About this product: As a 21-year old pitcher for the Oakland A's, Vida Blue burst on to the scene in 1971, winning the American League's MVP and Cy Young awards. Flash forward to 2001, as Phish keyboardist Page McConnell forms VIDA BLUE, a dynamic trio with bassist Oteil Burbridge and drummer Russell Batiste. At the same time, Page launches Team Vida Blue, specializing in stock-car racing and demolition derby. In 2003, Page is introduced to The Spam Allstars, Miami's hottest Afro-Cuban DJ sextet, and they joined forces in the studio and on the road.
This DVD - a sold out show at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore - captures all of these worlds at once: the combined ten-piece ensemble onstage plus an appearance from pitcher Vida Blue as he shows up to meet the band for the first time. Tying it all together is Team Vida Blue footage - the thrills and spills of smash-up derby action and the 2004 Enduro Race from Vermont's Thunder Road racetrack.
About this product: The process of taking an animal like a cow or a pig and turning it into a
safe food product for the family table involves many steps - all under the
control of government inspection to ensure a safe and germ free environment
for each step from animal to supermarket. This collection of films will
explore all the various facets involved in the meat production business. It
even includes a fascinating tour of the Hormel Factory - the makers of the
famous canned meat product Spam.
Beef Rings the Bell (1960) - Sound, Color
Run time: 27:17;
Herds West (1955) - Sound, Color
Run time: 11:36;
A Mark of Wholesome Meat (1964) - Sound, Color
Run time: 18:19;
Meats With Approval (1946) - Sound, B&W
Run time: 15:35;
Pork People Like (1956) - Sound, Color
Run time: 10:53;
The Story of Selecting Kosher Meat Products for Their Stores (late 1920s - early 1930s) -
Silent, B&W
Run time: 10:24;
This Is Hormel (1965) - sound, color
Run time: 30:01
About this product: This vibrant concert film/documentary includes three years of highlights from the intimate Vermont music and arts festival (2004-2006). Performers include: Gogol Bordello, Cyro Baptista and Beat the Donkey, Hieroglyphics, Toubab Krewe, The Spam Allstars, The Devil Makes Three, Oteil Burbridge and the Peacemakers and many others. The film carries you on a colorful journey through a seamless weekend at the locally celebrated festival and features fan interviews, coverage of festival activities and events, behind the scenes footage, and 21 eclectic performances that took N.E.K.M.F audiences by storm year after year. Set against a backdrop of Northern Vermont's rolling green mountains on the 90-acre Chilly Ranch that is home to the festival site, the film is framed by breathtaking scenery. Giant dancing puppets tower over concert audiences and fire-twirlers light up the brisk night sky as one great band performs after another, each concert poles apart from the next. From hip-hop to folk, bluegrass to rock and funk, a score of genres are represented by the acts that took to the N.E.K.M.F stage and shined. Many of the fans in attendance at the Vermont event have attested to an experience unlike any other concert festival. As said by festival site owner Bill Pearce at the close of the film, This is one of the places that the revolution starts.
About this product: First, Dr. Bernard Kouchner, co-founder of Doctors Without Borders, talks about his work and the reconstruction effort in Iraq. Then, a roundtable discussion about the problem of unsolicited commercial e-mail with Brad Smith of Microsoft, David Berlind of CNET, Joe Barrett of America Online, and Orson Swindle of the FCC.
This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
About this product: This collection of short films from documentary filmmaker Todd Kent contains award winning fan favorites that have been enjoyed by film festival audiences all over the country.
The disc contains:
Fast Food" - Take a ride with some of the wackiest "product mobiles" on the highway including the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile, the Hershey's Kissmobile, the Pepperidge Farms Goldfish Mobile and more!
Run Time: 19:00
"ToadSpotting: The Legend of Old Rip" - Years ago a live horny toad was put in a time capsule in the Eastland County Courthouse. That horny toad became a world renowned celebrity and his story became a Texas tall tale!
Run Time: 20:00
"Road Does Not End" - Eccentric artist Stanley Marsh 3 created the world famous "Cadillac Ranch" and many other unusal works of art. This film is a conversation with Marsh as he gives his perspective on his work, art in general and much more!
Run Time: 7:00
"GeoAmerica: Mississippi Delta Blue" - As a part of the "GeoAmerica" series, TV geologist Devin Dennie takes a look at the science behind the Mississippi Delta and how it effect New Orleans.
Run Time: 7:00
Special features include audio commentary and previews of Kent's upcoming work."
This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
About this product: Over 6 billion cans of SPAM have been sold so far since the creation of the mystery meat in 1937! Take a visual look at the historical process of producing and canning SPAM at the Hormel meat factory circa 1965. This vintage film is a must see and is now available on DVD! Table Of Contents: (1) This Is Hormel (1965) - This is amazing film footage of a Hormel meat processing plant in Minnesota, in which we are shown the full line of Hormel meat products, including SPAM. A Hormel film by FR Furtney - 30 Minutes
About this product: Spam: The Documentary explores the annoying consequences of a seemingly useful invention: email spam. In a humorous and insightful look into the global culture of spam, filmmaker David Manning meets with Monty Pythons Terry Jones, tracks down a spammer in Las Vegas, talks with the worlds foremost anti spammer, and visits the secret control room of AOL.
What is spam? Where does it come from? How does it work? Mannings search for these answers takes him on a journey inside a bizarre cyber culture that is surprisingly human and three dimensional. The legendary spam skit from Monty Python mocked the famous canned luncheon meat and then inspired the popular name for annoying, uninvited email. However, there is a real concern that email spam, if left unchecked, could completely clog the internet.
While investigating this intrusive marketing machine, Manning also responds to offers for penis enlargement, the purchase of a genuine Rolex watch and a quick weight reduction method promising lost inches in just 60 minutes.
About this product: Historical meat production, packing, and ranching films on two volumes. Includes footage of slaughterhouses, grazing, branding, packaging, canning, and even the production of SPAM. Table Of Contents: Disc I: (1) This Is Hormel (1965) - Amazing film footage of Hormel meat processing plant, in which we are shown how the full line of Hormel meat product are made, including SPAM - 30 Minutes (2) Herds West (1955) - Vintage film shows the beef cows lifecycle, food requirements and how they are brought to beef markets - 12 Minutes (3) A Mark Of Wholesome Meat (1964) - This classic films discusses the requirements to become certified meat by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Has great slaughterhouse footage of various animals - 18 Minutes (4) Pork People (1946) - This fascinating film is all about pigs and pig products - 11 Minutes (5) The Story of Selecting Kosher Meat Products for Their Stores (1920's) - Film explains how kosher meats are selected, prepared, and sold - 10 Minutes Disc II: (6) Beef Rings The Bell (1960) - Great footage of meat production activities from ranching to the grocery store - 27 Minutes (7) Miracle Of The Can (1956) - Vintage canning propaganda film that explains how canning has changed the way the world eats food - 41 Minutes
About this product: This Is Hormel is a film a tour of the Minnesota Hormel meat processing plant showing many things including mechanized slaughter of the animals and meat processing. Interesting aspects of meat processing including the famous Hormel Spam, Dinty Moore Beef Stew, and other products are all shown in this film.
DVD
