"Call of the Killer Whale," a two-hour documentary airing on PBS, begins by focusing on the story of the world's most famous killer whale, Keiko, the star of the film "Free Willy," who was famously set free after being rescued from a Mexican circus. Keiko's story is useful to illustrate the challenges of reintroducing an orca into the wild, having to teach it how to feed off live fish (as opposed to dead ones tossed regularly into its mouth) and how to develop other survival skills basic to wild orcas. The message we take away from the first part of the film is that captive whales rarely live very long and have a tough time of it if they're reintroduced into the wild. Keiko made it to 27, before succumbing in a Norwegian fjord. 　　The second and more powerful part of the film looks at the drastically shrinking orca population around the world and attributes the decrease, inevitably, to pollution and human enterprise that upsets nature's delicate balance. Although PCBs were banned in the '70s, the chemicals, as well as other contaminants in the air and water, can remain in an orca's system for decades, which has resulted in calves born with birth defects. 　　The more challenging issue, and the one that even more tellingly shows the fragility of nature's interconnectedness, has to do with the fate of the salmon population. In the Pacific Northwest, for example, salmon have been the orca's main source of food. We all know that the salmon population is decreasing, but as Cousteau and other scientists contend, part of the reason the fish are decreasing is that man has created salmon farms which have actually hurt wild salmon because the cultivated fish hog all the food in shared waters.

"Call of the Killer Whale," a two-hour documentary airing on PBS, begins by focusing on the story of the world's most famous killer whale, Keiko, the star of the film "Free Willy," who was famously set free after being rescued from a Mexican circus. Keiko's story is useful to illustrate the challenges of reintroducing an orca into the wild, having to teach it how to feed off live fish (as opposed to dead ones tossed regularly into its mouth) and how to develop other survival skills basic to wild orcas. The message we take away from the first part of the film is that captive whales rarely live very long and have a tough time of it if they're reintroduced into the wild. Keiko made it to 27, before succumbing in a Norwegian fjord. 　　The second and more powerful part of the film looks at the drastically shrinking orca population around the world and attributes the decrease, inevitably, to pollution and human enterprise that upsets nature's delicate balance. Although PCBs were banned in the '70s, the chemicals, as well as other contaminants in the air and water, can remain in an orca's system for decades, which has resulted in calves born with birth defects. 　　The more challenging issue, and the one that even more tellingly shows the fragility of nature's interconnectedness, has to do with the fate of the salmon population. In the Pacific Northwest, for example, salmon have been the orca's main source of food. We all know that the salmon population is decreasing, but as Cousteau and other scientists contend, part of the reason the fish are decreasing is that man has created salmon farms which have actually hurt wild salmon because the cultivated fish hog all the food in shared waters.

Cristina and Simon are two young graffiti artists who paint the city that they live in. Their restless spirit leads them to defy a criminal gang when they decide to paint the mural of a whale over a threat written in a wall. The love that unites them, their friendship with other artists at La selva- an old house they use as a refuge- and familiar tensions, come together to tell a story where the powerful strength of youth faces fear, violence and the difficulties of growing up.

Two down-and-outs bonded together in misfortune devise a plan to rob a small town amusement arcade.

Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex. When the Essex is attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, her crew take to three fragile whalers. Alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the men must decide whether to head for the nearest islands - a thousand miles downwind to the west - or set out on an epic journey of almost three thousand miles to reach the South American mainland. Fear of cannibals forces them to choose South America. Almost three months later, the first whaler is rescued by another whaleship. Only three men are still alive. A week later the captain's whaler is also rescued, with just two men aboard. The third whaler is never found. This is a story of human endurance and what men in extremis will do to survive.

Ko's new companion, Nazuna, could offer him dark gifts and a vampire's immortality. But there are conditions that Ko must meet before he can sink his teeth into vampirism, and he'll discover just how far he's willing to go to satisfy his desires.

A dying professor leaves his great-nephew a collection of documents pertaining to the Cthulhu Cult. The nephew begins to learn why the study of the cult so fascinated his grandfather. Bit-by-bit he begins piecing together the dread implications of his grandfather's inquiries, and soon he takes on investigating the Cthulhu cult as a crusade of his own.

Self-centered and status-conscious, ten year old Ryann Hale journeys to Montana to visit her down-to-earth grandpa, Bill Hale. Ryann bonds with a wolf-dog, Buck, and schemes to save him from a cruel dogsledder.

A trendy Los Angeles couple fixes up an Ancient Evil Deity From Beneath The Sea on a blind date.

A story of friendship between a lonely little boy who braves Alaskan blizzards in search of gold and his loyal companion Buck, the courageous and faithful German Shepherd. (Animation)