grim atrocities in the Second World War? This comprehensive collection not only examines the de...
- Children Underground - Easily one of the most astonishing and engaging cinematic works of the past decade, "Children Underground" is a profoundly intimate and heart-wrenching drama -- an Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature in 2001, and winner at nearly every major documentary...
- Winged Migration (Widescreen) - Rolling Stone raved that "Winged Migration," the critically acclaimed, awe-inspiring documentary, is "A movie miracle! It soars! You feel privileged!" Witness as five film crews follow a rich variety of bird migrations through 40 countries and each of the se...
- Valley Of The Dolls (Widescreen, Special Edition) - Straight from the best-selling pages of Jacqueline Susann's audacious novel comes the unforgettable tale of three glamorous women who will stop at nothing to get to the top. Oscar winners Patty Duke, Lee Grant and Susan Hayward team with Sharon Tate and Barbara Parkins for this...
- Balseros - An Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary, "Balseros" is the heartrending yet triumphant account of seven Cuban refugees - and their families - who risked their lives and beliefs to venture towards America's shores on homemade rafts. The Village Voice raves that &...
- Malachi Farrell at Work: The Making of La Gegene - The documentary "Malachi Farrell At Work: The Making Of La Gegene" retraces the steps involved in the making of La Gegene, a mixed media art work by Malachi Farrell and his team for the MAC/VAL museum in Vitry-sur-Seine (France) in 2007. Using movement, objects, image...
- Who Are The Debolts? - The classic Academy Award-winning tribute to an extraordinary family. The astonishing documentary classic "Who Are The DeBolts?" takes an intimate look at one extraordinary family that tackles adversity with compassion, joy and perseverance. Not only do parents Bob an...
- Journey Into Amazing Caves (Full Frame, Widescreen) - "Journey into Amazing Caves" is a visceral, suspenseful expedition with a new breed of scientists who boldly explore places once thought off-limits to human presence, let alone IMAX cameras. Join Dr. Hazel Barton and Nancy Aulenbach as they travel to unique and forbid...
- Bush Family Fortunes: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (Widescreen) - This hour long documentary follows the award-winning reporter-sleuth Greg Palast on the trail of the Bush family, from Florida election finagling, to the Saudi connection, to the Bush team's spiking the FBI investigation of the Bin Laden family and the secret State Department p...
- Definitive History Of WWII: 60th Anniversary (Commemorative Edition) - 1939-1945. Six Years. Within the scope of history, six years is a relatively short period of time. But, these six years entirely changed the world-producing battles and shaping lives beyond anything civilized man had known before. Thirty-five million people died in this war and...
- American Soldier - Experience over 300 years of War History! Oscar(R) winner George Kennedy hosts this expansive, ambitious four-volume documentary series which explores every major conflict in America's bloody history. Filled with historian interviews, dramatic reenactments, paintings, photograp...
- Blade: Trinity (Unrated) (Platinum Collection) - The final battle begins and the trinity comes to an end! Blade is back and his enemies have grown in number since they resurrected their king, Dracula. Together with a new group of vampire hunters, called the Nightstalkers, led by Whistler's strong but beautiful daughter Abigai...
- Searchers: 50th Anniversary Special Edition, The (Widescreen) - Working together for the 12th time, John Wayne and director John Ford forged "The Searchers" into a landmark Western, offering an indelible image of the frontier and the men and women who challenged it. Wayne plays an ex-Confederate soldier seeking his niece, captured...
- BBC History Of World War II (12-Disc) (Repackaged) (Full Frame, Widescreen) - How could a political party as fundamentally evil and overtly racist as the Nazis come to power? Why was Japan, known for its admirable treatment of POWs in WWI, responsible for such grim atrocities in the Second World War? This comprehensive collection not only examines the de...
- Sixties: The Years That Shaped A Generation, The (Full Frame) - It was a time when a generation rebelled and lost its innocence. From the Vietnam War to the struggle for racial equality to the birth of a counter-culture explosion, the 1960s was a decade of change, experimentation and hope that transformed and entire nation. This documentary...
- American Dream (Full Frame) - Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary, 1990, this acclaimed motion picture captures the stark reality of working men and women making impossibly tough choices about survival during a time of extreme economic crisis. When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Mi...
- End Of Suburbia: Oil Depletion And The Collapse Of The American Dream - This provocative documentary, a regular on the film-festival circuit, examines the history of suburbia and the wisdom of this distinctly American way of life. A post-World War II concept, suburbia, attracted droves of people, giving rise to sprawl and all that comes with it - g...
- Baghdad ER (Widescreen) - Produced and directed by 11-time Emmy Award-winner Jon Alpert, this 64-minute verite documentary takes an unforgettable look inside the 86th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), the U.S. Army's premier medical facility in Iraq and former site of one of Saddam Hussein's elite medical ...
- Clint Eastwood: Out Of The Shadows (Widescreen) - A documentary about the iconic career of actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood, "Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows" traces its subject's work from his earliest days in Hollywood to his award-winning (and career-salvaging) films of the 1990s. Directed by Bruce Ricker, wh...
- John Ford Goes To War (Full Frame) - One of America's greatest directors, the legendary John Ford - renowned for such films as "The Quiet Man," "The Grapes Of Wrath" and "How Green Was My Valley" - was already a major Hollywood filmmaker when he volunteered his cinematic skills on Wor...
- God Grew Tired Of Us (With CD Sampler) - An award-winning, critically acclaimed documentary, narrated by Nicole Kidman, "God Grew Tired Of Us" explores the indomitable spirit of three "Lost Boys" from the Sudan who are forced to leave their homeland due to a tumultuous civil war. Traveling barefoo...
- Dan Burstein's Secrets Of Angels, Demons & Masons (Full Frame) - Separating fact from fiction, "Secrets Of Angels, Demons & Masons" is the ultimate guide to the secret societies of Dan Brown's thrillers. Based on Dan Burstein and Arne de Keijzer's best-selling book, "Secrets Of Angels & Demons," this two-part docu...
- God Grew Tired Of Us: The Story Of Lost Boys Of Sudan (Widescreen) - An award-winning, critically acclaimed documentary, produced by Brad Pitt and narrated by Nicole Kidman, "God Grew Tired Of Us" explores the indomitable spirit of three "Lost Boys" form the Sudan who are forced to leave their homeland due to a tumultuous civ...
- Legendary Sam Peckinpah's Westerns Collection (6-Disc) (Widescreen, Special Edition) - Collection includes: "The Wild Bunch: The Original Director's Cut Special Edition" - "There's never been a greater movie about loyalty among men than this." - Mike Clark, USA Today. William Holden, Ernest Borgnine and more saddle up for the roles of a lifeti...
- Star Wars Prequel Trilogy: The Phantom Menace / Attack Of The Clones / Revenge Of The Sith (Widescreen) - "Star Wars Prequel Trilogy" includes "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace", "Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones" and "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith". Begin your "Star Wars" DVD collection with "Ep...
- In The Face Of Evil: Reagan's War In Word And Deed (Widescreen) - The most critically acclaimed conservative documentary film ever made. Winner of both the American Film Renaissance and Liberty Film Festival best documentary awards for 2004, "In the Face of Evil" is an uncompromising look at leadership and moral courage. The film te...
- Heavy Metal Parking Lot - The 1986 underground documentary "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" captures metalhead fans in their mid-80's heyday. It's a bootleg favorite among musicians, movie stars and cult-video fans worldwide. This authorized edition includes the uncut documentary, digitally-transferr...
- Frontline: Ghosts Of Rwanda (Widescreen) - "Frontline" marks the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide with a documentary chronicling one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. In addition to interviews with key government officials and diplomats, the two-hour documentary offers groundbreaking, eyewit...
- Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (Full Frame) - "Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" is an engrossing, unwavering look back at Francis Ford Coppola's chaotic, catastrophe-plagued Vietnam production, "Apocalypse Now." Filled with juicy gossip and a wonderful behind-the-scenes look at the stressfu...
- America Comes Of Age (Widescreen) - "America Comes Of Age" contains three documentaries featuring key events of the evolution of America. "Johnstown Flood" - May 31, 1889. Johnstown, Pennsylvania. 2,209 killed. Thousands left homeless. Countless bodies never found. The worst flood disaster in ...
- Hobart Shakespeareans, The - This astonishing documentary takes an inspiring look at one extraordinary teacher who uses the works of Shakespeare and an unfaltering belief in his inner-city students to help them defy the odds. With genuine passion, Rafe Esquith teaches the Asian-American and Latino children...
- Nelson Mandela: Son Of Africa, Father Of Nation (Full Frame) - A captivating view of the incredible spirit of one of the world's most fascinating people, this full-length documentary follows Nelson Mandela from his early days and tribal education to his election as South Africa's first black president. 1996 Academy Award(R) Nominee for Bes...
- Jacques Cousteau: River Explorations Collection - The Danube...the Mississippi...the Amazon. The names breathe adventure and excitement, history and culture. Renowned explorer Jacques Cousteau and his team travel three of the world's great rivers and take you along for every enthralling moment of discovery. By ship, canoe, raf...
- Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam (Full Frame) - This classic HBO documentary features reenactments of actual letters written by soldiers during the Vietnam war. In each case, a famous celebrity voice (Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Robin Williams, and others) reads the letters to us. Documentary.
- Why We Fight (Widescreen) - Grand Jury Prize winner at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, "Why We Fight" offers a revealing look at how America has readied itself for battle, and what compels us to so frequently wage war around the world. Produced in the midst of the second Iraq War, documentary f...
- Too Hot Not To Handle (Full Frame) - Heat waves. Melting glaciers. Rising sea levels. Catastrophic storms. Migrating viruses. Population displacement. Over the past 100 years, the mass consumption of fossil fuel, especially in America, has contributed to a dangerous global warming that has adversely impacted the w...
- Diary Of Jack The Ripper (Full Frame) - After more than a century - out of the mists and fogs of Victorian London comes this astonishing new documentary. Reading from the infamous murderer's 63-page diary, a macabre record of obsession, horror and madness, Jack the Ripper's own words are the basis for this dramatized...
- Texas - "Texas" is a documentary concert film following the band 30 Odd Foot Of Grunts from Sydney to London to Austin, Texas, as they embark on an intense schedule of rehearsals, album recording, and live concerts. Candid and revealing documentary footage provides a unique n...
- Steve Irwin - The Crocodile Hunter:Ocean's Deadliest - "Ocean's Deadliest" is Steve Irwin's last documentary and probably his most powerful message to the world. Lurking below the surface of Australia's coastline are some of the most dangerous animals on the planet. For thousands of years, venomous snakes, saltwater croco...
- Last Samurai, The (Full Frame) - Epic Action Drama. Set in Japan during the 1870s, "The Last Samurai" tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor...
- Final Destination 3 (Widescreen, Special Edition) - Strap yourself in for "Final Destination 3," the most terrifying thrill ride ever! After Wendy and her friends survive a deadly roller coaster ride, they start being killed in even more gruesome ways. Wendy realizes that the nightmare isn't over... Death has returned ...
- Coma (Full Frame) - HBO Documentary Films unique look at the mystery of traumatic brain injury, which has captivated Americas imagination for decades, "Coma" follows the personal journeys of four traumatic brain injury patients over the year following their emergence from a coma into eit...
- Industry, The - "The Industry" is a highly entertaining and revealing documentary that goes beyond the surface of the music business to examine the inner world of the industry and the true politics behind getting an album made. The film is seen from the perspective of the multi-Gramm...
- Horror In The East - While many histories of World War Two have recounted the grim atrocities performed by Japanese soldiers on civilians and POWs, few have attempted to explain how and why such barbarity could have occurred. What led to the assault on Nanking? How could one in four Allied POWs die...
- Glass: A Portrait Of Philip In Twelve Parts (2-Disc) (Widescreen) - When notable narrative director Scott Hicks ("Shine", "Snow Falling On Cedars") picked up an HD camera to shoot some footage of celebrated composer Philip Glass, he had no intention of turning it into a feature-length documentary. Yet after capturing so much...
- Ultimate Collections: World War II [5 Discs] - World War II encompassed some of America's greatest triumphs and most bitter defeats. The "Ultimate Collections: World War II" is a comprehensive and intimate survey of this epic war featuring nearly 30 of its greatest World War II documentaries, each packed with orig...
- Gimme Shelter (Full Frame, Collector's Edition) - Called "the greatest rock film ever made," this landmark documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 U.S. tour. When 300,000 members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hell's Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, direct cinema ...
- MoveOn: The Movie (Widescreen) - This is a documentary focusing on the revolutionary history of the biggest progressive grass-roots movement since the 1960s. A child of the Internet age, MoveOn.org was born in Silicon Valley, and has spread through the internet to become one of the most powerful, liberal power...
- Midnight Cowboy (Collector's Edition) - Daring. Provocative. Shocking. Compelling. Nearly thirty years after its original release, "'Midnight Cowboy' is still heartbreaking and timeless" ("The New York Observer"). This Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Director and Screenplay also boasts Osca...
- Jacques Cousteau Odyssey: The Complete Series, The - Jacques Cousteau is television's most celebrated maker and presenter of documentaries about the underwater world. Setting the standard for such programs for decades to come, he had a profound influence upon succeeding generations of television documentary-makers around the worl...
- Victory at Sea: The Legendary World War II Documentary - Considered the most influential documentary in television history, "Victory At Sea," in the words of Harper's Weekly, "created a new art form." The 26 half-hour episodes were culled from over 13,000 hours of footage shot by the U.S., British, German and Japa...
- Final Destination 3 (Full Frame, Special Edition) - Strap yourself in for "Final Destination 3," the most terrifying thrill ride ever! After Wendy and her friends survive a deadly roller coaster ride, they start being killed in even more gruesome ways. Wendy realizes that the nightmare isn't over...Death has returned t...
- America's Greatest Westerns, Vol.2 - 40 Movies on 10 DVDs. Films include: "Against A Crooked Sky"; "Battles Of Chief Pontiac"; "The Great Indian Wars - Documentary"; "Sitting Bull"; "Savage Guns"; "The Sundowners"; "The Gatling Gun"; "The B...
- March Of The Penguins (Widescreen) - In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, in freezing cold temperatures, ...
- Wait 'Til This Year - "Wait 'Til This Year" It's reality, it's scripted, it's a documentary, and it's a blast! Monika and Ges are married to each other... and married to the Red Sox. "Wait 'Til This Year" follows diehard fan Monika Lahiri on her road trip from Fenway's Opening Da...
- Alexander: Revisited - The Final Cut [Blu-ray] (Widescreen) - Now available is an all new and completely unrated version of Oliver Stone's incredible epic film, loaded with nearly 40 minutes of additional never-before-seen footage, that takes the film to a new level of realism and intensity. Restructured and expanded into two acts with on...
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2-Disc) (Widescreen, Ultimate Edition) - It has been called "grisly," "sick," and "perverse" as well as "raw," "unshakable," and "the movie that redefined horror." It was attacked by churches, banned by governments, and acclaimed by only the bravest of critic...
- Isaac Stern: Life's Virtu (Full Frame) - Virtuoso violinist Issac Stern is one of the 20th century's most renowned and celebrated musicians and widely recognized as an influential teacher, emissary, speaker and humanitarian. In an amazing career, which has spanned over 60 years, he has toured for the U.S.O. in World W...
- King Tut: The Face Of Tutankhamun - The wondrous story of the curse and craze, fame and fortune surrounding the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Series writer and creator Christopher Frayling retraces the footsteps of the legendary archeologist Howard Carter, in search of the facts behind the legend. Disc 1:...
- Paradise Lost: The Child Murders At Robin Hood Hils - "Gripping... The best documentary of the year, maybe even the decade."- "The New York Post" Winner of the National Board of Review's prestigious Best Documentary award and appearing on over 35 major film critics' year-end Top Ten lists, the powerfully reveal...
- Millay At Steepletop (Full Frame) - This loving tribute to the great American poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay, combines images of the natural beauty of the poet's upstate New York home, readings from her most famous poems, interviews with sister Norma Millay Ellis, and exclusive archival footage. Capturing the bril...
- Super High Me (Widescreen) - Determined to find out the true effects of marijuana on the human body, stand-up comedian and former Stoner of the Year Doug Benson documents his experience avoiding pot for 30 days and then consuming massive amounts of the drug for 30 days. More than just an amusing story of o...
- WWII In Color (Anniversary Edition) - When war came to America in December of 1941, the film industry went to war along with the rest of the United States. These award winning documentaries are the work of some of Hollywood's finest producers and directors. Among them are John Ford's classic "The Battle Of Mid...
- Street Fight (Full Frame) - Sometimes Elections are Won and Lost in the Streets... "Street Fight," the Oscar(R)-nominated documentary, is a riveting story about the underbelly of American democracy. When Cory Booker, a 32-year-old Yale Law grad, takes on the four-term mayor of Newark, NJ, he get...
- Metal: A Headbanger's Journey - Sam Dunn, a 30-year old anthropologist, decided to study the plight of a different culture, one he has been a part of since he was a 12-year-old: the culture of heavy metal. Sam sets out on a global journey to find out why this music has been consistently stereotyped, dismissed...
- Heckler (Widescreen) - "Heckler", a comedy-documentary that explores the increasingly critical world we live in, follows Jamie Kennedy as he investigates hecklers and the entertainers who endure them: Russell Peters, Lewis Black, Craig Ferguson, Bill Maher, Paul Rodriguez, Roseanne Barr, an...
- Fire Next Time, The - Set against the backdrop of a raging forest fire, "The Fire Next Time" is a biting portrayal of ordinary people divided - and united - by forces larger than themselves. When hard change comes to a bucolic Montana town, locals quickly choose sides in a nasty throw down...
- Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (Widescreen, Collector's Edition) - A probing look into the uncanny life of national treasure and gonzo journalism inventor Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. A fast moving, wildly entertaining documentary with an iconic soundtrack, the film includes clips of never-before-seen (nor heard) home movies, audiotapes, and passag...
- Defining Moments: Alabama - The Kick (Full Frame) - Six seconds remaining. Ball at the Auburn 35. Tigers lead the Tide 23-32. An entire state on its feet as the quiet, consistent kicker from Red Bay takes the field. In the seconds that followed, Van Tiffin launched the ball 52 yards through the uprights, giving Alabama one its m...
- Tchaikovsky (2007) (Widescreen) - Conductor Charles Hazlewood travels to Russia in search of the real Tchaikovsky, an elusive figure who's long been painted as a hypersensitive neurotic and whose musical reputation as suffered. Hazlewood brings his insight as a conductor to delve into the secrets of Tchaikovsky...
- Chisholm '72: Unbought And Unbossed (Full Frame, Widescreen) - "Chisolm '72: Unbought & Unbossed" is the first historical documentary on Brooklyn Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm and her campaign to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in 1972. Following Chisholm from the announcement of her candidacy in January t...
- Thug Immortal - "Thug Immortal" takes an inside look at legendary rapper and pop icon Tupac Shakur, Who, with his explosive poetry, stunning good looks and thug sensibility, reached a superstar status rivaled by none. Tupac's myth was crystallized in 1996 when he was gunned down in a...
- Broken Silence (Full Frame) - From Steven Spielberg and Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation comes "Broken Silence", a series of five films about human courage, heroism, and triumph over intense adversities during World War II. This critically acclaimed series was produced by Academy A...
- Ikiru (Japanese) (Full Frame, Special Edition) - In this film, considered by some critics to be Akira Kurosawa's greatest and most compassionate achievement, Takashi Shimura (Seven Samurai) portrays Kenji Watanabe, an aging bureaucrat with stomach cancer forced to strip the veneer off his existence and find meaning in his fin...
- I Am A Promise: The Children Of Stanton Elementary School (Full Frame) - Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary and candidly directed by Alan and Susan Raymond ("An American Family") "I Am A Promise" paints a poignantly captivating, unflinching, and relevant verite portrait of the children of Stanton Elementary School i...
- Charles Darwin And The Tree Of Life (Widescreen) - A personal insight, from the world's favourite naturalist, into Darwin's theory of evolution, exploring why it is more important now than ever before. Beautifully shot, this is the start of a series of celebrations of the man behind the theory that changed the world's thinking....
- Oil On Ice - "Oil On Ice," narrated by Peter Coyote, is an award-winning documentary that connects the fate of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska and the conflict over drilling for oil there to critical decisions America makes about energy policy and transportation choices....
- Young Kennedy Women, The - Featuring never-before-seen photographs, rare home movies and interviews with close friends, this revealing documentary shows how a new generation of women is continuing the Kennedy legacy.
- Wild West Lawmen (Full Frame) - They were as mean and tough as the outlaws but they wore a badge! 5 documentaries and two movies for the most respected lawmen: Wild Bill Hickock, Wyatt Earp, Tom Horn, Bat Masterson, Elfago Baca and more... 6 hours of entertainment on 2 discs. Biographies.
- Leyendas Mexicano (Spanish) (Full Frame) - A series of documentaries showcasing the more prominent personalities from Mexico: songwriters, painters, actors, writers, wrestlers and pop culture icons. Pedro Infante (November 18, 1917 - April 15, 1957) was a Mexican actor and singer. He is generally regarded as the greates...
- Defining Moments: Alabama - Run in the Mud (Full Frame) - It wasn't a great day for a football game. With rain flooding Birmingham's muddy Legion Field and cold winds swirling about, Alabama and Auburn battled the elements as much as they did one another. In a back and forth contest where a single play could make the difference, the C...
- Civil War Life Series: Left For Dead, The (Widescreen, Full Frame) - The story of an Ohio schoolteacher who formed his own company and was engaged in some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War - only to be shot in the face and left for dead. Based on a true story from "The Colonel's Diary". Learn how a common soldier rose through t...
- Great Day In Harlem (2-Disc Special Edition) (Full Frame) - In August of 1958, in front of a Harlem brownstone, first-time photographer Art Kane assembled 57 of the greatest jazz stars of all time and snapped a picture that would live forever. Narrated by Quincy Jones, this "irresistible" (Kevin Thomas, "Los Angeles Times...
- Ghosts Of The Abyss - Walt Disney Pictures and James Cameron, the Academy Award-winning director of "Titanic" (1997), present the groundbreaking cinematic achievement "Ghosts Of The Abyss." Joined by his personal friend Bill Paxton ("Titanic") and a team of the world's ...
- March Of The Penguins / On The Wings Of Penguins (Limited Edition Gift Set) (Widescreen) - In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, in freezing cold temperatures, ...
- What The Bleep Do We Know? (Widescreen) - "What The Bleep Do We Know?!" is a new type of film. It is part documentary, part story, and part elaborate and inspiring visual effects and animations. The protagonist, Amanda, played by Marlee Matlin, finds herself in a fantastic Alice in Wonderland experience when ...
- Breaking Vegas: The True Story Of Six College Students Who Broke The Bank In Sin City - Who wouldn't love to beat the odds? When a group of college students uses its math skills to win millions, life in the fast lane seems like a sure bet - until the casinos and the IRS catch up to them. Slip back into the go-go '80s and '90s when a group of shy, overachieving M.I...
- Beyond The Gates Of Splendor (Full Frame) - "Beyond The Gates Of Splendor" is a feature-length documentary film experience about the Waodani Indians and the missionary men and women who gave their lives to reach them. This powerful emotional journey begins with the Waodani describing their way of life before th...
- French Revolution, The - On July 14, 1789, a mob of angry Parisians stormed the Bastille and seized the King's Military stores. A decade of idealistic warring and murderous carnage followed, bringing about the end of feudalism and the rise of equality and a new world order. "The French Revolution&...
- In Remembrance Of Martin (Full Frame) - Personal comments from family members, friends, former classmates and advisors are chronicled in this moving documentary honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. To memorialize the life and the work of Dr. King, Coretta Scott King is joined by distinguished public figures including Rev...
- Buried Secret Of M. Night Shyamalan, The - Through revealing interviews with M. Night Shyamalan's childhood friends and neighbors, Academy Award(R)-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn (Best Feature Documentary, "My Architect: A Son's Journey," 2003; "My Father's Garden") seeks to uncover the director'...
- Vernon, Florida (Widescreen) - Fire up the pickup and head down to this backwater town with "one of America's strangest and most brilliant documentary filmmakers" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times)! Oscar-winning director Errol Morris ("The Thin Blue Line") presents a pastiche of fascinatin...
- Magnificent Desolation: Walking On The Moon (Widescreen) - Presented and narrated by Tom Hanks, "Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon" is an IMAX documentary film that transports the viewer to lunar surface, where they can walk alongside the 12 extraordinary astronauts who have been there, experiencing what they saw, h...
- American Experience: Fight, The - On June 22, 1938, 70,000 fans crammed into Yankee stadium to watch what some observers have since called "the most important sporting event in history." Millions more tuned in to hear a blow-by-blow description on the radio. The rematch between the African American ...
- Rethink Afghanistan (Widescreen) - This is a ground-breaking, feature-length documentary about the U.S.' escalating military involvement in the Afghanistan war. It investigates the main issues surrounding Afghanistan - Troops, Pakistan, Cost of War, Civilian Casualties, Women in Afghanistan, and Terrorism - thro...
- Unlocking DaVinci's Code - Centuries of conspiracy unmasked in this documentary! Discover the hidden meaning inside the greatest art in history as host Patrick MacNee reveals the secrets to the strange riddles and clues within the masterpieces of Leonardo DaVinci. Revealed for the first time ever on DVD,...
- Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup - With the departure of the Bush Administration and the arrival of an "era of transparency," opportunities are arising for the disclosure of new information that may shed more light on the events that took place before and after 9/11/2001. Dramatically narrated by Danie...
- Diana: Queen Of Hearts - A touching and emotional documentary about one of the most-beloved women of the 20th century, Princess Diana. A tribute to her life and legacy, this definitive film features commentary from her closest friends, family members, and world leaders, including academy award-winner ...
- Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War On Journalism (Full Frame) - "Fair and balanced"??? How about anything But?!?! For the first time ever, this documentary reveals the secrets of Former Fox news producers, reporters, bookers and writers who expose what it's like to work for Fox News. These former Fox employees talk about how they ...
- 21 Days to Baghdad - National Geographic's award-winning production team tells the complete and compelling story of the amazing military operation to defeat Saddam Hussein's regime. It reveals the innovative strategy behind the Pentagon's war plan featuring war footage never before seen in the U.S....
- Man On The Moon (Full Frame) - This special anniversary 2 DVD set, "Man On The Moon", commemorates 40 years of space exploration by America's NASA astronauts, from the first Mercury missions that successfully launched John Glenn into orbit, to the moon landing, Skylab, the shuttle and beyond. "...
- Streetcar Named Desire, A (Full Frame, Special Edition) - "A Streetcar Named Desire: The Original Director's Version" is the Elia Kazan/Tennessee Williams film moviegoers would have seen had not Legion of Decency censorship occurred at the last minute. It features three minutes of previously unseen footage underscoring, amon...
- Bowling For Columbine (Widescreen) - Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore ("Roger & Me") takes aim at America's love affair with guns and violence in this award-winning film that "demands attention" (People)! Mixing chilling footage, outrageous animation and candid interviews with everyone fro...
- Image Before My Eyes (Special Edition) - A stunning commemoration of Jews in Poland before the two World Wars, "Image Before My Eyes" pays homage to the dynamic and vibrant society of 3.5 million people that was destroyed during the Holocaust. Unearthing the stories of Jewish villagers, aristocrats, socialis...
- Chicago 10 (Widescreen) - From Brett Morgen, director of "The Kid Stays In The Picture", comes a highly-stylized and wildly original documentary film, chronicling the real-life events surrounding the anti-war protest of the 1968 Democratic National Convention held in Chicago and the charismati...
- Martial Arts Master: Life Of Bruce Lee (Full Frame) - This documentary covers the short life (1940 to 1973) of martial arts actor Bruce Lee through interviews with his family and his fellow actors. It has been dedicated to his son, Brandon. Interviews.
- West Is West - Expecting to study at Berkeley and become a yuppie, handsome Vikram (Ashutosh Gowariker) arrives from Bombay to find his host family has moved, he's not registered at the school and he has nowhere to stay. With his money and visa running out, it looks like he's out of luck. But...
- Lost Boys Of Sudan - Winner of an Independent Spirit Award and named Best Documentary at the San Francisco International Film Festival. "Lost Boys Of Sudan" follows two teenage Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America, offering a gripping and sobering peek into...
- Mighty Wind, A (Widescreen) - Documentary-style Comedy. Christopher Guest follows up his acclaimed ensemble comedies Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman with a docu-comedy about three folk groups from the 60s who reunite for a memorial concert in New York City following the death of a legendary folk manag...
- Seabiscuit: America's Legendary Racehorse - Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. The heroes of this true story entered the stage as minor players and left as champions..real life American legends. In 1936, an unlikely cast of characters came together: Seabiscuit: a burned-out, knobby-kneed racehorse; Red Pollard: a down ...
- Alien Saga - In 1979, Alien burst onto the scene with a strong female lead in the form of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) battling the ultimate biomechanical creature. The brilliant and terrifying result reinvented the horror and science fiction genres, creating one of the most successful and cel...
- Devil And Daniel Johnston, The - Daniel Johnston is a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, revealed in this portrait of madness, creativity and love. "The Devil And Daniel Johnston" is a stunning portrait of a musical and artistic genius who nearly slipped away. Director Jeff Feurzeig ex...
- Iwo Jima: 36 Days Of Hell - The True Story - Iwo Jima was arguably the toughest battle the Marines had ever faced. The courage and sacrifice of the men who fought to secure the eight square miles of stinking sulfur rock and volcanic ash will never be forgotten. Thought at first to be an easy target, military planners figu...
- Omar & Pete - "A vivid, sobering portrait" that "packs considerable cumulative punch" ("Variety"), "Omar & Pete" examines the social, economic, and personal barriers two ex offenders face as they try to reintegrate into their communities and famili...
- Cruise, The (Widescreen) - Take an unforgettable ride through the concrete canyons of Manhattan with Timothy "Speed" Levitch as your guide in this acclaimed documentary. Aboard Gray Line Tours double-decker buses, Speed shows off his beloved city while divulging in an orgy of trivial facts and ...
- Rush To War: Between Iraq And A Hard Place (Full Frame) - In today's post-9/11 world, director Robert Taicher searches for rationale behind the war in Iraq, exploring the failed policies of several administrations in an expertly crafted full-length documentary. What he presents is a raw, provocative look into America's "War on Te...
- David Icke: Freedom Or Fascism - The Time To Choose (3-Disc) - In the seven-hour documentary "David Icke: Freedom Or Fascism - The Time To Choose", British author and thinker Icke expostulates at length on his theories that the 21st century "Global War On Terror" constitutes a hoax manufactured by the United States gove...
- Building Pyramid/Prehistoric Planet - Two of BBC's outstanding natural history documentaries together in one pack! For four thousand years men have marvelled at the Great Pyramid of Giza and asked two questions: how was it built and why? To answer those questions we will travel back in time. By combining the latest...
- Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings (Documentary), The (Widescreen) - "The Kennedys - America's Emerald Kings" encompasses a five generational family's journey starting from 1848 in Wexford, Ireland to the United States in the twenty first century. Adapted from Thomas Maier's highly acclaimed novel, we follow the Kennedys and Fitzgerald...
- Children Of Chabannes, The - Winner of an Emmy Award and top honors at 10 major film festivals, "The Children Of Chabannes" is a magical World War II tale of courage, resilience and love, which tells the story of how the people of Chabannes - a tiny village in unoccupied France - chose action ove...
- Who Killed the Electric Car? - In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust and ran without gasoline. Ten years later, these futuristic cars were almost entirely gone. What happened? Why should we be haunted by the ghost of the electric ca...
- Secret Life Of Leonardo Da Vinci, The - Who was Leonardo Da Vinci? Artist? Inventor? Engineer? And how is it that Leonardo Da Vinci continues to capture our attention and mystify scholars five centuries after his death? This insightful and entertaining documentary attempts to piece together the many clues the maestro...
- Planet Carnivore: Sharks & Lions - National Geographic presents dramatic stories of survival among the biggest, most successful meat-eating predators in the world and how their biological imperative drives, shapes and decides the fate of their world and ours. New science tells us how these top predators hold ent...
- Dog Day Afternoon (SE) (Widescreen, Special Edition) - From the true story about a Brooklyn bank robbery gone haywire one hot August day comes a gripping, funny Oscar(R) winning movie capturing star Al Pacino and director Sidney Lumet at the top of their game. Academy Award(R) winner: Best Original Screenplay. Audio Commentary,...
- Sister Rose's Passion - Nominated for an Academy Award, "Sister Rose's Passion" is the inspirational story of a most unlikely activist who has made the battle against anti-Semitism her life's work. Born in 1920, Sister Rose Thering has blazed a gusty path challenging authority in the Catholi...
- Touch The Sound: A Sound Journey With Evelyn Glennie (Widescreen) - A Sound Journey With Evelyn Glennie. "A mystical explorations of the sensory world as experienced by a renowned musician" - "San Jose Mercury News"), "Touch The Sound" delightfully shatters the way we think about sound. Gracefully guided by Grammy-...
- James Dean: Forever Young (Widescreen) - A brief career. A timeless stardom. In just three major movie roles, James Dean became an icon for the ages. Now his legacy shines even brighter thanks to this fascinating film that, filled with an astonishing treasure trove of newfound or rare glimpses of Dean's TV performance...
- Marjoe / Thoth - Collection includes: "Marjoe" and "Thoth" "Marjoe" - Is the ferocious and extraordinary chronicle of a firebrand preacher, who wholeheartedly exposed himself as a fraud. At the age of four Marjoe Gortner was an ordained preacher presiding over marr...
- Public Enemy: Live From The House Of Blues (Special Edition) - Public Enemy, rap's most incendiary group, brings their hard-charging, political rhymes and their powerful stage show to the world famous House of Blues. Songs: Public Enemy #1, 911 Is a Joke, He Got Game, Give It Up, Don't Believe the Hype, Rebel Without a Pause, By the Time I...