About this product: Let's leave aside the small problem of Krakatoa actually being west of Java. This 1969 epic adventure about treasure hunters who encounter the volcanic island just as it blows apart and who then get bounced around in the ensuing tidal wave is technically impressive if narratively lame. An interesting cast of familiar actors portray the mixed group of adventurers, but the script and dialogue are so weak one just wants to get past all their drama on the high seas (the group is seeking sunken fortunes on the ocean floor) and watch the geological fireworks. Fortunately, they make for quite a show. --Tom Keogh
About this product: Let's leave aside the small problem of Krakatoa actually being west of Java. This 1969 epic adventure about treasure hunters who encounter the volcanic island just as it blows apart and who then get bounced around in the ensuing tidal wave is technically impressive if narratively lame. An interesting cast of familiar actors portray the mixed group of adventurers, but the script and dialogue are so weak one just wants to get past all their drama on the high seas (the group is seeking sunken fortunes on the ocean floor) and watch the geological fireworks. Fortunately, they make for quite a show. --Tom Keogh
About this product: The first major sea battle of WWII in the Pacific. The US Asiatic Fleet joined with three allied fleets to face up to the powerful Imperial Japanese Navy. It was no contest. The allied fleet was wiped out. This film by Dutch Film director, Niek Koppen is a superb documentary of this sacrificial battle. It is the winner of a Golden Calf Award and many other awards. The film "The Last Stand of the USS Houston (Death Becomes The Ghost)" is an important companion to this film. The INJ effectively removed the expected support of the US Navy from PearlHarbor. The Asiatic Fleet and its Dutch, British and Australian Allies were left alone, outgunned, with older ships and no air support. Distribution of this film in the United States is by Buzz Creek (Grade-A Media). "The Last Stand of USS Houston" is a companion title that adds more information to the epic story.
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About this product: Java, IndonesiaDating from the 8th century and located in today's Indonesia, stands the largest Buddhist temple in the world, Borobudur, a mountainous creation which took 50 years to construct and comprises 60,000 cubic metres of stone. It is also the largest ancient monument in the southern hemisphere.A five kilometre walk passes 1,500 illustrated reliefs which depict the teachings of Buddha. Full of beauty and grace, various statues of Buddha exude a feeling of inner peace and, on the summit, 72 buildings devoted to the Hindu god. Global Treasures - History's Most Protected Monuments - Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live today, and what we pass on to future generations. our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africa's Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world's heritage. Join us as we explore one of these protected monuments.
About this product: Let's leave aside the small problem of Krakatoa actually being west of Java. This 1969 epic adventure about treasure hunters who encounter the volcanic island just as it blows apart and who then get bounced around in the ensuing tidal wave is technically impressive if narratively lame. An interesting cast of familiar actors portray the mixed group of adventurers, but the script and dialogue are so weak one just wants to get past all their drama on the high seas (the group is seeking sunken fortunes on the ocean floor) and watch the geological fireworks. Fortunately, they make for quite a show. --Tom Keogh
About this product: Prepare for full contact culture with diverse athletes, remote tribes and real competition!
Follow six courageous athletes who live and train with the world's most remote indigenous tribes in a raw and intense array of tribal games and rite of passage ceremonies. From death-defying Zulu stick fighting in South Africa to an arduous foot race in the Mexican mountains, watch these men push their physical and mental limits to see who will be the last warrior standing.
Java Discover the rural Indonesian village of Cikaramat, in West Java, as the athletes learn the tribes' local sport of Pencak Silat - a raw and deadly form of combat.
Vanuatu Join the athletes on a tiny island in Vanuatu as they face their toughest endurance task, a seaborne canoe race between islands that pits them against battling trade winds, storms, sharks, high waves and fierce locals.
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About this product: (1) Classic Folgers Commercials (1950s & 60s) - This is a series of about 9 minute long Folgers commercials. What a great old collection of vintage coffee ads! You may remember some of these!
9 minutes
(2) This is Coffee (1961) - If you don't drink coffee, you will probably want to start after watching this 1961 homage to the growth, distribution and processing of coffee around the world. While telling the viewer how to brew and blend the perfect cup of coffee, the narrator is not shy in hiding his zeal for the "incomparable goodness of coffee."
12 minutes
(3) Coffee Break (1959) - This work training film tackles the issue of employees wasting too much time on routine breaks, many times lingering while drinking coffee and socializing. This film shows more than any film how ingrained the culture and ritual of coffee drinking was in American life, with its presence felt from the breakfast table to the workplace to the living room.
14 minutes
(4) Coffee House Rendezvous (1969) - This film shows that by the late 1960s, conservative social organizations such as churches and community youth groups had already accepted the "Coffee House," once a cool, hip meeting spot for subversive counter culturists, as an acceptable recreation place for wholesome teenagers. As the beatnik hangouts were commercialized, spending time in the coffee house suddenly became a normal activity for teens, and they were even encouraged to start coffee houses in their own basements!
25 minutes
(5) American Women: Partners in Research (1960) - Who knew designing a coffeemaker could be such a sexist task! This is a remarkably sexist film about the quest to design a coffeemaker that will sell well to consumers. Women take the role of the impressionable consumer in this movie, which is full of stereotypes about female shoppers and why they may purchase certain products.
13 minutes
Total Running Time Is Approximately 73 minutes
About this product: Borobudur in Central Java is unique. In the shape of a pyramid, with four square terraces leading to three circular ones, this extraordinary building is covered with three miles of stone carvings. Situated on a lush palm-covered volcanic plain, this is a building that deserves the title of 'eighth wonder of the world'. emarkably, this massive construction lay deserted and obscured by jungle for over 1000 years, only to be to be re-discovered in 1814 by the maverick Englishman Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. Following the complete renovation of its 1.6 million blocks of volcanic stone, this programme answers the many questions surrounding these enigmatic ruins and reveals the untold tale of The Last Temple of Java.
About this product: Traveling to the Hague in Holland, The Hippy Gourmet hops on a train that takes us across the lush and beautiful Dutch countryside. Arrving in the Hague, which is located on the North Sea coast and is the home of the International Peace Palace. We visit with Restaurant Djava, which features the incredible flavors of Indonesian cuisine. Owner Ulpho van der Zalm takes us on a culinary tour of his restaurant that is something very special indeed! In this show we also visit the Escher Museum and get a peak into one of the world's premiere surrealist artists!
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