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Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The Phonics Playbook is the one phonics-focused resource that offers a solution for phonics instruction in real-world K-3 classrooms. Understanding phonics instruction in theory is one thing, but actually integrating it into daily classroom life—in a way that meets the needs of diverse students—is another. You will learn to assess student needs, choose the model that's right for you, and make data-based adjustments as time goes...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
This revealing documentary follows the life and career of Joan Rivers, a veteran comedienne arguably more known for her extensive plastic surgery than for her talent. The film explores her early years in the comedy industry and touches on her longtime professional relationship with Johnny Carson, who is one of many celebrities featured, along with George Carlin, Phyllis Diller, Kathy Griffin and Rivers' own daughter and frequent screen partner, Melissa...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Burlesque was one of America’s most popular forms of entertainment in the first half of the 20th century. Gaudy, bawdy and spectacular, the shows entertained thousands of customers every night of the week. And yet the legacy of burlesque is often vilified, misunderstood, and left out of history. By telling intimate, surprising stories from its golden age through the women (and men!) who lived it, BEHIND THE BURLY Q reveals the true story of burlesque,...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Described as “Houdini with a sunnier disposition,” illusionist Lamont Ream extends his magic beyond cards and coins to his mental health work as live-in caregiver for his disabled relative Abel Romero who suffers from schizophrenia.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Television shows have now eclipsed films as the premier form of visual narrative art of our time. This new book by one of our finest critics explains--historically, in depth, and with interviews with the celebrated creators themselves--how the art of must-see/binge-watch television evolved. Darwin had his theory of evolution, and David Bianculli has his. Bianculli's theory has to do with the concept of quality television: what it is and, crucially,...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Musicians from Norway, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa join the magnificent annual spectacle of music, dance and drama on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. The event in 2005 commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar with a musical tribute and a celebration of the Royal Navy. Other highlights include the largest-ever Massed Pipes and Drums from the Scottish infantry regiments, the Russian Cossack...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings are marked in the 2004 Edinburgh Tattoo. With highlights including The Royal Air Force's renowned Massed Military Bands and Queen's Colour Squadron together with the world-famous Massed Pipes & Drums, Massed Highland Dancers, the haunting sound of the Lone Piper, and acts from across the globe, including India, South Africa, New Zealand and the Far East played in the unique setting of historic Edinburgh Castle....
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The 250th anniversary of Robert Burns's birth and Scotland's Year of Homecoming provide a thread that runs through yet another outstanding variety of high-class acts and performances that fill the castle esplanade with a truly memorable visual celebration of music and dance. This year's highlights include; the unique and unforgettable Massed Pipes and Drums, from home and overseas; the Royal Corps of Musicians from Tonga; the Pipes and Drums of Royal...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Set against the unique backdrop of Edinburgh Castle, the 58th Edinburgh Military Tattoo celebrates the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh and features a musical tribute to the special role of military music throughout history. Performers from Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Australia, New Zealand, Oman, Canada, Russia, South Africa, the USA and the UK provide a truly memorable visual celebration of music and...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Set against the unique backdrop of Edinburgh Castle, the 59th Edinburgh Military Tattoo features a wide range of talented performers from India, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, the United States of America, and Canada, as well as a strong representation from the United Kingdom. This year's highlights include; the exciting Golden Eagles Marching Band and Drill Team from South East Missouri State University; the Indian Army Chief's Military...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Highlights include the largest Massed Pipes and Drums ever assembled on the castle splanade, the exciting New Zealand Army Band, China's Jiangxi Xishan International School Kung Fu Group, the Concert Band of the Army of Chile and the Evendart Artistic Company of Dancers, The Band of the Royal Ghurkha Regiment, the Watota Orphan's Choir from Uganda, the Top Secret Drum Corps from Switzerland, the Lone Piper, The Massed Highland Dancers, this year from...
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