Extreme Ice
Acclaimed photojournalist James Balog and Arctic glacier expert James White take the viewer to the top of the world in search of answers to our planet’s rapidly melting arctic glaciers and rising seas. These two experts and their team are involved in the largest photographic study ever attempted, the placement of 26 time-lapse cameras set to shoot a frame every daylight hour for the next three years. Follow the adventurers to the spectacular landscapes of Alaska, Iceland and the Alps as they collect the images that could help prevent the destruction of our coastal lands, home to over 100 million people.
Jean-Michel Cousteau - Ocean Adventures: Sea Ghosts and Call of the Killer Whale
The Cousteau tradition of undersea exploration and environmental advocacy that began with Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910-1997) continues into the third generation with grandchildren Fabien and Celine, as they team up with their father Jean-Michel on an expedition into the Arctic to film the “canary of the sea”, the highly vocal, white Beluga whale, now an endangered species. The Cousteau team next goes in pursuit of the Orca, the largest species of the Dolphin family, known to inhabit all the oceans of the world. From their research the team hopes to find ways of protecting these magnificent sea creatures from the threats of man and extreme climate change.
Journey Into Amazing Caves
Originally filmed for the large IMAX screen, Journey Into Amazing Caves is a spectacular front seat experience into areas of the world never before explored. Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List) narrates the true life adventure of two scientists who brave the forbidding ice caves of Greenland, underwater caves of Yucatan and terrestrial caves of the Grand Canyon, all dangerous and hostile environments not for the faint of heart. With a soundtrack by the ever-popular Moody Blues (appearing at Riverbend on August 29, 2009) the documentary is an aural as well as a visual delight.
A Moveable Feast With America’s Favorite Chefs
America has long been called the melting pot of the world and the evidence for this analogy is easily found in every mall food court in the country. Americans embrace diversity, especially when it comes to food! Join public television’s top culinary stars Chris Kimball of America’s Test Kitchens, Ruth Reichl, author of The Gourmet Cookbook, Jose Andres, host of the series Made in Spain, Lidia Bastianich, author of Lidia’s Italy, Mexican Everyday author Rick Bayless, and Ming Tsai, the celebrated Simply Ming chef, who gather together and share their versions of a potluck dinner, each chef contributing a single recipe, from drinks to dessert.
World's Toughest Fixes
If you have ever been held spellbound watching a giant crane in action or the demolition of a building or even a cement truck dumping its load, you will be fascinated by this 10-episode series of really big and highly dangerous industrial repair jobs. Watch as divers go beneath the water to restore an unstable bridge, men hang suspended hundreds of feet in the air overhauling a 2,000 foot tower, and a crew of one hundred men and women change a 32-ton valve on the highly explosive Alaskan Oil pipeline. A select group of experts use strength, teamwork and nerves of steel to wield their high tech tools in the interest of the modern marvels of large-scale industry.
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