FILM: Challenging 500 Years of Globalisation

NEW YORK, Nov 14 (IPS) - To end poverty, you have to know how it began - with globalisation. No, not the 20th century variety engendered by multinationals and their friends at the IMF, World Bank and WTO. They just codified practices that kept developing countries poor. French Filmmaker Philippe Diaz, in an illuminating documentary opening in New York Friday, traces globalisation back 500 years to the Spanish and Portuguese conquests of the Americas. Diaz shows how the colonial North used the South's resources to build its industrial base and how its continued control over resources, global trade and debt rules prevents developing countries from ending poverty.. » read more

YANNI Live!

Nov. 7, 2009 Until The Last Moment - Yanni Live! The Concert Event   http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=A3ork0msQ_o       Yanni - The Storm   http://www.youtube.. » read more

Director Alex Jones warns that we must halt the ‘Fall of the Republic’ planned for America (with videos)

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50's and 60's TV

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Diana Krall - Exactly Like You

July 28, 2009 Diana Krall has had a long time fascination with bossa nova, a type of music which perfectly suits her sophisticated yet sensual style. This culminated in her new studio album Quiet Nights (released by Verve in spring 2009) and in this stunning concert filmed in the home of the bossa nova, Rio de Janeiro, in November 2008. Accompanied by her band and an orchestra, Diana Krall delivers a superb set of standards in true bossa nova style but clearly bearing her unique stamp. This DVD captures Diana Krall at her scintillating best. VIEW VIDEO http://www.. » read more

Rachel Corrie Documentary Sparks Uproar at Jewish Film Festival

Saturday 25 July 2009 The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival has come under siege after deciding to show a documentary about Rachel Corrie, a Washington state 23-year-old killed in 2003 while trying to prevent an Israeli military bulldozer from demolishing a Palestinian's home. Rachel Corrie's US passport. Fellow peace activist stares in shock at Al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah after Rachel was killed by an Israeli bulldozer driver. (Photo: Mohammad Al-Moghair)     Whether Corrie naively put herself in harm's way in support of terrorists or was intentionally killed by the Israeli military is the nexus of the controversy.     Compounding the issue, festival organizers invited Corrie's mother, Cindy, to speak after today's showing at the Castro Theatre of the film "Rachel.. » read more

Russell Crowe Talks Robin Hood

July 25, 2009 VIEW VIDEO http://www.imdb.com/ video/hulu/vi682623513/. » read more

Now You Can Watch Eligibility Story with video)

July 24, 2009 Farah produces 1st feature documentary on Obama mystery   WASHINGTON – WND Editor Joseph Farah has produced the first major DVD documentary on the critical issues surrounding the constitutional eligibility of Barack Obama to serve as president – but it wasn't easy. In fact, during the course of shooting and editing "A Question of Eligibility," the award-winning filmmaking team, including veterans of many controversial movie projects, made the unusual request to keep its identity secret for fear of retribution from the administration. "That's how hot this topic is," said Farah. "That's how hot this movie is." "A Question of Eligibility" is expected to ship to customers on Aug.. » read more

'Argentina: Turning Around' - an Interview With Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young

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The Colony Experiment -

July 20, 2009 Starting on Discovery Channel July 27, 2009 VIEW VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOKO19BMPKk. » read more

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