Documentaries of all kinds

Philadelphia Inquirer, The, October, 2008 by Tirdad Derakhshani Inquirer Staff Writer

A rich array of documentaries can be found on DVD this fall, from the absurd and comical to the tragic. The Rape of Europa  from Menemsha Films (www.menemshafilms.com; $29.95. not rated) is a thrilling film based on Robert M.

Edsel's book,  Rescuing Da Vinci , which details how the Nazis ransacked Europe's art museums during World War II and the detective work that has gone into tracking down each piece. Two disturbing new releases address the interrogation techniques used by U.S. forces in detention centers in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. Alex Gibney ( Enron: The Smartest Guys in The Room ) examines the death of an Iraqi taxi driver in U.S. custody in  A Taxi to the Dark Side  from Image...