Actors & Directors
- Zemin Jiang
- Pat Nixon
- Charles de Gaulle
- Robert Powell
- George C. Marshall
Run time: 260 min.
List Price: $79.99
Price: $67.50
Review Century of Warfare:World War i Coll. / Time Life Video & Television:
Release date: 2001-10-23
Run time: 420 min.
List Price: $99.95
Price: $63.98
Review Evolution Box Set / Wgbh Boston:The long, long story of evolution is told very well in this extensive eight-hour series originally shown on PBS. The production begins with a dramatization of the struggles of Charles Darwin in a two-hour film aptly titled "Darwin's Dangerous Idea. " Scenes of actors portraying Darwin and his contemporaries are supplemented by interviews with experts such as Stephen Jay Gould. In further installments, various topics related to evolution, such as major transformations of species, the intellectual development of humans, the phenomenon of animal extinction, and even the organized opposition to evolutionary theory by religious fundamentalists, are discussed with considerable depth. Interview segments with scholars (and their opponents) are accompanied by extraordinary visuals, including some computer-generated sequences (such as one illustrating how whales left land and evolved in the oceans) that are dazzling. This series, which is narrated by actor Liam Neeson, is a remarkably intelligent and entertaining approach to a fascinating topic. -Robert J. McNamara A journey into where we're from and where we're going. Evolution is happening all around you-in your body, your backyard, your local hospital, and in the products that make it to your grocery store shelves. Perhaps no other scientific theory has as far reaching an effect on our daily lives as evolution, yet it is one of the most overlooked and misunderstood principles of life. [+]Driven by two simple mechanisms, variation and natural selection, evolution is the process that helps determine who lives, who dies, and who gets the opportunity to pass on traits to the next generation, and the next, and the next. Evolution, a groundbreaking 7-part, 8-hour series, travels around the world to examine evolutionary science and the profound effect it has on society and culture. From the genius and torment of Darwin to the vast changes that spawned the tree of life and from the role of mass extinction in the survival of species to the power of sex to drive evolutionary change, Evolution explores the emergence of consciousness, the success of humans and the perceived conflict between science and religion in understanding human life. Evolution is fascinating and far-reaching in scope.
Actors & Directors
- Lost Treasures of the Ancient
Run time: 300 min.
List Price: $99.95
Price: $49.95
Review Lost Treasures of the Ancient World Box Set, Vol. 2 / Kultur Video:
Release date: 1999-11-16
Run time: 330 min.
List Price: $79.98
Price: $29.98
Review Ronald Reagan - The Great Communicator (Complete Set) / Mpi Home Video:Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator edits together over 100 clips of Ronald Reagan speaking-including television appearances, press conferences, addresses of Congress and the U. N. , speeches at political conventions, and even a few snippets from his movie career-into four 90- to 120-minute themed retrospectives: One is an overview of his presidential career; one portrays his stance against the Soviet Union; one pulls together his inspirational view of America; and one is devoted to his humor. There's no narration or interviews with other politicians or aides; this is 100%, pure unadulterated Reagan, boiled down to pithy, punchy sound bites (as well as an archive of 28 lengthier excerpts). Pop-up boxes provide a smidgeon of historical context and there is nothing unflattering (no hint of the Iran/Contra scandal, for example). However, the sampling demonstrates his gift for using stories and jokes to illustrate his political points, as well as his undeniable skill as a speaker. Devotees of the 40th president will treasure this document. -Bret Fetzer.
Actors & Directors
- Mike Tyson
- Muhammad Ali
- Jack Johnson
Run time: 215 min.
List Price: $79.98
Price: $48.90
Review Legends of the Ring (4pc) / Mpi Home Video:This four-volume set includes Jack Johnson: Breaking Barriers, Muhammad Ali: Skill, Brains & Guts, Sugar Ray Robinson: Pound for Pound, and Mike Tyson: The Inside Story.
Release date: 2002-05-03
List Price: $39.95
Price: $37.95
Review Fly Past (4 VHS Set History Channel Documentary) / A & E Home Video:
Release date: 2004-03-26
Run time: 180 min.
List Price: $39.98
Price: $30.00
Review Quest - The Origins of Modern Beliefs Boxed Set / Winstar:
Release date: 1998-11-11
Run time: 150 min.
Price: $44.95
Review Brute Force: The Definitive History of War Technology - Ground Weapons / A&E Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Golden Years of British Comedy
Run time: 192 min.
List Price: $49.95
Price: $39.70
Review Golden Years of British Comedy Boxed Set / Kultur Video:This boxed set features the greats of British comedy from the 1940's, 1950's, and the 1960's, in classic clips from stage and screen, variety shows, cult commercials, and more. Includes contributions from: Sandy Powell, Frank Randle, Will Hay, The Goons (with Peter Sellers), Bob Monkhouse, John Cleese, Benny Hill, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, Morecombe and Wise, and many more.
Release date: 2000-03-28
List Price: $39.99
Price: $59.95
Review The British Isles / Edi Video:
Release date: 2002-01-02
Run time: 200 min.
Price: $49.95
Review American Classics Set (4pc) / A&E Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Babby Singh
- Deepa Mehta
- Kitu Gidwani
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda
- Nandita Das
- Maia Sethna
Run time: 180 min.
List Price: $49.95
Price: $47.45
Review Nova: The Earth (3pc) / Wgbh Boston:A tragedy set against the ethnic violence of India's independence in 1947, the second film in Deepa Mehta's elemental India trilogy is even more incendiary than her controversial Fire. Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, and Parsees alike buzz like bees around the lovely flower Shanta (Nandita Das), the Hindu nanny of sheltered 8-year-old Parsee girl Lenny-baby. This sunny Eden of racial harmony plunges into darkness when independence brings the partition of the empire and sets ethnic groups against one another in civil war. As seen through the naive eyes of little Lenny-baby, Earth is more tragic melodrama than social history, but what Mehta's adaptation of Bapsi Sidhwa's autobiographical novel Cracking India lacks in insight, it makes up for in fiery imagery, emotional passion, and a heavy-hearted longing for the paradise lost. -Sean Axmaker Take a close-up look at some of Earth's most spectacular phenomena. IncludesIn the Path of a Killer Volcano,The Day the Earth Shook andFlood! and a 12-page comprehensive teacher's guide.
Release date: 2000-03-21
Run time: 300 min.
List Price: $69.95
Price: $32.99
Review Secrets of Lost Empires II Boxed Set / Wgbh Boston:Technophiles of the 21st century can be smug about the advances made in recent years. But modern man doesn't have a monopoly on knowledge; in fact many of the advances made in earlier centuries have been lost to us. How did the Egyptians build their obelisks? How were the Chinese able to build the rainbow bridges? What are the mysteries of the Roman baths? Nova explores these and other ancient engineering feats in its brilliant series Secrets of the Lost Empires II. Using the same techniques as in the first series of Secrets of the Lost Empires, Nova brings together teams of scientists, engineers, and historians to re-create ancient marvels. The five episodes in this boxed set take you around the world and through time. Medieval Siege explores warfare of yore, as a team attempts to build a trebuchet, a giant weapon used to impregnate fortresses. Easter Island travels to a remote island in the South Pacific where giant human forms, sculptures called moai, dot the landscape. Discover how approximately 900 moai were carved over a period of 500 years by ancient people who had only stone tools hewn from volcanic rock. Pharaoh's Obelisk looks back 3,500 years to the time of Hetshepsut, as a team tries to build the giant stone obelisks that helped the pharaoh control her people. Roman Bath attempts to re-create those infamous places of community and hygiene, despite the lack of blueprints and information. [+]Finally, in China Bridge, experts endeavor to raise a wood-and-bamboo bridge over a river near Suzhou, China. A mixture of science, history, and cultural studies, this series is a delightful exploration into the mysteries of centuries long past. -Jenny Brown Travel around the globe from China to Egypt and take a fresh, hands-on look at mankind's greatest cultures and civilizations. With the help of experts, you'll recreate five enigmatic structures using only ancient tools and modern brainpower. Watch history comes to life as timeless mysteries reveal fresh facts. It's the past presented like never before! - Discover how the fearsome, mechanized marvel known as the trebuchet catapulted warfare in different directions in Medieval Siege - See how ancient Egyptians used nautical experience, ingenuity and unwavering faith to raise 500-ton granite monuments in Pharaoh's Obelisk - Unlock secrets behind the massive "moai" statues on Easter Island and learn how this vanished civilization may have carved its way to extinction - Discover why the intimate luxury palaces of Roman Bath remain such an impressive achievement today - Return to the Song Dynasty in China Bridge where the revolutionary Rainbow Bridge reveals intricate mysteries of China's inventive past.
Actors & Directors
- William Colby (II)
- Herbert Bluechel
- Everett Alvarez
- J. Lawton Collins
- George Ball (II)
- Matthew Collins (III)
- Rocky Collins
Run time: 780 min.
Price: $99.95
Review Vietnam - A Television History / Wgbh Boston:Exactly why was America in Vietnam? This remarkable and essential seven-volume series-six years in the making and originally broadcast on public television in 1983-tells the agonizing history of Vietnam's lengthy conflicts with some of the largest powers on Earth. While the primary focus is on the United States' miserable efforts to prop up a porous, anti-Communist government in South Vietnam as a bulwark against Chinese and Soviet expansionism, the series' makers expend no less energy detailing important antecedents to America's intervention. Of vital interest are the first two hours, which tell the compelling story of France's 80-year colonial rule in Southeast Asia and the rise of a European-educated generation of Vietnamese intellectuals turned warriors, chief among them the architect of Vietnam's prolonged revolt against the West, Ho Chi Minh. By the time a viewer comes to understand how and why America shrugged off Vietnamese independence after World War II, it is easier to grasp the tragic context for the disastrous military campaign of the 1960s and '70s. The rest of the series covers the various expansions of America's war in Vietnam through a succession of presidents from Eisenhower to Nixon, carefully explaining the sundry issues that drove each commander-in-chief to send more money, more troops, and more weapons into a seemingly unwinnable and dubious battle. The later volumes take the story into Laos and the horrible siege of Cambodia by a U. S. -supported Khmer Rouge, and examine the history of the antiwar movement in America. No stone is left unturned in this important project, which runs some 13 hours and should be considered one of the most important television series in history. -Tom Keogh An extraordinary, Emmy award-winning series about the people who masterminded this controversial war, and the Americans and Vietnamese who fought it. [+]Includes 13 videos.
Release date: 1998-03-17
Run time: 300 min.
List Price: $49.98
Price: $75.00
Review Royal Secrets (3pc) / Discovery Channel:
Release date: 2002-02-05
Price: $59.99
Review Storytellers (4pc) / Acorn Media:
Release date: 1989-11-01
Price: $79.98
Review Cosmos Gift Pack C/Episodes 10-14 / Turner Home Entertainment:
Release date: 1996-10-01
Run time: 210 min.
List Price: $58.98
Price: $29.96
Review Warlords Box Set / Hbo Home Video:
Release date: 1995-02-13
Run time: 270 min.
List Price: $69.98
Price: $29.95
Review FDR: The American Experience (Boxed Set) / Shanachie Video:
Release date: 2002-07-23
Run time: 240 min.
List Price: $49.98
Price: $99.99
Review The Complete Walking with... Collection / BBC Video:Finally all three programs from the Emmy Award-winning Walking with. series-Walking with Dinosaurs, Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special, and Walking with Prehistoric Beasts-are available for the first time as a collector's set. The epic begins with a journey back 65 million years ago to a virtual lost world which has been recreated with spectacular digital effects and animatronics. The series continues as we follow the life and death struggles of "Big Al," the most complete allosaurus skeleton ever found. And finally, we explore our planet after the reign of the dinosaur and the succession of extraordinary creatures that came and went over the following millennia. The end of the dinosaur was only the beginning!.
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