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Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns - Nine Inning Boxed Set (DVD) 9 Episodes Plus Bonus Disc BASEBALL: A FILM BY KEN BURNS--NINE INNING SET is the complete nine-volume PBS documentary on the history of baseball in America from the country`s preeminent documentarian, Ken Burns (THE CIVIL WAR). Each in...
BASEBALL: A FILM BY KEN BURNS--NINE INNING SET is the complete nine-volume PBS documentary on the history of baseball in America from the country`s preeminent documentarian, Ken Burns (THE CIVIL WAR). Each individual title, or inning, is available separately; they are OUR GAME, SOMETHING LIKE A WAR, THE FAITH OF 50 MILLION PEOPLE, A NATIONAL HEIRLOOM, SHADOW BALL, THE NATIONAL PASTIME, THE CAPITAL OF BASEBALL, A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME, and HOME. Each set is a fascinating examination of the history of the game, told through the eyes of those who played it, those who watched it, those who wrote about it, and those who dreamed about playing it.
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Director: Ken Burns
Go Tigers! (DVD)
In the blue collar Ohio town of Massillon, the most important thing is high school football, and the frenzy around home team the Tigers is, as one resident observes, like a cult... a religion. Shot on high-definition video, former Massillon resident Kenneth Carlson`s documentary follows the three stars of the 1999 team, co-captains Ellery Moore, Dave Irwin, and linebacker Danny Studer, as they deal with problems like personal injuries and the pressures of their economically depressed town`s high expectations. As the Tigers lurch ahead through a winning 106th season, Massillon`s school system is challenged by bankruptcy, threatening teachers, education, even the team itself.
With its subject a town so obsessed with the sport that it is traditional to award a little football to each newborn male, this documentary could have been a comic indictment of the athletics over education fervor of small town U.S.A. Instead it works as both a tribute to American spirit and an anthropological document of the colorful ceremonies and celebrations of the people of Massillon. Carlson doesn`t shy away from criticism of his subject, but still manages to transcend a warts and all documentary approach to achieve a portrait of Americana that is exciting and inspirational.R"
Director: Kenneth A. Carlson
The Littlest Leaguers: Learn To Play Baseball (DVD)
Computer animated characters Mitt, BB, Slugger, Stevie, and the rest of the Little Leaguers are here to teach your littlest athletes the basics of America`s pastime! With songs, comedy, and animation, LEARN TO PLAY BASEBALL makes it fun for kids to learn everything they need to know to play the game.NR"
Ghost in the Shell (DVD) Original Japanese; Dubbed and Subtitled English The makers of Akira present another milestone Japanimation epic in this futuristic odyssey about an elite half-cyborg female agent sent out to apprehend a cyber-genius data thief who is...
The makers of Akira present another milestone Japanimation epic in this futuristic odyssey about an elite half-cyborg female agent sent out to apprehend a cyber-genius data thief who is plundering the very contents of people`s minds. Contains nudity and violence. The Collector`s Edition includes a special 30-minute documentary on the making of the film.
Unrated"
Director: Mamoru Oshii
The Dinner Game (DVD)
From the creator of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES comes a tasty comedy of (table) manners. Pierre and his snobbish friends enjoy a cruel tradition, hosting dinner parties and seeing who can bring dullest, most idiotic guest. Pierre is confident he has found a real champion in Francois, an accountant whose favorite hobby is making matchstick models of famous tourist attractions. But the tables turn when Pierre gets stuck in his apartment for the weekend with Francois, and is forced to dine on his just desserts.PG-13"
Director: Francis Veber
ACTORS: Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques Villeret, Francis Huster, Daniel Prevost, Alexandra Vandernoot
