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Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Award winning comedian, actor, screenwriter and presenter Simon Amstell puts his emotions on the line in this very special performance of his stand-up show, Numb, which he has toured round the UK and taken to New York. Recorded at the famous BBC TV Centre, it’s a stripped-down, intimate performance, as he reflects on his inability to connect with people, including family and lovers. Amstell attempts to heal himself in public in a raw and honest...
2) Guida
Publisher
Elo Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This award-winning animated short tells the story of Guida, a sweet lady in her later years, who has been working for 30 years in the City’s Forum and feels stuck in a numbing routine. After she sees an ad seeking for a life model for a drawing class, she challenges her safe place and dares to strip naked not only of of her clothes, but of her fears. A beautiful reflexion on artistic inspiration, art as a transformative agent, and the concept of...
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This simmering drama is a New York Times Critics' Pick and an award-winner at Sundance and Berlinale. Johnny Saxby (Josh O'Connor) works long hours in brutal isolation on his family's farm in the north of England. He numbs the daily frustration of his lonely existence with nightly binge-drinking at the local pub and casual sex. When a handsome Romanian migrant worker (Alec Secareanu) arrives Johnny is confronted with new emotions. An intense relationship...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Taking ownership of our behavior is a major part of recovery, but difficult emotions can often hinder our progress. As the recovery process deepens, we often face the hurdle of getting back in touch with our emotions, and learning to handle them appropriately rather than simply reacting or "numbing out." In this video, a live studio audience of men and women in various stages of recovery engage in honest discussions about their own challenges with...
Publisher
Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah)
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
SINAI FIELD MISSION shows the routine activities of the diplomats and electronics technicians who operate the U.S. Sinai Field Mission, the early warning system established in 1976 to help facilitate the disengagement between Egypt and Israel after the 1973 war. The major purpose of the Mission is to monitor the approaches to strategic passes and to verify the operations of the Egyptian and Israeli surveillance stations in the Sinai Buffer Zone.....
6) Final Offer
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Final Offer is the most comprehensive and candid look at collective bargaining on film. It takes viewers on an eye-opening journey behind the closed doors and into the smoke-filled rooms where labor and management negotiate. The filmmakers follow Bob White, president of the Canadian UAW, through the landmark auto strike at General Motors. We look on as White strategizes with his advisors, fields the angry demands of his members, and makes offers,...
7) Office space
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this screwball comedy, a cubicle slave tires of mind-numbing corporate life and actively tries to get fired. Instead, his "straight-shooting" attitude gets him promoted, where he can play out his grand embezzling scheme.
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
We all use mathematics every day-- but in a world of body counts, multiple criminal masterminds, and percentages involving perpetrators who may act again, figures are especially valuable. This is the world of Numb3rs. Don Eppes is an FBI agent who recruits his mathematically gifted brother Charlie to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles, thus tackling the most baffling criminal cases from two very distinctive perspectives....
9) Uncle Vanya
Publisher
[Distributed by] Kultur
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Language
English
Description
A film of the highly acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre production of Anton Checkhov's play Uncle Vanya directed by and starring Laurence Olivier. Chekhov's portrayal of the frustrations and disillusions of advancing age and the numbing boredom of provincial life in 1890's Russia, is here effortlessly performed by probably the most talented and prestigious cast ever assembled for this work. An outstanding work of significant historical importance....
11) Us + them
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
As the founding member, lyricist, composer and creative force behind Pink Floyd, this powerful film presents Waters powerful music in stunning form and highlights its' message of human rights, liberty, and love. Based around his acclaimed, sold-out worldwide tour of 2017-18, comprising a total of 156 shows to 2.3 million people across the globe, it features classic songs from The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here as well...
Publisher
EMI Records
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
This DVD set features the London and Philadelphia concerts along with highlights from other shows. Performers include U2, Paul McCartney, Coldplay, a reunited Pink Floyd, The Who, and more. Also included is footage from Pink Floyd's rehearsal.
Publisher
Distributed by Gaiam Americas
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In the far northern reaches of the planet a rare breed of extreme fishermen still ply the Bering Sea. Adventure is their call, crab is their prey, and a one hundred million dollar plunder is their reward. Five skippers and their crews will endure boat-killing storms and mind-numbing working conditions, risking it all on the hunt for crab. In the end, they will all come to the realization that the most violent storms come from within. This year, there's...
Publisher
Zima Music
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The singer from Barbados has established herself on the world music scene thanks to her incredible talent and her way of seducing crowds with her beautiful voice. Show business is her thing and this performance reflects the real reason why she is gradually becoming the new empress of pop music.
15) Alterscape
Publisher
SP Releasing LLC
Pub. Date
©2018
Language
English
Description
Having recently lost his family, Sam Miller retreats into himself and becomes numb to the world around him. With nothing left to live for, Miller submits himself to a series of dangerous scientific trials designed to fine-tune human emotions. Miller experiences a one-of-a-kind reaction to the tests that sends him on a treacherous journey that transcends both physical and perceived realities. Now, Miller finds a reason to live as he fights for survival...
16) Shall we dance?
Language
English
Formats
Description
John Clark is a workaholic lawyer who feels trapped in a dull, mind-numbing existence. He becomes inspired when he sights a beautiful dance instructor and is inspired to sign up for ballroom dancing lessons. Now he will have to do some of his own fancy footwork to keep his exciting new passion a secret. His wife, however, thinks he is having an affair and hires a detective to follow him.
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"On November 30, 2007, 24-year-old Kevin Shields went out drinking with three Army buddies from Fort Carson, Colo., a base on the outskirts of Colorado Springs. A few hours later, he was dead -- shot twice in the head at close range and left by the side of the road by his fellow soldiers. Shields' murder punctuated a string of violent attacks committed by the three, who are now serving time in prison for this and other crimes, and it contributed to...
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