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Margot: Tony Palmer's film about Margot Fonteyn
Release Year:2006Media Format:DVDMain Actors:Rudolph NureyevMain Actors:Margot FonteynDirector:Tony PalmerMargot Fonteyn was the greatest dancer England has ever produced. In her life she transcended the world of dance and became a tabloid darling second to none, a true celebrity. And when, already in her forties, Fonteyn teamed up with Rudolf Nureyev, their astonishing union created one of the most brilliant and magical partnerships in all of ballet history. Their artistic and sexual chemistry electrified all those who were lucky enough to watch them perform. But her remarkable talent and façade of fastidious primness masked a dark torrent within. Fonteyn’s life was the stuff of unimaginable fiction: taken as an underage mistress; married to a Panamanian Ambassador; involved in an attempted coup; the lover of innumerable, often homosexual, public figures; a cultural icon of the swinging sixties; betrayed by her husband’s family, and, above all, a dancer of extraordinary physical eloquence and purity – all culminating in this fragile beauty dying a penniless, lonely recluse. This gripping film uncovers a mountain of archive footage, including memorable performances with Nureyev, and meets with those who danced with her, knew her, and loved her.
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Release Year:2009Media Format:DVDMain Actors:Larry HolmesMain Actors:Leon SpinksMain Actors:Ken NortonDirector:Pete McCormackTen of boxing's finest fighters tell what it was like to battle Muhammad Ali, the man many consider to be the best boxer ever. Ali's incomparable journey is recounted through the eyes of those who stepped through the ropes and into history. Join these respected fighters as they weigh in on 'The Greatest' and pay tribute to a living legend.
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Release Year:2009Media Format:DVDMain Actors:Michael PollanDirector:Michael SchwarzShows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program will explore the natural history of four plants -the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato - and the corresponding human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. This two-hour documentary begins in Michael Pollan's garden, and roams the world, from the fields of Iowa to the apple forests of Kazakhstan, from a medical marijuana hot house to the tulip markets of Amsterdam
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Release Year:2008Media Format:DVDMain Actors:Julie GrahamMain Actors:Michael MaloneyMain Actors:Hugh BonnevilleDirector:James StrongA motley team of archaeologists unearths secrets from the past.
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Release Year:2010Media Format:DVDMain Actors:Chris RockDirector:Jeff StilsonComedian Chris Rock tackles the very personal issue of hair, and how attaining good hair can impact African American's activities, relationships, wallets, and a self-esteem. Engages in frank, funny conversations with haircare professionals, beautyshop and barbershop patrons, as well as featuring interviews with Dr. Maya Angelou, Nia Long, Ice-T, Raven Symone, and more.
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Release Year:2010Media Format:DVDMain Actors:James BrownMain Actors:B. B. KingMain Actors:Don KingDirector:Jeff Levy-HinteDocuments the events of the three night Zaire '74 music festival in which African-American soul and rhythm and blues performers sang alongside African performers.
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