Tag: documentary
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hindenburg disaster
from history channel: LZ 129 Hindenburg was a German zeppelin. Along with its sister-ship LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II, it was the largest aircraft ever built. During its second year of service, it was destroyed by a fire while landing at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA, on May 6, 1937. Thirty-six…
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iran rejects oliver stone film request
from news24: Iran has rejected a request by United States filmmaker Oliver Stone to make a film about President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the website of the news network Press TV reported on Sunday. Ahmadinejad’s media advisor, Mehdi Kalhor, said that Stone had requested to make a film about Ahmadinejad which was however rejected by the president.…
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‘final report: jonestown’
from national geographic: “Jonestown” looks at the tragic deaths of 913 men, women and children who lived in a religious compound in the jungles of Guyana, South America. The program investigates leader Jim Jones and his message of brotherhood and social justice. From his Indiana roots, to California, and then, to Guyana, “Jonestown” seeks to…
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‘maxed out’
from trueworks: Maxed Out takes viewers on a journey deep inside the American style of debt, where things seem fine as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time. With coverage that spans from small American towns all the way to the White House, the film shows how the modern financial industry really works,…
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‘sicko’ leaves top democrats ill at ease
from la times: With the release of Michael Moore’s “Sicko,” a movie once again is adding sizzle to an issue that’s a high priority for liberal politicians — this time comprehensive health insurance for all. But unlike Al Gore’s film on global warming, which helped rally support on an equally controversial problem, “Sicko” is creating…
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cocaine & crack: the new epidemic
from schlessinger video: Cocaine is a highly addictive and widely abused stimulant. In ‘Cocaine & Crack’ (1991), students delve into the history of cocaine and examine this dangerous drug’s impact on the individual and society as a whole. With vivid animations and gritty interviews, students learn harsh facts about the effects of using both the…
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‘corporations in the classroom’
from global tv/google video: Marketing to school age students is now a 2 billion dollar industry. The way corporate sponsors are stepping up to the plate, offering promotions, sponsorships and even free curriculum there is no stopping the flow of advertising in covert forms. Or is there? The problem is there are few or no…
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‘good copy bad copy’
from rosforth: Good Copy Bad Copy is a terrific new documentary about copyright and culture, directed by Andreas Johnsen, Ralf Christensen, and Henrik Moltke. It features interviews with Danger Mouse, Girl Talk, Siva Vaidhyanathan, Lawrence Lessig, and many others with various perspectives on copyright.
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the onassis dynasty
from google video: A look back at the wealth and scandals that marked the life of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. Onassis stirred controversy when he married Jackie Kennedy; his first wife, Tina Livanos, ended their marriage when she caught him making love to opera star Maria Callas; his sister-in-law died in mysterious circumstances and…
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‘giuliani time’
update: the full-length version of ‘giuliani time’ has been pulled from google video. so i’ve posted the trailer for now & you can still download it if you’re hip to torrents… from google video: This documentary examines Giuliani’s rise to power, his policies and his so-called turnaround of New York City. Interviewing journalists, activists, legal…
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spin: the art of selling war
from information clearinghouse/blacklisted news:Directed by Josh Rushing, a veteran Marine Corps media spokesman, “SPIN: The Art of Selling War” is an investigative documentary that looks at the standard justification for going to war by the American administrations of past and present.
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bbc scientology documentary airs to huge ratings
from breit bart tv: This is the entire BBC Panorama documentary on Scientology that aired on Monday night to record ratings driven in part by widely watched video of the encounter between a BBC reporter and a Scientology official. update: sorry for shouting you weirdosfrom john sweeney: I’m a disgrace, a bigot, the BBC has…
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travolta attacks bbc over scientology exposé
from daily mail: John Travolta has launched a bitter attack on a veteran BBC reporter over a Panorama film that exposes the methods used by Scientology and questions whether it is a “brainwashing cult”. The Hollywood star has written to Corporation chiefs accusing journalist John Sweeney of venting “personal prejudices, bigotry and animosity” and harbouring…
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shopocalypse now
from the independent: He’s stormed everywhere from Starbucks to the Capitol preaching his gospel of Stop Shopping. As Morgan Spurlock brings the unorthodox anti-capitalist’s message to the world, David Usborne is granted an audience with the Reverend Billy… If you have ever seen the Rev, it is unlikely you will have forgotten him. Perhaps it…
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Ludicrous Diversion
from google video: On the 7th of July 2005 London was hit by a series of explosions. You probably think you know what happened that day. But you don’t. The police have, from the onset of their investigation, chosen to withold from the public almost every bit of evidence they claim to have and have…