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Sisters of War

Sisters of War

November 11, 2010

An army nurse and a Catholic nun find their friendship and beliefs tested when Japanese forces arrive in Papua New Guinea.

The Sallie House - Gateway to the Paranormal

November 9, 2010

In 1906 a legend was born in Atchison, Kansas in what is now known as the Sallie House. A young girl died in excruciating pain on the operating table and now forever haunts this accursed and evil dwelling. Join internationally renown psychic Robbie Thomas and EVP specialist, Michael Esposito as they embark

American Coup

American Coup

November 9, 2010

AMERICAN COUP tells the story of the first coup ever carried out by the CIA - Iran, 1953. Explores the blowback from this seminal event, as well as the coup's lingering effects on the present US-Iranian relationship. Includes a segment on the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis and its relation to the 1953 coup. Concludes with a section on the recent Iranian presidential election. Contains interviews with noted Middle East experts and historians and prominent public figures such as Stephen Kinzer (author, All The Shah's Men), Prof. Ervand Abrahamian, Trita Parsi, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Ted Koppel and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. With Iranian cinematography by James Longley.

A Tale of Two Cities: The Circuit City Story

A Tale of Two Cities: The Circuit City Story

November 7, 2010

In 1949, a young entrepreneur named Sam Wurtzel opened a small TV shop in Richmond, VA. Over the next four decades, Sam and his son Alan grew the family business into the nation's largest name-brand specialty electronics retailer. In early 2009, after 60 years in business, the company spiraled into oblivion, destroying life-long careers and dreams of secure futures. How and why did it happen? 'A Tale of Two Cities: The Circuit City Story' is dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of associates who built Circuit City into a retail powerhouse, only to watch it descend into bankruptcy and liquidation. The documentary tells a tale of two 'Cities' -- one that went from good to great, and another that went from great to gone.

The First World War From Above

The First World War From Above

November 7, 2010

The story of the Great War told from a unique new aerial perspective. Featuring two remarkable historical finds, including a piece of archive footage filmed from an airship in summer 1919, capturing the trenches and battlefields in a way that has rarely been seen before. It also features aerial photographs taken by First World War pilots - developed for the first time in over ninety years - that show not only the devastation inflicted during the fighting, but also quirks and human stories visible only from above.

Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar

Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar

November 4, 2010

Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar, the wife of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, becomes a part of her husband's mission to uplift the downtrodden in the country.

Fortress of War

Fortress of War

November 4, 2010

The film covers the heroic defence of the Brest Fortress, which was attacked during the first strike of German invaders on June 22 1941. The story describes the events of the first days of the defence, including the three main resistance zones, headed by the regiment commander, Pyotr Mikhailovich Gavrilov, the commissar Efim Moiseevich Fomin and the head of the 9th frontier outpost, Andrey Mitrofanovich Kizhevatov. Many years later veteran Alexander Akimov again recalls the memories of the time, when he, then a 15 year old Sasha Akimov was deeply in love with the beautiful Anya and suddenly found himself in the middle of the bloody events of war.

Jeans: A Faded Blue Planet

Jeans: A Faded Blue Planet

November 3, 2010

A legendary garment, mass-produced, which witnessed the Industrial Revolution and clad cowboys on the western frontier, is now a fashion statement worldwide for men and women, young and old: an icon of modernity which has lasted for 150 years. With flying colors, the jeans have sailed through early marketing, the Internet, the world of collectors, the end of the Cold War, and now globalization. Their eternal popularity begs a question: Why?

The Princess of Montpensier

The Princess of Montpensier

November 3, 2010

Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, is in love with Henri de Guise, but her hand in marriage is promised to the Prince of Montpensier.

Je vous ai compris : De Gaulle, 1958-1962

Je vous ai compris : De Gaulle, 1958-1962

November 2, 2010

Burma Soldier

Burma Soldier

November 1, 2010

The story of Myo Myint, a political prisoner, who made the transformation from being a soldier in Burma's junta to a pro-democracy activist.

Top Secret Rosies: The Female 'Computers' of WWII

Top Secret Rosies: The Female 'Computers' of WWII

November 1, 2010

In 1942, when computers were human and women were underestimated, a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. Sixty-five years later their story has finally been told.

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

October 31, 2010

A short film presenting a stylized, abridged adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

Pope Pius XII

Pope Pius XII

October 31, 2010

Rome, 1943. The city is occupied by the Nazis. The lives of thousands of Jews are in danger, and in Vatican City, a neutral state within the borders of Rome, Pope Pius XII is struggling to save the city from hunger and destruction.

Nene Hatun

Nene Hatun

October 29, 2010

Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

October 29, 2010

Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.

Guerrero, Sueño Republicano

Guerrero, Sueño Republicano

October 28, 2010

Heroes of Flesh and Bones

四世同堂 全明星台湾首演版

四世同堂 全明星台湾首演版

October 27, 2010

Black Venus

Black Venus

October 27, 2010

The true story of Saartje Baartman, a black South African worker who moves to London with her master in the early 19th century. Although she dreams of being an artist, once in Europe she is exploited as a sideshow attraction due to her large buttocks and genitalia.

第一书记

第一书记

October 26, 2010