Actors & Directors
- Nova Classroom Field Trips
List Price: $49.95
Price: $47.45
Review Nova: Amazing Animals (3pc) / Wgbh Boston:Meet some extraordinary animals around the world—from bugs to bats and more. Includes All-American Bear, Little Creatures Who Run the World, Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders and a 12-page comprehensive teacher's guide.
Actors & Directors
- Hidden Treasures of Europe
Run time: 45 min.
Price: $29.98
Review Hidden Treasures of Europe - France / American Home Treas:
Release date: 2000-04-04
List Price: $24.95
Price: $49.95
Review Strike Force (5pc) / Madacy Records:
Actors & Directors
- Harold Agnew
- John Aaron
- Steve Allen
- Peter Jennings
- Linda Hunt
Run time: 720 min.
Creator: Michael Penland
List Price: $74.99
Price: $150.00
Review The Century-America's Time (Boxed Set) / ABC News:Covering the entire 20th century in one video series is an ambitious project, but one that Peter Jennings and ABC News are up to. In The Century: America's Time, a 12-part documentary on six videotapes that is a companion to the book of the same name, Jennings guides us through a century of technology and advancement like no other. As he says in his introduction to episode 1, "Seeds of Change," "Unlike previous centuries where leadership was defined by royalty and other rulers, the 20th century more than any other was shaped by the will and actions of the common man. " The series is a sweeping presentation of the United States of the 1900s and tries to encompass a mind-boggling amount of history. And while at moments the videos may leave you longing for more, Jennings does an excellent job of creating smooth segues between disparate pieces. The first episode, for instance, begins with the influx of immigrants at the turn of the century and touches on Jim Crow laws, moving pictures, planes, Henry Ford, the sinking of the USS Maine, child labor, suffragettes, the Panama Canal, imperialism, and more, right up to the beginning of World War I. The archival footage is stunning and interviews with historians, veterans, journalists, POWs, politicians, authors, celebrities, and common people help bring the past to life again. Mickey Spillane discusses the speakeasies of the 1920s; Dennis Hopper talks about Easy Rider in the '60s; Tom Wolfe reads from The Bonfire of the Vanities for the episode on the '80s. Eudora Welty, E. L. [+]Doctorow, Martin Scorsese, John Updike, Pat Buchanan, Oliver Stone, Stephen E. Ambrose, among many others, lend their voices to this documentary. Yet, despite the great names, at times the pictures and people are allowed to speak for themselves, without intrusive narration-the stark images of the Challenger explosion or the sad words of a political activist mourning the death of his partner to AIDS are more powerful because of it. This chronological tale (with the exception of the last episode, "Then and Now," which is arranged thematically) is an insightful and poignant reminder of all the marvels-and tragedies-of America in the 20th century. -Jenny Brown.
Release date: 2001-05-29
Run time: 200 min.
List Price: $69.95
Price: $63.99
Review Leaders in Battle (Box Set) / Kultur Video:Some were masters of military strategy or were daring battlefield commanders. Others made blunders which left their reputations in ruins. All had a date with destiny and would write their names into the pages of history. This informative and entertaining series breathes new life into some of the most famous commanders in history. Each program features full-scale historically accurate filmed reconstructions of the events which gave each general his place in history. Includes Julius Caesar, Oliver Cromwell, The Duke of Marlborough, and Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Release date: 1999-07-27
Run time: 180 min.
Price: $79.95
Review Whole Notes (6 VHS Set) (Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky) / Kultur Video:
Release date: 2002-05-03
Run time: 45 min.
Creator: Thea Guest
List Price: $49.95
Price: $47.45
Review World's Most Wanted / A & E Home Video:
Release date: 1997-09-23
Run time: 216 min.
List Price: $59.95
Price: $48.95
Review History of the Tourist Trophy / Kultur Video:
Actors & Directors
- Deepa Mehta
- Babby Singh
- Kitu Gidwani
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda
- Maia Sethna
- Nandita Das
Run time: 110 min.
Creator: Bapsi Sidhwa
List Price: $49.95
Price: $47.44
Review Nova: The Earth (3pc) / Wgbh Boston: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. 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.
Release date: 2000-03-28
Run time: 300 min.
List Price: $59.95
Price: $49.95
Review Baby Boomer: The Generation That Changed the World / Wgbh Pubns:Educational public performance rights are now available! This fascinating 5-volume collection tells the story of a generation that challenged society's rules and changed the world—for the better. From their childhood in the relatively innocent 1950s to burning bras and draft cards and struggling for racial freedom and gender equality in the 1960s, rare archival footage, thought-provoking interviews and first-person accounts offer a vivid look at a revolutionary era. Discover how television captivated the world in Picture Power by revealing the brutality of war, the wonder of space and the power of the media. Relive the post-war prosperity of Boomtime as the nation built, expanded and prospered like never before. Watch the civil rights movement explode from small southern towns to a national force in Skin Deep. Take to the street in Young Blood to see how youth rebellion rocked society for change and became a potent social and political force. And experience how women broke down barriers to govern nations, lead corporations, confront the abortion debate and earn equal rights in Half the People. • Picture Power Television captivates the world • Boomtime Post-war prosperity • Skin Deep The fight against legislated racism • Young Blood A new generation rocks society for change • Half the People Women unite and fight for equality Baby Boomers: The Generation That Changed the World is a set of five hour-long tapes from WGBH's 26-hour epic documentary People's Century. This portion of the series explores issues skirting the boomer generation's concerns and ideologies. Boomtime examines the era following World War II, when boomers were just being born, while Skin Deep and Half the People examine the struggles for racial and gender equality and Picture Power looks at the profound influence of television (only one American TV pop phenomenon is mentioned: Dallas). [+]So, really, only Young Blood actually focuses on the generation in question. Sure, there's mild cynicism behind the packaging-the box's title is insincerely congratulatory, and boomers are a purely American concoction, although the series takes a global perspective. Yet there's plenty of solidly informative and entertaining material here (albeit with some overlap-civil rights are covered in four of the tapes). Cheers to the research team, who must've gone through months of archival footage and unearthed some downright amazing footage. Some of the most jaw dropping: French propaganda depicting an American capitalist foisting Coca Cola on wine connoisseurs, a South African movie in which black musicians get white policemen tapping their toes to a peppy rendition of "Don't Fence Me In," and Chicago mayor Richard Daley's hilarious malapropism: "The policeman isn't there to create disorder-the policeman is there to preserve disorder. " -David Kronke.
Actors & Directors
- Charles J. Correll
- Richard Nixon
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Freeman F. Gosden
- Edward R. Murrow
Run time: 999 min.
Creator: Tricia Reidy
List Price: $149.88
Price: $68.98
Review Jazz - A Film by Ken Burns / Pbs Home Video:The story, sound, and soul of a nation come together in the most American of art forms: Jazz. Ken Burns, who riveted the nation with The Civil War and Baseball, celebrates the music's soaring achievements, from its origins in blues and ragtime through swing, bebop, and fusion. Six years in the making, this "soundbreaking" series blends 75 interviews, more than 500 pieces of music, 2,400 still photographs, and over 2,000 rare and archival film clips. The 10-part musical journey spotlights many of America's most original, creative-and tragic-figures, including Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis. Accompanied by a menagerie of products, Ken Burns's expansive 10-episode paean, Jazz, completes his trilogy on American culture, following The Civil War and Baseball. Spanning more than 19 hours, Jazz is, of course, about a lot more than what many have called America's classical music-especially in episodes 1 through 7. It's here that Burns unearths precious visual images of jazz musicians and hangs historical narratives around the music with convincing authority. Time can stand still as images float past to the sound of grainy vintage jazz, and the drama of a phonograph needle being placed on Louis Armstrong's celestial "West End Blues" is nearly sublime. The film is also potent in arguing that the history of race in the 20th-century U. S. [+]is at jazz's heart. But a few problems arise. First is Burns's reliance on Wynton Marsalis as his chief musical commentator. Marsalis might be charming and musically expert, but he's no historian. For the film to devote three of its episodes to the 1930s, one expects a bit more historical substance. Also, Jazz condenses the period of 1961 to the present into one episode, glossing over some of the music's giant steps. Burns has said repeatedly that he didn't know much about jazz when he began this project. So perhaps Jazz, for all its glory, would better be called Jazz: What I've Learned Since I Started Listening (And I Haven't Gotten Much Past 1961). For those who are already passionate about jazz, the film will stoke debate (and some derision, together with some reluctant praise). But for everyone else, it will amaze and entertain and kindle a flame for some of the greatest music ever dreamed. -Andrew Bartlett.
Actors & Directors
- Geneviève Gilles
- Robert Freeman
Run time: 250 min.
Creator: Darryl F. Zanuck
List Price: $27.98
Price: $48.90
Review Video Fashion Presents: The World of Fashion, Not Just Clothes / Columbia River Ent.:
Actors & Directors
- John Lithgow
- Kathleen Turner
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Joe Morton
- Alain Klarer
- Ethan Coen
Run time: 600 min.
List Price: $124.98
Price: $50.00
Review American Cinema - 100 Years of Filmmaking / 20th Century Fox:Given the difficulty of living up to such an ambitious title, American Cinema, a nine-hour public television overview of the movies, is a remarkably entertaining, informative, and informed introduction to movies in the U. S. , from the silent era to the Sundance generation. Divided into 10 self-contained episodes, the series begins by looking at the practical magic of movies. "The Hollywood Style" and "The Star" examine the underpinnings of filmmaking and star making in carefully chosen examples and contrasts: the changing Hollywood style from Casablanca to Chinatown, the studio-controlled career of Joan Crawford compared to modern star Julia Roberts. Later episodes single out specific genres for study ("Romantic Comedy," "Film Noir," "The Western," and "The Combat Film") and chart the changing face of Hollywood from "The Studio System" to "Film in the Television Age" to "The Film School Generation," concluding with the American independent explosion in "The Edge of Hollywood. " A rich array of illustrative film clips and interviews with directors and stars as well as commentary by historians and critics invigorate this whirlwind tour through the dream factory. It's a smartly written project and a solid introduction to American movies that, for all its generality, creates absorbing and entertaining film history. -Sean Axmaker.
Release date: 1998-03-17
Run time: 300 min.
Price: $39.98
Review Sea Wings (3pc) / Discovery Channel:
Release date: 2000-10-13
Run time: 180 min.
List Price: $49.95
Price: $47.45
Review Nova: Mystery of Space Set / Wgbh Boston:Travel into space to uncover the mysteries and wonders of our galaxy. Death of a Star witnesses one of the most spectacular events since creation—the supernova. Eclipse of the Century takes you along on the race to view and study celestial splendor. In Rescue Mission in Space, you’ll travel into space for the dramatic space repair of the Hubble Telescope and view the stunning images of space the Hubble now produces. Includes: Death of a Star: Supernovas are as spectacular as they are rare. In early 1987, a giant star exploded in the sky - one of the most violent celestial events since the creation of the universe. The incredibly powerful blast created supernova hysteria—sending small particles through outer space and shock waves through the astrophysics community. NOVA takes you to space and around the globe—from Chile to Japan to Cleveland, Ohio, where supernova "neutrinos" were discovered—for an astounding look at the true meaning of star power. Eclipse of the Century: In Hawaii on July 11, 1991, astronomers and scientists discovered a remarkable opportunity to examine a total eclipse of the sun. Sun, moon and earth would perfectly align, achieving "totality" directly above technologically advanced observatories perched atop Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano. [+]But the project was not as simple as it seemed. In the days preceding "the eclipse of the century," astronomers faced equipment breakdowns, incompatible telescopes, threatening weather and a celestial spectacle that would wait for no one. Join the action as scientists prepare for an unprecedented look at the normally invisible corona—the sun's superheated atmosphere. And take a breathtaking look at the sky's most exciting event. Rescue Mission in Space: The Hubble Space Telescope: searching for black holes, primitive galaxies, the beginning of time. The problem: somebody goofed in making Hubble's eight-foot diameter curved mirror which was supposed to see ten times more clearly than any ground based telescope. NOVA follows the exploits of the astronauts who saved the day in the most complicated and ambitious space mission since the Moon landings. Share their fears of what could go wrong during five space walks and encounter the difficulties of working in space. As a final test of the successful mission, witness the stunning work the Hubble Telescope has already done in unlocking the deepest secrets of the universe.
Release date: 1997-09-30
List Price: $59.98
Price: $45.99
Review Predators (4pc) (Gift) / Nat'l Geographic Vid:
Release date: 1998-11-11
Run time: 312 min.
Creator: Acorn Media
List Price: $59.99
Price: $389.99
Review Saints and Sinners: Video-Six Volume Boxed Set-Catholic / Acorn Media Publishing:
Release date: 1998-11-03
Run time: 240 min.
Price: $79.98
Review Savage Earth (4pc) / Mpi Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Nova Classroom Field Trips
List Price: $49.95
Price: $47.45
Review Nova: Exploring Space (3pc) / Wgbh Boston:
Release date: 2000-09-26
List Price: $59.95
Price: $48.95
Review U.S. Marshals SET-U.S. Marshals SET / A & E Home Video:
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Nova: Amazing Animals (3pc), Hidden Treasures of Europe - France, Strike Force (5pc), The Century-America's Time (Boxed Set), Leaders in Battle (Box Set), Whole Notes (6 VHS Set) (Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky), World's Most Wanted, History of the Tourist Trophy, Nova: The Earth (3pc), Baby Boomer: The Generation That Changed the World, Jazz - A Film by Ken Burns, Video Fashion Presents: The World of Fashion, Not Just Clothes, American Cinema - 100 Years of Filmmaking, Sea Wings (3pc), Nova: Mystery of Space Set, Predators (4pc) (Gift), Saints and Sinners: Video-Six Volume Boxed Set-Catholic, Savage Earth (4pc), Nova: Exploring Space (3pc), U.S. Marshals SET-U.S. Marshals SETTop headlines: Failed love museum offers balm for heartbreak: From an empty ring box to sexy lingerie and a pair of fur-lined handcuffs, an exhibition of the relics of failed love has come to Asia, hoping to bring solace to the heartbroken. ›21:24 7 Jan, Wed Gellman: A Letter to a Bigot: What I want to say to a person of prejudice. ›22:12 12 Oct, Fri Al Gore's Nobel Patrol: A vigilant fan of the former veep keeps watch as the Nobel Committee announces its peace prize. ›15:10 12 Oct, Fri Larry Craig, Hall of Famer: Not even a sex-sting arrest and an on-again, off-again guilty plea can keep Idahos senior senator from induction into the pantheon of Gem State greats. ›17:40 12 Oct, Fri Ethnic Minorities Key to Burma's Future: As the vast majority of Burmese citizens clamor for change, ethnic minorities could be keys to the countrys future. 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