Directed by Rick Hauser, this is an epic version of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s enduring novel of Puritan America in search of its soul. Hester Prynne–condemned for a sin of passion–must wear forever the scarlet letter “A” on her chest. Her lover, however, lives undetected in the community, tormented and weakened by the burden of an unexposed sin. And Hester’s husband, thought to be lost at sea, resurfaces and coldly plots his revenge. Special DVD features include: special video segments that take viewers behind-the-scenes on the filming of The Scarlet Letter; select cast filmographies; a Hawthorne biography; discussion questions for educators; scene selection; English audiotrack; and closed captions. (4 hrs. on 2 discs)
Countries: US
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Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back
The gripping, true story of the catastrophic flight of the Apollo 13 and the heroic struggle to bring the astronauts back alive. With first-hand accounts from the pilots, their families and the people of mission control, it documents a thrilling struggle against time and all odds and serves as a reminder that, in the words of James Lovell, “We do not realize what we have on Earth until we leave it.”
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Julia Child – America’s Favorite Chef
Julia Child was not a natural-born cook – when she married, she could barely boil an egg. But she fell in love with French food, and soon enrolled at the Cordon Bleu where she learned the great tradition of Classical French cuisine. Later, with two French women, she devoted years to writing a manuscript finally published as Mastering the Art of French Cooking which became a culinary classic and sold over one million copies. This is the story of Julia’s two great loves-love for her husband Paul and for cooking. Through an interview with Julia herself, filmed in her fabled kitchen, and rare images from the photo collection of Paul Child and from family photo albums, Julia Child is revealed as few have seen her before in this tribute and testament to a great American icon.
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The French Chef with Julia Child – DVD
Cooking legend and cultural icon Julia Child, along with her pioneering public television series, The French Chef, introduced French cuisine to American kitchens. In her passionate and sometimes breathless way, Julia forever changed the way we cook, eat, and think about food. Now chefs of all ages and abilities can share Julia’s love of fine French food and learn to cook some of her most-loved dishes with this special collection of 18 episodes from her original 1960s series, The French Chef. Bon appetit! (7:20 hrs on 3 DVDs)
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They Made America – DVD
From the introduction of the steamboat to the advent of on-line shopping, Americans have always been endlessly inventive and eminently practical. They Made America examines innovation in America through the stories of the resourceful men and women whose ideas and inventions have transformed the world. Based on author and journalist Harold Evans’s book, They Made America also explores the political, social, economic, and environmental forces that make the United States an incubator for so much radical and far-reaching creativity. (4 hrs on 2 DVDs)
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More Yoga for the Rest of Us with Peggy Cappy
Join Peggy and her friends of all ages as they expand their yoga repertoire and increase balance, flexibility, and energy! More Yoga for the Rest of Us is presented in three easy-to-do segments: Part One gives your body a wonderful stretch-benefiting legs, hips, and the back; Part Two is a series of standing poses that increases all-important leg strength and balance; Part Three is a new and different guided relaxation exercise that conveys an integral part of yoga’s benefits: reducing stress and quieting the mind. This yoga program can be done with, or without, the aid of a chair — giving flexibility to the exercises as well as to the student. There’s something here for everyone.
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Simply Ming Season 2 Collection
If you’re getting tired of the same ingredients, chef Ming Tsai dishes up easy solutions that will have fantastic East-West food on your table fast! By using one of Ming’s master recipes, anyone can create a variety of dishes, keeping dining at home interesting and fun–whether you are a beginner or an experienced chef. Each episode of Simply Ming features: – Master recipes: Utilizing no more than eight versatile ingredients, Ming whips up rubs, pastes, and vinaigrettes to serve as the foundation for delicious dinners throughout the week. – Guest chefs: From world-renowned chefs such as Jacques Pepin to his parents, Ming invites guests to test out the versatility of his master recipes by creating a new dish. – Food and wine pairings: Selecting the perfect bottle of champagne, wine, or beer to accompany a meal is a challenge faced by most. Ming provides guidance on making the best choices. – Side trips: Ming goes on the road to uncover the secrets behind selecting the best ingredients, from the sweetest caramel to the freshest shrimp and local lobster. Ming Tsai is the award-winning chef-owner of Blue Ginger in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and the author of three cookbooks, including Simply Ming. He has received the coveted James Beard Award for Best Chef/Northeast, and is the star of Simply Ming, airing on public television. Special DVD Features Include: bonus video–Ming’s five best tips for the home cook; recipe cards featuring recipes from Ming Tsai; pantry list for the well-stocked East-West kitchen; Ming Tsai’s top ten cooking tools; scene selections; and closed captions. (7:48 hrs on 3 DVDs)
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NOVA: Building Pharaoh’s Chariot
Around 3,600 years ago, reliefs in Egyptian tombs and temples depict pharaohs and warriors proudly riding into battle on horse-drawn chariots. Some historians claim that the chariot launched a technological and strategic revolution, and was the secret weapon behind Egypt’s greatest era of conquest known as the New Kingdom. But was the Egyptian chariot really a revolutionary design? How decisive a role did it play in the bloody battles of the ancient world? In Building Pharaoh’s Chariot, a team of archaeologists, engineers, woodworkers, and horse trainers join forces to build and test two highly accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots. They discover astonishingly advanced features, including spoked wheels, springs, shock absorbers, anti-roll bars, and even a convex shaped rear mirror, leading one of them to compare the level of design to the engineering standards of 1930’s-era Buicks! By driving the pair of replicas to their limits in the desert outside Cairo, NOVA’s experts test the claim that the chariot marks a crucial turning point in ancient military history.
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NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh’s Baby
In the aftermath of his 1927 solo transatlantic flight, Colonel Charles Augustus Lindbergh-Lucky Lindy-became the most famous human being on earth. But on the evening of March 1, 1932 Lucky Lindy’s luck ran out. Bold kidnappers snatched his baby son, Charlie, from the family home near Hopewell, New Jersey while everyone in the house was awake. Negotiations with the kidnappers stretched out for weeks, but little Charlie never came back. His body was discovered not five miles from Hopewell. A German immigrant, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, was executed for the crime. But was he really guilty? And could there be other kidnappers that were never caught?
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Earth from Space
Earth From Space is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet. Produced in extensive consultation with NASA scientists, NOVA takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms it into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate and surprising web of forces that sustains life on earth. Witness how dust blown from the Sahara fertilizes the Amazon; how a vast submarine “waterfall” off Antarctica helps drive ocean currents around the world; and how the sun’s heating up of the southern Atlantic gives birth to a colossally powerful hurricane. From the microscopic world of water molecules vaporizing over the ocean to the magnetic field that is bigger than Earth itself, Earth From Space reveals the astonishing beauty and complexity of our dynamic planet.