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In her smart, funny, and poignant first-person documentary LIVE NUDE GIRLS UNITE!, Julia Query, a writer, stand-up comic, and exotic dancer, chronicles the unionization of San Francisco's Lusty Lady club. Query and her cowriter-codirector, Vicky Funari (PAULINA), also a former Lusty Lady dancer, use snapshots from Julia's childhood, bits from her stand-up act, and comic-book style animation to illustrate the lesbian feminist's path from grad school to the peep show. Query's comment that before joining the sex industry, she had "never worked with so many women with college degrees" is underscored by the poised, intelligent dancers interviewed. Decadence and Siobhan explain that though dancing pays well, they are denied sick days, are scheduled based on race and breast size, and are sometimes secretly videotaped by customers. To remedy such abusive working conditions, Query and her coworkers form the Exotic Dancers Union, but the process is a lengthy, stressful one. Query also has the challenge of "coming out" as an exotic dancer to her mother, Dr. Joyce Wallace, a physician renowned for her trailblazing work with prostitutes, when they are scheduled to speak at the same conference. Query's film is a political, informative, and personal inside look at the sex trade and the difficulties of unionization.

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This program collects two highly acclaimed productions: THE BLUE PLANET: SEAS OF LIFE, which focuses on the activities underneath the world's vast stretches of water; and PLANET EARTH, which documents the entire globe in extraordinary detail. Please see individual titles for further synopsis information.

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For the 36 days following the November 7, 2000 election, Americans watched their TVs nightly to determine if a President had been chosen. Electoral irregularities, recounts started and stopped, demonstrations from vocal members of both parties and a lot of mudslinging all found their locus in the State of Florida. Finally being decided by the United States Supreme Court, the 2000 election will long be remembered as an event that tested the mettle of the American People and the U.S. Constitution.

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This NBC News production, hosted by the incisive and respected Tom Brokaw, delves into the fascinating story of "Deep Throat," the secret source who helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein break open the Watergate scandal, ultimately leading to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Deep Throat kept his identity a tantalizing secret for more than 30 years, but the truth has finally come out. This illuminating report tells the entire story, and includes interviews with many of the scandal's most important figures. Among others, Academy Award-winning actor and director Robert Redford speaks honestly about the making of the groundbreaking film ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, while Woodward and Bernstein give Brokaw surprising in-depth interviews about the process they went through to piece together the truth and break their story.

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What is the Solar Cycle of Chaos in 2012 A.D? This companion piece to the film WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW? hints at the answer through a mix of computer graphics, music, and scientific research; these elements combine to unravel a complex tale about some of our galaxy's deepest secrets.

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With both impressive scope and incredible detail, PLANET EARTH explores the entire world using high definition cinematography. Boasting a budget of over $25 million, this BBC/Discovery Channel co-production exposes the beauty of the earth and its animal inhabitants from a cuddly panda cub to an attacking shark. David Attenborough narrates, as the vivid documentary takes to the sea, as well as to the mountains, caves, deserts, jungles, and more. With 40 cameramen traveling to 200 locations, this is an epic series that can't be missed. This set contains every episode: "Living Planet," "Mountains," "Fresh Water," "Caves," "Deserts," "Frozen Worlds," "The Great Plains," "Forests," "Jungles," "The Shallow Seas," "Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep," and "Planet Earth - The Future."

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From the respected and thorough news team of CNN comes this look at our changing planet as seen through a variety of habitats that have felt the harsh imprint of human behavior. CNN's Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, along with Animal Planet's Jeff Corwin, uncover Southeast Asian poachers, Brazilian deforestation, and a variety of other hidden corners of the earth that show firsthand the dangers involved when people overstep nature's boundaries. Both an eye-opening and sometimes shocking expose, this is the type of TV journalism that will force viewers to reconsider their interaction with the natural world.

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A look at the disaster that shocked the world on May 7, 1915 when the state-of-the-art ocean liner sunk to a watery grave after being struck by a German U-Boat torpedo that killed over 1100 passengers.

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Celebrate the goddess Jayne Mansfield with this compendium of titillating clips. Jayne often finds herself in the strangest scenarios, so join her on a confusing trip to a gay bar, joining a nudist colony, and flaunting herself at a Parisian strip club. Also included are scenes inside the late starlet's home, pictures of her tragic, and fatal car crash, and much much more.

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One of the most controversial conflicts in U.S. history, the Mexican-American War erupted as President James K. Polk sought to extend the borders of the nation to the Pacific, taking by force whatever territory stood in the way. This History Channel special, hosted by Oscar de la Hoya, looks at the war from the perspective of both countries, and chronicles the fighting from its inception to its conclusion with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

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This is the story of the gay community and how they have strived to be accepted. focusing on the events that led to the fevered 1969 riots at a New York City gay bar (Stonewall Inn), and many other milestones in the brave gay movement for acceptance.

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Where can a child turn if he or she has a paranormal gift? While adults with supernatural abilities often feel alienated, children with similar powers face a far more severe sort of isolation amongst their peers. PSYCHIC KIDS investigates the lives and minds of these mysterious youngsters, and chronicles their journey towards accepting their unique attunement to the worlds beyond our own.

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From 1853 to 1928 over 150,000 orphans were rescued from the streets of New York and sent to 47 states by train. This "American Experience" documentary follows the stories of minister Charles Loring Brace, the founder of the Children's Aid Society, and of the children who went on to new homes.

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With both impressive scope and incredible detail, PLANET EARTH explores the entire world using high definition cinematography. Boasting a budget of over $25 million, this BBC/Discovery Channel co-production exposes the beauty of the earth and its animal inhabitants from a cuddly panda cub to an attacking shark. David Attenborough narrates, as the vivid documentary takes to the sea, as well as to the mountains, caves, deserts, jungles, and more. With 40 cameramen traveling to 200 locations, this is an epic series that can't be missed. This set contains every episode: "Living Planet," "Mountains," "Fresh Water," "Caves," "Deserts," "Frozen Worlds," "The Great Plains," "Forests," "Jungles," "The Shallow Seas," "Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep," and "Planet Earth - The Future."

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In this episode of FULL THROTTLE, two groups of mechanics go head-to-head in a race to re-engineer a 1985 Buck Grand National. At the outset, each team receives some garage space, tools, and extra parts, along with a run-down model of the classic car. In just 20 hours, the muscle car aficionados must turn the 1985 bruiser into a race car for the new millennium.

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The glory days of porn are invoked in this anthology from late-night cable TV program MIDNIGHT BLUE, where the most infamous starlets of the 1970s recreate and remember their best moments. Blonde Amazon Seka discusses the joys of women and facials, controversial feminist Annie Sprinkle explains female masturbation with common household objects, and the infamous Ivory Soap girl, Marilyn Chambers (BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR), shares her thoughts on sexual attitudes and the industry.

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The follow-up to SEX/LIFE IN L.A., this sequel delves further into the lives of young men employed by the sex profession. Everyone knows sex is a part of life, but for the subjects of this documentary, one rarely exists without the other. Coming seven years after director Jochen Hick's first film, SEX/LIFE IN L.A. 2- CYCLES OF PORN provides viewers with an inside look at the world of sex workers through illuminating interviews with some of his former subjects: porn stars Kevin Kramer, Cole Tucker, and Matt Bradshaw. Hick also explores the ways in which the gay adult industry changed over the preceding seven years, taking a detailed look at the phenomena of condomless "bareback films," and at the ways in which webcams have been incorporated into the adult film business.

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Animal devotees and baby lovers can unite over this Animal Planet production documenting youngsters of varied species as they come of age. Watch, learn, and say "aaw" at the quirks and awkward similarities of baby animals from four previous releases of Animal Planet's Growing Up series--ARCTIC, WILDCATS, SAFARI, and WILDERNESS--as well as the bonus GROWING UP PRIMATES.

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Timothy Greenfield-Sanders's book XXX: 30 PORN-STAR PORTRAITS features a selection of photographs of prominent stars of adult films. The book contains two pictures of each subject, one nude and one fully clothed, and is peppered with quotes from a broad range of celebrities, among them author Salman Rushdie, director John Waters, and actor John Malkovich. Here, the making of the book is detailed through film of the actual photo shoots Greenfield-Sanders conducted, interview footage with the porn stars themselves, and further comment from many of the celebrities who penned odes to the industry in XXX. Throughout, eyebrow-raising insight comes thick and fast, from tales of how the industry has changed to the fact that straight men make more money from shooting gay films. The film also examines how the stigma of working in adult entertainment has subsided over the years. With the mainstream media slowly becoming more porn-friendly, and actors and actresses successfully branching out into different kinds of ventures--such as writing books and becoming reality-TV stars--the industry has been surprisingly successful in its attempts to shed its seedy image. Produced for HBO, THINKING XXX is a fun and thoughtful look at the stars who have helped adult filmmaking bloom into a thriving industry.

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STREET HEAT DVD Magazine covers all aspects of the hip hop game, including music, TV, clothing, and culture. The "real sex" issue includes the "Big Booty Olympics," as well as footage of B. Gizzle, the "#1 Hot Boy." 8Ball, Big Tuck, Mr. Marcus, Mr. Magic, D-Lou, and Mr. Pookie; audiences will also get in on some new Stoney Crook videos. STREET HEAT is the raw, real, and gritty entertainment alternative for all the true playas.

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The men and women of the United States Marines are some of the toughest, best-trained fighters of any military force on Earth. This Military Channel collection takes viewers on an in-depth tour of the USMC, with special focus on the organization's strategies, weapons, and most dangerous missions. FIRST TO FIGHT features eight full-length episodes, including "Mountain Marines," "Weaponology," and "The Fight for Fallujah."

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An up-close and personal look at a number of young men who work in different kinds of sex businesses, from porn stars to models, plus a radical performance artist and a former porn star and unemployed hustlers. Each of the men is interviewed to learn more about the experience of selling one's body for money. For mature audiences.

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Dr. Robert Ballard, the discoverer of the sunken remains of HMS Titanic, uses his underwater navigation skills to survey the wreckage of the Pearl Harbor invasion of December 1941. With historical insight from World War II expert Dr. Stephen Ambrose and testimony from three survivors, this documentary gives an insider's perspective on the infamous day.

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In honor of the fallen heroes of September 11th, 2001, the USS New York--a massive, sophisticated warship--was forged in part using steel from the collapsed World Trade Center. This History Channel special offers incredible footage of the ship itself, along with interviews with the engineers and experts who participated in its unprecedented construction.

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After tackling the truly American subjects of jazz and baseball, award-winning documentarian Ken Burns returns to our country's military history with THE WAR. His acclaimed 1991 series, THE CIVIL WAR, was devoted to the War Between the States, while this 2007 production pays the same amount of care and attention to World War II. Rather than keeping THE WAR on the frontlines, Burns and his fellow director Lynn Novick also explore life on the homefront in four towns: Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota. Keith David, who also lent his baritone to KEN BURNS' JAZZ, narrates this documentary series, while actors such as Tom Hanks, Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Lucas, and Adam Arkin give readings of historical accounts of those who fought on the other side of the world, as well as those who were fighting in their own way back home.

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A touching portrait of one of the Mexican renaissance's most prolific painters.

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Carl Sagan explores the universe in this monumental cosmic journey. A fascinating blend of science, education, and entertainment that covers everything from the cells which build life to the Big Bang that started it all. 13 episode on seven volumes. Includes bonus book.

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Richard Belzer hosts Court TV's Crime Stories series, which documents the most notorious serial killers, mobsters, and criminal trials in 20th-century American history. This volume focuses on mobsters and combines three episodes: "Al Capone," a profile of the most legendary gangster of all time; "John Gotti," an expose of a modern-day crime lord; and "Jimmy Hoffa," an exploration of the union leader's still-unsolved disappearance.

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An ubiquitous sight on the White House lawn, Marine One is the helicopter that transports the U.S. President. Though lesser known than its winged counterpart, Air Force One, Marine One proves to have just as many fascinating stories in this National Geographic documentary.