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1.Ken Burns Presents The West (Boxed Set) directed by: Stephen Ives, Ken Burns September 24, 1996
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When some people use the word "documentary" they seem to imbue it with an expectation of total objectivity--as if one could eliminate all traces of cultural experience from one's makeup and discover a shining path of ultimate "truth" simply by the act of becoming a filmmaker. Nonsense. We are all a product of our times and of the culture in which we were raised and educated. Documentaries are always, always, always selective. There is no such thing as total objectivity, either in writing or in filmmaking. That said, this is an enormously valuable effort to sift through an extraordinary cross-section of materials and condense them into 12 and 1/2 hours of very viewable, enlightening and often extremely moving stories. Yes, that's right, I said "condense". The documents available ... Read More

2.Reporting America at War (2pc) starring: Linda Hunt directed by: Stephen Ives November 04, 2003
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Broken up into two segments and comprising about 3 hours of material, `Reporting America at War' is a detailed and comprehensive look at the history of media coverage in wartime environments during the 20th century. Episode One: The Romance of War Starting with the Spanish-American war and then moving into World Wars one and two, a historical perspective is shown how war correspondents developed a relationship with the military and were able to report information from the front lines. When preparing stories, official censors often reviewed newsreels, radio broadcasts, and written stories from the battle areas in an attempt to determine what might be best for public consumption. Sometimes journalists had to perform a juggling act in determining their efforts to report ... Read More

3.Seabiscuit (PBS American Experience) starring: Scott Glenn, Seabiscuit, Laura Hillenbrand, Farrell Jones, Norah Christianson directed by: Stephen Ives June 03, 2003
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The 2004 movie, while excellent, cannot tell you the whole story and gives you no real footage. This is a matter-of-fact but exciting documentary. It is sleek, well put-together, and contains great photos, original footage, and narration. A must-buy!

4.The West, Vol. 08: Ghost Dance starring: Peter Coyote, George Aguilar, Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Matthew Broderick directed by: Stephen Ives September 24, 1996
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The 2004 movie, while excellent, cannot tell you the whole story and gives you no real footage. This is a matter-of-fact but exciting documentary. It is sleek, well put-together, and contains great photos, original footage, and narration. A must-buy!

5.The West, Vol. 03: The Spec of the Future starring: Peter Coyote, George Aguilar, Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Matthew Broderick directed by: Stephen Ives September 24, 1996
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The 2004 movie, while excellent, cannot tell you the whole story and gives you no real footage. This is a matter-of-fact but exciting documentary. It is sleek, well put-together, and contains great photos, original footage, and narration. A must-buy!

6.The West, Vol. 5 - The Grandest Enterprise Under God starring: Peter Coyote, George Aguilar, Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Matthew Broderick directed by: Stephen Ives September 24, 1996
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The 2004 movie, while excellent, cannot tell you the whole story and gives you no real footage. This is a matter-of-fact but exciting documentary. It is sleek, well put-together, and contains great photos, original footage, and narration. A must-buy!

7.The West, Vol. 06: Fight No More Forever starring: Peter Coyote, George Aguilar, Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Matthew Broderick directed by: Stephen Ives September 24, 1996
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Episode 6 of 'The West' (why are only two of this eight-part series available?) begins with one of the most famous episodes in the Western history, the defeat of the Seventh Cavalry by the Lakota Indians at Little Big Horn, Custer's Last Stand; but, as one contributor argues, this victory was a Pyrrhic one, followed by defeat after treacherous defeat - the episode could have been called 'The Indians' Last Stand'. This series devoted to telling the truth about an American history distorted and over-mythologised by Hollywood, finally comes to the period most familiar and contentious in the film Western - the Indian wars, the final move by expansionist white Americans to remove natives from the land. The central, vexed questions are - who owns, or has rights to the land? Who, or who decides who, are civilised ... Read More

8.The West, Vol. 09: One Sky Above Us starring: Peter Coyote, George Aguilar, Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Matthew Broderick directed by: Stephen Ives September 24, 1996
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Episode 6 of 'The West' (why are only two of this eight-part series available?) begins with one of the most famous episodes in the Western history, the defeat of the Seventh Cavalry by the Lakota Indians at Little Big Horn, Custer's Last Stand; but, as one contributor argues, this victory was a Pyrrhic one, followed by defeat after treacherous defeat - the episode could have been called 'The Indians' Last Stand'. This series devoted to telling the truth about an American history distorted and over-mythologised by Hollywood, finally comes to the period most familiar and contentious in the film Western - the Indian wars, the final move by expansionist white Americans to remove natives from the land. The central, vexed questions are - who owns, or has rights to the land? Who, or who decides who, are civilised ... Read More

9.The West, Vol. 02: Empire Upon the Trails starring: Peter Coyote, George Aguilar, Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Matthew Broderick directed by: Stephen Ives September 24, 1996
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Episode 6 of 'The West' (why are only two of this eight-part series available?) begins with one of the most famous episodes in the Western history, the defeat of the Seventh Cavalry by the Lakota Indians at Little Big Horn, Custer's Last Stand; but, as one contributor argues, this victory was a Pyrrhic one, followed by defeat after treacherous defeat - the episode could have been called 'The Indians' Last Stand'. This series devoted to telling the truth about an American history distorted and over-mythologised by Hollywood, finally comes to the period most familiar and contentious in the film Western - the Indian wars, the final move by expansionist white Americans to remove natives from the land. The central, vexed questions are - who owns, or has rights to the land? Who, or who decides who, are civilised ... Read More

10.The West, Vol. 07: The Geography of Hope starring: Peter Coyote, George Aguilar, Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Matthew Broderick directed by: Stephen Ives September 24, 1996
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Episode 6 of 'The West' (why are only two of this eight-part series available?) begins with one of the most famous episodes in the Western history, the defeat of the Seventh Cavalry by the Lakota Indians at Little Big Horn, Custer's Last Stand; but, as one contributor argues, this victory was a Pyrrhic one, followed by defeat after treacherous defeat - the episode could have been called 'The Indians' Last Stand'. This series devoted to telling the truth about an American history distorted and over-mythologised by Hollywood, finally comes to the period most familiar and contentious in the film Western - the Indian wars, the final move by expansionist white Americans to remove natives from the land. The central, vexed questions are - who owns, or has rights to the land? Who, or who decides who, are civilised ... Read More

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