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hival films of early pyramid exploration and discoveries and visits
never-before-seen royal tombs. Four-volume set. 50 mins.
6Director/Author: never-before-seen royal t Minutes: 50 Ö The inspirational story of America's beloved clown, from his childhood
in New Jersey to his legendary career as a film star, from his
tumultuous 10-year partnership with Dean Martin to his commitment as
spokesman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Rare archival
footage and exclusive interviews with friends, collaborators and Lewis
himself. 100 mins.
0Director/Author: himself. 100 mins. Minutes: 100 &A visually spectacular, state-of-the-art series of 16 half-hour
segments in eight volumes produced by the Edizioni Musei Vaticani for
the Jubilee in the Year 2000. Through the wonders of modern
technology, this documentary series makes available to everyone the
world's most spectacular and sacred repository of art, history and
faith. Volumes include The Vatican Museums: History, Art Works &
Personalities, Roman & Etruscan Art in the Vatican Museums, Greek and
Egyptian Art in the Vatican Museums, The Origins of Christian Art &
The Sistine Chapel, The Raphael Rooms, The Loggia & The Historical
Museum at St. John Lateran, The Ethnological Museum & Picture Gallery,
The Collection of Modern Religious Art & The Apostolic Palace and
Vatican City & The Great Basilica. Each volume is 60 mins.
5Director/Author: Vatican City & The Great Minutes: 60 ß The Partridge Family--Caution: Nervous Mother Driving. In Knight in
Shining Armor, a talented intruder heartthrob (Bobby Sherman) takes
over the Partridge's studio while they are away; in But the Memory
Lingers, a smelly stowaway boards the bus and leaves a lasting
impression on the group (features the hit song, "I Think I Love You");
and in The Eleven Year Itch, guest star Jodie Foster develops a crush
on Danny. 75 mins.
/Director/Author: on Danny. 75 mins. Minutes: 75 _ The Partridge Family--C'mon Get Happy. Includes the pilot episode,
What? And Get Out of Show Business?, in which the young widow Shirley
reluctantly joins her kids' band; Old Scrapmouth, in which Laurie's
braces create a major kink in the band's performing (guest starring
Mark Hamill of Star Wars); and Anchors Away, the last show of the
series, in which Shirley's high school beau sails into town and
Danny's convinced the officer is no gentleman.
^ Charlie's Angels--Angels in Chains. Two episodes. In Angels in Chains
the Angels infiltrate a corrupt prison and are forced to join guest
star Kim Basinger in the warden's bordello. In Blue Angels, the Angels
rub a crooked cop the wrong way when they go undercover in a massage
parlour. Dirk Benedict stars. 98 mins.
6Director/Author: parlour. Dirk Benedict st Minutes: 98 m Charlie's Angels--Angels Under Covers. Two episodes. In To Kill an
Angel, a trip to the carnival leads to a tunnel of horrors when Kelly
gets caught in the crossfire between two paid killers and an autistic
child. In Night of the Strangler, the Angels go undercover as fashion
models while investigating a kinky case of multiple murders. 101 mins.
7Director/Author: models while investigatin Minutes: 101 5Director/Author: wedding bells--and alarm Minutes: 75 * Gidget--Beach Blanket Gidget. In Dear Diary--Et Al, the series pilot,
Gidget's sister reads her diary and assumes Gidget's highly
imaginative confessions are true; in Is It Love or Symbiosis?,
Gidget's meddling big sister and brother-in-law convince her father
that he should send Gidget away to a private girl's school in Paris;
in I Love You, I Think, while Jeff is way at Princeton, Gidget
dedicates herself to a life of loneliness, until she meets a tall,
dark and handsome surfer. 78 mins.
6Director/Author: dark and handsome surfer. Minutes: 78 ó This humorous and upbeat science series shows that history is filled
with seemingly unrelated discoveries that are actually connected in
the most surprising ways. Host James Burke delights viewers as he
explores the effects and origins of inventions and events that shape
the modern world. Volumes include Feedback, What's in a Name? and Drop
the Apple. Three one-hour tapes.
Court TV follows judges, assistant district attorneys, public
defenders and defense attorneys through their everyday experience.
Teens will see what it's like to lead the life of a legal
professional, visit a law school, and look at the roles played by
bailiffs, court reporters, court clerks and the many others who make
the legal system work. Episodes include The Assistant District
Attorney, The Public Defender, Judges, Juries and the Jury Selection
Expert, Arrest/Representation, Punishment for Teen Offenders,
Reform/Intervention, Conflict Resolution, Lawyers Who Rarely Go to
Court, Unsung Heroes of the Courtroom, Mock Trials, Environmental Law
and Teens in Prison. Six-volume, 13 half-hour episode gift set. 6½
Greasy mechanic, gasoline fanatic and Cracker star Robbie Coltrane
looks at the engines that changed the world, in this six-episode,
three-tape set. Episodes include The V8, The Steam Engine, The Diesel
Engine, The Supercharger, The Two Stroke and The Jet Engine.
_A portrait of the colorful 82-year-old Norwegian explorer and
scientist who became world famous with his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947
when, with a crew of five, he drifted 8000 kilometers on a balsa raft
from Peru to Polynesia. 52 mins.
6Director/Author: from Peru to Polynesia. 5 Minutes: 52 }The 10th Mountain Division consisted of an elite group of expert
mountain climbers trained by the U.S. Army to combat the Nazis
entrenched in the mountains of Italy during WWII. Through rare and
unusual film footage, the combined accounts of the Americans, Italians
and Germans are woven together to offer a first-hand account of what
it was like on the front lines. 45 mins.
5Director/Author: it was like on the front Minutes: 45 = Based on James Clavell's novel, Noble House is an intriguing
mini-series saga set in the panoramic backdrop of exotic Hong Kong.
Pierce Brosnan stars as Ian Dunross, the all-powerful leader of Hong
Kong's most influential international trading organization, Noble
House, as he confronts takeover attempts, interlocking intrigues and
ancient obligations. "Extravagantly romanticnot only is it as long as
life, it's also rich with possibilities" (The New York Times). With
Deborah Raffin, Ben Masters, John Houseman and Denholm Elliott.
Director/Author: mins. ¦In this haute couture-designed, futuristic tour-de-force from Luc
Besson, Bruce Willis stars as a cab driver who becomes an unsuspecting
hero when he picks up the kind of fare that only comes along every
5000 years: a perfect being, a perfect beauty, a perfect weapon (Milla
Jovovich). Together they must save the world. The most expensive
French film in history. With Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker and fashions by
Gautier. In English.
3Director/Author: Luc Besson 1997 Minutes: 126France/USA ~ The Presidents Collection I. Three double-cassette gift set featuring
LBJ, the Kennedys and Nixon.
| The Presidents Collection II. Two double-cassette gift set featuring
Teddy Roosevelt and FDR.
w The Presidents Collection III. Two double-cassette gift set featuring
Ike and Truman.
A portrait of the first photographer to have an exhibition at the
Louvre. Spans the six decades in which Horst set standards in fashion
and portrait photography. Includes interviews with Paloma Picasso,
Karl Lagerfeld and Jean Marais. 50 mins.
6Director/Author: Karl Lagerfeld and Jean M Minutes: 50 ÿ An illuminating look at one of the most celebrated and controversial
fashion and portrait photographers of our time. Highlights Avedon's
50-year career, recalling his work for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and The
New Yorker magazines and featuring his signature portraits of Charlie
Chaplin, Dorothy Parker, the Windsors and Natassia Kinski (and snake).
59 mins.
%Director/Author: 59 mins. Minutes: 59 6Director/Author: tapes. 20 hours, 58 mins. Minutes: 58 U The Nova Scotia International Tattoo is the world's largest indoor
show, featuring more than 2,000 international military and civilian
performers and the great military bands of the world. Includes the
world's best fife and drum corps, as well as singers, dancers,
comedians and gymnasts. 90 mins.
6Director/Author: comedians and gymnasts. 9 Minutes: 90 + Hilarious new cartoon short starring Bugs Bunny and directed by Chuck
Jones. Collection includes five other classic Looney Tunes cartoons.
41 mins.
%Director/Author: 41 mins. Minutes: 41 ê Chuck Jones' wild, all-new Daffy Duck classic. Collection includes
five other classic Looney Tunes cartoons. 40 mins.
6Director/Author: five other classic Looney Minutes: 40 T The story of champion distance runner Steve Prefontaine's life, which
embodied the spirit of athletic excellence. Meet the man hailed by
Sports Illustrated as America's Distance Prodigy, through rare footage
and the memories of those who knew him best--his teammates, coaches,
family and friends.
This four-tape gift set includes Families Are Special, starring
Barney; Theodore's Big Adventure; Generosity, featuring Mr. Rabbit's
Thanksgiving, from the Adventures from the Book of Virtues series; and
Sesame Street's Elmo in Basil Hears a Noise: A Musical Adventure.
Venture into the dense forests of coastal Siberia to track the biggest
cat on earth, the elusive Siberian tiger, and join a team of Russian
and American scientists risking their lives to save this endangered
and dangerous creature. Nominated for five Emmys.
- Really Wild Animals--Awesome Animal Builders. Check out some amazing
animal abodes and how they're built as Spin takes you on a tour of
some of the wildest construction sites around.
è Really Wild Animals--Secret Weapons and Great Escapes. Detect and
inspect the hidden weapons of the animal world with Spin.
+ Narrated by Joseph Campanella, this powerful film features rare and
intimate footage of nature's most mysterious canines in the wild at
Yellowstone and Denali National Parks and the Canadian Arctic. 60
Director/Author: mins. This program chronicles the controversial reintroduction of the wolf
into Yellowstone National Park, and explores human conceptions and
misconceptions of wolves. With unique footage of wolves in the wild.
60 mins.
%Director/Author: 60 mins. Minutes: 60 Narrated by Robert Redford, this award-winning documentary retraces
John Wesley Powell's historic 1869 pioneering trips down the Colorado
and Green Rivers. The film includes some of the first photographs ever
taken of the Grand Canyon river territories. 60 mins.
6Director/Author: taken of the Grand Canyon Minutes: 60 ` Narrated by Robert Urich, this film explores the ancient Basketmaker
and Pueblo cultures, more commonly known as the Anasazi, who inhabited
the Four Corners region for more than 14 centuries. Walk through the
scattered Anasazi ruins of national monuments and parks like
Hovenweep, Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon. 60 mins.
6Director/Author: Hovenweep, Mesa Verde and Minutes: 60 4Director/Author: Mark Oliver 1997 Minutes: 123USA ¦ This documentary follows the Argentinian-born Moyano through his art
studies in Argentina as a young boy, to his travels throughout Europe,
and finally to his home in Santa Fe.
3Director/Author: Mark Oliver 1997 Minutes: 34USA _ Dennis Potter's musically driven murder mystery masterpiece stars
Michael Gambon (Betrayal) as cynical thriller writer Philip Marlow,
recovering in a hospital while working through the plot of his
greatest detective story, starring himself as a handsome, crooning
'40s detective. Perhaps the greatest work ever written for television;
a truly original masterpiece. With Janet Suzman (Nicholas and
Alexandra). Eight hours on cassette in slipcase.
2Director/Author: Jon Amiel 1986 Minutes: 480Great Britain D Academy Award-winning animated fun from the creators of Wallace &
Gromit. In this collection of four claymation shorts, the animals step
up to the mic and talk about life on the other side of the cage in
Creature Comforts. The Oscar-nominated Wat's Pig is the tale of two
brothers--one raised as royalty, the other by a kindly pig. The darkly
hilarious Not Without My Handbag shows one dear, deceased Auntie
refusing to stay in Hell without a proper purse. The story of Adam is
a whimsical "in-the-beginning" tale about a little clay and a lot of
+ Ravel's enchanting fantasy ballet, choreographed by Jiri Kylian, tells
the story of a naughty child whose temper tantrum brings the objects
in his room to life. 52 mins.
6Director/Author: in his room to life. 52 m Minutes: 52 4Director/Author: Steve James 1997 Minutes: 107USA All the music, dancing, exotic locales, comedy and drama of the
greatest musicals of the 1950s are presented in this program. With
clips and revealing interviews with such stars as Shirley Jones, Ann
Miller and Debbie Reynolds. 60 mins.
6Director/Author: Miller and Debbie Reynold Minutes: 60 ò This two-volume gift set features four lesser-known gems from the
beloved storyteller's vast collection. The heroines in both Andersen's
The Wild Swans and The Brave Duckling must overcome great adversity to
restore happiness in their lives. The Woodcutter's Wish and The
Amazing Gift are two tales in which heroes are given a gift of magic.
128 mins.
'Director/Author: 128 mins. Minutes: 128 6Director/Author: the master and his extrao Minutes: 50 Ü Rudolf Arnheim, Professor Emeritus of the psychology of art, Harvard
University, and author of Art and Visual Perception, Film as Art,
Towards a Psychology of Art, Visual Thinking and The Power of the
Center, reflects on his life and work and explains some of his most
important theories on this educational video. Also includes a
biographical section. 58 mins.
5Director/Author: biographical section. 58 Minutes: 58 G In this first kitchen grease-powered road movie, five Bay Area women
make their way from New York to San Francisco in an '84 Chevy diesel
van powered by used vegetable oil. The "Greasy Riders" careen across
the nation stopping at greasy spoons, asking for leftover frying oil
to fuel their "Lard Car" in this wacky 3,000-mile cross-country
adventure. Other pit stops in this documentary include interviews with
biofuel engineers, a quick overview of how-to-do-it fuel mixing, and
conversations with the American public about our petroleum dependence.
Director/Author: mins. OA member of the Chickasaw Nation, Hogan is a poet, novelist,
playwright and teacher who inspires hope and healing from the human
and global community. On February 7, 1995, she read from The Book of
Medicines in Los Angeles and spoke with poet Wendy Rose (The Halfbreed
Chronicles). From the Lannan Literary Videos series. 60 mins.
6Director/Author: Chronicles). From the Lan Minutes: 60 _ Chicano poet, essayist and children's book writer Gary Soto was born
and raised in Fresno, California. Mr. Soto has published six poetry
collections, including Home Course in Religion, The Elements of San
Joaquin and Who Will Know Us? He read from his New and Selected Poems
on May 2, 1995, and talked with novelist Alejandro Morales, whose
books include The Brick People and Death of an Anglo. From the Lannan
Literary Videos series. 60 mins.
6Director/Author: Literary Videos series. 6 Minutes: 60 4Director/Author: Anand Tucker 1996 Minutes: 90Great Britain From the producer of The Godfather and the creator of Cool World,
Fritz the Cat and The Lord of the Rings. Three hustlers move into
Harlem and squeeze the local Godfather out of the racket. Starring
Scatman Crothers, Barry White and Phillip Michael Thomas.
4Director/Author: Ralph Bakshi 1975 Minutes: 82USA ¬ In this first openly gay action-adventure story, Josh (Troy Sistillio)
and Paul (Henry White) are a successful gay couple in the midst of
adopting a child when Josh witnesses a mob hit and becomes the next
target on their list. Watch as normally mild-mannered Josh maims and
kills to protect his loved ones. Will he be able to save his marriage,
the adoption, and himself all in one weekend?
7Director/Author: Douglas Langway 1996 Minutes: 85USA xIn 19th-century Turin, an itinerant professor unites a ragtag group of
textile workers in a strike against their factory. Crippling accidents
have become commonplace in a factory where 14-hour shifts are typical,
children work side by side with adults, and no safety standards exist.
When one man is maimed, the workers draw up a list of demands, which
are summarily dismissed by the bosses. It's only when an outsider
(Marcello Mastroianni) stumbles into their midst that they are able to
focus their efforts and bring about the possibility of change. With
Annie Girardot and Bernard Blier. Italian with English subtitles.
8Director/Author: Mario Monicelli 1954 Minutes: 127Italy +For over 70 years, Al Hirschfeld's drawings have graced the pages of
The New York Times, bringing to life the stars of Broadway and the
silver screen. This thoroughly engaging portrait of one of America's
most beloved illustrators features rare home movies, special
appearances by his celebrity subjects and interviews with his late
wife Dolly Haas and daughter Nina. The artist emerges as a brilliant,
delightful, quirky and compassionate observer of humanity.
9Director/Author: Susan W. Dryfoos 1996 Minutes: 126USA _ In this live performance filmed at the New York Improvisation on April
29, 1971, you'll see the ingenious comic during his earliest stand-up
days. The routine is uniquely Prior: interpretative voices and
characterizations, material drawn from his outrageous life, and plenty
of comments on racial differences, chemical substances and sex.
Includes the now famous "Wino Preacher & Willie the Junkie" sequence.
¦ The nightmare begins when Captain Lansen (Eric Porter) attempts to
transport illegal explosives and a motley group of passengers on a
rusty tramp steamer that becomes stranded in the vast floating swamp
of the mysterious Sargasso Sea. Under cover of night, the terrified
travelers encounter unspeakable monsters, man-eating seaweed, vicious
mutant pirates and stupendously endowed women. A Hammer Films classic.
Director/Author: mins. : Judith Hearne (Maggie Smith) is a lonely woman in reduced
circumstances but is determined to make a fresh start in life. Despite
the dreariness of her surroundings, she believes her optimism is
rewarded when she meets James Madden (Bob Hoskins). Judith, who craves
romance, is flattered by his attention and does not recognize that his
main interest in her is as an ideal business partner. When Judith is
forced to confront reality she turns to the bottle for consolation and
is propelled along a course of self-destruction.
5Director/Author: Jack Clayton 1987 Minutes: 116Great Britain ª In this Hammer classic, a London subway excavation abruptly halts when
construction workers unearth a cluster of prehistoric skulls and
skeletons. Anthropologist Dr. Roney (James Donald), his assistant
Barbara Judd (Barbara Shelley) and space expert Professor Quatermass
(Andrew Keir) are driven by curiosity and dig deeper to discover a
strange "missile" that is not of this earth.
6Director/Author: Ray Ward Baker 1967 Minutes: 98Great Britain B A collection of the best short independent features by contemporary
American filmmakers. Includes Tom Gilroy's Touchbase, starring Lili
Taylor; Dan Wain's Aisle Six, about the joys of bathroom plumbing;
Ethan Spigland's The Strange Case of Balthazar, which reinvents the
history of cinema; Jadina Lilen's cinema verite documentary Marie;
Billy Kent's Egg Salad, an expose of the clownish behavior of the West
Coast dating scene; Matt Mennees' animated short Fan-Tasy and David
Capurso's Emily's Song, a different take on homelessness. 92 mins.
6Director/Author: Capurso's Emily's Song, a Minutes: 92 ¿ This extraordinary program focuses on the Marx Brothers everyone knows
and loves while showing a side of Groucho, Chico and Harpo rarely seen
by the public. Host Leslie Nielsen leads a journey through rare home
movies, insightful interviews with family members, never-before-seen
outtakes and hilarious film clips to paint an intimate portrait of the
influential American comedy troupe.
Director/Author: mins. Director/Author: mins. _ Based on Terrence McNally's award-winning play, this "The Big Chill
meets The Bird Cage" is the story of eight friends who leave the city
behind for three simple weekends of rest and relaxation in the
country. What they find is an outrageous mix of laughter, love and
surprises. Featuring an extraordinary cast led by Jason Alexander
(TV's Seinfeld) and John Glover, reprising his Tony Award-winning role
as twin brothers.
4Director/Author: Joe Mantello 1997 Minutes: 90USA Ä Acclaimed filmmaker Hugh Miles captures magnificent, never-before-seen
images of this spectacular predator of the Andes. 60 mins.
6Director/Author: images of this spectacula Minutes: 60 + Follow the fascinating lives of a great cat and a curious warthog,
intertwined since birth, against the dramatic backdrop of the South
African wilderness. 60 mins.
6Director/Author: African wilderness. 60 mi Minutes: 60 + The discovery that rocked the scientific world. Join an expedition in
search of ancient dinosaurs. Unearth the fossilized embryo of an
Oviraptor and skeletons that reveal an astonishing story. 60 mins.
6Director/Author: Oviraptor and skeletons t Minutes: 60 Really Wild Animals--Hot Dogs and Cool Cats. In this whirlwind
worldwide adventure, Spin sets out to prove that our tame house pets
have some really rowdy relatives. The wild mixes with the mild as we
discover what's behind the dog's growl and the cat's meow. 47 mins.
6Director/Author: discover what's behind th Minutes: 47 ô Really Wild Animals--Farmyard Friends. Join Spin in two episodes about
life on the farm and the real-life story of animal rescuers. 46 mins.
5Director/Author: life on the farm and the Minutes: 46 J Years before their acclaimed performances in The English Patient,
Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes starred together in this visually
stunning, passionate and eerily atmospheric adaptation of Emily
Bronte's timeless tale of two families and the doomed love that
entwines them.
9Director/Author: Peter Kosminsky 1992 Minutes: 1992Great Britain _ In the tradition of Menace II Society, Fresh and Gridlock'd comes this
story of Tyrone, an idealistic Jamaican immigrant (Peter Williams),
who, seduced by an opportunity for quick wealth, takes a job with a
powerful local entrepreneur (George Harris). But when Tyrone finds
that he is assigned the task of collecting an old debt from his
irresponsible cousin (David Smith), his loyalties and career ambitions
are tested.
8Director/Author: Stephen Williams 1995 Minutes: 89USA + Starship Commander Wendell Corey, Captain John Agar and a crew of hot
space bimbos launch an emergency mission to rescue the crew of a
hijacked starship stranded on a forbidden planet of alien creatures.
8Director/Author: Arthur C. Pierce 1966 Minutes: 87USA S Julia Roberts and Dermot Mulroney are long-time pals who make a pact
to marry each other if neither is hitched by the time they are 29.
When he introduces his fiance (Cameron Diaz) to her, she is set on
sabotaging the engaged couple's relationship. With Rupert
Everett.%%%mDVD: DV60036. $24.95.
3Director/Author: P.J. Hogan 1997 Minutes: 105USA +Based on events of the Spanish-American War, this critically acclaimed
epic drama follows the experiences of a young Teddy Roosevelt (Tom
Berenger) and his eclectic group of U.S. Calvary soldiers, called the
Rough Riders. Roosevelt led this diverse mix of men through one of the
most famous episodes in American military history, the charge on San
Juan Hill. With Sam Elliott and Gary Busey. "Perhaps the best war
movie ever made" (Vernon Scott, UPI). Two-tape set.
4Director/Author: John Milius 1997 Minutes: 187USA 1Director/Author: John Woo 1997 Minutes: 140USA -In this hip, hilarious sci-fi comedy, Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith
are the best-kept secret in the universe. Their mission: to monitor
extra-terrestrial activity on earth. They are the best, last and only
line of defense. They work in secret. They exist in shadow. And, of
course, they dress in black. With Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onfrio
and Rip Torn and a gallery of creepy aliens, courtesy of Industrial
Light & Magic.%%%mDVD: DV60037. $24.95.
8Director/Author: Barry Sonnenfeld 1997 Minutes: 97USA e Alien monsters from outer space threaten to destroy mankind. The evil
Gigan and King Ghidrah have been summoned from outer space and mankind
is powerless against their vicious wave of destruction. Soon an
earth-shattering death struggle rocks Tokyo as Godzilla and Anguiras
go head-to-head with the monsters in a ferocious battle.
2Director/Author: Jun Fukuda 1972 Minutes: 89Japan + Godzilla battles his mechanical double. Controlled by evil space
invaders, Mechagodzilla rises from the sea and begins a ferocious
rampage of death and destruction. Has Godzilla met his match?
2Director/Author: Jun Fukuda 1974 Minutes: 84Japan ^ The story by Anne Bronte that shocked the Victorian world in 1848.
Tara Fitzgerald (Brassed Off), Rupert Graves and Toby Stephens star in
this story of sensuality and indulgence, of a marriage gone bad and a
woman's right to be free and independent, set in a romantic world of
wind-swept moors and mysterious manors.
4Director/Author: Mike Barker 1997 Minutes: 160Great Britain à A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm. The Kidsongs Kids take a trip to Old
MacDonald's farm in this music-filled story.
- Kidsongs: Baby Animal Songs. This charming music video takes kids on a
song-filled adventure with the Kidsongs Kids, Billy and Ruby Biggle,
and dozens of their adorable baby animal friends.
+ What I Want to Be. The Kidsongs Kids take to the high seas, the fire
station, the police academy, Hollywood and more as they explore
through song and dance what they'd like to be when they grow up.
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