Written, produced, and directed by Linda Garmon, this episode of the Emmy award-winning PBS series
The American Experience chronicles the development of the CIA supersonic spy plane dubbed the U-2, and the international crisis triggered when American pilot Francis Gary ...
In the hopes of exploring American culture's increased obsession with winning, documentary filmmaker Christopher Bell
examines the anabolic steroid use of his two brothers. After setting the stage with a look at the cultural backdrop of the 1980s -- in ...
This disc offers a pair of episodes from a documentary series about aquatic environments and
their citizens. Both episodes, Tidal Seas and Coasts, are presented in standard full-frame transfers. The English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are ...
Edward Herrmann narrates this portrait of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, as directed by renowned documentary
filmmaker Ken Burns (Lewis & Clark.) The film is an assemblage of photos, film clips, TV appearances (including a 1957 The Mike Wallace Interview), home ...
On November 9, 1938, Adolph Hitler's ugly war against the Jews began in earnest with
the Kristallnacht, in which Nazi troops joined with angry mobs to attack synagogues, Jewish-owned businesses, and residents of predominantly Jewish neighborhoods. While Hitler did not ...
Jazz by definition originates in swinging rhythms, music virtuosity, and the exuberant spirit of improvisation.
Jazz, a film by Ken Burns, harnesses the power and joy of this uniquely American art form, sculpting a celebration of the music, the musicians, ...
The youngest foot soldiers for the Lord are shown in their native environment in this
documentary. Becky Fischer is a children's pastor who runs Kids on Fire, a summer camp for evangelical Christian children in North Dakota. Fischer believes in ...
The IMAX documentary Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa gets digitally remastered for DVD from
Sling Shot. Audio is available in Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS. Bonus features include a making-of featurette, production slide show, trivia, and the theatrical trailer. ...
