Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary (DVD)
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Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary (DVD)
Traudle Junge, a soft, pretty, elegant, and straightforward gray-haired woman, speaks to the camera with utter honesty. Through memories, stories, personal reflections, and attempts at explanation, she recounts her experience working as one of several secretaries to Adolf Hitler during the last years of his reign. She first explains the way that she got the job--simply because she was a good typist--and that she never really intended to be involved with the war, nor did she even realize at the time the crucial role that she played. With deep-seated regret she repeatedly chastises herself for not having realized what was happening outside Hitler's bunker, and what horrors he was bringing upon the world. In hindsight, she says that her youth was no excuse for her ignorance. Inside the bunker, Junge kept a steady schedule, working quietly with Hitler's staff and sharing with him one meal a day and occasional evening tea. Stories she tells about Hitler's personality--that he was soft-spoken, loved his dog, was embarrassed to wear shorts because of his white knees--cast Hitler and the horrors of the Holocaust in a strangely abstracted view. However, Junge's crystal-clear, moment-by-moment recapitulation of the last weeks in the bunker, when Hitler's defeat was imminent, are intense and terrifying. BLIND SPOT: HITLER'S SECRETARY is a rare documentary, in that it keeps its focus on Junge, seated and speaking, throughout its duration. While her stories are captivating, it is her inability to forgive herself and her palpable feelings of regret that give the film its uniqueness.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull FrameAudio: Dolby Digital Stereo - German
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Game Over - Kasparov and the Machine (DVD)
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Game Over - Kasparov and the Machine (DVD)
In 1997, amidst much media fanfare about the showdown between artificial and human intelligence, chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov lost a set of matches against IBM's thinking computer Deep Blue. The documentary film GAME OVER: KASPAROV AND THE MACHINE revisits that series of chess games from Kasparov's perspective, and explores his idea that there may have been an underhanded scheme at work. Taking the chess master's accusations as a starting point, the film investigates the possibility that IBM might have cheated for financial gain, while also positioning the invention of Deep Blue in the history of game playing machines. Part conspiracy theory and part documentation of a media event, GAME OVER considers the fear and wonderment regarding artificial intelligences.DVD Features:Keep CaseAnamorphic WidescreenAudio: Dolbly Digital 5.1 - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Additional Footage - Play by play reenactment of the 6 matches Audio Commentary - Vikram Jayanti - DirectorText/Photo Galleries: Biographies - Gary KasparovDVD-ROM Features: DVD-ROM Game - Ubisoft Chess Master 10th Edition
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WWII: Battlefront - Five DVD Digipak Collection (DVD)
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WWII: Battlefront - Five DVD Digipak Collection (DVD)
WWII: BATTLEFRONT presents five DVDs of World War II battles and stories. Watch the war come to chilling life in the lives of the soldiers, airmen and sailors from both the Allied and Axis sides.DVD Features:Region [unknown]DigipakFull Frame - 1:33Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access
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Encyclopedia of the 20th Century: Days That Shook the World - 5 Pack (DVD)
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Encyclopedia of the 20th Century: Days That Shook the World - 5 Pack (DVD)
A collection of all historic events that occurred during the 20th Century. Everything from political turmoil, to scientific breakthroughs are captured in this informative and educational documentary narrated by documentarian Gary Tarpinian. Includes: 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979, and 1980-1999.DVD Features:Region 1Keep Case
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Ghost Stories - 5 Pack (DVD)
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Ghost Stories - 5 Pack (DVD)
This five volume compilation box set includes volumes 1-5 of the GHOST STORIES series. See individual titles for detailed descriptions.DVD Features:Region 1Box SetKeep Cases
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Complete History of World War II (DVD)
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Complete History of World War II (DVD)
The British Movietone Company presents this comprehensive and thrilling look at the 20th Century's most decisive conflict. Featuring a strong narrative and complete with original music scored dramatically for this program, this documentary makes for a strong and compelling narrative. Setting this program apart from others is the focus on some rarely covered parts of WWII such as Operation Barbarossa, the phony war period following the Polish invasion, the Flying Fortresses and the Manhattan Project.DVD Features:Region 1DigipakFull Frame - 1:33Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access
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Century of Flight (DVD)
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Century of Flight (DVD)
This 4-DVD set takes you into the annals of history to explore the story of the development and rise of manned flight. Starting with Orville and Wilbur Wright and their experiment at Kill Devil Hill and progressing through tales of WWI pilots, Amelia Earhart, Jackie Cochran, Lucky Lindy, Neil Armstrong, and more, CENTURY OF FLIGHT is sure to fascinate anyone with a taste for adventure.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep Case4-Disc SetFull Frame - 1.33Additional Release Materaial: Interviews with the Pioneers of AviationText/Photo Gallery: Rare Images& PhotosAdditional Products: Booklet
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Marines at War (DVD)
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Marines at War (DVD)
Takes you on an unforgettable journey through the World War II experiences of the Marines.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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Mafia - The Inside Story (DVD)
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Mafia - The Inside Story (DVD)
This acclaimed series follows the rise of organized crime and those involved in five volumes: International Syndicates, Gangland Confessions, Killers of the Underworld, Mafia Nations and The Nuclear Mafia. Spanning the globe from Russia to Latin America to Asia and Europe, the story of the Mafia is a stark look at one of the most diabolical criminal organizations in history.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAudio: Dolby Digital Stereo - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Slideshow Crime Scene Trivia QuizInteractive Features: Direct Scene Access
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Mau Mau Sex Sex (DVD)
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Mau Mau Sex Sex (DVD)
Two of independent cinema's most lasting directors finally get the credit they deserve with MAU MAU SEX SEX, Ted Bonnitt's delightful documentary. Paying tribute to 84-year-old Dan Sonney and 76-year-old David Friedman, godfathers of the sexploitation genre, Bonnitt presents outlandish clips from the filmmakers' most unforgettable works, including BLOOD FEAST and THE DEFILERS. He also interviews the directors and lets them tell their own stories with their own particular blend of outrageous humor. A must-see for fans of low-budget cult filmmaking, as well as those fascinated with cinema as a whole.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseAdditional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Exploitation Film Trailers
2. MAU MAU SEX SEX Theatrical Trailer Audio Commentaries - 1. Dan Sonney - Star, David Friedman - Star
2. Ted Bonnitt - Director/Screenwriter, Eddie Muller - Screenwriter Samples of Original SoundtrackText/Image Galleries: Special Photo Album of Rare Exploitation Poster Art, Promotional Materials, Publicity, and Personal Photographs Dan Sonney and David Friedman Filmographies Production Biographies
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Restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Heurtley House (DVD)
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Restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Heurtley House (DVD)
Frank Lloyd Wright's magnificent architectural breakthrough, the Heurtley House--built at the turn of the last century--badly needed renovation by 1997, and this documentary follows the entire process over a span of five years, complete with discerning and appreciative observations by architectural historian H. Allen Brooks.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: [unspecified] - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Additional Footage - 1. Meet the Homeowners Trailers - 1. Preview TrailerText/Photo Galleries: Stills/Photos - 1. Photographic slide show
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Deep Blue (DVD)
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Deep Blue (DVD)
For their acclaimed BBC series THE BLUE PLANET, directors Alistair Fothergill and Andy Byatt dispatched cameras to the far reaches of the earth in order to collect footage of sea life that, for all its otherworldliness, might as well have been captured by the Hubble Telescope. DEEP BLUE is a mesmerizing highlight reel of the most entrancing footage from their journey. Among the unforgettable images on display is a sea horse that alternately resembles a Chinese dragon and a thriving house plant, a squadron of penguins violently hurling themselves belly-first onto an ice floe, a heartbreaking slow-motion killer whale attack on a baby seal, and a montage of willowy deep-sea denizens that call to mind the extraterrestrials from James Cameron`s THE ABYSS. As the kaleidoscope of stunning imagery unfolds, Pierce Brosnan`s unobtrusive narration attempts to put it all into nonscientific perspective, while George Fenton`s effective score veers between thunderous orchestral cues and quietly mysterious bells and chimes. Eschewing textbook wordiness in favor of pure jaw-dropping visual awe, the struggles and oddities from the world of DEEP BLUE are sure to be eye-opening for all but the most seasoned seafarer.
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