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A fast-moving thriller about a struggle for democracy, William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is also a love story between two men united by an explosive act of political violence. Based on the Royal Shakespeare Company's acclaimed stage production, Gregory Doran's film for BBC Television sets the action in post-independence Africa. With echos of the recent overthrow of dictators during the 'Arab Spring', the production explores the implications of political...

In this issue of Videofashion Collections, New York Fashion Week continues to steal the headlines! Miami to Manhattan, graffitied and collaged, street art has stylish impact on Donna Karan’s Spring 2015 collection. It’s a bouquet of laidback luxury from perennial favorite, Michael Kors! Kors, the king of comfort, makes sportswear classics optimistically chic for the upcoming season. Plus, Peter Som’s Pop Art prints create clean crisp summer...

Five 8 Minute Video lessons hosted by native speakers who teach viewers correct pronunciation.  The main method employed is phonics which implies that pronunciation should be one of the first things to learn in English. The audience is taught to pronounce separate sounds, phonemes, diphthongs, etc. with the help of simple words and word combinations. The program is intended for viewers with elementary and pre-intermediate levels who are just taking...

In a world where designer labels come and go at the drop of a fashionable hat, only the strongest survive. Designer Marathon takes you from the humblest of beginnings through the most spectacular creations that catapulted these designers and design houses to fame. We map out a career timeline of the most influential trendsetters of the last three decades as they build their far-reaching fashion empires. Volume 6 includes: Badgley Mischka, Emanuel...

For more then twenty years, tons and tons of metallic and electronic waste from all around the world has been transported to a Chinese town called Fengjang, in the south of Shanghai. Around 50,000 migrant workers have formed a real army to dismantle these metallic wastes. These green soldiers decompose, cut, split and recycle, with the most rudimentary means, almost 2 million tons of garbage every year. To remain and assume the minimum materials that...

A multi-racial group of college students in a weekend racial sensitivity workshop discuss affirmative action, self-segregation, internalized racism and cultural identity. Skin Deep chronicles the eye-opening journey of a diverse and divided group of college students as they awkwardly but honestly confront each other's racial prejudices. Academy Award nominated filmmaker Frances Reid follows students from the University of Massachusetts, Texas A&M,...

Papunya Tula art, commonly known as dot painting, is world renowned. Mr Patterns tells the story of Geoff Bardon who, together with the Papunya artists, was a catalyst for what many consider the greatest art movement of the 20th century. Posted as an art teacher to the government settlement at Papunya in Australia's Western Desert, Bardon found more than 1000 Aboriginal people living in a state of dislocation, their culture being systematically wiped...

From his start in the late eighties as a member of the landmark “Antwerp Six”, Dries Van Noten has quietly captivated fashion lovers with his understated approach to dressing. Humble shapes are thoughtfully rendered in rich materials – sampling silhouettes, embellishments, and color palettes from cultures around the world. The house does not advertise at all, yet for over twenty years Van Noten has cultivated a loyal clientele and even maintained...

From the forests of Mexico to the farm lands and cities of North America, learn how successful beekeepers overcome challenges and develop sustainable practices to improve the quality and quantity of honey bee populations.

Follow the parallel stories of the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity and the emergence of Englands seven preeminent regional kingdoms. Those kingdoms drew--depending on their location--upon two different sources of Christian influence and custom.