Herb & Dorothy

• HERB & DOROTHY (DVD MOVIE)

Herb & Dorothy tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. In the early 1960s, when very little attention was paid to Minimalist and Conceptual Art, Herb and Dorothy Vogel quietly began purchasing the works of unknown artists. Devoting all of Herb's salary to purchase art they liked, and living on Dorothy's paycheck alone, they continued collecting artworks guided by two rules: the piece had to be affordable, and it had to be small enough to fit in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Within these limitations, they proved themselves curatorial visionaries; most of those they supported and befriended went on to become world-renowned artists.This unique documentary debut by Megumi Sasaki is a surprisingly ! entertaining look into what some artists consider a mundane topic: art collecting. Herb & Dorothy transforms potentially dry subject matter with humor and intrigue into a story that will warm artists and collectors to each other, not to mention expose the public to an elusive business. Organized chronologically, Herb & Dorothy profiles the Vogels, a Manhattan couple who met in 1960 and began collecting art with their meager incomes from the post office and the Brooklyn Public Library. Starting at a Robert Mangold opening, the documentary shows the now elderly Vogels in action among artists and curators as they attend events as they have for the past 40 years. The film moves between the Vogels in their art-crammed apartment and interviews with artists such as the Christos, Richard Tuttle, Lynda Benglis, Pat Steir, and James Siena, who have appreciated the Vogels' loyal patronage. Indeed, footage of artists speaking so fondly of collectors is a rarity. But besid! es the praise that is bestowed upon the Vogels here, and the h! istorica l recounting of how they constructed one of the best Minimalist and Conceptual art collections to date, Herb & Dorothy is strengthened by its presentation of alternative perspectives. Gallerists are interviewed to discuss the problem with collectors buying direct from artists, undercutting the system, so to speak. This capitalist approach seems all the more absurd when one realizes the personal relationships that have been forged between artist and collector. This film shows how the collectors begin from scratch to purchase art, train their eyes to artistic movements, support those movements, and then eventually donate the collection to a museum. It is a story portraying a sheer love of art that transcends the commodification of creative work. Herb & Dorothy is not only a film for art world aficionados; it will surely please anyone in the community who can use a reminder about artistic exchange in an ideal state. --Trinie Dalton

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Nightmare on Elm Street Collection

• DVD
• VIVA 8 Disc 25mm Case
• Multi Disc
• Audio Commentary DVD ROM Features Music Video Theatrical Trailer

"Don’t fall asleep" -- words to live by for Elm Street teens. Not a problem for fans wide awake with fear (and glee) as they experience these first 8 Nightmare movies released from 1984 to 2003. Each features Robert Englund's masterfully macabre incarnation of slouch-hatted, razor-fingered Freddy Krueger, who mixes wicked wit with even wickeder mayhem as he haunts teens when they’re asleep and most vulnerable. A newspaper article about children who died after having fearsome nightmares provided the real-life springboard for filmmaker Wes Craven’s breakthrough series. Perhaps that underlying reality helps make these shockers so unnerving. Or maybe it’s just that we all like a good scare…and that this series consistently, imaginatively delivers some of the be! st.

Disc 1 â€" A Nightmare on Elm Street - Includes: Commentary by Director Wes Craven, Co-Stars Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon and Cinematographer Jacques Haitkin Cast/Crew Biographies Jump to a Nightmare

Disc 2 â€" A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge - Includes: Cast/Crew Biographies Jump to a Nightmare

Disc 3â€" A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors - Includes: Cast/Crew Biographies Jump to a Nightmare

Disc 4â€" A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master - Includes: Cast/Crew Biographies Jump to a Nightmare

Disc 5â€" A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child - Includes: Cast/Crew Biographies Jump to a Nightmare

Disc 6â€" Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare - Includes: Original 3-D End Sequence Cast/Crew Biographies Jump to a Nightmare

Disc 7 â€" Wes Craven’s New Nightmare - Includes: Commentary by Wes Craven Cast/Crew Biographies Jump to a Nightmare

Disc 8 â€" Freddy Vs. Jason - Includes: Commentary by Director Ronny ! Yu, Robert Englund (Freddy) and Ken Kirzinger (Jason) Jump to ! a DeathI n the trinity of modern horror films, there's the father (Michael Myers of Halloween), the son (Jason of Friday the13th fame, a knockoff), and the unholy spirit, Freddy Krueger of the Nightmare on Elm Street films. The spectral man who haunted the nightmares of unsuspecting teenagers with deadly consequences, Freddy (as played by Robert Englund) was a truly frightening bogeyman and icon for the '80s. Unlike the hockey-masked Jason, who dispatched horny teenagers with mechanical and monotonous ease (he never talked, never took off his mask), Freddy was a truly creative and diabolical villain, with a sadistic and blackly funny personality. The hallmarks of the Nightmare on Elm Street series were imaginatively gruesome suspense pieces, set in the overactive imaginations of the teen victims. The first film of the series, Wes Craven's truly intelligent and scary film, was so hugely successful it begat not one, not two, but six more sequels, each! pretty much diluting the originality and horror of its predecesor. (Horror fans will fondly remember Drew Barrymore's assertion in Scream that the first Nightmare film was great but all the rest sucked.) Still, there's fun to be had in the remaining films in the series, seeing as a number of aspiring filmmakers cut their teeth on the continuing saga of Freddy. Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and Chuck Russell (The Mask) worked on the third installment, Dream Warriors (starring a young Patricia Arquette), and Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2) came to prominence with the ingeniously macabre fourth film, The Dream Master, coscripted by Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential). Craven and original star Heather Langenkamp did return for the last film, New Nightmare, which presaged the tongue-in-cheek postmodernism of the Scream films and resharpened Freddy's ability to scare. --Mark Englehart

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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

• Based on the best-selling book of the same name by Fortune reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, a multidimensional study of one of the biggest business scandals in American history. The chronicle takes a look at one of the greatest corporate disasters in history, in which top executives from the 7th largest company in this country walked away with over one billion dollars, leaving investors

Riding high during the '90s stock market boom, Texas-based energy concern Enron had, by 2001, become the country's seventh largest corporation...until its sudden collapse and ultimate bankruptcy revealed a history of shady accounting practices and phantom subsidiaries. Follow the shocking true story of one of America's biggest business scandals, which cost thousands of workers their pensions while key execs left with millions, in this compelling documentary from filmmaker Alex Gibney. 110 min. Widesc! reen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: Spanish; audio commentary; deleted scenes; featurettes; more.One of the greatest scandals in American corporate history is chronicled in the riveting documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. Based on the bestselling book by Fortune magazine reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkin, and directed by Alex Gibney (who also produced The Trials of Henry Kissinger), the film is an epic morality tale, drawing upon a wealth of insider interviews and archival material to show how Enron, once the nation's seventh largest corporate entity, essentially faked its bookkeeping to report profits that never existed. The corrupt and closely-guarded mismanagement by Enron executives (including Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, later placed on criminal trial) is revealed through such heinous concepts as "Hypothetical Future Value" (a way of reaping fortunes based on false profit projections) and the! use of offshore "shell" companies to hide the massive losses ! that eve ntually toppled the company (along with the venerable Arthur Anderson accounting firm) and left 20,000 employees jobless. As a maddening portrait of hubris and white-collar crime, Enron transcends political and corporate boundaries by showing how smart and powerful men grew blinded by greed and brought ruin upon themselves, along with thousands of otherwise innocent victims. For better and worse, it's a perfect double-feature with eye-opening 2004 documentary The Corporation. --Jeff Shannon

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The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology (The Exorcist/ The Exorcist- Unrated/ The Exorcist II: The Heretic/ The Exorcist III/ The Exorcist: The Beginning/ The Exorcist: Dominion)

• Actors: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Stellan SkarsgÃ¥rd, Gabriel Mann.
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC.
• Language: English, Spanish. Subtitles: English.
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
• Rated R. Run Time: 700 minutes.

Here it is. The scream of the crop. The fear is here. And so is the hope. Because at their center are intrepid souls who dare to look evil in the eye and vanquish it. From The Exorcist (presented in its Original Theatrical Version and the 2000 Version You've Never Seen) to the shocks and surprise of Exorcist II: The Heretic and The Exorcist III to the two versions (by two different directors) of Dominion/The Beginning, this DVD set comprises the scariest and most fascinating collection of movies in modern horror.

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Stormbreaker (Alex Rider)

• ISBN13: 9780142406113
• Condition: New
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You're never too young todare.

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In Alex Rider - Operation Stormbreaker, you'll enter the world of AlexRider, an ordinary teenager trained to be the ultimate spy. When hisuncle (Ewan McGregor) mysteriously disappears, Alex is recruited toinvestigate a billionaire (Mickey Rourke) plotting to control theworld's computers.  Within days, he's gone from schoolboy tosuper spy - but is Alex ready to save the world?  Based on thebest-selling novel by Anthony Horowitz, Alex Rider - OperationStormbreaker is loaded with an all-star cast, cool gadgets, sinistervillains, and amazing stunts.  Get ready for the ultim! ateadventure!

Product Features

• From Page to Screen
• The Stunts
• The Horse Chase
• Creating the VFX for Sayle Tower
• Casting Alex
• Martial Arts Master Donnie Yen
• Theatrical Trailer

Specifications

• Stars:  Ewan McGregor, AlexPettyfer, Alicia Silverstone
• Format:  Color, DVD-Video,Standard
• Language:  English, French
• Subtitles:   English, Spanish
• Number of Discs: 1
• Rating:  PG
• Run Time:  93 minutes
• Directed By:  Geoffrey Sax

Features include:

•MPAA Rating: PG
•Format: DVD
•Runtime: 93 minutes
Enter the world of Alex Rider (Alex Pettyfer), an ordinary teenager trained to be the ultimate spy. When his uncle (Ewan McGregor) mysteriousl! y disappears, Alex is recruited to investigate a billionaire (! Mickey R ourke) plottong to control the world's computers. Within days, he's gone from schoolboy to super spy - but is Alex ready to save the world? Based on the best-selling novel by Anthony Horowitz, "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker" is loaded with an all-star cast, cool gadgets, sinister villains and amazing stunts. get ready for the ultimate adventure! Special Features: From Page to Screen, The Stunts, the Horse chase, Creating the VFX for Sayle tower, Casting Alex, Martial Arts Master Donnie Yen, Theatrical Trailer.

Ten years ago, Anthony Horowitz introduced the world to Alex Rider . . . and now his debut mission is back in a special fully loaded anniversary edition! Packed with bonus material - including a brand new Alex Rider short story, a letter from Anthony Horowitz, and much more!

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17-DVD Complete American Sign Language DVD Set Including Teacher's DVD & Workbook - NEW

• Excellent for everyone learning and teaching American Sign Language
• Over hundreds of words, sentences, idioms and grammar lessons
• Learn from three ASL professors
• Bonus chapters
• Number 1 Sign Language educational program in the World

{Directed by Oscar winner Vanessa Roth}
{Inspired by the New York Times bestseller "Teachers Have It Easy"}
{Produced by Best-Selling Author Dave Eggers ("A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius").}
{Endorsed by Teacher's Unions representing millions of teachers.}
{Seen as the answer to "Waiting for Superman" and "The Lottery".}
{Opened in theatres with an $8000+ per screen average in first week and rave reviews.}
{Microsoft's Partners in Learning has launched a community screening tour in more than 400 cities and towns across the country.}

As the debate over America's public scho! ols rages on, the one thing everyone agrees on is the need for great teachers. Yet while research has shown that teachers are the most important in-school factor in a child's success, America's educators are so underpaid that almost two-thirds must work a second job in order to make a living.

Chronicling the stories of four teachers in different areas of the country, American Teacher reveals the frustrating realities of today's teachers, the difficulty of attracting talented new educators, and why so many of our best teachers leave the profession altogether. Can we re-value teaching and turn it into a prestigious, financially attractive and desirable profession? With almost half of American teachers leaving the field in the next ten years, now is the time to find out.

Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/11/2008 Run time: 622 minutes Rating: NrFrustrated newlyweds and bickering marrieds, lecherous executives and bodacious secretaries, uptight squares a! nd free-spirited hippies, suspicious wives and nervous husband! s, inexp erienced teens and swinging seniors. They’re all part and parcel of Love, American Style, the era-defining anthology series that offered a comedic look at the so-called "new morality." Rebounding after studio-imposed DVD-interruptus, this three-disc set contains the 12 episodes that complete Season One. Each contains two or three playlets. Unlike The Love Boat, all are played for laughs: A honeymooning groom accidentally locks himself in an antique store’s chastity belt; A bachelor pretends to have a wife and children to seduce a coworker who only dates married men; A harried man discovers his favorite restaurant has gone topless just as his wife surprises him for lunch. One intriguing story is "Love and the High School Flop-Out," whose story about an awkward teen who has the house to himself while his parents are out of town anticipates Risky Business, complete with friends who suggest he rent out the house for an "orgy." Love plays it! completely straight. In one story, a newlywed complains her husband seems to be losing interest in her, prompting her mother to inquire if he is "strange." In another, an interior decorator in love with a mobster’s daughter is dismissed by him as a "petunia" until he dispatches the thug’s henchmen ("The fact that I have taste and a certain flair for color and design doesn’t make me any less of a man," he argues). And in another, two bickering male business partners visit a marriage counselor to sort out their troubles. Of course, what really makes this show such a star-spangled affair is each episode’s roster of character actors, TV Land cult faves, and future stars. Burt Reynolds already has his smirk going as a soldier whose wife has written a scandalous bestseller in "Love and the Banned Book." An 18-year-old Kurt Russell portrays a high school student poised to lose his virginity in "Love and the First-Nighters." Love American Style is hip enough to refe! rence Alice B. Toklas, Bonnie & Clyde, Rosemary’s ! Baby and Federico Fellini, but its chauvinistic attitudes now make the once-naughty show seem almost endearingly quaint. Still, to watch "Love and the Nervous Executive," which pairs prissy Paul Lynde with va-voom "Mighty Carson Arts Players" bombshell Carol Wayne, or "Love and the Big Night" with Tony Randall and Julie "Catwoman" Newmar, is to fall in Love all over again. --Donald LiebensonStudio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 11/20/2007This set is designed for all American Sign Language teachers, instructors and beginner to advanced ASL students! For the first time ever, you now can launch your American Sign Language learning experience with a huge complete ASL DVD Set with teaching materials! Complete your studies with our 16-DVD ASL collection set, including a brand new Sign Language 101 DVD and an Idioms & Phrases in ASL, Vol. 1 Teacher's Instructional DVD with more than 70 pages of teacher's workbook! This exclusive set includes the following 17 DVDs and a workbook: Idioms & Phrases in ASL, Vol. 1: Teacher's Instructional DVD & Workbook Set Sign Language 101: A Beginner's Guide to American Sign Language Idioms & Phrases in American Sign Language, Vol. 1 Idioms & Phrases in American Sign Language, Vol. 2 Idioms & Phrases in American Sign Language, Vol. 3 Idioms & Phrases in American Sign Language, Vol. 4 Idioms & Phrases in American Sign Language, Vol. 5 American Sign Language Interpreter Training: Receptive Skills Practice, Vol. 1 American Sign Language Interpreter Training: Expressive Skills Practice, Vol. 1 Common Expressions in American Sign Language, Vol. 1 Common Expressions in American Sign Language, Vol. 2 American Sign Language Everyday Words: Activities & Events American Sign Language Vocabulary Builder, Vol. 1 American Sign Language Vocabulary Builder, Vol. 2 American Sign Language for Kids & Adults, Vol. 1: Everyday Lessons American Sign Language for Kids & Adults, Vol. 2: Visiting the Zoo American Sign Language for Babies & Toddlers All 17 DVDs and a workbook is on sale for $ 139.95! This complete library/collection is perfect for your school, library, college, university, family, interpreters, teachers, professionals, colleagues and just about everyone!

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Behind the Sun

• CLAPTON ERIC BEHIND THE SUN

It began as a disagreement between two neighboring families over land. But its become an endless cycle of violence. Now a son must choose between honoring his family and following his heart. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 03/01/2005 Run time: 92 minutes Rating: Pg13DVD-Behind The Sun by Open Doors FilmsDigitally remastered Japanese reissue of his top 40 1985 album for Duck/ Reprise in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initial pressing only. 11 tracks, including the top 30 hit 'Forever Man' and the single 'See What Love Can Do'. Gatefold sleeve. 1999 release.

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Forget Paris

• The romantic life of NBA referee Billy Crystal is on the rebound when he falls for airline employee Debra Winger. Crystal also directs this transatlantic comedy slam dunk with top-notch supporting cast of comedy pros, including Joe Mantegna, Cathy Moriarty and William Hickey.Running Time: 103 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG-13 Age: 053939250121 UPC: 0

The romantic life of NBA referee Billy Crystal is on the rebound when he falls for airline employee Debra Winger. Crystal also directs this transatlantic comedy slam dunk with top-notch supporting cast of comedy pros, including Joe Mantegna, Cathy Moriarty and William Hickey.Billy Crystal plays Mickey, a basketball referee who has to accompany his estranged father's body to France, where the old man requested to be buried with the other members of his D-Day platoon. Unfortunately for Mickey, the airline loses his body. Fortu! nately for Mickey, this leads him to meet Ellen (Debra Winger), an airline executive who takes personal charge of the case and even joins him at the funeral. A whirlwind Paris romance leads to marriage, but that's when the complications begin... The story of Mickey and Ellen's marriage is recounted by their friends (played by Joe Mantegna, Cynthia Stevenson, Julie Kavner, Richard Masur, John Spencer, and Cathy Moriarty) as they wait for Mickey and Ellen to arrive at a dinner party. And of course these friends have their own stories, which are played out in witty shorthand as they bicker about who's going to tell the next part of the Mickey/Ellen saga. Forget Paris is uneven (unsurprisingly, Winger is stronger in the dramatic sections and Crystal in the comic parts, a schism that takes its toll on their chemistry), but its best parts hold up, even if the whole is shaky. Plus, the movie's theme (that romantic memories aren't what makes a marriage work, you have to live! in the present) is explored with conviction and tenderness. --Bret Fetzer

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