TY - ADVS AU - Guggenheim,Davis AU - Kimball,Billy AU - Chilcott,Lesley AU - Strickland,Bill AU - Canada,Geoffrey AU - Rhee,Michelle AU - Weingarten,Randi AU - Roland,Erich AU - Richman,Bob AU - Finton,Greg AU - Cassidy,Jay AU - Roberts,Kim AU - Beck,Christophe AU - Legend,John ED - Paramount Vantage. ED - Participant Media. ED - Walden Media. ED - Electric Kinney Films. ED - Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) TI - Waiting for "Superman" SN - 1415757224 AV - DVD LA 212 .W35 2011 PY - 2011///] CY - Hollywood, Calif. PB - Paramount Home Entertainment KW - Educational accountability KW - Law and legislation KW - United States KW - Education KW - Standards KW - Evaluation KW - School improvement programs KW - Educational equalization KW - Public schools KW - Educaci�on KW - Estados Unidos KW - bidex KW - Documentary films KW - lcgft KW - Nonfiction films KW - Educational films KW - Feature films KW - Film adaptations KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Companion book: Waiting for "Superman" : how we can save America's failing public schools / edited by Karl Weber; Special features: Optional audio feature commentary by director Davis Guggenheim and producer Lesley Chilcott -- Changing the odds (ca. 6 min. ; a look at innovative programs that are changing public education) -- Updates (text feature listing changes which have taken place since the making of the film) -- A conversation with Davis Guggenheim -- The future is in our classrooms -- The making of "Shine" (the film's title track by musician John Legend) -- deleted scenes; Special features: Optional audio feature commentary by director Davis Guggenheim and producer Lesley Chilcott -- Changing the odds (ca. 6 min. ; a look at innovative programs that are changing public education) -- Updates (text feature listing changes which have taken place since the making of the film) -- A conversation with Davis Guggenheim -- The future is in our classrooms -- The making of "Shine" (the film's title track by musician John Legend) -- deleted scenes; Cinematography by Erich Roland, Bob Richman ; edited by Greg Finton, Jay Cassidy, Kim Roberts ; music by Christophe Beck ; title track "Shine" written and performed by John Legend; Bill Strickland, Geoffrey Canada, Michelle Rhee, Randi Weingarten; MPAA rating: PG; some thematic material, mild language, and incidental smoking N2 - "Provides an engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States. [This documentary] has helped launch a movement to achieve a real and lasting change through the compelling stories of five unforgettable students such as Emily, a Silicon Valley eighth-grader who is afraid of being labeled as unfit for college, and Francisco, a Bronx first-grader whose mom will do anything to give him a shot at a better life."--container ER -