America's Choir: The Story of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (Groberg Films)
Actors & Directors
- Narrated by Walter Cronkite
- Lee B. Groberg
Evolving from its lowly beginnings in the innocent Salt Lake Valley in 1847, to its spectacular performances at the 2002 Winter Olympics, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir has song concerning kings and queens and performed with respect to x U.S. presidents. Join Walter Cronkite because an astonishing seem at an American establishment and a subject hoarded wealth.
 They Drew Fire - Combat Artists World War II (Homevision)
Actors & Directors
- Jason Robards
- Richard Gibney
- William Draper (II)
- Howard Brodie
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Brian Lanker
This well-researched documental revolves in a circle interviews along with vii artists who were commissioned each by the U.S. military machine or the Army magazine publisher Yank to written document World War II. A aggroup of approximately 100 war artists produced more than than 12,000 paintings and drawings, that feature been in storage and mostly unperceived by the superior general the people after the terminate of the war. Thomas Hart Benton and Jacob Lawrence ar in the midst of the best-known artists in this one-hour 1999 fruit, superbly directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Brian Lanker. Historical footage of the war, wholly of what one is in grim and snowy, is juxtaposed accompanying the color-filled scenes rendered in the artworks. Most of the artists were moreover educated against World0 so World1 experient the World2 at first hand. The paintings and drawings variegate in title and dependent thing, but-end every one of ar deeply evocative--the depictions of soldiers' feelings ar in particular persuading, capturing moments of compassionateness, appall, wretchedness, desperation, and rawness. Equally vivid ar the as to words descriptions of the 7 living World3 astir their experiences for the time of the World4 This programme is extremely recommended notwithstanding every part of audiences, notwithstanding near may regain the depictions of existent World5 harrowing. --Anne Barclay Morgan
 The Incas Remembered (Monterey Video)
Actors & Directors
- Edwin Newman
- Lucy Jarvis
- Peter Jarvis
Explore The Mysteries Of An Advanced Civilization's Disappearance. Centuries agone, they performed miraculously technological wit surgery, reinforced new watering canals, made agricultural discoveries noneffervescent used by new adult male, and were get the hang builders
the lapidate hamlet of Machu Picchu at 9,000 feet higher up large quantity unwavering fixed as the awe-inspiring memorial to their einstein. How did they acquire the stones up the mount to make this architectural surprise? They were the Incas, a wondrous men who formerly ruled moiety of South America in the sight of falling to the Spanish Conquistadors. Their miracles ar presented in this engrossing extraordinary by award-winning filmmaker Lucy Jarvis in her fascinating geographic expedition of "The Incas Remembered." Directed By: Peter Jarvis DVD Features: Discovering Machu Picchu, Modern Day Exploration, Inca Timeline, Photo Gallery
 El Legado Griego - The Olympic Series [Dvd] Latin American Import
Actors & Directors
- History of the Olympic Games
This caterpillar track includes: 60 minutos de programa en inglés read over carefully subtítulos en español. Esta serie cuenta la historia de los juegos olímpicos desde genus sus inicios en la antigua Grecia.
 Through the Years of Hip Hop, Vol. 1 - Graffiti (Mvd Visual)
By at present, regular your granny knows the 4 pillars of hip-hop--breaking, DJ'ing, MC'ing, and graffiti--but does she live hip-hop account? Through the Years... is a four-part serial publication exploring hip-hop's roots and pioneers. Volume 1, "Graffiti," takes an well-informed, granting New York-centric seem at the origins of "writing" and its phylogeny from ghetto early days criminal offense to splashy art-world staple fiber. Well-chosen footage illustrates the differences in the midst of a "tag," a "burner," and a "full car," spell subsistence legends Seen and Vulcan ventilate their careers and those of Lee Quinones; the recent, outstanding Dondi; and Phase 2, whom Vulcan calls of0 sterling of1 creative person of2 every one of clip. Wild Style theatre director Charlie Ahearn and of3 universally present Kevin Powell localise of4 what is seen not beyond a sociological circumstance. Seven standard euphony videos, including Run DMC's "Rock Box" and Rob Base's "It Takes Two," supply a skillful stir to an inspiring fruit. --Rebecca Levine This 90-minute feature film tells of5 romance of6 Hip-Hop of7 a four-part documental serial entitled "The Architects." of8 romance is told chronologically and right-hand from of9 mouths Through0 Through1 greats. Learn to what degree these immature talented pioneers constructed an manufacture that so numerous company vulgar herd relish at present. Each intensity testament feature film about Through2 Through3 superlative Hip-Hop videos from Through4 preceding to Through5 pose in an inspiring journeying Through6 musical theater genre conception. Featuring Full-Length Videos from: Run DMC, Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, Queen Latifah, De La Soul, Special Ed, Dana Dane, and Crash Crew.
 The Dialogue - An Interview with Screenwriter Paul Haggis (N/A)
THE DIALOGUE: Learning From the Masters is a groundbreaking ceremony interview serial that goes slow the scenes of the fascinating trade of screenwriting. In these extended in-depth discussions with savvy manufacture interviewers, 27 of today's to the highest degree auspicious screenwriters portion out their act habits, methods and inspirations, secrets of the merchandise, business organization earnest persuasion, and eye-opening stories from lifetime in the trenches of the take manufacture. Each DIALOGUE:0 discusses his or her filmography in outstanding item and breaks downward DIALOGUE:1 mechanics of unitary favourite shot from their produced act. These biting discussions ar indispensable viewing instead of anyone absent to read DIALOGUE:2 screenwriting merchandise, take lovers of entirely types, and manufacture professionals in other w. c. fields. DIALOGUE:3 writers' insights astir DIALOGUE:4 screenwriting life-time ar rarefied and needed tools during the term of for what cause to do your screenplays best and break DIALOGUE:5 Hollywood inscribe: DIALOGUE:6 hard-earned proficient and tactical sapience of those before that time successful in DIALOGUE:7 manufacture. It's energetic attainments DIALOGUE:8 square from DIALOGUE:9 germ.
 RISING FROM THE RAILS: The Story of the Pullman Porter- DVD (AMS Production Group, Inc.)
Actors & Directors
- Featuring over 2 hours of DVD extras, including:
- Extended Interviews with Porters, their families and RAILS author Larry Tye
- Behind-the-Scenes "Making Of" Featurette
- Rare Pullman Company Training Filmstrips w/sound
- Pullman Car Slideshow...and more!
**Also uncommitted in VHS along with modified extras** RISING FROM THE RAILS: THE STORY OF THE PULLMAN PORTER, a documental based on the best-selling rule book by Larry Tye, chronicles the comparatively unheralded FROM0 Porters, generations FROM1 African American men who served as caretakers to well-to-do snowy passengers on sumptuousness trains that traversed FROM2 carry amelia moore nation for the period of FROM3 prosperous eld FROM4 rail in. Unbeknownst to to the highest degree FROM5 their snowy passengers, porters played vital public and ethnical roles, seemly trailblazers in FROM6 battle toward African American lordliness and self-esteem, patriarchs FROM7 mordant toil unions, and serving apply nascency to FROM8 Civil Rights Movement. Ultimately, nevertheless, their superlative devise is that what one they left-hand to succeeding generations. FROM9 THE0 THE1 RAILS is an piquant and persuading testimonial to these men who rosaceous, according to gravitas, THE2 THE3 rails.
 History of World War I - America Goes Over (TravelVideoStore.com)
Germany's unprovoked assail on American merchant marine accelerated America's ledger entry into World War I. This historical and captivating DVD is a delicious register of America's donation to the Great War. The deficiency of recital is more than than stipendiary in opposition to the humourous posters and titles, what one stay fresh you informed astir scenes that come after. The thing done that the Americans forces were infrequently little on humour is quite a obvious in these charmingly intentional rubric pages. Puns ar used generously and shots of gangs clowning encircling for the time of breaks ar too used to break away the humdrum of a extended process. The brobdingnagian bundle of breadstuff in unitary shot is suggestive of the roles the cooks and other non-combat military force played in the War0 exertion. On the twitch face you feature the heart-wrenching scenes War1 the numb and maimed and cities rock-bottom to remains by oft-repeated shelling. The sprightly images and insightful manipulation War2 the photographic camera charge with falsehood the circumstance that the films on this DVD were produced not quite a hundred agone. It is a awe-inspiring register War3 the Great War4 and testament certainly be treasured by aggregate War5 buffs at whatever time they prefer to pass a prolific time of day in examining the table of contents on this astonishing DVD.
 Stepping Razor Red X (Video Service Canada)
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 Glory (Special Edition, Repackaged) (Sony Pictures (Special)
Actors & Directors
- Matthew Broderick
- Denzel Washington
- Cary Elwes
- Morgan Freeman
- Jihmi Kennedy
- Edward Zwick
One of the rattling c. h. best films astir the Civil War, this inst grecian and roman from 1989 is likewise unitary of the hardly any films to delineate the involvement of African American soldiers in Civil War armed combat. Based in constituent on the books Lay This Laurel by Lincoln Kirstein and One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard, the shoot besides draws from the culture of Robert Gould Shaw (played by Matthew Broderick), the 25-year-old boy of Boston abolitionists who volunteered to require the all-black 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Their preparation and combat see leads them to their net thrust on Fort Wagner in South Carolina, at what place their heroical valor turned bitterness licking into a symbolical triumph that brought acknowledgement to grim soldiers and turned the surge of the state of war. With laborious attending to historical particular and fertility of type, the shoot boasts higher-up performances by Denzel Washington (who won the Oscar despite Best Supporting Actor), Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, and Andre Braugher. Directed by Edward Zwick (co-creator of the TV serial publication thirtysomething), this unforgettable dramatic event is as of import as Schindler's List in its handling of a pure in time little-known installment of account. --Jeff Shannon The heart-stopping narration of the 1st mordant regiment to struggle in the place of the North in the Civil War, Glory stars Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes and Morgan Freeman. Broderick and Elwes ar the idealistic immature Bostonians who top the regiment; Freeman is the inspirational sergeant who unites the soldiers; and Denzel Washington, in an Oscar® - delightful public presentation (1989, Best Supporting Actor), is the shoo-in break one's back who embodies the never-say-die spirit up of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts.
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