The Fall 2008

When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliott Moore (Mark Wahlberg) and his wife (Zooey Deschanel) flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, …

Ian Hislop brings his customary humour, analysis and wit to the notorious Beeching Report of 1963, which led to the closure of a third of the nation's railway lines and stations and forced tens of thousands of people into the car and onto the road.

For 30 years, Pekka Parviainen has devoted his life to photographing rare atmospheric phenomenon. Early visitors to Finland went home with stories of strange lights in the skies– of ghostly floating ships and steep cliff faces, mystically rising from the sea. For 30 years, Pekka has devoted his life to photographing these atmospheric phenomenon. But as Pekka gets closer and closer to the elusive mirage, friends and family fall by the wayside. What drives this endless pursuit for the next best photograph? "You're very lucky to be here", Pekka enthuses, taking his eye from the camera for a rare second, "this kind of mirage only happens maybe 3 times a year."

Created as a companion documentary to the film Valkyrie, this History Channel documentary details the true story behind the plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler.

Lawrence Wetherhold is miserable and misanthropic: he's a widower, a pompous professor at Carnegie Mellon, an indifferent father to a college student and a high-school senior, and the reluctant brother of a ne'er-do-well who's come to town.

Cable television's longest-running documentary series Explorer presents a mix of entertaining, illuminating, and surprising investigative stories from all over the world, along with in-depth interviews and provocative roundtable discussions. Explorertakes viewers around the world, opening a window on hidden parts of the world, unlocking mysteries both ancient and modern, and investigating stories of science, nature, and culture.

Mark is a wannabe actor, penniless, clueless, and inept. He cares for a brother who's paraplegic, and he has a girlfriend, Sally, who wants out of the relationship.

Mike Tyson narrates his life story as a reaction to fear and as a resolution not to be bullied or humiliated as he was when a boy in Brooklyn's mean streets.

Recently unearthed propaganda films and grim archival photos reveal the hidden truth about the political system that has spread to all the continents of the world, affecting four generations of mankind over the past seven decades and standing in stark contrast to the principals of capitalism. Dubbed the "The Red Church" by some due to the near religious fervor displayed by some followers, Communism still stands as one of the most controversial political systems on the planet.