Films/DVD Asylum

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In Reply to: HELP needed urgently!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! posted by Victor Khomenko on February 16, 2007 at 07:14:39:

* Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
* The Passion of Joan of Arc - Criterion Collection
* A Face in the Crowd
* The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
* The Vanishing - Criterion Collection

Bill Hicks Live - Satirist, Social Critic, Stand-Up Comedian
Poignant and hilarious, still cutting edge and thought provoking. Hicks transcends comedy and satire and enters an arena of great artistic achievement.

Callas - A Documentary Plus Bonus / John Ardoin, Franco Zefferelli
Two in-depth programs detailing the life and temper tantrums of great opera diva Maria Callas are included on this video. The first, a 90-minute documentary, is narrated by famous film director Franco Zeffirelli. Exciting performance and newsreel footage including her tryst with Onassis, her funeral cortege, and even the infamous Rome Walkout. Bonus interviews with opera stars Titto Gobbi and Renata Scotto, plus several others.

American Experience: Kinsey
This powerful PBS documentary puts sex researcher Alfred Kinsey under the microscope via archival footage and exhaustive interviews, examining his childhood and personal struggles, his far-reaching influence, how his comprehensive study came to be and how his "report" made waves for years to come

The Corporation
This documentary charts the spectacular rise of corporations as a dramatic, pervasive presence in our lives. Filmmakers Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott present a timely, entertaining critique of global conglomerates as they chronicle the origins of corporations, as well as their inner workings, controversial impacts and possible futures.

Biography - Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union (A&E DVD Archives)
During his term as President of the United States, Lincoln faced some of the toughest challenges of any U.S. president. This biography examines his fascinating life, from his childhood in rural Kentucky to his rise as a politician and his presidential campaign. The film chronicles Lincoln's actions during the Civil War, as well as his depression and marital problems.