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Vietnam: A Television History

Rated: 0 | 111 Views Released Year: 2004

Genre: TV Documentaries
About: Fascinating and heart-wrenching in its attention to detail, this in-depth documentary, which first aired on public television in 1983, unfolds in all its painful glory the American military bête noire that is Vietnam. The show chronicles the country's failed efforts to install an anti-Communist government, a losing battle almost from the moment it started as soldiers grappled with unfamiliar terrain, guerilla tactics, murky politics and more.
URL: Vietnam: A Television History

JFK: A Presidency Revealed

Rated: 0 | 138 Views Released Year: 2003

Genre: TV Documentaries
About: This fascinating History Channel documentary examines the tumultuous life and White House tenure of America's 35th president, John F. Kennedy. During his presidency, many of the challenges JFK faced were cloaked in secrecy, including details about the Bay of Pigs crisis and his extensive medical problems.
URL: JFK: A Presidency Revealed

When It Was a Game

Rated: 0 | 125 Views Released Year: 1992

Genre: TV Documentaries
About: As seen through the eyes of true baseball enthusiasts, this award-winning documentary tells the story of America's favorite pastime from the Depression to the 1950s, using footage shot from the movie cameras of fans and players. From the first color filming of a baseball game to the 1938 World Series and through the careers of legends such as Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, the film thoroughly explores the history of baseball in America.
URL: When It Was a Game

Mind of a Serial Killer: Nova

Rated: 0 | 125 Views Released Year: 1992

Genre: TV Documentaries
About: The bodies of murdered prostitutes are beginning to pile up in Rochester, N.Y., and there seems to be a pattern emerging. Now, it's up to expert FBI profilers such as John Douglas to put the clues together and solve the heinous crime. This informative documentary -- narrated by Patrick Stewart -- chronicles the lives and techniques of the FBI's elite Investigative Support Unit as they search for a serial killer.
URL: Mind of a Serial Killer: Nova

Israel: Birth of a Nation

Rated: 0 | 138 Views Released Year: 1997

Genre: TV Documentaries
About: Author Sir Martin Gilbert hosts this account of Israel's first years as an independent nation. On May 14, 1948, one day after Israel declared sovereignty, the nation was invaded by Lebanon, Syria, Transjordan, Egypt and Iraq. Through rare footage, photographs and interviews with those who participated in the War of Independence, this program chronicles the struggles -- and captures the harsh realities -- of a fledgling nation at war.
URL: Israel: Birth of a Nation

A Flea Market Documentary

Rated: 0 | 114 Views Released Year: 2001

Genre: TV Documentaries
About: The American flea market is the star of this quirky documentary from filmmaker Rick Sebak, who journeys across the country to various noteworthy markets and interviews fellow bargain hunters along the way. The stops include Seattle's Fremont Market, vintage clothing shops in New York City, Texas's First Monday Trade Days and the staggering Highway 127 Sale, which stretches across four states for a record-breaking 450 miles.
URL: A Flea Market Documentary

Gladiator Days: Anatomy of a Prison Murder

Rated: 0 | 126 Views Released Year: 2002

Genre: TV Documentaries
About: Intended to be institutions of rehabilitation, American prisons often expose inmates to an even greater degree of violence than they would encounter on the outside. Documentarian Marc Levin (SLAM) studies this phenomenon from behind prison walls, focusing on a specific murder case that took place in a correctional facility and the contributing factors that led to the slaying.
URL: Gladiator Days: Anatomy of a Prison Murder

Beauty in a Jar

Rated: 0 | 138 Views Released Year: 2008

Genre: TV Documentaries
About: With an eye on America's obsession with beauty, this thought-provoking A&E documentary examines the multibillion-dollar business of looking good through the eyes of those who feed it, including fashion editors, designers, models and consumers. Via interviews with experts like Cosmopolitan founder Helen Gurley Brown and feminist author Naomi Wolf, the program also traces the ever-evolving notion of what, exactly, is beautiful -- and why.
URL: Beauty in a Jar

A History of God

Rated: 0 | 108 Views Released Year: 2001

Genre: TV Documentaries
About: Based on Karen Armstrong's book, this film examines the concept of God in the three major monotheistic religions from the days of Abraham to modern times. Through analysis of historic and holy texts and incorporation of ancient art and artifacts, the program explores the deity written about in the Bible and the Quran. The evolution and intertwining of various Christian, Jewish and Islamic interpretations of God are also addressed.
URL: A History of God

A Family Undertaking: POV

Rated: 0 | 147 Views Released Year: 2003

Genre: TV Documentaries
About: Before the Civil War, preparing the dead for burial and funeral rites generally fell to friends and family members of the deceased. The 20th century saw the rise of the professional undertaker, a trend that changed American attitudes toward death and distanced grievers from their loved ones. This eye-opening film uncovers a growing movement advocating a return to a more traditional, personal approach to honoring the dead.
URL: A Family Undertaking: POV

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