Filmmaker and Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl is considered one of the most controversial women of the 20th century. Her films Triumph of the Will and Olympia are defined by their fascist aesthetics, perfectly staged body worship, and the celebration of all that is "superior" and victorious, simultaneously projecting contempt for the imperfect and weak. But Riefenstahl who first broke into the German film industry as an actress spent decades after...

There are two parts to every art quilt: the technical and the artistic. The technical expertise of stitching, applique, quilting, blocking, binding comes from making many quilts. The other side ... the ART part ... is more ephemeral and esoteric, as it requires many years of questioning, risk taking and imagination to develop.

"At the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, Wim Wenders asked such filmmaking luminaries as Michelangelo Antonioni, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Jean-Luc Godard, Yilmaz Guney, Werner Herzog, Steven Spielberg, and Susan Seidelman to ponder the question "Is cinema a language about to get lost, an art about to die?" Forty years later adopting the same minimalist, fixed-camera format as Wenders, Lubna Playoust poses the same question to a group of contemporary auteurs,...

After his novel Trainspotting was published in 1993, the debut work of Irvine Welsh became a cultural phenomenon. In Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh, Welsh himself looks back on his beginnings from birth to global success as an author.

"The amazing life story of Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman can be complete and effectively told only when integrated with stories of the impact of his ideas here in the United States and throughout the world. No one person in the 20th cintury had such an impact on economic thinking worldwide, as has Milton Friedman. Yet his is a most unlikely story that he credits, in large measure, to "luck."

The rock prophet is the best kept secret of Rock N Roll, and only Rock's mighty heroes know about Link Wray and his infamous 3 chords. An unlikely figure responsible for the birth of Rock N Roll, music superstars such as James Brown, Jimi Hendrix idolized him, and Jimmy Page said he would have never picked up a guitar if he hadn't heard him on the radio.

The civil rights movement was set in motion by activists of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. While some of its leaders are familiar, Walter White -- NAACP head from 1929 to 1955 and one of America's most influential Black men -- has been all but forgotten. The film traces the fascinating and complex life of the neglected civil rights hero.

When your back hurts, the rest of your body hurts, too. Discover strategies for safely stretching and strengthening your back, nutrional plans, and many other natural options to help lessen nagging back pain.--Producer.

Teaches routines to help with common stress. Contains over 20 workouts ranging from 15 to 60 minutes.

"With "Take Control with Exercise", anyone can get the physical activity they need to boost energy, relieve pain and improve well-being, without straining joints. This 60-minute fitness video provides an upbeat, balanced exercise routine based on the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, created specifically for people with arthritis and a proven method for getting in better shape. The disc also includes two bonus endurance routines to create a more...