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Publisher
Stadium Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Several of the interviews in this documentary were filmed at a symposium about the career and biography of Michael Chekhov, which was held in the US in the 1990s. The participants in the symposium shared their memories about being taught by, or working with, the late, great actor, director, and drama coach, Russian-born Chekhov (1891-1955), who was the nephew of the Russian writer Anton Chekhov (1860-1904). Many film clips, plus some rare stills of...
62) Flyabout
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
A young woman follows her dream to fly a plane around the continent of Australia, together with her dad. Her introduction to the Aboriginal Walkabout brings on the realization that piloting the plane won't be the hardest part of the trip.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
Celebrity is not a modern phenomenon. Politicians, criminals, actors, and even ordinary citizens in ancient Rome strove for recognition. Here you'll chart the lives of some of Rome's celebrities, including gladiators, charioteers, and the emperor Nero. You'll also look at women who knew how to hog the limelight, including Cleopatra and Theodora.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
Building on your understanding of how the ocean affects weather, turn your attention to the tropical cyclone, generally known as the hurricane or typhoon. Examine the typical structures of the tropical cyclone, and investigate the conditions needed to unleash these dangerous storms.
66) Monsieur Hire
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
1989.
Description
A recluse is accused of murdering a young woman simply because his neighbors think he is strange. (Nominee: Palme d'Or - Cannes Film Festival, 1989. Winner: Top Foreign Films - National Board of Review, 1990.)
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
Why do cold and warm fronts exist? Can you dig a well so deep you cannot pump water from it? Find the answer to these and other questions as you explore three key concepts of weather—temperature, pressure, and density—and the equation that sums up their relationship: the ideal gas law.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
This lecture takes you into the world of Athenian women, who were subjugated to males all their lives and who rarely left the home except for festivals and funerals. You'll also look at the hetaerae - or female companions - whose lives were relatively independent.
69) Adaptive Surfing
Publisher
Lightbeam
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Operation Beachhead is a non-profit organization based at the Jersey Shore providing adventurous, yet safe, all-season sports for veterans, active duty troops, and individuals with disabilities.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Few terrestrial organisms can be as comfortable in the water as insects. Look at the unique respiratory physiology and fascinating adaptations that make it possible for them to maintain oxygenation underwater, as well as the adaptations that allow water striders to take advantage of water's surface tension to skim along its surface.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
One man's wild, lifelong adventure of testing society's boundaries through his subversive art, FAR OUT ISN'T FAR ENOUGH combines traditional documentary storytelling with original animation culled from seven decades worth of art from the renegade children's book author and illustrator. Using a palette of 20th century events to paint an artist's epic yet controversial life story, the film offers a retrospective of Ungerer's life and art, and ponders...
73) Meteorology: An Introduction to the Wonders of the Weather: Episode 8,Bringing Air to Saturation
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
Why does dew form on some mornings? Why does it take longer to cook food at higher elevations? Discover the answer to these questions as you learn about saturation: the point where air holds the highest amount of water vapor that it can contain.
74) Hinterland
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Vienna, 1920. The Austro-Hungarian Empire has collapsed. Peter Perg returns home from the Great War, after years of captivity. But the Vienna he comes home to is nothing like the place he once knew. The new Austrian Republic thrives on artistic freedom, but anti-democratic movements loom overhead. A stranger in his hometown, his life takes a turn for the worse when one of his former comrades is murdered. Suddenly the mysterious killings of veterans...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Discover the properties of insects that distinguish them from mammals and all other animals. They all have exoskeletons for strength and protection, six legs to propel their movements, compound eyes, antennae, and even more attributes in common with one another. But within this framework, their astonishing variability has allowed them to live in almost every ecological niche on the planet.
76) Harvie Krumpet
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
The biography of an ordinary man seemingly cursed with bad luck.
Publisher
Stadium Media
Pub. Date
1994.
Description
Rudy Ray Moore tells all as only he can in this all-new retrospective of his legendary career. From his humble beginnings to his crowning as “King of the Party Records,” Rudy Ray guides us through his struggles and triumphs in the film and music industries. Long time fan Eddie Murphy chose the story of Rudy Ray Moore and the making of "Dolemite" in the upcoming "Dolemite is my Name", in which he stars as film and comedy pioneer.
Publisher
LikeRightNow Films LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
INTELLIGENT LIVES stars three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities – Micah, Naieer, and Naomie – who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce. Academy Award-winning actor and narrator Chris Cooper contextualizes the lives of these central characters through the emotional personal story of his son Jesse, as the film unpacks the shameful and ongoing track record of...
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