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Bowling for Columbine

This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.

Run time: 120m Tagline: One nation under the gun Release: 2002-10-09

Director: Michael Moore

Stars: Arthur A. Busch Charlton Heston Dick Clark George H. W. Bush George W. Bush Jacobo Arbenz Michael Caldwell Michael Moore Mike Bradley Richard Castaldo

Capturing the Friedmans

An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.

Run time: 107m Tagline: Who do you believe? Release: 2003-05-30

Director: Andrew Jarecki

Stars: Arnold Friedman David Friedman Elaine Friedman Jesse Friedman Seth Friedman

The Iceman and the Psychiatrist

For the third time, HBO cameras go inside Trenton State Maximum Security Prison--and inside the mind of one of the most prolific killers in U.S. history--in this gripping documentary. Mafia hit man Richard Kuklinski freely admits to killing more than 100 people, but in this special, he speaks with top psychiatrist Dr. Park Dietz in an effort to face the truth about his condition. Filled with more never-before-revealed confessions, it's the most chillingly candid Iceman special yet as it combines often-confrontational interview footage between Kuklinski and Dietz with photos, crime reenactments and home movies that add new layers to this evolving and fascinating story.

Run time: 48m Release: 2004-06-01

Director: Arthur Ginsberg

Stars: Park Dietz Richard Kuklinski

Last Letters Home

Ten families read letters from their loved ones killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom in this powerful and moving HBO documentary by Oscar and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Bill Couturie (Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam). Photos of the soldiers in military and civilian life are shown as family members read the final correspondence received from Iraq and share their thoughts and memories about the fallen troops and the realities of war.

Run time: 60m Tagline: They gave their lives, we honor their words. Release: 2004-11-11

Director: Bill Couturié

Stars: Lloyd Byers Mary Byers

Twist of Faith

A man confronts the trauma of past sexual abuse as a boy by a Catholic priest only to find his decision shatters his relationships with his family, community and faith.

Run time: 87m Release: 2005-07-04

Director: Kirby Dick

Stars: Jeff Anderson