Lionsgate

Sexual attraction is confusing, maddening, euphoric and even dangerous. It is, like love, an intangible essence. We can examine it only through its physical symptoms--the beating pulse, the sweating palms, the rise and fall of chemicals in the brain--all part of the unexplained emotion of infatuation. Through real-life cases and interviews with psychologists, biologists, anthropologists and others, SEXUAL ATTRACTION explores the mysteries of human sexuality. If the urge for sex can be traced...

Jesse James led a deceptive, mysterious life--and the truth about his death remains buried in controversy. Was he shot in the back by a fellow outlaw, or did he make that story up? Did he fake his own death to get the law off his back? Is it really the body of Jesse James that lies in his coffin? Using new DNA evidence, host Bill Kurtis turns the tables on accepted fact to uncover the truth behind one of history's most intriguing enigmas.

In Summer 1942, with the U.S. at war in Europe and the Pacific, few Americans knew that the war raged in their own backyard. Dozens of Hitler's U-boats had penetrated the Gulf of Mexico, sinking merchant vessels and oil tankers. Of all the U-boats that attacked the Gulf, only one rests at the bottom of the sea--the U-166. Experience the excitement of the first thorough investigation into the wreckage since discovery in 2001 and learn of the technological advances that made its identification...

The Aztecs were the largest civilization to ever rule Mesoamerica. Archaeology and modern science are now shedding new light on the blood rituals they practiced. Join host Josh Bernstein as he travels to Mexico City to investigate and use forensic science to examine the bones of sacrificial rituals. Next he'll try his hand at the weapons of the Aztecs, sample the potions of the priests and even cut through flesh using the technology of the ancients.

During the 1800s, the road west in America was a dangerous path into the unknown. As pioneers headed toward a new life, they faced unpredictable weather, uneven trails, and sometimes unforgiving Native Americans. Remarkable feats of engineering, such as blasting mile-long tunnels or building a bridge to span 300 feet across a mighty river, helped tame the frontier. Host David Carradine discovers the amazing advances made by settlers and the technology they used to help them on their journey...

When people speak of towering arrogance and catastrophic defeat, they speak of Waterloo. It was the 1815 battle in which the balance of world power changed, in one afternoon, for a hundred years to come. The players of the most famous battle in history were of epic stature. Leading the French was Napoleon Bonaparte, the greatest military commander since Alexander the Great. Leading the British was Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, a commander some consider "the greatest man England...

In March 2002, in Vilnius, Lithuania, construction workers uncovered a mass grave filled with close to 2,000 skeletons. Scientists determined that the remains belonged to the last remnants of Napoleon's Grand Army retreating from Moscow in 1812. The find offers new insight into Napoleon's invasion of Russia, the largest military disaster ever recorded. Follow scientists as they seek to learn who these people were and how they died. Was it a massacre, an epidemic, or the result of brutal cold?

One of the holiest sites of ancient Greece, Delphi was the pre-eminent shrine of Apollo. Cradled by Mount Parnassos and a valley of olive groves, it was also sacred to Dionysus, who was supposedly buried there. But Delphi is chiefly known for its legendary oracle the most famous of the ancient world. Journey back to the golden age of Greece, when the mysterious oracle of Delphi predicted the futures of kings and countries. In the smoky, haunting, and hallucinogenic atmosphere of the sacred...

A look at how bigamists get away with preying on vulnerable women. Features stories of a handsome model who was married to four women at the same time, and another man who married three women in a year while already married to a fourth.

Coveted as a source of power for 2000 years, the Holy Lance is one of the most unusual of all Christian artifacts. Rumored to be the spear that a Roman soldier plunged into Christ's side as he was on the cross, the Lance is coveted as a source of divine power. Journey to the very corners of the earth in a real-life "Indiana Jones" quest to uncover the mysteries surrounding this sacred artifact. Did Attila the Hun, Charlemagne, and even Adolf Hitler once possess the Holy Lance, as some have...

In the wilds of the American West, average citizens often stepped into the fray to keep their towns from being taken over by society's dregs. It seemed like pickpockets and pimps rolled into main street the moment gold was struck. And often, it was left up to a few brave men and women to dish out their own brand of justice--vigilante justice, and it wasn't pretty. The hemp neck-tie would string up hundreds of renegades, but vigilantes also needed technology to defend themselves and defeat the...

The world's biggest authentic car show draws international attention, and the world's top car thieves. When professional car thief Luke (David Arquette) is offered millions to steal a prototype super car, he is about to realize it's not just about the money, it's about the rush. But Luke has met his match in rival carjacker Claudia (Famke Janssen), who can't resist the adrenaline or the money. Sit back, buckle down and gear up for explosive high-speed action and nonstop thrills.