Incident at Oglala Buy It! Buy It! Robert Redford is the executive producer and narrator of this fine, eye-opening documentary about the violent events that took place in 1975 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Indian activists ended up in an extended standoff with FBI agents and the result was several deaths, including two federal men whose killing according to many people was never clearly attributed to a specific gunman. Nevertheless, the government laid blame for the tragedy on Leonard Peltier, a Sioux political leader who has long been a focus for supporters believing he took the fall, possibly heroically, for others. Peltier has spent many years in prison and Apted's film, which is hardly ambiguous in its commitment toward Peltier's hoped-for freedom, is persuasive in both its detail and its case against brutal federal policies toward Indians. Whatever one's position on the Peltier question, this is a compelling piece of work. More...

Independence Day Buy It! Buy It! Sci-fi saga of alien battleships strategically positioning themselves over the earth in every major city of the world planning to attack. As the media tries to alert the public, widespread panic is in full force. The aliens indeed launch a full-scale attack sending their plasma beams to destroy everything in sight, including an attack on the White House itself. We first get a glimpse of the destroyer while hovering over the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. Of course, the USA leads the world in a counter attack and the President tries to determine how best to fight as the stakes keep changing on an hourly basis. Earth humanity must mobilize, before there's nothing left to defend. The President personally flies a jet fighter to deliver a payload of missiles against the extraterrestrials. Oscar-winning special effects. This huge invasion epic is not one to be passed up! More...