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1) Dumbo
Series
Description
Circus owner Max Medici enlists former star Holt Farrier and his children to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when they discover that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback, attracting entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere, who recruits the Dumbo for his newest entertainment venture, Dreamland. Dumbo soars to new heights until Holt learns that beneath its shiny veneer,...
2) The Mummy
Description
Thought safely entombed deep beneath the desert, an ancient princess whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day. Her malevolence has grown over millennia and with it come terrors that defy human comprehension.
Violence, action and scary images, and for some suggestive content and partial nudity.
4) M*A*S*H
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Three Korean War Army surgeons adopt a hilarious, lunatic lifestyle as an antidote to the tragedies of their Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, and in the process infuriate army bureaucrats.
During the Korean War, the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M*A*S*H) is ruled by Lieutenant Colonel Blake. The center of attention is Captain Hawkeye Pierce, a trickster and draftee. Opposed to Pierce is Major Frank Burns, a regular-army type who has gone over...
Description
Publisher's description [from Annenberg Classroom website]: Narrated by veteran CBS News correspondent Lesley Stahl, Mandate examines the long and complex relationship between the presidency and public opinion. Leading historians, political scientists, and public figures offer insight into presidents and the presidency from George Washington through FDR.
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
Dragons of the Galapagos: A look at the iguanas of the Galapagos Islands. -- Africa: Just off the east coast of Africa, Madagascar is an island unique in all the world. Separated from the mainland some 165 million years ago, the island has evolved in near isolation. Join naturalists as they study exotic animals, hike through underground passages, and sight unique creatures such as the crowned lemur, the leaf-tailed gecko and the souimanga sunbird....
10) Muse of fire
Description
This documentary , "Operation Homecoming", was created to help U.S. troops and their families write about their wartime experiencess. The program sent distinguished authors to conduct writing workships at military installations across the country and overseas. Selected from more than12,000 pages submitted to the NEA, nearly one hundred memoirs, stories, poems, and letters are published in "Operation Homecoming"; Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front...
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
Crocodiles: Explore the Grumeti River in Tanzania, where cold-blooded crocodiles dominate the waterways and also tenderly protect their young. Observe the primeval instinct of the animal that uses its powerful tail and crushing jaws to kill its prey. Tale of the African tides: Observes the creatures that live along Kenya's shoreline in the Kiunga Marine Reserve and looks at how the tides affect their feeding patterns. Includes the froglike mud-skipper...
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
Virunga: A journey into the amazing world of Virunga, the heart of Africa. A video to discover the secrets of Africa's volcanoes. Strange things happen in this dramatic terrain. Where habitats range from snowcapped mountains to rain forests to savanna ... and rare and fascinating creatures dwell. A national park was established here to protect the territory of the fabled mountain gorilla. Okavango: In all of Africa there is no other place like the...
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
Panama wild: A look at the complex partnership of plant and animal in a pristine rain forest on a Panamanian Island. -- Amazon: Explores the Amazon River region where every year flood waters overflow the riverbanks, invading the land and creating a wondrous world where the life of river and forest is joined. Naturalist Michael Goulding shares his knowledge of the area, its people, and interrelationships among fish and animals of the forest canopy....
17) 13 Going On 30
Description
Jenna makes a wish on her 13th birthday to be 30 and grown up. When she wakes up the next day she finds herself, miraculously, just weeks away from her 30th birthday. The new, older Jenna is a successful magazine editor with friends in high places and a lion's share of potential suitors. The proplem is that her mind hasn't matured with her body and Jenna finds it a little more terrifying than cool to be living on her own.
18) Sideways
Description
A pair of friends takes a road trip through wine country to celebrate Jack's final bachelor days. They indulge in a mid-life crisis consisting of wine, women and a yearning for the past, but they eventually collide with reality.
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