Release date: 2000-06-13
Run time: 180 min.
List Price: $79.95
Price: $59.75
Review Making Masterpieces (3pc) / Homevision:The National Gallery, London, houses one of the world's finest collections of western art. In this extraordinary series, Gallery Director Neil MacGregor offers viewers close-up-even x-ray-views of works by Rembrandt, Renoir, Holbein, and other masters. Encompassing centuries of great art, six beautifully illustrated programs trace the evolution of the painter's craft. Visits to the Gallery's Scientific and Conservation Departments shows how the artists' materials influenced their works and reveals the techniques that help preserve art for future generations.
Release date: 1994-01-01
Run time: 150 min.
List Price: $49.95
Price: $45.85
Review Marriage Survival Kit Boxed Set / Wellspring Media:
Release date: 2000-03-28
Run time: 360 min.
List Price: $69.95
Price: $66.45
Review Wild Europe (6pc) / Wgbh Boston:Forget the continent's culture and sophistication, this set of spectacular documentaries reveals Europe's wild side. From Gibraltar to the Arctic Circle, from the depths of the ocean to the top of the Alps, noted natural history filmmakers Peter Jones and Nick Upton have labored to take the camera into places few humans could ever visit. Even when concentrating on habitats known well to humans, as in Wild Cities (a video that focuses on wildlife that has adapted to Paris, London, Rome, and other cities), the camera manages to find realms where humans seldom venture. Wild Origins centers on animals indigenous to the world of the ancient Greeks and Romans, and Wild Grasslands features animals ranging from the lowly vole to the massive European bison. Wild Arctic explores the northern reaches of Scandinavia, where a deep winter gives way to a brief summer, and Wild Seas delves into the watery realms from Crete to the fjords of Norway. Wild Mountains is a gorgeously photographed look at animals atop the peaks of Europe and the British Isles. The narration is consistently intelligent and entertaining, and this set of documentaries is a remarkable achievement. -Robert J. McNamara Take off on an extravagant adventure into the wild! Swim with giant whales in Wild Seas. Explore the alpine habitat of the ibex in Wild Mountains. [+]Come face to face with fuzzy polar bears in Wild Arctic. Roam with mammoth bison in Wild Grasslands. Step back into ancient Greek and Roman civilization in Wild Origins, and see how wild critters adapt to urban life in Wild Cities. An ecological extravaganza that's perfect for exploring exotic places - or planning your next excursion. 6 hours on 6 videocassettes.
Release date: 1996-12-27
Run time: 240 min.
List Price: $89.98
Price: $79.95
Review Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey / Mystic Fire Video:
Actors & Directors
- Kimora Lee
- Robert Redford
- Jeff Skoll
- Mimi Valdes
- Russell Simmons
Run time: 210 min.
List Price: $99.95
Price: $94.94
Review Ferrari Collection / Kultur Video:
Release date: 2004-01-13
List Price: $39.99
Price: $95.20
Review Keeping Fit in Your 50s 3-Pack (Aerobics / Strength / Flexibility) / Acorn Media:
Release date: 2004-12-07
Run time: 120 min.
List Price: $24.98
Price: $59.99
Review Yoga Zone: Essentials Strengthen Tone Relax / KOCH VISION:
Actors & Directors
- David Gallagher
- Catherine Hicks
- Stephen Collins
- Barry Watson
- Jessica Biel
- Tony Mordente
Run time: 240 min.
Price: $79.98
Review Cayce, Edgar (4pc) / Wellspring Media:This quartet of videos on the teachings of psychic healer Edgar Cayce are a capable combination of history and how-to. The idea is not to worship the "medical clairvoyant" but to learn his principles well enough to put them into practice. With slow, steady pacing, host Mark Thurston seems like Mr. Rogers taking on the spiritual world. Each video is laden with experts, including psychologists, physicians, and lecturers, as well as less mainstream experts-a natural healer, an intuitive parent, a spiritual guidance counselor. Edgar Cayce on Dreams is the easiest to relate to, and perhaps the most mesmerizing (who hasn't wondered what their dreams mean?), brimming with easy-to-understand advice on dream interpretation. Edgar Cayce on Healing explains his beliefs in the power of natural healing, with plenty of lists to help clarify concepts. Edgar Cayce on Practical Spirituality, featuring Cayce's grandson, offers abundant advice on how to live a spiritual life. The host seems a little uncomfortable in Edgar Cayce on Intuition, perhaps because the subject matter, psychic phenomenon, is a little out there, and definitely not for the skeptical. Still, even when tackling telepathic dreams or intuitive diagnosis, the observations always remain easy to follow. [+]As a whole, the series is an accessible self-help video handbook to views that Cayce (who died in 1945) predicted would be embraced by the modern world. -Valerie J. Nelson.
Release date: 1996-10-08
Run time: 435 min.
List Price: $99.98
Price: $109.99
Review Faces of Death Box Set / Gorgon Video:
Actors & Directors
- Hidden Treasures of Europe
Run time: 45 min.
List Price: $29.98
Price: $54.99
Review Hidden Treasures of Europe - France / American Home Treas:
Release date: 1989-11-01
List Price: $99.99
Price: $225.00
Review Vintage:History of Wine Vols. 1-4 / Home Vision:
Actors & Directors
- John T. Coyle
- Will Wright
- Eileen Rowe
- Bing Russell
- John Alvin
- Robert Wilson (III)
Run time: 344 min.
List Price: $59.98
Price: $57.00
Review Living Christ Gift Set / Lions Gate/Republic Ent.:
Release date: 1999-04-06
Run time: 300 min.
List Price: $99.95
Price: $69.99
Review Essential Reiki: A Three-Level Workshop with Diane Stein / Crossing Press:
Release date: 2000-08-29
Run time: 300 min.
List Price: $99.95
Price: $58.55
Review Romantics & Realists Box Set / Kultur Video:Six new programs in the continually expanding series, "The Great Artists", which chronicle the life, times and works of the greatest Romantic and Realist artists in history. Informative and entertaining, this series highlights important events in each artist's life, and explores their style, while providing detailed explanations of their techniques. The programs place each artist in historical context highlighting the events which inspired their work, providing a better understanding of the artist's creative process. Each program includes new on-location footage, as well as expert commentary and analysis by world renowned art experts.
Actors & Directors
- Great Cultures Great Nations
List Price: $59.99
Price: $125.00
Review Great Cultures Great Nations / Madacy Records:
Release date: 2003-06-01
Run time: 180 min.
Creator: Katrina Barillova
List Price: $59.95
Price: $59.95
Review Elite Forces: Rapid Readiness Workout / Why Not Entertainment:This fast-moving, high-tech 2-DVD set features former intelligence agent Katrina Barillova leading three complete 45-minute workouts for fat-burning, strength, flexibility, speed, precision, and endurance. The exercises are tough and relentless, military style, with Max, Barillova's trainer, instructing by voiceover. (He cues for the performers, not the viewer, so ignore his left/right directions. ) The Combo Workout is full-body muscle conditioning with various forms of pushups, moving lunges, weighted punches, weights, and abs. The Shadowboxing Workout consists of fast, intense cardio boxing drills plus stretching. (Watch the separate Basics instructional section first. ) The Cardio Workout-"designed to be unattainable"-pushes you through fast-paced, high-energy boxing moves, jumping jacks, squats, and lunges, with stretching. When you take a water break, watch an action sequence featuring sexy Barrillova clad in evening dress, nightie, or bathtub water, defeating villainous guys and telling them what they did wrong. Recommended for conditioned exercisers who want a tough, athletic workout. -Joan Price The Elite Forces Rapid Readiness Workout is not your ordinary exercise video. [+]Ex- intelligence agent Katrina Barillova leads you into a world of state-of-the-art workout routines, exciting spy missions, movie-quality production values, and a plot-driven story to engage your mind as well as your body. With over three hours of total running time, you'll have to work your way up through the Elite Forces exercise ranks: BASICS, COMBO, SHADOWBOXING, and CARDIO. Each workout features a proprietary real-time 3-D animation display, known as M. A. S. S. (Muscle Activation Sensor Scan). A quick glance to the M. A. S. S. on-screen graphics allows you identify muscles being worked during a particular exercise set. This no equipment necessary program includes elements from diverse exercise forms such as: Kickboxing, Muscle Conditioning, Plyometrics, Power Yoga, and much more. To create the Elite Forces Rapid Readiness Workout, Katrina enlisted the aid of exercise physiologists and fitness professionals. Combining the best of her agent physical training, with today's knowledge of exercise science to create a one-of-a-kind complete fitness system: The Elite Forces Rapid Readiness Workout.
Actors & Directors
- Steven Pacey
- Paul Darrow
- Michael Keating
- Josette Simon
- Jacqueline Pearce
Run time: 400 min.
List Price: $99.95
Price: $124.00
Review Art of Western World 1-4 / Kultur Video:
Actors & Directors
- In the Spirit of Manjushri-Wis
Run time: 300 min.
List Price: $108.00
Price: $99.00
Review In the Spirit of Manjushri / Mystic Fire Video:His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama held a series of advanced teachings in the West, several of which have been captured in extensive video collections. The Wisdom of Manjushri is one such video document: the record of three days in May 1998 when His Holiness was joined in New York City by Venerable Master Sheng-yen of the Ch'an lineage to discuss the central Buddhist teachings on wisdom. The Tibetan tradition, a Vajrayan tradition, incorporates tantric practices guided by a Lama along with more analytical meditations. Manjushri, one among the pantheon of tantric meditational deities, is the embodiment of Buddha's wisdom. In the first tape, His Holiness addresses the core understanding of wisdom in Buddhist teaching: the right understanding of emptiness. Emptiness is thoroughly described in the Prajnaparamita Sutra (known in the West as the Heart Sutra, or teaching), but His Holiness goes also to the Four Noble Truths-particularly to the Third Truth of the Cessation of Suffering-for the root of wisdom. In the second tape, His Holiness discusses the three phases of Manjushri's wisdom: (1) Renunciation, or transcendence of suffering; (2) Cultivation of Bodhichitta, or the desire to achieve enlightenment for all sentient beings; (3) Development of the wisdom of emptiness. The second tape also contains a powerful, personal moment for the Dalai Lama. In discussing his own life and struggles as a student of Buddhism, he stresses how difficult it is to achieve a clear understanding of emptiness. Then, pausing, he begins to weep. [+]He reflects on the great strength he has found in his life from his faith and admiration for altruistic past masters. His tears are of thanks and joy. The third tape, in contrast, is a deeply intellectual discussion of the many philosophical interpretations-from Tibet, India, and elsewhere-of the nature of reality. Here, the Dalai Lama's impressive scholarship is readily apparent, though the discussion is infused with his compassion for the many views. In the final tape, His Holiness gives the Buddhist precepts and the Manjushri empowerment. Finally, Master Sheng-yen and His Holiness join for a dialogue on emptiness, a historic discussion that merges two of the greatest unbroken lineages in the Buddhist tradition. -Patrick O'Kelley.
Release date: 2000-06-27
Run time: 360 min.
List Price: $99.95
Price: $49.00
Review The Great Masters Box Set / Kultur Video:he Great Masters is an informative and entertaining series of programs which presents the life and works of the world's greatest artists. Filmed throughout Europe, these illuminating programs highlight each artist's major works set in an historical context which offers a deeper understanding of their art. Includes: Raphael, Michelangelo, Fra Angelico, Francesca, Caravaggio, Tintoretto, Van Dyck, and Strozzi.
Release date: 2000-06-07
Run time: 180 min.
Price: $89.70
Review The Legacy of Ancient Civilizations Series / Choices, Inc.:
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