New Video Group
Series
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 72 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rich in culture and history, the pride of the African-American tradition comes alive in these award-winning stories. These stories includes Martin's Big Words, John Henry, and Seven Candles For Kwanzaa.
Publisher
Permacology Productions
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From the creators of the best-selling documentary Food Matters comes another hard-hitting film certain to change everything you thought you know about food and nutrition. It exposes shocking secrets the diet, weight loss and food industries don't want you to know about deceptive strategies designed to keep you coming back for more. Find out what's keeping you from having the body and health you deserve and how to escape the diet trap forever.
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Whale tells the remarkable true story of a young, wild killer whale (an Orca) nicknamed Luna, who lost contact with his family on the coast of British Columbia and became famous around the world when he tried to make friends with human beings.
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 62 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Bear snores on": All winter long, Bear sleeps in his cozy lair. Surprise guests stop by to warm up, brew tea, and make pop corn, all while Bear snores on. "Waiting for wings": Butterflies bloom as delicately as flowers. A story of beginnings, middles and ends - eggs, caterpillars and then butterflies. "Come on, rain!": Tess knows that the only good thing that can fix the endless summer heat, is a good soaking rainstorm. When it finally comes, there...
Series
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
Full Screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 54 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The teacher from the Black Lagoon": On the first day of school, a young boy expects the worst when he discovers that his new teacher is the "monster", Mrs. Green. "What's under my bed?: Mary Ann and Louie are convinced there is something scary under their beds. "By the light of the Halloween moon": A spying cat, a watchful witch, a hobgoblin sprite, all are scary companions who plan to gobble up a young girl. "The three robbers": Three robbers terrify...
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From renowned animator and storyteller Michel Ocelot ( Kirikou and the Sorceress , Azur & Asmar ) comes a dazzling and magical new film, that is certain to delight kids, families and animation fans of all ages. Silhouetted characters are set off against exquisitely detailed backgrounds bursting with color and kaleidoscopic patterns, as the film weaves together six exotic fables each unfolding in a unique locale, from Tibet, to medieval Europe, the...
Publisher
Docurama Films
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Go from the hills of California to the Himalayan Mountains to reveal the life of this one-of-a-kind servant to humanity. Wavy's own words are blended with stories from an array of fellow travelers both cultural and counter-cultural, revealing the man behind the clown's grin and the fool's clothing. Audiences will come to know the activist, optimist, and healer who reaches beyond political, economic, and cultural divisions in his commitment to social...
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (74 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A quirky gaggle of Western hairstylists armed with blow dryers and designer scissors improbably open a school to teach eager Afghan women the high art of fixing hair. The women of Kabul embrace the beauty lessons with unbridled hope.
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
25th Anniversary special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 study guide (20 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.).
Language
English
Description
A photographic history of Jews in Poland between the two World Wars that pays homage to the dynamic and vibrant society of 3.5 million people that was destroyed during the Holocaust.
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follow the ups and downs of a flock of wild urban parrots within the green niches of San Francisco. Along the way meet unforgettable characters like Picasso and Sophie, the inseparable parrot lovers, and Connor, the lovable outcast of the flock.
Series
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Curious George rides a bike: The man in the yellow hat gives Curious George a brand new bicycle ; The great white man-eating shark: Norvin, a boy who closely resembles a shark uses his talents to scare away all the swimmers at Caramel Cove, except for one female shark in love ; Flossie & the fox: Flossie meets up with a clever fox who has been making trouble around town.
13) Detropia
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Detroit's story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century: the Great Migration of African Americans escaping Jim Crow; the rise of manufacturing and the middle class; the love affair with automobiles; the flowering of the American dream; and now, the collapse of the economy and the fading American mythos. With its vivid, painterly palette and haunting score, sculpts a dreamlike collage of a grand city teetering on the...
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 89 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
On February 4, 1974, college student Patty Hearst (granddaughter of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst), was kidnapped from her apartment by a terrorist group calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army. The SLA, seeking to foment a violent uprising within America's working class, forced the Hearst family to donate millions of dollars in food to the poor. But two months after her kidnapping, Patty emerged in public as Tania, an armed member...
15) Scared straight!
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Profiling a unique juvenile crime-prevention program at New Jersey's Rahway maximum-security prison, Scared Straight! recounts the day seventeen teenage lawbreakers spent inside the prison with the most dangerous criminals New Jersey had to offer. In an attempt to literally scare the kids out of their criminal ways, "the Lifers" took turns describing their nightmarish prison life, sharing every gruesome detail."--Publisher's website.
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From wildcatters to visionaries, geopoliticians to geologists and capitalists to union organizers, few real-life dramas feature such colorful characters, fluctuating fortunes, and worldwide high stakes as the story of oil. Petroleum was used by the ancients to waterproof Noah's Ark and fuel the lamps of the Temple of Jupiter. But it was in Pennsylvania in 1853 that the first oil well was dug, and an industry born. With the mass production of the...
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., b&w with col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the historic WWII battle through the lenses of two photographers. Joe Rosenthal took the famous picture of six Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mt. Suribachi. Included are interviews with Charles Lindberg, Joe Rosenthal and James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
14 videodiscs (ca. 35 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on the bestselling books by Sir John Mortimer, Rumpole of the Bailey is a courtroom drama in which comedy plays as large a role as the actual law. John Mortimer's crisp, clever writing creates the kind of juicy roles actors can really sink their teeth into. While the tubby barrister Horace Rumpole (McKern) can be painfully stubborn, he is ultimately out for the greater good, and never gives up until justice has been found. This release includes...
Publisher
The Fish Film Company
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Deluxe ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 sustainable fishing guide insert.
Language
English
Description
"[This film] charts the devastating ecological impact of overfishing by interweaving both local and global stories of sharply declining fish populations, including the imminent extinction of the bluefin tuna, and illuminates how our modern fishing capacities far outstrip the survival abilities of any ocean species. Scientists explain how this depletion has slipped under the public radar and outline the catastrophic future that awaits us -- an ocean...