tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30633773956510311372023-11-15T06:02:10.320-08:00dockyoumentariesRob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-26272164833796196312009-03-22T06:55:00.000-07:002009-03-22T06:56:22.667-07:00BBC Horizon - Life And Death In The 21st Century - Living Forever - 45:05<embed id="VideoPlayback" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=4925767753535452381&hl=un&fs=true" style="width:400px;height:326px" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-91141177722303430262008-06-07T07:19:00.000-07:002008-06-07T07:22:05.135-07:00The End of TV - A Documentary from CBCTV used to be something we watched at home...and we had to wait for our favourite show to come on. But now, television has been unplugged. Tivos and digital recorders let us watch TV whenever we want.<br /><br /><embed id="VideoPlayback" style="width:400px;height:326px" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="fs=true" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-8023936695911080248&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-80192449337457112532008-03-26T16:04:00.000-07:002008-03-26T16:05:33.164-07:00Lost John Ford propaganda film, never before seen in the USEric Spiegelman says: "John Ford produced a pro-Vietnam [war] documentary on behalf of the US Government right before he died. The film was never released in the US, and very few people have seen it. I just put it online."<br /><br /> The last film ever produced by the legendary John Ford was a work of propaganda commissioned by the United States government in support of the Vietnam War. Production of the documentary, “Vietnam! Vietnam!,” began a few months after the Tet Offensive, and by the time the film was completed at the end of 1971, American policy toward the war shifted toward withdrawal and negotiation for peace. As such, the film’s message was obsolete and embarrassing the moment it was ready for distribution. It was never released.<br /><br /> Federal law at the time prohibited the domestic exhibition of any motion picture financed by the U.S. Information Agency, which included “Vietnam! Vietnam!.” Ford’s last documentary remained locked away in a vault for the next 27 years, when a change in the law allowed the National Archives to make it available to the public.<br /><br /> I learned about the existence of “Vietnam! Vietnam!” three years ago. Curiosity led me to pull the ancient reels from the National Archives and have them digitized. Years of neglect badly damaged the audio portion of the first half of the film, and my cousin painstakingly restored the soundtrack to the best of his ability.<br /><br /> The documentary is, actually, quite terrible. Nothing about it even approximates a John Ford masterpiece. Accounts vary as to the extent that Ford was actively involved in the production — he apparently spent time on location in Vietnam toward the beginning of the shoot, but his advanced age and poor health kept him home during almost all of the principal photography. According to Ford scholar Tag Gallagher, Ford supervised the editing of the film and rewrote it’s scenario. Regardless, John Ford clearly wanted his name associated with “Vietnam! Vietnam!” — it reflected his strong belief in the cause — and it is incontrovertibly part of his repertoire.<br /><br /> I offer the film here because it’s a little piece of American history that very few people have seen, and for that reason alone it belongs on the Internet.<br /><br />Link<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=825512&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color="> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="scale" value="showAll" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=825512&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=" /></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/825512/l:embed_825512">Vietnam! Vietnam!</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/user415024/l:embed_825512">Eric Spiegelman</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_825512">Vimeo</a>.Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-42465721761800047262008-03-08T06:50:00.000-08:002008-03-08T06:51:19.834-08:00Salvador Dalí: Self Styled GenuisA documentary on one of art's most eccentric, colorful characters, Salvador Dalí. Featuring exclusive interviews and archival footage.<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=4534558119794068280&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-63847172037474651732008-02-22T15:56:00.000-08:002008-02-22T15:58:14.068-08:00Horizon: Einstein’s Unfinished SymphonyAs Albert Einstein lay on his deathbed, he asked only for his glasses, his writing implements, and his latest equations. He knew he was dying, yet he continued his work. In those final hours of his life, while fading in and out of consciousness, he was working on what he hoped would be his greatest work of all. It was a project of monumental complexity. It was a project that he hoped would unlock the mind of God.<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=7073545562411366887&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-29734206545702387732008-02-21T16:28:00.000-08:002008-02-21T16:30:11.542-08:00Einstein’s Equation of Life and DeathIn the summer of 1939, Albert Einstein was on holiday in a small resort town on the tip of Long Island. His peaceful summer, however, was about to be shattered by a visit from an old friend and colleague from his years in Berlin. The visitor was the physicist Leo Szilard. He had come to tell Einstein that he feared the Nazis could soon be in possession of a terrible new weapon and that something had to be done.<br /><br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=403816616767098012&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-21389583269709822172008-02-21T16:11:00.000-08:002008-02-21T16:12:45.768-08:00Lost Worlds-Vanished Lives: DinosaursIn the series Lost Worlds- Vanished Lives, noted writer Sir David Attenborough uses paleontological evidence to reconstruct the daily lives of dinosaurs and give viewers a sense of what life was like on Earth some millions of years ago. In this particular episode, RT 39:32, viewers see the excavation of one of the largest dinosaur skeletons ever unearthed and examine the techniques used to preserve these valuable specimens. Also, Attenborough offers viewers an up-close look at the frontiers of this science, showing how scientists use the evidence they have to reconstruct a model of this lost world.<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=6468096735299037023&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-15245303162778835642008-02-04T20:25:00.000-08:002008-02-04T20:26:45.680-08:00life after people<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=4939078184096254535&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-6338815403407031422008-01-25T13:46:00.000-08:002008-01-25T13:50:08.479-08:00Decoding The Past - Secrets Of The Dollar BillWhat do the symbols and numbers on the dollar bill actually mean? We'll take a look at the shadier and more intriguing threads of meaning and symbolism at play in the bill's design. Extraordinary strands of numerology are interwoven into the bill's structure, which, on analysis, suggest surprising hidden alignments. Why does it look the way it does and how has it changed through the ages? We'll analyze the significance of changes in the bill's appearance over time and examine alternative designs. We'll also look at the historical context of the bill's conception--what the dollar bill set out to represent--the patriotism and idealism of a young republic; and go inside the Treasury's Department of Printing and Engraving for exclusive access to the presses and the people who process the millions upon millions of dollars in circulation.<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=6534861207969567641&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-30518371350609875802008-01-24T10:18:00.000-08:002008-01-24T10:19:11.837-08:00Hanging Gardens of babylon,<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3860132319808135770&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-9440285909638959862008-01-24T10:13:00.000-08:002008-01-24T10:15:14.031-08:00Barbarians - The Savage GothsBarbarians So you think you know everything about the Romans? They gave us sophisticated road systems, chariots and the modern-day ... all » calendar. And of course they had to contend with barbarian hordes who continually threatened the peace, safety and prosperity of their Empire. Didn't they?<br /><br />Terry Jones' Barbarians takes a completely fresh approach to Roman history. Not only does it offer us the chance to see the Romans from a non-Roman perspective, it also reveals that most of the people written off by the Romans as uncivilized, savage and barbaric were in fact organized, motivated and intelligent groups of people, with no intentions of overthrowing Rome and plundering its Empire. «<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=801730674011842168&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-30386517759411974172008-01-24T04:57:00.000-08:002008-01-24T04:58:58.873-08:00Barbarians - The Brainy BarbariansSo you think you know everything about the Romans? They gave us sophisticated road systems, chariots and the modern-day calendar. And of course they had to contend with barbarian hordes who continually threatened the peace, safety and prosperity of their Empire. Didn't they?<br /><br />Terry Jones' Barbarians takes a completely fresh approach to Roman history. Not only does it offer us the chance to see the Romans from a non-Roman perspective, it also reveals that most of the people written off by the Romans as uncivilized, savage and barbaric were in fact organized, motivated and intelligent groups of people, with no intentions of overthrowing Rome and plundering its Empire.<br /><br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=4018418634635649162&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-25342963325403658832008-01-23T06:26:00.000-08:002008-01-23T06:27:43.120-08:00Barbarians - The End of The World<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-811260411880444286&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-25034889271167609322007-12-26T17:22:00.000-08:002007-12-26T17:25:33.878-08:00The Human Sexes<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-6539484611803108670&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=7129485573023530937&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-167114454762304025&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=105106226186939474&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-89132509811759279962007-12-19T19:38:00.000-08:002007-12-19T19:39:50.805-08:00Born into BrothelsBorn into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids, by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski, is the winner of the 77th annual Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. A tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art, Born into Brothels is a portrait of several unforgettable children who live in the red light district of Calcutta, where their mothers work as prostitutes. Zana Briski, a New York-based photographer, gives each of the children a camera and teaches them to look at the world with new eyes.<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=2736319599359779313&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-5217435995050588122007-12-16T08:41:00.000-08:002007-12-16T08:42:25.333-08:00Benefits of Laughter Yoga with John CleeseJohn Cleese meets Dr Madan Kataria founder of Laughter Yoga, <br />discovers Laughter Yoga and visits a Laughter Yoga session in an Indian jail. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yXEfjVnYkqM&rel=0&border=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yXEfjVnYkqM&rel=0&border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-39918030042855452232007-12-12T06:24:00.000-08:002007-12-12T06:26:13.380-08:00Louis Theroux: Black Supremacists<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-4016172415001932955&hl=en" flashvars=""></embed> <br /><br />Louis Theroux travels to Harlem in NYC to meet the proponents of the Black Nationalists Groups, including Reverend Al Sharpton, who is a main point of contact in the black community.Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-72459136575222128322007-12-11T06:22:00.000-08:002007-12-11T06:23:28.465-08:00NOVA | scienceNOW | Sleep<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-7074714727912551624&hl=en" flashvars=""></embed> <br /><br /><span style="font-size:-1;">Why do we need sleep? Part of the answer may be to strengthen memories.</span>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063377395651031137.post-24613698544033297962007-12-11T06:08:00.000-08:002007-12-11T06:09:41.990-08:00Stupidity<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3551422786825163764&hl=en" flashvars=""></embed>Rob Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211809421832142963noreply@blogger.com0