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A spectacular digital video compilation of footage from various orbit missions and satellite photography combines with Ryan Shore's music throughout. A beautiful look at our planet.DVD Features:Region Encoding: All RegionsKeep Case
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Documentary film AMERICA'S HEART AND SOUL is a series of shorts about people who live in the United States and who are--in a kooky, brave, inventive, or otherwise offbeat way--outstanding Americans. The portraits are unrelated, but they are linked by a romantic patriotism, as if the film is rhetorically asking, aren't Americans something else? Director Louis Schwartzberg combines his own color-saturated aerial footage (taken in locations from the Continental Divide to the Vermont countryside) with wonderful vignettes about people who live extraordinary livesthat add to the richness of our national identity.Take, for example, John Yac Yacobellis, a legendary bike messenger from New York, revered by his colleagues, who earns $200 a day narrowly avoiding car doors swinging into his path. Or the fledgling rock band Waltham, who work blue collar jobs in Massachusetts by day to support their hard-rocking nights. Patty Wagstaff, the three-time aerobatic flyer champion, describes the sensation of aerial loops, and tells how the dangers of her job keep her focused. Also featured in this long lineup of characters is Michael Bennett, who served time for armed robbery, turned his life around, and ended up on the Olympic boxing team. Even Ben Cohen (co-owner of the Ben& Jerry's ice cream enterprise) offers his two cents about growing a business from a small mom-and-pop shop a major brand.Schwartzberg's film, illustrated by inspirational sayings and uplifting majestic music, leaves one with the sensation of being cheered into a bubble of stalwart national pride. Schwartzberg formerly directed commercials, and his project has all the sparkle of a Coca-Cola ad. But audiences will nonetheless be struck by the film's essential truth: America is filled with complex, talented, and unusual folks--and that's something to feel good about.
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The Western part of the United States of America is home to the country's most breathtaking and dramatic landscapes. The awesome Grand Canyon, the hot gorges of Yellowstone, the waterfalls of Yosemite, the coastline of Big Sur--these, among others, are beautifully filmed on this nature documentary.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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Tracing the history of the nude within British art, this documentary travels back to the Victorian era to discover how the tradition flourished. Greek and Roman classicism was the inspiration behind many of the nude paintings of this era, and this in-depth portrayal takes a look at artists including William Etty, Lord Leighton and George Frederic Watts, as they demonstrate the power and poise of their subjects.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.0 - English
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LIFE AND DEBT is a searing documentary from director Stephanie Black that examines the ways that policies of the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F.), the World Bank, and other aid organizations have changed the Jamaican economy over the past 25 years. The films shows how Jamaica's agriculture, industry, government, and culture have been restructured by import-export systems, leaving the local people to struggle in poverty and work in sweat shops. Author Jamaica Kincaid, whose book A SMALL PLACE inspired the film, narrates with Belinda Becker. A reggae soundtrack that includes songs by Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Mutubaruka, and Peter Tosh engages viewers and calls them to action while reinforcing messages about the serious political issues that are the focus of the film.LIFE AND DEBT was screened as part of the 2001 Human Rights Watch International Film Festival at Lincoln Center in New York City.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAnamorphic WidescreenSingle Side - Dual LayerAdditional Release Material: Interview - 1. Michael Manley - Former Jamaican Prime Minister (His Last Interview) Music Video - 1.Mr. Heartless by Anthony B. Audio Commentary - 1. Stephanie Black - Director Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical TrailerInteractive Features: Scene AccessText/Galleries: Additional Text - 1. Information on the IMF and Anti-Globalization Movement
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