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Steve Jobs: biography
Steve Jobs died in early October of 2011, but not before re-inventing the personal computer, the animation film industry, the music industry, the phone industry, etc, etc. A couple of weeks later, 60 minutes put out this biography on man who has left his fingerprint in virtually every home in the developed world.
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Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
A history of superheroes in comic books, from the first appearance of Superman in the 1930s to today’s morally-conflicted, violent anti-heroes.
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The Price of Life
On a finite budget, the National Health Service cannot afford to offer every treatment on the market, so how is it decided which medications should be made available?
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When Bankers Were Good
This documentary examines the Victorian financiers – including Samuel Gurney and Natty Rothschild.
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Mark Zuckerberg – Inside Facebook
In just seven years, Mark Zuckerberg has gone from his Harvard college dorm to running a business with 800 million users, and a possible value of $100 billion. This film tells the story of Facebook’s creation, looks at the accuracy of The Social Network movie, and examines Facebook’s plans to use the personal information it has collected to power a new kind of online advertising.
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The Nuclear Comeback
New Zealand filmmaker Justin Pemberton conducts a worldwide investigation of the pros and cons of using nuclear energy. Searching for answers, Pemberton was granted rare access to nuclear power plants and a uranium mine, and visits England’s notorious Sellafield and Chernobyl in the Ukraine.
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The Coca-Cola Case
The Coca Cola Case presents a searing indictment of the Coca-Cola empire and its alleged kidnapping, torture and murder of union leaders trying to improve working conditions in Colombia, Guatemala and Turkey.
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Blizzard Retrospective
It’s now been 20 years since Blizzard started in the gaming industry. To celebrate, they’ve released this interesting video retrospective. It features candid commentary from the people who have spent the last two decades creating the games that helped make Blizzard Entertainment the company it is today.
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The Dark Side of Chocolate
A team of journalists investigate how human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast fuels the worldwide chocolate industry. The crew interview both proponents and opponents of these alleged practices, and use hidden camera techniques to delve into the gritty world of cocoa plantations.
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Art and Copy
Art and Copy is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration, it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time – people who’ve profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry.
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The Pixar Story
This is a documentary of the history of Pixar Animation Studios.
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Factory
Legendary record label Factory Records looking back at Joy Division To Happy Mondays, easily sculpturing music of the eighties.
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