The Long Run

The Long Run


Starring:Armin Mueller-Stahl, Nthati Moshesh, Paterson Joseph, Septula Sebogodi, Desmond Dube, Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Christopher Kubheka, Gift Leotlela, Jeremia Ramasita, Nakedi Ribane, Chris Van Niekerk, Wilson Dunster, Clementine Mosimane, Terence Reis, Elize Cawood, Rika Sennett, Melody House, Shane House, Baby Cele, Abigail Kubeka
Director: Jean Stewart (III)
Studio: Universal Studios
Product Type: DVD
Yoga Radiance
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great challenging workout
  • Beautiful, artful flowing intermediate yoga
  • Beautiful but...
  • Superb sequence
  • Fantastic practice for Intermediate to Advanced Yogis!
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Director: Vincent Corry
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ASIN: B000F5FMHG
Release Date: 2006-03-15

Description

Yoga Radiance Engage your mind and spirit! The Pure Joy of Yoga Discover the energy and youthful glow you've always wanted. Yoga Radiance will help you burn fat and increase your flexibility. From the spring warm up through the winter closing sequence you'll invigorate your body, mind and spirit with the power and grace of Yoga Radiance. Includes a special restorative flow -Lunar- a gentle evening series to prepare you for a deep and restful sleep. Learn from Southern California's master yoga instructors as they guide you through four seasons of renewal. A dynamic series of Vinyasa low yoga postures will take you to a new level.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great challenging workout.......2007-06-04

This workout is divided into "seasons" so that you can chose short segments (about 12 minutes each) instead of doing the whole workout. This is good for me because I cannot do more than 2 seasons at once! I work up a good sweat, and I was happy to see that the instructor was too. My goal is to get into good enough shape that I can do the whole DVD all at once.

Music is gentle; direction is pleasant and direct.

I was originally bothered by the lack of modesty in the instructors' appearance, but I just get so busing trying to follow the intense workout that I don't have much time to look at them, other than to glance up to make sure I am doing the pose correctly.

Definitely not for beginners or people who have a problem getting into all the stretches and bends. There are still a few poses that I still can't get, but I see that the more I do the DVD the better I get at it.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful, artful flowing intermediate yoga.......2007-04-24

Beth Cholette & Rebecca Johnson wrote great reviews as always. The only thing I can add is that it's in 2.0 stereo & widescreen format. The camera work is beautifully done. The music is very light & low in volume but sweet. The narration was spoken in an unrushed speed, very brief to keep as much silence as possible, as such, there are no modifications, very little reminders of proper posture & she will even tell you the next 2 poses long before the woman demonstrating is going to get out of the present pose if that sequence has been done 1x already. The end 3 minute meditation after the Lunar segment shows beautiful photographs of the women doing beginner to advanced yoga poses with grace.
The video is all one loop & you can choose the chapter/season. The way it's laid out it's obvious all the seasons are meant to go together & the Lunar is for for relaxed night time since the poses are held a long time, not as difficult & the time allowed to get in/out of them is very slow.
The woman demonstrating make all these positions look easy as they even get in/out of them with slow grace.
I couldn't do several of them (anything demanding arm strength) but even so, I still loved seeing poses I normally don't see in many other yoga dvds such as fish, crow, wheel, pigeon, happy baby, dancer's pose, revolved triangle & moon.. even moon I normally never see which is unfortunate.
The only unusual thing I saw was camel, it was a very modified version where you stay sitting on your heels, & just bend the back/head back. I was very surprised with that severe modification.
All in all, with the beautiful production mood set, the inspiring grace, the limited speaking to reflect, I will use this again & again.

You can see a preview at youtube or their site yogaradiancedvd

4 out of 5 stars Beautiful but..........2007-04-24

I feel most of the poses are rushed.

I've been practicing for about 8 years and have a pretty decent Yoga DVD library. Without question, "Yoga Radiance" is one of the most artistic, aesthetically pleasing yoga videos out there. The practice is solid, the teachers are inspiring, and the soundtrack is wonderful!

If the poses weren't so hurried, this DVD would have easily received 5 stars from me. Perhaps it's me and the classes/DVDs I'm used to, but I enjoy hanging out in a pose like Pigeon for 5 full breaths...and I'm talking 5 long, relaxing breaths. "Yoga Radiance" has you in and out of poses very quickly. While I enjoy this practice, I resent having to either modify the sequence or hit the pause button in order to really sink into some asanas.

For those of you who love the more challenging, intermediate poses, try "Power Yoga For Happiness" with Eoin Finn. His practice is tough but fun, cool poses like Galavasana, Tittibhasana and Astavakrasana are offered, and his timing is perfect.

5 out of 5 stars Superb sequence.......2007-04-07

I am really glad I "listened" to the reviews and bought this DVD myself. A wonderful sequence, very professionally executed, a MUST for intermediate yogis.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic practice for Intermediate to Advanced Yogis!.......2007-03-13

I really can't gush enough about this lovely practice. I feel so great just doing one small part or the whole thing. Graceful, strong instrution and execution make for a "must have" for intermediate to advanced yogis. WONDERFUL!!!
The Long Run
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A Pyschological Running Movie
  • Good acting, good story, Armin is beautiful
  • A motivational movie about and for women!
  • The province of the soul
  • More than just about a race, it is about South Africa today
 The Long Run
Starring: Armin Mueller-Stahl , Nthati Moshesh , Paterson Joseph , Septula Sebogodi , and Desmond Dube
Director: Jean Stewart (III)
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ASIN: B00005U7SG
Release Date: 2002-02-26

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Pyschological Running Movie.......2006-03-04

Don't let the "R" rating on this movie scare you from seeing it, or from showing it to your family. Yes, there is a shower scene where the black runners are showering, and a scene where Christine skinny-dips in a water tank, but it is very discreet and in no way offensive. The language is not worse than in many PG movies.

Furthermore, the morality is largely consistent with traditional values. Bertold (the coach) takes Christine into his little home because he has noplace else to live, but makes it very clear that she will be completely safe. Later, Christine's boyfriend wants her to move in with him, but she refuses. Throughout the movie the main characters show concern for their moral character, as well as their dedication to winning the big race. As with all these sports dramas, it comes as no surprise that Christine won the big race.

What makes this movie so compelling is the psychology, both of Bertold and Christine. Bertold failed at the race twice, so he is sort of trying to relive the race through Christine. He thinks of nothing else as he does his best to train her. Christine, not understanding the male singular focus on training, longs for social interaction. The story pivots on how they handle these different perspectives.

Parents can feel comfortable showing this movie to at least junior high kids. It wonderfully gives a South African feel to the whole story. Family discussion could revolve around understanding both psychological perspectives and how one's own kids would work to resolve the conflict. This is a surprisingly good movie, much better than Prefontaine (written by the same writer). The only better running movie I've seen is "Chariots of Fire."

5 out of 5 stars Good acting, good story, Armin is beautiful.......2004-04-24

I was surprised when, by accident, I watched this movie in HBO in Malaysia. I just had to get a copy of DVD from the United Kingdom as the seller in U.S. would not ship it here. This is not only a good story, in spite of being just a simple racing and "love" story, but I observed the acting of Armin (Berry, the coach) and I fell in love with him. The heroine is a cute, beautiful African actress, fresh and young, and her acting is so down to earth, you think you are living among all the characters in this movie. The dancing scene at the local bar is so funny, and the embrace at the ending tells it all. His denial of love for Christine, and Christine's free spirit and at the same time, her love for the older man is obvious from the very beginning. Well, its just a lovely, charming story and good race! Loved the "bus" boys also, and Terror! Even Gaza is a good actor that shows his ego get in the way and envy of the old coach. I would recommend this to all, men and women. Its good, romantic and funny.

5 out of 5 stars A motivational movie about and for women!.......2004-02-27

It is difficult to find motivational movies that star women athletes. With a few exceptions most are about men and men's teams.(From Hoosiers, Rudy, Remember the Titans, Cool Runnings, Radio etc) Even fewer films are about women runners.(Chariots of Fire, Prefontaine, Pre etc) So, I was delighted to find this video about Kristina Moyo and her challenge of finishing the Comrades Ultramarathon. The footage of Africa, music, dialogue, running scenes, and final finish, has put it on the top of my motivational movie list! She has inspired me to run my first marathon.

5 out of 5 stars The province of the soul.......2004-02-19

In 1942, thousands of POWs were marched along the Philippines' Bataan Peninsula in the infamous "Death March". Thirst, hunger and fatigue plagued them in scorching heat. As guards watched impassively, the weaker fell by the wayside. Today, similar numbers follow the similar tracks with similar results. Only now we call it exercise. Instead of being instigated by imperial armies, supermarkets and auto rentals now act as sponsors. Instead of guards, the trekkers are goaded on by cheering spectators, only slightly less indifferent to the plight of the fallen.

The background to one of these dramas of endeavour and endurance is ably portrayed in The Long Run. In this film, the locale is South Africa, not the Philippines. Instead of steaming jungle, it's city roads and pollution. The quest, however, isn't just survival, it's winning. With exercise, winning means training, and training means coaching. Armin Mueller-Stahl plays Berry Bohmer, a brickyard employee coaching a team of runners. Encountering a young woman jogging, he sees immense promise in her. After some initial difficulties, Christine [Nthati Moshesh] accepts him as her trainer. The goal is winning the Comrades Marathon, a gruelling 90 km run across Natal Province, South Africa.

It's not a straightforward enterprise. Christine, a homeless illegal immigrant, moves in with Berry, scandalising the neighbourhood. It's hard to decide which of them is more prim in the relationship. His own situation becomes precarious when the brickyard owner wants to advance the cause of Black African management. Christine, although a natural runner, has no disciplined experience. Berry must start her at the beginning. Director Jean Stewart balances these disparate forces with finesse. From the opening scene, the tension of this race is vividly obvious. "Forget about the pain!", Berry tells his team, but you are confronted with the stress involved in this enterprise throughout the film. Whatever Moshesh's running experience in real life, she admirably demonstrates her abilities as she paces out bush roads and dodges coppers. Stewart places every scene in proper context, from distant views along rural tracks to the race's conclusion in Durban. Long distance shots of the Natal countryside impart a strong sense of the universality of distance running.

Finally, after no few tribulations, the race is run. The key point is Cowie's, a hill rising beyond a deceptive flat track. "It has killed thousands!", says Berry. Christine, determined, has her own approach. The race opens before sunrise, but "it'll get hot later today" intones the announcer. As the day begins, after the race starts, Stewart captures the easy mood of those first minutes. As time passes and the pace picks up, the full scope of the challenge is manifested. Runners are seen beside the track, crumpled with exhaustion. Christine's own support team members falter. There's nothing foregone about the conclusion - remember Cool Running? [stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada]

4 out of 5 stars More than just about a race, it is about South Africa today.......2003-06-14

This 2000 South African film is about a 56-mile marathon run called The Comrades. It's also about a former marathon runner, now in his sixties, who never made it and has spent a lifetime as a manager in a brick factory. His avocation though is coaching other athletes. The German actor, Armin Mueller-Stahl is cast in this role of Barry, and the story centers around him. He's a white man but yet much beloved by the young black factory workers he coaches. And when he is fired from his job to be replaced by a politically correct black man, his running team is heartbroken.

Circumstances, however, bring a young Namibian woman named Kristina, played by Ntahta Moshesh, into his life. He has observed her running on the road and sees her potential as an athlete. He saves her from being deported, brings her into his home, and starts to train her. As he's a widower and lives alone, this make his neighbors raise their eyebrows.

All does not go well with the training however. Kristina resents him running her life and there is lots of conflict. There's also conflict with the four young African men he had been training. And the new manager who replaced him has tribal prejudices of his own and also begins to romance Kristina.

This film gave me a good chance to view the South African landscape and see some of the recent shifts in racial politics there. The acting was uniformly good. And, even though I found the film too long even at 113 minutes, I was completely involved, holding my breath at the racing scenes, which were actually quite predictable. However, the setting and the theme made up for it all. Recommended.
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  • buffalo boy
 Buffalo Boy
Starring: The Lu Le , Thi Kieu Trinh Nguyen , Huu Thanh Nguyen , Zan Sram Kra , and Van Be Truong
Director: Minh Nguyen-Vo
Manufacturer: First Run Features
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ASIN: B000E1NWHS
Release Date: 2006-03-21

Description

In this powerful coming-of-age story set in rural 1940s Vietnam, a young man takes up with a rough band of nomadic buffalo herders and discovers freedom, violence and love - but also secrets about his past that will change his life forever.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars good to see it once.......2006-12-29

I have seen most of the best Vietnamese films and frankly speaking this one is receiving my lowest appreciation.
I became used to masterpieces such as " The vertical ray of the Sun" "The scent of Green papaya" and others and this one came as a surprise.
The landscape is interesting and the photography at times beautiful and yet there are endless scenes of boring photography.
The story is simple and the plot rather slow.
You can see it once and soon forget it until a discussion on Vietnamese cinema arises.

5 out of 5 stars buffalo boy.......2006-04-16

It's amazing!! scenery of landscapes are great!!! Story is really sad and much reflecting from the colonized time of Vietnam. Also having chance to see the big scale of many buffalos when they moved for foods!!The sound of water is beautiful when the buffalos moved on... Should be seen!!
The Long Ride Home: Run For The wall
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    		The Long Ride Home: Run For The wall
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    Director: Randall Wilson
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    Release Date: 2006-03-08
    The Human Touch
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • THE HUMAN TOUCH DVD
    		 The Human Touch
    Director: Thomas Corry
    Manufacturer: Long Run Films
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    ASIN: 1878089021
    Release Date: 2006-03-21

    Description

    The Human Touch video of exquisite massage, warm and tender, it helps you feel safe and cared for. You'll see massage for men and women that opens avenues to better relationships.

    More women love The Human Touch than any other massage film. It is a breathtaking study filmed in the style of the great artistic masters. Touching comes alive in this incredible video through a series of imaginatively composed scenes that reveal the beauty of human body as it has never been filmed. The hypnotic movement of the hands is enhanced by an unforgettable musical score. The Human Touch was filmed in high quality digital broadcast standards in Hollywood.

    "The Human Touch teaches massage by example, bringing the viewer home to a quiet level of erotic interchange, where we are reminded of the unceasing, amazing, beauty of skin; how fulfilling, our physical lives can be" Yellow Silk Magazine

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars THE HUMAN TOUCH DVD.......2006-05-25

    The best by far massage DVD that teaches the enjoyment and benefits of massage.

    Very beautifully filmed. Outstanding music. Beautiful cast. Wonderful voice over.

    You will be proud to share the benefits of The Human Touch massage with your

    partner.
    The Long Run [Region 2]
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • A Pyschological Running Movie
    • Good acting, good story, Armin is beautiful
    • A motivational movie about and for women!
    • The province of the soul
    • More than just about a race, it is about South Africa today
    		 The Long Run [Region 2]
    Starring: Armin Mueller-Stahl , Nthati Moshesh , Paterson Joseph , Septula Sebogodi , and Desmond Dube
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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A Pyschological Running Movie.......2006-03-04

    Don't let the "R" rating on this movie scare you from seeing it, or from showing it to your family. Yes, there is a shower scene where the black runners are showering, and a scene where Christine skinny-dips in a water tank, but it is very discreet and in no way offensive. The language is not worse than in many PG movies.

    Furthermore, the morality is largely consistent with traditional values. Bertold (the coach) takes Christine into his little home because he has noplace else to live, but makes it very clear that she will be completely safe. Later, Christine's boyfriend wants her to move in with him, but she refuses. Throughout the movie the main characters show concern for their moral character, as well as their dedication to winning the big race. As with all these sports dramas, it comes as no surprise that Christine won the big race.

    What makes this movie so compelling is the psychology, both of Bertold and Christine. Bertold failed at the race twice, so he is sort of trying to relive the race through Christine. He thinks of nothing else as he does his best to train her. Christine, not understanding the male singular focus on training, longs for social interaction. The story pivots on how they handle these different perspectives.

    Parents can feel comfortable showing this movie to at least junior high kids. It wonderfully gives a South African feel to the whole story. Family discussion could revolve around understanding both psychological perspectives and how one's own kids would work to resolve the conflict. This is a surprisingly good movie, much better than Prefontaine (written by the same writer). The only better running movie I've seen is "Chariots of Fire."

    5 out of 5 stars Good acting, good story, Armin is beautiful.......2004-04-24

    I was surprised when, by accident, I watched this movie in HBO in Malaysia. I just had to get a copy of DVD from the United Kingdom as the seller in U.S. would not ship it here. This is not only a good story, in spite of being just a simple racing and "love" story, but I observed the acting of Armin (Berry, the coach) and I fell in love with him. The heroine is a cute, beautiful African actress, fresh and young, and her acting is so down to earth, you think you are living among all the characters in this movie. The dancing scene at the local bar is so funny, and the embrace at the ending tells it all. His denial of love for Christine, and Christine's free spirit and at the same time, her love for the older man is obvious from the very beginning. Well, its just a lovely, charming story and good race! Loved the "bus" boys also, and Terror! Even Gaza is a good actor that shows his ego get in the way and envy of the old coach. I would recommend this to all, men and women. Its good, romantic and funny.

    5 out of 5 stars A motivational movie about and for women!.......2004-02-27

    It is difficult to find motivational movies that star women athletes. With a few exceptions most are about men and men's teams.(From Hoosiers, Rudy, Remember the Titans, Cool Runnings, Radio etc) Even fewer films are about women runners.(Chariots of Fire, Prefontaine, Pre etc) So, I was delighted to find this video about Kristina Moyo and her challenge of finishing the Comrades Ultramarathon. The footage of Africa, music, dialogue, running scenes, and final finish, has put it on the top of my motivational movie list! She has inspired me to run my first marathon.

    5 out of 5 stars The province of the soul.......2004-02-19

    In 1942, thousands of POWs were marched along the Philippines' Bataan Peninsula in the infamous "Death March". Thirst, hunger and fatigue plagued them in scorching heat. As guards watched impassively, the weaker fell by the wayside. Today, similar numbers follow the similar tracks with similar results. Only now we call it exercise. Instead of being instigated by imperial armies, supermarkets and auto rentals now act as sponsors. Instead of guards, the trekkers are goaded on by cheering spectators, only slightly less indifferent to the plight of the fallen.

    The background to one of these dramas of endeavour and endurance is ably portrayed in The Long Run. In this film, the locale is South Africa, not the Philippines. Instead of steaming jungle, it's city roads and pollution. The quest, however, isn't just survival, it's winning. With exercise, winning means training, and training means coaching. Armin Mueller-Stahl plays Berry Bohmer, a brickyard employee coaching a team of runners. Encountering a young woman jogging, he sees immense promise in her. After some initial difficulties, Christine [Nthati Moshesh] accepts him as her trainer. The goal is winning the Comrades Marathon, a gruelling 90 km run across Natal Province, South Africa.

    It's not a straightforward enterprise. Christine, a homeless illegal immigrant, moves in with Berry, scandalising the neighbourhood. It's hard to decide which of them is more prim in the relationship. His own situation becomes precarious when the brickyard owner wants to advance the cause of Black African management. Christine, although a natural runner, has no disciplined experience. Berry must start her at the beginning. Director Jean Stewart balances these disparate forces with finesse. From the opening scene, the tension of this race is vividly obvious. "Forget about the pain!", Berry tells his team, but you are confronted with the stress involved in this enterprise throughout the film. Whatever Moshesh's running experience in real life, she admirably demonstrates her abilities as she paces out bush roads and dodges coppers. Stewart places every scene in proper context, from distant views along rural tracks to the race's conclusion in Durban. Long distance shots of the Natal countryside impart a strong sense of the universality of distance running.

    Finally, after no few tribulations, the race is run. The key point is Cowie's, a hill rising beyond a deceptive flat track. "It has killed thousands!", says Berry. Christine, determined, has her own approach. The race opens before sunrise, but "it'll get hot later today" intones the announcer. As the day begins, after the race starts, Stewart captures the easy mood of those first minutes. As time passes and the pace picks up, the full scope of the challenge is manifested. Runners are seen beside the track, crumpled with exhaustion. Christine's own support team members falter. There's nothing foregone about the conclusion - remember Cool Running? [stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada]

    4 out of 5 stars More than just about a race, it is about South Africa today.......2003-06-14

    This 2000 South African film is about a 56-mile marathon run called The Comrades. It's also about a former marathon runner, now in his sixties, who never made it and has spent a lifetime as a manager in a brick factory. His avocation though is coaching other athletes. The German actor, Armin Mueller-Stahl is cast in this role of Barry, and the story centers around him. He's a white man but yet much beloved by the young black factory workers he coaches. And when he is fired from his job to be replaced by a politically correct black man, his running team is heartbroken.

    Circumstances, however, bring a young Namibian woman named Kristina, played by Ntahta Moshesh, into his life. He has observed her running on the road and sees her potential as an athlete. He saves her from being deported, brings her into his home, and starts to train her. As he's a widower and lives alone, this make his neighbors raise their eyebrows.

    All does not go well with the training however. Kristina resents him running her life and there is lots of conflict. There's also conflict with the four young African men he had been training. And the new manager who replaced him has tribal prejudices of his own and also begins to romance Kristina.

    This film gave me a good chance to view the South African landscape and see some of the recent shifts in racial politics there. The acting was uniformly good. And, even though I found the film too long even at 113 minutes, I was completely involved, holding my breath at the racing scenes, which were actually quite predictable. However, the setting and the theme made up for it all. Recommended.
    Shaolin Master Killer
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      		Shaolin Master Killer
      Director: Lui Chia Lang
      ProductGroup: DVD
      Binding: DVD

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      Go The Distance Training Your Dog to Work Away Vol 2
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        		Go The Distance Training Your Dog to Work Away Vol 2

        Manufacturer: Clean Run Productions
        ProductGroup: DVD
        Binding: DVD

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        Product Features:
        • agility distance work

        ASIN: B000E1WHCY

        Product Description

        Need more difficult distance challenges? In the Go the Distance Vol. 2 DVD by Stacy Peardot-Goudy illustrates advanced exercises from the book Go the Distance that she co-wrote with Bud Houston. The exercises in this second DVD build on the exercises in the Go the Distance Vol. 1 DVD and cover more difficult distance challenges. The Go the Distance Vol. 2 DVD contains the following chapters: Parallel on Contact Exercise Perpendicular Peril Exercise Stationary Send Exercise Push and Pull Exercise Terrible Two's Exercise Just Chute Me Exercise Joker Training Set A Joker Training Set B Joker Training Set C Recall Between Obstacles Exercise Turn, Turn, Turn Exercise Triple Threat Exercise

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