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The scientist and the psychic : a son's exploration of his mother's gift / by Smith, Christian,1969-author.;
"The captivating story of a neuroscientist's life with his famous psychic mother and his extraordinary investigation into the science of the paranormal. Christian Smith realized his mother was different in the autumn of 1977 when he was eight years old. Before then, he'd witnessed seances at home and the kids at school sometimes teased him about his mom being a witch--so he sensed that his life wasn't typical. But it wasn't until he was backstage at Massey Hall in Toronto, watching from behind a curtain as Geraldine commanded an audience of 2,000 with her extrasensory readings, that he understood she was special. An only child to a single parent, in subsequent years he would assume the role of the quiet observer, while Geraldine guided a live CBC broadcast of a seance; made startling and consistently accurate predictions; and eventually offered her services to the parents of murder victims in LA. Over time, the high profile and emotionally depleting work affected Geraldine's health and relationships--addiction took over her life, and her son pulled away. Fast forward to the present day: Christian is a molecular biologist at the Hospital for Sick Children, and Geraldine is retired and in poor health. They are closer than they've ever been, and now he gives us the story of her undeniable perceptual abilities and pioneering work as a psychic--and endeavours to make scientific sense of it. Weaving together the strands of a complicated mother-son relationship with research into the paranormal, The Scientist and the Psychic is a fascinating, one-of-a-kind true story of belief, skepticism and familial love."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Stringer, Geraldine.; Smith, Christian, 1969-; Parapsychology and science.; Science and spiritualism.; Mothers and sons; Psychics; Neuroscientists;
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Pinocchio [videorecording] / by Blanc, Mel,voice actor.; Edwards, Cliff,1895-1971,voice actor.; Ferguson, Norman,film director.; Jones, Dickie,1927-2014,voice actor.; Judels, Charles,1882-1969,voice actor.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Collodi, Carlo,1826-1890.Avventure di Pinocchio.English.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Productions.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Music, Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith.Mel Blanc, Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones, Charles Judels, Christian Rub, Evelyn Venable, Frankie Darro.With his faithful friend Jiminy Cricket by his side, a wooden puppet embarks on fantastic adventures that test his bravery, loyalty, and honesty until he triumphs in his quest for his heart2s desire: to become a real boy.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.MPAA rating: G.DVD ; full screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Children's films.; Feature films.; Pinocchio (Fictitious character); Boys; Puppets; Right and wrong;
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The Dark Knight [videorecording (DVD)] / by Bale, Christian,1974-; Caine, Michael.; Curnen, Monique Gabriela.; Dean, Ron.; Eckhart, Aaron.; Freeman, Morgan.; Goyer, David S.; Gyllenhaal, Maggie,1977-; Howard, James Newton.; Kane, Bob.; Ledger, Heath,1979-2008.; Murphy, Cillian,1974-; Nolan, Christopher,1970-; Nolan, Jonathan.; Oldman, Gary.; Roven, Charles.; Thomas, Emma.; Zimmer, Hans.; DC Comics, Inc.; Legendary Pictures.; Syncopy (Firm); Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Director of photography, Wally Pfister ; editor, Lee Smith ; original music, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer.Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Ron Dean, Cillian Murphy.With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman raises the stakes on his war on crime and sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker. The Joker, whose eerie grin, laughter, and inhuman morality makes him dangerous. Batman seeks to stop the mysterious Joker at all costs. He has no method at all and seeks to see the world plunge into the fire he has yet to light. But, Batman has come to represents the symbol of hope.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Adventure films.; Batman (Fictitious character); Batman films.; Criminal behavior; Criminal investigation; Feature films.; Joker (Fictitious character); Superhero films.;
© c2008., Warner Home Video,
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The prestige [videorecording (DVD)] / by Bale, Christian,1974; Bowie, David,1947; Caine, Michae; Hall, Rebecca; Jackman, Hug; Johansson, Scarlett,1984; Julyan, David; Nolan, Christopher,1970; Nolan, Jonathan; Perabo, Pipe; Pfister, Wall; Priest, Christopher.Prestige.Videorecording; Ryder, Aaron; Serkis, And; Thomas, Emma; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm; Newmarket Films; Syncopy (Firm; Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm; Touchstone Picture; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ;
Director of photography, Wally Pfister ; editor, Lee Smith ; music, David Julyan ; costume designer, Joan Bergin ; production designer, Nathan Crowley.Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Andy Serkis, Piper Perabo, David Bowie.Set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century London. Two magicians share an intense rivalry with each other and leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy. The rivalry is so intense that is will be full of obsession, deceit and jealousy, with both dangerous and deadly consequences. From the time that Robert angier and Alfred Bordon first met, the two were competitors. However, their once friendly competition evolves into battle for each others trade secretsCanadian Home Video Rating: PGDVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
Subjects: Competition (Psychology); Criminal behavior; Feature film; Magic tricks; Magicians; Man-woman relationships; Trade secrets;
© c2007., Touchstone Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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