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The Polar Express [HD DVD]
: :When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.Running Time: 100 min.Format: DVD HD Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM UPC: 012569809659 :Destined to become a holiday perennial, The Polar Express also heralded a brave new world of all-digital filmmaking. Critics and audiences were divided between those who hailed it as an instant classic that captures the visual splendor and evocative innocence of Chris ...
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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
: :A fast moving, wildly entertaining documentary with an iconic soundtrack, the film addresses the major touchstones in Thompson s life from his intense and ill fated relationship with the Hell s Angels, to the notorious story behind the landmark Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, his deep involvement in Senator George McGovern s 1972 presidential campaign, and much more. :After Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi to the Dark Side, Hunter S. Thompson seems like an odd subject for Alex Gibney to ...
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Slacker Uprising
: :A fast moving, wildly entertaining documentary with an iconic soundtrack, the film addresses the major touchstones in Thompson s life from his intense and ill fated relationship with the Hell s Angels, to the notorious story behind the landmark Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, his deep involvement in Senator George McGovern s 1972 presidential campaign, and much more. :After Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi to the Dark Side, Hunter S. Thompson seems like an odd subject for Alex Gibney to ...
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The Case for a Creator
: :This 60-minute program is a compelling adaptation of Lee Strobel's personal journey from atheism to faith in God... a journey in search of the truth about intelligent design in the universe. During his academic years, Lee became convinced that God was outmoded, a belief that colored his ensuing career as an award-winning journalist at the Chicago Tribune . Science made the idea of a Creator irrelevant... or so Strobel thought. My road to atheism was paved by science... but, ironically, so was my later journey ...
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9/11 - The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition
: :Originally broadcast on CBS in March 2002, 9/11 is an extraordinary record of that fateful day in New York City. This one-of-a-kind documentary was originally conceived as a portrait of 21-year-old Tony Benetatos, a firefighter trainee at Manhattan's Duane Street firehouse, located seven blocks from the World Trade Center. By the time filming was finished, brothers Jules and Gedeon Naudet had captured history in the making, including the only image of the first jetliner striking Tower 1, and the only footage from within the tower as ...
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Human Body: Pushing the Limits [Blu-ray]
: :Human Body: Pushing the Limits takes you across continents and introduces you to people who have pushed their bodies to the max. This groundbreaking program uses CGI technology and hi-tech camera work to examine their physical ordeals in vivid detail both externally and internally!System Requirements:Running Time: 165 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 014381507553 Manufacturer No: DIS5075BD
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How the Earth Was Made (History Channel)
: :From a once seething hellish mass of molten rock to the world that inhabits life today take a rollercoaster ride through the entire history of Planet Earth. Its 4.5 billion year epic a story of unimaginable timescales earth-shattering forces incredible life forms radical climates and mass extinctions. Discover how the continents were formed canyons were carved and why the world's animals live where they do.System Requirements:Running Time: 94 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/HISTORY CHANNEL Rating: PG UPC: 733961110548 Manufacturer No: AAAE110540 :There's a lot of information in How the ...
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King Corn
: :Engrossing and eye-opening KING CORN is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial pesticide-laden heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom - corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naivet college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America.With the help of some real farmers oodles of fertilizer and government aid and some genetically modified seeds ...
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Caillou - Caillou's Train Trip & Other Adventures
: :Engrossing and eye-opening KING CORN is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial pesticide-laden heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom - corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naivet college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America.With the help of some real farmers oodles of fertilizer and government aid and some genetically modified seeds ...
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When the Levees Broke - A Requiem In Four Acts (Documentary)
: :Examines various perspectives on the integral events that preceded and followed Katrina's passage through New Orleans, with personal accounts from survivors.Genre: Television: HBORating: NRRelease Date: 19-DEC-2006Media Type: DVD :Director Spike Lee's When the Levees Broke is the definitive document of the unmitigated disaster that was, and is, Hurricane Katrina. It's also a contemporary manifestation of an ancient tradition: an oral history, told by the people who lived it, with no narration and only the occasional use of archival cable and broadcast news footage in addition ...
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