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Milos Forman is a multi-award-winning director with a fascinating backstory. Born in Czechkoslovakia, he was orphaned at an early age when his parents perished in Nazi concentration camps. After an early career making films in his native country, he moved to Hollywood and his career took off. He is most well known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which won five Academy Awards, Hair!, and Amadeus, the biography of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,...
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[1995]
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English
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Television first arrived in American homes just as the Hollywood studio system was collapsing. As the new medium took hold, so did a new era of motion picture entertainment. Top directors, actors, and film scholars trace the influence of each medium on the other, from the live and fresh dramas of the Golden Age of Television and the growth of Hollywood spectacles to the megalithic entertainment industry of today.
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Made in cooperation with the American Film Institute, Directors: Life Behind the Camera features thirty-three legendary directors who reveal intimate and in-depth knowledge about the art of filmmaking and, as well, their own career in the movies. Culled from over 300 hours of interviews, this two-disc, four hour presentation is totally interactive, allowing instant access to a single director, or access to an entire topic involving all directors....
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[2018]
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English
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Fred Zinnemann, the Austrian-born American film director, won 4 Academy Awards as well as 19 for the actors who starred in his films. He was among the first directors to insist on using authentic locations to create more realism. Among his most-noted films were the western classic High Noon (1952) starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, From Here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma! (1955), The Nun's Story (1959) starring Audrey Hepburn, The Day of the Jackal...
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Paul O’Brien is an entrepreneur, startup consultant, and founder of MediaTech Ventures. Why he says the future is now—and how his secrets could be the key to getting your next big idea funded, whether it’s VC, sponsorship, or grant—Paul breaks down the startup ecosystem as it relates to media and technology. Plus, John and Paul discuss the ever-changing role of today’s CMO, and why data should be at the top of every marketer’s mind. Filmed...
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[2009]
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English
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The letter "Y" quest: the Knights of Sesame Street go on a quest to find things that start with the letter "Y". The shoe fairy: Abby and Telly find that there are shoes for everyone. The cookie touch: Cookie Monster discovers the perils of having the "cookie touch."
13) Seabiscuit
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2003.
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English
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While not looking the part, Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history. In the 1930s, when Americans longed to escape the grim realities of Depression-era life, four men turned Seabiscuit into a national hero.
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Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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Covers how to identify variables, set up basic function tables and calculate equations that involve basic operations, balanced number sentences and variable isolation. See how algebraic thinking involves number properties, patterns and sequences, and learn about algebraic manipulations that allow math values to be expressed in different forms.
Pub. Date
[2001]
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English
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Live theatre production that brings one of the most important periods of our country's history to life. Howard Egger-Bovet is an educator, a children's performing artist, published author, songwriter, and puppeteer. He performs his highly entertaining theater, through song and skit, to teach children a deeper understanding of the events that shaped our country.
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[2006]
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English
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Covers how to manipulate and convert numerators and denominators into simplest terms and like terms by calculating common multiples, greatest common factors and least common denominators. Explores how fractions can be renamed into equivalent forms as well as how to order and compare fractional amounts. Also learn how to perform basic operations like subtraction and division on fractions using a variety of strategies and shortcuts.
18) All about bugs
Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
Description
Learn the characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their cousins, the arachnids. Field trips show the world of scientists who study bugs. Includes a hands-on experiment.
20) Reptile
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
Description
Reveals the alien world of these often misunderstood cold-blooded vertebrates, uncovering reptilian facts that are stranger than fiction. From the hot, steam swamps to dry-as-bone deserts, travel the world in search of these amazing animals.
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