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A raucous western comedy, is punctuated with a classic Lerner and Loewe musical score, including “They Call the Wind Maria” and “I Talk to the Trees.” The story of a gold mining boomtown full of brawny men centres on the work-and-play partnership of Ben and Pardner (Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood) and the delicate wife they share (Jean Seberg).
2) Annihilation
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Biologist and former soldier Lena is shocked when her missing husband comes home near death from a top-secret mission into the Shimmer, a mysterious quarantine zone from which no one has ever returned. Now, Lena and her elite team must enter a beautiful, deadly world of mutated landscapes and creatures, to discover how to stop the growing phenomenon that threatens all life on Earth.
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[2002]
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English
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A magnificent Alaskan dog who leads his team to victory in the National Open Sled Dog Race, Kavik is bought by wealthy, unscrupulous businessman George Hunter, but his plane crashes en route to Seattle. Twelve-year-old Andy finds the badly wounded Kavik in the woods, nurses him back to health when no one believes he will survive, and loves the once proud dog, who is left fearful and cowardly by the accident. Hearing of Kavik's amazing recovery, Hunter...
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[2020]
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English
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Adapted from the beloved literary classic, this is the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team, and later its leader, Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world...
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Criterion collection volume 615
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Classic Chaplin (the Little Tramp) prospects for gold, gets involved with a dance hall girl, and deals with a burly competitor during the Yukon gold rush.
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[2015]
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English
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A visually stunning journey to the end of the world with the hardy and devoted people who live there year-round. The research stations scattered throughout the continent host a close-knit international population of scientists, technicians and craftsmen. Isolated from the rest of the world, enduring months of unending darkness followed by periods when the sun never sets, Antarctic residents experience firsthand the beauty and brutality of the most...
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[2020]
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English
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Combining hi-tech archaeology, breathtaking visuals and genuine exploration to make headline-grabbing discoveries, portrayed through our host, Albert Lin. An ambitious approach applies 3D scanning to some of the most extraordinary sites of antiquity. This series delivers powerful, emotional stories with hi-tech imagery to bring the mysteries of the past vividly to life.
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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In this new 2023 high-definition program, learn all about the latest breakthrough discoveries in the world of science. In this program: a submersible submarine finds ancient deep-sea coral reefs; an earthquake simulator helps us understand how to erect tall buildings that can withstand powerful earthquakes; researchers create biofuel from waste; scientists invent a type of robotics that grows like a plant; advances are made in fabricating the human...
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[2021]
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English
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Get ready for an exciting up-to-the-minute, high-definition video of the latest discoveries in the world of science. Whether it be the latest advances in technology or medical research, this video brings it to you courtesy of the National Science Foundation. Young viewers will be inspired, empowered, and challenged.
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[2020]
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English
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Get ready for exciting up-to-the-minute, high-definition video of the latest discoveries in the world of science. Whether it be the latest advances in technology or medical research, this video brings it to children courtesy of the National Science Foundation. Young viewers will be inspired, empowered and challenged.
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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Streams, swamps, ponds, and more! Go Onward and Pondward with everyone's favorite backyard explorer extraordinaire, Nature Cat! Along with his friends Hal, Squeeks, and Daisy, the team learns where a stream begins and explores new environments along the way. These are a few of the seven fun-filled outdoor adventures viewers do not want to miss! Tally Ho!
15) Pale rider
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Corporate mining boss Coy LaHood offers the independent pan miners a deal: get out or be carried out. The terrorized miners have little choice but to accept until a nameless stranger rides into their camp. The miners call him "Preacher." But to LaHood, he's an avenging pale rider and hell follows with him.
16) Moon
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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Astronaut Sam Bell is completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth's primary source of energy, Helium-3. His declining health is causing headaches and hallucinations that lead to a near-fatal accident, rendering him unconscious. After recuperating, an unexpected discovery leads him to doubt his sanity, his identity, and the integrity of the company.
17) Big Pacific
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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The Pacific Ocean covers one third of the Earth's surface, holds half of the world's water, and hides the deepest place on the planet. It is a place where huge and iconic, rare and dazzling creatures live, and where creatures yet to be discovered lurk. Filmed in cinematic 4K, the program breaks the boundaries between land and sea to present the Pacific Ocean in a way never seen before.
18) Polar extremes
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Renowned paleontologist Kirk Johnson embarks on an epic adventure through time at the polar extremes of the planet. Following a trail of fossils found in all the wrong places - beech trees in Antarctica, redwoods and hippo-like mammals in the Arctic - NOVA uncovers the bizarre history of the poles, from miles-thick ice sheets to warm polar forests teeming with life.
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Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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An introduction to basic engineering principles and the science behind them. The course gives a new perspective on one of the most productive periods in the history of civilization. In case after case, you will find that engineering solutions reached during this era would not be surpassed for another thousand years or more.
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2014.
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English
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I had ambition not only to go farther than any man had been before, but as far as it was possible for a man to go. James Cook Geographer, historical consultant and bestselling author Vanessa Collingridge searches for the man behind the legend as she traces his story in a series that is part biography, part travelogue and completely enthralling. A hero to some, a villain to others, this son of an English farm labourer described more of the globe than...
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