New Video Group
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This CGI-driven special will tell the history of our world in two hours from its beginning 13.7 billions years ago to today. It's an epic story that will give surprising connections to our daily lives. From the formation of the earth and the emergence of life, to the advance of man and the growth of civilization, it's a rapid-fire view of our unforgettable story.
Publisher
Distributed by Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 54 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Max is sent to bed without supper, he sails off to a world inhabited by weird creatures. Mickey is awakened by noises in the night. Alligators dance and sing through the alphabet. Counting forwards and backwards has never been so much fun. Pierre doesn't care about anything until he meets a hungry lion. Chicken soup with rice can be enjoyed all year long while learning the months.
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 71 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Shelby Lee Adams has been photographing the eastern Kentucky Appalachian mountain people for thirty years, and been both praised and derided for his portraits of impoverished Appalachian families. Accused of perpetuating stereotypes, Adams is said to exploit his subjects; this documentary explores the controversy. The director allows Adams, his critics and the subjects of his work to speak their minds.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2006, c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Join the History Channel for the extraordinary story behind the U.S. submarine that made a name for itself as the scourge of the Japanese army during World War II"--Packaging.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Linnet Doyle steals and marries her best friend's fiance, the best friend gets her revenge by hounding the newlyweds. On a pleasure cruise down the Nile, the widely despised Mrs. Doyle is found murdered. Thank goodness Poirot is along for the ride.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1693, the village of Salem, Massachusetts was overcome with superstitious hysteria. At the peak of the madness someone hundred fifty people, male and female, were accused of being witches. Twenty of them were executed.
Publisher
Docurama Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 84 min.) : sd. col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Transcendent Man explores the theories of inventor, futurist, and best selling author Ray Kurzweil (The Singularity Is Near), who predicts that in the not-so-distant future, the science fiction behind The Terminator; Blade Runner; Total Recall; The Matrix; and I Robot will become science fact. The film follows Kurzweil as he journeys the world sharing his mind-bending vision of a future in which we merge with our computers.
49) The atomic cafe
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"A compilation of archival film clips beginning with the first atomic bomb detonation in the New Mexico desert. The footage, much of it produced as government propaganda, follows the story of the bomb through the two atomic attacks on Japan that ended World War II to the bomb's central role in the cold war. Shown along with the famous 'duck and cover' Civil Defense films are lesser-known clips, many of which possess a bizarre black humor when seen...
Series
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Appears on list
Description
Corduroy: Corduroy tries to find his lost button, so that someone will finally take him home from the department store. Yo! Yes?: Two boys become friends and they no longer have to play alone. Here comes the cat!: A village of mice is about to be visited by a cat.
51) Bass ackwards
Publisher
Flat Iron Film Company
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After ending a disastrous affair with a married woman, a man embarks on a lyrical, strange, and comedic cross-country journey from Seattle to New York in a modified VW bus.
Series
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 57 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Curious George rides a bike: The man in the yellow hat gives Curious George a brand new bicycle. The great white man-eating shark: Norvin, a boy who closely resembles a shark, uses his talents to scare away all the swimmers at Caramel Cove, except for one female shark in love. Flossie & the fox: Flossie meets up with a clever fox who has been making trouble around town. Cat & canary: A city cat who lives out his fantasy of being able to fly finds...
Publisher
Docuramafilms
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
By 2006, as many as 5,000 electric cars were destroyed by the major car companies that built them. Today, the electric car is back with a vengeance. Without using a single drop of foreign oil, this new generation of car is America's future: fast, furious, and cleaner than ever. It's not just the next generation of green cars that's on the line, it's the future of the automobile itself.
Series
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 61 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears": A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps in the jungle. Will the jungle creatures ever get the story straight? "A story, a story": Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyanme, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider Man, wanted them - and caught three sly creatures to get them. "Who's in Rabbit's house?": Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't...
Publisher
Docurama Films
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naivete?, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa, to find out how the modest corn kernel conquered America. With the help of real farmers, powerful fertilizer, government aid, and genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hidden truths about America's modern food system.
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"...
57) Sister Helen
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1986, at the age of 56, Helen Travis became a Benedictine Sister after she lost her husband and both her sons to substance abuse. Two years later, in New York City, she opened a halfway house for recovering male addicts.
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (234 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A woman must overcome obstacles and persevere during a time when women's rights were scarce and independence was all but forbidden. A compelling portrait of one woman's strength, courage, and defiance.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (364 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The lives and legacies of the 43 leaders of the United States. Based on the book To the Best of My Ability, The Presidents features insight from journalists, scholars, and politicians, as well as rare and unseen photographs and footage.
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The journey of two teenage Sudanese boys, orphaned by their war torn country, who traveled to America looking for a safer environment and learning to cope with the unfamiliar complexities of contemporary American society.