Kanopy (Firm)
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in musical comedy. Inevitably, Hollywood called and by 1955 Shirley was cast in Hitchcock's The Trouble With Harry. It wasn't too long before the fine dramatic roles also came to her opposite...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Who doesn't love the smell of cookies in the oven? Cookies are a tasty treat and offer a rewarding baking experience. Chef Colleen Miner discusses the ingredients needed, measuring techniques, and many different varieties of cookies including drop, bar, cut out, rolled, pressed and molded. She demonstrates her favorite chocolate chip, sugar, and peanut butter cookies.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Waiting to Inhale examines the heated debate over marijuana and its use as medicine in the United States. Twelve states have passed legislation to protect patients who use medical marijuana. Yet, opponents claim the medical argument is just a smokescreen for a different agenda-- to legalize marijuana for recreation and profit. What claims are being made, and what are the stakes? Waiting to Inhale takes viewers inside the lives of patients who have...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In 2003 the classic Louis Vuitton monogram exploded in cartoon colors creating accessory lust worldwide. While most fashion designers celebrate the beauty of woman, the Metropolitan Museum took it a step further with an exhibit worshipping the Goddess. Master showman John Galliano proved himself again with a vibrant Bollywood spectacle. Betsey Johnson brought us to her little heaven in the Hamptons and supermodel Gisele took us on set for a cover...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Market research is big business, with clients demanding more and better ways of finding out what their customers want. Case studies show how market research is changing and the impact of new technology. Classic divisions: The internet is now widely used in market research - as are mobile phones and other new techniques. But the classic divisions of market research still apply. We explain qualitative and quantitative research: also primary and secondary...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In architecture, respecting traditions can be as challenging as creating something completely original. 1. Croce Di Bibbiano is a historical winery in the heart of Tuscany, which shows the old world charm of one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. 2. Architect Shiv Garyali has made a German family a true Canadian post-and-beam retreat in the heart of Whistler, BC. 3. Architect Brian MacKay-Lyons designed a modern and functional house on...
127) Inside Tattooing
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
'Inside Tattooing' is a unique documentary looking at the art of prison tattooing. Through a series of candid discussions with inked up ex-prisoners, gang members and wardens 'Inside Tattooing' investigates the stories behind these striking and often confrontational symbols of expression.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Intended to provide a complete and permanent record of surviving traditions and skills in textiles and crafts, the Ends of the Earth unique series show the processes in full, in detail and with all the clarity and colour made possible by modern video cameras. In many ways they are better than being there - pausing and replaying gives the possibility of checking again where the quickness of the hands has eluded or deceived the eye. The complex process...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The victory of Alexander at Gaugamela resulted in the spread of Greek culture throughout the Macedonian Empire. Trace Alexander's campaign against the Persians, which led to the battle, and his bloody confrontation with the Persian forces, and grasp the brilliant maneuvers that allowed him to overcome his foe's significant advantages on the battlefield.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Hanna Levenson, a leading proponent of Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy (TLDP), takes the viewer through the highlights of a 20 session course of therapy with a depressed, passive, and somatizing 74 year-old man. She illustrates how to develop and maintain a focus of treatment, intervene, and terminate in a time-effective manner. With helpful voiceovers, she shares her perceptions and insights as the case is unfolding, explaining the rationale...
131) Holy water
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A film about our global water situation, water politics and the poor people's struggle for enough drinking water. In India farmers, joined by the famous environmentalist Vandana Shiva, are prostesting against Coca-Cola. They mean that their ground water is going down and is being polluted because of the soft drink production in many places all over India. It's a film about the strong, Indian women who dare to protest, and the Coke factory that had...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Gain a deeper appreciation for the ancient world's most important construction material by following a block of stone from a quarry to its final resting place in the wall of a Greek temple. Learn how stone blocks were extracted from solid bedrock, moved many miles, and then fitted together without mortar.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Fraser Island was listed as a World Heritage Area in 1992 for its outstanding natural heritage values. This program takes viewers on a trip to the World's largest sand island, with half the World's perched dune lakes and the planet's only rainforest growing on sand. The landscapes and ecosystems are shown, including the purest breed of dingoes seen in Australia. Reasons for the World Heritage listing and ways of protecting the natural wonders are...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
'It's a simple proposition. We need one hour of your time. You decide what to do with it. What will unfold is completely unpredictable. We are literally going public. We are putting the Plinth in your hands - or literally under your feet!' - Antony Gormley. In the summer of 2009, artist Antony Gormley, previously best known for his iconic Angel of the North, created One & Other, a unique portrait of contemporary Britain. Across 100 days, 2,400 volunteers...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
On the beautiful island of Kos, reflect on the life and contribution of the physician Hippocrates at the ancient medical sanctuary honoring him. Discover Patmos, where Saint John famously wrote the book of Revelation, and finally Rhodes, renowned for the legendary Colossus and the majestic fortifications of the Knights of Saint John.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Architects Lebbeus Woods and Steven Holl have been friends for many years. Both are theorists but Woods has been preoccupied with the pursuit of a visionary architecture, intentionally, not waiting or searching for commissions, in contrast to Holl whose buildings can be found in many parts of the world. This order of things is interrupted now that Holl has commissioned Woods to design a four-story pavilion for his large-scale multi complex "Sliced...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In this issue of Videofashion Collections, it's more superior style from Paris Fashion Week! See what designer Peter Copping has in store for his sophisticated Nina Ricci customer. With a retrospective exhibition opening at the musee des Arts decoratifs in Paris, designer Dries Van Noten was reflecting on his career and honing his craft for his Fall 2014 collection. Plus, even when the temperatures drop, it's an everlasting spring on the Vionnet runway!...
139) Cinerama holiday
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Cinerama holiday intercuts between the adventures of two real-life, married couples. First are Switzerland's Fred and Beatrice Troller, who begin their panoramic tour of America in Las Vegas, then wind their way around the US, stopping in San Francisco, New Orleans, New York City, and New England. Meanwhile, Betty and John Marsh of Kansas City board a flight to Switzerland, commencing an immersive European vacation full of bobsled rides and ski trips...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This collection of 4 series which explore hard-to-understand concepts of air, gases, air pressure, layers of the atmosphere, precipitation, and the water cycle. Live-action footage will help students better understand the many ways that they can observe weather as well as different ways to stay safe during hazardous weather. The collection is a great way to introduce students to the wonderful world of science, and includes the following series: The...