Vincent Price: The Sinister Image (DVD)
$17.56
»
Vincent Price: The Sinister Image (DVD)
Though Vincent Price is best known for his sinister starring turns in horror movie classics, he was a Renaissance performer, with a finger in several pots including radio, theater, and television. THE SINISTER IMAGE is a very special compilation of some of Price's best work, both rare and well known. Included are an hour-long interview with the star, conducted by film scholar David Del Valle in 1987, 2 television programs, and a half-hour radio drama called Escape: Three Skeleton Key.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Audio Interview - Vincent Price - StarText/Photo Galleries: Stills/Photos
Documentary
Portrait of an Artist - Donatello - The First Modern Sculptor (DVD)
$17.56
»
Portrait of an Artist - Donatello - The First Modern Sculptor (DVD)
An in-depth study of the expressionistic sculptor's myriad achievements, including a beautiful terracotta relief of the Madonna and Child, THE FIRST MODERN SCULPTOR is shot on location in Florence, Siena, Venice, Padua, and London. Featuring commentary from twentieth century sculptors, Donatello's work is revealed as essential in the development of modern sculpture.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - English
Documentary
Florilegium (DVD)
$17.56
»
Florilegium (DVD)
When the famed botanist Joseph Banks was a young man, he accompanied Captain James Cook, the legendary explorer, on Cook's first circumnavigational voyage. Banks, working with another botanist named Carl Daniel Solander, gathered more then 700 unknown plant species, which were subsequently drawn by Sydney Parkinson. Unfortunately, Banks' goal of publishing these sketches was not realized until almost 200 years after they were produced. This fascinating documentary, narrated by Robert Hughes, is the audiovisual fruition of Banks' dream--a unique and beautiful film which Banks would never have imagined those centuries ago.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - English
Documentary
Velasquez: The Painter of Painters (DVD)
$17.56
»
Velasquez: The Painter of Painters (DVD)
Made by filmmaker Didier Baussy-Oulianoff, this documentary focuses on the collection of Vasquez paintings hung at the Prado Gallery in Madrid, Spain. The collection belonged to King Philip IV, and this documentary shows off the ample talents of Velasquez, and also illustrates how he was so influential on many twentieth century painters.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Documentary
Nureyev (DVD)
$17.56
»
Nureyev (DVD)
One of the major talents of ballet dancing and an international sex symbol, Rudolf Nureyev inspired awe and lust in millions of viewers. Director Patricia Foy examines the ballet dancer's amazing life in NUREYEV, a documentary which tells his rags to riches story. Brought up in poverty and raised to fame and fortune through his preternatural dancing talent and hard work, the uncompromising artist kept his personal life very private. Through clips and interviews with friends and contemporaries like Margot Fonteyn, Merle Park, and David Wall, Foy sheds light on the world of a genius.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - English
Documentary
Portrait of an Artist - Jackson Pollock (DVD)
$17.56
»
Portrait of an Artist - Jackson Pollock (DVD)
Controversial American artist Jackson Pollock and his celebrated abstract expressionist works are examined in this entry in the American Visionaries art history series. Pollock was famous for his pioneering of action painting, creating large-scale drip paintings which preserved the as paint on canvas, the actions of his body through space.DVD Features:Region 1Snap CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Mono - English
Documentary
Portrait of an Artist - Les Silences De Manet (DVD)
$17.56
»
Portrait of an Artist - Les Silences De Manet (DVD)
A fascinating documentary about the reluctant leader of the avant-garde during the French Impressionist Movement, LES SILENCES DE MANET was filmed on location in Paris, throughout France, and in Spain. These landscapes, cityscapes and interiors were the bread and butter for the creative hunger of the wildly influential Manet.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 4.0 Surround - English
Documentary
Johnny Firecloud/Bummer! (DVD)
$17.56
»
Johnny Firecloud/Bummer! (DVD)
One of the kings of 1970's Shockumentaries, producer David F. Friedman is celebrated with this Special Edition double feature. His 1975 film, JOHNNY FIRECLOUD, tells the story of the title character, a Native American who is named for an atomic bomb. Upon his return from the Vietnam war, Firecloud sets up shop in a small desert town run by a racist. When the racist's daughter falls in love with the American Indian, the trouble begins. 1973's BUMMER! is the story of 3 sexy groupies in the L.A. glam rock scene of the 1970's.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary Original Theatrical Trailers Bonus Feature/Short - 1. Alopie the Apache Princess in WAR DRUMS
2. BLIND BIDDING AND HOW IT AFFECTS YOUText/Photo Galleries: Stills/Photos - Gallery of Exploitation Art
Documentary
W. Eugene Smith - Photography Made Difficult (DVD)
$17.56
»
W. Eugene Smith - Photography Made Difficult (DVD)
This pseudo-documentary gives a look into the illustrious career of W. Eugene Smith--one of America's most important and acclaimed photojournalists. A collage of interviews, newsreel footage, music, and reenactments (with Peter Reigert portraying Smith on photo shoots and in his New York City loft) give an informative and entertaining glimpse into the photographer's world.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - English
Documentary
A Scream in the Streets (DVD)
$17.56
»
A Scream in the Streets (DVD)
Produced by the legendary exploitation filmmaker Harry P. Novak, A SCREAM IN THE STREETS is the story of 2 undercover cops who hate the human scum who are wreaking havoc in the underbelly of Los Angeles. From a voyeur obessessed with lesbian housewives to a sex-crazed serial killer, these freaks are nearly impossible to stop. A campy world of starlets, sex, and carnage, A SCREAM IN THE STREETS is 1970's exploitation at its most outrageous.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Original Theatrical Trailer Bonus Feature/Short - CRIME ON THE STREETS - with a young Chuck Norris Bonus Feature/Short - THE PROWLER Bonus Feature/Short - HARRY NOVAK, CRIME STOPPER Bonus Feature/Short - CAUGHT IN THE CAN Bonus Feature/Short - A STRIP IN THE STREETSText/Photo Galleries: Stills/Photos
Documentary
The Expanding Universe (DVD)
$17.56
»
The Expanding Universe (DVD)
THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE takes a look at our origins, tracing the history of the universe to suggest possible explanations of how we came into being, and where we might have gone before. The Big Bang theory is discussed at length, and the sun and the cosmos are studied to provide fascinating and in-depth weight to scientific theory.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreen - 1.85Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Documentary
Annie Leibovitz (DVD)
$17.56
»
Annie Leibovitz (DVD)
As a photographer for Rolling Stone Magazine, Annie Leibovitz had a chance to develop the chops which have made her one of the highest-profile photographers. This biographical documentary traces this development through her years at Rolling Stone, her life on tour with The Rolling Stones and subsequent drug habit, on to her renewed career with Vanity Fair magazine, which finally established her as one of America's greatest photographers.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Documentary