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- StarsDavid Ogden StiersDick CheneyNewt GingrichThe people, ideas, and events that created our current world economy.
- DirectorIan DuncanDavid GloverStarsJeff Goldblum
- DirectorMarquise LepageStarsMaggie HuculakPierre TrudeauMargaret AtwoodNew problems arise in Canada such as Quebec separatism.
- DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsAl GoreBilly WestGeorge BushFilmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.
- DirectorMichael TaylorStarsZhou DadiPaul R. EpsteinRoss Gelbspan60 minute documentary about people across America living with the grave consequences of a changing climate and the individuals, communities and scientists inventing new approaches to safeguard our children's future.
- DirectorMartin DurkinStarsTim BallNir ShavivIan ClarkEverything you've ever been told about Global Warming is probably untrue. This film blows the whistle on the biggest swindle in modern history. We are told that 'Man Made Global Warming' is the biggest ever threat to mankind. There is no room for scientific doubt. Well, watch this film and make up your own mind.
- DirectorTony PapaStarsDavid SuzukiExploding with visual and aural excitement, this one hour special captures the passion, vision and inspiration of world-renowned scientist/visionary David Suzuki on the human animal and our place in the universe. Using the latest in computer generated imagery, motion graphics and innovative editing, Suzuki Speaks blends the vitality of Suzuki's face and voice with exciting pictures exploring the beauty and complexity of our world and a driving soundtrack of natural sounds and rhythmic music, including a song by Leonard Cohen
- DirectorLuc JacquetStarsMorgan FreemanRomane BohringerCharles BerlingIn the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreGeorge W. BushBen AffleckMichael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreTucker AlbrizziTony BennA documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.
- DirectorMorgan SpurlockStarsMorgan SpurlockDaryl IsaacsChemeeka WalkerWhile examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month.
- DirectorJames HanlonGédéon NaudetJules NaudetStarsTony BenatatosYusuf Baran BilgicJamal BraithwaiteA real life documentary following the events of September 11 from an insider's view, through the lens of James Hanlon and two French filmmakers who were in Manhattan that one day.
- DirectorScott JacobsStarsBill Kurtis
- DirectorKate HillisZiad Turkey
- StarsPeter GuinnessStephen BeckettBenjamin Till"Days That Shocked the World" is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003 and ran for three series. Each 60-minute episode explores one or two major events in history through a combination of dramatization, archival footage and eyewitness accounts.
- StarsWalter CronkiteDaniel SchorrWinston BurdettA long-running documentary series concerning the news and cultural events which shaped the 20th century. It also offered interpretations of the meaning of certain events, and placed wars and assassinations within the wider context of their era. The host was Walter Cronkite. In 1967, the series was renamed to "The 21st Century". Its new focus was predictions about future events.
- DirectorAndy HillStarsAngela CheeAngella ChiChannel One and Paramount films broadcast The making of Titanic on The Channel One Network. The 60 minute production is an insiders look at the making of the movie, "Titanic" directed by James Cameron and starring Leonardo Dicaprio. The production is comprised of interviews with the movies director and cast. The setting is a forum at the Channel one studio located in Los Angeles.
- DirectorSam GenoveseStarsGelila AsresT.J. MillerTessa Munro
- DirectorDan ArdenStarsPhil CrowleyIan McKellenElijah Wood
- 200352mNot Rated6.3 (368)TV MovieStarsJohn Rhys-DaviesElijah WoodHugo WeavingJoin National Geographic for a compelling exploration of the realworld parallels to the events and characters brought to life in the epic motion picture The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Discover the legacy of history's "reluctant heroes" and their striking resemblance to the film's characters. Compare the roles of "wise counselors" like Gandalf, and powerful friendships like that of Frodo and Sam, to their historic counterparts. Thrilling film footage illustrates how historychanging events are reflected in the film's story of courage and camaraderie triumphing over impossible odds. Insights from leading historians, field experts and members of the filmmaking team make this a musthave addition to every Lord of the Rings collection!
- 20041h 20mNot Rated6.4 (83)VideoDirectorRobert DiNapoliStarsJ.R.R. TolkienGreg HildebrandtTim HildebrandtThe life of "The Lord of the Rings" universe creator J.R.R. Tolkien, and how his life and experience in World War I informed his epic storytelling.
- DirectorPierre SéguinStarsHoward ShoreThis DVD contains live footage from The Lord of the Rings Symphony concert, Commentary by Howard Shore, and illustrations by Alan Lee and John Howe.
- StarsEileen AtkinsDouglas HodgeAnthony BurgessThis documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Luigi Pirandello, Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf.
- DirectorRichard MetzgerStarsDan BrownDanny BursteinHenry LincolnThis documentary exploration of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code, answers questions: What exactly was Leonardo da Vinci trying to tell us in his coded paintings? Was Jesus married to Mary Magdalene? Who were the Knights Templar? What is the secret of the mysterious church at Rennes-le-Château? What is the Priory of Sion? What secret did the real life Saunière know that threatened the Church? What are the Gnostic Gospels? Did Roman emperors rewrite the New Testament to control the population?
- DirectorDavid PriestStarsDarrell L. BockJim GarlowSteve KellmeyerEveryone wants to know. Is Dan Brown's best selling fiction thriller "The Da Vinci Code" novel, really fact or fiction? Was Jesus really married to Mary Magdalene? Was she one of his disciples? Did they have a child together that became France's royal bloodline? Did Catholic secret societies hide these and many other secrets about Jesus? Were famous people like Leonardo Da Vinci and Sir Isaac Newton in on the secrets? Did Leonardo try to warn us through "The Last Supper" painting? Based on three best-selling books-"Breaking the DaVinci Code", "The DaVinci Deception" and "Cracking DaVinci's Code"-this program solves a 2000 year old mystery! "Breaking the DaVinci Code" answers all the lingering questions and finally sets the record straight-through interviews with book authors and the world's leading experts in archeology, theology, art history, philosophy and science.
- DirectorKashaf ChaudhryStarsTony RobinsonDan BrownOliver DaviesTony Robinson examines the claims made in Dan Brown's best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."
- DirectorMichael BottStarsHenry LincolnA two hour personally guided tour with Henry Lincoln (filmed in October 1999) of the village, the church and the 'treasures' of the surrounding countryside of Rennes-le-Château in France.
- StarsBurt ReynoldsJames WoodsEdward HerrmannWitness the birth of the American republic.
- StarsCarlos E. CamposPeter CoyoteLance J. HoltA series featuring actual color footage of World War II.
- DirectorAlexei BerteigStarsAlexei Berteig
- StarsCharlayne Hunter-GaultAward-winning PBS news-magazine series focusing on human rights from around the world, hosted by civil rights pioneer and international journalist Charlayne Hunter Gault
- StarsMichael PalinNigel PegramComedian and world traveler, Michael Palin, follows the footsteps of the adventuring author, Ernest Hemingway.
- StarsMelvyn BraggMichael CroninDavid GwillimThe history of the English language.
- DirectorVince DiPersioBill GuttentagStarsCandice Bergen
- StarsPeter CoyoteJared DiamondA PBS documentary concerning Jared Diamond's theory on why there is such disparity between those who have advanced technology and those who still live primitively. He argues it is due to the acquisition of guns and steel and the changes brought about by germs.