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For years now, Leonard Nimoy has lived with an extraterrestrial who occupied his body, wore his face, used his voice. Only he can know what it means and feels like to be Mr. Spock, the Vulcan officer of the Starship Enterprise. I Am Not Spock reveals what it was like to be so identified with a role that it becomes a part of you. Spock is the most intriguing character on Star Trek for many reasons. Leonard Nimoy tells of his reactions to the many aspects...
2) I am Spock
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Leonard Nimoy's portrayal of the ever-logical Vulcan, Mr. Spock, is one of the most recognizable, loved, and pervasive characterizations in modern popular culture. His single raised eyebrow, the curiosity with which he said "fascinating" at an emotional outbreak, the endless ways he pointed out the illogic of human foibles, have gone down in the history of entertainment as defining one of the true icons of the last several decades. Now, in his long-awaited...
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REMEMBERING LEONARD NIMOY is a loving and very personal tribute to the life and career of Leonard Nimoy, the prolific actor and director who is best known for playing Spock in Star Trek. Produced and directed by his daughter Julie and son-in-law David Knight, the film reveals stories from his childhood growing up in Boston in the 1930s and 1940s, anecdotes from his early career in Hollywood, and a snapshot of Nimoy's big break-out role on the popular...
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Paul Baroni, (Leonard Nimoy in his first leading role) known as Monk because of his misshapen face, is part of a N.Y. street gang. He becomes a professional fighter and rises to the heights of success in the sordid world of boxing. Filmed against a background of real boxers, gold-digging sex kittens, crooked gamblers and the mob! Jack Larson, TV'S original Jimmy Olsen on Superman is also featured.
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Once there was a boy named Leonard who loved to sing and to act. His parents were immigrants who felt like aliens in America, and certainly didn't understand Leonard's drive to perform. "Learn to play the accordion," his father told him. "Actors starve, but at least musicians can eke out a living." But Leonard reached for the stars . . . and caught them. He moved to Hollywood, where he took acting lessons, and drove a taxi and took every role he could...
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The biggest movie and TV franchise of all time, Star Trek spawned more than 700 TV episodes and twelve films. Creator Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future helped inspire today's scientists to develop the first scientific principles of teleportation, the creation of artificial intelligence, androids, and more. Now, scientists, series producers, the first Trekkies, and Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy, provide new insights into a show that inspired audiences...
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Petra, a stone city of temples and tombs carved deep into stark cliffs in Jordan, was the center of life two thousand years ago for a people called the Nabateans. Archaeologists excavate evidence of a highly sophisticated society and discover answers to questions about Nabatean beliefs, customs, and destinies.
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In the wake of Spock's ultimate act of sacrifice, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise returns to Earth from the newly formed Genesis planet. There crew learns that life back home will not be easier: Scotty gets reassigned, Bones appears to be going insane, and the Enterprise is to be decommissioned. It is only when Kirk is confronted by Spock₂s father that he learns his old friend may have another chance at life if the crew can survive the Klingon...
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This multi-episode documentary series takes viewers on the definitive in-depth journey behind the scenes of one of the greatest landmark franchises of all time: Star Trek. Celebrating the show's 55th anniversary, each episode focuses on a different chapter in the groundbreaking program's history. Interviews with the cast, crew, and experts including one of Leonard Nimoy's final in-depth Trek interviews reveal never-before-heard backstage stories and...
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Following the globe-trotting exploits of a team of government spies--leader Jim Phelps, electronics wiz Barney Collier, muscle man Willy Armitage, plus a new team member, the master magician Paris--the series distinguished itself with its high-tech gadgetry, intricate plotting, inventive storylines, and pulsating music.
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In this extraordinarily intimate film, seven years in the making, we are taken into the depths of the Hasidim's joyous, sometimes harsh, and often beautiful world. With their use of the Yiddish language, their distinctive clothes and their strict observance to Jewish ritual and law, the Hasidim are considered by many an insular people with little connection to mainstream America. And yet their values are those that many Americans find most precious:...
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The story of a boy's rise to king of the Hebrews and the glory and suffering that result. David is a boy tending sheep when the prophet Samuel declares that David will be king. After David defeats the mighty Goliath, King Saul becomes jealous of David's fame, forcing David to flee for his life. After Saul kills himself following a lost battle, David becomes king. A story of pain and betrayal but also of forgiveness and grace.
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There is nothing wrong with your television. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. The complete first season of The Outer Limits, Sci-Fi's critically-acclaimed and most original series, is finally available on DVD! Like the classic 1960s series of the same name, each episode is an imaginative exploration of humanity's greatest hopes and darkest fears and include special guest appearances by Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Alyssa Milano, Beau Bridges,...
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The film uses physics, which explains how the universe works, to explain our metaphysics, the story of our values, our institutions, our interactions. Using her own experience and a custom blend of insight and humor, provocation and inspiration, personal story and social commentary, Emily takes her audience through its paradigm shift: from the Fear of Change to the Edge of Chaos. Emily Levine, like her film, was one-of-a-kind. She was a television...
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