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Citizen King

Actors: Taylor Branch, David Halberstam, Martin Luther King, Andrew Young
ASIN : B0006Z2L5G
Sales Rank : 5365
Director : Noland Walker, Orlando Bagwell
Brand : Paramount
Studio : PBS Paramount
Region Code : 1
Format : Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0841887050012
UPC : 841887050012
Release Date : December 08, 2005
Publisher : PBS Paramount
Manufacturer : PBS Paramount
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Label : PBS Paramount
Running Time : 115

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CITIZEN KING, a two-hour documentary from acclaimed filmmakers Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker, explores the last five years in the life of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Personal recollections and eyewitness accounts of friends, movement associates, journalists, law enforcement officers, and historians illuminate this little-known chapter in the story of America's most influential moral leader in the 20th century.

In Search of History - The Greek Gods (History Channel)

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Their exploits were recorded and passed down through countless generations. Their images inspired some of the most beautiful art ever created. Their names echo throughout history. From their mythical home atop Mount Olympus, the Greek gods played an integral part in Ancient Greek life. THE HISTORY CHANNEL® explores the fascinating history of these enduring figures through period accounts, interviews with renowned historians and classicists, and stunning location footage, including glimpses into the gods' phenomenal temples. Learn why the ancient deities were endowed with human failings and discover the significance of the most famous Greek myths. View the magnificent artwork that preserved their images and learn how these epic figures have been integrated into modern life. From Aphrodite to Zeus, THE GREEK GODS presents an unforgettable exploration of the mythic and monumental world of Greek deities. DVD Features: Interactive Menus; Scene Selection

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a/k/a Tommy Chong

Actors: Paris Chong, Shelby Chong, Peter Coyote, Jay Leno, Bill Maher
ASIN : B0015SYPDE
Sales Rank : 40447
Studio : Infinity Ent
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0623667304207
UPC : 623667304207
Release Date : December 26, 2008
Publisher : Infinity Ent
Manufacturer : Infinity Ent
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Running Time : 80

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a/k/a Tommy Chong chronicles the entrapment and incarceration of comedy icon Tommy Chong of the legendary comedy duo, Cheech and Chong. Josh Gilbert takes on the event in his documentary, and offers a sometimes frightening, often hilarious account of Operation Pipe Dreams, a nationwide drug paraphernalia sting spearheaded by a federal prosecutor named Mary Beth Buchanan, appointed by George Bush three short days after the attacks of 9/11. After fully armed SWAT teams raided the comedian's home and his business, Chong Glass, Chong was sentenced to 9 months in federal prison for "conspiracy to manufacture and distribute drug paraphernalia through his family business, specializing in handmade glass water pipes, or "bongs". The film provides a charming portrait of a counter culture icon set against the backdrop of a War on Drugs gone horribly awry.

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Corporal's Diary, The

Actors: Paris Chong, Shelby Chong, Peter Coyote, Jay Leno, Bill Maher
ASIN : B001FT4QIC
Sales Rank : 45010
Director : Patricia Boiko, Laurel Spellman Smith
Studio : Typecast Pictures
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0643519121493
UPC : 643519121493
Release Date : December 28, 2008
Publisher : Typecast Pictures
Manufacturer : Typecast Pictures
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Label : Typecast Pictures
Running Time : 92

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Special Edition DVD includes Jonathans complete diary entries from Iraq in a limited edition 20-page booklet.

The true story of two soldiers, one who never returned and one who returned forever changed.

Twenty-two year old Corporal Jonathan Santos had documented his 37 days of military service in Iraq in a personal diary before a roadside bomb took his life and the lives of several of his friends and servicemen on October 15, 2004. Jonathan's mother, Doris, wasn't aware that her son had kept a diary until his Tuff Box(tm) - a soldier's chest filled with their most valuable items - was sent to her after his death. Upon opening the box, she discovered his "little green book" and a stack of videocassettes on which he had recorded daily life in Iraq.

When Doris is finally able to bring herself to watch the tapes, she finds images of Jonathan's arrival in Iraq, pictures from a cousin's wedding he was able to attend while on leave, and scenes of Jonathan laughing and joking with his Army buddies including Private Matthew Drake, one of Jonathan's best friends, who was the sole survivor of the attack in which Jonathan was killed. The record of Jonathan's final few weeks, in which he expresses fears and doubts never voiced to his family in person, is at once inspiring, personal and profound.

Both an affecting story of courage and a universal tribute to soldiers everywhere, The Corporal's Diary follows Doris' journey as she moves beyond her pain to meet with the families of others who have lost loved ones in the war. Together they share stories, offer comfort and pay tribute to the lives of the brave young servicemen and women who have sacrificed their lives in Iraq.

DVD also includes:

Limited edition 20 page booklet which includes Jonathans complete diary entries from Iraq.

Feature Audio Commentary The Corporal's Boots - The story of one soldier's boots in the national exhibit, "Eyes Wide Open."

Interview: Doris and Lisa - Followup interview with the mothers of Jonathan and Matthew.

Corporal Santos' Last Letter Home - Jonathan's last letter home, read by his mother.

Update on Matthew's condition

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The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth (History Channel)

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For 12 days in April 1865, as terror gripped the nation, thousands of federal troops, detectives, and police scoured the country in search of the assassin who shot President Abraham Lincoln.

THE HISTORY CHANNEL tells the compellint story behind the conspiracy to decapitate the government by assassinating Lincoln, his Vice President and his Secretary of State, and the manhunt that ensued. THE HUNT FOR JOHN WILKES BOOTH takes viewers through the Maryland countryside, across the Potomac River, and finally into northern Virginia as Booth and co-conspirator David Herold elude their captors. Often fictionalized, this is the true story of this harrowing time, gleaned from news reports, trial transcripts, and a diary kept by the man who pulled the trigger--John Wilkes Booth.

Shot in riveting real-time style along Booth and Herold s 60-mile escape route, THE HUNT FOR JOHN WILKES BOOTH follows the trail of one of America s earliest assassins--a man who changed history.

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Hearts and Minds - Criterion Collection

Actors: Georges Bidault, Clark Clifford, George Coker, Kay Dvorshock, Daniel Ellsberg
ASIN : B00006673L
Sales Rank : 20514
Director : Peter Davis
Studio : Criterion
Region Code : 1
Format : Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780780025059
ISBN : 0780025059
UPC : 037429166321
Release Date : December 25, 2002
Publisher : Criterion
Manufacturer : Criterion
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Running Time : 112

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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-Davis constructs a powerfully affecting portrait of the disastrous effects of war. Explosive, persuasive, and shocking, Hearts and Minds is an overwhelming emotional experience and the controversial winner of the 1974 Academy Award® for Best Documentary.

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This is the largely untold story of a war waged by secret agents and spies on both sides of the Mason Dixon Line. These are tales of hidden conspiracies of terror that specifically targeted the civilian populations. Engineers of chemical weapons, new-fangled explosives and biological warfare competed to topple their enemy. With insight from Civil War authorities, we debunk the long-held image of a romantic and gentlemanly war. To revisit the past, we incorporate written sources, archival photographs and newspaper headlines. Our reenactments bring to life key moments in our historical characters' lives and in each of the horrific terrorist plots.

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American Experience - Reconstruction: The Second Civil War

Actor: Civil War Terror
ASIN : B0006Z2L6U
Sales Rank : 10011
Studio : PBS Paramount
Region Code : 1
Format : Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0841887050043
UPC : 841887050043
Release Date : December 08, 2005
Publisher : PBS Paramount
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Running Time : 175

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Spanning the years from 1863 to 1877, this dramatic mini-series recounts the tumultuous post-Civil War years. America was grappling with rebuilding itself, with bringing the South back into the Union, and with how best to offer citizenship to former slaves. Stories of key political players in Washington are interwoven with those of ordinary people caught up in the turbulent social and political struggles of Reconstruction.

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The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl

Actors: Marlene Dietrich, Walter Frentz, Josef Goebbels, Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler
ASIN : B00000INUB
Sales Rank : 13918
Studio : Kino Video
Region Code : 0
Format : Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0738329010720
UPC : 738329010720
Release Date : December 02, 2003
Publisher : Kino Video
Manufacturer : Kino Video
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Label : Kino Video
Running Time : 188

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Director Ray Muller's three-hour portrait of controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl grapples with the central controversy of her career: was she a "pure" filmmaker whose political naiveté allowed her stunning visions to be harnessed by Hitler, or was she the key mythmaker of the Nazi propaganda machine? The dancer turned actress turned director is well represented with generous clips from her work both in front of and behind the camera, from the ethereally beautiful The Blue Light through the romantic fantasy Teifland, with special focus on her two most famous works: the stunning propaganda piece The Triumph of the Will (a chillingly brilliant work of demagoguery which she helped design and stage as well as film) and the poetic, technically breathtaking documentary Olympia. After her exile from filmmaking, she became an acclaimed ethnographic photographer and more recently a scuba diver and underwater photographer. Though she was over 90 at the time of the interviews, Riefenstahl's energy and commanding presence dominate the film and overpower Muller. At one point she practically grabs the directorial reins from him. The film never really resolves her complicity as a Nazi propagandist; she maintains her innocence while Muller questions her assertions with contrary evidence, but he appears too awed to really push the issue. Whatever your feelings, it's hard not to come away from this film just a little awed by the talented and tenacious Ms. Riefenstahl yourself. --Sean Axmaker

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Citizen King

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In Search of History - The Greek Gods (History Channel)

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a/k/a Tommy Chong

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Corporal's Diary, The

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The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth (History Channel)

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Hearts and Minds - Criterion Collection

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Civil War Terror (History Channel)

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American Experience - Reconstruction: The Second Civil War

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The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl

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Battleground Vietnam: War in the Jungle