Inside Nature’s Giants: Great White Shark
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Most wildlife documentaries focus on animal behavior, but Inside Nature’s Giants goes inside the largest animals on the planet to explore their anatomy, reveal their intricate inner workings and uncover their evolutionary secrets. In this episode, veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg travel to South Africa’s KwaZulu Natal Coast, where miles of beach protection nets have been put in place to safeguard humans from a deadly threat: the great white shark. Usually the sharks they catch are quite small, but they’ve just pulled up the body of a giant, weighing in at over 2,000 pounds and measuring almost 15 feet — this is the largest great white caught in the nets since 2002. It presents an international team of experts with a rare opportunity to explore this hunter’s anatomy to find out how it has evolved into the ocean’s most feared predator.
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Ghosts of the Abyss: Special Edition
Leanard Lopate Show:James Cameron & Bill Paxton on “Ghosts of the Abyss”
Approved by director James Cameron, Ghosts of the Abyss: Special Edition is an extended director’s cut of the 1989 underwater science fiction epic, reinstating nearly a half hour of footage removed from the original release under studio pressure. Much of the restored footage places the film’s events in a grander political context, as the crew’s mission becomes a factor in the dangerous escalation of nuclear tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The largest change involves the film’s ending, which provides further information on the aliens’ mission on Earth, bringing the film closer to Cameron’s intention: a modern remake of Robert Wise’s The Day the Earth Stood Still.
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Patt Morrison:Miss Representation in the Media
Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, Miss Representation uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel empowered.
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Living in a Material World by George Harrison
Leanard Lopate Show: George Harrison: Living in a Material World
Directed by Martin Scorsese, Living In The Material World is the stunning, award-winning double-feature-length film tribute to one of music’s greatest icons. Features never-before-seen footage from George Harrison’s childhood, throughout his years with the Beatles and solo career. Includes interviews with Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono and Olivia and Dhani Harrison, among many others.
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Early Takes Vol. 1: Music from The Martin Scorsese Film ‘Living in a Material World’
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All Things Considered ‘Marley’: A History On Film Of The Man Turned ‘Legend’
April 20, 2012
Bob Marley has been used to brand everything from a clothing line and coffee company to his own museum and a resort in the Bahamas. A new documentary seeks to reconstruct what the reggae singer was like in real life.
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