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Hoop Dreams 63 reviews
Arthur 'Bo' Agee, Jazz Agee
New Line Home Video, 1996
A True Life Rocky Story and A Steal of a Price for Criterion.
+ Alumni Buy This
+ Great product. Great delivery time
+ The Best Documentary of All-Time
+ One Of The Better Documentaries You'll Ever See
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Guns, Germs, and Steel 46 reviews
Braden Doane, Mason Graham
National Geographic Video, 2005
Unintended Consequences
+ Guns, Germs, and Steel
+ Heartily recommend the book and the video, and especially both together
+ Simply an Awesome Eye Opener
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National Geographic: The Search For the Battleship Bismark2 reviews
Richard Kiley, Robert D. Ballard
Nat'l Geographic Vid, 2005
An interest in WW11 Naval Battles
+ Worth watching
I have developed a keen interest in WW11 Naval Battles and to hear first hand accounts puts me right amongst it. Those guys gave it and had to take it right to the bitter end, no matter what their beliefs or country of origin. The bitter courage experienced and to what end - has been displayed ...
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Troublesome Creek - A Midwestern 10 reviews
Dean Elias, Marge Harold
Fox Lorber, 2006
Accurate portrayal of small farms today
+ Real People, Real Awesome Movie
+ This is a GREAT film!
+ What A Triumph!!
+ A Heartfelt Documentary Starring Real People
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National Geographic's Ballad of the Irish Horse5 reviews
National Geographic
Nat'l Geographic Vid, 1997
Visual Feast for Horselovers
+ Heartbreakingly Gorgeous
+ Beautiful
+ Gorgeous
+ A true classic! Worth watching over and over...
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Hearts and Minds - Criterion Collection48 reviews
Clark Clifford, George Coker
Criterion, 2002
Hearts and Minds
+ Should be Required for Americans to Watch
+ ****** Hearts and Minds *****
+ Powerful today as it was when it was filmed
+ A compelling and enlightening look at why we fought in SE Asia
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The Farmer's Wife10 reviews
Juanita Buschkoetter, Darrel Buschkoetter
PBS (Direct), 2006
Poetic story of real life drama
+ Inspiring Documentary
+ The Farmer's Wife, David Sutherland film PBS
+ thought provoking
+ A Pioneer Of "Reality Broadcasting" And The Telling Of A Remarkable Story
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The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns (Boxed Set)152 reviews
David McCullough
Pbs Home Video, 1997
A true masterpiece, regardless of historical reservations!
+ A Great History Lessons, But Lacks The Emotional Punch Of "The War"
+ As good as it gets.
+ Great piece of work; good start for beginning historians.
+ Great but misleading
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I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School 2 reviews
New Video Group, 2005
Stanton Elementary
+ A 1993 Documentary Behaviours 4-10 Years Old
This documentary looks at a public elementary school in a low-income neighborhood of Philadelphia. Either it was made in the late 1980s or momma is giving their sons high-top fades long after it went out of fashion. Please note that so many of the children in this documentary are adorable with ...
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Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns113 reviews
Hank Aaron, Bud Abbott
Pbs Home Video, 1995
The best
+ Baseball: An Illustrated History
+ The Old Ball Game
+ A tribute to baseball by Ken Burns and his team
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The Perilous Fight - America's World War II in Color6 reviews
Perilous Fight-America's World War 2 in Color
Pbs Paramount, 2004
One of the best overviews
+ Captivateing
+ Different Perspective, Hardly Anti-American
I usually don't respond to reviews (negative or positive) but some of the perspectives offered on THE PERILIOUS FIGHT really trouble me. I teach Advanced Placement U.S. History at a Southern California high school and I can tell you that I see virtually NO inaccuracies in this program. Some may ...
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American Experience - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided19 reviews
David Morse, Holly Hunter
PBS Paramount, 2005
A House Divided: Mary Todd and Abraham Lincolm
+ Portrait of Abraham and Mary Lincoln
+ American Experience-Abrham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
+ Excellent Documentary
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American Experience - Influenza 19185 reviews
Marion Ross
PBS (Direct), 2006
My Favorite PBS Documentary
+ Great, interesting DVD--American Experience quality!
+ Influenza epidemic / tragedy
+ Started my interest in pandemic influenza
+ a forgotten tragedy
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The Rockefellers - The American Experience4 reviews
Pbs (Direct), 2000
Interesting and balanced information on an important family
+ A Fine First Video Volume; An Almost as Good Second
+ real american power
I saw this after I had read Chernow's Titan. This is a very balanced treatment of four generations of Rockefellers. John D. Sr. is shown from his roots and how his attitudes and practices were formed. John D. Junior is given wonderful treatment and, I think, his life's triumph of vindicating the ...
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The Up Series (Seven Up / 7 Plus Seven / 21 Up / 28 Up / 35 Up / 42 Up)30 reviews
Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett
First Run Features, 2004
Probably the best documentary I've watched
+ A unique movie viewing experience
+ The 'Up' Series
+ For anyone who gets sentimental thinking about the past
+ Endlessly Fascinating
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Troublesome Creek - A Midwestern10 reviews
Dean Elias, Marge Harold
Fox Lorber, 2006
Accurate portrayal of small farms today
+ Real People, Real Awesome Movie
+ This is a GREAT film!
+ What A Triumph!!
+ A Heartfelt Documentary Starring Real People
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National Geographic: The Search For the Battleship Bismark2 reviews
Richard Kiley, Robert D. Ballard
Nat'l Geographic Vid, 2005
An interest in WW11 Naval Battles
+ Worth watching
I have developed a keen interest in WW11 Naval Battles and to hear first hand accounts puts me right amongst it. Those guys gave it and had to take it right to the bitter end, no matter what their beliefs or country of origin. The bitter courage experienced and to what end - has been displayed ...
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Hearts and Minds - Criterion Collection48 reviews
Clark Clifford, George Coker
Criterion, 2002
Hearts and Minds
+ Should be Required for Americans to Watch
+ ****** Hearts and Minds *****
+ Powerful today as it was when it was filmed
+ A compelling and enlightening look at why we fought in SE Asia
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Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns113 reviews
Hank Aaron, Bud Abbott
Pbs Home Video, 1995
The best
+ Baseball: An Illustrated History
+ The Old Ball Game
+ A tribute to baseball by Ken Burns and his team
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The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns (Boxed Set)152 reviews
David McCullough
Pbs Home Video, 1997
A true masterpiece, regardless of historical reservations!
+ A Great History Lessons, But Lacks The Emotional Punch Of "The War"
+ As good as it gets.
+ Great piece of work; good start for beginning historians.
+ Great but misleading
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