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A fun, interactive, and award-winning, online kindergarten-readiness learning solution for children ages 3 to 6 years. With hundreds of lessons in math, science, social studies, language and literacy, art, and music, the curriculum increases in difficulty as the user progresses through the program.
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A documentary immersion into all things Eco, Davide Ferrario’s film takes us on a tour of Umberto Eco’s private library, guided by the author himself. Combining new footage with material he shot with Eco in 2015 for a video installation for the Venice Biennale, Ferrario documents this incredible collection and the man who amassed it. As Eco leads us among the more than 50,000 volumes, we also gain insight into the library of the mind of this vastly...
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A fascinating look at the art of filmmaking, including stories and clips from the making of some of the greatest films of the 70's and 80's. Focuses on several men who made a huge impact on a craft that's vital to the making of any film.
4) Joy Division
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A documentary film on the British post-punk band Joy Division.
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Special 20th Anniversary of this award-winning doc reveals the making of indie classic "Firecracker" with Karen Black, Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle), and other celebrities, icons, and artists taking part in cult director Steve Balderson's process.
6) Anvil
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In 1982, heavy-metal band Anvil delivered a seminal album and then fell off the radar. Now, we follow the band as they reflect on failure, friendship and following an impossible dream.
8) Bushman
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1971.
Language
English
Description
In 1968, Peace Corps veteran David Schickele enlisted his friend Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam to star in a light-hearted drama about the adventures of a well-educated Nigerian immigrant in San Francisco. Using a docu-fictional style reminiscent of John Cassavetes’ Shadows (1959), Bushman observes the foibles of late-1960s African-American culture with an outsider’s incisiveeye. The film morphs into a documentary when the director’s voice abruptly...
9) Category III
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The rise and fall of Hong Kong's notorious Category III cinema which reached a peak during the years 1988 and the lead-up to the Handover in 1997.
Publisher
Cineverse
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Disclaimer: The video file for this film is the best available source.Solve the mystery of how Clue, a film based on a board game, was murdered at the box office but, in a shocking twist, found a fanbase with a passionate appreciation for the movie’s hilarious dialogue and incredible cast.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
It was the swinging 30s. The big bands of the 40s. It was San Francisco night life – Baghdad by the Bay. And the crowds were packing the nation’s premiere all-Chinese nightclub, Forbidden City. Like the Cotton Club of Harlem which featured America’s finest African American entertainers, Forbidden City gained an international reputation with its unique showcase of Chinese American performers in eye-popping all-American extravaganzas.FORBIDDEN...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The advent of electronic music in the 20th century was a radical break from all musical traditions that came before it. Narrated by legendary multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, Lisa Rovner’s superb SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS showcases the music of and rare interviews with female electronic pioneers Clara Rockmore, Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram, Éliane Radigue, Maryanne Amacher, Bebe Barron, Suzanne Ciani, Pauline Oliveros, Laurie Spiegel, and Wendy...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A captivating revelation on a little-known chapter of cinema: the Chinese in American feature films. From the first Chinese American film produced in 1917, to Ang Lee’s triumphant Brokeback Mountain nine decades later, HOLLYWOOD CHINESE brings together a fascinating portrait of actors, directors, writers, and iconic images to show how the Chinese have been imagined in movies, and how filmmakers have and continue to navigate an industry that was...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all--with her black braided hair and colorful Mexican outfits. A brave woman who was an invalid most of her life, she transformed herself into a living work of art. As famous for her self-portraits and haunting imagery as she was for her marriage to another famous artist, Diego Rivera, this strong and courageous painter was inspired by the ancient culture and history of her beloved...
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