Liev Schreiber
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Language
English
Description
Finding Babel follows the grandson of famed Russian-Jewish author Isaac Babel as he searches for answers to better understand the enigmatic man he never met. Babel's writings, considered masterpieces of Russian literature, challenged the reality of life under rising Soviet totalitarianism, leading to his execution as part of Stalin's purges in 1940. Andrei Malaev-Babel journeys through locations deeply tied to the life and writings of his grandfather,...
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Language
English
Description
During the days leading up to World War II, the five Frieder brothers-Cincinnati businessmen making two-for-a-nickel cigars in Manila-banded together with charismatic first president of the Philippines Manuel Quezon, U.S. High Commissioner Paul McNutt, and an ambitious U.S. Army Colonel named Dwight Eisenhower to help nearly 1,300 Jewish men, women, and children escape the Nazis and immigrate to the Philippines. That heroic effort and show of moral...
Author
Language
English
Description
On the eve that the crew of the very first manned expedition to Mars is about to return to Earth, it makes an astounding discovery – fossilized evidence of life on Mars. Oscar® nominated and visionary filmmaker Ruairí Robinson, along with an extraordinary special effects team including the people behind District 9, X-Men: First Class and Avatar, introduce us to a terrifying new landscape, where the scientific discovery of life might be the death...
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Series
Civilizations ; 4
Language
English
Description
See how seafaring advances and a thirst for trade and exploration sent human beings around the planet. Distant and disparate cultures met for the first time, and art became the great interface by which civilizations understood each other.
Author
Series
Civilizations ; 8
Language
English
Description
Examine the rise and fall of "progress" as an ideology, and see how the "civilizing" project that arose from Enlightenment ideas was fraught with contradictions that troubled European artists in different ways.
Author
Series
Civilizations ; 7
Language
English
Description
Explore the story of light and color in art - both in the search for greater realism and spiritual ecstasy. Journey from Gothic cathedrals and Indian courtly painting to modern art.
Author
Series
Civilizations ; 1
Language
English
Description
Examine the formative role of art and the creative imagination in the forging of humanity itself. Images and artifacts found in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia and South America testify to the urge to develop civilizations.
Author
Series
Civilizations ; 2
Language
English
Description
Explore the many functions of the human image in art. Portraits, paintings and sculptures, life-size and colossal, perform a role - assuaging loss, expressing strength, inspiring fear - and were instrumental in depicting the body today.
Author
Series
Civilizations ; 3
Language
English
Description
Trace the relationship between religion and art, which has inspired some of the most ingenious, affecting, and breathtaking works of art ever made. Yet beneath great works of religious art often lie conflict, intrigue and divine mysteries.
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Series
Civilizations ; 5
Language
English
Description
Explore the connections and rivalries between Renaissance Italy and the Islamic empires that experienced their own cultural flowering in the 15th and 16th centuries. Both spheres were open to influences flowing both ways.
Author
Series
Civilizations ; 9
Language
English
Description
Explore the fate of art in the machine and profit-driven world: should art create a realm separate from the modern world, or should it plunge headlong into the chaos while transforming the way we see and live in it?
Author
Series
Civilizations ; 6
Language
English
Description
Explore one of humanity's deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. But landscape painting is seldom a straightforward portrayal of observed nature; it's a projection of dreams, idylls, and refuges - the elusive paradise on earth.
13) Human Capital
Author
Language
English
Description
The lives of two families become fatefully intertwined following an impulsive business deal and a tragic hit-and-run accident.
14) Golda
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"During the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir must navigate overwhelming odds, a skeptical cabinet, and a complex relationship with U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as millions of lives hang in the balance"--
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The royal tomb of Pharaoh Psusennes I is one of the most spectacular of all the ancient Egyptian treasures. Discovered in 1939 by French archeologist Pierre Montet, why hasn't the world heard about it? Archaeologists, using the hieroglyphs inside the tomb, pieced together the identity of the pharaoh, and further investigation reveals political intrigue, a lost city, and a leader who united a country in turmoil and became the Silver Pharaoh.
17) Spotlight
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
This is the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world's oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper's tenacious "Spotlight" teams of reporters delve into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment.--...
18) Salt
Series
Publisher
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues.
19) Mental
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shaz is a larger-than-life free spirit who is hired by a local politician to watch his five peculiar daughters. With her unconventional attitude, Shaz gleefully sets to work transforming the girls into proudly unique individuals. But when a mysterious shark hunter throws a twist in her plans, it's up to the girls to change their destiny and find their own happy ending.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
One of the most critically acclaimed dramas on television is back with its most exciting season yet! After the bloody Minassian shootout, Ray Donovan is focused on healing himself and his damaged relationship with his family. But Ray is soon pulled back into his old life by a troubled boxer and an enigmatic art dealer with ties to the Russian mafia.