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DVD > Documentary > Special Interest
Documentary looking at the two years Elvis spent as a soldier in
the US army. Includes interviews with those who served alongside
the King, as well as colour home movies and rare newsreel footage.
Thought-provoking political documentary by Canadian filmmakers
Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar. In the mid-19th century, American
corporations began to be legally recognised as individuals, a move
that has given them unprecedented rights. In collaboration with
novelist Joel Bakan, the filmmakers pose the question: if a
corporation was a person, what sort of person would it be? Applying
psychiatric principles and social research, they come to the
conclusion that this 'person' would be a power-hungry, egocentric
and highly destructive psychopath. The film won Best Documentary
World Cinema Audience Award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
A close-up look at some of the world's most desirable and powerful
cars, revealing the secrets of their aesthetic and technical
superiority. Cars featured include: Lamborghini Diablo and Miura;
Jaguar XJ220; Viper; Corvette; Mustang; AC Cobra; GT40; F1 Espace;
and Porsche 959.
Liverpool Football Club returned to the pinnacle of continental football at the end of the 2018-19 season, lifting their sixth European Cup on the back of a record-breaking league campaign. Having watched their team rack-up a stunning 97 points and take the battle for the Premier League crown to the final day, Kopites descended upon Madrid to draw the curtain on one of the finest season’s in their history. And, in the heat of the Spanish capital, Jurgen Klopp’s men stepped out in the Champions League final for the second year running.
This time it was Tottenham Hotspur who stood in their way and, this time, the famous old trophy returned to Anfield after a 14-year absence. This was a season in which the Reds were firm and thrilling throughout, with a defence as solid as any in the club’s rich history and a strike-force that struck fear into teams throughout Europe. It was a season in which technical superiority and a collective will to win produced unforgettable results and, at times, defied belief.
Disc 1: Season Highlights of every game.
Disc 2: Champions League - Semi-Final 2nd Leg vs Barcelona (Full Game), and Champions League - Final vs Tottenham (Full Game)
Documentary about the life, tragic death and legacy of Diana,
Princess of Wales. Known as the people's princess, they respected
and related to Diana as a mother and a public figure. She was an
avid campaigner for causes she believed in and helped to make the
British monarchy more accessible and relatable. This documentary
looks at her life and her work and the legacy she left behind.
Joanna Lumley travels back to the country that she came from to celebrate the great nation that it is today.
A year older than Independent India itself, Joanna was born into the last days of The Raj and India was home to both sides of her family for several generations. Travelling over 5000 miles, Joanna explores India’s diverse landscapes, cultural traditions and extraordinary spirit, discovering how independence has changed and shaped it into the great evolving country it is today.
Celebrating its beauty, wildlife, people, culture, history, modernity and absolute diversity, Joanna’s journey takes her on an exploration of India’s past, present and future, drawing on her own connections and experiences and learning from stories of others.
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The Golden Age
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Yury Grigorovich, Francois Duplat; Directed by Denis Sneguirev
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R518
Discovery Miles 5 180
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Werner Herzog directs this documentary about the life and work of
Italian composer and Prince of Venosa Carlo Gesualdo. The film
takes a look at Gesualdo's musical career and his controversial
personal life including his murder of his wife and her lover.
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Bolshoi Babylon
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Sara Bernstein, Mark Franchetti, Smiths & Elms, Nick Read, Maria Alexandrova, …
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R310
Discovery Miles 3 100
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Documentary charting the revival and recovery of the Bolshoi
Theatre after an attack on company director Sergei Filin in January
2013. In an exceptional turn of events, the Bolshoi Theatre grants
the film crew unrestricted access backstage for the first time
ever. Following on from the turbulent events, the management and
dancers work to rebuild the reputation of the world famous ballet
troupe. The documentary includes interviews with notable dancers
Maria Alexandrova and Maria Allash and company director Anatoliy
Iksanov.
Conor Horgan directs this documentary about Irish drag queen and
gay rights activist Rory O'Neill AKA Panti Bliss. Filmed over a
number of years, Rory speaks candidly about his upbringing in
Ballinrobe, County Mayo, his career as Ireland's most popular drag
queen and his role in the country's successful campaign for
Marriage Equality.
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Misery Loves Comedy
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John Vorhaus, Burton Ritchie, Bob Saget, Larry David, Adam McDaid, …
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R275
Discovery Miles 2 750
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Kevin Pollak directs this feature documentary that looks at why
some of the funniest people in the world are miserable. With
contributions from comedians, actors, presenters and writers
including Jimmy Fallon, Bob Saget, Matthew Perry, Stephen Merchant
and Jim Gaffigan, the documentary examines why those with miserable
lives tend to deliver the funniest comedy.
Documentary series looking at the history of horror, fantasy and
science fiction films. With contributions from well-known
directors, writers, actors and composers, the series begins by
looking at the 1960s film 'Blacula', then moves on to the 1970s
where 'The Invasion of the Body Snatchers' and 'The Exorcist' are
discussed, and finally on to the 1980s which features 'Alien',
'Star Trek' and 'The Howling'.
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Jam in the Dam
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Keller Williams, Umphreys Mcgee, Particle, The Disco Biscuits; Directed by Lawrence Shapiro
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R528
Discovery Miles 5 280
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Documentary focusing on the jam band music scene. The feature
follows musicians Umphrey's McGee, Keller Williams, The Disco
Biscuits and Particle as they perform at the first annual Jam in
the Dam festival in March 2005. Filmed in Amsterdam's Melkweg, the
feature includes interviews with the various artists and fans
taking part in addition to the group's live performances.
All six episodes of the documentary series that dramatises airborne
combat missions and tells the stories of the expert fighter pilots
involved. The programme features aircraft including Spitfires,
Lancaster bombers and Phantom fighters as well as interviews with
their surviving veteran pilots and insights from military
historians. The episodes are: 'Douglas Bader', 'George Beurling',
'Wingwalker', 'The Tuskegee Airmen', 'Robin Olds' and 'Gabby
Gabreski'.
Documentary about the town of Portland, Oregon which is known as
one of the most thriving cycling towns in America. Since 1971, the
residents of Portland have worked hard to make their town the
bicycle capital of the United States, achieving a status of having
virtually no critical mass. Passionate about their town and the
environment, the residents managed to overcome opposition from city
planners, politicians and the police to achieve their goal of
starting the regular Critical Mass ride.
Documentary profiling some of the world's most horific stories
about the evil of the human race. Featuring in-depth examinations
of the kinds of torture that Hitler inflicted on millions of
innocent people to blood-curdling tales of human testing when
animals failed to provide the answers that scientists were after,
this documentary investigates why humans are the only animal to
inflict pain and suffering on their own kind for, seemingly, no
reason.
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Turned Towards the Sun
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James Dorrian, J. Ralph, Laura Morris, Micky Burn, Nick Golding, …
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Discovery Miles 2 220
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Greg Olliver directs this documentary exploring the life of English
writer Micky Burn. The feature follows Micky as he retraces the
unusual events of his adult life in which he had an affair with the
notorious Soviet Union communist spy Guy Burgess and later
developed an adoration for Nazism and Adolf Hitler, who signed his
copy of 'Mein Kampf' in 1936. But after changing his opinion of the
party he volunteered for the independent companies and fought
against Germany in the Second World War where he was captured as a
prisoner of war during the St. Nazaire Raid and imprisoned in
Colditz Castle. Following his eventual release at the end of the
war he was credited with saving the life of a six-year-old Audrey
Hepburn, began working as a reporter for The Times and became a
committed Marxist.
Nicolas Philibert is one of the world's leading documentary makers
and is the winner of a BAFTA and a Cesar. The protagonists in this
documentary are the patients and staff at the La Borde psychiatric
clinic in France. Each summer they perform a play on a stage set in
the grounds of La Borde. The film charts the rehearsals for the
play and allows the viewer a glimpse at life in one the world's
most highly regarded psychiatric institutions.
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