J. Robert Oppenheimer, a remarkable figure in the annals of history, shaped the course of human knowledge and progress through his pivotal role in nuclear physics and the Manhattan Project. Born in New York City in 1904,...
Charlie Sheen was among the most popular actors in the 1980s and 90s. Born into a family of celebrated actors, including his father, Martin Sheen, and brother Emilio Estevez, Charlie has starred in some of the biggest movies...
George Washington is key to the history of the United States of America. Also known as "The Father to his Country," he was a gentleman farmer and war hero as well as the first President of the United States of America. George...
Reinhard Heydrich was the second in command of the Nazi SS or Schutzstaffel, the infamous bodyguards, policemen and soldiers of the Nazi Party. Handpicked by the head of the SS Heinrich Himmler after only one interview,...
Shaka was the legendary South African king best known for uniting many warring tribes to establish the Zulu Empire in the early 1800s. His life has been immortalized many times in both TV shows and movies portrayed as a driven...
Heinrich Himmler was the Reichsführer - or Commander - of the Schutzstaffel, or the SS, the military arm of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party. Born in Munich in 1900, Himmler's father was a respected professor and his mother, a...
She's been viewed as a sex symbol, a reality show starlet, and a punchline. Is that really all there is to her or is it merely a character of her own creation? The intimate and confessional feature length documentary This is...
No single figure has mastered the art of consumerism quite like Jeff Bezos. The wealthiest man in the world, Bezos is the mastermind behind Amazon, the largest marketplace on the...
America's transition into a global financial superpower is unthinkable without the contributions of John Pierpont Morgan. J.P. Morgan: How One Man Financed America is a fast-paced...
Raised in slavery, George Washington Carver persevered to become one of America's most renowned scientists and environmentalists. That extraordinary arc is explored in the...
The works of English novelist Jane Austen continue to endure more than 200 years after her death. The entertaining documentary Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors exposes the touchstones that shaped her works and her life. Much...
Warren Buffett is one of the wealthiest people in the world. The secrets behind his success form the spine of the feature-length HBO documentary Becoming Warren Buffett. In contrast to his tremendous wealth and influence,...
During the raid of Osama Bin Laden's compound - which concluded in his demise - American military forces attained volumes of private documents that shed light on the terrorist's...
Egomaniacal. Divisive. Provocateur. Genius. Whatever your take on Kanye West, you can't deny his enormous imprint on popular culture. Everyone seems to have an opinion of him, but how many truly know his story? True Life...