The Final Stand - DVD

Inspired by actual events, this gripping World War II drama from Russia finds 3500 infantry and artillery cadets from the city of Podolsk's military academies deployed to bolster the ranks of the Soviet 43rd Army during the Battle of Moscow. With reinforcements on the way, these young, untried, would-be soldiers will be forced to grow up faster than they ever expected as they fight to hold off approaching German forces. Artyom Gubin, Lubov Konstantinova, Igor Yudin star. AKA InchThe Last Frontier.Inch 136 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack Russian; Subtitles English. In Russian with English subtitles.

THE LAST STAND for Trees is about saving the world's last remaining ancient forests. Using the flash-point of British Columbia's Battle for the Trees at FAIRY CREEK- the documentary examines the importance of keeping intact forest ecosystems here in North America, the Amazon and around the world. Experts like Wade Davis and Leila Salazar-Lopez speak about the impact trees/plants have on our atmosphere, including Carbon sequestration and providing Oxygen for us to breathe. Incorporating unique-access footage at the front-lines of Fairy Creek protests, to block Logging of the last 3% of BC's old growth, the film does not pull punches. We hear the impassioned words of front-line forest defenders, as well as global forestry experts. The film reveals the complexity of issues facing the world the need to protect habitat, while balancing economies and jobs, while also recognizing the rights of First Nations' people controlling resources in their territories. Finally, The Last Stand for Trees looks at solutions... both from cutting edge Silicon Valley companies building carbon-retaining technology, to things average citizens can do, to help save jungles/forests and the Planet.

In Germany's Hurtgen Forest, during the final days of World War 2, an exhausted and overwhelmed band of American army paratroopers fight for survival amid a deadly hidden threat, escalating internal conflict, and seemingly impossible odds.