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The Hobbit - Production Diary 1 - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

New Zealand, United Kingdom

Peter Jackson, director and producer of The Hobbit, continues his video diary narrating the rather stunning scenes at the shoot. The dwarf and wizard actors have arrived and are talking through and visualizing their parts in the movie.

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Letterman - Natalie Portman's Awkward Movie Moment - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Movie star and straight A student Natalie Portman has homework to do just like any other schoolgirl, and reveals that she sometimes finds herself in the same kind of trouble as a normal teenager.

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Caption 15 [en]: you know... while Alec was talking... -Oh, good!
Caption 15 [en]: you know... while Alec was talking... -Oh, good!

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Star Trek - We've Got to Risk a Full Power Start!

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Kirk tries to literally slap Spock into helping him save the ship, but Spock, infected with the virus, can only lament about spending a whole lifetime learning to hide his feelings. Suddenly, Kirk also seems to be acting strangely.

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Caption 31 [en]: I'm talking to Mister Spock, do you understand?
Caption 31 [en]: I'm talking to Mister Spock, do you understand?

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The Graham Norton Show - The Best of Top Gun: Maverick! - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Ireland, USA

Actor Tom Cruise joins talk show host Graham Norton on the couch and co-stars Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly by video to discuss the release of Top gun: Maverick thirty years after the original movie Top Gun.

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Caption 13 [en]: and he came to me... we were talking about it,
Caption 13 [en]: and he came to me... we were talking about it,

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Explainer - What is the 'metaverse'?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

United Kingdom, USA

The "metaverse" is the latest buzzword in technology and business. But do you know what it means?

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Caption 31 [en]: with Microsoft also talking about converging the digital and physical worlds.
Caption 31 [en]: with Microsoft also talking about converging the digital and physical worlds.

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Spotlight - The Spelling Bee - Part 3

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

Sigrid explains how a spelling bee normally proceeds. There are fixed rules and there are options.

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Caption 4 [en]: We've been talking about spelling bees
Caption 4 [en]: We've been talking about spelling bees

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That '70s Show - The Final Goodbye - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

When the unexpected happened, it was sometimes best to stay in character and try to get a bigger laugh. In particular, Ashton Kutcher, who played Kelso on the show, was willing to endure some painful knocks if it made the audience happy.

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Caption 57 [en]: Don't... I didn't do th'... he's takin' up my camera time now. -What's goin' on?
Caption 57 [en]: Don't... I didn't do th'... he's takin' up my camera time now. -What's goin' on?

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That '70s Show - The Final Goodbye - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

The cast recall their favorite moments of a show that didn’t mind pushing the boundaries. A cartoon episode was made, and the “three-sixty” scenes were a huge hit — to the extent that they often weren't even related to the storyline.

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Caption 29 [en]: It was just us hanging out, talking about absolutely nothing.
Caption 29 [en]: It was just us hanging out, talking about absolutely nothing.

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Sigrid - Pumpkin Season - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Sigrid finishes carving her pumpkin and places the candle inside so we can see the final effect of the jack o' lantern. Happy Halloween!

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Caption 40 [en]: I had lots of fun talking to you about Halloween
Caption 40 [en]: I had lots of fun talking to you about Halloween

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