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- In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.
- Jewish brothers in German-occupied Eastern Europe escape into a Belorussian forest, where they join Russian resistance fighters, and endeavor to build a village, in order to protect themselves and about one thousand Jewish non-combatants.
- A man and a woman are compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money.
- Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.
- On the shores of Lake Michigan, Captain Seafield enlists a crew of specialists to slay the hellish sea monster that stalks the murky depths.
- A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.
- A small town infestation of crawling alien foreheads that begin attaching to people and taking them over collides with a scientist's experiments to extract foreheadazine and things go horribly horribly wrong.
- The hunt for Nazi war criminals after the Second World War.
- A stripper on a flight to Las Vegas has a stopover in a small Texas airport. She gets taken hostage by two Cuban gangsters on the run from the cops, witnesses one thug kill the other and is chased across the desert by the killer, stopping only for some skinny-dipping.
- Narrated by actor John Goodman, this documentary focuses not only on New Orleans' earliest days, but also tracks the evolution of the modern city, including its literary and music legacy and politics. Included are interview with almost 30 notable New Orleanians. Rare photos and films illustrate a city that began as and continues to be a mix of cultures.
- Documentary about the making of the film "Straw Dogs" (1971), directed by Sam Peckinpah.
- In front of a live audience, stand-up comedian Bob Nelson performs his best-known and most-requested routines, including: College All-Star Football Team Introductions, Football Guy Does a Live Commercial, Baby Walking, Evolution Backwards, CFL: Chicken Farmers of Louisiana, Morning (The Farmer and the Duck), Eppy Epperman and Ping Yeh, punch-drunk boxer Jiffy Jeff, and The Juggling Babuskas.
- The greatest trapeze performer of all time reflects on his illustrious circus career and reveals why he unexpectedly quit flying.
- Facing a 4-month "voluntary" deportation order, undocumented immigrant Miguel Cortes has 120 days to decide between leaving his wife and 2 daughters in the US alone, or changing his name and becoming a fugitive to keep his family together.
- Once a powerful, sprawling presence in Northern Africa, the ancient kingdom of Nubia now lies buried beneath mounds of red brick rubble in the Sudan. Forgotten by history and largely neglected by archaeology, its cities have lain buried for centuries, harboring priceless secrets of a civilization that once rivaled Egypt. Join world-renowned archaeologists Julie Andersen and Salah Ahmed as they unearth Dangeil - a thriving Nubian city that once sat at the juncture of several prominent trade routes. While excavating a massive temple to the god Amun, the team makes a surprising discovery that could solve the mystery of why the city was abandoned.
- Documentary tracing the history of horror films from the silent period to the splatter films of the 1980s. Hosted by genre stalwart Vincent Price, segments include 'naked fear and terror torture'. includes clips from many Dick Randall productions 'Crocodile', 'Pieces', 'Queen of Black Magic' and 'Don't Open Till Christmas'.
- The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory explores how the British misjudged their opponent and miscalculated the complexities of the battle ground. It also describes why the multi-cultural population of New Orleans proved the naysayers wrong about their loyalties to a young nation. WYES Community Projects Producer Marcia Kavanaugh and Tom Gregory hosted and produced this documentary.
- In the darkest hours of World War II, thousands of men from Burma gave their lives fighting a brutal war for Britain against the Japanese, and to carry out the most successful guerrilla campaign of the war. But after the Allied victory, Burma sank into isolation, dictatorship and civil war, and Britain forgot the bravery of these men. Now only a handful of veterans remain - will they get the recognition they deserve before it's too late? One determined band of Brits are in a battle against time to make sure they do.
- Starting as a trading post at the crossroads of several trade routes, the town of Ninety Six grew into a small, but vitally important town on South Carolina's frontier. It became the focus of attacks by Native Americans during the French and Indian War and, during America's Revolutionary War, the site of several pitched battles to determine if the Patriots or the Tories would control the state's backcountry including the first land battle in the South and the longest siege of the conflict. This film tells the stories of the farmers, Indians, traders, regulators and soldiers who lived in and fought for the town.
- Meat Loaf, the legendary rocker, reveals surprising shades of himself -- and his internal demons -- as he sets out on an ambitious world tour.
- This is the story of why a society obsessed with fitness is so unhealthy, and where science and technology are taking human conditioning.
- For unknown reasons, the Earth's ionosphere has weakened dramatically during the course of the last century. All animal and plant species perished decades ago. All that remains is one small group of humans who attempt to resist the hostility and hardness of the external environment from SUMER, the last hive city in the world. A young boy, Hermes, lives alone close to the wall that delimits the city, an area that is highly guarded by the SSW (SUMER Security Watchers). While observing the desert from the roof of a building, Hermes suddenly sees something that looks a lot like a blue feather floating in the air...
- The mirror of Snow White's Evil Queen at the time of iPhone.
- A journey with the Nomads in Niger.
- If there was ever a pivotal decade for the city, it was NEW ORLEANS IN THE '50s. Program highlights include the early days of local television, including "Popeye and Pals" and "Morgus the Magnificent"; the career of New Orleans Mayor Chep Morrison, whose years in office spanned the decade; the development of the Lakeview and Ponchartrain Park neighborhoods and Canal Street as a regional shopping and entertainment mecca.
- Crabbing along the seawall, riding the Zephyr Roller Coaster at Pontchartrain Beach, dining at Bruning's and Fitzgerald's Restaurants, vacationing at a camp in Little Woods - - - just a few of the special moments shared in ALONG LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. This program explores the lake's rich history and looks back at Lincoln Beach, the origin of Lake Vista and other neighborhoods, along with the over five-mile long seawall that was created in a two-decade long land reclamation project.
- Harry and Julie have a great relationship. Then one day it's not so great anymore. Julie wants to have a talk with Harry but he can't face it head on. Absurdity ensues.
- Former Marine Lieutenant Nathaniel L. Ryan and a few of his friends have declared war on New York City crime. The Mayor, Chief of Policy and many citizens are baffled at the changes that are occurring throughout the 5 boroughs of NYC. Crime has fallen to an all time low, drug infested neighborhoods are now sanctuaries for the children and elderly and the disappearance of top drug lords, their constituents, prostitutes, and the homeless has New York City's finest perplexed and working overtime. The whispers in the streets are that Nathaniel aka Noah and his crew are modern day Robin Hoods preserving city life one borough at a time. Crime hits hard but Noah and his crew hit 3 x Harder!
- Two lovers struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, despite being hunted by a bloodthirsty horde.
- New Orleans notables, rare photos, home movies and historic footage help tell a story of a special place in Uptown New Orleans that began as a sugar plantation, later a campground for Confederate and then Union troops, the site of a World's Fair and ultimately one of America's top zoos and green spaces. AUDUBON PARK MEMORIES is produced and narrated by Peggy Scott Laborde.
- For many locals talking about restaurants past and present is almost as popular a pastime as dining in them. This program looks back at some of New Orleans' most historic present-day restaurants and also chronicles a few that are part of the city's collective memory. Among the historic restaurants still in operation are Antoine's and Tujague's two French Quarter gems born in the 19th century; other French Quarter classics are Galatoire's, Arnaud's and Brennan's. Also showcased will be Commander' Palace, located in the Garden District. Among the featured lost restaurants are Toney's Spaghetti and Pizza House, Houlihan's, Bruning's, the Hummingbird Grill and Barrow's Shady Inn. Though now located in Metairie, the original Morning Call Coffee Stand in the French Quarter is also profiled as is Sid-Mar's a former Lakefront seafood house.
- 1958. Charles Starkweather, a surly and rebellious 19-year-old teenage malcontent who fancied himself to be just like James Dean, embarked on a crime and killing spree across the states of Nebraska and Wyoming. His 14-year-old girlfriend Caril Fugate served as Starkweather's accomplice. The duo were responsible for the deaths of ten people altogether. They were eventually apprehended by the police in Wyoming. In the wake of their arrest Starkweather was executed on the electric chair while Fugate served seventeen and a half years in prison before being paroled.
- The case of Neville Heath, The Hillside Stranglers and John Norman Collins.
- Many young women's dreams of an easy and glamorous modeling career are cut short.
- The new advances in forensics technology helped to catch the Railway Killers, Timothy Wilson Spencer and David Lashley.
- Filmmaker David Reichert tours the Crozet Islands off the coast of South Africa, observing killer whales as they hunt elephant seals and king penguins.
- Examining unusual creatures of the Amazon jungle, including anteaters, armadillos and sloths.
- A chronicling expedition to obtain footage of the Butaan monitor lizard, a 7-foot-long, tree-climbing, fruit-eating reptile threatened by habitat destruction and hunting.
- Human coexistence with wolves, and their persecution, is examined around the world, from Alaska to India.
- A female leopard named Montrosse struggles to raise her cubs in the harsh environment of the Kalahari Desert.
- Filmmaker Arne Naevra and zoologist Nikita Ovsyanikov observe polar bears on Wrangel Island, located in the Arctic Ocean off the northeast coast of Russia, focusing on an orphaned cub struggling to survive in the harsh environment.
- Gorillas are observed in the rainforests of the Central African Republic, where ecotourism may be thwarted by the primates' hostile behavior towards tourists despite efforts to acclimate them to humans.
- In 6,000 B.C., 8,000 years before the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, waves taller than the Statue of Liberty ravaged the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, devastating ancient villages and killing untold numbers. Watch as a team of scientist's piece together evidence of this mega storm and reveal the face of this ancient tsunami for the first time.
- Researchers in Antarctica observe Adelie penguins during the polar summer as they nest and raise chicks.
- In the Serengeti, cheetahs lead uneasy lives. Females must leave their cubs alone and exposed to the savagery of more powerful predators in order to hunt. Even scrounging scavengers can gain the upper-hand over this slender and graceful speedster. This extraordinary tale follows two cheetah mothers, struggling to raise their young in the face of constant danger. As their fortunes rise and fall, experience battles against luck for the upper hand and success against all odds.
- Glimpse what life would have been like in ancient Alaska through the bones of a young man in his prime who was mauled and killed by prehistoric bears.