Movies: Documentaries and Special Interest

Dirty jobs with Mike Rowe. Toughest jobs [videorecording]
produced by Pilgrim Films and television for Discovery Networks.
Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe works alongside average folks doing extraordinary work that simply must get done. From sewer inspectors and zoo poop picker uppers to road kill collectors and pig farmers, he's not afraid roll up his sleeves and show viewers some of the dirtiest jobs around.
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The French chef. Julia Child's dinner party favorites

Six original black-and-white episodes of The French Chef from the 1960s brings Julia into the kitchen to share with cooks of all abilities some of her favorite dinner party favorites.
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The Central Park five [videorecording]
a production of Florentine Films and WETA Television
Chronicles America's complicated perceptions of race and crime through the story of the Central Park 5-a group of minority teenagers wrongfully convicted of brutally raping a white woman in New York.
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Alien invasion [videorecording]
director, Atlas Media Corp.
Aliens attacking Earth, it's the stuff of sci-fi stories, but what if it really happened? Host, Michelle Rodriguez brings together top scientists and military strategists to dramatize what would happen if and when aliens attack.
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Bully [videorecording]
Weinstein Company and Where We Live Films present
This is a character-driven documentary following five kids and families over the course of a school year. Offering insight into different facets of America's bullying crisis, the stories include two families who have lost children to suicide and a mother awaiting the fate of her 14-year-old daughter, who has been incarcerated after bringing a gun on her school bus. Documentary provides an intimate and often shocking glimpse into homes, classrooms, cafeterias and principals' offices.
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Cliffhanger [videorecording]
producers, Michael Kirk, Jim Gilmore and Mike Wiser
Frontline investigates the inside story of how Washington has failed to solve the country's problems of debt and deficit.
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Decoding Neanderthals [videorecording]
PBS.
Over 60,000 years ago, the first modern humans left their African homeland and entered Europe, then a bleak and inhospitable continent in the grip of the Ice Age. But when they arrived, they were not alone: the stocky, powerfully built Neanderthals had already been living there for hundreds of thousands of years. So what happened when the first modern humans encountered the Neanderthals? Did they make love or war?
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Escape fire [videorecording] : the fight to rescue American healthcare
directed by Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke
Escape Fire looks at a U.S. health care system designed to profit from disease not health, reward quantity over quality, and promote high-tech over high-touch. It interweaves dramatic personal stories with the efforts of leaders battling to transform health care at the highest levels of medicine, industry, government, and even the U.S. military.
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G-dog [videorecording]
director, Frieda Lee Mock.
From Oscar-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock. Father Greg Boyle, a white Jesuit priest, has spent some 25 years in the toughest part of East LA, offering jobs not jail, to tough, street-smart, and amazingly sweet young people, all former gang members. Father Boyle is a charismatic visionary, but he's made the dream real: his Homeboy Industries has become the largest, most successful gang intervention and rehab program in the U.S. and an inspiration for helping kids at risk.
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Lost angels

Takes an uncompromising yet life-affirming look at the lives of eight remarkable individuals, people who have found a way to make a life for themselves within the community of homelessness. Shows how their descent into society's basement has been exacerbated by the forces of gentrification and the increasing criminalization of homeless people, while exposing the draconian changes to the mental health care system that have brought us here.
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Secrets of Highclere Castle [videorecording]
PBS.
It may be more famous now than any time in its 1,300-year history as the setting of Downton Abbey, but England's Highclere Castle has its own stories to tell. In its heyday, Highclere was the social epicenter of Edwardian England. See how all the inhabitants of Highclere lived, from the aristocrats above to the army of servants toiling 'below stairs'. Also find out from the current inhabitants, Lord and Lady Carnarvon, what life in a fairytale castle is like today.
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Kindergarten fun. Alphabet & counting

You are ready for kindergarten, and it's time to really know your ABC's and Numbers. First, join Lisa Learnwell and Champ Smart as they give us the play-by-play and letter-by-letter in a one of a kind event that teaches words from A-Z. Each letter gets its own interactive highlight, so you can learn through repetition. Second, learn to count in English, Mandarin Chinese, French, and German!
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Preschool prep 2. Colors/shapes and counting

In this two volume set, circus clowns teach primary and secondary colors as well as basic shapes. Children will develop color and shape recognition and learn their names. Then, Puppy Dog, the friendliest dog in town, teaches children how to count.
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Fearless planet. Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef abounds with life. But it is under attack from above and below the water. A team of marine biologists and geologists investigates the clues of how the reef was born, what makes it thrive, and how it may disappear in our lifetime. Biologists take viewers below the water to discover the foundations of the reef, the submerged fresh water rivers that feed it, and the cycle of life that keeps it alive.
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The Mayo Clinic diet

The Mayo Clinic Diet puts you in charge of making simple, changes that will result in a weight you can maintain for the rest of your life. Join the experts at Mayo Clinic as they debunk the various weight-loss programs and give a real plan for lifelong weight management, and weight-loss success. Not a fad diet, just the facts, and tools to help you lose weight the healthy way. Experts share the information from years of research, and real people share their experiences from dieting to help guide the viewer.
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Doomsday volcanoes [videorecording]
PBS.
The eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajkull volcano in 2010 turned much of the northern hemisphere into an ash-strewn no-fly zone. Katla, an Icelandic volcano 10 times bigger, has begun to swell and grumble, and Hekla and Laki, could erupt without warning. Iceland is a ticking time bomb: When it blows, the consequences will be global. What can we do to prepare for the coming disaster?
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10 minute solution. Tighten & tone pilates

Fan favorite instructor Lara Hudson specially designed five workouts to maximize results by incorporating a resistance band to intensify each exercise and by adding specific ballet toning techniques to make a Pilates workout even more effective. These powerful little sessions fit into even the busiest of schedules. Split them into five separate workouts, mix and match favorites, or do them all together for one phenomenal total body training session that takes Pilates to the next level!
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Billy Blanks. Tae bo express [videorecording] : 8 different 10-minute workouts
produced by Watch It Now Entertainment.
Includes eight different 10-minute workouts options to focus on each body area, resulting in maximum burn power!
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Billy Blanks Tae Bo. Power

The Ultimate In Intense Sculpting & Cardio. Feel The Power! Strengthen, tone and define your upper body like never before as you burn fat in this powerful, total body Tae Bo workout. Includes a bonus POWER ABS workout!
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Denise Austin. Shrink belly fat [videorecording]
director/producer, Cal Polzo.
Flatten your belly and tone a slim, sexy waistline with Denise Austin's incredible ab-blasting program, SHRINK BELLY FAT. All three, belly fat-burning workouts use different methods to strategically target the core by working every midsection muscle from all possible angles. Each fun and fresh 15-minute workout zaps stubborn belly fat to reveal a tighter, trimmer tummy. Stick with it and you can have leaner abs in no time!
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Intro to T'ai Chi

This easy-to-follow introduction to the fundamentals of Tai Chi is just the right length, just the right variety, and just the right depth for the viewer to receive maximum benefits. Taught by master instructor David-Dorian Ross, Intro to Tai Chi will feed the Soul and will teach the viewer an entire flow sequence that can help get all aspects of life back in balance.
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Jane Fonda prime time. Trim, tone & flex [videorecording]
produced & directed by Cal Pozo
As we age, it is so important to stay active, strong. and flexible. Toning and stretching the body promotes weight loss and also protects our bones, reduces joint stress. and increases brain function. Both upper- and lower-body workouts build lean, healthy, and supple muscles. And they are fun to do! Try these 20-minute workouts a few times a week and you'll be healthier and stronger and feel great!
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Jillian Michaels [videorecording] : killer abs
an Empowered Media production.
Presents three increasingly difficult workouts designed to decrease fat and tone abdominal muscles.
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Just walk. 4 mile power walk

Brand new exercise DVD from Leslie Sansone.
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Kathy Smith's timeless collection. Lift weights to lose weight [videorecording]
Kathy Smith Lifestyles, LLC.
Lifting weights adds lean muscle to boost your metabolism and helps burn more calories all day long! In addition to toning and sculpting for a great looking body, using weights increases bone density helping to improve posture and prevent osteoporosis. With her approach, you can get all these benefits in a quick workout that's fun and easy to do!
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Leslie Sansone just walk. Belly blasting walk

Two fast miles with belly flattening moves. Plus a targeting waist slimming session.
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Leslie Sansone Walk away the pounds. 7 day calorie blast

Start losing weight and trimming fat with WALK AWAY THE POUNDS 7- Day Calorie Blast. Choose from seven different fat-burning workouts all on one DVD.
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Max 30 fitness [videorecording] : get fit in 30 minutes! max out your fitness!
director, Mike Leber.
Fitness trainer Toby Massenburg takes you through two, high intensity, 30 minute workouts, geared to build a lean physique and incinerate unwanted fat. With the use of hand-weights and a step riser, these workouts are sure to leave you breathless and smiling.
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Tracy Anderson. Dance cardio II

Tracy's method changes the way the muscular structure is designed. There's no need to go out and run or ride a bike to burn calories, bulking up and giving muscles more power. This dance aerobic DVD helps viewers achieve a more lean, feminine body type.
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Walk fit. High intensity interval training

Walk Yourself Slim! Burn calories, tone muscles and lose fat! From beginners to advanced walkers, everyone can lose weight and look great with this 4 program collection. Renowned fitness experts David Snivley, Judi Brown, Tracey Staehle and Tamilee Webb (creator, Buns of Steel) will rev- up your heart rate, boost your metabolism and make you sweat with these easy to do, high-energy, cardiovascular workouts.
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Walk fit. Intense interval treadmill

Walk Yourself Slim! Burn calories, tone muscles and lose fat! From beginners to advanced walkers, everyone can lose weight and look great with this 4 program collection. Renowned fitness experts David Snivley, Judi Brown, Tracey Staehle and Tamilee Webb (creator, Buns of Steel) will rev- up your heart rate, boost your metabolism and make you sweat with these easy to do, high-energy, cardiovascular workouts.
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Walk fit. Walking for fitness [videorecording]
Athans Communications.
Walk Yourself Slim! Burn calories, tone muscles and lose fat! From beginners to advanced walkers, everyone can lose weight and look great with this 4 program collection. Renowned fitness experts David Snivley, Judi Brown, Tracey Staehle and Tamilee Webb (creator, Buns of Steel) will rev- up your heart rate, boost your metabolism and make you sweat with these easy to do, high-energy, cardiovascular workouts.
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Walk fit. Weight loss walk: 3 miles at home

Walk Yourself Slim! Burn calories, tone muscles and lose fat! From beginners to advanced walkers, everyone can lose weight and look great with this 4 program collection. Renowned fitness experts David Snivley, Judi Brown, Tracey Staehle and Tamilee Webb (creator, Buns of Steel) will rev- up your heart rate, boost your metabolism and make you sweat with these easy to do, high-energy, cardiovascular workouts.
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Yoga body. Fat burning workout

Are you ready for a yoga workout that will stimulate your metabolism to burn more fat? Stacy has designed a yoga series that will invigorate your system and dissolve unwanted pounds. Uses sun salutations linked with standing postures, seated postures including twists, core strength, back bends and finishing poses.
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Zumba fitness. Exhilarate

Pop in any one of these four rip-roaring DVDs packed with spicy-hot music and action-packed routines, and get your body moving like never before. New 2-in-1 feature lets you choose how to follow along. Go ahead, feel exhilarated, torch the calories and enjoy the party. Use with maraca-like Zumba Toning Sticks to sculpt your body while dancing. Plus, get a 5th DVD as a bonus, Rush, a 20 minute work out. All discs also have a Spanish language option.
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UFC. Ultimate submissions 2

From leg locks to arm bars to chokes and so much more, Ultimate Submissions 2 demonstrates how mixed martial arts is the most complete combat sport with a host of spectacular submissions.
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UFC 148. Silva vs. Sonnen II

In August 2010 Chael Sonnen came within two minutes of dethroning one of the greatest fighters of all time UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. On July 7th the self-proclaimed 'Gangster from West Linn' attempts to finish what he started in the most eagerly anticipated rematch in UFC history.
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UFC 149. Farber vs. Barao

The UFC interim bantamweight championship is on the line Saturday, July 21st. Former WEC champion and 135-pound superstar Urijah Faber attempts to strap gold around his waist yet again in a five-round battle. He faces the dynamic Brazilian battler Renan Barao, owner of the longest winning streak in mixed martial arts today.
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UFC 150, World Heavyweight Championship. Henderson vs Edgar [videorecording]
producer, Bruce Connal
One of this year's leading bouts for Fight of the Year honors will start another chapter on Saturday, August 11th. UFC lightweight champion Benson 'Smooth' Henderson meets Frankie 'The Answer' Edgar in a rematch of February's epic five-round war. In Japan, former WEC champion Henderson outlasted the blue-collar battler from New Jersey. But in the main event of UFC 150, Edgar promises to take back his title and hand Henderson his first UFC loss.
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UFC 152. Jones vs. Belfort

It will be a historic night when 125-pounders Joseph Benavideaz and Demetrious 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson compete in a five-round battle to become the first flyweight champion in UFC history. Top middle weight contenders meet as Michael 'The Count' Bisping faces 'All-American' Brian Stann in a pivotal 185-pound match.
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UFC Forrest Griffin [videorecording] : the ultimate fighter
Zuffa
Forrest Griffin rose from obscurity to become one of the most important figures in UFC history. In this hard-hitting documentary, Forrest Griffin gives a first-hand account of his remarkable journey that made him the first Ultimate Fighter. From his early years growing up in Augusta Georgia, to his improbable rise to become a UFC world champion, this is the true story of a true original.
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Night of champions 2012

It's the night when all WWE championships must be defended. The top superstars of Raw and SmackDown put their titles on the line against a line up of hungry challengers seeking WWE glory. Features title matches for the WWE, World Heavyweight, Intercontinental, United States, Divas, and WWE Tag Team Championship titles.
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WWE superstars collection. Rey Mysterio

Although Rey Mysterio is one of the smallest guys in WWE, he makes up for his lack of size in heart and determination. See some of Rey Mysterio's best WWE moments, including his record setting bout against JBL and high-flying classics against CM Punk, Chris Jericho, and more.
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WWE superstars collection. Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels is one of the most revered superstars in WWE history, with a career spanning 25 years and multiple championship reigns. Featured in this installment of the WWE Superstars collection are moments from Shawn Michaels's final WWE run, including his last stand with Triple H in DX and his final match at WrestleMania XXVI.
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WWE survivor series 2012

Since 1987, WWE fans have been able to enjoy an action-packed night where all of the WWE titles are on the line. Features all of the top WWE stars of 2012, including CM Punk, John Cena, Sheamus, Daniel Bryan, Kofi Kingston, Big Show, The Miz, and more.
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Bret 'Hit Man' Hart

For nearly 30 years, Bret 'Hit Man' Hart traveled the globe proving he was 'The Best There is, The Best There Was, and the Best There Ever Will Be.' Now in the collection , compiled by the Hit Man himself, fans can experience Bret Hart's best matches never-before-released on DVD. He takes the viewer behind each match in a brand new, revealing interview detailing the inside stories surrounding these rare matches.
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ECW unreleased

From its birthplace in South Philly to TV, PC and tablet screens around the world, your calls have been answered as Extreme Championship Wrestling returns to home entertainment by popular demand! Dive into the hardcore vault with the longtime unmistakeable voice of the Original ECW, Joey Styles, who provides new and in-depth commentary for this rare collection of matches.
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Nwo. The revolution

In the mid-90s, a malicious group of renegades 'invaded' World Championship Wrestling, shaking the landscape of the sports-entertainment world and turning the tables of the Monday night war. When Hulk Hogan turned his back on the fans, the Outsiders had officially become the New World Order, and chaos ensued.
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Rise of the drones

NOVA reveals the amazing technologies that make drones so powerful. From cameras that can capture every detail of an entire city at a glance, to swarming robots that can make decisions on their own, to giant air frames that can stay aloft for days on end, drones are changing our relationship to war, surveillance and each other. Discover the cutting-edge technologies that are propelling us toward a new chapter in aviation history.
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Future flight collection

Features profiles of some of the most cutting edge aircraft destined to shape the skies of tomorrow.
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