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From the mind boggling pyramids of Egypt to the lost city of Atlantis, planet Earth abounds with Ancient Mysteries of our long forgotten past. Is Atlantis a legend, myth, or a missing piece of human history? For millennia, mankind has grappled with the Atlantis enigma calling it everything from a great sea power in ancient times, to idealistic utopia, to home of the ancient aliens.
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Explorer and biologist Nick Baker travels to exotic locations around the globe following his childhood dream to uncover the craziest creatures of the natural world. Every animal Nick Baker finds is a vivid and fascinating example of how some species have evolved in order to survive in some of the most inhospitable environments on earth.
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Explorer and biologist Nick Baker travels to exotic locations around the globe following his childhood dream to uncover the craziest creatures of the natural world. Every animal Nick Baker finds is a vivid and fascinating example of how some species have evolved in order to survive in some of the most inhospitable environments on earth.
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Learn about America's history through the use of graphics and animation, live-action portrayals of historic figures and stories told from a child's point of view. Topics featured in this video include the Pilgrims and the Mayflower, the Mayflower Compact, Squanto and the first Thanksgiving, life in colonial Williamsburg, and the Colonists.
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Drafthouse Films volume no. 38
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After Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark was released 35 years ago, three 11-year-old boys from Mississippi set out on what would become a 7-year-long labor of love and tribute to their favorite film: a shot-for-shot adaptation of the adventure film. They finished every scene ... except one: the explosive airplane set piece. The trio reunited two decades later with the original cast members in order to complete their masterpiece.
8) Elstree 1976
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In this fascinating documentary, go behind the scenes of one of the most iconic film series of all time: *Star Wars*. The actors and extras who played aliens, storm troopers, rebels and even Darth Vader in George Lucas' *Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope* reminisce about their time on set and how making the Sci-Fi classic affected their lives and careers, for better or for worse. *"A sweet, quietly funny, fascinating and contemplative study of 10 character...
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Learn about America's history through the use of graphics and animation, live-action portrayals of historic figures and stories told from a child's point of view. Topics featured in this video include the story of the Constitution, the lives of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, and the Great Seal of the United States.
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In the new 2020 high-definition program, young people will learn how to keep themselves safe from viruses like COVID-19. What is a virus and how does it spread? How do vaccines work? What is a pandemic? How using strategies from past pandemics to fight COVID-19? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in-depth with detailed graphics, engaging examples, and video. On-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce...
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"Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson join filmmaker Chris Columbus and other esteemed cast members across all eight Harry Potter films as they travel back to Hogwarts for the first time to celebrate the anniversary of the franchise's first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which premiered twenty years ago. The retrospective special will tell an enchanting making-of story through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations,...
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Learn about America's history through the use of graphics and animation, live-action portrayals of historic figures and stories told from a child's point of view. Topics featured in this video include the Bill of Rights, abolition, the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Susan B. Anthony, and the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Personal snapshots and historical footage provide a glimpse of a less complicated time as Chicagoans share humorous and touching stories from the 1920's, '30s and '40s in Chicago. Segments recall Riverview Park, Maxwell Street, the Aragon Ballroom and other local landmarks.
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Space, Earth & atmosphere: This program answers questions such as "How big is the universe?", "What makes the stars shine", and "Why does the moon change shape?"
Gems, metals & minerals: This program answers questions such as "What is erosion?" "How many different kinds of rocks are there?" "What is coal?" and "What is an alloy?"
Water & weather: This program answers questions such as "How do we have different seasons?" "How does the weather man...
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For decades, mysterious messages in the form of colorful 'tiles' have appeared, pasted on the streets of major cities up and down the western hemisphere. Containing the same bizarre, unsettling message, which seems to concern resurrecting the world's dead, most people walk over them without a thought, until now. Justin Duerr, long obsessed with the tiles, has begun a quest to unearth both their origins and meaning.
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