China from the Inside
A series of four PBS documentaries that survey China through Chinese eyes to see how history has shaped them, and where the present is taking them. Deals with the governance of China; talks about the past and future for Chinese women; looks at China's environmental challenges; explores China's conflict between personal freedom and governance.
A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash
A documentary presenting arguments by various experts based on the idea that the growing scarcity of oil will lead to worldwide economic collapse.
The Eleventh Hour
Leonardo DiCaprio narrated this documentary presenting the arguement that the current trend of global warming is the result of human activity. Examines ways that human populations can work to reverse this trend.
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Ben Stein travels the world on a quest to learns an awe-inspiring truth - that educators and scientists are being ridiculed, denied tenure, and even fired for merely believing that there might be evidence of 'design' in nature, and that perhaps life is not the result of accidental, random chance, but of intelligent design. Rated PG
Muse of Fire
A documentary on the National Endowment for the Arts project Operation Homecoming : Writing the Wartime Experience. Includes readings and interviews with U.S. troops and their families documenting their wartime experiences, as well as commentary by authors and actors. Not Rated
Why Shakespeare?
A documentary film from the National Endowment for the Arts that examines the contemporary relevance of Shakespeare's plays and the importance of live theater. Performers include: Christina Applegate, Ben Donenberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dana Giola, Tom Hanks, Bill Pullman, Michael Richards, William Shatner, Martin Sheen, Julie Taymore, Michael York. Not Rated
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