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62) Close to Vermeer
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Go behind the scenes of the largest Vermeer exhibition ever mounted, now on view at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Capturing the imagination of the art world – with glowing reviews, global publicity, and tickets sold out through the entirety of its run – the Rijksmuseum's Vermeer retrospective is nothing short of an historic event. Suzanne Raes’s film follows curators, conservators, collectors, and experts in their joint mission to shine a new...
64) Users
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USERS begins with a mother’s question–will my children love the perfect machines more than they love me, their imperfect mother? She pushes the button and a smart crib lulls her crying baby to sleep, flawlessly every time. This question guides her inquiry into the intimate relationship we have with technology that is increasingly driving all aspects of our society. We explore the unintended and often dehumanizing consequences of our society's...
66) A towering task
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In 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave Americans a new way to serve their country: the Peace Corps. In its 60-year history, 200,000+ volunteers have traveled to more than 140 countries to carry out the organization's mission of world peace and friendship a towering task, indeed. Through interviews with Corps volunteers, Heads-of-State, scholars, journalists, and host country nationals, the film explores how this uniquely American government agency...
67) Out of the loop
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Deon Cole, Hannibal Burres, Lil' Rel Howery, Chris Redd, Jeff Garlin & other comics talk about the trials and tribulations of starting a comedy career in Chicago, where the comedy scene is as polarized and segregated as the city itself.
68) Moonage daydream
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Illuminates the life and genius of David Bowie, one of the most influential artists of our time. Told through sublime, kaleidoscopic, never-before-seen footage and performances, this experiential cinematic odyssey explores Bowie's creative, musical and spiritual journey. The film is guided by the icon's own narration and is the first officially sanctioned film on the artist.
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At a time when the free press is under threat, OBIT. takes a rare look inside one of the United States' foremost journalistic institutions, The New York Times. The steadfast writers of the paper's Obituaries section approach their work with journalistic rigor and narrative flair, each day depositing the details of a handful of extraordinary lives into the cultural memory. Going beyond the byline and into the minds of those chronicling the recently...
70) Division
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Made learning math facts fun and easy. Now it is time to practice what you have learned.
71) Subtraction
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Made learning math facts fun and easy. Now it is time to practice what you have learned.
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Take your woodworking skills to an entirely new level with this DVD collection. Master woodworker George Vondriska provides first-rate insights across 11 lectures that will become your go-to resource for essential skills, advanced techniques, and project tips--so you can enjoy your shop time like never before.
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In Geometry: An Interactive Journey to Mastery, Professor Tanton guides students as they build an understanding of geometry from the ground up. With this approach, the instruction focuses on the intellectual play of the subject and its beauty as much as its utility and function. Students begin with elementary building blocks like points, lines, and angles and observe how those basic units interact. From a clear understanding of the fundamental principles,...
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Recent stunning discoveries are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished there for centuries. Dense settlements indicate populations in the millions, supported by sophisticated agricultural systems, while huge geometric earthworks and roadways bear witness to complex religious ideas and social networks.
75) Native America
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Explores the world created by America's first peoples. The series reaches back 15,000 years to reveal massive cities aligned to the stars, unique systems of science and spirituality, and 100 million people connected by social networks spanning two continents.
76) Filmworker
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Leon Vitali was a rising British television actor when Stanley Kubrick picked him for the role of Lord Bullington in Barry Lyndon. That first encounter with the famed auteur proved decisive, he swiftly resolved to devote the rest of his life working for the director, this time behind the scenes, and took on just about every job available: casting director, acting coach, location scout, sound engineer, color corrector, A.D., promoter, and eventually...
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Brian Nunes explores themes of creativity and success through the lens of street music. It raises fascinating questions about the natutre of context and how it can affect the perception of artistic worth. Using a richly woven fabric of raw footage, insightful interviews and a compelling soundtrack, this film prompts viewers to become more aware of how their own preconceptions of 'what's good' can prevent them from appreciating something's natural...
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Gene Sharp hardly seems like one of the world's most dangerous men. White-haired and soft-spoken, the 83-year-old professor mostly keeps to himself, spending much of his time in his small Boston home reading, writing, and tending to his orchid garden. But to the world's most brutal dictators, Professor Sharp's ideas have proven catastrophic. In this fascinating new film, first-time director Ruaridh Arrow details how an obscure list of nonviolent actions...
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The Harlem Renaissance was the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a Black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century and the subsequent social and artistic explosion that resulted. Lasting roughly from the 1910s through the mid-1930s, the period is considered a golden age in African American culture, manifesting in literature, music, stage performance, and art. The Harlem Renaissance gave African Americans a chance to live their...
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Experts from Messis first coach, Pep Guardiola to FOX Sports commentator Warren Barton compare their upbringing, progression into the world of sports, their skills and talents, their current successes and awards, their influence on the game, plus their marketability on and off the field. Hear from rabid die-hard fans, colleagues, competitors such as Gerard Pique and former coaches including Sir Alex Ferguson as they debate which player is the best-of-the-best!...
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