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Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Every year, thousands of aspiring dancers enter one of the world's most prestigious ballet competitions, the Youth America Grand Prix, where lifelong dreams are at stake. In the final round, with hundreds competing for only a handful of elite scholarships and contracts, practice and discipline are paramount, and nothing short of perfection is expected. This documentary follows six dancers as they prepare for a chance to enter the world of professional...
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
Français
Description
It had long been his hope to learn about the secret world of wild turkeys by having young turkey poults imprint on him, but obtaining wild turkey eggs, or young poults, had proven to be next to impossible; so when he arrived home one day to find a bowl filled with wild turkey eggs on his doorstep, he went out immediately to obtain an incubator, determined to become their mother. It was an experience that would change his life in ways he could never...
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
Français
Description
It has been 25 years since disaster struck the Chernobyl nuclear power plant deep in the former Soviet Union. Radioactive fallout from the accident created a dead zone around the reactor, an area of nearly 1,200 square miles too contaminated to be safely inhabited by humans. Everyone living in the zone was evacuated and relocated by government order. A no-man s land of our own making was created and left to its own devices. In the interim, something...
Publisher
A&E Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
For centuries, the adventures of King Arthur and his fabled court of heroes, the Knights of the Round Table, have dominated the imagination of the western world. This special collection presents five original specials that will help separate fact from fiction. King Arthur examines the tantalizing historical facts behind the story of King Arthur and his band of deathless heroes and illuminates the contemporary quest by researchers to establish if the...
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
Chef, writer, adventurer, provocateur: Anthony Bourdain lived his life unabashedly. Director Morgan Neville offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how an anonymous chef became a world-renowned cultural icon. This unflinching look at Bourdain reverberates with his presence, in his own voice and in the way he indelibly impacted the world around him.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
In October 1942, Esther Stermer, the matriarch of a Jewish family in the Ukraine, leads her family underground to hide from the pursuing Nazis and stays nearly a year and a half. Their harrowing story of survival living in near total darkness in two cold, damp caves is one like no other ever told.
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
This special collection includes: the perilous catastrophes of one of history s most epic adventures - the lost voyage of Columbus. The thrilling stories of men like Hudson, Ribault and Bering who stopped at nothing to conquer an unknown land and its peoples. The 20-year journey of Marco Polo through China, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. An in-depth portrait of Lewis and Clark and their journey from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean to map...
9) The Windsors
Publisher
Athena
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
The British royal family has long captivated people around the world. This intriguing documentary gathers archival footage and photographs from nearly a century of the House of Windsor's history, presenting a unique look at the pomp and pageantry that surround these fascinating figures. Narrated by actor Brian Blessed. Highlights include the wedding of Charles and Diana (1981); Diana's funeral (1997); and the announcement of Prince William's engagement...
10) Bag it
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Americans use 60,000 plastic bags every five minutes that we then throw away. But where is 'away'? Where do the bags and other plastics end up, and at what cost to our environment, marine life, and human health? Follow 'everyman' Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic world. Jeb is not a radical environmentalist, just an average American who decides to take a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics.
11) Don't believe it
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the acclaimed author of Twenty Years Later comes a twisting, impossible-to-put-down novel of suspense in which a filmmaker helps clear a woman convicted of murder—only to find she may be a puppet in a sinister game. Fans of Freida McFadden and Alice Feeney will be left breathless by this unforgettable thriller that builds to a shocking conclusion...
The Girl of Sugar Beach is the most watched documentary in television...
The Girl of Sugar Beach is the most watched documentary in television...
Series
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Over the course of his 30-year run on The Tonight Show, Carson interviewed 23,000 guests in 4,531 episodes. Yet he remained a very private man who rarely gave interviews himself. With unprecedented and unrestricted access to Johnny's personal and professional archives, American Masters explores the life and career of Johnny Carson.
Publisher
Pbs
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Deep in the untamed heart of Idaho lies the Frank Church--River of No Return Wilderness, part of the largest roadless areas left in the lower 48 States. Named in honor of Idaho Senator Frank Church, and for the rugged Salmon River that flows through it, the vast 2.5 million-acre wilderness is larger than Yellowstone, yet most people have never even heard of it. Defined by deep canyons and mountain forests, it is a perfect habitat for abundant animal...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
Travel with a team of scientists, and Bill Paxton, 12,500 feet down to the wreckage of the Titanic. Follow two mini robotic cameras as they explore the nooks and crannies of the ship, and experience the breathtaking images of the long ago glamorous ship. Astonishing footage, flawless digital animation, and ghostly re-creations of the ship's final hours are seamlessly combined to orient the viewer at an intersection of tragic past and awe-inspiring...
Publisher
[PBS]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
[Widescreen?].
Language
English
Description
"Your body is the most sophisticated organism on earth and much about it remains a mystery. This 3-part series uses cutting-edge graphics to reveal the surprisingly beautiful biological processes that keeps you alive. Discover the ingenious ways your body develops, adapts, and endures, and witness the fascinating and finely tuned systems that keep your body motoring - and the scientists guessing."
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Explores the lives and qualities of three remarkable equines. The horses, followed from their first wobbly steps to their hoof-pounding moments of challenge, triumph, and even heroism, are the Chestnut, trained to be a racehorse; the Bay, on his way to a career as a movie stunt horse; and the Black, driven by circumstance and his indomitable spirit to seek a herd in the wild.
17) Buffalo girls
Publisher
Virgil Films and Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
An unflinching look at Thailand's underground world of child boxers - of which there are over 30,000 - BUFFALO GIRLS tells the story of two 8 year-old girls who are professional Muay Thai prizefighters. Set in small villages throughout rural Thailand, the film chronicles these young girls' journey, one that is alternately empowering and heartbreaking, as they fight in small neighborhood arenas in order to win prize-money to help provide for their...
19) Cat
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Follows the journey of these mysterious and adored animals from the African savanna to the modern home. Along the way, discover the secret lives of felines great and small--their evolution, anatomy, habitat, behavior, and more.
20) American horses
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
American horses are icons. Each breed has a unique story to tell, and each story is a deep part of the American experience. Grounded in historical moments, charismatic people, and singular places, the program takes viewers on a journey tracing the emergence of these remarkable horses.
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