An excellent documentary on the effects of a nuclear attack on Britain, produced in 1982. Many of the scenes were re-used for Threads, a drama on the same subject (1984).
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A 1979(?) documentary on the status of the US strategic forces and their weak points. The first 10 minutes are a rehash of the film material also used in The Day After, the "real" documentary starts after that. ... continue reading
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BBC documentary about big breasts and how they affect the people who have them.
posted by theaceofclubz
The One Percent is a 2006 documentary about the growing wealth gap between America's wealthy elite and the citizenry on the whole. It was created by Jamie Johnson, heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune.... continue reading
posted by SpeveO
IRAN (is not the problem) is a feature length film responding to the failure of the American mass media to provide the public with relevant and accurate information about the standoff between the US and... continue reading
posted by SpeveO
Adaptation by the same production company as Watership Down on a novel by the same author, Richard Adams. Don't watch it if you are prone to suicidal tendancies.
posted by bleedingsnowman
Shot over seven years by filmmaker John Dullaghan, this intimate portrait of writer Charles Bukowski reveals a tortured man who survived years of abuse to produce some of the most influential prose of... continue reading
posted by mauz15
In 1941, two years into the Second World War, Werner Heisenberg went to Copenhagen to meet his old friend and mentor, Neils Bohr. At the time, Heisenberg was the head of the German nuclear program. Bohr... continue reading
posted by notarobot
A revival of interest in Henry Kissinger came during the new millennium, when journalist Christopher Hitchens wrote The Trial of Henry Kissinger, a scathing critique of Kissinger's policy that accused... continue reading
posted by Farhad2000
Garrett Oliver, Brewmaster of the Brooklyn Brewery, is the Niel de Grasse Tyson of brewing. http://gelconference.com/videos/2008/garrett_oliver/
posted by fissionchips
Dr. Albert A. Bartlett's presentation on "Arithmetic, Population, and Energy."
posted by bluecliff
Considered by some critics to be the most important alternative rock band to emerge from the British indie scene of the 1980s, the Smiths have had a major influence on subsequent alternative music, including... continue reading
posted by Zifnab
The Rise and Fall of Fred A Leuchter Jr. Director: Errol Morris "Mr. Death" is a stylized documentary that deals with the life and work of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr., a US Federal Court qualified expert... continue reading
posted by fissionchips
A collection of re-filmed sketches from the first and second series of the cult TV comedy show "Monty Python's Flying Circus". Includes such classics as "Nudge, Nudge", "Hell's Grannies", "Killer Cars",... continue reading
posted by Kulpims T'dna
From LL: "The global financial machine has ground perilously close to a halt. This timely film explores what went wrong with economic globalisation. How could the financial world have miscalculated so badly? ... continue reading
posted by ElJardinero
In 1933, the leaders of US Steel, Remington Arms, J.P.Morgan, and Standard Oil attempted to overthrow the government of the United States. Twice decorated Major General Smedley Butler testified before... continue reading
posted by rougy
Documentary on the Great Depression of the late twenties and thirties, brought to us by PBS Detroit.
posted by schmawy
I watched this video 11 times and now I'm gonna go blog about it and touch my Mythbusters poster inappropriately.
posted by Edeot