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62) The King and I
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An English governess is hired to teach the King of Siam's children, but challenges the country's traditions during her work.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
From Dan Harmon comes COMMUNITY, a smart and hilarious comedy series about a band of misfits who attend Glendale Community College. Recently disbarred lawyer Jeff Winger enrolls to get a legit degree the quickest and easiest way possible, but when he starts a fake Spanish study group solely for the purpose of hooking up with a sexy classmate, he doesn't expect to be joined by a random group of misfit fellow students. Over the course of the next 6...
Series
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
"This program chronicles the brilliant exploits and initiatives of Suleyman I, dubbed "the Magnificent" by an admiring Europe. During his 46 years as sultan, he more than doubled the territories inherited from his father, creating an empire bounded by Vienna in the west, the upper Arab peninsula in the east, the Crimea in the north, and Sudan in the south. In addition, art, architecture, science, theology, and the law all flourished under his rule--a...
Publisher
Maya Vision International
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Historian Michael Wood chronicles the history of the Indian subcontinent, focusing especially on the diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. The world's largest democracy and a rising economic giant, India is now as well known across the globe for its mastery of computer technology as it is for its many-armed gods and its famous spiritual traditions. But India is also the world's most ancient surviving civilization, with unbroken continuity...
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video Pub
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Vol 5 - Passion and revolution focuses on Impressionism and Post-impressionism. As the strict classical disciplines of the eighteenth century faded, the Romantic movement and the landscape painters came to prominence. Constable, Turner, and Goya flourished, leaving us pieces such as The third of May, The hay wain, and Rain, steam, and speed.
Vol 6 - A new vision focuses on the Impressionist and Post-impressionist era. Features the revolutionary work...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series finds the Targaryens ruling over the Seven Kingdoms -- and on the brink of civil war within their own house. Prior to the birth of a son, King Viserys sent shockwaves through the kingdom and declared his daughter, Rhaenyra, his heir. Once a healthy boy entered the picture, plans were afoot to make sure she would never sit on the Iron Throne. Now, with schemes hatched on both sides --...
Publisher
Betty Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Documents L.A.'s original underground music from the cowboy rockers of the 1950s, the revivalists of the 1980s, and the mexi-billy stars of today. Includes rockabilly, western swing, garage growls, cumbia strolls, and doo-wop.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Lucy Worsley recreates how Christmas was celebrated during the age of Henry VIII, eating, drinking, singing, dancing and partying as people did 500 years ago. On each of the traditional twelve days of Christmas, Lucy reveals a different aspect of the festivities, uncovering fresh insights into the Tudor mind and casting a captivating new light on Christmas itself.
Publisher
Cedar Media
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"Documents the annual tribal journeys of Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Indigenous tribes and First Nations from Oregon, Washington, Canada and Alaska follow their ancestral pathways through the waters of Puget Sound, Inside Passage and the Northwest Coast. Families and youth reconnect with the past and each other. Ancient songs, dances, regalia, ceremonies, and language were almost lost and are coming back."--Website.
73) Voices & visions
Publisher
[Annenberg Media]
Pub. Date
[between 2000 and 2009]
Language
English
Description
The lives and works of 13 renowned American poets are interpreted through dramatic readings, archival photographs, dance, performances, and interviews in this inspiring series. Illustrative poems in each program are accompanied by insights into their historical and cultural connections.The series covers the terminology of poetry and the larger role of poets in American and world literature studies.
74) The crucible
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2020?]
Language
English
Description
"Arthur Miller's The Crucible is regarded as a central work in the canon of American drama. Written in response to the Congressional investigations into American Communism in the 1950's, it is a semi-fictional dramatic play intended to parallel the Salem witch trials of the late 1600's. In it, the town becomes obsessed with an igniting incident where a group of young girls are caught dancing nude in the forest with a male slave. This leads to accusations...
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The producers of this program were granted unlimited access to Kabul's Baghe Zanana, or Garden of Women-- perhaps the only public place in Afghanistan where men are not welcome. Here, women can gather, dance, and remove their burqas without fear of violence or alienation. In stark contrast, a women's prison is also visited. The courageous figures who inhabit these settings--including a resident therapist who conducts support groups for the frightened...
76) The Cotton Club
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
In 1928 New York, spirits are high and jazz, dancing and gangsters rule supreme. Harlem's Cotton Club is in the center of it all, where rich upper-eastsiders mix with dressed-up mobsters. On stage is gifted coronet player Dixie Dwyer, who dreams of the big time, and tap sensation Sandman Williams who can't touch his girl, the lovely singer Lila Rose Oliver, because of strict club rules. As tension rises, so do tempers, and the nightclub becomes a...
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Hell to pay: "A tale of brothers divided--one a reluctant hero, the other a gambler--forcing one man to make a stand alone against the ruthless killers terrorizing their small Colorado mining town"--Container.
Decoy: "When a deputy's in-laws are murdered, he must escort the accused--his former best friend--to the gallows. But along the way, the deputy discovers a startling truth about the murders that puts them both in imminent mortal danger"--Container.
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Series
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"Celebrate America's music with this magical journey through America's proud history with Uncle Sam and the Kidsongs Kids. You'll hop on a Calistoga wagon heading west, do-si-do the night away at a barn dance and help build the mighty U.S. railroad. Along the way you'll meet famous American heroes like Betsy Ross, Davy Crockett and Abraham Lincoln. And don't forget to wave your flag at the fun-filled Fourth of July parade!"--Container.
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Over the past 50 years, thousands of exquisitely painted Maya vases, almost all looted from royal tombs, have flooded into the world's public and private collections. These amazing works of art, filled with humor and mystery, have opened an extraordinary window on the Maya past. But the race to unearth these treasures has destroyed ancient temples and palaces, culminating in the takeover of entire ancient cities by looter armies. Out of the Maya Tombs...
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