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Xena Warrior Princess - Season Four Video Set
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Metropolis
: essential video:Fritz Lang's Metropolis belongs to legend as much as to cinema. It's a milestone of sci-fi and German expressionism. Yet the story makes minimal sense, and the 'theme' belongs in a fortune cookie; to experience the film's pagan power, you have to see the movie. But for decades we couldn't, not really--not with so many versions, all incomplete, often in public-domain prints like smudged photocopies. This Murnau Foundation restoration changes all that. Some shots, scenes, and subplots may ...
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Xena Warrior Princess - Season Five Video Set
: essential video:Fritz Lang's Metropolis belongs to legend as much as to cinema. It's a milestone of sci-fi and German expressionism. Yet the story makes minimal sense, and the 'theme' belongs in a fortune cookie; to experience the film's pagan power, you have to see the movie. But for decades we couldn't, not really--not with so many versions, all incomplete, often in public-domain prints like smudged photocopies. This Murnau Foundation restoration changes all that. Some shots, scenes, and subplots may ...
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Xena Warrior Princess - Season Six Video Set
: essential video:Fritz Lang's Metropolis belongs to legend as much as to cinema. It's a milestone of sci-fi and German expressionism. Yet the story makes minimal sense, and the 'theme' belongs in a fortune cookie; to experience the film's pagan power, you have to see the movie. But for decades we couldn't, not really--not with so many versions, all incomplete, often in public-domain prints like smudged photocopies. This Murnau Foundation restoration changes all that. Some shots, scenes, and subplots may ...
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Xena Warrior Princess - Season One Video Set
: :Just four minutes into 'Sins of the Past,' the first episode of Xena, you'll gladly follow the warrior princess anywhere. Taking on a gang of marauders, she leaps onto an upright spear embedded in the ground and, with a cry of 'Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi,' does a circular wall of death on their chests. A syndication phenomenon, this audacious 1995 series was a spin-off from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Lucy Lawless stars as Xena, dressed to kill in leather and breastplate. Her exploits ...
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Xena Warrior Princess - Season Three Video Set
: :Just four minutes into 'Sins of the Past,' the first episode of Xena, you'll gladly follow the warrior princess anywhere. Taking on a gang of marauders, she leaps onto an upright spear embedded in the ground and, with a cry of 'Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi,' does a circular wall of death on their chests. A syndication phenomenon, this audacious 1995 series was a spin-off from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Lucy Lawless stars as Xena, dressed to kill in leather and breastplate. Her exploits ...
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The Ruby Princess Runs Away
: :It's coronation day for the four Jewel Princesses, but where is Princess Roxanne? It seems the young Princess fears the responsibilities and loss of freedom inherent in ruling a kingdom, so she's run away. Faithful servant Twitter follows the Princess and, when she cannot be persuaded to return to the castle, promises to accompany her. The pair is soon set upon by the evil Darklings, who steal the Princess's valuable ruby necklace and then attack a goldsmith and his wife ...
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The Boneyard
: :It's coronation day for the four Jewel Princesses, but where is Princess Roxanne? It seems the young Princess fears the responsibilities and loss of freedom inherent in ruling a kingdom, so she's run away. Faithful servant Twitter follows the Princess and, when she cannot be persuaded to return to the castle, promises to accompany her. The pair is soon set upon by the evil Darklings, who steal the Princess's valuable ruby necklace and then attack a goldsmith and his wife ...
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Blast Off!
: :Kids will see the Atlantis Space Shuttle liftoff, Apollo 11 head toward the moon, and astronauts floating in space as they repair the shuttle's exterior on this 22-minute show. It's made up of footage of space-related events and vehicles set to a background of classical, jazz, Celtic, and African music with minimal voice-over. Factoids do pop up on the screen for adults to read, but they are usually too complicated for young children to understand. While some of the footage ...
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Dr. Temple Grandin Video - Sensory Challenges and Answers for Persons with Autism
: :Kids will see the Atlantis Space Shuttle liftoff, Apollo 11 head toward the moon, and astronauts floating in space as they repair the shuttle's exterior on this 22-minute show. It's made up of footage of space-related events and vehicles set to a background of classical, jazz, Celtic, and African music with minimal voice-over. Factoids do pop up on the screen for adults to read, but they are usually too complicated for young children to understand. While some of the footage ...
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