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List Price: $14.95Price: $13.49You Save: $1.46 (10%)Bush Family Fortunes - The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Actors: Barbara Bush, George Bush, Prescott Bush, Dick Cheney, Bill Clinton
ASIN : B0002T7YWQ
Sales Rank : 33597
Director : Steven Grandison
Studio : The Disinformation Company
Region Code : 0
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0826262000691
UPC : 826262000691
Release Date : December 28, 2004
Publisher : The Disinformation Company
Manufacturer : The Disinformation Company
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Label : The Disinformation Company
Running Time : 61
Amazon.comIn Bush Family Fortunes: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, journalist Greg Palast argues persuasively that George W. Bush was allowed into the Air National Guard ahead of other applicants due to his political connections; paints a damning portrait of how over 90,000 Florida voters, predominantly black, were prevented from voting in the 2000 election; discusses the number of government contracts handed out to large corporate donors to Bush's campaign--and that's just the first half-hour. Palast doesn't have the cinematic savvy of Michael Moore, but Bush Family Fortunes acts as a valuable corollary to Fahrenheit 9/11, exploring certain facets of the same argument--specifically, that the Bush family is detrimentally tied to both the Saudi Arabian ruling elite and the American oil industry, with whom they trade influence and money for mutual benefit. Palast's investigations will stir the blood of any Democrat and may raise doubts in some Republicans. -- Bret Fetzer
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List Price: $14.95Price: $13.49You Save: $1.46 (10%)Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism - Fox Attacks Special Edition
Actors: Rupert Murdoch, Roger Ailes, Al Franken, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity
ASIN : B0017LIDVO
Sales Rank : 39418
Director : Robert Greenwald
Brand : Ryko Distribution
Studio : The Disinformation Company
Region Code : 0
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0826262004590
UPC : 826262004590
Release Date : December 29, 2008
Publisher : The Disinformation Company
Manufacturer : The Disinformation Company
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Label : The Disinformation Company
Running Time : 137
Product DescriptionThe genre-busting documentary hit that started the flood of issue-oriented documentaries is back, just in time for another crazed season of political news coverage in the build up to the 2008 presidential election. The original film is just as relevant and necessary today as it was in 2004, supplemented by over an hour of additional material, including the infamous Fox Attacks, a series of 18 short videos that continues the work started in Outfoxed, highlighting examples of Fox's biased, dishonest journalism. The videos were created to support campaigns, petitions, and legislation.
Each Fox Attacks short is supplemented by illuminating commentary exclusive to this DVD from Robert Greenwald and the producers of the films.
Outfoxed examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a race to the bottom in television news. This film provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know.
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List Price: $24.95Price: $22.49You Save: $2.46 (10%)Biography - Mao Tse Tung: China's Peasant Emperor
Actor: Biography
ASIN : B000AABKXG
Sales Rank : 37265
Studio : A&E Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780767083591
ISBN : 0767083598
UPC : 733961730142
Release Date : December 27, 2005
Publisher : A&E Home Video
Manufacturer : A&E Home Video
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Label : A&E Home Video
Running Time : 50
DescriptionFor 25 years Mao Zedong ruled one quarter of the world's population. This is the extraordinary story of a farmer's son who became a God in his life time but in private never shook off his peasant roots; a man who presided over one of the most radical experiments in social reform ever seen in human history but who will be remembered as one of the bloodiest dictators of the twentieth century. This program--told through the accounts of those who have met and studied him, loved and loathed him--includes archive film and pictures going back to the very earliest days of Mao's life, as well as unique film of China at the turn of the century and during key episodes in Mao's communist revolution. It includes harrowing and eye-witness accounts of such momentous events as the cultural revolution, the Great Leap Forward and the most severe man-made famine ever recorded.
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List Price: $19.98Price: $17.99You Save: $1.99 (10%)National Geographic's Untold Stories of WWII
Actors: Ron David, Jim Delgado, Knut Haugland, Claus Helberg, Dan Lenahan
ASIN : B00008V2X1
Sales Rank : 46805
Studio : National Geographic Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780792284093
ISBN : 0792284097
UPC : 727994750338
Release Date : December 20, 2003
Publisher : National Geographic Video
Manufacturer : National Geographic Video
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Label : National Geographic Video
Running Time : 60
DescriptionWhat if Hitler had had the A-bomb? Why did Japan's submarine sneak attack on Pearl Harbor fail? Could the kamikazes have turned the tide of war in the Pacific? Now these and other compelling stories about the secret weapons, ruthless tactics, and remarkable heroism of World War II can be told.
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List Price: $29.95Price: $26.99You Save: $2.96 (10%)Robert Drew Collection - JFK Revealed (Primary / Crisis / Faces of November)
Actors: John F. Kennedy, Robert Drew Collection-JFK Revealed
ASIN : B0017PFN22
Sales Rank : 17766
Brand : A&E
Studio : New Video Group
Region Code : 1
Format : Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0767685115664
UPC : 767685115664
Release Date : December 29, 2008
Publisher : New Video Group
Manufacturer : New Video Group
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Label : New Video Group
Running Time : 117
Product DescriptionPRIMARY - DVD Features: Running Commentary from Robert Drew and Photographer Richard Leacock; The Originators: Robert Drew, Richard Leacock, D A Pennebaker, and Albert Maysles Recall Their PRIMARY Breakthrough; 30/15: 30 Years of Robert Drew Filmmaking; Filmmaker Statement; Filmmaker Biography
CRISIS: BEHIND A PRESIDENTIAL COMMITMENT - DVD Features: Running Commentary from Robert Drew and Photographer Richard Leacock; Bonus Film: Faces of November; Filmmaker Biography
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Price: $7.95Noam Chomsky - Distorted Morality: America's War on Terror?
Actor: Noam Chomsky
ASIN : B00008AOW1
Sales Rank : 16015
Director : John Junkerman
Brand : WEA DVD
Studio : Epitaph / Wea
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0045778667192
UPC : 045778667192
Release Date : December 25, 2003
Publisher : Epitaph / Wea
Manufacturer : Epitaph / Wea
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Label : Epitaph / Wea
Running Time : 55
Product DescriptionDISTORTED MORALITY - AMERICA'S WAR ON TE (DVD MOVIE) Amazon.comThe hypocrisy of the U.S. government is powerfully scrutinized in Distorted Morality, a scathing thesis presented by renowned scholar Noam Chomsky. Speaking before an intimate audience at Harvard University on February 6, 2002, Chomsky sets fair and logical parameters to his thesis (namely, we are all hypocrites and, for the purposes of debate, the U.S. government should always be given benefit of the doubt) before outlining, with academic precision and citation of real history (as opposed to biased written history), the reasons why America's post-9/11 war on terror is a logical impossibility. This, according to Chomsky's carefully supported analysis, is because the U.S. government has been, and continues to be, a major supporter of state-supported terrorism, favoring retaliatory or preemptive aggression over mediation in the world court, and avoiding accountability by excluding itself from the globally accepted definition of terrorism. (To underscore his point, Chomsky repeatedly volunteers his sources, inviting scrutiny at every turn.) With an additional hour-long Q&A session (in some ways more compelling, since it offers Chomsky's response to opposing viewpoints), Distorted Morality deserves the widest possible audience. In the short period between Chomsky's Harvard speech and the start of America's war against Iraq in March 2003, Chomsky's thesis has attained the chilling status of prophesy. Inevitably, Chomsky will be labeled anti-American, but at least his morality is crystal clear, immune to the obfuscation of politics and mainstream news. --Jeff Shannon
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List Price: $19.98Price: $17.99You Save: $1.99 (10%)Ronald Reagan - An American President (The Official Reagan Library Tribute)
Actor: Ronald Reagan
ASIN : B0006GAI7I
Sales Rank : 50932
Studio : 20th Century Fox
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0024543163015
UPC : 024543163015
Release Date : December 25, 2005
Publisher : 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer : 20th Century Fox
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Label : 20th Century Fox
Running Time : 382
Description"As the fortieth President of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan renewed "America’s confidence and made the world a better place. Known as the "Great Communicator," his unwavering vision of democracy and consummate leadership skills are credited with bringing the Cold War to an end—and guiding the U.S. to new heights of national pride, technological achievement and economic prosperity. The official Reagan library release, Ronald Reagan: The People’s President is a fitting tribute to the life and legacy of an American icon, including unprecedented coverage and exclusive footage"of Reagan’s history-making memorial and funeral services."
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List Price: $26.95Price: $16.49You Save: $10.46 (39%)Image Before My Eyes - A History of Jewish Life in Poland Before
Actor: Ronald Reagan
ASIN : B000CRR3J2
Sales Rank : 37977
Director : Joshua Waletzky
Brand : NEW VIDEO GROUP INC
Studio : New Video Group
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0767685972533
UPC : 767685972533
Release Date : December 25, 2006
Publisher : New Video Group
Manufacturer : New Video Group
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Label : New Video Group
Running Time : 90
DescriptionA 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, socialists, Zionists, and artists who fashioned a thriving civilization with a 900-year history, this triumphant films draws on the sacred and rare artifacts of a crushed world-home movies, forgotten song recordings, and the evocative memories of survivors-to recreate Jewish Poland. Tracing the subtle contours of Jewish Diaspora, IMAGE BEFORE MY EYES visits people as varied as a former mayor of Scarsdale, New York describing his youthful Polish patriotism and a Brooklyn housewife who touchingly sings the Yiddish songs of teachers, tradesmen, and beggars she learned as a child in Warsaw. From the bucolic, traditional shtetls of the countryside to the freewheeling cultural revolution in the cities led by freethinkers, award-winning director Josh Waletzky (Partisans of Vilna) masterfully memorializes a proud culture that still inspires hope and reverence.
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List Price: $29.98Price: $26.99You Save: $2.99 (10%)Our Brand Is Crisis
Actors: Carlos Mesa (II), Stan Greenberg, Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, Jeremy Rosner, Henry Oporto
ASIN : B000GDIBSO
Sales Rank : 32997
Director : Rachel Boynton
Brand : Koch International
Studio : Koch Lorber Films
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, Content/Copy-Protected CD, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0741952309291
UPC : 741952309291
Release Date : December 05, 2006
Publisher : Koch Lorber Films
Manufacturer : Koch Lorber Films
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Label : Koch Lorber Films
Running Time : 87
DescriptionA Film by Rachel Boynton For decades, U.S. strategists-for-hire have been quietly molding the opinions of voters and the messages of candidates in elections from the Middle East to the South American jungle. Our Brand is Crisis follows James Carville, Jeremy Rosner and a team of political consultants as they launch a media-savvy campaign for Bolivian presidential candidate Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada. With unprecedented access to think sessions, media training and the making of smear campaigns, witness a shocking example of America "spreading democracy" overseas and its earth-shattering aftermath. "Momentous…astounding!" – Laura Kern, The New York Times "a fascinating glimpse of the Americanized marketing of international politics" – Premiere Magazine WINNER
International Documentary Association
IDA Award Amazon.com"We must own crisis and we must brand crisis." So says advertising consultant Tad Devine in this insightful documentary. Along with James Carville, Jeremy Rosner, and other Greenberg Carville Shrum (GCS) pollsters and strategists, he's helping to shape the campaign of Bolivian presidential candidate Gonzalo "Goni" Sánchez de Lozada of the MNR Party (Goni first held office from 1993-1997). That was in 2002. As with most American elections, things start off on a positive note and soon turn negative as the "crisis" changes from the economy to the competition, Evo Morales (the MAS Party) and Manfred Reyes Villa (the NFR Party). Goni's own campaign manager believes that his age and perceived "arrogance" are stumbling blocks (and possibly the cigar-smoking millionaire's wealth, since only the very rich can afford GCS). Rachel Boynton's debut feature tracks the process from start to finish: 100+ days of brainstorming sessions, focus groups, and television appearances. It's The War Room, Part II: The Bolivian Years. Unfortunately, Bolivia is not America and Goni is not Bill Clinton. The violent anti-government riots that break out in 2003, as the country's economy remains in tatters, bring to mind the old saw, "Be careful what you wish for..." In the end, it's easy to demonize GCS, but Boynton doesn't point fingers--with a true populist like Clinton, their plan just might have worked. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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List Price: $26.95Price: $24.49You Save: $2.46 (9%)An Unreasonable Man
Actors: Ralph Nader, Pat Buchanan, Howard Zinn, Andrew Egendorf, Robert Fellmeth
ASIN : B000N2HDHS
Sales Rank : 40983
Director : Henriette Mantel, Steve Skrovan
Brand : WELLSPRING/GENIUS
Studio : Ifc
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0796019801690
UPC : 796019801690
Release Date : December 12, 2007
Publisher : Ifc
Manufacturer : Ifc
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Running Time : 122
DescriptionIn 1966, General Motors, the most powerful corporation in the world, sent private investigators to dig up dirt on an obscure thirty-two year old public interest lawyer named Ralph Nader, who had written a book critical of one of their cars, the Corvair. The scandal that ensued after the smear campaign was revealed launched Ralph Nader into national prominence and established him as one of the most admired Americans and the leader of the modern Consumer Movement. Over the next thirty years and without ever holding public office, Nader built a legislative record that is the rival of any contemporary president. Many things we take for granted including seat belts, airbags, product labeling, no nukes, even the free ticket you get after being bumped from an overbooked flight are largely due to the efforts of Ralph Nader and his citizen groups. Yet today, when most people hear the name "Ralph Nader," they think of the man who gave the country George W. Bush. As a result, after sustaining his popularity and effectiveness over an unprecedented amount of time, he has become a pariah even among former friends and allies. How did this happen? Is he really to blame for George W. Bush? Who has stuck by him and who has abandoned him? Has our democracy become a consumer fraud? After being so right for so many years, how did he seem to go so wrong? With the help of exciting graphics, rare archival footage and over forty on-camera interviews conducted over the past two years, "An Unreasonable Man" traces the life and career of Ralph Nader, one of the most unique, important, and controversial political figures of the past half century. Amazon.comAs the title of his biography puts it, Ralph Nader: Crusader, Spoiler, Icon. Without him, automobiles would be less safe... and Al Gore would've been elected president. Well, one of those statements is not in dispute. Henriette Mantel and Steve Skrovan's illuminating documentary begins in the 1950s with Nader's career as a consumer advocate and ends with his more recent reputation as election spoiler. Along the way, they look at a provincial childhood steeped in politics (his parents were community activists). Throughout, they speak with a broad spectrum of interested observers, including Phil Donahue, Pat Buchanan, Howard Zinn--even Bill Murray. They also feature commentary from the man himself. George Bernard Shaw provides the provocative title. In context, it sums up the film's perspective: "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." So, on the one hand, Nader has saved thousands of lives. On the other, his third party candidacy ruined the 2000 election for many voters. An Unreasonable Man may not convince anyone that the campaign was a wise move, but Skrovan and Mantel, a former Nader associate, make a convincing case that he's a Democrat in the truest sense, i.e. a man committed to the idea that one citizen can make a difference. This Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee is necessary viewing for any person interested in American politics--which should be everyone. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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