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Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Papua New Guinea is one of the most remote places on Earth, and is fragmented by tribes and clans that collectively speak 800 different languages. Rules of the game follows the 2007 elections in which three candidates are vying to be the next governor in a system often plagued with political corruption and violence.
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Language
English
Description
Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian, and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. Exploring the ultimate "independent filmmaker's" writing habits, casting, directing, and relationship with...
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
This is the story of the men who came home from the Vietnam War and tried to forget. The men who represent a second silent generation. Covered is the time period from the initial massive troop build-up in 1965 to the fall of Saigon in 1975. Contains never-before-seen color footage transferred to high definition as well as a soundtrack filled with hits from the era.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
Author
Publisher
Hudson West Productions
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"...explores the classic popular music of the 20th century. Feinstein's expedition takes viewers on stage and backstage, into personal archives, attics, and flea markets, and inside the private world of a gifted and hard-working artist"--Container.
9) American Oz
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
L. Frank Baum was 44 when he published the first book about Oz, having spent most of his life reinventing himself with each new career in pursuit of the American Dream. When in Chicago, his observations of an uncertain nation during the Gilded Age informed his magical tale of survival, adventure, and self-discovery which went on to become a quintessential classic.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
Publisher
Walt Disney
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Directed by filmmaker Peter Jackson, this is a three-part documentary series that takes audiences back in time to the band's intimate recording sessions. The documentary showcases the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of the iconic foursome, and is compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage shot in January 1969 (by Michael Lindsay-Hogg) and more than 150 hours of unheard audio, all of which has been brilliantly restored....
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
I.M. Pei leads viewers through some of his more famous creations, such as the Louvre, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the National Gallery of Art, and the Bank of China, and also speaks candidly about his life, his early years in China, his schooling at both Harvard and MIT, and his approach to architecture and design.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The royal wedding of Prince Harry to an American TV star, Meghan Markle, will be an event to remember for a lifetime. This wonderful keepsake will capture all the pomp and pageantry of the historic occasion like no other memento. The DVD will include the complete ceremony plus highlights from the official BBC pre- and post-wedding coverage. Lovers of the crown will want to own the commemorative DVD of this most delightful of events.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The largest masonry dome on earth, Florence's cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, is a masterpiece of ingenuity and a source of mystery. Historians and engineers have long debated how its architect, kept the dome perfectly aligned and symmetrical as the sides rose and converged toward the center. To test the latest theories, a team of U.S. bricklayers will help build an experimental, mini-Duomo, using period tools and techniques.
20) Panama Canal
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans and signaling America's emergence as a global superpower. This film, using an extraordinary archive of photographs and footage, interviews with canal workers, and firsthand accounts of life in the Canal Zone, unravels the remarkable story of one of the world's most significant technological achievements.
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