The World at War (30th Anniversary Edition) Review

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I only first 3 DVDs of the crowd, but from what I've seen so far, this has become an excellent documentary. It 'ironic that the economic conditions that led to rise of Hitler here mirror those in the U.S. The fact that so many are willing to give away their civil rights for perceived fears …. But any return to the DVD. Here in the U.S. we only know about some events of World War II (Pearl Harbor attack Normandy, Iwo Jima and Hiroshima), but had lost so many liveseven before we entered the war. This sentence is not a fictionalized version of a war that we use to think this way. It's a war should be seen as a path. As I said, I have observed every 13 DVDs yet, but it is ironic to hear Anglos voice their opposition to the slaves, but most of the participants of the war had settled other non-whites. If a history buff of war or, like me, are former military, this is a well put together.

The World at War (30th Anniversary Edition) Overview

More than 30 years after its initial broadcast, THE WORLD AT WAR remains the definitive visual history of World War II. Narrated by Academy Award winner Laurence Olivier and digitally re-mastered for DVD, this is epic history at its absolute best.

Unsurpassed in depth and scope, its 26 hour-long programs feature an extraordinary collection of newsreel, propaganda, and home-movie footage drawn from the archives of 18 nations, including color close-ups of Adolf Hitler taken by his mistress, that present an unvarnished perspective of the war’s pivotal events. Penetrating interviews with eyewitness participants–from Hitler’s secretary to Alger Hiss to ordinary citizens who stood outside the battle lines–add spine-tingling, first-hand accounts to an already unforgettable viewing experience.

Informative and unbiased, THE WORLD AT WAR is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an International Emmy Award, The National Television Critic’s Award for Best Documentary, and knighthood for its creator, Sir Jeremy Isaacs.

The World at War (30th Anniversary Edition) Specifications

Sir Jeremy Isaacs highly deserves the numerous awards for documentaries he has earned: the Royal Television Society’s Desmond Davis Award, l’Ordre National du Mérit, an Emmy, and a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. His epic The World at War remains unsurpassed as the definitive visual history of World War II.

The Second World War was different from other wars in thousands of ways, one of which was the unparalleled scope of visual documents kept by the Axis and Allies of all their activities. As a result, this war is understood as much through written histories as it is through its powerful images. The Nazis were particularly thorough in documenting even the most abhorrent of the atrocities they were committing–in a surprising amount of color footage. The World at War was one of the first television documentaries that exploited these resources so completely, giving viewers an unbelievable visual guide to the greatest event in the 20th century. This is to say nothing of the excellent, comprehensible narrative. Some highlights:

• A New Germany 1933-39: early German and Nazi documentation of Hitler’s rise to power through the impending attack on Poland
• Whirlwind: the early British losses in the blitz in the skies over Britain and in North Africa
• Stalingrad: the turning point of the war and Germany’s first defeat
• Inside the Reich–Germany 1940-44: one of the most fascinating documentaries that exists on life inside Nazi Germany, from Lebensborn to the Hitler Youth
• Morning: prior to Saving Private Ryan, one of the only unromanticized views of the Normandy invasion
• Genocide: this film is one of the most widely shown introductions to the Holocaust
• Japan 1941-45: although The World at War is decidedly focused more on the European theater, this is an important look into wartime Japan and its expansion–early 20th-century history that lead to Japan’s role in World War II is superficial
• The bomb: another widely shown documentary of the Manhattan Project, the Enola Gay, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki

The World at War will remain the definitive visual history of World War II, analogous to Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. No serious historian should be missing The World at War in a collection, and no student should leave school without having seen at least some of its salient episodes. Rarely is film so essential. –Erik J. Macki

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CinderElmo Review

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This film is another great addition to the collection of Elmo DVD that I bought for my two parrots. They love to watch movies and they look like Sesame Street, especially Elmo. They actually speak with him again when he says "hello". I find his voice a bit 'boring after a while', but I think his voice animated with many different sounds that they like. He is also a very lively character with Grover, Kermit, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, the rest of the Sesame Streetpaid. The songs, as always in Sesame Street are cute and funny.

The film lasts 50 minutes, it's nice because many of the movie Sesame Street just a half hour. And once the movie ends and begin to roll on the track, screaming parrots for me, come and put in another movie. So more is better. This is a very pretty story of Cinderella with a lot of liberties with the story are based. The "people" actors, Keri Russell, Kathy Najimy,Caroll Spinney, French Stewart, Oliver Platt do a good job of acting make the film entertaining even for adults. It 'also the interaction with the puppets, all the type of credibility. It seems that the kind of film that children would not be soft (as in human children) to enjoy. And 'colored, has lots of movement and characters with cute voice, to speak to the children involved (or parrots) and get them into the story. I think this is one reason the birds are concernedOn Sesame Street, where they often ignore the cartoons after a while 'and go into another area of his room and play with toys. With this film, they sit on the perch next to the display and actually observed for a long time.

I'm sure this is one of the favorites in the collection and Sesame Street Elmo is adorable, has become as always. Two thumbs up!

CinderElmo Overview

Sesame Street and Elmo adapt the tale of Cinderella.

CinderElmo Specifications

Our favorite little red monster is the star of this delightful film that playfully skews the story of Cinderella. Originally aired on Fox television in 1999, the feature is a playful mix of human actors and Sesame Street characters that is an easy watch for families with 3- to 7-year-olds. Cinderelmo (he’s a boy, if you didn’t know) dreams of playing in a castle and meeting the princess (Keri Russell). Unfortunately his mean–but not that mean–stepmother (Kathy Najimy) wants her two other sons to go to the ball at which the princess must declare whom she wishes to marry.

The film is certainly focused on the youngsters (as opposed to the slightly older audience of the Muppet films), but there are plenty of puns and wry humor for adults to enjoy. The handful of songs are quite pleasant, as is the length (50 minutes). Oliver Platt (as a new “fairy godperson”) and French Stewart (as Cinderelmo’s dog-turned-footman) enjoy their roles with relish. Appearing in various small roles are plenty of the Sesame Street gang, including Grover, Kermit, Cookie Monster, Bert, and Ernie. Great fun. –Doug Thomas

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One Special Night Review

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I bought this movie seems to last year but is not visible. This year we find to our surprise, a movie is still packed and unguarded. That is precisely these two great actors, with a slip on a skirmish. Little male chauvinism, almost no role confusion! Chock full of surprises, true to our modern times and sweet. Makes us older people the feeling that we still have a chance. Highly recommended viewing Christmas, but why limit yourself in the mood for romance, give this a try!

One Special Night Overview

Reunited for the first time since “Victor/Victoria,” Academy Award winner Julie Andrews and Emmy Award winner James Garner portray two strangers who take refuge in a small cabin during a stormy winter night and, despite their differences, or because of them, they are undeniably drawn to one another in this holiday classic that demonstrates once again the charisma that has made them two of the world’s most beloved stars.

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If the title It Happened One Night hadn’t already been taken for Frank Capra’s romantic comedy classic, it would’ve worked just as well for this holiday charmer. Catherine (Julie Andrews) is a widowed pediatric physician (with no children of her own) and Robert (James Garner) is a contractor with a wife suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Due to an accident of fate (a winter storm), they end up spending Thanksgiving together in an abandoned cabin, away from their family and friends. The two initially wary strangers soon find they have more in common than either could have anticipated. The subplot concerning Robert’s adult daughters is fairly extraneous (and predictable) but doesn’t distract from the tender relationship at the heart of this made-for-TV movie. Andrews and Garner have worked together before, in The Americanization of Emily and Victor/Victoria, and it shows in the chemistry generated by their sympathetic, believable performances. –Kathleen C. Fennessy

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