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Glory 390 reviews
Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington
Sony Pictures, 1998
A must have for anyone interested in the Civil War
+ Great Movie
+ One of my favorite movies
This film springs to glorious life in Blu-Ray. It tells to true story of the all black volunteer army regiment during the Civil War and their heroic sacrifices.If you have any interest in the Civil War buy this movie.
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A Soldier's Story29 reviews
Denzel Washington, Adolph Caesar
Sony Pictures, 1999
a piece of our hearts, exposed
+ EXCELLENT!!
+ A Soldier's Story
+ dvd
+ A Soldier's Story
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Walt Disney Treasures - On the Front Lines63 reviews
Cliff Edwards, Clarence Nash
Walt Disney Video, 2004
Great educational film
+ Beautiful collection!
+ Things you wouldn't expect from Disney
+ Fabulous Gift for Kid at Heart
+ Disney Classic are Classic's for a reason
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American Experience: Hawaii's Last Queen 8 reviews
David McCullough (II); Anna Deavere Smith
WGBH Boston, 2006
On Hawaii's Last Queen
+ Great teaching tool.
+ Interesting story!
+ Learn the Truth
+ Missionaries are evil.
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American Experience - The Gold Rush 3 reviews
Michael Murphy, Isabel Allende
PBS (Direct), 2006
The truth is never easy to accept.
After viewing this documentary about the west, one has to wonder: are all white americans evil? No! But one has to be honest enough to acknowledge the fact that prejudice toward any human being who was not white existed and flourished by the DOMINANT WHITE CLASS. This is a sad but true statement, ...
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American Experience, The: Zoot Suit Riots2 reviews
WGBH BOSTON/ PBS HOME VIDEO, 2002
Great Documentary but Can Get It for Less Elsewhere
+ Another quality American Experience production
This is a great documentary about race and teenage rebellion in America when some teenage Latinos and Caucasian sailors have a tussel during World War II that leads to a riot in Los Angeles. I am looking for it to show in my classroom but you can get it directly from PBS for $19.99 so don't waste ...
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American Experience: John Brown's Holy War 4 reviews
Joe Morton
PBS (Direct), 2005
The American Experience
+ Good context
+ THE AVENGING ANGEL
This DVD comes so highly recommended because it looks at John Brown from so many perspectives. Whether you love, like, dislike, or hate John Brown you will enjoy watching this documentary. If you are interested in 19th century American History, war, religion, or just enjoy biographies it doesn't ...
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Real Life Teens: Bill Of Rights At School [VHS]
Tmw / Media Group, 2002
This program covers the complex issues surrounding teen's rights at school and discusses how their rights on campus are different to that in public. It describes how and why a school is legally allowed to place restrictions on speech, clothes and behavior, while enforcing the student's basic civil rights. It also explains a student's rights to privacy and why a school can search a student's ...
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American Experience: New York Underground4 reviews
David Ogden Stiers; Frances Sternhagen; Robert Sean Leonard; Frank McCourt; Spalding Gray; Philip Bosco; Ron Silver; Eli Wallach; George Plimpton; Janeane Garofalo; Joan Allen; Robert A.M. Stern; Daniel Patrick Moynihan; Mike Wallace (IV); Pete Hamill; Fran Lebowitz; Robert A. Caro; Alfred Kazin; Brendan Gill; Donald Trump
WGBH Boston, 2006
This Is Just As Advertised
+ An hour of fascinating history
+ fantastic history
I don't know what these other two reviewers were expecting but this is exactly what it says it is, the story of the building of the New York Subway. No it's not Ric Burns New York Documentary...why you thought it was is beyond me...this is an excellent documentary of the early years of the Subway ...
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Into the West135 reviews
Irene Bedard, Gil Birmingham
Dreamworks Video, 2005
Not Edited. . . . Notice that those who claim editing offer no specifics
+ into the west
+ Still good, despite editing
+ Television DVD
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We Shall Remain14 reviews
Benjamin Bratt
PBS (Direct), 2009
"It is a story at the heart of America..."
+ We Shall Remain
+ Great documentary
+ excellent & from a different viewpoint
+ We Shall Remain
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White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki31 reviews
Harold Agnew, Dr. Shuntaro Hida
Hbo Home Video, 2007
Nuclear weapons today are much more powerful
+ Reality, what a concept ~
+ provocative and important
+ Heart wrenching
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The Great Depression 4 reviews
Mario Cuomo
A&E (INGR), 2009
Nothing more depressing than Mario Cuomo
The narrator was even more depressing than the event. Thank God those poor people didn't have to listen to Cuomo and go through economic depression at the same time
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Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks
Hudson & Houston, 2002
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks sparked a revolution by sitting still. Her simple act of defiance against racial segregation on city buses inspired the African American community of Montgomery, Alabama, to unite against the segregationists who ran City Hall. Over the course of a year, the Montgomery Bus Boycott would test the endurance of the peaceful protesters, overturn an unjust law and create ...
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Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement3 reviews
Various Artists
Time Life Entertainment, 2009
An inspiration!
+ One of the best documentaries I have ever seen
+ A must have
I loved this DVD! I am a choir teacher, and my students also enjoyed the movie. The only thing...if you're showing it to students, there is some swearing towards the end of the movie. I got parent permission for my students to view it, so it was fine...but something to know if you're showing it ...
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American Experience - The Murder of Emmett Till11 reviews
Andre Braugher, Pat Antici
PBS (Direct), 2004
The Murder of Emmett Till: An Education Worth Viewing
+ a touching story
+ Once Again, Mississippi Goddam
+ Excellent and moving documentary
+ America's redemption
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The Children's March, 2005
On May 2, 1963, the children of Birmingham, Ala., flooded the city's streets and the city's jail to challenge segregation. With dogs and fire hoses, police tried to stop them. Yet, in ways their parents could not, the children prevailed, defying the police intimidation that long had plagued Birmingham's black community.
More than 40 years later, this courageous story is brought to life in a ...
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Dear America - Letters Home from Vietnam81 reviews
Tom Berenger, Ellen Burstyn
Hbo Home Video, 2005
Dear America - Letters Home from Vietnam
+ The true cost of War
+ Emotional, Thought Provoking
+ Greatest picture of Vietnã ever shown
+ Simply the Best!
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Crips and Bloods: Made in America29 reviews
Jim Brown, Forest Whitaker
NEW VIDEO GROUP, 2009
Very Revealing
+ Where's UCLA Medical Center - South Central and Watts branches?
+ If you live in the U.S., you should see this documentary.
I want to start off by indicating that I found this documentary very worthwhile. That being the case, the title is a bit misleading as it does not get so in-depth with gangs themselves but gives more of an explanation about where the anger of young black men in Los Angeles came from and why gangs ...
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Saving Private Ryan (Special Limited Edition)1765 reviews
Tom Hanks, Matt Damon
Dreamworks Video, 1999
Saving Private Ryan
+ Saving Private Ryan
+ Command is a lonely place
+ Perfect on Blu Ray
+ Saving private Ryan
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