The unique documentary series BEHIND THE WIRE hones in on the U.S. occupation of Iraq, and attempts to cut through the media hype by depicting the conflict from the point-of-view of various American soldiers. At the center of it all is ex-Marine J.D. Johannes, who leads the way on this harrowing, at times visceral journey. The series contains five installments: CALL SIGN VENGEANCE, where Johannes follows a Marine Corps infantry patrol during their relocation to Fallujah; DANGER CLOSE, an examination of the struggle between Al Qaida and the USAF; ANBAR AWAKENS, a look at Al Albar's decision to team up with the U.S. Military and fight Al Qaida; BAGHDAD SURGE, on the American military escalation in the beleaguered Iraqi capital; and BAGHDAD HAPPENS, where the members of a U.S. platoon engage... Less

The unique documentary series BEHIND THE WIRE hones in on the U.S. occupation of Iraq and attempts to cut through the media hype by depicting the conflict from the point-of-view of various American soldiers. At the center of it all is ex-Marine J.D. Johannes who leads the way on this harrowing at times visceral journey. The series contains five installments: CALL SIGN VENGEANCE where Johannes follows a Marine Corps infantry patrol during their relocation to Fallujah; DANGER CLOSE an examination of the struggle between Al Qaida and the USAF; ANBAR AWAKENS a look at Al Albar's decision to team up with the U.S. Military and fight Al Qaida; BAGHDAD SURGE on the American military escalation in the beleaguered Iraqi capital; and BAGHDAD HAPPENS where the members of a U.S. platoon engage in a... Less

In the projects. On the docks. In City Hall. In the schools. In the media. The places and faces have changed, but the game remains the same.

In the projects. On the docks. In City Hall. In the schools. In the media. The places and faces have changed, but the game remains the same.

This pair of action comedies brings out the big guns with names such as Mel Gibson Goldie Hawn Kiefer Sutherland and Woody Harrelson. BIRD ON A WIRE: Happy-go-lucky hairdresser Rick Jarmin Mel Gibson did a good turn fifteen years ago when he gave the government a much-needed testimony in a court case that put a dangerous drug dealer behind bars. The Witness Protection Program kept up its side of the bargain moving him around over the years and hiding his identity. Now they have him working in a Detroit gas station but his cover is blown when a former girlfriend Marianne Graves Goldie Hawn discovers Rick at about the same time that the now-released and very angry drug dealer has caught up to him. In the ensuing shootout Rick and Marianne barely escape with their lives. Now the former... Less

At first, the promotion was what London banker Louise Evans thought she wanted--more money and prestige--but the costs turned out to be dangerously high. Soon the cash-strapped single mom gets mixed up with a greedy ring of underworld killers, and the undercover cop sent in to help her is hard to trust. Is anyone what they seem?

Unlike most television crime dramas which neatly introduce and then solve a case all in the space of one hour HBO's THE WIRE follows one single drug and homicide investigation throughout the length of an entire season. Centered around the drug culture of inner-city Baltimore the series' storyline unfolds from the points of view of both the criminals lording the streets and the police officers determined to bring them down. Created by writer David Simon THE CORNER HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET THE WIRE's multifaceted approach offers a nuanced overview of every aspect of the drug trade and the complex morality of its participants. The second season is included here in its entirety.

In the projects. On the docks. In City Hall. In the schools. And now, in the media. The places and faces have changed, but the game remains the same. Times are tough for the detail. Mayor Carcetti has slashed the departments budget to the bone. Police are operating without overtime some without cars and radios. Angered, McNulty is off the rails again and headed down a dangerous path of deception and lies that will ally him with an unscrupulous reporter. The drug trade still rules the corners, all you have to do is read between the lines.

Acclaimed HBO series THE WIRE centers on the drug culture of inner-city Baltimore. The series' storyline unfolds from the viewpoints of both the criminals lording the streets and the police officers determined to bring them down. In the show's fourth season which is included here in its entirety four new characters-- Dukie Weems Randy Wagstaff Michael Lee and Namond Brice--are introduced to the gritty television drama. The plot in the fourth season mostly focuses on the eighth graders who try to survive the drug-laden streets of West Baltimore as the city's mayoral race enters its final stages. Clarence Royce the black candidate has a colossal lead over white councilman Tommy Carcetti while Marlo Stanfield continues his ascension as Baltimore's new drug baron.

The naval base at Guantanamo Bay secured a place in the annals of history when the first wave of detainees - dubbed "the worst of the worst" - arrived in 2002. A symbol of freedom protected or freedom tragically betrayed, the controversies of Guantanamo embody the thorny issues of America's fight to keep an enemy that wears no uniform, has no address and will declare no armistice outside the reach of U.S. civilian courts. Most of the goings-on inside the wire encircling this highly classified camp have been a closely held government secret - until now. For the first time, National Geographic exclusively captures the day-to-day life in the most famous prison in the world, exploring the ongoing daily struggle between the guard force of young military personnel and the more than 200... Less

Shop for How-To at The Home Depot. The 1-2-3 DVDs Wiring Projects 1-2-3 with DVD can help you successfully complete at home wiring projects. It offers detailed information and instruction and features visual, step-by-step guidance.

See the war in Iraq from the front lines! Travel along with filmmaker, reporter and former Marine JD Johannes who spotlights the horrors our troops endure each and every harrowing day from behind the wire as well as the life-and-death combat they encounter whenever they step outside of it. 2011/color/3 hrs., 23 min/NR/fullscreen .

Milton Garces takes viewers through his studies on infrasonic waves; Ziya Tong visits a group of professionals redesigning wheelchairs; WIRED SCIENCE checks in with mechanical engineers to make sure every baseball that makes it to a major league game has the correct degree of hardness and bounce; and Adam Rogers travels to Oakland, California, where he tests out the "shot spotter" as he rides along with Oakland police.

Within this series Dale teaches each project on every DVD exactly as she does in her classrooms, not only including all of the detailed techniques utilized for each specific design taught but also her "Cougarisms", which are tips on selling, customer relations and more. Each DVD project teaches the skills and techniques necessary to work from one project into the next, progressing from learning how to straighten, bundle and properly wrap with square wire, to hand shaping and how to properly size and resize wire ring designs! By purchasing the entire Beginner Series and working through them in order, beginning with Part 1 All Wire Unisex Bracelet and ending with Bonus Part 9 Crystal Finger Bauble, it s like being in a week long workshop! This beginner series features 19 different... Less

A scientist in charge of a project that could usher in a bold new era of technology begins experiencing signs of mental illness that may indicate the onset of schizophrenia but could be the bold first step in merging man and machine in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's mind-bending sci-fi classic. The "Simulacron 1" project was designed by The Institute for Cybernetics and Futurology to predict the events of the future with uncanny accuracy. Though the benevolent scientists in charge of the project envision the "Simulacron 1" being used to improve living conditions for all the people of planet Earth other less altruistic people see it as a source of unparalleled power. The future of the project comes into question however when its mastermind Professor Vollmer dies unexpectedly. Attributing his... Less

Brookings Institute fellow Singer (Children at War) believes that we resist trying to research and understand change in the making of war. Robotics promises to be the most comprehensive instrument of change in war since gunpowder. Beginning with a brief survey of robotics, Singer discusses its applications during WWII, the arming and autonomy of robots at the turn of the century, and the broad influence of robotics on near-future battlefields.

After creating the visually impressive film THE CELL in 2000, director Tarsem Singh dropped his last name to become simply Tarsem. His follow up, THE FALL, is just as beautiful as his previous work and features a stamp of approval from David Fincher and Spike Jonze. Like those celebrated directors, Tarsem got his start in the highly visual medium of music videos, and THE FALL is appropriately one of the most striking films to hit the screen in recent memory. Set in Los Angeles in 1915, the story revolves around a five-year-old girl (Catinca Untaru) named Alexandria, who wanders around a hospital after breaking her arm. There she meets bedridden Roy (Lee Pace of PUSHING DAISIES), a Hollywood stuntman who is paralyzed after an ill-fated attempt to impress a woman. Roy beguiles Alexandria... Less

Includes the complete first four seasons of the series. **15 episodes on 15 discs. 21 3/4 hrs.**

Pamela Anderson Lee mounts the title role in this tale of a futuristic bar owner who accepts mercenary jobs on the side in the only non-dictator- controlled city in the nation. She's always available to the highest bidder until an old flame comes along and re-ignites her faith in mankind. This high-tech thriller based on a popular underground comic book is available in rated and unrated versions.

"Hair-raising" --The Mirror (U.K.) "Highly watchable" --Sunday Mercury (U.K.) An edge-of-your-seat financial thriller A high-powered banker caught in London’s criminal underworld Cash-strapped single mom Louise Evans (Jodie Whittaker, Venus) gets a high-profile promotion at her London bank, but at an unexpected cost. The tough, ambitious young woman quickly learns that the price of her position is entry into a criminal underworld she never dreamed existed. Soon Louise becomes entangled with a ring of ruthless killers prepared to do anything to pull off their multimillion- pound scam. But she could use a little money herself, and she doesn’t quite trust the amorous undercover cop (Toby Stephens, Jane Eyre, Die Another Day) who insists he wants to help her. In a world where... Less

Lee Tracy, the actor who makes a delightful specialty of playing motormouthed manipulators and flimflammers (including Hildy Johnson in Broadway's original The Front Page and slick publicity man "Space" Hanlon in Jean Harlow's Bombshell), stars in the pre-code comedy Clear All Wires! He portrays Buckley Joyce Thomas, brash foreign correspondent of the Chicago Globe. Bounced from a Moscow assignment for "conduct unbecoming a gentleman," Buckley and his right-hand man Lefty (James Gleason) set in motion a plot to get their jobs back by staging a high-level assassination attempt and scooping the world – a plan that spins wildly out of control. Working from their Broadway play, Bella and Samuel Spewack provide the movie adaptation. They would rework the play for composer Cole Porter's stage... Less

Arctic Ocean Autonomous Underwater Vehicles with hopes of discovering new life forms; chemistry teacher Chris Schrempp turns cotton balls into smokeless gunpowder; Ziya Tong explores the area in West Virginia known as "the quiet zone"; and learns why this is the perfect site for radio astronomers searching for life on other planets; and Ziya also chats with recent DARPA Grand Challenge winner Red Whittaker about his groundbreaking robots.

Dr Tony Hill is a clinical psychologist whose expertise has proved invaluable to the police. Working alongside Bradfields new detective inspector, Alex Fielding, Tony profiles and tracks down vicious killers in Northern England. The complete third series.

Dr Tony Hill is a clinical psychologist whose expertise has proved invaluable to the police. Working alongside Bradfields new detective inspector, Alex Fielding, Tony profiles and tracks down vicious killers in Northern England. The complete fourth series.

A scientist in charge of a project that could usher in a bold new era of technology begins experiencing signs of mental illness that may indicate the onset of schizophrenia but could be the bold first step in merging man and machine in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's mind-bending sci-fi classic. The "Simulacron 1" project was designed by The Institute for Cybernetics and Futurology to predict the events of the future with uncanny accuracy. Though the benevolent scientists in charge of the project envision the "Simulacron 1" being used to improve living conditions for all the people of planet Earth other less altruistic people see it as a source of unparalleled power. The future of the project comes into question however when its mastermind Professor Vollmer dies unexpectedly. Attributing his... Less

Mickey Rooney delivers a powerful performance in this moving coming-of-age tale set during WWII, based on the best-selling novel by William Saroyan. In an effort to support his family while his older brother, Marcus (Van Johnson), is away at war, Homer (Rooney) gets a job delivering telegrams for the local telegraph office. His sensitive manager, Tom Spangler (James Craig), and an elderly and wise drunken telegrapher, Willie Grogan (Frank Morgan), help Homer face the painful messages that are often tapped across the telegraph wire as he learns to accept the harsh realities of war. With the help of his faithful widowed mother (Fay Bainter), Homer navigates his new job while enduring the joys and defeats of high school in his small and charming hometown of Ithaca, California. This poignant... Less

A small group of shipwreck survivors land on an uncharted island where they discover the secrets of a buried treasure.

After an accused rapist confesses to brutally slaughtering his family in a small town in Texas, renowned clinical psychiatrist Dr. Tony Hill (Robson Green) is called in as an expert witness. But there are dark secrets in the town, and someone is willing to kill to keep them buried.

In this thriller from director Michael Bay (PEARL HARBOR, ARMAGEDDON), survivors of global contamination live in a sterile, self-contained world where their every move is monitored. The rules are easy: be pleasant, refrain from asking questions, and don't rock the boat. Everything they need is provided for them, from the white uniforms that magically appear in their closets, to their customized cafeteria-style meals. The survivors all eagerly await their big payoff: winning the lottery and being sent to The Island, the only remaining untainted land in the world. But Lincoln Six-Echo (Ewan McGregor) yearns for more from his life and begins to wonder what really lies outside the thick walls. When his best friend, Jordan Two-Delta (Scarlett Johansson), wins the lottery, he knows that he has... Less

Bong Joon-ho's THE HOST is a giddy revelation an inspired and unexpectedly moving contribution to the monster movie genre. Several years ago, a crooked government official from the United States ordered the dumping of toxic substances into Seoul's Han River. Years later, the hapless Gang-du (Song Kang-ho) is working at his father's food stand along the river, caring for his bright daughter Hyun-seo (Ko A-sung). But one day, a monstrous creature emerges from the water and embarks on a murderous rampage throughout the community, swallowing Hyun-seo whole. Gang-du's bullish younger brother Park Nam-il (Park Hae-il) and sister Nam-joo (Bae Doo-na) condemn him for being such a failure, while their father angrily chastises them for being so cruel. But when Gang-du receives a cell phone call... Less