Documentary
1 - 10 OF 187 RESULTS
| Product Name and description | Product Image and Price
|
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
|
|
| This really is a great movie. Wells does a fantastic job as narrator. It's great fun and great entertainment. I remember watching this movie in the mid 80's on VHS and being freaked out about the end of the world predictions. Time passed and we're still here. The story is filled holes and lies, but it's all good fun just the same. |
Our Price:
$19.98
|
|
The Perfect Weapon
|
|
| One of the best martial arts movies of all time!!!!! The only problem with Jeff 's martial arts ability is that he is so fast that some of his movements are lost even when going frame by frame on a VHS tape. I'm really curious to see if that would be any better on a DVD. Get with it, movie studios! They are a lot of great movies on tape that should be on DVD. |
Our Price:
$14.95
|
|
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth (6pc)
|
|
| In 1986, journalist Bill Moyers sat down with mythologist Joseph Campbell for a series of interviews taped at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch. The sessions, which aired on PBS in '88 (see Bill Moyers Remembers Joseph Campbell), introduced Campbell's transcendental wisdom to a wide audience for the first time. Joseph Campbell And The Power Of Myth became a bestseller in both book and video form. Campbell's ideas about the narrative structure of myth have influenced a generation of filmmakers and writers, and his crosscultural perspective has inspired millions of spiritual speekers (and infuriated fundamentalist Christians). The first volume in the Power Of Myth series, The Hero's Adventure, looks at Campbell's favorite area of mythology, the tests and trials undergone by heroes from Prometheus to Sir Gawain to Jonah to Luke Skywalker. "There are two types of deeds," says Campbell. "One is the physical deed, in which the hero performs a courageous act in battle or saves a life. The other kind is the spiritual deed, in which the hero learns to experience the supernormal range of human spiritual life and then comes back with a message." There are adventures which are chosen and others into which the hero/heroine is thrown; but ultimately the journey is about a transformation of consciousness. As we read about the hero's adventure, it inspires us in our own lives. "Myths inspire the realization of the possibility of your perfection, the fullness of your strength, and the bringing of...light into the world," says Campbell.The Message Of The Myth talks about the common threads between many myths -- such as the creation myths of Genesis, Basari legend and the Upanishads -- and how these stories, ancient or modern, can awaken a sense of awe, gratitude and even rapture within ourselves. "Myth opens the world to the dimension of mystery, to the realization of the mystery that underlies all forms. If you lose that, you don't have a mythology."The First Storytellers takes us back to our Paleolithic ancestors, "to whose lives and life ways we nevertheless owe the very forms of our bodies and structures of our minds." Mythological themes that came from ancient hunting peoples, as well as from -- later -- the first agricultural societies, still resonate in our dreams, stories and religions. In the 20th century, writers and artists such as James Joyce, Thomas Mann, and Paul Klee have emerged as the new myth-makers.Sacrifice And Bliss discusses how each of us needs to find our sacred place (a place or an activity that gives us peace and to which we can retreat for a little while every day), how sacrifice leads us to a discovery of our own spiritual selves, and how one way of opening the door to mystical experience is to "follow your bliss" (do what it is you love to do). Says Campbell, "If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't even know they were going to be."In Love And The Goddess, Campbell discusses how our current idea of romantic love largely began (in the West) with the troubadours of 12th century Europe, who thought of love as a highly personal "person-to-person relationship." Before that in Europe, love was simply Eros (impersonal sexual desire) or Agape (love thy neighbor as thyself; also impersonal). Campbell looks at woman, as goddess, virgin, and Mother Earth.Masks Of Eternity is in many ways the most challenging of all six Power Of Myth programs, and one in which Bill Moyers the Baptist struggles to reconcile his beliefs with the transcendental ideas of Campbell the global mythologist. "A myth is a mask of God, a metaphor for what lies behind the visible world," says Campbell, who discusses our need for God and the differences and commonalities between gods of different cultures. "In most Oriental thinking and in primal thinking, the gods are manifestations and purveyors of an energy that is finally impersonal. They are not its source. The god is the vehicle of its energy. But the ultimate source of the energy remains a mystery."This long video interview help us to understand the meaning of things and subsequently of ourself.Every curious or intelligent person should watch and understand Joseph Cambbell wonderful explanations abouth the meaning of symbols and myth.A scientific point of wiew, to help us to see the world as it really is.Joseph Campbell was the leading authority on mythology and Bill Moyers picks his brain very well on this video collection. It is fascinating to hear how stories from different cultures, places and ages are really all the same story just with different cultural context. I stronly recommend this title to everyone.In our post modern era, we have slowly lost touch with myth and ritual. Myth and ritual are two ways in which we are reminded that we are all the same and that we are connected to a much deeper mystery. This series of interviews between Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers is a gem to be treasured. Bill Moyers always asking the cutting edge questions is at the top of his game during these interviews. A must see for anyone on a quest for your own spirit and the spirit of the world. My husband and I have always loved this series. He showed parts of it to his students in his Phillosophy class before he retired. As usuaual, the Amazon service was perfect. |
Our Price:
$99.98
|
|
Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns
|
|
| This volume contains a lot that is very good. Its structure is a bit forced (nine innings, or periods, of baseball history). The 9th inning, as others have noted, covers a large time frame compared with earlier "innings." I'm not sure that the decade is the best way of organizing baseball history, either. Still and all, that's more a matter of taste than anything else. The book's authors candidly observe that they will focus on eastern teams, e.g., Boston Red Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers, "because we felt their stories especially rich in the human drama that accompanies the history of every team." However, I agree with a reviewer (who bears the name of one of Detroit's best first basemen ever) who laments that this really does slight the deep baseball history that covers much more territory than New York to Boston. Again, though, certainly not a fatal flaw by any stretch in this book.This book is seen as complementary to the documentary series on PBS, designed to elaborate certain issues in ways not possible in the TV medium. Some of the special features in both the documentary and book are the recollections of Buck O'Neil; interviews with historians, writers, managers, and players. Finally, essays by a number of "guests" represent an interesting twist. Roger Angell has a wonderful Introduction, "Hard Lines," in which he juxtaposes the apparent ease of playing baseball with the harsh realities of players often fighting just to stay in the big leagues or losing the joy for the game (note the brief discussion on Carl Yastrzemski). He observes that: "Once we understand how really hard it is, we become citizens of baseball, admiring its laws and just paths, even when the luck of the day hasn't gone our way." Other guest commentators include George Will, Bill James, and Doris Kearns Goodwin.But the book is about baseball, so the nine innings are themselves the heart of this book. The early years, up until 1900, feature a strange game to us today, with very different rules--as well as the origins of racial segregation in the game (the issue of race is one of the main themes of the book). The second inning discusses the game as "Something like a war," when players played and fought hard. And so on. No need to provide a full chronology. Some special segments: the role of Babe Ruth, in the Fourth Inning, helping baseball dig out from under the disaster of the Chicago Black Sox, who threw a World Series. The Sixth Inning features the end of segregation in baseball, with Jackie Robinson's big league debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers.A final quotation from Buck O'Neil illustrates how the game can be addictive--to players (and even to fans), when he says: "There is nothing in life like getting your body to do all the things it has to do on the baseball field."All in all, an ambitious work, trying to capture the spirit of baseball, its sins, and its contributions. While I do have some questions about this volume, as already noted, it ends up not quite being a home run, but it surely is extra bases.Call the film something other than "Baseball". That word is far too broad for what we get to see.Let's look at one installment: "Inning 8: 1960-1970".Point One: There must be very little baseball history in the midwest U.S. because "Baseball" tells very little from it. This must be mentioned as a disclaimer. However, there are stories from the midwest that should never be overlooked. For example, the 1968 season in Detroit seemed to fit so well into the flow of the documentary. A city in Detroit that was ravaged by race riots with a team that lived, breathed and tasted the experience, but also drank the cup of victory. That story is as much about the city of Detroit as it is baseball. It is etched in the city's history and it is unreasonable not to tell such a story in the context of the decade. I wonder what went into why it was not told or how it ended up on the cutting room floor? Was this at the request of Curt Flood, who was featured in this decade's segment? It was Flood's stumble and defensive miscue in center field that handed Detroit a game seven and series victory. In general, I found the lack of midwestern baseball stories to be as aggravating as baseball coverage is in general from the national media. The St. Louis Cardinals are the only midwest representative in this segment. Regretfully, this is the case with the one documentarian who can get a grant package big enough to produce such a large series on national public television. Where is the public service?Secondly, the tone of the film is terrible. It's rather depressing to watch. It relies too heavily on a few commentators and subjects. Those historians who talk about their experience with events as fans are dispassionate about the game. The film should have found fans instead of historians. Since it clearly was not concerned with any sort of comprehensive history, but instead storytelling, go to the people who can tell stories best. Those would be baseball fans, not historians. Trust me, the history of the game is easily told without historians speaking to their personal connection and childhood experiences.The film could have been a great deal of fun to watch, even without being comprehensive. I would love to have seen some of the passion and excitement of the New York Mets fans in 1969, even though the Mets received too much attention at that point of the eighth segment. Overall, the set is not fun to watch. I've been a passionate baseball fan since as early as I can remember but "Baseball" by Ken Burns is not something that I am attracted to, but rather felt the need to endure to be able to claim I hadn't missed it. That stinks.Contained in these ten DVD's are just about every historical moment in baseball.Inning 1 Baseball from its inception in the 1840's to the 1900's This explores baseballs roots from Abner Doubleday to the beginnings of what we know as modern day baseball.Inning 2 1900 to 1910. The beginning of the World Series. Great footage and photos of old parks and players. Inning 3 1910 TO 1920. Covers Babe Ruth, the Black sox, Grover Cleveland Alexander and more. Footage of Fenway being builtInning 4 1920 to 1930 Really the beginnings of the Yankee dynasty but the Cardinals rule the Natonal league with the famed gass house gang. Inning 5 1930 to 1940. More footage of all the great stars of the day, Ruth, Di Maggio, Williams and more.Inning 6 1940 to 1950. The effects of war on the American pastime. The splendid splinter goes to war, he comes back and picks up where he left off.Inning 7 1950 to 1960. The Yankee dynasty continues. Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, The shot heard around the world, Don Larsons perfect game. The Giants and Dodgers pick and leave. Inning 8 1960 to 1970. The Los Angeles Angels are born, The Kansas City A's become the Oakland A's, The Royals and Mets are born. The Padres are born and move into a small stadium outside of San Diego. And then there was the Seattle Pilots. Those amazin Mets win the World series. Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax get agents but are unsuccessful in changing baseballs anti trust act and re sign with the Dodgers. Maris passes the Babe with an asterisk.Inning 9 1970 to 1994. Curt Flood loses his war against baseball but the players eventually win. The players union gets stronger. The Reds come to power. The A's win a couple world series. Roberto Clemente's life cut short. Washington loses another team called the Senators.The film also has some great commentary interspersed through out all of the DVD's. At the end of each DVD is a trivia game based on the decade that the DVD covered. While the movie is based for the most part on New York teams this is truly a must for all baseball fans. There is no other collection of materials that covers baseball like this one does in terms of breadth and depth. I hate to say it, mainly because I don't want to come off as racist, but this documentary spends a little too much time on the Negro Leagues. For a league no longer in existence, I think Burns could have spent as much time as he did on the other forgotten leagues. By the middle innings you are left wondering if this is a documentary about the Negro Leagues or about Baseball. He spends less time on the All American Girls Baseball League then it actually existed. This was America's first attempt at creating a women's professional sports league and it is treated in passing. In the end you find that seven of the innings are about professional baseball, specifically the Majors. One of the innings, not all together but in pieces across other innings, is devoted entirely to the Negro Leagues. And one inning, again not together but in pieces, is devoted to all the other leagues that came about (including the Federal League, the American Association, and the All American Girls Baseball League). This series takes you from the beginning of Baseball to the 1990s. Most of it is covered by decade with the 9th inning covering the 1970s up to 1995 (about the time when the series aired on PBS).Has rare photos and film covering every event of the sport. Has extensive footage of the Negro League, Babe Ruth, and covers every star in the sport at their times. Has some mention of times about the minor league teams as well.I'm surprised being from Seattle and recalling what Baseball politics turned into this town around the 70s that the Pilots moving from Seattle to Milwaukee (to become the Brewers) wasn't covered as well as the legal battle to get the Mariners into the Kingdome. Was this dropped on purpose? That was an unusual move to do since a lot of the other legal wrangling with the owners, players, courts, the government, and the players union wasn't missed. Perhaps maybe it was dropped due to space on the last DVD.It's definately a piece of video history to have. |
Our Price:
$149.88
|
|
The Century-America's Time (Boxed Set)
|
|
| As for the person who complained that Martin Scorcese called the '80's the "me" decade, that was a popular theme of the time. Maybe you should go back and look at 80's and the literature about it from all kind of sources. Just like the 20's was often refered to as the "Roaring" 20's. 80's was often called the "me" decade. I also think it is not a liberal or conservative designation. Following the internalization of values and desires in the 70's, the 80's was when technology, growth, income and development all led to the application of the 70's trend of an individual ethic. People DID become more selfish and self centered, more complacent, in need of more instant gratification. |
Our Price:
$74.99
|
|
Elvis on Tour
|
|
| Hello to all Elvis Fans. I purchased this VHS and reviewed it i must say it was everything i thought it would be. I am so glad that i have this even though it's on VHS it is a great video and lots of great performances by Elvis. If you don't have this by all means get it before it goes away for good. I don't think this will ever be on DVD and if it is it may not be the same quality as it is on the VHS. Every Elvis collector should have this in your collection. To see all the cities and the excited fans waiting to see him in concert and for a time you forget that this is a video you are watching because you get caught up in the excitement of Elvis going on stage and 2001 Space Odessy is playing and you know he is about to appear. Buy it before it's to late to me it doesn't matter if it's on VHS i'm glad i purchased it for my collection before it no longer exist.Anne |
Our Price:
$9.98
|
|
The Prize - The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
|
|
| I saw this series on PBS years ago. Does anyone wonder why it has never been put on DVD? At this point there are 6 VHS copies I can find ranging from $179 -900plus. This is information that should be available. What has happened to it? |
Our Price:
$99.95
|
|
Fire On The Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story
|
|
| Usually ships in 24 hours |
Our Price:
$19.95
|
|
The Rescue
|
|
| I remember this movie as a kid. Its one of my favorite lifetime movies. You're really rooting for those kids. Its a great film. I wish it would come out on DVD,I'd be the first to get it. |
Our Price:
$9.99
|
|
CNN's Millennium Boxed Set
|
|
| This series is an invaluable tool in the World History classroom. Please consider offering it in DVD. |
Our Price:
$79.98
|
|
More Results:
Page 1 Next >>
Users are also interested in the following products:
Rock
Comics Graphic Novels
Science Fiction Fantasy <- Movies <- Movie
Toddler Clothing Accessories <- Clothing
|
|
|
ethan-excellent.com - Documentary from Ethan Excellent