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Great Blunders Of WWII (DVD)
With the use of never-before-seen archival film footage, The History Channel exploits some of the fatal errors and mishaps that directly effected the outcome of World War II and the course of history. A four volume collection featuring The Great German Blunder At Dunkirk , Hitler`s Declaration Of War On The U.S. , The Pilot Who Bombed London , Hitler`s Flying Blunders , Japan`s Mistakes At Midway , The Failure Of The Kamikaze , Death At Stalingrad and Operation Sea Lion . The DVD release contains four bonus blunders including Battle Of The Bulge , Bridge Too Far , Bomb Plot To Kill Hitler and The Scattering Of Convoy PQ17 .NR"
Star Blazers - The Quest for Iscandar: Part I (Episodes 1-5) (DVD)
STAR BLAZERS, the landmark 1970s anime, came to the US in 1979 and was an immediate hit. Still immensely popular in the states, STAR BLAZERS has finally made it to DVD in its English dubbed format in the year 2000. The series takes place in the year 2197, when the Earth has fallen under attack from an alien race called the Gamilons, whose radiation bombs will make the Earth unfit for human habitation within two years. So, the Space Cruiser Argo is launched to travel to the planet Iscandar, where it will pick up technology that can neutralize the Gamilons` radiation bombs. However, the Argo`s crew faces an extra challenge: they must get to Iscandar and back to Earth within a year to be able to save the planet.NR"
Metropolis (DVD) DVD plus Pocket DVD This animated Japanese film from Rin Taro (X) and Otomo Katsuhiro (AKIRA), based on the 1949 Magna comic book by Tezuka Osamu, takes place in the futuristic city of Metropolis. A struggle between the robots and the ...
This animated Japanese film from Rin Taro (X) and Otomo Katsuhiro (AKIRA), based on the 1949 Magna comic book by Tezuka Osamu, takes place in the futuristic city of Metropolis. A struggle between the robots and the human population of the city, who once coexisted peacefully, has now exploded into a violent revolution. An investigation conducted by private detective Shunsaku Ban and his nephew Kenichi leads to an outlaw scientist named Dr. Laughton. The scientist was hired by the ruler of Metropolis, Duke Red, to create a superhuman robot-girl, Tima, to succeed him as the next ruler of Metropolis. However, Duke Red`s jealous bastard son, the Rock of Marduk, cannot stand the idea of a robot taking the throne and he sets out to destroy Tima. What ensues is a frantic race as Kenichi and Tima flee the Rock through the underground tunnels, dilapidated alleys, and skyscraping towers (called the Ziggurat) of Metropolis, aided by a nurturing trash-collecting robot, Fifi.
Combining classic cartoon drawing with modern computer animation techniques, METROPOLIS plays on the sharp contrast between flat, round characters, and deep, undulating, digital backgrounds. A blimp-submarine vessel roves through Metropolis, sometimes propelled through a watery medium, other times gliding on a monorail or floating through mid-air. The detail of the city`s decor is breathtaking, from the moldings and colorful facades of the momentous buildings to the shiny marble floors and leather furnishings of some of the city`s sleek interiors. A New Orleans jazz soundtrack adds an element of playful mystique to the film, though the blaring rendition of I Can`t Stop Loving You that plays as the towers come crashing to the ground in the hellish apocalyptic finale only enhances the shocking, warlike chill that permeates the film.
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Director: Rin Taro
Star Blazers - The Quest for Iscandar: Part II (Episodes 6-9) (DVD)
STAR BLAZERS, the landmark 1970s anime, came to the US in 1979 and was an immediate hit. Still immensely popular in the states, STAR BLAZERS has finally made it to DVD in its English dubbed format in the year 2000. The series takes place in the year 2197, when the Earth has fallen under attack from an alien race called the Gamilons, whose radiation bombs will make the Earth unfit for human habitation within two years. So, the Space Cruiser Argo is launched to travel to the planet Iscandar, where it will pick up technology that can neutralize the Gamilons` radiation bombs. However, the Argo`s crew faces an extra challenge: they must get to Iscandar and back to Earth within a year to be able to save the planet.NR"
Director: Leiji Matsumoto
Newport Jazz Festival (DVD)
The Newport Jazz festival of 1962 played host to some of the biggest names in the genre. Roland Kirk, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, Joe Williams, and Pee Wee Russell were among the many performers, all captured on this incredible release.NR"
ACTORS: Count Basie, Joe Williams, Pee Wee Russell
