Bloody Sunday tells the story of an anti-internment civil rights march in Derry during which 13 unarmed civilians were shot dead by British soldiers. The march took place on 20 January 1972, and the film shows only the events of that one long day. It focuses on the stories of four men: Ivan Cooper, an idealistic civil-rights leader; Gerry Donaghy, a 17-year-old Catholic rebel with a Protestant girlfriend; Brigadier Patrick MacLellan, the commander of the British army in Derry; and a young private who finds himself a target of stone-throwing 'hooligans'.

David and Margaret ('The Movie Show') disliked this film because they perceived the British commanders as stereotypes speaking 'posh' in huge contrast to the almost incomprehensible Irish-English of some of the others. And this is certainly a valid criticism. But Bloody Sunday undeniably draws you in with its 'feel-like-you're-there' cinematography on the crowded streets, at British headquarters, in Irish homes, and finally with the dying and the dead. History has shown us that this day would entice more young men into the ranks of the IRA ((mdash)) the truism that violence only begets violence.

Make sure you stay while the credits roll, or you'll miss the worthy inclusion of a U2 live version of 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'.

This is the infamous film record of the Nazi party's 1934 Nuremberg rally. Adolf Hitler, who had just become Der Fuhrer of Germany, descends from the clouds like a deity. There follow parades; bombastic speeches; adoring crowds; torchlight serenades; and hundreds of thousands of regimented workers, party members, and Hitler youth all marching in unison and making their Mephistoclean deals. Director Leni Riefenstahl was selected personally by Hitler to film the speeches, parades, and ceremonies. No expense was spared to film the Nazi glorification of power. She used thirty cameras and over a hundred crew members, shot 61 hours of footage and edited the completed film to under two hours. Riefenstahl later claimed that the film was art, not propaganda. If she believed this, it was a most naive statement. Though she was undoubtedly an outstanding filmmaker, her early career choice of working in association with the Nazi leadership effectively ruined her film career for over fifty years.