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Four Films By Tom Palazzolo (1974)

Category: Documentary | Director: Tom Palazzolo | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White / Color | Closed Captioned: No

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A quartet of short films by acclaimed filmmaker (or "chronicler") Tom Palazzolo. "Enjoy Yourself: It's Later Than You Think" (1974) depicts the Democratic Party hosting a picnic for Chicago's seniors; ... more

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The Kartemquin Films Collection: The Early Years, Vol. 2: 1969-1970

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: No

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This collection of three short documentaries produced by the Chicago filmmaking collective includes "Hum 255" (1969), which offers a glimpse of a students' strike at the University of Chicago; "Anonymous ... more

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The Kartemquin Films Collection: The Early Years, Vol. 1: Parents (1968)/Thumbs Down (1968)

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: No

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Two documentaries from Kartemquin Films' Gerald Temaner and Gordon Quinn make up this program showcasing the vital early works of the Chicago-based filmmaking collective. First, "Parents" chronicles ... more

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Inquiring Nuns (1968)

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Stepin Fetchit

Two nuns walk along the streets of Chicago and ask those they meet, "Are you happy?" The varied answers--given by an assortment of interviewees that includes students, housewives, hippies, teachers, ... more

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The Kartemquin Films Collection: The Early Years, Vol. 3: Marco (1970)

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: No

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The Kartemquin filmmaking collective secured a unique opportunity to make a documentary about natural childbirth when one of their members became pregnant and decided to forgo traditionally administered ... more

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Thrill Ride: The Science Of Fun (1997)

Category: Documentary | Director: Ben Stassen | Rated: G | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Paul Harper, Cassandra Peterson, Harry Shearer

This breathtaking IMAX documentary puts you in the front of some of America's most exciting (or, sometimes, nausea-inducing) amusement park attractions. Trace the history of thrill rides, from 19th-century ... more

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Walt Disney World (2006)

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

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The only thing more incredible than the amazing technology on display at the world's first theme park is the amazing technology that is never seen, operating behind the scenes. This History Channel program ... more

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Hollywood To Dollywood (2011)

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Dolly Parton, Gary Lane, Larry Lane

Dreaming of pitching their screenplay to Dolly Parton during her upcoming appearance at the 25th anniversary of the Dollywood amusement park, two gay brothers (from a conservative Baptist background) ... more

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Route 66: The Ultimate DVD Collection

Category: Documentary | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

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"It winds from Chicago to L.A.," and viewers can travel across 2,000 miles of the beloved highway with this three-disc set of freewheeling documentaries. "Route 66 Revisited," "A Journey Down Route 66" ... more

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