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Publisher
1 Earth Productions
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
"Investigates the reason behind stalled efforts to tackle climate change despite consensus in the scientific community that it is not only a reality but also a growing problem placing us on the brink of disaster. The film details the people and organizations casting doubt on climate science and claims that greenhouse gases are not affected by human behavior. From the Koch Brothers to ExxonMobil, to oil industry front groups, to prominent politicians...
4) All the way
Publisher
HBO Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Bryan Cranston stars in a riveting look at the formidable challenges and demons faced by President Lyndon Johnson on his tumultuous first year in office, from his accidental ascension to the presidency in November 1963, to his relentless fight to win passage of a landmark Civil Rights Bill with the election of 1964 looming.
6) The brink
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Follows Steve Bannon through the 2018 midterm elections in the United States, shedding light on his efforts to mobilize and unify far-right parties in order to win seats in the May 2019 European Parliamentary elections. Keen manipulator of the press and gifted self-promoter, Bannon continues to draw headlines and protests wherever he goes, feeding the powerful myth on which his survival relies.
7) A gray state
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In 2010, David Crowley, an Iraq veteran, aspiring filmmaker, and charismatic up-and-coming voice in fringe politics, began production on his film. Set in a dystopian near future where civil liberties are trampled by an unrestrained federal government, the film's crowdfunded trailer was enthusiastically received by the burgeoning online community of libertarians, Tea Party activists, and members of the nascent alt-right.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A documentary film from the television series "American Experience," that profiles Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third President of the United States, and discusses pivotal moments in his public and private life during his term in office.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of experimental drug-and-hypnosis-induced conditioning to carry out the orders of the enemy upon release. When a decorated Korean War veteran who has been brainwashed starts to commit political assassinations, his old military commander begins to suspect and must stop him.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Technological advances have escalated Cold War tensions to an all-time high, and undercover KGB operatives Elizabeth and Philip Jennings face the growing threat of discovery. As their assignments grow more deadly, their family is in more danger, and their loyalties are tested like never before.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The story of America's most important battles against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II. This series examines the military mind set, pioneering tactics, and state-of-the-art technologies deployed by both sides. Remnants of military hardware and forgotten relics of war are discovered as expert's journey from the beaches of the Pacific islands to the battlefields of Northern Europe.
Publisher
History Channel
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Founding brothers begins with a look at two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. Washington surrounded himself with brilliant men who were bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. It explores the ideological conflict that existed between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton and highlights Washington's farewell...
Publisher
Liberation Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Includes in-depth interviews of U.S. President Richard Nixon by Sir David Frost in May, 1977 regarding the infamous Watergate scandal, followed by a segment, "Behind the scenes." That final segment features footage from 2007 of Frost discussing "clinching the interviews, Nixon's advisors, ground rules, on location, Nixon's reaction, and the final meeting" he had with Nixon at San Clemente.
16) Fahrenheit 11/9
Publisher
Briarcliff Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A provocative and comedic portrait of Donald Trump as a bully, a liar, a racist, a hedonist, a father with a creepy closeness to his daughter Ivanka and a man who doesn2t even try to hide his baser instincts. The way that Michael Moore sees it, Trump runs his country like one of his corporations, like a dictatorship. Cross him and it2s firing time. He even compares Trump to Hitler, dubbing the President2s own words into the Fuhrer2s mouth.
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Set in the early fifties, this razor-sharp adaptation of the novel by Richard Condon concerns the decorated U.S. Army sergeant Raymond Shaw, who as a prisoner during the Korean War is brainwashed into being a sleeper assassin in a Communist conspiracy, and a fellow POW who slowly uncovers the sinister plot.
18) The Poison Squad
Publisher
PBS
Language
English
Description
THE POISON SQUAD tells the story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley. The film charts the path of the forgotten man who laid the groundwork for U.S. consumer protection laws, and ultimately the creation of the FDA.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Secrets can be deadly in this suspenseful thriller about undercover Russian spies in 1980s Washington D.C. Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings seem to be a typical suburban couple, but they're actually lethal KGB agents plotting to bring down America. As the Cold War escalates, Philip and Elizabeth must take extreme measures to continue their mission to keep their true identities hidden. But when an FBI agent movies in across the street, they become ensnared...
20) Citizen Koch
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In this searing expose on the state of democracy in America and the fracturing of the Republican Party, directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessin follow the money behind the rise of the Tea Party. Alternately terrifying and funny, documentary is an essential and powerful portrait of our political times.
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