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1) Downwind
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada? The latter was the site for the testing of 928 large-scale nuclear weapons from 1951 to 1992. Martin Sheen narrates this harrowing exposé of the United States' disregard for everyone living downwind.
Publisher
Koch Vision
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Prescription for Murder delves into the world of pharmaceutical testing where scrupulous scientific ethics may be sorely tested when huge profits await the success of a new drug. Journalist Terry Corcoran (Finbar Lynch) and Maureen Boland (Orla Brady), now editor of a glossy Sunday supplement, uncover corruption linking politicians to big business.
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
After World War II, American scientists and military officials conducted numerous atomic tests in the American Southwest; now this incredible documentary footage (intended for internal use and not declassified until 1997) comes to light in three essential DVDs.
5) Junior
Publisher
MCA Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Alex Hesse and his associate, Dr. Larry Arbogast have developed a wondrous new drug to ensure healthy pregnancies. But when the government forbids further testing of their creation, Alex and Larry secretly move forward with a daring plan. And Dr. Hesse becomes pregnant, which leads to comedy, romance and maternal love.
6) X-15
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The courageous pilots of the Air Force's X-15 program are determined to take an experimental rocket 100 miles above the earth at four times the speed of sound.
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The United States and China may well be on the road to war-and with a noose of US bases now encircling the world's newest superpower, nuclear war is not only imaginable but a nightmarish prospect. The Coming War on China is both a warning and an inspiring story of people's resistance to war and the occupation of their countries."--Container.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Racing Green is a 3 hour long BBC World News TV series about an electric car world record established by 8 engineering graduates from London. They succeed to build an electric car with 400 horse power, a top speed of 190km/h and a range of over 500km on one charge. To test the reliability of their super car they embark on the ultimate road test across 2 continents and every possible climate zone. In 70 days they drive the 26,000 km long Pan-American...
Publisher
Goldhil DVD
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the top secret history, design, production and testing of atomic and hydrogen bombs by the United States and other countries. Incorporates rare previously unreleased and classified government footage of these weapons and interviews with Edward Teller and Frank H. Shelton. Includes director's commentary soundtrack, an atomic bomb explosion meant to be viewed with 3D glasses, biographies of the filmmakers, and a photo slide show.
Publisher
Discovery Channel
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
On June 21, 2004 Spaceship One developed by Burt Rutan and his company, Scaled Composites, became the world's first commercial manned space vehicle. This is the sequel to the story of the development of Spaceship One. Describes Burt Rutan's quest to capture the elusive X Prize, a $10 million award for the first privately funded, non-governmental group to build a spacecraft capable of carrying three 6'2", 198-pound adults to an altitude of 62 miles...
13) Blue sky
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
An Army major assigned to monitor a top-secret nuclear test is thrust into the center of a high-level military conspiracy. The only person who has a chance to save him from the nightmare cover-up is his wife--the wife who has nearly ruined his career with her scandalous behavior.
15) Godzilla
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
From visionary new director Gareth Edwards comes a powerful story of human courage and reconciliation in the face of titanic forces of nature, when the awe-inspiring Godzilla rises to restore balance as humanity stands defenseless.
16) Godzilla
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Pits Godzilla, the world's most famous monster, against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A group of smart-talking, wise-cracking toddlers find themselves at the center of a media mogul's experiment to crack the code to baby talk. Now, the toddlers must race against time for the sake of babies everywhere to prevent Biscane from controlling the minds of the world's toddler population with his state-of-the-art satellite system.
18) Fear me not
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Danish
Description
A very depressed father becomes utterly liberated when he takes some experimental anti-depressants. Too bad the experiment is ditched and they try to take his pills away.
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Who was the greatest baseball hitter of all time? How likely is it that a poll is correct? Is it smart to buy last year's highest-performing stock? These questions all involve the interpretation of statistics, and this film is an introduction to this vitally important subject in today's data-driven society. Explanations for terms such as mean, median, percentile, quartile, statistically significant, and bell curve, and scores of other statistical...
20) Control
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Lee Ray Oliver, a violent sociopath, is granted a second chance at life when Dr. Copeland, a pioneering scientist, offers him an experimental behavioral drug that promises to suppress his violent nature. When Lee Ray's newfound life begins, he is continually haunted by his murderous past. Searching for redemption, he falls in love with Teresa, his beautiful yet cautious co-worker. Life begins to take on new meaning until the experimental drug starts...