Total Number of DVDs in the category Special Interest : 20

 

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Baraka

Director: Ron Fricke
Starring: Lisa Gerrard, Brendan Perry, Michael Stearns, Mark Magidson, Alton Walpole, Ron Fricke, David Aubrey, Robin Smith
Studio: MPI
MPAA Rating: NR
DVD Release: 25 Jan 2000

 

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Summary: Baraka, an ancient Sufi word with forms in many languages, translates as a blessing, or as the breath or essence of life from which the evolutionary process unfolds. A transcendently poetic tour of the globe, Baraka was shot in breathtaking 70mm in 24 countries on six continents.

Set to the life affirming rhythms of varied religious rituals and nature's own raw beat, Baraka is a visualization of the interconnectedness humans share with the earth. Spanning such diverse locales as China, Brazil, Kuwait and major U.S. and European sites, among others, Baraka captures not only the harmony, but also the calamity that humans and nature have visited upon the earth. However, mere words do not do the film justice - Baraka must be seen, felt, experienced to be understood.


 

Barrage: The World on Stage

Director: Rico Labbe
Starring:
Studio: Madacy
MPAA Rating: NR
DVD Release: 01 Apr 2000

 

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Summary: Barrage is a stunning visual and aural fusion of music, dance, theater and song centered around an ageless and powerful instrument, the violin. The performance offers a bombardment of cultures, styles and vitality. The original music of Dean Marshall elevates the violin to new and magical heights. You've never seen or heard anything like this before! This inspirational video presentation, Barrage: The World on Stage, was filmed in December 1999 at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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1. What's Going On?; 2. Old Joe Clark; 3. Mountain Spring; 4. Allen's Bar; 5. The Ukraine; 6.Spazz Jazz; 7. Calypso Jam; 8. Mahatma; 9. Chopsticken; 10. Sing, Sing, Sing; 11. Parlyzed; 12. Seven Wicked Reels; 13. Until We Meet Again; 14. Joe's Favorite


 

Cirque du Soleil: Alegria

Director: Franco Dragone
Starring: René Bazinet, Frank Langella, Mako Cox, Heathcote Williams, Brian Dewhurst, Clipper Miano, André Sleegers, Chip Bray, Matthias Krahnert, Steve Othman, Jade Fafieanie, Hervé Malombo, Georgina Schrama, Julian Burford, Luca De Weers, Frédéric Lemieux, Umberto Marchi, Nelly Nooij, Diana Van Kolck, Chuck Shamata, Serguei Chachelev, Dmitro Bogatirev, Yuri Medvedev, Whoopi Goldberg, Pierrette Arseneau, Isabelle Corradi, Marc Gillett, Suzie Gagnon, Paul Pelletier, Ron Feather, Alain Picotte, Frédéric Charest, Elena Lev, Mikhail Matorin, Ulziibayar Chimed, Nomin Tseveendorj, Tamir Erdenesaikan, Batmunkh Batjargal, One Tovo, Samuel Tétreault, Xavier Lamoureux, Caroline Therrien, Allister Booth, Jennifer Chung, Daniel Cola, Vadim Foursov, Ebon Grayman, Efgueni Ivanov, Kristina Ivanova, Giya Khetaguri, Alexandre Matveev, Danielle Rodenkirchen, Michael Rosenberger, Éric Saintonge, Serguei Samoded, Iouri Samsonov, Ivan Saveliev, Émilie Therrien, Aleksei Tvelenev, Cindy Whiteman, Jason Zulauf, Oleg Plotnikov, Serguei Voskovykh, Paul Bowler, Andrei Lev, Alexandre Dobrynine, Valeri Gouriev, Vladimir Komissarov, Alexei Novojilov, Mikhail Petrov, Guennadi Rybine, Vitaly Gudzenko
Studio: Image Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
DVD Release: 14 Mar 2000

 

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Summary: A film event inspired by Cirque du Soleil. Alegria is the touching story of Frac (Rene Bazinet), a street mime who has lost all love for his art and life, deciding to end it all by lying in front of an oncoming train. When his 11-year-old friend Momo (Clipper Miano) insists on joining the suicide attempt, Frac must save them both. The train carries a traveling circus, and when it stops, Frac catches sight of Giulietta (Julie Cox), the troupe's beautiful lead singer and performer. Frac falls instantly and rapturously in love, but to pursue Giulietta, he must overcome her father, Fleur (Frank Langella), the circus leader who disapproves of Frac. When Giulietta abandons the troupe to be with Frac and help save Momo from an abusive taskmaster who forces young children to sell flowers on the street, the wonderful cirque falls apart. Realizing that Giulietta must return, she and Frac help Fleur understand that the mission of the cirque is to console a suffering world. The show, like life, must go on. LBX 1.85:1/ English:5.1 Surround.
Audio commentary by director Franco Dragone (Cirque's Mystere, O Saltimbanco)
Making of featurette
Irene Marc Love Leaves Someone Behind music video
Music montage of A Child and Let Them Leave
Theatrical trailer


 

Cirque du Soleil: Dralion

Director: David Mallet
Starring: Zhao Jian, Henriette Gbou, Juliana Neves, Sheetal Gandhi, Luis Pelegrini, Érik Karol, Chen Shi, Lei Na, Peng Rui, Wang Zhaopeng
Studio: Cirque du Soleil Images
MPAA Rating: NR
DVD Release: 06 Feb 2001

 

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Summary: "DRALION is spectacular, exuberant, and downright delightful." - Daily Variety

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, the world-renowned avant-garde troupe that has revolutionized and reinvented the circus arts, takes you on another awe-inspiring journey of the senses with its latest acclaimed production DRALION™. An imaginative fusion of ancient Chinese circus tradition with the CIRQUE'S own unique performance artistry, the show that has been seen by an audience of nearly 3 million worldwide is now available for the first time in this special DVD edition. Besides featuring the breathtaking acrobatics, delightful humor, hypnotic music and enchanting costumes of the original production, this version also includes a rare behind-the-scenes segment on the making of this memorable show. An unforgettable masterpiece of timeless magic destined to delight viewers of all ages!

Includes a first-of-its-kind behind-the-scenes featurette detailing the creation and rehearsals of this outstanding show.


 

Cirque du Soleil: Journey Of Man

Director: Keith Melton
Starring: Ian McKellen, Nicky Dewhurst, Brian Dewhurst, Anait Karagyezyan, Chris Van Wagenen, Kenny Raskin, Cully Smoller, Mikhail Matorin, Yves Decoste, Marie-Laure Mesnage, Jennifer Clément, Konstantine Besschetnyj, Yelena Kolesnikova, Aleksandr Leontiev, Oleg Ushakov, Aleksandr Pestov, Denis Pirogov, Igor Strizhanov, Aleksandr Zajtsev, Tatyana Gusarova, Sergei Okhai, Roman Polishchuk, Dmitro Sidorenko, Aleksandr Majorov, Konstantin Zakharenko, Mariya Akhlatkina, Nathalie Bollinger, Pierre Dube, Natasha Hallett, Annick Moreau, Ursula Trpin, Mark Ward, Gregory Wise, Michelle Wise, Sylvie Frechette, Heather Stanley, Isabelle Thomas, Katy Savoie, Kari Kreitzer, Suzannah Bianco, Jill Sudduth, Linda Belanger, Shana Carroll, Martin Boivert, Carolyne Vita, Sandra Feusi, Chantal Côté, Michael Rosenberger, Lorenzo Pisoni, Micheline Doucette, Josette Dechene, Daniel Licaciu, Paul Vachon
Studio: Columbia/Tristar
MPAA Rating: NR
DVD Release: 09 Oct 2001

 

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Summary: A breathtaking odyssey that follows the stages of human development from birth to maturity, with each stage presented by a Cirque du Soleil act. The signature Cirque du Soleil celebration of color, light, music and costume combine with a backdrop of various natural and historical landmarks around the world, creating a triumph of artistry beyond compare.

From the opening explosion of light and sound that represents the universe's formation, Cirque leads us through the birth of the Universal Child as it travels from childhood, through adolescence and manhood, on to maturity. An awe-inspiring feast for the senses, incomparable artistry and stylish elegance make this an adventure of a lifetime.


 

Cirque du Soleil: Quidam

Director: David Mallet
Starring: Audrey Brisson-Jutras, Isabelle Chasse, Franco Dragone, Amelie Landry, Sheetal Gandhi
Studio: Columbia/Tristar
MPAA Rating: NR
DVD Release: 09 Nov 1999

 

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Summary: A filmed Cirque du Soleil performance (from Amsterdam)--a truly amazing show! Time says"It is beyond circus, beyond theater; it makes the incredible visible."

Quidam combines artisitic performance with new technology highlighting humanities frailities and anguish in the face of the new millennium. A young girl has already seen everything there is to see and her world has lost all meaning. Her anger shatters her world and she finds herself in the universe of QUIDAM, where she is joined by a playful companion, as well as another mysterious character who attempts to seduce her with the marvelous, the unsettling and the terrifying.


 

Crash Impact #2: Great Smash Ups

Director:
Starring: Crash Impact
Studio: Madacy Entertainment
MPAA Rating: NR
DVD Release: 22 Sep 1998

 

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Summary: From muddy, natural terrain circuits to the most prestegious road races in the world, The Great Smash-ups brings you awesome inidents, heart stopping collisions, crunches and explosions on asphalt, mud, oval tracks and road racing circuits on both two or four wheels in every conceivable form of motorsports.


 

Crash Impact #3: Spills & Thrills

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Starring: Crash Impact
Studio: Madacy Entertainment
MPAA Rating: NR
DVD Release: 22 Sep 1998

 

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Summary: The most exciting form of motorsports is motorcycle racing, you feel the bike, follow racer's every move, experience the pass, and, witness the crash like no other form of racing. This program captures the devastation, impact, and immediate respponse of the rider in live action sequences as spectacular crashes unfold. It is the only form of motorsport in which you can actually witness the rider throughout the crash, motorcycles. From oval dirt tracks to top professional road race circuits, we bring you the most memorable moments of mayhem from the worlds top events, including the Harley Series, The Superbike Challenge, Flat Track, The Isle Of Man, Hill Climb, The Blackwater Classic and the professional circuit. These atheletes are out to prove that, when challenging the best in the world in the heat of competition, no rider is invincible.


 

Crusty Demons of Dirt

Director: Dana Nicholson
Starring: Ryan Hughes, Brian Manley, Jeremy McGrath, Buddy Antanez, Joel Albrecht, Seth Enslow, Rich Taylor, Mike Metzger
Studio: Fleshwound Films
MPAA Rating: NR
DVD Release: 30 Dec 1899

 

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Digital Video Essentials

Director: Joe Kane
Starring: Digital Video Essentials, Joe Kane
Studio: DVD International
MPAA Rating: NR
DVD Release: 09 Sep 2003

 

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Summary: In the 1950s, the "TV Guy" brought your new set home and tuned it for you. Then came the 1970s where we drifted into "plug and play" with the viewer doing all of the tuning. Bt the 1990s, component video was making its way into the home, and we released Video Essentials to help you get it right. Now...it's time for the next generation, as home entertainment setup has evolved into Digital Video Essentials. The DVE calibration disc looks at system setup from the point of view of creating a canvas for works of electronic art. We've created NTSC, PAL and HDTV versions of DVE that provide a unified set of instructions and test patterns that work with all three formats. From acoustic and visual environment of a high quality system, to audio and video setup, Digital Video Essentials is the "TV Guy" of the 21st Century.