http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=vb&id=1800000052&cf=browse New Documentary Releases on DVD en-us Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:44 -0000 720 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/plus/b6/props/3d_movies.gif http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=vb&id=1800000052&cf=browse 130 54 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810066711 A shocking tale of human cruelty, this documentary goes beyond the traditions of the nature film to expose the horrific cause behind numerous dolphin deaths. Richard O’Barry, a dolphin trainer on the TV show FLIPPER, joins director Louie Psihoyos on a secret operation to Japan to stop the killing of innocent animals. (1 hr. 34 min.) Release date: Dec 8, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810066711 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:43 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810004333 This documentary delves into the world of a group of edgy New York artists who have had a massive impact on the culture at large. Starting in the 1990s, this group found its origins on the fringe--in skateboarding, graffiti, punk, and hip hop--and turned their creativity to various kinds of art, including painting and filmmaking. BEAUTIFUL LOSERS highlights the lives and work of 11 artists, including Mike Mills and Harmony Korine. (1 hr. 31 min.) Release date: Dec 8, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810004333 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:42 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1809866161 Though the Kentucky Derby only lasts two heart-pounding minutes, preparation for the annual event takes years. In this documentary, fraternal filmmakers the Hennegan brothers follow six trainers on their way to the 2006 event. The Hennegans traveled 150,000 miles and filmed 500 hours of footage in their quest to chronicle the road to this epic race in THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY. (1 hr. 40 min.) Release date: Dec 8, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1809866161 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:41 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810091627 Compiled from footage shot by over 200 filmmakers, fans, and musicians who attended the All Tomorrow's Parties festivals in recent years, this documentary offers a patchwork glimpse at the cult music festival. Footage from Super8 cameras, handheld video cameras, and cell phones combine to create a bricolage, DIY look at the history of the festival that has hosted such acts as Shellac, Portishead, and Glass Candy. (1 hr. 22 min.) Release date: Nov 24, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810091627 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:40 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810081840 While the mainstream world rolls on indefinitely, a small group of researchers traverses the snow-capped region around the South Pole for months at a time. Working in constant sunlight yet subthermal conditions, these collegiate scientists (the "Ice People" of the title) search aggressively for lingering geological traces of an ancient world now obscured by thick layers of ice. Thus begins Anne Aghion's deliberate, observational documentary, which carries the audience on a day-to-day journey with its subjects. The geological team consists of two undergraduate students and two highly esteemed professors; though they are all but cut off from the rest of the world, they experience a tremendous sense of rapport and intimacy with one another, almost by default. The men and women also soak up the terrestrial splendor of the surrounding environs, yet struggle to adjust, emotionally, to the prospect of 24-hour sunlight. They remain steadfast in their commitments to their work, however, and in their undying need to unveil evidence that will impart even a passing glimpse into a history of long ago. (1 hr. 17 min.) Release date: Nov 17, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810081840 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:39 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810011978 History has many unacknowledged heroes and this documentary examines a group of women who fought for peace in Liberia, campaigning to end the country's devastating civil war. Crossing religious and generation lines, the group of women first prayed for their country, and then they began a silent protest outside the walls of the president's palace. Gini Reticker, producer of Oscar-nominated short film ASYLUM, directs this eye-opening film about political action. (1 hr. 12 min.) Release date: Nov 17, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810011978 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:38 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810108569 Documentary filmmaker Jean-Paul Jaud sets out to discover if contemporary society can create a food supply that isn't littered with contaminants by exploring the current trend of organic, localized food production in France. The current generation is the very first in history that will grow up less healthy than the one that preceded it. Cancer and infertility rates are skyrocketing. Could it have something to do with our tainted food supplies? By paying a visit to a remote French village where the lunch menu is comprised entirely of organic, locally grown foods, Jaud highlights the ways in which some communities are shunning food industry giants to go back to the basics. A wide variety of interviews with everyone from researchers to schoolchildren reveal the deep flaws that exist within the food industry and raise though-provoking questions about what can be done to correct them. (1 hr. 52 min.) Release date: Nov 17, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810108569 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:37 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810070822 Ten women from varied backgrounds learn the art of burlesque dancing in this colorful documentary about a pastime growing in popularity. Six weeks is all the time they have to learn the art of the shimmy and the shake at Seattle's Academy of Burlesque. Will they make it? And what will they learn about themselves? (1 hr. 31 min.) Release date: Nov 17, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810070822 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:36 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810099474 While underground mining has been the traditional method of coal retrieval in Appalachia, economic pressures for cheaper methods have resulted in mountaintop removal (also known as MTR), which involves blasting the tops off mountains and resettling the debris into valleys. While it provides jobs, MTR has altered the physical and cultural landscape of the Appalachian mountains and produced land, air, and water pollution. This documentary from filmmakers Phylis Geller and Mari-Lynn Evans explores the economic, environmental, and social tensions surrounding mountaintop removal set to a soundtrack of Appalachian-inspired music by country artists Justin Townes Earle, Tom T. Hall, and Kathy Mattea. (1 hr. 25 min.) Release date: Nov 10, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810099474 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:35 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810043966 A reluctant male becomes immersed in the world of yoga in this amusing documentary. As the director and her skeptical subject, Nick Rosen, go on an around-the-world trip to explore the varieties of yoga, they get a warts-and-all view of a practice that has expanded far past its origins in India to lure the Western world. (1 hr. 30 min.) Release date: Nov 10, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810043966 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:34 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810042286 Authors Eric Schlosser (FAST FOOD NATION) and Michael Pollan (THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA) both appear in this documentary that looks into the food industry. FOOD, INC. reveals the nature of the business that ignores the health of the American people in favor of profit. (1 hr. 34 min.) Release date: Nov 3, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810042286 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:33 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1809868415 A small--town factory worker with a loving family and a penchant for penning raunchy country-and-western songs finds his side gig taking center stage when he is forced into early retirement in directors Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher's blue music documentary. Larry Pierce was always content with his factory job while moonlighting as the nation's nastiest country-music singer-songwriter. Since 1993, the modest musician has released over a dozen hilariously lewd country albums. Frequently found at truck stops across the nation, these playful albums keep long-haul drivers laughing through the small hours of the night as their headlights splash across the darkened freeway and their eyes grow weary with the prospect of sleep. Though Pierce had never really considered the prospect of following his true calling full-time, he is forced to reconsider the prospect of earning a living with his songwriting skills when, after 30 years on the line, he is given no choice but to retire before his time. When three decades of stability is suddenly replaced with an entire future of uncertainty, Pierce finds his fate taking an unexpected turn as a young country band with an equally salacious sense of humor shows up looking to perform alongside their favorite filthy frontman. (1 hr. 10 min.) Release date: Nov 3, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1809868415 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:32 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810108002 To celebrate four decades of silliness, nonsense, and the gleeful skewering of the Spanish Inquisition on MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS, the members of British comedy troupe reunite for this six-part documentary. With the participation of John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, MONTY PYTHON: ALMOST THE TRUTH chronicles the history of the legendary group, complete with archival footage of dearly departed member Graham Chapman. (6 hr.) Release date: Oct 27, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810108002 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:31 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810038223 It's one of U.S. history's great unanswered questions. What would have happened in Vietnam had John F. Kennedy lived? This thought-provoking documentary employs expert analysis and recently uncovered historical documents to explore the possible scenarios. In the end, the film is a penetrating study of the president's role in wartime. (1 hr. 20 min.) Release date: Oct 27, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810038223 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:30 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1809932081 With FLAMENCO in 1995 and TANGO in 1998, director Carlos Saura painted pictures of two essential world-music styles. Now with FADOS, the filmmaker finishes his trilogy. This musical chronicles the Portuguese genre from its beginnings in the music of Africa and Brazil to its contemporary artists. FADOS features the talents of Mariza and Camané, and also boasts appearances from the rapping faudistas, including NBC, SP, and Wilson. (1 hr. 28 min.) Release date: Oct 20, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1809932081 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:29 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1809718169 Marie Menken was an artist and experimental filmmaker who was a contemporary and confidante to many noted auteurs of the 1960s, including Kenneth Anger (he helped shoot her film ARABESQUE FOR KENNETH ANGER, while she appeared in SCORPIO RISING), Stan Brakhage (he was an outspoken supporter of her work), and Andy Warhol (she appears in THE CHELSEA GIRLS and supposedly coached him on working with movie equipment). While Menken never received the same acclaim among cineastes as the above-mentioned filmmakers, today she's considered an important and pioneering artist, and filmmaker Martina Kudlacek pays homage to the woman and her work in this documentary. NOTES ON MARIE MENKEN includes clips from several of Menken's films, as well as interviews with Kenneth Anger, Billy Name, Mary Woronov, Jonas Mekas, and others who knew her; Kudlacek also examines how Menken's work has impacted her own creative vision. (1 hr. 42 min.) Release date: Oct 20, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1809718169 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:28 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1809994575 Martin Sheen narrates this documentary that delves into the mystery of a 73-year-old nun's murder in the Amazon. THEY KILLED SISTER DOROTHY shows that the killing of this saintly woman was not a random act of violence; instead, the act was perpetrated by people who have the interests of their bank accounts, rather than those of the people and the rainforests, first in their minds. (1 hr. 33 min.) Release date: Oct 20, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1809994575 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:27 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810111576 Underdog stories are common in the world of sports films, but BLOOD SWEAT + GEARS takes a different angle on the tradition. This documentary follows the only American ProTour cycling team, who not only battle their way to the top, they also do it without the benefits of any illegal performance enhancers. Their efforts take them from their home country all the way to France, where they compete in the renowned Tour de France. (1 hr. 33 min.) Release date: Oct 20, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810111576 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:26 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810098172 In this documentary, life on the other side of the Berlin Wall is exposed through interviews, archival footage, and propaganda. Made in 1993, THAT WAS THE GDR: A HISTORY OF THE OTHER GERMANY is a chronicle of the German Democratic Republic (aka East Germany) and its brief existence from 1949-90. Residents of various classes and fame share their insight about life in the GDR and the significance of the Berlin Wall, Prague Spring, and Stasi influence. (6 hr.) Release date: Oct 20, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810098172 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:25 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810098409 Documentary’s most important names--including Albert Mayles, Errol Morris, and Werner Herzog--discuss their craft in this cinematic celebration of the nonfiction film. CAPTURING REALITY: THE ART OF DOCUMENTARY spans the modern history of the genre, boasting more than 100 clips from films as disparate as GREY GARDENS and TOUCHING THE VOID. Plus, dozens of directors offer their insight into their efforts to document real life. (1 hr. 37 min.) Release date: Oct 20, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810098409 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:24 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1808720400 A documentary focusing on the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall in 1986, and its fall in 1989. (1 hr. 28 min.) Release date: Oct 20, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1808720400 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:23 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1809880426 Documentary filmmaker Sara Lamm makes it her mission to decipher the cryptic, mysterious writings on the labels of the world's most original liquid soap with DR. BRONNER'S MAGIC SOAPBOX. A mental hospital escapee, self-professed rabbi, and supposed descendent of Albert Einstein, Dr. Emanuel Bronner is best known for his unique peppermint (among other flavors) multi-purpose soap. Here, his 68-year-old son contemplates his father's accomplishments in light of his own troubled childhood. (1 hr. 28 min.) Release date: Oct 20, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1809880426 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:22 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1809950260 After raking in awards at several major film festivals, EVERY LITTLE STEP reaches movie audiences and Broadway fans alike. A film about a musical that is itself about the casting of a musical, the documentary takes fans inside the makings of A CHORUS LINE. Much of it focuses on the casting process for the musical’s 2005 revival, though it also takes fans through the show’s many incarnations and to its original inspiration. Back in 1974, choreographer Michael Bennett saw the potential for a spectacular show in the recorded late-night conversations of several stage performers. One year--and a lot of labor--later, A CHORUS LINE premiered to high acclaim, introducing the world to what would turn out to be a timeless work. EVERY LITTLE STEP takes viewers through the next few decades with rare footage and fresh interviews, showing the show’s history unfold in a world filled with war, anxiety, and political change. As casting is done is for the 2005 revival, audiences see how much the times have changed in the light of media outlets like MySpace and AMERICAN IDOL. As viewers get to know the actors behind the production, the realms of theater and reality blur. With its underdog heroes and self-reflexive narrative, A CHORUS LINE is understandably appealing to today’s reality-show audiences. The film is the joint effort of directors James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, whose backgrounds as theatre producers, filmmakers, and documentarians combine well to create a film that manages to be not only educational but as entertaining as its subject. (1 hr. 33 min.) Release date: Oct 13, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1809950260 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:21 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810123254 No description available (1 hr. 35 min.) Release date: Oct 13, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810123254 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:20 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1809843327 This documentary zooms in on the uplifting experiences of several young musicians in Florida competing in the Essentially Ellington Festival, a yearly event planned by Jazz at Lincoln Center, and led by artistic director and jazz master Wynton Marsalis. (88 hr.) Release date: Oct 6, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1809843327 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:19 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1809972252 Only the most knowledgeable of metal heads may be familiar with early '80s Canadian band Anvil, but director Sacha Gervasi--and the members of Anvil--hope that changes with this documentary. After releasing the headbangers' dream album, METAL ON METAL, in 1982 and influencing the likes of Metallica and Anthrax, the rockers watched as their career failed to match those who gave them credit. But with ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL, Gervasi turns roadie and chronicles the band's new millennium efforts to charge to the top. (1 hr. 30 min.) Release date: Oct 6, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1809972252 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:18 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1809394536 This experimental documentary is a compendium of striking images of Eastern Europe and its citizens in transition, following the collapse of the so-called Cold War. Places as diverse as Baltic beaches and Moscow's snow-covered streets vie for attention along with the citizens of these places as they wait in lines, march in military formation, or stand idle in the waiting rooms of train stations. There is no narration, and no clear point (except the idea of transitions) is indicated by the beautifully chosen, enigmatic imagery. Indeed, there is not even much musical accompaniment. Fans of director Chantal Akerman's aggressively "non-commercial" work are likelier to find this film more appealing than the average viewer will. (1 hr. 46 min.) Release date: Oct 6, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1809394536 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:17 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1808718518 Ami Ankilewitz was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) -- an extremely rare and often fatal form of muscular atrophy that severely limits his physical growth and movement yet at 34 years of age -- he continues to outlive a doctor's prediction of life expectancy by 28 years. And counting. Ami, who weighs only 39 pounds, works in Israel as a 3D animator and creates his art despite the fact that his bodily motion is limited to a single finger on his left hand and in doing so, continues to redefine notions of a "limited" life. The film follows Ami's journey in search of the doctor who predicted his early demise. Along his journey, Ami attempts to come to terms with another major incident from his past and to complete a lifelong dream: To finally ride a Harley Davidson. (1 hr. 14 min.) Release date: Oct 6, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1808718518 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:16 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810071465 This insightful PBS documentary looks back at the founding of the Los Angeles Times, and chronicles the various generations of the Chandler family who have served as publisher. (1 hr. 56 min.) Release date: Oct 6, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810071465 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:15 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1809934715 This intimate biography of the incomparable soprano uses archival footage to reveal a Maria Callas unknown to her fans. By using elements such as costumes from a rarely seen performance and paparazzi footage from Cannes shortly after she lost her baby son, Philippe Kohly’s CALLAS ASSOLUTA evokes the life of the diva. (1 hr. 37 min.) Release date: Sep 29, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1809934715 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:14 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1810045937 Dallas and Wayne are amateur bigfoot researchers. In the Appalachian Mountains, they lay in wait for sasquatch and have amassed mountains of evidence. But fame and respectability continues to elude them. As the details of the pair's life collect, what was an amusing documentary about hairy creatures in the woods becomes a story about the American Dream--and its extinction. (1 hr. 2 min.) Release date: Sep 29, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1810045937 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:13 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/documentary/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1809860057 No description available (1 hr. 24 min.) Release date: Sep 29, 2009 m/dvd/new/doc/1809860057 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:27:12 -0000