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At its core,
Munich is a straightforward thriller. Based on the book
Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team by George Jonas, it's built on a relatively stock movie premise, the revenge plot: innocent people are killed, the bad guys got away with it, and someone has to make them pay. But director Steven Spielberg uses that as a starting point to delve into complex ethical questions about the cyclic nature of revenge and the moral price of violence. The movie starts with a rush. The opening portrays the kidnapping and murder of Israeli athletes by PLO terrorists at the 1972 Olympics with scenes as heart-stopping and terrifying as the best of any horror movie. After the tragic incident is over and several of the terrorists have gone free, the Israeli government of Golda Meir recruits Avner (Eric Bana) to lead a team of paid-off-the-book agents to hunt down those responsible throughout Europe, and eliminate them one-by-one (in reality, there were several teams). It's physically and emotionally messy work, and conflicts between Avner and his team's handler, Ephraim (Geoffrey Rush), over information Avner doesn't want to provide only make things harder. Soon the work starts to take its toll on Avner, and the deeper moral questions of right and wrong come into play, especially as it becomes clear that Avner is being hunted in return, and that his family's safety may be in jeopardy.
By all rights, Munich should be an unqualified success--it has gripping subject matter relevant to current events; it was co-written by one of America's greatest living playwrights (Tony Kushner, Angels in America) and an accomplished screenwriter (Eric Roth); it stars an appealing and likeable actor in Eric Bana; and it was helmed by Steven Spielberg, of all people. While it certainly is a great movie, it falls just short of the immense heights such talent should propel it to. This is due more to some questionable plot devices than anything else (such as the contrived use of a family of French informants to locate the terrorists). But while certain aspects ring hollow, the movie as a whole is a profound accomplishment, despite being only "inspired by true events," and not factually based on them. From the ferocious beginning to the unforgettable closing shot, Munich works on a visceral level while making a poignant plea for peace, and issuing an unmistakable warning about the destructive cycle of terror and revenge. As one of the characters intones, "There is no peace at the end of this." --Daniel Vancini
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Featuring the hit music of Benny Velarde, SalsaCrazy.com takes you to the next level with it's second DVD in their 3 volume beginner's Learn to Salsa Dance series. Learn the secrets of salsa dancing, with dozens of tips, patterns and variations, feature a unique picture-in-picture view, so you're never lost!
Two hours of lessons on one DVD, utilizing proven teaching techniques that have helped thousands of students learn to dance. A great alternative to your usual exercise routine!
Volume 2 takes up where Volume 1 left off. With the fundamentals well in hand, volume 2 picks up the pace, and starts putting together fun, social patterns. As in the first DVD, this is for anyone & everyone! We cover every aspects of what Salsa is all about with a full 2 hours of stellar dance instruction you can use tonight.
Never danced? No problem! Join us on the dance floor with this fantastic 2 hour salsa dance DVD. Have you check out Volume 1 yet? This DVD build on previous volumes, so you'll want to start at the beginning! As before, this DVD sets the standard for all others to follow. The instruction is clear & concise. The productions values are stellar, and the quality is amazing. Yes, you will be salsa dancing, with your partners, by the end of this video! It's a step-by-step approach, tailored and refined by teaching thousands upon thousands of students how to dance salsa. This stellar 2 hour DVD provides everything you need to know to get yourself dancing! Purchase it today, and be dancing tomorrow.
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Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, gave the Apollo CSM a workout in Earth orbit as the first steps in the verification of the lunar hardware. For 11 days the crew fought colds while they put the Apollo spacecraft through a workout, establishing confidence in the machine what would lead directly to the bold decision to send Apollo 8 to the moon just 2 months later.
This 2-DVD collection continues the Spacecraft Films tradition of providing you access to the greatest moments in the history of U.S. Space Exploration. You'll see the first live television transmissions from the Apollo spacecraft, experience the preparation and launch of the Saturn IB which boosted the astronauts into orbit, and experience this often forgotten mission as never before.
DISC 1 -
ALTITUDE CHAMBER - Footage from altitude chamber runs in the Command Module.
CDDT - Footage from the countdown demonstration test. Audio from interview with Don Eisele.
PRELAUNCH ALERT - Footage of pad work. Audio from pre-launch and post-launch press conferences with flight management.
LAUNCH DAY - Suitup, transfer to pad, ingress. Audio from pre-flight interview with Walt Cunningham.
LAUNCH - Multi-angle launch footage.
DISC 2 -
All 7 Television Transmissions
ABOARD APOLLO VII - Onboard 16mm footage. Audio from post-flight press conference with NASA management.
RECOVERY - October 22nd, 1968 in the Atlantic Ocean.
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