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2) Freakonomics
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally bestselling book about incentives-based thinking by renowned economists Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years.
3) Studio 54
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
For 33 months, from 1977 to 1980, the nightclub Studio 54 was the place to be seen in Manhattan. A haven of hedonism, tolerance, glitz and glamour, Studio 54 was very hard to gain entrance to and impossible to ignore, with news of who was there filling the gossip columns daily. Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, two college friends from Brooklyn, succeeded in creating the ultimate escapist fantasy in the heart of the theater district.
Language
English
Description
Follow the stories of four freshmen students who experienced one of the deadliest school shootings in United States history at Columbine High School in 1999. Director Laura Farber, who was also a freshman during the shooting, sensitively captures her classmates deeply personal and unique perspectives during an unprecedented walk-through of the school itself, shedding light on the complexity of a life impacted by violence and loss at a young age nearly...
5) Dale
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
An extraordinary collection of Dale's greatest moments in racing as well as an intimate protrait of the man himself. Told through archival race footage, never-before-seen family home videos and interviews, this collection was produced with the support of the Earnhardt family and Richard Childress racing.
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
See how Disneyland continues to expand and evolved with technically advanced attractions such as California Adventure, which includes all new 'Cars Land' where visitors feel like they're walking into the Cars' movies. At Walt Disney World, see the newly reimagined Test Track, Mission Space, Tower of Terror, and Expedition Everest. Viewers get the inside track on the ultimate Walt Disney world!
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Legend of Bigfoot: Both the history of Bigfoot and current sightings are discussed with emphasis on his being the missing link (92 min.).
Escape from Angola: A ride through perilous jungles with wild animals, brutal soldiers and government forces (95 min.).
Series
Criterion collection volume 557
Language
English
Description
On November 27, 1978, Dan White, a former City Supervisor entered San Francisco's City Hall with a gun and murdered both the Mayor, George Moscone, and San Francisco's first openly gay politician, City Supervisor, Harvey Milk. White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and served a brief jail term, sparking a demonstration and riot by gay supporters of the murdered men.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Five educational holiday features that teach the meaning of gifts, the history of Christmas trees and the importance of Bethlehem. Featured films include: Dear Santa; Don't Forget the Baby Jesus; The Christmas Tree; The First Christmas; and Oh Little Town of Bethlehem. Includes 20 bonus audio tracks from The Meaning of Christmas.
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
This is a documentary tribute to the seventy-five people who lost their lives on November 14, 1970, in what was perhaps one of the most catastrophic tragedies in NCAA history. What began as a routine flight home ended in disaster when aircraft carrying the Marshall University football team, its coaches, fans, and flight crew crashed in Wayne County, West Virginia, killing everyone on board. Featuring eyewitness interviews, this unforgettable documentary...
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A documentary film about two 85-year-old veterans who fought 3,000 Japanese in a secret Alaskan invasion during World War II. Now, 60 years later, these two forgotten hearoes embark on a intense and emotional journey back to the remote Aleutian island of Attu, where they relive the brutal 19 day battle that the American government kept secret.
17) Fat head
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Have you seen the news stories about the obesity epidemic? Did you see Super Size Me? Then guess what.... you've been fed a load of bologna. Comedian and former health writer Tom Naughton (www.tomnaughton.com) replies to the Super Size Me crowd by losing weight on a fat laden fast food diet including plenty of double quarter-pounders and friend chicken - while demonstrating that nearly everything we've been told about obesity and healthy eating...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The San Bernardino, California, Route 66 Rendezvous began in 1990 when 400 vehicles gathered to celebrate America's Highway, Toute 66. The show now encompasses 35 blocks of cruisin', 500,000 spectators, and 2,448 classic cars and hot roads. Events include a Nion Light Cruise, the Firestone Brunout and Flame Throwing Contest, an Open Headers Contest, as well as an on-going downtwon Cruise and Show & Shine.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Before Stonewall: On June 28, 1969, the NYPD raided the Stonewall Inn, a mafia-run gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city's gay community. With this event, the gay pride movement began. Before Stonewall explores the history of homosexuality in America through historical footage and interviews with those who lived through it. This film relives events from the 1920s up until the 1969 riots--Container.
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