Take the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, add a dash of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and a lot more rum. Shake well and you'll have something resembling Dead Man's Chest, a bombastic sequel that's enjoyable as long as you don't think too hard about it. The film opens with the interrupted wedding of Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), both of whom are arrested for aiding in the escape of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in the first film. Their freedom can only be obtained by getting Captain Jack's compass, which is linked to a key that's linked to a chest belonging to Davy Jones, an undead pirate with a tentacle face and in possession of a lot of people's souls. If you're already confused, don't worry--plot is definitely not the... Learn More
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After seeing the documentary on PBS I bought the video and quite frankly I never tire of watching many times over. It is wonderfully inspirational and enlightening. It taught me more about the American Revolution than I learned in high school. It has a Ken Burns like quality to it with costumed actors reading the words of the major people of the Revolution on screen along with commentaries by both American and British historians. The British point of view is not patronizing, condescending, or embittered about the lost of the 13 colonies that became the United States, but rather cooly detached and objective as it should be. Although somewhat short on details about some of the major battles, and though it treats Benedict Arnold's plan to turn over West Point to the British as a mere... More Info About This DVD Director(s): Muffie Meyer - Ellen Hovde DVD Release Date: Released the 18 November 2003 Usually ships within 2 to 3 days
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The folks at PBS deserve the gratitude of photography teachers and students everywhere. Taking on subject matter as impossibly broad as photography in 20th Century America? This documentary covers-- sometimes comprehensively, sometimes briefly-- virtually every important topic germane to the field of study, from Pictorialism to Straight Photography, from fashion to the scientific. Along the way, we are introduced (or reintroduced) to what has been the medium's most important uses: journalism and documentary. "A Century of Images" is as instructive for the novice as it may be reaffirming to those already familiar with much of the material. Underlying a wealth of historical examples and anecdotes are the two twin themes that raise this effort above the mundane: concern over the ethical... More Info About This DVD Director(s): Ellen Hovde - Muffie Meyer DVD Release Date: Released the 21 October 2003 Usually ships in 2 to 4 weeks
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Grey Gardens is the name of a neglected, sprawling estate gone to seed. The crumbling mansion was home to Edith Bouvier Beale, often referred to as "Big Edie," and her daughter, "Little Edie." The East Hampton, Long Island, home became the center of quite a scandal when it was revealed in 1973 that the reclusive aunt and cousin to Jackie O. were living in a state of poverty and filth. That's the background to this 1976 film portrait by cinéma vérité pioneers Albert and David Maysles, but it's only incidental to the fascinating story they discover inside the estate walls.
The two Edies have lived in almost complete seclusion since the mid-1950s, ever since Big Edie's husband abandoned her and Little Edie (then a young socialite on the verge of a dancing... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): Edith Bouvier Beale Director(s): Albert Maysles - Ellen Hovde - Muffie Meyer DVD Release Date: Released the 14 August 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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