| Civil War battlefields |
 This series relates the stories of battles of the Civil War. By using historical documentation and reenactments, this series portrays the history of the men who fought in this war. |
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| Civil War battlefields |
| This series relates the stories of battles of the Civil War. By using historical documentation and reenactments, this series portrays the history of the men who fought in this war. |
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| I am Samuel |
 "An intimate portrait of a Kenyan man torn between duty to his family and their traditions, and wanting to life his truth - one of openness about his sexuality and his dreams of the future - in this verité style film that spans five years. Samuel grew up in the Kenyan countryside, where tradition is valued above all else. He isn't married yet. After moving to Kenya's capital in search of work and a new life, Samuel falls in love with Alex and finds community and belonging. Their love thrives despite the fact that Kenyan laws criminalize anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+. Despite threats of violence and rejection, Samuel and Alex move between their co-existing words, hoping to win acceptance in both" -- Publisher's description. |
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| Looking for Mr. Miyagi |
 Looking for Mr. Miyagi is the story of David Liban, who found himself in this very common scenario. His second child was born, work pressures were mounting, and his health was in decline. He had to do something. So he set a goal for himself to try to earn his black belt in karate before he turned 50. --Container. |
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| Lions of the Skeleton Coast |
 In this astonishing true story, lion researcher Dr Philip Stander is witness to the most unprecedented lion behaviour whilst following three orphaned Desert Lion cubs, as they navigate the harsh realities of survival in one of the world's most unforgiving environments, Namibia's deadly Skeleton Coast. |
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| Soccer skills and drills. |
 Improving a player's ability to succeed in one-on-one situations is the primary objective. Essential information and a series of exercises designed to develop and improve a soccer player's 'tactical speed' in the 1 v 1 situation are provided. Tactical speed refers to the ability to consistently perform skills and make sound decisions under the match-related pressures of limited time, restricted space, and physical fatigue. |
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| The price of the game |
 In many African communities, children fantasize about the money, glamour, and fame that comes with being a professional soccer player. Living in impoverished villages without access to training equipment, this young talent trains with dedication and optimism. Against all odds, they strive to be discovered by a European scout who can be their ticket out of poverty and into the spotlight. |
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| Decoding the universe |
 How big is the universe? What is it made of? Are we alone? Questions like these have inspired amazing discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the universe since the 1970s, shedding light on everything from exoplanets to black holes to the mysterious dark matter and energy that rule the cosmos. And closer to home, quantum physicists have discovered the weird laws that govern the subatomic world, unlocking amazing technologies from the smart phone in your pocket to powerful new quantum computers taking shape in labs today. |
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| The Kennedy legacy |
 Stylish, scandalous, and political, the Kennedy Dynasty has been at the forefront of American consciousness since the sixties. |
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| Drain the oceans. |
 Combining undersea exploration with innovative visualizations, this series reveals hidden evidence of amazing undersea mysteries. Not 'artists impressions' but what is actually there down to the very last rivet. And, for its fourth season, it embraces a gripping new style, telling stories purely through the words of explorers and archaeologists, putting viewers right by their side. |
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| Drain the oceans. |
 Drain the Oceans dives deep into the unknown a truly epic, truly original series that takes underwater adventure and earth science illustration into a whole new era. Ambitious exploration, advances in scientific research and innovative technology allow earth science and history to step forward to expose hidden evidence of the most amazing undersea mysteries, as never seen before. |
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| Drain the oceans |
 Pull the plug on the ocean to reveal hidden secrets and lost worlds, using groundbreaking technology, breathtaking photography and insight from top marine archaeologists. Has penetrating new insights into the epic history of human civilization and the deep history of the Earth itself, exposing sunken cities, shipwrecks and the amazing natural wonders of the deep. |
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| La traviata |
 Verdi's melodrama in three acts tells the story of a young man's (Alfredo) love for the beautiful courtesan, Violetta. |
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| Taking root |
 Taking Root tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy -- a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration. |
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| Video Dictionary of Classical Ballet |
 Demonstrates the complete language of ballet - including positions and directions, barre, linking steps, center practice, pirouettes, adage, allegro, batterie, pointe, and musical enchainements. Includes some 800 steps, including variations in Russian, French, and Cecchetti styles. Many of the movements are shown in slow motion with multiple camera angles and voice-over narrative description. |
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| From scratch. |
 From Scratch follows actor/producer/adventurer David Moscow on a worldwide expedition of making meals literally from scratch. After being presented with a dish from a Chef or home cook, David will have to hunt, gather, forage, and grow each ingredient to remake that meal. Does the meal need butter? Well, then David has to milk a cow and churn it until he has butter. No shortcuts Salt will be sourced from the ocean in Iceland, tequila harvested from agave in Jalisco, and pork hunted in the wilds of Texas. David explores the overwhelming amount of work, craftsmanship, and passion that happens before ingredients show up in the kitchen, as he attempts to recreate these dishes. |
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| From scratch. |
 From Scratch follows actor/producer/adventurer David Moscow on a worldwide expedition of making meals literally from scratch. After being presented with a dish from a Chef or home cook, David will have to hunt, gather, forage, and grow each ingredient to remake that meal. Does the meal need butter? Well, then David has to milk a cow and churn it until he has butter. No shortcuts⁵Salt will be sourced from the ocean in Iceland, tequila harvested from agave in Jalisco, and pork hunted in the wilds of Texas. David explores the overwhelming amount of work, craftsmanship, and passion that happens before ingredients show up in the kitchen, as he attempts to recreate these dishes. |
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| The cowboy and the queen |
 Monty Roberts, a nonviolent horse trainer who rejected traditional "breaking" methods, forms an unlikely friendship with Queen Elizabeth II. Bonding over their shared love for animals, they overcome Monty's doubters to broadcast his gentle approach globally. From Academy Awardʼ Nominee Andrea Nevins, this uplifting film shows how trust can build a better world for both horses and humans. |
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| Attenborough's life journey |
 As Sir David Attenborough enters his 98th year, this unique and charming film documents the highlights of his incredible life. Follow Attenborough's journey from his boyhood days as a fossil hunter, through his early days as a host on Zoo Quest, to his programs using pioneering technology of the day such as 3D. |
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| Robolove |
 Explores the creation of androids and artificial intelligence that could one day expand human life. |
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| Getting started in pastels |
 Deborah Secor teaches basic strokes and how to use tools such as shapers, erasers, blenders and reference photographs. (back of container). |
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| Thinking like an economist |
 Economic forces are everywhere around you. You're made aware of that whenever you reach for your wallet, apply for a loan, shop for health care, or try to figure out the best credit card to carry. But that doesn't mean you need to passively accept whatever outcome those forces might press upon you. Instead, you can learn how to use a small handful of basic nuts-and-bolts principles to turn those same forces to your own advantage. Making a few simple adjustments to the way you see things and act on them -- learning to "think like an economist"--Can give you newfound power and confidence in a surprising range of financial and personal situations that make up your daily life. You can find yourself making better decisions that not only save time and money, but also produce optimum results in other ways important to you. And you can also sharpen your understanding of world and national events. |
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| The cathedral |
 A course on the cathedral in Western civilization. |
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| My name is Alfred Hitchcock |
 A century after Alfred Hitchcock's first film, he remains one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. But how does his vast body of work and legacy hold up in today's society? Mark Cousins, the award-winning filmmaker behind The Story of Film: An Odyssey, The Eyes of Orson Welles, and The Storms of Jeremy Thomas, tackles this question and looks at the auteur with a new and radical approach: through the use of his own voice. As Hitchcock rewatches his films, we are taken on an odyssey through his vast career his vivid silent films, the legendary films of the 1950s and 60s and his later works in playful and revealing ways. |
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| Kindred |
 Adrian Russell Wills, a Wonnarua man, and Gillian Moody, a Wodi Wodi woman, share an undeniable bond. Both were Aboriginal children adopted by white families and, later in life, they each shared similar desires to reconnect with their bloodlines. In this moving documentary, Wills and Moody recount their emotional searches for belonging, providing an intimate journey into isolation and identity. |
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| So this is Christmas |
 Under the magnifying glass that is the holiday season, joy and pain lie close together. While a small Irish town prepares for a fast-approaching Christmas, some struggle with the stress and expectation that comes with it. |
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| Behind the bucket |
 Behind the Bucket is a documentary following members of the 501st Legion--Star Wars Enthusiasts--showing how they are much more than adults playing dress-up. The 501st are compassionate, charitable, and down to earth people doing what's right for those in need. There's a reason why their motto is "Bad Guys Doing Good". |
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| Eden |
 A family that operates one of California's most historic wineries struggles with succession in this hauntingly beautiful mediation on balancing personal and professional identities. |
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| Missing from Fire Trail Road |
 A riveting documentary detailing the case of Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, a Native American woman who disappeared in 2020. Her story exposes how Indigenous women continue to go missing in the USA, perpetuating trans-generational trauma on reservations. |
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| Slice of America |
 A true fish-out-of-water story, or should we say, a pizza-out-of-Connecticut story, about a New Haven-native with a love for the town's beloved "apizza" (pronounced: ah-beetz), who does the impossible by bringing the charred, thin-crusted, best pizza in the world to southern Florida. |
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| Forest for the trees |
 Award-winning war photographer Rita Leistner goes back to her roots. Between the ages of 20 and 30, photographer Rita Leistner spent her springs an summers planting spruce, fir and pine in the Canadian hinterlands. It is brutally demanding, lonely, calorie-depleting work that attracts a special breed of people, many of whom come back year after year for more of the same. In Forest for the trees, Leistner, who also spent decades working as a photographer in war zones, returns to a BC planters' camp to show what this largely out-of-sight, out-of-mind occupation consists of, and perhaps more intriguingly, what the planters themselves get out of it. The answers come in all shades of green, but also reveal how in this solitude there can still be found a deep-rooted human hunger for restoration. |
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| Innovators of black history. |
 Benjamin Banneker, George Washington Carver, and Lewis Latimer just to name a few of the greatest innovators and inventors of Black History, this is their legacy, their inventions, and their story. |
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| Separated |
| Academy Awardʼ-winning filmmaker Errol Morris incisively probes the darkest chapter in recent American history: family separations. Merging narrative vignettes of one migrant family₂s plight with hard-hitting interviews with government officials, Morris paints a jaw-dropping picture of the state-sponsored crisis of cruelty, as over 1300 children remain separated today, according to the Department of Homeland Security. |
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| The cancer detectives |
 How one of the most impactful, lifesaving tests for women was created and popularized by a Greek immigrant and his wife, a famous Japanese-American illustrator who was detained in a WW2 internment camp, and a groundbreaking Black female surgeon. In the 1950's, survival rates from cancer of any kind were low. Damaging surgery and unsophisticated radiotherapy were the main treatments, assuming the disease was detected in time for anything to be done. Cervical cancer was often asymptomatic until it was well advanced, and by that time, it was often a death sentence. |
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| Sea change : |
 "This is a story about the Gulf of Maine, a sea within the sea, a body of water that is warming 97% faster than the global ocean. What happens here--to the animals in the water, to the jobs that are dependent upon it and to the millions of people living along its shores--is likely to happen worldwide. We are at a crossroads for the future of the Gulf and all our oceans. Does it retain enough of its biodiversity and regenerative strength to weather the human-induced storm? Is the sheer beauty of this place and spectacular range of its creatures enough to wake us to what is at stake?" -- Back of container. |
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| Dracula's hidden kingdom |
 Discover the wildlife and wild places of one of the world₂s most iconic locations - Transylvania; a mystical land beyond the Romanian forests hiding some of Europe₂s last true wilderness regions. |
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| Food, energy, water |
 The three-part documentary examines the impact of supply insecurity and investigates the search for solutions to safeguard access to food, energy, and water. |
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| Eric Clapton : |
 Eric Clapton is one of the most influential guitarists of all time. He ranked 2nd in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and 4th in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time." In this documentary feature he is interviewed in depth, and, with contributions from Keith Richards, John Mayall, The Yardbirds, Jack Bruce and many more, |
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| Secrets of sacred architecture |
 For most of America's history, sacred buildings represented our greatest feats of innovative engineering and artistic design. Embedded in the architecture of churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples is a secret language of sorts that influences the faithful inside and the culture outside. Unlock the elements of design that make these structures so fascinating and unveil the meaning in religious architecture. |
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| Never look away |
 "CNN camerawoman Margaret Moth fearlessly captures footage of war zones. After receiving catastrophic injuries in the crosshairs of battle, she returns to work with more courage than ever. An intimate portrait of a trailblazing female photojournalist. Features interviews with Moth's family and friends, including CNN's Christiane Amanpour. A Sundance film festival premiere directed by Lucy Lawless." -- Publisher's description from container. |
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| Soundtrack to a coup d'etat |
| United Nations, 1960: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State Department swings into action, sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from the CIA-backed coup. Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this magnificent essay film, a riveting historical rollercoaster that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congo₂s leader Patrice Lumumba. Richly illustrated by eyewitness accounts, official government memos, testimonies from mercenaries and CIA operatives, speeches from Lumumba himself, and a veritable canon of jazz icons, Soundtrack to a Coup d₂Etat interrogates colonial history to tell an urgent and timely story of precedent that resonates more than ever in today's geopolitical climate. |
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| Writing your story |
 From finding the right perspective to crafting exceptional dialogue, discover one acclaimed memoirist's strategies for writing personal stories. |
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| Sacred texts of the world. |
 Now, in Sacred Texts of the World, Professor Grant Hardy of the University of North Carolina at Asheville takes you deeply into the world canon of sacred writings that have played an integral role in human culture and history. Covering a wide spectrum of texts, the course examines the scriptures of seven major religious traditions, as well as nine lesser-known or smaller faiths, including sacred writings from the ancient Egyptian and Mayan civilizations. These 36 lectures provide rich insights into world cultures and the meaning of religious faith. |
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| Lost in the shuffle |
 Four suits, fifty-two cards, one murder mystery. Two-time world champion magician Shawn Farquhar explores the unique relationship between the art of magic and playing cards as he attempts to solve a medieval cold case murder from clues he's found hidden among the jacks, queens, and kings. |
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| The story of G.I. Joe |
 "At the close of WWII, Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle travels with the U.S. Army's Company C Division during their liberation of Italy."--IMDB.com. |
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| God + country |
 Christian nationalism is the belief that America should be defined as a Christian nation, with government adherence to this ideology. God & Country looks at the implications of Christian nationalism and how it distorts not only our democracy, but Christianity itself. Featuring prominent Christian leaders and writers, the film asks this question: What happens when a faith built on love, sacrifice, and forgiveness grows political tentacles, conflating power, money, and belief into hyper-nationalism? |
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| Sorry/not sorry |
 Through candor and surprising humor, Sorry/Not Sorry sheds new light on the nuanced experiences of three women who spoke up about comedian Louis C.K.'s sexual misconduct over the years. By reexamining Louis C.K.'s behavior and his unprecedented comeback, alongside the testimonies of these women, this documentary invites viewers to question whose stories and whose art we value, and at what cost. |
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| War machine : |
 In World War II, the fate of nations hinged on the strength of their arsenals and the relentless pursuit of firepower superiority. War Machine: World War II uncovers the pivotal role of factories, production, and the interplay between weaponry and industrial might. Meticulously crafted weapons, designed for a singular purpose, aimed to secure technological supremacy. |
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| Much ado about dying |
 When the filmmaker Simon Chambers receives a call from his elderly gay uncle "I think I may be dying!" he takes it as a summons. As it turns out, eccentric Uncle David, a retired actor living alone in a cluttered, mouse-infested London house, is being dramatic, sort of: For the next five years, Chambers both cares for and documents him, through all his performative exuberance (constantly acting out passages of King Lear) and anarchic charisma (swinging from boisterous humor to short temper), as various people (including a sexy young hustler) possibly take advantage of him. As their lives become encumbered by hospital visits, a house fire, and Britain's inadequate eldercare system, the younger man (also single and queer) reflects with aching honesty on what may await him in the years to come, in this moving yet hilarious film. |
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| Ukrainian women |
 What is war and how does it break into the lives of ordinary people? In March, we watched thousands of women and children flee from bombs and sirens as thousands of mothers saved their children. Ukranian Women is a story about four women who were forced to leave Ukraine. Starting from the border between Ukraine and Poland, we follow personal stories of women from the eastern regions of Ukraine weho were supposed to spend several months in countries like Estonia and Poland and then come back to Ukraine. |
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| Voces: |
 Inspired by his quest to uncover Latino and Latina heroes and their contributions, Leguizamo takes viewers on a captivating journey, delving into both well-known and lesser-known stories of Latino history and contributions, spanning thousands of years from the Ancient Empires to the early 1970s. Through this exploration, he aims to shine a light on the rich and often overlooked history of Latinos while showcasing how Latino history is American history. |
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| Loving Highsmith |
 A unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries and notebooks, and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family. Focusing on Highsmith's quest for love and her troubled identity, the film sheds new light on her life and writing. Most of Highsmith's novels were adapted for the big screen; the best known of these are Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Carol, a partly autobiographic novel, was the first lesbian story with a happy ending to be published in 1950s America. But Highsmith herself was forced to lead a double life and had to hide her vibrant love affairs from her family and the public. Only in her unpublished writings did she reflect on her private life. Excerpts from these notes voiced by Gwendoline Christie, beautifully interwoven with archival material of her and her most famous novel adaptations, create a vivid, touching portrait of one of the most fascinating female writers. |
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| The ABCs of stuttering |
| Featuring children who stutter, it provides practical strategies teachers can use immediately to help children who stutter in the classroom. |
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| If you stutter |
 "Noted authorities answer questions and demonstrate a variety of therapy techniques, including analyzing speech and stuttering; improving attitudes about speech and stuttering; modifying stuttering and overall communication; transferring new skills into the real world; maintaining improvement outside the therapy setting ... As an added bonus, this DVD includes Stuttering: Straight Talk for Teens. David Wilkins, a high school student who stutters, narrates this 30-minute film featuring many teens who talk about their stuttering and what works for them. Noted professionals offer expert information and helpful advice on handling social and academic situations."--Container. |
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| Stuttering |
 "Noted authorities answer questions and demonstrate a variety of therapy techniques, including analyzing speech and stuttering; improving attitudes about speech and stuttering; modifying stuttering and overall communication; transferring new skills into the real world; maintaining improvement outside the therapy setting ... As an added bonus, this DVD includes Stuttering: Straight Talk for Teens. David Wilkins, a high school student who stutters, narrates this 30-minute film featuring many teens who talk about their stuttering and what works for them. Noted professionals offer expert information and helpful advice on handling social and academic situations."--Container. |
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| Daytime revolution |
 For one extraordinary week in February 1972, the Revolution WAS televised! John Lennon and Yoko Ono took over a Philadelphia broadcasting studio and co-hosted the iconic "Mike Douglas Show" -- at that time a top-rated show reaching a daily audience of 40 million viewers. Lennon and Ono handpicked their controversial guests, including Yippie founder Jerry Rubin, Black Panther Chairman Bobby Seale, as well as political activist Ralph Nader and comic truth teller George Carlin. Their version of daytime TV was a radical take on the traditional format, incorporating candid Q&A sessions with their rapt audience, conversations about radical politics, and unrepeatable performances as the two artists showed the world the power that art can have. |
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| Mad about the boy : |
| The extraordinary life of playwright, singer, actor, composer, and director Noel Coward, who rose from poverty to stardom while keeping his sexuality a secret. Featuring Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Frank Sinatra, Michael Caine and Lucille Ball. Narrated by Alan Cumming. With Rupert Everett as the voice of Noel Coward. Directed by Academy Awardʼ Nominee Barnaby Thompson. |
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| The American vice president |
 The American Vice President explores the little-known story of the second-highest office in the land, tracing its evolution from a constitutional afterthought to a position of political consequence. |
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| 1982 : |
 An epic documentary spotlighting the pop culture milestones of 1982 including notable motion pictures, TV, music and video games of that seminal year. |
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| Leonardo da Vinci |
 The film will tell the story of Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, best known as Leonardo da Vinci, a fifteenth century Italian polymath of soaring imagination and profound intellect, who left behind artistic works of staggering beauty and detailed sketches of futuristic contraptions of warfare and flight that today are marveled at for their technical ingenuity and foresight. From his birth out of wedlock to a notary and peasant woman and apprenticeship to a distinguished Florentian painter, to his days as a military architect, cartographer, sculptor and muralist for hire, the film will offer an intimate portrait of a singular visionary whose Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and The Vitruvian Man are among the most celebrated works known to man, but whose artistic endeavors sometimes seemed an afterthought to his pursuits in science and engineering. |
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| Obit. |
 At a time when the free press is under threat, OBIT. takes a rare look inside one of the United States' foremost journalistic institutions, The New York Times. The steadfast writers of the paper's Obituaries section approach their work with journalistic rigor and narrative flair, each day depositing the details of a handful of extraordinary lives into the cultural memory. Going beyond the byline and into the minds of those chronicling the recently decesaed, OBIT. is ultimately a celebration of life that conveys the central role journalism plays in capturing and reporting vital pieces of our history. |
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| Counter histories : |
| Meet the men who stood up for their rights by sitting down at the counter of the Rock Hill, SC Five and Dime. They asked for a cup of coffee and were instead met with violence, police brutality and unjust imprisonment. Rock Hill became a landmark of the Civil Rights Movement and is the origin of 'Jail No Bail.' The tactic spread, inspiring protesters to no longer fund their own oppression through bonds and fines. The courage of these men ignited a passion that changed the course of history. |
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| Made in England : |
 Martin Scorsese first watched the films of Powell and Pressburger when he was a child, sitting in front of the family TV. When their famous logo came up on screen, Scorsese says, "You knew you were in for fantasy, wonder, magic - real film magic." With Made in England he tells the story of his lifelong love-affair with their movies, including The Life and Death Of Colonel Blimp, Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes and The Tales of Hoffmann. "Certain films you simply run all the time, and you live with them." Scorsese says. "As you grow older, they grow deeper. I'm not sure how it happens, but it does. For me, that body of work is a wondrous presence, a constant source of energy, and a reminder of what life and art are all about." Drawing on a rich array of archive material, Scorsese explores in full the collaboration between the Englishman Powell and the Hungarian Pressburger two romantics and idealists, who thrived in the face of adversity during World War II but were eventually brought low by the film industry of the 1950s. Scorsese celebrates their ability to create "subversive commercial movies" and describes how deeply their films have influenced his own work. |
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| Merchant Ivory : |
 Merchant Ivory is the definitive documentary of the legendary Merchant Ivory partnership, which produced such award-winning masterpieces as A room with a view, Maurice, Howards end, and Remains of the day. It is anchored by an interview with James Ivory and forty-one collaborators detailing and celebrating their experiences of being a part of the "wandering company" helmed by legendary producer Ismail Merchant. With six Academy Award-winners among the notable artists participating, including Emma Thompson and Vanessa Redgrave, the documentary provides new and compelling perspectives on a unique partnership that produced seminal films over four decades. |
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| How to create comics |
 "Get an insider's look at creating comics with an award winning cartoonist"-- Container. |
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| The complete master works |
 Live concert footage, music videos, TV spots, and short films by the comedy rock musicians Tenacious D. |
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| Pompeii |
 The new landmark three-part series follows the most extensive archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation. Nearly two years in the making, with exclusive access to the dig and the all-Italian team of archaeologists, the series follows the excavation of an entire city block, Insula 10, in the north of the city. |
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| The language you cry in |
| Traces the history of a Mende burial song brought by slaves to the rice plantations of the Southeast coast of the United States over two hundred years ago, and preserved among the Gullah people there. In the 1930s a pioneering Black linguist, Lorenzo Turner, recognized its origin, and in the 1990s scholars Joe Opala and Cynthia Schmidt discovered that the song was still remembered in a remote village in Sierra Leone. Dramatically demonstrates how African Americans retained links with their African past, and concludes with the visit of the Gullah family which had preserved the song to the Mende village, where villagers re-enact the ancient burial rites for them. |
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| The automat |
 The Automat recounts the lost history of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, which served affordable food to millions of New Yorkers and Philadelphians for more than a century. Founded by Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart in 1888, it revolutionized the nation's restaurant scene with technology that captured the public's imagination like nothing else the customer put nickels into slots, and little windows opened to reveal the customer's pick, be it a slice of pie, macaroni, and cheese, or a Salisbury steak. The chain welcomed those who had been ignored, including immigrants, the working class, Blacks, and women, all of whom were often not welcome in restaurants. Featuring interviews with Mel Brooks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Colin Powell, and Elliott Gould, The Automat illustrates how the company both served the public with great food and at the same time treated its employees with fairness and integrity. |
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| Happy clothes : |
 Enter the colorful world of Emmyʼ-winning, Oscarʼ-nominated Patricia Field, savvy retailer and costume designer behind Sex and the City, Emily in Paris, Ugly Betty, and The Devil Wears Prada. A queer, first-generation Greek-American, this fiery redhead defied the odds to become a fashion icon. Features interviews with Kim Cattrall, Lily Collins, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael Urie, Vanessa Williams, and more. |
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| I am Gitmo |
 Afghanistan 2002: Forcefully taken from his home in front of his family, Muslim schoolteacher Gamel Sadek, is delivered to Bagram, a CIA black site where he is accused of involvement in the 9/11 terror attacks and waterboarded. Despite insisting the accusations are false, Gamel becomes prisoner 120 and is shackled, bound hooded, and forced onto a cargo plane that takes him to Guantanamo Bay, a secret U.S. prison camp operating outside of any legal jurisdictions. |
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| Odysseus returns |
 Did King Odysseus, the Trojan-horse-building genius in Homer's poem The Iliad, actually exist? In 1991, Makis Metaxas, a mayor on the Greek island of Kefalonia, discovers a 3000-year-old Mycenaean tomb. When Greece's leading archeologist, Lazaros Kolonas, begins to excavate, he unearths an object just like one described by Homer as a prized possession of Odysseus. |
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| A.I. revolution |
 Can we harness the power of artificial intelligence to solve the world's most challenging problems without creating an uncontrollable force that ultimately destroys us? ChatGPT and other new A.I. tools can now answer complex questions, write essays, and generate realistic-looking images in a matter of seconds. They can even pass a lawyer's bar exam. |
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| Going to Mars : |
 Shortlisted for an Academy Awardʼ for Best Documentary Feature and winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project is a beguiling documentary portrait that follows poet and activist Nikki Giovanni as she approaches 80. The film explores Giovanni's Afrofuturist-feminist philosophical outlook as well as her poignant relationship with her family, her political audacity, and her poetic eloquence, all knit together with a constant eye and ear for its subject's own aesthetic verve. Looking back at a personal life and history cast in the long shadow of American racism, and forward to hopeful, possible futures, Giovanni acts as our guide and narrator, with refreshingly unorthodox filmmakers Joe Brewster and Micḧle Stephenson refraining from traditional chronologies or talking-head conventions. Going to Mars is fueled by constant intellectual engagement and radical imagination in the search for emotional and political fulfillment in a world of disenfranchisement. |
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| Saving the animals of Ukraine |
 "Amid violence and war, Ukrainian citizens are coming together to rescue animals that have been left behind by those forced to flee. From cats and dogs in abandoned buildings to lions and tigers in the nation's zoos, extraordinary rescue efforts are underway to bring them to safety. The film is a tribute to the very best of the human spirit despite the horrors of war. Directed by Ukrainian YouTuber Anton Ptushkin"--Container. |
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