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Documentary


2008 Holiday Catalog

Documentary

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Annie Leibovitz: Life through a Lens (Widescreen)
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Take a peek into the illustrious career of one of today's most prolific photographers. Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens, traces the arc of her photographic life, her aspirations to artistry and the trajectory of her career which has produced some of... (read more)
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Standard Operating Procedure (Widescreen)
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Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.... (read more)
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Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle
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Winner of the prestigious Filmmaker's Trophy at Sundance, Sing Faster is a spirited and comical behind-the-scenes look at Richard Wagner's beloved "Ring Cycle," one of the most ambitious and spectacular operas in history. In the tradition of Noises Off... (read more)
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The Weather Underground
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"Hello. I'm going to read a declaration of war... Within the next fourteen days we will attack a symbol of American justice." Former Underground Member Bernardine Dohrn Thirty years ago, with these words, a group of young American radicals announced... (read more)
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Long Way Down (Full Screen)
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Contains many extras including unseen and extended footage and "The Missing Face " documentary, the story of Ewan and Charleys's first trip to Africa.... (read more)
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Maya Lin - a Strong Clear Vision
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This Academy Award(R) winner reveals the contentious origins of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and tells the story of its creator, 21-year-old architecture student Maya Lin. In Washington to defend her design, Lin came up against a mighty opposition... (read more)
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March of the Penguins (Widescreen)
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In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey — a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, in... (read more)
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Grizzly Man (Full Screen)
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Timothy Treadwell's death was as sensational as his life: Having presumed he could live safely among the grizzly bears of the Alaskan wilderness, the outdoorsman and author (Among Grizzlies) — along with his partner, Amie Huguenard — was... (read more)
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My Knees Were Jumping
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- The first feature-length documentary to reveal the heart-wrenching story behind the Kindertransport movement.- Made with rare intimacy by filmmaker Melissa Hacker, daughter of a survivor (Ruth Worley, Academy Award-nominated costume designer behind... (read more)
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Tupac: Resurrection (Widescreen)
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The short life and career of influential Rap artist and actor, Tupac Shakur, in his own words.... (read more)
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