Imagining Mina - Home DVD

imagining mina
A very good documentary depicting social issues in Peru during the covered historical period.
It inspires youth in general and from Peru in particular, to follow their dreams and excell





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Book of Bantorra Collection 2

Book of Bantorra Collection 2
I had to think about this for awhile before writing the review. Obviously if anyone bought Collection 1 you have to buy Collection 2 to see the end of
the story. So this is not about whether anyone should purchase Collection 2 or not. My problem was what exactly do I say about Collection 2. The focus
is more on the Nolity character depicted on the cover artwork. But it soon takes a much darker tone I than even part one. I'm not going to spoil the
storyline so that's all I will say. It's how the story is wrapped up and brought to conclusion that had me scratching my head. In ancient Greece when
a playwrite couldn't decide how to end the story they would lower another actor to the stage on a platform as if he where a messenger decending from the
gods. Simply as a diversion so the audience wouldn't feal cheated in some way. I think the expression for that is "deus ex machina". Anyway I sort of
feal that is what happens at the end of Bantorra. Which accounts...

The Book of Bantorra Collection 2
The second collection was cool, very unique and interesting.A little humor, I have to admit the ending is an unforgettable I've never seen a ending like that. You will never regret buying The Book of Bantorra anime. It's that good

top notch
Excellent series and story with a newer bent. It's hard to find really superb titles anymore that aren't regurgitated plots from at least something that's already been done - but BofB pulls it off. I love Hamyuts, even her name...she is a bad-ass from the start (yes, we've seen the ultra strong female leads - she's just different.)

The story quickly, is about some rough and tumble "cosmic librarians" that help control the "books" we leave behind after dying. Throw in the bad guys who want "X" book for their own reasons and it's a 100%, full time job. Add a little "crazy as hell" acting director Hamyuts Maseta of the librarians, and we get some truly organic and quite spectacular fight scenes. (Without spoiling anything you can see, while our character line up cares about their respective jobs, most are in it just as much for the ability to throw a beating...and they're very good at it!) You have to wait a little while to see the back stories but it's well worth it...

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Gentle Kripalu Yoga

Love Kripalu and Jurian
I spent some time at Kripalu this spring and had the pleasure of taking two classes with Jurian. I wanted to experience her style of teaching again at home so I purchased the DVD. It does not disappoint. It is gentle, but also has a dynamic flow. It is not, "lie on the floor" yoga. It is great for all fitness levels and you feel stretched out and rejuvenated after this class.

A must have
I loved this practice! It is deep and rich, beautifully paced and languaged. Great for yogis of any level of experience. It's perfect for days when I simply want to luxuriate in my personal yoga practice. The voice-over technique and the simplicity of the setting allowed me to draw my focus inward and to remain present without distraction. In the ever expanding world of the business of yoga, this DVD stands out as a reminder to me of what yoga is about.

Great for Daily Pracice
I have been watching "Gentle Yoga" DVD in the AM and love it so much.
My compliments on this work. It is soooo beautifully written, staged, filmed and performed; truly a work of art and a wonderful, pleasurable addition to my life. The music is just perfect for the work. It is so soothingly done that I hardly notice how hard I am working. It is just the right length for that morning practice.

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Arm Balances and Inversions

excellent instructions
Really good, gives you key points for each pose, shows poses from different directions, explains clearly how to balance. I've made great progress with this DVD on arm balances with which I had trouble with an actual private instructor. If you need a DVD which will explain to you in detail how to do a certain pose, this is a really good one. Sound biomechanics and good explanations, and without weird instructions that you can find in some youtube and other yoga videos (melt your heart (one of the youtube ones), connect with your left kidney (that's shiva rhea, lol), etc.)





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James May's 20th Century

ENTERTAINMENT DVD SET from an EDUCATIONAL distributor- BOTH
UK again proves capacity to entertain through documentary. Laugh while you learn.
SUBTITLES provided. Bonus features longer than the feature episodes. 354 minutes total, that's almost 6 hours US time. James May is hilarious, looks into areas we've all wondered about since childhood. Plenty of humor is added by May while the viewer is enjoyably educated on topics. A history lesson into discovery and adventure, the goofy J. May way. He tries almost anything.--he's no coward.

20th CENTURY:
Ep 1 Honey, I Shrunk the World
________ Transatlantic flight would shrink the world. See the less than perfect beginnings of air travel. Then it's off to the early auto day-trip. Ford (US), Cortina (UK), and early filming (news) & of course TV.
===2 Blast Off
________ Astronauts had to wait on rocket tech. See the progress--beginning with the V-2 & Nazis attacking UK, but the real beginning was in 1910, with Robt Goddard. Then Sputnik (Russia) challenged USA. Hubble...





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Singin' In the Rain: 60th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition (BD/DVD Combo) [Blu-ray]

Review of the 2012 Single-Disc Blu-ray of this American movie classic!
First off, I need to point out that Amazon does have this odd policy of grouping ALL reviews of ALL versions and editions of a film in one place. So when a film is restored or reissued the reviews are grouped with the others. There are over400 reviews for "Singing in the Rain" here and they stretch back as far as 1998 and as recent as July 2012. Reviews are automatically sorted by the "Most Helpful" first and - while I hope you will find my review helpful - I do encourage you to look at the date of any review you read and compare it with the "release date" of the edition you are looking to purchase. With that said, I'll move on to my review.

I'll go along nearly everyone who treasures "Singin in the Rain" in saying it is probably one of the most important films ever made and the top musical. It's also the most entertaining 103 minutes you'll se on the screen. Sure there is smart dialogue, but the film boasts a compendium of wonderful "hit songs" that were all succeses even...

Like seeing it again for the first time
Most people who are reading this review know how awesome "Singin' in the Rain" is, so I won't review the film, but rather I'll limit the review to the 60th Anniversary Blue-ray disc. I watched this on a 70" Sharp Aquos HDTV. What an experience! In a darkened room, with a giant bucket of coronary-inducing self-popped (not microwave) buttered popcorn (with real butter, thank you) and an enhanced sound system, I was transferred to a time that I hadn't experienced since I was a little kid. The blue-ray transfer is breathtaking with the brillant color, clarity, and sound. It was like watching a brand new film. This is how audiences originally saw the film 60 years ago. The commentary track was very informative, though it was recorded a few years ago, since some of the contributers are now deceased. The added features are excellent. I like the 'jukebox' feature, which allows you to watch just the musical numbers of your choice. If you only have a little time, but you need a quick uplifting...

WOW
If they would ever give out awards for Blu-ray.....This would be the one to take it.
I have a couple hundred Blu-ray discs and I, personally, think this is the best disc that was ever pressed. I've seen Singing In The Rain in the theater, on VHS, on Bata Max, CED videodisc, Laser Disc and DVD. But, WOW, I have never seen this movie look and sound so good. You've got to see it! WOW!

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Must the Sun Set on the West?

Compelling Arguments about Western Decline
This is a series of 11 approximately 1 hour long lectures by Vishal Mangalwadi which are based on his book, "The Book That Made Your World." Mangalwadi is an Indian born Christian scholar, author and lecturer. He is an excellent teacher and he does a great job of outlining the basic principles of Judeo-Christian thought by contrasting it with non-western world views such as Hinduism and Buddhism as well as modern secular philosophies developed by Darwin, Freud, Marx and Nietzche, all of which have shaped and continue to shape post-Christian Western culture. He presents his thesis with scholarship, humility and even respect for non-Western and secular ideas even as he points out important differences with the Judeo-Christian view. Mangalwadi never sinks to the level of angry, arrogant culture warrior. He is witty, charming and engaging even as he makes compelling arguments about Western decline. The Book that Made...

An Indian Revises Western History
I followed Vishal Mangalwadi's career as an evangelical social reformer in India and author for over 25 years. I supported Mr. Mangalwadi's early work. Mr. Mangalwadi came to America permanently in 1998 to participate in a conference for Christian International students ("Worldview for World Healing"). The conference's goal was to inspire and equip students to return to their countries as Christian social reformers. Shortly after that, Mangalwadi decided to stay in America himself and reform Hollywood by producing documentaries. His subsequent efforts redound with similar unintentional ironies.

I developed my first doubts about Mangalwadi's credibility when I brought him in as a guest speaker for a separate International Student ministry weekend conference. Hindu, Muslim AND Christian Indians universally objected to his one-sided portrayal of India. So who was I to believe? I began to do my own fact checking with respect to Western history. No matter what I read, I...

Rare Treat!
There is no one like this guy. He is even funny. He has a studied facts we are likely to overlook. He demonstrates how the results of a believing world, and a believer differ from the non-biblical worldview and non-believers and his results astonishing. He knows his stuff.

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