http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=vb&id=1800000059&cf=browse New Special Interest Releases on DVD en-us Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:52 -0000 720 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/plus/b6/props/3d_movies.gif http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=vb&id=1800000059&cf=browse 130 54 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/specialint/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1800161497 Known as much for her personal suffering as for her art, Frida Kahlo painted her passions. Her moving and self-reflective work is documented in this one-hour program. For her entire life, Kahlo was plagued with illness, including polio as a child, a horrific accident in her teens that broke her back, and a leg amputation a year before her death. Her struggles with her body translate into her paintings, making her a memorable contributor to the Mexican Surrealist movement. PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST: FRIDA KAHLO takes viewers into her famous Blue House, which has become a museum. It also sets the scene for the social and artistic climate that contributed to the start of her popularity all over the world. (62 hr.) Release date: Oct 27, 2009 m/dvd/new/spe/1800161497 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:51 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/specialint/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1800093656 A stunning, award-winning portrait of the sultry German movie star, Marlene Dietrich. Fellow actor Maximilian Schell was hand-picked by Dietrich to direct and narrate this revealing documentary that includes interviews and film clips, as well as Marlene's own distinctive commentary throughout the film. Release date: Oct 6, 2009 m/dvd/new/spe/1800093656 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:50 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/specialint/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1800343619 Hosted by John Saxon and Master Jerry Alan Johnson, this physical fitness instructional tape takes viewers through a four-step T'ai-Chi workout designed to stimulate energy, strength, power and circulation. For all fitness levels. (94 hr.) Release date: Sep 29, 2009 m/dvd/new/spe/1800343619 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:49 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/specialint/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1802831151 Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger narrates this in-depth examination of Russia under Joseph Stalin, from 1924 to 1953. Contains the following volumes: "The Darkness Descends," "Between Life and Death," "The Fight From Within," "The Citadel," and "The Fall of the Swastika." Release date: Nov 24, 2009 m/dvd/new/spe/1802831151 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:48 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/specialint/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1800331305 Join this British Rail journey around the West Coast of Scotland which covers scenic country regions, the large city of Glasgow and some small coastal fishing villages. Release date: Nov 23, 2009 m/dvd/new/spe/1800331305 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:47 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/specialint/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1800150526 Billie Holiday is one of the most phenomenal and tragic jazz vocalists of all time. The Philadelphia-born star's life was wrought with personal turmoil and numbed (and ultimately destroyed) by drug dependency. Jazz aficionados and novices alike are given an opportunity to see and hear the legendary jazz singer through rare TV and movie footage, commentary from fellow instrumentalists and singers, and narration from Holiday's autobiography, "Lady Sings the Blues," as read by stage and screen star Ruby Dee. 25 clips of "Lady Day" performances are featured, including "God Bless the Child," "Strange Fruit," "Miss Brown to You," "St. Louis Blues," "Big City Blues," "My Man" and more. Release date: Nov 17, 2009 m/dvd/new/spe/1800150526 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:46 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/specialint/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1800340868 A combination of film clips from interviews spanning over twenty years, this video focuses not only on his artistic achievements, but also his various careers and pursuits in art, film and other mediums which projected him into the position of celebrity and media performer. Release date: Oct 27, 2009 m/dvd/new/spe/1800340868 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:45 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/specialint/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1800174862 Controversial American artist Jackson Pollock and his celebrated abstract expressionist works are examined in this entry in the "American Visionaries" art history series. Pollock was famous for his pioneering of "action painting," creating large-scale "drip paintings" which preserved the as paint on canvas, the actions of his body through space. Release date: Oct 27, 2009 m/dvd/new/spe/1800174862 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:44 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/specialint/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1800174352 Join baseball fan Jeff Daniels on a nostalgic journey to Detroit's Tiger Stadium, Boston's Fenway Park, Chicago's Wrigley Field and the original Comiskey Park. The story of baseball, and why America fell in love with the game. Release date: Oct 13, 2009 m/dvd/new/spe/1800174352 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:43 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/specialint/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1800093797 This is the story of his efforts to reform the Catholic church, his excommunication, and the developments that led to the Protestant Reformation. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best (Black-and-White) Cinematography. Release date: Sep 29, 2009 m/dvd/new/spe/1800093797 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:42 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/specialint/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1800274384 John Saxon narrates this instructional tape on the ancient Chinese exercises known as Chi Kung, combining the disciplined movements of Tai Chi with intense meditation. Demonstrated by Master Jerry Alan Johnson. For all fitness levels. (77 hr.) Release date: Sep 29, 2009 m/dvd/new/spe/1800274384 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:41 -0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/rss/dvd/genre/new/specialint/*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1800247278 Great for allowing babies--or anyone else--to watch other babies, this video features over 70 tykes doing their thing. Release date: Sep 29, 2009 m/dvd/new/spe/1800247278 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:40 -0000