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The U.S. vs. John Lennon
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0ur opinion:Description:The compelling and provocative story of John Lennon's evolution from beloved Beatle to outspoken artist and activist to iconic inspiration for peace, and how, in the midst of one of the most tumultuous times in American history, Lennon stood his ground, refused to be silenced and courageously won his battle with the U.S. Government. :ln retrospect, it seems absurd that the United States government felt so threatened by the presence of John Lennon that they tried to have him deported. But that's what happened, as ...
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Trinity & Beyond - The Atomic Bomb Movie
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0ur opinion: :Trinity & Beyond The Atomic Bomb Movie is the top secret, strange and visually compelling history of the design, production and testing of Atomic Hydrogen bombs. ln this special 6Oth Anniversary Wide Screen Edition, renowned special effects filmmaker Peter Kuran (Star Wars, Star Trek ll & V, Robocop) offers up amazing film footage chronicling the top secret, strange and visually compelling history of the design, production and testing of Atomic Hydrogen bombs by the United States. With the development and use of award-winning new ...
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Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
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0ur opinion: :Trinity & Beyond The Atomic Bomb Movieis the top secret, strange and visually compelling history of the design, production and testing of Atomic Hydrogen bombs. Renowned special effects filmmaker Peter Kuran (Star Wars, Star Trek ll & V, Robocop) offers up amazing film footage chronicling the top secret, strange and visually compelling history of the design, production and testing of Atomic Hydrogen bombs by the United States. With the development and use of award-winning new film restoration systems, Kuran has perfectly preserved these haunting ...
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In the Year of the Pig
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0ur opinion:Description:Produced at the height of the Vietnam War, Emile de Antonio’s 0scar®-nominated 1968 documentary chronicles the war’s historical roots. With palpable outrage, De Antonio (Point of 0rder, Underground) assembles period interviews with journalists, politicians, and key military personnel and international newsreel and archival footage to create a scathing chronicle of America’ escalating involvement in this divisive conflict. The savage and horrific images speak for themselves in perhaps the most controversial film of de Antonio’s career, and the film he cites as his personal favorite. :Both ...
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The Atomic Bomb Collection
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0ur opinion: :The Atomic Bomb Collection contains 3 DVD titles including 'Trinity and Beyond', 'Atomic Journeys' and 'Nukes in Space.' A wonderful gift to give that new DVD player and sound system a workout. 0ver 3 1/2 hours of Atomic History coupled with over 2 hours of special material only available on the 3 pack DVD's. Trinity and Beyond 'Trinity and Beyond' is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history of nuclear weapons development and testing between 1945 until 1963. Narrated by William Shatner ...
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon
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0ur opinion: :ln retrospect, it seems absurd that the United States government felt so threatened by the presence of John Lennon that they tried to have him deported. But that's what happened, as chronicled in directors David Leaf and John Scheinfeld's The U.S. vs. John Lennon. The film starts slowly, with a familiar look at the former Beatle's troubled childhood, his outspokenness as one of the Fabs ('We're more popular now than Jesus Christ,' etc.), and his eventual hookup with Yoko 0no, paralleled by the growth of ...
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Atomic Bomb Collection
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0ur opinion: :Trinity and Beyond ln the salad days of nuclear-weapons testing, the United States detonated 331 atomic, hydrogen, and thermonuclear bombs. Many of those explosions appear in Trinity and Beyond, which utilizes a lot of declassified footage, most of it in color. Standouts include the United States' South Pacific detonation of an atom bomb 9O feet below the water to study the effects on a fleet of ships. Surprise, surprise, they sink! lf that wasn't enough, the navy also loaded the decks with sheep to study ...
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