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This enlightening biopic uses the life and work of Frida Kahlo, one of Mexico`s most legendary painters and an enduring feminist icon, to illuminate the Mexican Renaissance of the 1920s and 30s, as well as the political upheaval of the period. Intimately portraying the artist`s personal experiences of pain and suffering, from her early polio affliction to the bus accident that injured her for life, Frida`s strength and creativity ultimately prevail. She proceeded to develop an entirely innovative, self-expressive painting style, and became a leading figure in the burgeoning Communist movement. Her relationship with the artist Diego Rivera is shown to have been fraught with conflict, as each valued independence while remaining devoted to the other. Frida`s career blossomed, leading to international success and a brief affiliation with the Surrealists. She also had affairs with both women and men--including an exiled Leon Trotsky--before her health problems deteriorated beyond recovery. This moving depiction of a larger-than-life persona delves into history, with an eye for the personal, political, and cultural tides that shaped and defined Mexico during that era.
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When it comes to describing the action from the frontlines of battlefields across the globe, the one name most Americans immediately conjure up is that of Ernie Pyle. G.I. JOE: ERNIE PYLE takes a look at his historic reporting, by staging re-enactments, and drawing on Pyle's own, highly distinctive reports. A selection of photographs culled from the archives adds a further touch of authenticity to the program, showing how Pyle was really just an ordinary guy with a job to do, albeit one which saw him working in extraordinary circumstances. This tribute to his talents paints a picture of a man willing to work under adverse conditions in order to enlighten his country of the real horrors on the battlefield, and for that he is rightly saluted.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: (unspecified) - English
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As low-tech guerrilla insurgents continue to inflict damage on U.S. military operations despite American smart bombs, network intelligence, and other high-tech weaponry, defense experts are forced to reassess their strategies and battle plans in order to better fight combatants in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. PBS' Nova series examines the benefits and limitations of advanced technology on the modern battlefield in the thought-provoking episode BATTLE PLAN UNDER FIRE.DVD Features:Region (Unknown)Keep CaseSingle Side - Single LayerFull Frame - 1.33
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Winner of a 2001 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, MURDER ON A SUNDAY MORNING is a compelling account of a reopened murder case, featuring a potentially incorrect suspect, and shocking tales of police corruption. Brenton Butler is the suspect, a 15 year old African-American accused of murdering Mary Ann Stephens in Jacksonville, Florida. Condemed by everyone involved with the case, his only lifeline is his lawyer, Patrick McGuiness, who reopens the case and uncovers some shocking revelations, and a distinct lack of concrete evidence against Butler.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Production Interview - 1. Cast Deleted ScenesInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/Photo Galleries: Biographies - 1. Cast& Crew
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This classic episode of NBC News' Project Twenty series presents an early look at the travesty of the frontier settlers' inhumane treatment of Native Americans in the West. Graphic photos and first person narratives taken from diaries debunk the classic, heroic notion of the old west in favor of tragic reality. Narrated by Walter Brennan.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull FrameAudio: Dolby Digital Stereo - English
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