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• Official Selection, DocAviv, 2008Item no. : YH05970679Format : DVDDuration : 52 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00CLASSICAL MUSIC:DOCUMENTARYHOWARD GOODALL'SORGAN WORKSA fascinating journey through the evolutionof the traditional pipe organ through to thedigital age. Includes four full-lengthprograms: Medieval Organs, BaroqueOrgans, 19th Century and Contemporary.This serious, informative and highlyamusing insight into the world of the organendeavors to explain why, for some people,this bold, colorful and beautiful instrumenthas an irresistible power!In the ancient world, it played a part inpublic spectacle, used by the Romans atgladiatorial contests – perhaps the onlything heard above the baying crowds! Itevolved through medieval and Baroquetimes when Martin Luther, allegedlycomplaining that the devil had all the besttunes, converted popular folk melodiesinto hymns, and ultimately the Lutheranhymn book was produced, a sort ofmelodic greatest hits of the day. It is hardto overstate the influence on the organ ofJS Bach, whose music is the finest everwritten for the instrument, giving it adistinctive, living voice. Moving to moderntimes, we look at how the Wurlitzer andHammond B3 have brought organ musicto new audiences and new generations.Goodall’s fascinating journey takes him togems of the organ world in Spain, France,Germany, Holland and onto the USA, ajourney that takes him to churches,cathedrals, castles and parks, West PointMilitary Academy and on to “one of thewonders of the musical world”, in aPhiladelphia department store!Ultimately Goodall examines the future ofthe traditional pipe organ in the face ofcompetition in the digital age, concludingthat given its history and popularity, therewill always be a place for the magnificentand majestic original!Awards• 1997 Royal Television Society Awardfor Best Original Music• 1997 New York Festival Silver Awardfor Best Arts ProgramItem no. : JN00771742Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 97 minutesCopyright : 2009StdBkNo : 9780769788524Price : USD 49.99CLASSICAL MUSIC:PERFORMANCEANTHEMS FROM KING'S -ENGLISH CHORALFAVORITESStephen Cleobury conducts the choir ofKing's College, Cambridge in thismemorable recital of English Romanticchoral music, exquisitely sung andsuperbly recorded in the college's famouschapel.Timed to coincide with the Jubileecelebrations of Queen Elizabeth II, thisDVD presents a mouth-watering collectionof favorite anthems. Appropriately, itincludes some of the music sung at theCoronation service itself in 1953. It alsofeatures two sublime anthems by WilliamHarris the man who taught PrincessElizabeth the piano.Item no. : VM00771738Format : DVD (Color)Duration : 92 minutesCopyright : 2009StdBkNo : 9780769708355Price : USD 44.99BACH CANTATAS - SIRJOHN ELIOT GARDINERGramophone-award winning Czechmezzo soprano Magdalena Kozoenaleads a top line-up of soloists for three ofBach’s most admired Cantatas (BWV 113,179 & 199), with Sir John Eliot Gardinerconducting the Monteverdi Choir andEnglish Baroque Soloists in the beautifulSt Davids Cathedral in Wales.Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s Bach pilgrimage -A 60-minute film of Gardiner’s MillenniumBach pilgrimage tour with excerpts frommany other Cantatas, recorded in Weimar,Leipzig, Hamburg, Eisenach, Arnstadt,Blythburgh, Kirkwall, Iona, St Davids,Cologne & New York completes anexceptional title and documentsGardiner’s remarkable dedication to themusic of J. S. Bach.Item no. : NW00771739Format : DVD (Color)Duration : 127 minutesCopyright : 2009StdBkNo : 9780769708164Price : USD 44.99FOUR SEASONS, THE -VIVALDI/JULIA FISCHERVIOLIN/THE ACADEMY OFST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDSTwo dazzling picture edits over onesumptuous soundtrack bring new life toVivaldi's perennial work. Choose betweenthe 'director's cut' with stunning images ofthe changing seasons, filmed at theNational Botanic Garden of Wales, or the'performance edit' with shots of JuliaFischer and the Academy of St. Martin inthe Fields, in the garden's futuristic glassdome by Norman Foster.Item no. : GH00771741Format : DVD (Color)Duration : 103 minutesCopyright : 2009StdBkNo : 9780769708966Price : USD 44.99HOWARD GOODALL'SORGAN WORKSA fascinating journey through the evolutionof the traditional pipe organ through to thedigital age. Includes four full-lengthprograms: Medieval Organs, BaroqueOrgans, 19th Century and Contemporary.This serious, informative and highlyamusing insight into the world of the organendeavors to explain why, for some people,this bold, colorful and beautiful instrumenthas an irresistible power!In the ancient world, it played a part inpublic spectacle, used by the Romans atgladiatorial contests – perhaps the onlything heard above the baying crowds! Itevolved through medieval and Baroquetimes when Martin Luther, allegedlycomplaining that the devil had all the besttunes, converted popular folk melodiesinto hymns, and ultimately the Lutheranhymn book was produced, a sort ofmelodic greatest hits of the day. It is hardto overstate the influence on the organ ofJS Bach, whose music is the finest everwritten for the instrument, giving it adistinctive, living voice. Moving to moderntimes, we look at how the Wurlitzer andHammond B3 have brought organ musicto new audiences and new generations.Goodall’s fascinating journey takes him togems of the organ world in Spain, France,Germany, Holland and onto the USA, ajourney that takes him to churches,cathedrals, castles and parks, West PointMilitary Academy and on to “one of thewonders of the musical world”, in aPhiladelphia department store!Ultimately Goodall examines the future ofthe traditional pipe organ in the face ofcompetition in the digital age, concludingthat given its history and popularity, therewill always be a place for the magnificentand majestic original!Awards• 1997 Royal Television Society Awardfor Best Original Music• 1997 New York Festival Silver Awardfor Best Arts ProgramItem no. : JN00771742Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 97 minutesCopyright : 2009StdBkNo : 9780769788524Price : USD 49.99________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.comLearning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.com & http://www.learningemall.com.hk17
COMEDY FILMSMARMULAK - LIZARD"Marmoolak" (The Lizard), a film by Iraniandirector Kamal Tabrizi about a convict whoescapes prison in the cloak and turban ofa cleric and becomes an accidental mullah,was a huge hit in Iran. Ticket lines snakedaround theaters. People bought ticketsdays in advance, breaking Iranianbox-office records. Everyone, fromschoolchildren to grandmothers, talkedabout the film. All wondered, out loud, howsuch an open criticism of the clergy couldreceive a screening permit from thistheocratic regime.Item no.Format: PN10740113: DVD (Persian with Englishsubtitles): 97 minutesDurationCopyright : 2008Price : USD 69.00CRIMINAL ANDLAWJUDGE AND THE GENERAL,THEDirected by Elizabeth Farnsworth andPatricio LanfrancoIn 1998, judge Juan Guzman, a longtimePinochet supporter, was assigned toprosecute the ex-Chilean dictator forhuman rights crimes. This engrossingdocumentary follows the twists and turnsof this landmark case, one that influencedthe application of human rights law aroundthe world.As a young man, Juan Guzman hadserved briefly as a clerk in the Court ofAppeals during the worst years ofrepression under Pinochet. Judges of thatcourt had to decide on thousands ofhabeas corpus petitions filed on behalf ofvictims, many of whom had disappearedinto secret detention centers. Nearly allthe petitions were denied, and JuanGuzman wrote some of those denials. Hadthey been granted, many lives would havebeen saved.In describing those days, Guzmanchillingly tells the filmmakers of thisdocumentary, "If I would have been ayoung lieutenant ordered to shoot people,I would have shot."Because of his background, many ofJudge Guzman's colleagues — attorneysand judges — doubted that he wouldactively pursue General Pinochet andothers accused of human rights crimeswhen they learned he had been assignedto this case (in Chile, judges areresponsible for investigating andprosecuting, as well as trying, cases).Granted unique access to this historicinvestigation, filmmakers ElizabethFarnsworth and Patricio Lanfranco(veteran journalists who have reported onChile for four decades) closely followedJudge Guzman in his dogged pursuit ofthe facts – and in the process, capturedthe remarkable transformation of a manwho later said the investigation "openedthe eyes of my soul."Featuring interviews with formergovernment officials, families of‘disappeared' victims, and even secretarmy recordings of Pinochet, The Judgeand the General is an incisive chronicle ofone of the 20th century's most notoriousepisodes and its complex legal aftermath.Reviews• "Engrossing! An encouragingreminder that justice does ultimately(sometimes) prevail." – Variety• "The Judge and the General,Tuesday's offering on the PBSseries'‘P.O.V.,' embodies acontradiction: it proves that adocumentary can be heartening anddismaying at the same time." - TheNew York Times• "As an object lesson concerning theabuse and expansion of governmentpowers and secrecy, the film isuncomfortably germane for manyviewers today, including viewers inthe U.S." - Pop Matters• "[A] commanding tale about a raretriumph of human rights." - SanFrancisco Chronicle• "A sobering account of the legalpursuit of Gen. Augusto Pinochet byvictims of his military dictatorship." -The Miami HeraldNote• Official Selection, San FranciscoInternational Film Festival, 2008Item no. : RC05970682Format : DVDDuration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00LA AMERICANADirected by Nicholas BruckmanThe story of a single mother forced toleave her ailing daughter in Bolivia in orderto provide her with a better life is woveninto the current immigration debate overamnesty in the United States. Winner ofmultiple awards at Latino film festivalsaround the country, La Americana puts ahuman face on this timely andcontroversial issue.Carmen never planned to come to theUnited States, but when her daughterCarla was only nine-years-old, tragedystruck. Carmen left Carla behind in Boliviaand made the dangerous and illegaljourney to the U.S. where she could earnenough to support her daughter, knowingshe may never return home. After nearlysuffocating in the trunk of a sedancrossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Carmenmakes it to New York where she can sendmoney home and give her daughter thechance to live a life with opportunity,despite her disability.Carmen cannot visit Carla in Bolivia, asshe knows she may not be able to crossback into the United States, on which theirlives would depend. Unable to get anyworking papers, Carmen watches infrustration as congress defeats a billgranting amnesty to long-termundocumented immigrants. But after sixyears of separation, congress proposes‘amnesty' legislation that could allowCarmen and Carla to be reunited again.Filmed across three countries, LaAmericana is Carmen's story, and thestory of millions of illegal immigrants whomake the difficult decision to leave theirfamilies to pursue the American dream.Reviews• "Devastating. Shows firsthand howthe political affects the personal." -Sun Sentinel• "Surprisingly poignant andeffecting." – Baltimore City Paper• "Smart... [has] a sense of weight andhistorical importance" - AustinChronicleAwards• Winner, Best Documentary New YorkLatino Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best Documentary, Ojai FilmFestival, 2008• Winner, Best DocumentaryUrbanworld Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Special Mention of the Jury,Los Angeles Latino Film Festival,2008• Winner, Jury & Audience Awards CineLas Americas Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best Documentary OrlandoHispanic Film Festival, 2009Item no. : GC05970686Format : DVDDuration : 70 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00LEAST OF THESE, THEDirected by Clark Lyda and Jesse LydaA look at one of the most controversialaspects of American immigration policy:family detention. As part of the Bushadministration policy to end what theytermed the "catch and release" ofundocumented immigrants, the U.S.government opened the T. Don HuttoResidential Center in May 2006 as aprototype family detention facility. Thefacility is a former medium-security prisonin central Texas operated by CCA, thelargest private prison operator in thecountry. The facility houses immigrantchildren and their parents from all over theworld who are awaiting asylum hearings ordeportation proceedings.The facility was initially activated with littlemedia attention or public knowledge. Soon,however, immigration attorney Barbara________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.comLearning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.com & http://www.learningemall.com.hk18
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