Documentary

Three-disc set includes: Goodbye, Norma Jean (1976)The troubled adolescence and stormy early film career of screen goddess Marilyn Monroe receive a lurid but arresting chronicle in this biodrama by Larry Buchanan ("Beyond the Doors"). Misty Rowe stars as...

An ode to the rivalry between men and nature, Taming the Garden is the story of how a powerful man indulges in an unusual hobby by having century-old trees uprooted in communities along the Georgian coast and transplanted to his private garden.

Join the Smithsonian Channel for this HD look at the evolving science of bio-inspiration- looking at nature for inspiration and finding answers to modern problems in totally unexpected ways. See how sharks inspire swimsuits, fish become cars and...

On a body-strewn Pacific hell, nine Japanese surrender to American troops. Then another handful. Then another. Soon, hundreds give up, urged by a lone warrior fighting tough and speaking their language. But the warrior isn't a countryman. He's Marine Guy...

They were stunning tragedies that would shake a nation to it's core, and ultimately would leave it less complacent about it's institutions, suppositions, and priorities. Four unforgettable events in United States history-the January 1986 explosion of the...

Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis, Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Ray Bolger take you on a tour of Hollywood musicals. Famous dance scenes from "42nd Street," "The Wizard of Oz," "Oklahoma!," "Flashdance," and other films are seen, with stars ranging...

Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get says the opening song. Wattstax, the dynamic film of the 1972 Los Angeles event attended by over 100,000 concertgoers and first billed as the black Woodstock, gets ya plenty. It's performances burn with vitality. It's forays...

This DVD brings together two of Upheaval Productions' films on New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, Down But Not Out and Dos Americas: The Reconstruction of New Orleans. Both films give an inside account of what is really happening in the Gulf Coast...

Occupation Has No Future studies Israeli militarism, examines the occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, and explores the work of Israelis and Palestinians organizing against militarism and occupation through conversations with Israeli conscientious...

While the whole nation stood and watched in horror on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina forever altered the lives of the New Orleans people. But it wasn't until the days and weeks after the storm, that the plight of the animals and pets left behind...

Media Insurgent's hard-to-find compilation features four short documentaries produced by the group: Trying Days, Producing Just Garments, When Capital Flies We Remain, and Estamos Aquf. Issues explored in these films include grassroots organizing in New...

FROM THE ACADEMY AWARD -WINNING DIRECTOR* OF AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH comes the groundbreaking feature film that provides an engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States. Waiting For Superman has helped launch a movement to achieve a...