Docurama Films.Docurama Films www.docurama.com BUILDING BOMBS (0767097181, $26.95) offers up rare archival footage and a clear set of insights into a community deeply involved with the hydrogen bomb--Pastoral Aiken, South Carolina Aiken is a city in Aiken County, South Carolina and is part of the CSRA. The population was 25,337 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Aiken CountyGR6, and is the site of the University of South Carolina at Aiken. , home to the Savannah River Savannah River River, eastern Georgia, U.S. Formed by the confluence of the Tugaloo and Seneca rivers at Hartwell Dam, it flows southeast to form the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Savannah after a course of 314 mi (505 km). Plant where America's secret atomic bomb-making apparatus is housed. The directors interviewed town members for feelings about the bomb--resignation, anger and fear emerged, and this profile of activist community members is packed with their insights and revelations. PLAGUES AND PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA Salton Sea (sôl`tən), saline lake, 370 sq mi (958 sq km), northern part of the Imperial Valley, SE Calif.; 232 ft (71 m) below sea level. (0767098471, $26.95) is another compelling cinema documentary narrated by an independent film icon, John Waters, and providing a surprisingly upbeat, humorous look at environmental disaster at the Salton Sea, where massive fish kills and 120 degree nights are located minutes from urban Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Its rise and fall are documented in a deceptively de·cep·tive·ly adv. In a deceptive or deceiving manner; so as to deceive. Usage Note: When deceptively is used to modify an adjective, the meaning is often unclear. light account that is both hilarious, wacky and revealing--and this includes lost interviews, deleted scenes, and more. Both are key to any collection interested in social history. |
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