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The regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name.

Pirated satellite feeds revealing U. S. media personalities' contempt for their viewers.

A film about the true reasons for the 1989 US invasion of Panama and big media complicity in these activities.

Black Dynamite is the greatest African-American action star of the 1970s. When his only brother is killed by The Man, it's up to him to find justice.

A 3-part Documentary Series looking at the history of British Jazz featuring artists such as; Stan Tracy, Tubby Hayes, George Melly, Michael Garrick, Mike Westbrook, Soweto Kinch, Courtney Pine, Acker Bilk, Gilles Peterson, Amy Winehouse and Jamie Cullum.

A look at the life and music of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti.

A look at the 30-year career of The Grateful Dead.

The exploits of 1910s bounty hunter Thomasine and bandit Bushrod who, after rekindling their old romance, take to robbing banks to survive, stealing from rich whites and sharing their loot with the poor on the harsh frontier.

On 1971, The Cheetah Club in Manhattan hosted a legendary concert that birthed Salsa music. The Fania All-Stars, a supergroup of top Latin musicians assembled by Fania Records, delivered a performance that changed music history.

The Fania All Stars perform for 44,000 fans at Yankee stadium in New York. Besides concert footage, there's also included a history of Salsa, and vintage film clips of Hollywood's portrayal of Latinos in movies during the 1930's and 40's.

Indestructible is a visual journey through the history of Salsa, from its inception until the very moment when Diego "El Cigala" makes it all his own. Diego drives his strong personality as a musician to the open roads that lead from Colombia to New York via Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican or Miami. Indestructible is an experience that reflects this unique adventure that goes beyond the music, to reach the hearts of all who love life. Indestructible lets us be witness of an extraordinary meeting with the great living legends of Salsa, refreshed and excited with the originality of El Cigala. Willing to make metals and drums rumble, and to go to battle once again. A battle as big as Salsa itself. Inspiring new steps for a rhythm that has always been synonymous with life, happiness, hopes and dreaming.

Explores the impact of Latino music on United States culture. The documentary traces the roots of Hispanic contributions to American music starting from Pérez Prado, Xavier Cugat, the Afro-Cubans and Tito Puente. It places particular importance on the contributions of Desi Arnaz, Rita Moreno and José Feliciano. Over fifteen Hispanic musicians, apart from Feliciano and Moreno, including Marc Anthony, Pitbull, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Shakira and Romeo Santos are interviewed about their careers, impact and influences including the Fania All-Stars. Comedians and actors Cheech Marin, Eva Longoria also discuss their experiences and the impact of Hispanic Americans beyond music.

The life story of Hector Lavoe, who started the salsa movement in 1975 and brought it to the United States.

Latin Music USA highlights the great American music created by Latinos and celebrates the Latin Rhythms at the heart of Jazz, rock, country and rhythm and blues. It's a fresh take on American musical history, reaching across five decades to portray the rich mix of sounds created by Lations and embraced by all.

In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America’s inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake.

Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.

Critical investigation of The World Bank and IMF. Too hot for PBS, but prime time TV everywhere else. Do the World Bank and IMF make the poor even poorer? Are the Bank and IMF democratic institutions? Why do people demonstrate against the Bank and IMF? For the first time, a documentary global investigation of major criticisms of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), two of the most powerful financial institutions in the world. Five country case studies are presented, each concentrating on a different aspect of critics' charges: 1. Bolivia: Debt, Drugs and Democracy 2. Ghana: The Model of Success 3. Brazil: Debt, Damage and Politics 4. Thailand: Dams and Dislocation 5. Philippines: The Debt Fighters. The charges, including those related to structural adjustment, are controversial and provocative. Some go to the heart of the power and policies of these institutions. They are made by economists, journalists, sociologists; church, labor, environmental, government and community leaders; and ordinary people from these countries who are perceived by critics to be victims of IMF and World Bank policies and projects. Responses to criticisms are presented by the World Bank Senior Vice President, the IMF Deputy Managing Director and top current and past government officials from each country. Bank/Fund history and decision-making processes are also included in this valuable teaching tool. "Clear and comprehensive... admired the way in which you were able to bring an in-depth exploration of these complex issues to life." -UN Development Program "Well balanced...Excellent...Superior." -U.S.A. Gabriel Awards "Thought provoking." -Bank Check Quarterly PBS would not telecast The Money Lenders because "it has a perception of bias in favor of the poor." Despite this allegation, Video Librarian magazine recommends it as an "interesting look at both sides of the issue..." It was a prime time telecast in the 1990s throughout Europe, updated in 2000 for educational institutions and is currently used in hundreds of college classrooms.

The story of Nostradamus and his predictions about the future.

The Russian army sends an explorer on an expedition to the snowy Siberian wilderness where he makes friends with a seasoned local hunter.

A vigilante takes a job as a high-class prostitute to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.

A new Smithsonian Channel four-part series provides an inside look into the men and women who re-invented the advertising industry from post-WWII America through the 1980s.

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.

Returning to Hollywood 1951 after working in France, a movie director meets McCarthyism head-on.

In 1953, a cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.