An in-depth look into how the World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade created a phenomenon in the 1990's - a zeitgeist that helped shape film, literature, fashion, club culture, and ultimately fans, whose lives it forever altered.

DVD 1: Austria -- Austria offers one of the best railroad travel experiences in all of Europe. Germany -- Nowhere else in Europe is there so much railway variety as Germany. DVD 2: The Mediterranean -- This railway features stunning Mediterranean vistas. DVD 3: New Zealand -- This is one of the most scenic railways on the planet. Tibet -- Take a glorious train ride to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.

It is remembered as the darkest moment in the history of American sports. In 1919, eight members of the heavily favored Chicago White Sox conspired to throw the World Series in a gambling scam. THE BLACK SOX SCANDAL tells the complete story of the fateful series, from the legendary stinginess of Chicago owner Charles Comiskey (who benched his star pitcher after he won 29 games because his contract called for a $10,000 bonus if he won 30) to the fallout that nearly ruined the sport. Discover...

World War 1 -- American Legacy vividly tells the many forgotten stories of the men and women who served in the Great War, reminding Americans of their impact on our country that can still be felt today. Charles Whittlesey of the Lost Battalion and Father Duffy of the Fighting 69th became famous for surviving against impossible odds. Pilots Victor Chapman and Quentin Roosevelt and ambulance drivers like Richard Hall made the supreme sacrifice Writers such as e.e.cummings, Ernest Hemingway,...

His Private Life (1926, B&W, Silent): Millionaire Reggie enlists in the Army to impress his fiance. His worst nightmare comes true when he learns that his former butler is now his drill sergeant. Lupino Lane was descended from a distinguished London acting family. His comedic and considerable acrobatic skills made him a slapstick triumph on Broadway and later in the silents. In His Private Life he is ably directed by a post-scandal "Fatty" Arbuckle. Stars Lupino Lane and Virginia Vance.The...

"It might reasonably be contended that Humphrey Jennings is the only real poet the British cinema has yet produced." - Lindsay Anderson, Director These astonishing films show and explain essential news and propaganda functions of the movies during the Great War of 1914-1918. In those days before television and even before radio, fiction films in movie theaters were the most widely shared public experience, while news films were the most potent and detailed public images of armament, military...

Military chaplains, men of faith serving in World War I, found themselves facing the gruesome reality of modern warfare. Serving side by side with soldiers in the trenches, chaplains became essential to the spiritual and psychological needs of those under their care. This four-part series takes you inside the lives of military chaplains who served during the Great War. Dramatic reenactments and interviews with key experts shed new light on an often overlooked but important role.

Vintage silent short subjects made on the frontlines of the Great War, plus an episode of TV's 'The Big Picture' about the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia.

The story of how America's "Greatest Generation" won World War II is told in this collection of classic documentaries featuring pulse-pounding combat footage. Over 20 vintage films on five discs!

The story of the rookie 81st Infantry "Wildcat" Division, who went through a literal 'trial by fire' fighting Japanese troops on the island of Angaur. Plus an episode of 'The Big Picture' documentary series about the World War II career of future President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

THE 6TH MARINE DIVISION ON OKINAWA (1945):The 6th Marine Division on Okinawa chronicles Marine operations during the Battle of Okinawa in at times brutal detail. Codenamed "Operation Iceberg", the Battle of Okinawa was one of the most important battles of World War II, and is considered the largest amphibious assault to take place in the Pacific Theater. Okinawa was a supply base for the Japanese forces, and its proximity to China was instrumental to Imperial Japan's "choke hold" on that...

DECEMBER 7TH (1943): Produced in cooperation with the War and Navy Department, John Ford's December 7th captures the mood and tenor of the nation during World War II like no other film of its era. In the aftermath of FDR's declaration of war, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox requested "a complete motion picture factual presentation of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941." The assignment was given to John Ford, who had been made head of the Field Photographic Unit of the Navy. Ford...

NORMANDY INVASION (1945): June 6, 1944. 156,000 soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy to begin the liberation of Nazi-occupied France. The U.S. Coast Guard's cameras were there to document the efforts of the men who fought - and died - on that day. But before that fateful June morning, we are shown the training and preparation that took place. The men huddle together in prayer, knowing the next day may be their last. And then...D-Day. Explosive artillery shells bombard the coast of Normandy...

REPORT FROM THE ALEUTIANS (1943): During World War II, iconic filmmaker John Huston (The Maltese Falcon) served as a major in the Army Signal Corps. Report from the Aleutians was one of several films he made as part of his service. He and his crew spent five strenuous months filming in the Aleutian Islands. This 1,200-mile chain of islands in the South Pacific forms the southern boundary of the Bering Sea, stretching from Alaska to Siberia. It was from here that a massive Japanese fleet...

THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY(1942): When iconic filmmaker John Ford was sent by the U.S. Navy to Midway Island in the North Pacific, he thought he was going to be making a documentary about life at the small military base there. After several days of filming sailors and marines during their downtime, Ford heard rumors that the Japanese were planning an attack on the base. Roused from his sleep on the night of June 4, 1942 by the sound of explosions, he spontaneously started filming the battle with his...

TO THE SHORES OF IWO JIMA (1945): Photographed in combat areas by cameramen of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, To the Shores of Iwo Jima features what may be the most graphic war footage seen by American audiences in theaters during World War II. With Allied operations in the Pacific Theater ramping up, Imperial Japan heavily fortified the island of Iwo Jima. Twenty thousand Japanese soldiers laid in wait to defend the island against the attacking American forces. On the morning...

Four classic World War II movies including 'One of Our Aircraft Is Missing!' (1941), 'They Raid By Night' (1942), 'Corregidor' (1943), and 'Minesweeper' (1943).

Tells the story of an individual who owns the largest private collection of World War II artifacts in the world. Over 50 interviews with veterans and survivors of the war help tell the story of the meaning of the over 7,000 individual items in the collection of Kenneth W. Rendell.

When starving mobs begin rioting in the streets of Moscow, Soviet leaders believe they have no recourse but to seize the Alaskan pipeline to force the United States to end the grain embargo that has brought turmoil to the U.S.S.R. These are the events, so terrifyingly similar to yesterday's headlines that bring the superpowers to the brink of World War III. Starring Brian Keith in an extraordinary performance as the Soviet Secretary-General and Rock Hudson as the beleaguered American...

Starring Academy Award winner Edmond O'Brien (1954, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Barefoot Contessa), THE WORLD WAS HIS JURY is a courtroom drama about David Carson (O'Brien), a lawyer defending the captain of a sunken ocean liner, which killed dozens of passengers. Was the captain negligent, or did other forces cause the ship to sink? It is up to Carson to find the clues and discover the real cause of the shipwreck. Newly remastered.

Follow the zoo babies as they introduce us to their family, habitat, lifestyle and appetite, and watch as they discover unique characteristics about their own upbringing. Over 15 animals are featured including the elephant, giraffe, wildebeest, clouded leopard, serval cat and hippo. The babies are captured wrestling, eating, sleeping, climbing, swinging and scratching all in an effort to mature. Each animal has an adventure to share through playful narrative that incorporates both facts and...

"CinemaScope's first science-fiction thriller" sees four intrepid astronauts (Hugh Marlowe, Nelson Leigh, Rod Taylor and Christopher Dark) successfully complete mankind's first Mars mission, only to run afoul of a warp in space. Tossed centuries into the future, they discover an Earth devastated by nuclear war, where mutant beast-men rule the surface. Underground is a society marked by listless males and lustful ladies (future- wear designed by Vargas!). Trapped in a tomorrow they never made,...

What awaits us in the vast reaches of space? The imaginations of moviemakers are always eager to take us there -- as in these two nifty '50s sci-fi voyages. Hugh Marlowe, Rod Taylor and other Mars-mission astronauts skid on a time warp into a future Earth nuked into an era of fear, mutant monstrosities and a diminishing group of subterranean survivors. Can these flyboys from the past somehow preserve a World Without End? A stalwart crew (and a female reporter who sneaks aboard!) guides a...

In July 2016, inspired by Pope Francis' chosen theme "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy," Catholic youth from around the world descended on Krakow, Poland, for World Youth Day. These pilgrims traveled in the footsteps of St. John Paul II and other great saints of Krakow, discovering the rich heritage of their Catholic faith. This poignant and inspirational film captures the World Youth Day experience like never before. Follow youth on their journey with Pope Francis, hear...