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PR Nova Sciencenow: How Smart Can We Get? on DVD Feb 26

How do you get a genius brain? Is it all in your DNA? Or is it hard work? Is it possible that everyone's brain has untapped genius - just waiting for the right circumstances so it can be unleashed? Watch as host David Pogue (popular technology reporter for The New York Times) meets people stretching the boundaries of what the human mind can do.

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Posted by: News Editor - February 20, 2013, 8:12 am - PR
Keywords: documentary

PR Independent Lens: More Than a Month on DVD Jan 29

Examines what the treatment of history tells us about race and power in contemporary America and asks the questions: How do we justify teaching American history as somehow separate from African American history? What does it mean that we have a Black History Month? What would it mean if we didn't?

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Posted by: News Editor - February 4, 2013, 8:11 am - PR
Keywords: documentary

PR Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Season 3 (Original U.K. Version) on Blu-ray & DVD Jan 29

The return of the hit sensation and its all-star cast, along with the addition of guest star Academy Award-winner Shirley MacLaine, is sure to increase interest in the already phenomenally popular series. The DVD and Blu-ray feature the original U.K. edition of Season 3, more than two hours of bonus video and will be available a little less than three weeks prior to the airing of the finale on PBS.

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Posted by: News Editor - January 28, 2013, 8:58 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR Searching for Sugar Man on DVD & Blu-ray Jan 22

The critically-acclaimed film profiling the incredible but true story of Rodriguez, the greatest '70s rock icon who never was, debuts on Blu-ray(TM) and DVD January 22nd from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Rodriguez was discovered in a Detroit bar in the late 1960s by two celebrated producers who were struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics.

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Posted by: News Editor - January 23, 2013, 8:53 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR American Experience: The Abolitionists on DVD Jan 22

Radicals. Agitators. Troublemakers. Liberators. Called by many names, the abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. Men and women, black and white, Northerners and Southerners, poor and wealthy, these passionate anti-slavery activists fought body and soul in the most important civil rights crusade in American history.

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Posted by: News Editor - January 18, 2013, 8:41 am - PR
Keywords: documentary

PR Arts & The Mind on DVD Jan 8

At-risk teens use it to find meaning in the world around them -and in themselves. It offers healing to both chronically ill toddlers and veterans battling PTSD. What is this magical elixir? Art. Exploring the vital role the arts play in human development during both youth and older age and shares stories and cutting edge scientific research on how music, dance, painting, poetry and theater markedly improve well-being at both ends of life.

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Posted by: News Editor - January 7, 2013, 8:38 am - PR
Keywords: documentary, educational

PR Nature: An Original Duckumentary on Blu-ray & DVD Dec 18

They belong to a cast of characters more than 120 species strong, and they make their entrance decked out in feathers shimmering with a rainbow of iridescence. Their colorfully descriptive names are stage-ready - Buffleheads, Canvasbacks, Redheads, Pintails, Goldeneyes and Ruddies. They all play their parts, but the star of this show is the spectacular Wood Duck, whose dramatic and brightly-colored good looks would be the envy of any matinee idol. Sit back and enjoy the ride as Mr. and Mrs. Wood Duck meet, mate, and raise a family of the some of the cutest and most courageous little ducklings you're ever likely to see.

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Posted by: News Editor - December 17, 2012, 8:41 am - PR
Keywords: documentary

News Jazz legend Dave Brubeck, who helped define genre's rhythms in 1950s and '60s, dies at 91

- The Washington Post

Posted by: News Editor - December 5, 2012, 8:20 pm - News
Keywords: music, dave brubeck, take five, jazz, bach, mozart, beethoven, doug ramsey, time out

PR History Detectives: Season 10 on DVD Dec 11

Could these top experts have found the long-lost electric Fender Stratocaster Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival? They also track down some autographs allegedly signed during the Beatles' legendary U.S. tour in 1964, the story behind an old 78rpm distributed by K.K.K. Records, and an old Woolworth sign that may have been part of the scene at the 1960 Winston-Salem lunch-counter sit-ins. Top experts leave no stone unturned as they travel around the country to explore other findings such as details behind the heroic acts pictured in a poster about two African American soldiers in World War I and a hand-drawn map of Valley Forge that George Washington could have used.

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Posted by: News Editor - November 20, 2012, 7:58 am - PR
Keywords: documentary

News Ken Burns documents "The Dust Bowl" on PBS over two nights

- The Denver Post

Posted by: News Editor - November 16, 2012, 10:42 am - News
Keywords: television, documentary, ken burns, jazz, the civil war, baseball, the dust bowl

PR Celebrity Trials in the Media on DVD Nov 6

Celebrity trials are big business, and when the news media comes to town to cover sensational cases, lives are changed and ethical barriers are shattered. If a celebrity is involved, an otherwise unnoticed case of drunk driving, insider trading, rape, or even murder gets more national and local coverage than the real news of the day.

Cinema Libre

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Posted by: News Editor - November 10, 2012, 9:36 am - PR
Keywords: documentary

PR FCA!35 Tour: An Evening With Peter Frampton on Blu-ray & DVD Nov 13

The performances featured classics such as Show Me The Way and Do You Feel Like We Do as well as tracks from Frampton's most recent albums Thank You Mr Churchill and the Grammy(R)-Award winning instrumental album Fingerprints. The 2 DVD/Blu-Ray/3CD Set features Peter's favorite tracks culled from the world tour.

Eagle Rock Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - October 23, 2012, 7:17 am - PR
Keywords: music

PR Space Time & The Universe With Brian Green on DVD Oct 9

Available just in time of the holidays, this new collection brings together two fascinating programs hosted by Brian Greene, professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University. Both of these programs are based on outstanding books authored by Professor Greene.

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Posted by: News Editor - October 8, 2012, 7:14 am - PR
Keywords: documentary, science

PR American Masters: The Day Carl Sandburg Died on DVD Sep 25

This new documentary, commemorating the 45th anniversary of his death, provides a dynamic examination of Sandburg's life, work and controversial legacy from a modern perspective. Features spoken word performances, songbook selections, readings, and original interviews. Sandburg's daughter Helga Sandburg Crile, his grandson John Carl Steichen, Pete Seeger, the late Studs Terkel and Norman Corwin, poets including Ted Kooser, Marc Kelly Smith and Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Grammy-winning musician Dan Zanes, Sandburg biographer Penelope Niven, and notable scholars share stories about Sandburg and reflect on the modern relevance of his vast body of work.

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Posted by: News Editor - August 31, 2012, 7:14 am - PR
Keywords: documentary

PR Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense & Berliner Jazztage '78 (Double Feature) on DVD

Double feature DVD containing two rarely seen works featuring Nigerian musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and human rights activist Fela Kuti. This one-of-a-kind Fela Kuti DVD brings together the 1984 documentar Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense, as well as the concert film Berliner Jazztage '78, considered by many to be the best live footage of Fela Kuti ever captured on film.

Kino Lorber

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Posted by: News Editor - August 25, 2012, 8:20 am - PR
Keywords: music

PR International Jazz Hall of Fame: 1997 Awards Ceremonies on DVD Aug 28

Legendary performers from the world of jazz gathered in Tampa, Florida to honor their own at the 1997 International Jazz Hall of Fame Awards, hosted by the multi-talented talk-show host, actor, author, and composer, Steve Allen. The program features performances from honorees Nancy Wilson, Joe Williams, and Marian McPartland along with a stellar group of jazz all-stars, featuring James Moody, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Al Grey, and Grady Tate join inductees Nat Adderley, Pete and Conte Candoli, Herb Ellis, and Junior Mance.

Kultur International

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Posted by: News Editor - August 11, 2012, 10:15 am - PR
Keywords: music

PR Nature: Cracking the Koala Code on DVD & Blu-ray Jul 24

The film explores the day-to-day dramas of an extended family of koalas, seen through the eyes of the scientists studying their every move and vocalization. Fascinating social dynamics include territorial displays, vicious fighting and the surprising life and loves of a 'traveling salesman,' a rogue male who truly plays the field. New science even 'cracks the koala communication code,' providing insights into their basic language and social structure.

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Posted by: News Editor - June 28, 2012, 7:15 am - PR
Keywords: documentary

PR Queen & Country on DVD and Blu-ray July 24

In 2012, all eyes are on Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's second longest-reigning monarch, as England marks her Diamond Jubilee. In the wake of the celebration of her 60 years as British monarch, Trevor McDonald offers viewers a look at the customs surrounding the monarchy - from the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace to the Queen's royal visits - and a glimpse of the greatest historic royal places.

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Posted by: News Editor - June 27, 2012, 7:08 am - PR
Keywords: documentary