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directed by: David Rosenthal
Witnessing Death: a grandson's reflections on Alzheimer's (27 min) is a short video piece made by medical student David Rosenthal about his grandfather Kurt Rosenthal. By interweaving his grandfather's struggle with Alzheimer's, the personal experiences of certified nursing aides, and interviews with clinical experts and medical ethicists, the video functions as both a personal memoir and as a dialogue on end-of-life issues. Made at the Buehler Center on Aging Summer Program on Geriatrics & Gerontology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, copyright 2005.
"David Rosenthal's new short film "Witnessing Death" is a powerful, inquisitive film essay about the death of the filmmaker's Grandfather, Kurt Rosenthal from Alzheimer's. In contrast to our habitual, perhaps even socially mandated tendency to sweep the details of death under the rug until we must personally confront them in silence, "Witnessing Death" addresses them with a lucid honesty that does justice not only to the difficulty of dying, but also to the way the process defines us as family, community and culture."
-Carla Blackmar
Sparrowpost.net
"This film beautifully captures the experiences of those who provide intimate and important care for patients facing the end of life: nurses and clinical nursing assistants. By combining their voices with his own experience as a family member and with the experiences of physicians and bioethicists, David Rosenthal has given us a valuable tool for learning and understanding."
- Joshua Hauser, M.D.
Instructor in Medicine and Palliative Care, Associate Physician with the Education for Physicians on End of Life Care (EPEC) Project
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July 07, 2006
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starring: Barbara Flynn, Michael Ball, Arnaud Bamberger, Andrew Farquharson, Rupert Featherstone
directed by: Matt Reid
Royal reality in a landmark series produced for the BBC.
For the first time ever, cameras go behind the scenes at Windsor Castle, the largest inhabited castle in the world and home to Queen Elizabeth since childhood. The result is an intimate glimpse of castle life above and below stairs over the course of a year that includes a historic state banquet and the wedding of Prince Charles to Camilla Parker-Bowles.
Meet some of the 300 people who live and work in the castle’s 900 rooms: the Queen’s housekeeper, grooms, fendersmiths, and military knights, to name just a few. Accompany HRH Prince Philip, the ranger of Windsor’s 15,000-acre Great Park, as he tours the grounds and speaks candidly about the ups and downs of running this amazing public space.
Bonus Footage! Includes over two hours not seen on the PBS broadcast, including exclusive new footage of the wedding of Charles and Camilla.
March 03, 2006
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starring: Martin Sheen
In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust and ran without gasoline. Ten years later, these futuristic cars were almost entirely gone. What happened? Why should we be haunted by the ghost of the electric car?
November 11, 2006
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starring: Spike Lee, Sam Pollard
One year after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans, director Spike Lee presents a four-hour, four-part chronicle recounting, through words and images, one of our country?s most profound natural disasters. In addition to revisiting the hours leading up to the arrival of Katrina, a Category 5 hurricane before it hit the coast of Louisiana, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts tells the personal stories of those who lived to tell about it, at the same time exploring the underbelly of a nation where the divide along race and class lines has never been more pronounced.
December 12, 2006
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starring: The History Channel
Return to the thrilling days of yesteryear, when the Western was the backbone of American movies. When names like Tom Mix, Gene Autry, and Lash LaRue stood alongside a Gable or Garbo in popularity charts. This feature-length special traces the Western from the early Thomas Edison Studios through B-Western to TV aftermath and today's sad festival of bursting blood bags. Features rare clips and interviews with Bruce Dern, Carroll Baker, Ernest Borgnine, John Ritter, Ricardo Montalban, and Tom Selleck.
June 06, 2006
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starring: Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix, John Ross Bowie, Robert Bailey Jr., Barry Newman
directed by: Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicente, William Arntz
Proving once and for all that life can be an amazing journey—and a real trip—this all-new Quantum Edition release of What The Bleep!? Down the Rabbit Hole utilizes cutting-edge DVD technology to create a unique version of the film with every viewing! The possibilities are endless...and so is the fun! Academy Award® winner Marlee Matlin is Amanda, a photographer suddenly transported into a metaphysical world of quantum mechanics, odd science and mind-bending phenomena. Guided by the world’s top physicists, engineers, biologists and mystics, she tumbles down the rabbit hole and gets a first-hand look at the fascinating links between science and spirituality in our everyday lives.
August 08, 2006
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"If we wore more hats we would not have to have so much Prozac," milliner (hat-maker) Blythe Savage declares in this clever piece about hats and the people who wear them. By mingling with gatherings of hat wearers around the country, filmmaker Andee Kinzy reveals the secret world that a woman enters when she dons a chapeau. The film takes a light-hearted look at a previously unexplored fashion accessory as intriguing individuals uncap the power, prestige and confidence that comes when you place a piece of your personality on your head. A note from filmmaker Andee Kinzy: As a part-time milliner and filmmaker, this piece is the natural confluence of my two passions. I wear hats daily and people often tell me that they "love hats," but they "don't wear them." Moved by this perplexing comment, I searched diligently for a film that could help dissuade this strange fear of headwear, but found nothing. It seems that once hats began to disappear from people's heads, they also disappeared from the media. So I set off around the United States with an army of my own hat creations to mingle at gatherings of hat afficionados - who are the only people who can really tell you what it's like to experience life under the brim. As each person shared their experiences with me, I discovered that hats exert more control over individuals than I ever realized. PLEASE NOTE: The DVD is REGION ALL, NTSC. The VHS is NTSC.
August 08, 2006
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WE JAM ECONO - THE STORY OF THE MINUTEMEN is the acclaimed feature-length documentary on the too-brief life of one of the most revered, intriguing, and inspired American bands ever. At the heart of their story is the immeasurable personal and musical bond between bassist Mike Watt and singer and guiatrist D. Boon. Childhood friends, their unbridled creativity and political views were the foundation of this groundbreaking band which refused to be categorized as Punk.
The film weaves together personal tales from Watt and drummer George Hurley with archival interview footage of the band and rare live performances. New interviews with over 50 musicians, artists, journalists, and friends help tell the Minutemen story, from their humble beginnings in the harbor town of San Pedro, California, to the tragic 1985 death of D. Boon in a highway accident in the Arizona desert.
June 06, 2006
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"Walking Wild : Goat Rocks Wilderness" explores the Pacific Crest Trail as it winds its way through the remarkable region that lies north of Mount Adams and south of White Pass in Washington's central Cascades, near Mount Rainer. This journey of discovery takes viewers from secluded forests to flower-filled meadows, along alpine peaks, and across a perilous traverse of the highest portion of the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington. The production combines interviews with walkers who travel the trail with wilderness images. This is a rugged land that combines the fiery geology of ages past with the fleeting beauty of the seasons. Its foundation is the remains of ancient volcanoes and volcanic vents that rose nearly three-million years ago. Today, mountain goats roam these high slopes. The ice and snow of the high peaks feed small streams where lupine, monkey-flowers, hare bells, and a multitude of other blooms quiver in the cool breeze. Experience the joys of this unique area and meet some of the equally unique people who speak from their hearts about their experiences in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The one-hour video journey was created by Karen Edmundson Bean, an award-winning director/cinematographer of wildlife productions and one of the few women to hold Director of Photography status in the International Cinematographers' Guild. Bean has backpacked through four continents and has been camping since her infancy. Her adventure and wildlife production company, Ambridge, is run from her off-grid farm near Maple Falls, Washington. "Walking Wild : Goat Rocks Wilderness" is one of a series of "Walking Wild" videos which include: "Walking Wild : Whatcom County, Washington" and the multiple award-winning "Walking Wild : Alpine Lakes Wilderness (pacific crest trail)." "Walking Wild" videos have been purchased by public and private institutions throughout the Pacific Northwest and by individual purchasers world-wide.
August 08, 2006
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Velvet Underground Under Review is a 75 minute film reviewing the music and career of one of rock musics most influential collectives; a band which esteemed music journalist Lester Bangs claims started modern music. It features rare musical performances
April 04, 2006
