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Movie: Berkeley in the Sixties ( 1991 )
A documentary about militant student political activity in the University of California-Berkely in the 1960's.
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Movie: Dominick Dunne: After the Party ( 2008 )
A look into the life of Dominick Dunne, telling the story of his transition from unlikely war-hero, Hollywood producer, to correspondent and defining 'voice' of Vanity Fair.
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Movie: Divine Waters ( 1985 )
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Movie: The War at Home ( 1979 )
Interviews with people involved with and leading the Madison, Wisconsin area resistance to the Vietnam war.
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Movie: Rhythm and Blues Revue ( 1955 )
Extravaganza with lots of music legends from the 50s.
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Movie: Uprising: Hip Hop and the LA Riots ( 2012 )
Revisits the riots in gripping detail and draws from a diverse collection of voices - the rappers, rioters, victims, police officers, journalists and everyday citizens of South Central Los Angeles.
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Movie: Float ( 2019 )
Several years-in-the-life of one of the few remaining, all volunteer, self-built Rose Parade float crews.
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Movie: The Riddle of Pompeii ( 2000 )
This documentary attempts to reconstruct the 24 August 79 AD eruption of Vesuvius hour by hour. By using the latest evidence from volcanology.
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Movie: Motown Merry Christmas ( 1987 )
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Movie: A Night at the Garden ( 2018 )
Archival footage of an American Nazi rally that attracted 20,000 people at Madison Square Garden in 1939, shortly before the beginning of World War 2.
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Movie: Broadmoor: A History of the Criminally Insane ( 2013 )
Criminology professor David Wilson uses interviews and archives to highlight Britain's most notorious criminals and the place they called home.
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Movie: The Self-Destruction of Gia ( 2003 )
Documentary on the life of Gia Carangi, often considered the first supermodel, who died from complications due to AIDS, at the age of 26.
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Movie: Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 ( 1940 )
Field recordings of religious services in a South Carolina Gullah community.
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Movie: Gold and Glory ( 1953 )
Part two of the official film of XV Olympics in Helsinki 1952.
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Movie: Sam Cooke: Legend ( 2003 )
This film documents the rise of legendary singer Sam Cooke, from his beginnings as a gospel singer to his crossover to the pop and R&B charts. Includes interviews with Aretha Franklin, Lou Rawls and more.
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Movie: Cocaine Blues ( 1983 )
A look at the problems associated with cocaine use, including the toll it takes, not only on the users themselves but on society in general.
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Movie: The Resurgence: DeMarcus Cousins ( 2019 )
In 2018 NBA superstar DeMarcus "Boogie" Cousins tore his Achilles, ending his season and potentially his career. THE RESURGENCE: DeMarcus Cousins is an up-close and extremely personal journey through his rehabilitation, free agency and his eventual way back on the court. Once on the verge of a massive contract he soon discovers how both his injury and his reputation have impacted his financial future. Ultimately, he chooses to bet on himself and to prove that your perception is not his reality.
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Movie: Lest We Forget ( 2001 )
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Movie: The Real Doctor Zhivago ( 2017 )
Dr Zhivago is one of the best-known love stories of the 20th century, but the setting of the book also made it famous. It is a tale of passion and fear, set against a backdrop of revolution and violence. The film is what most people remember, but the story of the writing of the book has more twists, intrigue and bravery than many a Hollywood blockbuster. In this documentary, Stephen Smith traces the revolutionary beginnings of this bestseller, to it becoming a pawn of the CIA at the height of the Cold War. The writer of the novel, Boris Pasternak, in the words of his family, willingly committed acts of literary suicide in being true to the Russia he loved, but being honest about the Soviet regime he hated and despised. Under Stalin, writers and artists just disappeared if they didn't support the party line. Many were murdered.
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Movie: Lost Treasures of the Ancient World: The Seven Wonders ( 1999 )
This program presents the stories of the works of architecture regarded by the Greeks and Romans as the most extraordinary structures of antiquity: the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Statute Of Zeus, the Temple of Artemis, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Pharos of Alexandria and the Pyramids of Egypt and more.
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Movie: Ghosts at Sea: Paranormal Shipwrecks and Curses ( 2014 )
Pirates, sailors, and merchant seamen have fought many battles with Mother Nature, and the ones who lost didn't always go quietly into the murky depths. A flaming ghost ship and her lost crew still navigate the coastal waters off Nova Scotia. The frigate Genii was lost with all hands in New Brunswick, but one sailor lingers on in spirit, haunting both the beach where his body washed ashore and the nearby mansion where his body was laid out for burial. The Princess Mary was a decommissioned freighter in British Columbia. It is now a restaurant haunted by a foul tempered ghost with an appetite for destruction. The horrifying screams of pain and pleas of dock worker Jem Horner for help are still heard echoing through the night. Discover all of these paranormal tales of the high seas and more. This comprehensive collection of Sea Ghost Hauntings will curl your toes and shiver your timbers with real ghost stories from the depths of the Paranormal.
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Movie: Where the World Meets ( 1952 )
Part one of the official film of XV Olympics in Helsinki 1952.
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Movie: Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There ( 2003 )
Interviews and archival footage are used to tell the story of post-war Broadway through the 1960s.
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Movie: Because I Was a Painter ( 2014 )
In 1945, when the Allies liberated the concentration camps, they discovered thousands of secretly created artworks.
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Movie: The Fabulous Ice Age ( 2013 )
From Berlin's Charlotte, to the great American touring ice shows, go from ponds to sold-out arenas dominating live entertainment for decades, while also depicting one skaters' life and quest to share this history.
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Movie: Wild Appalachia ( 2013 )
An exploration of the Great Smoky Mountains in the southeastern US. Features a look at the flora and fauna of the region and includes profiles of the rangers who patrol its vast wilderness.
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Movie: Race for the Poles ( 2000 )
The history of the struggles by Robert Peary, Frederick Cook, Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott, and Ernest Shackleton to be the first men to reach the North and South Poles.
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Movie: America as Seen by a Frenchman ( 1960 )
Satirical documentary, shot in all parts of the US, showing various aspects of American behavior.
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Movie: Cleopatra: Portrait of a Killer ( 2009 )
Cleopatra. The most famous woman of antiquity. We remember her as a beautiful femme fatale who used her sexuality as a weapon to seduce two of the most powerful men in the ancient world. But there was a darker side to her. One that was forgotten for 2000 years-until now.
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Movie: Against the Tide ( 2013 )
A Showtime Sports chronicle of the seminal 1970 college football match up between Alabama's Crimson Tide and USC Trojans at Birmingham's Legion Field. Through interviews with former Alabama legends Joe Namath, John Mitchell and USC stars Sam "Bam" Cunningham, Jimmy Jones and more, this documentary examines coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's surprising decision to bring a dominant, racially integrated football team onto the field in Birmingham for the very first time and reveals the impact college football played in the struggle for integration.
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Movie: Queen Victoria and the Crippled Kaiser ( 2013 )
When Queen Victoria's grandson, the future Kaiser Wilhelm II, was born with a paralyzed arm, it led to a story of child cruelty, secret shame and incestuous desire.
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Movie: Deep Inside the Titanic ( 1999 )
Remote submersibles explore the legendary liner, traveling down hallways and into ballrooms and living quarters, concentrating on the bow to midships, where the vessel broke in half. Also: stories of passengers.
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Movie: Do You Remember Vietnam ( 1978 )
John Pilger, after reporting the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, returns in 1978 to take a look at the Vietnam of three years later and along with David Munro made this documentary.
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Movie: Quakers: That of God in Everyone ( 2015 )
Though many are familiar with the Quaker names such as William Penn, Susan B. Anthony, Daniel Boone and Johns Hopkins, lesser-known Quakers also impacted society in significant ways. These are untold stories Friends who profoundly influenced the course of American history by seeing that of God in everyone.
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Movie: Soft Fiction ( 1979 )
Five women bare their personal experiences with addiction, abuse, sexuality, and more.
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Movie: The Ultimate Guide: House Cats ( 2000 )
The domestic cat is the most successful of all the species of cat and in most of the world our most popular pet. This program reveals why the domestic cat has retained many features of its wild ancestry such as its superb sprinting ability which allows it to reach 30 mph within seconds and its extraordinary sensory ability of touch.