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*NEW - Arcimboldo: Portrait of An Audacious Man What if Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a painter of Modern Art before its time? With their unique style, the Composite Heads by the Milanese painter are among the most famous works from the Renaissance period. Largely forgotten after his death in 1593, he was re-discovered by the Surrealists. After them, throughout the 20th century, nu Read More... |
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*NEW - Back to Basquiat This film is first and foremost a journey. From Brooklyn to Abidjan, via the Mississippi, Puerto Rico and Haiti. A journey through the search for his identity of the most famous black American contemporary artist, and one of the 20th century's major painters. But it's a paradoxical journey because, despite his Haitian an Read More... |
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*NEW - Elliott Erwitt: Silence Sounds Good Elliott Erwitt spent his entire adult life taking photographs, of presidents, popes and movie stars, as well as regular people and their pets. His work is iconic in world culture while his life is largely unknown. 'Elliott Erwitt — Silence Sounds Good' is a quiet, intimate portrait of an artist at work, who v Read More... |
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*NEW - Picture Books On DVD Series- Volume 7 Recommended: Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Video Librarian Modern storybooks, adapted to DVD, help capture young children's imagination and encourage a love of reading. Viewers will learn about the world around them with stories that explore other cultures, explain the past, examine dif Read More... |
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Advocates of Change Series PEOPLE CHANGING THE WORLD They have made a difference and revolutionized the world. They come from all walks of life and from all corners of the globe. These remarkable individuals have pioneered, developed and forever improved their industry and the world in which we live. Engaging and relevant, these individuals will change th Read More... |
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Albert Camus: The Madness Of Sincerity Recommended: Educational Media Reviews Online This is the story of one of the greatest French authors of the 20th century. A writer who, in a world wary of ideology, finally achieved the position he was due and the respect of those who prefer justice and truth to dogma and extremism. In conjunction with Olivier Tod Read More... |
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Betty Boop For Ever Betty Boop was the first female human character in the entire history of cartoons, she was also the first woman to have the leading role in a cartoon. Born in 1930 with gorgeous legs, huge bedroom eyes, a soft singer voice, Betty Boop was a hit! As she blows out 90 candles in 2020, the sexy little brunette and her legendary Boop Read More... |
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Biographies Of Famous People Series A 5-part humanities series featuring uniquely famous individuals from divergent walks of life and regional areas of North America who have made a recognized and significant contribution to the history and spirit of America.Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart amazed the world with her aviating prowess during a time in America when the Read More... |
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Famous People, Incredible Lives Series This visually rich series offers a fascinating look at a broad cross-section of world renowned individuals. Every historic re-creation explores the most important developments of their very famous lives whether artist, businessman, composer, leader, philosopher, poet, explorer, writer, reformer, scientist or ruler. Interested v Read More... |
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Joan MirĂ³: The Inner Fire Thirty years after his death, Joan Miró has become an iconic figure in the art world. The more time passes, the more his work becomes universal, going beyond borders and genres. His work lives outside of museums, on the walls of prestigious institutions, and his influence extends into design and architecture and is visibl Read More... |
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Lewis & Clark Expedition, The Recommended: School Library Journal, Video Librarian• Program 1: Includes St. Louis to the Continental Divide • Program 2: Includes Continental Divide to the Pacific OceanIn 1803 US President Thomas Read More... |
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Magda Goebbels: The Life and Times of a Fanatic In Adolf Hitler’s bunker in Berlin, bombarded day and night by the Russian army, an elegant woman of around 40 poisons her six children before committing suicide. Her name was Magda Goebbels, and she was the wife of the notorious and sinister propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, and the Third Reich’s t Read More... |
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Martin Buber: Itinerary Of A Humanist Recommended: Educational Media Reviews Online After Freud and Einstein, Martin Buber (1878-1965) was one of the best-known Jews of the 20th century. The emergence of Zionism, Nazism and the creation of the state of Israel were all major influences on the philosopher. He wrote extensively on the question of respec Read More... |
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Nelson Mandela: One Man Directed by: Marilyn Higgins Nelson Mandela is a shining example of what one man can do to change the world. One Man navigates Mandella's life from his birth in a small village and an oppressive regime through his struggles to overcome prejudice and hate to unify a nation. Viewers will discover how Nelson Mandela's de Read More... |
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Osama bin Laden: A Decade To Justice Recommended: Booklist, Video Librarian A dramatic, powerful and at times unnerving retelling of the events leading up to and surrounding the death of the world's most wanted man.This documentary includes President Obama's Address to the Nation, a remembrance to 9/11, the decade long hunt to find Osama bin Laden, the rise Read More... |
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Paul Gauguin: Paradise Beyond The Horizon The island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas is the final destination of the great traveler, Paul Gauguin. After Paris, Peru, Denmark, Brittany, Panama, Matinique and Tahiti, it was on this wild and remote island on the other side of the world that the painter set down his easel in 1901. What was he seeking on this Southern Pacif Read More... |
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Political Assassination: History Forever Changed Series Political assassinations have forever changed the course of world history. This collection of acclaimed documentaries looks at twenty of the best known assassinations and provides little know facts and insight to help better understand the geo-political situations that led to their untimely deaths. Witness interviews, re-ena Read More... |
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Shimon Peres: In My Words A film by Samuel Lajus and Christiane Vulvert The story of a little Jewish boy who emigrated to Palestine in 1934 is a magnificent tale in and of itself. But then came his meetings with Ben Gurion, Sadat, Kennedy, Arafat, Bill Clinton…This 2-part documentary, filmed over a period of two years with Peres in Tel Av Read More... |