Documentary / Biography - DVD

In the mid-1960s British Invasion, Herman's Hermits rose to superstardom with their clean-cut image and mop-top haircuts. Selling over 75 million records, scoring 11 top-ten hits, and earning three Grammy nominations, the band, led by Peter Noone, performs their greatest hits in Pop Legends...

Some were masters of military strategy or were daring battlefield commanders. Others made blunders which left their reputations in shreds. All had a date with destiny and would write their names into the pages of history. Leaders in Battle breathes new life into some...

Today, perhaps the word genius is over-used, but it does describe perfectly the men who are featured in this enthralling series. Sometimes their ideas and theories were so radical, they were considered dangerous or subversive by the rulers of the day. This DVD features:...

Henri Toulouse-Lautrec was a tragic figure in the history of art. His dissolute life spent in the brothels and nightclubs of late 19th century Paris provided the subject matter for his finest work. His boldly-colored paintings and posters of the famous Moulin Rouge nightclub...

Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) was a Renaissance genius known for The Last Supper and Mona Lisa. A painter, architect, engineer, inventor, mathematician, and philosopher, he pushed boundaries in art and science. Constantly questioning his work, he was unafraid to start over, shaping ideas that...

A documentary on the life and work of Poet Laureate, two-time Pulitzer winner, and environmental activist W.S. Merwin. His legacy is based not only on his writings, but also the singular form of environmental activism he embodied. This literal journey let's viewers experience Merwin...

Few English kings deserve the title great more than Alfred of Wessex. He defeated the Vikings at Edington in 878, conquered Danelaw, and organized a standing army and navy. Alfred was also a scholar and lawmaker, promoting education and improving laws. This program features...

Red River, High Noon, Gunsmoke...westerns, where the bad guys sometimes won but never prevailed. Troublesome Creek is a Midwestern; it's the story of the Jordan family's struggle to save their Iowa farm. From crossing the Mississippi in 1867 to driving to Daddy Date Night...

What would you do if you were 29 and found you may only have a few years to live? So Much So Fast is about the remarkable events set in motion when Stephen Heywood discovers he has ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and his brother...

<p>A behind the scenes look at World Champion and Two-Time Olympian Randy Gardner: his on-ice life with his pairs skating partner, World Champion and Two Time Olympian Tai Babilonia, meshed with his very private and very personal off-ice pursuit of his true identity. A...

<p>The documentary chronicles the work and life of renowned photographer Ave Pildas. For over 50 years, he has captured what he finds unusual, as well as life around him. Pildas is comparing the past with the present by revisiting these places today and allowing...

A collection of vintage newsreels that played in movie theaters as the Korean War raged overseas.

A 2-disc collection of 5 vintage documentaries on outer space from the '60s and '70s, including 'Who's Out There?' (1975) hosted by Orson Welles and 'Universe' (1976) narrated by William Shatner!

A collection of vintage documentaries about natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes and wildfires - and the heroic relief workers who often gave their lives to save us from them.

See the glory days of NASA and the American space program in these vintage documentaries spanning the years 1960 to 1975 on three discs.

Two vintage NASA documentaries that take you back to the days before budget cuts grounded the space program.

More WWII propaganda films featuring footage culled from the battlegrounds of Europe and the Pacific.

An acclaimed documentary edited together from over 700 films that tells the story of La Belle Epoque, when France was considered the leader in art, music, and literature throughout the Western world.

A collection of short films and rare footage documenting the history and culture of the American Indian.

You'll never want to get into a car again after watching this collection of close to twenty over-the-top frightening, often gruesome, traffic safety films from the Baby Boomer era, some featuring Hollywood stars like Jimmy Stewart, Raymond Burr, and Dick Van Dyke.

A brand new series of intimate, face-to-face interviews with some of Britain's finest actors, who share with us moments from their lives and work in theatre, television and films. Featuring an extensive archive of rare photographs and film trailers, From Stage to Screen is...

A brand new series of intimate, face-to-face interviews with some of Britain's finest actors, who share with us moments from their lives and work in theatre, television and films. Featuring an extensive archive of rare photographs and film trailers, From Stage to Screen is...

<html>In the darkest region in Africa, the struggle for survival between man and beast has raged since the dawn of time. Jungle infant Boru is orphaned after his mother - cast into the wilderness - is devoured by a ravenous lion. Adopted by nomadic...

Meet independent grindhouse movie maverick Ted V. Mikels, who is celebrating his 60th anniversary making movies - wowing audiences with his own special brand of guts, gore, violence, and dark humor. From the grisly The Corpse Grinders</i>, the early slasher epic The Astro-Zombies</i>, to...

The life of Baltimore B-movie legend George Stover is profiled in this all-new, in-depth documentary! </I><P>Born and raised in Baltimore, George Stover spent his early years immersed in cult fandom, even starring in an amateur stage production based on Star Trek</I> after the series'...

John Steinbeck's powerful protest story about remote Mexican villagers trapped in a dark ages life of witchcraft and despair is brought vividly to life in this 1941 Pan-American Films production. Outstanding location photography by co-director Alexander Hackensmid and the employment of actual peasants instead...

The FANEX film convention was held in Baltimore/Washington D.C. from 1984 through 2004. Over that time hundreds of actors and filmmakers from the world of classic horror films attended and spoke to their delighted star-struck fans. Samuel Z. Arkoff is the subject of this...

On the cusp of the sexual revolution of the 1960s, the generation that had fought in World War II struggled to find ways to discuss sex with their children. Paranoia about the expanding pornography industry and the spread of venereal disease only added to...

All The Way Home (1957): A long time resident puts a "For Sale" sign up in front of his home in a quiet, tree-lined, all-white neighborhood. When a black family stops by to look at the house, it creates a buzz which unleashes a...

Lucky Stars, a collection of classic cinema behind-the-scenes: Vintage Western Trailers, Under A Gypsy Moon (1938), Bloopers Of 1936, Bloopers Of 1937.

Brilliantly dramatic documentary... a wealth of rare footage... will make you feel as if you lived with Lugosi through his triumphs and tragedies. - Greg Mank, author of It's Alive</i> and Karloff and Lugosi</i><p>Lugosi and Dracula are inseparable images from the heyday of Hollywood....

Welcome to the world of the Monster Bash conventions - the premiere annual "Classic Monster" movie event - where fans from around the globe gather to talk, meet celebrities, and share memories of growing up with monsters!<p> This video is a behind-the-scenes look at...

FANEX Film Conventions were held in Baltimore/Washington D.C. from 1984 through 2004. Over that time, hundreds of actors and filmmakers from the world of classic horror films attended and spoke, to the delight of their many fans who traveled from across North America to...

For the first time on DVD, the Alpha Archives Collection proudly presents a two part feature length documentary celebrating the history of the Amicus Productions film company. Founded in the early 1960s by Americans Milton Subotsky and Max J. Rosenberg, Amicus produced some classic...

Winner, Best Independent Production, Sixth Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards (March 12, 2008)</i></B><p>"Vampira was the first exaggerated woman I ever yearned to meet. As a child, she never looked scary to me; I thought she was pretty." -- John Waters<p>Vampira The Movie</i> chronicles...

A Faith Under Siege dives into the harrowing reality facing Ukraine's Christian communities under Russian occupation. Evangelical and Protestant believers-viewed as apostates by the Kremlin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church-are singled out for persecution. Yet even amid this horror, a steadfast unity emerges. Christians across denominations...

Carroll Shelby is known as one of the greatest names in racing history. Not only for his skills on the race track but for the legacy he would leave behind with the Shelby Cobra. But his greatest triumph of all would be the battle...

The world knows Paul Newman as an Academy Award winning actor with a fifty-plus year career as one of the most prolific and revered actors in American Cinema. He was also well known for his philanthropy; Newman's Own has given more than four hundred...

Dorothy Foreman Cotton was a charismatic, courageous and consistently overlooked key player in the Civil Rights Movement, whose citizenship schools, freedom songs and messages of empowerment are profoundly needed today.MOVE WHEN THE SPIRIT SAYS MOVE chronicles the remarkable life of Cotton, the only woman...

THE SESSION MAN is a documentary that tells the story of Nicky Hopkins, the prolific virtuoso session pianist. Contributing on over 250 albums Nicky played with some of the greatest bands in the world. From 'hard rock' to ballads, his legendary piano riffs and...

In Roots of Fire, award-winning musicians honor the rich history and cultural legacy of Cajun music. Featuring electrifying performances from the Pine Leaf Boys, Feufollet, Jourdan Thibodeaux et Les Rodailleurs, Bonsoir Catin, and more, this crowd-pleasing documentary explores how playing kick-ass music preserves Cajun...

Directed by Aviva Kempner (The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg) and Cheyenne filmmaker Ben West, "Imagining the Indian" is a comprehensive look at the movement to eradicate the words, images, and gestures that many Native Americans and their allies find harmful, demeaning, and...

<p>Francisca loses hope when her children head off to university. In the midst of her loneliness, an old nemesis returns.</p>

Box 25" is the story of the Panama Canal as told by the men who built it, recorded in 114 vintage letters rediscovered in the US Library of Congress.

<p>Every day across the United States covert intelligence agents - spies belonging to no nation - are working to undermine American society. Whom they take their orders from is unknown even to them. Told through the video diary of a real life operative who...

<p>This intense and trippy docudrama explores the history of absinthe and the mythology behind the Green Fairy, a mysterious being long associated with those who consumed it. The hallucinogenic effects of absinthe have allegedly been the inspiration for some of the word's greatest artists...

<p>From acclaimed producer Barbara De Fina ("Goodfellas", "Casino") comes the true story of May 15th, 1848, when protesters in Paris finally pushed the French political establishment to let them have a popular vote to elect their ruler, only to see the outcome of their...

<p>In 2001 a surveying team in Canada discovered a massive underground deposit of chromium, a metal essential to industrial society. Properly exploited, the find -- named the "Ring of Fire" -- would make Canada one of the largest chromium producers in the world. The...

<p>"Us Too" is the only documentary brave enough to tackle the U.S. military's most shameful secret: the epidemic of male-on-male rape, a hidden plague afflicting thousands of honorable men who joined up to serve their country. Speaking candidly for the first time these brave...

<p>How far would you go for financial freedom? One young family is about to find out. A successful entrepreneur living in Southern California, Scott Rieckens had built a "dream life": a happy marriage, a two-year-old daughter, a membership to a boat club, and a...