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Publisher
Aurora Experience
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Using the most advanced technology available, Aurora Experience has succeeded in capturing breath-taking footage of the northern lights as they glide majestically across the clear arctic skies against a background of moonlit landscapes. Included are images from the famous auroral display of October 2003. Here is the magic of the aurora as never seen previously, combined with interesting scientific anecdotes and various associated legends, folklore...
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After a beloved King vanishes, his ruthless wife seizes control of the kingdom and keeps her beautiful 18-year-old stepdaughter, Snow White, hidden away in the palace. But when the princess attracts the attention of a charming and wealthy visiting prince, the jealous Queen banishes the girl to a nearby forest. Taken in by a band of rebellious but kindhearted dwarfs, Snow White blossoms into a brave young woman determined to save her country from...
5) Time bandits
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
A troupe of tiny bandits, challenged with the task of patching up the handiwork of a Supreme Being who was forced into creating the world in only 6 days, instead steal the priceless map of the universe. Accompanied by an English school boy (Warnock), they are swept away on a whirlwind adventure through time and space, encountering bizarre incarnations of Napoelon (Holm), Robinhood (Cleese), Agamemnon (Connery), and others.
7) Dreamkeeper
Publisher
Hallmark Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A century-old storyteller and his grandson, a troubled 17-year-old boy, embark on a cross-country journey toward self-discovery. Like Pete's wise tales themselves, Dreamkeeper is important and illuminating storytelling for the entire family.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Jack the Giant Slayer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth, the giants strive to reclaim the land they one lost, forcing Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed...
Series
Reading rainbow volume 73
Publisher
GPN Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A Native-American tale about a boy who becomes an artist and brings the colors of the sunset to earth. Artist Dominic Arquero talks about his heritage, painting sunsets, and how paints are made from earth elements. Dolly Naranjo, with her daughter and mother, show how they make traditional pottery. The Concha family prepare for and perform a traditional Pueblo dance.
13) Johnny Appleseed
Publisher
KOCH Vision
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Johnny Appleseed, the American legend, who traveled the frontier wearing a burlap sack, sporting a pot for a hat, and carrying a pouch full of apple seeds.
14) Foul play
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A shy San Francsico librarian and a clumsy detective fall in love as they attempt to solve a crime that involves drawfs, albinos, and the church.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Beauty and the beast: A live action adaptation of the classic fairy tale.
Puss in Boots: A Live-action version or the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
Jack the giant killer: A live-action adaptation of the classic fairy tale.
16) Goat
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Reeling from a terrifying assault over the summer, nineteen-year-old Brad Land starts college determined to get his life back to normal. His brother, Brett, is already established on campus and in a fraternity that allures Brad, who is desperate to belong. As he sets out to join the fraternity, his brother exhibits reservations, a sentiment that threatens to divide them. The stakes violently increase with a series of torturous and humiliating events....
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A storyteller accompanied by a talking dog serves as host and narrator for these adaptations of classic children's stories. Jim Henson's Creature Shop provides special effects, animation, puppetry, and makeup to bring unique qualities to this dual-themed fantasy series. Disc 1 is hosted by John Hurt as the Storyteller and features European folklore; disc 2 is hosted by Michael Gambon as a grave-robbing Athenian version of the Storyteller with tales...
18) Cropsey
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Growing up in Staten Island, Joshua Zeman, Barbara Brancaccio and other kids had often heard the legend of the escaped mental patient 'Cropsey' who would come out late at night and snatch children off the streets. Urban legend was turned upside down in the summer of 1987 when a little girl with Down syndrome disappeared from their neighborhood. Two filmmakers delve into the mystery behind five missing children and the real-life bogeyman linked to...
Series
Publisher
Distributed by DVD International
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
More of the best loved fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and other world renowned storytellers. Each fairy tale includes dramatized narration, with on screen displays of the tesxt so your children, friends and family can read along, or simply listen.
