New Video Group
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
After Columbus discovered America came the men to make a conquest. From all corners of the world, explorers reached the shores of the New World to reap untold riches, seek new routes to the Far East, and gain the most elusive glory of all - a place in history. A sweeping saga of bravery, cruelty and pure folly, these are the stories of adventurers who stopped at nothing to conquer an unknown land and its peoples. Led by legendary cities of gold and...
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
When a 15-year-old black male is arrested for the murder of Mary Ann Stephens, everyone involved in the case--from investigators to journalists--is ready to condemn him, except for his public defence lawyer, Patrick McGuiness. A true tale of murder and injustice.
83) The avengers
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Episodes of the television program aired from 1965 to 1967.
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Follows Andy Goldsworthy's bohemian free spirit all over the world as he demonstrates and opens up about his creative process. From his long-winding rock walls and icicle sculptures to his interlocking leaf chains and multi-colored pools of flowers. Goldsworthy's painstakingly intricate masterpieces are made entirely of materials found in Mother Nature - who threatens and often succeeds in destroying his art, sometime before it is even finished.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
From their self-imposed exile in Holland to their perilous crossing of the Atlantic, to their first year in the new world, Desperate Crossing is the definitive story of how the Pilgrims came to live and prosper in an unfamiliar land.
89) Reviving Ophelia
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Marie's seventeen-year-old Elizabeth has the perfect life, with a seemingly wonderful boyfriend. Meanwhile, single parent Le Ann is raising sixteen-year-old Kelli and finds it hard to relate to the pressures her daughter is facing with boys, friends, and school. When Kelli suspects Elizabeth's boyfriend is abusing her, no one believes her. Marie and Le Ann have always been there for each other and need each other more than ever as they try to understand...
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"American novelist Tom Ricks ... arrives in Paris determined to renew a relationship with his estranged wife and daughter. When a longed-for meeting goes poorly, he ends up in a seedy hostel on the outskirts of the city. Unable to pay for his room and board, he agrees to work as a night guard at a warehouse or the proprietor ... and spends the hours writing elaborate, imaginative letters to his daughter. One evening, after he's invited to a literary...
92) Elizabeth
Publisher
A & E Television Network
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
One of the most important rulers in history, Elizabeth I came to the throne at a time when England was under threat of annexation from abroad and collapse from within. When she died after a reign of 45 years, she left behind a nation protected by the greatest navy on earth and in the midst of a cultural explosion she made possible. This series explores the life and rule of the woman who gave her name to an era. A blend of dramatic re-creations and...
93) The front
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
District Attorney Monique Lamont orders Detective Win Garano to reopen the investigation of the brutal, decades-old murder of a young blind woman named Janie Brolin. Janie's boyfriend was the main suspect in the original investigation, but Lamont has another suspect in mind: the Boston Strangler. Garano will work with no-nonsense female detective 'Stump' to uncover the truth about Janie's death and track down a psychopath who is leaving their witnesses...
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Reveals the origins of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and tells the story of its 21 year old creator, a Yale architecture student. Lin's plan was selected from over 1,000 different designs. And what began as one of the country's most bitterly disputed monuments became one of the world's most inspirational and frequently visited memorials. Includes interviews with Maya Lin, Vincent Scully, Jan Scruggs, Robert Doubek, Grady Clay, Tom Carhart, J. Carter...
95) Computers
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Full screen.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the evolution of the computer, from its origins as a simple counting machine to the personal computer, Windows, and the World Wide Web.
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A groundbreaking investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. Follows the stories of several idealistic young servicewomen who were raped and then betrayed by their own officers when they courageously came forward to report.
97) WW II in HD
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
The only people to see the war like this were the ones who lived it. Until now. Seventy years in the making. Three thousand hours of color footage few knew existed. The first documentary to show original color footage of World War II in immersive HD, the world premiere History series WWII in HD uses the journals and accounts of those who served in the war's biggest battles to create a personal, introspective and detailed look at life on and off the...
100) Secrets of the Koran
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Explores the history and influence of the Koran. Scholars offer interpretations of the Koran's verses and draw comparisons between the Koran and the Bible.