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Journey to the Edge of the UniverseGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 03/31/2009 Rating NR Production Year: Run Time: 90 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Join National Geographic for this spellbinding ride through the cosmos. Breathtaking computer imagery and the latest scientific data let viewers experience a trip that takes light years: from the earth to the ends of the universe itself. It's a majestic voyage that shouldn't be missed. … more less -
National Geographic Ultimate High-Definition CollectionGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 09/29/2009 Rating NR Production Year: Run Time: 461 mins Released By: Warner Home Video RELENTLESS ENEMIES: Few of nature's creatures share such a fierce rivalry as lions and buffalos, and in this documentary from National Geographic filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert the brutality of these confrontations is captured in all of its ferocious glory. ATMOSPHERES: EARTH, AIR AND WATER: This National Geographic-commissioned release actually constitutes an ambience film; it offers footage shot in three distinct atmospheres--one set on Earth, another set in the air, and a third set under water-- combined with soundtrack options that enable the viewer to choose between world music and a symphony natural sounds. JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE: Take an express journey to the edge of the universe as the filmmakers at National Geographic use computer-generated animation to build on images captured by the Hubble Telescope. Beginning on Earth, viewers are hurtled into the deepest reaches of space. KINGDOM OF THE BLUE WHALE: This documentary from National Geographic takes a super in-depth look at the mysterious creature the blue whale, exploring how the effects of currents on the ocean floors influence the ways the massive creatures travel and eat, and even examining the animals' DNA. RHINO RESCUE: The black rhino is under threat in Botswana. After a pair of filmmakers witnesses the killing of the last of these creatures in the country, they lead a valiant effort to bring the black rhino back to the southern African nation. … more less -
Nature - American EagleGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 05/12/2009 Rating NR Production Year: Although the bald eagle is the national symbol of the United States, this fierce predator has had to fight its way back from near-extinction. This program in the NATURE series explores the life of the bird in incredible detail. … more less -
Nature's Most Amazing EventsGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 06/16/2009 Rating NR Production Year: Run Time: 300 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Richard Attenborough's PLANET EARTH series introduced audiences to breathtaking wildlife photography, and the tradition continues in this program that goes from the Pacific Ocean to the polar icecaps to present some of Earth's most dazzling spectacles. This collection presents six episodes from the show. … more less -
Greatest Movie Ever Sold, TheGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 08/23/2011 Rating PG-13 Production Year: 2011 Run Time: 87 mins Released By: Sony Pictures Home Cast: Ben Silverman, Donald Trump Director Morgan Spurlock (SUPER SIZE ME, 30 DAYS) examines the increased proliferation of branding in every aspect of our lives while attempting to persuade big-name brands to sponsor his irreverent exposé. Companies love to push their products, and it seems like everywhere we go, someone is trying to sell us something. But have you ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors at some of the biggest advertising agencies in the world? In this eye-opening documentary, viewers follow Spurlock as he convinces a variety of high-profile sponsors to let him pitch their products as "The Greatest," while still maintaining complete control over his creative vision -- an arrangement that's become increasingly rare in the high-stakes entertainment industry. … more less -
Space StationGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 11/16/2010 Rating Production Year: Run Time: 47 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Originally shot for the stunning IMAX format, SPACE STATION takes viewers on a remarkable trip into outer space. The International Space Station is the destination, and the first stop on the journey is at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia. After launching into space, the 220 mile trip ends in the incredible surroundings of the Space Station, where the history of the remarkable piece of engineering is explained, while the cameras wander inside and outside the craft. Fun and educational, this is a wonderful way to learn about a historic part of mankind's journey beyond the earth. … more less -
Taylor Swift: Journey to FearlessGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 01/17/2012 Rating Production Year: 2010 Run Time: 135 mins Released By: Shout! Factory This release from country starlet Taylor Swift discusses the road to fame and success with the musician, and chronicles her life and career. The program includes a love performance featuring 13 songs like "You Belong With Me", "Teardrops On My Guitar", "Forever & Always", and more. … more less -
Tillman Story, TheGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 02/01/2011 Rating Production Year: 2009 In 2002, as America was poised to go to war in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Pat Tillman, a defensive back with the Arizona Cardinals, joined the United States Army, believing he had a duty to serve in a time of need even though he had signed a lucrative deal to play professional football. Tillman served a tour of duty in Iraq and was on patrol in Afghanistan when, on April 22, 2004, he was killed during a reconnaissance mission near the border of Pakistan. When word spread about Tillman's death, the Army issued a press release declaring he'd been shot down while trying to heroically block the fire of a band of Taliban insurgents. While the Army's story painted a glowing picture of the fallen soldier and athlete, some of the details sounded suspect to Tillman's family, and in time they began asking questions. As it happens, Tillman's parents were outspoken in their opposition to the war in Iraq, and after he had seen what was happening firsthand, so was Tillman, who had been a sharp student with an interest in politics during his college years. In time, Tillman's parents demanded an investigation into their son's death, and the testimony of several witnesses revealed that Tillman wasn't felled during an act of heroism -- his death was the result of "friendly fire" by men from his own company, shooting indiscriminately at an unknown target. Filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev examines Pat Tillman's unusual life and times, the facts about his death, how and why the military created a cover story to hide the truth, and his family's battle to bring the real story into the open in the documentary THE TILLMAN STORY, which received its world premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. … more less -
Ultimate Civil War Series, TheGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 10/16/2012 Rating Production Year: 2012 Run Time: 354 mins Released By: Mill Creek Entertainment … more less -
United States Military: A History of Heroes, TheGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 05/14/2013 Rating Production Year: 2013 Run Time: 410 mins Released By: Mill Creek Entertainment This seven-part documentary series traces the history of the American military branches - the Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps -- from 1775 right through modern times. … more less -
Universe: 7 Wonders of the Solar System, TheGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 01/11/2011 Rating PG Production Year: 2010 Run Time: 47 mins Released By: A&E Home Video This release from the critically acclaimed History Channel series THE UNIVERSE explores seven of the strangest and most incredible phenomena of the Earth's solar system, using cutting edge imaging and research technology to detail cosmological wonders like the ice storms of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons, and the raging storm known as the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. … more less -
Universe: The Mega Collection, TheGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 04/26/2011 Rating Production Year: 2011 Run Time: 3055 mins Released By: A&E Home Video A program regarded as perhaps the single most ambitious TV documentary series of its kind since Carlos Sagan's COSMOS, History Channel's THE UNIVERSE sets out to explore virtually every known aspect of outer space and interstellar exploration, from ongoing extraterrestrial events that mirror the formation of the Earth itself, through the cataclysms of colliding celestial structures and dying suns. The series also charts the evolution of modern astronomy, with subtopics such as the historical transition from the crudest and most primitive telescopes through the advanced devices of the early 21st Century, such as Hubble. Shot in High Definition, the program makes frequent use of such elements as CGI graphics, NASA footage, and much more. The entire 5-season series appears in this box set, with all 64 episodes as they originally aired. … more less -
Vietnam in HDGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 12/06/2011 Rating Production Year: 2011 Run Time: 282 mins Released By: A&E Home Video Cast: Tempestt Bledsoe, Dylan McDermott, Blair Underwood, Edward Burns, Jennifer Love Hewitt Created and produced by cable's History Channel, and intended as an unofficial companion piece to the earlier WWII IN HD, this documentary saga deals with the thousands of Vietnam War draftees who came home from the United States seemingly in one piece. On a note of sad irony, the subjects at hand emerged "victorious" from an empty and meaningless conflict that never should have involved their home country in the first place. Using the same structural model as the WWII program and a comparable narrative approach, the saga draws from such elements as government archival footage, news clips, haunting period photographs and disturbing reflections - all used to re-evoke the era. As a word of warning, the documentary contains extremely graphic content, making it unsuitable for young viewers. … more less -
National Parks Exploration Series: Voyageurs - Spirit of the Boundary WatersGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 03/26/2013 Rating Production Year: 2013 Run Time: 70 mins Released By: Mill Creek Entertainment An ambient and educational look at the sights and sounds of the beautiful Voyageurs National Park, where North America's pristine wilderness is showcased by icy, blue wasters, millions of acres of wilderness that has remained one of the few untouched natural areas left in the United States. … more less -
Waltz With BashirGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 06/23/2009 Rating R Production Year: 2008 Run Time: 90 mins Released By: Paradox Entertainment In reflecting upon his time spent in the Israeli army, filmmaker Ari Folman has produced WALTZ WITH BASHIR, a profoundly moving antiwar meditation that is equal parts personal memoir, history lesson, and animated fever dream. In 1982, Folman was a soldier during Israel's first invasion of Lebanon. This was a painful moment in history, when the newly elected president of Lebanon, Bashir Gemayel, was killed in an explosion. Furious, his party, the Christian Phalangists, retaliated by storming into the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps and massacring thousands of innocent victims. Over 20 years later, Folman is disturbed to realize that he has no memory of this incident even though he was there at the time. In order to remember, he tracks down several of his friends and soldiers who were there with him to find out what really happened. WALTZ WITH BASHIR is as difficult to categorize as it is to forget. It is a truly startling achievement, a film that can be classified as animation and documentary and history and fiction. It is all of those things at once, and it is also much more than that. Folman uses a combination of Flash animation, 3D, and classic animation to bring his film to visual life, but it is the beautifully haunting score by acclaimed German composer Max Richter that provides the film with its heart and soul. As WALTZ WITH BASHIR unfolds in dreamlike waves, Folman understands that guilt is a dangerous thing, and war is even worse. … more less -
War Room, TheGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 03/20/2012 Rating PG Production Year: 1992 Run Time: 96 mins Released By: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment/Image The inimitable "ragin' Cajun" James Carville and his preppy pundit sidekick George Stephanopoulos are in rare form here as Bill Clinton's top campaign strategists. Together, Carville and Stephanopoulos coin resonant campaign witticisms replete with biting commentary on the Bush administration's outmoded leadership and management. With their media finesse, both men adroitly deflect the slanderous remarks thrown Clinton's way, thereby launching him into the White House--in this textbook of modern political tactics--from their strategists' holy ground, better known as the War Room. The film is directed by rockumentarian D.A. Pennebaker (DON'T LOOK BACK). … more less -
Water Life: The Big BlueGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 06/30/2009 Rating Production Year: 2009 Run Time: 100 mins Released By: Questar, Inc. This volume of WATER LIFE dives deep into the world's oceans, exploring the incredibly diverse ecosystems that exist in sea cliffs, caverns, and coastlines. Packed full of stunning visuals, the series celebrates the Earth's natural wonders and encourages viewers to participate in crucial conservation efforts. Episodes include "The Big Blue," "Under the Sea," "The Underwater City," "The Frontier of the Sea," and "On the Seaside." … more less -
Wild ChinaGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 08/05/2008 Rating NR Production Year: 2008 Run Time: 300 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Far from the soaring skyscrapers and bustle of Beijing is another, very different China. The vast country encloses a rich variety of habitats, from the freezing heights of the Himalayas to sweltering tropical islands. With lavish wildlife photography capturing both flora and fauna, this BBC documentary travels through four very different Chinese landscapes in a surprising, entrancing, and intriguing journey that is not to be missed. … more less -
Wild PacificGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 07/14/2009 Rating NR Production Year: Run Time: 300 mins Released By: Warner Home Video The Pacific Ocean offers an expansive location in which some of the most incredible forms of animal life exist. From crabs to caterpillars, this BBC documentary explores the unique creatures that live on the islands of the Pacific and that thrive on its shores. … more less -
Wonders of the Solar SystemGenre: Education/General Interest Release Date: 09/07/2010 Rating NR Production Year: 2010 Run Time: 293 mins Released By: BBC Video As originally produced by and aired on Britain's BBC, this ambitious science-themed documentary miniseries transports viewers to the farthest reaches of the extraterrestrial universe, for spectacular glimpses of various physical formations in space. Examples include massive storms of red dust, ice fountains that extend over 100km high, volcanoes aggressive enough to rip a planet to pieces, and much more. The series applies advanced CGI techniques to static images photographed throughout the universe, thus transforming the inanimate into the animate. Professor Brian Cox, a British particle physicist, hosts. … more less
