For a Change, Make Your Own Discovery With ‘New Explorers’

If you want to take a breather from feature films, there are plenty of videos available on practically every subject imaginable.

Take, for example, the new National Geographic Video release “Beyond 2000: The New Explorers” ($20). It’s a well-crafted, handsomely produced documentary chronicling the lives, ambitions and careers of 10 modern-day explorers, who explain through their discoveries why it is still necessary to explore the world. Among those profiled is a wildlife photographer, a woman who explores the ocean, a man who finally finds a mysterious waterfall in Tibet after years of searching, and Robert Ballard, who located the Titanic and sees every shipwreck as a missing chapter in human history.

If you are stressed out to the max, a terrific way to relax is watching Virtual Getaways’ “Exploring Nevada Fall Vol. 1” ($30). The 60-minute tape is a soothing, beautiful escape from the pressures of modern-day life. Set to the music of Beethoven, Mozart and other classical composers, the video explores and lingers over Yosemite’s majestic Nevada Fall, which has a 700-foot precipice. To order, go to https://www.virtualgetaways.net.

If you feel like you want to see a movie, but want something completely different, check out First Run’s “The Radley Metzger Trailers” ($30), which hits stores on Tuesday.

Before Metzger directed such ‘60s and ‘70s erotic flicks as “Therese & Isabelle” and “Score,” he created and edited trailers for art house and European exploitation films and camp classics. Unlike the trailers of today, which lay out the entire plot, these coming attractions tease, cajole and titillate the audience. Included on the tape are Metzger’s trailers for the Ingmar Bergman classics “The Magician” and “Secrets of Woman,” Andrez Wadja’s “Ashes and Diamonds,” several of his own movies and the goofy sci-fi thriller “The Mysterians.” It’s a hoot. To order, call (800) 229-8575.

For those with strong stomachs, there’s “Autopsy: Through the Eyes of Death’s Detectives” (KHK Films Inc., $20), a documentary directed by Michael Kriegsman. The film offers an unflinching look at what coroners do. The film features Dr. Thomas Noguchi, former L.A. County coroner, and several other coroners who discuss their lives and their profession. This is not for the faint of heart, because the documentary quite literally gets to the blood and guts of the matter. Also available for $20 is “Voices of Death,” which is an uncensored autopsy performed by Noguchi. To order, call (888) 557-0109 or go to https://www.autopsyvideo.com.