The human face

The human face [videorecording] / produced & directed by David Stewart; a BBC/TLC co-production.

Four-episode television documentary examining the human face from every angle-- cultural, historical, biological, physiological and psychological.

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Band of brothers

Band of brothers [videorecording] / HBO in association with Dreamworks and Playtone; producer, Mary Richards; executive producers, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg.

Tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army, an elite rifle company that parachuted into France early on D-Day morning, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, captured Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden, and suffered heavy casualties. Also includes a documentary about the soldiers in Easy Company.

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The Impressionists

the other French revolution

The Impressionists [videorecording]: the other French revolution.

"Tells the story of the first truly modern artistic movement, focusing on five of its most important practitioners, Renoir, Monet, Degas, Pissarro, and Morisot. Their determination to remain true to their convictions--and the price they paid as a result--is vididly captured in their own words, taken from letters and diaries, while the world's foremost authorities offer fascinating insights into their lives and work"--Container.

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The Impressionists

the other French revolution

The Impressionists [videorecording]: the other French revolution.

"Tells the story of the first truly modern artistic movement, focusing on five of its most important practitioners, Renoir, Monet, Degas, Pissarro, and Morisot. Their determination to remain true to their convictions--and the price they paid as a result--is vididly captured in their own words, taken from letters and diaries, while the world's foremost authorities offer fascinating insights into their lives and work"--Container.

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Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright [videorecording] / a film by Ken Burns; produced by Florentine Films and WETA, Washington, D.C.; directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick; written by Geoffrey C. Ward; produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Peter Miller.

Uses interviews and archival footage to tell the story of the melodramatic life and stunning architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Commanding heights

the battle for the world economy

Commanding heights [videorecording]: the battle for the world economy / an Invision Productions Limited production in association with Heights Productions, Inc. and WGBH Boston, with the assistance of Lion Television Limited; series producer, William Cran.

This series explores our changing world: the new rules of the game, the winners and losers in the clash between government and the marketplace, the great debate over the impact of globalization, and the powerful forces shaping our economy and the future of society.

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Zardoz

Zardoz [videorecording] / Twentieth Century-Fox Corp.; written, produced and directed by John Boorman.

A postapocalyptic story of a privileged society separated from the mass of the population who have reverted to savagery living in a world devasted by war and pollution. When a particularly bright savage makes his way into the world of the Eternals, he discovers the truth of his reality, and change for the world begins.

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Killer klowns from outer space

Killer klowns from outer space [videorecording] / Transworld Entertainment presents; a Sarlui/Diamant presentation of a Chiodo Bros. production; written by Charles and Stephen Chiodo; produced by Edward, Charles and Stephen Chiodo; directed by Stephen Chiodo.

Alien clowns aren't so funny when young lovers Debbie and Mike discover they are eating everyone in town.

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Billy's Hollywood screen kiss

Billy's Hollywood screen kiss [videorecording] / Trimark Pictures presents a Revolutionary Eye production; co-producers, Meredith Scott Lynn and Irene Turner; produced by David Moseley; written and directed by Tommy O'Haver.

"Photographer Billy Colier has dreams of success in his viewfinder and no love in the picture. But all that changes when he meets and falls for handsome "Is-he-or-isn't-he?" coffee house waiter Gabriel, and asks him to pose for a series of photos recreating great Hollywood screen kisses."--Container.

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Defying gravity

Defying gravity [videorecording].

A feature film concerning a college student--a popular member of a social fraternity--who must decide between maintaining his current social status and acknowledging publicly that he is homosexual.

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