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Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality

2003

Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality

2003
7
Narrated by Gabriel Byrne (Usual Suspects, Vanity Fair, Miller's Crossing), this seven-time Best Documentary award-winning film (Silver Lake Film Festival, Beverly Hills Film Festival) is the most comprehensive and mind-blowing investigation of humankind's relationship with death ever captured on film. Hailed by many viewers as a "life-transformational film," Flight from Death uncovers death anxiety as a possible root cause of many of our behaviors on a psychological, spiritual, and cultural level. Following the work of the late cultural anthropologist, Ernest Becker, and his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Denial of Death, this documentary explores the ongoing research of a group of social psychologists that may forever change the way we look at ourselves and the world. Over the last twenty-five years, this team of researchers has conducted over 300 laboratory studies, which substantiate Becker's claim that death anxiety is a primary motivator of human behavior...
Quest For The Lost Tribes

2003

Quest For The Lost Tribes

2003
10
Join Emmy-winning filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici on a globe-spanning search for the lost tribes of Israel. The mystery of the lost tribes of Israel reverberates through three millennia of human experience. Of the twelve tribes mentioned in the Bible, only those of Judah and Benjamin survived the Assyrian capture of Israel. The fate of the other ten tribes has puzzled and provoked scholars ever since.
An Evening with Kevin Smith

2002

An Evening with Kevin Smith

2002
7.4
Kevin Smith interacts in Q&A sessions throughout various college stops in the USA.
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head

2002

Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head

2002
6.1
This musical biography tells the story of the making of Deep Purple's classic album "Machine Head. Exclusive interviews with Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, John Lord and Ian Paice take us through a track by track making of the album. The performers demonstrate riffs & licks from the songs and explain the genesis of the songwriting. Also included are featured songs, archive footage of Deep Purple in concert, including American footage of "Smoke on the Water" and "Space Truckin'", TV performances and promotional videos, more.
Slipknot: Disasterpieces

2002

Slipknot: Disasterpieces

2002
8
Slipknot performs live at the London Arena, summer 2002, in support of their Iowa album.
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols

2002

Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols

2002
7.1
The Sex Pistols album Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols is unquestionably one of the most important musical statements in the history of British music. It was in 1977, at a time when the nation was crippled by class division and unemployment that four working class teenagers with supposedly non-existent futures recorded an album that to this day remains as one of the greatest and most influential bodies of work ever recorded. This documentary features exclusive interview's with all four of the original members of the Sex Pistols as they take you on a track by track look at the making of the album. Featuring Steve Jones and Glen Matlock demonstrating selected riffs and licks off the album and explaining the development of the song writing. Candid interviews with Malcolm McLaren, Chris Thomas and Bill Price set the record straight about the recording session. Intertwining additional rare home video, live footage and early demo's make this release a compelling must see.
Spplat Attack

2002

Spplat Attack

2002
8
Part sci-fi adventure, part reality TV survival game and part extreme sports, William Shatner takes on a familiar role as commander of earth's forces in a galactic confrontation fight with real paintball weapons.
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

2002

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

2002
6
Veteran radio, theatre, television and film actor Christopher Plummer has played a thousand parts, but beneath that elegant stage presence lies the restless heart of a risk-taker. Don't miss this engaging biography.
Jackass: The Movie

2002

Jackass: The Movie

2002
6.3
Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big screen for the first time. They wander around Japan in panda outfits, wreak havoc on a once civilized golf course, they even do stunts involving LIVE alligators, and so on.
Bowling for Columbine

2002

Bowling for Columbine

2002
7.5
This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

2002

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

2002
6.4
The struggle to eradicate apartheid in South Africa has been chronicled over time, but no one has addressed the vital role music plays in this challenge. This documentary by Lee Hirsch recounts a fascinating and little-known part of South Africa's political history through archival footage, interviews and, of course, several mesmerizing musical performances.
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election

2002

Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election

2002
7.1
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election is the riveting story about the battle for the presidency in Florida and the undermining of democracy in America. Filmmakers Richard Ray Perez and Joan Sekler examine modern America’s most controversial political contest: the 2000 election of George W. Bush. What emerges is a disturbing picture of an election marred by suspicious irregularities, electoral injustices, and sinister voter purges in a state governed by the winning candidate’s brother. This 2004 Campaign Edition features new commentary by Danny Glover and a new segment on the dangers of electronic voting machines.
Something To Cheer About

2002

Something To Cheer About

2002
8
A documentary on the 1955 Crispus Attucks basketball team, whose revolutionary style of play helped to define modern basketball and whose team members, like NBA All-Star Oscar Robertson, went on to become basketball legends.
Gladiatrix

2002

Gladiatrix

2002
Based on the discovery of an unusual Roman-era grave found in England, this documentary investigates the role of women warriors in ancient Rome and speculates on the possibility of a 'Gladiatrix,' or a female gladiator.
Naqoyqatsi

2002

Naqoyqatsi

2002
6.1
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes

2002

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes

2002
7.5
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff

2002

From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff

2002
7
From Czarist Russia's Moscow Art Theatre to Hollywood's biggest film, narrator Gregory Peck joins an A-list of Hollywood stars to take us through the odyssey of two Russian born Hollywood legends: The great acting teacher Michael Chekhov and the amazing director George Shdanoff.
Operation Enduring Freedom

2002

Operation Enduring Freedom

2002
4.5
Documentary which examines the September 11 attacks, and America's military response, including previously unseen and recently declassified battle footage on American troops in combat in Afghanistan. After terrorists attacked New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11, 2001, America's military went into action and launched a counterattack on the men believed to be responsible -- Osama bin Laden, Sheik Omar, and the terrorist network al-Qaida.
Modern Warriors

2002

Modern Warriors

2002
5.2
Over 80 of the world's greatest martial artists demonstrate techniques and discuss philosophy in this fascinating account of the martial arts phenomenon and its increasing global popularity. See rare footage of some of the world's greatest kick boxers. Witness the stars training and analyze their techniques. Learn about competitions such as K-1, the world's most popular martial arts competition. Discover what separates the sports styles and the spiritual style of martial arts.
The Kid Stays in the Picture

2002

The Kid Stays in the Picture

2002
6.6
Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.