http://documentaryheaven.com Welcome To Documentary Heaven!! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:18:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://documentaryheaven.com/a-tribute-to-ryan-dunn-mtv-special/ http://documentaryheaven.com/a-tribute-to-ryan-dunn-mtv-special/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:14:33 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=6395 Ryan Dunn's friends and family pay tribute to the 'Jackass' star with a look back at his life. Join the gang as they come together to share stories and bid a final farewell to Ryan and Zac.... 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Well shot in color, it’s an important historical document capturing Kuti in stage and home environments that were most crucial to his life and work.Music is a weapon of the future / music is the weapon of the progressives / music is the weapon of the givers of life.” Fela Kuti... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/fela-kuti/feed/ 1 http://documentaryheaven.com/sun-ra-brother-from-another-planet/ http://documentaryheaven.com/sun-ra-brother-from-another-planet/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:10:13 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=6378 Sun Ra was born on the planet Saturn some time ago. The best accounts agree that he emerged on Earth as Herman Blount, born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1914, although Sun Ra himself always denied that Blount was his surname. He returned to Saturn in 1993 after creating a stunningly variegated and beautiful assemblage of earthly and interplanetary music, most notably with his fervently loyal Arkestra.Sun Ra and his Arkestra were the subject of a few documentary films, notably Robert Mugge's 'A Joyful Noise' (1980), which interspersed performances and rehearsals with Sun Ra's commentary on various subjects ranging from today's youth to his own place in the cosmos.Today's documentary, Don Letts' 'Sun Ra, Brother From Another Planet' from 2005, reuses some of Mugge's material and includes some additional interviews.... 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In the eyes of many scientists today Turing sits alongside Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin at the table of scientific greats.... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/britains-greatest-codebreaker/feed/ 8 http://documentaryheaven.com/the-notorious-b-i-g-bigger-than-life/ http://documentaryheaven.com/the-notorious-b-i-g-bigger-than-life/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:03:03 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=6337 The Notorious B.I.G. is no doubt on every Hip-Hop fan’s short list of the greatest rappers of all time. Most importantly, B.I.G. was respected and revered by his peers in the game. Everyone from Jay Z to Tupac became captivated by his velvety flow and unparalleled rhyme style. He left behind a legacy that reached mythic status. Now for the first time the real Notorious B.I.G. is revealed in this fascinating film. Hear the stories firsthand from his closest friends and some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop — Diddy, Method Man, Easy Mo Bee, Matty C, E-40, Raekwon and many more. See raw, uncut footage of B.I.G. freestyling on the streets of New York, rare home video footage, a never-before-seen interview done with Biggie shortly before his death and undisclosed footage from the night of his murder. Directed by renowned Hip-Hop documentary filmmaker Peter Spirer (the Beef series, Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel), this comprehensive film is definitive proof that the Notorious B.I.G. wi... 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A man of contradictions, he fused a Californian counterculture attitude and a mastery of the art of hype with explosive advances in computer technology.Insiders including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, the chairman who ousted Jobs from the company he founded, and Jobs' chief of software, tell extraordinary stories of the rise, fall and rise again of Apple with Steve Jobs at its helm.With Stephen Fry, world wide web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee and branding guru Rita Clifton, Evan Davis decodes the formula that took Apple from suburban garage to global supremacy.... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/steve-jobs-billion-dollar-hippy/feed/ 8 http://documentaryheaven.com/nikola-tesla-master-of-lightning/ http://documentaryheaven.com/nikola-tesla-master-of-lightning/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:04 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=6247 This amazing documentary gives long overdue recognition to a great and misunderstood man of science. The life of Nikola Tesla is an inspiring example of the power of one man to change the world with technology and revolutionary ideas.Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was one of the most fascinating scientists of the 20th century. He invented, developed or imagined the technology that brought us electricity, remote control, neon and florescent lighting, radio transmission and much more… all the basic inventions that now connect the world with power and information.He was a brilliant and charismatic immigrant whose talent took him to the height of celebrity. He locked horns with Thomas Edison, J. Pierpont Morgan, Guglielmo Marconi, and George Westinghouse. Mark Twain praised his genius. They are all characters in this program, the very first to tell the full story of Tesla’s life and work.Like many geniuses, Tesla was not a conventional man. He gave his life to realize his visions... 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The film contains some rare footage, including from the Kubrick family home videos and on film sets, and clips from Fear and Desire - Kubrick's first feature and his only film that is not commercially available to the home-viewing public.... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/stanley-kubrick-a-life-in-pictures/feed/ 0