An epic journey revealing the real Mars, as you’ve never seen it before. Using data from orbiters and rovers to build accurate views of the red planet and uncover its secrets. … Explore humanity’s Martian obsession, join the relentless search for life there, and hunt for a human home on the red planet’s surface.
Sean Hall speaks with CNN on how decades of cultural appropriation have shaped the music industry and gives insight on the case against Taylor Swift.
Narrated by Kate Winslet Oceans: Our Blue Planet takes us on a global odyssey to discover the largest and least explored habitat on earth. New ocean technology has allowed us to delve further into the unknown than ever before. From the coastal shallows to deeper, more mysterious worlds, we reveal the spectacular stories of life beneath the waves.
How much do you *really* know about how Christianity got started? Whether you are a Christian, atheist, or member of another faith, it’s impossible to ignore the impact that Christianity has had on Western civilization. But most people, including many Christians, don’t have a solid grasp of the history of early Christianity – even though it’s hinted at in the New Testament. Many people still think the gospels were written by the people whose names adorn the books. Many people still think those people were eyewitnesses of Jesus. Many people don’t realize how much Paul of Tarsus reinvented early Christianity to suit his own vision, and how much tension he created with the original disciples. Over the last century, New Testament scholars have examined the text word by word to tease apart the true history from accepted tradition. In this light-heated but factual film, we tell the “true” story of early Christianity with the help of twelve biblical scholars, Renaissance masterpieces and …
Sixty-two year old Richard Turner is renowned as one of the world’s greatest card magicians, yet he is completely blind. This is an in-depth look at a complex character who is one of magic’s greatest hidden treasures.
Documentary covering the production of Bruce Lee’s ill-fated film, The Game of Death. For the first time, the two hours of footage shot for the project by Lee are included in their entirety, alongside a brand new assembly of the footage.
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
“For more than nine hours I sat and watched a film named “Shoah,” and when it was over, I sat for a while longer and simply stared into space, trying to understand my emotions. I had seen a memory of the most debased chapter in human history. But I had also seen a film that affirmed life so passionately that I did not know where to turn with my confused feelings. There is no proper response to this film. It is an enormous fact, a 550-minute howl of pain and anger in the face of genocide. It is one of the noblest films ever made” – Roger Ebert.
Shoah is a nine-hour film completed by Claude Lanzmann in 1985 about the Holocaust (or Shoah). Though Shoah is conventionally classified as a documentary film, director Lanzmann considers it to fall outside of that genre as, unlike most historical documentaries, the film does not feature reenactments or historical footage; instead it consists of interviews with people who were involved in various ways in the Holocaust, and visits to different places they discuss.
Hollywood icon Charlie Chaplin rocketed to fame from the slums of Victorian London and spent decades as one of Hollywood’s most famous and beloved stars until his scandalous fall from grace. His stage persona and incendiary media portrayal defined how he was perceived, but his private life has always been shrouded in mystery – until now. Never-before-heard recordings, intimate home movies and newly restored classic films reveal a side to Chaplin that the world never got to see.
The Ghan is an innovative three-hour documentary that takes the viewer on an immersive, visually stunning journey on Australia’s most iconic passenger train. In Australia’s first ‘Slow TV’ documentary, The Ghan doesn’t just travel through the heart of Australia, from Adelaide to Darwin, it explores the part the Ghan played in the foundation of modern multicultural Australia.
Tune in as British pop phenom Ed Sheeran performs an array of brand new tracks from his latest album “=.” This concert experience will take you on a transformative audio-visual journey with the singer-songwriter, exploring the themes of metamorphosis and renewal that define his fifth studio album.
Tristan Taormino offers couples a crash course in pleasure in her latest Vivid-Ed movie The Expert Guide to Positions. The DVD demonstrates 18 different sexual positions ranging from slow and sensual to fast and frenzied. The video addresses such topics as clitoral and G-spot stimulation anal pleasure for men and women and the need to delay or intensify orgasms. Director Taormino introduces the video and provides voice-over narration for the scenes with the sex-ed instruction. Experimenting with different positions is fun for both new partners and couples who?’ve been together for a while. If you are just beginning a sexual relationship, trying out different positions is a great way to learn about each other?’s bodies and what each of you likes. For long-term partners, exploring new positions can break up your routine and add to your sexual repertoire.
