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"House of America" is a 1997 film directed by Marc Evans. The film, set in a depressed Welsh mining town, centres on a dysfunctional family unit of brothers Boyo and Sid, their sister Gwenny and their controlling mother. The film tackles issues such as Welsh identity, its need for indigenous heroes and the nation's perceived inferiority complex.
President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton discuss life in the White House as they lead a tour of the residence. Also: the arrival of the Blue Room Christmas tree, and a Presidential message of thanks.
From Puritan meetinghouses to ornate cathedrals, this informative program travels from coast to coast to visit 13 houses of worship, sites of significant architectural, historical and, of course, spiritual value. Covering fascinating structures dedicated to many different faiths, the tour reveals the role sacred spaces play in their communities and congregations, and explores their place in the deep-rooted religious history of the United States.
In 1970, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) president W.A. (Tony) Boyle was under indictment for union funds misuse and suspected of murdering outspoken union reform advocate Jock Yablonski and his family in 1969. The film intercuts Boyle’s speech at a Big Stone Gap, Virginia rally with mining scenes and interviews with miners from the UMWA.
A showcase of classic cartoons predating Mickey Mouse accompanied by the history of American animation leading up to his creation.
A short documentary on the history and programming of the Walter Reade Theater.
They are the fabled homes of unquiet spirits, the earthly links for troubled souls trapped between two worlds. This spine-tingling program ventures inside the most intriguing haunted houses in America to learn their secrets. From the murdered slave girl who still wanders Myrtles Plantation in Louisiana to the betrayed Redcoat spy of New York’s Raynham Hall, HAUNTED HOUSES introduces the figures that populate American history's dark side. Experts explore Old Salem, where the 17th-century which hunter George Corwin still curses sheriffs today. Eyewitnesses describe the ghost of a prospector who was unfairly executed in California more than a century ago. And dramatic recreation bring these incredible stories to life. Join HAUNTED HOUSES for a supernatural tour through history!
September 11, 2001 devastated the lives of countless people and changed the world. Two planes hijacked by supporters of the Islamist terrorist network al-Qaeda crashed into the towers of New York's World Trade Center. A third plane flew into the Pentagon, another was crashed in Pennsylvania. Almost 3,000 people have to die. Contemporary witnesses recount the experiences of September 11th from their perspective.
The film crystallizes the loss of American sovereignty and personal liberty while viewing events with a Christian perspective. Interwoven with nearly 20 expert speakers are historical re creations such as Washington crossing the Delaware and the Alamo. The film includes explosive new music by Charlie Daniels.Infused through out is a call to courage and hope, with an answer to the challenges presented.
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
A group of friends move into a vacation home with a sinister past in Fall River, Massachusetts. Suspicious of the home's owner, Taryn feels a strong connection to the house and finds herself at the center of one of the most deadly poltergeists in American history.
On a shady side-street in Koreatown, a diabolical woman (Dawna Lee Heising) lures in beautiful homeless girls, junkies, speed freaks, illegal aliens, and the average ex-high school prom queen, simply down on her luck. It is in this deadly house of shame that these new victims will be enslaved, and sold on the flesh market.
In this documentary, award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke explores the creation of the Metropolitan Opera’s storied home of the last five decades. Drawing on rarely seen archival footage, stills, and recent interviews, The Opera House looks at an important period of the Met’s history and delves into some of the untold stories of the artists, architects, and politicians who shaped the cultural life of New York City in the ’50s and ’60s. Among the notable figures in the film are famed soprano Leontyne Price, who opened the new Met in 1966 in Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra; Rudolf Bing, the Met’s imperious General Manager who engineered the move from the old house to the new one; Robert Moses, the unstoppable city planner who bulldozed an entire neighborhood to make room for Lincoln Center; and Wallace Harrison, whose quest for architectural glory was never fully realized.
Hans, a mouse from Germany, comes to America to visit his cousin Willie, and learns about the wonders of the capitalist system.