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1) This is it
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Presents a rare, behind-the-scenes look at Jackson as he developed, created, and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts at London's 02 Arena. Drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius, and great artist at work is captured in raw and candid detail as he created and perfected his planned final London shows.
Series
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
When P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Walt Disney's desire to bring her beloved character, Mary Poppins to the motion picture screen (a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters), Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario's concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers' reflects back on her...
4) Surf's up
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Teenage Rockhopper penguin Cody Maverick is an up-and-coming surfer who is about to enter his first pro competition. Followed by a documentary crew to film his experiences, Cody leaves Antarctica for the warmer climes in order to surf in the Big Z Memorial Surf Championship covered by the SPEN network. His hero, champion surfer Big Z, has been gone for ten years, and Cody wants to win the championship in his memory. On his journey he encounters surfer-dude...
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Go behind the scenes, and experience the journey from the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debut of the films that changed the face of cinema. Explore the creation of the Star Wars films, the development of the classic characters, and the birth of the lightsaber, through documentaries, featurettes, interviews, rare footage, theatrical trailers, stills collections, poster art, and more.
Publisher
Docurama
Language
English
Description
Originally planned as a "making of" featurette to accompany the completed movie, this documentary tracks filmmaker Terry Gilliam's madcap mission to film "The man who killed Don Quixote". He struggles to complete his masterpiece, all the while beset by obstacles of such epic proportions that not even Hollywood could have concocted them.
10) Be kind rewind
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Two local outcasts attempt to save a local video store. Amateur film director Mike must find a way to save the business after his magnetized friend, Jerry, erases every movie in the store. Using an outdated video camera and their own special effects, the two embark on an adventure to remake all the movies, from "Ghostbusters" to "Driving Miss Daisy," turning the two town misfits into local celebrities.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Language
English
Description
A spirited and comical behind-the-scenes look at Richard Wagner's beloved Ring Cycle. This award-winning film takes audiences inside one of the most spectacular and ambitious operas in history - through the point of view of the stagehands.
Publisher
New Video Group
Language
English
Description
Follow the extraordinary acting coach and founder of the Miracle Project musical theater program Elaine Hall, five autistic children, and their parents as they improbably, heroically mount a full-length original stage production and learn to communicate their feelings in song and performance.
Publisher
Allumination FilmWorks
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
Documentary that examines the filmmaking methods of director Michael Moore. Documentarian Michael Wilson searches for the American dream and sets off on a nationwide quest to interview millionaire filmmaker Michael Moore. Will he land his interview and expose Moore for who he really is?
Publisher
Shout Factory
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Through extensive interviews with cast and creators, original show footage presented in HD. For the first time, and brand-new animated storyboards, directors Ira Steven Behr (showrunner of the original series) and David Zappone (Star Trek docs The Captains and For the Love of Spock) present an in-depth look at this beloved TV show, its fans, and its ongoing appeal to Trekkies of all ages.
Publisher
Questar Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Bobby Cellini is a has-been actor who was presumed dead after a mysterious disappearance. Bobby gets a second chance to turn his career and his life around after he assumes a new identity and auditions for the role he was born to play - himself, in a made-for-TV movie based on Bobby's life to be directed by his ex-wife.
Publisher
Virgil Films
Language
English
Description
Documents the making of an original Western film called Bulletproof. Bulletproof features actors with and without disabilities who meet every year at Zeno Mountain Farm (ZMF) to write, produce, and star in original short films. Founded by two brothers and their wives, Zeno Mountain Farm's philosophy is to create a truly inclusive community that builds genuine friendships that transcend stigma and stereotypes.
19) Amazing Grace
Language
English
Description
A documentary presenting th elive recording of Aretha Franklon's album 'Amazing grace' at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angelese in January 1972.
Publisher
MGM DVD
Edition
Collector's ed.
Language
English
Description
The Stargate is an intergalactic gateway, developed by an ancient civilization, that links other planets from other solar systems to ours. The U.S. Air Force assembles a Stargate team headed by Colonel Jack O'Neill for interstellar peacekeeping missions.
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