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Good Night, and Good Luck "Good Night, and Good Luck." details the real-life confrontations between legendary television journalist Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the Permanent Sub-committee on Investigations (Government Operations Committee). In the early 1950’s, McCarthy was destroying people’s careers and lives as he fanatically sought to expose Communists in America during the Cold War. Murrow and his devoted CBS staff defied Congressional intimidation, corporate pressure, and concern for their own careers to use Murrow’s “See It Now” TV broadcasts to enlighten the public about the deceptions and abuse-of-power tactics behind McCarthy’s “witch-hunts.” Though the conflict effectively ended both men’s careers, Murrow took his place in history as a stirring example of the media’s power to protect the public good.
more...Murderball Featuring fierce rivalry, stopwatch suspense, and larger-than- life personalities, "Murderball", Winner of the Documentary Audience Award and a Special Jury Prize for Editing at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, is a film about tough, highly competitive rugby players. Quadriplegic rugby players. Whether by car wreck, fist fight, gun shot, or rogue bacteria, these men were forced to live life sitting down. In their own version of the full-contact sport, they smash the hell out of each other in custom-made gladiator-like wheelchairs. And no, they don't wear helmets.more... North Country
"North Country" stars Academy Award winners Charlize Theron ("Monster"), Frances McDormand ("Fargo") and Sissy Spacek ("In the Bedroom") in the inspiring story of a single mother who rallies her coworkers to rise above the unfair treatment they face at a local mining company. In the wake of a failed marriage, Josey Aimes (Charlize Theron) returns to her hometown in Northern Minnesota hoping to build a better life for herself and her two children. Encouraged by her friend Glory (Frances McDormand), one of the few female miners in town, Josey takes a job at the mine. She's prepared for the back-breaking and often dangerous work, but coping with the harassment she and the other female miners encounter from their male coworkers proves far more challenging. Josey's attempts to carve out a better future for her family put her at odds with her children, her disapproving parents (Sissy Spacek and "Six Feet Under's" Richard Jenkins) and her community. It is through this struggle that Josey finds the courage to stand up for what she believes in - even if that means standing alone. Inspired by a true story, "North Country" follows Josey's journey on a road that will take her farther than she could have ever imagined, ultimately inspiring countless others and leading to the nation's first-ever class action lawsuit for sexual harassment.
Arna's Children An award-winning documentary about Palestinian children caught in the legacy of occupation. Activist Arna Mer Khamis begins a children's theater group in a refugee camp, and over time the kids learn to express their fears and dreams through acting. More than a decade later, Arna's children have grown and made adult choices. One is killed in battle, another leads a resistance group, and still another commits a suicide attack.
more...Syriana From writer/director Stephen Gaghan, winner of the Best Screenplay Academy Award for "Traffic", comes "Syriana", a political thriller that unfolds against the intrigue of the global oil industry. From the players brokering back-room deals in Washington to the men toiling in the oil fields of the Persian Gulf, the film's multiple storylines weave together to illuminate the human consequences of the fierce pursuit of wealth and power.
more...American Gun "American Gun" is a powerful series of interwoven storylines that bring to light how the proliferation of guns in America dramatically affect and shape the every day lives of its citizens. The film opens at the start of another day in a Virginia gun store, where owner Carl (Donald Sutherland), continues to sidestep controversy while running the shop he loves. His newest employee is his granddaughter Mary Ann (Linda Cardellini), a college student pressured to spend a semester in the family business. Despite her misgivings, curiosity overcomes her as she is slowly seduced by the weapons she sells.
more...Fools Rush In Some trips are chosen, others choose you. When tragedy strikes Bill Carter’s life, he finds himself drawn to a war zone. Sharing his extraordinary journey into a modern heart of darkness, we meet a shattered man rebuilding the ruins of his former self in the most unlikely of places. Living in an abandoned tower block and delivering supplies to the citizens of war-torn Luna "Luna" is based on the true story of Julia "Butterfly" Hill, a teenage drifter turned environmentalist who spent two years living in a tree to protect the Redwoods in Northern California from clear-cutting. Her courage and strength drew the public's attention to the plight of the Redwoods and galvanized the Environmental movement.more... Reading Lolita in Tehran Upon her return to Iran, a liberal female college professor takes her work underground when Iranian officials try to censor her classroom curriculum. She forms a clandestine reading group composed of a tight-nit group of female students who use classic works of literature, including "Lolita" and "The Great Gatsby", as a prism through which to examine their own lives. However, she eventually decides to flee Iran to ensure that her daughter won’t grow up in a society that denies its female citizens full rights. Each of her students finds their true paths through literature, and while some follow their professor abroad in an effort to taste true freedom, others remain in Iran to continue the book group and fight for their equality from the inside.
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