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Publisher
Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 83 min.) : sd., col. with b&w segments ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Using never-before-seen footage, photos and audio of Williams and featuring interviews with many friends and family who have never spoken on-camera before, Honky tonk blues tells the story of Hank Williams' rise and fall in full, vivid detail"--Container.
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (44 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One of the world's most admired men, he is the spiritual and secular leader of a nation that exists only in exile. Born Tenzin Gyatso, he is the fourteenth man recognized by his people as Buddha's reincarnation and honored with the title he is known by worldwide - the Dalai Lama. Since 1959, when he fled his nation after a failed rebellion against the occupying Chinese, he has lived in exile. Follow the Dalai Lama from his childhood in the "Lost Kingdom"...
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Questar Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (4.5 hrs.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Biography of the versatile Renaissance artist in the context of his times, describing some of his achievements in painting, architecture, engineering, sculpture, and science. Shows many of Da Vinci's triumphs, including the creation of The last supper and the Mona Lisa, and some of his bitter defeats including the crash-landing of his flying machine, as well as the bitterness of his rivalry with Michelangelo. DVD extras include a look at the rise...
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (54 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines the life of bluesman Muddy Waters, who was born the son of a sharecropper in the Mississippi Delta, but later moved to Chicago and became a legendary performer who established the electric blues sound. Features commentary by Keith Richards, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, and Public Enemy's Chuck D. Includes interviews with members of Waters' bands, family members, and ex-girlfriends, as well as archival interviews and concert footage.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (200 min.) : sd. (stereo.), col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Tells the story of the first truly modern artistic movement, focusing on five of its most important practitioners, Renoir, Monet, Degas, Pissarro, and Morisot. Their determination to remain true to their convictions--and the price they paid as a result--is vividly captured in their own words, taken from letters and diaries, while the world's foremost authorities offer fascinating insights into their lives and work"--Container.
Chronicles the development...
6) James Dean
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2005, c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Looks at the life and death of James Dean through interviews with many of his co-stars, friends and other insiders.
Publisher
Rhino Entertainment Company
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
For 12 years, Hitler's overpowering personality dominated the German nation. Recently found German footage, along with eyewitness testimony and contemporary diaries, tell the disturbing story as never before. Follows the story of Hitler's brutal rise to power, to his transformation of Germany into a Nazi state, and finally the destructive wars that brought the Third Reich down.
Publisher
Distributed by Winstar TV & Video
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (200 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A bio-pic about the passionate life of the great French novelist, Honore de Balzac, who was ignored by critics and harassed by debt-collectors and sustained by the Russian countess whom he loved his entire life.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[1999, c1967]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Hal Holbrook's landmark one-man show is most startling in the freshness of Twain's stinging commentary on politics, the art of lying, religion, partriotism, slavery and man's notion that he is the Creator's pet.
11) Ansel Adams
Publisher
PBS DVD Video
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Intimate portrait of the life and career of photographer, Ansel Adams.
12) Mark Twain
Publisher
PBS DVD
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 220 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences, double-sided ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Recounts Mark Twain's life told primarily through his own words. Includes interviews with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, William Styron and many others.
13) Hemingway
Publisher
Lance Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A dramatized portrait of Ernest Hemingway as revealed through his relationships with each of his four wives.
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of Catherine the Great, a young girl who would transform herself from an obscure German Princess into Russia's most powerful regent. Tells her story from her memoirs and personal letters.
Publisher
Shanachie Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Known commonly as the creator of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain's rich and varied life is eloquently revealed. The story spans Twain's career as prolific writer, Mississippi riverboat pilot, drama critic, publisher, and world traveler, while at the same time mirroring the rise of America from frontier days to world power. Over 1,000 period photos impart a sense of action and vitality as they illustrate Twain's life from his boyhood to...
Publisher
Sony Music Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
7 DVDs (780 min.) : sd., b&w with col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide ([12] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Description
The blues is a seven-part documentary film series exploring the evolution of the blues, featuring rare archival performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon ... et al., also including over 100 newly-filmed performances by contemporary artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Beck ... et al. singing classic blues songs.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 188 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Captures the dramatic, lust-filled saga of King Charles II, from his youthful exile in the Netherlands to his numerous sexual escapades during his tumultuous 25-year reign to his secret deathbed conversion to Catholicism.
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