Release date: 1991-09-24
Run time: 280 min.
Price: $99.98
Review Greek Fire, Vol. 1-5 / Unapix Consumer Products:
Actors & Directors
- Paul Roebling
- Julie Harris
- Arthur Miller
- Ken Burns
- Richard Pini (II)
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Run time: 558 min.
List Price: $89.98
Price: $39.99
Review Ken Burns' America Collection (Brooklyn Bridge/The Statue of Liberty/Empire of the Air/The Congress/Thomas Hart Benton/Huey Long/The Shakers) / Pbs Home Video:These seven brilliant programs by America's foremost documentary filmmaker comprise a glorious anthem to a great nation and its people. "Brooklyn Bridge" and "Statue of Liberty" chronicle the conception and building of these magnificent structures that grace New York Harbor. "Empire of the Air" is an absorbing history of radio and the men who created it, while "The Congress" is a fascinating portrait of this unique American institution. Opposites in almost every way, artist "Thomas Hart Benton" and politician "Huey Long" are portrayed in compelling biographies. "The Shakers" is a moving tribute to the most enduring religious experiment in American history.
Release date: 2000-03-28
Run time: 180 min.
List Price: $49.95
Price: $24.95
Review Nova: Ice Mummies (3pc) / Wgbh Boston:King Tut was great, but the ancient Egyptians didn't have a monopoly on preserving bodies. In Nova's boxed set Ice Mummies, we see three very different stories: Return of the Iceman, which recounts the study of a 5,000-year-old man found in the Italian Alps; Frozen in Heaven, a look at the evidence for Inca human sacrifice, which is so well preserved in the Peruvian Andes; and Siberian Ice Maiden, a tale of the clash between scientists and natives for the rights to a 2,400-year-old woman's body. Each film is haunting in its own way, yet provides an engrossing look into the nature of archaeological study; finds of such antiquity are rare, but perfectly preserved bodies are truly few and far between. There's much to learn from these frozen ambassadors from distant times, but we must remember to honor them with the same respect we would show anyone else. -Rob Lightner You're there as the Ice Mummies are unearthed, as clothing and artifacts are studied, and as mysteries of the Stone Age are explained. Meet the 5300 year-old "Iceman," a chillingly well-preserved 500 year-old Peruvian boy; and a historic 2400 year-old "Siberian Ice Maiden. " Prepare to be amazed as these haunting celebrities reveal secrets and rewrite history. Includes Frozen in Heaven, Siberian Ice Maiden and Return of the Iceman.
Actors & Directors
- Hidden Treasures of Europe
Run time: 90 min.
List Price: $19.98
Price: $21.95
Review Hidden Treasures of Europe - England / American Home Treas:
Release date: 1997-03-11
Run time: 270 min.
Creator: Joseph Campbell
List Price: $99.98
Price: $34.50
Review Mythos: Psyche and Symbol, The Spirit Land, On Being Human, From Goddesses to God, The Mystical Life / Unapix / a-Pix Ent.:
Release date: 1998-11-11
Run time: 240 min.
List Price: $39.95
Price: $29.99
Review Great Lakes of Europe (4pc) / Acorn Media:
Actors & Directors
- Lyle Talbot
- George Archainbaud
- Pat Buttram
- Gail Davis
- Gene Autry
- Champion (II)
Price: $34.95
Review Old West (5pc) / Simitar Ent.:
Actors & Directors
- Mike Vardy
- Richard Borthwick
- Martyn Friend
- Terence Williams
- David Waller
- Tony Wharmby
- Pauline Minear
- Anthony Head
- Patrick Godfrey
Run time: 650 min.
List Price: $59.95
Price: $24.94
Review Enemy at the Door - Series 2 (6 Volume Boxed Set) / Goldhil Home Media:On a small island, the choices of a few can change the tides of the world. This compelling hit British drama series, produced by London Weekend Television, details the overwhelming pain and frustration experienced by the Channel Islands inhabitants during the German occupation of World War II. The uneasy relationship maintained by the islanders and the Nazi's is continually threatened as constrictive regulations dampen morale, accusations of rape add fear and suspicion, while murders, spying, and a plot to assassinate Hitler, entangle high-ranking officials from both sides. This is the second series (13 episodes) of the masterfully acted series starring Alfred Burke (The House on Garibaldi Street, Longitude) as the German Military Commandant charged with maintaining order and Bernard Hosfall (Braveheart, Gandhi) as the chosen representative for the islanders, both of whom will make choices that could cause a turn in the direction of the war. Featuring extraordinary writing, period style cinematography and archival footage, Enemy At The Door remains one of the finest World War II dramas ever produced.
Release date: 1996-10-01
List Price: $58.98
Price: $25.00
Review Crime Inc. Box Set / Hbo Home Video:
Release date: 2004-09-27
Run time: 180 min.
List Price: $49.95
Price: $34.00
Review Buckminster Fuller - The Lost Interviews (3 Pack) / UFO TV:Buckminster Fuller described himself as a "living verb. " Holder of 48 honorary doctorate degrees, born in the 1890s, he was a philosopher and engineer whose experience and global view of humanity and science enabled him to transcend nationalism and temporary current conditions and foresee the direction of major events in the future. He created the geodesic dome to show how much can be accomplished utilizing very little. In this program and series of interviews, he points out how mankind is moving from the tangible world which can be evidenced by sight, sound, smell and touch, into the invisible world of energy, ions, electrical forces, etc. , so much so that "99. 9999% of what affects our reality will be undetectable by our senses. " He states that "man must learn to think for himself, rather than follow blindly what he has been taught. " "As the astronauts stated, the words `up' and `down' have no meaning. The correct words are `out' and `in'. This was confirmed when mankind learned the Earth was round, not flat. [+]" He expresses many fascinating theories in these interviews that conditions today confirm.
Release date: 1998-07-15
List Price: $39.99
Price: $23.98
Review Conversations With Legendary Women / Entertainment Distributing:
Release date: 2001-08-20
List Price: $39.95
Price: $21.00
Review Sex In the 20th Century / A & E Home Video:
Release date: 2000-06-06
Run time: 155 min.
Price: $39.95
Review For God & Country - Canterbury / Westminster Abbey - A House of Kings / Homevision:
Release date: 2002-09-24
Run time: 100 min.
List Price: $29.95
Price: $21.00
Review The Art of Mexico, Vols. 1 & 2 - Ancient and Modern Traditions / The Painters / Kultur Video:Mexico is a land where varied cultural and political heritages have inspired an art that has a unique and compelling history of its own. This two-tape boxed set is an indispensible guide to the understanding of Mexican art - both of the past and present - from its beginnings in the masterworks of the Aztecs and Mayans to the autobiographical surrealism of Frida Kahlo.
Actors & Directors
- Gangbusters-Classic Radio Show
Run time: 510 min.
List Price: $39.99
Price: $37.99
Review Gangbusters: Classic Radio Show 50s TV Show (7pc) / Edi Video:
Actors & Directors
- Top Guns-Thunder from Above
Run time: 180 min.
List Price: $24.95
Price: $22.88
Review Top Guns 1-3 (3pc) / Madacy Records:
Release date: 2003-08-26
Run time: 244 min.
List Price: $89.98
Price: $40.00
Review Apollo Series (5pc) / Mpi Home Video:
Release date: 2002-03-05
List Price: $34.95
Price: $21.00
Review Wwii: America at War (5pc) / Bridgestone:
Release date: 2001-09-25
Run time: 360 min.
List Price: $79.95
Price: $39.95
Review Sister Wendy's American Collection, Box Set / Wgbh Boston:Sister Wendy Beckett, a cloistered nun and Oxford-educated art scholar who became a most unlikely TV personality in Britain, takes an art appreciation tour across America, visiting six major art museums in this series from PBS. Strolling through the galleries in her flowing black habit, Sister Wendy looks like someone from another age, but her opinions are often quite modern. In the Metropolitan Museum in New York she speaks eloquently about native sculpture in the oceanic gallery as well as about works by great masters, and in Boston's Museum of Fine Arts she spends a few minutes discoursing about pop art and specifically Roy Lichtenstein's "Glass V. " At the Art Institute of Chicago she delivers a succinct lecture on Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks," noting how it was painted soon after Pearl Harbor and depicts a New York City rife with anxiety. She also visits the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Fort Worth's Kimbell Art Museum. Sister Wendy's insights are entertaining, and she has a unique gift for communicating the joy one gets from appreciation of great art. -Robert J. McNamara Museums, like theaters and libraries, are a means to freedom. Here, we can move out of our personal anxieties and disappointments into the vast and stable world of human creativity. —Sister Wendy Beckett Sister Wendy Beckett comes to America for a spectacular tour that blends art, history, culture and storytelling into one delightful experience. [+]Described as "a phenomenon" by The Washington Post and "a pop star" by The New York Times, Sister Wendy shares her contagious enthusiasm, eloquent descriptions, self-taught expertise and warm humor as she guides you through six of America's greatest art museums. The Art Institute of Chicago Discover intriguing facts behind Grant Wood's classic painting American Gothic, the brilliance of a gold ceremonial knife from Peru's lost Chimu empire, and Marc Chagall's stained glass epic America Windows. The Cleveland Museum of Art Explore rare Asian art and Medieval European pieces, as well as Rodin's sculpture The Thinker, an elaborately detailed suit of armor, and Rousseau's richly fantastic painting The Fight of a Tiger and a Buffalo. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas Share the museum's carefully selected art collection, including Cézanne's painting Man in a Blue Smock, the lacquered beauty of a Japanese wine flask, and Caravaggio's The Cardsharps. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Enjoy the museum's wonderfully diverse works, including David Hockney's painting Mulholland Drive, a colorfully woven Chinese emperor's robe, and examples of pre-Columbian sculpture. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Tour New York's legendary museum and its vast art collection, including Velázquez's stunning painting Juan de Pareja and a calligraphic page from the Koran. And join Sister Wendy to experience the heavenly beauty of The Cloisters. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Marvel at such masterpieces as Gauguin's Polynesian painting Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, the intricate Wedgwood inlays of an antique piano, and Paul Revere's silver Sons of Liberty Bowl.
Actors & Directors
- Golden Age of Silent Films
Run time: 600 min.
Price: $39.99
Review Golden Age of Silent Films 2 (7pc) (Silent) / Edi Video:
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Greek Fire, Vol. 1-5, Ken Burns' America Collection (Brooklyn Bridge/The Statue of Liberty/Empire of the Air/The Congress/Thomas Hart Benton/Huey Long/The Shakers), Nova: Ice Mummies (3pc), Hidden Treasures of Europe - England, Mythos: Psyche and Symbol, The Spirit Land, On Being Human, From Goddesses to God, The Mystical Life, Great Lakes of Europe (4pc), Old West (5pc), Enemy at the Door - Series 2 (6 Volume Boxed Set), Crime Inc. 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