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Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Singer/songwriter Raul Malo explores Havana's streets and cultural scene, each segment a segue to musical performances with Cuban musicians Eliades Ochoa (of Buena Vista Social Club), indie-pop Sweet Lizzy Project, Ivette Cepeda, jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca, a string quartet from the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), and American Latino-country-rock band the Mavericks.
82) Bears
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Follows an Alaskan brown bear and her two cubs during their first year of life.
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
The Friedman's seem to be a typical family from affluent Great Neck, Long Island. One Thanksgiving, as the family gathers for a quiet holiday dinner, a police battering ram splinters the front door and officers rush inside. The police charge Arnold and his son Jesse with hundreds of shocking crimes. As police investigate, and the community reacts, the fabric of the family begins to disintegrate, revealing questions about justice, family and finally...
84) Amazing grace
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A documentary presenting the live recording of Aretha Franklin's album 'Amazing grace' at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles, on January 13-14, 1972.
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.
Publisher
Page 124 Productions
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Tells the story of William G. Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. ... Interviews, recreations, and rare archival material reveal how Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death from his alcoholism, found a way out of his own addiction and then forged a path for countless others to follow"--Container.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
The in-depth and intimate story of one of the most important African Americans to live in the first half of the 20th century. Tells the story of Jack Johnson, who was the first African American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports - Heavyweight Campion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man.
Publisher
Eye Goddess Films
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Pink Smoke Over the Vatican is a documentary film about the controversial movement of women seeking ordination in the Roman Catholic Church. More and more women are answering a spiritual calling to take on the vestments of priesthood and seek equality in the religion they love. These daring women have risked banishment, loss of livelihood, and even excommunication to take part in what the Church calls illicit ordinations. The Vatican has vowed to...
91) Ted Williams
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A complex and entertaining portrait of Ted Williams who was as obsessive as he was talented, the documentary reveals his complicated relationships with family and friends and explores the impact he has had on the current generation of MLB stars. Features Bob Costas, Wade Boggs, Roger Angell and Joey Votto. Narrated by Jon Hamm.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
If it hadn't been for a bottle of scotch and a late-night visit from musician Gregg Allman, Jimmy Carter might never have been elected the 39th President of the United States. This documentary charts the mostly forgotten story of how Carter, a lover of all types of music, forged a tight bond with musicians Willie Nelson, the Allman Brothers, Bob Dylan and others.
93) Buck
Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Follows Buck Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his phenomenally successful approach to horses. He eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with horses through leadership and sensitivity.
94) Prohibition
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Documents the history of the Prohibition, from 1920, when, after a century of debate, the United States outlaws the manufacture and sale of alcohol, to the early 1930s when the amendment is repealed.
96) Nanking
Publisher
Thinkfilm, LLC
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days of World War II and focuses on the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. Told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, archival footage, and chilling testimonies of Japanese soldiers, interwoven with staged readings of the Westerners' letters and diaries.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Tim Jenison, a Texas-based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did seventeenth century Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically, 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning ten years, his adventure takes him to Delft, Holland, where Vermeer painted his masterpieces, to the north coast of Yorkshire to meet artist David Hockney, and even to Buckingham Palace to see a Vermeer...
98) Food, Inc
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Takes a look at the food industry and explores issues, such as the industrialization of the food supply, the benefits of organic eating, food myths, the link between the United States food industry and global warming and the global impact of food industrialization.
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.
100) 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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