Dick Cheney
Biography: Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30, 1941) served as the 46th Vice President of the United States (2001-2009), under George W. Bush. Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, but was primarily raised in Sumner, Nebraska and Casper, Wyoming. He began his political career as an intern for Congressman William A. Steiger, eventually working his way into the White House during the Nixon and Ford administrations, where he served the latter as White House Chief of Staff. In 1978, Cheney was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming; he was reelected five times, eventually becoming House Minority Whip. Cheney was selected to be the Secretary of Defense during the presidency of George H. W. Bush, holding the position for the majority of Bush's term. During this time, Cheney oversaw the 1991 Operation Desert Storm, among other actions. Out of office during the Clinton presidency, Cheney was chairman and CEO of Halliburton Company from 1995 to 2000. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dick Cheney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Unwarranted Influence
2014-07-04
Unwarranted Influence
Overview: An intense examination of the military industrial complex, from President Eisenhower to the modern day.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-07-04
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WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
2004-12-12
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
Overview: There were two wars in Iraq--a military assault and a media war. The former was well-covered; the latter was not. Until now... Independent filmmaker, Emmy-award winningTV journalist, author and media critic, Danny Schechter turns the cameras on the role of the media. His new film, WMD, is an outspoken assessment of how Pentagon propaganda and media complicity misled the American people...
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-12
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9/11: Press for Truth
2006-09-05
9/11: Press for Truth
Overview: Out of the grieving thousands left behind on September 11th, a small group of activist families emerged to demand answers. In '9/11 Press For Truth', six of them (including three of the famous "Jersey Girls") tell for the first time the powerful story of how they took on the powers in Washington and won! compelling an investigation, only to subsequently watch the 9/11 Commission fail in answering most of their questions.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-05
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2005-04-22
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Overview: A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-22
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Unconstitutional: The War On Our Civil Liberties
2004-10-05
Unconstitutional: The War On Our Civil Liberties
Overview: A documentary that investigates the ways in which the civil liberties of American citizens and immigrants have been rolled back since September 11 and the passing of the Patriot Act.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-05
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Why We Fight
2005-01-20
Why We Fight
Overview: Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-20
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Blood and Oil
2008-06-13
Blood and Oil
Overview: The notion that oil motivates America's military engagements in the Middle East is often disregarded as nonsense or mere conspiracy theory. In Blood and Oil, bestselling author and Nation magazine defense correspondent Michael T. Klare challenges this conventional wisdom and corrects the historical record. The film unearths declassified documents and highlights forgotten passages in prominent presidential doctrines to show how concerns about oil have been at the core of American foreign policy for more than 60 years -- rendering our contemporary energy and military policies virtually indistinguishable. In the end, Blood and Oil calls for a radical re-thinking of US energy policy, warning that unless we change direction, we stand to be drawn into one oil war after another as the global hunt for diminishing world petroleum supplies accelerates.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-13
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The World According To Bush
2004-05-27
The World According To Bush
Overview: The 1000 days of George W. Bush's presidency from the 9/11 attacks to the iraqi quagmire.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-27
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...So Goes the Nation
2006-10-04
...So Goes the Nation
Overview: A look at the role of the Buckeye State in the 2004 Presidential Election.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-04
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Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State
2005-06-08
Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State
Overview: Evil has spread across the land. Martial Law: 9/11 Rise of the Police State exposes the high-tech control grid that is being set up across America Out of the ashes of the September 11th tragedy, a dark empire of war and tyranny has risen. The Constitution has been shredded and America is now a Police State. This film exposes not just who was behind the 9-11 attacks, but the roots and history of its orchestrators.
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-08
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National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service
2004-10-24
National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service
Overview: Even though they are frequently seen flanking presidential convoys in their trademark dark suits and sunglasses, little is truly known about the insulated world of the United States Secret Service. National Geographic's Inside series delves deep into the inner workings of the secretive organization for an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the upper echelons of national security.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-24
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The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing
2002-01-27
The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing
Overview: News documentary that focuses on what takes place at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, with anchor Tom Brokaw at the side of President George W. Bush, chronicling the behind-the-scenes workings of the White House. The program gives the first in-depth look inside the administration's nerve center since September 11th.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-27
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Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
2007-01-19
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Overview: An examination of the prisoner abuse scandal involving U.S. soldiers and detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in the fall of 2003.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-19
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Al Franken: God Spoke
2006-01-01
Al Franken: God Spoke
Overview: Join filmmaking duo Chris Hegedus and Nick Doob as their cameras follow Franken to book signings, campaign rallies and the launch of Air America Radio, documenting his transformation from irreverent funnyman to political pundit.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Surviving 9/11
2021-08-30
Surviving 9/11
Overview: 9/11 was perhaps the defining historical event of the postwar era. Broadcast live around the world like horrifying theatre, it was a moment in history imprinted onto people's memories. But what was it like to actually live through, and how easy is it to move on from a day that society wants to go on remembering? Twenty years on, this film brings together 13 ordinary people who were caught in an event they weren't able to fully comprehend at the time and which they are still working through.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-30
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Gasland
2010-01-24
Gasland
Overview: It is happening all across America-rural landowners wake up one day to find a lucrative offer from an energy company wanting to lease their property. Reason? The company hopes to tap into a reservoir dubbed the "Saudi Arabia of natural gas." Halliburton developed a way to get the gas out of the ground-a hydraulic drilling process called "fracking"-and suddenly America finds itself on the precipice of becoming an energy superpower.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-24
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Imminent Threat
2015-09-04
Imminent Threat
Overview: A look at the War on Terror and the threat it's causing to our civil liberties and political discourse. Academy Award nominee James Cromwell presents Janek Ambros' directorial debut. The feature doc tackles the War on Terror's impact on civil liberties and the strange coalition it's creating between the progressive left and libertarian right. The doc examines the NSA, drones, the war on journalism and other encroachments on civil liberties started by the Bush era and expanded by the Democratic establishment.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-04
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9/11: The Day That Changed the World
2011-01-01
9/11: The Day That Changed the World
Overview: Ten years later, the events of September 11, 2001, still resonate - especially for the people who were in critical leadership positions on that fateful day. Hear intimate accounts from New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and the chiefs of the NYPD and FDNY, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Vice President Dick Cheney and many others who found themselves at the center of the action. Unprecedented decisions. Unimaginable tragedy. This is the definitive story, from 6 am to midnight, of a day that changed the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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Propaganda
2013-02-14
Propaganda
Overview: An anti-western propaganda film about the influences of American visual and consumption culture on the rest of the world, as told from a North Korean perspective.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-14
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15 Septembers Later
2016-09-05
15 Septembers Later
Overview: Featuring interviews with key political figures including President George W Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Rudolph Giuliani, Michael Bloomberg, and media heavy hitters Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw and Matthew Broderick, this documentary event examines 9/11 through the lens of the last 15 years. Brought to life by photos declassified in 2016, recently released documents from the 9/11 commission, and never before heard stories from photographers and first responders, a new perspective will arise to provide an unrivaled viewpoint of the historic attack.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-05
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All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016-11-04
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Overview: Vancouver-based filmmaker and TV news veteran Fred Peabody explores the life and legacy of the maverick American journalist I.F. Stone, whose long one-man crusade against government deception lives on in the work of such contemporary filmmakers and journalists as Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, David Corn, and Matt Taibbi.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-04
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The Words That Built America
2017-07-04
The Words That Built America
Overview: In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foundation for the United States of America.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-04
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LSD a Go Go
2004-10-14
LSD a Go Go
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-14
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Top Priority: The Terror Within
2012-06-15
Top Priority: The Terror Within
Overview: Federal officer with the Department of Homeland Security discovers a national security breach related to the entry of 23 aliens from terrorist countries into the United States. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, former head of the DEA Robert Bonner can't afford any more media scrutiny, since his incompetence was already exposed in the NASA 'Challenger' disaster. To avoid the scandal, the full might of the government is unleashed against Julia Davis, her family and witnesses. This retaliation reaches an unprecedented magnitude, including four unexplained deaths, Hollywood and the Mafia, false imprisonments and the use of Blackhawk helicopters and airplanes for warrantless surveillance. Amidst many shocking revelations, this documentary provides a new insight into the deaths of well-known Hollywood figures unwittingly dragged into this scandal. The truth is no longer a secret.
Genres: Documentary Crime Drama Action History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-15
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Being W
2008-10-08
Being W
Overview: Being W is an unauthorized autobiography of the 43rd President of the United States of America.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-08
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9/11: Inside Air Force One
2019-09-11
9/11: Inside Air Force One
Overview: The story of 9/11 from a unique vantage point: inside Air Force One on its nine-hour journey from Florida, across the country, and finally home to Washington D.C. Featuring interviews with President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Chief of Staff Andy Card, the pilot of Air Force One, Secret Service agents, as well as intelligence and military aides on board.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-11
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Bigger Stronger Faster*
2008-05-30
Bigger Stronger Faster*
Overview: In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-30
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An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
2017-07-28
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Overview: A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. Vice President Al Gore continues his tireless fight, traveling around the world training an army of climate champions and influencing international climate policy. Cameras follow him behind the scenes—in moments private and public, funny and poignant—as he pursues the empowering notion that while the stakes have never been higher, the perils of climate change can be overcome with human ingenuity and passion.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-28
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Shadow World
2016-10-14
Shadow World
Overview: A detailed investigation into the political and economic interests that, since the beginning of the 20th century, have pulled the strings of the arms trade, hidden in the shadows, feeding the shameful corruption of politicians and government officials and promoting a state of permanent war throughout the world, while they cynically asked for a lasting and universal peace.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-14
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Leading to War
2008-03-18
Leading to War
Overview: Leading to War is a 2008 American documentary film composed entirely of archival news footage of the declarations of the United States President George W. Bush and his administration explaining their reasons to attack Iraq in 2003. The film is presented as a historical record and highlights the rhetorical devices and techniques employed by a government to wage war against another nation. Presented chronologically from President Bush's State of the Union Address in January 2002 (the Axis of evil speech), and continuing up to the announcement of formal U.S. military action in Iraq on March 19, 2003, the film presents selected interviews, speeches, and press conferences given by Bush and his administration, including Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Colin Powell, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz. Non-U.S. sources include British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-18
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The World According to Dick Cheney
2013-01-18
The World According to Dick Cheney
Overview: How did a college dropout who was arrested for a DUI twice in the same year become the single-most-powerful nonpresidential political figure in American history? Filmmakers R. J. Cutler and Greg Finton answer that question and others in what is sure to be the definitive film about the fascinating life and legacy of Dick Cheney.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-18
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President in Waiting
2020-12-05
President in Waiting
Overview: A remarkable living history of the Vice Presidency. For the first time together on film, President's Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter along with Vice President's Mike Pence, Joe Biden, Dick Cheney, Al Gore, Dan Quayle and Walter Mondale help uncover the path of a once ceremonial office to that of significance. This is the story of how the Vice President evolved into one of the most powerful offices in the land told by only those who have served.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-05
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9/11: Inside the President's War Room
2021-08-31
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
Overview: Experience the events of September 11, 2001 through the eyes of President Bush and his closest advisors as they personally detail the crucial hours and key decisions from that historic day.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-31
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Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
2009-09-22
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
Overview: With the departure of the Bush Administration and the arrival of an “era of transparency,” opportunities are arising for the disclosure of new information that may shed more light on the events that took place before and after 9/11/2001. Loaded with powerful, new footage and in-depth interviews this documentary presents a wide array of evidence both known and unknown…until now.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-22
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2000 Vice Presidential Debate
2000-10-05
2000 Vice Presidential Debate
Overview: The only vice presidential debate between Senator Joe Lieberman and former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, took place on Thursday, October 5, 2000, in the Norton Center for the Arts on the campus of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. The debate was moderated by Bernard Shaw of CNN, who posed the questions for each candidate. The candidates discussed issues such as Medicare, Social Security, economic issues, the surplus, the future of the U.S. military and its decline of morale, and drugs in school and education reform.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-05
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2004 Vice Presidential Debate
2004-10-05
2004 Vice Presidential Debate
Overview: The only vice presidential debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator John Edwards took place on Tuesday, October 5, 2004, at the Veale Center at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The debate attracted a large audience; 43.6 million people tuned in, nearly as many as had watched the presidential debates in 2000. The debate was moderated by Gwen Ifill of the PBS, who posed a total of 20 questions to the candidates.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-05
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