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The Robert Greenwald Documentary Collection (Uncovered/Outfoxed/Unconstitutional/Bonus Disc) 10 reviews
Linda Vester, Steve Doocy
The Disinformation Company, 2005
Essential Viewing
+ The Anti-Bush Documentaries
+ Great Investment
+ for a real patriot...
+ The Robert Greenwald Documentary Collection
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Triumph of the Nerds53 reviews
Bob Cringely, Steve Wozniak
Ambrose Video, 2002
Boys will be Boys!
+ Technology Teacher's Perspective
+ Triumph of the Nerds
+ Wonderful ... best Silicon Valley story I have known of
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How William Shatner Changed the World10 reviews
William Shatner, Ira Steven Behr
Allumination, 2007
Love Star Trek? You'll Love This
+ the coolest "how far we have come" show ever!
+ Mostly There
+ Shatner Makes Self-Promotion Easily Enjoyable
+ Delightful DVD with science, technology and humor!
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Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media78 reviews
William F. Buckley, Noam Chomsky
Zeitgeist Films, 2002
The movie that has become a movement.
+ talk about "must see"
+ If Only Everyone in America Would See This Film
This is more than a film, "Manufacturing Consent" has long been a tool of peace workers who wanted to inform others of the shameful U.S. policies toward countries like East Timor. This film's segment regarding the U.S. support of Indonesia's invasion of East Timor was used to raise awareness and ...
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Who Killed the Electric Car?284 reviews
Martin Sheen
Sony Pictures, 2006
Absolutely excellent documentary!
+ DVD lauched my interest not to buy another gas car.
+ Corporate malfeasance once again exposed
+ made many good points but missed one
+ Informative - an Eye Opening Look at the U.S. Auto Industry
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The Universe - The Complete Season One (History Channel)48 reviews
The Universe
A&E HOME VIDEO, 2007
For those who continue to question...
+ History Channel's History of the Universe
+ The Universe - Complete Season One
+ Want to know more about the (real) BIGGER PICTURE ?
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NOVA - Physics: The Elegant Universe and Beyond 117 reviews
Michael B. Green, Joseph Lykken
WGBH Boston, 2006
Awesome
+ Amazing!
+ An innovative concept of the universe!
+ Great Explanation of Superstrings and More!
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Amongst White Clouds10 reviews
Chinese Buddhist hermit monks
Festival Media, 2007
Best Buddhist film I have seen
+ Amongst White Clouds
+ Among the hermits: where cameras never go
+ amazing movie
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Ayn Rand - A Sense of Life (Director's Vision Edition)61 reviews
Sharon Gless, Michael S. Berliner
Strand Releasing, 2004
More than a glimpse
+ Ayn Rand movie suffers from a lack of objectivity
+ The objectivism of Ayn Rand
+ A true philosophical meaning of life and the condition of the human soul
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The Complete Walking with... Collection 16 reviews
Stockard Channing, Larry Agenbroad
BBC Warner, 2006
"The Complete Walking with... Collection"!
+ James Arndt
+ Walking With Collection
+ Kids keep watching DVD
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In Search of Shakespeare11 reviews
Michael Wood
PBS (Direct), 2004
The Life and Times of Shakespeare
+ I can't imagine how it could be improved
+ Anne and Will
+ Best Shakespeare biography yet!
+ The life and times of Shakespeare
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Ken Burns - American Lives (Thomas Jefferson / Lewis & Clark / Frank Lloyd Wright / Elizabeth Cady Stanton & ...2 reviews
Hal Holbrook, Adam Arkin
PBS Paramount, 2005
A Great Collection of PBS Documentaries
+ Great resource!
I bought all of these individually. As he did with The Civil War and Baseball (as well as his earlier works which are now also in a box set, not to mention The West, New York and Jazz). Ken Burns continues to present his "American Stories" with pictures and narration that bring the past alive. 1 ...
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The Universe - The Complete Season Two (History) (Steelbook)7 reviews
History Channel
A&E Home Video (New REleaset), 2008
Great series!
+ Better than season one.
+ Awesome
+ Every bit what I hoped for...
+ NOT Anamorphic
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NOVA - Genius: The Science of Einstein, Newton, Darwin, and Galileo5 reviews
Stacy Keach; Peter Thomas (VI); Don Wescott
WGBH Boston, 2006
A marvelous collection of 4 Nova programs
+ Fabulous!
+ NOVA does it again.
Here, in one box, are 4 superb Nova programs that function as absorbing discussions of some of the most profound scientific discoveries in history and as biographies of the scientists responsible for them. Very few breakthroughs in science follow a linear path: there are usually a host of ancillary ...
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The Planets (Box Set)37 reviews
New Video Group, 2000
Excellent
+ Great for the average person...
+ Good Visual Tour of the Solar System
+ The Planets
+ "The Planets" Bring the Solar System Alive
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Connections 123 reviews
James Burke
Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc., 2007
Wonderful series
+ Connections 1
+ Connections
+ Always fantastic
+ All People, Large and Small, Genius and Fool
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In Search of the Trojan War22 reviews
Dr. John Chadwick, Peter Connolly
BBC Warner, 2004
Love it!
+ It is still relevant - a wonderful overview of the subject
+ Great Historical Documentary - Terrific Story Telling
The Trojan War is an historical fact...the Trojan Horse...I'm not sure about that but Michael Wood brings to life and validates Homer's account in the Illiad. A must-have for any Greek history buff! High quality DVD.
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Stanley Kubrick - Warner Home Video Directors Series35 reviews
WARNER HOME VIDEO, 2008
Awesome Box
+ Warner's Revisions Finally Come!!!!!
+ Good starting package for new Stanley Kubrick fans
+ Great gift
+ Finally anamorphic Kubrick
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Ancient Discoveries3 reviews
Phil Crowley
Koch Vision, 2007
Science did not begin with Copernicus
+ Ancient Discoveries
The History Channel has done a superb job in bringing ancient science to light in this breathtaking series of technological advances. Consider Archimedes' giant claws to capture foreign ships in the harbor or Chinese robots that always point to Beijing wherever they are taken, or skyscrapers built ...
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From the Earth to the Moon - The Signature Edition266 reviews
Tom Hanks, Krista Adair
HBO Home Video, 2005
From the earth to the moon
+ Simply the best!
+ A true reflection of the times
+ NASA at it's finest!
+ Brilliant! An amazing adventure
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