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Publisher
Paramount
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
Two lions on a man-eating rampage have shut down the construction of a railway in 1896 East Africa. The beasts hunt together, showing no fear of man or fire. What's more, they're killing for sport rather than for food--and they have an almost supernatural knack for knowing what traps await them. Big-game hunter Remington and construction engineer Patterson set out to stop these unstoppable monsters. But, in this astonishing tale of man against beast,...
Publisher
Nickelodeon / Paramount
Edition
Widescreen and full screen version.
Language
English
Description
Gear up for seven Nick Jr. adventures designed to introduce kids to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math! They'll tackle trajectory and springs with Blaze, work with wind power in Dora and Friends, learn about dinosaurs with PAW Patrol, and master math with Team Umizoomi!
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When Simon Masrani accidentally destroys one of the park's main attractions (he should really learn how to fly that helicopter), he calls upon his trusted employee Claire to save the day. Claire comes up with a perfect solution that will delight Masrani and kids everywhere; the Indominus rex. Disaster strikes after the Indominus eats all the hot dogs, and escapes from his pen. The dinsaur trainer Owen Grady saves the day with an epic battle between...
Series
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Language
English
Description
Structural engineer Steve Burrows leads the Time Scanners to the Middle East to scan the ancient city of Petra, an architectural wonderland. Using cutting-edge 3D laser-scanning technology, Steve and the team are able to visualize the city like never before, allowing them to answer long-standing questions about this archaeological masterpiece.
13) UltraViolet
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Edition
Unrated extended cut.
Language
English
Description
Human society has been decimated by a holocaust caused by biological warfare research gone wrong. The intent was to create super-soldiers, but a genetically-engineered virus turns infected humans into Hemophages. These human, vampire-like sub-species have enhanced physical abilities. In the infection-paranoid and technologically advanced society that follows, Violet is a singular Hemophage warrior battling the totalitarian dictator who is determined...
14) Why ships sink
Edition
[Widescreen].
Language
English
Description
Picking up from this winter's Costa Concordia disaster and looking both back to the Titanic disaster a century ago, and into the future of sea travel, Nova looks at questions about cruise ship safety and the science of the ships' buoyancy.
15) Hitman
Publisher
Twentieth Century Home Entertainment
Edition
[Widescreen format], Unrated [ed.].
Language
English
Description
Agent 47, a genetically engineered hit man who completed a mission to assassinate the president of Russia, is sent to kill the only witness to his crime, but realizing the woman has never seen him, becomes aware that he is being hunted by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation and his own organization wants him dead.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Using cutting-edge, 3D laser-scanning technology, structural engineer Steve Burrows leads his team of experts into the Peruvian jungle to scan the sacred Inca city of Machu Picchu, asking three main questions: How did the Inca build a city atop a mountain ridge? How were the terraces constructed? And how did they supply water to the city? Join the team as they turn back time and decode the past.
Publisher
History Channel
Language
English
Description
Using extensive state-of-the-art CGI animation this documentary chronicles the spectacular as well as sordid history of the Roman Empire from the rise of Julius Caesar in 55 BC to its fall around 537 AD. The CGI animation gives the viewers an opportunity to see Rome's greatest structures the way the ancient Romans saw them. The insights of engineers, archaeologists and historians add depth to segments on Hadrian's Wall, Caesar's Bridge, the aqueducts,...
Publisher
National Geographic
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
When the ancient architects completed construction on the Great Pyramid at Giza, they left behind the greatest riddle of the engineering world. For centuries, adventurers and Egyptologists have crawled through every passageway and chamber, measuring and collecting data in an attempt to determine how it was built. Using cutting-edge 3-D software, see the incredibly acurate blueprints of the Great Pyramid.
20) Hulk
Publisher
Universal
Edition
Special ed. ; Widescreen version (aspect ratio 1.85:1).
Language
English
Description
A scientist performs regeneration experiments on himself, and passes on the genes to his son, Bruce. Now Bruce is performing experiments that expose him to radiation and nanomeds, which combined with his unique genes, unleashes the Hulk.
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