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- StarMaria LawtonMaria documented the cooking and food memories so vital to her childhood, rediscovering her family's traditional recipes and putting them into her first cookbook, Azorean Cooking: From My Table to Yours.from Dad
Fael in Faial Azors??? - DirectorMark FletcherStarPatrick DykstraUsing stunning underwater footage, Patrick explores the fascinating nature of the sperm whale, attempting to shine a light on its intelligence and complexity, as well as highlighting its current and past relationship with humankind.DVR
from Dad - StarCecilIn the heart of Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, beneath towering mahogany and mopani trees, roamed one of Africa's most legendary lions-Cecil. Known for his immense size and regal presence, he was a dominant force in the wild long before his tragic fate at the hands of hunters made global headlines. While his death sparked international outrage, Cecil: The Legacy of a King shifts the focus to his extraordinary life. A warrior, a father, and a leader, Cecil's story is one of strength, survival, and the bonds that define a pride. This documentary honors the legacy of a lion who was more than just a symbol-he was a king.DVR
from Dad - StarsDavid HoltJosh GoforthMartin AndersonFour-time Grammy winner David Holt has spent his life learning and performing traditional American music. In "David Holt's State of Music" he shares tunes and stories with modern masters of this historic music that has a growing legion of contemporary fans.DVR
- DirectorAlison O'DanielStarsNyeisha PrinceRussell HarvardGeovanny MarroquinFrom 2011 to 2013, tubas were stolen from Los Angeles high schools. This is not a story about thieves or missing tubas. Instead, it asks what it means to listen.DVR (Independent Lens)
- DirectorAlison O'DanielWhat is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen? Hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O'Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore these questions.DVR/PBS (Independent Lens)
- DirectorIdo MizrahyStarsKayla BarronCady ColemanAl HollandTraining for a Mars mission, daring astronauts work with a NASA psychologist to cope with space isolation in this Sundance-premiering documentary.DVR (Independent Lens)
- NASA's goal to send astronauts to Mars would require a three-year absence from Earth, during which communication in real time would be impossible due to the immense distance. Meet the psychologists whose job is to keep astronauts mentally stable in outer space, as they are caught between their dream of reaching new frontiers and the basic human need to stay connected to home.DVR/PBS (Independent Lens)
- DirectorCurtis BernhardtStarsHumphrey BogartAlexis SmithSydney GreenstreetAn engineer kills his first Wife, then woos her sister.DVR~TCM
recommended by Dad - DirectorFrederick WisemanStarsMarie-Pierre TroigrosCésar TroisgrosLéo TroisgrosA 93-year-old director embeds inside a French restaurant that's held three Michelin stars for more than 50 years.PBS/?DVR~SEARCH?
recommended by Dad - DirectorDelmer DavesStarsEdward G. RobinsonLon McCallisterJudith AndersonAn old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.PRIME
researched for Dad re: all-star cast - DirectorDerek Estlin PurvisStarsWilliam MoseleyColm MeaneyJesse HutchIn 1815, an American Legend, whose wife has fallen deathly ill, leaving his young children to survive on their own, must fight his way back to them across the many perils found in the Savage Lands of the wild frontier.PRIME 3/3
g/w 1955 & 1956 - DirectorNorman FosterStarsFess ParkerBuddy EbsenJeff YorkDavy and his friends leave for New Orleans to sell some fur pelts.$YouTube 2/3
g/w 1955 & 2024
from Dad - DirectorNorman FosterStarsFess ParkerBuddy EbsenBasil RuysdaelAmerican frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.$YouTube 1/3
g/w 1956 & 2024
from Dad - DirectorTim BurtonStarsAmy AdamsChristoph WaltzDanny HustonA drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
- StarsTristyn Thomas-MillerTodd ThomasTodd Thomas Jr.Ghost Hunters of the Grand River follows a group of Six Nations ghost hunters who have dedicated their very existence to gathering evidence from the world of ghost stories, paranormal encounters and the unexplainable.
- DirectorPamela Gordon?SEARCH?
one of Dad's favs - DirectorTimothy Woodward Jr.StarsLuke HemsworthKris KristoffersonTrace AdkinsLegendary lawman and gunslinger, Wild Bill Hickok, is tasked with taming the wildest cow-town in the west. While delivering his own brand of frontier justice, the infamous gunfighter's reputation as the fastest draw in the west is put to the test.PRIME
>from Dad - DirectorTimothy Woodward Jr.StarsLuke HemsworthKris KristoffersonTrace AdkinsLegendary lawman and gunslinger, Wild Bill Hickok, is tasked with taming the wildest cow-town in the west. While delivering his own brand of frontier justice, the infamous gunfighter's reputation as the fastest draw in the west is put to the test.PRIME
>from Dad - DirectorRobert C. ThompsonStarsHarvey KormanBuddy HackettMichele LeeThe professional and personal lives of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are examined.YouTube~free
>Dad raves about - DirectorsPeter ChelkowskiJim WickensHunting whales is a matter of life or death for the residents of St. Lawrence, a tiny island in the Bering Sea. So, when Chris Apassingok becomes the youngest person to ever harpoon a whale for his Alaskan village, his mother proudly shares the news on Facebook. To her surprise, Paul Watson and thousands of his international followers brutally attack Chris online without fully understanding the scope of his accomplishment. ONE WITH THE WHALE is a heartwarming yet thrilling story of one family's struggle to fight against cultural genocide and environmental racism, while regaining a foothold in both the ancient and modern world.DVR/PBS (Independent Lens)
>from Dad - An Alaska Native family maintains a subsistence life on a tiny Bering Sea island where, if you don't hunt, you die.DVR/PBS (Independent Lens)
>from Dad - DirectorWilliam NighStarsBela LugosiJoan BarclayGeorge PembrokeA cabal of American industrialists, all fifth-columnists intent on sabotaging the war effort, are methodically murdered by the malevolent Monsieur Colomb. It is only until detective Dick Martin is assigned to the case that everyone's true motives and identities are revealed.PRIME
>Dad - StarsDavid E. BrownJerry MillerPhilip MinkThe search for remains of formerly enslaved Black Union soldiers brutally murdered by angry Southerners as the Civil War was ending. Learn about Camp Nelson, KY, the military base where these soldiers and thousands got their freedom papersDVR
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<from Dad - DirectorBilly WilderStarsKirk DouglasJan SterlingRobert ArthurFrustrated former journalist Chuck Tatum now working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about trading post owner Leo Minosa trapped in a cave to rekindle Chuck's career, but the story soon escalates into a media circus.$YouTube
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resembles Floyd Collins story