Actors & Directors
- Abba Eban
- Marc Siegel
- Peter Rosen
- Alan Rosenthal
- Julian Krainin
- Eugene Marner
Run time: 540 min.
Creator: Arnold Labaton
List Price: $99.95
Price: $75.00
Review Heritage - Civilization and the Jews / Homevision:Winner of the coveted Peabody Award, Heritage - Civilization and the Jews is the monumental nine-part series spanning five millennia of Jewish history and culture. The series is hosted by former Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Abba Eban, who describes it as "a celebration of our common humanistic and moral heritage, explored through the mysteries of preservation, renewal, and resonance of the Jewish people. " From the stony heights of Sinai to the shores of the Dead Sea, from a Greek amphitheater in Delphi to the Forum of ancient Rome, out of the ashes of concentration camps to the rebuilt cities and villages of Israel, Heritage brings to life the long and complex history of the Jews and their centuries-old interaction with the rest of Western civilization. Over the course of nine hours, this sumptuous PBS documentary from 1984 chronicles the history of the Jewish people from biblical times through the 20th century. This is not, however, a documentary solely about Judaism; it is instead an in-depth look at the history of Jewish interaction with the world at large, a look at how Jews have shaped communities around them and how the communities around them have shaped the Jews. Host Abba Eban, who has served as foreign minister of Israel and Israeli ambassador to the U. N. , is authoritative and knowledgeable in his explications. Using paintings, artifacts, modern cinematography of ancient sites, readings, and theatrical music, Eban brings drama and tension to events long past. The spanning of five millennia necessitates at times briefer detail than a viewer may like, yet it also provides a sampling of history that may provoke the viewer into seeking more information. [+]This marvelous set should be experienced by anyone who desires a greater understanding of the Western world and the role of the Jews in shaping it. -Jenny Brown.
Actors & Directors
- Tsui Hark
- Brigitte Lin Ch Hsia
List Price: $79.99
Price: $129.98
Review Swordsman Saga Collection 3-Pk / Tai Seng Video Marketing:
Release date: 1994-10-17
List Price: $69.99
Price: $49.99
Review Bobby Jones: Executive Gift Set (includes: How to Break 90, How I Play Golf - A Round of Golf, How I Play Golf - The Long Game, How I Play Golf - The Short Game / Best Film And Video:For the golfer looking to dust off his or her clubs and kick off the golf season, How to Break 90 is a wise investment of 35 minutes. Some might be turned off by the old black-and-white footage, and Jones isn't the most charismatic of speakers, but the lessons he preaches are the timeless fundamentals around which every golfer should build a game. Not all great golfers are good teachers, but Bobby Jones explains the rudiments in clear, concise terms in this footage filmed in 1931 and 1932. Speaking in a slow, easy Southern drawl, dressed sharply in a white shirt and tie, the original golf prodigy covers basics such as grip, setup, backswing, downswing, and draws and fades in a classic style reminiscent of Ben Hogan's classic book Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf. This video contains Sybervision's usual slow-motion images of the golf swing set against a black background, impressing the image on the viewer's mind. Modern golfers playing with graphite shafts and exotic metal heads will notice that Jones had an unusually long backswing and active legs as he had a swing built around flexible wooden shafts common in his day. It is a beautiful swing, however, and most of the fundamentals are the same ones being taught today. For the amateur golfer and golf fan, this video is a rare treasure from the film archives of golf. Of the four Sybervision Bobby Jones tapes, How to Break 90 is the best tape to start with as it covers the basic swing fundamentals. -Eugene Wei.
Release date: 1997-12-09
Run time: 312 min.
Price: $89.98
Review Soviet Secret Archives (6pc) / Rhino / Wea:
Release date: 2000-03-21
List Price: $69.95
Price: $49.99
Review Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires 2 Set & Activity / Wgbh Boston:
Release date: 1996-12-09
Run time: 141 min.
Price: $48.98
Review The Russian German War / Janson Video:The Russian-German War is a rare look at one of the worst horror stories in the long infamous history of warfare. For decades the Cold War prevented us from looking closely at what really happened between the Russians and the Germans on the Eastern Front during World War II. More than a struggle between nations, it pitted maniacal tyrant against maniacal tyrant, evil ideology against evil ideology. The lives of tens of millions of human beings were consumed by its raging hatreds and appalling indignities. One in every ten Russians died. One in every four Poles died. Whole divisions of Italians, Rumanians, Hungarians disappeared with barely a trace. An average of 17,800 people died on every single day - and this, the war on the Russian German Front, lasted for 1,400 days. The series is narrated with chilling precision by actor Douglas Rain. The script, by producer Jerry Lawton, is dark and powerful. [+]The music, by composer Rick Hyslop, captures every nuance of tragedy with discordant clarity. The series features captured German and Russian film footage, much of which has never been seen in the United States.
Release date: 1996-10-29
Run time: 329 min.
Price: $79.98
Review Secret Weapons (Six-Volume Boxed Set) / Mpi Home Video:
Release date: 1997-02-07
List Price: $99.99
Price: $50.00
Review Western Europe i Box Set / International Video Network:
Actors & Directors
- Jayne Mansfield
- René Dary
- Mickey Hargitay
- John Gilling
- Anthony Quayle
- Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
- Massimo Serato
Run time: 199 min.
Creator: Sandro Continenza
Price: $14.98
Review It Takes a Thief/The Loves of Hercules / ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS INC.:
Release date: 1997-09-30
Run time: 120 min.
List Price: $32.96
Price: $49.99
Review Mgm Sing-Along / MGM (Video & DVD):
Release date: 2000-02-29
Run time: 340 min.
List Price: $49.95
Price: $145.16
Review Opera Gold Collection (4pc) / Kultur Video:This spectacular 4-tape set includes: Great Tenor Performances, Opera Hits, Great Puccini Love Scenes, and Highlights from La Scala. Stars Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Eva Marton, and many more! 340 minutes. Great Tenor Performances A glittering collection of favorite arias sung by the world's greatest tenors including Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Roberto Alagna, Jon Vickers, Vladimir Atlantov, Neil Shicoff, and many more. Includes the first video release of Luciano Pavarotti's performance in Aida from the 1981 San Francisco Opera production performing Celeste Aida. Opera Hits An extraordinary compilation of opera's best-loved arias, duets, and choruses performed by the superstars of opera including Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Jon Vickers, Eva Marton, Janet Baker, Maria Ewing, and many more. Performances from La Scala, Milan, La Fenice, Venice, The Royal Opera, Covent Gardens, Arena di Verona, and Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Great Puccini Love Scenes This spectacular compilation presents the very best of Placido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, performing great love scenes from Puccini favorites. Highlights from La Scala This superb compilation presents some of the very best operatic moments from one of the greatest opera houses in the world, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. World-class operatic stars, including Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Renato Bruson, Eva Marton, Ghena Dimitrova, and Mirella Freni perform spectacular productions of operas by Verdi and Giordano.
Release date: 2001-10-23
List Price: $119.84
Price: $49.99
Review War & Civilization (8pc) / Live / Artisan:
Actors & Directors
- Andre The Giant
- Cyndi Lauper
- Hulk Hogan
- Mr. T
- Mike Tyson
Run time: 2520 min.
List Price: $149.98
Price: $124.99
Review WrestleMania : The Legacy Box Set (Wrestlemanias 1-14) / Titan Sports Inc.:The 14-video Legacy covers 14 years of thrilling WrestleMania®. Volume 1 starts with the first revolutionary WrestleMania® match at New York City's Madison Square Garden in 1985, featuring Andre the Giant, John Studd, Mr. T, Hulk Hogan, Rowdy Roddy Piper, and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. Every WrestleMania® fight is covered, right through the final volume of the set, which takes you up to 1998 with wrestling heroes Stone Cold Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, the Rock, Ken Shamrock, and boxing pro Mike Tyson. Relive the excitement and extravagance that has become a tradition.
Actors & Directors
- Allen Coulter
- Kareem Abdul Jabbar
- Richard Blackburn
- Danny Aiello
- Terence Calahan
- Bruce Dolin
- Paul Sparer
- Debbie Harry
- Justine Bateman
- T.J. Castronova
Creator: Robert Draper
Price: $49.98
Review Tales from the Dark Side, Gift Set (Darkside) / Worldvision Home Video:
Release date: 1996-09-24
Run time: 210 min.
List Price: $99.95
Price: $94.94
Review Ferrari Collection / Kultur Video:
Actors & Directors
- Cloak of the Illuminati-Stargate Secrets of the An
Run time: 240 min.
List Price: $59.95
Price: $59.95
Review Cloak of Illuminati: Stargate Secrets of Anunnaki / UFO TV:
Release date: 1998-01-20
List Price: $76.82
Price: $49.99
Review Benny Hill: Video Spotlight (7pc) / Hbo Home Video:
Release date: 2002-04-30
Run time: 480 min.
List Price: $39.95
Price: $58.00
Review Rick Steves: B.O. Travel in Europe (6pc) / Questar:
Actors & Directors
- Bing Crosby
- Coleen Gray
- Warner Baxter
- Frank Capra
- Charles Bickford
- Myrna Loy
Creator: Sidney Buchman
List Price: $29.90
Price: $49.99
Review Frank Capra Gift Set: Riding High & Broadway Bill / Paramount:
Actors & Directors
- Andrew Quigley
- Michael Troughton
- Adrian Shergold
- David Jason
- Annabelle Apsion
- Lucinda Dryzek
Run time: 200 min.
Creator: Charles Dickens
Price: $59.98
Review Micawber (4pc) / Bfs Entertainment:
| Browse Boxed Sets:
Models & Brands:
Heritage - Civilization and the Jews, Swordsman Saga Collection 3-Pk, Bobby Jones: Executive Gift Set (includes: How to Break 90, How I Play Golf - A Round of Golf, How I Play Golf - The Long Game, How I Play Golf - The Short Game, Soviet Secret Archives (6pc), Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires 2 Set & Activity, The Russian German War, Secret Weapons (Six-Volume Boxed Set), Western Europe i Box Set, It Takes a Thief/The Loves of Hercules, Mgm Sing-Along, Opera Gold Collection (4pc), War & Civilization (8pc), WrestleMania : The Legacy Box Set (Wrestlemanias 1-14), Tales from the Dark Side, Gift Set (Darkside), Ferrari Collection, Cloak of Illuminati: Stargate Secrets of Anunnaki, Benny Hill: Video Spotlight (7pc), Rick Steves: B.O. Travel in Europe (6pc), Frank Capra Gift Set: Riding High & Broadway Bill, Micawber (4pc)Top headlines: 2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Cars Makers Should Greenlight: The concept cars that we think should become production models. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed Tenn. gov. pledges more oversight of ash ponds: Tennessee's governor promised greater oversight of coal ash retention ponds Wednesday after viewing damage from a spill that released more than a billion gallons of ashy sludge. ›01:37 1 Jan, Thu Terror Watch: Gonzales Lawyers Up: Still under investigation by Congress and Justice Department lawyers who once worked for him, the former attorney general has turned to a leading Washington attorney to help him beat the rap. ›18:12 10 Oct, Wed AdBlog: Wake us when its over: Ads of the Weird: Sprint tries to bore you into buying their service. ›23:46 5 Jan, Mon A Muslim Letter to Christians: In an unprecedented letter, Muslim leaders across the globe invite the worlds Christians to the table. ›14:33 11 Oct, Thu Prosecutor wants Madoff jailed immediately: A prosecutor says disgraced financier Bernard Madoff violated bail conditions by mailing about $1 million worth of jewelry and other assets to relatives, and wants him jailed. ›14:33 Season of savings brings rewards: When it comes to holiday shopping, Americans have been great at saying they were going to cut back but not so good at actually doing it. This year appears to be an exception. ›00:14 7 Jan, Wed Capital Sources: Cutting the Cocaine Flow: The White House trumpets success in the drug war, even as it prepares a big new aid program. Is it real, or is it politics? ›21:26 5 Oct, Fri Alcoa to slash 13,500 jobs to save money: Alcoa Inc. said on Tuesday it will curtail production and cut some 13,500 jobs, or 13 percent of its global work force, to save cash and reduce costs in the current economic downturn. ›01:41 7 Jan, Wed Bush creates huge marine sanctuaries: Announcing the largest marine conservation effort in history, President George W. Bush on Tuesday designated three remote Pacific island areas as national monuments. ›19:21 by Lawrence Ulrich: MSN Autos columnist Lawrence Ulrich talks turkey about the 10 worst cars of recent memory. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed 'War and Peace': New Versions Worth the Read: 'War and Peace' has been the Everest of literature for more than 150 years. Two new English versions remind us why Tolstoy's tome is still worth the climb. ›22:06 6 Oct, Sat 5 Blackwater guards plead not guilty: Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges in the 2007 shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad. ›22:32 Preview: 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser: Toyota's iconic machine gets more grunt, a smoother ride and sweeter duds. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu Lead for car batteries poisonstown: The dirtin this town on the fringes of Dakar, Senegal's capital, is laced with lead left over from years of extracting it from old car batteries. And it is poisoning children. ›08:47 4 Jan, Sun Bank of America CEO to skip '08 bonus: Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive and Chairman Kenneth Lewis is recommending that he and his top executives receive no bonuses for 2008. ›00:50 7 Jan, Wed Gellman: A Letter to a Bigot: What I want to say to a person of prejudice. ›22:12 12 Oct, Fri Twins born on separate days, months, years: They're twins, all right, despite what their spanking new birth certificates say. ›22:58 2 Jan, Fri Billionaire kills himself over financial crisis: The family of Adolf Merckle says the German billionaire committed suicide after his business empire got into trouble because of the global financial crisis. ›21:01 Social Security unveils new online application: The Social Security Administration, envisaging the near-future prospect of 10,000 baby boomers applying for benefits every day, has put together a new online service. ›23:38 Can the Youth Vote Save Obama?: With the Hillary juggernaut growing in strength every day, Barack Obama is hoping Iowas youth can help keep him in the game. ›14:47 8 Oct, Mon Feds approve gas drilling plan for Montana: The Bush administration has approved a plan that could allow more than 18,000 natural gas wells to be drilled in southeastern Montana over the next two decades. ›14:20 31 Dec, Wed U.S. troops adapt to new rules in Iraq: A new year brings a new set of rules for American troops in Iraq. Among other things, the U.S. now has to obtain Iraqi warrants for any search or detention other than when they are in direct combat. ›19:14 Zimbabwe cholera death toll tops 1,700: Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic is picking up speed, with a total of 1,732 deaths out of 34,306 cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. ›16:22 |
