Release date: 2000-10-31
List Price: $79.98
Price: $75.98
Review Big Picture Box / Image Entertainment:Five fascinating large-screen IMAX format films, each with extensive behind-the-scenes "making of" footage, in one box! "The Discoverers" (1994, 72 min. ) - From the earliest voyages that mapped the Earth to today's launches into space, this film examines our desire to expand the boundaries of knowledge. "Dolphins" (2000, 77 min. ) - Brimming with details about the complex lives of these fascinating animals, this ocean adventure film takes you into the very heart of the world of Dolphins. "The Living Sea" (1995, 77 min. ) - Come face to face with life-sized humpback whales, thousands of golden jellyfish and giant clams. Go 3,000 feet down to view strange creatures which live where sunlight never penetrates deep down. "The Magic of Flight" (1996, 81 min. ) - Relive the first flight of the Wright Brothers, soar with the world-famous Blue Angels and more in this technological thrill ride with some of the most amazing airborne footage ever captured on film. "Stormchasers" (1995, 67 min. [+]) - Join storm-chasing meteorologists who put themselves in the heart of extreme weather conditions-hurricanes, monsoons, and tornadoes-in order to understand how they form.
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Actors & Directors
- Joy Grdnic
- Jay Bacal
- Steve Bulen
- Joe Leahy
- David Workman
- Brad Garrett
Run time: 150 min.
Creator: Michael J. Sullivan
Price: $29.98
Review Transformers 3 Pak Volume 4 [Animated] / Rhino Entertainment Company:
Actors & Directors
- Gunnar Björnstrand
- Bibi Andersson
- Victor Sjöström
- Ingrid Thulin
- Jullan Kindahl
- Ingmar Bergman
Run time: 274 min.
Price: $59.95
Review Ingmar Bergman Collection / Homevision:Presenting three of Ingmar Bergman's greatest films, The Bergman Classic Prepack includes The Virgin Spring, which brought Bergman his first Oscar®; The Seventh Seal starring Max von Sydow; and "one of the few great motion pictures of our time" (The New York Post), Wild Strawberries.
Release date: 2000-06-20
Run time: 338 min.
List Price: $79.98
Price: $75.98
Review World Class Trains / Image Entertainment:Discover the world's most luxurious trains and re-live a bygone era, when the journey itself was the most significant part of the experience, rather than simply getting there. A journey where the passenger becomes a real traveller and is able to experience the much more gracious way of travel in a living re-creation of the golden age of rail. Included in this six part series are: "The Eastern Orient Express" - From Bangkok across the famous River Kwai Bridge, through Thailand and the jungles of Malaysia, into Singapore; "The Royal Scotsman" - Travel the breathtaking Scottish Highlands, where mountains, lochs and forests provide an ever-changing backdrop; "The Palace on Wheels" - Starting with a ceremonial departure from Delhi, on through Rajastan, the historical city of Chittogarh and the "Lake City" of Udaipur, the magical deserts of Jaisalmer and Jouhpur, into Bharatpur and Agra, arriving back in Delhi; "The Imperial Express" follows a route through central Europe which only a few years ago lay deep behind the Iron Curtain; "Rovos Rail" offers unique rail safaris through some of the most spectacular scenery in Africa; "The Great South Pacific Express" - Vast expanses of unspoilt countryside connect the vibrant cities and natural attractions of this southern perimeter of the world's largest ocean.
Actors & Directors
- Siân Phillips
- Derek Jacobi
- John Hurt
- Herbert Wise
- Brian Blessed
- George Baker
List Price: $129.98
Price: $58.76
Review I, Claudius / 20th Century Fox:This superbly acted, mordantly funny romp through 70 years or so of Roman history is one of the best-loved miniseries ever made, and deservedly so. Derek Jacobi plays Roman Emperor Claudius, who reflects in old age on his life and his remarkable family, giving us a history lesson that's unlike anything you learned in school. The story begins in 24 B. C. during the reign of Augustus Caesar, Rome's first emperor, and ends in A. D. 54 with Nero on the throne. In between, I, Claudius details the scheming, murder, madness, and lust that passed for politics in the early years of the Pax Romana. The biggest worm in the Roman apple is Augustus's wife, Livia (the superb Siân Phillips), whose single-minded pursuit of power shapes the destiny of the Empire. With a carefully planted rumor here and a poisoned fig there, she gradually maneuvers her son, Tiberius, toward the throne, creating an atmosphere of suspicion and treachery that starts Rome on its helter-skelter slide into bloody chaos. [+]Phillips somehow makes us understand this extraordinarily wicked woman. As she ages and her carefully wrought webs begin to unravel, it becomes clear that Livia has been as thoroughly poisoned by her own ambition as her victims were by her carefully prepared meals. Further acting honors go to George Baker as Tiberius, who resists but eventually succumbs to the destiny forced upon him by his mother, and to John Hurt as a hilarious and absolutely terrifying Caligula. In one breathtakingly tense scene, the mad Emperor performs a dance in drag, then asks Claudius to critique it, perfectly capturing the horror of a world where one wrong word means death, or worse. Jacobi is the perfect Claudius, hiding his intelligence behind a crippling stammer and shuffling around the edges of events-until he finds himself pulled to the very center. His wry comments give shape to the tangled story of his family and help the audience make sense of a dauntingly complex cast of characters. I, Claudius might seem a little studio-bound to viewers brought up on more recent big-budget costume dramas, but the topnotch cast and the incident-filled plot are more than enough to hold the attention through almost 11 hours of gripping, deliciously wicked Roman follies. This boxed set also includes a documentary entitled "The Epic That Never Was," about Alexander Korda's failed attempt to film I, Claudius in 1937. The film, directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Charles Laughton as Claudius and Merle Oberon as Messalina, was abandoned unfinished, and it remains one of Hollywood's great lost movies. -Simon Leake.
Release date: 2000-11-14
Run time: 725 min.
Price: $139.95
Review Magic Knight Rayearth 2: Mem Coll 2 (Dub) / Anime Works:Magic Knight Rayearth continues. Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu are finally able to leave Cephiro, after they had killed the very person they were sent to rescue. Filled with regret, they returned to Tokyo. Now, the girls are summoned back to Cephiro by an unknown force, and must find a new Pillar before Cephiro disintegrates!.
Release date: 2000-06-13
Run time: 600 min.
Price: $99.95
Review Millennium (4pc) / Homevision:Ten years in the making, and filmed in 15 countries, Millennium is epic in scope, yet intimate in approach. Departing from the strict documentary form, the 10-program series uses first-person narratives of tribal people and Westerners to explore universal issues of love and sex, family, personal identity, money, power, art, spirituality, death, and the natural world. With extraordinary insight, this unique series offers us new ways of thinking about life and our planet.
Release date: 2002-08-27
Run time: 150 min.
Price: $29.98
Review Colonies of Condemned (3pc) / Bfs Entertainment:
Release date: 1995-01-17
Run time: 440 min.
List Price: $79.98
Price: $75.98
Review Dark Shadows Collector's Vol 33-36 / Mpi Home Video:
Release date: 1998-01-06
Run time: 270 min.
Price: $39.98
Review Universal Matinee Western Box Set / Universal Home Video:
Release date: 1994-01-19
Run time: 420 min.
List Price: $79.98
Price: $75.98
Review Dark Shadows Vol 197-200 / Mpi Home Video:
Release date: 1991-08-15
List Price: $99.99
Price: $89.99
Review Fugitive Box Set / Nu Ventures Video:
Release date: 1990-02-28
List Price: $79.98
Price: $75.98
Review Dark Shadows Vol 9-12 / Mpi Home Video:
Release date: 2004-01-01
List Price: $83.98
Price: $79.19
Review Lidsville: The Complete Episodes 1 to 17 (4pc) / Rhino Handmade:
Release date: 2000-06-27
Run time: 250 min.
Price: $59.95
Review History of Sex (4pc) / A&E Home Video:From medieval talking penises and naughty priests to sexuality as transcendence in the Kama Sutra, the History Channel's five-part History of Sex debunks the myth of history's innocence. In Ancient Civilizations, Mesopotamian men considered women property and believed that divine masturbation created Egypt, that there were no virgins, and that some mummies had erect phalluses. In classical Greece, husbands had their pick of sexual partners and proper wives went dildo shopping. The Eastern World considers the spirituality and teaching of sex, including Chinese pillow books. The Middle Ages examines both denigration of the body and lusty, bawdy frivolity as well as the fashionable art of codpiece stuffing. The political extremes of repression and excess continue in From Don Juan to Queen Victoria with the pilgrims, the Marquis de Sade, frigid Victorian wives, and the golden age of prostitution and pornography. Finally, the 20th Century discusses the impact of motion pictures, automobiles, Stonewall, the pill, AIDS, and the Internet on sex. The series relies on upper-class men's historical records and therefore underrepresents women and homosexuals. However, the commentary from a diverse and insightful panel of academics and the rich selection of historic images make this a tasteful, informative history of sex. -Tara Chace.
Release date: 1994-07-20
Run time: 440 min.
Price: $79.98
Review Dark Shadows Collector's Vol 9-12 / Mpi Home Video:
Release date: 1992-04-29
Run time: 420 min.
List Price: $79.98
Price: $75.98
Review Dark Shadows Vols113-116 / Mpi Media Group:
Actors & Directors
- Pat Hingle
- Judith Barsi
- Don Bluth
- Will Ryan
- Gabriel Damon
- Candace Hutson
Run time: 288 min.
Price: $79.98
Review Land Before Time (4pc) / Universal Studios:This 1988 animated feature from Don Bluth (An American Tail) focuses on an orphaned young dinosaur, Littlefoot, who has to make his way to the paradise of the Great Valley in order to survive a plague. Along the way, he meets up with some other dinos from different species, and they all bond and travel together. On the way, they have plenty of adventures. Even with elements of suspense, this is a pretty relaxed movie that isn't in a particular hurry to roll out its story. Kids will like the originality of the concept, and the themes of friendship and cooperation are well woven into the fabric of the entertainment, plus the music is great. Bluth's artwork looks good, though-as always-he never seems to quite catch up with the quality of the Disney machine. -Tom Keogh.
Release date: 2001-10-23
List Price: $119.84
Price: $75.00
Review War & Civilization (8pc) / Live / Artisan:
Release date: 2003-03-04
List Price: $79.95
Price: $75.95
Review James Fotopoulos X 3 (3pc) (Zero, Migrating Forms, Back Against the Wall) / Facets:
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