Mark Twain is a documentary film on the life of Mark Twain also known as Samuel Clements produced by Ken Burns in 2001. Burns captures both the public and private persona of Mark Twain from his birth to his death. The film was narrated by Keith David and the voice of Mark Twain was provided by Kevin Conway.
The Power of Myth is a television series originally broadcast on PBS in 1988 as Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. The documentary comprises six one-hour conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill Moyers.
CRUSH is a gay series following the adventures of a bunch of boys whose destinies intertwine between love, friendship, passion and betrayal against a backdrop of rock music and lust.
Follows a team of friends bonded by an irrational obsession with their men's hockey team, The Chubbys. While their hockey skills may be limited, their passion is not, as shown by the chaos of their devotion to the game created in their everyday lives.
Following a whirlwind courtship, a single mother from Los Angeles marries an Australian cattle rancher. He returns to Australia ahead of her and her two children but dies before they arrive, leaving his widow to deal with a debt-ridden ranch and land-grabbing neighbors.
Ross Kemp travels around the world talking to people involved in illicit trades, locals who have been affected by violence and hardship, and the authorities who are attempting to combat the problems. In each episode he attempts to establish contacts within the groups in order to get close to the ringleaders.
A corpse is found in an ice house ten years after Phoebe's husband went missing. The police seem determined to accuse Phoebe, to the delight of the villagers.
This seven-hour miniseries explores the foundations of the greatest empires of all time and the incredible stories of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Cleopatra.
A friendship forged between James and Tully in a small Scottish town in 1986. One weekend, they make a vow to each other to go at life differently. But then, 30 years on, half a life away, the phone rings. Tully has the worst kind of news.
Tails is not a white-collar gentlemen's club. It's a borderline-legal bar with topless dancers and a back room where anything goes for the right price. Nick, the owner, keeps Tails afloat by taking advantage of the desperate women who dance for money and the desperate men who pay for female attention. When a dead body shows up in the bathroom, Nick's control begins to unravel. Hunted by an ambitious, relentless cop, Nick's enemies begin to surround him. He must decide how many friends to sacrifice in order to save himself.
The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker.
Aya’s life takes a sadistic turn when she enters a girl-on-girl martial arts tournament. She’s out to prove she can take a pounding as well as the other knock-outs in this clandestine competition, and if she survives a series of fabric-shredding fights with titillating teachers, sultry stewardesses, and moe maidens, Aya’s wish will be granted by a mysterious jewel known as the Platonic Heart.
Two burned-out city cops -- Keymarion "Primetime" Weeyums and Demetrius "Meechie" Franks -- relocate to a tropical paradise for a relaxing twilight to their careers. It ends up being the most vicious, menacing place on earth, not even slightly relaxing.
The adventures of Beanie and his pet Admiral Bubbles - a talking goldfish who wants to conquer the entire world! This tiny fish is a criminal genius able to construct diabolical devices out of everyday objects. And since no criminal genius would let a mere kid stand in his way, Beanie must risk his life to try and thwart him at every turn.
Abracadavers is a story about the hurdles associated with growing up, dealing with the unexpected and realizing that some things are more difficult to deal with than super powers.
A fuel smuggler in southern Iran, who has been reprimanded and criticized by the others after the death of his comrade in a car accident, embarks on a one-man journey to seek revenge after finding clues to his comrade's murder. Ghasem Chakal is a young fuel smuggler in in southern Iran, who has been reprimanded and criticized by the others after the death of his comrade (Hamzeh) in a car accident. He also feels guilty and can not forgive himself, but when he finds clues that indicate his friend has been killed he embarks on a one-man journey to seek revenge. He makes a list of people who may have been motivated to kill Hamzeh and he goes to visit them with all violence, one by one.