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The West once ruled more than half the world. The religion it exported, Christianity, is still followed by a third of mankind. Above all, the way people live, or aspire to live, are unmistakably an invention of the West. All over the world, more and more humans eat a Western diet, wear Western clothes and live in Western housing. Niall Ferguson explains how by juxtaposing , we can uncover the keys, the six killer applications, of Western ascendancy....

A celebration of the intergenerational, interracial and undeniable influence of Memphis, TN on American culture and its music. Features Terrence Howard, William Bell, Snoop Dogg, Mavis Staples, Otis Clay, Yo Gotti, and many more award-winning Memphis and Mississippi Delta musicians.

Through a variety of cinematic techniques, including slow motion, time-lapse, computer-generated imagery, and found footage, the film tells of a world that has completed the transition from the natural to the artificial. Globalization has been accomplished, all of our interactions are technologically mediated, and all images are manipulated

Offers cultural insights into who the Hawaiians are as a people, their origins, historical challenges, and current social conditions. This film also reveals the revival of spirit of a native people whose identity is intrinsically tied to their Hawaiian homelands. This "film offers important cultural insights into who the Hawaiians are as a people, their origins, historical challenges and current social conditions. Most importantly, the film points...

In 1931, Molly and her younger cousins, Gracie and Daisy, were three half-caste children from Western Australia who were taken from their parents under government edict and sent to an institution, were taught to forget their families, their culture, and re-invent themselves as members of "white" Australian society. The three girls begin an epic journey back to Western Australia, travelling 1,500 miles on foot with no food or water, and navigating...

It's 2029. A female government cyber agent and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of a "The Puppet Master," a computer virus capable of invading cybernetic brains and altering its victim's memory. Created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and codenamed "Project 2501," this 'hacker' is actually a prototype virtual agent which has now defied its makers by seeking asylum within a new host body outside of the electronic net.

Filled with dramatic re-enactments and action-packed battle scenes, watch the dramatic story of one of history's greatest empires, from its first major battle to its remarkable military feats and through its eventual fall.

Shot in his trademark "guerilla video" style, Michael Moore places himself in the middle of controversial issues and events in episodes from his documentary television show.

Be astounded by the fifth largest country in the world, from the lost world of Amazonia, to the buzzing cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo, a city of 30 million, where the super rich commute by helicopter. Meet remote tribes who pit their survival skills against gold diggers and loggers. In the entertaining company of good-natured host Michael Palin, delight in the spectacular landscape, food, music, beach life and unique cultural heritage of...