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starring: Sister Wendy, Wendy Beckett
"Museums, like theaters and libraries, are a means to freedom. Here, we can move out of our personal anxieties and disappointments into the vast and stable world of human creativity." —Sister Wendy Beckett Sister Wendy Beckett comes to America for a spectacular tour that blends art, history, culture and storytelling into one delightful experience. Described as "a phenomenon" by The Washington Post and "a pop star" by The New York Times, Sister Wendy shares her contagious enthusiasm, eloquent descriptions, self-taught expertise and warm humor as she guides you through six of America’s greatest art museums.
The Art Institute of Chicago Discover intriguing facts behind Grant Wood’s classic painting American Gothic, the brilliance of a gold ceremonial knife from Peru’s lost Chimu empire, and Marc Chagall’s stained glass epic America Windows.
The Cleveland Museum of Art Explore rare Asian art and Medieval European pieces, as well as Rodin’s sculpture The Thinker, an elaborately detailed suit of armor, and Rousseau’s richly fantastic painting The Fight of a Tiger and a Buffalo.
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas Share the museum’s carefully selected art collection, including Cézanne’s painting Man in a Blue Smock, the lacquered beauty of a Japanese wine flask, and Caravaggio’s The Cardsharps.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Enjoy the museum’s wonderfully diverse works, including David Hockney’s painting Mulholland Drive, a colorfully woven Chinese emperor’s robe, and examples of pre-Columbian sculpture.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Tour New York’s legendary museum and its vast art collection, including Velázquez’s stunning painting Juan de Pareja and a calligraphic page from the Koran. And join Sister Wendy to experience the heavenly beauty of The Cloisters.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Marvel at such masterpieces as Gauguin’s Polynesian painting Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, the intricate Wedgwood inlays of an antique piano, and Paul Revere’s silver Sons of Liberty Bowl.
Special DVD features include: Access to the Sister Wendy’s American Collection Web site, featuring an interview with Sister Wendy, additional information on 18 selected works of art, and more; chapter search; English audiotrack; and subtitles.
On one DVD5 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: Widescreen (Anamorphic)
November 11, 2001
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starring: Paul La Greca
directed by: Rebecca Cammisa, Rob Fruchtman
One of the most unanimously acclaimed documentaries in recent years and winner of the coveted Sundance Film Festival Directing Award, this emotionally compelling film is an inspirational and uplifting portrait of a truly colorful and most unusual New York character. Brash, foul-mouthed, and no-nonsense, Sister Helen Travis is not your typical saintly soul. A recovering alcoholic who lost her husband and sons to substance abuse, she single-handedly fights her own war on drugs as director of a halfway house for recovering addicts in NYC’s South Bronx. Filmmakers Rob Fruchtman and Rebecca Cammisa put their fly-on-the-wall, cinema verité technique to expert use as they vividly capture the complex love/hate relationship between this tough-as-nails nun and the men who both fear her and rely on her to help them battle their own inner demons. Inspired by Sinatra’s "my-way-or-the-highway" mantra, Sister Helen runs a tight ship in which everyone must obey her rules and the hand that writes them. For the residents who wish to permanently kick the habit, this sobering dose of tough love may be their last and only hope.
December 12, 2004
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Your new digital camcorder can capture memories that last a lifetime, but getting great results can be difficult. By understanding a few simple techniques, and the software already on your computer, you can make exceptional home movies that everyone will enjoy.
This DVD takes you through the steps necessary to shoot great video, tell a compelling story, and edit the results into something you will want to share with your fiends and family.
Within an hour, you will be thinking about video in a whole new way. Your videos will instantly improve, and you’ll have more fun than you’ve ever had with a camcorder.
Topics covered:
• Visual storytelling
• The art of being invisible
• Shooting techniques
• Why angles matter
• Camera features you must avoid
• White balance considerations
• Using manual controls
• Using audio to enhance your video
• DVD, Internet, Tape, and CD output
• From the camcorder to the computer
• Editing your footage the simple way
• Adding narration and music
• Using still photographs in your production
• Best practices – tape use and safety considerations
• Zoom with your feet
Cut weeks or months off your learning curve. We’ll show you how to make great videos without spending more money on expensive software or additional hardware. Get the results you want without going to film school!
March 03, 2005
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starring: Leon Godwin, Lucas McLawhorn, Josh DiMauro, Brian Burnham
May 05, 2005
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directed by: Hank Rogerson
Shakespeare Behind Bars is a film that follows an all-male Shakespearean theater company composed of convicted felons. For one year, while incarcerated at Kentucky's Luther Luckett prison, the cast rehearse and perform a full production of Shakespeare's great last play, The Tempest.
The prisoners cast themselves in roles reflecting their life experiences, including the crimes for which they were convicted. As they struggle to understand the characters they are playing, they uncover startling and moving truths about themselves.
The Tempest’s underlying theme of forgiveness is at the heart of this incredible documentary. Through their creative journey, these "murderers, fugitives and thieves" reveal kindness, generosity and faith. And we are left wrestling with the notions of transformation and redemption.
• Official Selection - Sundance Film Festival 2005
• Official Selection - Edinburgh Int’l Film Festival 2005
• Special Jury Prize - Independent Film Festival of Boston 2005
• Best In Show - Bendfilm Festival 2005
• Crystal Heart Award - Heartland Film Festival 2005
Special Features
• Prisoner Commentaries
• Filmmaker Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Bonus Performance Footage
• Troupe Update
July 07, 2006
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starring: Rick Sebak, Holly Moore
It’s America between two slices of bread! It’s a fast-cut, slightly goofy celebration of some great sandwiches at some very interesting places from Pennsylvania to California.
Have a pastrami in New York City. Sample a Maid Rite "loosemeat" in Iowa, a St. Paul sandwich in St. Louis, and a chipped ham "Slammer" in Pittsburgh. How about barbecued brisket in Texas? Or Italian beef in Chicago? Try a muffuletta and several shrimp and oyster po-boys in New Orleans. And see why folks in Buffalo go for a beef-on-weck while people in Louisville love a Hot Brown.
Even when much of America seems "all the same," you can still find some distinctive, delicious differences in lots of cities, and this documentary takes you to some outstanding eateries where lobster rolls are amazing, where falafel is fabulous, and where peanut-butter-and-jelly is always at the top of the menu.
Special Features (only on DVD) include The extended producer’s cut of the program which is approximately 20 minutes of additional material, all of the promotional spots for this program, the special-pledge break interviews with program participants, plus many more surprises!
June 06, 2003
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Imagine being born into a family bound by the worship of evil spirits and the occult...Fast forward to the streets of New York City, where being the leader of one of America's most violent gangs was a badge of honor...Share the miracle of a transformed life--a life changed from being driven by drugs, violence and crime to a life serving Jesus Christ! This historic video presents the touching, true story of Nicky Cruz's life. You will marvel at the human drama of Nicky's story that gained worldwide attention in The Cross & The Switchblade book and movie. You will share the former gang leader’s spiritual experience as you witness how God gave him the call to take the message of Jesus Christ to teen gangs throughout America and the world.
Nicky’s best-selling autobiography, Run Baby Run, has more than 12 million copies in print in over 40 languages. He has preached to more than 34 million worldwide in over 35 years of ministry and has been the guest of political figures and heads of state from around the world.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
-52-minute version in English with chapter titles--can be viewed with or without English subtitles.
-26-minute version in English and Spanish
-Nicky’s Testimony - "Jesus is the Answer: Nicky Cruz in South Africa"
June 06, 2004
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starring: Poke Runyon
directed by: Gregory Jednack
Producer’s Review: THE RITES OF MAGICK
The Rites of Magick is a feature length (90 minute) dramatic documentary on the rites, ceremonies and meditative practices of America’s oldest continually operating Magical tradition: The Order of the Temple of Astarte in Southern California. The O.T.A. is the religious-fraternal order of The Church of the Hermetic Sciences incorporated in 1971. This production was filmed and video-recorded in temples, outdoor henges, and retreats of the Order from 1974 to the 21st century. It is divided into six chapters: Hermetic Yoga, Pathworkings, Seasonal Ceremonies, The Magical Eucharist, Enochian Watchtowers, and -- as a special bonus feature -- a surrealist Alchemical Fantasy from the talented avant-garde filmmaker Eric Bossick.
September 09, 2005
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directed by: Tim Riley, Hayden Riley
Colonel David Gavigan, a nationally and internationally recognized specialist in terrorism, has praised filmmakers Tim and Hayden Riley and their film, The Risks and Danger of LNG(Liquefied Natural Gas). Gavigan is a graduate of the Army War College, the chairman of Massachusetts’ Bristol County Homeland Security Task Force, a member of the U.S. Attorney's Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council (ATAC), Boston, MA, and is the military and terrorism analyst for FOX 25 TV, Boston. "Let me start by congratulating you both on the outstanding DVD I just received entitled The Risks and Danger of LNG. This has to be an award winner. When I watched the film it gave me more insight into the dangers that communities face by the greed of large companies to site dangerous materials in populated areas. I feel that your work should set an example for others who wish to protect the public. The detail in your film of the dangers of LNG should leave no doubt in anyone's mind that we are facing a crisis when an LNG facility is sited in populated areas. It should be mandatory for every first responder to view this film," said Colonel Gavigan.
September 09, 2006
