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Monday, May 31, 2010

Big Bucks, Big Pharma



Big Bucks, Big Pharma pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical industry to expose the insidious ways that illness is used, manipulated, and in some instances created, for capital gain.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

The Truth about The Ark of The Covenant



The Ark of the Covenant is a vessel described in the Bible as containing the Tablets of Stone on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed, along with Aaron's rod and manna.

Secrets of the Playing Card: Decoding the Past



Playing cards are an everyday object used for gambling and game playing the world over. But the familiar deck of cards conceals hidden meanings that have links to secret societies and the occult.

Why are there four suits and why hearts, spades, diamonds, clubs? What is the significance of the picture cards? What is the meaning of the symbolism of the Tarot?

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Shake Hands With The Devil



Shake Hands with the Devil is the story of Romeo Dallaire and his sufferings in Rwanda. Posted as head of the UN force, the Canadian Dallaire warned his superiors, including Boutros Boutros-Ghali, of the impending massacre. His appeals for help were not heeded, and he was present throughout the killing of an estimated 800,000 people in 100 days.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

ABSOLUTE ZERO



This two-part scientific detective tale tells the story of a remarkable group of pioneers who wanted to reach the ultimate extreme: absolute zero, a place so cold that the physical world as we know it doesn't exist, electricity flows without resistance, fluids defy gravity and the speed of light can be reduced to 38 miles per hour.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Vampires: Why they Bite (History of Vampires)




This fascinating documentary explores the ancient vampire stories to modern day myths. Historian Lisa Hilton goes through the history of the various origins of the vampire stories. For hundreds of years the vampires have been the most horrifying and captivating beings among people. Lisa tries to find out is it really a myth or nightmare or vampires really exists.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Wolves (IMAX Documentary)



Take a journey into the world of wolves as these amazing animals work and play while struggling to survive against the elements.

Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge



A vast number of statements and materials presented in the ancient Vedic literatures can be shown to agree with modern scientific findings and they also reveal a highly developed scientific content in these literatures. The great cultural wealth of this knowledge is highly relevant in the modern world.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Why we fight?




Why We Fight describes the rise and maintenance of the United States military-industrial complex and its fifty-year involvement with the wars led by the United States to date, especially its 2003 Invasion of Iraq.

Friday, May 21, 2010

The Secret Life of Chaos



Chaos theory has a bad name, conjuring up images of unpredictable weather, economic crashes and science gone wrong. But there is a fascinating and hidden side to Chaos, one that scientists are only now beginning to understand.

It turns out that chaos theory answers a question that mankind has asked for millennia - how did we get here?

Thursday, May 20, 2010

The Brain (History Channel)




A wonderful documentary investigating the brain and it’s actions and reactions. The documentary shows how the brain acts in emotion, fear, stress, passion et cetera and how the changes in brain happens on a human body during different state of mind and body.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Why Do Viruses Kill?



Just months ago, the world stood in fear of an emerging new disease that threatened to kill millions. A new flu variant H1N1 had arrived. In the UK alone, 65,000 deaths were predicted. Yet to date, these dire warnings have not materialized.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Why do we dream?




Horizon uncovers the secret world of our dreams. In a series of cutting-edge experiments and personal stories, we go in search of the science behind this most enduring mystery and ask: where do dreams come from? Do they have meaning? And ultimately, why do we dream?

Devil’s Bible




At 165 pounds, and allegedly made from the skins of 160 donkeys, the Codex Gigas is the world's largest and most mysterious medieval manuscript. Filled with satanic images and demonic spells, according to legend, the cursed text sprang from a doomed monk's pact with the Devil.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Building Gods



This film by Ken Gumbs tackles the issue of pending greater-than-human artificial intelligence and the possible ramifications. Different individuals with different backgrounds are interviewed on the subject, including a theologian, a philosopher, a brain builder and a cyborg. A wide spectrum of topics are discussed, including trans-humanism, mind-machine mergers, uploading, and artificial super-intelligence.

The Naked Truth



This documentary traces the roots of religious beliefs. It investigates the facts that, is religious stories are made up by people for explaining natural phenomenon like volcanic eruptions, floods and storms. They trace back these stories to the ancient civilizations like Egyptians, Roman et cetera and the connections between Christianity, Jew, eastern civilizations et cetera to find out are the religious scripts and stories are of truth or a misconception.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Is Everything We Know About The Universe Wrong?




There's something very odd going on in space, something that shouldn't be possible. It is as though vast swathes of the universe are being hoovered up by a gigantic and invisible celestial vacuum cleaner.

Frontline - Secret History of the Credit Card




The average American family today carries 10 credit cards. Credit card debt and personal bankruptcies are now at an all time high. With no legal limit on the amount of interest or fees that can be charged, credit cards have become the most profitable sector of the American banking industry: more than $30 billion in profits last year alone. FRONTLINE examines how the credit card industry became so pervasive, so lucrative, and so powerful.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Building the Burj Dubai: Big, Bigger, Biggest



A Documentary featuring the building of The Burj Dubai now called Burj Khalifa, the world tallest building as featured on Channel 5’s Big, Bigger, Biggest.

“From the sands of the Arabian Desert rises the tallest manmade structure on earth. A city in the sky nearly half a kilometer tall, The Burj Dubai is the pinnacle of skyscraper engineering.

Who Killed The Electric Car?



Who Killed the Electric Car? is a 2006 documentary film that explores the creation, limited commercialization, and subsequent destruction of the battery electric vehicle in the United States, specifically the General Motors EV1 of the mid 1990s. The film explores the roles of automobile manufacturers, the oil industry, the US government, the Californian government, batteries, hydrogen vehicles, and consumers in limiting the development and adoption of this technology.

The Obama Deception




The Obama Deception is a hard-hitting film that completely destroys the myth that Barack Obama is working for the best interests of the American people.

The Obama phenomenon is a hoax carefully crafted by the captains of the New World Order. He is being pushed as savior in an attempt to con the American people into accepting global slavery.

Dogfighting Undercover




BBC-Dogfighting Undercover-August 30, 2007 Investigation into the secret and dangerous world of international dog-fighting. For a year and a half, a BBC undercover team operated alongside dog-fighting gangs in the UK and Europe, capturing on camera the savagery of organized fights. The film also reveals how American pit-bull terriers - a banned breed created to be the ultimate canine gladiator - have been sold by the gangs into inner city Britain.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Blood Diamonds - The True Story



Documentary series exploring infamous historical events. This instalment examines the little-known truth about how the worldwide diamond trade has funded wars across western and central Africa, leading to the deaths of millions of people.

Elusive Peace: Israel and the Arabs




A new three part documentary series examines the last six years of the Arab-Israeli peace process from the point of view of presidents and prime ministers, their generals and ministers and those behind the suicide bombs and assassinations. The series reveals what happened behind closed doors as the peace process failed and the violence of the intifada exploded.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Chernobyl Heart




Chernobyl Heart is a 2003 documentary film by Maryann DeLeo. The film won the Best Documentary Short Subject award at the 2004 Academy Awards.

In the film, DeLeo travels through Ukraine and Belarus with Adi Roche, the Irish founder of the Chernobyl Children's Project International, observing the effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on the health of children in the area.

The Miracles of Jesus




It's a captivating story - Jesus interrupting a funeral cortège to bring the deceased back to life. It isn't hard to picture the scene: the distraught mother weeping and wailing, supported by friends on either side; the confusion and unease as this stranger Jesus approaches the coffin, telling the mother not to cry; the shock and sheer incredulity of the crowd as the boy sits up in his coffin and talks; the boy himself, blinking in the daylight.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Parallel Universes



Parallel Universes is a 2001 documentary produced by the BBC's Horizon series. The documentary has to do with parallel universes, string theory, M theory, supergravity, and other theoretical physics concepts. Participants include Michio Kaku, Paul Steinhardt, and other physicists.

Tree Man: Search for the Cure




36-year old, Dede, from Indonesia is afflicted with a terrible disease that is encasing his body with tree like roots. Thick branch like growths on his hands and feet make him incapable of carrying out even the simplest tasks. He can no longer work, therefore, he cannot provide financially for his 2 teenage children. The tree like roots on Dede's body grow up to 5cm a year and he has hundreds of smaller growths all over his face and body.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

The Persuaders



In "The Persuaders," FRONTLINE explores how the cultures of marketing and advertising have come to influence not only what Americans buy, but also how they view themselves and the world around them. The documentary draws on a range of experts and observers of the advertising/marketing world, to examine how, in the words of one on-camera commentator, "the principal of democracy yields to the practice of demography," as highly customized messages are delivered to a smaller segment of the market.
…from pbs.org

What makes us human?




While our closest animal relatives have been swinging from the trees, humans have built a world that is vastly more complex. What are the defining features that have allowed us to do this? Are we special, and separate from all other animals, or are we just an especially successful mammal?

Thursday, May 6, 2010

How to save the planet: One man, one cow, one planet



'The outcome of the battle for agricultural control in India may just dictate the future of the earth.' Peter Proctor is 78. He has a glass eye and is partially deaf. He can’t stomach hot, spicy food, sings opera obsessively and off-key and has left the comforts of life in suburban New Zealand to live and work in India. He is also quietly determined to save the world.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Iran and the West



Militant Islam enjoyed its first modern triumph with the arrival in power of Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran in 1979. In this series of three programmes, key figures tell the inside story.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Water: The Great Mystery



Water the most common substance on earth. It is with us every moment of our life but do we know the secrets of this amazing element? Where did it come from? Who bestowed water on our planet and why? The only such planet in the universe, perhaps only water it’s self knows the answers to these questions.

There is just as much water on earth today as there was when everything began.
…from the film

Encounters At The End Of The World




Werner Herzog ("Grizzly Man," "Rescue Dawn") confirms his standing as poet laureate of men in extreme situations with ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD. In this visually stunning exploration, Herzog travels to the Antarctic community of McMurdo Station, the hub of the US Antarctic Program and home to eleven hundred people during the austral spring and summer (Oct-Feb).

Monday, May 3, 2010

The Fourth World War




We walked and these moments changed us. We saw the buildings burning and the pain in our neighbor's eyes. We rushed bayonets in the mountain and lines of police in the city. We were touched by too much death. We loved and felt alive. We heard the echo of our word in other voices. We watched the moon rise over the barricades. We were wounded by the courage of small children. This is not the whole story or the only story.