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1) Weather
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Go on a whirlwind tour of Earth's turbulent atmosphere and reveals the forces that make the day fair or foul. From hurricane to heat wave, weather is the most closely watched wild card in nature.
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Examines how modern civilization is approaching the limits of growth and the end of cheap oil, the basis of North American life in the 21st century. Focuses on suburbs as both the symbol and cause of problems, and examines several couples who have chosen to opt out of the so-called "American Dream" to live more responsible, meaningful lives. Also examines citizens' groups confronting our addiction to oil in the Peak Oil movement, and explores viable...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Dave Spritz is a local weatherman in his home town of Chicago. His career is going well, but his personal life is spiraling downward. His relationship with his perfectionist writer father, his neurotic ex-wife, and his now-separated children have him feeling that his life is out of control. Despite being both loathed and loved by the local masses, Dave is a guy who just doesn't seem to have it all together. An attractive job offer from New York City...
9) 2057
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
Includes 2057 (a look at custom-built organs, robotic surgery, intelligent clothing, and more amazing inventions in the future) and Future Car (a look at cars in 2030, the fuel they would use, the computers in them, and more).
10) Imagine that
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
A highly competitive financial executive finds his career is quickly rolling downhill after he loses confidence in his abilities. When his 7-year-old daughter invites him into her fantasy world he may find the solutions to all of his problems awaiting for him. As father and daughter embark on a whirlwind journey of comic proportions, they are about to discover that sometimes all you need is a little imagination, and a lot of love.
11) Countdown
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
When a young nurse downloads an app that alleges to foresee a person's time of death, it claims she has three days to stay alive. With time running out, and an eerie figure haunting her, she must find a way to survive.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
While at the races, Nick O'Bannon has a horrifc premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars to crash, sending flaming debris into the stands, brutally killing his friends and causing the upper deck of the stands to collapse on him. When he comes out of this grisly nightmare Nick panics, persuading his girlfriend, Lori, and their friends to leave. They escape seconds before his vision becomes a reality. Thinking they...
Series
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Little on earth can withstand the violent fury of an F5 tornado. A churning vortex with wind speeds over 300mph, these tornadoes create immense swaths of death and destruction in a matter of seconds. Today, experts are exploring the supertwister's complex inner workings in bold new ways in the hopes of one day being able to accurately predict the occurrences of tornadoes. Top scientists and meteorologists work within miles of these furocious twisters...
15) The Weather Man
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Dave Spritz is a local weatherman in his home town of Chicago. His career is going well, but his personal life is spiraling downward. His relationship with his perfectionist writer father, his neurotic ex-wife, and his now-separated children have him feeling that his life is out of control. Despite being both loathed and loved by the local masses, Dave is a guy who just doesn't seem to have it all together. An attractive job offer from New York City...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"A passionate argument on behalf of the middle class, the film features Robert Reich, professor, best-selling author, and Clinton cabinet member, as he demonstrates how the widening income gap has a devastating impact on the American economy. The film is an intimate portrait of a man whose lifelong goal remains protecting those who are unable to protect themselves...Reich uses humor and a wide array of facts to explain how the issue of economic inequality...
17) I.O.U.S.A
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
"I.O.U.S.A. tells the story of America in debt. Faced with key deficits in budget, savings, trade and leadership, increased foreign competition and ballooning financial obligations, the federal government is critically overextended. With the economy already in shambles, 78 million baby boomers are now expecting retirement benefits from their indebted federal government. Weaving together archival footage, economic data and candid interviews with Warren...
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Final destination: While boarding for a cross-country flight with friends, Alex has a premonition of the plane crashing. When he causes a ruckus and gets kicked off the flight, he and his friends watch in horror as the plane crashes, but Alex and his friends learn that they were fated to die on board the airplane, a fate that hunts them down one-by-one. Final destination 2: A teen with mild precognitive powers prevents a gruesome highway accident...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
After several high school students avoid being involved in a deadly plane crash, death hunts them down and they must find a way to survive; after being saved from a major highway accident by a girl's premonition, a group of strangers find themselves fated to die one by one; death seeks out a group of students after they escape a deadly rollercoaster ride; a group of young friends cheat death when they abandon their day at the speedway, but now they...
20) Twister
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
A scientist is determined to discover a better way of predicting tornadoes with a device that shoots thousands of little trackers into the eye of the storm. Trouble is, getting it there is very dangerous.
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