Upcoming DVDs List - TV Series & Documentaries
British historian, sociologist, and cultural studies scholar Paul Gilroy, one of the preeminent theorists of race and racism, revisits the key themes he explored in his book, a study of diasporas and Black cultural identity. In the film, Gilroy argues against both essentialist and anti-essentialist views of blackness, rejecting ethnocentrism and nationalism on the one hand and ahistorical postmodernism on the other. In their place, he offers the transnational concept of the "Black Atlantic," a fusion of Black cultures that transcends nationality and ethnicity while remaining deeply rooted in experience and memory. The result is a vision of modern Black cultural identity that's a hybrid and highly contingent product of a shared diasporic history , a history that begins with the slave trade, develops into a distinctly modern transatlantic culture, and is shaped as much by the "routes" Black people travelled and endured as the geographical "roots" they inhabited.
The journey into the world of insects showcases the planet's most populous but least appreciated creatures. Scientists and enthusiasts around the globe explore the beauty and complexity of bugs, discovering cunning adaptations and bizarre behaviors. Investigations into a worldwide insect "apocalypse" highlight the critical roles bugs play and the bleak picture of a future without them.
Marcella Hazan didn't just teach Italian cooking she changed the way America eats. Fearless, passionate, and exacting, she introduced authentic recipes to millions. Julia Child called Marcella "my mentor in all things Italian." The intimate portrait reveals the beloved woman who forever shaped home kitchens. Includes Italian dialogue.
Welcome to the Satellite of Love, the orbiting home of legendary hosts Joel Robinson and Mike Nelson, along with their robotic companions: Crow T. Robot, Tom Servo and Gypsy. Join them as they embark on their 17th, and perhaps most impressive, volume of gut-busting riffs on the classic cinematic missteps of yesteryear! With the shocking inclusion of not one, but two, of the episodes most requested by MSTies around the globe.
Miami, 1991. When his bloodthirsty urges can't be ignored any longer, Dexter Morgan must learn to channel his inner darkness as he transitions from student to avenging serial killer. With the guidance of his father, Harry, he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on the radar of law enforcement a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.
The midwives enter the 1970s, which brings with it new challenges for Nonnatus House - and to British society. The Seventies start as they mean to go on, with Nonnatus House plunged into disarray when activists staging a bid for independence blockade access to the Isle of Dogs. Amid the poverty and uncertainty of life in a declining Docklands, the midwives must also face cases of manic depression, gonorrhea, spina bifida, abortion - and an apparently immaculate conception.
There's a stranger in paradise a new detective with a dazzling assortment of outlandish puzzles to solve. Don Gilet joins the sun-soaked crime drama as DI Wilson, a detective with a very personal reason for being on Saint Marie but a serious lack of interpersonal skills. His sleuthing is quickly put to the test though in the case of the three Santa Clauses found dead under almost impossible circumstances, a murder on a zipline and a "rum" case of poisoning. But Wilson also has a mystery of his own to solve -one that's very close to home.
Tannie Maria sees food as "medicine for the body and heart". She envies romance as much as she enjoys cooking and eating. But it's death that shakes up Tannie Maria's life, when one of the correspondents to her column is brutally murdered.
We Want The Funk! is a syncopated voyage through funk's history, from its African and jazz roots to James Brown's early work and the rise of Parliament Funkadelic. Distinctly urban, funk reflected a post- Civil Rights sensibility. The film explores the symbiotic relationship between funk's explosion and the political and racial dynamics of 1970s inner-city America. An unapologetic expression of Black pride, resilience, and joy in the wake of the Civil Rights era. The film explores how funk's infectious grooves became a force of cultural resistance and self-determination. Packed with rare footage, legendary performances, and in-depth interviews with funk pioneers, We Want The Funk! captures the raw energy, deep soul, and unbreakable spirit of funk.
In the heart of Africa's Great Rift Valley lies Katavi, a little-known National Park spanning more than 3,000 square miles of western Tanzania. Here lions, hippos, and crocodiles live more or less in harmony, until an unusual climatic cycle transforms the natural dry season into the toughest drought in almost a century. Desperation pushes all the animals to the edge of their endurance. Lion cubs face mortal danger from a rogue male lion intent on a takeover. Hippos fight viciously for territory rights in a dwindling river. Even crocodiles, usually capable of surviving prolonged periods without food or fresh water, fall victim to the intense conditions. When the drought finally breaks, Katavi veers from one extreme to another. For some, the return of the rains brings not salvation, but further peril. As the planet heats, apocalyptic conditions could become more frequent.