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starring: Jane Goodall, Marc Strange
directed by: David Lickley
Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees is a giant screen journey into the hearts, minds and world of wild chimpanzees with the world's most famous field researcher Dr. Jane Goodall. Be among the few humans who have ventured into the realm of the wild chimpanzee to see them at close range. Dr. Goodall's discoveries in forty years of research at Gombe - including her groundbreaking observations of chimpanzees making and using tools have not only revolutionized our understanding of chimps, but ultimately of human behavior itself. Take an extraordinary trip deep into the Gombe and across four decades of research to experience the world of chimpanzees as never seen before.
Also includes DTS Digital Surround audio track.
February 02, 2003
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starring: Danny Glover
From the smallest micro organism to the planets and the stars, life can be a wondrous journey of discovery where almost everywhere and everything is affected by numbers. Enter the exciting world of the Science of Mathematics with our host Danny Glover.
Written By: Joseph Seamans 1, 2 & 5, David Elisco 3, 4 & 6, Gina Catanzarite 7
Starring: Danny Glover (Host)
Directed By: James C. Rogal Awards: KID’S FIRST ENDORSEMENT, PARENTS COUNCIL OUTSTANDING BOXED SET
Special Info:
As seen on PBS
Danny Glover’s Bio
Study Guides
August 08, 2006
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Burned at the stake? Accused by male religious zealots? These and other common misconceptions about the Salem witch trials are exploded in this fascinating History Channel documentary. Return to the frighteningly superstitious era of 17th-century Massachusetts as the program employs Colonial-era documentation to reveal the shocking truths! 50 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
April 04, 2005
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In 1991, a small Medieval prayer book was sold at auction. Miraculously, some original writings of Archimedes, the brilliant Greek mathematician, were discovered hidden beneath the religious text. Through scholarly detective work with the help of modern technology, this book now reveals Archimedes’ stunningly original concepts, ideas, and theories—revelations that, if known sooner, might have reshaped our world.
Many historic figures have been hailed as ahead of their time. Few—if any—are said to be centuries ahead of their time. The Einstein of his era, Archimedes had a sophisticated understanding of mathematics, and designed marvelous war machines for his native Syracuse to use against the invading Romans. Many of Archimedes’ works disappeared during the Middle Ages, but some survived to help inspire the scientific revolution in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. One document that seemed irretrievably lost was his final treatise The Method, which reputedly explained how he achieved his brilliant results—secrets he revealed nowhere else. Now, over 2200 years later, the discovery of The Method has experts and scientists dreaming of what might have been if Renaissance thinkers and other great minds had known of his ideas and been able to build on them.
NOVA explores Archimedes’ rare writings, as well as the book’s mysterious beginnings, tumultuous history and amazing discovery. As the ancient text comes back from the dead, it unlocks its revolutionary contents—the infinite secrets of one of history’s greatest thinkers.
Special DVD features include: activities for educators; materials and activities for librarians; a link to the Infinite Secrets Web site; scene selections; closed captions; and described video for the visually impaired.
On one DVD5 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: Letterboxed.
January 01, 2004
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The HBO Documentary film Thin takes us inside the walls of Renfrew Center, a residential facility for the treatment of women with eating disorders, closely following four young women (ages 15 - 30) who have spent their lives starving themselves?often to the verge of death. The film deftly chronicles the pervasiveness of restrictive eating behaviors (most of the women profiled learned dysfunctional eating habits from their mothers while growing up), as well as the failure of our current health-insurance industry to address its clients' needs, while never shifting focus from the women themselves. Director Lauren Greenfield documents with astonishing depth the daily rituals, spontaneous friendships and startling swings between recovery and relapse that make up life at the center. The result is a powerful new insight into one of our society's most insidious open secrets.
November 11, 2006
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directed by: Peter Adair
This award-winning, groundbreaking documentary paints an honest and surprisingly humorous portrait of 11 people living with HIV. The late filmmaker Peter Adair, HIV-positive himself when he worked on the project, focuses on subjects ranging in age from 17 to 60, showing the variety of people who have tested positive for the virus. 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; featurette; interviews; more.
January 01, 2004
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starring: Liev Schreiber
directed by: Michael Jorgensen
Inside the high-tech, high-stakes competition to create America’s newest fighter plane. NOVA goes behind the doors of the world’s two largest aerospace companies to record classified meetings, climbs into cockpits to fly the most revolutionary planes, and examines the high-stakes battle waged between Boeing and Lockheed Martin to build the most capable and versatile fighter ever created—the Joint Strike Fighter. You’re on the front line as the two aerospace giants fight for a contract that will make aviation history and help protect America, and that could provide the winner total domination of the U.S. defense fighter industry. Marking the first time filmmakers have been allowed inside a major weapons competition, NOVA enters Boeing’s Phantom Works and Lockheed’s legendary Skunk Works, and travels to the flight test centers at Edwards Air Force Base and Patuxnet Naval Air Station to document key moments of the competition. Join military brass, aviation engineers, and test pilots as they race to create a single aircraft that meets three criteria—that the winning plane be stealthy, affordable, and adaptable to the widely varying needs of the Air Force, Navy, and Marines. Filmed over four years, Battle of the X-Planes reveals the breakthrough designs, heartbreaking setbacks, adrenaline-fueled test flights, and one final nail-biting decision—the winner of the most lucrative contract in military history-–the Joint Strike Fighter.
Special DVD features include: bonus video footage of Lockheed fighters; a visit to a "graveyard" for old military planes; materials and activities for educators; outfitting a fighter pilot activity; designing a stealth plane; link to the Battle of the X-Planes companion Web site; scene selections; closed captions; and described video for the visually impaired.
On one DVD9 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: 4X3 full frame.
August 08, 2003
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directed by: Scott Galloway
Perhaps the freest expression of noted architect Wright's art and theories can be seen in the three houses he designed and built for himself. This program takes you on a rare behind-the-scenes look at the bold and innovative Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in suburban Chicago, Taliesin in Wisconsin, and Arizona's Taliesin West. 50 min.
July 07, 2005
