Calif.) KCET (Television station : Los Angeles
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
One in three children arrives in kindergarten unprepared for the challenges of school. A Place of Our Own responds to this need by providing parents and child care providers with information to help young children develop social, emotional and cognitive skills.
Publisher
NCircle Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Sid is trying out his new dance on his hardwood floors when he discovers that friction prevents him from sliding. When he plays ball, he quickly learns that if a ball doesn't have enough elasticity, it won't bounce. This calls for some investigating; after pretending to be 'Super Sid' by kicking the ball with all his might, Sid and his friends take a trip to the Science Center to investigate how using lots of force makes things move far and fast....
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Using photos, letters, newsreels, archival footage and beautifully filmed reenactments, this program tells the story of a professor who became one of America's greatest presidents. It's the tale of an emotionally complex man who craved affection and demanded unquestioned loyalty. And it's a fascinating portrait of a towering intellectual, one who appeared to espouse unwavering moral principles but who nonetheless shredded civil liberties during wartime...
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
This biography explores whether Americans should celebrate Jackson or apologize for him. The program reveals the world of America's 7th president, who founded the Democratic Party, yet was viewed by his enemies as an American Napoleon. The film contains reenactments, lithographs, letters and the insights of distinguished scholars.
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"A highly imaginative exploration of one of the most intriguing epochs in human history: when the 'Old World' first encountered the 'New World.' Travel from Granada in Spain to Machu Picchu in Peru, and from Mexico to Madrid in Spain. Explores how the collision of these two sophisticated but different worlds led to the birth of an entirely new Latino culture." --
6) Copenhagen
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
A television adaptation of Michael Frayn's play about the 1941 meeting between Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg, longtime friends whose work had opened the way to the atomic bomb, but who found themselves on opposite sides of World War II.
Publisher
BBC Video Ltd
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"'Auschwitz: inside the Nazi state' is the result of three years of research, drawing on the close involvement of world experts, recently discovered documents and nearly 100 interviews with camp survivors and perpetrators, many of whom are speaking on the record for the first time. Their stories are brought to life through the innovative use of archive footage, dramatic recreations of key ... moments, and their ... testimony"--Container label.
9) Scarecrow
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
In a 17th century Massachusetts town, a scarecrow is magically transformed into a man and charged with the mission of destroying true love.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Reveals how the first big artistic discoveries were made and how they have cascaded down the centuries to define the look of the present day. Encompassing everything from cave paints to ceramics and pyramids to palaces, this film explores the global trend for unrealistic depictions of the human body; the secret powers of the feature film; how politicians manage to manipulate people so easily; visions of the afterlife; and why we use imagery at all....
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Explores the themes of origins and process as part of the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in America, and its impact on our nation's rich cultural heritage. Capturing the beauty, creativity, and originality of the handmade, the film highlights artists and institutions"--Container.
15) Craft in America
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
"Craft in America is an exploration into the hearts and minds of artisans devoted to a diverse array of mediums -- from furniture making and basket weaving to pottery and metalsmithing. Each episode reveals that craft has earned itself a place within the realm of fine art"--Container.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
In this chronicle of San Francisco in the 1970s, the carefree chaos revolves around the funky old apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane where landlady Anna Madrigal welcomes tenants by taping homegrown joints to their doors and presides over their lives with an almost maternal affection.