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Political opportunism is a common human trait. In World War II, many Europeans hitched their wagon the evil caravan that was Nazism. This series exposes shocking details about people who cooperated with Adolph Hitler to exploit, dominate and murder in their own countries.

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Posted by: Jesse Shanks - October 27, 2012, 9:24 am - DVD Review
Keywords: history

It's great to see The Criterion Collection continue to release relatively obscure foreign films like this, regardless of their box office numbers. It would be a shock if this wasn't yet another one of their excellent Blu-ray efforts.

Kiko Live captures their February 24, 2006, performance at the House Of Blues in San Diego, CA, where the band performed the critically acclaimed release in its entirety, during a string of shows devoted to the album. Never before released or broadcast, Kiko Live also contains interviews with the band and others involved in the making of the studio album.

Directed by Rachid Bouchareb and starring Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem and Sami Bouajila. The story takes place between 1945 and 1962 and focuses on the lives of three Algerian brothers in France, set to the backdrop of the Algerian independence movement and the Algerian War. It is a standalone follow-up to Bouchareb's 2006 film Days of Glory, which was set during World War II.

Directed by professional skateboarder-turned filmmaker, Alexander Klein, the film documents the struggles and triumphs in catching a perfect wave in an imperfect land and the brotherhood that exists among surfers. Surfing 4 Peace founded in the Summer of 2007 by Doc Paskowitz, Arthur Rashkovan, an Israeli surfer and surf-industry professional, Dorian's son David Paskowitz and 8-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater, is not a formal organization, but rather a community of concerned surfers and supporters that aims to bridge cultural and political barriers between surfers in the Middle East.

The one-hour documentary, which originally aired on HBO in 2004 as part of their 'America Undercover' series, is a follow-up to Stone's first intimate interview with the Cuban leader, Fidel Castro - the controversial and compelling Comandante, which was shot in 2002. Looking for Fidel will be released for the first time on DVD and VOD platforms in the U.S. by Cinema Libre Studio on April 26, 2011.

Within the U.S., the Avatar Home Tree Initiative supported city reforestation efforts in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles, shaping urban tree canopies that improve air quality, provide shade, cool the ground, save energy, attract birds and other wildlife, beautify landscapes, grow free fruit for residents and even increase homeowner property values.

While she's responsible for some of the best foreign films of our time, this collection of works from the 1970's exposes us to Chantal Akerman's hidden treasures.

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