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Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)

Director

Steven Okazaki

Subject

Film studies; Japanese studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 77 minutes; 61 minutes), £14.99

Nearly 20 years after his death, Toshiro Mifune remains a giant of Japanese cinema. Rich with archive footage and personal reminiscences from family and friends, this Keanu Reeves-narrated documentary shines...

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Killings of Tony Blair, The (2016)

Director

Sanne van den Bergh; Greg Ward

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £15.99

Politician George Galloway presents this documentary about the legacy of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The film examines what Galloway refers to as the death of the old Labour Party and its...

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Brain, The (2015)

aka: The Brain with Dr. Eagleman

Director

Sarah Sapper

Producer

Helen Conlan

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 300 minutes), $29.99

Using innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories, neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain. Episodes include: -What is Reality?: How the brain constructs our...

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Cathedrals of Culture (2014)

Director

Wim Wenders; Michael Glawogger; Karim Ainouz; Michael Madsen; Robert Redford

Subject

Architecture; Arts and Humanities

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 165 minutes), £11.34

Six acclaimed filmmakers, including Robert Redford, Michael Glawogger and Michael Madsen, each explore the architecture and history of six iconic buildings; the Berlin Philharmonic, the National Library of...

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Room 237 (2013)

Director

Rodney Ascher

Producer

Tim Kirk

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 102 minutes), £11.44

Rodney Ascher’s documentary about The SHINING features fans, critics and scholars speaking about the film who reveal a surprising number of theories about the meanings, codes, clues and subtexts hidden in...

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Gatekeepers (2013)

Director

Dror Moreh

Producer

Estelle Fialon; Philippa Kowarsky; Abner Shahaf

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 101 minutes), £17.99

Filmmaker Dror Moreh offers an intimate look into the Palestine-Israeli conflict from the perspective of the Shin Bet, who serve as the primary source of intelligence and counterterrorism measures in Israel.

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Last Will and Testament (2012 Television)

Director

Laura Wilson; Lisa Wilson

Producer

Laura Wilson; Lisa Wilson

Subject

Drama; Shakespeare

Documentary. The first part of the film tells the orthodox story of William Shakespeare of Stratford and the longstanding views held by academia. Professors Stanley Wells and Jonathan Bate defend the...

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Prefaces to Shakespeare (2012 Video)

Subject

Drama

A 2-DVD set comprising the six programmes discussing Shakespeare’s plays shown in the SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED series broadcast on BBC 2 2012. The episodes have been catalogued individually on this database...

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Mahler: Autopsy of a Genius (2011)

Director

Andy Sommer

Subject

Music

Distribution

DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £22.99

Ths film tackles the mythical Gustav Mahler, proposing a cinematic autopsy of the many facets of this musical genius, who was at once composer, orchestra conductor and opera house director. It takes us on a...

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Al-Ghazali - The Alchemist of Happiness (2011)

Director

Ovidio Salazar

Producer

Ovidio Salazar

Subject

Philosophy; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 80 minutes), £19.95

Born in 1058 in Tus, Khorasan, in present-day Iran, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali was one of the most original thinkers the world has known. Besides being a major influence in the Muslim world, the West has also felt...

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