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Started by SaintMort, March 25, 2007, 01:03:52 PM

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Hammock Rider

Harlan County USA- Miners vs mine owners. Top Notch.

Ken Burns' Baseball, Civil War, Prohibition etc.

Bigger, Stronger, Faster- Covers steroid abuse from a social viewpoint.

Double Dare- Looks at the rise of stuntwomen in the film industry in general and in particular Jeannie Eppers and Zoe Bell, who doubled for Lynda Carter and lucy Lawless respectivley. Very interesting.

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

Medieval Lives -by Monty Python's Terry Jones

Tesla: Master of Lightning -because Tesla Rocks!

The Day the Universe Changed-James Burke explores key moments in Western History where new knowledge in science changed the way the modern Western world thinks.

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

When We Were Kings-A documentary of the 1974 heavyweight championship bout in Zaire between champion George Foreman and underdog challenger Muhammad Ali.

Jumping Kings and Making Haste Ain't my Cup of Meat

Bushma

I don't know if it really counts or not, but I've seen this a few times now.

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q6G_WqLp1w
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