The International Documentary Association's picks for the 25 best documentaries of all time.

Hoop Dreams By James, Steve 2005/05 - Criterion BL10949DVD Check Our Catalog This documentary follows two inner-city basketball phenoms' lives through high school as they chase their dreams of playing in the NBA. ...More

The Thin Blue Line By Morris, Errol 2005/07 - MGM BL10940DVD Check Our Catalog Errol Morris sets out to prove that a convicted hitchhiker did not kill a Dallas policeman in 1976 - and that the lowlife that fingered him did. Based on a true story. ...More

Bowling for Columbine By Moore, Michael Moore, Michael Clark, Dick 2008/01 - Tcfhe/MGM 5552308425 Check Our Catalog Activist filmmaker Michael Moore explores the reasons behind the high rate of gun-related violence in America in this critically-acclaimed, award-winning documentary. ...More

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Before the Rains By Sivan, Santosh 2008/09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 5557379681 Check Our Catalog Set in exotic southern India in the late 1930s, this provocative tale traces the story of three people caught in an inexorable web of forbidden romance and dangerous secrets. After a British spice planter (Linus Roache) falls in love with his alluring servant (Nandita Das), an idealistic young man (Rahul Bose) finds himself torn between his ambitions and his family, his village and his past. Loyalties are tested and destinies decided as two worlds collide in this powerful and unforgettable drama. ...More

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Finding Amanda By Tolan, Peter 2008/09 - Magnolia Pict Hm Ent 555737955X Check Our Catalog Taylor Peters (Matthew Broderick) is a television writer and producer whose compulsive gambling, recreational drug use and drinking problem are jeopardizing his career and marriage. In a desperate attempt to save his marriage to Lorraine (Maura Tierney), he sets of to redeem himself by bringing home his 20 year old niece (Brittany Snow) who is living in Vegas and working as a prostitute. While there, he vows not to gamble a cent or drink a drop of alcohol. Alas the best laid plans... ...More

The Happening By Shyamalan, M. Night 2008/08 - 20th Century Fox BL09087DVD Check Our Catalog An environmental crisis emerges that threatens to wipe out all of mankind. When people begin dying, Elliot Moore and his estranged wife, Alma, try to escape the unstoppable destroyer. As chaos spreads across the entire planet, Elliot and Alma struggle to figure out what is happening. ...More

The Promotion By Conrad, Steven 2008/09 - Weinstein Company BL10080DVD Check Our Catalog Hoping to buy a house, grocery store assistant manager Doug applies for the manager's position at his chain's new location. Doug feels confident about getting hired until recent Canadian arrival Richard applies for the same job. In order to secure the coveted promotion, the competing employees go head-to-head in minor battles, often resorting to cruel behavior. ...More

Taxi to the Dark Side By Gibney, Alex 2008/09 - Velocity Thinkfilm BL07880DVD Check Our Catalog Just days after an Afghan taxi driver picked up three passengers and never returned home, he wound up dead at Bagram Air Base, killed by injuries inflicted by U.S. soldiers. Interviews, news footage and firsthand reports provide a gripping look at the case and the Bush administration's policy on torture. ...More

The Visitor By McCarthy, Thomas 2008/10 - Overture Films BL10088DVD Check Our Catalog Widowed professor Walter Vale discovers an immigrant couple, Tarek and Zainab, squatting in his Manhattan flat and becomes wrapped up in their lives when Tarek is thrown into a detention center. ...More

You Don't Mess with the Zohan By Dugan, Dennis 2008/08 - Sony Pictures BL09088DVD Check Our Catalog Zohan is an Israeli counter terrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything—including faking his own death and going head to head with an Arab cab driver—to make his dreams come true. ...More

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Beaufort By Cedar, Joseph 2008/09 - Kino International 5557390782 Check Our Catalog In the final days of the Israeli occupation of Lebanon, a band of soldiers prepares for the evacuation of a mountain stronghold called Beaufort. Their leader is 22-year-old Liberti, whose strict adherence to the rules puts the men in harm's way. As the evacuation draws near, Hezbollah steps up its attack, testing Liberti's mettle and the men's allegiance to him. ...More

Chapter 27 By Schaefer, J.P. 2008/09 - Genius Products 555738071X Check Our Catalog An overweight Jared Leto stars as Mark David Chapman -- the young assassin who infamously killed John Lennon on the front steps of The Dakota -- in this independent drama from fledgling filmmaker Jarrett Schaeffer. Lindsay Lohan co-stars as a Lennon fan appropriately named Jude, who meets Chapman a few days before the murder without realizing what lies ahead. ...More

Forgetting Sarah Marshall By Stoller, Nicholas 2008/08 - Universal BL08084DVD Check Our Catalog After his TV star girlfriend, Sarah Marshall, breaks his heart, Peter wants nothing more than to enjoy his vacation in Hawaii. One problem: Sarah's vacationing at the same resort he is, and even worse, she's bringing her new beau. ...More

Paul Newman's Movies

One of the greatest leading men of the 20th Century passed away on Friday, September 26th at his home in Connecticut. Acting in more than sixty-five movies over a span of 50 years, this list of movies is just a small sample of Paul Newman's legendary contribution to the movie industry:

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof By Brooks, Richard Taylor, Elizabeth Newman, Paul 2006/05 - Warner Home Video 079079568X Check Our Catalog Southern Brick and Maggie spoil dying Big Daddy's birthday. Directed by Richard Brooks. From the Tennessee Williams play. ...More

HUD By Newman, Paul Ritt, Martin Newman, Paul 2006/01 - Paramount Home Video 0792194152 Check Our Catalog Hud Bannon is the rebellious son of a respectable rancher who's continually at odds with his aging father. ...More

The Sting By Hill, George Roy Newman, Paul Redford, Robert 2005/09 - Universal Home Video 1417053879 Check Our Catalog Newman and Redford are reunited with director Hill for this comedic caper about two men who are out to put the sting on a hood who had one of their friends bumped off. Scott Joplin's ragtime songs -- adapted by Marvin Hamlisch -- underscore the action with a rollicking flair. ...More

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge By Ivory, James Newman, Paul Leonard, Robert Sean 2005/01 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 5552457536 Check Our Catalog A rich Midwestern lawyer, his wife and their children grow apart in the World War II era. Directed by James Ivory. ...More

The Color of Money By Scorsese, Martin Newman, Paul Mastrantonio, Mary Elizabeth 2005/06 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 5556168091 Check Our Catalog Paul Newman returns as Fast Eddie from "The Hustler" to form a partnership with a young hot shot pool player and ends up learning more about himself and rediscovers his own passion for playing the game. ...More

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid By Hill, George Roy Newman, Paul Redford, Robert 2008/05 - Tcfhe 5558426454 Check Our Catalog Newman and Redford are two offbeat outlaws who run (and jump) from the law, then flee to Bolivia where they meet a bloody end. The action-filled, lightly comic Western features the Burt Bacharach song Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head. ...More

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Deception By Langenegger, Marcel 2008/09 - Tcfhe 5557371265 Check Our Catalog When a lawyer friend introduces him to a secretive sex club known as the List, unassuming accountant thinks he's hit the big time. But when he becomes entangled with the disappearance of a woman from the List, he falls into jeopardy himself. ...More

Leatherheads By Clooney, George 2008/08 - Universal BL08085DVD Check Our Catalog Hard-nosed sports reporter Lexie Littleton finds herself at the center of an acute 1920s love triangle when an aging football hero and a rising college star go head to head to compete for her affections. ...More

Run, Fatboy, Run By Schwimmer, David 2008/08 - Picturehouse BL08089DVD Check Our Catalog Five years ago, Dennis left his pregnant fiance, Libby, at the altar. Now, he realizes it was the worst mistake of his life. Run down and out of shape, Dennis begins training for a marathon, hoping to win Libby away from her sleazy new boyfriend. ...More

Sex and the City the Movie By King, Michael Patrick 2008/09 - New Line Home Video BL11081DVD Check Our Catalog Carrie Bradshaw and her girls Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda are back, and this time, they're coming to the big screen with this highly anticipated adaptation of the HBO comedy series. Golden Globe winner Sarah Jessica Parker returns as everyone's favorite columnist who braves the roiling romantic waters of the city that never sleeps. ...More