Uncovered: The War on Iraq (2004)
Do you really know the truth?
Gênero : Documentário, História, Guerra
Runtime : 1H 23M
Director : Robert Greenwald
Sinopse
The feature-length version of producer/director Robert's Greenwald's short documentary phenomenon "Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War." The film deconstructs the current American administration's case for war in Iraq through interviews with U.S. intelligence professionals, diplomats and former Pentagon officials, including a former director of the C.I.A., two former Secretaries of Defense, a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia and even President Bush's former Secretary of the Army.
In 2000, Illinois Gov. George Ryan ordered a moratorium on the death penalty after university students uncovered new evidence proving the innocence of 13 men on death row. This documentary follows the hearings held by a panel Ryan appointed to study the issue and interviews activists, scholars and prisoners, while examining the history of the American death penalty. As Ryan's time in office comes to an end, he must decide what steps to take to reform the judicial system.
This video shows how the foreign policy interests of American political elites-working in combination with Israeli public relations stratgies-influence US news reporting about the Middle East conflict. Combining American and British TV news clips with observations of analysts, journalists and political activists, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a brief historical overview, a striking media comparison, and an examination of factors that have distorted U.S. media coverage and, in turn, American public opinion.
A documentary that investigates the ways in which the civil liberties of American citizens and immigrants have been rolled back since September 11 and the passing of the Patriot Act.
A dog is adopted by a moron, and is taken to the store to go shopping.
The Dirk Diggler Story is a 1988 mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It follows the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a well-endowed male porn star. The character was modeled on American porn actor John Holmes. The film was later expanded into Anderson's 1997 film Boogie Nights.
The story deals with a slob named Larry and his companion, the talking dog, Steve.
Obsession is a film about the threat of Radical Islam to Western civilization. Using unique footage from Arab television, it reveals an 'insider's view' of the hatred the Radicals are teaching, their incitement of global jihad, and their goal of world domination.
Duas perigosas armas nucleares são roubadas e posteriormente vendidas a um grupo terrorista, fato que pode desencadear a próxima Grande Guerra. O repórter televisivo Patrick Hale precisa investigar o caso e acaba se envolvendo em toda a trama envolvendo a polícia, o governo e líderes de instituições religiosas e políticas, mas inesperadamente surge uma pista de que seu próprio governo pode estar envolvido no crime.
This riveting documentary depicts former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as a warmonger responsible for military cover-ups in Vietnam, Cambodia and East Timor, as well as the assassination of a Chilean leader in 1970. Based on a book by journalist Christopher Hitchens, the film includes interviews with historians, political analysts and such journalists as New York Times writer William Safire, a former Nixon speechwriter.
This is a documentary about an honest search for the truth about the Federal Reserve Bank and the legality of the Internal Revenue System. Through extensive interviews with recognised experts and authority, the director shows an astonishing revelation of how the Federal Government and the Bankers have fooled the American public by taking thier wages and putting it in the pockets of the super-rich.
Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th Century. Smoked by generations to little discernible ill effect, it continues to be reviled by many governments on Earth. In this Genie Award-winning documentary veteran Canadian director Ron Mann and narrator Woody Harrelson mix humour and historical footage together to recount how the United States has demonized a relatively harmless drug.
Samantha Goodman, psiquiatra com câncer terminal, viaja com a irmã e o marido para um retiro de fim de semana. Um antigo paciente da médica, buscando vingança pelos anos internado numa instituição psiquiátrica, chega ao local e aterroriza a família.
This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values.
The film tells the story of two good friends who live together, Andrew, an agoraphobic travel agent who works from his home, and Dave, a loser who works in an office where he is treated with contempt. Just when it seems things can't get any worse for the two, the entire world outside of their house disappears and is replaced with an endless white void.
One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of conflicting characters. In addition to having to please a whiny food critic, Louis must fend off a hostile takeover from a pair of gangsters, to whom his sous-chef is in debt. Further, Louis has an argument with his son, the star chef, whose culinary creativity has brought success to the business.
Um rapaz, coberto de sangue da cabeça aos pés, anda pela mata. Ele vai até um posto policial que está sendo desativado. Assustados com aquela aterrorizante presença os tiras tentam descobrir o que está acontecendo. De quem será aquele sangue? Será de um humano ou de um animal? O jovem é preso enquanto os policiais saem para investigar estranhos acontecimentos que podem estar ligados ao sinistro desaparecimento de uma garota. A partir de agora todos podem se transformar em vítimas ou em matadores. A floresta escura e seus moradores escondem arrepiantes segredos.
In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics
Suspense psicológico sobre um romancista telecinético que causa desastres simplesmente pensando neles.
"Reefer Madness" é um clássico filme de propaganda produzido para exibição nas escolas norte-americanas dos anos 30, alertando os jovens para o uso da marijuana, e relacionando maconha com loucura e violência. Pelo seu sensacionalismo, tornou-se um clássico e ganhou até uma versão cômica e musical em 2005.
Vietnam vet Jon Rubin returns to New York and rents a rundown flat in Greenwich Village. It is in this flat that he begins to film, 'Peeping Tom' style, the people in the apartment across the street. His obsession with making films leads him to fall in with a radical 'Black Power' group, which in turn leads him to carry out a bizarre act of urban terrorism.