New Video Group.
23) The Iraq war
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Examines the key military and political decisions that have determined the course of the Iraq war, from President Bush's "Axis of Evil" declaration through negotiation, invasion, "Mission Accomplished" and beyond. Experts analyze the design of the war plan and the new technology used in combat such as the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter, B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, and Stryker combat vehicles. Frontline footage illuminates key events of the war, including...
Publisher
Docurama Films
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
From his embed with US Marines Echo Company in Afghanistan, photojournalist and filmmaker Danfung Dennis reveals the devastating impact a Taliban machine-gun bullet has on the life of 25-year-old Sergeant Nathan Harris. The film seamlessly transitions from stunning war reportage to an intimate portrait of one man's personal struggle at home in North Carolina, where Harris confronts the physical and emotional difficulties of re-adjusting to civilian...
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Dig deep into Sid's treasure chest of comedy gems and join him for 19 of his rarest sketches-unseen since the 1950's and more priceless than ever! Dusted off and digitally restored, these buried treasures from the golden age of comedy are hilarious.
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
Features journals, books, and authentic letters that are mixed with modern forensic technology to uncover the real stories behind some of the Wild West's biggest names, including Billy the Kid, Lonesome Dove, Tom Horn, Wyatt Earp, and more.
28) Balseros
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The heartrending yet triumphant account of seven Cuban refugees who risked everything in pursuit of the American Dream. Follows a lively group of rafters, many of whom were detained at the Guantanamo naval base before being allowed onto American soil.
Publisher
Distributed by Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
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
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Examines political icons from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to 2008 presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain. Shows how politicians and celebrities use subtle body language to persuade masses; establish power; and advance careers.
33) The atomic cafe
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
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...
34) Victory at sea
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
The most famous historical war series ever made. A sweeping record of the naval battles of World War II.
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
The History Channel answers the question: After 650 million years of climate change, is global warming simply a naturally occuring phenomenom, or the result of human activity? Arctic ice is melting, sea levels are rising and glaciers are shrinking at alarming rates. And the Earth is getting unmistakably warmer. But is this vast potentially catastrophic climate change the result of human behavior? Or is it simply the Earth's natural cycle of warming...
36) Shanghai ghetto
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
"Recalls the strange-but-true story of thousands of European Jews who were shut out of country after country while trying to escape Nazi persecution in the late 1930s. Left without options or entrance visas, a beacon of hope materialized for them on the other side of the world, and in the unlikeliest of places: Japanese-controlled Shanghai. Fleeing for their lives, these Jewish refugees journeyed to form a settlement in the exotic city, penniless...
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
2005, c2004
Language
English
Description
Follow the ups and downs of a flock of wild urban parrots within the green niches of San Francisco. Along the way meet unforgettable characters like Picasso and Sophie, the inseparable parrot lovers, and Connor, the lovable outcast of the flock.
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
Continues to examine 75 million years of the most credible alien evidence here on Earth. Season Three explores new directions, including sightings and phenomena from ancient times to the present. From the age of dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the U.S., each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, controversies, firsthand accounts and grounded theories surrounding an age-old...
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Charm city (Part 1 to Homicide episode For God or Country in season 4): A gas attack in a downtown New York subway station puts Detective Lennie Briscoe and Rey Curtis on the trail of the perpetrator. Pembleton connects the attack to a similar that occured years before in Baltimore, so he and Bayliss head to New York to assist with the investigation. However the Baltimore detectives quickly discover that their methods strongly conflict with those...