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The Celestial Railroad (Blu-ray) Animation Magic Play Entertainment Cat # MPE 573 Price Code: W Blu-ray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 45 min

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The Celestial Railroad (DVD) Animation Magic Play Entertainment Cat # MPE 574 Price Code: V Amaray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 45 min

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Hop aboard a fantasy train to the stars with state-of-the-art, full-dome digital technology and beautiful scenery. Based on a famous Japanese story, The Celestial Railroad tells a tale of a young boy who finds himself riding on a fantastic journey on a mystical train to space. An IMAX film. From the bestselling Japanese novel by Kenji Miyazawa, brought to life by famous animation painter Kaguya.

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FITNESS Living Room Yoga: Hips & Backbending Fitness Razor Fitness Cat # RDL 419 Price Code: M Amaray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 60 min

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What could be better than practicing yoga in the comfort of your own living room?

Learn how to extend your spine and release your hips in this exciting exploration of yoga with Eva Barash, a top yoga instructor who practices, teaches, and lives in NYC. The third release in the Living Room Yoga series, Hips & Backbending focuses on poses that will lift your heart and get your hips ready for shaking. Eva’s precise knowledge of alignment and breath work entwines with her imagination and accessibility to make this class both joyful and serious work.

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This class will be best for the intermediate student, though anyone with patience and an open mind is welcome to try. You and your living room will never be the same!

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FITNESS Bellydance Basics 2-Pack Fitness Razor Fitness Cat # RDL 648 Price Code: V 2 Amarays w/ O-card; Box Lot 15 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 126 min

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Sensuous and alluring, belly dancing has been practiced for thousands of years throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Today, women all over the world have discovered the body-sculpting benefits of belly dancing, making it one of the most popular forms of exercise. Belly dancing is beautiful on women of all shapes and sizes, and is a fun, feminine way to stay fit. The gently aerobic movements tone and firm the entire body, building self-esteem along the way. In this belly dance twopack, Princess Farhana provides an introduction to the basics of this beautiful art form, breaking the technique in clear, easy-to-understand segments and concluding with a costumed performance.

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FITNESS Go Mom Fitness: Dance It! Fitness Razor Fitness Cat # RDL 635 Price Code: M Amaray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 58 min

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No matter what your body type, bodies are designed to move, and Dance It! is designed to make movement fun, effective, and empowering! Being happy in your own body will allow you to bring the best “you” to everything you do—and set a healthy example for your kids, teaching them to have a strong, positive body image.

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Segmented into three easy-to-follow 15-minute workouts and created by certified trainer, athlete, gymnast, and busy mom Patrea, Dance It! goes step-by-step to help you strengthen and tone your legs, glutes, arms, and abs and improve your coordination, balance, and grace. An added bonus, Yoga Nap, will help you to rejuvenate if you’re sleep deprived, or to relax if you have trouble getting a good night’s rest.

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IMAX Solarmax (Blu-ray) Nature Magic Play Entertainment Cat # MPE 636 Price Code: W Blu-ray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 40 min

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Every 11 years, the sun’s poles reverse with unimaginable violence, and the peak of the storm is called a solarmax. We are about enter a time of solar maximum that is expected to peak in 2012. NASA scientists believe that the solar maximum of 2012 will generate the largest sun storms in recorded history!

IMAX Solarmax (DVD) Nature Magic Play Entertainment Cat # MPE 637 Price Code: V Amaray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 40 min

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The hottest film under the sun, Solarmax is a breathtaking exploration into the awesome vastness and mysterious power of our closest star. Take a unique journey through time and space to experience the sun’s force and beauty. Witness a total eclipse and the magnificence of the Aurora Borealis, viewed from both Earth and space. Real images captured by NASA’s SOHO satellite provide spectacular footage of the sun as never seen before, making this a truly spectacular, historic film about mankind’s relationship with our dangerous and beautiful life-giving star.

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The Last Salt Caravan (Blu-ray) Nature Magic Play Entertainment Cat # MPE 633 Price Code: W Blu-ray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 50 min

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The Last Salt Caravan follows the ancient trade route to Tibet’s mysterious gorge with salton spring. We follow the caravan as it takes a salt-selling journey on the ancient trade route between Tibet and China. The memory of the ancient trade route was regarded as something that had fallen into oblivion until we met the last salt caravan in the deep mountains of Tibet. The Province of Yunnan, located in the southwestern part of China, is the very starting point of the ancient tea trade route toward Tibet, which was also called a southern Silk Road, with a 2000-year history. Caravans from Yanijing and Yunnan still take this route to trade tea grains and, most importantly, salt. Throughout history, salt has been the source of power and taxation. This region, and the salt caravan, have never been introduced to the outside world and therefore, their local characteristcs and culture are untouched by modern civilization.

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The Last Salt Caravan (DVD) Nature Magic Play Entertainment Cat # MPE 634 Price Code: V Amaray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 50 min

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SPECIAL INTEREST Relax and unwind with this stunning collection of beautiful scenery, filmed in highdefinition, from some of the most beautiful places in the world. An original music soundtrack blended with natural sounds accompanies the scenery in 5.1 Surround Sound.

Majestic Mountains Nature Columbia River Ent. Group Cat # CRG 513100 Price Code: F Amaray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 60 min ISBN: 978-1-58710-330-8

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Grand Tetons Experience the peace and tranquility of the Tetons, reflected in pristine mountain lakes.

Sawtooth Mountains The majestic, snow-capped Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho reach for the sky amid tranquil alpine meadows.

Yellowstone Wildflowers adorn Yellowstone River as you glide along crystal clear lakes and shimmering streams.

Redwood Giants Nature Columbia River Ent. Group Cat # CRG 513101 Price Code: F Amaray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 60 min ISBN: 978-1-58710-331-5

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Enchanted Forest Experience the serenity of the ancient redwood forest as shafts of silver sunlight penetrate the towering canopy.

Time-Lapse Dance Mists View gentle droplets of captured mist falling from the treetops to the forest floor, replenishing life in this lush rainforest world.

Giant Sequoias Marvel at thousand-year-old giants rising from darkness into light, their softly folded bark marked by time, in hues from brilliant red to chocolate brown.

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SPECIAL INTEREST Autumn Splendor Nature Columbia River Ent. Group Cat # CRG 513102 Price Code: F Amaray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 60 min ISBN: 978-1-58710-332-2

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Maine Delight in the colorful autumn scenery, as leaves of summer are touched by frost and strike vibrant colors across the landscape.

Vermont A beautiful morning mist glides through the forest and lies quietly on a crystal clear lake, where geese float gently by.

New Hampshire Hear the gentle, soothing voice of water cascade down glistening rock formations, where colorful leaves swirl on the surface.

Mystic Canyons Nature Columbia River Ent. Group Cat # CRG 513103 Price Code: F Amaray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 60 min ISBN: 978-1-58710-333-9

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Canyonlands Peer through graceful stone arches carved by the wind, your windows on deep blue desert skies and tranquil vistas of rounded stone pillars, sun struck in glowing reds and golds.

Zion Cool off near the Weeping Cliffs of Zion, where thousands of silver droplets seep through layers of sandstone to feed tiny plants clinging to rocks.

Bryce National Park Experience the towering mazes and rose-tinted natural amphitheaters of Bryce Canyon, where piĂąon pines, the oldest trees on Earth, cling to life on multi-colored stone.

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SPECIAL INTEREST Rhythmic Ocean Nature Columbia River Ent. Group Cat # CRG 513104 Price Code: F Amaray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 60 min ISBN: 978-1-58710-334-6

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Oregon Coast Immerse yourself in the relaxing sights and sounds of Oregon’s most spectacular beaches and coves.

Big Sur Experience the many moods of California’s famed Big Sur, with its dramatic vistas and shimmering coastline.

Mendocino Coast Sink into a deep relaxed state as you experience the beauty of the sun setting into the vast Pacific Ocean.

Ancient Forest Nature Columbia River Ent. Group Cat # CRG 513105 Price Code: F Amaray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 60 min ISBN: 978-1-58710-335-3

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Fern Scapes Discover the lush environment of the Olympic Rainforest with its varied hues of green. Follow the flow of water from the first jeweled drops collecting on the fern fronds, to soothing mist of cascading waterfalls.

Hoh Valley Fill your environment with the sounds of native birds, frogs, squirrels, and gentle flowing waters. Feel the softness of the mosses and lichens that cover every surface.

Enchanted Forests Experience the tranquil stillness of the mystically lit forest floor to the gentle streams and rivers that flow beneath the towering canopies.

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MUSIC Drums & Djembes of Burkina Faso Music/Africa Playasound Cat # PLS DVD 69001 Price Code: U Amaray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: unknown

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Deep in the bush of Burkina Faso, the drum is a sacred instrument surrounded by taboos and mystery. It takes on endless shapes and performs many functions: taking the place of the human voice, carrying news, conferring praise, and speaking to the world beyond... when it isn’t simply providing the rhythms for a dance. But, the world is changing. Today, a younger generation looking for adventure and recognition is bringing the drum out of its “secret universe,” turning it away from its ancient functions and re-shaping both the drum itself and the manner in which it is played! Multilingual DVD (French, English, German).

The Art of Attraction Music/Vietnam Playasound Cat # PLS DVD 69002 Price Code: U Amaray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: unknown

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In the mountainous northern areas of Vietnam, the Hmong are a living illustration of the level of refinement that can be attained in the cultivation of beauty and the art of attraction in a society with a traditional way of life. Their aim is to charm—the living, the spirits, and their ancestors. This music is very important culturally and ethnographically, as the Hmong are some of the more ignored peoples hailing from Asia. The sounds are simple and dissonant, yet utterly beautiful. Multilingual DVD (French, English, German).

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MUSIC Live: Drums of Tokyo Music/Japan Playasound Cat # PLS DVD 69004 Price Code: U Amaray; Box Lot 30 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 1 hr, 42 min

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Filmed by ten cameras and recorded live in 5.1 Dolby Digital, this DVD is the first of its genre. Famed the world over, Oedo Sukeroku is one of the finest exponents of the Japanese taiko drum. The incredible dynamism, wonderful sound, and excellent visual quality of this film make it an extraordinary experience! This DVD includes no commentary, in order to preserve the viewer’s enjoyment of the music.

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Beethoven String Quartets Live Music/Classical Nimbus Alliance Cat # NIM 6107 Price Code: 2H Amaray; Box Lot 8 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 4 hrs

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Recorded live at the Convent of St. Agnes in Prague, this DVD includes a bonus short documentary about the Wihan Quartet, filmed and edited by Alice Nellis.

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FLIM & TELEVISION Ultimate Western Collection Television Pop Flix Cat # PFX 120001 Price Code: 6A Box Set; Box Lot 5 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 50 hrs ISBN: 978-1-58710-303-2

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OVER 50 HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT! This 12-DVD collection presents 38 action-packed westerns featuring the greatest stars!

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DISC 1 1. BLUE STEEL (John Wayne) 2. WINDS OF THE WASTELAND (John Wayne) 3. THE DAWN RIDER (John Wayne) 4. RANDY RIDES ALONE (John Wayne) 5. THE LAWLESS FRONTIER (John Wayne) DISC 2 6. PARADISE CANYON (John Wayne) 7. SAGEBRUSH TRAIL (John Wayne) 8. THE STAR PACKER (John Wayne) 9. THE TRAIL BEYOND (John Wayne) 10. THE MAN FROM UTAH (John Wayne) DISC 3 11. MCLINTOCK! (John Wayne) 12. ANGEL & THE BADMAN (John Wayne) 13. RAINBOW VALLEY (John Wayne) 14. RIDERS OF DESTINY (John Wayne) DISC 4 15. THE LUCKY TEXAN (John Wayne) 16. HELL TOWN (John Wayne) 17. ‘NEATH THE ARIZONA SKIES (John Wayne) 18. WEST OF THE DIVIDE (John Wayne) 19. THE DESERT TRAIL (John Wayne) 20. TEXAS TERROR (John Wayne) DISC 5 21. THE GRAND DUEL (Lee Van Cleef) 22. CAPTAIN APACHE (Lee Van Cleef) DISC 6 23. KID VENGEANCE (Lee Van Cleef) 24. BAD MAN’S RIVER (Lee Van Cleef) DISC 7 25. ONE-EYED JACKS (Marlon Brando) 26. VENGEANCE VALLEY (Burt Lancaster) DISC 8 27. THE OUTLAW (Jane Russell) 28. SANTA FE TRAIL (Errol Flynn) DISC 9 29. IF YOU MEET SARTANA, PRAY FOR YOUR DEATH (Gianni Garko) 30. RUN, MAN, RUN (Tomas Milian) DISC 10 31. THE STRANGERS GUNDOWN (Anthony Steffen) 32. I AM SARTANA, TRADE YOUR GUNS FOR A COFFIN (George Hilton) 33. BLINDMAN (Tony Anthony) DISC 11 34. KEOMA (Franco Nero) 35. FOUR OF THE APOCALYPSE (Fabio Testi) DISC 12 36. FIGHTING FIST OF SHANGHAI JOE (Klaus Kinski) 37. AND GOD SAID TO CAIN (Klaus Kinski) 38. WHITE COMANCHE (William Shatner)

SPECIAL INTEREST Inventing Cuisine: Pascal Barbot Cooking & Cuisine La Huit Cat # LAH DVD 19 Price Code: W Amaray; Box Lot 25 Playable In All Regions Run Time: 62 min

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A new entry to the successful, outstanding series Inventing Cuisine, dedicated to today’s greatest French chefs. Includes cooking secrets and other great bonuses: the foie gras tart, mushrooms and citrus fruits, a cooking class, “at the market,” and more! Made in France. Subtitled in English.

“A table at l’Astrance is the most impossible reservation in France. It’s even more difficult than snagging a stool at Ko, if you can imagine such a thing.” — Oliver Strand, Diner’s Journal: The New York Times Blog On Dining Out When Pascal Barbot and Christophe Rohat opened l’Astrance in Fall 2000, chef Barbot’s fare took the culinary world by surprise with its freshness, fantasy, and festivity. Eight years and three stars later, the magic is still in the air. The duo has matured, but they haven’t lost an ounce of their spontaneity or receptiveness.

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To get beyond the daily routine at l’Astrance, director Paul Lacoste has chosen to capture the impressions of three young gourmet food buffs; their reactions give us insight into the curious alchemy between the dining room and kitchen, and into the attention and innocence that make this restaurant so unique.

Michel Bras

Michel Guérard

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