Documentaries

A look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining (1980).

Kubrick Remembered is one of the supplementary bonus documentaries included in Stanley Kubrick: The Masterpiece Collection. This box set of eight Kubrick classics has films, from the 1962 Lolita to his final film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999). In addition to the eight discs (films), there are two more discs, making this a ten-disc set. It does include the previously-released supplements on each film, plus it features two new-to-disc documentaries and one new feature length film, along with a 78-page book of stills, storyboards, production art, script pages, and other production paraphernalia from the featured films. Part of this collection is the aforementioned bonus documentary, which is with the feature-length documentary Kubrick Remembered. Kubrick"s widow opened up the Kubrick archives for this documentary, allowing all of us a closer glimpse into his methods.

A documentary about how English actor Leon Vitali came to work as an assistant to American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick for over 30 years.

The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise.

An in-depth look at various NASA moon landing missions, starting with Apollo 8.

A 2007 documentary film by Ron Lamothe about Christopher McCandless notable for coming to a different conclusion on McCandless"s death than Sean Penn"s film, Into the Wild, and Jon Krakauer"s book, Into the Wild.

A look at the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, which was carved from stone and possessed an ingenious water-conduit system. Archaeologist and sculptors join forces to carve a temple-tomb to learn how the people of Petra built the city.

Science documentaries about various topics.

Four years after one of history"s worst nuclear accidents, NOVA reveals the minute-by-minute story of the Fukushima nuclear crisis and its ongoing aftermath, told by the brave workers who stayed behind as an earthquake and tsunami crippled the plant.

An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children"s television host Fred Rogers.

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.

Alex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone.

A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.

A groundbreaking 26-part documentary series narrated by the actor Laurence Olivier about the deadliest conflict in history, World War II.

A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.

The story behind the masterpiece.

A look at the use and proliferation of illegal wildlife products throughout the world.

Fifty years ago there were close to half-a-million lions in Africa. Today there are around 20,000. To make matters worse, lions, unlike elephants, which are far more numerous, have virtually no protection under government mandate or through international accords. This is the jumping-off point for a disturbing, well-researched and beautifully made cri de coeur from husband and wife team Dereck and Beverly Joubert, award-winning filmmakers from Botswana who have been Explorers-in-Residence at National Geographic for more than four years. Pointing to poaching as a primary threat while noting the lion"s pride of place on the list for eco-tourists-an industry that brings in 200 billion dollars per year worldwide-the Jouberts build a solid case for both the moral duty we have to protect lions (as well as other threatened "big cats," tigers among them) and the economic sense such protection would make. And when one takes into account the fact that big cats are at the very top of the food chain-and that their elimination would wreak havoc on all species below them, causing a complete ecosystem collapse-the need takes on a supreme urgency.

Cast, crew and famous fans come together for a look back at this summer baseball classic.

The "sandlot" is one of those mystical, magical places in childhood, a place where dreams begin and boys and girls learn the art of working together to accomplish a single goal--to have fun. That fun has been taken away from the game and fewer and fewer kids are choosing to not participate in youth athletics. You only get so much time to spend with your kids. You need to make sure that when it"s all said and done, you have no regrets. With the help of George Brett, Ned Yost, Cat Osterman, Joe Simpson (Fox Sports Atlanta and the Atlanta Braves) and many others this soft subtle approach takes you on a journey through the sandlot and shows you what it takes to bring the fun back to the games your kids have chosen to play. As George Brett says, "When you realize that your child is not going to be a big leaguer you will have a lot more fun!"

A comprehensive history of the United States" involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.

The Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.

A Cleveland grandfather is brought to trial in Israel, accused of being the infamous German death camp guard known as Ivan the Terrible.

Jimmy Savile once ruled the airwaves with a quirky persona and good works. So how did this icon manage to hide his many alleged bad deeds for so long?

Investigators and witnesses recall how a modern-day Jack the Ripper terrorized the north of England during the late 1970s.