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Food, Inc. MAGNOLIA PICT HM ENT Magnolia Home Entertainment In Food Inc filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nations food industry exposing the highly mechanized underbelly thats been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our governments regulatory agencies USDA and FDA Our nations food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health the livelihood of the American farm Food Inc lifts the veil on our nations food industry exposing how our nations food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health the r / livelihood of the American farmer the safety of workers and our own environment Food Inc reveals surprising and often shocking truths about what we eat how its produced and who we have become as a nation r / r / span class h1 Q A with Producer/ Director Robert Kenner Co-Producer/ Food Expert Eric Schlosser Food Expert Michael Pollan and Producer Elise Pearlstein r / / / span How did this film initially come about / r / Kenner / Eric Schlosser and I had been wanting to do a documentary version of his book em Fast Food Nation / em And for one reason or another it didnt happen By the time em Food Inc / em started to come together we began talking and realized that all food has become like fast food and all food is being created in the same manner as fast food / How has fast food changed the food we buy at the supermarket / r / Schlosser / The enormous buying power of the fast food industry helped to transform the entire food production system of the United States So even when you purchase food at the supermarket you re likely to be getting products that came from factories feedlots and suppliers that emerged to serve the fast food chains / How many years did it take to do this film and what were the challenges / r / Kenner / From when Eric and I began talking about 6 or 7 years The film itself about 2 years It has taken a lot longer than we expected because we were denied access to so many places / Pearlstein / When Robby brought me into the project he was adamant about wanting to hear all sides of the story but it was nearly impossible to gain access onto industrial farms and into large food corporations They just would not let us in It felt like it would have been easier to penetrate the Pentagon than to get into a company that makes breakfast cereal The legal challenges on this film were also unique We found it necessary to consult with a first amendment lawyer throughout the entire filming process / Who or what influenced your film / r / Kenner / For most Americans the ideal meal is fast cheap and tasty Food Inc examines the costs of putting value and convenience over nutrition and environmental impact Director Robert Kenner explores the subject from all angles talking to authors advocates farmers and CEOs like co-producer Eric Schlosser Fast Food Nation Michael Pollan The Omnivores Dilemma Gary Hirschberg Stonyfield Farms and Barbara Kowalcyk whos been lobbying for more rigorous standards since E coli claimed the life of her two-year-old son The filmmaker takes his camera into slaughterhouses and factory farms where chickens grow too fast to walk properly cows eat feed pumped with toxic chemicals and illegal immigrants risk life and limb to bring these products to market at an affordable cost If eco-docs tends to preach to the converted Kenner presents his findings in such an engaging fashion that Food Inc may well reach the very viewers who could benefit from it the most harried workers who dont have the time or income to read every book and eat non-genetically modified produce every day Though he covers some of the same ground as Super-Size Me and King Korn Food Inc presents a broader picture of the problem and if Kenner takes an understandably tough stance on particular politicians and corporations hes just as quick to praise those who are trying to be responsible--even Wal-Mart which now carries organic products That development may have more to do with economics than empathy but the consumer still benefits and every little bit counts --Kathleen C Fennessy Ken Burns: National Parks - America's Best Idea PBS (DIRECT) THE NATIONAL PARKS is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence that the most special places in the nation should be preserved for everyone The series traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years chronicling the addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them r r This film is presented in widescreen format Enchanced for 16x9 televisions r r Audio English 5 1 Surround English 2 0 Stereo Spanish 2 0 Stereo Described Video for the Visualy Impaired r r Subtitles English Spanish r r Region NTSC 1Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series Warner Brothers BBC Warner With an unprecedented production budget of 25 million and from the makers of Blue Planet Seas of Life comes the epic story of life on Earth Five years in production over 2 000 days in the field using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations shot entirely in high definition this is the ultimate portrait of our planet A stunning television experience that captures rare action impossible With an unprecedented production budget of 25 million and from the makers of em Blue Planet Seas of Life / em comes the epic story of life on Earth Five years in production over 2 000 days in the field using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations shot entirely in high definition this is the ultimate portrait of our planet A stunning television experience that captures rare action impossible locations and intimate moments with our planets best-loved wildest and most elusive creatures From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers this blockbuster series takes you on an unforgettable journey through the daily struggle for survival in Earths most extreme habitats Planet Earth takes you to places you have never seen before to experience sights and sounds you may never experience anywhere else As of its release in early 2007 Planet Earth is quite simply the greatest nature/ wildlife series ever produced Following the similarly monumental achievement of The Blue Planet Seas of Life this astonishing 11-part BBC series is brilliantly narrated by Sir David Attenborough and sensibly organized so that each 50-minute episode covers a specific geographical region and/ or wildlife habitat mountains caves deserts shallow seas seasonal forests etc until the entire planet has been magnificently represented by the most astonishing sights and sounds youll ever experience from the comforts of home The premiere episode From Pole to Pole serves as a primer for things to come placing the entire series in proper context and giving a general overview of what to expect from each individual episode Without being overtly political the series maintains a consistent and subtle emphasis on the urgent need for ongoing conservation best illustrated by the plight of polar bears whose very behavior is changing to accommodate life-threatening changes in their fast-melting habitat in the wake of global warming--a phenomenon that this series appropriately presents as scientific fact With this harsh reality as subtext the series proceeds to accentuate the positive delivering a seemingly endless variety of natural wonders from the spectacular mating displays of New Guineas various birds of paradise to a rare encounter with Siberias nearly-extinct Amur Leopards of which only 30 remain in the wild Thats just a hint of the marvels on display Accompanied by majestic orchestral scores by George Fenton every episode is packed with images so beautiful or so forcefully impressive and so perfectly photographed by the BBCs tenacious high-definition camera crews that youll be rendered speechless by the splendor of it all Youll see a seal struggling to out-maneuver a Great White Shark swimming macaques in the Ganges delta massive flocks of snow geese numbering in the hundreds of thousands an awesome night-vision sequence of lions attacking an elephant the Colugo or flying lemur --not really a lemur of the Philippines a hunting alliance of fish and snakes on Indonesias magnificent coral reef the bioluminescent vampire squid of the deep oceans these are just a few of countless highlights masterfully filmed from every conceivable angle with frequent use of super-slow-motion and amazing motion-controlled time-lapse Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray] Warner Brothers BBC Warner The makers of The Blue Planet present the epic story of life on Earth Five years in production over 2000 days in the field using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations this is the ultimate portrait of our planet A stunning television experience that combines rare action unimaginable scale impossible locations and intimate moments with our planets best-loved wildest and most elusive cre With an unprecedented production budget of 25 million and from the makers of Blue Planet Seas of Life comes the epic story of life on Earth Five years in production over 2 000 days in the field using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations shot entirely in high definition this is the ultimate portrait of our planet A stunning television experience that captures rare action impossible locations and intimate moments with our planets best-loved wildest and most elusive creatures From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers this blockbuster series takes you on an unforgettable journey through the daily struggle for survival in Earths most extreme habitats Planet Earth takes you to places you have never seen before to experience sights and sounds you may never experience anywhere else As of its release in early 2007 Planet Earth is quite simply the greatest nature/ wildlife series ever produced Following the similarly monumental achievement of The Blue Planet Seas of Life this astonishing 11-part BBC series is brilliantly narrated by Sir David Attenborough and sensibly organized so that each 50-minute episode covers a specific geographical region and/ or wildlife habitat mountains caves deserts shallow seas seasonal forests etc until the entire planet has been magnificently represented by the most astonishing sights and sounds youll ever experience from the comforts of home The premiere episode From Pole to Pole serves as a primer for things to come placing the entire series in proper context and giving a general overview of what to expect from each individual episode Without being overtly political the series maintains a consistent and subtle emphasis on the urgent need for ongoing conservation best illustrated by the plight of polar bears whose very behavior is changing to accommodate life-threatening changes in their fast-melting habitat in the wake of global warming--a phenomenon that this series appropriately presents as scientific fact With this harsh reality as subtext the series proceeds to accentuate the positive delivering a seemingly endless variety of natural wonders from the spectacular mating displays of New Guineas various birds of paradise to a rare encounter with Siberias nearly-extinct Amur Leopards of which only 30 remain in the wild Thats just a hint of the marvels on display Accompanied by majestic orchestral scores by George Fenton every episode is packed with images so beautiful or so forcefully impressive and so perfectly photographed by the BBCs tenacious high-definition camera crews that youll be rendered speechless by the splendor of it all Youll see a seal struggling to out-maneuver a Great White Shark swimming macaques in the Ganges delta massive flocks of snow geese numbering in the hundreds of thousands an awesome night-vision sequence of lions attacking an elephant the Colugo or flying lemur --not really a lemur of the Philippines a hunting alliance of fish and snakes on Indonesias magnificent coral reef the bioluminescent vampire squid of the deep oceans these are just a few of countless highlights masterfully filmed from every conceivable angle with frequent use of super-slow-motion and amazing motion-controlled time-lapse Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days Genius Sesame Street With over 5 hours of iconic moments favorite songs celebrity segments and exclusive never-before-seen backstage footage this commemorative DVD Collection is a must own for every Sesame Street fan LeapFrog - Letter Factory (2009) LIONS GATE HOME ENT. Lions Gate Have Fun learning about letters and their sounds LeapFrog characters spring to life in this engaging and educational DVD Popular LeapFrog characters Leap Lily and Tad go on a wild adventure to the Letter Factory Led by wacky Professor Quigley Tad joins Js jumping on trampolines and Ks practicing karate kicks as new letters learn their sounds Fun songs will have kids singing letter sounds in no time Tad Leap and Lily hop from the pages of the amazingly popular Leap Pad learning toys onto the television screen in this attention grabbing phonics program Tads disappointment at being unable to help his family with an important presentation at the letter factory quickly turns to excitement when he meets Professor Quigley and joins each of the letters of the alphabet in their own fun-filled classroom devoted to learning their unique sound Tad practices karate kicks with the ks digs the vibes with the cool cat ds drumming on the bongos and snores peacefully with the zs while learning to recognize each letter and the sound it makes A catchy fun song serves as a summation of each letters class and entices even the most reluctant of toddlers and their parents to sing each letters sound An interactive game follows the program and gives children a chance to practice their newfound skills of recognizing letters and their sounds Consumers expect great educational products from LeapFrog and this DVD wont disappoint Ages 2 to 5 --Tami Horiuchi LeapFrog - Talking Words Factory LIONSGATE ENT. Lions Gate LEAPFROG TALKING WORDS FACTORY-FS DVD MOVIE Have fun learning word building rhyming vocabulary and more LeapFrog characters spring to life in this engaging and educational DVD Leap Lily and Tad journey into the Word Factory where the Word Whammer Sticky-Ick-O-Rama and more amazing machines take letters and make them into words Humorous songs and an out-of-control word machine add to the fun Building words is an exciting and empowering experience for young children and frogs who have mastered individual letters and their sounds When young Tad wants to nominate his Dad for a Best Dad contest he asks his brother Leap and sister Lily for some help filling out the application The three young frogs go see Professor Quigley at their Fathers Talking Word Factory for a little instruction and get to watch the Sticky-ick-o-rama and the Word Whammer machines at work Tad quickly discovers that vowels act as the glue that sticks letters together and then learns to combine individual letter sounds to make three-letter words use common ending sounds to create rhyming words and blend letter sounds to make even longer rhyming words Phonemic awareness vocabulary building and rhyming are entertaining and fun thanks to familiar Leap Pad characters colorful animation and short songs An interactive word game challenges young viewers to fill in the missing first letter in a variety of three-letter words This program is a great next step for graduates of Leap Frog Talking Letters Factory and children ages 3 to 6 Tami Horiuchi Schoolhouse Rock! (Special 30th Anniversary Edition) Buena Vista Home Video Walt Disney Video Schoolhouse Rock the timeless collection of animated songs that taught an entire generation that Knowledge Is Power is on DVD for the first time in this Ultimate Collectors Edition 2-disc set Now every day can feel like Saturday morning as you sing along with Im Just A Bill Three Is A Magic Number Interjections and the rest of your favorite tunes Featuring a catchy new Conjunction Junction whats your function In the 70s and 80s the catchy Schoolhouse Rock tunes taught millions of children the fundamentals of math grammar science history and money Relive the pop culture sensation with the SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK SPECIAL 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION DVD which includes every song from the landmark series in a collectible 2-disc DVD Among the over 50 tunes are such classics as Conjunction Junction Three is a Magic Number Im Just A Bill and Electricity Electricity The DVD features an all-new song about the Electoral College Im Gonna Send Your Vote To College written by the shows original creators Its a good bet that any American kid growing up in the 70s or 80s learned some elementary lesson from the seminal musical series Schoolhouse Rock Airing from 1973 to 1984 and often revived the ABC Saturday morning shorts effortlessly introduced kids to grammar science multiplication money and American history--three minutes at a time In one smart comprehensive 2-disc set all 46 songs and plenty of extras are collected The four creators developed the series slowly a welcome diversion from their advertising agency jobs and ended up taking home four Emmys over the years The background material includes 10 audio commentaries and a making-of feature for the new song Im Gonna Send Your Vote to College The DVD subtitle option is a great bonus for those who need to know every word from such favorites as Three Is a Magic Number Interjections Im Just a Bill and Conjunction Junction Ages 3 and older --Doug Thomas The National Parks: America's Best Idea [Blu-ray] PBS (DIRECT) em The National Parks / em six episodes twelve hours tells the human history of five of the nation s most important and most heavily visited National Parks Yellowstone Yosemite Grand Canyon Acadia and Great Smoky Mountains and the unforgettable Americans who made them possible Set against some of the most beautiful landscapes on earth each park s story is filled with incidents and characters as gripping and fascinating as American history has to offer Woven into the series will also be a broader evolving story of the very idea of National Parks as uniquely an American concept as jazz baseball and the Declaration of Independence as well as the expanding constantly changing National Parks system encompassing stories from other parks and the growing role they all have come to play in our nations sense of itself its past and its future Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Power Squad Bod! - Calorie Blasting Dance NFL MTV Getting in shape has never been so much fun Join the Squad at their famous dance studio as they take you through a series of step-by-step dance routines each one hosted by a different cheerleader These routines will transform tighten and tone your body into its sexiest shape ever Do one or two segments for a short workout or put the whole program together and Dance It Out