Jerry Falwell
Oyuncu · 1933 – 2007 · Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Jerry Laymon Falwell was an American Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative activist. He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Film7.0BelgeselKomediPolitik komedyen Bill Maher ve Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm gibi dizilerin efsane yaratıcısı Larry Charles birlikte kolları sıvamış ve ortaya uzun zamandır gördüğünüz en komik, en zeki ve en sorgulayıcı belgesel çıkmış...İlahi Komedi’de Maher, Kudüs’ten Vatikan’a, Hollanda’ya ve Salt Lake City’ye geçerek karşılaştığı insanlarla Tanrı ve inanç üzerine sohbet ediyor. Keskin yorumlama kabiliyeti ve sınır tanımayan espri anlayışı ile tanınan Maher bu ilginç ruhani yolculuğa her zamanki açık sözlülüğünü ve kendine özgü mantığını getiriyor. Sorduğu sorular beklenmedik her türlü tepkiyi yaratırken, her biri basit bir ‘soru-cevap’dan çıkıp eğlenceli diyaloglar halini alıyor. İşin başında Maher ve Charles olunca, ortaya konan sosyal eleştiri din adına her türlü şiddet ve hoşgörüsüzlüğün estirildiği bir dünyaya güçlü bir alternatif sunuyor.
FilmBelgeselAgainst a rich Hollywood backdrop, "Commitment to Life" documents the true story of the fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles - and how an intrepid group of people living with HIV/AIDS, doctors, movie stars, studio moguls and activists changed the course of the epidemic.
Film6.9TarihBelgeselOn the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving families and friends of people who have died of AIDS prepare panels to be added to a large-scale memorial quilt project. Drawing from the sea of names memorialized, director Robert Epstein focuses on the lives of six people. Alongside the intimate profiles offered, through news footage and interviews, Epstein puts the AIDS crisis in the larger context of social and government response to the disease.
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989 · 19 votes
Film4.5BelgeselFrom the moment Shakespeare wrote his first fart joke, audiences have loved gross-out humor. In this 'Starz Inside' documentary, take a trip through the history of taboo-busting comedy that began with slapstick and led to the most notorious Internet video in history, with stops at every infamous penis, poo, puke and pie gag in-between. It’s a totally uncensored look at the scenes that make you want to look away.
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
2008 · 2 votes
Film5.7BelgeselPreviously unreleased material outlines the campaign against Bill Clinton's presidency, from his days in Arkansas up to his impeachment trial.
The Hunting of the President
2004 · 15 votes
Film7.4BelgeselExamines the implications of Christian Nationalism, how it distorts not only our constitutional republic, but Christianity itself, and asks the question: What happens when a faith built on love, sacrifice, and forgiveness grows political tentacles, conflating power, money, and belief into hyper-nationalism?
God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism
2024 · 7 votes
Film5.2BelgeselAssembled from never before seen footage shot in 1983, this film documents controversial Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt's unlikely bid for the White House after a gunman's bullet left him partially paralyzed.
Larry Flynt for President
2021 · 5 votes
FilmKomediBelgeselA notorious political satirist conceals his identity and poses as a political candidate.
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With God on Our Side… is an excessive title about Christian church fundamentalism and how, like the Taliban, religious groups feel a God given right to institute a society of specific religious beliefs that not everyone shares.
Film7.0BelgeselSavaşIn today's post-9/11 world, director Robert Taicher searches for the rationale behind the war in Iraq, exploring the failed policies of several administrations in an expertly crafted full-length documentary. What he presents is a raw, provocative look into America's "War on Terror" and its effect on our society, our credibility, and most importantly, our security. As America fights the wrong war at the wrong time, comes a riveting eye-opener. The right film at the right time.
Rush to War
2004 · 1 votes
Film7.0BelgeselNo one would accuse director Anthony Thomas of presenting an unbiased view of religious fundamentalism in this film, which won a Special Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Intent on exposing what he perceives to be a dangerous connection between the religious and political right, Thomas interviews born-again Christians and then directs his lens on Heritage USA, the religious complex established by Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker.
Thy Kingdom Come ... Thy Will Be Done
1988 · 1 votes
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PBS Frontline traces rise and fall of television evangelists Jim and Tammy Bakker and investigates why government agencies failed to vigorously investigate charges of corruption in Bakker empire.
Praise the Lord
1988
Film4.7BelgeselAlexandra Pelosi travels through the United States interviewing and filming several evangelical pastors and congregations.
Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi
2007 · 11 votes
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Documentary chronicling the emergence of the religious New Right in the early Eighties, when, buoyed by the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan as President, conservative politicians and organizations launched nationwide attacks on communism, homosexuality, feminism, abortion, pornography and liberal politicians. By profiling such influential figures as religious broadcaster and Moral Majority founder Jerry Falwell, anti-Equal Rights Amendment activist Phyllis Schlafly, conservative Senator Jesse Helms, right-wing direct-mail fundraiser Richard Viguerie, and John LeBoutillier (R-NY), a representative of the new conservative breed of congressmen, the video offers a provocative portrait of the roots of a powerful force in contemporary American politics
Film4.7DramKorkuAfter her heretical son passes away in a stock-car racing accident, a mother begins to see visions of her boy escaping from hell, only to be dragged back. Can her God-fearing church-going second son get to the bottom of the situation and how it ties to eastern religion, his similarly heretical dad, and, quite possibly, The Devil?
The Grim Reaper
1976 · 6 votes
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Dizi7.0HaberBelgeselWorld in Action was Granada Television’s flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussions—including investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Six—and it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of “Seven Up!” as part of the strand in 1964.
World in Action
1963 · 2 votes
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LateLine is an American TV sitcom that ran on NBC from March 17, 1998, through March 16, 1999. Due to an abrupt cancellation, there were seven unaired episodes. Created by John Markus and Al Franken, LateLine depicted the behind-the-scenes goings-on of a fictitious late-night television news broadcast, patterned in part after the long-running ABC program Nightline. Many plotlines in the series were satirical, dealing with topics like Deep Throat and the Watergate break-in, and the episodes often had cameos by famous politicians. On August 17, 2004, Paramount released a DVD set containing all nineteen episodes on three discs.
LateLine
1998 · 1 votes
Dizi6.9BelgeselHit rewind and explore the most iconic moments and influential people of The Nineties, the decade that gave us the Internet, DVDs, and other cultural and political milestones.
The Nineties
2017 · 23 votes
Dizi4.0BelgeselSavaş ve Politika250 years on from the country’s Declaration of Independence, the image of the United States has become tarnished. By drawing parallels between cowboys and populism, Thanksgiving and Charlie Kirk, this documentary demonstrates that Trump’s politics differ from those of his predecessors and are not in line with the values upon which the history of the American nation was founded.
Dizi8.1BelgeselE! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · 81 votes