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102 minutes that changed America / producer, Nicole Rittenmeyer produced by Siskel/Jacobs Productions for History.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 669
A chronological record of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001, assembled from video & audio footage recorded by more than 100 eyewitnesses.
12 angry men / released by United Artists ; story and screenplay by Reginald Rose ; produced by Henry Fonda and Reginald Rose ; directed by Sidney Lumet.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 275
Classic courtroom drama about a teenage boy accused of killing his father and the jury that must decide his fate.
200 classic cartoons.
Volume: v.1-4
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 576
A collection of cartoon shorts featuring Betty Boop, Popeye, Mr. Bang, Katrinka & the Skipper, Casper, Felix the Cat, and others.
20th century with Mike Wallace. Sexual harassment and pornography / produced by CBS News in association with A&E Network.
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: VID 271
Examines the sexual harassment of women by men in the workplace beginning with the hearings of Justice Thomas. It then focuses on the explosion of sexual harassment cases in the following years. It follows up by examining the growth of pornography and the effects on women since that time.
20th century with Mike Wallace. The US in Latin America : Yankee go home / CBS News Productions in association with the A&E Network ; produced by Marc Wallace.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 244
Looks at the relationship between the US and Latin America.
21 grams / a Focus Features presentation, a This is That production, a Y Productions production, an Alejandro González Iñárritu film produced by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Robert Salerno written by Guillermo Arriaga directed by Alejandro Gon
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 580
Fate brought them together, now vengeance will tear them apart. A violent car accident unexpectedly throws together the lives of a college professor, an ex-con and a young mother with a reckless past. The crossing of their paths takes them through the heights of love, the depths of revenge and the promise of redemption.
3 women [videorecording] / Lions Gate Films, Inc. producer, Robert Altman writer, Robert Altman director, Robert Altman.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1286
In a dusty, under-populated California resort town, Pinky Rose, a naive and impressionable Southern waif begins her life as a nursing home attendent. There, Pinky finds her role model in fellow nurse Millie, a misguided would-be sophisticate and hopeless devotee of sophisticated ladies magazines. But Pinky's hero-worship evolves into something far stranger and more sinister than could be imagined.
3:10 to Yuma / Columbia Pictures produced by David Heilweil directed by Delmer Daves screenplay by Halsted Welles.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 974
3:10 to Yuma / Columbia Pictures produced by David Heilweil directed by Delmer Daves screenplay by Halsted Welles.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 974
Movie based on a story by Elmore Leonard.
30 minute quick start Pilates for weight loss / Gaiam producer, Rebecca Stetson director, Phil Scorpaci written by Ana Cabán.
Subject: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Call Number: DVD 927
The benefits of 'Pilates Quick Start': slow and steady movements are simple and easy to follow low-impact floor exercises help initiate weight loss combines full body movements with targeted ab work breathing cues keep you focused improves balance, posture and flexibility ... --Container.
40 years of MJQ / directed by Christian Wagner.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 826
Reviews the history and work of the Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ).
42nd Street / Warner Brothers Pictures & the Vitaphone Corp. directed by Lloyd Bacon screen play by Rian James & James Seymour.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 671
The movie musical that introduced the choreography of Busby Berkeley, 42nd Street also contains the classic plot involving a tyrannical director, egotistical leading lady and wide-eyed ingenue, all set to a standout musical score
8 1/2 / di Federico Fellini ; Janus Films ; Angelo Rizzoli presenta ; ideato e diretto da Federico Fellini.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 129
Fellini's autobiographical film about a famous film director who loses his inspiration in the midst of making a film.
880-01 Hua yang nian hua [videorecording] / USA Films Block 2 Pictures, Paradis Films present a Jet Tone Films production produced, written and directed by Wong, Kar-Wai.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1298
The story of two lonely people who discover in each other the intimacy they have lost in their marriages.
880-01 Sol︠i︡aris [videorecording] = Solaris / kinostudi︠i︡a Mosfilʹm s︠t︡senariĭ Fridrikha Gorenshteĭna, Andre︠i︡a Tarkovskogo postanovka Andre︠i︡a Tarkovskogo = Janus Films Kinostudio Mosfilm Screenplay, Friedrich Gore
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1291
Ground control has been receiving strange transmissions from the three remaining residents of the Solaris space station. When cosmonaut and psychologist Kris Kelvin is sent to investigate, he experiences the strange phenomena that afflict the Solaris crew, sending him on a voyage into the darkest recesses of his own consciousness.
A beautiful mind / a Ron Howard film Universal Pictures/Dreamworks Pictures/Imagine Entertainment present a Brian Grazer production a Universal picture produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard written by Akiva Goldsman directed by Ron Howard e
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1229
The true story of a troubled Princeton mathematician who is able to overcome years of suffering from schizophrenia to win the Nobel Prize.
A civil action / Touchstone Pictures and Paramount Pictures present a Wildwood Enterprises/Scott Rudin production produced by Scott Rudin, Robert Redford, Rachel Pfeffer screenplay by Steven Zaillian directed by Steven Zallian.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1319
A high-priced personal injury attorney takes on a case that becomes an epic legal battle ... one that may cost him his career, reputation and all that he owns.
A constant forge : a film / by Charles Kiselyak Lagniappe produced, written and directed by Charles Kiselyak.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 277
A look at the life and work of John Cassavetes assembled from candid interviews, rare photos, archival footage, and the director himself. The narration is created from Cassavettes' own words. The actors discuss their own performances and those of their colleagues, give insights into Cassavetes's theater work, and into his handling of music in his films.
A dry white season / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Paula Weinstein production in association with Star Partners II, Ltd. produced by Paula Weinstein screenplay by Colin Welland and Euzhan Palcy directed by Euzhan Palcy.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 592
Teacher Ben du Toit sees himself as a caring and just person. When his gardener's son is beaten up by police at a demonstration by black children, he sees that society is built on a foundation of prejudice.
A few good men / Columbia Pictures Castle Rock Entertainment screenplay, Aaron Sorkin producers, David Brown, Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman director, Rob Reiner.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1246
Cruise stars as a brash Navy lawyer who's teamed with a gung-ho litigator in a politically-explosive murder case. Charged with defending two Marines accused of killing a fellow soldier, they are confronted with complex issues of loyalty and honor - including its most sacred code and its most formidable warrior.
A force more powerful : a century of nonviolent conflict / a production of York Zimmerman Inc. and WETA Washington, D.C. written, produced and directed by Steve York.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 506
This two-part documentary series tells one of the 20th century's most important and least-known stories--how nonviolent power overcame oppression and authoritarian rule. In South Africa in 1907, Mohandas Gandhi led Indian immigrants in a nonviolent fight for rights denied them by white rulers. The power that Gandhi pioneered has been used by underdogs on every continent and in every decade of the 20th century to fight for their rights and freedom.
A force more powerful : the game of nonviolent strategy / The International Center on Nonviolent Conflict ; York Zimmerman Inc. ; BreakAway Ltd.
Subject: VIDEO GAME
Call Number: DVD 575
Simulation where the player assumes the role of a political activist conducting a nonviolent political movement. The program is designed to demonstrate how nonviolent methods can achieve political or social change, and how governments are likely to react to such methods.
A global warning? / written & directed by Alex Hearie produced by Pioneer Productions for the History Channel.
Subject: SCIENCE - EARTH SCIENCES
Call Number: DVD 601
The History Channel answers the question: After 650 million years of climate change, is global warming simply a naturally occuring phenomenom, or the result of human activity? Arctic ice is melting, sea levels are rising and glaciers are shrinking at alarming rates. The Earth is getting unmistakably warmer. But is this vast potentially catastrophic, climate change the result of human behavior? Or is it simply the Earth's natural cycle of warming and cooling periods that have occurred since the planet formed? THE HISTORY CHANNEL offers an in-depth study of the science behind this hot-button issue. Scientists explore the skies to examine the warming effects of the sun and dig deep into the Earth to study continental movement and the volatile activity at the planet's core. Experts speculate on how natural events, including volcanic eruptions and massive meteor impacts, have affected temperatures and weather systems over the planet's 4.5-billion-year history. -- Container.
A history of violence / New Line Productions, Inc. Bender-Spink, Inc. produced by Chris Bender, David Cronenberg, J.C. Spink screenplay by Josh Olson directed by David Cronenberg.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1227
Tom is a loving, well-respected family man from a small Indiana town. When two criminals show up at his diner, Tom is forced to take action and thwart the robbery attempt. Suddenly heralded as a local hero who took the courage to stand up to crime, people look up to Tom as a man of high moral regard. But all the media attention attracts the likes of the mob, who show up at Tom's doorstep. Is it a case of mistaken identity or does Tom have a history that no one knows about?
A horrible way to die [videorecording] / Celluloid Nightmares and Site B present a Two Squirrels/Snofor Pictures produced by Travis Stevens, Simon Barrett and Kim Sherman written by Simon Barrett directed and edited by Adam Wingard.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1287
Forget everything you've ever seen in a serial killer movie and get ready for the chiller that stunned festival audiences around the world: Notorious murderer Garrick Turrell has escaped from police custody and resumed his killing spree. His former girlfriend Sarah is a recovering alcoholic trying to put her life back together in a new town with a new man. Her past continues to haunt her. And now her ex-boyfriend is leaving a trail of slaughter in his hunt to find her.
A lion in the house / produced & directed by Steven Bognar & Julia Reichert.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 478
Chronicles the lives of five American families who each have a child battling cancer, following them through years of treatment and uncertainty.
A man for all seasons / Columbia Pictures from the play by Robert Bolt screenplay by Robert Bolt produced and directed by Fred Zinnemann.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 710
Historical drama about the opposition of Sir Thomas More to the divorce of King Henry VIII and the events which lead to More's execution.
A midsummer night's sex comedy / an Orion Pictures release a Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe production produced by Robert Greenhut written and directed by Woody Allen.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 654
Three loving couples meet in a quiet country get-together, but everyone seems to be loving the wrong person.
A mighty wind / directed by Christopher Guest written by Christopher Guest & Eugene Levy produced by Karen Murphy Castle Rock Entertainment.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 598
Three fictional folk groups from the 1960s reunite for a memorial concert after the death of their former manager.
A new history of the world / a production of Thirteen/WNET New York writer/producer, Larkin McPhee directors, Bob Morris & Wayne Palmer.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: DVD 1347
This program discusses big ideas with Michael Walzer, Glen Bowerstock, Oleg Grabar, and Kirk Varnedo. They probe diverse subject matters such as the concept of a just war and whether terrorism is ever morally acceptable and what makes modern art so modern.
A passage to India / Columbia Pictures presents a John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin production in association with John Heyman and Edward Sands and Home Box office, Inc. a David Lean film producers, John Brabourne, Richard Goodwin screenplay and d
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1058
While on a trip in 1928 to visit her son, Mrs. Moore, accompanied by her son's fiancee, is appalled at the treatment of the Indians by the ruling British government. Later, they befriend a native Indian who, over-stepping the accepted norms of his culture, invites the two ladies on an excursion. In a strange turn of events, he is accused of attempting to rape the young woman.
A prairie home companion / Picturehouse presents in association with GreeneStreet Films and River Road Entertainment a Sandcastle 5 and Prairie Home production produced by David Levy, Tony Judge, Joshua Astrachan, Wren Arthur, Robert Altman story by G
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 272
As if the result of some strange mass-media fluke, the popular radio program A Prairie Home Companion somehow managed to survive the television age to entertain its audience every Saturday night from the stage of the historic Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. Week after week, hangdog host G.K. serves as unflappable emcee to an amiable hodgepodge of radio-friendly acts that include the likes of popular country duo Yolanda and Rhonda Johnson and singing cowboys the Old Trailhands. This is one show where the under-the-line antics are nearly as entertaining as the program itself. The efforts of down-on-his-luck private dick and backstage doorkeeper Guy Noir discovers the true identity of a mysterious blonde and helps aspiring teen singer Lola to find her true voice before a live audience.
A river runs through it / Columbia Pictures produced by Robert Redford, Patrick Markey directed by Robert Redford.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 910
Two brothers growing up in Montana at the beginning of the century learn fly fishing as if it were a religion. They both grow up to be writers, but one meets with an early, tragic end.
A single man [videorecording] / Fade to Black presents in association with Depth of Field produced by Tom Ford, Chris Weitz, Andrew Miano, Robert Salerno written for the screen by Tom Ford, David Scearce directed by Tom Ford.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1274
After the death of his longtime partner, a British college professor in Los Angeles struggles to find meaning in his life. As he dwells in the past, he begins to contemplate suicide. A series of events and encounters will lead him to question if there really is a meaning to his life after all.
A special gift / Martin Tahse Productions Producer, Martin Tahse director, Arthur Allen Seidelman.
Subject: CINEMA - DANCE
Call Number: VID 630
A teenage boy tries to cope with the difficulties of developing his skills as a dancer and at the same time maintain his identity as an athlete, in spite of the sexist role expectations of his friends and his father.
A star is born / Warner Bros. Pictures presents screenplay by Moss Hart produced by Sidney Luft directed by George Cukor.
Volume: v. 1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1130
As a band singer is discovered and guided to heights of show-business success by an alcoholic ex-matinee idol, she performs one superb song after another in a production that exhilarates with its craft and style even as its story moves toward a heartbreaking finale.
A summer concert in Maine (where else?) / The Maine Hysterical Society.
Subject: COMEDY
Call Number: DVD 901
A very long engagement / directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet screenplay by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Guillaume Laurant.
Volume: v. 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1067
Set in France towards the end of World War I, a young woman searches relentlessly for her fiance who disappeared in battle under mysterious circumstances.
A woman under the influence / produced by Sam Shaw written and directed by John Cassavetes Faces International Films.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 278
A drama detailing the emotional breakdown of a suburban housewife and how her family struggles to save her from herself.
A.I. Artificial intelligence / Dreamworks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures present an Amblin/Stanley Kubrick production, a film by Steven Spielberg producers, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg, Bonnie Curtis screenplay writer, Steven Spielberg di
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 899
Visions of a future full of astonishing android technology. David, an advanced android, embarks on an extraordinary adventure to discover the secret of his own identity. Believing in the story of Pinocchio, David dreams of becoming a real boy.
Adaptation / Columbia Pictures presents in association with Intermedia Films a Magnet/Clinica Estetico production producers, Edward Saxon, Vincent Landay, Jonathan Demme screenplay writers, Charlie Kaufman, Donald Kaufman director, Spike Jonze.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 715
Blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche, New Yorker journalist Susan Orlean, Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother Donald. As Charlie struggles to adapt a best-selling book, he writes himself into the movie plot.
Adrienne Rich / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 441
During her 40-year career, Adrienne Rich has been a poet of great moral presence and enduring creative power, a poet whose aesthetic is linked with her political sensibilities. Ms. Rich reads from An atlas of the difficult world, Diving into the wreck and The fact of a doorframe and talks with Michael Silverblatt. The reading and conversation took place on May 14, 1992, in Los Angeles"--Container."
Adrienne Rich : in conversation with Eavan Boland ; Lannan Foundation presents ; director, Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 481
Adrienne Rich has said the trajectory of her work has been to find the 'voice of the individual speaking not just ot herself, or to his beloved friend, but to and from a collective, social realm.' Ms. Rich read from Snapshots of a Daughter-in-law, the Dream of a Common Language, and Midnight Salvage on February 3, 1998.--container."
Advanced lifts and partner work / with your host, Don Mirault.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 635
A more advanced training video for teachers or dancers with some lift experience. Stresses safety and demonstrates Commercial torch, Classical torch, Travelling torch, Snap-Arabesque to wrap-around, Wrap-around neck to roll down-roll up, Bird combination, Partner variations, and The wheel.
Advanced microskills : counseling skills / a production of the Video Production Lab, College of Education, the University of Iowa.
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
Call Number: VID 547
Presents three critical skills of the microtraining program with introductory lectures followed by inappropriate and appropriate counseling demonstrations which enable trainees to see subtle dimensions of skill usage. Vignettes and computer graphics encourage student practice of the skills.
Advise & consent / Otto Preminger presents screenplay by Wendell Mayes produced & directed by Otto Preminger.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1138
A Senate subcommittee meets to confirm the President's controversial nominee for Secretary of State.
Affair in Trinidad / screen play by Oscar Saul, James Gunn story by Virginia Van Upp, Bernie Giler produced and directed by Vincent Sherman.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1122
When Steve Emery (Glenn Ford) visit the steamy tropics of Trinidad, he gets more than he bargained for. Someone's murdered his brother, and his bombshell sister-for-law Chris (Rita Hayworth) might be the only one who can solve the mystery. Despite conflicting feelings of lust and loyalty, Chris and Steve must work together to track down the killer before the culprit catches them --Container.
African American cinema
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 524
Presents early, classic silent films produced by and for African Americans.
Africans / a co-production of WETA-TV and BBC-TV.
Volume: v.1-9
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 156
A controversial examination of contemporary Africa in terms of its triple heritage: what is indigenous, what was contributed by Islam, and what was acquired from the West.
Africans in America : America's journey through slavery / produced for PBS by WGBH Boston produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell, Susan Bellows writer, Steve Fayer.
Volume: v. 1-2
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 1070
A four part series portraying the struggles of the African people in America, from their arrival in the 1600s to the last days before the Civil War. The first episode, Terrible transformation, examines the origins of one of the largest forced human migrations in recorded history. After the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia in 1619, the British colonies laid the groundwork for a system of racial slavery which generated profits that ensured the colonies' growth and survival. In the second episode, Revolution, while the American colonies challenge Britain for independence, American slavery is challenged from within as men and women fight to define what America will be. When the War of Independence is won, black people, both enslaved and free, seize on the language of freedom even while the new nation's Constitution codifies slavery and oppression as a national way of life. In the third episode, Brotherly love, during the first 50 years of the new nation, freedmen and fugitive slaves in Philadelphia push the country to live up to the promises made in its Constitution. But with the invention of the cotton gin, slavery expands into America's western frontier, and a revolution in Haiti inspires slave rebellions throughout the souther United States. In the fourth and final episode, as the nation expands westward slavery becomes the most divisive issue in American life. Abolitionists struggle to bring the institution down and the nation is tested as never before. When tensions over slavery erupt into violence, Americans are forced to consider how long the country can continue as a democracy built on the profits of bondage.
Against the odds : the artists of the Harlem Renaissance / production of New Jersey Network.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 151
Documentary telling of the struggle of Black visual artists in the 1920's and 1930's to show and sell their work. It describes the influence of the Harmon Foundation in creating an artistic home where Black visual artists flourished and developed a wide range of talent. Also included were items in the show curated by the Newark Museum to celebrate the work of the Foundation.
Aging out / Public Policy Productions in association with Thirteen/WNET New York written, produced and directed by Roger Weisberg Co-producer/co-director California segment, Vanessa Roth.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 451
Chronicles the daunting obstacles that three foster children encounter as they age out of the system and are suddenly on their own for the first time.
Agony and the ecstasy / Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation ; produced by International Classics, Inc.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 358
A dramatization of the struggle behind the painting of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling by Michelangelo.
Ailey dances / ABC Video Enterprises, Inc. in association with James Lipton Productions, Inc.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 2
A ballet performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and other musical performances.
Albert Einstein / A&E Television Networks.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 659
Explore the life of the scientist whose theories recast man's relationship with the universe.
Alec Guinness collection
Volume: v.1-5
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 132
Collection includes: The Ladykillers, The Man in the white suit, The Lavendar Hill mob, Kind hearts and coronets, and The Captain's paradise.
Alexander technique : 2 complete programs / Wellspring Media.
Subject: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Call Number: DVD 46
Actor William Hurt demonstrates the technique's positions and movements to improve posture. The Alexander technique is used by entertainers and others to look, move, and breathe better.
Alfred Hitchcock / Directors Guild of America, Education and Benevolent Foundation [and] Eastman Kodak Company produced, directed and written by Richard Schickel.
Subject: MOTION PICTURES - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 573
Alfred Hitchcock discusses his work as a motion picture director.
Alfred Hitchcock : the legend begins.
Volume: v.1-4
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 565
Disc 1. The lady vanishes; The farmer's wife; The manxman; Alfred Hitchcock presents: the Chaney vase; Alfred Hitchcock presents: the sorcerer's apprentice; Disc 2. Rich and strange; The thirty-nine steps; Secret agent; Champagne; Blackmail; Disc 3. Easy virtue; Jamaica Inn; The lodger; The ring; Young and innocent; Disc 4. Juno and the paycock; Sabotage; The skin game; Number seventeen; The man who knew too much.
Alfred Hitchcock, the masterpiece collection
Volume: v.1-15
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 162
Collection includes the following films: Saboteur, Marnie, Torn curtain, Topaz, Frenzy, Family plot, Shadow of a doubt, Rope, Rear window, The trouble with Harry, The man who knew too much, Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds.
Alfred Hitchcock's dial M for murder" / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a Warner Bros.-First National picture ; screen play by Frederick Knott ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock."
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 121
A man devises a plan to murder his wife, not only because he wants her money, but because she is in love with another man.
Alfred Hitchcock's I confess" / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a Warner Bros.-First National picture ; screen play by George Tabori and William Archibald ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock."
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 117
A priest hears a murderer's confession and then becomes the murder suspect himself.
Alfred Hitchcock's stage fright / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; screenplay by Whitfield Cook.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 118
A woman disguises herself as a maid in order to clear her friend who's been accused of murdering his mistress's husband.
Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a train / [presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures ; screen play by Raymond Chandler and Czenzi Ormonde ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 115
Final release version: Guy Haines, a tennis star who hates his wife, is approached on a train by a stranger, Bruno Anthony, who hates his father. Anthony offers a plan: each could kill the other's victim. No motive, no clue would link the two murders save the casual meeting of strangers on a train.
Alfred Hitchcock's the wrong man / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; screenplay by Maxwell Anderson and Angus MacPhail ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 119
The first Hitchcock film based on a true story. A nightclub musician is falsely accused of a robbery, an accusation that ruins his life.
Alice Neel : (1900-1984).
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 361
In this interview with Alice Neel, shortly before her death in 1984, she discusses her life and work. Included are interviews with two of her painting subjects.
Alice Paul : we were arrested of course.
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: VID 556
Alice Paul and Women's Suffrage in the United States.
Alice Walker / Lannan literary series in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; a video by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 429
Alice Walker, who wrote her first book of poems as she travelled through Kenya and Uganda, won the Pulitzer Prize and an American Book Award for her novel The color purple. [She] read from Revolutionary petunias and other poems, Horses make a landscape look more beautiful, and excerpts from The color purple and The temple of my familiar in Los Angeles on January 9, 1989 ... [and] was interviewed at her home ... by journalist Evelyn White--Container.
Alice Walker / producer & director Matteo Bellinelli.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 148
Alice Walker shares with us her remarkable spiritual journey from a sharecropping childhood in rural Georgia to the peace and creativity of her present retreat in Northern California. She reads from her poetry and discusses contemporary America with an anger and urgency rooted in an abiding optimism.
Alice Walker and The color purple / Films for the Humanities & the Sciences ; BBC Production.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 149
The videotape features a filmed interview with the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
All or nothing / United Artists presents in association with Alain Sarde, Thin Man films a Simon Channing Williams production a film by Mike Leigh written and directed by Mike Leigh.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 740
In a crowded South London apartment building, Penny, a working mom, struggles to keep her wayward daughter, her lazy son and her disillustioned partner on the right path.
All quiet on the western front / produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. adaptation and dialogue, Maxwell Anderson screenplay, George Abbott adaptation, Del Andrews directed by Lewis Milestone.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 714
A group of young World War I German recruits pass from idealism to disillusionment with war.
All the king's men / Columbia Pictures written, produced and directed by Robert Rossen.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 734
Crawford is a southern lawyer who battles his way to the governorship with the help of his secretary and, once elected, becomes a dictator.
All the President's men / a Wildwood Enterprises production, a Robert Redford-Alan J. Pakula film produced by Walter Coblenz screenplay by William Goldman directed by Alan J. Pakula.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1114
True story of the Watergate break-in that led to the political scandal of the decade, based on the best-seller by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Includes Robert Redford and the Making of a Political Thriller and many other special features.
All the pretty horses / Columbia Pictures and Miramax present produced by Robert Salerno, Billy Bob Thornton screenplay by Ted Tally directed by Billy Bob Thornton.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 959
John Grady Cole (Damon) and his best friend Lacey Rawlins (Thomas) leave Texas, head south of the border in search of adventure, and find work as horse wranglers. But when Cole embarks on an illicit and passionate affair with the beautiful daughter (Cruz) of the wealthy ranch owner who is his employer, events are set in motion which forever change the lives of all involved.
Allen Ginsberg : in concert with Donald Was / the Lannan Literary Series in association with Metropolitan Pictures & EZTV ; [produced and directed] by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 424
Allen Ginsberg, one of the major poetic voices of the twentieth century, reads poems and sings songs accompanied by Donald Was ... at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, California; and is interviewed by Lewis MacAdams.
All's well that ends well / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Elijah Moshinsky.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 5
William Shakespeare's comedy about Helena, the new wife of Count Bertram, who resorts to chichanery to win the respect and affection of her husband.
Almost home / A co-production of 371 Productions and Wisconsin Public Television in association with ITVS produced and directed by Brad Lichtenstein co-produced and co-directed by Lisa Gildehaus.
Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCE
Call Number: DVD 709
A film following the staff and residents of a nursing home as they deal with aging.
Alvin Ailey American dance theater : beyond the steps / Dance Philm presents a Bertelsen Philm produced in association with Thirteen/WNET New York and National Black Programming Consortium.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 314
Get a rare backstage look at one of America's oldest modern dance companies at a defining moment in its history as it settles into its own permanent home and training facility in New York City.
Amazing grace / Bristol Bay Productions presents in association with Ingenious Film Partners a Sunflower production produced by Patricia Heaton, David Hunt, Terrence Malick, Edward R. Pressman, Ken Wales written by Steven Knight directed by Michael
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1197
Based on the life of William Wilberforce, his passion, and perseverance to pass a law ending the slave trade in the late 18th and the people, including his minister, who pushed him to pursue it to the end.
Amelie / Victoires Production ... [et al.] directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet produced by Claudie Ossard screenplay by Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 718
Amelie Poulain has led a sheltered life, educated at home by her parents, she lives in a fantasy world of her own. When she finally leaves home and finds work as a waitress in a Parisian café, life is uneventful until a chain of extraordinary events leads her to the discovery of a box containing a schoolboy's long forgotten mementos. It is then that Amelie discovers her vocation in life - helping others find love and happiness - which she sets about in her own way. When Amelie falls in love herself, she realizes that making neat solutions is not as easy as it seems.
America and the holocaust : deceit and indifference / a Fine Cut Productions, Inc. film ; written, produced and directed by Martin Ostrow.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 505
Uses interviews, official photos, home movies, and archival footage to explore the factors that shaped America's response to the Holocaust and asks the question Why didn't America do more? Looks at America's inaction through the experiences of a Jewish refugee trying to save his parents, and through documented evidence of official policy of the U.S. government.
America at a crossroads. Struggle for the soul of Islam : inside Indonesia.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 343
An inside look at how a fledgling democracy is struggling to control the rise of religious extremism.
America dances! 1897-1948 : a collector's edition of social dance in film / Dancetime Publications ; Carol Tten, collector and organizer.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 79
Includes 60 historical dance film clips from the first part of the 20th century in the United States, recording changing dance trends, expertise, and taste, and reflecting United States culture through the years.
America in space : beyond the shuttle / produced by the Close Up Foundation.
Subject: SCIENCE - ASTRONOMY
Call Number: VID 16
Captain Wally Schirra, former astronaut, responds to questions concerning the United States space program from a group of high school students from across the United States.
America is hard to see : in the gap of credibility / an Emile De Antonio Film.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 503
A moving, often disturbing film that covers a year in the history of the United States, a year in which the strength of our Constitution was tested. The year 1968 saw the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy, the Vietnam war worsening, President Johnson's withdrawal from the race for reelection and the nomination of Humphrey, LBJ's choice. The film is a portrait of the how and why of grass roots politics, and their sad failure in 1968.
American art '85 : a view from the Whitney : the 1985 bicentennial exhibition of the Whitney Museum of American Art / directed, written and narrated by Russell Connor ; edited by Ann Woodward ; produced by the Public Education Department, under the auspi
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 355
Views the exhibition with a lively commentary by artists, critics, and the Whitney Museum creators who assembled it.
American beauty / Dreamworks Pictures presents directed by Sam Mendes written by Alan Ball produced by Bruce Cohen & Dan Jinks a Jinks/Cohen Company production.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1222
An emotionally & spiritually comatose suburban man decides to hell with it all and reverts to living as he did when he was happiest--as a carefree teenager. His desperately uptight wife and sullen daughter can only look on as he quits his corporate job to become a burger flipper, starts getting high with a strange new neighbor (whose parents are even stranger) and lusts after a pouty blonde teenager--his daughter's best friend.
American buffalo / Metro Goldwyn Mayer a Samuel Goldwyn Company presentation in association with Capitol Films produced in association with Punch Productions screenplay by David Mamet produced by Gregory Mosher directed by Michael Corrente.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 325
When a junk dealer discoveries he sold a coin for less than one-tenth of it's going rate, he decided to steal it back. To do so he enlists the help of a young protege and another theif only to find the plan is not as simple as intended.
American cinema / the New York Center for Visual History in co-production with KCET and the BBC ; Executive producer, Lawrence Pikethly ; directors and producers vary ; hosted by John Lithgow.
Volume: v.1-4
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 67
An epic analysis of the American motion picture industry that combines rare archival film, key scenes from immortal movies, interviews with leading filmmakers and commentary from noted film scholars and critics.
American hardcore / AHC Productions, LLC Sony Pictures Classics producers, Steven Blush and Paul Rachman writer, Steven Blush director, Paul Rachman.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 789
Set against the conservative early 80s political landscape, this film chronicles the homegrown hardcore scene that was a swift kick in the head to corporate rock and mainstream complacency, as disaffected teens adopted the same collective credo--harder, faster, louder. Features live concert footage and interviews with people involved in the scene.
American history X / New Line Cinema presents a Turman-Morrissey Company production a Tony Kaye film.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 431
Derek Vinyard, the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists, lands in prison for a brutal, hate-driven murder. Upon his release, ashamed of his past and pledging to reform, Derek realizes he must save his younger brother, Danny, from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family.
American movie / C-Hundred Film Corp. and Bluemark Productions present directed by Chris Smith producers, Sarah Price, Chris Smith.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 499
Documentary of the two-year effort by Mark Borchardt to finish his no-budget horror film, Coven.
American musical theater / Educational Audio Visual Inc.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: VID 128
Presents a chronicle of the American musical stage from minstrel shows of the early 1800's through the theater of the 1960's.
American musical theater, the 1970's / Educational Audio Visual Inc.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: VID 129
Discusses popular musicals of the 1970's, reflecting on the new focus on topical issues, the importance of the concept musical, the entry of Black productions in the Broadway mainstream, and other significant new trends of the decade.
American splendor / HBO Films in association with Fine Line Features presents a Good Machine production, a film by Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini produced by Ted Hope written and directed by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 550
Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comic book seller.
America's first women filmmakers / [Alice Guy-Blach and Lois Weber, directors] Original music score is performed by Rosa Rio at the Hammond organ.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: VID 527
Includes examples of the many films produced and/or directed by Alice Guy-Blach and Lois Weber both of whom were pioneers in film before the Hollywood system placed them in less creative positions.
Amiri Baraka / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; [produced and directed] by Lewis Mac Adams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 438
Amiri Baraka, poet, playwright, novelist, and essayist, reads from Boptrees and unpublished work. He is interviewed by Lewis MacAdams.
Amistad / DreamWorks Pictures presents in association with HBO Pictures.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 990
Chronicles the 1839 revolt on board a slave ship bound for America. Much of the story involves the court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt.
An age of kings : a cycle of the history plays of William Shakespeare / script editor, Eric Crozier directed by Michael Hayes produced by Peter Dews BBC TV.
Volume: Disc 1-5
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 686
When An Age of Kings was first broadcast, it was the most conceptually ambitious Shakespeare project ever attempted for either film or television. Its fifteen parts encompassed Richard II, both parts of Henry IV, Henry V, all three parts of Henry VI and Richard III, effectively presenting a chronological history of British royalty from 1377 to 1485. An Age of Kings' adapter Eric Crozier cut the text into schedule-friendly 60 and 75 minute episodes. These mostly comprised half a complete play, though Henry VI Part I was reduced to a single hour-long episode. --British FiIm Institute.
An American in Paris / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced by Loew's Incorporated story and screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner produced by Arthur Freed directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1213
An ex-GI loves Paris and loves even more an alluring, but engaged, perfume-shop clerk.
An enemy of the people / Arthur Miller's adaptation of the play by Henrik Ibsen directed by Paul Bogert produced by Jack Landau executive producer, Jac Venza.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 98
In Riverton, Maine, circa 1893, Dr. Thomas Stockman wants to disclose that the town's moneymaking health spa Clearwater Springs has been fouled by pollution from a tannery. But his proposal to go public is opposed by his brother, Peter, the town mayor, who prompts a wave of public outrage against Dr. Stockman and his family.
An inconvenient truth / [presented by] Paramount Classics and Participant Productions a Lawrence Bender/Laurie David production directed by Davis Guggenheim produced by Laurie David, Lawrence Bender, Scott Z. Burns executive producers, Jeff Skoll
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 378
Former Vice President Al Gore explains the facts of global warming, presents arguments that the dangers of global warning have reached the level of crisis, and addresses the efforts of certain interests to discredit the anti-global warming cause. Between lecture segments, Gore discusses his personal commitment to the environment, sharing anecdotes from his experiences.
An officer and a gentleman / Paramount Picture presents a Lorimar production in association with Martin Elfand a Taylor Hackford film producer, Martin Elfand director, Taylor Hackford.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1218
A timeless tale of romance, friendship, and growth. Loner Zack Mayo enters Officer Candidate School to become a Navy pilot and in thirteen weeks he learns the importance of discipline, love and friendship.
Anatomy of a murder / Otto Preminger presents Carlyle Productions screenplay, Wendell Mayes distributed by Columbia Pictures Corporation produced and directed by Otto Preminger.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1201
Emotions flare as a jealous Army lieutenant pleads innocent to murdering the rapist of his seductive, beautiful wife --Container.
Ancestors: early cultures of North America
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 180
The first of eight programs exploring the history and culture of North America. The Anasazi transform the arid Southwest and construct the 800-room Pueblo Bonito, depicted by computer animation. Cliff Palace provides a glimpse into a prospering society. Cahokia was the largest city in the U.S. before 1800, and yet few have ever heard of it.
Andrew Carnegie and the age of steel / The History Channel.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 618
Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel visits historic ironworks-- namely Saugus and Hopewell -- as well as today's massive, computerized steel mills and chronicles the evolution of the industry. Learn how Carnegie built an empire so large that it led to the first billion-dollar corporation and powered the nation's economy and launched steel into the future. Witness the setbacks, too, such as intense labor unrest and increasing international competition. -- Container.
Andrew Lloyd Webber : The Royal Albert Hall celebration / a Really Useful Video Company Production Group ; [produced by Andy Picheta ; produced for stage by The Really Useful Theatre Co. ; directed by David Mallet ; directed by Steven Pimlott].
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 71
The Royal Albert Hall comes alive to the passionate melodies and songs from the shows of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Shows include: Whistle down the wind, Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat, Evita, Starlight express, Jesus Christ Superstar, Phantom of the opera, Sunset Boulevard, Aspects of love, and Cats.
Andy Warhol .
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 364
A profile of Andy Warhol's life and work since his death in February 1987 examines a career that spanned painting, film, publishing, rock music and television.
Angels & demons / Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment present Skylark Productions a John Calley production, a Brian Grazer production, a Ron Howard film produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, John Calley screenplay by David Koepp and Akiva
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1152
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of the most powerful underground organization in history, the Illuminati. Upon learning of an unstoppable terrorist act against the Vatican, Langdon travels to Rome and joins forces with Italian scientist Vittoria Vetra and together they will follow the 400-year-old Path of Illumination that leads to the Vatican's only chance for survival.
Angels in America / HBO Films presents an Avenue Pictures production, a Mike Nichols film produced by Celia Costas screenplay by Tony Kushner directed by Mike Nichols.
Volume: v. 1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 428
Set in 1985. Revolves around two very different men with AIDS, one fictional, one fictionalized. Roy Cohn, personifies all the hypocrisy, delusion and callousness of the official response to the plague. Nothing shakes Roy's lack of empathy: even on his death bed, he's fighting with his gay nurse and taunting the woman he helped put to death, Ethel Rosenberg. The other patient is Prior Walter, who is visited by an angel and deserted by his self-pitying lover, Louis. Louis moves on to a relationship with Joe Pitt, a Mormon lawyer whose closeted homosexuality drives his wife to delusions and brings his mother to New York.
Anna Christie / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 663
Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of her spirit has been extinguished.
Anna Paskevska conducts intermediate/advanced pointe class.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 622
Anna Paskevska presents a master class, from warm-up, barre and center combinations to classical variations from Sleeping Beauty and Coppelia.
Anna Sokolow: choreographer .
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 412
Anna Sokolow talks about her life history and her dances, using old and new footage.
Annie / Columbia Pictures presents a Ray Stark production a John Huston film screenplay by Carol Sobieski produced by Ray Stark directed by John Huston.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 941
The story of the comic strip character Little Orphan Annie, who is adopted by billionaire Daddy Warbucks.
Annie Hall / United Artists.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 584
Woody Allen's semiautobiographical portrait of his amorous, but ultimately mismatched, relationship with co-star Diane Keaton. Allen uses satire and comedy to portray this nervous romance for modern times.
Annie Leibovitz : celebrity photographer / a Middlemarch film for London Weekend Television in association with RM Arts ; edited and presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: VID 321
Another woman / an Orion Pictures release a Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe production written and directed by Woody Allen produced by Robert Greenhut.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 549
When a distinguished philosophy professor turns 50, she feels compelled to take emotional stock of her life. But the deeper she digs the more her life seems to unravel, until she realizes that her search for truth is a personal odyssey of self-examination, discovery and acceptance.
Antigone / adapted from a play by Sophocles ; written and directed by George Tzavellas ; produced by James Paris.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: VID 255
The Greek tragedy of Sophocles in which King Creon orders Antigone's death for burying her slain brother against the King's desire.
Antologia polskiej animacji eksperymentalnej = Anthology of Polish experimental animation.
Volume: Disc 1-3
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 812
This anthology is a collection of dozens of items not within the mainstream cinema. On three discs there are abstract films, which have been sudjected to manipulation, photographic images, as well as unconventionally drawn cartoons.
Antony & Cleopatra / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; a production by Jonathan Miller.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 6
Explores the calamitous consequences of an overwhelming passion by telling the story of Antony, the once-heralded leader who becomes stupified with passion and degenerates into a fool, and the multi-faceted Cleopatra.
Antony Tudor : a film / Gava production in association with NOS Television.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 37
Antony Tudor discusses his work. Includes interviews with well-known dancers and choreographers. Also includes b&w footage of early interpretations of his work.
Any given Sunday / Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. presents an Ixtlan/The Donners' Company Production an Oliver Stone film.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 883
Tony D'Amato, the embattled Sharks coach, faces a full-on blitz of team strife plus a new, marketing-savvy Sharks owner who's sure Tony is way behind the times.
Český sen = Czech dream / Hypermarket Film ... [et al].
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 368
Documents the largest consumer hoax the Czech Republic has ever seen. Filip Remunda and Vit Klusack, two of Eastern Europe's most promising young documentary filmmakers, set out to explore the psychological and manipulative powers of consumerism by creating an ad campaign for a super store that didn't exist.
Apocalypse now redux / Paramount Pictures an Omni Zoetrope production a Miramax Films release produced & directed by Francis Ford Coppola produced by Francis Ford Coppola and Kim Aubry written by John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1209
A United States Army officer/trained assassin is sent into the depths of a southeast Asian jungle to seek out a renegade colonel and terminate his command during the Vietnam War.
Apocalypto / Touchstone Pictures presents in association with Icon Productions, an Icon production produced by Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey written by Mel Gibson & Farhad Safina directed by Mel Gibson.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1155
As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw is a young man who is captured for sacrifice, but flees to avoid his fate. He is taken on a perilous journey to a world that is ruled by fear and oppression, where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.
Archaeology of Jerusalem from David to Jesus / produced by the Biblical Archaeology Society.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 192
Tells the story of the great archaeological finds from Jerusalem from its Canaanite beginnings to the time of Jesus.
Arctic son / Arts Engine, Inc. in association with Big Mouth Films presents produced by Dallas Brennan Rexer and Elizabeth Mandel directed by Andrew Walton.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 482
The clash of tradition and modernity puts a Native father and son at odds in a remote village 80 miles above the Arctic Circle.
Arsenic and old lace / Warner Bros.-First National Picture produced by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse screenplay by Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein directed by Frank Capra.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 999
A young man is shocked when he learns his aunts like to serve men elderberry wine with arsenic, and then bury their bodies in the cellar.
Art 21 : art in the 21st century. Season three / series created by Susan Sollins and Susan Dowling.
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 1046
Go behind the scenes to meet today's most fascinating contemporary artists in Season Three of the Emmy-nominated ART:21--ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY documentary series. Unparalleled in access to today's young artists, this unique series takes viewers into artists' studios, homes, and communities to provide an intimate view of their lives, work, creative processes, and sources of inspiration. The four one-hour programs present 18 artists working in the United States ... --Case.
Art 21 : art in the twenty-first century : seasons one and two / series created by Susan Sollins and Susan Dowling.
Volume: v. 1-2
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 1045
Art city : a ruling passion / a documentary film ... produced by Chris Maybach and Paul Gardner ; directed by Chris Maybach.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 403
Many artists use the pain, exhilaration and resolution of private desires to express themselves in their art. This documentary focuses on intense personalities who've used their art to explore the emotional impact, or dark humor of psychological truths. The film also plumbs issues that affect artists -- preoccupations of startling universality -- like community, motivation and controversy, finding one's audience, and just getting it right.
Art city : simplicity / a documentary film ... produced by Chris Maybach and Paul Gardner ; directed by Chris Maybach.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 404
Travelling around the country, this documentary takes a revealing trip into the studios and lives of a group of singular artists. It touches on artists' relations with the press, ambiguous feelings about showing one's work, distilling concepts into an essence, and what it means to succeed in the artworld.
Art has no borders : an international dance collaboration / Gash/Voigt Dance Theatre. Videographer: Kathy Corley.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 398
Gash/Voigt Dance Theatre of St. Louis, Roes Dance Theatre of Athens and Dance Factory of Istanbul collaborated on a two-year project of cultural exchange. This project culminated in the creation of the performance, Ancestors and the production of the Art has no borders video.
Art of the classical Pas de Deux : as performed live at the Los Angeles International Ballet Festival / produced by Marc I. Rosenthal ; directed by Ted Lin.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 214
Live taped performance of selections from La Sylphide, Don Quixote, Le Corsaire, Blue Bird, Flower Festival at Genzano, and The Sleeping Beauty.
Art:21 : art in the twenty-first century. Season five / a production of Art21 Inc. series created by Susan Sollins and Susan Dowling.
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 1048
Through in-depth profiles and dynamic behind-the-scenes footage featuring artists speaking directly about their inspirations and ideas, Season Five shows a broad range of artistic practice, technical innovation, and experimentation, from artists tackling large-scale collaborative projects in hangar-like studios to those working in the quiet of more intimate studio settings.
Art:21 : art in the twenty-first century. Season four / series created by Susan Dowling [and] Susan Sollins.
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 1047
Meet contemporary artists at work and speaking in their own words--direct, accessible, and unfiltered--in Season Four of the Emmy-nominated ART:21--ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY documentary series. ... This unique four-hour series spotlights 17 artists working in the United States today, and invites viewers behind the scenes to see artists at work in their homes, communities, and unexpected sites--from an old-growth forest to a military base to a film set. The artists ... explore questions ... about politics, mortality, love, nature, science, order, chaos, and more. Themes of Romance, Protest, Ecology, and Paradox provide a connective thread between profiles ... --Container.
Arthur Sze : in conversation with Frank Stewart / director, Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 478
Arthur Sze reads from his book The redshifting web: poems 1970-1998, and discusses with Frank Stewart the influences that have formed his poetic vision.
As you like it / by William Shakespeare ; presented by the British Broadcasting Corporation ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Basil Coleman.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 7
Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play, a pastoral romance set in the Forest of Arden in medieval France.
As you like it / HBO Films presents in association with BBC Films, a Shakespeare Film Company production produced by Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund, Simon Moseley adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 936
Rosalind is the daughter of banished Duke Senior and is being raised at the court of Duke Frederick, with her cousin Celia. She falls in love with a young man named Orlando, but she is banished by Duke Frederick, who threatens death if she comes near the court again. Celia goes with Rosalind. Disguised as the boy Ganymede, Rosalind enters the forest of Arden. Upon their arrival in the forest, they happen upon Orlando and his manservant, who are fleeing the wrath of Orlando's eldest brother. What follows is an elaborate scheme devised by the cross-dressing Rosalind to find out the verity of Orlando's supposed passion for her, and to further capture his heart, through the witty and mischievous facade of Ganymede.
As you like it / produced and directed by Paul Czinner.
Subject: CINEMA - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: VID 650
Film adaptation of Shakespeare's well known comedy. A pastoral romance set in the Forest of Arden in medieval France, this story is full of kindliness, good fellowship, goodwill, and tales about all kinds of love -- physical and intellectual, sentimental and cynical, enduring love between friends, and romantic love at first sight.
Athens 2004 eventing
Subject: EQUESTRIAN
Call Number: DVD 101
Equestrian events at the 2004 Olympics.
Athens 2004 show jumping
Subject: EQUESTRIAN
Call Number: DVD 102
Equestrian events at the 2004 Olympics.
Atonement / Universal Focus Features presents in association with StudioCanal and Relativity Media a Working Title production directed by Joe Wright produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster screenplay by Christopher Hampton.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 772
In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia. He hopes that Cecilia has comparable feelings. All it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony - who has a crush on Robbie - is compelled to interfere. She goes so far as to accuse Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but, ultimately, he is arrested. Briony bears false witness and the course of three lives is changed forever. As Briony grow older, she continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood misdeed. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, she finds the path to her uncertain atonement, and to an understanding of the power of enduring love.
BaadAsssss cinema : a bold look at 70's blaxploitation films / Independent Film Channel presents a Minerva Pictures production directed by Isaac Julien produced by Paula Jalfon and Colin MacCabe.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 275
This documentary explores the explosion of blaxploitation films in the early 1970s and how this genre of American film has grown to cult status today.
Babel / Paramount Pictures and Paramount Vantage present an Anonymous Content production, una produccíon de Zeta Film, a Central Films production, a film by Alejandro González Iñárritu produced by Jon Kilik and Steve Golin written by Guillermo Arria
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 793
A wealthy American is touring Morocco with his wife. The two become the focus of an international incident also involving a poor Moroccan farmer who is struggling to keep his two young sons in line and his family together. A San Diego nanny, with her employers absent, makes the disastrous decision to take her charges with her to a wedding in Mexico. A deaf Japanese teen tries to deal with a relationship with her father and the world in general that has been upended by the death of her mother. It's about a gun. It's about communication - or the lack of it - both intercultural and intracultural. Raises issues like terrorism and immigration, and is as basic as husbands talking to their wives and parents understanding their children.
Bach in Auschwitz / Les Films D'Ici ... [et al.] present in association with NCRV ... [et al.] a film by Michel Daëron.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 605
Inside the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War Two, members of a bizarre prison orchestra struggle against all odds to spare themselves from death. Now, in 1999, on the fiftieth anniversary of Auschwitz, eleven of the members of the Auschwitz Orchestra meet again.
Back in town / produced by Kimber Rickabaugh and Rocco Urbisci directed by Rocco Urbisci Cablestuff Productions.
Subject: COMEDY
Call Number: VID 569
Comic monologues written and performed by George Carlin.
Badlands / Warner Bros. Pressman Williams presents a Jill Jakes production written, produced and directed by Terrence Malick.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1175
Set in South Dakota in 1959, this is the story of Kit and his girlfriend Holly, two people alienated from everyday life, who go on a killing spree.
Balance ball beginners workout / Gaiam presents executive producer, Andrea Lesky produced & directed by Ted Landon written by Suzanne Deason, Ted Landon DVD producer, Chris Besett.
Subject: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Call Number: DVD 923
Yoga and Pilates instructor Suzanne Deason's 45-minute program suitable for all fitness levels.
Balanced budget amendment : the proper medicine for fiscal discipline? / the National Economists Club Educational Foundation.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: VID 93
A discussion of the economic consequences of the proposed Balanced Budget Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Balanchine / Production of Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced by Judy Kinberg ; directed by Merrill Brockway ; written by Holly Brubach.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 236
A two-part series tracing the life and career of George Balanchine from his early years as a student at the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg to his innovative work at the New York City Ballet. Includes extensive cuts from many of his choreographed works and touches on his collaboration with Igor Stravinsky. Also includes short cuts of interviews with Balanchine.
Balanchine celebration / New York City Ballet ; [choreography by George Balanchine].
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 216
Ballerinas / directed by Beppe Menegatti and Tazio Tami ; produced by Joseph Wishy ; a Polivideo-TVE Production.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 3
Presents a recreation of two eras of Parisian ballet: the mid-19th century and the Diaghilev period. Peter Ustinov appears in part 1 and part 2 with Carla Fracci and other dancers.
Ballet : the classical method level one / Produced by Focus Films Ltd. designed by Lucy Ennis and Helen Evans.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 637
The style in this program presents a clear and simple way to practice ballet for students of any school.
Ballet class for beginners / David Howard.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 400
Ballet class for beginners / David Howard.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 400
Ballet class, intermediate-advanced : with David Howard / New Age Video.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 274
David Howard, ballet master, leads some of the world's finest young dancers in an intermediate ballet class specially designed to expand the classical vocabulary, movement potential, and kinetic awareness of the student.
Ballet class, intermediate-advanced : with David Howard / New Age Video.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 274
David Howard, ballet master, leads some of the world's finest young dancers in an intermediate ballet class specially designed to expand the classical vocabulary, movement potential, and kinetic awareness of the student.
Ballet floor barre / with Nicole Vass.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 620
A program of exercises which progressively warm up, strengthen, and stretch the body in a ballet-specific way. --Container.
Ballet for boys : some ideas for teaching boys and young men / devised and presented by Richard Glasstone.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 612
Demonstrated by young beginners, late starters, and a professional dancer, the teaching of the basic movements of ballet is explained and illustrated in a series of exercises.
Ballet for boys : some ideas for teaching boys and young men / Ross Alley Promotions devised and presented by Richard Glasstone.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 607
Demonstrated by young beginners, late starters, and a professional dancer, the teaching of the basic movements of ballet is explained and illustrated in a series of exercises.
Ballet for children & adults / with Kathryn Anderson.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 628
A guide to classical ballet. Learn to perform all the basic positions and movements. You will also learn some French, the international language of ballet. The French terms will be explained and spelled out on the screen as the movements are performed.
Ballet strengthening : Volume 1 / Melissa Gorman-Shockley.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 652
Exercises to strenghten core muscles needed for flexibility.
Ballets Russes / a Geller/Goldfine production ; produced and directed by Dayna Goldfine & Dan Geller ; produced by Robert Hawk, Douglas Blair Turnbaugh ; written by Dan Geller ... [et al.].
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 245
Presents an oral history of the Ballets Russes from the point of view of its many surviving performers. Dancers discuss working with George Balanchine. Includes performance footage.
Ballroom dancing : the international championships / Czechoslovak Television Ostrava presents distributed by V.I.E.W., Inc.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 751
From the samba to the quickstep, this program shows professional world champions illustrating the ballroom dances that capture the elegance, precision and rhythm of this art form.
Band resistance training : Volume 1 / Melissa Gorman-Shockley.
Subject: DANCE - FITNESS
Call Number: VID 653
Demonstrates exercises for ballet that involve a resistance band.
Bangkok dangerous / Lionsgate and IEG Virtual Studios present a Saturn Films and a Blue Star Entertainment production a Pang Brothers film produced by Nicolas Cage, Norman Golightly, William Sherak, Jason Shuman screenplay by Jason Richman direct
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1239
Joe is a professional hit man, who, during his missions, picks someone off the street to do his errands and after he is finished kills that person. His next assignment takes him to Bangkok where he will be for a month, and as usual, he finds a street kid named Kong to help him. After Kong has a close call and learns who Joe is, he asks Joe to train him. Needing a few medical supplies, Joe stops at a local pharmacy and meets a local girl who is deaf and spends time with her. However, he has a hard time keeping his other life from her. Joe becomes a target and is attacked by four gang members. He manages to escape and sets out to rescue a kidnapped Kong.
Barbara Guest / the Lannan Foundation presents ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 464
Barbara Guest read from her Selected poems. She is interviewed by Douglas Messerli.
Barbie nation : an unauthorized tour / [presented by El Rio Productions LLC] ; directed and produced by Susan Stern ; written and narrated by Susan Stern.
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: VID 220
Journeying from Barbie conventions to anti-Barbie demonstrations, from girls' play dates to Barbie web pages, Barbie nation plumbs the cult of the Barbie doll, telling the Barbie stories of diverse men, women and children--Container."
Barry Lopez / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 442
In his books Arctic dreams, Of wolves and men, and Crossing open ground, Barry Lopez eloquently explores man's sense of his place in the natural world, the intrinsic power of the landscape and human involvement with wild animals. In a reading that took place on Oct. 5, 1992, in Los Angeles, Barry Lopez reads his essay Rediscovery of North America and talks with Michael Silverblatt"--Container."
Baryshnikov at Wolf trap
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 210
1976 live performance at Wolf Trap featuring Baryshnikov in solos and pas de deux.
Baryshnikov by Tharp / choreography by Twyla Tharp ; produced by Don Mischer ; directed by Don Mischer, Twyla Tharp ; written by Twyla Tharp, Peter Elbling.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 230
Mikhail Baryshnikov discusses dance and performs in three ballets choreographed by Twyla Tharp.
Basic ballet for the adult beginner. Volume 1 / [produced by] Dennis Diamond and Video D Studios.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 632
A step-by-step ballet class taught by Finis Jhung.
Basic ballet. Volume 2. Beginning/advanced beginning / produced by Dennis Diamond and Video D Studios directed by Dennis Diamond.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 633
Beginning- to advanced beginning-level ballet class, demonstrated on both sides to allow the viewer to do the exercises along with the recording. Includes exercises at the barre (ca. 65 min.) and in center floor (ca. 14 min.).
Basic music vocabulary
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 285
A basic or refresher course on music terminology including musical notation, rhythm, meter, pitch, intervals, keys, melody & harmony, performance, musical form, instrument & voice and a brief history of music style periods.
Basic perspective drawing / with Gerald F. Brommer ; producers, Tom Hubbard, Lorry Hubbard ; editor, Blake McHugh.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 377
The artist introduces linear perspective demonstrating the need to see perspective in order to draw it. He shows how to make one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective drawings using boxes, landscapes and buildings as subjects and demonstrates cylinders.
Basic principles of partnering : with Patricia Dickinson and Densil Adams.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 621
Includes strengthening exercises for both the male and female dancer.
Batman begins / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Legendary Pictures, a Syncopy production, a film by Christopher Nolan produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Larry Franco story by David S. Goyer screenplay by Christopher Nolan an
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1208
As a boy a young Bruce Wayne watched in horror as his millionaire parents were slain in front of his eyes. This trauma led him to become obsessed with revenge. After disappearing to the East where he seeks counsel with a ninja cult leader, he returns to his now decaying Gotham City. The City is now overrun by organized crime and dangerous individuals manipulating the system. The discovery of a cave under his mansion, and a prototype armoured suit leads him to take on a new persona. He becomes Batman and strikes fear into the hearts of men who do wrong. With the help of rising cop Jim Gordon, Batman sets out to take down the various criminal schemes that have been set in motion by individuals such as mafia don Falcone, the twisted doctor/drug dealer Jonathan 'The Scarecrow' Crane, and a mysterious third party that is quite familiar with Wayne and waiting to strike when the time is right.
Batman forever / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Tim Burton production, a Joel Schumacher film produced by Tim Burton and Peter MacGregor-Scott story by Lee Batchler & Janet Scott Batchler screenplay by Lee Batchler & Janet Scott Batchler and Akiv
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1207
Batman faces two nemesis - Two-Face and the Riddler. Former District Attorney Harvey Dent, a.k.a. Two-Face, believes that Batman caused the courtroom accident which left him disfigured on one side. He decides to unleash a reign of terror on the citizens of Gotham City. Edward Nygma, a.k.a. The Riddler, is a computer genius and former employee of millionaire Bruce Wayne. He is out to get Bruce at all costs. The Riddler has perfected a device for draining information from all the brains in Gotham, including Bruce's knowledge of his other identity. Bruce's love interest is Dr. Chase Meridan. Former circus acrobat Dick Grayson, whose family is killed by Two-Face, becomes Bruce's ward and Batman's new partner, Robin.
Bauhaus : the face of the 20th century / written and narrated by Frank Whitford.
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 1168
Founded in 1919 in the Eastern German city of Weimar, the Bauhaus was the first art school after the World War to put new ideas and controversial thoughts into practice. Called the 'greatest design institution of the 20th century', it has been a major influence on the aesthetics of architecture, painting and other fields of the arts.
Beauty in a jar / A&E Television Networks produced by Orchard Films produced and directed by Lisa Ades, Lesli Klainberg.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: DVD 602
Examines the changing notions of beauty over the past century and the history of the $39 billion industry, where a pout can be worth a fortune and a hot trend can launch an empire.
Beauty shop / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures presents a State Street Pictures, Mandeville Films production, a Flavor Unit Films production produced by David Hoberman ... [et al.] screenplay by Kate Lanier and Norman Vance, Jr. story by Elizabeth Hunt
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1226
Gina Norris is in Atlanta making a name for herself at a posh Southern salon with her cutting-edge hairstyles. But when her flamboyant, egotistical boss takes it one criticism too far, she leaves his salon to open a shop of her own.
Beckett on film / Blue Angel Films ; Tyrone Productions.
Volume: v.1-4
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 42
The comprehensive cinematic interpretation of Beckett's plays."--Container."
Becoming Jane / Miramax Films, Hanway Films, UK Film Council and Bord Scannán na hÉireann/The Irish Film Board present in association with 2 Entertain and BBC Films and Ecosse Films production in association with Blueprint Pictures, produced with Scion
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1150
The young Jane Austen wishes to be a writer. Her mother thinks otherwise. Although she is offered many marriage proposals she accepts none until the mischevious Thomas Lefroy shows up and turns her world around. At first she finds him ignorant and self centered but as she gets to know him, they start to flirt and eventually fall in love. Thomas' relatives disagree with the match and threaten to disinherit him if he marries her. Jane's mother also disagrees with the match. As a result of this, Thomas tries to convince Jane to runaway with him. Instead, Jane stays with her family and ends her affair with Lefroy. She begins to write some of her greatest works of all time. Lefroy becomes the inspiration for Mr. Darcy in the novel, Pride and Prejudice.
Beethoven's Eroica / a production of the San Francisco Symphony.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 334
San Francisco Symphony's music director, Michael Tilson Thomas, retraces Beethoven's steps through Vienna's aristocratic ballrooms and Austria's rustic villages, exploring how Beethoven channeled his fears of deafness, his admiration for Napoleon, and his obsession to prove himself the greatest composer of his time and to write the Eroica. Includes a live performance of Beethoven's Eroica by the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas.
Before night falls / Fineline Features Grandview Pictures El Mar Pictures, LLC Jon Kilik presents a film by Julian Schnabel produced by Jon Kilik written by Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles, Julian Schnabel directed by Julian Schnab
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 678
A look at the life of Reinaldo Arenas, from childhood in Cuba to his death in New York City. His writings and homosexuality get him in trouble with Castro's Cuba and he spends two years in prison. Victimized by a government that banned his books and jailed him for a crime he didn't commit, [poet] Reinaldo [Arenas] endured unspeakable persecution in a courageous stand against censorship and oppression. Without a country, but not without integrity, he fled to America where he continued to fight for personal expression and produced a stirring body of work. -- Container.
Before Stonewall : the making of a gay and lesbian community After Stonewall.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 981
Before Stonewall presents the story of the gay and lesbian experience in the United States since the 1920s. Covers many of the milestones in the fight for gay acceptance and equal rights, culminating in the 1969 riots that followed the police raid of a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village.;"After Stonewall traces the gay rights movement in America from the 1969 raid on the Stonwall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, through the 1990s."
Before Stonewall : the making of a gay and lesbian community After Stonewall.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 981
Before Stonewall presents the story of the gay and lesbian experience in the United States since the 1920s. Covers many of the milestones in the fight for gay acceptance and equal rights, culminating in the 1969 riots that followed the police raid of a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village.;"After Stonewall traces the gay rights movement in America from the 1969 raid on the Stonwall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, through the 1990s."
Before sunrise / Castle Rock Entertainment presents a Detour Filmproduction in association with F.I.L.M.H.A.U.S., Wien written by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan produced by Anne Walker-McBay directed by Richard Linklater.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1004
A young American man meets a beautiful French student on a train bound for Paris, falls in love and asks her to share his last night in Vienna.
Before sunset / Warner Independent Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment present a Detour Film production produced by Anne Walker-McBay screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke directed by Richard Linklater.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1199
Two strangers met by chance, spent a night together in Vienna, and parted before sunrise. Nine years later, Jesse has written a book about the encounter. During his accelerated European book tour, he meets up with Celine in Paris. Before Jesse's flight home, he joins Celine for a picturesque walk around the city and they have an intimate conversation, ending at Celine's apartment. Will they get the chance to fall in love all over again?
Behind the hatred : mortal enemies / produced by New York Times Television for Discovery Channel producers, C. Scott Willis, John Fielding, Sharon Young writer, Serge Schmemann.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 968
From Israel's War of Independence in 1948 up to the 2002 conflicts, the video examines the Israel-Palestine conflict through the personalities of Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat. Contains archival footage and interviews with those close to the crisis to provide a context for understanding both historical and recent events.
Behind the scenes with David Parsons / A co-production of Learning Designs & Thirteen-WNET.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 238
A visit with choreographer David Parsons who shows how movement is transformed into pattern in dance.
Being John Malkovich / Gramercy Pictures presents a Propaganda Films/Single Cell Pictures production directed by Spike Jonze written by Charlie Kaufman produced by Michael Stipe and Sandy Stern, Steve Golin, Vincent Landay.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1143
A struggling street puppeteer takes a job as a filing clerk and discovers a secret door that allows him to enter into the mind and body of actor John Malkovich. For fifteen minutes he experiences being John Malkovich before being dropped out of the sky alongside the New Jersey Turnpike. After sharing this experience with an office colleague and his wife the three hatch a plan to offer this experience to others and charge a fee.
Being Julia / Sony Pictures Classics and Serendipity Point Films.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 208
Julia is a true diva, but after years of the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting. She finds what she is looking for in a handsome young American fan, who adds a few more sparks than Julia was hoping for.
Benny Goodman : adventures in the kingdom of Swing / Columbia Music Video produced and directed by Oren Jacoby a co-production of Thirteen/WNET and Antelope for Meridian.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 656
A comprehensive documentary covering Goodman's career, this biography includes rare performance footage from the '20s and '30s, studio rehearsal footage from the '50s, home movies, rare audio tracks, and video footage of Goodman recounting his own life. Includes interviews with family, friends, and jazz contemporaries.
Berlin, symphony of a great city / a Fox-Europa Film ; a film by Walther Ruttmann ; screenplay, Walther Ruttmann, Karl Freund from an idea by Carl Meyer ; directed by Walter Ruttman.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 165
A cross section of life in Berlin from dawn to midnight on a late spring day. Uses montage, cutting, and editing to capture the pulse and tempo of this city.
Best boy : Best man / [presented by] the Association for the Help of Retarded Children, New York City Chapter and Only Child Motion Pictures produced directed and edited by Ira Wohl.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 274
"Best boy" follows Philly Wohl, a cheerful and lovable 52 year old who's been mentally handicapped since birth and still lives with his parents. When his cousin, filmmaker Ira Wohl, questions what will happen to Philly once his elderly parents can no longer care for him, the family embarks on a mission to help Philly become more independent. "Best man" is the follow-up to "Best boy" which revisits Philly 20 years later.
Best in show / Warner Bros. Pictures Castle Rock Entertainment presents directed by Christopher Guest written by Christopher Guest & Eugene Levy produced by Karen Murphy.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1022
A comic look at dog show participants (and the pooches who love them).
Best of Seinfeld : 100th episode / Castle Rock Entertainment.
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: VID 585
A collection of the best moments of the television program 'Seinfeld'.
Betrayal of democracy / produced for the Documentary Consortium by WGBH Boston.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 94
An examination of the breakdown of the democratic process and the increasing exclusion of the citizens from government decision-making processes.
Betty Boop / A&E Television Networks.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 657
She first appeared on screen with the body of a woman and the head of a dog. Re-invented as 100% woman, the racy cartoon star became an American icon.
Betye and Alison Saar, conjure women of the arts / created & produced by Linda Freeman ; written and directed by David Irving.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 323
Mother and daughter artists demonstrate collaborative art, and the use of found objects in their work, and reflect on their relationship, motivation, and role as African-American women.
Beyond conviction / Tied to the Tracks Films, Inc., presents a film by Rachel Libert.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1125
This is a documentary on the story of three crime victims on an emotional journey toward healing and recovery. Beyond conviction follows participants in Pennsylvania's Mediation program for crimes of severe violence , (1998). The film provides a rare glimpse into the lingering pain and trauma for both victims and offenders and examines this bold effort to bring humanity into the criminal justice.
Beyond hate / a production of International Cultural Programming, Inc. and Public Affairs Television, Inc.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
Call Number: VID 147
Tape 1 features conversations with a variety of people who have explored the heart of hatred. Tape 2 focusses on how children learn to hate, and how attitudes toward hatred differ from culture to culture.
Beyond the fringe / [written by] Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, Dudley Moore produced by Don Silverman directed by Duncan Wood.
Subject: COMEDY
Call Number: DVD 346
Unearthed in a producer's vault, this British comedy gem is the only taped record of the groundbreaking 1960s comedy revue. A 1964 gala farewell performance of the famous stage revue by its original cast, it has never been released on home video. Four men from Oxford (Alan Bennett studying history & Dudley Moore on a music scholarship) and Cambridge (Jonathan Miller studying medicine & Peter Cook taking languages) were invited to present a comedy revue at the Edinburgh Festival in 1960. This led to a London production and then moved on to Broadway-- and their style of satire and parody became a major influence on comedy and comedians.
Beyond the glass ceiling
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: VID 270
Many talented women are trapped beneath an executive glass ceiling, an invisible but real barrier that keeps them from the top ranks of executive leadership. This program takes a critical look at the challenges and the opportunities for women beyond that glass ceiling.
Bible, Esther
Subject: RELIGION
Call Number: VID 256
Dramatization of the story of Esther, Queen of Persia.
Biblical archaeology : from the ground down / [presented by] the Biblical Archaeology Society ; with Michal Artzy ... [et al.].
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: RELIGION
Call Number: VID 191
Join with the world's leading excavators as they dig, sift and sort, removing centuries of sand and stone to bring the past to light.
Big one / Miramax Films presents in association with Mayfair Entertainment International, BBC Productions, and Dog Eat Dog Films production ; a film written and directed by Michael Moore.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: VID 254
Michael Moore armed only with a camera and a sharp sense of humor is searching America's heartland for an execuive who will respond to the question: If Fortune 500 companies are posting record-setting profits, why do they continue laying off thousands of workers?
Bill Cunningham New York / the New York Times and First Thought Films presents a film by Richard Press produced by Philip Gefter directed by Richard Press.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: DVD 1267
For decades, Bill Cunningham has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the New York Times Style section in his columns 'On the Street' and 'Evening Hours.' Presented is a delicate, funny and often poignant portrait of a dedicated artist whose only wealth is his own humanity and unassuming grace --Container.
Bill Robinson : Mr. Bojangles / producer, director, Torrie Rosenzweig ; writer, Mimi Freedman ; produced by Van Ness Films in association with Foxstar Productions and A&E Network.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 236
Bill T. Jones : dancing to the promised land / V.I.E.W., Inc.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 74
This video guides the viewer through rehearsals and performance of choreographer Bill T. Jones' most highly regarded work, Last Supper at Uncle Tom's Cabin/The Promised Land, as performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co.
Bill T. Jones : Still/here / directed by Alice Markowitz, David Grubin produced by Alice Markowitz, David Grubin executive producer, David Grubin a production of David Grubin Productions, Inc. & Public Affairs Television, Inc. a presentation of T
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 492
A look at dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones's highly acclaimed dance, Still/Here . At workshops around the country, people facing life-threatening illnesses are asked to remember the highs and lows of their lives, and even imagine their own deaths. They then transform these feelings into expressive movement, which Jones incorporates into the dance Still/Here . Jones deomonstrates the movements of his life story--his first encounter with white people, confusion over his sexuality, his partner Arnie Zane's untimely death from AIDS, and Jones's own HIV status.
Billy : a man who lives in the margins / Kerri Yost and William Kubart.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 377
In Billy, a minimalist documentary approach lets us examine the daily life of a homeless man in an affluent Midwestern college town.
Billy Elliot / Working Title Films and BBC Films in association with the Arts Council of England present a Tiger Aspect Pictures production in association with WT2.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY, DANCE
Call Number: VID 626
Eleven-year-old miner's son Billy Elliot is on his way to boxing lessons when he stumbles upon a ballet class. Billy secretly joins the class, knowing that his blue-collar family would never understand. --Container.
Biography. William Shakespeare : a life of drama / a Satel Documentary production for A&E Television Networks produced and directed by Rebecca Jones.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: VID 592
A biography of the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare.
Bird / Warner Bros. Pictures a Malpaso production written by Joel Oliansky produced and directed by Clint Eastwood.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 850
The life of legendary jazz musician Charlie Yardbird Parker.
Birth / New Line Cinema presents in association with Fine Line Features a Lou Yi/Academy production produced by Jean-Louis Piel, Nick Morris, Lizie Gower written by Jean-Claude Carriere, Milo Addica, Jonathan Glazer directed by Jonathan Glazer.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 909
A widow for ten years, Anna is looking forward to getting remarried when a mysterious boy appears claiming to be the reincarnation of her late husband.
Birth of a nation / Produced and directed by D.W. Griffith.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 507
A Civil War spectacular. The film portrays life in the South during and after the Civil War as revealed in a story depicting the war itself, the conflict between the defeated Southerners and emancipated renegade blacks, the despoiling of the South during the carpetbagger period, and the revival of the Southern white man's honor through the efforts of the Ku Klux Klan.
Birth of a nation / D.W. Griffith.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 956
Movie adapted from the novel 'The clansman' by Thomas Dixon.
Black Hawk down / Revolution Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer Films present a Ridley Scott film, a Jerry Bruckheimer production in association with Scott Free Productions producers, Jerry Bruckheimer, Ridley Scott screenplay, Ken Nolan director, Ridle
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 421
With exacting detail, the film re-creates the American siege of the Somalian city of Mogadishu in October 1993, when a 45-minute mission turned into a 16-hour ordeal of bloody urban warfare. Helicopter-borne U.S. Rangers were assigned to capture key lieutenants of Somali warlord Muhammad Farrah Aidid, but when two Black Hawk choppers were felled by rocket-propelled grenades, the U.S. soldiers were forced to fend for themselves in the battle-torn streets of Mogadishu, attacked from all sides by armed Aidid supporters.
Black is-- black ain't : a personal journey through black identity / Independent Television Service.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 116
American culture has stereotyped black Americans for centuries. Equally devastating, the late Marlon Riggs argued, have been the definitions of blackness" African Americans impose upon one another which contain and reduce the black experience. The film scrutinizes the identification of "blackness" with masculinity as well as sexism, patriarchy and homophobia in black America.
Black stallion / Zoetrope Studios ; United Artists ; Francis Ford Coppola presents.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 548
A boy and a horse are shipwrecked on an island where they become fast friends. Upon their return home they work together for a try in one of the great races at Santa Anita.
Black West / TBS Productions, Inc.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 188
Presents the history of Blacks in the old West through feature film clips, rare archival photography and exclusive interviews with descendants of Western icons.
Blade runner / a Ladd Company, in association with Sir Run Run Shaw, thru Warner Bros. Jerry Perenchio and Bud Yorkin present a Michael Deeley-Ridley Scott production screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples produced by Michael Deeley directed by R
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 717
In a futuristic Los Angeles of 2019, detective Rick Deckard is a highly rated Blade Runner assigned to find and kill illegal cybernetic replicants , genetic creations with superhuman abilities. Pulled unwillingly out of retirement, Deckard is forced into one last case, six exceptionally dangerous replicants who have escaped from slave labor and made their way into the city, apparently with plans to gain vengeance on the corporate masters who created them. In the course of investigation, Deckard falls in love with a beautiful woman who holds a disturbing secret, creating additional doubt and confusion in Deckard's mind. This 2007 final cut was remastered with improved visual and sound effects, and made some revisions to the 1992 director's cut revision.
Blazing saddles / Warner Bros. Pictures a Mel Brooks film screenplay by Mel Brooks ... [et al.] story by Andrew Bergman produced by Michael Hertzberg directed by Mel Brooks.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 673
The new sheriff and his sidekick, retired gunfighter Waco Kid, protect the town of Rock Ridge from the men who want to run the railroad through the town.
Blood on the sun / a William Cagney production directed by Frank Lloyd.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1137
In the 1920s, the American editor of a Tokyo newspaper reveals a Japanese militarist plan for world conquest.
Blossoms in the dust / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer a Mervyn LeRoy production screenplay by Anita Loos story by Ralph Wheelwright produced by Irving Asher directed by Mervyn LeRoy a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1329
To Edna Gladney, founder of the Texas Children's home and Aid Society, every abandoned child deserves the miracle of a loving home. Edna's devotion echoes today as she declares, There are no illegitimate babies-- only illegitimate parents.
Blowup / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; Premier Productions Co., Inc. presents a Carlo Ponti production ; produced by Carlo Ponti ; screenplay by Michaelangelo Antonioni and Tonino Guerra ; directed by Michaelangelo Antonioni.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 138
A London photographer takes some pictures of a couple in a park and discovers that he may have recorded evidence of a murder.
Blue dahlia / Paramount Pictures directed by George Marshall produced by John Houseman.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 657
A returning war veteran finds his faithless wife murdered and himself a suspect.
Blue eyed / Denkmal Filmproductions ; produced by Claus Strigel and Bertram Verhaag ; written and directed by Bertram Verhaag ; in cooperation with Jane Elliott.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 119
Jane Elliott conducts a workshop where an arbitrarily selected group of individuals is targeted to experience prejudice and bigotry. Based on the blue eyed-brown eyed exercise.
Blue valentine / the Weinstein Company and Incentive Filmed Entertainment presents a Silverwood Films/Hunting Lane Films production in association with Chrysler ... [et al.] a film by Derek Cianfrance directed by Derek Cianfrance written by Der
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1233
An honest, moving and uninhibited love story. The uncompromising portrait of Dean and Cindy, a young married couple who have grown apart, taking one night away from their daughter to try to save their relationship. Highlighted by provocative scenes alternately intimate and intense, the film captured audiences and critics alike.
Blue velvet / MGM De Laurentiis Entertainment Group a David Lynch film executive producer, Richard Roth screenplay by David Lynch produced by Fred Caruso directed by David Lynch.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 913
A college student stumbles across a bizarre mystery and wants to know more. The strange world he's found lurking beneath the picture-postcard veneer of his hometown is about to become much stranger.
Blue vinyl / [presented by] Bullfrog Films ; produced in association with Home Box Office [and] the Center for Independent Documentary ; launched in association with Next Wave Films & Working Films.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 267
Skeptical of her parents' decision to re-side their home with vinyl siding (polyvinyl chloride or PVC), Judith Helfand set out with Daniel B. Gold in search of the truth about vinyl.
Bluesland : a portrait in American music / East Stinson Inc., Toby Byron/Multiprises.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 565
This video explores the blues-- with all its poetic irony and sly humor, its eroticism and timeless power. It traces its roots from the beginning of the 20th Century through the Mississippi Delta to Louisiana, Texas, Kansas City and Chicago.
Bob Fosse : dancing on the edge / CBS News Productions ; producer, Andrew Rothstein.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 233
A biography of Broadway and musical film choreograper Bob Fosse. Includes clips from stage and film productions and insights from performers who worked with him.
Bob Rizzo's ballet class for kids / Riz-Biz Productions produced and directed by Bob Rizzo video executive producer, Bob Rizzo video producer, Mark Montellese.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 614
Ballet class for beginning-level students with one to two years of training. Includes a complete barre, center floor exercises, and a Grand Waltz dance routine.
Bob Rizzo's simply ballet / Riz-Biz Productions presents a Bob Rizzo film.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 610
If you're a beginner continuing to enjoy classical ballet, join ballerina Michelle Benash of New York City as she instructs both her students and YOU in this easy to follow along master class.
Bobby / [presented by] TWC [the Weinstein Company] and Bold Films written and directed by Emilio Estevez produced by Michel Litvak produced by Edward Bass, Holly Wiersma.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 742
Revisits the night presidential-hopeful Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in June 1968. Tells the stories of a variety of people present on that fateful night, ranging from Kennedy's campaign staff and volunteers to the hotel owner, employees such as kitchen staff, and various guests.
Body and soul / Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors Ltd. Enterprise Studios original screenplay by Abraham Polonsky produced by Bob Roberts directed by Robert Rossen.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 531
Charley has become the middleweight champion of the world by winning a fixed fight. In his devious climb to the top, Charley has become hard and arrogant, and has estranged both his mother and the girl he loves.
Body detectives / director, Sophie Rolfe ; producer, Robin Anderson ; a BBC production in association with Clearcut Communications for the Discovery Channel.
Subject: SCIENCE
Call Number: DVD 269
This clinical program travels to the world's first open-air crime lab with founder Bill Bass, of The University of Tennessee, for a close-up look at how cadavers decay. As proxies for murder victims, these decomposing bodies are studied in the name of science and the cause of justice. Factors and biological markers that help pinpoint time since death, including wind and weather, insects and carnivores, fire damage, soft tissue leachate, mold, and bacteria, are addressed. Three homicide cases that hinged on data and expertise gained at the Farm are presented, and Ph. D. students are filmed doing field work and body processing.
Body heat / Warner Bros. Pictures a Ladd Company release produced by Fred T. Gallo written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 983
A lawyer has a love affair with a woman and gets involved in a plot to kill her husband.
Body of lies / a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation a De Line Pictures/Scott Free Productions produced by Donald De Line, Ridley Scott screenplay by William Monahan directed by Ridley Scott.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 803
CIA operative Roger Ferris is on a covert mission. He is working in Jordan and searching for terrorists who have been bombing civilian targets. Ferris uncovers information on the Islamist mastermind Al-Saleem. He devises a plan to infiltrate Al-Saleem's terrorist network with the help of his Langley boss, Ed Hoffman. Ferris enlists the help of the Chief of Jordanian Intelligence, Hani Salaam on this operation, but what he is not certain of is how far he can trust him without putting his life in danger. The uneasy alliance leads to a cultural and moral clash between the men.
Bolshoi Ballet in the park / director, John Vernon.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 226
Bolshoi Ballet tour to the UK in a divertissement program which shows off their top ranking soloists at their best.
Born on the fourth of July / Universal Pictures presents an A. Kitman Ho & Ixtlan production, an Oliver Stone picture produced by A. Kitman Ho & Oliver Stone screenplay by Oliver Stone & Ron Kovic directed by Oliver Stone.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 876
Based on the true story of Ron Kovic, a young man who volunteered for the Vietnam War, was wounded, and returned paralyzed from the mid-chest down. He later became a new voice for those disenchanted with the war.
Born to sing : vocal technique course / by Howard Austin & Elisabeth Howard.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 550
Born to sing : vocal technique course / by Elisabeth Howard & Howard Austin.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 646
Bournonville ballet technique : fifty enchaînements / selected and reconstructed by Vivi Flindt and Knud Arne Jürgensen.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 627
Offers a new approach to the study of the technique of the great nineteenth-century Danish choreographer August Bournonville. Presents fifty school exercises, selected and reconstructed from the notations of Bournonville's successor, Hans Beck. --Container.
Bowling for Columbine / United Artists and Alliance Atlantis present a Salter Street Films and VIF 2 production, a Dog Eat Dog Films production producers, Michael Moore, Kathleen Glynn, Jim Czarnecki, Charles Bishop, Michale Donovan written and directed
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 589
Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore (Fahrenheit 9/11) takes aim at America's love affair with guns and violence in this Oscar-winning film that demands attention (People)! Mixing riveting footage, hilarious animation and candid interviews with everyone from the NRA's Charlton Heston to shock-rocker Marilyn Manson... -- Container
Brain sex / Primedia Productions Limited, Quality Time Television Limited, [and] Primetime Television Limited co-production with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in association with the Discovery Channel.
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
Call Number: VID 169
Scientific studies indicate that men and women do not have identical brain structures which may account for some of the differences in behavior between sexes. Vol. 1 explores effect of hormones received during gestation on behavior. Vol. 2 looks at how different brain architecture can lead to differences in ability and learning patterns. Vol. 3 looks at social relations between men and women.
Breaking the glass ceiling / [produced by] Films for the Humanities & Sciences.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: VID 209
The program discusses obstacles that prevent women from getting to the top of organizations and explores issues for women around the Glass ceiling through interviews. Offers practical how-to-do-it tips and hints, with emphasis on the importance of having ambition and real drive to get into the executive position.
Breathless = A bout de souffle / Les Films Georges de Beauregard, S.N.C Janus Films producer, Georges de Beauregard screenplay / director, Jean-Luc Godard.
Volume: Pt. 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 338
A small-time hood kills a policeman and tries to leave France, but his American girlfriend betrays him to the police leading to a deadly conclusion.
Brian Cox on acting in tragedy / a BBC production in association with Dramatis Personae Ltd. producers, Maria Aitken, David G. Croft director, David G. Croft.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 572
Brian Cox discusses and demonstrates the fine points of acting in tragedies.
Brick / Focus Features presents a Bergman Lustig production, a film by Rian Johnson produced by Ram Bergman, Mark G. Mathis written and directed by Rian Johnson.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 952
Brendan Frye is a loner, someone who always knows all the angles but has chosen to stay on the outside. When the girl he loves turns up dead, he is determined to find the 'who' and 'why'.
Brief encounter / produced by Noel Coward ; directed by David Lean ; Pinewood Films Ltd.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1
Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson star as middle-class suburbanites whose casual friendship evolves into a passionate yearning for each other.
Brigadoon / Metro Goldwyn Mayer screen play by Alan Jay Lerner produced by Arthur Freed directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1121
Two Americans stumble upon a Scottish village which comes to life for only one day a century. One of the men falls in love with a townswoman, and has to decide where his heart lies.
Brighton Beach memoirs / a Rastar production produced by Ray Stark screenplay by Neil Simon directed by Gene Saks.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 723
Fifteen-year-old Eugene Jerome is trying to uncover life's mysteries in this adaptation of a Broadway hit about growing up in Brooklyn during the late 1930's.
Bringing out the dead / Paramount Pictures and Touchstone Pictures present a Scott Rudin-Cappa/DeFina production a Martin Scorsese picture produced by Scott Rudin and Barbara De Fina screenplay by Paul Schrader directed by Martin Scorsese.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 529
Nicolas Cage stars as Frank Pierce, a paramedic on the brink of madness from too many years of saving and losing lives.
British House of Commons
Volume: pt.1-2
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 54
This first televised session of the British House of Commons features speeches by two Conservative members of Parliament, Ian Gow and David Sumberg, Neil Kinnock, leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
British Parliament / producer, Connie Doebele ; director, Douglas Heyman.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 53
Presents a panel discussion of current British politics, focusing on Thatcherism. Includes a tour of the Houses of Parliament, narrated by Dr. Christopher Pond. Shows television coverage of the House of Lords.
Broadway Danny Rose / an Orion Pictures release a Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe production produced by Robert Greenhut written and directed by Woody Allen.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 662
Comedy about an agent Broadway Danny Rose and his attempt to revive the sagging career of the overweight, aging lounge singer, Lou Canova. Danny has finally booked Lou at the Waldorf, but Lou won't go on unless his girlfriend Tina is there on opening night. It's Danny's quest to round up Tina, an attempt that lands him right in the middle of a gangland battle.
Broadway, the American musical / a film by Michael Kanton ; a co-production of Ghost Light Films, Thirteen/WNET New York, NHK and BBC in association with Carlton International ; written by JoAnn Young, Marc Fields, Michael Kantor and Laurence Maslon ; di
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 107
This is the first comprehensive documentary series to chronicle the entire razzle-dazzle history of this unique American art form. Each episode chronicles a different era in American history, and features the Broadway shows and songs that defined the period.
Brokeback Mountain / Focus Features and River Road Entertainment directed by Ang Lee screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana producers, Diana Ossana, James Schamus.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 420
It's 1963, a time in the United States when life was simple, straightforward and the lines between the sexes and sex roles were crisply drawn and severely delineated. Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist find themselves thrown together when they are hired to tend sheep in the remote area of Brokeback Mountain, Wyoming. Because of the job, the two are forced to spend many hours together alone in the wild. Ennis and Jack are inexorably drawn to each other through their proximity, loneliness and through a shared lack of tenderness and emotion in their lives and are emotionally, physically and psychically bonded to each other almost from the start.
Broken embraces / Sony Pictures Classics produced by Esther García written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1005
Fourteen years ago, he had two names: Harry Caine, the pseudonym he used for his literary works, and Mateo Blanco, his real name, which he used to direct films. But that was before the accident when he lost his sight and his beloved Lena. Now he goes only by Harry Caine. If he can't direct films, he can only survive with the idea that Mateo Blanco died on Lanzarote with his Lena. When he is given the chance to tell his story, he can't refuse. Includes featurettes, commentary, and deleted scenes.;"Home use only."
Broken flowers / Focus Features presents a Five Roses production a film by Jim Jarmusch produced by Jon Kilik, Stacey Smith written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1136
Confirmed bachelor Don has just been dumped by his latest lover, Sherry. Don begins to resign himself to being alone and left to his own devices. However, he becomes compelled to reflect on his past when he receives a mysterious pink letter by mail. It is from an anonymous former lover and informs him that he has a 19-year-old son who may be looking for his father. Don is urged to investigate the contents of the letter by his closest friend and neighbor, Winston. Hesitant to travel at all, Don nonetheless embarks on a cross-country trip in search of clues from four former loves. Unannounced, he visits each of these women and finds that they hold new surprises for Don as he confronts his past.
Broken rainbow / Earthworks Films produced, written and edited by Maria Florio and Victoria Mudd directed by Maria Florio and Victoria Mudd.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 453
Heartbreaking tale of the forced relocation of 12,000 Navajos from their ancestral homeland in Arizona that began in the 1970s and continues to this day. Witness as they take their protest to Congress and turn tragedy into acts of heroic resistance.
Brook by Brook, an intimate portrait The tragedy of Hamlet.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 395
Brook by Brook: A revealing film about Peter Brook made by his son, Simon, offering a privileged view into Brook's family, theater, and films in a collective father-son journey that is personal and moving.;"Tragedy of hamlet: Discover the new meaning in Hamlet in Peter Brook's original performances in Paris and its worldwide theatrical tour."
Brother, can you spare a dime? / Video Communications, inc.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 644
This compilation chronicles the 1930's. Rare footage covers people in hardship and Hollywood in its heyday.
Brothers / Lionsgate and Relativity Media, LLC present a Sighvatsson Films, Relativity Media, LLC, Michael De Luca Productions, Inc. production a Jim Sheridan Film produced by Ryan Kavanaugh, Sigurjon Sighvatsson, Michael De Luca screenplay by Da
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1142
Captain Sam Cahill is embarking on his fourth tour of duty, leaving behind his beloved wife and two daughters. When Sam's Blackhawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, the worst is presumed, leaving an enormous void in the family. Despite a dark history, Sam's charismatic younger brother steps in to fill the family void.
Bryony Brind's ballet : the first steps.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 611
Royal Ballet principal dancer explains and demonstrates the joy of dance --Step by step, Bryony introduces the viewer to the primary movements so that they can learn to use them to increase their own muscle strength and physical flexibility.
Buck / Sundance Selects Cedar Creek Productions presents, in assocation with Motto Pictures & Back Allie Productions producer, Julie Goldman director, Cindy Meehl.
Subject:
Call Number: DVD 1306
... a richly textured and visually stunning film, follows Buck Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his phenomenally successful approach to horses. A real-life 'horse-whisperer', he eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with their horses through leadership and sensitivity, not punishment. Buck possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses - and people - with his understanding, compassion and respect --Container.
Building bombs / Single Spark Pictures a film by Mark Mori and Susan Robinson.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 471
Profiling a diverse cast of outspoken community members, from a physicist-turned-peace-activist, a politician who speechifies on the good jobs created by the plant, and a worker whose body courses with radioactive particles, Building bombs artfully grapples with the profound realities of a world filled with nukes by listening closely to those who must live day-to-day in the shadow of the H-bomb. --Container.
Building the great cathedrals / produced and directed by Scott Tiffany written and produced by Gary Glassman a Providence Pictures production for Nova and WGBH Boston in association with TelFrance and ARTE France .
Subject: ARCHTECTURE
Call Number: DVD 967
Carved from a hundred million pounds of stone, soaring effortlessly atop a spiderweb of masonry, Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistry. But how did medieval builders reach such spectacular heights? Consuming the labor of entire towns, sometimes taking a hundred years to build, these architectural marvels were crafted from just hand tools and stone. Many now teeter on the brink of catastrophic collapse.
Bujones in class / Kultur.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 615
An excellent learning and teaching tool, this film was designed by Mr. Bujones to illustrate the technique of classical ballet with emphasis on posture placement and the classical movements.
Bull Durham / a Mount Company production produced by Thom Mount and Mark Burg written and directed by Ron Shelton.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1192
American romantic comedy, dealing with a very minor minor-league team and three of its current constituents, an aging baseball groupie that beds one player each season, a cocky foolish new pitcher, and the older, weary catcher brought in to wise the rookie up.
Bullets or ballots / Turner Entertainment Warner Bros. Pictures First National Pictures, Inc. and the Vitaphone Corp. present a First National Productions Corporation picture directed by William Keighley.
Subject:
Call Number: DVD 1326
A disgraced New York detective joins a racketeer's payroll and sets the syndicate up for a fall.
Bullitt / Warner Bros., Seven Arts presents a Solar production produced by Philip D'Antoni directed by Peter Yates screenplay by Alan R. Trustman and Harry Kleiner.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 635
A star witness in a controversial court case is murdered, and the police detective assigned to guard him goes after the killers himself.
Buried mirror : reflections on Spain and the New World / by Carlos Fuentes ; presented by Sogetel in association with the Smithsonian Institution and Quinto Centenario Espana ; produced by Michael Gill ; directed by Peter Newington ; written and presente
Volume: v.1-5
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 168
For American Indians, the mirror symbolized power, the sun, the Earth, its four corners, and its people. Now, a mirror is being held up to the Old and New Worlds to reflect the diverse cultures of Spanish-speaking countries and peoples, together with the themes, institutions, beliefs, and symbols that have endured or changed through time.
Burn after reading / Focus Features presents in association with Relativity Media Mike Zoss Productions Studio Canal Working Title Films produced by Tim Bevan, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Eric Fellner written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen directed by E
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 942
Osbourne Cox is a CIA analyst who quits his job after being demoted. He decides to write a memoir about his life in the CIA. His wife, Katie, wants a divorce and, based on the advice of her divorce lawyer, she downloads many of his personal and financial files onto a disc. Katie's lover is Treasury agent Harry Pfarrer. The disc eventually finds its way to Hardbodies, a workout gym. An employee of the gym, Chad Feldheimer obtains the disc and ascertains that it contains classified government information. Along with his fellow employee, Linda Litzke, he intends to use the disc to blackmail Osbourne. When blackmailing him fails, Linda decides to take the information to the Russian embassy. At the embassy, she hands the disc over to the Russians, promising that she will give them more information. Linda and Chad don't have any more information, so they decide to break into Cox's house. This brings about a series of events that no one foresees.
Burn! / United Artists Pictures Inc. a film by Gillo Pontecorvo directed by Gillo Pontecorvo produced by Alberto Grimaldi written by Franco Solinas, Giorgio Arlorio.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 822
Sir William Walker is sent to secure a plantation at a Portuguese colony. While there be befriends Jose and Teddy, and plants the seeds of revolution in their heads. Years later he must go back and stop the revolution that he helped begin.
Buster Keaton [videorecording] / produced by Greystone Communications, Inc. for the Biography Channel produced by Margaret Haddad.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 660
Narrates the comprehensive story of Buster Keaton's life, from his turn-of-the-century vaudeville upbringing to his 1950s comeback. Keaton's star soared in the 1920s with a string of brilliant films, but he soon experienced harder times, including bouts with alcoholism and mental illness. Adapted from case insert.
But-- seriously / Showtime presnts a Crystal/Berner/Lieberman production producer, Richard Crystal produced and directed by Jeff Lieberman.
Subject: COMEDY
Call Number: VID 576
A collection of stand-up comedy by Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Billy Crystal, Mort Sahl, and many others
Butterfield 8 / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer screen play by Charles Schnee and John Michael Hayes a Pandro S. Berman production directed by Daniel Mann.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1060
A high-class call girl in New York and a socially prominant man fall in love. However, he can't forget her past and she resents his distrust, so they battle their emotions and each other, leading to a powerful and explosive climax.
Buying the war / writers, Bill Moyers, Kathleen Hughes producer/director, Kathleen Hughes a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc. a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 306
In this film, journalist Bill Moyers looks at the reporting and spinning done in order to shape the mind of the American people following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The administration under President Bush and the media are all examined in this documentary.
By Brakhage : an anthology / [producers, Peter Becker, Kate Elmore].
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 326
Twenty-six masterworks by Stan Brakhage.
By word of foot / directed by Brenda Bufalino produced by Jane Goldberg.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 574
Documentary on the week-long tap workshop and teach-in, By word of foot, presented by the Changing Times Tap Dancing Company, featuring guest tap masters: Peg Leg Bates, Bunny Briggs, Buster Brown, Ernest Brownie Brown, John W. Bubbles, Charles Honi Coles, Marion Coles, Leon Collins, Charles Cookie Cook, Leslie Bubba Gaines, Albert Gip Gibson, Alfredo Gustar, George Hillman, Gregory Hines, Fred Kelly, Mabel Lee, and Howard Sandman Sims.
Cabaret / presented by Allied Artists Pictures Corp. and ABC Pictures Corp an ABC Pictures Corp. production, a Feuer & Martin production screenplay by Jay Allen produced by Cy Feuer directed by Bob Fosse.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 599
Sally Bowles, an American cabaret singer in 1930s Berlin, becomes involved in the rise of the Nazi party.
Cabin in the sky / directed by Vincent Minnelli produced by Arthur Freed associate producer Albert Louis.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 665
When gambler Little Joe is fatally wounded settling a bet, the forces of good and evil battle for his soul.
Cach = Hidden / Sony Pictures Classics les Films du losange ... [et al.] [written and directed by Michael Haneke producers Margaret Menegoz, Veit Heiduschka].
Subject: CINEMA - FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Call Number: DVD 1010
A talk show host and his wife and son seem to be living an ideal life until clandestinely-filmed videotapes of their private lives start to show up on their front porch. As the tapes reveal more secrets, the resulting stress and fear leads to conflict, obsession, and deceit for the couple and brings back episodes from the husband's childhood when he wronged a young Algerian boy.
Cage/Cunningham : a film / by Elliot Caplan ; [produced by] Cunningham Dance Foundation, in association with La SEPT.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 89
Presents material on Cunningham and his dances, especially his association with John Cage.
Calendar girls / Touchstone Pictures presents a Harbour Pictures production produced by Nick Barton & Suzanne Mackie written by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi directed by Nigel Cole.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1141
When Chris' best friend Annie loses her husband, Chris derives a scheme to memorialize him. The two women, along with some of their friends - all fiftysomething women - will make a nude calendar to raise money for the hospital where he died. The calendar becomes hugely popular. Based on actual events.
Camila / European Classics Release.
Subject: FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Call Number: VID 99
Recounts the true story of a young Catholic socialite from Buenos Aires, Camila O'Gorman, who falls in love and runs away with a young Jesuit priest, Ladislao Gutierrez, in 1847. Eventually they are found and executed by the repressive government.
Camille / [presented by] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer directed by George Cukor screenplay by Zoe Akins, Francis Marion & James Hilton.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 638
A Parisian courtesan and a young law student fall in love and forsake their former lives.
Campaigning for the presidency / a co-production of KPBS Television and the University of California, San Diego ; producer, Peter Kaye ; director, Philip Doucet.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 67
A symposium, sponsored by the University of California, San Diego and KPBS, San Diego, featuring eight presidential campaign managers discussing their experiences with managing a presidential campaign.
Can Mr. Smith get to Washington anymore? / Red Envelope Entertainment Mr. Smith Movie, LLC. written and produced by Matt Coen, Mike Kime, Frank Popper directed, cinematography, edited by Frank Popper.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 470
When 29-year-old Jeff Smith decides to run for the congressional seat of the retiring Democratic party leader Richard Gephardt, his family and friends think he's crazy. With no political experience, no name recognition, and no money, how can he possibly hope to defeat Russ Carnahan, the wealthy son of a Missouri political dynasty and the favorite of the political establishment and media?
Canadian Parliament special tape
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 8
Question period, Canadian House of Commons, Ottawa, Jan. 19, 1988.
Capote / United Artists and Sony Pictures Classics present an A-Line Pictures/Cooper's Town Productions/Infinity Media production produced by Caroline Baron, Michael Ohoven, William Vince screenplay by Dan Futterman directed by Bennett Miller.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 419
In 1959, Truman Capote was a popular writer for The New Yorker. He learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Halcomb, Kansas. Inspired by the story, Capote and his partner, Harper Lee, travel to the town to do research for an article. However, as Capote digs deeper into the story, he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work, In Cold Blood. He arranges extensive interviews with the prisoners, especially with Perry Smith. However, his feelings of compassion for Perry conflicts with his need for closure for his book which only an execution can provide. That conflict and the mixed motives for both interviewer and subject make for a troubling experience that would produce an literary account that would redefine modern non-fiction.
Captive servants and child prostitution / Speranza Films presents in cooperation with UNICEF Norway directors, Thomas Robsahm and Tina Davis producers, Thomas Robsahm and Margreth Olin.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 806
House slavery, the confinement and coercion of unpaid domestic servants, occurs far more frequently across Europe and the United States than most people realize. Even more alarming is the wide-spread use of children as fodder for prostitution rings around the world. This program profiles a Moroccan-born former house slave named Rania, whose father, believing she would be educated and cared for, allowed her to be taken to France at the age of eight. Viewers also meet Sino and La Thiya, Cambodian victims of Southeast Asia's rampant child sex industry. Both case studies are chilling in their accounts of deception and exploitation, yet they also convey the possibility of personal transcendence and justice -- Container.
Capturing reality : the art of documentary / a National Film Board of Canada production produced in association with Super Channel, Documentary, Writers Guild of Canada producer, Michelle Van Beusekom director & writer, Pepita Ferrari.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1174
An exploration of the complex creative process that goes into making documentary films. Features interviews with 38 directors and 163 clips of scenes from classic films plus a bonus disc with over four hours of additional filmmaker interviews.
Capturing the Friedmans / Magnolia Pictures presents a film by Andrew Jarecki producers, Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling directed by Andrew Jarecki.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 362
The Friedmans seem to be a typical family from affluent Great Neck, Long Island. One Thanksgiving, as the family gathers for a quiet holiday dinner, a police battering ram splinters the front door and officers rush inside. The police charge Arnold and his son Jesse with hundreds of shocking crimes. As police investigate, and the community reacts, the fabric of the family begins to disintegrate, revealing questions about justice, family and finally the truth.
Caravaggio and the Baroque / produced by Rizzoli Corriere Della Sera.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 326
A look at how the masters found new directions in art as the High Renaissance gives way to the Baroque.
Carl Gustav Jung, artist of the soul / a film by Werner Weick; English language version produced by Sheldon Rochlin.
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
Call Number: VID 146
Examines the life and work of psychologist C. G. Jung drawing from his autobiographical writings and interviews with his daughters and grandson.
Carlin on campus.
Subject: COMEDY
Call Number: VID 570
George Carlin performans little-known routines, such as The prayers, Consumer hints, Tell him who's boss, Bein' sick, Stomach noises and an early long version of Cars and driving.
Carlito's way / Universal Pictures and Epic Productions present a Bregman/Baer production, a film by Brian De Palma produced by Martin Bregman, Willi Baer, Michael S. Bregman screenplay by David Koepp directed by Brian De Palma.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 427
After getting out of jail, a Puerto Rican drug lord wants to go straight, but his cohorts in the New York Underworld won't let him.
Carlos Fuentes / Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures, & EZTV ; produced & directed by Lewis MacAdams & John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 432
Carlos Fuentes, noted Mexican author talks about his life and his literary work. In addition, Mr. Fuentes gives readings in English & Spanish at the Los Angeles Theatre Center.
Carlos Saura's flamenco trilogy
Volume: v.1 - 3
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 442
One of Spanish cinema's great auteurs, Carlos Saura brought international audiences closer to the art of his country's dance than any other filmmaker, before or since. In his Flamenco Trilogy -- Blood Wedding, Carmen, and El amor brujo -- Saura merged his passion for dance and music with his ongoing exploration of Spanish national identity. All starring and choreographed by legendary dancer Antonio Gades, the films feature thrilling physicality and electrifying cinematography and editing. --Container.
Carmen / Georges Bizet; [produced by] The Metropolitan Opera.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 333
Stage production of the classic opera, with Agnes Baltsa as Carmen, who seduces and then spurns soldier Don Jos.
Carolyn Forch / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 452
Carolyn Forch, in her lyrical and deeply resonant poetry, meditates on the brutalities and injustices of the 20th century. Ms. Forch, who received a Lannan Poetry Fellowship, read the entire text of The angel of history and talked with Michael Silverblatt on May 24, 1994, in Los Angeles--Container."
Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti in concert / TV producer, Herbert Chappell ; TV director, Brian Large.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 318
Videotape of a concert (Terme di Caracalla, Rome, 7 July 1990) of various opera arias and other songs, performed by tenors J. Carreras, P. Domingo, L. Pavarotti, and conducted by Zubin Mehta.
Carrie / Redbank Films ; producers, Brian De Palma, Paul Monash ; writer, Lawrence D. Cohen ; director, Brian De Palma.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 60
Horror movie about a shy young girl with special powers who wrecks havoc on her tormentors.
Caryl Phillips / Lannan Foundation ; with interview by Pico Iyer; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 456
Caryl Phillips was born in St. Kitts, West Indies, and has published five works of fiction which present different perspectives of the African diaspora and explore the anatomy of slavery with stylistic virtuosity and memorable characters who tell the stories of those who survived slavery. He reads from Crossing the River.
Casablanca / Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. a Hal B. Wallis production ; screenplay Julius J. & Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch ; directed by Michael Curtiz.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 264
Set in World War II Morocco within a city filled with European refugees. A bitter nightclub owner helps his former lover and her Resistance-hero husband escape from the Nazis.
Casino Royale [videorecording (DVD)] / produced by Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson directed by Martin Campbell screenplay by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis.
Volume: v.1
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1249
Newly-promoted British Secret Service agent James Bond is sent on his first mission to find and destroy Le Chiffre, a financier who funds the world's terrorist organizations.
Castle / Unicorn Projects ; producers, Larry Klein and Mark Olshaker ; written by Mark Olshaker ; produced in cooperation with WTVS Detroit.
Subject: ARCHTECTURE
Call Number: VID 337
Presents an animated tale about a fictional thirteenth-century fortress and town built by King Edward I to subdue the rebellious Welsh. Includes live-action sequences in which David Macaulay and Sarah Bullen discuss the history and architecture that inspired the fictional castle.
Cathedral / Unicorn Projects ; written and produced by Mark Olshaker and Larry Klein ; animation created and directed by Tony White ; live action sequences by Carl Gover Associates ; directed by Tim King ; producer, Colin Leighton.
Subject: ARCHTECTURE
Call Number: VID 327
Follows the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary French town of Beaulieu during the thirteenth century, in order to understand why and how the great cathedrals of Europe were built. Alternates between modern footage and animation.
Cavalcade of comedy : U.S. 1929-31 / Paramount Pictures ; produced by Bret Wood.
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: VID 502
A collection of classic shorts from the Paramount Studios. An anthology from the late 1920s and early '30s. It showcases the early works of such American legends as Jack Benny, Burns & Allen, George Jessel, Eddie Cantor and Smith & Dale.
Cave of forgotten dreams [videorecording] / History Films presents a Creative Differences production a film by Werner Herzog written and directed by Werner Herzog produced by Erik Nelson and Adrienne Ciuffo.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1276
A breathtaking new documentary from the incomparable Werner Herzog, follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. An unforgettable cinematic experience that provides an unique glimpse of pristine artwork dating back to human hands over 30,000 years ago, almost twice as old as any previous discovery.
Cecilia Bartoli / produced and directed by David Thomas.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 174
Includes a recording at La Fenice, Cecilia's early years, the Rossini tradition, a performance of Mozart, a singing lesson, and a look to the future, as well as Cecilia Bartoli performing in concert at the Savoy Hotel, with pianist Gyrgy Fischer.
Celtic feet : Irish dancing step by step with Colin Dunne / presented by Wienerworld Limited.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 234
Center stage. Turn it up / Stage 6 Films presents a Laurence Mark production produced by Laurence Mark written by Karen Bloch Morse directed by Steven Jacobson.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1038
All Kate has ever wanted in life has been to perform with the American Ballet Academy. But when she doesn't get in, she learns that it takes more than just natural talent to succeed in the dance world. With a turn in a cutting-edge hip-hop club and the help of a former hockey player-turned-dancer, she may just manage to make her dreams come true.
Central American assistance / Senate Foreign Relations Committee on International Economic Policy.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: VID 15
The Committee examines the economic situation in Central America and explores various proposals for economic recovery and development.
Central Station / Sony Pictures Classics VideoFilmes Producoes Artisticas, LTDA and Mact Productions S.A. an Arthur Cohn production a film by Walter Salles screenplay, João Emanuel Carneiro, Marcos Bernstein produced by Arthur Cohn and Martine de Clermon
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 752
When a young boy witnesses his mother's accidental death, a lonely, retired school-teacher reluctantly takes the child under her wing.
Cezanne : the man and the mountain / written and narrated by Edwin Mullins ; director, Jochen Richter ; producer, Jakob Hausmann ; a Glashaus Film production in association with RM Arts.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 310
Focuses on the central theme of Cezanne's painting: his fascination with nature and his love-hate relationship with his birthplace, Aix-en-Provence, most specifically the nearby mountain, Sainte Victoire, which he painted repeatedly throughout his life. Recognizes Cezanne as the father of modern painting.""
Chanel
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: VID 78
This program, using rare archival footage, highlights the most salient episodes of the life of Coco Chanel and also features the developments brought by Karl Lagerfeld.
Chanel, Chanel / a film by Eila Hershon and Roberto Guerra ; written and edited by Richard Howarth ; narrated by Diana Quick.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: VID 185
Using original footage and comments by Karl Lagerfeld, film tells the story of Chanel's personal life as well as her fashion innovations. Chanel's fashion shows are shown in contrast to Karl Lagerfeld's modern shows.
Changeling / Imagine Entertainment Malpaso Productions Relativity Media produced by Clint Eastwood, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Robert Lorenz written by J. Michael Straczynski directed by Clint Eastwood.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1115
Working-class suburb Los Angeles, 1928. Christine says goodbye to her son, Walter, and departs for work. Arriving home, Christine discovers that Walter is nowhere to be found. Christine launches a desperate search for her son. Then, a boy claiming to be Christine's son appears out of thin air. Knowing the boy is not hers, Christine invites the child to stay in her home. Christine cannot accept the injustice being pushed upon her and continues to challenge the Los Angeles police force at every turn. The police slander Christine and paint her as an unfit mother. Christine challenges the system and the only person willing to aid her in her search is benevolent local activist Reverend Briegleb.
Changing sexes : female to male / written & produced by Mason Funk ; produced by Film Garden Entertainment for Discovery.
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
Call Number: DVD 69
Explores the world of female to male transsexuals and examines what it means to be a woman who wants to be a man. Follows four people as they live different stages of their transition from female to male.
Changing your mind / Chedd-Angier ; presented by Connecticut Public Television ; produced in association with Scientific American magazine.
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
Call Number: VID 546
Alan Alda learns about the way the brain works as researchers demonstrate how malleable the brain is and memories are, how it is possible to grow one's own brain, what happens when one dreams, and new understandings of the human mind.
Chaos, fractals and dynamics : computer experiments in mathematics / with Robert Devaney ; [a Science Television production].
Subject: MATHEMATICS
Call Number: VID 28
Dr. Devaney explains the mathematics of dynamic systems illustrating his discussion with computer generated graphic representations of fractals and Julia sets.
Chaplin at Keystone / Cineteca del Comune di Bologna British Film Institute National Film and Television Archive Lobster Films [UCLA Film & Television Archive].
Volume: v. 1 - 4; booklet
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1111
Charlie Chaplin came to Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios late in 1913 as a little-known British vaudevillian. After a year, he had not only established his Tramp character, he also learned to write and direct his own films and achieved public recognition as a star comedian. The Chaplin at Keystone collection contains over thirty of Charlie Chaplin's greatest works.
Chaplin collection. Volume one .
Volume: v.1-4
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 72
The collection includes the following films: Modern times, The Great Dictator, The Gold Rush, and Limelight.
Chaplin collection. Volume two
Volume: v. 1-12
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 114
Collection includes: The Circus, Chaplin review, Charlie: the life and art, City Lights, The kid, Monsieur Verdoux, A king in New York, and A woman in Paris.
Chariots of fire / Warner Bros. Pictures a Warner Bros. and Ladd Company release presented by Allied Stars an Enigma production original screenplay by Colin Welland produced by David Puttnam directed by Hugh Hudson.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1191
The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeats Harold, who hires a pro trainer to prepare him. Eric, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for a Sunday, refuses to run despite pressure from the Olympic committee. A compromise is reached when a nobleman allows Eric to compete in his 400 meter slot. Eric and Harold win their respective races and go on to achieve fame as missionary and businessman/athletic advocate, respectively.
Charles Mingus : triumph of the underdog / a Shanachie presentation ; [presented by] Winter Moon Productions and Jazz Workshop Inc. ; produced by Don McGlynn, Sue Mingus ; directed by Don McGlynn.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 209
The first comprehensive documentary of Afro-American jazz bassist, bandleader and composer Charles Mingus who led a tumultuous life filled with trauma and frustration, joy and creativity.
Charles Reid, painter : the figure in watercolor / Ramapo Productions, Inc. ; produced by Paul Lamb and Jock MacRae ; directed and edited by Luc Côtè ; narrated by Charles Mintz.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 108
Shows the creation of a single painting from beginning to end. Uses Holley Moyes as model.
Charlie Wilson's war / Universal Pictures presents in association with Relativity Media and Participant Productions Playtone production produced by Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks screenplay by Aaron Sorkin directed by Mike Nichols.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 906
In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson is best known as a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas. He seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he is a member of two major foreign policy and covert-ops committees. However, once Charlie is prodded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring, Wilson learns about the plight of the people who are suffering from the effects of the brutal Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. With the help of the maverick CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, Wilson dedicates his canny political efforts to supply the Afghan mujahideen with the weapons and support needed to defeat the Soviet Union. Ultimately, Charlie learns that while military victory can be obtained, there are other consequences and prices to that fight that are ignored to everyone's sorrow. Based on a true story.
Children of a lesser god / Paramount Pictures presents a Burt Sugarman production a Randa Haines film screenplay by Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff produced by Burt Sugarman and Patrick Palmer directed by Randa Haines.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 739
A love story about John Leeds, an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah. At first, Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their relationship blossoms into a love so passionate it shatters the barrier of silence that keeps them apart.
Children of Theatre Street / Mack-Vaganova Co. ; narration written by Beth Gutcheon ; directed by Robert Dornhelm ; produced and co-directed by Earle Mack.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 413
A behind-the scenes look at the students who attend the Kirov Ballet School in Leningrad, Russia.
Children with a dream.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 618
This Silver Apple winner at the 1992 NEFVF Festival looks at the beauty and hard work of ballet. It focuses on the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, founded in 1955 to encourage and assist ambitious and talented young dancers, and to expose children to a more gentle type of life -- the fine arts.
China : the PBS Series / a film by Ambrica Productions ; written, produced and directed by Sue Williams.
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 118
Tells the story of the eight decades of upheaval in China which followed the fall of its last emperor in 1911. Interviews with people who participated in the events described.
China series special : C-SPAN special / C-SPAN.
Volume: v.1-5
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 127
Susan Swain of C-SPAN, hosts a 3-part, 10 hour series on China today in the context of China's history. While in China, C-SPAN explored business, government, and culture through the words of Chinese and U.S. officials, foreign and domestic media in China, and the ordinary Chinese citizen. Excerpts of the interviews are shown. Various specialists expand on the video segments and answer viewers' questions.
Chinese brush painting : an introduction / by Jane Evans.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 112
Explore the exciting possibilities of Chinese brush painting by observing the artist painting flowers, animals, and landscapes.
Chinese capitalism : moving the mountain / written & presented by Michael Robinson series producer, David Harrison.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1265
Examines the potentials of China's newly emerged economic power and looks at the problems associated with China's economic reform.
Choose me / an Island Alive production a film by Alan Rudolph produced by Carolyn Pfeiffer and David Blocker written and directed by Alan Rudolph.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1335
An insecure talk-radio psychologist who specializes vicariously in sex therapy confronts life first-hand when she becomes involved in the affairs of two of her clients.
Choreography by Balanchine. Part 2 / produced by Emile Ardolino ; directedby Merrill Brockway ; choreographed and reconceived for television by George Balanchine.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 294
Choreography by Balanchine. part 4 / a production of WNET/13 ; produced by Merrill Brockway and Judy Kinberg ; directed by Emile Ardolino.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 410
Presents performances of dances choreographed by Balanchine: Ballo della regina by Verdi, Steadfast tin soldier by Bizet, Elgie by Tschaikovsky, and Tschaikovsky pas de deux, performed by the New York City Ballet.
Chuck Close : a portrait in progress / produced and directed by Marion Cajori ; a co-production of MUSE Film and Television and the Art Kaleidoscope Foundation and Thirteen/WNET.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 348
Traces Close's painterly evolution from his first series of black-and-white heads. Follows him into the contemporary art community of New York where he encounters other artists.
Cidade de Deus = City of god / Miramax Films O2 Filmes and Videofilmes produção, Andrea Barata Ribeiro e Maurício Andrade Ramos um filme de Fernando Meirelles.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 350
The world's most notorious slum is Rio de Janeiro's City of God, where combat photographers and police rarely go. Presents the true story of a young man who grew up on those streets and whose ambition as a photographer is our window in and his only way out.
Cinderella / Covent Garden Pioneer production devised and staged by Frederick Ashton music by Serge Prokofiev.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 447
The acclaimed historic performance of Cinderella from 1969 featuring the memorable cast of Anthony Dowell, Antoinette Sibley, Frederick Ashton and Robert Helpmann --Container box.
Cinderella : a ballet / by Maguy Marin producer, Christina Hoernblad TV-director, Mans Reuterswaerd produced by SVT1 Drama and RM Arts in association with La Sept, Channel Four, ZDF.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 444
Contemporary adaptation of the classic fairy tale of Cinderella, with the characters played as dolls in a dollhouse, conceived for and performed by the Lyon Opera Ballet.
Cindy Sherman / video by Michael Auder.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 303
Photographer Cindy Sherman demonstrates her work.
Cine manifest / director, Judy Irola producers, Judy Irola and Nels Bangerter.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 481
Award-winning cinematographer Judy Irola revisits her 1970's San Francisco Marxist film collective, whose members sought a place to live, learn, and change the world.
Cinema 16 : American short films / Cinema16 Momac Films Ltd. producer, Luke Morris.
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 515
Cinema16: American short films provides an essential collection of 16 classic and award-winning short films from America's filmmaking elite, some of which are incredibly rare. The set includes, among others, offerings from such luminaries as Tim Burton, Andy Warhol, Alexander Payne, Todd Solondz, George Lucas, and Gus Van Sant. Most of the films are accompanied by audio commentaries, almost always by their respective directors.
Cinemad : almanac 2009 / curated by Mike Plante.
Volume: & Booklet
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 809
To celebrate ten years of covering unusual films and filmmakers, Cinemad magazine presents this compilation of short films that defy simple categorization. An accompanying booklet includes interviews with each filmmaker. --Container.
Cinematographer style / Arri and Kodak and Technicolor present producer, Jon Fauer directed by Jon Fauer.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 480
Pays homage to the artists who transform ideas into images. A visually striking film that creates a collective narrative about the process and progress of filmmaking. Includes interviews with award-winning filmmakers Vittorio Storaro and Gordon Willis.
Citizen Kane / an RKO Radio Picture ; a Mercury production by Orson Welles ; original screen play, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles ; director-producer, Orson Welles.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 83
An all-powerful press magnate, Kane, dies in his fabulous castle Xanadu, his last word being "Rosebud", which leads a reporter to seek the meaning behind the word and find the meaning of Kane.
Citizen Kane .
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 369
Orson Welles' controversial film, hailed as best American film ever made, is a portrait of Charles Foster Kane, revealing America's love of power and materialism and the resultant corruption. The film earned eight Academy Award nominations and won the Oscar for best screenplay.
Clash by night / an RKO Radio PIcture Jerry Wald and Norman Krasna present screenplay by Alfred Hayes written by Clifford Odets produced by Bily Rose produced by Harriet Parsons directed by Fritz Lang.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1094
Bitter and lonely, big city girl Mae Doyle, returns home to the sleepy fishing village of her childhood where she meets and marries Jerry, a local fisherman. Mae attempts to settle into her marriage and motherhood, but old habits die hard. Soon boredom and frustration take over and Mae finds herself entangled in an affair with a man she knows is no good--her husband's best friend.
Classic classes. A complete intermediate class / Finis Jhung featuring Noriko Naraoka.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 624
Noted teacher Finis Jhung gives a class to Noriko Naraoka of The Dance Theatre of Harlem. Jhung gives his special floor stretches, then coaches Naraoka through the barre. Features nine barre exercises, and eight center exercises designed to help the dancer develop movement skills in different tempi.
Classic movie musicals : legends of the stage & screen / Mill Creek Entertainment.
Volume: Disc 1-4
Subject: MUSICALS
Call Number: DVD 886
A collection of movie musicals showcasing the talents of Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Cab Calloway, and more.
Classic musicals from the Dream Factory
Volume: Pt. 1-5
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 309
A collection of five classic musicals with such stars as Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and more.
Classic musicals from the Dream Factory : Volume 2.
Volume: Pt. 1-7
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 312
The second volume of the collection of classic musicals with such stars as Mario Lanza, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and more.
Classic musicals from the dream factory. Vol. 3 .
Volume: v.1 - 9
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1351
Classical ballet lesson / produced, written, and directed by Peggy Willis-Aarnio.
Volume: v. 1-2
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 604
Each videocassette contains a ballet lesson ranging from beginner to advanced.
Classical ballet lesson / produced, written, and directed by Peggy Willis-Aarnio.
Volume: v. 1-8
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 604
Each videocassette contains a ballet lesson ranging from beginner to advanced.
Clear and present danger / Paramount Pictures screenplay by Donald Stewart and Steven Zaillian and John Milius produced by Mace Neufeld and Robert Rehme directed by Phillip Noyce.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 992
CIA deputy intelligence director, Jack Ryan, finds recovering laundered drug money from the Colombian cartel isn't as dangerous as the power games in the nation's capitol.
Clo de 5 7 (Cleo from 5 to 7) / Cine Tamaris prsente ; Gevaert ... [et al.] ; Rome Paris Films ; Georges de Beauregard, Carlo Ponti ; scnario et ralisation Agns Varda.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 239
A girl waiting for the result of a medical examination wanders around Paris thinking she has cancer; the film focuses on her ever-changing moods, and her search for answers.
Close encounters of the third kind / Columbia Pictures a Columbia presentation in association with EMI a Julia Phillips & Michael Phillips production written & directed by Steven Spielberg.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1241
Roy Neary witnesses the arrival of flying saucer from an alien world. Thus begins an incredible series of events, culminating in the ultimate encounter with other-worlders as Neary is led aboard the awesome Mothership.
Closer / Columbia Pictures presents in association with Inside Track a Mike Nichols film.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 578
Dan, an aspiring novelist, cannot help but feel immensely attracted to Alice, a young American waitress and stripper who is in London after escaping from a failed relationship. The two meet after Alice is involved in a car accident. But nothing lasts forever, and after some time Dan meets Anna, a photographer, and he feels attracted to her. Nothing happens right away, but once it does, things go downhill for Alice and Dan. The two do not break up, but Dan is already mentally involved in the relationship. He is too much of a coward to leave Alice, even though he knows that Anna will not go out with him. Dan is so obessed with Anna that he even paves the way for the meeting between Anna and her future husband, Larry. Eventually Dan, Alice, Anna and Larry take part in a twisted dance of deceit, guilt and anger.
Cold fusion / NSP Communications ; Electric Power Research Institute."
Subject: SCIENCE
Call Number: VID 25
Discusses how cold fusion experiments are conducted, why the results are so difficult to reproduce and verify, and implications for the future of power generation by cold fusion.
Cold readings made easy. Series 1, Beginning / with Noelle C. Nelson ; produced by Landshark Films, Inc. ; director, Bert Autore.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: VID 280
Noelle C. Nelson teaches techniques of reading for acting jobs.
Cold readings made easy. Series 3, Advanced / with Noelle C. Nelson ; produced by Landshark Films, Inc. ; director, Bert Autore.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: VID 278
Noelle C. Nelson teaches techniques of reading for acting jobs.
Cold readings made easy. Series 4, Comedy / with Noelle C. Nelson ; [produced by] Horizon Pictures.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: VID 281
Noelle C. Nelson teaches techniques of reading for acting jobs.
Cold War a Jeremy Isaacs production for Turner Original Productions, Inc.
Volume: v. 1 - 10
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 654
Documentary series which examines the Cold War and its influence on history, culture, technology, economics, and the modern psyche.
Collateral / a Parkes/MacDonald production, a Darabont/Fried/Russell production, a Michael Mann film, a Dreamworks Pictures and Paramount Pictures presentation ; produced by Michael Mann, Julie Richardson ; written by Stuart Beattie ; directed by Michael
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 555
Vincent is a cool, calculating contract killer at the top of his game. Max is a cabbie with big dreams looking for his next fare. This fateful night, Max becomes Vincent's collateral, and will transport him on his next mission - one night, five stops, five hits and then a perfect getaway.
Collateral / a Dreamworks Pictures and Paramount Pictures presentation a Parkes/MacDonald production a Darabont/Fried/Russell production a Michael Mann film, executive producers, Frank Darabont, Rob Fried, Chuck Russell produced by Michael Mann, J
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 645
Max is a cab driver. For twelve years, faces have come and gone from his rear-view mirror: people and places he has long since forgotten--until tonight. When a drug cartel learns of their impending indictment by a federal grand jury, they mount an operation to identify and kill the key witness. Vincent is a contract killer. He has one night in L.A.--and five bodies are supposed to fall. Vincent hijacks Max and his cab, making Max collateral--an expendable person who is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Through the night, Vincent forces Max to drive him to each assigned destination, as the L.A.P.D. and F.B.I. race to intercept them. Max and Vincent become dependent on each other, in ways neither would have imagined.
Color concepts / director, Tom Hubbard ; produced by Crystal Productions.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 349
Stephen Quiller explains the color wheel, demonstrates painting in the five color schemes--monochromatic, complementary, analogous, split complementary, triad. He also explains hue, value, intensity relationships as well as dominant/subordinant color in painting.
Columbia : a century past / the Columbia Channel produced and directed by Beth Pike, Stephen Hudnell written by Beth Pike.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 572
Uses interviews, official photos, and archival footage to explore the history of Columbia, Missouri.
Comedy of errors / William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by James Cellan Jones.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 8
Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's farce about two pairs of twins involved in an elaborate series of mistaken identities.
Comedy of manners : Moli'ere: The Misanthrope.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 340
A brilliant production of this most successful example of the Comedy of Manners. It offers an authentically baroque version of Richard Wilbur's artful translation, starring Edward Petherbridge in a thoroughly stylized, thoroughly modern, thoroughly delightful rendition.
Con man / presented by Cinemax Reel Life ; producer & director, Jesse Moss.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 263
Con Man explores the life of James Arthur Hogue, a man who assumed a series of fictional identities and successfully conned his way into Princeton University.
Confronting the truth [videorecording] / produced by York Zimmerman Inc. in association with The United States Institute of Peace, The International Center on Nonviolent Conflict written and produced by Steve York.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1284
Shows how countries which have experienced massive human rights violations have created official, independent bodies known as truth commissions, and documents the work of these commissions in South Africa, Peru, East Timor, and Morocco.
Confucian life in America with Tu Wei Ming / a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc. ; produced and directed by Gail Pellett ; executive producers, Judith Davidson Moyers, Bill Moyers.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 18
Tu Wei Ming discusses the relevance of Confucian philosophy to our times.
Conspiracy / HBO Films presents, produced in association with BBC Films producer, Nick Gillott writer, Loring Mandel director, Frank Pierson.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 708
A dramatic recreation of the Wannsee Conference where the Nazi Final Solution phase of the Holocaust was devised. -- imdb.com
Control room / Magnolia Pictures ; Noujaim Films ; 2929 Entertainment ; producers, Hani Salama, Rosadel Varela ; writers, Julia Bacha, Jehane Noujaim ; directed by Jehane Noujaim.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 89
A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet.
Copland and the American sound / InCA Productions produced & directed by David Kennard, Joan Saffa.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 335
Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony explore the music of Copland and the cityscapes, landscapes, and social and political developments that shaped it --Container.
Cosi fan tutte / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 302
The opera follows two sisters whose fiances pretend to be sent to battle in order to try and uncover the manners of women.
Crash / Lions Gate Films and Bob Yari Productions & DEJ Productions present a Blackfriar's Bridge and Harris Company production an Apolloproscreen production a Bull's Eye Entertainment production a film by Paul Haggis produced by Cathy Schulman ... [et al
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 761
A car accident brings together a group of strangers in Los Angeles. Crash takes a provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial tolerance in contemporary America.
Creating critical TV viewers / Center for Media and Values.
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: VID 602
Designed to teach critical television viewing skills in the classroom. An analysis of what is shown on TV takes place in 6 parts: newscasting, the creative process, economics, commercials, stereotypes and editing.
Creative movement : a step towards intelligence / produced by Rob Sabal ; written by Melissa Lowe and Rob Sabal.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 560
Melissa Lowe, former dancer with several major ballet companies, encourages children to explore motion to music incidentally learning about abstract concepts, emotions, music and themselves. Emphasis is on expressing oneself.
Creative process / written and directed by Joey A. Lege.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 279
Artists from various disciplines discuss the sources of their inspiration and how they mold that inspiration into finished works of art. Suggestions will also help students develop their own creativity and enrich their lives.
Crete + Mycenae / directed and produced by Hans-Joachim Hossfeld.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 48
Shows the archaeological findings at Knossos and elsewhere on Crete, as well as Mycenae on the Greek mainland, in order to compare the cultural history of the Minoan civilization with that of Mycenae.
Cries and whispers = [Viskningar och rop] / a film by Ingmar Bergman.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 443
A story of four women's search for spiritual peace. Agnes, a spinster who lives with her housekeeper, is dying of cancer, and is visited one last time by her two sisters, Karin and Maria. These two become entangled in feelings of jealousy, manipulation and selfishness. Yet Agnes, tortured by cancer, is able to transcend her sisters' pettiness to remember moments of staggering beauty as well as horror.
Crisis of the cultural environment : media & democracy in the 21st century / [presented by] the Media Education Foundation.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 133
Turning to issues of media policy, Gerbner delivers a stinging indictment of the way the so called 'information superhighway' is being constructed. Showing the real issues to which the 'information superhighway' will be put by its corporate masters, he urges the citizens of the world to struggle for democratic principles in the cultural environment.
Criss cross / Universal-International presents screenplay by Daniel Fuchs produced by Michel Kraike directed by Robert Siodmak.
Subject:
Call Number: DVD 1085
An armored car driver is suckered into a burglary by his ex-wife and her hoodlum husband. Multiple back-stabbing and double-crosses ensue.
Critical condition / a production of Public Policy Productions in association with Thirteen/WNET and American Documentary/P.O.V produced and directed by Roger Weisberg.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 489
Investigation of the health care crisis in America that follows a diverse group of uninsured individuals as they battle critical illnesses without proper care.
Cronkite remembers / a production of CBS News in association with Cronkite/Ward & Company produced by David Browning executive producer, Linda Mason associate director, Steve Dellapietra.
Subject: JOURNALISM
Call Number: VID 590
Walter Cronkite reminisces about his career in journalism covering major events in recent history. Also includes archival news footage.
Crouching tiger, hidden dragon / Sony Pictures Classics and Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia present in association with Good Machine International, an Edko Films, Zoom Hunt production in collaboration with China Film Co-Production Corp. and Asian U
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 915
Set in 19th-century China, two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocratic woman prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face-to-face with their worst enemy, and the enduring power of love.
Crumb / a Superior Pictures production directed by Terry Zwigoff produced by Lynn O'Donnell & Terry Zwigoff.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 934
A hilarious and mysterious journey through artistic genius and sexual obsession, Crumb is a wild ride through the mind of R. Crumb--creator of Zap Comix, Mr. Natural and Fritz the Cat --Container.
Cuba : Island of dreams.
Subject: TRAVEL
Call Number: VID 298
Enjoy a tropical paradise as you tour this exotic Caribbean isle.
Cutting edge : the magic of movie editing / Starz Encore Entertainment presents a TCEP, Inc. production ; in association with The American Cinema Editors (ACE) ; co-produced by NHK, The BBC, and AVRO ; written by Mark Jonathan Harris ; produced & directe
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 169
Movie editing, including Bullitt's twisting, squealing, hill-leaping chase sequence.
Cymbeline / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Elijah Moshinsky.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 10
Tragicomedy involving Imogen, the daughter of Britain's King Cymbeline, whose evil stepmother wishes to have Imogen's husband, Posthumus, banished so that Imogen will be free to marry the queen's thick-witted son, Cloten.
Czeslaw Milosz / Lannan Literary Series in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 422
Czes?aw Mi?osz reads from his Selected poems, The Separate notebooks, and Unattainable earth.
D.O.A. / United Artists story and screenplay, Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene produced by Leo C. Popkin directed by Rudolph Mate.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1110
While on vacation in San Francisco, Frank Bigelow is poisoned by a deadly, slow-acting poison. Can he find his murderer before time runs out?
D.W. Griffith : years of discovery, 1909-1913 / Film Preservation Associates ; produced for DVD by David Shepard.
Volume: v. 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 108
Twenty two of the best early films directed by D.W. Griffith which helped shape cinematic narrative for two generations.
Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian / Videodisc Publishing, Inc.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 325
Discusses the Renaissance period, covering artists Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian and Giorgione, showing the works in Florence, Rome and Venice.
Dale Chihuly : glass master / producer, Don Ringe ; director, Vicki Dunakin ; associate producer, June Kelty.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 346
Shows Chihuly at work with his team of skilled glass artists creating the exquisite Sea Forms," the brilliantly colored "Macchia" and the expressionistic "Soft Cylinders."
Dance as art, dance as entertainment / with Daniel Nagrin.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 59
Daniel Nagrin discusses the differences between art and entertainment and performs two dances, Path ('65) and Strange hero ('48), to illustrate his ideas.
Dance Black America : [a festival of modern, jazz, tap & African styles] / Pennebaker Associates ; producers, D.A. Pennebaker, Chis Hegedus.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 36
Documents a four-day festival of dancers and dance companies held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Dance for camera
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 81
Presents six short dance films from the 2002 Dance Camera West festival.
Dance for camera 2.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 670
Presents seven short dance films from around the world. Boy, considered a dance film classic, turns an ordinary boy into a superhero as he moves with stealth and grace through a dramatic coastal landscape, responding to this empty universe, manipulating it and conjuring up his own imaginary world. In Burst, a couple's intimate dance in the bedroom is interrupted by a sudden and unexpected burst water pipe the water may be cool, but this couple burns up the screen. Cargo presents one man's pit stop on the road of life, where he pauses to rest and contemplate whether to continue the journey sometimes dark, sometimes funny and always sexy, the performer fills the interior of a 1969 Buick Skylark with his physical and emotional self. Case Studies is a faux-scientific investigation of ASDICT (Adult Sleep Disorder Induced by Childhood Trauma) in which we're privileged to see rare archival footage from the renowned (but fictitious) Groat Center for Sleep Disorders. The sensual film Horses never die delves into the mythic concept of metamorphosis issues of birth, development, and renewal are ignited through movement. Motion control takes one glamorous and ageing dancer, traps her in the real world, then smashes into her private reality, and tries to control her movement, contain her emotion she already has you beaten in this bizarre journey of entrapment The Duchess is a psychological portrait of a lonely and demented aristocrat, who is filled with long repressed memories and conjured demons.
Dance, fools, dance / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 583
When Bonnie Jordan's rich father dies penniless after the stock market crash, she switches from socialite to reporter, eventually becoming involved in the Chicago gangland to solve a murder.
Dancemaker / [the Four Oaks Foundation presents a Walter Scheuer production] ; produced and directed by Matthew Diamond ; produced by Jerry Kupfer.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 237
A breathtaking journey into the world of preeminent choreographer Paul Taylor and his extraordinary creations--Container.
Dances with wolves / TIG Productions.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1029
A U.S. Army soldier is allowed to pick his post he decides to see the West before it is settled.
Dancetime! : : 500 years of social dance / performed by Dance Through Time ; artistic director, Carol Tten ; scriptwriter, Morris Bobrow.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 206
Volume one features dance from the 15th through 19th centures touring dance and music from the courts of Italy, France, England and the grand ballrooms of America. Volume 2 features dance from the 20th century covering American social dance from ragtime to rock.
Dancing / created by Rhoda Grauer, executive producer ; a production of Thirteen/WNET in association with RM Arts and BBC-TV.
Volume: v.1-9
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 43
Examines and celebrates dance from around the world, from traditional dance to classical ballet.
Dancing at Lughnasa / a Sony Pictures Classics release Capitol Films, Channel Four Films, Ferndale Films in association with Bord Scannan na hEireann/The Irish Film Board, Radio Telefis Eireann presents a Noel Pearson production a Pat O'Connor film
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 392
Despite their hardships, five sisters living in rural Ireland in 1936 are able to embrace life and all its complexities and dance with joy in their hearts.
Dancing for Mr. B : six Balanchine ballerinas / producer and director, Anne Belle.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 221
Interviews six of Balanchine's American ballerinas, who, in recalling their careers with him, reveal aspects of his life and philosophy.
Dangerous liaisons / Warner Bros. presents a Lorimar Film Entertainment picture ; an NFH Limited production ; produced by Norma Heyman and Hank Moonjean ; screenplay by Christopher Hampton ; directed by Stephen Frears.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 225
Set in 18th century France, this is the story of two bored aristocrats and the havoc they wreak when they play dangerous games with people's lives. The beautiful widow Merteuil challenges rakish Valmont to seduce a virtuous young married woman, never suspecting that he would violate his personal credo and fall in love.
Danton / Janus Films ; Gaumont-TFI Films production, S.F.P.C.-T.M.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 276
Danton, the popular revolutionary leader, returns to Paris at a time when the new French republic is in disarray. He is pitched into conflict against the dictator Robespierre and his infamous Reign of Terror.
Danza Flamenca de Hoy = Flamenco dance today.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 71
Demonstrations of modern flamenco dancing in Spain.
Dark circle / an Independent Documentary Group production written by Chris Beaver, Judy Irving produced and directed by Chris Beaver, Judy Irving, Ruth Landy.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 460
A documentary that follows the trail of plutonium from the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons facility in Colorado, to the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in California, to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan.
Darwin's nightmare / produced by Mille et une Productions, Paris/COOP99 Film Produktion, Vienna/Saga Film, Bruxelles in collaboration with Arte and WDR with the support of Centre National de la Cinematographie (CNC) France/Vienna Film Fund (FFW) Austria/F
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 294
Documentary film that exposes the poverty and misery of the people living on the shores on Lake Victoria in Tanzania who are dependent upon fishing the Nile perch from the lake for their meager earnings. The fish are exported by air to Europe to be sold cheaply and the planes that arrive to transport the fish at first seem to arrive empty, but turn out to carry weapons to Africa and fish away.
David Malouf : in conversation with Erroll McDonald / directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 479
On January 20, 1998, Mr. Malouf read from his memoir Twelve Edmondstone Street and his novels, An Imaginary Life and Remembering Babylon.
Day on the Grand Canal with the emperor of China : or, Surface is illusion but so is depth / a film by David Hockney and Philip Haas.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 24
Discusses the Kangxi emperor's southern inspection tour, a 72-foot-long scroll by Wang Hui, and compares it with a later scroll by Xu Yang and a painting by Canaletto.
Days of heaven [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures produced by Bert and Harold Schneider written and directed by Terrence Malick.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1277
In 1910, Bill, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor. He flees to the Texas panhandle with his lover Abby and little sister Linda, where they work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer. When Bill learns that the Farmer is ill and has less than a year to live, he encourages Abby to accept the man's attentions. The Farmer and Abby marry, and she and her siblings live in the big house, waiting for the Farmer to die, so Abby can inherit, and the three of them live happily ever after. But love seems to be a cure-all: the Farmer seems to be improving--and Abby is no longer seeing this as a marriage of convenience. From a landscape of panoramic vistas, vivid colors, and rich textures comes a timeless American idyll and a gritty evocation of turn-of-the-century labor.
Daywear Paris 1 .
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: DVD 357
Presents fashion shows on daywear in Paris by various designers or brand names.
Dead again / Paramount Pictures presents a Mirage production a Kenneth Branagh film produced by Lindsay Doran and Charles H. Maguire written by Scott Frank directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 978
An L.A. detective is perplexed when he is hired to help a beautiful amnesia victim who is tormented by nightmares, which may lie in a past-life connection to a pianist murdered by her husband.
Dead again / Paramount Pictures presents a Mirage production a Kenneth Branagh film produced by Lindsay Doran and Charles H. Maguire written by Scott Frank directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 978
An L.A. detective is perplexed when he is hired to help a beautiful amnesia victim who is tormented by nightmares, which may lie in a past-life connection to a pianist murdered by her husband.
Death of a salesman / a CBS Television Network production ; produced by David Susskind & Daniel Melnick ; directed by Alex Segal.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 100
An abbreviated television adaptation of Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a middle-aged man's emotional turmoil.
Debate on the President's veto of S. 557, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 / Public Affairs Video Archives.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 14
Debt bondage and child soldiers / Speranza Films presents in cooperation with UNICEF Norwary directors, Thomas Robsahm and Tina Davis producers, Thomas Robsahm and Margreth Olin.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 804
Indentured servitude, however dehumanizing, played a role in the colonization and development of early America. But its 21st-century incarnation, the practice of debt bondage, contributes virtually nothing to the common good of southern Asia. This program examines the plight of workers in India's rural areas, exposing the conditions in which they toil to pay off staggering personal debts. More tragic still are the ranks of child soldiers forced to fight in African militias and armies. Viewers meet Moses, who was kidnapped as a boy and absorbed into Uganda's LRA insurgency. The film shows him going through the process of shedding his soldier's ways, rejoining his family, and trying to reclaim his life. --Container.
Decade under the influence / the Independent Film Channel presents a Demme/LaGravenese film ; a production of Written in Stone and Constant Communications, Inc. ; produced by Gini Reticker and Jerry Kupfer ; produced and directed by Richard LaGravenese a
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 265
A cast of pioneering writers, directors, and actors talk about the 70's, their films and their colleagues.
Dein Perry's tap dogs / stage direction and design by Nigel Triffitt originated and choreographed by Dein Perry programme directed by Aubrey Powell producer Steven J Swartz a Back Row Productions film in association with Sydney Theatre Company.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 568
Six young men from Australia steal tap forever from the world of black ties and tails and cary it body and soul into the nineties.
De-Lovely / Winkler Films Potboiler Productions Ltd. United Artists produced by Rob Cowan, Charles Winkler, Irwin Winkler written by Jay Cocks directed by Irwin Winkler.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: VID 645
An original musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter, filled with his unforgettable songs. Porter looks back on his life as if it were one of his spectacular stage shows, with the people and events of his life becoming the actors and actions onstage. Through elaborate production numbers and popular hits, Porter's elegant, excessive past comes to light - including his deeply complicated relationship with his wife, Linda Lee Porter, who was his inspiration.
Democracy in a different voice / with Lani Guinier.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 130
An illustrated lecture in 6 parts: 1. Silenced ; 2. The tyranny of the majority ; 3. Taking turns ; 4. Districts of the mind ; 5. Democracy in a different voice ; 6. Speaking out
Denise Levertov / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 449
Denise Levertov, born in England in 1923, has long been an important American poet, essayist, editor, and teacher. Her poetry is musical, meditative, and transcendent, addressing the nature of faith, the imperiled beauty of the natural world, love, and politics. Ms. Levertov, who received a Lannan Literary Award for Poetry, read from Evening train and unpublished work on December 7, 1993, in Los Angeles--Container.
Denishawn
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 20
Documentary profiles of Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, founders of Denishawn. Includes old footage of the two dancers, an invented interview with them, and recreations of their original choreography.
Denishawn : the birth of modern dance / produced by Clark Santee and Delia Gravel Santee written by Clark Santee.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 382
Chronicles the unique era of modern dance inspired by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn. Archival footage and modern reconstruction of several Denishawn dances are used to document the lives and work of the Denishawn founders.
Derek Mahon / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 450
Derek Mahon, born in Belfast, is one of the most important Irish poets writing today. Mr. Mahon's rich, elegant, and elegiac poetry exemplifies the creative vitality of contemporary Irish verse. He has published more than 12 books of poetry, as well as several verse translations. Derek Mahon, who received a Lannan Poetry Fellowship, read from his Selected poems on March 8, 1994, and talked with Michael Silverblatt--Container.
Detour / PRC Pictures, Inc. produced by Leon Fromkess screenplay by Martin Goldsmith directed by Edgar G. Ulmer.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1099
A man's pursuit of the woman he loves is blocked by fate and another woman.
Devil in a blue dress / TriStar Pictures presents a Clinica Estetico and Mundy Lane Entertainment production a Carl Franklin film executive producers, Jonathan Demme and Edward Saxon produced by Jesse Beaton and Gary Goetzman directed by Carl Fran
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 937
Ezekiel Easy Rawlins is a decorated war hero who returns home to work as a private eye. His job of finding a missing socialite puts him between the white power elite and the vibrant black commumnity of Central Avenue. As soon as Easy and his trigger-happy friend Mouse find Daphne Monet, trouble follows.
Diarios de motocicleta = The motorcycle diaries / Focus Features Film Four presenta una produción de South Fork Pictures asociado con Tu Vas Voir Production.
Subject: FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Call Number: DVD 577
An inspirational adventure, based on the true story of two young men whose thrilling and dangerous road trip across Latin America becomes a life-changing journey of self-discovery.
Dick Van Dyke show. v. 3 A man's teeth are not his own Give me your walls / Calvada Productions ; produced, written and created by Carl Reiner ; associate producer, Ronald Jacobs ; executive producer, Sheldon Leonard in association with Danny Thomas ; di
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: VID 512
Program 1: A man's teeth are not his own: Rob breaks a tooth and his friend Jerry, the dentist is out of town. Rob goes to another dentist but feels disloyal and trys to keep Jerry from discovering the truth. Program 2: Give me your walls: Rob ruins a living room wall with a marker and an eccentric painter trys to repair the damage.
Difficult people : how to deal with them / a production of White Leopard Video.
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
Call Number: VID 223
Presents techniques to identify, understand and cope with seven types of difficult people: the hostile aggressive, the complainer, the silent/unresponsive, super agreeables, expert know-it-all, and the indecisive.
Disarm / Next Step Productions and Toolbox DC present executive director/executive producer, Mary Wareham director, Brian Liu.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 703
Spans a dozen countries to look at how, despite a global ban, millions of antipersonnel mines continue to claim victims daily around the world ... Juxtaposes government and public opinion, [including] that of outspoken Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams, mine victims, deminers, soldiers, and aid workers, to explore the issues that both hinder and further the case against antipersonnel mines -- Container.
Discovering your expressive body : basic concepts in dance training utilizing Bartenieff fundamentals / with Peggy Hackney consultant: Irmgard Bartenieff.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 598
This comprehensive demonstration provides a basis for expanded knowledge of movement principles that lead to an articulate, more expressive body.
Divine madness / Oak Creek Films ; a film by Leonard Aiken ; co-produced by Candice Carpenter.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: VID 528
A tribute to Portia Mansfield and Charlotte Perry, founders of the Perry-Mansfield School of the Theatre (located in the Colorado Rocky Mountains near Steamboat Springs) which became an influential force in modern and experimental performing arts.
Divine secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Gaylord Films, an All Girl production producers, Bonnie Bruckheimer, Hunt Lowry screenplay writer, Callie Khouri adaptation by Mark Andrus director, Calli
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1116
Like mother, like daughter. Neither a hard-as-nails New York playwright nor her flaky Louisiana mother will take the necessary steps to mend their long-time rift. No, this is a job for the Sisterhood, sworn life-long friends who stage an outlandish intervention to bring daughter and mother back together again.
Django : a jazz tribute / with Bireli Lagrene and Babik Reinhardt.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 753
Bireli Lagrene pays musical tribute to the late Django Reinhardt in a set of guitar duets with Django's son, Babik. They simultaneously show Django's legacy as a guitar genius, & the unprecedented expressive range of the jazz guitar today.
Do the right thing / a Universal release ; a Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks production ; a Spike Lee joint ; produced, written and directed by Spike Lee.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 240
The hottest day of the year explodes onscreen in this vibrant look at a day in the life of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. A portrait of urban racial tensions sparked controversy while earning popular and critical praise.
Dogtown and Z-boys / Vans Off the Wall Productions an AOP production directed by Stacy Peralta produced by Agi Orsi written by Stacy Peralta [and] Craig Stecyk.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 997
In the early '70s, Dogtown was what habitués called the gone-to-seed beachfront sections of Santa Monica and Venice, California. A group of surfers, who were also skaters, hung out together at the Zephyr Surf Shop. Skateboarding was a dying '60s pastime when new polyurethane wheels and new uses for an endless supply of concrete rescued it. The Z-Boys, sporting surf-derived fluid styles and aggressive attitudes, reinvented it, and then reintroduced it to U.S. teenagers. The Z-Boys definitively added style to skating, while they created-out of thin air-the idea of skating as a lifestyle.
Dogville / Zentropa Entertainments written and directed by Lars von Trier produced by Vibeke Windeløv executive producer, Peter Aalbæk Jensen director of photography, Anthony Dod Mantle.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 840
Grace arrives in the isolated town of Dogville, on the run from gangsters. The townspeople agree to hide her. However, when outsiders start looking for the fugitive, the locals make demands of Grace in exchange for the risk of harboring her. But Grace has a secret and its a dangerous one. Dogville may regret it ever decided to bare its teeth.
Doing time : life inside the big house / a film by Alan and Susan Raymond producers, Alan Raymond, Susan Raymond director, photographer and editor, Alan Raymond.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 454
Looks at life within the walls of the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pa., one-time home to Al Capone, Alger Hiss, and Jimmy Hoffa. Examines the daily routines of prisoners, guards, and warden.
Doll's house
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 265
Nora is sheltered first by her father and then by her husband. All her life, she has been protected like a fragile possession ... like a doll in a doll's house. After she marries, Nora becomes frustrated, realizes that under the dominance of her husband she will never have an identity of her own, and leaves to find a new life for herself.
Don Giovanni : dramma giocoso in due atti, K. 527 / a production of Unitel GmbH & Co. and BFMI GmbH, Salzburg, in co-production with ORF and Classica in co-operation with Salzburg Festival music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart libretto, Lorenzo da Ponte.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 299
A young nobleman, Don Giovanni encounters three women in this opera who influence not only his life but death.
Double indemnity / a Paramount picture screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler directed by Billy Wilder.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 586
A calculating wife encourages her wealthy husband to sign a double indemnity policy proposed by smitten insurance agent Walter Neff. As the would-be lovers plot the unsuspecting husband's murder, they are pursued by a suspicious claims manager. It's a race against time to get away with the perfect crime in this heart-pounding Academy Award-nominated masterpiece --Container.
Doubt / Miramax Films presents a film by John Patrick Shanley a Scott Rudin production produced by Scott Rudin, Mark Roybal written for the screen and directed by John Patrick Shanley.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 869
1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. Father Flynn is a charismatic priest who is trying to upend the school's strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier. The Sister is the iron-gloved principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. With the winds of political change, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James shares with Sister Aloysius her suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to remove Flynn from the school. Now, without any proof, besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn, which threatens to tear apart the community.
Down in the valley / ThinkFilm and Element Films present a Holly Wiersma/Class 5 production produced by Holly Wiersma, Edward Norton, Adam Rosenfelt, Stavros Merjos written and directed by David Jacobson.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 522
Harlan is a cowboy stuck in San Fernando Valley, and meets a rebellious young girl, Tobe. Their encounter explodes into a passionate romance, but sinister truths are lurking beneath Harlan's charm.
Downfall / Constantin Film and Bernd Eichinger present a production of Constantin Film in co-production with NDR, WDR, Degeto Film, ORF and Eos Production and Rai Cinema, an Oliver Hirschbiegel film, a Bernd Eichinger production produced by Bernd Eichin
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 769
Takes you into Hitler's bunker, in 1945, during the brutal and harrowing last days of the Third Reich. Seen through the eyes of Hitler's infamous secretary Traudl Junge, optimism crumbles into grim realization and terror as it becomes clear that Germany's defeat is inevitable. As the Russian army circles the city, the dimly lit halls of the underground refuge become an execution chamber for the Fuhrer and his closest advisors.
Dracula : pages from a virgin's diary / Dracula Productions, Inc. ; a Vonnie Von Helmolt, Mark Godden and Guy Madden production ; produced by Vonnie Von Helmolt ; directed by Guy Maddin ; a co-production with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet ; produced in assoc
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 227
A melodrama, with some dancing, based on the Dracula story. Color film done as if black and white, with some purple or sepia tints.
Dragon country / by Tennessee Williams ; directed and produced by Glenn Jordan ; New York Television Theater.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 94
Two plays by Tennessee Williams televised together as Dragon country, both concerning psychological pain and alienation.
Dreamgirls / DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures present a Laurence Mark production, a Bill Condon film produced by Laurence Mark written for the screen and directed by Bill Condon.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 652
Three young women, Deena Jones, Effie White and Lorrell Robinson desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James Thunder Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dreams.
Dreams / producers, Gordon Bijelonic, Jonathon Stearns.
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 53
A collection of award-winning short films from around the world.
Dreamworlds 2 : desire/sex/power in music video / written, edited & narrated by Sut Jhally.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 135
A controversial video that MTV tried to ban. Portrays the impact that sex and violence in media have on society and culture in our everyday life. Shows scenes from over 165 music videos to show how the media portrays masculinity, femininity, sex, and sex roles. Includes a scene of a brutal gang rape from the movie, The accused.
Driving Miss Daisy / Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Zanuck Company production ; screenplay by Alfred Uhry ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck ; directed by Bruce Beresford.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 58
Set in Atlanta in the 1950's, a textile factory owner insists on hiring an ever-patient chauffeur for his aging head-strong mother. The Jewish woman and her African American driver eventually build a relationship over many years.
Duel in the sun / produced and screenplay by David O. Selznick directed by King Vidor.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 497
A woman taken into the home of a wealthy rancher becomes the subject of a tug-of-war between his two sons.
Duke Ellington / executive producer Toby Gleason.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 1063
From the archives come two Duke Ellington programs available on DVD for the first time. Both programs -- Love you madly and a concert of sacred music at Grace Hall -- represent a significant piece of Ellington history.
Duke Ellington's Sophisticated ladies / an Oak Media Development presentation ; a Black Tie Network production ; producer, Ron Nicodeumus ; directed by Clark Jones.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 176
Musical celebration of the music of Duke Ellington featuring thirty-four of Ellington's all-time classics performed by the original Duke Ellington Orchestra and conducted by Mercer Ellington.
Dynamic 5th : Pilates and preparation for ballet students / Dreas Reyeke [production] produced and directed by Lynne Wake.
Subject: DANCE - FITNESS
Call Number: DVD 1033
In a program designed to be implemented over a period of a year and a half, the students are given a short demonstration on how the Dynamic 5th is applied. This is followed with a step by step preparation for breathing, footwork, Port de Bras, Pirouettes and turns in the air. In both Preparation and Matwork, the First Years demonstrate the basic exercises.
E.T. the extra-terrestrial / Universal Amblin Entertainment produced by Steven Spielberg & Kathleen Kennedy written by Melissa Mathison directed by Steven Spielberg.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 582
A ten-year-old boy befriends a creature from another planet that has been stranded on earth.
Eamon Grennan : in conversation with Cal Bedient / Lannan Foundation ; director, Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 471
Mr. Grennan read from So it goes, As if it matters, and uncollected work on March 4, 1997.
Early Bergman : Torment, Crisis, Port of call, Thirst, To Joy / Janus Films AB Svensk filmindustri Ingmar Bergman.
Volume: v.1 - 5
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 495
Torment: A dark coming-of-age drama about a boarding-school senior, Widgren, terrorized by his sadistic Latin teacher. When Widgren falls for a troubled local girl, Bertha, he finds himself caught up even further in a web of emotional mind games.;"Crisis: Urban beauty-shop proprietress Mrs. Jenny arrives in an idyllic rural town one morning to whisk away her 18-year-old daughter, Nelly, whom she abandoned as a child, from the loving woman who raised her. Once in Stockholm, Nelly soon receives a crash course in adult corruption and wrenching heartbreak.";"Port of call: Berit, a suicidal young woman living in a working-class port town, unexpectedly falls for G+sta, a sailor on leave. Haunted by a troubled past and held in a vice grip by her domineering mother, Berit begins to hope that her relationship with G+sta might save her from self-destruction.";"Thirst: A couple traveling across war-ravaged Europe. A disintegrating marriage. A ballet dancer's scarred past. Elliptically told in flashbacks and multiple narrative threads, this film shows people enslaved to memory and united in isolation.";"To joy: An orchestra violinist's dreams of becoming a celebrated soloist and fears of his own mediocrity get in the way of his marriage to the patient, caring Marta. Played out to the music of Beethoven, this film is a heartbreaking tale of one man's inability to overcome the demons standing in the way of his happiness."
Early dance
Volume: pt.1-2
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 88
Through historical photographs and sources, and modern performances, the history of dance from is traced from the comedies of the early Greeks to the Baroque Era.
Eastern promises / Serendipity Point Films BBC Films Focus Features Kudos Film and Television Scion Films produced by Robert Lantos, Paul Webster screenplay by Steve Knight directed by David Cronenberg.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 859
Russian-born Nikolai Luzhin is a driver for one of London's most notorious organized crime families of Eastern European origin. The family itself is part of the Vory V Zakone criminal brotherhood. Semyon heads the syndicate and is the proprietor of a plush Trans-Siberian restaurant. But his friendliness at the restaurant masks a cold and brutal core. Fortunes are tested by Semyon's volatile son and enforcer, Kirill. But Nikolai's carefully maintained existence is jarred once he crosses paths at Christmastime with Anna Khitrova, a midwife at a North London hospital. Anna is deeply affected by the death of a teenager while giving birth to a baby. Anna resolves to try and trace the baby's lineage and relatives. The girl has a personal diary, but it is written in Russian. Anna's Russian-born uncle urges caution. Anna accidentally unleashed the full fury of the Vory. With Semyon and Kirill closing ranks and Anna pressing her inquiries, Nikolai unexpectedly finds his loyalties divided. Hanging in the balance is a harrowing chain of murder, deceit, and retribution.
Easy rider / Columbia Pictures Pando Company in association with Raybert Productions written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Terry Southern produced by Peter Fonda directed by Dennis Hopper.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 640
Two motorcyclists travel across the U.S. in search of the real America. And find it.
Easy virtue / a Sony Pictures Classics release, Ealing Studios in association with Endgame Entertainment, Odyssey Entertainment and BBC Films presents a Fragile Film in association with Joe Abrams Productions and Prescience Production Partnerships produ
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 960
John Whittaker is a young Englishman who falls madly in love with Larita, a sexy, glamorous American woman. The two impulsively decide to get married. He takes her home to meet his family, she arrives like a blast from the future. John's mother takes an instant disliking to Lairta and undermines her every move. But Larita will blow their entrenched British stuffiness right out the window.
Eat pray love [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures presents a Plan B Entertainment production produced by Dede Gardner screenplay by Ryan Murphy & Jennifer Salt directed by Ryan Murphy.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1303
A happily married woman who is trying to get pregnant realizes that her life needs to go in a new direction. After a very painful divorce, she risks everything and embarks on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery.
Eavan Boland / the Lannan Foundation ; with interview by Eloise Klein Healy; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 454
Eavan Boland is a major Irish poet, and in her nine books of poetry she explores the relationship between gender, art, and national identity--'the meeting place between womanhood and history.' Eavan Boland read from In a time of violence and Outside history on November 16, 1994, in Los Angeles. She discussed her work with Los Angeles poet Eloise Klein Healy whose books include Artemis in Echo Park and Ordinary wisdom--Container.
Eccentricities of a nightingale / WNET ; produced by Lindsay Law and Glenn Jordan ; directed by Glenn Jordan ; produced in collaboration with The Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 96
1948 drama by Tennessee Williams set in Mississippi at the turn of the century. Frustrated with longing for the socially prominent young doctor next door, the eccentric, highly emotional minister's daughter decides to settle for one night with him in a rented hotel room.
Economics and government policy : a conversation between Joseph Stiglitz and Arjo Klamer.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: VID 126
Economics of school choice / the National Economists Club Educational Foundation.
Subject: EDUCATION
Call Number: VID 92
Panel discussion on school choice, one of the most controversial ideas to merge out of the school reform movement in the past decade.
Edison : the invention of the movies / the Museum of Modern Art in cooperation with the Library of Congress ; produced by Bret Wood.
Volume: v.1-4
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 152
Commercial motion pictures were invented at the Edison Laboratory between 1888 and 1893. Perhaps none of the component parts were strictly new, but the ability of Edison and his staff to reorganize them for a specific purpose was an extraordinary cultural achievement.
Edmond / First Independent Pictures presents a Muse Production in association with Code Entertainment, I20DB Films, Pretty Dangerous Films and the Gordon-Hecht Group produced by Chris Hanley, Molly Hassell, Duffy Hecht, Roger Kass, Kevin Ragsdale and Stua
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 766
A fortune-tellers teasing rumination sends Edmond Burke lurching into New York City's hellish underworld. He becomes involved in a twisted game of sex, lies and murder with 3 young women.
Edna O'Brien : in conversation with Tobias Wolff / Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 475
Ms. O'Brien read from the story Brother and from Down by the river on May 12, 1998.
Edouard Manet : a painter of modern life = Pentre de la vie moderne / the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Office of Film and Television ; producer, director, Judith Wechsler ; written by Jehane Kuhn, Judith Wechsler.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 335
Examines major paintings by Edouard Manet that influenced his contemporaries and changed the definition of later art. Explains the works in the artist's own words and in those of his friends, Zola, Baudelaire, Mallarm, and others.
Eduardo Galeano / directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 459
Eduardo Galeano reads from Walking Words, The Book of Embraces, and from Memory of Fire.
Education of Shelby Knox / producers, Marion Lipschutz, Rose Rosenblatt ; directors, Marion Lipschutz, Rose Rosenblatt.
Subject: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Call Number: DVD 262
A riveting tale of one girl's mission to bring sex education to schools in her ultra-conservative Texas hometown.
Eighteenth century woman / ABC Video Enterprises ; producers and directors, Suzanne Bauman, Jim Burroughs ; screenwriters, Suzanne Bauman, Jim Burroughs, Kathy Slobogin ; produced for ABC Video Enterprises, Inc. by ABC News in association with the Metrop
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 356
Looks at an exhibit at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art entitled The Eighteenth century woman, a vast collection of costumes, accessories, and objets d'art that reveal the unique ways in which fashionable eighteenth-century women made their presence felt in the society, art, and politics of their time.
Eilan N Chuilleanin and Nuala N Dhomhnaill : in conversation with Dillon Johnston / Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 474
Ms. N Chuilleanin read from The second voyage, The brazen serpent, The magdalene sermon, and new poems. Ms N Dhomhnaill read from Pharoah's daughter, The astrakhan cloak, and new poems. They read on April 29, 1997.
El conocimiento de la gente : bailes folklóricos with Miguel Caro.
Subject: FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Call Number: VID 341
Miguel Caro was a former member of the internationally famous Mexican National Ballet Folklorico. This program is a celebration of his interpretation of these traditional and beautiful folk dances and the dancer's lavish costumes.--KNME-TV web site."
El espinazo del diablo / Augustin y Pedro Almodóvar presentan uno producción El Deseo, S.A., Tequila Gang con la participación de Sogepaq, S.A., Canal+ Espana y Anhelo Producciones una pelicula do Guillermo del Toro producer, Esther García writer,
Subject: CINEMA - FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Call Number: DVD 1009
During the Spanish Civil War, young Carlos is abandoned at a completely isolated orphanage. The tensions therein have been building for years, exacerbated by the unexploded bomb resting menacingly in the courtyard. Bullies scheme, tempers flare, and a ghost that visits Carlos's bed seems to be the key to it all.
El laberinto del fauno = Pan's labyrinth / Telecinco presenta una producción de Estudios Picasso, Tequilla Gang, Esperanto Filmoj en asociacion con CaféFX, Inc. escrita, producida y dirigida por Guillermo del Toro producida por Bertha Navarro ..
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 824
Set in 1944 Spain, against the backdrop of the anti-Franco guerrilla warfare. A young girl goes to live with her mother and her new stepfather on a rural military outpost. Following her discovery of a labyrinth and the local group of resistance fighters, she is involved in a series of strange encounters.
El orfanato = The orphanage / Picturehouse Guillermo del Toro presenta una produccion de Rodar y Rodar y Telecinco Cinema con la colaboracion de Warner Bros. Pictures de España dirigida por J.A. Bayona guión, Sergio G. Sanchez producida po
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 895
A mother of a young boy decides to purchase the orphanage she spent her own childhood in, hoping to restore and reopen the long abandoned facility as both a home for them and a school for disabled children. However, her son's imagination seems to run wild in their new home, as he becomes increasingly involved with a group of seemingly imaginary friends.
Eleanor Roosevelt story / Video Communications, Inc. ; written by Archibald MacLeish ; directed by Richard Kaplan ; produced by Sidney Glazier.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: VID 517
A documentary film about Eleanor Roosevelt, describing her life from a childhood of shyness and rejection to becoming the first lady of the world.
Electronic storyteller : television & the cultivation of values / featuring George Gerbner ; introd. by Michael Morgan ; produced & directed by Sut Jhally.
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: VID 131
George Gerbner explores the way stories in our culture are told by major media conglomerates on television.
Elements and principles of design / with Gerald F. Brommer produced by Crystal Productions.
Subject: INTERIOR DESIGN
Call Number: DVD 651
A two part video discussing the elements of design and the principles of design.
Elephant / HBO Films presents in association with Fine Line Features a Meno Film and Blue Relief production produced by Dany Wolf written and directed by Gus Van Sant.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 579
A realistic drama that takes the viewer inside an American high school on one single, ordinary day that very rapidly turns tragic. It observes the comings and goings of its characters from a safe distance. The experiences of each student range from friendly and innocent to traumatic and deeply disturbing.
Eleven minutes / a Maximum Vacuum production in association with Ostrow & Company and Zero Point Zero Productions a film by Michael Selditch & Rob Tate directed and produced by Michael Selditch & Rob Tate.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: DVD 1268
Jay McCarroll took the fashion world by storm after being crowned the next great American designer on the first season of Project Runway. This documentary chronicles his year-long journey to prepare his first runway show.
Elia Kazan : a director's journey / produced by Julian Schlossberg ; written and directed by Richard Schickel ; a Lorac production.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: VID 264
One of America's greatest--and most controversial--directors is expertly portrayed in this revealing film--Container.
Elizabeth Catlett : sculpting the truth / created and produced by Linda Freeman ; written and directed by David irving.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 322
The works and inspirations of artist Elizabeth Catlett, in particular her sculpture.
Ella es el matador = She is the matador / Talcual Films executive producers, Sheila C. Johnson, Suzanne La Fetra, Gemma Cubero a film by Gemma Cubero & Celeste Carrasco written, directed and produced by Gemma Cubero and Celeste Carrasco.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 788
A character driven documentary about two women who choose the profession of bullfighting. Eva Florencia is a novice originally from Italy and Maripaz Vega is the only active professional female matador in the world. Following these women over the span of seven years, the viewer gains rare insights into their world. While these women pursue the same dream as their male counterparts - the glory of dominating the beast - they are forced to fight not only against the bull but also against decades of legal prohibition and prejudice. The historical struggle, from the beginning of the 20th century to the present, is shown through archival footage and brief interviews with historians and background female matadors.
Emperor's eye : art and power in Imperial China / producer/director, Lisa Hsia ; writers, Gerald Jonas, Lisa Hsia. Executive producer, Alvin H. Perlmutter.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 110
Relates the priceless treasures of China's imperial Art collection in the National Palace Museum to the political climate of their time. Describes how Emperor Chienlung tried to create the world's greatest art collection.
Empire Falls / HBO Films producer, William Teitler teleplay, Richard Russo directed by Fred Schepisi.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 537
A powerful portrait of blue-collar America, a timeless tribute to the inherent decency and good humor that sustains working-class people in everyday life.
Empire of the sun / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Steven Spielberg film produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall screenplay by Tom Stoppard directed by Steven Spielberg.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 908
The story of a British boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him.
Encounter point / Just Vision presents.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 295
This film covers the stories of both Israelis and Palestinians as join the movements and strive to push Palestinian and Israeli societies towards peace.
Enemy at the gates / Paramount Pictures and Mandalay Pictures present a Repérage production, a film by Jean-Jacques Annaud producers, John D. Schofield, Jean-Jacques Annaud writers, Alain Godard, Jean-Jacques Annaud director, Jean-Jacques Annaud.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 861
Based on the true story of WWII Russian hero Vassili Zaitsev whose fame thrust him into a personal war with the Nazis best sharpshooter, Major Erwin Konig.
Enemy of the people / Arthur Miller's adaptation of the play by Henrik Ibsen ; directed by Paul Bogert ; produced by Jack Landau ; executive producer, Jac Venza.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 98
In Riverton, Maine, circa 1893, Dr. Thomas Stockman wants to disclose that the town's moneymaking health spa Clearwater Springs has been fouled by pollution from a tannery. But his proposal to go public is opposed by his brother, Peter, the town mayor, who prompts a wave of public outrage against Dr. Stockman and his family.
Enemy of the state / Touchstone Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films a Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer production in association with Scott Free Productions a film by Tony Scott produced by Jerry Bruckheimer written by David Marconi directed by Ton
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1140
Robert Clayton Dean is a successful Washington D.C. attorney who-- without his knowledge-- is given a video that ties a top official of the National Security Agency to a political murder! Instantly, every aspect of Dean's once-normal life is targeted by a lethal team of skilled NSA surveillance operatives, who wage a relentless, ultrahigh-tech campaign to discredit him and retrieve the incriminating evidence! --Container.
Enigma / Manhattan Pictures International Intermedia Senator Film präsentiert Manhattan Pictures International and Intermedia Films and Senator Entertainment present in association with MeesPierson Film CV, a Jagged Films/Broadway Video production
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1015
Still reeling from the disappearance of his lover Claire, brilliant code-breaker Tom Jericho is summoned to Bletchley Park, Britain's top-secret intelligence campus. Now he must face his toughest assignment--crack the Nazis' infamous Enigma codes. Putting together the pieces of a puzzle, he discovers the reason for his lover's disappearance, U-boats closing in on Allied cargo ships, and a mass grave in Poland.
Enron : the smartest guys in the room / written and directed by Alex Gibney executive producers, Mark Cuban, Todd Wagner, Joana Vicente producers, Alex Gibney, Jason Kliot, Susan Motamed.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: DVD 370
A look at one of the biggest corporate disasters in U.S. history. Includes rare audio and video tapes as well as insider accounts of the event.
Environment : business and labor / presented by Dallas County Community College District.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: VID 217
Equestrian events of the 2004 Olympic Games : dressage : team and individual.
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: EQUESTRIAN
Call Number: DVD 103
2004 Olympic equestrian event: dressage
Equus / United Artists Corporation screenplay, Peter Shaffer produced by Lester Persky and Elliott Kastner directed by Sidney Lumet.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 404
A middle-aged psychiatrist tries to find out why a young man has blinded six horses entrusted to his care.
Erick Hawkins' America / produced by Benjamin Dunlop and Sidney J. Palmer.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 35
Erick Hawkins speaks and performs selections from his career.
Erin Brockovich / Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures present a Jersey Films production produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher written by Susannah Grant directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 839
Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a momumental law case against a giant corporation. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin an incredible and sometimes hilarious fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.
Ernesto Cardenal / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 436
Ernesto Cardenal, an ordained Catholic priest, a revolutionary and an acclaimed poet reads in Spanish from Cántico Cósmico. The English translations are read by actor Edward Asner and poet Rubén Martínez who also interviews Ernesto Cardenal--Container.
Essential ballet : stars of Russian Ballet from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Red Square, Moscow.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 379
Essential history of France / BBC production in association with France 3, Radio Telefis Eireann, RTP and TV2 Denmark ; director, Celia Lowenstein ; producer, John Triffitt.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 287
Presents modern France as a product of its main parts: food, wine, revolution, politics, and love. Topics include the French Revolution, French isolationism, anti-Semitism, anti-immigration policies, Paris as an icon of French culture, cultivation of the romantic French rural image, and the societal erosion of the spirit of joie de vivre.
Essential opera .
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 366
Twelve highlights from the world's most popular operas, performed by a galaxy of stars.
Essential opera 2 / The Decca Record Company Limited, London.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 367
Seventeen highlights from the world's most popular operas, performed by a galaxy of stars.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind / Blue Ruin Anonymous Content Focus Features This is That Productions producers, Anthony Bregman, Steve Golin screenplay, Charlie Kaufman directed by Michel Gondry.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 778
When Joel discovers that his girlfriend, Clementine, has had their tumultuous relationship erased from her mind through an experimental scientific procedure, he decides to ease his own pain by getting the same treatment. But, as each memory of Clementine is systematically eliminated, Joel suddenly realizes how much he still loves her and desperately attempts to reverse the process.
Ethnic notions / produced, written & directed by Marlon Riggs ; produced by Marlon Riggs in association with KQED.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 117
Covering more than one hundred years of United States history, traces the evolution of Black American caricatures and their role in political and social conflicts concerning race.
Etre et avoir = To be and to have / a Maïa Films, Arte France Cinéma les Films D'ici, Centre National de Documentation Pédagogique Production with the participation of Canal+, the Centre National de la Cinématographie and Gimages 4, a film by Nicolas
Subject: EDUCATION
Call Number: DVD 361
At the center of this intimate and touching story is Georges Lopez - a remarkably devoted teacher responsible for nurturing a dozen children ages 3-11 in all their school subjects and life's lessons. Demonstrates how a teacher, if well trained, dedicated and sensitive to a child's educational and emotional needs, can hugely influence a generation of children at their most critical time of development.
Eugene Onegin / Corinth Films ; screenplay, A. Ivanovsky, R. Tikhomirov ; direction, Roman Tikhomirov.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 250
Tchaikovsky's opera of rejected love leading to a deadly duel.
Eugene O'Neill's The iceman cometh
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 133
A group of has-beens in Harry Hope's saloon wait for the annual visit of Hickey (Robards), a happy salesman. Hickey arrives a changed character and tries to make each man see reality and face the truth about himself
European Community & the European Parliament / producer Connie Doebele ; director Douglas Heyman.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 45
The European Community and European Parliament are analyzed, with the participants discussing the evolution of the particular institutions. They analyze the functions of the Council of Ministers, the European Commission and the Parliament itself.
European Tanztheater / produced & directed by Isa & Harold Bergsohn.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 205
European dance theater comes alive through the works and voices of its creators and fascinating narrative about its originators. Archival footage and beautifully filmed and edited excerpts of current repertory demonstrate the forms and power of this genre.
Evening / Hart-Sharp Entertainment produced by Jeff Sharp screenplay by Susan Minot and Michael Cunningham directed by Lajos Koltai.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 730
Overcome by the power of memory, Ann Lord reveals a long-held secret to her concerned daughters. Constance is a content wife and mother. Nina is a restless single woman. Both are bedside when Ann calls out for the man she loved more than any other. But her daughters wonder who Harris is and what is his relation to their mother? Constance and Nina try to take stock of Ann's life as their mother is tended to by a night nurse as she journeys into her mind back to a summer weekend some fifty years before, before she was married, going from New York City to be maid of honor at the high-society Newport wedding of her dearest friend from college, Lila Wittenborn. The bride-to-be is jittery, and turns to her maid of honor rather than her own mother for support. Ann stays close to her friend, yet is even closer to Lila's irrepressible brother Buddy. Unexpected feelings surge forth once Ann meets wedding guest Harris Arden, a lifelong friend and intimate of the Wittenborn family. Ann's love for Harris will change her life, and those of her daughters, forever.
Evening with Kiri Te Kanawa / [a BBC TV production in association with Impresario A.G. and TransWorld International] ; television presentation, Yvonne Littlewood.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 345
Kiri Te Kanawa's debut solo recital at London's Royal Albert Hall features famous arias from Mozart, Gounod, and Puccini, as well as songs from the musical My fair lady--Container.
Evening with Nederlands Dans Theater / RM Arts/SVT2.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 4
Evening with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / co-production, DR/ZDF/RM Arts in association with ORF ; produced and directed by Thomas Grimm.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 104
Presents two ballet performances by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Divining: A dance evoking a strong feeling for African tribal ritual set to hauntingly rhythmic drum music. Revelations: Expresses Ailey's intense feelings for his roots in the South.
Evening with the Royal Ballet / produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 215
Program presents a gala evening of classical ballet featuring the legendary team of Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn.
Every little step / a Sony Pictures Classics release, Endgame Entertainment Company presents a Vienna Waits production, an Endgame Entertainment production produced and directed by James D. Stern & Adam Del Deo.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 698
For over three decades, there's been one singular sensation: A Chorus Line. This groundbreaking hit musical inspired by the emotional lives of dancers during the audition process. Now the story comes full circle and offers a revealing, unprecedented look at the auditions for the Broadway revival of the perennial classic. The music, the moves and the real-life drama, bringing you closer to the footlights than you ever thought possible.
Every man for himself and God against all : the mystery of Kaspar Hauser = Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle / von Werner Herzog eine Werner Herzog Filmproduktion Producer, director and writer, Werner Herzog.
Subject: CINEMA - FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Call Number: VID 647
Based on the true story of a young man who suddenly appeared in a small German town in 1820 after having lived in total isolation from humans since birth. He was taught to speak, read, and write by the townspeople. As mysteriously as he first appeared, he was brutally murdered.
Execution at midnight / producer, director and writer, Jim Thebaut ; produced by Evergreen Films.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 405
Taking place at Potosi Correctional Institute, Mineral Point, Missouri, examines the death penalty issue through interviews of 7 death row inmates. Gives the viewer the experience of the last hour of a condemned inmate's life as he is taken to the holding cell and to the execution room.
Extra! Extra! See all about it / WBZ-TV, Group W Television, Inc.
Subject: JOURNALISM
Call Number: VID 588
Tells about two competing Boston newspapers, Boston Globe and Boston Herald. Compares and contrasts their characteristics and specializations. Tells how their competition affects their choice of stories and placement of stories and ads. Describes how they get and keep subscribers and advertisers. Discusses the changing role of the newspaper as a medium now that people get more and more of their news from radio and television.
Eyes on the prize / a production of Blackside, Inc. [creator and executive producer, Henry Hampton].
Volume: v. 1 - 7
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 418
Vols. 1-3 tell the story of America's civil rights years from 1954 to 1965 vols. 4-7 examine the new America from 1964 to 1985, from community power to the human alienation of urban poverty.
Eyes on the prize : America's civil rights years / WGBH Boston ; Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; production by Blackside, Inc. ; produced and directed by Judith Vecchione ; executive producer, Henry Hampton ; series writer, Steve Fayer.
Volume: v.2-6
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 121
History of the civil rights movement in the United States. Uses archival footage and interviews with participants in the movement.
Eyes on the prize II : America at the racial crossroads 1965-1985 / WGBH Boston ; produced by Blackside, Inc. and Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; creator and executive producer, Henry Hampton ; producer and director, Judith Vecchione ; series write
Volume: v.1-8
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 122
Offers a comprehensive reappraisal of the leaders and events that brought the civil rights movement from the South to the rest of the United States from 1965 through the 1980s.
Faces / produced by Maurice McEndree written and directed by John Cassavetes associate producer, Al Ruban Faces Distribution Corporation presents.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 279
Powerful story of the dissintegration of a marriage of a captain of industry and his wife.
Fahrenheit 9/11 / Lions Gate Films and IFC Films and the Fellowship Adventure Group present a Dog Eat Dog Films production, a film by Michael Moore producers, Jim Czarnecki, Kathleen Glynn written, produced and directed by Michael Moore.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 556
Through actual footage, interviews, and declassified documents, Michael Moore illustrates the connections President Bush has to the royal house of Saud of Saudia Arabia and the bin Laden's, how the president got elected on fraudulent circumstances and then proceeded to blunder through his duties while ignoring warnings of the looming betrayal by his foreign partners. When the treachery hits with the 9/11 attacks, Moore explains how Bush failed to take immediate action to defend the nation.
Fail-safe / Columbia screenplay, Walter Bernstein producer, Max E. Youngstein director, Sidney Lumet.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1171
A computer malfunction causes nuclear-equipped American bombers to destroy Moscow and the president of the United States has to take terrible measures to appease the Soviets and prevent all-out nuclear war.
Faith Ringgold : the last story quilt / written and directed by David Irving ; created and produced by Linda Freeman.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 33
A profile of the life and work of Faith Ringgold, noted Afro-American woman artist who specializes in painting on quilts and other cloth surfaces.
Fall from grace / written, directed, produced by K. Ryan Jones.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 488
The surreal and shocking world of the controversial cult leader Reverend Fred Phelps and his hate group. Includes interviews and rare Phelps footage and allows viewers to reexamine the quintessentially American right of free speech.
Fallen angel / screen play by Harry Kleiner produced and directed by Otto Preminger.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1093
June Mills and her sister Clara live a quiet life in a small coastal town until Eric Stanton, a smooth-talking con man, comes into their lives. He seems to fall hard for June, but Clara believes he's interested only in the family fortune. Meanwhile, sultry waitress Stella catches Stanton's fancy and thinks he might be her ticket out of town. The local cop knows more than he's telling about his fellow citizens and their tangled relationships, which draw even tighter after a shocking murder --Container.
Fame. The complete 1st season / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television.
Volume: Disc 1-4
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: DVD 1039
Fame follows students at New York's School of the Arts as they pursue their dreams in the performing arts.
Fame. The complete 2nd season / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television.
Volume: Disc 1-5
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: DVD 1040
Fame follows students at New York's School of the Arts as they pursue their dreams in the performing arts.
Family name / Opelika Pictures presents a film by Macky Alston producer, Selina Lewis directed by Macky Alston.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 487
As a child growing up in Durham, North Carolina, Macky Alston never questioned why all the other Alstons in his school were black. Now, after twenty-five years, he has gone back to unravel the mystery. In this documentary of race relations, Alston travels to family reunions, picnics, housing projects, churches, graveyards & the original Alston plantations to find people who share his family name.
Famous history of the life of King Henry the Eight / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Kevin Billington.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 18
A dramatization of William Shakespeare's historical play, which tells of the intrigues during the first part of Henry's reign, his divorce from Katharine of Aragon, and marriage to Anne Bullen, who gives birth to a baby girl, Elizabeth.
Farewell, my lovely / Artisan Entertainment ITC Elliott Kastner presents a Dick Richards film screenplay by David Zelag Goodman produced by Jerry Bick, George Pappas and Jerry Bruckheimer directed by Dick Richards an E.K. Corporation/ITC pr
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 659
Fargo / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment presents in association with Working Title Films produced by Ethan Coen directed by Joel Coen written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 504
A midwestern policewoman investigates a series of brutal and interconnected crimes. Steadily, she tightens the net on the killers and their accomplices in a kidnapping scheme gone wildly wrong.
Farmingville / a film by Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini ; directed by Catherine Tambini and Carlos Sandoval ; produced by Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini ; written by Carlos Sandoval ; produced by Camino Bluff Productions, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 255
Documentary film about the next group of immigrants, the Mexicans, that are following in our long history of immigration. It looks at the people of Farmingville, New York, and at how they are dealing with the influx of about 1,500 Mexican workers.
Fashion in film / [[presented by] Starz Originals] producer[s], Evan Kanew, Rachel Zalis.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: DVD 699
From the catwalks of Paris to the red carpets and silver screens of Hollywood, fashion and film have always co-starred in their very own rags-to-riches story of style. In this documentary, discover the history of the costumes, couture, and glamour icons that have transformed the look of movies forever. Features revealing interviews with designers, stylists and stars.
FDR, a presidency revealed / written and produced by David C. Taylor produced by Team Productions, LLC for the History Channel A & E Television Networks.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 758
A comprehensive original program from the History Channel, featuring exclusive interviews, rare audio recordings, newly-unearthed home movies, and diary entries, that reveals a never-before-seen side of FDR's presidency.
Fear and loathing in Las Vegas / Universal Pictures a Rhino Films/Laila Nabulsi production producers, Laila Nabulsi, Patrick Cassavetti, Stephen Nemeth director, Terry Gilliam.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 898
Fueled by a suitcase full of pharmaceuticals, journalist Raoul Duke and his sidekick Dr. Gonzo set off on a fast and furious ride through nonstop neon, surreal surroundings and a crew of crazy characters.
Federico Fellini / produced by ABC News Productions for the Biography Channel producer, Meredith Greene Megaw.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 661
Profiles the illustrious life and career of the legendary Italian director ... [including] interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and clips from his many films. --Container.
Federico Fellini's La dolce vita / Giuseppe Amato presents a Riama Film production ; a co-production Riama Film, Cinecitta, Pathe Consortium Cinema, Grey Film ; original story and screenplay, Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli ; directed by
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 137
A journalist ventures into the decadent society of modern Rome and finds that his values are being destroyed, leaving him totally disillusioned.
FEI world equestrian games, Aachen 2006 / Presented by Rolex, an MBP-TV production for Equestrian Vision. Editors: Nick Stucke, Mat Startup. Music: Nick Stucke. Series producer: Philip Jennings.
Volume: v.1 pt.1-2, v.2-5
Subject: EQUESTRIAN
Call Number: DVD 512
Femme fatale / Warner Bros. Pictures Quinta Communications Tarak Ben Ammar presents a Quinta Communications production a film by Brian De Palma produced by Tarak Ben Ammar, Marina Gefter written and directed by Brian De Palma.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1128
An alluring seductress is suddenly exposed to the world, including her enemies, by a voyeuristic photographer who becomes ensnared in her surreal quest for revenge.
Ferry tales / producers, Katja Esson, Sabine Schenk, Corinna Sager ; director, Katja Esson ; produced in association with Schenk Productions, Inc. and Lifestyle Int. Prod. Service, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 268
This documentary focuses on a unique culture found on the Staten Island Ferry, New York. This culture is made up of some of the women who frequent the women's powder room each day, not only as a place for putting on make-up, but as a safe place for sharing and camaraderie with women from diverse backgrounds.
Festen = The celebration / Nimbus Film praesenterer ; producer, Birgitte Hald ; manuskript, Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov ; [direktr], Thomas Vinterberg.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 490
The family and friends of prominent Danish patriarch Helge Klingenfeldt gather at his country estate to celebrate his sixtieth birthday. Two months prior to this event, Helge's daughter committed suicide. Her twin brother, Christian, makes a birthday toast that brings a barrage of family secrets out into the open.
Fiddler on the roof / Mirisch Production, Inc. and Cartier Productions, Inc.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 162
Tevye is a poor Jewish milkman with five unmarried daughters to support in a village in Czarist Russia. With a sharp tongued wife at home and growing anti-Semitism in the village, Tevye talks to God about his troubles. His people's traditions keep him strong when his existence is as precariously balanced as a fiddler on the roof.
Fiddler on the roof / the Mirisch Company presents a Norman Jewison film screenplay by Joseph Stein produced and directed by Norman Jewison.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 521
Tevye is a poor Jewish milkman with five unmarried daughters to support in a village in Czarist Russia. With a sharp tongued wife at home and growing anti-Semitism in the village, Tevye talks to God about his troubles. His people's traditions keep him strong when his existence is as precariously balanced as a fiddler on the roof.
Fifth of July / a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York producer, Sam Paul directors, Marshall W. Manson, Kirk Browning.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 327
The television production of Lanford Wilson's Broadway play about college friends who agitated for what they hoped would be a better world and who are now looking for a way to revive their dreams of what life can be.
Film Nixon "as history & commentary "
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 123
Panelists discuss the historical accuracy and social commentary contained in Oliver Stone's 1995 movie, Nixon. Professor Schleslinger sharply criticizes the film for blurring the line between history and fiction.
Film Noir classic collection. Vol 3 : 5 timeless suspense thrillers / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture screen play by John C. Higgins, Steve Fisher, A.I. Bezerides, William Wister Haines and W.R. Burnett story by John C. Higgins and George Zuckerman p
Volume: v. 1 - 5
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1096
[Border incident]: The Mexico-California border is the power-keg setting for a tale of government agents versus greed and murder. [His kind of woman]: Hard-luck gambler Dan Milner is in sudden luck. He'll get $50,000 to hang out at a posh Mexican resort. $5,000 now and the big payoff when the reason he's been sent there is revealed. Of course, the gangsters making the offer don't expect him to live long enough to collect. [Lady in the lake]: Philip Marlow searches for a missing wife--and discovers a different woman's corpse in a mountain lake. From there the waters get deeper. [On dangerous ground]: City cop goes to the countryside to help solve a brutal murder and falls in love with a blind woman who's brother is a suspect. [The racket]: A straight-arrow cop and an old-school gangster find a common foe: big shots who run crime like a corporation. [Film noir : bringing darkness to light]: Clips from noir classics and little-known gems, plus interviews with modern noir aficionados like directors Christopher Nolan and Frank Miller, writers James Ellroy and Brian Helgeland and others shape this multifaceted exploration of the movie style that grew out of the hard realities of post-World War II life.
Film noir classic collection. Vol. 5 [videorecording] : 8 timeless suspense thrillers.
Volume: v.1 - 4
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1282
Cornered (102 min.) From England to continental Europe to Buenos Aires, ex-RCAF pilot Dick Powell stalks the Nazi collaborator who murdered his bride. But one fact constantly surfaces during his quest: no one can describe the mysterious man.;" Desperate (73 min.) Steve Brodie is a postwar Everyman sho accepts what he thinks is an honest trucking job, only to find he's the driver in a botched heist that puts Brodie and his bride (Audrey Long) on the run from the cops and the cons who planned the job (including the chief thug Raymond Burr). Includes Cornered theatrical trailer.";" The Phenix City story (87 min.) Corruption, brutality and vice plagued Phenix City, Alabama, for 100 years, so who would dare to change it? Based on real-life events and filmed on location in what was called Sin City USA, director Phil Karlson's semidocumentary tells the jolting tale of those who risked their lives to bring the burg's syndicate of thugs and murderers to justice.";" Dial 1119 (75 min.) An asylum inmate escapes to the city, where he takes hostages at a local dive, guns down a bar employee and warns authorities his captives will be next if the doctor whose testimony first put him away doesn't arrive within the hour. Includes Dial 1119 theatrical trailer.";" Crime in the streets (91 min.) Following a turf rumble with a rival group, street gang leader John Casavetes tells his gang to do what they've never done before: kill a snitch.";" Armored car robbery (67 min.) Richard Fleischer directs this brute-force milestone about a deadly heist and the battle of wits and firepower between a fugitive gangster (William Talman) and his stripper moll (Adele Jergens) and a bulldog cop (Charles McGraw), out to avenge his partner's death, who uses hidden microphones, lab work and his own well-honed instincts to close the net.";" Backfire (91 min.) Vincent Sherman directs this gripping yarn about recovering war veteran Gordon MacRae's quest to prove pal Edmond O'Brien innocent of murder. Aiding him is his resourceful nurse Virginia Mayo. And a secretive doctor, a lively undertaker, a desperate gambler, a dying witness nad a haunting Viennese melody all lead them to a shocking climax.";" Deadline at dawn (83 min.) A gangster's sister lies dead. All clues point to sailor Bill Williams as the murderer. Slated to depart for duty at dawn, the swabbie, aided by good-hearted dime-a-dancer Susan Hayward and affable cabbie Paul Lukas, has mere hours to prove his innocence."
Film trilogy / by Ingmar Bergman
Volume: v.1-4
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 128
Through a glass darkly. This four disc set features Swedish director Ingmar Bergman's work on three of his most powerful films presented as a trilogy. The films of the trilogy examine the necessity of religion and question the promise of faith.
Films of Adrian Lyne / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute and WinStar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 202
Adrian Lyne talks about his films and the making of them, provides a brief autobiographical introduction of how he got started in his career, and follows with film reminiscences giving insights about the production, the casting process, studios, the industry and experiences with collaborators.
Films of Barry Levinson / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute and WinStar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 200
Barry Levinson talks about his films and the making of them, provides a brief autobiographical introduction of how he got started in his career, and follows with film reminiscences giving insights about the production, the casting process, studios, the industry and experiences with collaborators.
Films of Clint Eastwood / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with American Film Institute and WinStar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 178
Clint Eastwood talks about his films and the making of them, provides a brief autobiographical introduction of how he got started in his career, and follows with film reminiscences giving insights about the production, the casting process, studios, the industry and experiences with collaborators.
Films of David Cronenberg / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with American Film Institute and WinStar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 195
David Cronenberg talks about his films and the making of them, provides a brief autobiographical introduction of how he got started in his career and follows with film reminiscences giving insights about the production, the casting process, studios, the industry and experiences with collaborators.
Films of David Zucker and Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zuker / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 183
Profiles David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker, featuring extensive film clips and interviews with actors and collaborators who have worked with them.
Films of Garry Marshall / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute and Winstar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 184
Through in-depth interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from his films, Garry Marshall talks about the ideas, influences, motivations, struggles and successes behind his work.
Films of James Cameron / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 189
Profile of director James Cameron, featuring extensive film clips and interviews with actors and collaborators who have worked with him.
Films of Joel Schumacher / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute and WinStar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 199
Through in-depth interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from his films, Joel Schumacher talks about the ideas, influences, motivations, struggles and successes behind his work.
Films of John Frankenheimer / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 197
Through in-depth interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from his films, John Frankenheimer talks about the ideas, influences, motivations, struggles and successes behind his work.
Films of John McTiernan / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute and WinStar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 185
John McTiernan talks about his films and the making of them, provides a brief autobiographical introduction of how he got started in his career, and follows with film reminiscences giving insights about the production, the casting process, studios, the industry and experiences with collaborators.
Films of Lawrence Kasdan / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 188
Presents a profile of film director Lawrence Kasdan, featuring extensive film clips and interviews with actors and collaborators who have worked with him.
Films of Martin Scorsese / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute and WinStar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 193
Martin Scorsese talks about his films and the making of them, provides a brief autobiographical introduction of how he got started in his career, and follows with film reminiscences giving insights about the production, the casting process, studios, the industry and experiences with collaborators.
Films of Michael Mann / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with American Film Institute and Winstar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 205
Profile of director Michael Mann, featuring extensive film clips and interviews with actors and collaborators who have worked with him.
Films of Milos Forman / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with American Film Institute and WinStar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 201
Milos Forman talks about his films and the making of them, provides a brief autobiographical introduction of how he got started in his career, and follows with film reminiscences giving insights about the production, the casting process, studios, the industry and experiences with collaborators.
Films of Norman Jewison / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 206
Through in-depth interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from his films, Norman Jewison talks about the ideas, influences, motivations, struggles and successes behind his work.
Films of Rob Reiner / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute and WinStar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 203
Through in-depth interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from his films, Rob Reiner talks about the ideas, influences, motivations, struggles and successes behind his work.
Films of Robert Altman / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 191
After six decades in the motion picture industry, Robert Altman remains one of Hollywood's most prolific directors. Famous for using large ensemble casts, Altman practices an improvisational style of filmmaking that give his actors the rare luxury to freely interpret their roles."--Container."
Films of Robert Zemeckis / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 179
Robert Zemeckis began making films with an 8mm camera while still in high school. He made his directorial debut in 1978 with I wanna hold your hand, and has since directed films such as Romancing the stone, Back to the future, Who framed Roger Rabbit, Death becomes her, Forrest Gump, Contact, What lies beneath, and Cast away. This film contains interviews with the director and reminiscences by actors and actresses who have worked with Zemeckis. Includes filmography, awards, and Weblink.
Films of Roger Corman / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with American Film Institute and Winstar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 196
Profile of director Roger Corman, featuring extensive film clips and interviews with actors and collaborators who have worked with him.
Films of Ron Howard / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 186
Through in-depth interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from his films, Ron Howard talks about the ideas, influences, motivations, struggles and successes behind his work.
Films of Sidney Lumet / a production of Media Entertainment, Inc. ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute ; written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 192
Profile of director Sidney Lumet, featuring extensive film clips and interviews with actors who have worked with him.
Films of Spike Lee / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 204
Through in-depth interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from his films, Spike Lee talks about the ideas, influences, motivations, struggles and successes behind his work. I have been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the media. I have to take advantage of that while I am still bankable.""
Films of Steven Spielberg / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute and WinStar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 198
Steven Spielberg talks about his films and the making of them, provides a brief autobiographical introduction of how he got started in his career, and follows with film reminiscences giving insights about the production, the casting process, studios, the industry and experiences with collaborators.
Films of Sydney Pollack / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute and WinStar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 181
Through in-depth interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from his films, Sydney Pollack talks about the ideas, influences, motivations, struggles and successes behind his work.
Films of Terry Gilliam / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery. ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 182
Includes extensive film clips and interviews with actors and collaborators who have worked with film director Terry Gilliam.
Films of Wes Craven / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; produced in cooperation with American Film Institute and WinStar Productions ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 194
Profile of horror film director Wes Craven, featuring extensive film clips and interviews with actors and collaborators who have worked with him.
Films of William Friedkin / written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery ; a production of Media Entertainment, Inc., in cooperation with the American Film Institute.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 190
Through in-depth interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from his films, William Friedkin talks about the ideas, influences, motivations, struggles and successes behind his work. Includes filmography and weblink.
Films of Wolfgang Petersen / a production of Media Entertainment, Inc. ; produced in cooperation with the American Film Institute ; written, produced & directed by Robert J. Emery.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 187
Profile of director Wolfgang Petersen, featuring extensive film clips and interviews with actors who have worked with him.
Finale du 35 ème concours international pour jeunes danseurs 2007 / produced by the Prix de Lausanne executive production by Ecran P&P / ICI TV SA - Vevey directed by Michel Dami.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1158
First circle / directed by Sheldon Larry produced by Claude Heroux screenplay written by M. Charles Cohen.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 747
Inside a special prison, the first circle of penal hell is in Stalin's Russia. Dissident scientists are forced to work on behalf of Stalin's police state.
First part of Henry the Sixth / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Jonathan Miller ; directed by Jane Howell.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 15
Shakespeare's historical play which recreates Henry's early days as King. Centers on the French wars and the activities of Joan of Arc, while glimpsing the beginning of the civil wars between the Houses of Lancaster and York.
First part of King Henry the Fourth with the life and death of Henry surnamed Hotspur / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, David Giles.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 12
After the murder of Richard II, Henry assumes the throne, and is immediately confronted with rebellion by Owen Glendower, Douglas of Scotland, Northumberland and his son Hotspur.
Five films about Christo & Jeanne-Claude / a Maysles Films production.
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 219
v.1: Christo's valley curtain; Running fence v.2: Islands; Christo in Paris v.3: Umbrellas; Interview
Fixing social security [video recording] : economic perspectives / Robert Rosenblatt, Slyvester [sic] Schieber, Eugene Steurle.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: VID 125
Interview with Robert Rosenblatt, L.A. Times; Sylvester Schieber, Watson Wyatt; and Eugune Steurle, Urban Institute, concerning views on social security.
Flags of our fathers / DreamWorks SKG Warner Bros. Pictures Amblin Entertainment Malpaso Productions produced by Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Steven Spielberg screenplay by William Broyles, Jr. and Paul Haggis directed by Clint Eastwood.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 764
The life stories of the five Marines and one Naval officer that were forever immortalized as a symbol of WWII by raising the American flag at the battle of Iwo Jima.
Flat out for a flat tax
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: VID 95
A discussion and comparison of the components of the national retail sales tax, the USA tax and the flat tax.
Floodwatch '93 : images of a disaster / KRCG-TV, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Subject: SCIENCE - EARTH SCIENCES
Call Number: VID 47
News footage of the flood of 1993, depicting the damage in Jefferson City and other surrounding communities in Central Missouri.
Floor-barre technique. Video II / Zena Rommett directed by Debra Zalkind, Camille Rommett produced by Camille Rommett.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 619
An innovative and comprehensive training program for professional dancers, teachers, skaters, gymnasts, etc., which concentrates on improving and perfecting technique, achieving correct alignment and muscular usage, developing maximum turnout and extension, rehabilitation and prevention of injuries, increasing vitality and artistic expression and building strength and toning down. A class of dancers from around the world demonstrates the technique. Includes an interview with Tommy Tune describing how the program helped him prepare for performance.
Flying : confessions of a free woman / Easy Film and Zohe Film Productions present a series by Jennifer Fox director, Jennifer Fox producers, Jennifer Fox, Claus Ladegaard.
Volume: v. 1 - 2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 397
A seasoned New Yorker struggling to juggle work, relationships, and her new found desire to have a child, Fox decides to turn the camera on herself and her girlfriends. Not satisfied, she takes off across the globe to investigate how other women live. Employing a new technique called 'passing the camera', she journeys into the homes and bedrooms of women in 17 countries, capturing secret conversations about love, freedom, children, men and sex. --Container.
Flying deuces / presented by Astor Pictures.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 575
A 1939 motion picture featuring the comedic team of Laurel & Hardy.
Follow the fleet / a RKO Radio Picture a Pandro S. Berman production screenplay by Dwight Taylor and Allan Scott directed by Mark Sandrich.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 609
All hands on deck! In the fifth of 10 Astaire/Rogers pairings, Fred trades his top hat for a sailor's cap, Randolph Scott gets the girl, Ginger gets a tap solo and viewers get the unending delight of seven sparkling Irving Berlin numbers.
Following / Next Wave Films presents a film by Christopher Nolan producers, Christopher Nolan, Jeremy Theobald, Emma Thomas written & directed by Christopher Nolan.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1228
A story about a young man's obsession with following strangers at random on the street. This life leads him into a dark underworld, when he is caught in the act by a man who becomes part mentor, part confessor and part evil twin. Together they break into flats and pry into the personal lives of their victims.
Following Sean / Upstate Films/Shadow Distribution presents a Timed Exposures production in association with Chelsea Pictures written and directed by Ralph Arlyck produced by Ralph Arlyck, Malcolm Pullinger.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 459
Filmmaker Ralph Arlyck tracks down Sean, the boy who had been the subject of his controversy-sparking documentary in 1969, to see what he is like 30 years later.
Food, inc. / Magnolia Pictures Participant Media and River Road Entertainment present a film by Robert Kenner producers, Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein directed by Robert Kenner writers, Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein, Kim Roberts.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 947
Explores the U.S. commercial food industry, examining corporate control of supply and market. The film seeks to demonstrate how the incentive for corporate profit can overwhelm consumer health needs, as well as the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and the environment. Reveals various details of food ingredients and additives, and how contemporary mass production methods of food affects U.S. culture.
Footnotes, the classics of Ballet / producer, Neil Bregman ; director, Derek Diorio ; writer, Dan Lalande ; conceived by Frank Augustyn.
Volume: v.1-9
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 300
Dancer Frank Augustyn examines some classic ballets through interviews with ballet dancers and dance critics. Features film footage from classic performances of the ballets.
For all mankind / Apollo Associates a film by Al Reinert producers, Betsy Broyles Breier, Al Reinert directed by Al Reinert.
Subject: SCIENCE
Call Number: DVD 612
A chronicle on mankind's journey to the moon, using no narration, only the voices of the astronauts and mission control.
For colored girls / Lionsgate and TPS present a 34th Street Films/Lionsgate production produced by Roger M. Bobb, Paul Hall written for the screen, produced and directed by Tyler Perry.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1242
A vibrant world where friends and strangers dream, fear, cry, love, and laugh out loud in an attempt to find their true selves. Adapted by writer/director Tyler Perry from Ntozake Shange's acclaimed choreopoem, this gripping film paints an unforgettable portrait of what it means to be a woman of color in the modern world --Container.
For colored girls who have considered suicide, when the rainbow is enuf / a co-production of WNET and WPET ; writer, Ntozake Shange ; directed by Oz Scott ; produced by Lindsay Law.
Subject: LITERARY - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 177
A choreopoem that portrays the visions and frustrations of six young women who are trying to come to terms with themselves and with being African-American.
For love of liberty [videorecording] : the story of America's black patriots / a film by Frank Martin directed by Frank Martin written by Frank Martin & Jeff Stetson produced by Frank Martin, Rudy Poe, James Crite.
Volume: v.1 - 3
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1285
Gain an unprecedented look at the experiences and accomplishments of African Americans in the military, and learn why such a group of heroic men and women would fight for the freedom of others that they themselves weren't able to enjoy. Hosted by Halle Berry with an introduction by Colin Powell.
For us, the living : the story of Medgar Evers / produced by Charles Fries ; directed by Michael Schultz.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: VID 178
The true story of one man's courageous fight for his people's dignity. Medgar Evers was one of the first African-American leaders to achieve worldwide recognition for his work. He was a true hero willing to pay the ultimate price for freedom.
For your consideration / Warner Independent Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment present a Shangri-La Entertainment production produced by Karen Murphy written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy directed by Christopher Guest.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1061
No-name actors are making a low-budget period drama called Home for Purim, when an anonymous post on the Internet suggests that one performance is Oscar-worthy. Then, two more cast members get Oscar-related press: buzz in Variety and appearances on TV prompt the studio executives to insist on changes in the script in anticipation of a blockbuster. Jump ahead a few months to the days before Oscar nominees are announced: just the possibility of a nomination has changed the actors' lives.
For your consideration / Warner Independent Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment present a Shangri-La Entertainment production produced by Karen Murphy written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy directed by Christopher Guest.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1313
No-name actors are making a low-budget period drama called Home for Purim, when an anonymous post on the Internet suggests that one performance is Oscar-worthy. Then, two more cast members get Oscar-related press: buzz in Variety and appearances on TV prompt the studio executives to insist on changes in the script in anticipation of a blockbuster. Jump ahead a few months to the days before Oscar nominees are announced: just the possibility of a nomination has changed the actors' lives.
Forbidden City / produced by Lucy Jarvis ; written by Sidney Carroll ; directed by Tom Priestley.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 26
Explores the history and culture of China as reflected in the art and architectural treasures of the Forbidden City.
Forbidden city : the great within / Discovery Channel Pictures in association with Maroon Productions ; May Holdsworth, writer.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 161
Explores the Forbidden City, the private world of the emperors of China.
Foreign correspondent / Walter Wanger presents Alfred Hitchcock's production of ; presented by Caidin Film Co. ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 120
A reporter sent to Europe to cover a peace conference falls in love with a diplomat's daughter, but discovers that her father is the head of a Nazi spy ring.
Forrest Gump / Paramount Pictures presents a Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman production a Robert Zemeckis film screenplay by Eric Roth produced by Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1247
Forrest Gump is not a smart man. But the young Alabaman with an IQ of 75 is a thoroughly decent man, who manages to become involved in every major event in American history. And he survives them all with only honesty and niceness as his shields. Thanks to his where-there's-a-will-there's-a-way Mama, Forrest believes in himself. This sees him through being taunted by bullies, playing college football, the army, a business, and -- amazingly -- many of the touchstone events of the Sixties and Seventies: civil rights battles, the Vietnam War, anti-war protests, opening relations with China. The story's extraordinary conceit is that this man, equal parts Candide and Winnie-the-Pooh, was there whenever something big happened to America in those years, meeting Presidents and pop stars, influencing thinkers and trends, his story being our story as a nation.
Four Noble Truths / [presented by] the Network of Buddhist Organizations (U.K.) in association with the Office of Tibet (London) ; produced, directed and edited by David Cherniack.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: RELIGION
Call Number: DVD 64
People possess an innate desire to seek happiness and to overcome suffering. The reason why Buddha emphasized the development of a profound insight into the nature of suffering is because there is an alternative, there is a way out, there is a possiblity of freedom from that suffering.
Fracture / New Line Cinema presents a Castle Rock production, a Charles Weinstock production, a Gregory Hoblit film produced by Charles Weinstock story by Daniel Pyne screenplay by Daniel Pyne and Glenn Gers directed by Gregory Hoblit.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 988
Ted Crawford is a wealthy, brilliant, and meticulous structural engineer who lives in Los Angeles. He shoots his wife and entraps her lover. After the police arrive, he signs a confession. At his arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is Willy Beachum, a hotshot D.A. who is getting ready to leave for a civil-law firm. He is told by everyone the case is open and shut. Crawford, however, sees Beachum's weakness - the hairline fracture of his character.
Frank Sinatra : the golden years.
Volume: v. 1 - 5
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1131
After his release from prison, a heroin addict struggles to stay clean a woman accidentally divorces her husband and marries his best friend while on vacation in Mexico platoons of American and Japanese soldiers must work together when both are stranded an atoll during WWII an army veteran and failed writer returns to his Illinois hometown a happy bachelor finds himself falling for a young woman determined to marry.
Frederick Douglass / produced by Scott Paddor director, Craig Haffner produced by Greystone Communications, Inc. in association with A&E Network.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 1020
The story of Frederick Douglass, escaped slave and abolitionist orator.
Freedom Writers / Paramount Pictures Double Feature Films MTV Films Jersey Films Kernos Filmproduktiosgesellschaft & Company produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher screenplay by Richard LaGravenese directed by Richard LaGravenese.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 732
A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice. Erin Gruwell comes to a southern California high school bubbling over with naive optimism. She quickly discovers that her unruly classroom is not easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect with her students, Gruwell gives them the assignment of keeping journals about their own lives, This assignment is something that the class can bite into with relish. This eventually bonds them together and pushes racial rivalries aside. Draws heavily from the published journals of the real students themselves.
Freedom's fury / produced by Wolo Entertainment a film by the Sibs [Colin Keith Gray, Megan Raney Aarons].
Subject:
Call Number: DVD 1316
Hungary's revolt against its Soviet occupiers migrated to the pool when Hungarian team met the Russians in the Olympic water polo semifinals for one of the most violent matches in the games' history.
French intellectuals in the 20th century / Antenne 2/Tele Images/INA ; produced by Simone Halberstadt Harari ; directed by Alain Ferrari ; written [and narrated] by Bernard-Henri Lvy.
Volume: v.1-4
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 302
Documentary presents the viewer with an in-depth examination of French intellectual life during the 20th century. Includes archival film footage.
French politics & the French Parliament / producer, Connie Doebele ; director, Kevin King.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 55
Presents a panel discussion comparing French politics with the U.S., focusing on the current shape of the French political system. Also discussed is the dominance of President Mitterand, the role of parties, the prime ministry, and the electoral system. The French Parliament is examined and footage of French Senate question period is televised.
Frescoes of Diego Rivera / Founders Society, Detroit Institute of Arts, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes/Secretaria de Educacion Publica (Mexico) ; produced by Michael Camerini, Inc., Francis Thompson, Inc. in collaboration with Stanton L. Catlin for T
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 416
Explores Rivera's evolution as an artist, his use of the fresco technique, and his politics. Looks at the murals Rivera created for public buildings in the U.S. and Mexico. They unite themes of nature and revolution, drawing a parallel between the evolution of life and the struggle for human dignity.
Frida / Miramax Films presents in association with Margaret Rose Perenchio a Ventanarose production in association with Lions Gate Films, a film by Julie Taymor ; producers, Sarah Green, Salma Hayek, Jay Polstein ... [et al.] ; screenplay writers, Clancy
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 54
The life of artist Frida Kahlo, from her humble upbringing to her worldwide fame and controversy that surrounded both her and her husband, Diego Rivera.
Frida Kahlo (1910-1954) / RM Arts ; [produced by] Eila Hershon, Roberto Guerra, and Wibke Von Bonin.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 351
Profiles Frida Kahlo's work, her interest in politics and her tempestuous relationship with husband Diego Rivera, leader of the Mexican muralist movement.
Frida Kahlo / A&E.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 1013
A portrait of the life of the colorful painter.
Fried green tomatoes / Universal Pictures and Act III Communications present in association with Electric Shadow Productions screenplay by Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski produced by Jon Avnet and Jordan Kerner directed by Jon Avnet.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1224
Evelyn Couch, a woman caught in the slump of middle age, gains a new outlook on life when she befriends Ninny Threadgood, an eighty-year-old woman who tells her the story of the Whistle Stop Cafe and the two women who ran it in the 1930s.
From the earth to the moon / [HBO presents a Clavius Base/Imagine Entertainment production].
Volume: v.1-4
Subject: SCIENCE - ASTRONOMY
Call Number: DVD 47
Produced with the cooperation of NASA, the miniseries follows the experiences of the Apollo astronauts in their mission to place a man on the moon.
From the house of the dead : [opera in three acts] / libretto by Leos Janacek ; AZOR Films, ARTE France, NHK and the Aix-en-Provence Festival ; produced by Wiener Festwochen ; director, Patrice Chreau.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 413
Frost/Nixon / Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Working Title Films present in association with StudioCanal a Brian Grazer/Working Title production a Ron Howard film produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner screenplay
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 984
Richard Nixon is the disgraced president with a legacy to save. David Frost is a jet-setting television personality with a name to make. This is the legendary battle between the two men and the historic encounter that changed both their lives. For three years after resigning from office, Nixon remained silent. But in the summer of 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Everyone is surprised that Nixon would select Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans (as well as a $600,000 fee). Likewise, Frost's team harbors doubts that their boss will be able to hold his own. But as cameras roll, a charged battle of wits results.
Frozen river / Sony Pictures Classics Harwood Hunt Productions and Cohen Media Group present in association with OffHollywood Pictures written and directed by Courtney Hunt produced by Heather Rae, Chip Hourihan.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 887
Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Ray, a white woman, and Lila, a Mohawk, both single mothers facing desperate circumstances, are drawn by the lure of fast money into the world of border smuggling across the frozen water of the St. Lawrence River.
Full frame : documentary film festival. Vol. 2 / Docurama
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 167
This volume brings a new crop of quality shorts to audiences hungry for a second helping. This latest collection features 7 new films that encompass an incredibly diverse range of topics and styles
Full frame documentary film festival / [presented by] Cinemax Reel Life.
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 166
7 complete documentary shorts.
Full frame documentary film festival / Department of Communication, Stanford University ; a Caama Group Production ; Black Pepper Images presents ; Florida State University Film School ; produced by Michael W. Pfaendtner, Anab Jain ; directors, Melba L.
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 168
More documentary shorts.
Full frame IV : documentary film festival.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 452
Miles above : When the shuttle Columbia crashed from the sky it was documented from many points of view and largely by amateurs. In the shadow of Eden : The director comes to grips with the abuse she suffered at the hands of her religion-fixated father. Good morning Yokohama : Captures rush hour in one Japanese city as a horde of workers funnel through turnstiles and jockey for a seat on the trains. Small town secrets : Tells a personal story of growing up with closeted gay parents in a small Midwestern town. Cheeks : Meet Joe Cheek, folk musician, retro-fashion plate and dedicated son of two paranoid schizophrenic fundamentalists. Good times : Traces the evolution of Israel's security wall that runs through the center of Abu Dis.
Funny face / a Paramount Picture music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin produced by Roger Eden directed by Stanley Donen.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1223
Widescreen. A Cinderella story about an inconspicuous salesgirl who is whisked off to Paris by a group of fashion magazine sophisticates and transformed into a dazzling model with whom the magazine's photographer falls in love.
Future of Medicare
Subject: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Call Number: VID 124
A discussion of the future of Medicare.
Galway Kinnell / the Lannan Literary Series in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 419
Galway Kinnell reads from What a kingdom it was, Body bags, The Book of nightmares, Mortal arts, mortal words, Selected poems, and The Past.
Gandhi / Columbia Pictures.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 181
Chronicles the life of Gandhi beginning with his political activities in South Africa during the late 1890's and ending with his assassination at the hands of a Hindu extremist in 1948. Shows the development of his philosophy of non-violence as he leads the people of India to independence from the British.
Gap-toothed women / Les Blank ... [et al.].
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 540
Interviews with 40 women, all of whom have a space between their two from teeth. Discussion of their beliefs, lifestyles and whether or not a space between one's teeth makes a difference.
Garden State / Fox Searchlight Pictures and Miramax Films present Camelot Pictures presents a Jersey Films/Double Feature Films production produced by Pamela Abdy, Richard Klubeck, Gary Gilbert, Dan Halsted written and directed by Zach Braff.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 987
Andrew Largeman returns from self-imposed exile in Los Angeles to his hometown in New Jersey for his mother's funeral. Andrew has spent years cut off from his darker feelings with the aid of pharmaceuticals prescribed by his father, Gideon, a coldly formal psychiatrist. Afterward, he takes to tooling around on his antique motorcycle, finding old friends and making new ones. When he meets and begins to fall for Sam, he finds himself slowly awaking not only to the pain of life but also to the life-affirming power of love.
Gary Snyder / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 427
Gary Snyder, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, reads at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, is interviewed by Lewis MacAdams, and speaks with high school students at Harvard School.
Gary Soto / Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 458
Mr. Soto read from his New and Selected Poems.
Gas, food, lodging / Cineville ; screenplay/director, Allison Anders ; producers, Daniel Hassid, Seth M. Willenson, William Ewart.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 253
Love and sex complicate the lives of Nora Evans and her two teenage daughters in this coming of age film set in a small New Mexico town.
Gates of heaven / a film by Errol Morris IFC Films produced and directed by Errol Morris.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 375
When a pet cemetery in California is forced to close its gates, its dearly departed must be moved to a neighboring cemetery. This begins a strange journey involving eccentric cemetery operators and anguished animal lovers.
Gene Kelly : anatomy of a dancer / a production of Thirteen/WNET and Turner Entertainment Co.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 232
Looks at the life and career of Gene Kelly who revolutionized musical and movie dancing, making it accessible for all people. Uses extended film clips, interviews with colleagues and critics and filmed interview segments from 1976 with Kelly.
Generation M : misogyny in media and culture / Vox Populi Productions presents written, produced, and directed by Thomas Keith.
Subject: JOURNALISM
Call Number: DVD 704
Despite the achievements of the women's movement over the past four decades, misogyny remains a persistent force in American culture. In this ... documentary, Thomas Keith, Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Long Beach, looks specifically at misogyny and sexism in mainstream American media, exploring how negative definitions of femininity and hateful attitudes toward women get constructed and perpetuated at the very heart of our popular culture. The film tracks the destructive dynamics of misogyny across a broad and disturbing range of media phenomena: including the hyper-sexualization of commercial products aimed at girls, the explosion of violence in video games aimed at boys, the near-hysterical sexist rants of hip-hop artists and talk radio shock jocks, and the harsh, patronizing caricatures of femininity and feminism that reverberate throughout the mainstream of American popular culture. Along the way, Generation M forces us to confront the dangerous real-life consequences of misogyny in all of its forms--making a compelling case that when we devalue more than half the population based on gender, we harm boys and men as well as women and girls --Container.
Gentleman's agreement / Twentieth-Century-Fox Film Corporation [presented by] Darryl F. Zanuck producer, Darryl F. Zanuck screenplay writer, Moss Hart director, Elia Kazan.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1206
A journalist assigned to write a series of articles on anti-semitism decides to pose as a Jew and finds out first-hand what it is like to be the victim of intolerance.
George Gershwin remembered / A BBC TV, Program Development Company co-production in association with American Masters/WNET and Unitel.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 414
Featuring performances of Gershwin classics by the renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and interviews with Bob Hope, Ann-Margaret, the original stars of Porgy and Bess, and many of the composer's family members and friends, this award-winning production offers an intimate look at the troubled life of an incomparable American artist--Container
Georgia O'Keeffe / [presented by] Home Vision ; produced and directed by Perry Miller Adato ; a production of WNET/13.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 336
Documentary that looks behind the Georgia O'Keeffe legend, showing her paintings, environment, and philosophy of the artist.
German politics & the Bundestag / producer, Connie Doebele ; director, Douglas Heyman.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 46
Presents a panel discussion examining the West German political system, focusing on the Bundestag. Compares West German and U.S. legislatures, politics, and politicians. Shows television coverage of the Bundestag, including an address by West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
Getting started in signing : Learning American sign language / Living Language Elaine Costello illustrated by Lois A. Lehman and Linda C. Tom.
Subject: SIGN LANGUAGE
Call Number: VID 599
If you want to master the basic words, phrases, and expressions of American Sign Language (ASL), then Getting started in signing is the right course for you. This complete program offers a simple, step-by-step approach to learning this beautiful language.;"Summary from the manual: This unique Getting Started in Signing's learner's guide and dictionary provides the basic building blocks of American Sign Language (ASL)."
Ghost Dog : the way of the samurai / JVC Le Studio Canal+ and BAC Films present in association with Pandora Film and ARD/Degeto Film a Plywood production a film by Jim Jarmusch produced by Richard Guay & Jim Jarmusch written & directed by Jim J
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1244
East meets West in this hip-hop infused samurai-gangster story in which a professional killer goes by the name of Ghost Dog and who lives by the age-old code of the samurai. When Ghost Dog's code is dangerously betrayed by the dysfunctional mafia family that occasionally employs him, he must find a way to defend himself without breaking the code of the samurai.
Ghost world / United Artists Films and Granada Films in association with Jersey Shore and Advanced Medien present a Mr. Mudd production, a Terry Zwigoff film producers, Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Russell Smith writers, Daniel Clowes, Terry Zwigof
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1144
Two recent high school graduates wreak havoc on all who cross their path, until an oddball loner looking for Miss Right comes into their lives. These social misfits learn the hard way that life after high school gets even weirder than they thought it would.
Gibbons v. Ogden / a production of WQED/Pittsburgh.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 554
Presents a dramatization of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Gibbons vs. Ogden which gave the Congress, not the states, the authority to determine the rules of commerce among the States.
Gilbert Sorrentino / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 444
Gilbert Sorrentino is an innovative and darkly humorous stylistic virtuoso who has written more than 20 books of fiction, poetry and criticism. He reads from Under the Shadow, a work composed of 59 independent, surreal tales which display his imaginative brilliance and satiric power. The reading took place on March 2, 1993, in Los Angeles, and Gibert Sorrentino talked with Michael Silverblatt--Container.E483
Gilda / Columbia Pictures Corporation presents story by E.A. Ellington adaptation by Jo Eisinger screen play by Marion Parsonnet produced by Virginia Van Upp directed by Charles Vidor.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1088
Johnny Farrell goes to work for Ballin Mundson, the proprietor of an illegal gambling casino in a South American city and quickly rises to become Mundson's 'main man.' All is well until Mundson returns from a trip with his new bride, Gilda-- a woman from Johnny's past. Mundson, unaware of their previous love affair, assigns Farrell the job of keeping Gilda a faithful wife. Fraught with hatred, Gilda does her best to antagonize, intimidate, and instill jealousy in Farrell-- until circumstances allow him to get even. --Container.
Gilda live / Warner Bros. Pictures presents written by Anne Beatts ... [et al.] produced by Lorne Michaels directed by Mike Nichols original Broadway production presented by Ron Delsener produced and directed by Lorne Michaels.
Subject: COMEDY
Call Number: DVD 1312
In 1979, Gilda Radner threw a summerlong party at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre. Everybody came: Lisa Loopner, Judy Miller, Emily Litella, Rhonda and the Rhondettes, Candy Slice, and of course, Roseanne Roseannadanna. -- DVD back cover
Gimme shelter / a Maysles Films production directed by David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 383
A documentary on the Rolling Stones' 1969 American concert tour and a concert at Altamont Speedway where security guards killed an audience member. Includes appearances by Ike and Tina Turner, Jefferson Airplane, and the Flying Burrito Brothers.
Ginevra's story .
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 393
This film delves beneath the surface of the painting to unveil stories about both Ginevra de' Benci and Leonardo da Vinci.
Giotto and the pre-Renascence [sic] / produced by Lionella Torossi for Universal Education and Visual Arts ; directed by Luciano Emmer.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 332
Deals with the works of the artist Giotto, contrasting the hieratic mood of his predecessors with his innovations. Shows the major cycles of his frescoes, including those at the Upper and Lower Church of San Francesco, Assisi, the Scrovegni family Arena Chapel in Padua, and St. Croce in Florence.
Girl with a pearl earring / Pathé Pictures and Lions Gate Films present in association with UK Film Council an Archer Street/Delux production produced with Inside Track directed by Peter Webber produced by Andy Paterson, Anand Tucker screenplay b
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1025
In 1665, seventeen-year-old Griet becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer, where she attracts the master painter's attention. Johannes and Griet must hide their inspiration of each other from his volatile wife Catharina, which becomes difficult when the wealthy and troublemaking Master van Ruijven commissions Vermeer to paint Griet alone.
Girl, interrupted / Columbia Pictures presents a Red Wagon production directed by James Mangold screenplay by James Mangold and Lisa Loomer and Anna Hamilton Phelan produced by Douglas Wick, Cathy Konrad.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1026
The true story of a young woman's life-altering stay at a famous psychiatric hospital in the late 1960's.
Giselle / produced by Stanley Dorfman ; directed by Stanley Dorfman and Rudolf Nureyev.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 277
Tells the story of Giselle, a peasant girl, who goes mad and dies of a broken heart when she discovers that her beloved is a nobleman betrothed to another. Her spirit becomes one of the Wilis, the lost souls of young women who died betrayed in love.
Giselle : a romantic ballet / by Thophile Gautier ; Unitel presents ; a film by Hugo Niebeling ; directed by Hugo Niebeling and David Blair ; a production of Unitel GmbH & Co. KG and TVE.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 446
The ballet takes its inspiration from the Slavic legend of the Wilis as described in the poems of Heinrich Heine. Giselle, a simple peasant girl driven to madness and death through an unhappy love, becomes a ghost ordered to destroy the man who betrayed her, yet seeks to sustain him because of her undying love.
Gitmo [videorecording] / Red Envelope Entertainment ; Atmo presents ; a film by Erik Gandini & Tarik Saleh ; producer, Kristina berg ; co producer, Mikael Olsen ; a co-production with Zentropa Entertainment 7, Swedish Television Documentary, Finnish Broa
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 461
Film attempts to document what really goes on at America's detention center in the war on terror - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Giulio Cesare : opera in three acts / libretto by Nicola Haym, after Giovanni Francesco Bussani's Giulio Cesare in Egitto music by Georg Frideric Handel from Glyndebourne.
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 304
This three-act Italian opera follows the events of a few days in Egypt as the rule of the country is uncertain.
Glass menagerie / a Talent Associates/Norton Simon Inc. production ; producer, David Susskind ; director, Anthony Harvey.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 225
A strong willed woman attempts to impose her shattered dreams into the life and personality of her shy, reclusive daughter.
Glengarry Glen Ross / New Line Cinema a Zupnick Enterprises presentation a Jerry Tokofsky/Stanley R. Zupnick production a film by James Foley produced by Jerry Tokofsky produced by Stanley R. Zupnick screenplay by David Mamet directed by James Foley.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 799
Times are tough at the real estate firm of Premiere Properties. Shelley the machine Levene (Lemmon) and Dave Moss (Harris) are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma (Pacino) is on a hot streak. The new Glengarry sales leads could turn everything around, but the front office is holding them back until these losers prove themselves. Then someone decides to take matters into his own hands, stealing the Glengarry leads and leaving everyone wondering who did it.
Glenn Gould : two portraits / a production of the National Film Board of Canada.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 415
Two thirty minute programs profiling pianist Glenn Gould. In Glenn Gould off the record, we see some of Gould's home life at his cottage near lake Simcoe, Ontario, as he plays his 60-year-old piano and chats with fellow musician, Franz Kraemer. In Glenn Gould on the record, we follow Gould to New York for a day at Columbia Records, where he performs the Italian concerto.
Global warming : the signs and the science / [written by Michael Taylor and David Kennard a production of Stonehaven Production Services and South Carolina ETV produced by David Kennard.]
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 953
This documentary profiles people who are living with the grave consequences of a changing climate, as well as the individuals, communities and scientists inventing new approaches to safeguard our children's future. Filmed across the U.S., Asia and South America, this program brings the reality of climate change to life and offers viewers a variety of ways to make a difference in their own communities.
Gloria Steinem : Ms. America / produced by ABC News Productions in association with A&E Network.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: VID 164
Follows the life of the leader of the modern Women's Movement from a troubled and impoverished childhood to the forefront of feminism.
Glorifying the American girl.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 584
A show business success story. A department store song-girl dances her way to the Ziegfeld Follies, but loses her boyfriend in the process.
Glory / directed by Edward Zwick screenplay by Kevin Jarre produced by Freddie Fields.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 954
Disc 1 is widescreen. Disc 2 is full screen. Two idealistic young Bostonians lead the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, America's first Black regiment in the Civil War.
Glory of the Bolshoi / an NVC Arts production ; produced by Julia Matheson, Carl Simons ; executive producer, John Kelleher.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 229
During the Bolshoi Ballet's first tours abroad in the mid-20th century, Western audiences were brought to their feet by the Bolshoi style-thrilling athleticism that never lost the essential beauty of the dance. Five years research in Russia's film archives has unearthed fascinating footage, much of it never before available in the West, of many of the company's great dancers.
Glory of the Bolshoi / NVC arts ; produced by Julia Matheson and Carl Simons.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 240
During the Bolshoi Ballet's first tours abroad in the mid-20th century, Western audiences were brought to their feet by the Bolshoi style-thrilling athleticism that never lost the essential beauty of the dance. Five years research in Russia's film archives has unearthed fascinating footage, much of it never before available in the West, of many of the company's great dancers.
Glory of the Kirov / NVC arts ; produced by Julia Matheson and Carl Simons.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 239
From the early days of this century, the Maryinsky Ballet, later the Kirov, dazzled audiences with the beauty of the dance. Five years research in Russia's archives has unearthed fascinating footage, much of it never before available in the West, of many of the company's great dancers.
Glory of the Kirov / Produced by Julia Matheson and Carl Simons ; NVC Arts ; Kultur.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 235
From the early days of this century, the Maryinsky Ballet, later the Kirov, dazzled audiences with the beauty of the dance. Five years research in Russia's archives has unearthed fascinating footage, much of it never before available in the West, of many of the company's great dancers.
God grew tired of us / [presented by] Newmarket Films in association with Silver Nitrate a National Geographic Films/LBS production produced by Molly Bradford Pace, Christopher Quinn, Tommy Walker written by Christopher Quinn directed by Christopher Quinn
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 757
Explores the indomitable spirit of three Lost Boys from the Sudan who are forced to leave their homeland due to a tumultuous civil war. Chronicles their triumph over seemingly insurmountable adversities and a relocation to the United States, where the Lost Boys build active and fulfilling new lives but remain deeply committed to helping friends and family they have left behind.
God sleeps in Rwanda / written, directed and produced by Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman.
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: DVD 292
Examines the lives of five Rwandan women as they attempt to rebuild their lives following the 1994 genocide.
Gone with the wind / David O. Selznick's production of Margaret Mitchell's [novel], a Selznick International Picture screenplay by Sidney Howard directed by Victor Fleming.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 905
Scarlett O'Hara is the daughter of a wealthy southern plantation owner. Ashley is the love of her life, but he is going to marry his cousin Melanie Hamilton. At a barbecue at Twelve Oaks, Scarlett meets Rhett Butler. News of the Civil War starting arrives at the barbecue. As the war continues, Scarlett becomes a widow, all while still pining for Ashley. After the war, Scarlett travels to her family's plantation only to find it in ruins, with no food, animals and her mother dead. Later, Rhett courts Scarlett and they get married and have a daughter, Bonnie. When Bonnie dies, Rhett goes mad. Then Melanie dies. Rhett feels that Scarlett will go to Ashley to be with him. Not understanding Scarlett's intentions, Rhett walks out on Scarlett.
Good night, and good luck / Warner Independent Pictures and 2929 Entertainment and Participant Productions in associations with Davis Films, Redbus Pictures and Tohokashinsha present a Section Eight production produced by Grant Heslov screenplay by Ge
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 600
Takes place in the 1950's America, during the early days of broadcast journalism. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee. With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist 'witch-hunts'. A very public feud develops when the Senator responds by accusing the anchor of being a communist. In this climate of fear and reprisal, the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity will prove historic and monumental.
GoodFellas / Warner Bros. presents an Irwin Winkler production a Martin Scorsese picture screenplay by Nicholas Pileggi & Martin Scorsese produced by Irwin Winkler directed by Martin Scorsese.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1120
A young man grows up in the mob and works hard to advance himself through the ranks, enjoying the life of the rich and violent.
Gosford Park / USA Films presents in association with Capitol Films and the Film Council a Sandcastle 5 production in association with Chicagofilms and Medusa Film producers, Robert Altman, Bob Balaban, David Levy writer, Julian Fellowes director, R
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 596
Drama set at the country estate of Sir William McCordle in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guests and downstairs servants at a hunting party weekend when one of the group is murdered.
Governor who emptied death row : showdate, Wednesday 01/15/2003 / Harpo Productions.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 406
167 men and women sentenced to die have been spared. Former Governor George H. Ryan talks about his landmark decision. Oprah interviews three fully pardoned men, Aaron Patterson, Leroy Orange, Madison Hobley, who now walk free as a result. Hear from the families of the victims and the departing governor at the center of it all.
Goya's ghosts / Samuel Goldwyn Films and Xuxa presents a Saul Zaentz production produced by Saul Zaentz written by Milos Forman & Jean-Claude Carriere directed by Milos Forman.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1220
Told through the eyes of celebrated Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Set against political turmoil at the end of the Spanish Inquisition and start of the invasion of Spain by Napoleon's army. Captures the essence and beauty of Goya's work which is best known for both the colorful depictions of the royal court and its people, and his grim depictions of the brutality of war and life in 18th century Spain. When Goya's beautiful muse is accused of being a heretic, the renowned painter must convince his old friend Lorenzo, a power-hungry monk and leader of the Spanish Inquisition, to spare her life.
Grace Paley / Lannan Foundation presents ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 465
A feminist and an anti-war activist, Grace Paley read three stories, Friends, Love, and Mother. She was interviewed by Carol Muske.
Graduate / an Embassy Pictures release ; screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry ; produced by Lawrence Turman ; directed by Mike Nichols.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 252
A recent college graduate from an affluent family is seduced by the wife of his father's business partner, then subsequently falls in love with her daughter.
Gran Torino / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Double Nickel Entertainment a Malpaso Production directed and produced by Clint Eastwood screenplay by Nick Schenk story by David Johannson & Nick Sche
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 842
Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Walt is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor, Thao, a young Hmong teenager, becomes pressured by his gang member cousin to steal Walt's Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Walt is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood.
Grand illusion / Paris-Studios-Cinema ; original screenplay by Charles Spaak and Jean Renoir ; directed by Jean Renoir.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 536
Two French air corps officers, one an aristocrat, are shot down and captured during World War I. In spite of their different class backgrounds, they are drawn together in attempts to escape. The aristocrat sacrifices his own chances in order to aid his companion's escape.
Grapes of wrath / Twentieth Century Fox ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by John Ford ; screenplay by Nunnally Johnson.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 538
The migration of the Joad family to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.
Gratie d'amore / Filmocentro ; Taller de Danzas Antiguas, y Charles Garth y Elizabeth Aldrich.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 44
Demonstrations of European court dances of the late 1500's, based on original descriptions by Thoinot Arbeau, Cesare Negri and Fabritio Caroso.
Great Depression / produced by Towers Productions, Inc. for the History Channel.
Volume: v.1-4
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: VID 202
Covers the stock market crash of 1929 to the recovery spurred by the coming of World War II.
Great train robbery
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 86
100th anniversary special edition
Greek temple : a motion picture documentary on the origins and remains of the magnificent ancient shrines / Universal Education and Visual Arts ; produced and directed by Hans-Joachim Horsfeld.
Subject: ARCHTECTURE
Call Number: VID 375
Deals with the construction of the Greek temple, focusing on the evolution of the structure and decoration of temples in Magna Grecia through the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles. Includes scenes of temples at Delphi, Paestum, Agrigento, Sounion, and the Acropolis.
Green : the new red, white and blue / produced for the Discovery Channel by Optomen Productions reporter and writer, Thomas L. Friedman director, David Hickman producer, Tabitha Jackson
Subject: SCIENCE - EARTH SCIENCES
Call Number: DVD 835
Thomas Friedman, a New York Times columnist, travels the globe on a quest to unravel the tangled web of energy consumption. Join Friedman as he visits the front lines of a 'green' revolution that is just taking shape -- from the offices of Internet giant Google to a new Wal-Mart prototype green superstore. Then, learn why it makes good business sense to go green. On this environmentally friendly adventure, watch Friedman find solutions to global warming as America embraces the idea that green is the new red, white and blue.
Grey Gardens / Janus Films, a Maysles Films Inc. production ; producers, David Maysles, Albert Maysles ; directors, David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer and Susan Froemke.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 157
Portrait of the relationship between Edith Bouvier Beale and her grown daughter, Little Edie, once and aspiring actress in New York who left her career to care for her aging mother in their East Hampton home, and never left again. The aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis feed their cats and raccoons and rehash their pasts behind the walls of their decaying mansion, Grey Gardens.
Grizzly man / Lions Gate Films and Discovery Docs present a Werner Herzog film directed and narrated by Werner Herzog produced by Erik Nelson produced by Real Big Production, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 360
Acclaimed director Werner Herzog explores the life and death of amateur grizzly bear expert and wildlife preservationist Timothy Treadwell, who lived unarmed among grizzlies for 13 summers.
Guerrilla : the taking of Patty Hearst / a Robert Stone film produced and directed by Robert Stone co-producor, Don Kleszy Robert Stone Productions.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 366
On February 4, 1974, college student Patty Hearst (granddaughter of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst), was kidnapped from her apartment by a terrorist group calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army. The SLA, seeking to foment a violent uprising within America's working class, forced the Hearst family to donate millions of dollars in food to the poor. But two months after her kidnapping, Patty emerged in public as Tania, an armed member of the SLA who helped her captors to rob a bank. Director Robert Stone uses rare and previously unseen archive footage as well as interviews with former SLA members to explain America's first encounter with modern media-driven political terrorism.
Guess who's coming to dinner / [presented by] Columbia Pictures Corporation ; written by William Rose ; produced and directed by Stanley Kramer.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 143
When the daughter of well-to-do liberal parents plans to marry a black doctor, both families must sit down face to face and examine each other's level of intolerance.
Gun crazy / United Artists presents a King Bros. production directed by Joseph H. Lewis produced by Maurice King, Frank King screenplay by MacKinlay Kantor and Millard Kaufman.
Subject:
Call Number: DVD 1083
Classic film noir based on a short story by MacKinlay Kantor. A greedy sideshow sharp-shooter marries an ex-army man, then leads him down the road to crime for easy money. Includes a bank robbery sequence, noted for being filmed in one shot.
Guys and dolls / the Samuel Goldwyn Company written for the screen and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 729
A gentleman-gambler falls in love with a missionary, while a floating crap-game operator avoids marriage to his long-time fiancee.
Hable con ella / Una producción el Deseo, S.A con la participación de Vía Digital y Antena 3 Televisión el Deseo S.A. presenta un film de Almodóvar guión y dirección, Pedro Almodóvar.
Subject: CINEMA - FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Call Number: DVD 1062
In a private clinic, two men strike up a friendship while caring for comatose women.
Hajj : one American's pilgrimage to Mecca, Friday, April 18, 1997 / ABC News Nightline.
Subject: RELIGION
Call Number: VID 500
Michael Wolfe, an American Muslim, describes the experience of his hajj, or piligrimage to Mecca.
Hamlet / [presented by] Castle Rock Entertainment ; produced by David Barron ; adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: VID 296
An adaptation of Shakespeare's greatest creation.
Hamlet / an Illuminations/Royal Shakespeare Company production for BBC in association with Thirteen for WNET.org and NHK producers, John Wyver, Sebastian Grant director, Gregory Doran.
Subject: CINEMA - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 1109
This production of Shakespeare's masterpiece from Britain's renowned Royal Shakespeare Company was filmed on location rather than in the theatre. No recent stage production in Britain has attracted the excitement and nearly unanimous critical praise as this Hamlet. Dynamic, exciting, and contemporary, it breathes new life into Shakespeare's greatest play.
Hamlet / by William Shakespeare directed by Kevin Kline and Kirk Browning.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 323
The timeless story of the burdened Danish prince who must learn to make decisions.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Rodney Bennett.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 11
A Danish prince avenges the murder of his father, the king, by killing his uncle Claudius who murdered the king, usurped the throne, and married Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. Hamlet, considered the most complex of all Shakespeare's characters, examines the fundamental issues of justice, guilt, and death.
Hannah and her sisters / an Orion Pictures release produced by Robert Greenhut written and directed by Woody Allen.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 534
A look at three sisters and the relationship they have with one another, and with the men in their lives.
Hannibal / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Universal Pictures present in association with Dino De Laurentiis, a Scott Free Productions, a Ridley Scott film producers, Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis, Ridley Scott screenplay writers, David Ma
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 940
After escaping from the asylum in Baltimore, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, moves to Florence, Italy where he has become one of the curators of the Palazzo Vecchio. His cover is broken when a cop, for money, turns Dr. Lecter over to his old patient, Mason Verger. FBI agent Clarice Starling finds out about Mason's evil plot to feed Dr. Lecter to a bunch of man-eating hogs and will do anything to make sure that Mason doesn't succeed.
Happy days / [written by] Samuel Beckett ; a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced by Joseph Papp & David Heeley ; directed by David Heeley
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 91
Happy days tells the story of Winnie, an eternal optimist facing the harsh realities of the world with a smile and impenetrable cheerfulness. Samuel Beckett captures her, in his words, laughing wild amid severest woe." With aching and audacious humor, Beckett probes humankind's search for meaning and questions the relationships that bind one person to another"
Hard day's night / Miramax Films ; a Walter Shenson production ; original screenplay by Alun Owen ; produced by Walter Shenson ; directed by Richard Lester.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 56
A lively, good-natured spoof of Beatlemania" portraying a frantic 36 hours in the lives of the rock group."
Harlan County U.S.A. / a Cabin Creek film production produced and directed by Barbara Kopple.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 293
Chronicles the 1973 Harlan County, Kentucky coal miners' strike against the operators of the Brookside mine and the Duke Power Company, which resulted from the company's refusal to honor the national contract of the United Mine Workers of America when the miners joined the union.
Harlem nights / Paramount Pictures presents in association with Eddie Murphy Productions produced by Robert D. Wachs and Mark Lipsky written and directed by Eddie Murphy.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 920
A night club owner and his son fight to keep the mob and corrupt police from putting them out of business.
Harmony in diversity : how to move from conflict to compassion / His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1117
In a speech delivered May 29, 1997 at New York City's Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the 14th Dalai Lama discusses how people of all cultures should build relationships with each other in spite of their differences. Caring and respect for the many spiritual and cultural traditions of the world are necessary for the peoples of the world to live in harmony.
Harrison Salisbury : author, Tiananmen diary : thirteen days in June.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 80
An interview with author Harrison Salisbury, who discusses his book Tiananmen diary: thirteen days in June.
Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets / a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation a Heyday Films/1492 Pictures production a Chris Columbus film produced by David Heyman screenplay by Steve Kloves directed by Chris Columbus.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 681
About to enter his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter is visited by a house-elf named Dobby and warned not to return. Harry ignores his warning and returns to Hogwarts, where strange things begin to happen, as people are becoming petrified, Harry hears a voice which seems to be coming from within the walls, and Harry's newly-discovered and unsettling ability to communicate with snakes turns even his friends against him.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix / Warner Bros. Pictures directed by David Yates screenplay by Michael Goldenberg produced by David Heyman, David Barron a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation a Heyday Films production.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 834
Lord Voldemort has returned, but the ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth. They appoint Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. When Umbridge refuses to teach practical defensive magic, Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train a select group of students for the wizarding war that lies ahead. A terrifying showdown between good and evil awaits.
Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban / Warner Bros. Pictures directed by Alfonso Cuarón screenplay by Steve Kloves produced by David Heyman, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 680
Harry, Ron and Hermione, now teenagers, return for their third year at Hogwarts. There they are forced to face escaped prisoner Sirius Black, who poses a great threat to Harry. In addition to new experiences, Harry must overcome the threats of Dementors, outsmart a werewolf, and finally deal with the truth about Sirius and his relationship with his parents. Harry and friends master advanced magic classes, cross time barriers, and change the course of more than one life.
Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone / Warner Bros. presents a Heyday Films/1492 Pictures/Duncan Henderson production produced by David Heyman screenplay by Steven Kloves directed by Chris Columbus.
Volume: v. 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1068
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.
Hayden Carruth / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 448
Hayden Carruth is a distinguished poet, essayist, and editor. He is 'a people's poet, readily understood, a tribune of our common humanity, welfare and plight. Carruth is also a poet's poet, a virtuoso of form from the sonnet to free verse, from medieval metrics to jazz ones'--The Nation. Mr Carruth read from his Collected shorter poems, 1946-1991, which received a National Book Critics Circle Award, on November 9, 1993, in Los Angeles. He talked about his poetry with Michael Silverblatt"--Container."
Heat / Warner Bros. presents in association with Regency Enterprises a Forward Pass production produced by Michael Mann, Art Linson written and directed by Michael Mann.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1238
A career thief and a detective square off to make sure that the other does not succeed. Special features include: additional scenes audio commentary documentaries and more.
Heaven & earth / Warner Bros. presents, in association with Regency Enterprises, Le Studio Canal+ and Alcor Films, an Ixtlan/New Regency/Todd-Ao/Tae production an Oliver Stone film produced by Oliver Stone ... [et al.] directed by Oliver Stone.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 879
The true story of a man who fought, a woman who endured, and a love caught up in the war in Vietnam.
Hedda Gabler / Yorkshire Television Granada International produced by Pat Sandys adapted by John Osborne written by Henrik Ibsen directed by David Cunliffe.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 711
An ambitious woman feels trapped in the stifiling environment of a 19th century marriage, when an old flame suddenly reappears in her life. Hedda uses her charms to manipulate and destroy him, leading to a tragic fate for herself and everyone she loves.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch / Fine Line Features New Line Cinema presents a Killer Films production animation sequences and art work by Emily Hubley producers, Christine Vachon, Katie Roumel, Pamela Koffler written for the screen and directed by
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1323
Adapted from the off-Broadway musical hit, Hedwig and the Angry Inch presents a drama queen getting not only what she needs, but also what she wants: love, unfettered and unconditional. Hedwig, a surgically botched transsexual from East Germany, travels the States with his band, playing a string of Red Lobster-type restaurants to audiences rendered incredulous by his boyish brand of girl glam he reveals his story in flashbacks between musical numbers. For Hedwig, who exists in an indeterminate but politically charged space between freedom and frustration, life is about looking for her personal dividing wall - to smash it into ruin.
Henry V / Samuel Goldwyn Company ; Renaissance Films PLC, in association with the BBC and Curzon Film Distributors Ltd.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: VID 251
Young King Henry of England asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathering an army and embarking on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs and forever change the face of Europe.
Hercule Poirot's Christmas / London Weekend Television producer, Brian Eastman director, Edward Bennett dramatized by Clive Exton.
Subject: LITERARY - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 273
Hercule Poirot and Chief Inspector Japp decide to work over the Christmas holiday and find themselves solving the murder of rich, older gentleman.
Herzog/Kinski collection [videorecording] / Werner Herzog Filmproduktion directed by Werner Herzog.
Volume: v.1 - 6
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1294
In the first film of the collaboration between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, Don Lope de Aguirre dreams about conquering South America and leads his army on a doomed mission into oblivion. Jonathan Harker embarks on a long journey over the Carpathian Mountains to finalize real estate arrangements with a wealthy nobleman, little realizing that he is about to become involved with a dangerous vampire, Nosferatu. The third film in the collection, Woyzeck, focuses on a soldier battered beyond endurance by abuse from commanding officers, doctors and even his faithless wife. Fitzcarraldo has a mighty dream, to bring Enrico Caruso and Sarah Bernhardt together in a remote town in Peru for one great performance of Grand Opera. To achieve this he will have to overcome almost unsurmountable odds. Cobra Verde was a 19th century Brazilian bandit who is sent on a deadly mission to re-open the slave trade in West Africa. In meeting his mission he goes on to lead an army of women in a war against the local king. My best fiend is a film about the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, two creative geniuses of the film industry.
Hey, Mr. Producer! : the musical world of Cameron Mackintosh.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 218
Hide and seek / written by Su Friedrich and Cathy Nan Quinlan produced by Eva Kolodner and Katie Roumel directed and edited by Su Friedrich produced in association with the Independent Television Service Downstream Productions, Inc.
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: DVD 808
An exploration into lesbian adolescence in the 1960's as told through a dramatization, archival footage and interviews of adult lesbians.
High lonesome : the story of bluegrass music / Northside Films ; a film by Rachel Liebling ; written and directed by Rachel Liebling ; produced by Rachel Liebling and Andrew E. Serwer.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 516
Evolution of the bluegrass style under gospel and country music influences as typified by the career of mandolin artist Bill Monroe.
Highlighting small business / produced by Dallas Telecourses, Dallas County Community College District, in cooperation with Houghton Mifflin Co. ; producer/director, Hector de Luna, Mark Birnbaum ; writers, Jean Compton, Kathryn Morath.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: VID 224
Defines small business and describes its role in the business community, identifies the advantages and disadvantages of small businesses relative to large businesses, explains the process of starting a small business and the causes of failures, and describes the concept and advantages of franchising.
Hiroshima mon amour / Argos Films, Como Films, Daiei Motion Picture et Pathe Overseas Productions réalisation, Alain Resnais scenario et dialoques, Marguerite Duras directeurs de production, Sacha Kamenka, Shirakawa Takeo producteur délégué, S
Subject: FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Call Number: DVD 530
A Japanese architect and a French actress engage in a brief intense affair in Hiroshima in 1959. Both deal with their personal memories of World War II--he by articulating his firsthand experience with nuclear disaster, she by remembering her traumatic affair with a German soldier.
History of animation : origins of American animation (1900-1921).
Volume: v. 1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1106
This collection, 21 complete films and two fragments, showcases the best of the Library of Congress's animated cartoons from the first decades of this century, an era full of surprises and experimentation. Featuring Krazy Kat, Bobby Bumps, Dud, Mutt & Jeff, the Katzenjammer Kids, Gertie, and others, as well as WWI-era war cartoons.
History of the 80's / MPI Home Video An ABC News Production, in association with Bolthead Communications Group Executive producer, Robert Frye producer, Rockwell Stensrud.
Volume: Disc 1-3
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 619
A dramatic and enlightening program that revisits the events, places and profiles that created headlines and shaped history.
Hitler and Stalin : roots of evil / produced by Anthony Potter directed by Diane Lechtiz written by Anthony Potter & Kara Dusenbury.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 552
Examines the private demons of Hitler and Stalin that led to their ruthlessness. Compares them and gives information in depth.
Hockney at the Tate / produced and directed by Alan Benson ; edited and presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 105
To mark David Hockney's 50th birthday, London's Tate Gallery staged a major retrospective of his work. Melvyn Bragg joins Hockney for an exclusive, private showing of the exhibition in which they discuss works from all stages of Hockney's remarkable career.
Hockney the photographer / London Weekend Television ; produced by Nick Evans ; directed by Don Featherstone.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 102
Hockney participates in the making of a film about himself and his philosophy of photography as an art, and compares it to his paintings.
Hoffa / Twentieth Century Fox presents in association with Jersey Films an Edward R. Pressman production, a Danny DeVito film written by David Mamet produced by Edward R. Pressman, Danny DeVito, Caldecot Chubb directed by Danny DeVito.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1154
Traces Jimmy Hoffa's turbulent career from 1935, when he first solicits truck drivers to join the fledgling International Brotherhood of Teamsters, to his disappearance in 1975.
Holbein's Ambassadors / produced by the National Gallery Audio Visual Unit ; written by Alexander Sturgis with Susan Foister.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 259
This video, filmed from the 1997 ESSO Exhibition at the National Gallery, looks at Hans Holbein's great masterpieces that were recently cleaned and restored in the Gallery's collection.
Hollywood ending / Dreamworks Pictures presents in association with Gravier Productions Perdido Production producer, Letty Aronson written and directed by Woody Allen.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 972
Val Waxman is a one-time cinematic genius down on his luck. Luckily, he receives a script for a period noir set against the backdrop of 1940s New York City. His ex-wife has managed to convince a high-powered studio head, to take a chance on Val's unique vision. Just when the cameras are ready to roll, however, Val finds that unique vision in jeopardy -- literally -- as he's struck with a psychosomatic case of blindness. When efforts to cure him fail, Val contrives a scheme to forge ahead with the picture, for fear of blowing his one last chance at greatness.
Hollywood ending / Dreamworks Pictures presents in association with Gravier Productions Perdido Production producer, Letty Aronson written and directed by Woody Allen.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 972
Val Waxman is a one-time cinematic genius down on his luck. Luckily, he receives a script for a period noir set against the backdrop of 1940s New York City. His ex-wife has managed to convince a high-powered studio head, to take a chance on Val's unique vision. Just when the cameras are ready to roll, however, Val finds that unique vision in jeopardy -- literally -- as he's struck with a psychosomatic case of blindness. When efforts to cure him fail, Val contrives a scheme to forge ahead with the picture, for fear of blowing his one last chance at greatness.
Hollywood without make-up / Filmaster ; produced by Ken Murray ; directed by Rudy Behlmar, Loring D. D'Usseau ; written by Royal Foster.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: VID 525
A collection of Ken Murray's home movies of famous Hollywood stars.
Home / directed by Lindsay Anderson ; NET ; producer, Jac Venza ; writer, David Storey ; directed by Lindsay Anderson.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 180
Home", follows the interaction of five patients over the course of a single afternoon in the garden of what we can fairly assume is an English mental hospital."
Hoop dreams / a film by Steve James, Fred Marx, Peter Gilbert ; a production of Kartemquin Films and KTCA Public Television, Saint Paul, Minneapolis ; produced by Frederick Marx, Steve James, Peter Gilbert ; directed by Steve James ; co-producer, Gordon
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 251
Filmed over a five-year period, this documentary follows the lives of two inner-city kids with aspirations to play professional basketball.
Horst : sixty years and still in vogue / producers, Nicola A Waddell, Sarah Teale ; director, Gerald Scarfe ; a Front Street Films principal production for BBC TV in association with Amaya Distribution.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: VID 295
Examines the life and work of Horst. Known for some of the most beautiful fashion images ever created, Horst was the first photographer to have an exhibit at the Louvre.
Hotel Rwanda / United Artists presents, in association with Lions Gate Entertainment directed by Terry George written by Keir Pearson & Terry George produced by A. Kitman Ho, Terry George a United Kingdom/South Africa/Italy co-production, in asso
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1305
Based on the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a five-star-hotel manager who uses his wits and persuasion in striving to save more than 1,200 Tutsis and Hutus from being massacred by the Interahamwe militia during the 1994 Rwandan conflict.
House on the waterfall the story of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece / a production of WQED Pittsburgh.
Subject: ARCHTECTURE
Call Number: VID 368
Frank Lloyd Wright sought to bring beauty of natural things into the great buildings he created. Fallingwater is the essense of Wright's life-long love affair with nature.
How art made the world : how humans made art and art made us human / a BBC TV production in association with KCET Hollywood series producer, Mark Hedgecoe produced and directed by Francis Whately, Ben McPherson, Martin Wilson, Nick Murphy and Robin Dashwo
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 318
Reveals how the first big artistic discoveries were made and how they have cascaded down the centuries to define the look of the present day. Encompassing everything from cave paintings to ceramics and pyramids to palaces, this film explores the global trend for unrealistic depictions of the human body the secret powers of the feature film how politicians manage to manipulate people so easily visions of death and the afterlife and why we use imagery at all.
How difficult can this be? : understanding learning disabilities : frustration, anxiety, tension, the F.A.T. city workshop / produced and directed by Peter Rosen workshop designed and presented by Richard D. Lavoie produced for Eagle Hill School Outre
Volume: & Book
Subject: EDUCATION
Call Number: DVD 561
A group experiences life the way a learning disabled student does and learns methods of teaching and helping such students.
How the myth was made : a study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran / a Films Incorporated presentation ; produced by George C. Stoney Associates ; a film by George C. Stoney and James B. Brown.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 948
Reconstructs the filming of Robert Flaherty's classic documentary film Man of Aran, shot in the Aran Islands off Ireland's west coast in 1933 and 1934. Includes interviews with participants in the original project and raises questions about some scenes in the original film which were of long-discontinued activities re-enacted for the 1934 film.
How to dance through time. Volume 1, The romance of mid-19th century couple dances / production, Dancetime Publications.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 282
Instruction on mid-19th century ballroom couple dances. Covered in this program are: the waltz, the gallop, the polka, the schottische, and the polka mazurka. Each dance segement is introduced by a brief presentation of historical information.
How to lose a guy in 10 days / Paramount Pictures presents a Robert Evans/Christine Peters production and a Lynda Obst production a Donald Petrie film producers, Lynda Obst, Robert Evans, Christine Peters screenplay writers, Kristen Buckley, Brian
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 379
Andi is the How to columnist at a trendy women's magazine who needs to prove she can pick up any guy and dump him in 10 days. And in order for Ben to win an advertising presentation, he needs to prove he can make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Now that they are a couple and the clock is ticking, anything goes ...
How to talk to a person who can't hear / starring Anthony Natale and hosted by Beth Ruyak. Written and produced by Christine Jenkins ; directed by Brady Connell.
Subject: SIGN LANGUAGE
Call Number: VID 140
Teaches over 300 signs in a fun and unusual way.
Huey Long / produced by Ken Burns, Richard Kilberg ; writer, Geoffrey C. Ward.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: VID 510
Documentary on the life and times of Huey Long, who became Louisiana's governor and senator. Includes interviews with people who remember Long, both favorably and not so favorably.
Human body : pushing the limits. Brainpower / Discovery Communications director, Jeremy Turner producer, Tim Goodchild..
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
Call Number: DVD 814
The driving force behind every one of us is the most powerful organ in the natural world: the human brain. Through six case studies of the body in crisis, the program examines how different parts of the brain can help the body overcome tremendous obstacles, from surviving a firestorm to being stranded at sea for more than two months. Precise 3D animation illustrates how the brain can alter the mind's perception of time, while a review of current sleep research considers how we can influence our dreams.
Human trafficking / Speranza Films presents in cooperation with UNICEF Norwary directors, Thomas Robsahm and Tina Davis producers, Thomas Robsahm and Margreth Olin.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES ; WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: DVD 805
In search of a better life, Natasha and Galia Guto thought they had found fulfilling jobs in Turkey through their seemingly helpful neighbors. But when the Gutu sisters left their home in Moldova they were actually traveling into a nightmare--not the health aide employment that their friends had promised, but rather enslavement as prostitutes. This program follows their story by recording their own painful accounts, a different side of the narrative as told by the mother-daughter pair who led them into deception, and the real-life courtroom drama that unfolds when the sisters bring charges against their former neighbors. Will a guilty verdict start Natasha and Galia on the road to healing? --Container.
Hunger / produced by Robin Gutch, Laura Hastings-Smith written by Steve McQueen, Enda Walsh directed by Steve McQueen.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1170
Dramatizes the final days of Bobby Sands, a twenty-seven-year-old Irish Republican Army member who went on a hunger strike at Maze Prison to protest the British government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA inmates as political prisoners.
Hurlyburly / Fine Line Features directed by Anthony Drazan screenplay by David Rabe produced by Anthony Drazan, Richard N. Gladstein, David S. Hamburger a film by Anthony Drazan.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 946
Eddie, a casting director, and his friends engage in the wild life of partying, late night sex, and self-obsession. When the fast life comes to a crashing halt, Eddie has to rediscover his soul.
I have a dream / Maljack Productions, Inc.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 153
Martin Luther King's speech at the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963.
I have a dream / Martin Luther King, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 601
Presents Dr. King giving his famous speech in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963.
I hear America singing / Thomas Hampson.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 175
Celebration of America's rich tradition of concert song in an entertaining program featuring music by Foster, Copland, Bernstein, Barber, Ives and other.
I know why the caged bird sings / Tomorrow Entertainment.
Subject: LITERARY - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 152
Young Maya leads a precarious existence in racist, Depression-era Arkansas, where she is shunted between her grandmother's house and mother's -- where she is raped -- and withdraws into total silence. She endures to share her realization in her valedictory address: In order to lift your voice, you have to lift your head.
I like killing flies / Red Envelope Entertainment Thinkfilm [Mortal Films] directed, photographed, edited by Matt Mahurin.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 477
With more than 900 items on its menu, all made from scratch in a tiny kitchen humming with improvised Rube Goldberg-like contraptions, Shopsin's has long been a quirky gem of New York food culture. Follows Kenny Shopsin, his family and customers as the restaurant looks for a new place to go.
Icons of fashion / A & E Network.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: DVD 904
Presents four episodes of the television series Biography.
Idomeneo : opera seria in tre atti, K. 366 / a production of Unitel and BFMI in co-production with Classica in co-operation with Salzburg Festival music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart libretto by Gianbattista Varesco.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 298
During a storm at sea, Idomeneo, King of Crete, vows to the god Neptune that, if he survives, he will sacrifice the first human he meets on shore, which turns out to be his son, Idamante.
I'm not there / the Weinstein Company presents an Endgame Entertainment production a Killer Films/John Wells and John Goldwyn production a VIP Medienfonds 4 production in association with Rising Star in association with Grey Water Park Productions produce
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 798
Depicting the different stages and changes in Bob Dylan's career, six actors each portray the musician at different points of his life, creating a patchwork of personalities, attitudes, interests and ambitions.
Imitation of life / [presented by] Universal International produced by Ross Hunter screenplay by Eleanore Griffin and Allan Scott directed by Douglas Sirk.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 354
The story of two widows and their troubled daughters. In the search for success as an actress, Lora neglects her daughter. Lora's black housekeeper's daughter repudiates her mother by trying to pass for white. As the years pass, each of the four women realizes that she has been living an emotionally fruitless existence.
In a brilliant light : van Gogh in Arles / a film by Gene Searchinger ; presented by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in association with the Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh and the Vincent van Gogh Foundation.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 314
Tells the story of Van Gogh's 444 days in the south of France focusing on works of art rather than on the life of the artist. This film was made in the Netherlands and in Provence, using the artist's original canvases.
In a lonely place / Columbia Pictures Corporation presents screen play by Andrew Solt adaptation by Edmund H. North a Santana production produced by Robert Lord directed by Nicholas Ray.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1059
Dixon Steele is an alcoholic screenwriter who has some success but is now in the midst of a long dry spell. One of his neighbors is Laurel Gray, a would-be actress and a smart cookie. Steele is a bitter, angry man who succeeds in insulting everyone he sees while drinking at noon in his usual hangout. Dix has taken a job adapting a trashy novel for the screen--but he doesn't want to read the book. The celebrity-obsessed coat check girl at his hangout has, however, and is happy to come home with him and give him a synopsis. Abruptly woken at 5:00 AM by a police detective, Dix learns that the girl was found murdered, and he was the last person to see her alive. Laurel gives him an alibi, and they begin seeing each other. Is Dix a lovable rebel, a disillusioned, cynical know-it-all, or a cold-blooded killer? How much danger will Laurel be in if she attempts to find out?
In Bruges / Focus Features presents in association with Film 4 a Blueprint Pictures production in association with Scion Films produced by Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin written and directed by Martin McDonagh.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 414
Hit men Ray and Ken have been ordered to cool their heels in the storybook city of Bruges (it's in Belgium) after finishing a big job. But since hit men make the worst tourists, they soon find themselves in a life-and-death struggle of comic proportions against one very angry crime boss.
In the cut / Screen Gems presents Pathé Productions, Ltd. presents a Laurie Parker production, a Jane Campion film produced by Laurie Parker, Nicole Kidman screenplay by Jane Campion, Susanna Moore directed by Jane Campion.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 722
A lonely young woman in New York City gets tangled up in a murder investigation when a severed head is found in her garden. When she becomes involved with the homicide detective on the case, she realizes that the prime suspect may be closer than she likes to think.
In the realms of the unreal : the mystery of Henry Darger / directed, produced, written and edited by Jessica Yu produced by Susan West Independent Television Service Diorama Films.
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 367
Henry Darger, an elderly recluse, spent his childhood in an Illinois asylum for feeble-minded children and his adulthood working as a janitor. He lived a quiet, nearly solitary existence, but his imaginary life was exciting, colorful and sexually provocative. When he died in Chicago in 1973, his landlady discovered in his room 300 paintings, some over 10 feet long, and a 15,000 page illustrated novel (The realms of the unreal), which told the epic story of the virtuous Vivian Girls, seven angelic sisters who lead a rebellion against godless, child-enslaving men. Darger's work is now show in galleries around the world.
In times past / produced, directed, and written by Ann Biswas.
Volume: v.1
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 561
These programs employ radio broadcasts and archival photographs and footage to recreate bygone eras in America. Reminiscences by people who remember the beginning days of radio and had first-hand experiences of earlier forms of travel bring life to these aspects of our nation's history.
Incident at Vichy / a presentation of KCET Los Angeles ; executive producer, Norman Lloyd ; produced by George Turpin ; [written] by Arthur Miller ; directed by Stacy Keach.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 97
Television adaptation of Arthur Miller's play, set in a detention room in Vichy in 1942, where a number of Jews await interrogation before being sent to concentration camps. Issues of personal responsibility are explored through the character of an Austrian prince who has been guilty of silent complicity during the German occupation of France.
Incident at Vichy / a presentation of KCET Los Angeles executive producer, Norman Lloyd produced by George Turpin [written] by Arthur Miller directed by Stacy Keach.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 97
Television adaptation of Arthur Miller's play, set in a detention room in Vichy in 1942, where a number of Jews await interrogation before being sent to concentration camps. Issues of personal responsibility are explored through the character of an Austrian prince who has been guilty of silent complicity during the German occupation of France.
Indians of North America : Video collection II / Schlessinger Video Productions.
Volume: v.1-10
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 141
Ten outstanding additions to the distinguished Indians of North America Video Collection I, these new titles cogently present the culture of Native Americans, their contemporary and historical struggles, and their relationships with non-native society.
Inglourious basterds / the Weinstein Company and Universal Pictures present a Band Apart, a Zehnte Babelsberg Film GmBH production produced by Lawrence Bender written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1237
During World War II, a group of Jewish-American guerilla soldiers, led by Lt. Aldo Raine, become known as The Basterds. They are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish woman who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers. A plot is set in motion to kill the Nazis at the theater's movie premier, including Adolph Hitler.
Ingmar Bergman collection .
Volume: v.1-6
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 248
v.1: Persona ; v.2: Hour of the world ; v.3: Shame ; v.4: The passion of Anna ; v.5: The serpent's egg ; v.6: Supplemental materials
Inherit the wind / MGM/United Artists.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 530
Tracy and March square off as opposing attorneys in this dramatization of the famous 1925 Monkey Trial in Tennessee, in which John Scopes, a biology teacher, was arrested, tried and convicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in the schoolroom.
Inside 9/11 / produced by Towers Productions Inc. for National Geographic Channel.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 676
Presents an examination of the events of September 11, 2001, tracing a time line that led up to the terrorist attacks and the subsequent government response.
Inside job / Sony Pictures Classics presents a Representational Pictures film in association with Screen Pass Pictures a Charles Ferguson film produced by Audrey Marrs, Charles Ferguson co-written by Chad Beck & Adam Bolt written & directed by
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1044
Provided is an analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research, and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics, traces the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics, regulation, and academia.
Inside the actors studio. Leading men / a co-production of The Actors Studio and Bravo Network.
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: FILM
Call Number: DVD 611
James Lipton interviews four prominent actors: Russell Crowe, Sean Penn, Robert De Niro, and Al Pacino.
Inside the teenage brain / a Spin Free Production for FRONTLINE/WGBH in association with CTV and Discovery Cnannel Canada ; written, produced and directed by Sarah Spinks.
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
Call Number: VID 409
It's the mystery of mysteries - especially to parents. Now the experts are exploring the recesses of the brain and finding explanations for why adolescents behave the way they do and how the new discoveries can change the way we teach, or perhaps even understand, our teenagers--Container.
Interview with Allen Schick : budget reconciliation / Capital agenda.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: VID 83
Originally broadcast on C-Span, the program features an interview with Allen Schick, professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, on reconciliation, the process of cutting the federal budget by raising federal revenues and reducing expenditures. Ed Maddox is the C-SPAN guest host.
Into great silence / Bavaria Film International presents a Philip Gröning Film production in co-association with Ventura Film S.A., Bavaria Film GmbH, Cine Plus a film by Philip Gröning producers, Philip Gröning, Michael Weber, Andres Pfaffli, Elda
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: RELIGION
Call Number: DVD 604
The Grande Chartreuse, considered one of the world's most ascetic monasteries is based in the French Alps. In 1984, German filmmaker Philip Gröning wrote to the Carthusian order for permission to make a documentary about them. They said they would get back with him. Sixteen years later, they were ready. Gröning, sans crew or artificial lighting, lived in the monks' quarters for six months - filming their daily prayers, tasks, rituals, and rare outdoor excursions. -- Container.
Into the arms of strangers : stories of the Kindertransport / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Sabine Films production written and directed by Mark Jonathan Harris produced by Deborah Oppenheimer.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1309
The documentary tells the story of a group of children from Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia who were fortunate enough to escape the unfathomable horror of the genocide perpetrated against the Jewish people during WWII. They were saved by the Kindertransport, which took 10,000 children to the safety of England in the late 1930s. (The United States government, which could have sponsored a similar program, declined to do so.) Assuming that the broad historical context is well enough known, the film concentrates on individual stories, using archival film clips and photographs, re-enactments and interviews, with both the rescuers and the rescued.
Into the wild / Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment present a Square One C.I.H./Linson Film production produced by Sean Penn, Art Linson, William Pohlad screenplay and directed by Sean Penn.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 801
Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people, a fearless risk-taker who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature. Based on a true story.
Introduction to dance medicine : keeping dancers dancing.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 75
Interviews orthopedist Dr. William Hamilton, physical therapists Marika Molner and Katy Keller, and dancers who have suffered injuries, and shows their progress in physical therapy.
Introduction to fashion merchandising / Cambridge Career Products ; Lynne Schwabe, writer/producer ; directed by Patsy Hofmann, Charlotte Angel.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: VID 32
Presents professionals in various segments of the fashion industry discussing their roles at design, production, wholesale, and retail levels.
Iron jawed angels / HBO Films presents a Spring Creek production, a Katja von Garnier film ; screenplay by Sally Robinson and Eugenia Bostwick Singer & Raymond Singer and Jennifer Friedes ; directed by Katja von Garnier.
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: DVD 149
Alice Paul and Lucy Burns were two defiant suffragist women who fought for the passage of the 19th Amendment. The two activists broke from the mainstream women's rights movement and created a more radical wing, daring to push the boundaries to secure women's voting rights in 1920. In a country dominated by chauvinism, this is no easy fight. Along the way, sacrifices are made: Alice gives up a chance for love, and collegue Inez Mulholland gives up her life.
Irreducible complexity : the biochemical challenge to Darwinian theory / director, Bill Braun ; produced by Art Battson.
Subject: SCIENCE - BIOLOGY
Call Number: VID 230
In a public lecture at Princeton University, Dr. Michael Behe addresses a number of questions related to the origin of biological systems: How does the existence of irreducibly complex biochemical systems falsify neo-Darwinian theory? Are there more plausible explanations for the complexity of life? Are we ultimately the result of undirected materialistic processes or the result of intelligent design? Are there other areas of science that point to intelligent design?
Is Wal-Mart good for America? / senior producer, Hedrick Smith ; written by Hedrick Smith & Rick Young ; produced and directed by Rick Young ; WGBH.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: DVD 134
Examines Wal-Mart's importation of Chinese goods into the United States. Discusses that while some economists credit Wal-Mart's focus on low costs with helping contain U.S. inflation, others charge that the company is the main force driving the massive overseas shift to China in the production of American consumer goods, resulting in hundreds of thousands of lost jobs and a lower standard of living in the U.S.
Isabel Bishop : portrait of an artist/ New York Film Co., inc. ; produced by John Beymer, Patricia Depew ; directed by Patricia Depew.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 371
Explores the art of painter Isabel Bishop and how she expresses her experiences and inspirations on canvas.
Isadora Duncan dance : technique and repertory / [presented by] DanceArts Foundation.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 72
Includes excerpts from choreography by Isadora Duncan, as performed by Julia Levien in the company of Anna Duncan and Irma Duncan, and staged by Andrea Mantell-Seidel. Includes a History of the Duncan dance schools.
Isfahan is half the world / NHK Documentary international co-producers, Bayerischer Rundefunk/Telepool, Tele Images International.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 569
Explores the culture of the city of Isfahān, Iran.
Ishi, the last Yahi / produced and directed by Jed Riffe and Pamela Roberts written by Ann Makepeace.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: VID 582
Presents a narrated version of the discovery of Ishi, last member of the Yahi Indian tribe, and events in his life after coming into the white man's world.
Ishmael Reed / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 430
On May 26, 1989, in Venice, Calif., Reed read from his New and selected poems and his novel The terrible threes. Includes portions of an interview with poet Lewis MacAdams.
Islam, a closer look / Taibah International Aid Association.
Subject: RELIGION
Call Number: VID 499
Discusses the tenets and modern practice of Islam.
Islam, empire of faith / a Gardner Films production in association with PBS and Devillier Donegan Enterprises ; produced and directed by Robert Gardner ; Jonathan Grupper, series writer.
Subject: RELIGION
Call Number: DVD 49
Documents the rise and growth of Islam throughout the world, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century through the peak of the Ottoman Empire 1000 years later. Discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture.
Islam, empire of faith / a Gardner Films production in association with PBS and Devillier Donegan Enterprises ; produced and directed by Robert Gardner ; Jonathan Grupper, series writer.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: RELIGION
Call Number: VID 305
Documents the rise and growth of Islam throughout the world, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century through the peak of the Ottoman Empire 1000 years later. Discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture.
It happens to us / an Anomaly Films production produced and directed by Amalie R. Rothschild.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1234
Filmed before the 1973 Roe vs. Wade, United States Supreme Court decision, this film presents personal stories and medical information about abortion with a view that abortion must remain an available choice.
Itzhak Perlman : virtuoso violinist : (I know I played every note) / A Christopher Nupen film ; Allegro Films.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 357
A film about the virtuoso violinist Itzhak Perlman, who first resolved to play the violin at the age of three and a half and went on, despite setbacks, to become an international star. The film was shot from 1975-1977.
Itzhak Perlman spielt Brahms : Johannes Brahms, Konzert fr Violine und Orchester D-dur op. 77 ; Itzhak Perlman spielt Beethoven : Ludwig van Beethoven, Konzert fr Violine und Orchester D-dur op. 61 / EMI Classics ; Berliner Philharmoniker.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 401
Perlman and the Berliner Philharmoniker perform the great violin concertos composed by Brahms and Beethoven.
Ivanhoe / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced by Pandro S. Berman screenplay, Noel Langley directed by Richard Thorpe.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1325
Adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's classic tale set in England in the Middle Ages. Also includes a Tom and Jerry cartoon, The Two Mouseketeers, and a swashbuckler movie trailer gallery.
Jack Gilbert / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 462
Jack Gilbert, who received a Lannan Literary Award for Poetry, read from The great fires' and Monolithos' on November 11, 1995.
Jackie Brown / Miramax Films presents a Band Apart ; a film by Quentin Tarantino.
Volume: v.1
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 61
A stewardess, a street-tough gun runner, a lonely bail bondsman, a shifty ex-con, a stoned-out beach bunny and an earnest federal agent converge in a quest for a missing half million dollars.
Jackson Pollock
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 257
Combines archival footage of Jackson Pollock's life and work with reminiscences from his contemporaries, and explores the truth and legends surrounding this controversial painter.
Jackson Pollock / A&E Television Networks.
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 966
Discover the true story behind the enigmatic artist whose iconic splatter and drip techniques forever changed the face of Abstract Expressionism in the twentieth century. From his near lifelong struggles with alcohol to his tumultuous marriage to artist Lee Krasner to his destructive encounter with fame, this program probes every corner of Pollock's short, yet dramatic life. Featuring extensive photographs and in-depth interviews with biographers, friends and Pollock (2000) director Ed Harris.
Jacques-Louis David : the passing show / BBC-TV in association with RM Arts ; writer, director, Leslie Megahey.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 372
A look at the times, politics and art of Jacques Louis David, French revolutionary and classically inspired painter who dictated tastes in art for his time and influenced it into the future.
James MacGregor Burns / a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc. ; produced & directed by Gail Pellett.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 57
In an interview with Bill Moyers historian James MacGregor Burns discusses the decline of political parties in presidential politics and problems this has created both in presidential campaigns and in governing from the White House. He also addresses voter apathy in America.
Jan Miller's Beginnings. Volume I : fundamentals of ballet / Jan-Ilene, Inc. created by Jan Miller.
Volume: v. 1-2
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 639
Instruction in basic principles of ballet training. This tape is not a class nor does it offer exercises rather, it explains and demonstrates correct and incorrect ways of executing ballet movements and positions. Studio performances by dancers in costume illustrate these principles in action.
Jandek on Corwood .
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 355
Explores the work of the musician Jandek, who has produced over 30 albums since 1978 without a single live performance. Contains interviews with a broad spectrum of people familiar with Jandek's musical career, including music industry representatives, record store owners, disc jockeys and music critics.
Jane Eyre / London Children's Ballet presents produced and directed by Trevor Hampton.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1035
The ballet opens with the forgotten chapter of the young Jane living with her cruel Aunt who banishes her to a bleak life at Lowood Charity School where she stays until her appointment as governess at Thornfield Hall. There Jane finds a world of parties, Mr Rochester and a web of mystery leading to the fateful night of the great fire.
Janet Suzman on acting in Shakespearean comedy / a BBC production in association with Dramatis Personae Ltd.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 573
Janet Suzman explains the fine points of acting in Shakespearean comedy through discussion and examples.
Japan : land of the rising sun / Ronald Mark Miller, executive producer.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 184
A video trip through two thousand years of Japanese history.
Japan experience : Tokyo to Taiwan / produced by Pilot Productions.
Subject: TRAVEL
Call Number: VID 170
An adventurous, independent traveler rides the bullet train, visits a Buddhist shrine, tours the peace museum in Nagasaki, and more.
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith / Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium, Inc. ; writer/director, Tony Schmitz ; producer, Jack Peterson.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 304
Native American artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith is shown at work outdoors and in her studio and talks about her background and various influences on her art.
Jazz / a Florentine Films production ; produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick ; a film [directed] by Ken Burns ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward.
Volume: v.1-10
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 45
Documentary exploring the history of jazz from its beginnings through the 1990's, including the stories of many of its creators and performers. Includes archival video, still photographs, historical performances, and newly recorded interviews and musical performances.
Jazz changes [videorecording] : a retrospective of jazz dances and dances set to jazz 1948 to 1974 / Daniel Nagrin Theatre, Film and Dance Foundation.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 649
This program is a retrospective of works created by Daniel Nagrin using jazz music. It consists of two acts and a question and answer session with a live audience. The first act features performances of Cakewalk, Charleston, Lindy Hop, and The Blues. Nagrin also gives historical and sociological context to each of these dances and discusses their places in U.S. culture. The second act presents Nagrin performing Strange Hero, Jazz: Three Ways, Not Me But Him, and Sweet Woman. From publisher description.
Jazz hoofer : the story of the legendary Baby Laurence / [directed by] Bill Hancock.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 30
Documents the life and career of famed black tap dancer Baby Laurence of Baltimore. Filmed sequences were shot in New York not long before he died.
Jazz icons [Series 1]
Volume: Ser.1 Pt. 1 - 9
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 390
Jazz Icons is an ongoing DVD series featuring full-length concerts and in-studio performances by the greatest legends of jazz, filmed all over the world from the 1950s thorugh the 1970s --Container of Chet Baker disc.
Jazz icons [Series 2]
Volume: Ser.2 Pt. 1 - 8
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 391
Jazz Icons is an ongoing DVD series featuring full-length concerts and in-studio performances by the greatest legends of jazz, filmed all over the world from the 1950s thorugh the 1970s --Container of Charles Mingus disc.
Jazz icons. [Series 3] / producers, David Peck, Phillip Galloway & Tom Gulotta for Reelin' in the Years Productions.
Volume: Ser.3 Pt.1-8
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 505
Jazz icons is an ongoing DVD series featuring full-length concerts and in-studio performances by the greatest legends of jazz, filmed all over the world from the 1950's through the 1970's --Containers.
Jazz Tap Ensemble U.S.A. : at the Riverside Studios, London.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 219
The Jazz Tap Ensemble perform 8 contemporary pieces of original choreography, integrating spoons, wood blocks, harmonica and other instruments with their tap dancing.
Jesus camp / A & E Indiefilms and Magnolia Pictures present a Loki Films production directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.
Subject: RELIGION
Call Number: DVD 697
Follows Levi, Rachael, and Tory to Pastor Becky Fischer's 'Kids on Fire' summer camp in Devil's Lake, North Dakota, where kids as young as 6 years-old are taught to become dedicated soldiers in 'God's army'. The film follows these children as they hone their 'prophetic gifts' and are schooled in how to 'take back America for Christ' --Container.
JFK / Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. presents in association with Le Studio Canal+, Regency Enterprises and Alcor Films an Ixtlan Corporation and an A. Kitman Ho production an Oliver Stone film screenplay by Oliver Stone & Zachary Sklar prod
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 878
Director Oliver Stone blends archival film with acted sequences in his version of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which alleges that there was a massive plot and cover-up surrounding JFK's death.
JFK, a presidency revealed / A & E Television Networks.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 748
A comprehensive portrait of John F. Kennedy, complete with rarely-heard recordings of JFK and RFK, interviews with personal confidantes, insiders and highly-placed sources, and home videos of the Kennedy family.
Jihad! in America / produced by SAE Productions, Inc. executive producer, Steven Emerson produced and directed by Frank Koughan, Martin Koughan.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 407
Features videos of militants' meetings in the United States, interviews with leading law enforcement and government officials, and discussions about the civil liberties issues our society faces in dealing with the threat of terrorism.
Jindabyne / a Sony Pictures Classics release, April Films presents with Film Finance Corporation Australia and Babcock & Brown in association with Redchair Films producer Catherine Jarman writer Beatrix Christian director Ray Lawrence.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 745
A group of men discover the body of an Aborigine girl in an Australian fishing hole. Instead of reporting the murder right away, they wait until they've filled their coolers with fish. Their inaction sets off a scandal that threatens to tear them apart.
Jiri Kylian's Black & white ballets / Nederlands Dans Theater
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 106
The ballets represented in the Black and White series are arresting examples of Jiri Kylian's style and fully justify his reputation as one of the most inventive and daring choreographers on today's dance scene. The vitality of his work is underpinned by a musicality so innate that his dancers and the music they move to seem to spring from the same impulse."--Container"
Joan Miró : constellations : the color of poetry.
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 784
A retrospective of Miro's career as an artist, through exclusive access to the Miro Foundation Museum as well as newsreel footage and interviews. Highlights his most famous paintings, Constellations.
John Edgar Wideman / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 445
John Edgar Wideman is one of America's premier fiction writers. With language full of sinew and music, he writes about the evolving role of the black man in today's society, chronicling the often brutal and enraging experiences of African Americans who are struggling to survive. He read from The Stories of John Edgar Wideman and work in progress in Los Angeles on April 6, 1993, and talked with Michael Silverblatt"--Container."
John Grisham's The rainmaker / Constellation Films presents a Douglas/Reuther production in association with American Zoetrope produced by Michael Douglas, Steven Reuther and Fred Fuchs screen play by Francis Ford Coppola directed by Francis Ford C
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1211
Rudy is a young lawyer fresh out of college who takes the case of his life. He is the only hope of an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son's life. Rudy takes on this client in his first case after the head of his law office has to hide because he's wanted by the feds. He must overcome many obstacles inside and outside the courtroom as he attempts to find out what it means to be a lawyer and how far you have to go before you become a sell-out.
John Steinbeck's East of Eden / Warner Bros. Pictures presents screenplay by Paul Osborn directed by Elia Kazan.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: LITERARY - STEINBECK
Call Number: DVD 509
The saga of three generations of the Trask and Hamilton families in the early 1900's in Northern California.
John Wayne/John Ford film collection.
Volume: v.1-8
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 322
This collection of films includes "The searchers", "The wings of eagles", "Stagecoach", "The long voyage home", "3 godfathers", "Fort Apache", "She wore a yellow ribbon", and "They were expendable".
Jonathan Miller: acting in opera / Jonathan Miller a BBC-TV production in association with Dramatis Personae Ltc. David G. Croft, director.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 570
Stage rehearsal of La Traviata directed by Jonathan Miller.
Jonathan Winters birth of a comic genius / presented by Johnny Legend.
Subject: COMEDY
Call Number: DVD 1129
Somehow, growing up in the 1950s, I missed all of these astounding appearances on virtually every variety show on television. From his early breakthrough as a regular on the NBC Comedy Hour, to his prolific work on the Steve Allen / Dinah Shore / Jack Paar shows, and his own shortlived 15 minute series The Jonathan Winters show, the man literally reinvented the concept of 'live' comedy. And they're all here on this collection. And keep in mind, virtually everything you see is an improv, ad-libbed by Jonathan on the spot. Sometimes his 'straight men' have written lines, but these are just fodder to inspire Winters to new heights of absurd comic insanity. You will literally witness the Birth of a Comic Genius, and understand how he inspired the generation that followed---from Andy Kaufman to Robin Williams to Seinfeld and countless others.-Johnny Legend. --Back Cover.
Jos Limn : three modern dance classics / Video Artists International in cooperation with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; produced and directed by Harvey Hart.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 396
Historic telecasts, 1955-1957 from the archives of the CBC, Toronto.
Joseph Beuys, transformer / I.T.A.P. Pictures ; director/producer, John Halpern.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 392
Joseph Beuys speaks about the forms and philosophy of his art while working on the installation of his influential solo exhibition at New York's Guggenheim Museum in 1979.
Joseph Campbell and the power of myth / a production of Apostrophe S Productions, Inc. in association with Alvin H. Perlmutter, Inc. and Public Affairs Television, Inc. ; presented by WNET, New York, WTTW, Chicago.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: RELIGION
Call Number: DVD 75
Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell discuss the themes and roots of human myth which is seen as man's attempt to relate himself to the universe. Starting with various topics Campbell shows both how man creates his universe and is controlled by the myth he has created.
Joseph McCarthy : an American inquisitor / produced, directed, and written by Richard O'Regan and Rebecca Haggerty ; produced by Claypoint Productions in association with the A&E Network.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 193
Presents the tale of Senator Joseph McCarthy who made his name by ruining the reputations of others during the Communist witch hunts" of the 1950s."
Journey through dance : technique, improvisation, choreography, performance / Gay Cheney Dance Horizons Video produced in cooperation with the University of North Carolina Learning Resources Center produced by Tim Barkley.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 596
Exploration of the basic components of dance and their application in modern dance technique classes, improvisation, choreography and performance. Geared to the student who is interested in studying dance, the video depicts the range and variety of movements taught in typical dance classes, different approaches to improvisation, and the interaction of teachers and students in creating new choreography.
Joy Harjo : with interview by Greg Sarris / Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 463
Joy Harjo reads from In Mad Love and War, She Had Some Horses, Secrets from the Center of the World, and The Woman Who Fell from the Sky.
Joyce Treiman : the artist as voyeur / Joyce Treiman.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 101
Joyce Treiman and others discuss her philosophy and paintings.
Jules and Jim / Les Films du carrosse et S.E.D.I.F. ; adaptation et dialogues, Franois Truffaut et Jean Gruault
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 244
Story of friendship between two artists and their mutual love for the same woman. Considered Truffaut's greatest film.
Julius Caesar / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Herbert Wise.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 19
Details the transformation of a noble Athenian from a reckless spendthrift to a mad misanthrope.;"A play about power, assassination and revenge. Presents a broad range of historical personalities as complicated human beings in agonizing conflict with one another and themselves."
Jungfruk+llan = The virgin spring / Janus Films [presented by] Svensk Filmindustri manuscript efter en legend visa fr+n 1300-talet, Ulla Isaksson regi, Ingmar Bergman.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 500
A peasant girl is raped and murdered in 14th century Sweden. When her killers seek shelter in her father's house, he kills them to avenge her death. Soon a spring appears from where the girl was killed and her father sees this as a sign from above.
Juno / Fox Searchlight Pictures presents a Mandate Pictures/ Mr. Mudd production, a Jason Reitman film produced by Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Mason Kovick, Russell Smith written by Diablo Cody directed by Jason Reitman.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 754
Juno MacGuff is sixteen years old. After a one-time sexual encounter with her best friend Paulie, she learns that she's pregnant. Juno and Paulie like each other, but not enough to start a family, complete with a child. Paulie leaves all the decisions about the baby to Juno. During her pregnancy, which she treats with care but detachment, her relationships develop.
Just between me and me : a training video for residence life staff.
Subject: EDUCATION
Call Number: VID 136
Provides an overview of important and relevant issues encountered by resident assistants.
Just do it! : the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre / a Walkabout Production.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: VID 107
Promotional video introducing prospective acting students to the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York.
Justice Clarence Thomas : a visit with college students
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 96
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. He emphasizes that judges make decisions by applying the laws as they perceive them to the facts which are presented.
Justice Harry Blackmun
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 86
Justice Blackmun discusses the 1988 Supreme Court term, and comments on Supreme Court life and on the other justices.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg / C-SPAN.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 60
Justice Ginsburg talks about women's issues in the law and cases she has been involved with. Afterward Justice Ginsburg answers questions from the audience.
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor / Joan Konner, senior executive producer ; Richard Petrow, executive producer ; Bill Moyers, executive editor.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 65
Bill Moyers conducts Justice O'Connor's first television interview with conversation ranging from her career and the status of women in U.S. society to the activities of the Supreme Court and selected recent decisions of that Court.
Justice with Michael Sandel / Public Affairs Television ; produced and directed by Gail Pellett.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 19
Michael Sandel, professor of political philosophy at Harvard University, sets forth his views on what is needed for self-government to survive under modern conditions.
Kaguyahime = the moon princess / Nederlands Dans Theater ; choreography by Ji? Kylin
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 113
The story of the moon princess who descends to earth and is cared for by the family of a bamboo cutter. Her luminous beauty is meant to spread peance and happiness, but instead the rivalry her heavenly presence provokes results in war
Kandinsky : a film / directed by Andre S. Labarthé ; a co-production of RM Arts, TFI, Center Georges Pompidou, Bayerischer Rundfunk.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 374
Paintings at a major retrospective at the Paris Centre Pompidou highlight the work of Kandinsky, who painted the first totally abstract painting.
Kansas City / [presented by] Fine Line Features a Sandcastle 5/CIBY 2000 co-production written by Robert Altman & Frank Barhydt produced and directed by Robert Altman.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 555
Set in 1934 Kansas City. A telegraph operator named Blondie kidnaps Carolyn Stilton, wife of a powerful businessman who commutes to Washington to advise President Roosevelt. Blondie figures she can use Carolyn to gain safe passage for her husband Johnny, who is in the grip of the city's top gangster, a club owner named Seldom Seen. The movie unfolds in the dark streets of the downtown kansas City night.
Kthe Kollwitz .
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 365
The life and works of German artist Kthe Kollwitz.
Katyn [videorecording] / Akson Studio, Telewizja Polska S.A., Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. przy współfinansowaniu Polkiego Instytutu Sztuki Filmowej przedstawiają film scenariusz, Andrej Wajda, Władysław Pasikowski, Przemysław Nowakowski produc
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1275
Dramatization of the massacre of 20,000 people (interned Polish officers as well as civilians accused of treason by the occupying Soviet forces) by the Soviet secret police at Katyń in the spring of 1940, and the cover-up that followed. Follows the fictional stories of four families, separated from one another in the confusion of September 1939, when the Soviets and Germans invaded Poland, through the Soviet occupation in 1945 when the truth of the massacre gets suppressed.
Kay Boyle / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 428
Kay Boyle, who has published more than 30 books in a rich career that stretches back to Paris in the 20's, gives her final performance at the Los Angeles Theatre Center and is interviewed by Sean Wong--Container.
Kazuo Ishiguro / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 461
Mr. Ishiguro read from his fourth novel, The unconsoled' on October 19, 1995.--Container.
Keeper of the flame / A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture produced by Victor Saville directed by George Cukor screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1343
While investigating a politician's death, a reporter falls in love with the widow, only to find that she may be part of a treason plot.
Kevin Phillips : author of The politics of rich and poor : wealth and the American electorate in the Reagan aftermath.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: VID 50
An interview with author Kevin P. Phillips, who discusses his book The politics of rich and poor.
Khmer Court Dance / produced by Sam-Ang Sam, Naomi H. Bishop ; video director, John Bishop ; dance director, Chan Moly Sam ; commentator, Paul Cravath.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 299
A collection of five authentic dances in the Khmer court repertoire, performed in traditional costume by masters of these dances.
Kiki Smith / producer/director, Paul Tschinkel.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 362
An interview with Kiki Smith, an innovative sculptor in New York City. Covers two of her exhibits at the Fawbush Gallery, New York City, in 1992 and 1993. Also includes interviews with Joe Fawbush and Thomas Jones, her dealers, and Claudia Gould, director of Artist Space, also in New York.
Kill Bill. Vol 2 / an Alliance Atlantis release, Miramax Films presents A Band Apart, a film by Quentin Tarantino produced by Lawrence Bender written & directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 780
'The Bride' was a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, lead by her lover 'Bill.' Upon realizing she was pregnant with Bill's child, she decides to escape her life as a killer. She flees to Texas, where she meets a young man, and on the day of their wedding is gunned down by an angry and jealous Bill and other members of the Squad. Four years later, 'The Bride' wakes from a coma, and discovers her baby is gone. She decides to seek revenge upon the five people who destroyed her life and killed her baby.
Kill Bill. Volume 1 / an Alliance Atlantis release, Miramax Films presents A Band Apart, a film by Quentin Tarantino produced by Lawrence Bender written & directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 779
'The Bride' was a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, lead by her lover 'Bill.' Upon realizing she was pregnant with Bill's child, she decides to escape her life as a killer. She flees to Texas, where she meets a young man, and on the day of their wedding is gunned down by an angry and jealous Bill and other members of the Squad. Four years later, 'The Bride' wakes from a coma, and discovers her baby is gone. She decides to seek revenge upon the five people who destroyed her life and killed her baby.
Killing screens : media and the culture of violence / executive producer and director, Sut Jhally.
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: VID 132
Explores why there is so much violence on television and its effects on viewers. Addresses psychological, political, social, and developmental impacts of growing and living within a cultural environment of pervasive, ritualized violent representation.
Killing us softly 4 : advertising's image of women / a Media Education Foundation production directed by Sut Jhally.
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: DVD 891
In this new, highly anticipated update of her pioneering Killing us softly series, the first in more than a decade, Jean Kilbourne takes a fresh look at how advertising traffics in distorted and destructive ideals of femininity. The film marshals a range of new print and television advertisements to lay bare a stunning pattern of damaging gender stereotypes--images and messages that too often reinforce unrealistic, and unhealthy, perceptions of beauty, perfection, and sexuality. By bringing Kilbourne's groundbreaking analysis up to date, Killing us softly 4 stands to challenge a new generation of students to take advertising seriously, and to think critically about popular culture and its relationship to sexism, eating disorders, and gender violence --Container.
King Kong / RKO Radio Pictures presents produced and directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack screenplay by James A. Creelman and Ruth Rose.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 961
A moviemaking expedition to a fantastic island is filled with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. A gaint simian becomes lovestruck with the film's blonde starlet. King Kong is captured and is brought to Manhattan, where he goes on a rampage, culminating in the fateful finale atop the Empire State Building where he cradles his beloved and swats at machine-gunning airplanes.
King Lear / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Jonathan Miller.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 21
Shakespeare's plays in which tragedy occurs when an old king divides his kingdom between his daughters.
King Lear / by William Shakespeare Richard Price & Chris Hunt present a co-production of The Performance Company, Iambic Productions Limited, Thirteen/WNET New York and Channel 4 in association with NHK the Royal Shakespeare Company production p
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 687
Proposing to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cornelia, Lear devises a test for his offspring to convince him of their suitability and compassion for rule. Goneril and Regan's true colors emerge, they uncover a vast conspiracy of greed and cruelty within the once loyal dynasty.
King Rat / Columbia Pictures Corporation presents produced by James Woolf written for the screen and directed by Bryan Forbes.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1187
In Singapore's Changi Gaol during WWII, Corporal King, a thoroughly unscrupulous and opportunistic American POW, makes shabby deals with the camp guards in order to make his confinement more comfortable. King delights in rising above his military rank and social class as he uses his streetwise tactics to rule over his fellow Allied prisoners and his Japanese captors.
King Richard the Second / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; directed by David Giles.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 31
Shakespeare's historical play about the dynastic struggle between Richard II and Henry Bolingboke (later Henry IV).
King Solomon's mines / MGM director, Compton Bennett, Andrew Marton producer, Sam Zimbalist screenplay, Helen Deutsch.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 642
Three adventurers on a perilous quest in the wilds of Africa.
Kinsey / a production of Twin Cities Public Television/TPT and Ark Media for American Experience in association with the BBC produced and directed by Barak Goodman and John Maggio written by Barak Goodman executive producers, Catherine Allan, TPT an
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: VID 562
Through interviews with Alfred Kinsey's research assistants, his children, people who took his sex questionnaire, and historians, this documentary assesses Kinsey's remarkable achievements.
Kiss me deadly / United Artists ; Victor Saville present Mickey Spillane's ; screenplay by A.I. Bezzerides ; produced and directed by Robert Aldrich.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 719
A detective gives a ride to a half-naked girl, who is abruptly killed by thugs. Almost killed himself, the detective tries to solve the murder. Along the way, he is told to back off by the Feds, a bomb is placed in his car, a friend is killed, and he himself is beaten, drugged, and held hostage.
Kiss me Kate / Metro Goldwyn Mayer screen play by Dorothy Kingsley produced by Jack Cummings directed by George Sidney.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1119
Two squabbling, 20th-century ex-marrieds are cast as squabbling Renaissance romantics in a musical version of The taming of the shrew. On stage they fight it out and backstage they continue to clash.
Kiss of death / Twentieth Century-Fox presents screen play by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer produced by Fred Kohlmar directed by Henry Hathaway.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1091
Nick Bianco is a small-time crook who gets caught during a jewel heist. Despite some urging, he refuses to rat out the team, assuming they would take care of his family. When his wife commits suicide, he rats out his partners and one seeks revenge.
Kokoro : the heart within / Lorien Productions.
Volume: v.1-4
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 543
Describes different aspects of Japanese life.
Koyaanisqatsi / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Francis Ford Coppola presents an IRE presentation produced & directed by Godfrey Reggio.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 725
Koyaanisqatsi is a Hopi Indian word meaning variously: crazy life, life in turmoil, life disintegrating, life out of balance (the subtitle for this film), and a state of life that calls for another way of life. This film presents a concert of visual images set to the music of Philip Glass that progresses from purely natural environments to nature as affected by man, and finally to man's own man made environment that is devoid of nature.
L.A. confidential / Warner Bros. Pictures Regency Enterprises presents an Arnon Milchan/David L. Wolper production screenplay by Brian Helgeland & Curtis Hanson produced by Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson, Michael Nathanson directed by Curtis Hanson
Volume: v. 1 - 3
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1133
LA in the 50's: Notorious gangster Mickey Cohen has just been put away for tax evasion, and now a bunch of his heroin is missing. Outside wise guys would love to move in on Mickey's territory Captain Dudley Smith of the LAPD has launched a special squad to deal with them. Violent, thuggish team member Bud White's partner is murdered during a robbery at The Nite Owl coffee shop. The responding officer is rising star Detective Lieutenant Ed Exley, whose investigation intersects with that of Detective Jack Vincennes. Their leads point to Pierce Patchett, a drug dealing pimp whose prostitutes are surgically altered to look like movie stars. Nothing is as it seems in the glittering city of Angels, which, despite its open streets and warm welcoming air, is a city constructed of secrets. As Hollywood scandal sheet editor Sid Hudgens says, some things in L. A. are always going to be Off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush.
La bataille d'Alger = The battle of Algiers / un film de Gillo Pontecorvo scénario de Franco Solinas production Casbah Films, Igor Film produit par Saadi Yacef.
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 356
Dramatizes the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria's struggle for independence from France. Recreates the tumultuous Algerian uprising against the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, the French torture prisoners for information and the Algerians resort to terrorism in their quest for independence. Children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés. The French win the battle, but ultimately lose the war as the Algerian people demonstrate that they will no longer be suppressed.
La Bohme / Giacomo Puccini ; production, Franco Zeffirelli ; producer, Clemente D'Alessio ; directed by Kirk Browning.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 98
Metropolitan Opera's production of the opera by Puccini.
La boulangère de Monceau = The girl at the Monceau bakery La carrière de Suzanne = Suzanne's career / Les Films du losange [produit par] Barbet Schroeder [écrit et dirigé par Eric Rohmer].
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 781
Boulangère de Monceau (26 min.) The narrator pursues one woman, then meets another whom he flirts with until he rediscovers the first --Container.;"Carrière de Suzanne (52 min.) The narrator, a timid Parisian student, and his lecherous friend, both fail to win Suzanne --Container."
La haine [videorecording] = Hate / Universal Les Productions Lazennec présentent en coproduction avec Le Studio Canal+, La Sept Cinéma, Kasso inc Productions et avec la participation de Canal+ réalisateur, Mathieu Kassovitz scripte, Nathalie
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1293
Three young, unemployed Frenchmen living in the ghettos surrounding Paris get embroiled in a violent conflict with the local police.
La Loire / a co-production of FR3 and Pathe Cinema.
Subject: TRAVEL
Call Number: VID 301
The longest river in France and the most dangerous, the Loire is neither as spectacular a body of water as the Mississippi nor as busy a waterway as the Rhine. The Loire is instead a portrait of France and its history.
La Mama : a theatrical tapestry / producer, Anita Saewitz director, Robert McCarty writers, Lois Draggin ... [et al.].
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 830
Under the guidance of founder Ellen Stewart, La Mama has played a seminal part in fostering Off-Off- Broadway theatre, nuturing and encouraging such important Theatre artists as Tom O'Horgan, Lanford Wilson, Sam Shepard, Philip Glass, Joseph Chaiken, Andrei Serban and Liz Swados. The documentary features excerpts of some of the 18 plays which were revived at the theatre for its anniversay season. These distinguished works include Paul Foster's Hurrah for the Bridge and Leonard Melfi's Birdbath both directed by Tom O'Horgan Jean Claude Van Italie's Motel directed by Michael Kahn and Lanford Wilson's production of his own play Rimers of Eldritch. The interviews in the program include recollections by Ellen Stewart and La Mama alumni Paul Foster, Tom O'Horgan, Leonard Melfi, Lanford Wilson, Philip Glass, Joseph Chaiken, Harvey Fierstein and many others.
Ladies first : women in music videos / Robin Roberts.
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: VID 113
Accompanies book with the same title.
Ladies sing the blues / The Minnesota Studio ; producer, Tom Jenz ; script, Leigh Kamman.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 531
Historic filmed performances of women blues singers from 1929 through the 1950's. Singers are Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Ida Cole, Sister Rosetta Tharp, Connee Boswell, Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughn, Helen Humes and Peggy Lee. Includes background information on the singers as well as the performances.
Ladri de biciclette = Bicycle thieves / un film P.D.S. Produzioni de Sica, S.A. sogetto di Cesare Zavattini sceneggiato da Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Zavattini, Suso Cecchi d'Amico ... [et al.] regia, Vittorio De Sica.
Volume: Pt. 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 339
In postwar, poverty-stricken Rome, a man, hoping to support his desperate family with a new job, loses his bicycle and main means of transportation to work. With his wide-eyed young son in tow, he sets off to track down the thief.
Lagaan [videorecording] : once upon a time in India / Jhamu Sughand presents Aamir Khan Productions produced by Aamir Khan written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1295
Story is set during the British rule over India. The farmers of India are taxed to the bone by the British. When Jack Russell announces that he will double the Lagaan (tax) from all villagers, they decide to oppose it. Leading the villagers is a young man named Bhuvan, who challenges the British to a game of cricket. The game pits veteran British cricket players against villagers, including Bhuvan, who have never played the game before, and do not even know a bat from a piece of wood. As the challenge is accepted, the interest grows and attracts Indians from all over the region, as well as the British from all over the country.
Lagerfeld confidential / Realitism Films presents a film by Rodolphe Marconi.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: DVD 700
A look at the life of the man who ruled the House of Chanel for over 20 years through interviews with those who knew him best, including Lagerfeld himself. Features Princess Caroline of Monaco and Nicole Kidman.
Lakota woman / Turner Pictures presents a Fonda Films production ; produced by Fred Berner ; executive producer, Lois Bonfiglio ; written by Bill Kerby ; directed by Frank Pierson.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 171
Anger that's been swirling for 100 years finally explodes. This is the true story of the 1973 uprising that united Native Americans in their fight for survival. One woman rises from ignorance and fear to meet the challenge of her heritage during a bloody siege in which 2,000 Native Americans stood their ground and vowed never to be silent again.
Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit: aus dem Leben der taubblinder Fini Straubinder = Land of silence and darkness : from the life of deaf-blind Fini Straubinger / ein Film von Werner Herzog ; Werner Herzog Filmproduktion.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 929
A documentary about 56 year-old Fini Straubinger, blind and deaf since her teens.
Landmarks of early film / Film Preservation Associates ; produced by David Shepard.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 126
Includes short films made by Thomas A. Edison and the Lumière Brothers, Trip to the moon by Georges Méliès, The great train robbery by Edwin S. Porter, and others originally released between 1886 and 1913.
Landmarks of early film. Vol. 2, The magic of Mlis
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 127
Documentary view of filmmaker, George Mlis' life, integrating rare photographs, early drawings and numerous motion picture clips, charting his life.
L'année dernière à Marienbad / Pierre Courau et Raymond Froment présentent scénario et dialogues, Alain Robbe-Grillet réalisation, Alain Rersnais Terra Film ... [et al.].
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 340
A handsome stranger tries to convince a lovely young woman that they had a passionate affair a year ago, 'perhaps at Marienbad, ' but she claims not to remember him. He haunts her mind with images by mixing memory and fantasy, fear and desire.
Larry Heinemann / by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr ; the Lannan literary series in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 434
Larry Heinemann reads from his novel Paco's story at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, and is interviewed by Ken Lincoln at the Jackie Robinson Stadium of the University of California, Los Angeles on March 12, 1990.
Lars and the real girl / Equinoxe Films and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment written by Nancy Oliver produced by Sidney Kimmel, John Cameron and Sarah Aubrey directed by Craig Gillespie.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1345
Lars is a sweet but quirky guy who thinks he's found the girl of his dreams in a life-sized doll named Bianca. He is content with his artificial girlfiend until he develops feelings for Margo, an attractive co-worker, and becomes lost in a love triangle.;"Home use only."
Lascaux revisited / [directed] by Jacques Willemont ; [scientific director], Norbert Aujoulat ; [film archives], Mario Ruspoli ; Caisse National des Monuments Historiques et des Sites ; Institut National de L'Audiovisuel.
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 221
This the only film of the Lascaux Cave since it was closed to the public in 1963. The film shows almost the entire collection of prehistoric paintings and carvings in the cave.
Last of the breed : live in concert / an Amabassador Entertainment Inc. production produced by Albert Spevak directed by Lawrence Jordan.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 538
Presents the March 2007 final performance of the Last of the Breed tour of Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Ray Price, backed by Ray Benson, Asleep At The Wheel, and Ray Price's Cherokee Cowboys.
Last tango in Paris / United Artists a co-production of PEA Produzioni Europee Associates S.A.S. [and] Les Productions Artistes associes S.A. producer, Alberto Grimaldi director, Bernardo Bertolucci screenplay, Bernardo Bertolucci and Franco Arcal
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 520
An American widower in Paris, desolate at the unexplained suicide of his wife, plunges into a torrid sexual relationship with a stranger, a young French girl half his age.
Laurel Canyon / Sony Pictures Classics presents in association with Good Machine International an Antidote Films production, a film by Lisa Cholodenko producers, Susan A. Stover, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte written & directed by Lisa Cholodenko.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1008
Harvard graduate Sam and his fiancée, Alex, move into Sam's mother's house in upscale Laurel Canyon, thinking that she would not be there. Only problem is that she is still there, supposedly finishing up a record that she's producing for her boy toy, Ian's band. Sam's mom seems more interested in smoking pot and drinking than actually working, though. Alex doesn't mind, but Sam is quite upset. Alex starts off focused as she works on finishing a dissertation on genomics, but is soon distracted. Meanwhile, Sam is equally distracted by the beautiful intern Sara.
Laurence Olivier presents / Granada TV. [Vol. 1]: produced by Derek Granger and Laurence Olivier written by Tennessee Williams and Harold Pinter directed by Robert Moore and Michael Apted. [Vol. 2]: produced by Laurence Olivier and June Howson writ
Volume: v. 1-3
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 349
The greatest actor of the 20th century presents six works by great 20th century playwrights.
L'avventura / Janus Films, Cino del Duca (Rome) and un film di Michelangelo Antonioni.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 491
A girl mysteriously disappears on a yachting trip. While her lover and her best friend search for her across Italy, they begin an affair. Antonioni's penetrating study of the idle upper class offers stinging observations on spiritual isolation and the many meanings of love. --from container.
LBJ : a KERA Dallas production in association with David Grubin Productions ; presented by WGBH Boston, WNET New York, and KCET Los Angeles.
Volume: pt.1-2
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 66
Covers the span of Lyndon B. Johnson's political life from his early political career through his years of the presidency.
Le Corbusier / Universal Education and Visual Arts prsente ; ralisation de Carlos Vilardebo ; production, Condor-Film SA.
Subject: ARCHTECTURE
Call Number: VID 307
Charles Edouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was an architect, author, abstract artist, prophet and teaacher. His architectural creations still stand as a monument to the remarkable vision that changed the face of 20th century architecture. This feature explores his revolutionary ideas on architecture and urban renewal, and conducts an in depth tour of his most important buildings.
Le Corsaire / American Ballet Theatre produced by Judy Kinberg directed by Matthew Diamond a production of Thirteen/WNET and Reiner Moritz Associates.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 608
This ballet is the story of swashbuckling pirates, evil slave traders and beautiful harem girls in a tale of abduction, murder and true love.
Le Nozze di Figaro : opera buffa in quattro atti, K. 492 / a production of Unitel GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, and BFMI GmbH, Salzburg, in co-production with ORF, BR and Classica, in co-operation with Salzburg Festival music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 301
A story following the Count Almaviva and his wife Rosina during their adventures with infidelity and love all in one day.
Lean on me [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Norman Twain production a John G. Avildsen film written by Michael Schiffer produced by Norman Twain directed by John G. Avildsen.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1299
Based on the true story of New Jersey high school principal Joe Clark, who wins the support and respect of his students for his controversial methods in ridding the school of violent students and drug dealers.
Leaving home : orchestral music in the 20th century / a conducted tour by Simon Rattle.
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 154
Explores various aspects of orchestral music in the 20th century. Dancing on a volcano - Rhythm - Colour
Leaving home : orchestral music in the 20th century / a conducted tour by Simon Rattle.
Volume: v.4-7
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 154
v.4: Three journeys through dark landscapes ; v.5: The American way ; v.6: After the wake ; v.7: Threads
Leaving Las Vegas / Lumiere Pictures presents a Lila Caz+s production of a Mike Figgis film.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 507
Two people meet in Las Vegas and form a bond based on unconditional acceptance and mutual respect that will change each of them forever.
L'eclisse / un film di coproduzione, Interopa Film-Cineriz, Paris Film Production soggetto e sceneggiatura, Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra hanno collaborato alla sceneggiatura, Elio Bartolini, Ottiero Ottieri prodotto da Robert e Raymond Hak
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 445
A young woman, after breaking off an affair with an older man, finds herself in Rome and alone. She becomes friends with a young stockbroker, but after he has an accident, she once again finds herself alone.
Legacy / a Nomadic Pictures presents a film by Tod Lending director, producer, writer, Tod Lending.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 456
Chronicle of one family's triumphant journey out of despair. Follow the Collins family over five years as they slowly pull themselves out of a haze of poverty, drug addiction, and violence.
Legends of the fall / TriStar Pictures presents directed by Edward Zwick screenplay by Susan Shilliday and Bill Wittliff produced by Edward Zwick, Bill Wittliff, Marshall Herskovitz a Bedford Falls/Pangaea production.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1031
The story of the Ludlow family of Montana, spanning the first three decades of the 20th century.
L'enfant sauvage / Les Artistes associés présentent une production, Les Films du carrosse, Les Productions Artistes associés scénario, adaptation et dialogue, François Truffaut et Jean Gruault mise en scène, François Truffaut.
Subject: FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Call Number: DVD 541
Dramatized account of Dr. Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard's efforts to civilize a young boy who was discovered living wild in a forest. The boy, named Victor, becomes increasingly divided between his longing for the wilderness and his new life with the doctor. Itard, whose teaching strategies survive today in the Montessori Method, is unsure whether he is helping a savage become human or turning a forest child into a semi-civilized idiot.
Lenny Bruce / Columbus Productions producer, John Magnuson John Magnuson Associates.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 741
Nightclub performance footage of Lenny Bruce.
Leo Braudy : our infatuation with fame.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 589
Author and professor Leo Braudy has focused his studies on the history of fame since ancient times and the phenomenon of celebrity in 20th century America. He traces how our collective attention has shifted from political leaders like Abraham Lincoln to television personalities like Vanna White. In this program he discusses his work with Bill Moyers.
Leonard Bernstein : reaching for the note / a co-production of Thirteen/WNET with Unitel and NHK in association with Channel Four ; directed by Susan Lacy ; produced by Susan Lacy and Margaret Smilow.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 43
Presents a portrait of Leonard Bernstein, featuring interviews with his brother, children, collaborators and fellow conductors.
Leonard Bernstein at Harvard : the unanswered question," Norton lectures 1973."
Volume: v.1-6
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 48
Leonard Bernstein's six lectures at Harvard on Musical phonology, Musical syntax, Musical semantics, Ambiguity in music, The twentieth century crisis, and The poetry of earth.
Leonard Bernstein conducts West Side story / Deutsche Grammophon ; produced by Humphrey Burton [and] Thomas P. Skinner ; directed by Christopher Swann ; a production of BBC Television, in association with UNITEL Film und Fernseh-produktionsgesellschaft m
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 319
Leona's sister Gerri / Independent Television Service produced and directed by Jane Gillooly produced in association with Newton Television Foundation, Fred Simon, Susan Walsh.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 462
Tells the story of Gerri Santoro, the real person in the police photograph of an anonymous woman collapsed on a motel room floor, dead from an illegal abortion.
Leonor Fini / a film by Chris Vermorcken ; produced by Films Dulac ; RM Associates production.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 263
Documentary on surrealist Italian/Argentine painter Leonor Fini, showing the places she loves and what she paints, especially her cats. Includes extensive comments by Fini onscreen.
Lester Horton technique : the warm-up / Kultur ; a Dance Spotlight production.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 268
Horton protge Marjorie B. Perces and Ana Marie Forsythe lead a group of young professional dancers through leg swings, metatarsal presses and fortifications.
Letters from Iwo Jima / Warner Bros. Pictures and Dreamworks Pictures present a Malpaso/Amblin Entertainment production produced by Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Steven Spielberg story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis screenplay by Iris Yamashita directed
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 800
In 1945, the United States and Japanese armies met on Iwo Jima. Decades later, hundreds of letters are unearthed from that stark island's soil. The letters give faces and voices to the men who fought there, as well as the extraordinary general who led them. Leading the defense is Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi. With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of the island itself, Gen. Kuribayashi's unprecedented tactics transform what was predicted to be a quick and bloody defeat into nearly 40 days of heroic and resourceful combat.
Liberia : America's stepchild / written and directed by Nancee Oku Bright a production of Grain Coast Productions for WGBH.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 603
From Haitian slave revolts and the American Colonization Society to the 1997 election of Charles Taylor to the presidency and his corrupt administration, this program looks at events leading up the founding of Liberia and its history up through the twentieth century.
Liberia, an uncivil war / in association with California Newsreel directed and produced by Jonathan Stack.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 483
An up-close look at the violent battle to oust Liberia's leader Charles Taylor, and an unforgettable tableau about a country and people on the verge of implosion. Includes the never-before-seen Farewell Speech by President Charles Taylor.
Life & death of King John / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by David Giles.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 20
Shakespeare's play about the weak and despicable King John, who tries to fend off the royal claims of Arthur, Duke of Brittany, who is supported by the King of France. In spite of the support of Faulconbridge, John alienates the English nobility and runs afoul of the Pope. In the end he is poisoned and his son Henry III becomes King.
Life and debt / a Tuff Gong Pictures Production a film by Stephanie Black producer, Stephanie Black narration writer, Jamaica Kincaid director, Stephanie Black.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 408
Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun ... but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies while driving home the devasting consequences of globalization.
Life of Henry the Fift / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, David Giles.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 14
Young King Henry of England asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathering an army and embarking on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs and forever change the face of Europe. Follows King Henry V as he unites his people, deals justly with traitors, leads his soldiers to victory, and ensures peace by marrying a French princess.
Light of the gods / National Gallery of Art ; produced and directed by Suzanne Bauman ; written by Rod MacLeish executive producer, Joseph Krakora.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 354
Shows the effort of the ancient Greeks to understand the natural world and man's place within it, as seen in their paintings and sculptures, which evolved over a period of nearly five hundred years.
Limon : A Life Beyond Words
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 441
Revolutionary modern dancer and choreographer Jos+ Lim+n (1908-1972) was a crucial figure in the development of modern dance: his powerful dancing shifted perceptions of the male dancer, while his choreography continues to bring a dramatic vision of dance to audiences around the world. This film combines interviews with family members and colleagues, archival photographs, and archival and contemporary performances to present his life and major works in the context of the times. Lim+n was a man who dealt with his bi-conflicts through his art. Excerpts from productions beautifully filmed in the fifties include The Moor's Pavane, The Traitor, and Emperor Jones.
Linda Hogan : with interview by Wendy Rose / Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 455
Linda Hogan, a poet, novelist and playwright, is a member of the Chickasaw Nation. "My writing comes from and goes back to the community, both the human and the global community." Here, Ms. Hogan, who teaches at the University of Colorado reads from her work "The Book of Medicines."
Listen to Britain and other films / by Humphrey Jennings.
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 939
A collection of six films (and one bonus film) by one of the greatest figures in the celebrated British Documentary Film Movement. He is most remembered for the way his work reflects the concerns and conditions of World War II era in the United Kingdom. In these pictures, Jennings's impressive aesthetic arsenal helped to expand the scope and vocabulary of documentary films.
Little children / New Line Cinema presents a Bona Fide Standard Film Company production directed by Todd Field screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta produced by Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, and Todd Field.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 743
Sarah Pierce is a new stay at home mom struggling with the solitude of her new role. Spending every moment with a three year old tests the patience of the one-time English scholar. One day, at a local playground, she interacts with a group of moms and the differences are clear. They embrace motherhood and seem to relish all that their new role brings. One day, Brad, a stay at home dad brings his son to the playground. Sarah is amazed to find these mom have never talked to Brad and one of the women bets Sarah five dollars that she won't get his phone number. Sarah not only gets his phone number, but she lets him in on the joke and they hug and kiss. Emasculated by his wife, Kathy, Brad becomes slightly obsessed with finding ways to demonstrate he can still produce testosterone. Soon, Sarah and Brad start a passionate affair. At the same time, their quiet suburban community deals with Ronnie, a convicted pedophile who has just been released from prison. He returns to his mother's home and she helps him endure the constant taunts of an overzealous neighbor. These lives intersect in surprising and potentially dangerous ways.
Little Miss Sunshine / Fox Searchlight Films Big Beach Films Third Gear Productions LLC Deep River Productions Bona Fide Productions produced by Albert Berger, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Ron Yerxa written by Michael Arnd
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1205
Olive is a little girl who dreams of winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family wants her dream to come true, but they are so dysfunctional that they can barely make it through a day without some disaster befalling them. Olive's father, Richard, is unsuccessful as a motivational speaker. He is barely on speaking terms with Olive's mother. Her uncle Frank has attempted suicide following an unsuccessful romance with a male graduate student. Her brother Dwayne, a fanatical follower of Nietzsche, has taken a vow of silence. And Olive's grandfather is a loser with a drug habit, but at least he enthusiastically coaches Olive in her contest talent routine. Circumstances conspire to put the entire family on the road together with the goal of getting Olive to the Little Miss Sunshine contest in California.
Live from the Met highlights. [Vol. I] .
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 391
Highlights from the television series Live from the Met: Centennial gala, Un Ballo in maschera, Don Carlo, La Bohme, Tannhuser, Lucia di Lammermoor.
Living treasures of Japan / WQED and National Geographic Society.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 182
Profiles nine artisans and performing artists who are recognized by law as holders of important intangible cultural properties and are charged with publicly exhibiting their works and teaching their artistry to apprentices. Pays visits to a potter, doll sculptor, puppeteer, papermaker, koto musician, swordmaker, textile weaver and dyer, kabuki theater actor, and bellmaker.
Li-Young Lee / with interview by Shawn Wong; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 457
Li-Young Lee reads from The Winged Seed: A Remembrance, Rose, and The City in Which I Love You.
Lizzie Borden [videorecording] : a woman accused / produced by Greystone Communications for Arts and Entertainment Network executive producer, Craig Haffner, Donna E. Lusitana producer, Ann Toler.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1281
Over 100 years ago a New England spinster, Lizzie Borden, stood accused of the brutal hatchet murders of her father and stepmother. Was she a scheming, cold-blooded murderess who beat the charges? Or was she an innocent woman forever marked by that fateful day?
Lola rennt / Sony Pictures Classics X Filme Creative Pool ... [et. al ...] produzent, Stefan Arndt buch & regie, Tom Tykwer.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 363
Time is running out: Lola has just received a frantic call from her boyfriend Manni, who's accidentally lost a small fortune he was to deliver to his mobster boss. If they cannot find a way to replace the money within twenty minutes, Manni will surely suffer severe consequences.
Lonely are the brave / a Joel Production ; a Universal-International Release.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 511
A cowboy tries to spring his friend from jail and ends up on the run alone. The sheriff, however, must bring him to justice despite his own sympathy for the renegade.
Long night's journey into day : South Africa's search for truth & reconciliation / Iris Films in association with Cinemax Reel Life ; directed by Frances Reid and Deborah Hoffmann.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 224
Follows four cases over a two-year period that were brought before South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission which investigates the crimes of apartheid, by bringing together victims and perpetrators to relive South Africa's brutal history. In so doing South Africa is showing the rest of the world that even the most bitter conflicts can be addressed through honesty and communication, providing the most definitive record of one of the most ambitious and innovative attempts at social reconciliation without precedent in human history.
Look at the Israeli Knesset
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 69
Discusses the workings of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament.
Look back in anger / by John Osborne the Renaissance production directed by Judi Dench directed for television by David Jones for Renaissance Theatre Company, producer David Parfitt producers, Humphrey Barclay, Moira Williams produced by First
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 971
Jimmy Porter, an angry young man with a college education and a dead-end job. Feeling trapped by his circumstances, his squalid post-war flat, and spurred on by self-pity, Porter lashes out against his wife, Allison, his lover, Helena, and his business partner, Cliff. Fierce, funny, and cathartic, John Osborne's classic 'kitchen sink' drama as directed by Academy Award winner Judi Dench is a masterpiece of ensemble acting --Container.
Look back in anger / by John Osborne the Renaissance production directed by Judi Dench directed for television by David Jones for Renaissance Theatre Company, producer David Parfitt producers, Humphrey Barclay, Moira Williams produced by First
Subject: THEATER
Call Number: DVD 971
Jimmy Porter, an angry young man with a college education and a dead-end job. Feeling trapped by his circumstances, his squalid post-war flat, and spurred on by self-pity, Porter lashes out against his wife, Allison, his lover, Helena, and his business partner, Cliff. Fierce, funny, and cathartic, John Osborne's classic 'kitchen sink' drama as directed by Academy Award winner Judi Dench is a masterpiece of ensemble acting --Container.
Look back in anger / Woodfall Film Productions produced by Harry Saltzman directed by Tony Richardson screenplay by Nigel Kneale additional dialogue by John Osborne.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 666
Jimmy Porter is a university graduate who rejects middle class dreams and operates a candy stall in a local flea market. His wife, Allison, endures his anger and frustration because of his intense love. But when an actress friend of Allison's temporarily moves in with them, Jimmy becomes a twisted figure of bitterness and pain as disillusionment and anger overtake him.
Looking for Richard / directed by Al Pacino ; narration written by Al Pacino and Frederic Kimball.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: VID 558
Follows cast & crew of Richard III through rehearsals, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the process that goes into creating characters and mounting a production.
Looney tunes golden collection. Vol. 2 .
Volume: v.1 - 4
Subject: CINEMA - ANIMATED
Call Number: DVD 1349
Disc 1: Showcases that wascally wabbit, Bugs Bunny. Disc 2 and Disc 3: The happiness of pursuit is center stage as the Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner go head to head and Sylvester and Tweety Bird go after each other in typical Looney fun. Disc 4: is an all-star cavalcade of Hollywood parodies and more fabulously funny favorites.
Looney tunes golden collection. Volume 5 / Warner Bros.
Volume: v.1 - 4
Subject: CINEMA - ANIMATED
Call Number: DVD 1334
Animation including Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck shorts, fairy tales, and archived productions featuring early versions of characters.
Lord of war / Entertainment Manufacturing Company presents a VIP Medienfonds 3, Ascendant Pictures, Saturn Films production in association with Rising Star, Copag V and Endgame Entertainment ; producers Nicolas Cage, Norman Golightly, Andy Grosch, Chris
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: DVD 207
Chronicles the rise and fall of Yuri Orlov, from his early days in the early 1980s in Little Odessa to selling guns to mobsters in his local neighbourhood, and through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 90s. He forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son. His relationship with his younger brother is somewhat volatile, he is married to a famous model, and he is relentlessly pursued by a determined federal agent and his inner demons sway between his drive for success and the immorality of what he does.
Lost book found / a film/video by Jem Cohen.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 832
The result of over five years of Super 8 and 16mm filming on New York City streets, Lost Book Found combines documentary and narrative approaches into a complex meditation on city life.
Lost boys of Sudan / Actual Films Principe Productions POV directed and produced by Megan Mylan & Jon Shenk.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 760
The journey of two teenage Sudanese boys, orphaned by their war torn country, who traveled to America looking for a safer environment and learning to cope with the unfamiliar complexities of contemporary American society.
Lost in La Mancha / a Quixote Films and Low Key Pictures production in associatin with Eastcroft Productions, a film by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe ; producer, Lucy Darwin ; directors, Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 238
Tracks maverick filmmaker Terry Gilliam's madcap mission to film The man who killed Don Quixote". He struggles to complete his masterpiece, all the while beset by obstacles of such epic proportions that not even Hollywood could have concocted them. Capturing the mayhem on camera, filmmakers Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe are granted unlimited, behind-the-scenes access to Gilliam's frantic but inspired creation."
Louise Glck / the Lannan Literary Series in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 418
Louise Glck reads from First born, The house on marshland, Descending figure, and The triumph of Achilles.
Love in the time of cholera / New Line Cinema presents a Stone Village Pictures production in association with Grosvenor Park Media directed by Mike Newell screenplay by Ronald Harwood produced by Scott Steindorff.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1337
Set on the Caribbean coast of South America, this love story brings together Fermina Daza, her distinguished husband, and a man who has secretly loved her for more than fifty years.
Love Liza / Kinowelt Filmproduktion GmbH and Wild Bunch present in association with Studio Canal a Muse/Blacklist production in association with Ruth Charny and Jeff Roda producers, Chris Hanley, Fernando Sulichin, Ruth Charny, Jeff Roda screenplay,
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 524
Successful web designer Wilson Joel's life spirals out of control after the sudden suicide of his wife. Unable to read the note she left him, Wilson forges new, unpredictable relationships with friends, co-workers and his stunned mother-in-law. But when he starts taking a dangerous drug, it could take what's left of his blown-apart life and extinguish it completely.
Love's labour's lost / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Elijah Moshinsky.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 22
A satire directed against intellectual pride and pedantry. The King of Navarre and three of his lords vow to spend three years in study and not to see any women. But when the Princess of France arrives with her three ladies, the men break their vow and fall in love with them.
Lower extremity dance medicine : orthopedic examination / with Dr. William Hamilton.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 76
Dr. William Hamilton, orthopedic surgeon, discusses the evaluation of the dancer's alignment and technique with special emphasis on the physical exam of the foot, the ankle and the lower leg.
Lucille Clifton / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 466
Ms. Clifton received a 1996 Lannan Literary Award for Poetry. She read from The book of light' and The terrible stories' on May 21, 1996.--Container.
Luis J. Rodriguez / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 443
Luis J. Rodriguez is a poet, journalist and publisher who grew up in Watts and East Los Angeles. He reads from his books of poetry, The Concrete River and Poems Across the Pavement, and from his memoirs, Always Running, La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. He read on Dec. 8, 1992, in Los Angeles and talked with Michael Silverblatt--Container.
Lured / Oakmont Pictures, Inc. screenplay by Leo Rosten produced by James Nasser directed by Douglas Sirk.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 658
A serial killer terrorizes London by luring women into meeting with him through the personal ads in the newspaper and taunting the police with gruesome poems.
Luther / [presented by] NFP Teleart in association with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans produced by Brigitte Rochow, Christian P. Stehr, Alexander Thies written by Camille Thomasson and Bart Gavigan directed by Eric Till.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1204
Regional princes and the powerful Catholic Church wield a fast, firm and merciless grip over 16th-century Germany. But when Martin Luther issues a shocking challenge to their authority, the people declare him their new leader - and hero. Even when threatened with violent death, Luther refused to back down, sparking a bloody religious revolution that shakes the entire continent to its core.
Macbeth / a co-production of THIRTEEN, Illuminations and the BBC in association with WNET.ORG producers, John Wyver & Sebastian Grant directed by Rupert Goold.
Subject: CINEMA - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 1108
Set in a nameless European country around the end of World War II, Macbeth's quest for power comes to a tragic end for himself and those around him.
Macbeth / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Jack Gold.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 23
Driven by ambition and an unscrupulous wife, Macbeth murders the King of Scotland and claims the throne for himself. Haunted by ghosts and vexed by witches, he and his wife descend into the depths of madness and paranoia as they crumble beneath the weight of their crimes.
Mack Sennett comedies / Republic Pictures Corporation.
Subject: COMEDY
Call Number: VID 571
Eight silent films containing the comedy work of Mack Sennett.
Madama Butterfly / music by Giacomo Puccini ; RM Arts in association with RAI ; produced by Keita Asari ; directed for television by Derek Bailey.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 385
Madama Butterfly : Japanese tragedy / by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica ; music by Giacomo Puccini.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 399
An American Naval officern marries a purchased Japanese wife, Butterfly. Tragedy unfolds as Butterfly remains faithful to her American husband.
Made in L.A = Hecho en Los Angeles / a film by Almudena Carracedo, Robert Bahar directed by Almudena Carracedo produced by Robert Bahar, Almudena Carracedo written by Almudena Carracedo, Robert Bahar, Lisa Leeman a co-production of Semilla Verde
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 516
Made in L.A. traces the moving transformation of three Latina garment workers on the fault lines of global economic change who decide they must resist. Through a groundbreaking law suit and consumer boycott, they fight to establish an important legal and moral precedent holding an American retailer liable for the labor conditions under which its products are manufactured. But more than this, Made in LA provides an insider's view into both the struggles of recent immigrants and into the organizing process itself: the enthusiasm, discouragement, hard-won victories and ultimate self-empowerment. --Distributor.
Mademoiselle / Woodfall Films Presentations, Ltd produced by Oscar Lewenstein and directed by Tony Richardson scenario By Jean Genet.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS / FOREIGN
Call Number: DVD 567
A sleepy farm village in the south of France is the unlikely setting for this study of perversion and evil. A malicious, frustrated schoolteacher's suppressed sexual desire leads her to commit devilish acts of destruction. An earthy, virile woodcutter awakens her illicit passions.
Mae West : the glamour collection / Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Volume: v. 1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1126
Night after night : A successful ex-boxer buys a high-class speakeasy and falls for a rich society girls. I'm no angel : The bold Tira works as a dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. Goin' to town : Cleo Borden is a former dance hall queen who has become newly rich and falls for and pursues an upper-crust Englishman. Go west young man : A movie star, stranded in the country, trifles with a young man's affections. My little chickadee : Rightly suspected of illicit relations with the Masked Bandit, Flower Belle Lee is run out of Little Bend.
Magic of the Bolshoi / Gostelradio.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 5
Excerpts from ballets performed by the Bolshoi Ballet from the 1930's through 1980's.
Magnitogorsk : forging the new man / ViewPOINT Productions, RVU Educatieve Omroep research & script, Pieter Jan Smit director, Pieter Jan Smit producer, Leon Paquay.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 410
The story of those living in the shadow of Russia's most breath-taking industrial project of the 1930s. The bare steppes of the Urals were transformed into a blast-furnace complex, and a city was raised out of the ground--Magnitogorsk. With excerpts from Joris Ivens' 1932 film, Song of the heroes, about the building up of the Soviet Union, which used Magnitogorsk to show how the new world and the new man were being forged. Current residents describe the impact of the breakup of the USSR.
Magnolia / New Line Cinema presents a Joanne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company production a P.T. Anderson picture produced by Joanne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1018
A mosaic of American life woven through a series of comic and poignant vignettes. Through a collusion of coincidence, chance, human action, shared media, past history and divine intervention, nine people will weave and warp through each other's lives on a day that builds to an unforgettable climax.
Maintenance pilates for weight loss / director, Phil Scarpaci.
Subject: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Call Number: DVD 926
Pilates exercises including mat workouts.
Make-up for theater -- and for fun / Ashland Video Productions ; produced by Thomas Heumann.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: VID 284
Teaches the theory and essentials needed for designing and doing make-up and hair pieces for the theater. It demonstrates the complete basic make-up of a female model, and transformation into a 1940's character.
Making friends / produced and directed by Nick Murphy a BBC, The Open University co-production.
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
Call Number: DVD 816
This program investigates the mind's remarkable ability to recognize people, to make sense of their expressions and body language, to perceive what they may be thinking, and then--if the moment seems right--to charm them. Viewers will discover why first impressions are so important, what happens when they click with someone, how to tell if a smile is genuine, and why a party is one of the most demanding and complex situations humans will ever face. The story of a couple attempting to win over their respective in-laws-to-be is featured.
Making of a justice / Columbia University Seminars on Media & Society ; a program of the Graduate School of Journalism ; WNET, New York ; executive producer, Cynthia McFadden ; directed by David Deutsch.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 62
In this program, a group of national leaders are led through a variety of hypothetical case studies which closely parallel current events. This program examines the appointment of a Supreme Court Justice. Should the court be representative of the general population? Should there be a women's seat" or a "black seat"? Should the President choose judges using ideology as the sole criterion?
Making opera : the creation of Guiseppe Verdi's La Forza del destino ; written, produced, and directed by Anthony Azzopardi ; conceived and produced by the Canadian Opera Company ; produced by Cineroutes Productions Inc. in association with the Canadian
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 383
Follows the day-to-day process of staging an opera during a rehearsal period of 21 days. Combines behind-the-scenes footage with flash-forwards to the final results of the opera.
Malcolm X / Warner Brothers Pictures Warner Bros. presents in association with Largo International N.V. a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production a Marvin Worth production a Spike Lee Joint screenplay by Arnold Perl and Spike Lee produced by
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1007
Screen version of the life of Malcolm X, who through his religious conversion to Islam, found the strength to rise up from a criminal past to become an influential civil rights leader.
Man of Aran / a Gaumont-British Picture Corporation Ltd. presentation of the Gainsborough Picture ; written, directed, and photographed by Robert Flaherty in collaboration with Frances Flaherty ; produced by Michael Balcon.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 930
Documents the life of a family in a small fishing village in the Aran Islands, Ireland, as it struggles to win the daily battle against its magnificent opponent--the sea.
Man of La Mancha / United Artists ; a PEA Produzione Europee Associate production ; screen play by Dale Wasserman ; produced and directed by Arthur Hiller.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 292
While awaiting trial of the Spanish Inquisition, writer Miguel de Cervantes spins a tale for rowdy fellow inmates, bringing to life Don Quixote, an eccentric, self-appointed knight with delusions of grandeur.
Man on fire / Fox 2000 Pictures and Regency Enterprises present a New Regency/Scott Free production a Tony Scott film screenplay by Brian Helgeland produced by Arnon Milchan, Tony Scott, Lucas Foster directed by Tony Scott.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1215
Hard-drinking, burnt-out ex-CIA operative John Creasy has given up on life. That is until his friend Rayburn gets him a job as a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos. Bit by bit, Creasy begins to reclaim his soul, but when Pita is kidnapped, and ultimately presumed to be dead, Creasy unleashes a firestorm of apocalyptic vengeance against everyone responsible.
Man with the movie camera = Chelovek s kinoapparatom written and directed by Dziga Vertov ; [produced by VUFKU]
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 156
Dziga Vertov's Man with a movie camera is considered one of the most innovative and influential films of the silent era. This dawn-to-dusk view of the Soviet Union offers a montage of urban Russian life, showing the people of the city at work and at play, and the machines that endlessly whirl to keep the metropolis alive.
Mandela's fight for freedom / Brian Lapping Associates for Discovery Networks and BBC.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: VID 196
Alfre Woodard narrates the tale of Nelson Mandela and the triumph over Apartheid.
Manhunter / De Laurentiis Entertainment Group screenplay by Michael Mann produced by Richard Roth directed by Michael Mann.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 432
A retired detective is coaxed back to catch a serial killer known as The Tooth Fairy.
Manon : a ballet / by Kenneth MacMillan ; music by Jules Massenet ; orchestrated and arranged by Leighton Lucas, with the collaboration of Hilda Gaunt ; NVC Arts ; Covent Garden Video Productions.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 215
The love story of Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier des Grieux is a tragedy of innocence corrupted in the pleasure-seeking world of Paris in the early 18th century. Several pas de deux are among the highlights.
Manufactured fibers : a technical video, a visual journey from myth to miracle.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: VID 539
The chemistry and technology that translate carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and othe relements into today's fabrics and fibers.
Manufacturing consent : Noam Chomsky and the media / National Film Board of Canada ; Necessary Illusions ; a Zeitgeist Films Release ; a film by Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 200
Explores the political life and times of the controversial author, linguist, and radical philosopher Noam Chomsky. Focuses on Chomsky's analysis of the hidden use of ideological manipulation in democratic societies.
Mao's last dancer / 20th Century Fox presents a Great Scott production screenplay by Jan Sardi produced by Jane Scott directed by Bruce Beresford.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1071
Based on an inspiring true story, this emotionally powerful crowd-pleaser emerged as one of the year's most talked about independent films. It's the fascinating and epic tale of Li Cunxin, a peasant boy from rural China who beats impossible odds to become a world-renowned ballet dancer. Through breathtaking talent and sheer determination, Li makes his way to the United States, but when he falls in love with an American woman, he must risk everything to remain in the land of the free.
Marat/Sade / United Artists The Royal Shakespeare Company presents Peter Brooks' production produced by Michael Birkett directed by Peter Brook.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 402
The infamous Marquis de Sade, confined to an asylum, directs the other inmates in a re-enactment of the bloody assassination of French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat.;"The Royal Shakespeare Company presents Peter Brooks' production of The persecution and assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as performed by the inmates of the asylum at Charenton under the direction of the Marquis de Sade. "
Marbury v. Madison / a production of WQED/Pittsburgh ; reproduced with permission by Q.E.D. Communications, Inc.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 553
In this 1803 case, the Supreme Court established its responsibility to review the constitutionality of acts of congress. President Adam's failure to deliver Marbury's official commission for Justice of the Peace, before President Jefferson took over the administration develops into a confrontation between Chief Justice Marshall, President Jefferson and Secretary of State James Madison. The Supreme Court then held that it did not have jurisdiction and declared that the law permitting the Court to hear the case was unconstitutional.
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton / Anda Media & Arte France presentent en association avec Emason Production un documentaire de Loïc Prigent réalisé par Loïc Prigent.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: DVD 902
With unprecedented access to one of the world's hottest and busiest designers, Loïc Prigent offers an intimate and revealing portrait of the reclusive Marc Jacobs and the world of haute couture.
Marcel Duchamp : in his own words / a film and script by Lewis Jacobs.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 395
One of the most important artists of the 20th century, Duchamp is seen studying a chess board. In recordings taken in 1968 in Cadaques, Spain shorty before his death, Duchamp (1987-1968) reminisces: I discarded brushed and explored the mind more than the hand."
March of the penguins / Bonne Pioche Buena Vista International Film Production France Canal+ APC L'Institut Polare Français Paul Enice Victor produced by Yves Darondeau, Christophe Lioud, Emmanuel Priou story by Luc Jacquet narration writer
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 642
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, one by one in a single file. They will endure freezing temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters. They will risk starvation and attack by dangerous predators, under the harshest conditions on earth, all to find true love.
Mardi Gras : made in China / directed, produced, and edited by David Redmon Carnivalesque Films.
Subject: DOCUMENTARY
Call Number: DVD 1076
A documentary that explores the production, consumption, and disposal of Mardi Gras beads. Follows The Bead Trail backwards from Mardi Gras to the factories where the beads are made. When each group is shown images of the other, the cycle of misunderstanding goes a long way in explaining how the commodity chain is kept in place. Includes added post-Hurricane Katrina updates.
Margot / Isolde Films ; directed & edited by Tony Palmer ; executive producer, Arthur Reynolds.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 246
Film about the life of dancer Margot Fonteyn. Contains archival footage including performances with Rudolf Nureyev and others. Meets with those who danced with her and knew her. Ballets featured include: Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Giselle, The sleeping beauty, Marguerite and Armand, and the Nutcracker.
Margot Fonteyn / produced and directed by Patricia Foy ; an Antelope/Aurora production for Reiner Moritz Associates and Channel Four Television in association with La Sept ... [et al.].
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 290
Margot Fonteyn recounts the story of her life and her long career as one of the world's great ballerinas. Includes archival footage and interviews with associates.
Maria Aitken on acting in high comedy / a BBC TV production in association with Dramatis Personae Ltd.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 571
In a question and answer format with examples from Coward, Wilde, Sheridan, and Congreve Aitken shows how to add spark to comedy readings.
Maria Callas, life and art / Picture Music International ; a Jo Lustig Limited production ; produced & directed by Alan Lewens, Alistair Mitchell.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 347
Biographical sketch of soprano Maria Callas, a woman whose own life had all of the dramatic dimensions of one of her operatic roles. Includes interviews with Callas and musical colleagues and friends, as well as archival footage of Callas in performance.
Marie Antoinette / Columbia Pictures Corporation American Zoetrope Pricel and Tohokushinsha produced by Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz written and directed by Sofia Coppola.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1002
Tells the story of the 14-year-old, ill-fated Marie Antoinette, Archduchess of Austria and later Queen of France, and how this young woman born imperial Austria and married to the indifferent Louis XVI must grow up in front of the entire country of France.
Marjorie Liebert's evolution of the barre-à-terre of Boris Kniaseff / Marjorie Liebert.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 625
While leading a ballet-à-terre class in a Carnegie Hall studio, Marjorie Liebert briefly explains theory and practice of the exercises.
Mark Doty / Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 468
Mr. Doty reads from Atlantis, Heaven's coast and Sweet machine.
Martha Graham : dance on film / producer, Johanna Schiller.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 385
A dancer's world: Martha Graham discusses the dancer as a creative artist, as members of her dance company illustrate her theories in a dance choreographed by Miss Graham. Woven into the movements of the dance are all the basic techniques required by the modern dancer.;"Appalachian spring: a ballet depicting the wedding day of a pioneer couple.";"Night journey: Martha Graham's interpretation of the Oedipus legend, depicting the moment of Jocasta's death."
Martha Graham : in performance / [conceived and choreographed by Martha Graham produced by Nathan Kroll].
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 386
A Dancer's World takes the viewer inside a rehearsal session of Martha Graham's dance company, Night journey is a retelling of the ancient Greek tale of Oedipus, and Appalachian Spring is the story of a young pioneer couple set to the music of Aaron Copland.
Martha Graham Dance Company / produced by Emile Ardolino ; directed by Merrill Brockway ; choreographed and reconceived for television by Martha Graham
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 557
Presents Martha Graham as she reminisces on the history of her dance company and gives her interpretation of six dance creations as they are performed by her company
Martha Graham in performance / Homevideo Exclusives.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 39
Marx Brothers collection
Volume: v. 1-5
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 82
Collection includes the following films: A Night in Casablanca, A night at the opera, A day at the races, Room Service, At the Circus, Go West, and The big store.
Marx brothers. Silver screen collection
Volume: v.1-6
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 88
Duck soup ; Horse feathers ; Monkey business ; Animal crackers ; Cocoanuts; Bonus materials.
Mary Cassatt / produced and directed by Perry Miller Adato ; a production of WNET/13.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 334
Documentary on the life and work of one of the greatest American artists of the 19th century. Her personal story -- her years in Paris, her relationship with Degas, the places she painted -- is told with on- location footage and stills.
Mary Reilly / TriStar Pictures screenplay by Christopher Hampton directed by Stephen Frears.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 643
The classic horror story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde gets a chilling new twist when seen through the eyes of Dr. Jekyll's devoted maid.
Masaccio : a view of mankind / BBC TV in association with RM Arts ; written by Lawrence Gowing ; producer, Christopher Burstall.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 262
Masaccio gave human form solidity with an attentiveness to individual shape and even to the way clothing fell. A master of perspective and color, Masaccio collaborated with the Gothic master Masolino and influenced artists Piero della Francesca, Giovanni Bellini, and Raphael.
Master and commander : the far side of the world / 20th Century Fox Universal Pictures and Miramax Films present produced by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., Peter Weir, Duncan Henderson screenplay by Peter Weir & John Collee directed by Peter Weir.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 435
During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, the HMS Surprise, and the larger French warship, Acheron, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. The ship's surgeon balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the scientist. He is the captain's friend and confidant, the two frequently playing violin and cello duets together.
Master builder / an NTA presentation in association with Talent Associates ; written by Henrik Ibsen ; directed by John Stix and Richard A. Lukin ; produced by Lewis Freedman.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 172
Ibsen's tale of an aging builder reaching for love while clinging to a career on the verge of collapse.
Masters of tap / IFPA Ltd.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 211
Explores the world of tap dance as interpreted by three acknowledged masters: Honi Coles, Chuck Green and Will Gaines.
Match point / Dreamworks Pictures presents in association with BBC Films and Thema Production SA a Jada production produced by Letty Aronson, Lucy Darwin, Gareth Wiley written and directed by Woody Allen.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 508
Former tennis pro Chris Wilton stumbles into good fortune when Chloe Hewett, the daughter of a wealthy businessman and the sister of one of his tennis students, falls in love with him. But when Chris meets Nola, a much deeper passion is stirred. His desire isn't deterred even after he discovers that Nola is already dating Chloe's brother. But when their affair threatens Chris's increasingly cozy lifestyle, Chris begins to consider a drastic solution.
Matisse, voyages / RM Arts, Le Centre Georges Pompidou, La Sept ; Educational Broadcasting Corporation ; written and directed by Didier Baussy.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 103
Highlights the development of Matisse's greatest works from his early canvasses, to his involvement with the Fauvist movement, through his later pieces. It also explores the inspiration and renewed vigor he found in travelling the world.
Matrix reloaded / a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment a Silver Pictures production written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers produced by Joel Silver.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 590
A small group of humans continues to lead the revolt against the Machine Army as they gain greater insight into the construction of The Matrix.
Max Fleischer's Superman, 1941-1942 / Paramount presents.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA - ANIMATED
Call Number: DVD 1327
Superman's adventures in comic books were scarcely three years old when Max Fleischer began producing these animated films for Paramount. Contains 17 theatrical shorts filmed in Technicolor, with stories steeped in heroics and wartime topicality.
Maya : temples, tombs, and time / Questar Video presentation.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 388
Using recent breakthroughs in deciphering Maya glyphs and archaeological discoveries, we take a new look at the Maya, now widely considered to have been the most brilliant and advanced indigenous people of the Americas.
Maya Deren : experimental films / [director, Maya Deren].
Subject: CINEMA -- EXPERIMENTAL
Call Number: DVD 394
Examples of Maya Deren's work evoke and exemplify the American avant-garde film movement of the 1940s and 1950s.
Maya Lin : a strong clear vision / written and directed by Freida Lee Mock ; produced by Freida Lee Mock and Terry Sanders.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 389
A portrait of the artist/architect/sculptor, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial while a 21 year old undergraduate at Yale.
Maya Lin [videorecording] : a strong clear vision / Ocean Releasing presents a Sanders & Mock/American Film Foundation production producer, Terry Sanders director, producer, and writer Freida Lee Mock executive producer, Eileen Harris Norton.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1278
Reveals the origins of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and tells the story of its 21 year old creator, a Yale architecture student. Lin's plan was selected from over 1,000 different designs. And what began as one of the country's most bitterly disputed monuments became one of the world's most inspirational and frequently visited memorials.
Maya Plisetskaya : diva of dance.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 233
The eternal prima ballerina assoluta of the Bolshoi Theatre understood how to combine outstanding dance skills with dramatic expression. Features footage of her greatest successes as a ballerina together with an interview in which she describes her life as a dancer.
Maya Plisetskaya / a Corinth Films release ; rezhisser, V. Katan︠i︡an.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 234
Prima ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, of the Bolshoi Ballet, is the subject of this documentary. Contains some rare films of her as a child, and highlights from Swan lake, Sleeping beauty, Spartacus, Romeo and Juliet, Dying swan, Raymonda, Stone flower, Don Quixote, and other ballets.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller / Warner Bros. ; screenplay by Robert Altman and Brian McKay ; produced by David Foster and Mitchell Brower ; directed by Robert Altman.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 59
Charismatic but dumb John McCabe arrives in a turn-of-the-century Pacific Northwest town to set up a whorehouse/tavern. Shrewd Mrs. Miller, a professional madam, arrives soon after construction begins.
McCulloch v. Maryland .
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 552
Presents a dramatization of the landmark Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland, in which the Court struck down Maryland's attempt to tax a federally chartered bank.
Mean girls / Paramount Pictures presents, a Lorne Michaels production produced by Lorne Michaels screenplay by Tina Fey directed by Mark Waters.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1176
When a young girl who has lived in Africa and been homeschooled moves to New York, she must enter a public high school. Survival of the fittest takes on a whole new meaning when she falls for the ex-boyfriend of the most popular girl in school.
Mean girls 2 / Paramount Famous Productions presents written by Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser and Allison Schroeder directed by Melanie Mayron.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1177
Confident senior, Jo, begins the new school year by breaking her own cardinal rule: don't get involved in girl drama. But when she sees timid Abby preyed upon by Queen Bee Mandi and her minions, she takes sides in a viciously funny girl-world war that turns the whole school upside down.
Mean streets / Warner Bros. Pictures Taplin-Perry-Scorsese Productions Martin Scorsese and Mardik Martin, screenplay Martin Scorsese, story Jonathan T. Taplin, producer Martin Scorsese, director.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 672
Charlie, a 27-year-old, tries to work his way up the bottom rungs of organized crime's ladder. Amy Robinson is Teresa, the girlfriend Charlie's family declares unsuitable because she has epilepsy.
Meaning of health : a dialogue with Bill Moyers / Fetzer Institute.
Subject: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Call Number: VID 232
An expanded exploration of ideas generated by the PBS television series Healing and the mind with Bill Moyers.
Measure for measure / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Desmond Davis.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 24
Cruel Angelo is left in charge of Vienna when the Duke pretends to leave town. Angelo revives an old law against fornication and sentences Claudio to death for seducing Juliet, Claudio's betrothed. Claudio's sister, Isabella, pleads for his life and Angelo offers to spare him in exchange for her virginity. Angelo's corruption and severity are punished when the Duke reveals that he has witnessed it all.
Medea / staged by Jos Quintero ; producer, David Susskind ; directors, Jos Quintero, H. Wesley Kenney.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 261
A modern-language production of the classic tragedy of a proud woman betrayed by the man she loves.
Meet the Met : favorite opera scenes.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 380
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet ; James Levine and Ralf Weikert (Il barbiere di Siviglia), conductors
Memento / Newmarket presents in association with Summit Entertainment a Team Todd production, a film by Christopher Nolan producers, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd screenplay writer, Christopher Nolan director, Christopher Nolan.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 400
An intricate crime story about a man who has lost his short term memory due to a rare brain disorder. Now he is out to catch his wife's murderer, whose identity he cannot ever know for sure. The more he tries to figure out what is true and real, the more he sinks deeper into a multi-layered abyss of uncertainty and surprises.
Memories of a forgotten war / [presented by] National Commission for Culture & the Arts, Pennsylvania Council of the Arts ... ; a film by Camilla Benolirao Griggers and Sari Raissa Lluch Dalena.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 541
The Philippine-American War of 1899 was one of the most violent imperial wars of the 20th century and set the precedent for U.S. foreign policy in Southeast Asia, yet few remember the details of the war or why it was fought.
Memory of two Mondays / by Arthur Miller ; produced by Jacqueline Babbin ; directed by Paul Bogart.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 99
Arthur Miller's vivid comedy-drama portrays the nature of life during America's Great Depression. The emphasis is on mood and characterization as Miller draws on his own personal experience to evoke what the 1930s were like for workers to whom a job-- any job-- was everything.
Men who danced : Ted Shawn & his men dancers / producer and directer, Ron Honsa ; writer, Richard Philp.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 12
Compilation of material on Ted Shawn, often called the father of modern dance, and on the all-male dance company that he founded and directed in the 1930's.
Men, movies & Carol / Fox Video.
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: VID 563
Carol takes on Hollywood, with sidesplitting results, in this send-up of sex on the silver screen.
Merce Cunningham : a lifetime of dance / a co-production of Thirteen/WNET New York,.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 111
This in-depth profile explores Cunningham's prolific career from his earliest successes to recent works such as Occasion Piece.
Merce Cunningham collection
Volume: v.1
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 317
The film combines different shooting locations, black and white and color film, and dolby stereo sound to present dance through the visual medium of film.
Merchant of Venice / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Jack Gold.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 25
Blending tragedy and comedy, this play presents contrasts and ambiguities, the complexities of which lie in the character Shylock, its captivating villain. Is he a villain, a buffoon, or tragic hero?
Merry wives of Windsor / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by David Jones.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 26
Sir John Falstaff, knowing that Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page control the money in their respective households, decides to seduce them, but they learn of his scheme and resolve to make a fool of him. A comic series of disguises and misadventures follows.
Metallica : some kind of monster / a Third Eye Motion Picture Company release a @radical.media production, a film by Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky directed and produced by Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 359
An intensely intimate look at one of the biggest hard rock/heavy metal bands of all time, with over 90 million albums sold. Takes you inside the studio, the counseling sessions the band went through together and the difficult process of finding a new band member.
Metropolis [videorecording] / Kino International Kino Lorber Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung in association with ZDF and ARTE Transit Film an UFA production, distributed by Parufamet director, Fritz Lang screenplay, Thea von Harbou.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1290
The future. Metropolis is a wonderful city, high above the ground its towers stand. The people prosper, the economy is flourishing, the suspended streets are busy. But Metropolis also has a great secret, so hidden that not even Freder Fredersen, son of founder Joh Fredersen knows about it. He is spending his free time in the Eternal Gardens, when suddenly a woman shows up, with what looks like a class of children. They're from the City of Workers, in the depth, Freder learns. These are your brothers, she tells the children, before she is forced to leave. Freder is so intrigued he follows them into the depth and doesn't like what he sees. The workers are exploited, they must do labor like robots. Freder tries to convince his father to change, while the woman tries to keep workers' morale high by predicting a man will stand up that will mediate. Someone that will use both hands and head, someone that will be the heart. -- www.imdb.com This newly restored version of the film is the closest yet to the version Fritz Lang debuted to theatrical audiences in 1927 Berlin. In 2008, a duplicate negative created from an original 1927 Argentinian theatrical print was discovered in Buenos Aires' Museo del Cine. Extensive preservation work on that and other footage, in addition to a newly acquired copy of Gottfried Huppertz' original performance score, and intertitles translated into English from German censorship records, has led to a newly edited story line, with rearranged shots and scenes.
Michael Caine on acting in film / A BBC TV production in association with Dramatis Personae Ltd. director, David G. Croft producers, Maria Aitken, David G. Croft.
Subject: FILM
Call Number: DVD 393
Michael Caine teaches film acting techniques.
Michael Caine on acting in film / A BBC TV production in association with Dramatis Personae Ltd. director, David G. Croft producers, Maria Aitken, David G. Croft.
Subject: ACTING
Call Number: DVD 888
Michael Caine teaches film acting techniques.
Michael Clayton / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Samuels Media and Castle Rock Entertainment a Mirage Enterprises/Section Eight production produced by Jennifer Fox ... [et al.] written and directed by Tony Gilroy.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1016
Attorney Michael Clayton is a 'fixer' the go-to guy when his powerful New York law firm wants a mess swept under the rug. But now he's handed a crisis even he may not be able to fix. The firm's top litigator in a $3-billion case has gone from advocate to whistleblower. And the more Michael tries to undo the damage, the more he's up against forces that put corporate survival over human life --including Michael's. --Publisher.
Michael Jackson's this is it / Columbia Pictures presents in association with The Michael Jackson Company and AEG Live, a film by Kenny Ortega produced by Randy Phillips, Kenny Ortega, Paul Gongaware directed by Kenny Ortega.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 1165
Presents a rare, behind-the-scenes look at Jackson as he developed, created, and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts at London's 02 Arena. Drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius, and great artist at work is captured in raw and candid detail as he created and perfected his planned final London shows.
Michael Moschen in motion / produced, directed and edited by Skip Blumberg.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 235
Documentary on new wave artist Michael Moschen and presents performance footage of juggling, physics, movement and dance. Also includes behind-the-scene access of the artist at work.
Michael Ondaatje : in conversation with Caryl Phillips / directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 476
Mr. Ondaatje read from New poems, The cinnamon peeler, The English patient, In the skin of a lion, and Running in the family on December 17, 1996.
Midnight in the garden of good and evil / Warner Bros. presents a Malpaso production in association with Silver Pictures.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 993
When the affable host of an elegant Christmas party shoots a man to death, his friends discover secrets that make them less eager to help with his courtroom defense.
Midsummer night's dream / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Elijah Moshinsky.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 27
Shakespeare's play about devilish fairies, bedeviled lovers and tradesmen-actors. Plots intertwine as entangled love affairs, the comical performance of a play within a play" by the tradesmen of Athens, and the antics in fairyland among King Oberon and his queen Titania produce a bizarre series of entanglements, but all ends happily.
Mighty Aphrodite / Miramax Films Sweetland Films written and directed by Woody Allen.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 785
A couple adopts a boy who, as he gets older, shows a tendency towards being brilliant prompting them to search for his biological mother.
Mildred Pierce [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. presents a Warner Bros. - First National picture screenplay by Ranald MacDougall produced by Jerry Wald directed by Michael Curtiz.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1304
Mildred Pierce is a happily married woman with two kids, living in the suburbs of sunny California. She secretly takes a job as a waitress so that she can pay for piano lessons and expensive clothes for her eldest daughter, Veda. Her growing financial independence permits her to open her own restaurant, and eventually a chain of eateries. She has divorced her intolerant first husband, and married well-connected Monte in order to get Veda into high society. Greedy, self-absorbed Veda is still ungrateful, and demands an even greater sacrifice of her mother. Eventually, Mildred finds herself ensnared in the world of police and suspicion when Monte is mysteriously murdered.
Miles electric : a different kind of blue / Eagle Vision presents a Murray Lerner film ; produced & directed by Murray Lerner ; an MLF production in association with Eagle Rock Entertainment, Ltd.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 213
Discusses Miles Davis' music of the late 1960s-early 1970s, with commentary from musicians Chick Corea, Carlos Santana, Joni Mitchell and others; also includes Davis's complete Aug. 29, 1970 performance at the Isle of Wight.
Milk / Focus Features presents in association with Axon Films a Groundswell production a Jinks/Cohen Company production a Gus Van Sant film produced by Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen written by Dustin Lance Black directed by Gus Van Sant.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 852
His life changed history, his courage changed lives. Harvey Milk is a middle-aged New Yorker who, after moving to San Francisco, becomes a Gay Rights activist and city politician. On his third attempt, he is elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors in 1977, the first openly-gay man to be elected to public office in the United States. The following year, both he and the city's mayor, George Moscone, are shot to death by former city supervisor, Dan White, who blames his former colleagues for denying White's attempt to rescind his resignation from the board. Based on the true story of Harvey Milk.
Mill times / Unicorn Projects, Inc. ; written & produced by Mark Olshaker and Larry Klein.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 521
Live action segments introduce the Industrial Revolution and animated story.
Miller's Crossing / 20th Century Fox Circle Films presents a Ted and Jim Pedas, Ben Barenholtz, Bill Durkin production directed by Joel Coen produced by Ethan Coen written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1146
During prohibition two gangland bosses struggle for control over a city, with one of the boss's lieutenants caught in the middle.
Million dollar baby / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Lakeshore Entertainment a Malpaso/Ruddy Morgan production produced by Albert S. Ruddy, Tom Rosenberg, Paul Haggis screenplay by Paul Haggis produced and directed by Clint
Volume: v. 1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 429
Frankie is a former boxing manager, who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. With her talent and his coaching, the spirited young fighter rises through the ranks of women's boxing and the pair form a touching bond in the process.
Ming garden / presented by the Metropolitan Museum of Art ; a film by Gene Searchinger [producer/director].
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 21
Shows the installation, by Chinese craftsmen, of a Ming-style garden in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Minority report / a Cruise/Wagner Blue Tulip Ronald Shusett/Greg Goldman production producers, Gerald R. Molen, Bonnie Curtis, Walter F. Parkes, Jan DeBont screenplay writers, Scott Frank, Jon Cohen director, Steven Spielberg.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1027
Washington, D.C. has been murder-free thanks to astounding technology which identifies killers before they commit their crimes. But when the chief of the pre-crime unit is himself accused of a future murder, he has just 36 hours to discover who set him up.
Mir : theatre of dreams / written and narrated by Roland Penrose ; produced in association with RM Productions, Munich ; producer, Christopher Martin ; director, Robin Lough.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 104
The only Surrealist whose work survived in the face of new trends, Miro is shown here at age 85, working in his studio and embarking on an entirely new venture: an original theatrical production.
Miss Congeniality / Castle Rock Entertainment presents in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment a Fortis Films production a Donald Petrie film.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 381
Sandra Bullock stars as an operative posing as a pageant contestant in order to ferret out a terrorist targetting the Miss United States beauty pageant.
Mission / Warner Bros Goldcrest, Kingsmere Productions Limited [and] Enigma ; directed by Roland Joff ; produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; written by Robert Bolt.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 313
A powerful epic about a man of the sword and a man of the cloth who unite to shield a South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by 18th century colonial empires.
Mister boogie woogie man, Mondrian / a BBC/RM Arts co-production ; directed by Janice Sutherland ; written and presented by Matthew Collings.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 258
Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) is one of the most enigmatic as well as seminal figures in 20th-century art. Neoplasticism, the spare, severely geometric style for which he is known, exerted international influence on painting, architecture, interior decor, furniture, design, and typography.
Mitridate Re di Ponto : opera seria in three acts, K. 87 (74a) / a production of Unitel and BFMI in co-production with 3sat and Classica in co-operation with Salzburg Festival music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 300
During a battle between Rome and Pontus, Mitridate suffers defeat and is presumed to be dead. The news is carried to the Governor, Arbate, and his fiance and sons.
Modern marvels. Gothic cathedrals / Jaffe Productions in association with Hearst Entertainment Television in association with the History Channel written and produced by Andy Thomas producer, Bruce Nash
Subject: ARCHTECTURE
Call Number: DVD 969
Stone by stone, uncover the mind-boggling truths behind the engineering marvels known as cathedrals - great testaments to faith that have remained virtually unchanged for over 900 years.
Moiseyev dance company : a gala evening
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 213
presented at the Congress Hall, Moscow as part of the 1980 Olympic Cultural Program.
Mona Hatoum / Illuminations ; Production team, Sam Flynn ... [et al.].
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 402
In this interview, the Lebanese-born British artist, Mona Hatoum, discusses her work. The discussion focuses on her exhibition at Tate Britain titled The entire world as a foreign land, and other installations.
Mondo Cane Collection / edited by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Paolo Cavara & France Prosperi
Volume: v.1-8
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 161
Mondo cane. Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi are widely considered to be the creators of the "mondo," the cynical and often exploitative '60s-era cousin of the documentary and the template for today's reality TV.
Monet : legacy of light / a production of WGBH Boston and Malone Gill Productions, in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 97
Monet's story as an artist and a giant of the Impressionist movement using his own words with excerpts from journals, personal interviews, and his magnificent paintings as presented on WGBH in Boston.
Monkey trial / a Nebraska ETV Network a production of WGBH Boston.
Subject:
Call Number: VID 655
The Scopes monkey trial which challenged Darwin's theory of evolution.
Monologue audition video / written and directed by Karen Kohlhaas ; produced by Karen Kohlhaas, Derrick Widmark.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 223
How to direct, act, and audition with monologues.
Monsieur Ren Magritte / Home Vision presents.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 324
Explores the surroundings from which Magritte drew inspiration for his mysterious paintings. This documentary visits familiar scenes which Magritte managed to portray as new and strange. Includes excepts from an interview with Magritte.
Monsoon wedding / USA Films ; IFC Productions presents a Mirabai Films production of a Mira Nair film in association with Key Films, Pandora Films and Paradis Films ; writer, Sabrina Dhawan ; producers, Caroline Baron, Mira Nair ; director, Mira Nair.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 130
A colorful and eclectic family gathers from all over the world for a traditional wedding - a non-stop four-day celebration as unpredictable as the monsoon season itself.
Monty Python : the other British invasion / Python (Monty) Pictures Limited produced & directed by Will Yapp.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 979
Before the flying circus: Rare vintage footage and interviews trace the pre-Monty Python influences that honed the wit of the future Pythons and shaped their innovative comedy partnership.;"Monty Python conquers America: Recounts the story of Monty Python's success with American audiences. Includes interviews with the Pythons, Hank Azaria, Jimmy Fallon, David Hyde Pierce, and others."
Monty Python : the other British invasion / Python (Monty) Pictures Limited produced & directed by Will Yapp.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: HUMOR
Call Number: DVD 979
Before the flying circus: Rare vintage footage and interviews trace the pre-Monty Python influences that honed the wit of the future Pythons and shaped their innovative comedy partnership.;"Monty Python conquers America: Recounts the story of Monty Python's success with American audiences. Includes interviews with the Pythons, Hank Azaria, Jimmy Fallon, David Hyde Pierce, and others."
Monty Python and the Holy Grail / Python (Monty) Pictures in association with Michael White written ... by Graham Chapman ... [et al.] producer, Mark Forstater directed by Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones.
Volume: Disc 1, Booklet
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 825
The quest for the Holy Grail by King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is retold in the inimitable Python fashion.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail / Python (Monty) Pictures in association with Michael White written and performed by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin executive producer, John Goldstone producer, Mark
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 831
The quest for the Holy Grail by King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is retold in the inimitable Python fashion.
Monty Python live! / [conceived, written & performed by Graham Chapman ... et al.].
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: COMEDY
Call Number: DVD 980
Two feature length live concerts and one television broadcast of Monty Python.
Monty Python live! / [conceived, written & performed by Graham Chapman ... et al.].
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: HUMOR
Call Number: DVD 980
Two feature length live concerts and one television broadcast of Monty Python.
Monty python. Almost the truth / Eagle Rock Film Productions Limited in association with the Independent Film Channel a Bill and Ben Production producers, Bill Jones and Ben Timlett directors Bill Jones, Alan G. Parker and Ben Timlett.
Volume: Disc 1-3
Subject: COMEDY
Call Number: DVD 985
The legendary British comedy troupe Monty Python are all gathered in front of the camera one last time in this original documentary series that retells the entire Python phenomenon start to finish.
Moolaad
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 439
Set in a small village, four young girls face ritual purification decide to flee to the household of Coll+ Ardo Gallo Sy, a strong-willed woman who has managed to shield her own teenage daughter from the mutilation. Coll+ invokes the time-honored custom of moolaad+ (sanctuary) to protect the fugitives, and tension mounts as the ensuing stand-off pits Coll+ against village traditionalists. This endangers the prospective marriage of her daughter to the heir-apparent to the tribal throne.
Moon for the misbegotten / by Eugene O'Neill ; Broadway Theatre Archives ;ABC Theatre ; TA/Norton Simon, Inc. ; produced on Broadway by Elliot Martin & Lester Osterman productions ; directed by José Quintero and Gordon Rigsby ; produced by David Susskin
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 93
Jason Robards portrays a cynical, self-hating alcoholic actor based on O'Neill's elder brother, Jamie. Colleen Dewhurst plays the earthy, gruff daughter of his scheming Irish tenant farmer with whom the failed actor spends a soul-baring night of guilt-ridden confessions, tenderness, and absolution.
Mother night / Fine Line Features presents a Whyaduck production a Keith Gordon film screenplay by Robert B. Weide produced by Keith Gordon, Robert B. Weide directed by Keith Gordon.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 591
From his jail cell in Israel, an American playwright on trial for war crimes looks back on his life. Living in pre-World War II Berlin he becomes an allied spy within the Nazi Party. After the war, when he goes back to America, he is confronted by both Nazi haters and sympathizers.
Motown : the early years / TJL Home Entertainment directed by T.J. Lubinsky.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 689
A unique combination of vintage clips of the original legends and live performances of the current touring groups - from DVD case.
Moulin Rouge! / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Bazmark Production produced by Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann, Fred Baron written by Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce directed by Baz Luhrmann.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 311
Christian is an idealistic and impoverished young writer who, newly arrived in Montmartre, is haphazardly inducted into a circle of young bohemians led by Toulouse-Lautrec. A comedy of mistaken identities ensues, quickly enmeshing the young poet in a love triangle involving the unobtainable and consumptive Satine, queen courtesan of the Moulin Rouge, and the foppish Duke of Roxbury, his villainous rival for her affections.
Movies begin : a treasury of early cinema, 1894-1914 / Kino International ; [produced by] Film Preservation Associates and The British Film Institute ; produced for video by David Shepard.
Volume: v.1-5
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 124
The genesis of the motion picture medium is recreated in this collection of the cinema's formative works. More than crucial historical artifacts, these films reveal the foundation from which the styles and stories of the contemporary cinema would later arise.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents ; story and screenplay by Norman Krasna ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 116
A bickering couple discover their marriage isn't legal, and go through the courtship process again.
Mr. Justice Blackmun / a presentation of WNET New York & WTVS Detroit.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 63
Moyers interviews the Supreme Court Justice who wrote the majority opinion in Roe v. Wade, the case that legalized abortion. Moyers and Blackmun discuss the emotional and moral challenge of interpreting the Constitution.
Mr. Justice Brennan / Joan Konner, senior executive producer ; Richard Petrow, executive producer ; Bill Moyers, executive editor.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 64
A visit with the senior justice of the Supreme Court, who has been called America's most unyielding defender of individual rights.
Much ado about nothing / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Stuart Burge.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 28
Claudio and Hero are engaged, but the jealous Don John tries to thwart the wedding by denouncing Hero as unchaste. Meanwhile, Beatrice and Benedick, who scorn each other, become betrothed as a result of the schemes of their friends.
Much ado about nothing / Samuel Goldwyn Company, a Renaissance Films production adapted for the screen by Kenneth Branagh produced by Stephen Evans, David Parfitt, and Kenneth Branagh directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Subject: CINEMA - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 1073
With his wedding a week away, Claudio can't wait to marry the beautiful young Hero. To distract him, his best friend Don Pedro devises mischief: a romantic trap for the sharp-tongued Beatrice and the man she loves to hate, Benedick. Their amusement is almost spoiled by the jealous scheming of Don John, but love and laughter prevail when the local constable unwittingly exposes the plot--and all the trouble proves to be much ado about nothing (111 min.).
Muhammad : legacy of a prophet / created and produced by Alexander Kronemer, Michael Wolfe ; producer/director, Michael Schwarz ; a KQED presentation.
Subject: RELIGION
Call Number: DVD 50
Tells the story of the seventh century prophet who changed world history in 23 years, and continues to shape the lives of more than 1.2 billion people.
Mulholland Dr. / Universal Studio Canal Alain Sarde presents a Les Films Alain Sardre/Asymmetrical Production a film by David Lynch executive producer, Pierre Edelman produced by Mary Sweeney, Alain Sarde, Neal Edelstein, Michael Polaire, Tony
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1217
A beautiful woman riding in a limosine along Los Angeles' Mulholland Drive is targeted by a would-be shooter, but before he can pull the trigger, she is injured when her limo is hit by another car. The woman stumbles away from the accident and meets up with a plucky ingenue new to L.A. But are things really as they seem?
Mulholland Falls / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures in association with Largo Entertainment presents a Zanuck Company production produced by Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck screenplay by Pete Dexter directed by Lee Tamahori.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1081
A rough and vicious group of detectives stumble onto a conspiracy involving the murder of a general and a top secret nuclear program.
Murder of the century / a production of WGBH Boston for The American Experience ; Carl Charlson, producer.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 509
Recounts the 1906 murder of Stanford White, New York City's leading architect, by Harry K. Thaw, eccentric heir to a Pittsburgh railroad fortune, over Evelyn Nesbit, Thaw's wife. Thaw's trial touched off an extended debate over widespread acceptance of a double standard--one for rich Americans and another for everyone else.
Music dances : Balanchine choreographs Stravinsky / conceived, written, and narrated by Stephanie Jordan.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 790
Professor Stephanie Jordan examines the extraordinary range of Balanchine's approach to Stravinsky's music across the years. The major focus is Agon, with additional selections from Apollo, Duo concertant, Divertimento from 'Le baiser de la fee,' Movements for piano and orchestra, and Danses concertantes.
Music from the inside out / Anker Productions producer/director, Daniel Anker.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 463
A cinematic exploration of the magic and mystery of music through the stories, passions, and artistry of the 105 musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Mutiny on the Bounty / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Frank Lloyd production directed by Frank Lloyd screenplay by Talbot Jennings, Jules Furthman and Carey Wilson.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1344
In 1789, the English ship H.M.S. Bounty begins a two-year mission. The ship travels to Tahiti to obtain breadfruit plants that will provide cheap food for slaves in the West Indies, the Bounty's final destination. The captain is William Bligh, a vicious taskmaster who doesn't flinch at giving two dozen lashes to any malcontent on board, for the most minor of infractions. The first mate is Lt. Fletcher Christian, who despises Bligh but has somehow earned the captain's respect. Bligh makes life miserable for the crew, and after the Bounty leaves Tahiti for the West Indies, Bligh orders the ship's doctor, a dying man, to stand on deck despite his illness. The doctor dies, which begins a chain reaction of anger leading to Christian leading a mutiny against Bligh.
My architect / the Louis Kahn Project in association with Mediaworks, Inc., and Susan Rose Behr, Andrew S. Clayman, Darrell Friedman in association with HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films presents a Nathaniel Kahn film produced by Susan Rose Behr and Nath
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1173
Nathaniel Kahn documents the life and works of his father, Louis Kahn. Louis Kahn had an official family, including his wife Esther and daughter Sue Ann. He had two other secret families: with fellow architect Anne Tyng he had a daughter, Alexandra, and with his colleague Harriet Pattison he had Nathaniel.
My big fat Greek wedding / Gold Circle Films presents in association with Home Box Office and MPH Entertainment, a Playtone Picture produced by Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman written by Nia Vardalos directed by Joel Zwick.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1341
Toula is a quiet, devoted daughter in a big, crazy Greek family. Working in her father's restaurant, she hides behind her family and keeps the world at a distance. One day at the restaurant she finds herself pouring coffee for a man who inspires her to change her life, and the way she sees the world ... forever.
My dinner with Andre / New Yorker Films release ; ... presented by George W. George in association with Michael White ; produced by George W. George, Beverly Karp ; screenplay by Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory ; directed by Louis Malle.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 226
Two friends, an intense, experimental theater director and a down-to-earth actor, meet over dinner.
My first pointe shoes : a class for the beginner student / Riz-Biz Productions producer, Maxwell Mann directed by Bob Rizzo.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 616
Join ballet instructor Michelle Benash for your very first pointe class. Learn how to fit, sew and prepare your shoes before you begin. Then follow along as Michelle teaches you a barre, center exercises and a variation designed for the beginner student.
My sister's keeper / Hallmark Hall of Fame produced by Brent Shields teleplay by Susan Tarr directed by Ron Lagomarsino.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1101
Christine, a woman with schizophrenia, longs for independence but must rely on others for support. When their mother dies, her sister Judy becomes responsible for Christine's care.
Mysterious Orient / Rand McNally.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 179
Includes information about indigenous life and cultural aspects of Hong Kong, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and India (specifically, Madras and Agra)
Mystery of the megaflood / a Mentorn production for Nova/WGBH in association with CBC ... [et al.] produced and directed by Ben Fox senior executive producer, Paula S. Apsell.
Subject: SCIENCE - EARTH SCIENCES
Call Number: DVD 285
Geologists investigate the forces involved in the formation of the mysterious plateau located 200 miles east of Seattle known as the Channeled Scablands.
Mystic pizza / Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. presents produced by Mark Levinson & Scott Rosenfelt story by Amy Jones screenplay by Amy Jones ... [et al.] directed by Donald Petrie.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 380
Three young women, waitresses at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut, spend a special summer discovering romance.
Mystic River / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment a Malpaso production producers, Clint Eastwood, Judie Hoyt, Robert Lorenz screenplay, Brian Helgeland directed by Clint Eastwood.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 426
Jimmy, Dave, and Sean are friends who grew up in working-class Boston, then drift apart after a terrible tragedy. Years later, brutal events reconnect them. Jimmy's 9-year-old daughter is coldly murdered. Dave is a suspect. And Sean, now a cop, scrambles to solve the crime before volatile Jimmy takes the law into his own hands.
Naked states / a Juntos Films Production in association with Chaiken Films a film by Arlene Donnelly directed and produced by Arlene Donnelly produced by Jen Chaiken, David Nelson.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 468
In a five month journey photographing nudes in every state, Naked States follows artist Spencer Tunick's quest to photograph nudes in public settings across the country. Bear witness to some of America's most fascinating subcultures, from the country's largest biker rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, to the Mojave Desert's eccentric Burningman Festival, to a huge outdoor Phish concert--here Tunick has no idea if he will get 10 people or 1,000 people to pose. In this movie, art, politics, body image, and American culture come together in some very unexpected ways.
Nancy Drew / Jerry Weintraub Productions Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Virtual Studios produced by Jerry Weintraub story by Tiffany Paulsen screenplay by Andrew Fleming and Tiffany Paulsen directed by Andrew Fleming.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1113
Nancy is an iconic girl detective with a passion for mystery and all things old, but she is about to experience a serious case of culture shock as she heads to Hollywood on an extended business trip with her father, Carson Drew. Having promised him that she has given up sleuthing in favor of becoming a normal teenager, Nancy tries her best to resist the lure of the age-old mystery of famous actress Dehlia Draycott's death, and living in Dehlia's old mansion full of clues proves too powerful a force for Nancy to resist.
Nanook of the North / Revillon Frères ; produced by Robert J. Flaherty.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 159
Presents a documentary on the life of an Eskimo family pitting their strength against a vast and inhospitable Arctic. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the elements with the warmth of the little family as they go about their daily affairs.
Napoli : ballet in three acts / by August Bournonville directed by Kirsten Ralov National Video Corporation in association with Danmarks Radio.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 720
Narc / Paramount Pictures and Lions Gate Films present a Cruise/Wagner Production in association with Splendid Pictures, Emmett/Furla Films, a Julius R. Nasso production and Tiara Blue Films, a Joe Carnahan film producers, Diane Nabatoff, Ray Liotta, Mich
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 774
Suspended from the force following a drug bust gone wrong, undercover narcotics officer Nick Tellis is reluctantly goaded back into active duty when a fellow officer is slain. Promised reinstatement in exchange for his efforts, Tellis is paired with the victim's volatile ex-partner Henry and soon begins to actively seek the killer in an increasingly complex case. Tellis struggles with his conscience as he navigates a twisting road of half-realized truths, shifting loyalties and questionable agendas.
Nathan Oliveira / the Drawing Society.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 542
Illustrates how Oliviera creates fantasy worlds and builds his art around new forms and languages. He uses clay, paintings, and ink.
Native land : nomads of the dawn / Primal Mind Foundation in association with Alvin H. Perlmutter, Inc. and the Native Land Foundation ; producer/director, John Peaslee ; executive producer, Alvin H. Perlmutter ; writer, Jamake Highwater.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 157
Combines narration and visual imagery to inform the viewer from the perspective of Native Americans about answers to age-old cosmological questions.
Natural born killers / Warner Bros. Pictures Regency Warner Bros. presents in association with Regency Enterprises and Alcor Films an Ixtlan/New Regency production in association with JD Productions story by Quentin Tarantino screenplay by David
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 880
Fugitive lovers Mickey and Mallory Knox kill lots of people, and become media superstars.
Nefertari : the search for eternal life / Televisa and The Getty Conservation Institute.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 338
A journey through the tomb of Egyptian Queen Nefertari, wife of Pharoah Ramses the Great. It reveals the brilliant images tht depict Nefertari's search of eternal life. It also shows the results of the ravages of time, nature, and humankind, and what conservation efforts have been undertaken to arrest them.
Network / Metro Goldwyn Mayer by Paddy Chayefsky produced by Howard Gottfried directed by Sidney Lumet.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1330
A satirical look at the politics and power struggles of television executives as a network news anchorman turns the tables on the ratings.
Nevelson in process / Home Vision presents ; a film [directed] by Susan Fanshel and Jill Godmilow ; executive producer, Perry Miller Adato ; a production of WNET/13.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 350
Louise Nevelson is seen creating two pieces of sculpture as she discusses her feelings for her art and the creative process.
New ways of seeing : Picasso, Braque and the Cubist revolution.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 100
Documents the extraordinary exhibition mounted by The Museum of Modern Art and presents a rare and provocative view of Cubism and the inspired collaboration of Picasso and Braque.
New year's eve concert 1992 : Richard Strauss gala / Sony Classical ; Cami Video ; a Peter Gelb production ; a Cami Video/ZDF co-production in association with La SEPT, NHK, PBS, and Sony Classical.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 370
News Magazine of the Screen newsreels. Vol. 1, 1949-1951 / [produced by] Warner-Pathe [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 615
In the age before television, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theater, in the newsreels that were shown with every feature film. This disc covers American and world events from 1949 through 1951.
News Magazine of the Screen newsreels. Vol. 2, 1951-1954 / [produced by] Warner-Pathe [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 616
In the age before television, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theater, in the newsreels that were shown with every feature film. This disc covers American and world events from 1951 through 1954.
News Magazine of the Screen newsreels. Vol. 3, 1955-1957 / [produced by] Warner-Pathe [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 617
In the age before television, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theater, in the newsreels that were shown with every feature film. This disc covers American and world events from 1955-1957.
News war / [produced by] WGBH Boston executive producer David Fanning.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: DVD 290
Looks at the impact of political, cultural, legal and economic forces on the news media. Traces the recent history of American journalism from Watergate to the war on terror and how the freedom of the press is being challenged. Also examines the rise of Al Jazeera's influence in the Middle East also profiles reporters who were killed, jailed or exiled in 2006.
Nightmare alley / Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1090
Stanton Carlisle is a lowlife working in a carnival. Knowing a good con when he sees one, he learns the tricks of a mind-reading act from Zeena, then tosses her aside. In time, he becomes The Great Stanton, star attraction of swanky nightclubs and the darling of society. But with all this notoriety built on lies, it's only a matter of time before exposure brings Stanton's world crashing down around him.--Container
Nile / Cousteau Society.
Subject: TRAVEL
Call Number: VID 320
In this breathtaking travelogue, the Cousteaus embark on a daring ten-month expedition along the entire course of the world's largest river, capturing on film the Nile's astronishing natural beauties, menacing dangers, primitive cultures and animal sanctuaries.
Nine / a Weinstein Company and Relativity Media presentation in association with JAC Film and Television LLP a Weinstein Brothers/Marc Platt/Lucamar production a Relativity Media production a Rob Mashall film produced by Marc Platt, Harvey Wein
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1193
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. Ten days away from the start of principal filming of his latest movie--ambitiously titled Italia --he has no idea for the movie at all. Escaping all the pressure at a seaside resort, he thinks about the women who have shaped his life: Mamma, judgmental but affectionate Luisa, cherished yet under appreciated wife Claudia, actress/muse of the picture Carla, his flashy, passionate mistress longtime costumer Lilli bubbly American journalist Stephanie, and Saraghina, the salacious, witchy temptress of his childhood memories.
Nine lives / a Mockingbird Pictures production produced by Julie Lynn written and directed by Rodrigo García.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1235
Nine women each face a different situation in their lives. Among the stories told by director Rodrigo Garcia are a female inmate waiting for her children's visit, a woman facing cancer surgery, and a woman reuniting with an old flame at the supermarket.
Nirgendwo in Afrika = Nowhere in Africa / Zeitgeist Films Bavarian Film International Constantin Film eine MTM Medien & Television München Produktion in coproduktion mit Constantin Film Produktion, Bavaria Film, MC One gefordert durch FilmFernsehFonds Ba
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 713
Critically acclaimed, this is the award winning true tale of a Jewish family who flee the Nazi regime in 1938 and learns to cope with their new life, and each other, on a remote farm in Kenya.
Nixon / Hollywood Pictures Andrew G. Vajna presents an Illusion Entertainmnet Group/Cinergi production an Oliver Stone film.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 881
A riveting look at a complex man, Richard Nixon, whose chance at greatness was ultimately destroyed by his passion for power--when his involvement in conspiracy jeopardized the nation's security and the presidency of the United States.
Nixon : a presidency revealed / produced by Team Productions, LLC for The History Channel director, David C. Taylor.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 759
A fresh look at one of the most controversial leaders of the U.S., more than thirty years after his resignation. Draws on previously unseen footage and only recently released audio tapes.
No country for old men / Miramax Films and Paramount Vantage present written for the screen and directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen produced by Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen a Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss production.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 773
Llewelyn Moss stumbles on a bloody crime scene, a pickup truck loaded with heroin and two million dollars in irrestible cash. He decides to take the money. This sets off an unstoppable chain reaction of violence.
No end in sight / produced by Jennie Amias, Audrey Marrs, Jessie Vogelson producer/director, Charles Ferguson.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 373
An insider's look at the decisions that led to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the handling of the occupation. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officals, as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. Examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy--the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the looting of Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government and the disbanding of the Iraqi military--largely created the insurgency and chaos that engulf Iraq today.
No maps on my taps : the art of jazz tap dancing / a film by George T. Nierenberg.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 250
Offers unique insight into jazz tap dancing as an indigenous art form. Veteran jazz tap dancing stars, including Bunny Briggs, Chuck Green and Sandman Sims, reminisce about their art and careers.
Norma Rae / Twentieth Century-Fox ; a Martin Ritt/Rose and Asseyev production ; screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank, Jr. ; produced by Tamara Asseyev and Alex Rose ; directed by Martin Ritt.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 506
Norma Rae, a textile worker in a small Southern town, discovers that she has a social conscience when a labor organizer arrives at her mill to establish a union.
North by northwest / M-G-M presents ; Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. ; written by Ernest Lehman ; directed by Alfred Hitchcok.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 123
Enemy agents mistake a New York City advertising executive for an American spy.
North star .
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 529
World War II drama, paying tribute to the Russian people. Focuses on a small village which is enjoying the last days of peace in the summer of 1941. When the Nazis invade the Soviet Union, some of the people become freedom-fighting guerillas, others openly make life difficult for the occupying forces.
Nosferatu : a symphony of horror / Transit Film for Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau-Stiftung ; directed by F.W. Murnau.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 142
The first film version of Bram Stoker's Dracula. The insatiable Transylvanian vampire, Count Orlock (Nosferatu), leaves his castle in the Carpathians and travels by ship to Bremen, bringing coffins filled with dirt and plague rats.
Notes on Marie Menken / Mina Film presents conceived, directed and produced by Martina Kudláček.
Subject: FILM
Call Number: DVD 807
Tells the story of Marie Menken (1909-1970), a Lithuanian immigrant who became one of New York's outstanding underground experimental filmmakers of the 1940s-1960s, inspiring artists such as Stan Brakhage, Andy Warhol, Jonas Mekas, Kenneth Anger and Gerard Malanga -- Container.
Notre Dame : witness to history.
Subject: ARCHTECTURE
Call Number: VID 201
The remarkable story of this Parisian landmark brings to life the fascinating characters, both real and fictional, whose destinies are woven into the legend of this most famous of all cathedrals.
Nuit et brouillard = Night and fog / realisation, Alain Resnais ; co-production, Cocinor, Como-Films, Argos-Films.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: VID 501
Award winning documentary using actual black and white footage shot inside Hitler's concentration camps.
Nuit et brouillard = Night and fog / une co-production Como Films, Argos Films, Cocinor and Janus Films ; producers, Anatole Dauman, Samy Halfon, Philippe Lifchitz ; text writer, Jean Cayrol ; director, Alain Resnais.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 155
Ten years after the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, this piece documents the abandoned grounds of Auschwitz and Majdanek. One of the first cinematic reflections on the horrors of the Holocaust and contrasts the stillness of the abandoned camps' quiet, empty buildings with haunting wartime footage.
Nuremberg : tyranny on trial / produced by Sammy Jackson, Mort Zimmerman written by Norman Stahl with Jerome Alden directed by Don Horan produced by Lou Reda Productions, Inc. for the History Channel A & E Television Networks.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1328
The Nuremberg Trials revealed the full scope of Nazi Germany's atrocities and ended in the execution of many of the top Nazi leaders. Follow the historic trials from accusations through executions.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan / La Sept ARTE et Morgane Production un film de Jerome de Missolz.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 348
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was the most dazzling star of Qawwali music, the religious chanting song form emanating from the spiritual beliefs of the Sufis. An ardent traditionalist with a vast repertoire of spiritually-charged songs, he shaped contemporary influences into an adventurous interpretation of the tradition. This portrait includes concert performances in Paris, Chicago and Pakistan and intimate Qawwali singing at home with members of Nusrat's talented musical family. Accompanied by harmonium and percussion Nusrat takes off on soaring jazz-like improvisational vocals and breaks down the techniques at the heart of Qawwali singing.
Nutcracker / an American Ballet Theatre and Mikhail Baryshnikov production ; produced by Yanna Kroyt Brandt ; directed Tony Charmoli.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 143
From an imperial-era Russian Christmas party, a young girl named Clara is whisked in her dreams to an imaginary world populated by the animated creations of the wizard toy maker Drosselmeier.
O brother, where art thou? / Touchstone Pictures and Universal Pictures present in association with Studio Canal+ a Working Title production.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 574
Loosely based on Homer's Odyssey , three escaped chain gang convicts have to travel home to try and recover buried loot from a bank heist. Along the way they meet up with some strange characters.
Octavio Paz / the Lannan Literary Series in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 423
Octavio Paz reads from the Collected Works of Octavio Paz, 1957-1987.
Ode to freedom documentary : Symphony no. 9 op. 125 / Ludwig van Beethoven.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 381
Oedipus Rex / by Sophocles, in a version by William Butler Yeats ; a Stratford Shakespearean Festival Foundation of Canada production ; directed by Tyrone Guthrie ; produced by Leonid Kipnis.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 293
Filmed version of Sophocles's tragedy. Performed in masks.
Of civil wrongs and rights : the Fred Korematsu story / a film by Eric Paul Fournier produced by the Fred Korematsu Film Project.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 464
In 1942, Fred Korematsu was an average 23-year-old California native working as a shipyard welder. But when he refused to obey Executive Order 9006, which sent 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry into internment camps, he became something extraordinary, a civil rights champion. -- container.
Of mice and men / directed by Gary Sinise.
Volume: with Cliffs Notes
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 777
Two unemployed men search for work during the Depression and find themselves enjoying work on a farm despite the attitude of their supervisor's son however, when that son's wife ends up as an innocent victim, the men are faced with difficult choices.
Oh freedom after while / a production of Webster University and the University of Memphis ; directed and edited by Steven John Ross ; written and produced by Candace O'Connor and Steven John Ross.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 339
In January 1939, Missouri Bootheel sharecroppers--black and white--staged a dramatic roadside protest to protest unjust treatment by local plantation owners. Their demonstration spurred the U.S. government to develop new housing for displaced sharecroppers.
Oliver Stone's America : a dialogue with Oliver Stone / produced, written and directed by Charles Kiselyak.
Subject: CINEMA - INTERVIEWS
Call Number: DVD 884
A one-on-one interview with the director behind the movies. Interview is augmented with clips and photos from his films and personal life.
Oliver Twist / Tristar Pictures and R.P. Productions present Oliver Twist Productions, LLP a Roman Polanski film screenplay, Ronald Harwood produced by Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde, Roman Polanski directed by Roman Polanski.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1236
A slightly darker version of the classic Charles Dickens tale. After living in poor conditions, Oliver runs away to the streets of London. There he meets a gang of pickpockets and soon Oliver's life is changed forever.
Olympia / A Pathfinder Home Entertainment release a Leni Riefenstahl film written, produced and directed by Leni Riefenstahl.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 448
The first of two films made to record the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. Although controversial for its ties to, and representation of National Socialism, it is considered by many to be a brilliant and ground-breaking sports documentary.
Omar & Pete / producer and director, Tod Lending produced by Nomadic Pictures Ltd.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 455
A look at the lives of William Pete Duncan and Leon Omar Mason, two men who have spent the majority of their adulthood in prison. Both men participate in the Maryland Re-Entry Partnership Initiative, an effort to help ex-convicts reintegrate into their communities and families.
On the beach / Lomitas Productions ; produced and directed by Stanley Kramer ; screenplay by John Paxton.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 508
A drama about the devastating effects of nuclear war. It is 1964 and the entire hemisphere has been destroyed. The story turns to the survivors in Melbourne, Australia, as they realize their own annihilation is inevitable.
On the beach / Stanley Kramer presents a United Artists release Lomitas Productions, Inc. screenplay by John Paxton produced and directed by Stanley Kramer.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1184
Radioactive fallout from a nuclear war has wiped out the entire northern hemisphere, with the exception of Australia. With fallout expected momentarily, the Australians review their lives, establish new relationships and prepare for their tragic demise.
On the downlow / Childworks Inc. director and producer, Abigail Child.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 479
Uncomfortable with being termed gay, as it doesn't correspond with their concept of Black masculinity, four men live on the downlow - straddling two seemingly incompatible worlds - one life on the surface, and another that is hidden below.
On the town / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture produced by Loew's Incorporated directors, Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen producer, Arthur Freed screenplay, Adolph Green, Betty Comden.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 684
Sailors, Gabie, Chip , and Ozzie, have a 24-hour leave in New York. Chip wants to sightsee, but the only sights Gabie and Ozzie are interested in are of the female variety.
On the waterfront / Columbia Pictures Corporation ; screenplay by Budd Schulberg ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by Elia Kazan.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 266
An ex-fighter gets a job working on the gang-ridden waterfront under a crooked gangster boss.
Once upon a time in America [videorecording] / Embassy International Pictures Arnon Milchan presents a film by Sergio Leone produced by Arnon Milchan directed by Sergio Leone.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1280
An epic tale of the lives of two New York gangsters from the period of the early 1900's through prohibition, and climaxing in their subsequent reunion in the 1960's. Friends from childhood, they entered a life of crime together that inevitably led to tragedy and death.
Once upon a time in the West / Paramount Pictures Corporation, Rafran Cinematografia, San Marco Productions produced by Fulvio Morsella screenplay by Sergio Donati and Sergio Leone from a story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci and Sergio Leone
Volume: v. 1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 434
A man preparing to welcome his new wife to his home is killed, along with his entire family.
Once upon a time when we were colored / Republic Pictures ; directed and produced by Tim Reid.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 155
Tells the story of growing up in the segregation-era South, in a community that faced adversity and held together with amazing dignity and grace.
One day in September / Sony Pictures Classics, a Passion Pictures production, an Arthur Cohn production producers, Arthur Cohn, John Battsek director, Kevin MacDonald.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 964
This is the shocking and incredibly true story of the brutal massacre of 11 Israeli athletes by a team of extreme Palestinian terrorists during the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. From terrorist training in Libya to the terrorists sneaking into the Olympic Village to the tension-filled negotiations to the shocking conclusion at a German airport. For the first time, the lone surviving member of that extremist group speaks. Actual video shot during the crisis is used to help tell the story.
One flew over the cuckoo's nest / United Artists Fantasy Films presents a Milos Forman film screenplay by Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman produced by Saul Zaentz & Michael Douglas directed by Milos Forman.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1231
The story of a man whose rebelliousness pits him against the head nurse of a mental ward and the full spectrum of institutional repression.
One woman, one vote / Educational Film Center production ; written and produced by Ruth Pollak ; co-producer and writer, Felicia M. Widmann.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: VID 247
Documents the 72-year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. It illuminates the alliances, infighting, betrayals and defeats that paved the way for victory in the battle for women's right to vote.
One woman, one vote / an Educational Film Center production for the American Experience WGBH Educational Foundation WGBH Boston written and produced by Ruth Pollak co-producer and writer, Felicia M. Widmann.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 833
Documents the 72-year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. It illuminates the alliances, infighting, betrayals and defeats that paved the way for victory in the battle for women's right to vote. Historical footage is enhanced with vocal performances, and interviews with historians provide the viewer with both current and historical perspectives.
One-eyed jacks / Paramount Pictures a Pennebaker production produced by Frank P. Rosenberg directed by Marlon Brando.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 802
Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. Dad is now a respectable sheriff in California, and has been living in fear of Rio's return. -- imdb.com
Only the ball was white / WTTW Chicago ; produced & directed by Ken Solarz.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 186
Pays tribute to the many top-flight baseball players from the Negro Leagues. Documents a bygone bittersweet era in baseball and the men who were denied stardom by the color line.
Open range / Touchstone Pictures presents in association with Cobalt Media Group and Tig production produced by David Valdes, Kevin Costner, Jake Eberts screenplay by Craig Storper directed by Kevin Costner.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 867
Boss Spearman, a rugged old-timer, free grazes cattle. He and Charley have been partners for ten years. The pair and their employees, Mose and Buttons, are driving their cattle across the West. Mose is attacked and thrown in jail during a visit to a town. The local cattle rancher, Baxter, wants the free grazers off his land and when Boss and Charley retrieve Mose, they are warned that they have until the next day to be out of the area. Charley confesses his past as a killer during the Civil War and strikes up a tentative romance with Sue, the sister of the town doctor.
Open water / Lions Gate Films Plunge Pictures, LLC. produced by Laura Lau written and directed by Chris Kentis.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 731
Susan and Daniel are a happily married couple who are taking a much needed vacation to the islands. They are hoping for a memorable trip. However, their vacation turns tragic when their scuba diving party leaves them in the middle of the ocean by the careless diving boat crew. As the reality of isolation sets in, they turn to one another for support. Unable to flag down passing boats, they begin to panic as encircling sharks begin to appear.
Opening doors : dancing with disabilities / a production of Very Special Arts New Mexico and KNME-TV.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 111
This video tells the story of Buen Viaje Dancers, a performing dance troupe composed of dancers with disabilities. Artistic directors Billbob Brown and Joanie Carlisle describe their vision and demonstrate with excerpts from rehearsals and a performance of Opening Doors.
Opening night / Faces Distribution Corporation presents a John Cassavetes film producer, Al Ruban writer/director, John Cassavetes associate producer, Michael Lally.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 281
A Broadway actress, who is unable to admit that she is aging must confront her personal and professional turmoils in order to make a part her own.
Orchestra! / producer, Jonathan Hewes ; directors, Declan Lowney, Simon Smith ; [an Initial Film and Television production for Channel 4 Television]
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 360
Dudley Moore and conductor Georg Solti present this series which introduces the music and instruments of the orchestra through selections of works by great composers.
Original cast album, Company / a film by D. A. Pennebaker ; featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: VID 297
A chronicle of the recording session of the cast album of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy, Company. Includes interviews with record producer, Thomas Z. Shepard; composer/lyricist, Stephen Sondheim; musical director, Harold Hastings; producer/director, Harold Prince; and playwright, George Furth.
Original cast album, Company / a film by D.A. Pennebaker ; featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 254
A chronicle of the recording session of the cast album of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy, Company. Includes interviews with record producer, Thomas Z. Shepard; composer/lyricist, Stephen Sondheim; musical director, Harold Hastings; producer/director, Harold Prince; and playwright, George Furth.
Origins of American animation : 1900-1921.
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: VID 533
This collection, 21 complete films and two fragments, showscases the best of the Library of Congress's animated cartoons from the first decades of this century, an era full of surprises and experimentation.
Origins of the fantasy feature : the patchwork girl of Oz (1914) and a Florida enchantment (1914).
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: VID 534
Patchwork girl of Oz: whimsical fairy tale" about munchkins in the land of Oz ; A Florida enchantment: the unusual fable about a woman who discovers magic seeds that transform women into men (and men into women)"
Os carvoeiros = The charcoal people of Brazil / Zazen Produções escrito e produzido José Padilha.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 545
Shows the life and work of migrants in Brazil who produce charcoal for use in the production of pig iron.
Othello / by William Shakespeare Warner Bros. Pictures presents a B.H.E. production from the National Theatre of Great Britain National Theatre production directed by John Dexter produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan [and] John Brabourne directed
Subject: CINEMA - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 1307
Desdemona defies her father to marry the Moor of Venice, the mighty warrior, Othello. Iago is determined to bring about the downfall of Othello's new favorite, Cassio, and destroy Othello in the process, by casting aspersions on Othello's new bride.
Othello / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; a production by Jonathan Miller.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 29
Shakespeare's play about the tragic consequences of jealousy. Othello appoints Cassio as his chief lieutenant, arousing the jealosy of Iago, who conspires to undo them both. Iago tells Othello that his wife, the beautiful Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio. Othello strangles Desdemona before learning of Iago's evil, and then kills himself in remorse.
Othello / San Francisco Ballet ; conceived and choreographed by Lar Lubovitch ; composed by Elliot Goldenthal ; directed by Matthew Diamond ; produced by Judy Flannery, Matthew Diamond ; a co-production of KQED Public Television, Thirteen/WNET New York,
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 78
A performance of Othello by the San Francisco Ballet
Our daily bread : and other films of the Geat Depression / Film Preservation Associates.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 171
Our daily bread (King Vidor 1934) is a depression-era drama in which a young couple leads a group of unemployed people in making a communal farm succeed. Includes a prologue to the movie by King Vidor.
Our town / Showtime and Exxonmobil Masterpiece Theatre the Westport Country Playhouse production producer, Marc Bauman [written] by Thorton Wilder directed by James Naughton.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 1178
Stage production of Wilder's play a study of life, love, and death in a New England town at the turn of the 20th century.
Out of Ireland / an American Focus production.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 177
Examines the history of the seven million Irish who emigrated to America in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries including the causes of the exodus and the immigrant experience in the United States.
Out of our fathers' house / a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York, Theatre in America directed by Jack Hofsiss produced by Judy Kinberg.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 551
Tales of women seeking independence, taken entirely from the real journals of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 'Mother' Mary Jones and Dr. Anna Howard Shaw.
Out of the past / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents produced by Warren Duff screenplay by Geoffrey Homes directed by Jacques Tourneur.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1087
Former private detective Jeff Bailey is trying to lead a quiet life, but his past comes back to haunt him and he finds himself framed for murder.
Outfoxed : Rupert Murdoch's war on journalism / a Robert Greenwald film www.outfoxed.org produced and directed by Robert Greenwald.
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: DVD 289
Examines Rupert Murdoch's Fox News media empire. Takes an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know. Examines how the FCC helped Murdoch break the rules to establish a fourth network in the United States. The film explores the impact on society when media is controlled by one person. A system was created to monitor Fox News 24 hours a day for months to discover exactly how its shows worked. The result is an intense examination of Fox News and the lie inherent in its favorite motto 'Fair and Balanced'.
Oval Office
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 81
Various people connected with the Oval Office provide anecdotes about presidents involving this room in the White House. Rex Scouten, White House curator, gives a brief illustrated history of the Oval Office. A newsreel Oval Office, an historical perspesctive is shown. President Clinton gives a brief tour of the Oval Office.
Painting with light / A Griffin Production.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 106
The Quantel Paint Box is a new computer device that enables an artist to create and paint original works directly onto a television screen. This video shows four artists using the process.
Pale rider / Warner Bros. Pictures a Malpaso production produced and directed by Clint Eastwood written by Michael Butler & Dennis Shryack.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1000
An unknown stranger rides into a California Gold Rush town and gets caught in the middle of a feud between the mining syndicate and independent miners.
Paradise lost : the child murders at Robin Hood Hills / HBO Original production ; directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 160
Damien Echols is a teen who dresses in all black and listens to heavy metal. He and his two friends are accused of the murder of three little boys, and are instantly condemned by a retribution-hungry public. Now they try to defend themselves against a dubious lack of proof
Parallel lines / produced in association with The BBC, TV Ontario, and YLE TV2 Documentaries ; director, Nina Davenport.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 260
In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, Nina Davenport interviews strangers as she journeys across the country, finding that, despite their differences, many Americans dealt with the national trauma by referencing personal loss and longing.
Paris dances Diaghilev
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 38
Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera Ballet
Paris is burning / a production of Off White Productions, Inc. produced and directed by Jennie Livingston co-producer, Barry Swimar executive producers, Nigel Finch, Davis Lacy.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 501
Filmed in the late 1980s, Paris is burning explores the world of New York drag balls and voguing competitions.
Parsons Dance Company / produced and directed by Thomas Grimm ; co-produced by Danmarks Radio and RM Arts.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 141
Passin' it on / producers, John Valedez, Peter Miller ; director, John Valedez.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 259
The story of a man in search of justice who is wronged by the nation with which he is at odds. The film also offers startling insight into the role of the Black Panther Party in social change.
Passing Poston : an American story / produced by Fly on the Wall Productions directed by Joe Fox and James Nubile written by Joe Fox.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 484
Personal stories and moving archival footage tell the untold story of how Japanese internees were used by the US government to help develop a Native American reservation during World War II.
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Gordon Carroll-Sam Peckinpah production written by Rudolph Wurlitzer produced by Gordon Carroll directed by Sam Peckinpah.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1338
One of Billy The Kid's oldest friends is now a sheriff and has vowed to hunt him down.
Pathera pān̐cālī = Song of the little road / Sony Pictures Classics in association with the Merchant and Ivory Foundation Ltd. produced by the Government of West Bengal written and directed by Satyajit Ray.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 353
A poor Bengali family survives in a village but wider horizons tempt the father. The protection of family members' reputations, the relationship of the family group to an elderly 'aunt', and first confrontations with death contribute to the early development of the boy Apu. His father's dreams prevail over the objections of his mother so that at the end of the film the family moves to the big city of Benares. Apu's experiences are followed in the second film of the trilogy: Aparajito and his growth to early manhood in the final film Apur Sansar.
Paths of glory / screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham, Jim Thompson produced by James B. Harris directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 786
The French General Staff, safely behind the lines, sends orders for what amounts to a suicide mission. To cover up their fatal blunder, three soldiers are arrested and made scapegoats.
Pattiann Rogers / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 446
Pattiann Rogers weaves biological, botanical, and zoological details into her astonishing poetry. Her identification with the natural world results in poetry that is intense, spiritual, and sensual. She reads from Geocentric, The Tattooed Lady in the Garden, Splitting and Binding and unpublished work. She read on May 4, 1993, in Los Angeles and talked with Michael Silverblatt--Container.
Patton / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Frank McCarthy-Franklin J. Schaffner production screen story and screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North produced by Frank McCarthy directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 911
Story of General Patton in World War II whose military brilliance was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political aspects of war, causing him difficulties in his dealings with the War Department.
Paul Gauguin : te oviri rerioa = the savage dream / Home Vision presents a National Gallery of Art presentation.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 312
Portrays Gauguin's search for a savage alternative to his own culture in the islands of the South Seas.
Paul Taylor and Company : an artist and his work / [produced by] Steeg Productions.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 242
A documentary on the Paul Taylor Dance Company, demonstrating their commitment and concentration on the art of modern dance.
Paul Taylor dance company
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 222
Paul Taylor talks about his dance group and what he looks for in his dancers.
Paul West / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 447
Paul West's fertile imagination demonstrates the limitless possibilities of language and fiction in his 15 novels. Mr. West, who received a Lannan Literary Award for Fiction, reads from his books Tenement of clay, Out of my depths, Rat man of Paris, The women of Whitechapel and Jack the Ripper, and Love's mansion. Mr. West's reading and talk with Michael Silverblatt took place on September 21, 1993, in Los Angeles.
Paule Marshall / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 451
Paule Marshall, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, has said that the source of her art is the expressive talk she heard as a girl among the West Indian women in her mother's kitchen. Ms. Marshall, who has received a MacArthur Fellowship, has written four novels and two collections of stories. On April 12, 1994, she read from Daughters and talked with Michael Silverblatt in Los Angeles--Container.
Pericles, Prince of Tyre / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by David Jones.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 30
The Prince of Tyre is pursued by the vengeance of King Antiochus because he discovered the monarch's incestuous relationship with his daughter. Fleeing from place to place, Pericles is shipwrecked, courts, and marries Thaisa. Their child, Marina, raised by friends when Thaisa is believed to have died, is kidnapped by pirates and sold into a brothel before Thaisa is discovered alive and the family is joyfully reunited.
Peripheral Produce all time greatest hits
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 817
A collection of experimental, abstract and underground short videos made between 1996 and 2003.
Persepolis
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 398
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family. Their long dream is realized when the hated Shah is defeated in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, Marji grows up to witnesses first hand how the new Iran has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study. This change proves an equally difficult trial for Marji and finds herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and her homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs.
Personal journey with Martin Scorsese through American movies / a BFI TV production for Channel 4 in association with Miramax Films.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 112
Featuring a wealth of extracts from famous and infamous American movies, Scorsese offers a provocative multifaceted portrait of Hollywood film directors as he charts a comprehensive course through the rich history of the American cinema.
Personality : all about me / presented by Robert Winston a BBC and Open University co-production produced and directed by Johanna Gibbon.
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
Call Number: DVD 815
Explores how personalities are shaped as people grow up and exposes how various traits develop. Additional topics range from how parents affect children's personalities, why teens are so emotionally sensitive, and what lies at the heart of mood swings. The story of an overall amiable man trying to curb a sever anger problem is featured.
Persuaders / directed by Barak Goodman and Rachel Dretzin ; produced by Rachel Dretzin, Barak Goodman, Muriel Soenens ; written by Barak Goodman & Douglas Rushkoff.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: DVD 135
Examines the persuasion industries" of advertising and public relations. Shows how marketers have developed new ways of integrating their message into the fabric of our lives. Explores how the culture of marketing has come to shape the way Americans understand the world and themselves and how the techniques of the persuasion industries have migrated to politics."
Persuasion / BBC Films WGBH/Mobil Masterpiece Theatre Millésime Productions producer, Fiona Finlay director, Roger Michell screenplay, Nick Dear.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 962
Based on the novel by Jane Austen, Persuasion is the tale of two star-crossed lovers, Anne Eliot and Captain Wentworth, whose passion was thwarted by a scheming socialite. Eight years later, they have another chance for happiness, but will strict social conventions continue to keep them apart?
Peter Matthiessen : in conversation with Howard Norman / Lannan Foundation ; director, Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 473
Peter Matthiessen reads from his novels Killing Mr. Watson and Lost man's river and is interviewed by Howard Norman on November 21, 1996 in Los Angeles.
Peter Reading / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 440
Peter Reading is one of the most inventive and challenging poets in England. This program documents his first reading in the United States. He reads from Evagatory and Diplopic and talks with Christopher Hitchens and Michael Silverblatt. The reading and conversation took place in Los Angeles on April 21, 1992--Container.
Peter Shaffer's Amadeus / The Saul Zaentz Company presents a Milos Forman film original stage play and screenplay by Peter Shaffer produced by Saul Zaentz directed by Milos Forman.
Volume: Disc A - B
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 401
Adapted from Shaffer's play, the film presents the life of Antonio Salieri, a mediocre 18th century Viennese composer obsessed with and jealous of the musical genius of the age, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Petulia / Warner Bros.-Seven Arts presents a Richard Lester-Raymond Wagner production screenplay by Lawrence B. Marcus produced by Raymond Wagner directed by Richard Lester.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1021
An unhappily married socialite woman is trying to get through to a recently divorced doctor, who in his own words just wants to feel something.
Philadelphia / TriStar Pictures presents a Clinica Estetico Production.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 176
Powerful story of two lawyers who join together to sue a prestigious Philadelphia law firm when the firm fires one of them because he has AIDS.
Philadelphia, here I come / screenplay by Brian Friel produced and directed by John Quested.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 403
Concerns the emotional struggle of a young Irishman preparing to emigrate to America, with one actor portraying his public self and another his private thoughts.
Philip Johnson : diary of an eccentric architect / Checkerboard Foundation in association with the National Trust for Historic Preservation presents produced and directed and created by Barbara Wolf.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1182
A profile of postmodern architect Philip Johnson, focusing especially on his creative process & the projects he was working on in the mid-1990s.
Philip Johnson : master architect / MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.
Subject: ARCHTECTURE
Call Number: DVD 614
Contains three episodes from The News Hour with Jim Lehrer that discuss the life and career of Philip Johnson.
Philip Levine / the Lannan Literary Series in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 421
Philip Levine reads from Selected poems, Sweet will, and A Walk with Tom Jefferson.
Piano lesson / Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc. ; producer, August Wilson ; co-producer, Brent Shields ; teleplay, August Wilson ; director, Lloyd Richards.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 109
August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future. The Charles family clashes over the fate of a magnificent, carved piano that carries their family's story from their days as slaves.
Pickup on South Street / 20th Century Fox screen play by Samuel Fuller, from a story by Dwight Taylor produced by Jules Schermer directed by Samuel Fuller.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1078
Petty crook Skip McCoy has his eye set on the big score. When the three-time convict picks the pocketbook of unsuspecting Candy, he finds a haul bigger than he ever could have imagined: a strip of microfilm bearing confidential U.S. secrets. Tailed by the Feds and the unwitting courier's Communist puppeteers, Skip and Candy find themselves in a precarious gambit that pits greed against redemption.
Pictures from a revolution / GMR Films presents a film by Susan Meiselas, Richard P. Rogers and Alfred Guzzetti produced, directed & edited by Susan Meiselas, Richard P. Rogers, Alfred Guzzetti.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 475
In this discourse on the power of images, photojournalist Susan Meiselas returns to the scenes of a revolution she witnessed and captured with her camera in war-torn Nicaragua in the late 70s and 80s. Delving into the lives of guerrillas, Sandinistas, and bystanders a decade after they faced off in a bloody struggle, this film finds both disappointment and modest pride amidst still-fresh, stirring memories. Once photographed wielding contact bombs and marching in the streets, these incredible Nicaraguans now live much as they did before the revolutionary days.
Pierrepoint : the last hangman / Weinstein Company Home Entertainment IFC First Take/UK Film Council and Capitol Films present a Granada production in association with Masterpiece Theatre producer, Christine Langan screenplay by Jeff Pope and Bob M
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 422
Albert Pierrepoint joins the family business and becomes the most feared and respected executioner in Britain. Living a split life as a master hangman, loyal husband and grocery delivery man, Albert became the most feared executioner in Britain, famed for his craftsmanship in hanging over 450 people. Once praised and demonized for his role in the Nazi war trials, he must ultimately face a fate he couldn't have imagined.
Pilates core challenge
Subject: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Call Number: DVD 928
Pilates exercises including 40 and 20 minute workouts with Ana Cabn.
Pilates. Abs workout [videorecording] / producer/director, Ted Landon.
Subject: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Call Number: DVD 925
Use the power of Pilates to increase tone in the abdominal muscles.
Pilobolus Dance Theatre / Warner Vision Entertainment ; a production of WNET/13 ; produced by Emile Ardolino and Judy Kinberg ; directed by Merrill Brockway ; narration written by Elizabeth Kendall.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 229
Documentary on the formation of Pilobolus and performances by the company.
Plagues & pleasures on the Salton Sea / Tilapia Film presents produced by Chris Metzler directed and shot by Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 474
Fabulously offbeat and refreshingly upbeat, this lovable film gets friendly with the natives of the Salton Sea, an inland ocean of massive fish kills, rotting resorts, and 120 degree nights located just minutes from urban South California.
Platoon / an Orion Pictures release Hemdale Film Corporation presents an Arnold Kopelson production of an Oliver Stone film produced by Arnold Kopelson written and directed by Oliver Stone.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 523
In Platoon, a middle-class college student volunteers for the war in Vietnam because he considers it his patriotic duty. The first thing he encounters on the airport tarmac in Saigon is a cart of body bags. It's downhill from there: endless hikes, ditch-digging, heat, rain, bugs and snakebites, fear and confusion, sleeplessness, and terror when he finally sleeps. He will only gradually, unknowingly, become an adequate soldier--one who has left innocence far behind.
Playing Shakespeare / written by John Barton director, John Carlaw producer, Andrew Snell LWT.
Volume: v.1-4
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 683
John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in nine intensive acting workshops, demonstrating how the Company makes Shakespeare's classic plays accessible to modern audiences without compromising the text's integrity.
Plaza suite / Paramount produced by Howard W. Koch screenplay, Neil Simon directed by Arthur Hiller.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 977
Three interlocking tales of love and romance in one New York hotel suite.
Plaza suite / Paramount produced by Howard W. Koch screenplay, Neil Simon directed by Arthur Hiller.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 977
Three interlocking tales of love and romance in one New York hotel suite.
Please vote for me / STEPS International presents director, Weijun Chen producer, Don Edkins produced by STEPS International in co-production with ARTE France ... [et al.].
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 513
Two males and a female vie for office. They indulge in low blows, character assassination and gestures of goodwill, all while gauging their standing with voters. The setting is a third-grade class at an elementary school in the city of Wuhan in central China. Chronicles a public school's first open elections.
Point counterpoint : the life and work of Georges Seurat, 1859-1891 / [presented by] Home Vision ; written and narrated by David Thompson ; a BBC TV production in association with RM Productions ; produced [and directed] by Ann Turner.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 309
Provides a close look at Seurat's pointillist technique and masterful draftsmanship, highlighted by conversations with modern artists Henry Moore and Bridget Riley.
Pointe by point.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 623
Presents Fewster's system of ballet instruction, suited to young beginners.
Points in space / directed by Elliot Caplan and Merce Cunningham produced by Bob Lockyer and Cunningham Dance Foundation.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 319
This is the critically acclaimed collaboration for the screen by choreographer Merce Cunningham, composer John Cage, and filmmaker Elliot Caplan. The first half features the BBC's documentary: interviews with Cunningham, Cage and members of the company, as well as scenes from rehearsals in New York and London that take the viewer through the complexities--and exhilaration--of bringing new dance to television. The second half features Points in space performed by Cunningham and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Pollock / Sony Pictures Classics Peter M. Brant and Joseph Allen in association with Ed Harris and Fred Berner Films present a Brant-Allen Films production directed by Ed Harris screenplay by Barbara Turner and Susan J. Emshwiller produced by Fre
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1151
Fellow artists and lovers Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner are at the center of New York's 1940's art scene, but as Krasner neglects her work to push Pollock's career forward, Pollock begins to unravel emotionally. Pollock and Krasner escape to the country to marry, and soon, Pollock creates the work that makes him the first internationally-famous modern painter in America. But with fame and fortune comes a volatile temper and severe self-doubt before long, Pollock's life threatens to explode --Container.
Pompeii, buried alive : extraordinary secrets of ancient Pompeii unveiled / produced by Multimedia Entertainment, Inc. and Filmroos, Inc. in association with A&E Network.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 306
Join the archaeological director of Pompeii to journey far beyond the excavations into the very lives cut short by the ancient tragedy.
Popeye the sailor. 1938-1940 [videorecording] / Max Fleischer Cartoon Studio King Features Syndicate, Inc. animation director, Max Fleischer.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject:
Call Number: DVD 1300
Includes 31 original cartoons: remastered, uncut theatrical shorts created by the legendary Max Fleischer, along with over 5 hours of extras.
Popeye the sailor. 1941-1943 [videorecording].
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject:
Call Number: DVD 1301
Contains 32 original theatrical shorts remastered and unedited from the original masters.
Portrait of Giselle
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 1
As host Sir Anton Dolin prepares New York City Ballet's Patricia McBride for the role of Giselle, he tells the plot of the ballet, gives the history of its performance, and lends insight into the technical and dramatic expertise required of its dancers.
Possession / USA Films and Warner Bros. Pictures present a Baltimore/Spring Creek Pictures production in association with Contagious Films producers, Paula Weinstein, Barry Levinson screenplay writers, David Henry Hwang, Laura Jones, Neil LaBute director.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 783
Roland is an academic researcher who discovers some important letters written by a famous Victorian poet, Randolph Henry Ash. Ash was presumed to have been totally devoted to his wife, but Roland finds letters written to another unnamed woman, and soon determines that the intended recipient was another, less well-known poet, Christabel LaMotte. Roland contacts Maud, an expert on LaMotte's life and work. Despite her skepticism, the two begin to investigate, and uncover a wealth of information about the affair between the two poets.
Powaqqatsi / a Golan-Globus production a Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas presentation directed by Godfrey Reggio produced by Mel Lawrence, Godfrey Reggio, Lawrence Taub written by Godfrey Reggio, Ken Richards Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 724
Juxtaposes images of ancient cultures with those of modern life [in industrialized societies], masterfully portraying the human cost of progress --Container.
Power game : how Washington really works . / With Hedrick Smith. Presented by Don Wilson, Archivist for the United States.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 70
Hedrick Smith, author, discusses the writing and research that went into his book.
Power trip / produced and directed by Paul Devlin.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 258
A comic clash of cultures that combusts when when AES, an American energy company, tries to transform the dysfunctional electric system in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia.
Pray the Devil back to hell / Fork Films presents a film by Abigail E. Disney and Gini Reticker produced by Abigail E. Disney directed by Gini Reticker.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 581
Documentary about a group of brave and visionary women who demanded peace for Liberia, a nation torn to shreds by a bloody civil war, violent warlords and a corrupt Charles Taylor regime. Includes interviews, archival images, and scenes of present-day Liberia together to recount the experiences and memories of the women who were instrumental in bringing lasting peace to their country.
President and the press
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 7
President Bush poses for photos with Archbishop Iakovos, Prime Minister Takeshita, John Tower, and his dog. He gives a speech at the Iwo Jima Memorial and holds news conferences at the White House and aboard Air Force One.
President Clinton's Grand Jury testimony
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 139
President Clinton testifies under oath before a Federal Grand Jury. Independent Counsels Jackie Bennett, Robert Bittman and Solomon Wisenberg question him via a video and audio link to the White House.
President George Bush news conference
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 84
Meeting in the Press Briefing Room of the White House, President Bush announces his support for conservation and environmental protection as well as support for the Chinese students still in this country after the Tiananmen Square Incident. The floor is then open for questions from the press.
Pride & prejudice / Focus Features presents in association with Studio Canal & Working Title production directed by Joe Wright.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 868
Elizabeth Bennet, upon meeting Mr. Darcy, believes that he is the last man she could every marry. As time passes, however, she begins to see new facts of his personality and eventually realizes that she loves him.
Pride and prejudice / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents screenplay by Aldous Huxley, Jane Murfin produced by Hunt Stromberg directed by Robert Z. Leonard.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1103
In late eighteenth-century England, spirited young Elizabeth Bennet copes with the romantic entanglements of her four sisters, and her feelings for wealthy, brooding, and seemingly over-proud Mr. Darcy.
Primal fear / Paramount Pictures in association with Rysher Entertainment a Gary Lucchesi production.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 433
A Chicago altar boy is accused of murdering the archbishop and a publicity hungry local attorney decides to defend him.
Primal furnace / Electric Research Institute.
Subject: SCIENCE - EARTH SCIENCES
Call Number: VID 11
Describes types of geothermal resources, the historical uses of geothermal energy, and the techniques which allow its conversion into electricity.
Primal mind / [produced by the Primal Mind Foundation in association with Alvin H. Perlmutter, Inc.]
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 158
Hosted by Jamake Highwater, incorporates scenic views, still photographs, and vintage footage in examining the contrasts between traditional native American concepts and European-based American cultures. Focuses on differences related to art, nature, architecture, and time.
Primary / conceived & produced by Robert Drew for Time-Life Broadcast ; writer, Robert Drew.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 164
A political documentary of the 1960 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary campaigns in which Senator John F. Kennedy upset Senator Hubert H. Humphrey.
Prime Minister's question time / British House of Commons.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 82
Members of the House of Commons question Margaret Thatcher in a twice weekly 15 minute session. Issues for today include the controversial Iraqi Super gun project and the topic of European unity.
Prix de Lausanne 2008 : Finals / produced by the Prix de Lausanne executive production by Ecran P&P / ICI TV SA - Vevey TV production by Michel Dami.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1159
Prix de Lausanne 2009 : Finals / produced by the Prix de Lausanne executive production by Mediaprofil SA - Vevey directed by Fran̨cois Goetghebeur.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1160
Prix de Lausanne 2010 : Finals / produced by the Prix de Lausanne executive production by Mediaprofil SA - Vevey directed by Jean-Fran̨cois Lebossé.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1161
Prohibition / a production of Florentine Films and WETA Television written by Geoffrey C. Ward produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick and Ken Burns directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
Volume: v.1 - 3
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1266
This videodisc explores the extraordinary story of what happens when a freedom-loving nation outlaws the sale of intoxicating liquor, and the disastrous unintended consequences that follow. The utterly relevant cautionary tale raises profound questions about the proper role of government and the limits of legislating morality. When the country goes dry in 1920, after a century of debate, millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight.
Proof / Miramax Films presents in association with Endgame Entertainment a Hart Sharp Entertainment production screenplay by David Auburn and Rebecca Miller directed by John Madden a film by John Madden produced by Jeffrey Sharp ... [et al.].
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 733
With the help of one of her father's former students, Catherine, a devoted daughter, must come to terms with the death of her father, a brilliant mathematician whose genius was crippled by mental instability. After his death, a notebook containing a mathematical proof is found and Catherine claims the proof is her own work.
Public enemies / a Universal Pictures presentation in association with Relativity Media a Forward Pass/Misher Films production in association with Tribeca Productions and Appian Way a Michael Mann film produced by Kevin Misher, Michael Mann screen
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 897
1933. It is the fourth year of the Great Depression. For John Dillinger, Alvin Karpis and Baby Face Nelson, it is the golden age of bank robbery. After serving a ten-year prison sentence, John Dillinger embarks on a cross-country bank-robbing spree with help from his associates: faithful driver Red Hamilton, cocky lookout Homer Van Meter, and murderous hothead Baby Face Nelson. He relocates to Chicago, where he meets hatcheck girl Billie Frechette and falls in love, but struggles to reconcile his new romance with his life on the run. Meanwhile, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover has enlisted Special Agent Melvin Purvis to use the latest techniques and equipment to catch Dillinger-Public Enemy Number One-even as Purvis realizes that doing so may stretch his principles to the breaking point.
Public schools inc. : a Merrow report.
Subject: EDUCATION
Call Number: VID 544
Ten years after entrepreneur Chris Whittle announced his plan to revolutionize education, Whittle's Edison Schools continue to be a lightning rod for the issue of for-profit, public education. Frontline and The Merrow Report join forces to investigate the Edision Schools and examine whether it's possible to create world-class schools that turn a profit.
Public speaking / HBO Documentary Films American Express Portraits present in association with Consolidated Documentaries and Sikelia Productions directed by Martin Scorsese produced by Graydon Carter, Fran Lebowitz, Martin Scorsese producer, Mar
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1104
Wise, brilliant, and funny, Fran Lebowitz hit the New York literary scene in the early '70s when Andy Warhol hired the unknown scribe to write a column for Interview magazine. Today, she's an acclaimed author with legions of fans who adore her acerbic wit. Public speaking captures the author in conversation at New York's Waverly Inn, in an onstage discussion with longtime friend and celebrated writer Toni Morrison, and on the streets of New York City.
Pulp fiction / Miramax Films presents a Band Apart and Jersey Films production ; stories by Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary ; produced by Lawrence Bender ; a film by Quentin Tarantino.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 57
Clever, dark film that tells 4 separate stories that are gradually brought together. Involved are two low-rent hit men, their boss and his sexy wife, a prizefighter and a pair of desperate robbers.
Punch-drunk love / Revolution Studios/New Line Cinema presents a Joanne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Co. production produced by Joanne Sellar, Daniel Lupi and Paul Thomas Anderson written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 919
Barry, a socially awkward man who is constantly being tormented by his seven sisters, falls madly in love with a mysterious woman. But a loose thread from his past may threaten their happiness.
Putting it together : a musical review / music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; Broadway Television Network ; a Cameron Mackintosh production.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 70
A Broadway musical using a cocktail party as the theme to review Sondheim's best work. Includes material from a number of shows.
Quantum of solace / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Columbia Pictures Albert R. Brocolli's Eon Productions Limited presents written by Paul Haggis and Neal Purvis & Robert Wade produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli directed by Marc Forster.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 989
Is there solace in revenge? Reeling from the events of Casino Royale, 007 is determined to find out who was pulling the strings. Bond pursues the agents of an assassination attempt on M, and all those roads lead to Dominic Greene, a world-renowned developer of green technology. MI-6, upset by Bond's investigative methods, denounces him. So Bond must call in favors and partner up with the mysterious and feisty Camille, a woman with a mission of her own. Bond follows the trail that begins in Italy, with stops in Haiti, Austria, Panama, and finally to Bolivia, while M wonders if she can trust Bond, or if vengeance possesses him.
Queen Christina / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer a Rouben Mamoulian production produced by Walter Wanger screen play by H.M. Harwood and Salka Viertel dialogue by S.N. Behrman photographed by William Daniels directed by Rouben Mamoulian.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 685
Portrayal of the 17th century Queen of Sweden who relinquishes her throne for her lover, the ambassador from Spain.
Questioning faith : confessions of a seminarian / Cinemax Reel Life presents producer, Leonard Cox director/producer, Macky Alston.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 485
The death of a close friend and fellow seminary student challenges Macky Alston's deepest convictions. Alston sets up a network of interviews with a diverse group of New Yorkers to answer questions on how to maintain faith in the face of tragedy.
Quiet rage : the Stanford prison study / Stanford Instructional Television Network ; produced and directed by Ken Musen ; written by Ken Musen and Philip Zimbardo.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 269
Discusses a prison simulation experiment conducted in 1971 with students at Stanford University and considers the causes and effects that make prisons such an emotional issue. Documentary includes new film, flashback editing, follow-ups 20-years later, and an original music score; reveals the chronology of the transition of good into evil, of normal into the abnormal.
Quills
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 423
History's most infamous sexual adventurer lives in a madhouse, where a beautiful laundry maid helps him smuggle his erotic stories to the printer, defying orders from the asylum's priest.
Rabbit hole / Lionsgate presents an Olympus Pictures, Blossom Films, Oddlot Entertainment production screenplay by David Lindsay-Abaire producer, Gigi Pritzker ... [et al.] directed by John Cameron Mitchell.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1105
Becca and Howie Corbett are returning to their everyday existence in the wake of a shocking, sudden loss. Just eight months ago, they were a happy suburban family with everything they wanted. Now, they are caught in a maze of memory, longing, guilt, recrimination, sarcasm and tightly controlled rage from which they cannot escape. The journey is an intimate glimpse into two people learning to re-engage with each other and a world that has been tilted off its axis.
Rabbit in the moon / a Wabi-Sabi production ; a film by Emiko Omori.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: VID 246
A documentary/memoir about the lingering effects of the World War II internment of the Japanese American community. The film examines issues that ultimately created deep rifts within the Japanese American community, reveals the racist subtext of the loyalty questionnaire and exposes the absurdity of the military draft within the camps.
Race to freedom : the underground railroad / an Atlantis Films Limited production in association with United Image Entertainment ; produced in association with the Family Channel (US), Black Entertainment Television and CTV Television Network, Ltd. ; pro
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 62
This is the dramatic story of four slaves who escape from a cotton plantation in the South and travel along a clandestine network of escape routes, known as the underground railroad", to freedom in Canada."
Rage for democracy / a presentation of the William Benton Broadcast Project of the University of Chicago.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 68
The reality versus the ideal of democracy in American society is examined through four stories: (1) politics in the urban black 24th ward of Chicago, (2) the action against a local airport expansion project by the wealthy white community of Lexington, Massachusetts, (3) single issue politics on a religiously inspired basis in the Texas textbook controversy, and (4) the poor organizing to help themselves in the Piedmont Peace Project in rural North Carolina.
Raging bull / United Artists a Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler production a Martin Scorsese film produced in association with Peter Savage screenplay by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin producers, Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler director, Mart
Volume: Pt. 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 344
Jake La Motta is a boxer whose psychological and sexual complexities erupt into violence both in and out of the ring. His brother Joey falls prey to Jake's mounting paranoia and jealousy, while fifteen-year-old Vickie, becomes Jake's wife and most prized trophy. The same anger that drives Jake in the ring, ultimately drives him to beat his wife and brother, and sends Jake down a self-destructive spiral of paranoia and rage.
Raisin' cotton / by Emma Knowlton Lytle ; [producer, Karen Glynn] ; Southern Media Archive.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: VID 504
This compilation of silent home movies of life on a Mississippi Delta cotton plantation from 1938-1942 are enhanced with recently recorded commentary by Mrs. Emma Knowlton Lytle, who made the films. Depicts the full cycle of a cotton crop from breaking ground to weaving the cloth.
Raisin in the sun / Columbia Pictures Corporation ; produced by David Susskind, Philip Rose ; directed by Daniel Petrie ; screenplay by Lorraine Hansberry.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 198
Film of the award-winning play about a struggling black family living on Chicago's South Side and the impact of an unexpected insurance bequest. Each family member sees the bequest as the means of realizing dreams and of escape from grinding frustrations.
Random Hearts / Columbia Pictures presents a Rastar/Mirage Enterprises production a Sydney Pollack film.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1200
Internal affairs sergeant and a Congresswoman become entangled in a shocking mystery and an unexpected romance after their spouses are killed in a plane crash together.
Rashōmon / [Daiei Co. produced by Jingo Minoura scenario by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto directed by Akira Kurosawa].
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 342
Set in the Middle Ages, the nature of truth and subjective reality are probed in a series of flashbacks from four viewpoints to present the case history of a man's murder and the rape of his wife by a bandit.
Rashomon / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; Janus Films ; producer, Jingo Minoura ; director, Akira Kurosawa ; screenplay, Shinobu Hashimoto and Akira Kurosawa.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 329
Four people involved in the murder of a gentleman in feudal Japan and the seduction of his wife report differing views of what actually happened.
Rattle and hum / U2 Paramount Pictures a Midnight Films production directed by Phil Joanou produced by Michael Hamlyn.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 907
This live concert film follows U2 through their U.S. Joshua tree tour.
Readings & conversations : reading by A.J. Verdelle ; conversation with Nikky Finney / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 485
Readings & conversations : reading by Adrienne Rich ; conversation with Carol Muske / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 489
Readings & conversations : reading by Chet Raymo ; conversation with Scott Russell Sanders / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 495
Readings & conversations : reading by Csezlaw Milosz ; conversation with Helen Vendler / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 483
Readings & conversations : reading by Eduardo Galeano ; conversation with Lawrence Weschler / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 487
Readings & conversations : reading by Eduardo Galeano and Sebastio Salgado ; conversation with Amy Goodman / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 498
Readings & conversations : reading by Gish Jen ; conversation with Don Lee / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 493
Readings & conversations : reading by Jamaica Kincaid ; conversation with William Gass / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 496
Readings & conversations : reading by Jorie Graham ; conversation with Michael Silverblatt / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 488
Readings & conversations : reading by Li-Young Lee ; conversation with Michael Silverblatt / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 494
Readings & conversations : reading by Lucille Clifton ; conversation with Denise Chávez / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 491
Readings & conversations : reading by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge ; conversation with Arthur Sze / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 486
Readings & conversations : reading by Robert Hass ; conversation with Jorie Graham / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 482
Readings & conversations : reading by W.S. Merwin ; conversation with Naomi Shihab Nye / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 497
Readings & conversations : reading by William Gass ; conversation with Michael Silverblatt / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 484
Readings & conversations : readings by Wendell Berry and Gary Snyder ; conversation with Jack Shoemaker / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 490
Readings & conversations : with Wallace Shawn / produced by the Lannan Foundation in association with Thunder Road Productions.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 492
The author performs his one-person play, The Fever.
Real Ellen story / a World of Wonder Production for Channel Four UK.
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: VID 522
Examines the controversial television Sitcom Ellen in which a major character reveals that she is a lesbian. Includes interviews with actors and ABC/Disney executives.
Real Malcolm X : an intimate portrait of the man / production of CBS News.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: VID 163
CBS News examines the facts of the extraordinary life of Malcolm X in exclusive, never-before-shown footage and excerpts from some of his most important speeches. Family, friends, and contemporary artists discuss his legacy in the black community.
Rebel Soldier.
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 308
This film follows a young woman as she searches for her family's past when she discovers a distant relative found true love in her early days at Stephens College nearly a century ago.
Red dragon / Universal Pictures and Dino De Laurentiis present in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, a Brett Ratner film producers, Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis screenplay writer, Ted Tally director, Brett Ratner.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 791
Will Graham is an FBI agent who brought Hannibal Lecter to justice however, his confrontation with Lecter proved to be a bloody, near-death experience. Retiring from the Bureau, he moves to Florida. However, a particularly grisly killer is on the loose, and Jack, Graham's one-time mentor at the Bureau, asks him to return to duty to find him. The Tooth Fairy is a vicious murderer who kills entire families at once, covering the eyes of his victims with bits of a shattered mirror.
Red Rock west / a Propaganda Films production produced by Sigurjon Sighvatsson, Steve Golin directed by John Dahl written by John Dahl and Rick Dahl.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1097
An unemployed Texan walks into a tavern in Red Rock, Wyoming, and is mistaken for a professional hit-man.
Red shoes / a Janus Films release ; J. Arthur Rank presents a production of the Archers ; from an original screenplay by Emeric Pressburger with additional dialogue by Keith Winter ; written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburge
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 222
Centers on the dilemma of a young ballerina torn between the composer who loves her and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer.
Red shoes / Pinewood Films.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 559
Centers on the dilemma of a young ballerina who's torn between the demands of career and love.
Reds / Paramount Pictures presents written by Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths produced and directed by Warren Beatty.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 593
The true story of the love affair of John Reed, American Communist, journalist and activist and Louise Bryant, writer and feminist.
Reflections on the Constitution / Attorney general Edwin Meese III.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 85
Attorney general Meese speaks on the conference topic of Separation of powers: fact or myth.
Rent / Revolution Studios presents in association with 1492 Pictures a Tribeca production a Chris Columbus film based on the musical by Jonathan Larson produced by Jane Rosenthal ... [et al.] screenplay by Stephen Chbosky directed by Chris Col
Subject: MUSICALS
Call Number: DVD 851
Focuses on the year in the life of a group of friends in New York's East Village. The bohemians live carefree lives of art, music, sex, and drugs. It is carefree until Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, and Roger, an aspiring songwriter, find out they owe a year's rent to Benny. Benny is a former friend who had promised them free rent when he married the landlord's daughter. Roger has also attracted the attention of his downstairs neighbor, Mimi. Mark's former girlfriend, Maureen, has found a new romance in a lawyer named Joanne. Philosophy professor Tom finds his soul mate in drag queen Angel. With this being the late 1980s, the threat of AIDS is always present.
Reservoir dogs / a Miramax Film release Artisan Entertainment presents a Lawrence Bender production in association with Monte Hellman and Richard N. Gladstein a film by Quentin Tarantino produced by Lawrence Bender written and directed by Quentin
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 539
They were strangers, together to pull off the perfect jewel heist. Their simple robbery turns into a bloody ambush when they realize one of them is a police informant.
Restless eye : Eugne Delacroix : a film / based on his paintings and his journals ; Home Vision presents an RM Arts production ; written and narrated by Colin Nears ; a BBC [Television] coproduction with RM Productions, Munich ; directed by Colin Nears
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 373
Uses Delacroix's journal and paintings to tell the story of his life and work.
Return of Martin Guerre = Le retour de Martin Guerre / SFP, Les Films Marcel Dassault, FR3.
Volume: 1996
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 137
The film revolves around the suspenseful unraveling of the identity of the title character, Martin Guerre, who has disappeared as a young husband and resumes his marriage years later.
Return to glory : Michelangelo revealed : the restoration of the Sistine Chapel / presented by Edwin Newman.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 352
In 1980 work began on the restoration of Michelangelo's frescoes in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. This is the exclusive film record of the first phase of the 12 year endeavor.
Revelations : paradise lost 2 / Home Box Office presents a Hand-To-Mouth production directed and produced by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1310
Returns to West Memphis, Ark. to re-examine the controversial story of the child murders at Robin Hood Hills, the most notorious murder case in the state's history, revealing startling new evidence and exploring the ironies and ambiguities of a mystery that refuses to go away.
Revolutionary road / DreamWorks Pictures presents in association with BBC Films, an Evamere Entertainment, BBC Films, Neal Street production, a Sam Mendes film produced by John N. Hart, Scott Rudin, Sam Mendes, Bobby Cohen screenplay by Justin Haythe
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 976
Frank and April Wheeler live a life that appears to be perfect. They live in the Connecticut suburbs with two young children. Frank commutes to New York City where he works in an office job that he hates and has yet to figure out what his passion in life is. April is a housewife who forgoes her dream of being an actress. They are not happy. One day, April suggests that they move to Paris as a means to rejuvenate their life. Initially skeptical, Frank ultimately agrees to April's plan. When circumstances change around the Wheelers, April decides she will do whatever she has to to get herself out of her unhappy existence.
Revolutionary road / DreamWorks Pictures presents in association with BBC Films, an Evamere Entertainment, BBC Films, Neal Street production, a Sam Mendes film produced by John N. Hart, Scott Rudin, Sam Mendes, Bobby Cohen screenplay by Justin Haythe
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 976
Frank and April Wheeler live a life that appears to be perfect. They live in the Connecticut suburbs with two young children. Frank commutes to New York City where he works in an office job that he hates and has yet to figure out what his passion in life is. April is a housewife who forgoes her dream of being an actress. They are not happy. One day, April suggests that they move to Paris as a means to rejuvenate their life. Initially skeptical, Frank ultimately agrees to April's plan. When circumstances change around the Wheelers, April decides she will do whatever she has to to get herself out of her unhappy existence.
RFK : his many sides / Produced by CBS News Productions for A&E Network.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 594
Robert Kennedy was the third son and seventh child of Joseph and Rose Kennedy, and his childhood was spent trying to win his domineering father's approval, mostly unsuccessfully. But as this Biography shows, he did not make a name for himself until 1952.
Richard Avedon : darkness and light / a production of Thirteen WNET ; directed by Helen Whitney ; written and produced by Helen Whitney.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: VID 286
Focus on fashion and portraiture photographer, Richard Avedon.
Richard Burton's Hamlet / Paul Brownstein Productions directed by John Gielgud produced for the screen by William Sargent and Alfred W. Crown restoration producer Paul Brownstein.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 324
Staged in rehearsal room and modern dress conditions, this is Richard Burton's performance as Hamlet.
Richard Evans' dialogue with Viktor Frankl / producer and director, Peter Dema ; post-production, Catalyst Production Services.
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
Call Number: VID 138
Dr. Frankl talks about his differences and agreements with Freud, Jung, Adler, Lorenz, and Skinner, and he discusses logotherapy, meaning, humanism, altruism, and what hope there is for suvival in the nuclear age.
Richard Ford : in conversation with Gerald Marzorati / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 470
Mr. Ford read from Independence Day on December 10, 1996.
Richard III / United Artists Pictures presents with the participation of British Screen ; a Bayly/Par production developed in association with First Look Pictures ; screenplay, Ian McKellen + Richard Loncraine ; producers, Lisa Katselas Par, Stephen Ba
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: VID 266
In 1930's Britain, in the wake of a bloody civil war, the younger brother of the new King sets in motion a monstrous scheme to claim the throne for himself. Updated version of Shakespeare's tale.
Richard III / United Artists Pictures presents with the participation of British Screen ; a Bayly/Par production developed in association with First Look Pictures ; screenplay by Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine ; producers, Lisa Katselas Par and Step
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 412
In 1930's Britain, in the wake of a bloody civil war, the younger brother of the new King sets in motion a monstrous scheme to claim the throne for himself. Updated version of Shakespeare's tale.
Richard Nelson : in conversation with Gary Nabhan / Lannan Foundation ; director, Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 480
Mr. Nelson read from The Island Within and Heart and Blood: Living with Deer in America on April 14, 1998.
Richard Nixon, crisis in the presidency
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 41
Presents a balanced portrait of this President whose triumphs included rapprochment with Communist China, but whose ignominies forced his resignation in 1974.
Richard Rodgers : some enchanted evening / Produced by Judy Chesterman directed by Andy Picheta.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 935
This star-studded gala celebrates the centenary of the birth of legendary Broadway composer Richard Rodgers. This performance at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, directed for the stage by Simon Callow, includes songs, dance, staged numbers and anecdotes featuring leading stars from both Broadway and London's West End.
Richard Wilbur / produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr ; in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 431
David St. John interview Richard Wilbur.
Richter : the enigma / NVC Arts ; a film by Bruno Monsaingeon ; produced by Helene Le Coeur.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 537
Provides an overview of the life and career of Sviatoslav Richter, a Soviet pianist, who remained psychologically free of the regime and indifferent to political events. Includes archival footage of his performances and a rare interview.
Ride the high country / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents written by N.B. Stone, Jr. produced by Richard E. Lyons directed by Sam Peckinpah.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 655
Two old friends have taken drastically different paths growing up. One is a small town sheriff, the other has become a burglar, bent on stealing the gold the other is shipping cross-country.
Riding giants / Quiksilver Entertainment Forever Films & StudioCanal present a Forever Films, StudioCanal, Setsuna LLC, AOP production in association with Quiksilver producers, Agi Orsi, Jane Kachmer, Stacy Peralta written by Stacy Peralta, Sam Ge
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 998
Opening with a two-minute animation recapitulating the first 1000 years of surfing history, Riding Giants goes on to summarize the story of the big wave riding. Interviews with legendary big wave surfers, at celebrated breaks from Hawaii's North Shore to California's Mavericks, help explain how surfing became not just a hobby, but a culture and way of life. Viewers without any interest in surfing will come away with a greater appreciation for the sport, and a better understanding of what drives those who have given their lives to it.
Riding the rails / WGBH Boston Video presents an Out of the Blue production a film by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell produced, directed and written by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 579
Tells the story of the 250,000 teenagers who left their homes and hopped freight trains during the Great Depression.
Rififi
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 125
A story of a successful jewel robbery in which the four thieves betray each other.
Rivers and tides : Andy Goldsworthy working with time / Roxie Releasing and the Trust for Public Land present a Mediopolis Film and Fernsehproduktion GmbH with Skyline Productions Ltd. in co-operation with WDR/arte, YLE - the Finnish Broadcasting Company
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 147
A documentary on the Scottish artist Andy Goldsworthy.
Road to 9/11 / Kunhardt Productions writer and producer, Sabin Streeter.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 938
The Road to 9/11 is a gripping look at the forces that have shaped the modern Middle East-- from terrorists to dictators to the CIA. Its is a story that spans almost a century a story that needs to be better known --Container.
Road to Perdition / DreamWorks Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox present a Zanuck Company production produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Dean Zanuck, Sam Mendes screenplay by David Self directed by Sam Mendes.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 865
Michael Sullivan works as an enforcer for his adopted father, Irish gangster John Rooney. When Sullivan's son, Mike Jr., witnesses one of his father's killings on Rooney's behalf, the gangster decides that his ward and his family are liabilities that must be removed. Sullivan tries to safeguard his son and get even with the man who betrayed him, while his son focuses on bonding with his emotionally distant father.
Road to the Stamping ground / an RM Arts production.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 29
Kylian's ballet Stamping ground was inspired by the Australian aborigine dance ceremony he witnessed in 1980. This film includes footage from the Australian ceremonies, intercut with the choreographer and his own dancers working in the Hague.
Robert Creeley / produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr of Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV for Lannan Foundation.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 433
Robert Creeley reads his poems and talks with students at the Harvard School. Includes an interview with him conducted by Lewis MacAdams at the Gallery of the Lannan Foundation in Los Angeles on April 13, 1990.
Robert Mitchum : the signature collection.
Volume: v.1 - 6
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1350
Yakuza: Harry Kilmer returns to Japan after several years in order to rescue his friend George's kidnapped daughter - and ends up on the wrong side of the Yakuza, the notorious Japanese mafia.;"Angel face: When Mrs. Tremayne is mysteriously poisoned with gas, ambulance driver Frank Jessup meets her refined but sensuous stepdaughter Diane, who quickly pursues and infatuates him. When he shows signs of pulling away, Diane schemes to get him in so deep he'll never get out.";"Sundowners: In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move.";"Home from the hill: Captain Wade Hunnicutt is the wealthiest and most powerful citizen in his Texan town he is also a notorious womanizer, which has turned his wife Hannah against him. This creates conflict with his son, who later learns some hidden secrets.";"Macao: A sultry night club singer, a man who has also traveled to many exotic ports and a salesman meet aboard ship on the 45-mile trip from Hong Kong to Macao.";"Good guys and the bad guys: Marshal Flagg, an aging lawman about to be retired, teams up with his old nemesis, the outlaw McKaye, to prevent a robbery."
Robert Rauschenberg : man at work / a BBC/RM Arts co-production in association with the Guggenheim Museum and Ovation ; executive producer, Andrea Miller ; director, Chris Granlund.
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 216
A look at one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Includes Rauschenberg's autobiographical work, the multipaneled 1/4 mile or 2 furlong piece, filmed at his Captiva Island studio.
Robert Schumann's Davidsbnderlertnze / a production of CBS Cable in association with the National Video Corporation.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 411
Robert Schumann's Davidsbnderlertnze or, 18 character pieces for piano, refers to an imaginary League of David (as in Goliath), a society pledged to slay the musical Philistines of Schumann's day.
Roberta / Radio Pictures presents a Pandro S. Berman production screen play by Jane Murfin, Sam Mintz and Allan Scott additional dialogue by Glenn Tryon directed by William A. Seiter.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 636
Fun's in fashion when Fred and Ginger enter the world of Paris fashions. Marvelous Jerome Kern music graces standards like Smoke gets in your eyes and I won't dance.
Robin Williams live on broadway / Robin Williams Columbia Music Video HBO Original Programing.
Subject: COMEDY
Call Number: DVD 1030
A comedy special with Robin Williams at New York City's Broadway Theater.
Rock & roll invaders : the AM radio deejays / writer-producer-director, Paul Eichgrom produced by Dramarama Productions Inc. in association with Bravo Network, CHUM Television, CFCF-TV, with participation of Telefilm Canada, Canadian Television and Cable
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 286
The story of the flamboyant and rebellious AM Radio deejays who pushed the envelope of rock and roll radio programming.
Rock 'n' roll explodes / Time-Life Video & Television ; Telepictures Productions ; Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution ; QDE ; Andrew Solt Productions ; series producer, Jeffrey Peisch.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 160
A collection of vintage clips featuring Muddy Waters singing Got My Mojo Working," Chuck Berry performing "Maybellene," Little Richard singing "Tutti Frutti," and Michael Jackson performing "Billie Jean," plus interviews with and and coverage of Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, Bono, Tina Turner, Louis Jordan, and Elvis Presley."
Roger & me / Warner Bros. presents a Dog Eat Dog Films production ; a film by Michael Moore ; written, produced and directed by Michael Moore.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: VID 227
A documentary about Flint, Michigan native Michael Moore and his efforts to meet with General Motors' president Roger Smith in order to persuade the executive to visit Flint, a city which is economically depressed due to the closure of a General Motors plant.
Roger & me / Warner Bros. presents a Dog Eat Dog Films production, a film by Michael Moore written, produced and directed by Michael Moore.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1164
A documentary about Flint, Michigan native Michael Moore and his efforts to meet with General Motors' president Roger Smith in order to persuade the executive to visit Flint, a city which is economically depressed due to the closure of a General Motors plant.
Role of the justice department : [September 15, 1989]
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 51
Consists of portions of the meeting of the United States 10th Circuit Judicial Conference held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 1989. Speechs by Kenneth Starr, Solicitor General and Byron White, Justice of the Supreme Court. Introductions by Court of Appeals Judge, David Ebel.
Rome & Pompeii
Subject: ARCHTECTURE
Call Number: VID 317
The grandeur of Imperial Rome and Pompeii is reconstructed by archeologists, historians, and video artists.
Romeo & Juliet / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Alvin Rakoff.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 33
Shakespeare's tragedy about two teenagers who fall in love, encounter opposition from their feuding families, and take their own lives.
Romeo and Juliet / [produced and directed by Paul Czinner].
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 330
Royal Ballet with Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn in Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet / Paramount Pictures Corporation.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: VID 382
Teenagers fall in love, but are opposed by their families.
Romeo and Juliet : a film-ballet based on the tragedy by Shakespeare / a Mosfil'm production.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 145
Historic performance by the legendary Galina Ulanova as Juliet in a version of Prokofiev's ballet specially choreographed and staged for filming.
Romeo and Juliet : ballet in three acts / Joseph E. Levine presents a Paul Czinner production for Poetic Films Ltd. ; in association with Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Limited.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 231
This is the famed Royal Ballet production featuring Nureyev and Fonteyn at the peak of their careers. Includes scene-by-scene synopsis and biographies of Nureyev, Fonteyn, and Prokofiev.
Rommett Floor-Barre Technique : a method to develop and refine ballet technique / Zena Rommett.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 595
An innovative and comprehensive training program for professional dancers, teachers, skaters, gymnasts and those who want to keep fit and in touch with their bodies.
Rommett Floor-Barre Technique : a method to develop and refine ballet technique / Zena Rommett.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 595
An innovative and comprehensive training program for professional dancers, teachers, skaters, gymnasts and those who want to keep fit and in touch with their bodies.
Ronin / United Artists Pictures presents an FGM Entertainment production a John Frankenheimer film.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 638
In a world where loyalties are easily abandoned and allegiances can be bought, a new deadlier terrorist threat has emerged- freeagent killers! The Cold War may be over, but a new world order keeps a group of covert mercenaries employed by the highest bidder. These operatives, known as Ronin, are assembled in France by a mysterious client for a seemingly routine mission: steal a top-secret briefcase. but the simple task soon proves explosive as other underworld organizations vie for the same prize...and to get the job done, the members of Ronin must do something they've never done before- trust each other!
Roots / David L. Wolper Productions.
Volume: v.1-6
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 208
An adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors, Kunta Kinte, was captured and sold into slavery. The series follows the struggle for freedom which began with the young man's abduction and was continued by his descendants.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are dead / a theatrical production of Michael Brandman & Emanuel Azenberg in association with Thirteen WNET a Tom Stoppard film produced by Michael Brandman, Emanuel Azenberg written and directed by Tom Stoppard a Cinecom Entert
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 332
The fringe characters from Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' take center stage at Elsinore.
Rosewood / Warner Bros. ; directed by John Singleton.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 199
In 1923 a black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people murdered because of a lie. Some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people.
Ross McElwee DVD Collection / by Ross McElwee.
Volume: v.2-5
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 170
Collection includes "Charleen", "Backyard", "Sherman's march", "Time indefinite", "Six o'clock news", and "Bright leaves".
Roy Lichtenstein : reflections / directed and produced by Edgar B. Howard.
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 217
This video features one of the great pop artists of our time, discussing his work, his artistic process and the sources of his inspiration. Also featured are the artist's large-scale murals, his Relections Series and his Interior Series.
Rudolf Nureyev/Erik Bruhn : their complete Bell Telephone Hour performances, 1961-1967 / a production of Henry Jaffe Enterprises, Inc.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 68
Live telecast excerpts from various ballets, featuring early performances by Nureyev and Bruhn.
Rules of the game / director and screenplay, Jean Renoir ; producer, Claude Renoir, Sr.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 87
A comedy drama set on the eve of World War II. It contrasts the affairs of the French aristocracy and the working class at a weekend house party. Masters and their servants are involved in an immoral erotic charade that builds to a shattering climax.
Russell Simmons presents Def poetry. Season 5 / director, Stan Lathan.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 563
Features talented contemporary urban poets, plus well-known musicians and comedians, and highlights their original material and powerful performances in an unedited, uncensored and definitely unparalleled setting.
Russell Simmons presents Def poetry. Season 6 / Simmons/Lathan TV Home Box Office producer, Kamilah Forbes, Allen Kelman director, Stan Lathan.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 564
The showcase for spoken word is back with another jam-packed series of words and wisdom. Features talented contemporary urban poets, plus well-known musicians and comedians, and highlights their original material and powerful performances in an unedited, uncensored and definitely unparalleled setting.
Sabrina / Paramount Pictures producer, Billy Wilder written for the screen, Billy Wilder, Samuel Taylor and Ernest Lehman director, Billy Wilder.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1346
The daughter of the chauffeur for an immensely wealthy family returns from Paris and dazzles the family's two sons.
Salem witch trials / coordinating producer/writer Rob Blumenstein produced by Weller/Grossman Productions for The History Channel.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 827
In 1693, the village of Salem, Massachusetts was overcome with superstitious hysteria. At the peak of the madness someone hundred fifty people, male and female, were accused of being witches. Twenty of them were executed.
Salisbury's report on China : the 40th anniversary of the revolution / Films for the Humanities, Inc.
Volume: pt.1-3
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 27
Salvador / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Hemdale Film Corporation presents an Oliver Stone film screenplay by Oliver Stone, Richard Boyle produced by Gerald Green, Oliver Stone directed by Oliver Stone.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 873
In 1980, Richard Boyle, a veteran war photographer whose career needs a boost, heads for El Salvador to cover the civil war there. He forms an uneasy alliance with both guerrillas in the countryside who want him to get pictures out to the US press, and the right-wing military, who want him to bring them photographs of the rebels.
Sam Shepard : stalking himself / a production of Teale/Oren Jacoby Productions, Thirteen/WNET and BBC.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: VID 386
A documentary of the life and works of Sam Shepard; features excerpts from performances, Shepard reading from his own work, and interviews with famous friends and fans.
Sandra Cisneros : in conversation with Dorothy Allison / Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 467
Sandra Cisneros reads her story Eleven and other works and is interviewed by Dorothy Allison on October 8, 1996.
Saturday night and Sunday morning / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Bryanston presents a Woodfall Film a British Lion-Bryanston release screenplay adapted from his novel by Alan Sillitoe produced by Tony Richardson directed by Karel Reisz.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 595
In 1950s post-war England, the working classes faced an unappetizing choice between drudgery, degradation, and despair or the materialist blandishments of deadening suburban affluence. Arthur is the prototypical 'angry young man'--outspoken, dissatisfied with the status quo, rebelling against stifling class distinctions--insolent and self-confident, his high wages enable his disdain for following orders and his hard drinking, red-blooded weekends. He is determined to enjoy his freedom as long as he can get away with it, before being trapped by marriage into conformity, surrounded by nappies and rent books in a new housing estate.
Savages / Fox Searchlight Pictures in association with Lone Star Group present This Is That production in association with Ad Hominem Enterprises and Cooper's Town Productions produced by Ted Hope, Ann Carey, Erica Westheimer written and directed by T
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 641
Jon and Wendy Savage (Hoffman and Linney) are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from their abusive father, Lenny (Bosco). Suddenly, a call comes in that Lenny's girlfriend has died and he cannot care for himself. Lenny suffers from dementia and his girlfriend's family dumps Lenny on his children. Despite the fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now brother and sister must come to terms with painful responsibilities for their father and are forced to struggle with their own personal demons.
Save the tiger / Paramount Pictures Corporation and Filmways, Inc. present Martin Ransohoff productions written and produced by Steve Shagan directed by John G. Avildsen.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1118
Harry Stoner is caught in a violent collision with his past and present life. He believes there is nothing significant in his life except survival, and that instinct pushes him beyond moral conduct.
Saving Private Ryan / DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures present an Amblin Entertainment production in association with Mutual Film Company produced by Steven Spielberg, Ian Royce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinson written by Robert Rodat directed by Ste
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 795
Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer and the strength to triumph over uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
Scener ur ett ktenskap = Scenes from a marriage / Svensk Filmindustri ; producerad av Cinematograph AB ; regie, Ingmar Bergman ; manus, Ingmar Bergman ; produktionsledare, Lars-Owe Carlberg.
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 502
Marianne and Johan always seemed to be the perfect couple. But when Johan suddenly leaves Marianne for another woman, they are forced to confront the disintegration of their marriage. Chronicles ten years of turmoil and love that bind the couple despite their divorce and subsequent marriages. Portrays the brutal pain and uplifting peace that accompany a lifetime of loving.
Schindler / written by Jon Blair ; Thames Television.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: VID 194
He was a gambler, womanizer and Nazi spy, yet to a thousand Jews he was a savior. The story of Oskar Schindler is presented through archival film and photographs and interviews with survivors and witnesses.
Schindler's list / an Amblin Entertainment production.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 167
The true story of the enigmatic Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi party, womanizer & war profiteer, who saved the lives of more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust.
School for scandal / by Richard Brinsley Sheridan ; a production of WNET/13, New York, in association with KTCA, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota ; adapted for television by Michael Bawtree ; produced by David Griffiths ; directed by Michael Langham and N
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 174
First performed in 1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan's sophisticated comedy of manners satirizes the extravagance and corruption of London society.
Scoop / Focus Features presents in association with BBC Films Ingenious Film Partners Phoenix Wiley a Jelly Roll Production produced by Letty Aronson, Gareth Wiley written and directed by Woody Allen.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 588
When an inquisitive college journalist (Johansson) stumbles upon new clues to a string of murders, her investigation leads directly to a handsome businessman (Jackman), who draws her in with his mysterious charm. Could a whirlwind romance with the subject of her search also become the most dangerous scoop of a lifetime? -- Container.
Scott Russell Sanders : in conversation with Bernard Cooper / Lannan Foundation ; director, Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 477
Mr. Sanders read from Writing from the center, In limestone country, Staying put, and Father within on May 20, 1997.
Script to screen / Australian Film, Television & Radio School.
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: VID 90
Brian Bell prepares a stage play for television production.
Se, jie = Lust, caution / Haishang Films presents, in association with Focus Features and River Road Entertainment and Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd and Shanghai Film Group Corporation directed by Ang Lee screenplay by Wang Hui Ling and James Schamus pro
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 738
Set against the backdrop of Japanese occupied Shanghai in 1942, a young woman finds herself swept up in a radical plot to assassinate a ruthless and secretive intelligence agent. As she immerses herself in her role as a cosmopolitan seductress, she becomes entangled in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue, love and betrayal.
Se7en / New Line Cinema presents an Arnold Kopelson production a film by David Fincher written by Andrew Kevin Walker produced by Arnold Kopelson, Phyllis Carlyle directed by David Fincher.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 871
A psychological thriller about two detectives on the trail of a serial killer who chooses his victims according to the seven deadly sins.
Seabiscuit / Universal Pictures/Dreamworks Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment present produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall produced by Gary Ross, Jane Sindell written for the screen and directed by Gary Ross.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 424
Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938.
Seamless / [Condé Nast Publications] produced and directed by Doug Keeve producer, Sabrina Tubio-Cid.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: DVD 1269
In search of the next hot designer, Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue, unites with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) to give aspiring designers an opportunity of a lifetime. Competing for a prize of $200,000 and a mentorship with an industry executive, 10 finalists were chosen to prove their worthiness to the panel. This documentary follows three of these promising designers, detailing their stories and emphasizing the pressure of their road to hopeful victory. The documentary features cameos by prominent designers Vera Wang and Isaac Mizrahi --Container.
Seamus Heaney / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 439
Seamus Heaney from County Derry, bears witness to Ireland's complex, violent past and present. One of the finest living poets, he reads from Selected Poems 1966-1987 and talks with Michael Silverblatt. The reading and conversation took place on Oct. 15, 1991, in Los Angeles--Container.
Search for signs of inteligint [sic] life in the universe / a Showtime presentation ; [presented by] Tomlin and Wagner Theatricalz ; written by Jane Wagner ; directed and photographed by John Bailey ; produced by Paula Mazur.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 520
Lily Tomlin plays the dozen parts in this comedy film about the latter part of the twentieth century. Nominated for two Emmy Awards. Tony Award winner, best actress in a play.
Second part of Henry the Sixth / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Jonathan Miller ; directed by Jane Howell.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 16
Continues Shakespeare's story of Henry VI in which Henry marries Lady Margaret of Anjou, but she despises his meekness and takes Suffolk as a lover. The new queen also hates the Yorks and becomes the inspiration of the Lancastrians.
Second part of King Henry the Fourth containing his death and the coronation of King Henry the Fift / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, David Giles.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 13
Shakespeare's play that portrays the colorful panorama of Medieval English life. The revolt against Henry is finally crushed and the king broods over the uncertain future of his son. Henry IV dies, Falstaff is banished, and Prince Hal is crowned Henry V.
Secret life of the brain / produced by David Grubin Productions in association with Thirteen/WNET New York.
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
Call Number: DVD 140
Examines the growth, aging, and evolution of the brain.
Secret service / by William Gillette a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York produced by Ken Campbell directed by Daniel Freudenberger and Peter Levin.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 347
Tells the tale of a Union spy working to seize control of the Richmond telegraph office. Posing as a wounded Confederate captain named Thorne, the spy's false orders to a Confederate Army commander raise the suspicions of a southern agent, who uses a local girl in love with Thorne as his reluctant accomplice to set a trap.
Secretariat / Walt Disney Pictures presents a Mayhem Pictures production produced by Gordon Gray and Mark Ciardi written by Mike Rich directed by Randall Wallace.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1001
Behind every legend lies an impossible dream. Witness the spectacular journey of an incredible horse named Secretariat and the moving story of his unlikely owner, a housewife who risked everything to make him a champion.
Separate but equal / Republic Pictures Corporation.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 190
The year is 1950 ... and America is divided between black and white. Schools, restaurants, trains and buses ... even drinking fountains cannot be shared by both races. Although slavery has been outlawed for nearly a century, segregation is legal. But white and Negro facilities are separate and unequal ... and the tension has reached a breaking point for the blacks of Clarendon County, South Carolina. When their request for a single school bus is denied by white school officials, a bitter, violent and courageous battle for justice and equality begins ... putting black against white and friend against neighbor all across the country.
Separation of powers : a bicentennial discussion / [presented by C-SPAN]
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 52
Sepharad : Judeo-Spanish
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 144
Music of the Jews from Spain. Sung in Hebrew and Ladino with English subtitles and narration.
September / an Orion Pictures release a Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe production produced by Robert Greenhut written and directed by Woody Allen.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 606
During late September, in Vermont, a group of people gather for a quiet week-end. But by the end of the week-end their hopes, dreams and fears are exposed, and the thin threads that hold their lives together are bared and begin to unravel. They pick up the pieces and make a new start.
Seven brides for seven brothers / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer producer, Jack Cummings writers, Albert Hackett & Frances Goodrich, Dorothy Kingsley directed by Stanley Donen.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1336
Adam, the eldest of seven brothers, goes to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly to marry him that same day. They return to his backwoods home. Only then does Milly discover that Adam has six other brothers all living with him in his cabin. Milly sets out to reform the uncouth siblings, who are anxious to get wives of their own. Then, after reading a story, Adam develops an idea that will create the solution to his brothers' loneliness - kidnap the women they want!
Seven easy pieces / by Marina Abramović a film by Babette Mangolte produced by Marina Abramović and Sean Kelly Gallery.
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 1169
Abramović reenacted five seminal performance works by her peers, dating from the 1960's and 70's, and two of her own, interpreting them as one would a musical score. The project confronted the fact that little documentation exists from this critical early period and one often has to rely upon testimony from witnesses or photographs that show only portions of any given performance. The seven works were performed for seven hours each, over the course of seven consecutive days. 'Seven easy pieces' examines the possibilities of representing and preserving an art form that is, by nature, ephemeral. --Container.
Seven samurai / Toho Company presents a Janus Films release ; production, Sojiro Motoki ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 136
This epic masterpiece is about a group of 16th century samurai who are hired to defend a small Japanese village that finds itself annually raided by an army of bandits who steal the meager crops harvested by the peasants. Tired of relinquishing their food supply but woefully inept in combat skills, the villagers decide to hire a band of samurai to protect them.
Seven wonders of the ancient world / produced by Questar Video, Inc. ; director/writer, Rolf Forsberg.
Subject: ARCHTECTURE
Call Number: VID 315
Philo of Byzantium, approximately 2,000 years ago, compiled a list of two statues, a temple, a roof-top garden, two tombs, and a lighthouse. Ancient Romans considered these to be the seven great man-made wonders of the world.
Sevillanas / una produccines Juan Lebron Produccines ; productor, Juan Lebron ; director, Carlos Saura.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 145
Consists of eleven short performances by Spain's most famous flamcnco dancers, singers and guitarists. Director Carlos Saura provides an in-depth look at the Sevillanas form of flamenco and its dancers, who range in age from about 8 to nearly 80.
Sex, lies, and videotape / an Outlaw Production written and directed by Steven Soderbergh produced by Robert Newmyer, John Hardy.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 917
Erotic comedy about a long lost college friend who drifts back into town and into the lives of a self-involved philanderer, his angelic wife, and her saucy sister.
Sex, power & the workplace / written & produced by Robert Dean.
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: VID 272
Financial experts estimate that it may cost corporate America more than $1 billion dollars over the next five years to settle sexual harassment lawsuits. Studies conclude that 40% to 80% of working women are subjected to sexual harassment during their working lives.
Shadows / produced by Maurice McEndree associate producer, Seymour Cassel directed by John Cassavetes Faces Distribution Corporation presents.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 280
The story of an interracial romance and the obstacles it puts on family relationships.
Shadows and fog / an Orion Pictures release a Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe production produced by Robert Greenhut written and directed by Woody Allen.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 540
Kleinman, a cowardly clerk recruited to help find a murderer, meets a woman and her boyfriend, a clown, running away from the circus. Kleinman decides to help them escape, abandoning the search for the murderer, but his choice only gets them all involved.
Shake hands with the Devil : the journey of Roméo Dallaire / White Pine Pictures presents director, Peter Raymont producers, Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 613
Lt. General Roméo Dallaire was the commander of the UN peacekeeping troops in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide which claimed 800,000 lives. This film follows Dallaire back to Rwanda ten years after the massacre in order for him to come to terms with the atrocities he witnessed there. Dallaire describes his experiences while in Rwanda and how they have since effected him.
Shakespeare behind bars / produced by Philomath Films in association with the Independent Television Service and the BBC Hank Rogerson, director and writer Jilann Spitzmiller, producer.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 554
Convicted felons at Kentucky's Luther Luckett Correctional Complex rehearse for the Shakespearean production, The Tempest, as part of the Shakespeare Behind Bars Program. The play's underlying theme of forgiveness parallels themes of transformation and redemption in the lives of the prisoners.
Shakespeare in love / Miramax Films/Universal Pictures/the Bedford Falls Company produced by David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick, Marc Norman written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard directed by John Madden.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 853
When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before!
Shakespeare retold / 2 Entertain BBC produced in association with Horsebridge Productions Limited BBC Drama & Northern Ireland.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 517
Macbeth is the chef in a 3-star restaurant Beatrice and Benedick are rival co-anchors Titania and Bottom carouse in a tawdry theme resort and Petruchio sets out to tame the conservative Kate in a politically incorrect marriage of convenience.
Shakespeare tragedies. Origins & style .
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 2
Shakespeare tragedies. Othello, Macbeth, King Lear .
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 3
Shakespeare tragedies. Titus Andronicus, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet / The Standard Deviants.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 4
Through 'cutting edge' technology and the use of interactive menus of topics and tests, the tragedies of Shakespeare are studied with immediate feedback in the process of learning.
Shape : the Mari Winsor Pilates for pink workout / Gaiam, Inc. Dragonfly Productions produced and directed by Andrea Ambandos.
Subject: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Call Number: DVD 921
A blend of Mari Winsor's Pilates and resistance band moves in an easy-to-follow core workout.
Sharon Olds / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis Mac Adams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 437
Sharon Olds, award-winning poet and teacher, reads from The Dead and the Living, The Gold Cell, and unpublished work at the Los Angeles Theatre Center. She is interviewed by Lewis MacAdams.
Sheldon Wolin / a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc. ; produced & directed by Gail Pellett.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 58
In an interview with Bill Moyers, political philosopher Sheldon Wolin discusses power and democracy in the United States and how American political and social institutions are diminishing the democratic character of the nation.
She's gotta have it / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Island Pictures Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks presents a Spike Lee joint producer, Shelton J. Lee written, edited and directed by Spike Lee.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 607
When it comes to love, Nola Darling has gotta problem: she's just gotta have 'it.' And she's having a hard time deciding who'll give 'it' the best. Choosing between a romantic-but-possessive nice guy, a flashy-but-vain fashion model and a fast-riding but faster-talking bicyclist, Nola finds that lessons in love can be enlightening, heart-rending, but mostly-- exasperating! --Container.
Shine a light / Paramount Classics, in association with Concert Productions International and Shangri-La Entertainment presents directed by Martin Scorsese produced by Michael Cohl ... [et al.].
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 1342
A live concert by British rock band The Rolling Stones, in support of their 2005 studio album A bigger bang.
Shinju ten no Amijima [videorecording] = Double suicide / Hyogensha, Nihon Ato Shiat a Girudo seisaku Nakajima Masayuki, Shinoda Masahiro gensaku Chikamatsu Monzaemon kyakushoku Tomioka Taeko, Takemitsu Toru, Shinoda Masahiro kantoku Shinoda Masah
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1292
In this stylized dramatization of the puppet theater play, Jihei abandons business, family and self respect for a passionate love affair with a geisha whose freedom he cannot afford. As the world closes in upon him, he finds his only course of action to be death together with the lover he is unable to obtain in life.
Shoah / a New Yorker Films release ; a co-production by Les Films Aleph and Histora Films with the assistance of the French Ministry of Culture ; a film by Claude Lanzmann.
Volume: v.3-4
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 66
The Nazi extermination of Jews is examined through interviews of survivors, witnesses and perpetrators and through footage of the sites of the death camps and environs as they appear today. Those interviewed include Jewish survivors of the death camps and the Warsaw ghetto uprising, Polish farmers and villagers who lived near the camps and Nazis who worked in the camps and the ghettos.
Short Films : a collection of 2005 Academy Award nominated.
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 241
A collection of short films nominated for the 78th Annual Academy Awards, including the winning live action short and the winning animated short.
Shorts! Vol. two : 17 award-winning film festival shorts / authored by Copper Moon Digital ; Colorado Film Foundation ; producer & programmer, Jamie White ; production & authoring, Jeff Hammond.
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 163
Shorts! is a diverse group of award-winning short films showcased at film festivals all over the globe. Featuring some of the best shorts seen at the Sundance Film Festival, Aspen ShortsFest, Starz Denver International Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and more.
Showtime for saddlebreds [with] American saddlebred horse of history / C. J. Cronan ; presented by the American Saddle Horse Breeders Association in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Louie B. Nunn, Governor.
Subject: EQUESTRIAN
Call Number: VID 109
Horses are judged by their gait and physical characteristics and the rider's ability to show the horse correctly.
Shvitz / presented by Five Points Media ; director, Jonathan Berman.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 257
Go behind the bathouse doors to explore the clubhouse atmosphere of the last American steambaths, as bathers take a break from the daily grind. Capture the warmth and togetherness of an age-old ritual before it fades away.
Sicko / Weinstein Company presents a Dog Eat Dog Films production executive producers, Kathleen Glynn, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein producer, Meghan O'Hara written, produced and directed by Michael Moore.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 557
Filmmaker Michael Moore critiques the American health care system, focusing especially on the HMOs, drug companies, and congressmen who profit from the status quo. Also includes an analysis of the health care systems in Canada, England, France and Cuba, where free universal health care is the norm.
Sideways / Fox Searchlight Pictures presents a Michael London production produced by Michael London screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor directed by Alexander Payne.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 712
Miles is a divorced man and a failed writer who teaches junior high English. He decides to take his best friend, somewhat famous actor Jack, on a weeklong drive through California's wine country. There they explore their failures and question their relationships.
Signing naturally. Level 1 : student videotext / created and directed by Cheri Smith, Ella Mae Lentz and Ken Mikos.
Subject: SIGN LANGUAGE
Call Number: VID 600
Designed for use outside the classroom to reinforce and expand vocabulary, grammar and language functions taught in the classroom. There are also two Cumulative Review Units which focus on specific language and cultural behaviors or the Deaf community.;"An excellent reference and resource book expanded to include over 1,000 signs and 100 useful phrases, many accompanied by corresponding pictures. Activities are video-interactive. The primary emphasis is on language in context, featuring useful vocabulary and expressions, with suggestions for additional pair work. At the conclusion of each video scenario, students are provided with opportunities to use the workbook for spatialization practice, sequencing, conclusion drawing, summarizing, and answering short questions and fill-ins. An answer key is also provided for self-correction.--Refers to the Manual."
Silkwood / ABC Motion Pictures produced by Mike Nichols and Michael Hausman directed by Mike Nichols.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 566
Karen Silkwood becomes contaminated with plutonium at her job, voices her protest at the indifference and denial of her company, and becomes a threat to the entire nuclear industry and the government agencies that monitor it.
Silly symphonies / the Walt Disney Company
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 84
This groundbreaking series of 31 uncensored cartoons, released between 1929 and 1939, provides an astonishing look inside the evolution of animation. Each boasting a unique cast of characters, these musical shorts served as Walt Disney's proving ground for emerging technology, new musical styles and experimental forms.
Silver feet / a co-production of Rubenstein Films and the Arts & Entertainment Network produced by Lise Rubenstein and Kristine Samuelson directed and edited by Lise Rubenstein written by Lise Rubenstein and Kristine Samuelson.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 651
Takes a look behind the scenes of classical ballet into the lives of three young dancers as they prepare for the annual auditions for the San Francisco Ballet's official school. Because of these auditions, the girls go their separate ways as they face the hard realities of a profession which admits so few.
Simon Callow on acting in restoration comedy / BBC-TV Dramatis Personae Ltd. produced by Maria Aitken and David G. Croft directed by David G. Croft host/narrator, Simon Callow.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 341
Simon Callow uses a question and answer format with four other actors along with audience participation to discuss his acting techniques in restoration comedies.
Simply pilates / with Jennifer Pohlman Albert Street Productions.
Volume: & Book
Subject: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Call Number: DVD 922
Pilates exercises.
Singin' in the rain / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced by Loew's Incorporated produced by Arthur Freed story and screenplay by Adolph Green and Betty Comden directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 310
In this classic musical, a silent film start is trying to make the transition to a talking-film star successfully but finds it is not as easy as simply just 'talking'. To achieve success he must rely on his best friend and new prospective girlfriend.
Sister Rose's passion / produced by New Jersey Studios, LLC and Storyville Films in association with Metropole Film Board producers, Steve Kalafer, Peter LeDonne produced and directed by Oren Jacoby.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 450
Chronicles the life story of Sister Rose Thering, a Dominican nun with the courage, toughness, and passion to stand up for what she believed in. Her work had a direct bearing on the historic Vatican II Council.
Sisters in law / a film [directed ] by Kim Longinotto and Florence Ayisi.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 214
A documentary record of a courtroom in Kumba, Cameroon, where a female prosecutor and judge work to put an end to their community's tacit acceptance of child abuse, wife beating and rape.
Six characters in search of an author / by Luigi Pirandello ; KCET Los Angeles ; Hollywood Television Theatre ; produced by Norman Lloyd ; adapted by Paul Avila Mayer ; conceived for television and directed by Stacy Keach
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 92
Actors in rehearsal are replaced by six strangers who appear mysteriously and who convince the director their story is more interesting than the play in rehearsal
Slacker / Detour Filmproduction ; producer, writer, director, Richard Linklater.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 243
Richard Linklater's Slacker presents a day in the life of a subculture of marginal, eccentric, and overeducated citizens in and around the University of Texas; a prescient look at an emerging generation of aggressive nonparticipants.
Slaves of fashion : J. A. D. Ingres / Home Vision presents an RM Arts production.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 378
Enhanced by contemporary musical extracts, this film demonstrates the diversity of Ingres' art and his reaction against the changes going on all around him.
Sleeping beauty / by Chaikovsky ; choreography, M. Petipa, K. Sergeyev ; scenario, K. Sergeyev, T. Shapiro ; direction, A. Dudko, K. Sergeyev.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 245
The Kirov Ballet performs Tchaikovsky's ballet.
Sleepy Hollow / Paramount Pictures and Mandalay Pictures present a Scott Rudin/American Zoetrope Production a Tim Burton films.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 854
In this version of Washington Irving's classic tale, Ichabod Crane is an eccentric investigator sent to Sleepy Hollow to probe a series of murders allegedly committed by a headless horseman.
Sleuth / Sony Pictures Classics and Castle Rock Entertainment present a Riff Raff production, a Timnick Films production produced by Jude Law, Simon Halfon, Tom Sternberg, Marion Pilowsky, Kenneth Branagh, Simon Moseley screenplay by Harold Pinter d
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 957
Locked in a high-tech English manor and bound in a deadly duel of wits, Andrew Wyke and Milo Tindle have come together as English gentlemen to discuss the matter of Wyke's wife. She is the woman both men are sleeping with. But as wit becomes wicked and clever becomes cutthroat, Wyke and Tindle's game of one-upmanship spirals out of control, escalating in a chess match that can have only one outcome. Someone will be murdered.
Sliding Liberia : a story of war, peace and surfing / Written, produced and directed by Britton Caillouette and Nicholai Lidow.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 644
Follows four young surfers to Liberia in search of more than perfect waves. Risking everything to explore the West African country devasted by decades of war, they record the stories of people they meet-people like Alfred, who became Liberia's first surfer after finding a bodyboard while fleeing from rebels. Besides rediscovering a break that could be the best-kept secret in the surfing world, they find something more important-a way to travel responsibly in the 21st century --back cover of DVD container.
Slim hopes : advertising and the obsession with thinness / written & presented by Jean Kilbourne.
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: VID 134
Illustrated lecture which explores the manner in which women are portrayed by advertising with the focus on thinness. Discusses the impact this portrayal has on the self images of women and girls.
Slumdog millionaire / Fox Searchlight Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures Celador Films Film4 directed by Danny Boyle co-director, Loveleen Tandan screenplay by Simon Beaufoy produced by Christian Colson.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1028
Jamal Malik is an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? When the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating. Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up. He describes their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Every chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible questions. When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers watch to find out if he can answer the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love.
Smile and the interweave, Madonna, child and Saint Anne (circa 1500-1515) : Leonardo da Vinci, Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519 / [presented by] Louvre, La SEPT, Delta Image ; une mission dlain Jaubert Jaubert.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 328
An examination of this complex painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
Snake's tale / producer, writer, cinematographer Lorna Domke ; Missouri Department of Conservation.
Subject: SCIENCE - BIOLOGY
Call Number: VID 13
Portrays the life of Missouri snakes.
Snow White / Produced and directed by Trevor Hampton.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1036
So you want to write a fugue?
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 376
Some like it hot / Ashton Productions, Inc. presents a Mirisch Company picture screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond produced and directed by Billy Wilder.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1166
Two unemployed musicians accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, after which they flee to Miami disguised as female musicians.
Some like it hot / Ashton Productions, Inc. presents a Mirisch Company picture produced and directed by Billy Wilder screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond, suggested by a story by R. Thoeren and M. Logan.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 544
Two unemployed musicians accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and flee to Miami disguised as female musicians in an all-girl band.
Something like flying : three films / by Deborah Stratman produced by Matt McCormick and Deborah Stratman.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 818
In order not to be here: Looks at the ways privacy, safety, convenience and surveillance determine our environment. Kings of the sky: Film follows Adil Hoxur, a famous tightrope artist, as he and his troupe travel among the Uighurs, an indigenous Turkic-speaking Muslim people who live in the Chinese region of Xinjiang. From Hetty to Nancy: Letters from Hetty as she and her friends travel Iceland and experience the power of nature in that area.
Sommarnattens leende = Smiles of a summer night / Janus Films Svensk Filmindustri en romantisk komedi av Ingmar Bergman.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 503
Eight characters become four couples while vacationing at a country estate. A clever, erotic comedy that inspired the scenario for the Broadway hit A little night music.
Sonia Sanchez / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 435
Sophie Scholl : die letzten tage = the final days / Zeitgeist Films, Bavaria Film International, Xverleih prásentiert Goldkind Film and Broth Film regie, Marc Rothemund drehbuch, Fred Breinersdorfer produzenten, Christoph Müller ... [et al.].
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 603
The true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine, Sophie Scholl, the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. The last six days of Sophie Scholl's life is dramatized, from arrest to interrogation, trial, and sentence in 1943 Munich. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless.
Soul of a people : writing America's story / Smithsonian Channel National Endowment for the Humanities Spark Media directed by Andrea Kalin produced by Andrea Kalin, David A. Taylor, James Mirabello written by David A. Taylor, Olive Emma Buckli
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: DVD 1308
Recounts the role of the Federal Writers Project as the largest cultural experiment in the nation's history, focusing on writers who recorded local and oral histories all over the nation in the 1930s.
Sounder / Radnitz/Mattel Productions, Inc. ; screenplay by Lonne Elder III ; producer, Robert B. Radnitz ; director, Martin Ritt.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 159
Sounder is the heartwarming story of a black sharecropper family in Louisiana during the Depression. A father steals food for his family, his wife provides love, security and strength while he is in prison, and their oldest son bravely becomes the man of the house until his father returns.
Spartacus / USA Network Pictures produced by Ted Kurdyla teleplay by Robert Schenkkan directed by Robert Dornhelm.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1056
Sold into slavery as a young boy and sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an Ethopian warrior, Draba, Spartacus leads a slave uprising which threatens Rome's status quo. As Spartacus gains sympathy within the Roman Senate, he also makes a powerful enemy in form of Marcus Lucinius Crassus, who makes it a matter of personal honor to crush the rebellion.
Spartak : Spartacus : the Bolshoi ballet/ muzyka, Arama Khachaturian ; stsenariĭ, IU. Grigorovicha, V. Derbeneva ; khoreografiia, IUriĭ Grigorvicha ; rezhissery-postanovshchiki, Vadim Derbenev, IUriĭ Grigorvich ; Mosfilʹm.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 146
Vladimir Vaasiliev and the Bolshoi Ballet perform Spartacus.
Spartan / Franchise Pictures presents an Apollomedia/Apollopromedia/Quality International co-production in association with Signature Pictures ; produced by Art Linson, Moshe Diamant, Elie Samaha, David Bergstein ; written and directed by David Mamet.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 150
Secret Service agent Robert Scott is assigned to the kidnapping case of Laura Newton, the missing daughter of a high-ranking political official. Scott is teamed up with rookie agent Curtis. Aided by the FBI and the CIA, the team discovers a human trafficking operation that may lead to Laura's kidnappers.
Speaking and singing on stage : a performance demonstration.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 307
This DVD covers all topics concerning speaking, singing, and performing vocally on stage.
Spellbound / ThinkFilm a Blitz/Welch picture directed by Jeffrey Blitz produced by Jeffrey Blitz, Sean Welch.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 364
Follows the lives of eight young Americans who share one goal: to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The Bee is as intense a competition as any Olympic match, for both the spellers and their families. The unbearable pressure becomes even more extraordinary when it is felt by ordinary teenagers.
Split sides / presented by Cunningham Dance Foundation choreography, Merce Cunningham a film by Charles Atlas.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 1181
Presents four of 32 possible variations of Cunningham's work Split sides (2003), featuring two set designs, two sets of costumes, and two lighting plots.
Spy game / Universal Pictures and Beacon Pictures present a Douglas Wick production, a film by Tony Scott producers, Douglas Wick, Marc Abraham screenplay writers, Michael Frost Beckner, David Arata director, Tony Scott.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 995
Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors.
Stagedoor / a Gidalya Pictures production directed and produced by Alexandra Shiva.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 465
Documentary on Stagedoor Manor, a theater camp in the Catskills for teenage singers and dancers.
Standard operating procedure / Sony Pictures Classics and Participant Productions present an Errol Morris film executive producers, Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Martin Levin, Julia Sheehan, Robert Fernandez produced by Julie Bilson Ahlberg produce
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 982
First revealed to the world through impromptu photographs taken by U.S. soldiers stationed within the facility, this documentary investigates the story and causes behind the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. Involving apparent wide-scale abuse and torture of prisoners, the photos forced attention on the decisions and actions that turned the once-notorious Iraqi prison into an even more notorious U.S.-run detainment center. One of the most dramatic moments in recent U.S. military history is examined through interviews with participants and dramatic reenactments.
Stanislavsky century / System TV, the Union of Russian Theatre, and La SEPT ; produced by Daniel Renouf ; written and directed by Peter Hercombe ; editor, Laurent Ferrari.
Volume: v.2-3
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 267
The life and work of Stanislavsky are shown in film footage from his early years in Russia, his tours of France, and his years in the United States. Includes scenes from his productions of the Chekhov plays, Ibsen, Gogol, Hamlet, and other works. Describes his development of the acting system now known as method acting.
Stars of the Russian Ballet .
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 228
A three-part ballet film containing excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake (choreography by Ivanov-Petipa-K. Sergeyev), a performance of Boris Asafiev's The fountain of Bakhchisarai, the only filmed record of Galina Ulanova and Maya Plisetskaya dancing together (choreography by Rostislav Zakharov), and his The flames of Paris featuring the great Georgian dancer Vakhtang Chabukiani (choreography by Vassily Vainonen).
State of play / Universal Pictures and Working Title Films presents in association with StudioCanal and Relativity Media an Andell Entertainment production Bevan-Fellner production in association with International Film Production Stella-del-Sud F
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 858
When D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey is assigned to investigate the murder of an assistant to an up-and-coming politician, he uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to bring down the nation's power structures. In a town of spin-doctors and wealthy power brokers, he will discover one truth: when fortunes are at stake, no one's integrity, love, or life is safe. -- Container.
State opening of Parliament
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 87
C-SPAN television network broadcast of the official opening of the British Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II on November 21, 1989. Includes live BBC coverage of the processions, the speech by the Queen and commentary on the ceremony.
Step into ballet / with Wayne Sleep.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 617
This unique video covers the early stages of ballet training including the basic feet and arm positions, through the arabesque, pirouettes and much more --Package.
Step lively / screenplay by Warren Duff and Peter Milne produced by George Abbott and Robert Fellows directed by Tim Whelan Riko Radio.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1333
A crazy scheme is hatched by a shifty producer to get the cash to stage his show before the whole production's cast and crew are tossed out on their ears.
Stepping out of the frame / a film by Hélène Faucherre.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1162
Initially devoted to classical dance, the 1999 version of the Prix de Lausanne is more open towards contemporary dance, raising questions about the way of teaching future professionals the art of dancing. Excerpts from classes, interviews of choreographers, rehearsals, comments by the jury .... Between classical and contemporary dance, seven days with young hopefuls. --From DVD container.
Stomp out loud / Yes/No Productions Ltd.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 204
Using ordinary objects, this blend of percussion, movement, and visual comedy contains material from the off-Broadway show Stomp, plus new material and interviews with the performers.
Story of English / a BBC TV co-production with MacNeil-Lehrer Productions in association with WNET.
Volume: v.1-5
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 172
Details the history of the English language and provides a unique focus on current English usage worldwide with a special emphasis on American English.
Strange days / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Lightstorm Entertainment production ; executive producers, Rae Sanchini, Lawrence Kasanoff ; story, James Cameron ; screenplay, James Cameron, Jay Cocks ; producers, James Cameron, Steven-Charles Jaffe ; di
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 52
A thriller set in the urban inferno of 1999 Los Angeles. Lenny Nero sells dreams and hustles nightmares available on small disks that are viewable via a compact headpiece that makes every sensation immediate.
Stravinksy et les Ballet russes = Stravinsky and the Ballets russes / Bel Air Media ... [et al.] present music, Igor Stravinsky orchestra and ballet conductor, Valery Gergiev producer, François Duplat director, Denis Caïozzi.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 716
Stravinsky's Rite of spring / a production of the San Francisco Symphony.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 336
Music director Michael Tilson Thomas and the musicians of the San Francisco Symphony go from the salons of St. Petersburg to the villages where Stravinsky found inspiration in the earthy power of Russian folk music and dance. Thomas then retraces Stravinsky's journey to the cultural crossroads of pre-war Paris, where the composer collaborates with the great impresario Diaghilev and his star dancer Nijinsky to develop the shocking, erotic, and violent evocation of pagan Russia that became The Rite of Spring. Includes a live performance of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and music from The Firebird by the San Francisco Symphony, with Thomas conducting.
Streamers / written by David Rabe produced by Robert Altman & Nick J. Mileti directed by Robert Altman.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 973
On the eve of them being shipped off to war in Vietnam, four young army recruits are forced to confront their prejudicial feelings toward one another when it is learned that one of them is homosexual.
Streamers / written by David Rabe produced by Robert Altman & Nick J. Mileti directed by Robert Altman.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 973
On the eve of them being shipped off to war in Vietnam, four young army recruits are forced to confront their prejudicial feelings toward one another when it is learned that one of them is homosexual.
Streetcar named Desire / Warner Bros. Pictures ; screenplay by Tennessee Williams ; produced by Charles K. Feldman ; directed by Elia Kazan.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 105
An uncensored version of the story of a repressed widow who visits her sister in New Orleans and is raped and driven mad by her brother-in-law.
Strictly ballroom / a Miramax Films release of an M & A Production screenplay by Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce from a screenplay by Baz Luhrmann and Andrew Bovell produced by Tristram Miall directed by Baz Luhrmann.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 649
A championship ballroom dancer who's breaking all the rules and his ugly duckling dancing partner make their dreams come true together.
Stuart Dybek : in conversation with Barry Sanders / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 469
A reading by the author from the stories "Paper Lantern", "Laughter", "Bottle Caps" and stories from The coast of Chicago on November 12, 1996.
Sleyman the Magnificent : a film / by Suzanne Bauman [producer, director, writer].
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 390
Describes the Ottoman sultan known as the second Solomon. Tells how he ruled half the world from the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul and how his empire flourished and witnessed a golden age under his enlightned guidance.
Sunday in the park with George : [a musical] / [music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by James Lapine].
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 249
Musical interpretation of George Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte. Based loosely on Seurat's life.
Sunset Boulevard / a Paramount Picture producer, Charles Brackett writers, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder and D.M. Marshman, Jr. director, Billy Wilder.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1080
Pursued by creditors, Joe Gillis swerves into a driveway of a seemingly abandoned Sunset Boulevard mansion. He finds Norma Desmond, an ex-screen queen dreaming of a dramatic comeback and her husband/servant, Max von Mayerling, living there. She takes a fancy to Gillis and, learning that he is a scriptwriter, persuades him to help her with her comeback screenplay. Being broke he accepts. He falls in love with a young script reader, but Norma breaks up their romance. Thinking she is mad, he tries to leave, but Norma kills him. Max, hoping to coax Norma into police custody, directs the big staircase scene which she believes is the highlight of her comeback movie.
Super size me / Hart Sharp Video ; The Con ; producer, Morgan Spurlock ; writer, Morgan Spurlock ; directed by Morgan Spurlock.
Subject: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Call Number: DVD 85
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock embarks on a journey to find out if fast food is making Americans fat. For 30 days he can't eat or drink anything that isn't on McDonald's menu; he must eat three square meals a day, he must eat everything on the menu at least once and supersize his meal if asked.
Supreme Court ruling on independent counsel / Federalist Society Annual Lawyers Convention.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 79
Consist of a debate between Charles Fried, solicitor general of the United States and Paul Bator, professor at the University of Chicago Law School, on the separation of powers as granted by the U.S. Constitution.
Survivors of the Holocaust / Turner Original Productions ; [presented by] Steven Spielberg in association with Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 535
Chronicles the events of the Holocaust as witnessed by those who survived. The program weaves together archival footage and an original music score with survivors' personal testimonies and photographs, chronicling life in pre-war Europe, the devastating impact of Nazism, the liberation of the concentration camps and life fifty years later.
Susan B. Anthony : rebel for the cause / a Perpetual Motion Films production presentation of Non Fiction Films, Inc. in association with A & E Network produced & directed by Monte Markham and Adam Friedman written by Lee Fulkerson and Jon Wesslen.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 543
Looks at the life of Susan B. Anthony who fought for women's rights, especially the right to vote. Combining archival photographs with dramatic recreations and interviews, shows how Anthony endured threats and ridicule for her efforts to reform unfair laws that governed women.
Suspicion / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents ; screenplay by Samson Raphaelson, Joan Harrison and Alma Reville ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 122
Alfred Hitchcock weaves a terrifying web of suspicion around a fragile young English bride and captures a classic suspense thriller. Joan Fontaine is the bride, a gently-reared heiress who fears she has married a murderer. Cary Grant is the husband, a dashing ne'er-do-well with a penchant for the high life--and a bank account that's strictly low-life.
Swan Lake
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 144
A timeless tale of redemption through love.
Swan Lake / American Ballet Theatre.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 342
Swan lake : the Royal Ballet / NVC Arts presents a Thames Television production by the Royal Ballet Covent Garden music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [produced and directed for television by] John Michael Phillips.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 493
Prince Siegfried sees a swan on the lake who turns into the enchanted princess Odette. She can only be saved by the true love of another. This the Prince promises her, but he is tricked by a wicked magician who disguises his daughter as the swan-maiden. Siegfried and his love leap to their deaths, thus destroying the evil power of the magician.
Swan Lake / TV director, François Roussillon TV producer, Toni Hajal a co-production of Opéra national de Paris and François Roussillon et Associés in association with France3 and TF1 Mezzo and with the support of the Centre national de la Cinématogr
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 796
Rudolf Nureyev's interpretation of Tchaikovsky's lyrical ballet, far from being a cliched stereotype of this celebrated masterpiece, is an expose of astonishingly powerful and recognisable human emotions.
Sweeney Todd : the demon barber of Fleet Street / Dreamworks Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures directed Tim Burton.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1134
A man seeks bloody revenge for being falsely imprisoned.
Sweet and lowdown / Sony Pictures Classics Sweetland Films produced by Jean Doumanian written and directed by Woody Allen.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 737
In the 1930's, the fictional Emmet Ray ruled as the second greatest jazz guitarist in the world. But his reputation was eclipsed by his eccentric career moves, hilarious clashes with gangsters and stormy love affairs with two very different women.
Sweet smell of success / [presented by] Hecht, Hill and Lancaster United Artists Pictures Inc. directed by Alexander Mackendrick produced by James Hill screenplay by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman a Norma-Curtleigh Productions picture.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 321
A film about a journalist and press agent who will do anything to be successful.
Swing kids / Hollywood Pictures presents in association with Touchwood Pacific Partners I directed by Thomas Carter written by Jonathan Marc Feldman produced by Mark Gordon, John Bard Manulis.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 770
Two swing-music loving friends in Nazi Germany must choose between their individual freedom or loyalty to the murderous Third Reich.
Sword of Gideon / Alliance Entertainment Corporation screenplay by Chris Bryant produced by Robert Lantos directed by Michael Anderson.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 996
In the wake of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre of Israeli athletes, five lethal experts are assembled by the Israeli intelligence agency to execute eleven known terrorists.
Syd Field's screenwriting workshop / Syd Field.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 153
A course on the the art of screenwriting made by Syd Field, the foremost authority on screenwriting in Hollywood.
Sylvia / Focus Features presents in association with BBC Films, Capitol Films and UK Film Council, a Ruby Films production produced by Alison Owen screenplay by John Brownlow directed by Christine Jeffs.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 653
Born in Boston, MA, in 1932, Sylvia Plath developed a talent as a writer and published her first poem when she was eight years old. That same year, Plath was forced to confront the unexpected death of her father. In 1950, she began studying at Smith College on a literary scholarship. In 1955, she was granted a Fulbright Scholarship to study in England at Cambridge. There, Plath met Ted Hughes, a respected author. The two fell in love, and married in 1958. However, marriage, family, and a growing reputation as an important poet failed to bring Plath happiness.
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm : two takes / Janus Films ; Take One Productions Ltd. presents ; co-producer, Manuel Melamed ; produced, directed and edited by William Greaves. Janus Films ; Steven Soderbergh presents ; in association with William Greaves Producti
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - EXPERIMENTAL
Call Number: DVD 932
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: take 2 1/2: This film begins with two different actors (whose original footage was unused), playing the characters from "Take One," meeting after a long time apart. Many of the characters and some of the original crew members return, and appear to be playing versions of themselves rather than themselves, adding layers of reflexivity to the film. With old and new versions juxtaposed, Greaves seems to be analyzing the first film with greater perspective, and re-analyzing the second, too.
Symphonies no. 4 op. 60 ; no. 5 op. 67 ; Overtures : Coriolan op. 62 ; Egmont" op. 84 / Ludwig van Beethoven ; [produced by] Unitel.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 384
Synecdoche, New York / a Sony Pictures Classics release, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment presents a Likely Story / Projective Testing Service / Russia, Inc. production executive producers, William Horberg, Bruce Toll, Ray Angelic produced by Anthony Bre
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 958
Theater director Caden Cotard is mounting a new play. Determined to create a piece of brutal realism and honesty, he gathers an ensemble cast into a warehouse in Manhattan's theater district. He instructs each to live out their constructed lives in a small mockup of the city outside. As the city inside the warehouse grows, Caden's own life veers wildly off track. His daughter Olive is growing up under questionable guidance. He's helplessly driving his marriage to actress Claire into the ground. His daughter Ariel is mentally handicapped. He steadily blurs the line between the world of the play and that of his own deteriorating reality. As he pushes the limits of his relationships, both personally and professionally, a change in creative direction arrives in Millicent Weems, a celebrated theater actress who may offer Caden the break he needs.
Syriana / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Participant Productions a 4M Film, a Section Eight production produced by Jennifer Fox, Michael Nozik, Georgia Kacandes written and directed by Stephen Gaghan.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 797
As a career CIA operative, Bob Barnes begins to uncover the disturbing truth about the work he has devoted his life to. An up-and-coming oil broker, Bryan Woodman faces an unimaginable family tragedy and finds redemption in his partnership with idealistic Gulf Prince Nasir al-Subaai. Corporate lawyer, Bennett Holiday faces a moral dilemma as he finesses the questionable merger of two powerful U.S. oil companies Across the globe, a disenfranchised Wasim Khan, a Pakistani teenager, falls prey to the recruiting efforts of a charismatic cleric. Each plays their small part in the vast and complex system that powers the industry, unaware of the explosive impact their lives will have upon the world.
Tackling the monster : Marsalis on practice / written by Wynton Marsalis; cello, Yo-Yo Ma ; Daniel Anker, Laura Mitgang, producers ; Michael Lindsay-Hogg, director.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 173
Wynton Marsalis and Yo-Yo Ma show young musicians how to practice new or difficult pieces.
Taking root : the vision of Wangari Maathai / by Lisa Merton and Alan Dater.
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: DVD 955
Taking Root tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy--a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration.
Tales of Beatrix Potter / choreography by Frederick Ashton ; produced by Richard Goodwin ; directed by Reginald Mills ; EMI Film Productions.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 218
The world of storyteller Beatrix Potter comes to life in this ballet through the magic of music and dance.
Talk radio / Cineplex Odeon Films a Universal release.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 875
A Dallas talk radio host subjects his ex-wife and co-workers to a darkly comic marathon bout of compulsive risk-taking with his unstable radio audience.
Talk, talk, talk : opinion or fact? / Golden Dome Productions.
Subject: RADIO
Call Number: VID 587
Featured on this program are various talk radio hosts and participants at the 1995 National Radio Talk Shows of America Convention, e.g.: Doug Stephan, Alan Colmes, Mike Siegel, Blanquita Cullum ... [et al.].
Taming of the shrew / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; a production by Jonathan Miller.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 34
The marriage of two strong-minded people provides the spark for a comic confrontation between the sexes.
Tango / [presented by] Grand Theatre of Geneva and Television Suisse Romand.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 756
A series of musical dance sketches by Oscar Araiz that highlight the social and anecdotal aspects of tango.
Tanzträume.;"Dancing dreams / written and directed by Anne Linsel."
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1074
Two years ago, world-famous dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch selected forty teenagers who had never heard her name to be part of her dance piece Contact Zone. For ten months through opening night, the young dancers discover Bausch's genius and their own bodies.
Tap / Tri Star Pictures produced by Gary Adelson and Richard Vane written and directed by Nick Castle.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 559
Max Washington is a promising but disillusioned tap dancer who must resolve the conflict between his craft and the fast track life of a high-stakes thief.
Tarnation / produced by Jonathan Caouette, Stephen Winter written by Jonathan Caouette directed by Jonathan Caouette.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 365
A multitude of family snapshots, Super-8 home movies, old answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, snippets of '80s pop culture, and dramatic reenactments are used to create an epic portrait of an American family travesty. Begins in 2003 when Jonathan learns that his schizophrenic mother, Renee, overdoses on her lithium medication. He is shot back into his real and horrifying family legacy of rape, abandonment, promiscuity, drug addiction, child abuse, and psychosis. He grows up on camera and finds his escape in musical theater and B-horror movies. A look into the future shows Jonathan as he confronts the almost unbearable love he shares with his tragically damaged mother.
Tartuffe / Circle in the Square produced by Ann Blumenthal directed by Stephen Porter & Kirk Browning.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 416
Moliere's timeless comedy, starring the incomparable Donald Moffat portraying the scoundrel Tartuffe, who manipulates his way into the confidence and affection of Orgon, an affluent bourgeois concerned with his own salvation, and whose wife and daughter Tartuffe attempts to seduce.
Taxi driver / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Columbia Pictures presents a Bill/Phillips production of a Martin Scorsese film an Italo-Judeo Production produced by Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips written by Paul Schrader directed by Martin
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 585
A psychotic taxi driver tries to save a child prostitute and becomes infatuated with a political campaigner. He goes on a violent rampage when his dreams don't work out.
Teaching ballet one / with Juan Sanchez a Cine Video Production Cathy Roe Productions.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 634
Juan Sanchez instructs the dance teacher on developing a meticulous ballet curriculum. Demonstrates all exercises while defining the mechanics of each movement and then specifying common corrections teachers need to make. Demonstrates how to format a ballet class with barre, center floor, and grand allegro.--outer container.
Teaching ballet two / with Juan Sanchez a Cine Video Production Cathy Roe Productions.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 609
Juan Sanchez instructs the dance teacher on developing a meticulous ballet curriculum. Demonstrates all exercises while defining the mechanics of each movement and then specifying common corrections teachers need to make. Demonstrates how to format a ballet class with barre, center floor and grand allegro. --outer container.
Teaching children dance video / American Master Teacher Program for Children's Physical Education.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 203
Three condensed lessons that provide real-world examples of effectively teaching dance to children. Lessons, geared toward either primary or intermediate levels, include the balloon dance, the shag dance, and the clouds in the sky dance.
Teaching peace Produced by N? Maka o ka '?ina for the Peace Education Program of the Wai'anae Coast.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 31
Portrays the remarkable work of Sister Anna McAnany in public schools where tension and violence between students had become a serious problem.
Tears of the sun / Revolution Studios presents a Michael Lobell production, a Cheyenne Enterprises production, a film by Antoine Fuqua produced by Michael Lobell, Arnold Rifkin, Ian Bryce written by Alex Lasker & Patrick Cirillo directed by Antoine
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 526
When a doctor is rescued by a Special-Ops unit in the jungle of Nigeria, she refuses to go with them unless they agree to help rescue 70 refugees as well.
Television and the presidency.
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: VID 591
This 3-segment series looks at the impact that television has had on our presidents: how some of them were able to use television and how others were used by it. This report is based on a series of three hour-long discussions held in Washington with virtually all of the living former and current White House press secretaries and with print and television journalists.
Tempest / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, John Gorrie.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 35
Television adaption of Shakespeare's play revolving around an enchanted island, an exiled Duke, young lovers, and a framework of conspiracy.
Ten blocks on the Camino Real / National Educational Television and Radio Center ; directed by Jack Landau ; produced by Jac Venza and Jack Landau.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 95
Set in a fictional Latin American country populated by a worn-out Casanova, a nostalgic Camille, and a disillusioned Byron, Tennessee Williams' allegorical one-act play stars Martin Sheen as an American G.I. named Kilroy, an ex-boxer with the soul of a poet.
Tender mercies / Studio Canal Antron Media Production produced by Philip S. Hobel written by Horton Foote directed by Bruce Beresford.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 668
An alcoholic drifter comes into the life of a lonely widow and her young son in the barren flatlands of Texas. But when Mac is revealed to be a once-famous country singer, he must confront a painful past that includes his bitter superstar ex-wife.
Tennessee Valley Authority / Jaffe Productions in association with Hearst Entertainment Television ; A&E Home Video ; The History Channel ; producer, Bruce Nash ; written and produced by Terry Fitzpatrick.
Subject: ARCHTECTURE
Call Number: VID 523
Rare photographs, films and firsthand accounts tell the complete story of the TVA and its creators. From the challenges of controlling the flood-prone Tennessee River to the construction of nearly 50 power-generating dams.
Tennessee Williams film collection .
Volume: v.1-7
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 220
This collection includes the films: A streetcar named desire, Cat on a hot tin roof, Sweet bird of youth, The night of the iguana, Baby doll, The Roman spring of Mrs. Stone, and Tennessee Williams' South.
Terms of endearment / produced and directed by James L. Brooks.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1324
Follows the rocky and passionate relationship between a mother and daughter from birth to death. Bonus features include commentary.
Terre sans pain / Pierre Braunberger prsente ; a documentaire de Luis Buuel.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 949
Bunuel's only documentary depicts Las Hurdes: an isolated, impoverished Spanish community. Houses have no windows and most of its 6,000 inhabitants have never eaten bread. The only water sources are mosquito-filled creeks. Malnutrition and lack of hygiene are responsible for diseases, while intermarriage and incest results in retardation and dwarfism. Most of the townspeople will eat, sleep, and die in the same room and the Church is the centre of their lives. Las Hurdes reprises the director's fascination with human cruelty and the corruption of the Catholic Church. Bunuel allows the images to speak for themselves, with unflinching commentary by poet Pierre Unik as an adjunct.The film was immediately banned in Spain--Container.
Testing our schools / a Merrow Report produced by Learning Matters, Inc. in association with WGBH/FRONTLINE ; produced and edited by John D. Tulenko.
Subject: EDUCATION
Call Number: VID 545
President Bush's proposal for mandatory public school testing signals the beginning of a new era of public education, one marked by increased federal involvement in schools. Frontline examines how states decide what's important for students to know, what standardized tests really measure, and how the quest for higher score in changing teaching and learning in America--Container.
That delicate balance II--Our Bill of Rights : The first amendment and hate speech / Columbia University Seminars on Media and Society, Graduate School of Journalism in association with WNET/New York.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 61
Fred Friendly hosts this series on the Bill of Rights and its effect on the United States. This program focuses on the debate over the interpretations of the right to free speech, including offensive speech, and protections of symbolic speech.
That's dancing / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. ; executive producer Gene Kelly ; produced by David Niven, Jr. and Jack Haley, Jr. ; written and directed by Jack Haley, Jr.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 73
In the great tradition of That's Entertainment a dance-happy, star-filled musical treat that celebrates the art of dance in all its forms.
That's dancing! / Turner Entertainment Co. [presented by] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced by David Niven, Jr., Jack Haley, Jr. written and directed by Jack Haley, Jr.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1107
From Baryshnikov to break dancing, from Fred and Giner to Shirley and Bojangles, from movement depicted on Grecian urns to the kaleidoscopic pizzazz of Busby Berkely spectaculars.
That's entertainment! / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents written, produced and directed by Jack Haley, Jr. executive producer, Daniel Melnick.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 667
The movies, the magic, the memories, the greatest moments, the brightest stars. The incomparable Golden Era of MGM musicals shines in this compilation of music and dance performances.
That's entertainment! III / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents in association with Turner Entertainment Co. executive producer, Peter Fitzgerald written, produced, and directed by Bud Friedgen & Michael J. Sheridan.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1321
A collection of popular dance and song numbers from the Golden Age of the MGM musicals including scenes and numbers cut from their original films.
The 60's / History.
Volume: Disc 1-14
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 890
From the glamorous years of the Kennedy administration to the triumph of the first moonwalk, viewers are escorted through the period's world-changing events, including the Cuban missile crisis the civil rights movement the assassinations of John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr. urban riots the Vietnam War and the peace movement it fostered.
The adventures of Robin Hood / Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley original screen play by Norman Reilly Raine and Seton I. Miller.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 912
Rebel outlaw Robin Hood outwits the Sheriff of Nottingham and Guy of Gisbourne, and saves the throne for the absent King Richard I.
The African Queen [videorecording] / a Romulus-Horizon production produced by Sam Spiegel adapted for the screen by James Agee & John Huston directed by John Huston.
Volume: Disc & booklet
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1302
At the start of World War I, German imperial troops burn down a mission in Africa. The mission's reverend was so overtaken with disappointment that he passes away. Shortly after his well-educated, snooty sister Rose buries her brother, she must leave on the only available transport, the 'African Queen' steamboat. The boat is manned by the ill-mannered bachelor, Charlie. Together they embark on a long difficult journey, without any comfort. Rose grows determined to assist in the British war effort and presses Charlie until he finally agrees and together they steam up the Ulana encountering an enemy fort, raging rapids, bloodthirsty parasites and endlessly branching steam which always seem to lead them to what appear to be impenetrable swamps. Despite their opposing personalities, the two grow closer to each other and ultimately carry out their plan to take out a German warship.
The agronomist / ThinkFilm in association with HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films present a Clinica Estetico production directed by Jonathan Demme produced by Jonathan Demme and Peter Saraf and Bevin McNamara.
Subject: DOCUMENTARY
Call Number: DVD 1066
Tells the story of Haitian national hero, journalist, and freedom fighter Jean Dominique, whom Demme first met and filmed in 1986. As owner and operator of his nation's oldest and only free radio station, Dominique was frequently at odds with his country's various repressive governments and spent much of the 80's and early 90's in exile in New York, where Demme continued to interview him over the years. Dominique fought tirelessly against his country's overwhelming injustice, oppression, and poverty, but it was his shocking and still-unsolved assassination in April of 2000 that gave the director the impetus to assemble more than a decade's worth of material into a celebration of this dynamic man's life and legacy.
The al-Qaeda files / Frontline executive producer, David Fanning.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 950
A compilation of seven Frontline programs centered around activities of the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda, produced both before and after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Covers: Osama bin Laden the U.S. war on terror sleeper cells operating in the United States al-Qaeda attacks in Europe and the FBI's top terrorism expert Special Agent John O'Neill.
The American Dance Festival's dancing in the light : six dances by African-American choreographers / Executive producer, Charles L. Reinhart producer, Jodee Nimerichter director and writer, Madison Davis Lacy a production of the American Dance Festival
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 315
This collection of six modern dance compositions created by African American choreographers was originally recorded and aired as part of the documentary "Great Performances: Dance in America" on PBS in 2001.
The American Film Theatre : the complete 14 film collection / [Kino On Video various directors].
Volume: v.1 pt.1-2, v.2 - 14
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 415
Collection of film adaptations of contemporary 20th century plays produced by the American Film Theatre from 1970-1975.
The anniversary party / Fine Line Features presents a JoAnne Sellar/Pas de Quoi production a film by Alan Cumming/Jennifer Jason Leigh produced by JoAnne Sellar, Alan Cumming/Jennifer Jason Leigh written and directed by Jennifer Jason Leigh/Alan Cum
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 844
Novelist Joe and his actress wife Sally throw a party to celebrate the sixth anniversary of their turbulent marriage. At the party both guests and hosts start telling each other the truth-- something rarely heard in Hollywood.
The Anton Chekhov collection .
Volume: v.1 - 6
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 1180
A collection of plays by Chekhov originally produced for television by the BBC.
The apartment / United Artists the Mirisch Company written by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond produced and directed by Billy Wilder.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 535
An ambitious office clerk plans to get ahead by lending out his apartment to his boss, but falls in love with the boss's girlfriend.
The art of pixelvision / Precious Realm productions presents produced by Richard Vaught.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 813
From container: featuring over 20 short films created with the discontinued toy video camera, PXL-2000.
The art of teaching. 1, At the barre / Finis Jhung.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 613
Teacher Finis Jhung and a dancer demonstrate barrework. Topics include posture and alignment turning out correctly the isometric plié developing strength, control, balance, and stability shifting weight and the supporting side working with the supporting foot and rules of barrework.
The ascent of money : boom and bust / written and presented by Niall Ferguson a co-production of Chimerica Media and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 568
Bestselling author, economist and historian Niall Ferguson takes a look at how money evolved, from the concept of credit and debt in the Renaissance to the emergence of a global economy and the subprime crisis we face today.
The assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford / Warner Bros. Pictures Jesse Films, Inc. Scott Free Productions Plan B Entertainment Alberta Film Entertainment Virtual Studios produced by Jules Daly, Dede Gardner, Brad Pitt, Ridley Scott, Davi
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 775
Everyone in 1880s America knows Jesse James. He's the nation's most notorious criminal and is being hunted by the law in 10 states. He's also the land's greatest hero, lauded as a Robin Hood by the public. No one knows of Robert Ford, at least not yet. But the ambitious 19-year-old aims to change that. He befriends Jesse and rides with his gang. And if that doesn't bring Ford fame, he will have to find a deadlier way. Friendship becomes rivalry and the quest for fame becomes obsession.
The assassination of Richard Nixon / Thinkfilm an Anhelo Production in association with Appian Way producers, Alfonso Cuarón, Jorge Vergara written by Kevin Kennedy, Niels Mueller directed by Niels Mueller.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1190
Based on real-life events. Set in 1974 and centers on a businessman who takes extreme measures to achieve his American dream.
The aviator / A Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production a Martin Scorsese picture in association with Initial Entertainment Group A Warner Bros. Pictures and Miramax Films Presentation produced by Sandy Climan, Charles Evans, Jr., Graham King, Michae
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 860
Follows the life of Howard Hughes as the twentysomething millionaire, having already made a fortune improving the design of oil-drilling bits, who comes to Hollywood with an interest in getting into the picture business. It doesn't take long for Hughes to jump from producer to director of his first major film project, a World War I air epic. The film was a massive hit, and the eccentric inventor became a mogul in Hollywood, making Jean Harlow a star and enjoying a romance with Katharine Hepburn. But Hollywood's old-boy network never fully accepted Hughes, and in time his passion for flying began to reclaim his attentions. In time he began designing new planes, setting air speed records, flying around the world, and risking his life testing aircraft. Hughes also found time to romance Ava Gardner and founded his own airline, Trans-World Airlines. As his ideas became bolder and more eccentric, he gained many powerful enemies.
The balcony / Walter Reade-Sterling, Inc. and Allen-Hodgdon Productions present screenplay by Ben Maddow produced by Joseph Strick and Ben Maddow directed by Joseph Strick.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 727
In a brothel of illusion the customers take over real power during a revolution. Madame Irma (Shelley Winters) runs the 'house of illusion' where ordinary people play out their dreams. Outside, a real revolution is in progress. For the Police Chief (Peter Falk), the brothel is the rallying point from which he can suppress the revolution. Roger (Leonard Nimoy), leader of the revolution, seeks refuge in the brothel, where he poses as his opponent, the Chief of Police.
The ballad of Jack and Rose / Metro Goldwyn Mayer IFC Films and Initial Entertainment Group present an Elevation Filmworks production a film by Rebecca Miller produced by Lemore Syvan written and directed by Rebecca Miller.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 646
Jack lives on the site of his abandoned island commune with his 16-year-old daughter Rose. Since the breakup of the commune, Jack has sheltered Rose completely from the influences of the outside world.
The ballad of Little Jo / Fine Features & PolyGram Filmed Entertainment.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 641
A woman discovers that the Wild West is no place for a lady--unless she's disguised as a man.
The Barkleys of Broadway / presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer original screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green produced by Arthur Freed directed by Charles Waters.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 608
In their first film together in a decade, Fred and Ginger play a bickering show biz couple. Songs include You'd be hard to replace and They can't take that away from me.
The Battle of Britain / produced by Harry Saltzman and S. Benjamin Fisz screenplay by James Kennaway and Wilfred Greatorex director, Guy Hamilton.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 639
The story of the aerial combat battle of WWII, in which the Royal Air Force held off the German Luftwaffe.
The battle over Citizen Kane / a production of WGBH, Boston a Lennon Documentary Group film produced by Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein written by Richard Ben Cramer & Thomas Lennon.
Subject: FILM
Call Number: VID 648
William Randolph Hearst, the powerful newspaper magnate, was portrayed in Citizen Kane, an Orson Welles film. Hearst's reaction upon learning about the film was to work to supress it and destroy Welles. Major movie theater chains refused to show Citizen Kane, and Welles' masterpiece virtually disappeared for almost 25 years. Never again would Orson Welles gain control of a major Hollywood production.
The Battleship Potemkin / Produced by the 1st Studio of Goskino supervised by J. M. Bliokh script by N. F. Agadzhanova-Shutko director, S.M. Eisenstein.
Volume: Pt. 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 337
Re-creates the 1905 mutiny on the battleship Prince Potemkin. It focuses on a mutiny by the battleship's crew and the subsequent massacre of civilians, reflecting the spirit of the times.
The best of Gilda Radner / StarMaker National Broadcasting Company produced in association witih Sparkle Productions Broadway Video supervising producer, Gilda Radner produced by John Fortenberry.
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: VID 578
This tape contains excerpts from Saturday night live, and features Gilda Radner's characters Lisa Lupner, Emily Litella, Baba Wawa, Roseanne Roseannadanna, and bits with various guests and cast regulars.
The best of Monty Python : an advanced degree in professional lunacy.
Volume: v. 1-7
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1069
Welcome to The Monty Python Master's Degree Program. This graduate curriculum includes all six Monty Python's Personal Best collections, the very best of Python as selected by the perpetrators themselves. It also features two natural habitat specials, 1972's Live at the Hollywood Bowl and the legendary reunion Live at Aspen, 20 years of Python. Also included are the riotous documentaries Before the Flying Circus and Monty Python Conquers America.
The big chill / Columbia Pictures presents a Carson Productions Group, Ltd. production of a Lawrence Kasdan film.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 991
Seven college housemates from the 1960s who have drifted apart reunite at the funeral of a friend. Having entered adulthood as non-conformists, most now belong to the establishment. Stunned by the death of their peer, sensing their own mortality and the loss of their innocence, each takes the opportunity to reevaluate his or her life and re-establish their bonds.
The Big combo / by Philip Yordan produced by Sidney Harmon directed by Joseph Lewis a Security-Theodora production.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1098
Discouraged by his superior officers, but helped by a gangster's former girl friend, a dedicated detective lieutenant doggedly continues his investigation to obtain evidence that would convict the head gangster of a crime syndicate.
The big heat / Columbia Pictures Corporation director, Fritz Lang producer, Robert Arthur screenplay, Sydney Boehm.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1082
An honest police sergeant risks his life and his job when his investigations lead to the exposure of the crime syndicate that controls the city administration.
The Big Lebowski / Universal Studios presents a Working Title production produced by Ethan Coen written by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen directed by Joel Coen.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 494
Jeff 'The Dude' Lebowski doesn't want any complications in his life. He can't even be bothered with a job. But, in a case of mistaken identity, a couple of thugs break into his place and steal his rug. Now, The Dude must embark on a quest with his crazy bowling buddies to make things right and get that rug back. Their journey blends unforgettable characters, kidnapping, and White Russians.
The big one / Miramax Films presents in association with Mayfair Entertainment International, BBC Productions and Dog Eat Dog Films, a film by Michael Moore produced by Kathleen Glynn written and directed by Michael Moore.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1167
A behind-the-scenes video diary of the promotional tour for Moore's book Downsize this! He appears at several chain bookstores throughout the nation, signing autographs and delivering wicked political commentary to audiences. Along the way, he stops at various small-town parking lots and malls, gathering brief interviews with assorted Americans. Moore makes several cleverly unexpected visits to people in powerful positions. In Centralia, IL, Moore visits a company who plans to move their factories to Mexico, resulting in massive layoffs. Finally, Nike CEO Phil Knight grants Moore some dialogue.
The big red one / Warner Bros. Pictures Lorimar presents a Samuel Fuller film produced by Gene Corman directed by Samuel Fuller.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 677
Named for the insignia of the First Infantry Division, this World War II combat film follows a handful of young GIs and their sergeant as they battle their way from North Africa through Sicily, Omaha Beach and Belgium to the ultimate horror of the concentration camp at Falkenau, Czechoslovakia.
The big sleep / Warner Bros. First National Picture a Howard Hawks production.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1079
L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and follows a trail peopled with murderers, pornographers, nightclub rogues and the spoiled rich.
The Black Dahlia [videodisc][DVD] / Millennium Films Signature Films Nu-Image Films Davis-Films Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG III Signature Pictures produced by Rudy Cohen, Moshe Diamant, Art Linson screenplay by Josh Friedman
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1214
Set in 1940s Los Angeles. Two police officers, Bucky Bleichert and his partner, Lee Blanchard, investigate the death of Elizabeth Short - also known as The Black Dahlia, a young woman who is found brutally murdered. With a corpse so mutilated, the photos are kept from the public. Bucky soon realizes that his girlfriend had ties to the deceased, and soon after that, he begins uncovering corruption and conspiracy within the police departmen. The case becomes an obsession for the two men and their lives begin to unravel.
The Blair Witch project / Artisan Entertainment Haxan Films written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez produced by Gregg Hale and Robin Cowie.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 643
Three student filmmakers set out into the forest to film a documentary on a legend known as The Blair Witch. As they become lost in the woods, an unseen evil begins to stalk and harass them. They soon realize that what they are filming is not a legend, but their own descent into a horrifying encounter with the supernatural.
The Blue Angel [videorecording] / directed by Josef von Sternberg.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1296
One of the early sound masterpieces of German cinema, this film made Marlene Dietrich an international star and helped assure director Joseph von Sternberg a place in cinematic history. The story is a gripping portrait of a middle-aged professor who is degraded by his obsession with a tawdry cafe entertainer.
The Bourne identity / a Universal Pictures presentation, a Hypnotic and Kennedy/Marshall production, a Doug Liman film producers, Doug Liman, Patrick Crowley, Richard N. Gladstein screenplay writers, Tony Gilroy, William Blake Herron director Dou
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 438
Bourne, is pulled from the sea suffering from amnesia with a pair of bullet wounds in his back. His only clue to his own identity is a bank account number etched on a capsule implanted in his body. He finds the Zurich bank where money, a gun, and several passports with different names await. He quickly realizes he can trust no one and offers a German gypsy named Maria ten thousand dollars for a ride to Paris. With Maria's reluctant help, Bourne edges closer to the truth, something CIA officials want concealed at all costs.
The Bourne supremacy / a Universal Pictures presentation in association with MP Theta Productions, a Kennedy/Marshall production in association with Ludlum Entertainment produced by Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Paul L. Sandberg screenplay by Tony
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 430
Jason Bourne has abandoned his life as a CIA assassin and has been traveling beneath the agency's radar. He has been able to reconnect with Marie, the woman he loves. But Bourne is still haunted by vivid dreams and troubling memories of his days as a killer, and he's not really certain how much really happened and how much is a product of his imagination. When Bourne is led out of hiding by circumstances beyond his control, he must reconcile his past and present as he struggles to keep Marie out of harm's way and foil an international incident with dangerous consequences.
The Bourne ultimatum / directed by Paul Greengrass screenplay by Tony Gilroy and Scott Z. Burns and George Nolfi produced by Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Paul L. Sandberg a Universal Pictures presentation in association with MP Beta Productions
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 425
Bourne is once again brought out of hiding this time inadvertently, by London-based reporter Simon Ross. Simon is trying to unveil Operation BlackBriar which is an upgrade to Project Treadstone, by writing about it in a series of newspaper columns. Bourne sets up a meeting with Ross and realizes instantly they're being scanned. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally, ultimately, uncover his dark past whilst dodging The Company's best efforts in trying to eradicate him.
The BRD trilogy / [directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder].
Volume: v.1 - 4 & booklet
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1315
In 1978, he (Fassbinder) embarked upon a project to trace the history of postwar Germany in a series of films told through the eyes of three remarkable women.
The bridges of Madison County / Warner Bros. presents an Amblin/Malpaso production screenplay by Richard LaGravenese produced by Clint Eastwood and Kathleen Kennedy directed by Clint Eastwood.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1127
World-traveling National Geographic photographer Robert Kincaid is on assignment to photograph the bridges of Madison County, Iowa. He stops for directions at Francesca Johnson's farmhouse, and passion ignites.
The Browning version / Paramount Pictures presents a Percy Main Production a film by Mike Figgis screenplay by Ronald Harwood produced by Ridley Scott, Mimi Polk directed by Mike Figgis.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 320
The brilliant but stern classics instructor at a posh prep school is forced out of his job and into the realization that he is despised in the classroom and at home. One student's act of kindness gives the proud academic the inspiration and courage to build his new life.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari / story and screenplay by Carl Mayer and Hans Janowitz ; production company, Decla Film Gesellschaft, Berlin ; director, Robert Wiene.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 151
A somnambulist commits murders at a hypnotist's bidding in this German expressionist horror classic. Also featured on this videodisc is an excerpt of Genuine: a tale of a vampire", a 1920 release which reunited "Caligari's" creative team."
The Caine mutiny / Columbia Pictures Corporation presents a Stanley Kramer production screenplay by Stanley Roberts additional dialogue by Michael Blankfort directed by Edward Dmytryk.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1186
During World War II, onboard a ship in the U.S. Pacific Fleet, an event occurs unlike any that the United States Navy has ever experienced. A ship's captain is removed from his command by his executive officer in an apparent outright act of mutiny. As the trial of the mutineers unfold, it comes to light that Captain Queeg was mentally unstable, perhaps even insane. The Navy must then decide if the Caine Mutiny is a criminal act or an act of courage to save a ship from destruction at the hands of her captain.
The Canterville ghost / choreographer: David Fielding.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1034
A witty ballet full of fun for the whole family, the Canterville ghost is the story of the ghost of Sir Simon Canterville, who has haunted the ancestral home since 1584. When some Americans buy the house the ghost's life is turned upside down, and it's up to 15 year old Virginia to free him from his curse.
The chances of the world changing / Merigold Moving Pictures and Pigeon Post Pictures present directed & produced by Eric Daniel Metzgar produced by Nell Carden Grey a co-production of Merigold Moving Pictures, LLC & Pigeon Post Pictures, LLC.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 469
A look at the extraordinary efforts by author Richard Ogust to conserve endangered turtles and tortoises.
The cinematograph / a Louis Saul Film production in association with Bavarian Television ... [et al.] written by Susanne Pach, Herbert W. Franke.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: VID 586
Explains the many antecedents of the cinematograph, shows excerpts from the films of Lumière and Méliès (who elevated film to the level of art), and sheds light on the technological advances in the art of film.
The college of comedy II : with Alan King / produced by Tom Werts, Jim Arntz directed by Matthew Diamond written by Herb Sargent a production of Thirteen/WNET.
Subject: COMEDY
Call Number: VID 564
Another unconventional master class about stand-up comedy, with the greats from various generations of stand-up comedians. The panel discusses various influences, analysis, and history regarding principles of stand-up comedy.
The Color of money / Touchstone Pictures presents in association with Silver Screen Partners II a Martin Scorsese picture produced by Irving Axelrod, Barbara De Fina directed by Martin Scorsese screenplay by Richard Price.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 767
Aging pool shark who believes money won is twice as sweet as money earned , forms a profitable yet volatile partnership with a young pool hustler.
The complete works of William Shakespeare (abridged) / written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield adapted for television by Adam Long produced and directed by Paul Kafno a Canada UK co-production in association with Canadian Broadcasting
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 271
A three-man troupe perform all of Shakespeare's plays in 90 comedic minutes.
The confessions of Robert Crumb / BBC written by Robert Crumb producer, Mary Dickenson.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 776
Robert Crumb, pioneer of the American underground comic book, discusses his life, work, and obsessions.
The conformist / Maurizio Lodi-Fe' presents a co-production between Mars Film Produzione, S.p.A. and Marianne Productions in participation with Maran Film G.M.B.H. Screenplay by Bernardo Bertolucci directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1183
A rising young follower of Mussolini must assassinate his former professor, now in political exile, to demonstrate his loyalty to the Fascist state.
The conversation / Paramount the Directors Company presents written by Francis Ford Coppola produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 387
A provoking mystery-suspense drama explores the morality of privacy in the story of Harry Caul, a surveillance expert, who conducts a routine surveillance job only to later find himself suspicious that he has become an unwitting player in murder scheme.
The cooler / Contentfilm presents a Pierce-Williams/Furst Films production in association with Gryphon Films and Dog Pond Productions produced by Sean Furst, Michael Pierce written by Frank Hannah & Wayne Kramer directed by Wayne Kramer.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 527
Bernie is extremely unlucky at gambling and he owes the Shangri-La casino's mob boss Shelly Kaplow over $100,000. He is so unlucky that he is hired as a cooler . He gambles next to high rollers and gives them some of his bad luck to stop them from winning. This arrangement works out for awhile, but when Bernie has almost paid off his debt, he meets cocktail waitress, Natalie. The two start to fall in love and Bernie's luck begins to change. Unfortunately, Shelly isn't going to let Bernie go so easily.
The country girl / the Perlberg-Seaton production Paramount Pictures produced by William Perlberg, George Seaton written for the screen and directed by George Seaton.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 975
Frank Elgin is an alcoholic actor and singer who gets a second change at stardom. His long suffering wife, Georgie, and their marriage is put to the test. Frank is desperate to make a come back and Bernie Dodd is the hotshot Broadway director in need of a name star for his new stage production. Georgie is both weary of her husband's weaknesses and Dodd's motives. When Georgie appears to be dragging Frank down, Bernie tries to force her to leave.
The country girl / the Perlberg-Seaton production Paramount Pictures produced by William Perlberg, George Seaton written for the screen and directed by George Seaton.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 975
Frank Elgin is an alcoholic actor and singer who gets a second change at stardom. His long suffering wife, Georgie, and their marriage is put to the test. Frank is desperate to make a come back and Bernie Dodd is the hotshot Broadway director in need of a name star for his new stage production. Georgie is both weary of her husband's weaknesses and Dodd's motives. When Georgie appears to be dragging Frank down, Bernie tries to force her to leave.
The crucible / Twentieth Century Fox produced by Robert A. Miller and David V. Picker directed by Nicholas Hytner screenplay by Arthur Miller.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 690
A group of teenage girls meets in the woods at midnight for a secret love-conjuring ceremony. But instead of love, Abigail Williams wishes for the death of her former lover's wife. WHen the ceremony is witnessed by the town minister, the girls are accused of witchcraft. Soon the entire village is consumed by hysteria, and innocent victims are put on trial. From container cover.
The curse of the jade scorpion / DreamWorks Pictures presents in association with VCL a Gravier production producer, Letty Aronson written and directed by Woody Allen.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 963
Someone is stealing millions in jewels from New York City's upper crust. It's up to insurance investigator C.W. Briggs to find out who is stealing the goods. Feeling that the heists are an inside job, he uses his instincts to discover which insiders are actually responsible. Those instincts are slightly hampered by a hypnotic spell placed on him by Zoltan.
The Da Vinci Code / Columbia Pictures Imagine Entertainment Brian Grazer/JohnCalley produced by John Calley, Brian Grazer screenplay by Akiva Goldsman directed by Ron Howard.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 856
When respected American religious symbology expert Dr. Robert Langdon is summoned to the Louvre by French Captain Bezu Fache, he soon discovers that he is the number 1 suspect for the murder of a historian with whom Langdon had been scheduled to meet. Assisted by a French cryptographer and government agent named Sophie, Langdon is challenged to decipher a chain of cryptic codes and puzzles, all the while trying to stay ahead of Fache's lawmen in a chase through the Louvre, out into the Parisian cityscape, and finally across the channel to England.
The Dalai Lama : soul of Tibet / produced by CBS News Productions for A&E Network producer, Brooke Runnette.
Subject: RELIGION
Call Number: DVD 965
One of the world's most admired men, he is the spiritual and secular leader of a nation that exists only in exile. Born Tenzin Gyatso, he is the fourteenth man recognized by his people as Buddha's reincarnation and honored with the title he is known by worldwide - the Dalai Lama. Since 1959, when he fled his nation after a failed rebellion against the occupying Chinese, he has lived in exile. Follow the Dalai Lama from his childhood in the Lost Kingdom to today. Interviews with Chinese scholars, Tibet activists including actor Richard Gere and His Holiness himself detail the long struggle to free Tibet. See footage of the defining moments of his life including accepting the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.
The damned = Götterdämmerung / Warner Bros. and Seven Arts produced by Ever Haggiag and Alfred Levy directed by Luchino Visconti original story and screenplay by Nichola Badalucco, Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 637
The degradation of a great family, set against the historical background of the Night the long knives and the rise of Nazism.
The decalogue / scenariusz, Krzyzstof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz reźyseria, Krzysztof Kieślowski produkcja, Ryszard Chutowski produkcja Telewizja Polska koproducent, Sender Freies Berlin.
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 305
10 films that each feature one of the 10 commandments as a thematic construct.
The departed / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Plan B/Initial Entertainment Group/Vertigo Entertainment production in association with Media Asia Films, a Martin Scorsese picture produced by Brad Pitt, Brad Grey and Graham King screenplay by William
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 823
In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan is a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate. Colin is rising to a position of power within the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there are moles in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly thrust into danger. Afraid of being caught and exposed to the enemy, they each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.
The devil came on horseback / Red Envelope Entertainment an International Film Circuit release of a Break Thru Films production in association with BBC, Global Grassroots & Three Generations, a film by Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stern directed & produced by A
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 705
This powerful and original film exposes the tragedy taking place in Darfur as seen through the eyes of an American witness, former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle, who has since returned to the U.S. to take action to stop it.
The dirty dozen / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Kenneth Hyman Production produced by Kenneth Hyman screenplay by Nunnally Johnson and Lukas Heller directed by Robert Aldrich.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1194
Twelve tough criminals will be offered absolution if they undertake a suicide mission into Nazi Germany. Based on E.M. Nathanson's book.
The Doors / LIVE Entertainment Carolco Mario Kassar presents a Sasha Harari/Bill Graham Films/Imagine Entertainment production an Oliver Stone film produced by Bill Graham and Sasha Harari and A. Kitman Ho written by J. Randal Johnson and Oliver
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 877
Biographical film about one of the most exciting and controversial figures of the '60s, Jim Morrison. With his rock and roll band, The Doors, he influenced the rock music scene as no other group had.
The dreamers / Fox Searchlight Pictures presents a HanWay presentation a Recorded Picture Company, Peninsula, Fiction co-production a Jeremy Thomas production a film by Bernardo Bertolucci screenplay by Gilbert Adair produced by Jeremy Thomas
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 528
In 1968, two young Parisians invite an American student to stay with them and embark on a journey of sexual discovery while political unrest looms over the city.
The dresser / Columbia Pictures presents a World Film Services and Goldcrest production a Peter Yates/Ronald Harwood film screenplay by Ronald Harwood produced and directed by Peter Yates.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 496
Film adaptation of Harwood's play about an aging English actor/manager, his dresser, and their theatre company touring England during WWII. Both the leader of the company and his dresser are essential to each other. However, the devoted dresser struggles to support the unreasonable demands of the tyrannical head of the company, during the London blitz.
The Dresser / Columbia Pictures.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 253
Sir, a grandiloquent old man of the theater, has given his soul to his career, but his tyrannical rule over the company is now beginning to crack under the strain of age and illness as he prepares for his two hundred twenty-seventh performance of King Lear. Sir's dedicated dresser, Norman, submits to Sir's frequently unreasonable demands, tends to his health, and reminds him of what role he is currently playing.
The end of America / Katahdin Productions and Impact Partners, in association with Tar Art and IndiePix Films, present a Break Thru Films production directors, Ricki Stern & Annie Sundberg producers, Laura Dawn ... [et al. ] writer, Naomi Wolf.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 706
In a stunning indictment of sweeping policy changes during the Bush years, author Naomi Wolf makes a chilling case that American democracy is under threat. Investigating parallels between our current situation and the rise of dictators and fascism in once-free societies, Wolf uncovers a number of deeply disturbing similarities - from the use of paramilitary groups and secret prisons to the targeted suspension of the rule of law -- Container.
The English patient / Miramax Films presents a Saul Zaentz production an Anthony Minghella film screenplay by Anthony Minghella produced by Saul Zaentz directed by Anthony Minghella.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 765
At the end of World War II, a mysterious, horribly burned man who claims not to remember his name, known only as the English patient, lies near death in an Italian villa. He is cared for by a quietly desperate young nurse, Hana, herself a victim of the war. With her at the villa are Kip, a young Sikh bomb-disposal expert, and a shadowy thief with bandaged hands named Caravaggio. The key to the burned man's past may lie in his commonplace book, a volume of Herodotus, and its intimations of the sacred whirlwind of a great, mysterious, passionate, and tragically doomed love, which trapped two unsuspecting people, forever.
The entertainer / a Woodfall production screenplay by John Osborne and Nigel Kneale produced by Harry Saltzman directed by Tony Richardson.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 755
A drama of seedy music hall life centering on Archie Rice, an egotistical, third-rate British music hall performer whose career and personal life are in a down-hill spiral.
The extraordinary journey of Fernando Bujones / IRG productions in association with Silverbox Entertainment produced by Kim Dawson written and directed by Israel Rodriguez.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 682
The fabulous Baker boys / a Mirage production produced by Paula Weinstein and Mark Rosenberg written and directed by Steve Kloves.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 746
Seattle pianists Jack and Frank Baker are stuck in a rut. Playing the same tired tunes night after night, the brothers are in desperate need of change. So when they meet a sultry singer named Susie Diamond, their future starts to sparkle. But life in the limelight brings old rivalries to the surface. As Jack and Susie's relationship heats up, the Baker boys soon find their act--and their lives--growing more entertaining than either of them may be able to handle.
The fair trade / a documentary by Lauralee Farrer director and producer, Lauralee Farrer producer, Tamara Johnston McMahon and Grace Oh Burning Heart Productions.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1271
The true story of fair trade entrepreneur Tamara Johnston, who, devastated by the death of her fiance, makes a bargain with God:' show me a life worth living or I'm out of here.' She quits her dream job to become an activist for social justice causes, but her despair remains. As she nears the deadline of her bargain, a trip to Africa reveals what else is required of her in exchange for a sustainable life. --Container.
The falcon and the snowman / An Orion Pictures release Gabriel Katzka and Hemdale present a John Schlesinger film.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1014
A disillusioned young man and his drug dealing friend, under the code names Falcon and 'Snowman commit a brazen act of espionage, by selling some of America's most sensitive secrets to the KGB.
The films of Kenneth Anger. Volume 1 / The Film Foundation UCLA Film & Television Archive conceived, directed, photographed and edited by Kenneth Anger.
Volume: v.1
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 276
A collection of short films by Kenneth Anger including "Fireworks", "Puce Moment", "Rabbit's moon", and "Inauguration of the pleasure dome".
The films of Kenneth Anger. Volume 2 / [producers Ian Hendrie, Derrick Socchera].
Volume: v.2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 276
This collection of films covers Kenneth Anger's second half of his career with the films "Scorpio rising" and "Lucifer rising" included.
The filth and the fury / Film Four presents in association with the Sex Pistols a Jersey Shore/Nitrate Film production director, Julien Temple producers, Anita Camarata & Amanda Temple.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 533
The musical group Sex Pistols was in existence for only 26 months and recorded only one album, yet they changed the face of music forever. This shocking portrait of arguably the most influential and certainly the most notorious rock group of all time documents their rise from the back streets of London, through their crucifixion by the British tabloids and ultimate implosion on tour in America. Culled primarily from the band's own 20-hour-plus archive it includes candid interviews, performances, rehearsals and recording sessions.
The fire next time / ITVS presents The Working Group Not in our town project presents a film by Patrice O'Neill produced in association with the Independent Television Service (ITVS) produced by The Working Group.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 457
This documentary is a portrait of the Flathead Valley community trying to deal with deep-seated conflicts in the face of rapid change and growth.
The Firebird and, Les Noces / Igor Stravinsky.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 384
The Firebird: based on Russian folklore, tells the story of Prince Ivan who wanders into an enchanted garden and sees a beautiful bird who is trying to pluck golden fruit from a silver tree. Ivan captures the bird, but succumbs to its entreaties to be set free. In gratitude for its freedom The Firebird gives Ivan a magic feather. Les Noces: represents the ritual of a Russian folk wedding and illustrates Stravinsky's interest in the convergence of pagan and Christian beliefs.
The first year / Teachers Documentary Project produced by Davis Guggenheim, Julia Schachter directed by Davis Guggenheim.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 472
Every year the United States hires 250,000 new teachers. On September 7, five teachers will begin their new journey. These five young teachers fight the real fight: educating our children, one child at a time. Shows the human side of the story, revealing all the determination and commitment it takes to survive in America's toughest school systems.
The five forty-eight / Broadway Theatre Archive produced by Peter Weinberg directed by James Ivory teleplay by Terrence McNally.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 553
In the midst of his ordinary routine, a suburbanite's ongoing offenses catch up & overwhelm him.
The four feathers / Paramount Pictures and Miramax Films present a Jaffilms production, a Shekhar Kapur film producers, Stanley R. Jaffe, Robert D. Jaffe, Marty Katz, Paul Feldsher screenplay writers, Michael Schiffer, Hossein Amini director, Shekah
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1024
After an admired soldier leaves his regiment in disgrace, he sets out on a sweeping adventure to regain his honor, recapture his love and save the life of his best friend.
The fugitive kind / a Jurow-Shepherd-Pennebaker production produced by Martin Jurow and Richard A. Shepherd screenplay by Tennessee Williams and Meade Roberts directed by Sidney Lumet.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 548
Valentine Xavier leaves the entertainment world in New Orleans after he has one too many encounters with the law. A rainstorm leaves him stranded in a small town, where his past comes back to haunt him and he attracts two women.
The game plan / Walt Disney Pictures presents a Mayhem Picture production produced by Gordon Gray and Mark Ciardi story by Nichole Millard & Kathryn Price and Audrey Wells screenplay by Nichole Millard & Kathryn Price directed by Andy Fickman.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1037
Superstar quarterback Joe Kingman has an ego bigger than a football field. Joe is getting ready for a run at the big championship game when the 8-year-old daughter he never knew existed shows up at his not-so-family-friendly bachelor pad. As the big game gets closer, he begins to realize the most meaningful win he can achieve is the heart of the one little fan who counts the most.
The Gateway Arch : a reflection of America / produced and directed by Scott Huegerich & Bob Miano writers, Harper Barnes ... [et al.] a production of Civil Pictures, Inc.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 389
A documentary that chronicles the history of westward expansion and the construction of the largest stainless steel structure ever built, the Gateway Arch. Featured are newly discovered construction footage, rare photographs of westward expansion and early conceptual drawings by architect Eero Saarinen. Dozens of interviews include World Trade Center Master Plan architect Daniel Libeskind and architecture critic Jayne Merkel, along with the workers who built the monument that some said was impossible to build.
The gay divorcee / Radio Pictures presents a Pandro S. Berman production screenplay by George Marion, Jr., Dorothy Yost and Edward Kaufman directed by Mark Sandrich.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 610
In one of their best loved, most charming song and dance comedies, Fred and Ginger demonstrate just how they became known as America's greatest dance team. Includes the Academy Award-winning hit The Continental.
The General.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 580
A comedy about a young southerner who repeatedly tried to enlist in the Confederate Army but who was refused because he was of more value to the cause as the engineer of The General.
The godfather : the Coppola restoration.
Volume: v.1 - 5
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1311
See this famously dark, staggeringly beautiful trilogy of films presented by the filmmaker as originally envisioned for the cinema.
The golden compass / an Alliance film release New Line Cinema presents in association with Ingenious Film Partners, a Scholastic production, a Depth of Field production produced by Deborah Forte, Bill Carraro screenplay by Chris Weitz directed by Chris We
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 782
In a wondrous parallel world where witches soar the skies and Ice Bears rule the frozen North, one special girl is destined to hold the fate of the universe in her hands. When Lyra Belacqua becomes the keeper of the Golden Compass, she discovers that her world and all those beyond are threatened by the secret plans of Ms. Coulter. With the help of Lord Asriel and a group of unlikely allies ready to stand at her side, Lyra embarks on an extraordinary quest that celebrates friendship and courage against all odds.
The good German / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Virtual Studios a Section Eight production produced by Ben Cosgrove, Gregory Jacobs screenplay by Paul Attanasio directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1065
Takes place in the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, where U.S. Army war correspondent Jake Geismar becomes involved with Lena Brandt, a former lover whose missing husband is the object of a manhunt led by both the American and Russian armies. Intrigue mounts as Jake tries to uncover the secrets Lena may be hiding in her desperation to get herself and her husband out of Berlin. Tully is an American soldier working in the U.S. army motor pool who is assigned to drive Jake around Berlin. Tully has black market connections that may be Lena's way out. But he could lead them all into even darker territory.
The good girl / Fox Searchlight Pictures and Myriad Pictures present in association with In-Motion AG, WMF V, and Hungry Eye Lowland Pictures, a Flan de Coco film producer, Matthew Greenfield writer, Mike White director, Miguel Arteta.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1219
Thirty-year old Justine longs for a life more fulfilling than the one she leads with her boring husband and the dead-end job she has. But when a passionate young co-worker catches her eye and steals her heart, Justine's good girl existence takes a turn for the worse.
The grapes of wrath / Twentieth Century-Fox produced by Darryl F. Zanuck directed by John Ford screenplay by Nunnally Johnson.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1102
The story of the Joad family and their migration to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the Depression.
The grass harp / [presented by] Fine Line Features directed by Charles Matthau screenplay by Stirling Silliphant and Kirk Ellis produced by Charles Matthau produced by Jerry Tokofsky and John Davis.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 735
Following the death of his parents, teenaged Collin Fenwick is sent to live with his father's cousins in a small Southern town in the 1930s.
The great escape / a Mirisch-Alpha picture United Artists.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1195
A high-security German prisoner-of-war camp in 1942 holds only known troublemakers and risk-takers, all of whom are determined to pull off the war's most daring escape.
The great Ziegfeld / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer producer, Hunt Stromberg writter, William Anthony McGuire director, Robert Z. Leonard.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1340
Ziegfeld is a theatrical impresario, whose show business empire begins when he stage-manages a tour for a strongman. With almost no money in the bank, he charms European stage star Anna Held to headline his Follies . From 1907, Ziegfeld stages annual editions of Broadway's most fabulous revue. Eventually, Ziegfeld abandons Anna in favor of other beauties. Ziegfeld comes to realize that his new romance with Follies-girl Audrey Dane, is all wrong, settling instead for good-natured actress Billie Burke. Bankrupted by the Depression, Ziegfeld dies as he plans a spectacular comeback.
The greatest show on earth / a Paramount picture screenplay by Fredric M. Frank, Barré Lyndon, Theodore St. John story by Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1135
A splashy, colorful look at life under the big top that weaves the personal stories of the performers in with the spectacle and color of the circus. Includes an incredible train wreck.;" To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground. Subplots involve the secret past of Buttons the Clown and the efforts of racketeers to move in on the game concessions. Let the show begin! --Rod Crawford, www.imdb.com."
The Henrik Ibsen Collection / BBC Video.
Volume: v.1-6
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 329
Ten films based on the plays of Henrik Ibsen in which morality, independence, politics, and family values are explored.
The history boys / Fox Searchlight Pictures and DNA Films and BBC Two Films present in association with the UK Film Council a National Theatre production produced by Nicholas Hytner, Damian Jones, Kevin Loader screenplay by Alan Bennett directed by Nichol
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 297
Centers around eight boisterous-yet-talented schoolboys hoping to gain admittance to England's most prestigious universities. They are aided on their quest by two teachers, a shrewd young upstart and an inspiring old eccentric, whose opposing philosophies challenge the boys to confront the true meaning of education and the relative values of happiness and success.
The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy / Touchstone Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment present a Barber/Birnbaum production a Hammer and Tongs production an Everyman Pictures production produced by Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum ... [et al.] screenpla
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1019
Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect escape from the Earth moments before its destruction and join forces with Zaphod Beeblebrox on board the ship Heart of Gold. They meet many people and aliens in their search for the ultimate question.
The Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright / producer, Randall Shuptrine writer, Scott Galloway produced by Cinetel Productions in association with A&E Television Network.
Subject: ARCHTECTURE
Call Number: DVD 1006
Archival films and photographs are used to describe Wright's childhood homes, as well as the homes of his early adult life in Illinois and later adult life in Wisconsin and Arizona. Discusses how his development as an architect is best seen in the three homes he built for himself. Includes commentary by experts.
The horse whisperer / Touchstone Pictures presents a Wildwood Enterprises production directed by Robert Redford screenplay by Eric Roth and Richard Lagravenese produced by Robert Redford, Patrick Markey.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1196
Fourteen-year-old Grace MacLean and her friend Judith go horseback riding in upstate New York on a winter morning, but their horses lose their footing on ice and slide onto a road, where Judith and her horse are killed by a jackknifing truck. Grace has her right leg amputated, and the frightening incident leaves a lasting trauma not only on Grace but also on her horse, Pilgrim. Grace's mother, seeking Grace's recovery, feels there's a link between her crippled, embittered daughter and Pilgrim's behavior. Learning about a horse trainer with a special gift, she takes Grace and Pilgrim to Montana where horse whisperer Tom Booker lives on a ranch with his family.
The hours / [presented by] Paramount Pictures and Miramax Films produced by Scott Rudin, Robert Fox screenplay by David Hare directed by Stephen Daldry.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 736
In 1929, Virginia Woolf is starting to write her novel, 'Mrs. Dalloway, ' under the care of doctors and family. In 1951, Laura Brown is planning for her husband's birthday, but is preoccupied with reading Woolf's novel. In 2001, Clarrisa Vaughn is planning an award party for her friend, an author dying of AIDS. Taking place over one day, all three stories are interconnected with the novel: one is writing it, one is reading it, and one is living it.
The house of sweet magic : films by Helen Hill / compiled by Paul Gailiunas and Becky Lewis.
Subject: FILMMAKING
Call Number: DVD 819
A compilation of Helen Hill low-budget and do-it-yourself approaches to filmmaking, including super 8, handprocessing and drawing-on-film.
The human stain / produced by Tom Rosenberg directed by Robert Benton.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 894
Coleman Silk has a secret. A terrible fifty-year-old secret that the esteemed college professor has kept hidden from everyone -- including his wife, his children and his down-and-out young lover -- and it's about to ruin his entire life.
The Hunt for Red October / Paramount Pictures.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1202
A new Soviet sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast. Government experts think it is planning to attack--that is, all the experts but one. He thinks the sub's commander is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find the sub and prove his theory.
The hurt locker / directed by Kathryn Bigelow written by Mark Boal produced by Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro Summit Entertainment presents in association with Voltage Pictures, Grosvenor Park Media, LP. and F.C.E.F.SA. a
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 841
US Army Staff Sergeant Will James, Sergeant J.T. Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge comprise the Bravo Company's bomb disposal unit stationed in Baghdad. James is the tech team leader. When he arrives on the scene, Bravo Company has thirty-nine days left on its current deployment, and it will be a long thirty-nine days for Sanborn and Eldridge whose styles do not mesh with that of their new leader. James' thrill of the dismantlement seems to be the ultimate goal regardless of the safety of his fellow team members, others on the scene or himself. On the other hand, Sanborn is by the book: he knows his place and duty and trusts others in the army to carry out theirs as well as he. Eldridge is an insecure soldier who is constantly worried that an error or misjudgment on his part will lead to the death of an innocent civilian or a military colleague. While the three members face their own internal issues, they have to be aware of any person at the bomb sites, some of whom may be bombers themselves.
The hustler / Twentieth Century-Fox presents screenplay by Sidney Carroll and Robert Rossen produced and directed by Robert Rossen.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 870
Itinerant pool shark challenges the top man for the championship, sacrificing everything until he realizes the stakes are too high.
The Illusionist / Yari Film Group Releasing and Bob Yari Productions presents produced by Michael London, Brian Koppleman, David Leven...[et al.] directed by Neil Burger screenplay by Neil Burger.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 848
Acclaimed illusionist Eisenheim captures the imaginations of all of Vienna, including Prince Leopold, who becomes obsessed with the illusionist after his fiancee rekindles a childhood fascination with Eisenheim.
The insider / Touchstone Pictures a Mann/Roth production a Forward Pass picture produced by Michael Mann, Pieter Ian Brugge written by Eric Roth & Michael Mann directed by Michael Mann.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 768
When former executive Jeffrey Wigand is fired by his employer, one of the largest tobacco companies in America, Wigand agrees to become a paid consultant for a story by veteran 60 minutes producer Lowell Bergman, regarding alleged unethical practices within the tobacco industry. But what begins as a temporary alliance leads to a lengthy battle for both men to save their reputations and more.
The International / Columbia Pictures presents in association with Relativity Media an Atlas Entertainment production directed by Tom Tykwer written by Eric Warren Singer produced by Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Lloyd Phillips a film by Tom
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1153
Interpol Agent Louis Salinger and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman are determined to bring to justice one of the world's most powerful banks. The two uncover illegal activities including money laundering, arms trading, and the destabilization of governments, Salinger and Whitman's investigation takes them around the world. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as the bank will stop at nothing, including murder, to continue financing terror and war.
The Jackal / Universal Pictures and Mutual Film Company present an Alphaville production a Michael Caton-Jones film screen story and screenplay by Chuck Pfarrer produced by James Jacks ... [et al.] directed by Michael Caton-Jones.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 994
Jackal--the greatest assassin in history--out to eliminate a top U.S. government official. Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned underground operative, is the only man who can stop him. Now, the Deputy Director of the FBI is taking the biggest risk of all ... he's releasing one criminal to stop another.
The Jane Austen Book Club / Sony Pictures Classics presents a John Calley/Robin Swicord production in association with Mockingbird Pictures produced by John Calley, Julie Lynn, Diana Napper written for the screen and directed by Robin Swicord.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1100
A group of six friends, in Sacramento, gather to distract themselves from loss - a newly dumped Sylvia, Prudie's repressed disappointment, or Jocelyn, who has a life of unrealized dreams. All are devoted Jane Austen fans, except the lone man, Grigg, who has an ulterior motive for joining the chick-lit gang. There's plenty of pride (Prudie), prejudice (Jocelyn), sense (Sylvia), and sensibility (Sylvia's daughter Allegra). Throw in a fair amount of persuasion. Relationships and alliances unfold over the months.
The Jeffersons. The complete first season / T.A.T Communications Company CBS.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: DVD 287
The entire first season of the comedy "The Jeffersons" chronicling the life of African-American dry cleaner George Jefferson and his family as they leave their blue-collar neighborhood for a more luxurious appartment in New York City.
The Jewish Americans / Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc. & JTN Productions a production of JTN Productions, WETA/Washington, DC, and David Grubin Productions, Inc. in association with Thirteen/WNET New York written, d
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 828
Chronicles the 350 year saga of immigrants who gradually wove themselves into the fabric of American life without abandoning their traditions.
The killing / Harris-Kubrik Pictures Corp producer, James B Harris director, Stanley Kubrick screenplay, Stanley Kubrick.
Subject:
Call Number: DVD 1086
A group of small-time crooks plan a daring race-track robbery --but their well-laid plans go awry.
The killing of a Chinese bookie / Faces Distribution Corporation presents an Al Ruban production writer/director, John Cassavetes producer, Al Ruban associate producer, Phil Burton.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 282
A film noir about a gentleman's club owner finds himself on the bad side of a small time gangster, and then must save his beloved club and way of life.
The King of Kong. A fistful of quarters / Picturehouse presents a Cunningham/Gordon production in association with Largelab produced by Ed Cunningham directed by Seth Gordon.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 372
An unprecedented rivalry rocks the electronic world to its core. Join novice gamer Steve Wiebe on his quest to destroy the top score of gaming legend Billy Mitchell, the uncontested champion of the Donkey Kong world for over 20 years. Only one can truly claim the title King of Kong.
The kite runner / DreamWorks Pictures, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Participant Productions present a Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Parkes/MacDonald production produced by William Horberg, Walter Parkes, Rebecca Yeldham and E. Bennett Walsh scree
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY / FOREIGN
Call Number: DVD 566
In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It's a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day's victory, one boy's fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption. Now, after twenty years of living in America, Amir returns to a perilous Afghanistan under the Taliban's iron-fisted rule to face the secrets that still haunt him and take one last daring chance to set things right.
The lady in question is Charles Busch / producers, John Catania, Charles Ignacio ; directors, John Catania, Charles Ignacio.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 261
An affectionate and entertaining tribute to actor, writer, drag performer, and genius leading lady Charles Busch. Featuring Kathleen Turner, Rosie O'Donnell, Boy George, and Jason Priestley.
The last king of Scotland / Fox Searchlight Pictures, DNA Films and FilmFour present in association with the UK Film Council and Scottish Screen a Cowboy Films/Slate Films production produced by Lisa Bryer, Andrea Calderwood, Charles Steel screenplay
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 647
This is (Idi) Amin's incredible story as seen through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy), a young Scotsman who becomes the volatile leader's personal physician, due in part to Amin's unexpected passion for Scottish culture - Amin even proclaims himself the last king of Scotland. Seduced by Amin's charisma and blinded by decadence, Garrigan's dream life becomes a waking nightmare of betrayal and madness from which there is no escape. From back of container.
The Last of the Mohicans / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Michael Mann film screenplay by Michael Mann and Christopher Crowe produced by Michael Mann and Hunt Lowry directed by Michael Mann.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 436
The love of Hawkeye, rugged frontiersman and adopted son of the Mohicans, and Cora Munro, aristocratic daughter of a British colonel, blazes amidst a brutal conflict between the British, the French and Native American allies in colonial America.
The last seduction / Barnholtz Entertainment presents a film by John Dahl Carlton International produced by Jonathan Shestack written by Steve Barancik directed by John Dahl.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1095
Bridget Gregory makes her husband Clay steal more than half a million dollars, and then steals it from him. Hiding out in a small town, she grabs the first man she sees, Mike, to keep her cover. When Clay tracks her down, she stands to lose everything unless she can use her sexual power over Mike to lead him to murder.
The last station / a Sony Pictures Classics release Egoli Tossell Film and Zephyr Films present a Egtoli Tossell Film Halle production producers, Chris Curling, Jens Meurer, Bonnie Arnold written by Michael Hoffman directed by Michael Hoffman.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1023
In honor of his newly created religion, Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy renounces his title, property, and family in favor of poverty and celibacy. For the Countess Sofya, his wife of nearly fifty years, this is the last straw! After she discovers his plans to leave the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian people rather than his own family, she decides to use every trick of seduction in her considerable arsenal, to fight for what she believes is rightfully hers.
The least of these / Glass House Productions and La Sonrisa Productions present directors, Clark Lyda and Jesse Lyda producers, Marcy Garriott, Clark Lyda and Jesse Lyda.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 702
Takes a penetrating look at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center, a former medium-security prison that re-opened in 2006 as a prototype family detention center. The facility was to house immigrant children and their parents from around the world who were awaiting asylum hearings or deportation proceedings. As information about troubling conditions at the facility began to leak out, activist attorneys sought to investigate and address the issues. In telling the story of their quest, the film explores the role (and limits) of community and legal activism in bringing about change. The film leads viewers to consider how core American rights and values - protection of children, presumption of innocence, upholding the family structure as the basic unit of civil society, and America as a refuge of last resort - should apply to immigrants, particularly children -- Container.
The libertine / Mr. Mudd Isle of Man Film Commission First Choice Films 2004 Isle of Man Film Ltd. Odyssey Entertainment Ltd. produced by Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Russell Smith screenplay by Stephen Jeffreys directed by Laurence Dunmore.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 744
John Wilmot, a 17th century poet, is the Earl of Rochester and from the beginning he treats his wife cruelly, drinks to relentless excess, abuses his friendships, and generally wallows in dissipation, much to the dismay of King Charles II. The king hopes that Rochester will write a play glorifying his reign. But Rochester finds his true inspiration when he sees a young actress named Lizzie Barry. Rochester sets out to make her the greatest actress of their time--and she, with some reluctance, submits to his teaching.
The Library of Congress and Smithsonian video present America's first women filmmakers : Alice Guy-Blaché and Lois Weber.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: VID 660
Alice Guy-Blaché was probably the first person (of either sex) to direcct a narrative film. Her first film as she remembered it as an 1896 minute-long tale called la Fée aux Choux (The cabbage fairy) Lois Weber made films that looked deeply into society and behavior. For a time in the mid-1910s, she was both the most distinctive of auteurs and the highest salaried director in Hollywood.
The long kiss goodnight [videorecording] / New Line Cinema presents a Forge production in association with Steve Tisch.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1288
A schoolteacher learns that she was once a lethal assassin for the CIA, and teams up with a wise-cracking detective to uncover her past before a hi-tech army of corrupt government renegades kills them both.
The long way home / Moriah Films of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Seventh Art Releasing produced by Rabbi Marvin Hier and Richard Trank written and directed by Mark Jonathan Harris.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 648
This documentary traces the stories of courage in the years between the end of World War II and the formation of the state of Israel. Includes archival footage, original broadcasts and personal testimonies from survivors of the Holocaust.
The machinist / Paramount Paramount Classics Filmax International Filmax Entertainment presents a Julio Fernández production written by Scott Kosar directed by Brad Anderson a film by Brad Anderson produced by Julio Fernández Castelao
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1148
Trevor Reznik hasn't slept in a year. The shocking deterioration of his physical and mental health has made his every waking moment an unrelenting state of confusion, paranoia, guilt, anxiety and terror. His only solace from this living nightmare comes from an affectionate prostitute. When cryptic notes turn up mysteriously in his apartment and hallucinations of a co-worker that no one else sees causes a gruesome machine shop injury, he embarks on a journey to find out whether there is an elaborate plot to drive him mad or his fatigue has simply robbed him of reason.
The madness of King George / the Samuel Goldwyn Company and Channel Four Films present a Close Call Films production screenplay by Alan Bennett produced by Stephen Evans and David Parfitt directed by Nicholas Hytner.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 847
Based on the life of King George III, this is the story of royal intrigue, sexual indiscretions, backstairs plotting and a battle for power between Parliament and the throne, all occurring while the King is being treated for an unknown mental illness.
The Majestic / Castle Rock Entertainment presents in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment, a Darkwoods production produced by Frank Darabont written by Michael Sloane directed by Frank Darabont.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1123
Peter Appleton, a 1950s Hollywood screenwriter who is about to see his first screenplay made into a film, is mistakenly called before the House Un-American Activities Committee. As a result, the studio pulls the plans for the film. Peter then finds himself in a small California town after a car accident takes his memory. There, the townspeople believe he is local hero Luke Trimble. Peter settles into his life at the Majestic theater, as Luke Trimble, until his memory begins to resurface and govenrment men track him down.
The male ballet dancer / with Finis Jhung and Joseph Michael Gatti.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1041
Joseph Michael Gatti performs variations from Black Swan and Le Corsaire. Gatti and Jhung go through steps, movement by movement, to show how moves are performed.
The Maltese falcon / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Warner Bros. - First National picture directed by John Huston screenplay by John Huston executive producer, Hal B. Wallis.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1216
Detective Sam Spade goes in search of a priceless statuette after the death of his partner.
The man who shot Liberty Valance / Paramount Pictures screenplay by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck produced by Willis Goldbeck directed by John Ford.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1003
The story of a man who becomes a legend and an important political figure by falsely claiming he shot a ruthless gunman (Liberty Valance).
The Manchurian candidate / United Artists Pictures Inc. M.C. Productions screenplay by George Axelrod produced by George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer directed by John Frankenheimer.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 542
A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of experimental drug-and-hypnosis- induced conditioning that transforms the men into human time bombs. Returned to the United States as war heroes, one of them is used by his mother to promote her Joseph McCarthy-like husband's political career.
The men who danced / producer and director, Ron Honsa writer, Richard Philp.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 328
Presents the story of the first all-male dance company in the United States, known as Ted Shawn's Men Dancers, including historic footage of the company performing in the 1930s, as well as the story of the founding of Jacob's Pillow.
The merchants of cool / produced by Barak Goodman, Rachel Dretzin directed by Barak Goodman a Frontline co-production with 10/20 Productions, LLC WGBH Educational Foundation WGBH Boston.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: DVD 291
The world of advertising has become inundated with marketing for teenagers. This episode of Frontline explores the pop culture manipulated and created by corporate America for the American youth.
The messenger / Omnilab Media Group presents in association with Sherezade Film Development Co., Ltd. and BZ Entertainment a Mark Gordon Company/Good Worldwide production directed by Oren Moverman written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman prod
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 862
Partnered with hard-line officer Tony Stone, Sgt. Will Montgomery is a battle-scarred war hero home from Iraq and newly assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. He faces this formidable mission while seeking comfort and healing back on the home front when he falls for the wife of a fallen soldier.
The misfits / Seven Arts Productions director, John Huston producer, Frank E. Taylor screenplay, Arthur Miller.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 843
Following her divorce, a lonely young woman befriends a couple of down-on-their-luck cowboys. Both men desire her, but she longs for only one, who represents for her the freedom she's never had. Teaming up with a weather-beaten rodeo rider, the foursome goes into the mountains on a quest for rare and elusive wild horses. There they come to realize that, for all their differences, they share fundamentally similar needs and desires.
The mission / Warner Bros., Goldcreset and Kingsmere present an Enigma production in association with Fernando Ghia original story and screenplay by Robert Bolt produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam directed by Roland Joffé.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 792
A powerful epic about a man of the sword and a man of the cloth who unite to shield the Guarani Indians of South American from brutal subjugation by 18th-century colonial empires.
The Missouri breaks / Elliott Kastner presents an Arthur Penn film a Robert M. Sherman production United Artists Corporation written by Thomas McGuane produced by Elliott Kastner and Robert M. Sherman directed by Arthur Penn.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 664
Horse thief Tom Logan has set his sights on the horses and daughter of rancher David Braxton. However, Braxton has hired the infamous Lee Clayton to make sure that his possessions are safe and that any horse thief is stopped in his tracks.
The Mormons / a Frontline and American experience co-production with Helen Whitney Productions written by Helen Whitney and Jane Barnes produced and directed by Helen Whitney.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 829
Dig deep into the Mormon past to understand the church today. One of America's fastest-growing religions and, relative to its size, one of the richest. Church membership, now at twelve million and growing, sweeps the globe. From the moment of its founding in 1830, the church has been controversial. In the early years Mormons were hated, ridiculed, persecuted and feared. In the past several decades, the Mormon Church has transformed itself from a fringe sect into a thriving religion that embraces mainstream American values.
The mound builders / a production of WNET/13 in association with New Jersey Public Television. written by Lanford Wilson produced by Ken Campbell directed by Marshall W. Mason and Ken Campbell.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 352
Contrasts goals of a team of archaeologists with aspirations of the local residents.
The naked spur / Turner Entertainment Warner Bros. MGM presents a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture produced by William H. Wright written by Sam Rolfe and Harold Jack Bloom directed by Anthony Mann.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1322
Smooth-talking outlaw Ben Vandergroat reasons to his captors, three bounty hunters thrown together by chance. They're taking him to justice in Abilene, but Ben has other ideas.
The new world / [presented by] New Line Cinema produced by Sarah Green written and directed by Terrence Malick.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1147
Captain John Smith leaves the Jamestown fort to explore and trade with the Indians, but he is captured. Princess Pocahontas asks her father to spare Smith's life and they fall in love. When he returns to Jamestown, he finds the people starving. Pocahontas brings supplies, but while saving them English, she falls in disgrace with her people. When the Indians realize that the English will not leave their country, they attack. After a bloody battle, the English trade Pocahontas and lodge her in the fort to protect their families. With the return of Captain Newport, Smith is promoted and sent back to England. He asks a friend to tell Pocahontas that he drowned during the trip. Pocahontas is civilized and baptized by the English and John Rolfe proposes and marries her. Many years later, she hears that Captain Smith is alive, and she has to decide if she keeps her marriage or follows her heart.
The night of the following day / a Gina Production a Universal Release a Jerry Gershwin, Elliott Kastner production produced and directed by Hubert Cornfield screenplay by Hubert Cornfield and Robert Phippeny.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 820
Gangsters kidnap a young girl from her wealthy family for ransom.
The night of the hunter / United Artists Paul Gregory Productions presents screen play by James Agee produced by Paul Gregory directed by Charles Laughton.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 863
A psychotic self-styled preacher marries and murders a young widow for her money. He then pursues her children to get his hands on the money, only to meet his match in the form of a saintly farm woman.
The Noel Coward collection.
Volume: v.1-7
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 330
A collection of plays from Noel Coward including "Hay fever" and "Bon voyage".
The Original Keystone comedies, volume four
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: VID 577
A collection of short films featuring the comedians "Fatty" Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.
The Oscar Wilde collection / British Broadcasting Corporation.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: LITERARY - WILDE
Call Number: DVD 1172
A collection of four of Oscar Wilde's masterpieces, and a 1995 documentary about his life, his relationship with Alfred Douglas and the trials that destroyed his career. Includes reflections by Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland, and Douglas' grandniece Alice Douglas.
The outlaw Josey Wales / [presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures a Malpaso Company film produced by Robert Daley screenplay by Phil Kaufman, Sonia Chernus directed by Clint Eastwood.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 845
A peaceful farmer turns Confederate renegade to avenge the deaths of his wife and child at the hands of bandits-turned-Union sympathizers.
The painted veil / Warner Independent Pictures and Bob Yari Production Yari Film Groups releasing the Mark Gorden Company presents a Collector Company Class 5 Films Dragon Studios Production a Warner China Film HG Corporation Co-Production pro
Subject: CINEMA -- CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 821
Set in the 1920s. A young English couple, Walter a middle class doctor and Kitty, an upper-class woman, get married for all the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai. Kitty falls in love with someone else. When Walter discovers her infidelity, in an act of vengeance, he accepts a job in a remote village in China that is being ravaged by a deadly epidemic. He takes his wife along and their journey brings meaning to their relationship and gives them purpose in one of the most remote and beautiful places on earth.
The Panama deception / Docurama Films an Empowerment Project production directed by Barbara Trent written and edited by David Kasper produced by Barbara Trent ... [et al.].
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 476
Offers a view of the 1989 invasion of Panama that was not given by the American media. Presents evidence of mass burials of civilian casualties and internment of homeless civilians which was concealed by the U.S. military or went unreported. Also claims to reveal President Bush's secret agenda behind the invasion: to keep U.S. military bases in Panama after the year 2000 in defiance of canal treaties.
The passion of Joan of Arc / Janus Films
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 333
Dramatization of the life of Joan of Arc centering on her trial and execution.
The passion of the Christ / directed by Mel Gibson screenplay by Benedict Fitzgerald and Mel Gibson produced by Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson, Stephen McEveety [produced by] Icon Distribution.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1230
Concerns the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In the Garden of Gethsemane near the Mount of Olives, Jesus is betrayed by Judas Iscariot. Jesus is condemned to death for blasphemy and brought before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, for sentencing. The roaring crowd demands his death, so Pilate orders his crucifixion. Jesus is severely beaten and made to carry his cross up to Golgotha, the hill outside Jerusalem, where he is nailed to the cross. With his mother looking on, he dies.
The perils of Pauline / produced by Eclectic Film Company.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 558
An heiress embarks on a series of adventures, as her guardian and his confederates constantly scheme to kill her for her inheritance.
The petrified forest / Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. directed by Archie L. Mayo screen play by Charles Kenyon and Delmer Daves.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1061
A rundown diner bakes in the Arizona heat. Inside, fugitive killer Duke Mantee sweats out a manhunt, holding disillusioned writer Alan Squier, young waitress Gabby Maple, and a handful of others hostage.
The Philadelphia story / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents produced by Loew's Incorporated screen play by Donald Ogden Stewart produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz directed by George Cukor.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 674
A sophisticated screwball comedy, rife with smart dialogue, the Philadelphia Story centers on the society event of the season: the second marriage of icy, judgmental, moneyed socialite Tracy Lord to nouveau riche George Kittredge. Her first husband, suave and devilish C.K. Dexter Haven, complicates matters by finagling wedding invitations for incognito reporter Mike Connor and his photographer Liz Imbrie, to do a tell-all exposé. But Haven's motives for giving the tabloid access to Tracy's big day may not be as mercenary and mean-spirited as they first appear.
The Piano
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 409
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer. After the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins. Just one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
The pirates of Penzance / the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Simon Gallaher & Essgee Entertainment presents by Gilbert and Sullivan directed and choreographed by Craig Schaefer.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 316
Gilbert and Sullivan's hilarious operetta tells the story of an orphan named Frederic. The son of a wealthy 19th century man, his fate takes a sudden twist after his father's death.
The player / Fine Line Features ; Avenue Pictures in association with Spelling Entertainment ; screen play by Michael Tolkin ; produced by David Brown, Michael Tolkin, Nick Wechsler ; directed by Robert Altman.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 242
A celebrity-studded thriller of murderous obsession among Hollywood's glamorous elite.
The police tapes [videorecording] / [presented by] Video Vrit ; produced, edited and directed by Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 449
Documenting the real-life autopsy of dangerous nightime work of off-beat cops in the South Bronx.
The postman always rings twice / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a novel by James M. Cain produced by Carey Wilson screen play by Harry Ruskin and Niven Busch directed by Tay Garnett.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1077
Frank Chambers (John Garfield) is a drifter who lands at a roadside gas station owned by jolly old Nick Smith (Cecil Kellaway) and his young, blonde wife Cora (Lana Turner). In a matter of minutes, Frank and Cora fall in love, and plot to murder Nick. Eventually wedding bells ring, the body count rises, and the gavel slams-of course, nothing ever goes as planned. Part of what makes the film noir is watching the characters react, as their plans are derailed one by one.
The power of color / Barbara Wiener, producer produced for Learning Zone Express.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: DVD 511
Discusses the basic principles of color and provides tips for choosing and combining colors for fashion and interior design.
The power of community : how Cuba survived peak oil / written and produced, Faith Morgan, Pat Murphy and Megan Quinn Bachman directed by Faith Morgan.
Subject: DOCUMENTARY
Call Number: DVD 1052
When Cuba lost access to Soviet oil in the early 1990s, the country faced an immediate crisis, feeding the population, and an ongoing challenge how to create a new low-energy society. Cuba transitioned from large, fossil-fuel intensive farming to small, less energy-intensive organic farms and urban gardens, and from a highly industrial society to a more sustainable one. -- back cover.
The power of community : how Cuba survived peak oil / written and produced, Faith Morgan, Pat Murphy and Megan Quinn Bachman directed by Faith Morgan.
Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCE
Call Number: DVD 1052
When Cuba lost access to Soviet oil in the early 1990s, the country faced an immediate crisis, feeding the population, and an ongoing challenge how to create a new low-energy society. Cuba transitioned from large, fossil-fuel intensive farming to small, less energy-intensive organic farms and urban gardens, and from a highly industrial society to a more sustainable one. -- back cover.
The power of nightmares : the rise of the politics of fear / BBC ; executive producers, Stephen Lambert, Peter Horrocks ; written and produced by Adam Curtis.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 931
Explores the origins of Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East, and neoconservatism in America, the parallels between these movements, and their effect on the world today. It also looks at the use of these movements by the other to manipulate public opinion.
The producers / Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures present a Brooksfilms production produced by Mel Brooks, Jonathan Sanger screenplay by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan directed by Susan Stroman.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 787
Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now he only seems to be able produce flops. Things turn around for Max when he's visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then make sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. With this in mind, they decide to produce a musical called 'Springtime for Hitler' written by escaped Nazi Franz Liebken. Then they get the insanely flamboyant Roger De Bris to direct and hire the loopy Swedish bombshell Ulla as the lead actress.
The professional / Columbia Pictures presents a Gaumont-Les Films du Dauphin production.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 771
New York's top hit man becomes the unwilling guardian of his next-door neighbors' 12-year-old daughter and helps her track the psychotic agent who murdered her family so she can exact her revenge.
The Pruitt-Igoe myth / Unicorn Stencil presents in association with The Missouri History Museum directed by Chad Freidrichs script by Chad & Jaime Freidrichs.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1124
Destroyed in a dramatic and highly publicized implosion, the Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex has become a widespread symbol of failure among architects, politicians and policy makers. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth explores the social, economic and legislative issues that led to the decline of conventional public housing in America, and the city centers in which the projects resided, while tracing personal and poignant narratives of those who lived in them. --Disc container.
The purple rose of Cairo / an Orion Pictures release produced by Robert Greenhut written and directed by Woody Allen.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 536
Cecilia is a poor waitress in a dumpy New Jersey diner who goes to movies to escape the realities of the Depression Era life. Her favorite is The purple rose of Cairo. When the leading man Tom Baxter decides to be with Cecilia, confusion abounds.
The race to space [videorecording] : America's greatest journey / The Wolper Organization Cine-O-matic, Inc. distributed by MillCreek Entertainment, LLC.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1289
After World War II drew to a close, a new conflict began. The Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States spurred an engineering and scientific competition known as the 'Space Race.' From beginning to end, the American public's attention was captivated, and the various developments by the Soviet and U.S. space programs were heavily covered in the national media. --From the container.;" Renowned documentarian and filmaker David L. Wolper introduced American television audiences to the very first report about the Soviet and American space race (The Race for Space) which later earned an Oscar nomination. This groundbreaking television event, along with 2 subsequent documentary features narrated by Mike Wallace (60 Minutes), captures the worldwide phenomenon of space exploration and unlocking the mysteries of the universe. --From the container.";" Journey to the Moon: The Apollo 11 Story is an original documentary on the Apollo 11 moon landing which includes reflections by the crew of Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong, 'Buzz' Aldrin and Michael Collins. This amazing program recalls the breathtaking story behind the Apollo 11 space program and its heroic crew, bearing witness once again to the strength and determination of the American people. --From the container.";" This collection also contains classic documentaries from the NASA archive along with two spectacular NASA photography slideshows. --From the container."
The Rainmaker / Paramount Pictures producer, Hal Wallis director, Joseph Anthony screenplay, N. Richard Nash.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1012
Under the spell of a wandering charlatan named Starbuck, a lonely ranch girl blossoms into full womanhood.
The right stuff / The Ladd Company directed by Philip Kaufman written for the screen by Philip Kaufman produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1032
The true story of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton -- the seven men chosen for the Mercury Project manned space flight program in the U.S.
The Rocky Horror picture show / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Michael White-Lou Adler production directed by Jim Sharman produced by Michael White screenplay by Jim Sharman and Richard O'Brien.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1139
A mixture of fantastical rock opera and horror movie spoof. A couple of ordinary kids have car trouble one dark and rainy night and knock on the door of a looming gothic mansion. They are stunned to learn that they have stumbled into an ongoing convention of kinky characters, hosted by Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a mad scientist from the planet Transsexual.
The royal hunt of the sun / a Royal Films production with Benmar Productions, ltd. screenplay by Philip Yordan produced by Eugene Frenke, Philip Yordan directed by Irving Lerner.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 406
Fueled by promises of gold, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and his explorers venture across the treacherous Andes Mountains to Peru. There, Pizarro captures King Atahuallpa, Inca's godlike monarch, and promises his freedom upon the deliverance of gold. But friendship and respect develop between the two leaders and when the King is sentenced to die, Pizarro finds himself torn between his desire for conquest and his sense of honor for the King.
The saddest music in the world / Rhombus Media, Buffalo Gal Pictures and Ego Film Arts present written by George Toles and Guy Maddin produced by Niv Fichman, Jody Shapiro directed by Guy Maddin.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 532
Isabella Rossellini stars as a Depression-era beer baroness who sponsors a contest to find the world's saddest tune in this dark comedy.
The Salzburg Festival / directed & edited by Tony Palmer produced by Renate Bienert and Sabine Bauer.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 303
The Salzburg Festival is world renowned and in this film director Tony Palmer presents archival footage of performances from some of the greatest operas and opera singers of all time.
The score / Paramount Pictures and Mandalay Pictures present a Horseshoe Bay/Lee Rich production producers, Gary Foster, Lee Rich screenplay writers, Kario Salem, Lem Dobbs, Scott Marshall Smith story, Daniel E. Taylor, Kario Salem director, Fran
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1210
Persuaded to help a desperate friend for a $6 million payday, an expert safecracker postpones his retirement to pull off one last heist with a novice thief. Their foolproof plan turns into a high risk gamble when a clash of egos threatens to bring them both down.
The seagull / by Anton Chekhov translated and adapted by Stark Young produced by David Griffiths directed by Nikos Psacharopoulos and John J. Desmond a production of WNET/13 Educational Broadcasting Corporation.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 399
A production by the Williamstown Theatre Festival of Anton Chekhov's classic comedy-drama depicting man's propensity for destroying those he is close to. The main protagonists are Konstantin, the youthful aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre and Irina Arkadina, Konstantin's self-centered mother, an accomplished actress, who derides her son's ambitions.
The search for Nijinsky's Rite of spring / produced by Judy Kinberg and Thomas Grimm.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 284
A short documentary on Millicent Hodson's and Kenneth Archer's attempts to recreate the original choreography by Vasclav Nijinsky and original sets and costumes by Nicholas Roerich for the original production in 1913 of Igor Stravinsky's ballet, The rite of spring. The full reconstructed ballet follows the documentary.
The secret life of bees / Fox Searchlight Pictures presents an Overbrook Entertainment/Donners' Company production, a Gina Prince-Bythewood film produced by Lauren Shuler Donner ... [et al.] written for the screen and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewoo
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1189
Lily Owens is a young girl who lives on the peach farm that her abusive father owns. Rosaleen is a black woman hired by Lily's father to be a stand-in mother for Lily. When Rosaleen and Lily walk into town they are approached by some white men. Rosaleen insults these racists by standing up for her rights. The angry men give her a beating and she ends up in the hospital. Lily's father rescues Lily but not Rosaleen so Lily talks Rosaleen into running away. They end up in a town that Lily believes her mother once lived in. They go to live with the three Boatwright sisters on their honey farm, and there Lily finds solace in the mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
The September issue : Anna Wintour & the making of Vogue / a film by R.J. Cutler [presented by] A&E Indie Films in association with Actual Reality Pictures director, R.J. Cutler producers, Eliza Hindmarch, Sadia Shepard.
Volume: Disc 1 - 2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 750
A behind-the-scenes look at Vogue magazine (U.S.) as editor-and-chief Anna Windtour and her staff prepare the September 2007 issue.
The September issue : Anna Wintour & the making of Vogue / a film by R.J. Cutler [presented by] A&E Indie Films in association with Actual Reality Pictures director, R.J. Cutler producers, Eliza Hindmarch, Sadia Shepard.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: DVD 750
A behind-the-scenes look at Vogue magazine (U.S.) as editor-and-chief Anna Windtour and her staff prepare the September 2007 issue.
The set-up / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents produced by Richard Goldstone screenplay by Art Cohn directed by Robert Wise.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1089
An over-the-hill boxer thinks he can still win a bout, despite doubts from his wife and his manager. He goes into his next fight determined to beat his opponent, not realizing his manager has taken money for a 'dive' from a tough gambler.
The Seventh seal / Svensk Filmindustri presents a film by Ingmar Bergman ; producer, Allan Ekelund ; screenplay writer, Ingmar Bergman ; director, Ingmar Bergman.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 247
In medieval Sweden a knight returns from war only to find a ravaged homeland. He meets up with a group of travelling players and eventually confronts the embodiment of death with whom he engages in a game of chess for his life. The knight and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval the plague has caused.
The Shaw collection.
Volume: v.1-6
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 331
This star-studded collection includes six Shaw masterpieces in over 11 hours of classic television. The sharp wit and discerning themes of Shaw's work are wonderfully captured in these original productions from the BBC, remastered for DVD.
The Shawshank redemption / Castle Rock Entertainment screenplay by Frank Darabont produced by Niki Marvin directed by Frank Darabont.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1188
Red Redding is a lifer who knows the ropes at Maine's Shawshank State Prison. New inmate Andy Dufresne is a quiet banker, unjustly convicted of murder. Andy's indomitable will earns Red's friendship and his resourcefulness brings hope and change to the entire prison. Andy is full of surprises--and he saves his best surprise for last.
The shining / a Stanley Kubrick Film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick screenplay by Stanley Kubrick & Diane Johnson executive producer Jan Harlan produced in association with the producer Circle Co.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1243
When a couple takes a job as hotel caretakers for the winter, their young son's psychic powers bring out the evil in the old hotel.
The silence of the lambs / Orion Pictures produced by Kenneth Utt, Edward Saxon and Ron Bozeman screenplay by Ted Tally directed by Jonathan Demme.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 762
FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice attempts to gain a better insight into the twisted mind of the killer by talking to another psychopath Hannibal Lecter, who used to be a respected psychiatrist.
The singing detective / Icon Productions presents directed by Keith Gordon screenplay by Dennis Potter produced by Mel Gibson, Steven Haft, Bruce Davey a Haft Entertainment, Icon production.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1240
A bedridden novelist drifts in and out of consciousness, alternating between a noir-ish fantasy world, his anguished present, and his traumatic childhood.
The sixth sense / Hollywood Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment present a Kennedy/Marshall/Barry Mendel production produced by Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Barry Mendel written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1221
A noted child psychologist attempts to help a frightened 8 year-old boy who is experiencing terrifying visions of the dead.
The Spike Lee joint collection .
Volume: v. 1-3
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 396
Spike Lee is one of the most acclaimed and controversial directors of all time. Now five of his most provocative, thought-provoking films are available in one collection. From the breakout hit dramedy Do the right thing to the gritty, urban Clockers, Lee peels away life's layers, exposing the ironies, brutalities, rhythms and prejudices of the naked city in this powerful collector's set.;"Clockers: a film about the violent world of drug dealing and its 24-hour dealers, known as clockers. ";"Jungle fever: explores the trials and consequences of interracial romance.";"Do the right thing: a portrait of urban racial tensions and a vibrant look at a day in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.";"Mo' better blues: a film about music and love.";"Crooklyn: The Carmichael family struggles to get by in 1970s Brooklyn."
The spy who came in from the cold / A Paramount picture A Salem production Salem Films produced and directed by Martin Ritt screenplay by Paul Dehn and Guy Trosper.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1017
A burnt-out British spy defects to East Germany as a ruse to feed false information to the government.
The squid and the whale / Samuel Goldwyn Films, Sony Pictures Releasing International and Destination Films present an Original Media and Ambush Entertainment presentation an American Empirical/Peter Newman-InterAL production a film by Noah Baumbach
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1225
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s. The patriarch of an eccentric Brooklyn family claims to once have been a great novelist, but ultimately decided to settled into a teaching job. When his wife discovers a writing talent of her own, jealousy divides the family. The two teenage sons are forced to forge new relationships with their parents. Their mom begins dating her younger son's tennis coach. Meanwhile, dad has an affair with the student his older son is pursuing.
The story of Liberty, Missouri : from settlement to suburb / a Footprints in Clay production, a committee of the Clay County Archives & Historical Library, Inc.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 560
This is a story rich in history starting in the 1820's with pioneering settlers to the bustling bedroom community of more than 26,000.
The story of the weeping camel = Ingen numsil / produced by Tobias Siebert written and directed by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 369
A blend of narrative and documentary footage tells the story of a nomadic Mongolian family who uses a music ritual to entice a camel to accept her newborn colt.
The story of Vernon and Irene Castle / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents Pandro S. Berman in charge of production directed by H.C. Potter screen play by Richard Sherman adaptation by Oscar Hammerstein II and Dorothy Yost produced by George Haig
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1339
Fred and Ginger dance up a storm as they dramatize the careers of the renowned ballroom dancers, Vernon and Irene Castle.
The strange case of Lizzie Borden / producer, Jamie Bernanke writer, Jamie Bernanke for the History Channel, director, Damian Weyand a presention of The History Channel.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1185
Most of us know the grisly rhyme, but not the whole story. Who was Lizzie Borden? Did she really murder her father and stepmother on that muggy morning in August 1892? Or does she stand wrongly accused?
The stranger / Orson Welles on film.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 857
The stranger (94 min.): An ex-Nazi is allowed to escape from a German war crimes prison after WWII to lead the Allies to a notorious spy planning to revive the Third Reich. The trail leads to a small Connecticut town where intrigue and murder combine for a tense situation.;"Orson Welles on film (30 min.): A documentary exploring Orson Welles' career as a filmmaker in Hollywood."
The Sunshine Boys / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Ray Stark production a Herbert Ross film screenplay by Neil Simon produced by Ray Stark directed by Herbert Ross.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 679
Two feuding vaudeville comedians who toured the country for 43 years as The Sunshine Boys are reunited after years apart to make a television commercial.
The take / directed by Avi Lewis written by Naomi Klein produced by Avi Lewis & Naomi Klein produced by Barna-Alper Productions and Klein Lewis Productions in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 388
Explores how Argentina's 2001 economic collapse, where a prosperous middle-class economy was destroyed during 10 years of IMF policies, impacted the lives of ordinary workers. Follows 30 unemployed auto-parts workers, who stage a protest against their bosses and economic globalization by occupying their closed factory and refusing to leave.
The talented Mr. Ripley / Paramount Pictures & Miramax Films present a Mirage Enterprises/Timnick Films production produced by William Horberg, Tom Sternberg screenplay by Anthony Minghella directed by Anthony Minghella.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 849
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes its better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. He's hired to go to Italy to bring back the playboy son of a millionaire and soon is plunged into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
The taming of the shrew / produced by Ken Campbell directed by William Ball and Kirk Browning.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 345
A commedia dell'arte production of Shakespeare's play about the courtship of a beautiful but sharp-tempered woman by her persistent suitor.
The Thames Shakespeare collection.
Volume: v.1-4
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 562
The thin blue line / Independent Film Channel and Fourth Floor Productions Inc. an American Playhouse presentation produced by Mark Lipson directed by Errol Morris.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 376
A unique documentary dramatically re-enacting the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas. A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.
The thin red line / 20th Century Fox directed by Terrence Malick screenplay by Terrence Malick produced by Robert Michael Geisler, John Roberdeau, Grant Hill.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 864
This adaptation of the novel by James Jones is a realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II.
The three burials of Melquiades Estrada / Europa Corp. The Javelina Film Company produced by Michael Fitzgerald, Tommy Lee Jones written by Guillermo Arriaga directed by Tommy Lee Jones.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 519
Needing to keep his honor-bound commitment, Texas ranch foreman Pete returns the body of illegal Mexican immigrant ranch-hand Melquiades Estrada to his preferred resting place in the Mexican wilderness.
The three stooges
Volume: v. 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 567
Four classic comedies starring the Three Stooges. Disorder in the court: the Stooges get involved in the trial of a fan dancer who is accused of shooting her lover Malice in the palace: the Stooges try to recover diamond stolen from King Rutin-Tutin's Tomb Sing a song of six pants: the Stooges try to pay off past due notes to Skin & Flint by capturing a burglar Brideless groom: Shemp must marry to inherit $500,000.
The Tiffanys : the mark of excellence / produced by History Television Network Productions written and produced by Geraldine Hugo.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 546
Looks at Charles and Louis Comfort Tiffany and the empire of taste, glamour and sophistication they created.
The times of Harvey Milk / Black Sand Productions presents ; produced by Richard Schmiechen ; directed by Rob Epstein.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 933
Documents the life, career, and assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person elected to public office in San Francisco. Milk was shot to death, along with mayor George Moscone, by city supervisor Dan White on Nov. 22, 1978; White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and was paroled in 1985. Examines Milk's life leading up to his assassination, his successful efforts to politically represent San Francisco's gay community, and the city's reaction to the assassinations through extensive news footage and personal recollections.
The treasure of the Sierra Madre / Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. produced by Henry Blanke screen play by John Huston directed by John Huston.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1212
Two down-and-out Americans in Mexico meet a grizzled old prospector who piques their interest with stories of his gold-hunting experiences. The Americans gather a stake and set off with the old prospector in search of fortune.
The trials of Darryl Hunt / Break Thru Films, Inc. HBO Documentary Films directors, Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 358
Chronicling this capital case from 1984-2004, filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg painstakingly frame the judicial and emotional reponses to a chilling crime, and the implications surrounding Darryl Hunt's wrongful conviction.
The trip to Bountiful / Island Pictures presents a FilmDallas I and Bountiful Film Partners production produced by Sterling Vanwagenen and Horton Foote screenplay by Horton Foote directed by Peter Masterson.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 688
In an attempt to recapture the happiness she knew in the past, an elderly woman journeys back to the small town where she raised her children.
The true story of Che Guevara / produced by Wild Eyes Productions LLC for the History Channel produced by Maria Berry written and directed by Maria Berry.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 587
Argentine renegade Che Guevara led a life cloaked in mystery and obscured by legend. His powerful charisma and his dedication to worldwide revolution terrified some of the world's most influential men and left armies scrambling to destroy him. Immediately upon entering the international spotlight, Guevara was as passionately love by some as he was reviled by others. From a privileged childhood in Argentina to the lonely execution in the jungles of Bolivia, the life of Che Guevara is intimately revealed through interviews with his family, supporters, and enemies. This extraordinary documentary chronicles Che's transformative motorcycle trips through the poorest corners of South America, his leadership in the Cuban Revolution's decisive Battle of Santa Clara, and his transformation from government minister to full-fledged revolutionary --Container.
The Truman show [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents a Scott Rudin production executive producer, Lynn Pleshette produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, Adam Schroeder written by Andrew Niccol directed by Peter Weir.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1273
[An insurance salesman, Truman Burbank,] is about to discover just how abnormal his seemingly 'normal' life is. What he doesn't realize -- just yet -- is that his whole life is a reality TV show, televised and broadcast for the world to see! -- Container.
The Ultimate Oliver Stone collection. Vol. 2, 1993-2004, Bonus disc.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 885
Through a master filmmakers eyes. 3 documentaries that showcase Oliver Stone's film craft. First film goes behind the scenes of Stone's film 'Alexander', and features insights from the film's stars. 2nd film features Stone's 2003 visit with Fidel Castro. Stone asks hard-hitting questions of Castro about U.S.-Cuban relations and human rights issues. 3rd film documents Stone's journey to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Ramallah in 2002 and takes viewers into the heart of the Middle East conflict.
The up series / directed by Michael Apted.
Volume: v.1-6
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 518
In 1964 Michael Apted interviewed a group of seven year old children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, Apted has been back to talk to the same subjects.
The verdict [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Zanuck/Brown production screenplay by David Mamet produced and directed by Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown directed by Sidney Lumet.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1279
An alcoholic, failed attorney is reduced to ambulance chasing. A friend gives him a supposedly easy malpractice case which turns out to be a last chance at redeeming himself and his career.
The virgin suicides / Paramount Classics American Zoetrope presents a Muse production in association with Eternity Pictures produced by Francis Ford Coppola, Julie Costanzo, Chris Hanley, Dan Halsted written and directed by Sofia Coppola.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1203
In the mid-1970s, in a sleepy Michigan community, live the Lisbon sisters, five teenagers whose beauty has bewitched a group of neighborhood boys. Isolated by their over-protective parents, they move like fleeting visions against the suburban landscape, luminous and unattainable. But when school hunk Trip Fontaine convinces Lux Lisbon and her sisters to go to the prom, the boys' romantic fantasies threaten to come true - until they are engulfed in a stunning chain of events that will change their lives forever. -- Container.
The war of the world : a new history of the 20th century / a production of Blakeway Productions, a Ten Alps Company, for Channel 4 and PBS in association with Thirteen/WNET New York written by Niall Ferguson directed by Adrian Pennink and Simon Chu.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 417
The film considers the unparalleled stretch of violence during the 20th century as a single, unrelenting 'war of the world' that began with Japan's invasion of Russia in 1904 and continued through the Korean War all the way to an ongoing 'Third Word's War' --Container.
The way back / a Newmarket Films in association with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Image Entertainment release Exclusive Media Group, National Geographic Entertainment, Imagenation Abu Dhabi present an Exclusive Films production a Peter Weir film
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1232
Inspired by an incredible true story... begins in 1940 when seven prisoners attempt the impossible: escape from a brutal Siberian gulag. Thus begins a treacherous 4,500-mile trek to freedom across the world's most merciless landscapes. They have little food and few supplies. They don't know or trust each other. But together, they must withstand nature at its most extreme. Their humanity is further tested when they meet a teenage runaway who begs to join them on their quest --Container.
The Weather Underground / a documentary by Sam Green and Bill Siegel.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 371
This remarkable documentary traces the rise and fall of the Weathermen, a group of radical students, who, outaged by the Vietnam War and racism, tried to overthrow the U.S. government in the 1970's, bombing the Capitol building, breaking Timothy Leary out of prison, and evading one of the largest FBI manhunts in history. Here former members speak candidly about the idealistic passion that drove them to bring the war home and the trajectory that placed them on the FBI's most wanted list.
The white countess / Merchant Ivory Productions director, James Ivory.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1112
A blind American diplomat develops a curious relationship with a young Russian refugee who works odd and sometimes illicit jobs to support members of her dead husband's aristocratic family.
The wild bunch / Warner Bros.-Seven Arts presents a Phil Feldman production screenplay by Walon Green and Sam Peckinpah produced by Phil Feldman directed by Sam Peckinpah.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 597
The brutal story of violent men who lived during the Mexican revolution in the year 1913. It portrays a band of magnificent losers in a dying lawless West.
The wind that shakes the barley / The Weinstein Company IFC Films Pathe! Sixteen Films Matador Pictures Regent Capital UK Film Council Bórd Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen Element Films BIM Distribuzione
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 605
Ireland, 1920. Damien O'Donovan is leaving for London for an internship, until the dreaded Black and Tans attack his hurling mates, killing one for not speaking English. Thus sidetracked by the Irish War for Independence, Damien is convinced by his brother Teddy to throw his lot in with the IRA. Damien is a purist, an idealist, and therefore marked for a tragic destiny, while Teddy is a fatefully pragmatic politician. These differences between the brothers propel the film through its terrible final act, as the signing of Anglo-Irish Treaty establishes the Irish Free State, splits the Republican movement, and unleashes the Irish Civil War.
The Wobblies / [presented by] the Center for Educational Productions produced and directed by Steward Bird and Deborah Shaffer.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 458
Incorporating interviews and archival footage, The Wobblies presents the story of the Industrial Workers of the World (or I.W.W.), which in the early 20th century managed to organize various categories of unskilled worker into a single monolithic union and changed the course of labor history by, among other achievements, facilitating the eight-hour work day and fair wages.
The world [videorecording] : a film / by Jia Zhangke.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1297
On the outskirts of Beijing is an amusement park called The World. The staff may be happy around the guests, but it's a different story behind the scenes. The park is seen through the eyes of the staff, along with the romances, dreams, and loneliness.
The wrestler / Off the Top Rope, Inc. and Wild Bunch an Alliance Films release Remstar Media Partners present in association with Wild Bunch, a Protozoa Pictures production, a film by Darren Aronofsky produced by Scott Franklin written by Robert S
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 855
Back in the late '80s, Randy 'The Ram' Robinson was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, decades past his prime, he barely gets by working small wrestling shows in VFW halls and as a part-time grocery store employee. He faces health problems that may end his wrestling career and is attempting to come to terms with his life outside the ring. He wants to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned in childhood and begins a relationship with a stripper. He struggles with his new life and an offer of a high-profile rematch with his 1980s arch-nemesis, 'The Ayatollah,' which might just be his ticket back to stardom.
The X-files. The complete fifth season / Ten Thirteen Inc. in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television created by Chris Carter.
Volume: Disc 1-5
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: DVD 695
The fifth season of the X-Files. A science-fiction television show which follows to FBI agents as they investigate mysterious and unsolved cases involing paranormal phenomenon.
The X-files. The complete first season / Ten Thirteen Inc. in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television created by Chris Carter.
Volume: Disc 1-7
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: DVD 691
The first season of the X-Files. A science-fiction television show which follows to FBI agents as they investigate mysterious and unsolved cases involing paranormal phenomenon.
The X-files. The complete fourth season / Ten Thirteen Inc. in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television created by Chris Carter.
Volume: Disc 1-6
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: DVD 694
The fourth season of the X-Files. A science-fiction television show which follows to FBI agents as they investigate mysterious and unsolved cases involing paranormal phenomenon.
The X-files. The complete second season / Ten Thirteen Inc. in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television created by Chris Carter.
Volume: Disc 1-7
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: DVD 692
The second season of the X-Files. A science-fiction television show which follows to FBI agents as they investigate mysterious and unsolved cases involing paranormal phenomenon.
The X-files. The complete sixth season / Ten Thirteen Inc. in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television created by Chris Carter.
Volume: Disc 1-6
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: DVD 696
The sixth season of the X-Files. A science-fiction television show which follows to FBI agents as they investigate mysterious and unsolved cases involing paranormal phenomenon.
The X-files. The complete third season / Ten Thirteen Inc. in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television created by Chris Carter.
Volume: Disc 1-7
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: DVD 693
The third season of the X-Files. A science-fiction television show which follows to FBI agents as they investigate mysterious and unsolved cases involing paranormal phenomenon.
Thelma & Louise / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Percy Main production, a Ridley Scott film in association with Star Partners III, Ltd. producers, Ridley Scott, Mimi Polk writer, Callie Khouri director, Ridley Scott.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1197
Thelma is an abused and neglected wife, while her friend Louise is a bitter, hard-edged waitress. The two decide to take a brief vacation to escape the drudgery of their everyday lives. Immediately, they run into trouble, as Louise shoots and kills a man who tries to rape Thelma in the parking lot of a country bar.
Thelma & Louise / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Percy Main production, a Ridley Scott film in association with Star Partners III, Ltd. producers, Ridley Scott, Mimi Polk writer, Callie Khouri director, Ridley Scott.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1332
Thelma is an abused and neglected wife, while her friend Louise is a bitter, hard-edged waitress. The two decide to take a brief vacation to escape the drudgery of their everyday lives. Immediately, they run into trouble, as Louise shoots and kills a man who tries to rape Thelma in the parking lot of a country bar.
Thelonious Monk, straight no chaser / Warner Bros. Inc. ; director, Charlotte Zwerin ; producers, Charlotte Zwerin, Bruce Ricker ; executive producer, Clint Eastwood.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 210
A wide-ranging documentary that aims to put Monk's status into context and perspective. It blends the history of Monk's early career in Harlem with archival black-and-white footage of the pianist performing his own compositions for Norwegian and French TV.
TheraBarre ballet class / Center Stage Dance Academy, in association with Storyteller Video Productions created by Marlene Hall.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 636
A muscle conditioning program with classical ballet exercises created to achieve results.
There will be blood / Ghoulardi Film Company Paramount Vantage Miramax Films produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 838
A down-and-out silver miner raising a son, self-made oilman Daniel Plainview has a voracious appetite for oil and it turns him into a California tycoon in the early years of the 20th century. Getting the oil from the ground is an intensely physical process that later broadens into Plainview's equally indomitable urge to control land and power. Along the way, Plainview deals with a mighty derrick fire, a visit from a long-lost brother, the ongoing involvement of Plainview's poker-faced adoptive son, and Plainview's rivalry with Eli Sunday, the local preacher.
Third part of Henry the Sixth / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Jane Howell.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 17
The Henry VI trilogy concludes with the Yorks winning the battle of St. Albans, and thus forcing Henry from the throne. Margaret, however, captures and taunts York before having him killed. She is captured herself and forced to watch her son killed by the Yorkists. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, reveals, at the end, his plan to murder Henry VI.
Thirteen days / presented by New Line Cinema in association with Beacon Pictures a Roger Donaldson film produced by Armyan Bernstein, Peter O. Almond and Kevin Costner written by David Self directed by Roger Donaldson.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 943
Oct. 1962, for thirteen extraordinary days the world stood on the brink of destruction. Krushchev wouldn't back down, President Kennedy wouldn't give in. Inspired by the real-life events that took place in the Kennedy White House.
This film is not yet rated / IFC presents in association with Netflix and BBC a Chain Camera production produced by Eddie Schmidt directed by Kirby Dick.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 296
Kirby Dick's provocative film investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films. Kirby looks at some of the controversial rating decisions of the past four decades, hires a private eye to find out who these anonymous raters are and puts his own film through the rating process.
This gun for hire / a Paramount Picture produced by Richard Blumenthal screen play by Albert Maltz and W.R. Burnett directed by Frank Tuttle.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1084
A hired-gun seeks revenge from a client that betrayed him.
This is Spinal Tap : a rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi / Metro Goldwyn Mayer [presented by] Embassy Pictures directed by Rob Reiner written by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner produced by Karen Murphy.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 914
Once upon a time, Spinal Tap had a big hit song. Now, nearly two decades later, Spinal Tap still clings to some glint of their lost glory as they embark on an accident-plagued tour across America. In Cleveland, the group gets lost underneath the stage. In Washington, they're accidently booked at an Air Force formal dance. And in a Chicago record store, no one shows up to get their autographs.
This so-called disaster : Sam Shepard directs The late Henry Moss / IFC Productions presents a Keep Your Head production producers, Callum M. Greene and Anthony G. Katagas director, Michael Almereyda.
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 872
It's three weeks until Sam Shepard's The late Henry Moss opens at the Magic theatre in San Francisco ... and tensions are rising between the shows stars Sean Penn, Nick Nolte and Woody Harrelson. As sparks begin to fly between their characters, they set off a powderkeg of emotions so explosive that the actors themselves are drawn into the fray.
Thom Gunn / the Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 453
Thom Gunn's austere poems of love and death have distinguished him as a contemporary master. Born in England in 1929, Thom Gunn has lived in northern California since 1954. Thom Gunn read from his Collected poems, which gathers 40 years of poetry, and new work on October 18, 1994, in Los Angeles. He talked with Wendy Lesser, the founding editor of The threepenny review--Container.
Thomas L. Friedman reporting : the other side of outsourcing / Discovery Channel.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: DVD 970
What happens when the demands of the global economy with all of its excess baggage of Westernizing forces collide with the deeply held traditions of an age-old culture like India's? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas L. Friedman heads to the heart of the conflict and examines how this clash of cultures is affecting the everyday lives of Indian workers, many of them young people, who are caught in the middle. Learn how this noble, proud society is coping with a struggle unlike any it's ever faced: balancing the desire to benefit from the opportunities offered by the new world market with internal efforts to protect their cultural heritage from the eroding influence of American values. --Web site.
Thomas L. Friedman reporting : the other side of outsourcing / Discovery Channel.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 970
What happens when the demands of the global economy with all of its excess baggage of Westernizing forces collide with the deeply held traditions of an age-old culture like India's? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas L. Friedman heads to the heart of the conflict and examines how this clash of cultures is affecting the everyday lives of Indian workers, many of them young people, who are caught in the middle. Learn how this noble, proud society is coping with a struggle unlike any it's ever faced: balancing the desire to benefit from the opportunities offered by the new world market with internal efforts to protect their cultural heritage from the eroding influence of American values. --Web site.
Thoughts on capitalism with Louis Kelso / a production of Public Affairs Television ; producer and director, Leslie Clark.
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: VID 17
Louis Kelso, co-author of The capitalist manifesto, discusses the means of spreading America's wealth through a plan of employee stock ownership or ESOP.
Three by Duato / Compañía Nacional de Danza artistic director & choreographer, Nacho Duato Ministerio de Educación y Cultura Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de Musica directed by Thomas Grimm producer, Epifano Rojas a Reiner M
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1318
The Compañia Nacional de Danza peforms three ballets choreographed by Nacho Duato, also contains interviews with Duato and the dancers.
Three sisters / Hen's Tooth Video ; directed by Paul Bogart.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 252
A dramatization of Anton Chekhov's play about three well- educated, cultured sisters suffering from boredom in their provincial environment.
Thurgood Marshall : justice for all / ABC News Productions producers Eileen M. Lucas, Arden Ostrander.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 658
This historical documentary traces the career of the first Afro-American Supreme Court justice.
Tillie's punctured romance / Keystone Film Co.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 581
A silent fiml featuring Charlie Chaplin, Marie Dressler, and Mabel Normand.
Timon of Athens / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; a production by Jonathan Miller.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 36
Details the transformation of a noble Athenian from a reckless spendthrift to a mad misanthrope.
Titus Andronicus / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Jane Howell.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 37
William Shakespeare's tragedy set in Roman times dealing with the revenge of Titus Andronicus for the atrocities committed against his family by Tamora, the captive queen of the Goths, and her faction.
To have and have not / Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. executive producer, Jack L. Warner a Howard Hawks production a Warner Bros. First National picture screen play by Jules Furthman and William Faulkner directed by Howard Hawks.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1331
An American charter boat captain in Martinique gets involved with a young female drifter and some French freedom fighters who are trying to elude local Nazi collaborators.
To kill a mockingbird / Universal International ; screenplay by Horton Foote ; directed by Robert Mulligan ; produced by Alan J. Pakula ; a Brentwood Productions picture.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 187
Two children in a small southern town are thrust into an adult world of racial bigotry and hatred when their lawyer father chooses to defend a black man unjustly accused of raping a white girl.
To kill a mockingbird / screenplay by Horton Foote produced by Alan J. Pakula directed by Robert Mulligan a Universal International presentation of a Pakula-Mulligan, Brentwood Productions picture.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 675
Gregory Peck plays a southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape in this film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The way in which it captures a time, a place, and above all, a mood, makes this film a masterpiece.
To live and die in L.A. / an Irving H. Levin production produced by Irving H. Levin screenplay by William Friedkin & Gerald Petievich directed by William Friedkin.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 437
A Secret Service agent bends and breaks the law to nab an artist/counterfeiter in Los Angeles.
To our credit : a program for public television / The Access to Credit Media Project.
Volume: pt. 1-2
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: DVD 270
Pt. 1 explores microcredit, a strategy to combat global poverty pt. 2 profiles microenterprise, a new economic strategy for low-income Americans.
To the pointe : pointe work for the beginner through advanced student / Riz-Biz Productions presents a Bob Rizzo film directed by Bob Rizzo producer Maxwell Mann.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 629
Former American Ballet Theatre ballerina Michell Benash has designed an instructional Pointe video for all levels. Ms. Benash provides exercises and guidelines that develop technique and strength on Pointe --Container.
Todo sobre mi madre / Sony Pictures Classics El Deseo S.A. presenta una coproducion El Deseo S.A., Renn Productions, France 2 Cinema un film de Almodóvar.
Subject: CINEMA - FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Call Number: DVD 1057
Manuela is the perfect mother. A hard-working nurse, she's built a comfortable life for herself and her teenage son. But when tragedy strikes and her son is killed in a car accident, her world crumbles.
Tomorrow / Janus Films a Filmgroup Production a Castle Hill Productions, Inc. produced by Gilbert Pearlman and Paul Roebling screenplay by Horton Foote directed by Joseph Anthony.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 656
A young man leaves his father's farm to work at a local sawmill. He rescues a young pregnant woman, who has been abandoned by her husband and family, and the two fall in love.
Toni Morrison / an RM Arts production ; produced & directed by Alan Benson ; edited & presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 207
Toni Morrison discusses slavery and its legacy and the difficulties of writing about the painful subjects that occur in her novel Beloved.
Top gun / Paramount Pictures produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer directed by Tony Scott written by Jim Cash & Jack Epps, Jr.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 794
A daredevil Navy pilot striving to be the best at a Top Gun flight school doubts his abilities when his best friend is killed in training.
Touch of evil / Universal International produced by Albert Zugsmith screenplay by/directed by Orson Welles.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 498
An elaborate mystery involving a corrupt police official in a squalid town on the Mexican border and a murder that ensnares a narcotics agent and his wife.
Touch of the poet / by Eugene O'Neill ; a production of WNET/13 ; produced by David Griffiths ; directed by Stephen Porter and Kirk Browning.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 173
Set in a shabby tavern outside Boston in 1828, the play centers on Cornelius Melody ... a proud Irishman who clings to memories of European genitility ... explores its characters' conflicts with reality and illusion, as well as their joys and sorrows in love"--Container."
Tournament / ABC Video Enterprises ; GFA, Gittelman Film Associates, Inc. production ; produced & directed by Philip Gittelman.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 387
Helmut Nickel, curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's great collection of arms and armor, displays some of its treasures and discusses the age that created them.
Tout pres des etoiles : les danseurs de l'Opra de Paris = Etoiles : dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 80
Celebrates the legacy of the famed Paris Opera Ballet by weaving together rehearsals, interviews and snapshots as the dancers work on classical ballets as well as contempary works.
Tracy & Hepburn : the signature collection.
Volume: v. 3 - 4
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1132
The films included are Woman Of The Year (1942) Adam's Rib (1949) Pat and Mike (1952) and The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute By Katharine Hepburn (1986), available only in this set.
Traffic / USA Films presentation in association with Initial Entertainment Group a Bedford Falls/Laura Bickford Production produced by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Laura Bickford screenplay by Stephen Gaghan directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 763
A mix of interrelated stories: a Mexican policeman finds himself and his partner caught in an often deadly web of corruption a pair of DEA agents work undercover in a sordid and dangerous part of San Diego a wealthy drug baron living in upscale, suburban America is arrested and learns how quickly his unknowing and pampered wife takes over his business and the U.S. President's new drug czar must deal with his increasingly drug-addicted teenage daughter --Container.
Tragedy of Coriolanus / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Elijah Moshinsky.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 9
Shakespeare's play about a proud Roman general who conquers the Volscians, leads them against Rome in revenge for his banishment, and is killed by the Volscian general when Coriolanus is persuaded to spare the city.
Treasures from the royal tombs of Ur / University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 316
Produced to accompany the traveling exhibition, this video recounts the thrilling discovery made by the University of Pennsylvania Museum and British Museum joint excavations in the 1930s at the Sumerian site of ancient Ur, the traditional home of the prophet Abraham.
Treasures IV : American avant garde film, 1947-1986.
Volume: Disc 1-2, Booklet
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 811
Presents 26 films by artists who helped to redefine cinema. Shows an array of film types and styles, from abstract animation to documentary and balances acknowledged classics with rediscoveries. The films are drawn from the preservation work of five of America's foremost avant-garde archives: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Anthology Film Archives, The Museum of Modern Art, The New York Public Library, and The Pacific Film Archive. None of the titles has been available before on good-quality video in the United States.
Treasures of sacred art : Tuscan journeys.
Volume: Disc 1-6
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 749
Focuses on the art of the Tuscan region of Italy, journeying into churches, monasteries, and museums and highlighting the works of masters Giotto, Duccio, Michelangelo and others, showing how they made Tuscany the center of Christian art in their day.
Trial by television / produced by Broadcast News Networks in association with Arts & Entertainment Network ; Kurtis Productions ; producers, Caroline Sommers, Paul Gallagher ; writer/producer, Bob Harris.
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: VID 408
From sensational television news coverage and movies-of-the week to cameras in every courtroom in American, the effect of mass audience participation during the law enforcement process poses serious questions about the outcome of criminal proceedings.
Tribute to Alvin Ailey .
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 248
In this two-part program, members of Ailey's dance company celebrate his memory by performing three works choreographed by Ailey himself, as well as a special ballet tribute choreographed by Ulysses Dove.
Trinity and beyond : the atomic bomb movie / Goldhil Entertainment Visual Concept Entertainment presents a Documentary Film Works production.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 288
Chronicles the top secret, strange and visually compelling history of the design, production and testing of atomic and hydrogen bombs by the U.S.
Triumph des Willens = Triumph of the will / gestaltet von/[directed by] Leni Riefenstahl.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 212
This film, commissioned by Adolf Hitler to record the 1934 Nazi party rally in Nuremberg, is the most powerful piece of propaganda ever produced. Included are many scenes of gatherings, marches, and parades. The viewer will also hear speeches given by Hitler, Goering, Goebbels, and Hess as well as samples of monumental architecture designed by Albert Speer.
Troilus & Cressida / a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; a production by Jonathan Miller.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 38
A dramatization of Shakespeare's play about two lovers caught in the vicissitudes of the Trojan War.
Trois couleurs, bleu = Three colors, blue / Miramax Films MK2 Productions ... [et al.] Canal+ Marin Karmitz présente scénario de Krzsztof Piesiewicz et Krzysztof Kieślowski réalisation de Krzysztof Kieślowski.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 945
Three Colors: Blue is the first part of Kieslowski's trilogy on France's national motto: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. Blue is the story of Julie who loses her husband, an acclaimed European composer, and her young daughter in a car accident. The film's theme of liberty is manifested in Julie's attempt to start life anew free of personal commitments, belongings, grief, and love. She intends to spiritually commit suicide by withdrawing from the world and living completely independently, anonymously, and in solitude in the Parisian metropolis. Despite her intentions, people from her former and present life intrude with their own needs. However, the reality created by the people who need and care about her, a surprising discovery and the music around which the film revolves heals Julie and irresistably draws her back to the land of the living.
Trois couleurs. Blanc = Three colors. White / Miramax Films presents a Marin Karmitz/MK2 Productions SA production a co-production of MK2 Productions SA, France 3 Cinema, CAB Productions SA, TOR Production, with the participation of Canal+ screenpl
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1198
Last in a trilogy of films (Trois couleurs = Three colors) by director Krzysztof Kieslowski, White presents the mysterious tale of a man whose life disintegrates when his beautiful wife of six months deserts him. Forced to begin anew, he rebuilds his life, only to plan a dangerous scheme of vengeance against her.
Trois couleurs. Rouge = Three colors. Red / Miramax Films presents a Marin Karmitz/MK2 Productions SA production screenplay by Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Krzysztof Kieslowski directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 944
A seductive story of forbidden love and the unknowable mystery of coincidence as a young model meets an unusual stranger.
Truman Capote's In cold blood / Columbia written for the screen and directed by Richard Brooks.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1011
A hard hitting docu-drama about two ex-cons who ruthlessly murder a Kansas family in 1959 in order to steal their non-existent stash of money.
TV nation / Dog Eat Dog Films ; directed by Michael Moore ; producer, Kathleen Glynn.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 228
Michael Moore, the creator of the critically acclaimed Roger & me, sets out with a TV crew and correspondents to "hilariously expose the excesses of corporate America and examine the absurdity of modern politics and popular culture"--Container.
Twelfth night / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, John Gorrie.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 39
Twins Sebastian and Viola are separated after a shipwreck and believe each other dead. Viola disguises herself as a page boy, Cesario, to work for Duke Orsino and falls in love with him, but he loves Olivia, who falls in love with Cesario. Seeing Sebastian one day, she mistakes him for Cesario and marries him. The confusion is cleared up when Viola and Sebastian meet again, and the Duke marries Viola. The subplot concerns the efforts of Sir Toby and Andrew to humble the presumptuous Malvolio.
Two faces of the seventeenth century / the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Office of Film and Television.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 343
Explores two 17th-century masterpieces of painting in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Rembrandt's Self-portrait (1660) is compared with his many other self-portraits. Velazquez' Juan de Pareja (1650) is examined alone in close detail.
Two gentlemen of Verona / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Don Taylor.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 40
Close friends Valentine and Proteus become rivals for the hand of Silvia, daughter of the Duke of Milan, who has promised her to the foolish coward Thurio. Proteus has Valentine banished, but Silvia escapes to the forest to join him. Proteus follows, with Julia who dotes on him. After a confrontation, the Duke eventually allows Valentine and Silvia to wed, and Proteus marries Julia.
Two traditions / a presentation of Films for the Humanities ; an Arts International-London Weekend Television productions ; executive producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans ; director, John Carlaw ; producer, Andrew Snell ; written and presented by John Bar
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: VID 231
Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of language, meter, and verse. Barton and the actors address and analyze the question of how to understand Shakespeare's texts, citing examples of his plays, and, by contrast, the writings of other British authors of the period. Examples from Hamlet, Coriolanus, The merchant of Venice, and Othello.
U turn / Phoenix Pictures presents an Illusion Entertainment Group production in association with Clyde is Hungry Films.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 882
A small-time gambler and a woman caught in the grips of a twisted relationship with her powerful husband want to get out of the town Superior, Arizona.
U.S. invades Panama : Wednesday, December 20, 1989 / ABC News.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 243
The United States invades Panama and vows to capture General Manuel Noriega. Chris Wallace leads the discussion regarding whether or not the U.S. can meet this goal.
U.S.-Soviet relations
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 10
Uncle Tom's cabin
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 154
Harriet Beecher Stowe's nineteenth-century classic story of the pre-Civil war south. Peace-loving Tom is forced to submit to his sadistic master, the evil Simon Legree. Helpless slaves-raped, tortured, and humiliated-are eventually driven to rebel against their wicked oppressors.
Uncle Vanya / a B.H.E. Programme ; British Home Entertainment presents in association with the Chichester Festival Theatre ; production by Laurence Olivier ; directed for the screen by Stuart Burge.
Subject: LITERARY -CHEKHOV
Call Number: VID 291
A film of the stage production of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya as performed by the Chichester Festival Theatre with Laurence Olivier as director.
Uncommon women and others / by Wendy Wasserstein ; WNET presents ; producer, Phylis Geller ; directors, Steven Robman and Merrily Mossman.
Subject: LITERARY - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 175
An adaptation for television of the Phoenix Theatre's production of Wendy Wasserstein's play about five friends who hold a reunion seven years after their graduation from Mount Holyoke.
Under milk wood / a Hugh French, Jules Buck presentation of an Andrew Sinclair film a Timon Films production.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 900
This ambitious film, based on a radio play by poet Dylan Thomas, tells of the lives of several colorful characters living in a small Welsh town. Throughout, a background voice (native Welshman Richard Burton), narrates the day-in-the-life action.
Understanding color & light / produced & edited by Stephen Schoeneberg written by Atoya Corley.
Subject: SCIENCE - PHYSICS
Call Number: DVD 650
Discusses what light and color are. Explains the four basic properties of light and how it acts when it strikes matter, types of primary colors, why we see colors, and how the eye perceives them.
Unfaithful / Fox 2000 Pictures and Regency Enterprises present an Adrian Lyne film produced by Adrian Lyne, G. Mac Brown screenplay by Alvin Sargent, William Broyles, Jr. directed by Adrian Lyne.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 951
When a chance encounter with a sexy stranger erupts into a full-blown affair, passion becomes obsession, and the true price of betrayal takes a shattering toll.
Unforgiven / Warner Bros. presents a Malpaso production writen by David Webb Peoples produced and directed by Clint Eastwood.
Volume: v. 1-2
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 583
Two retired, down-on-their luck outlaws pick up their guns one last time to collect a bounty offered by the vengeful prostitutes of the remote Wyoming town of Big Whiskey.
Universal Newsreels. Volume eight: 1953-1955 / [produced by] Universal International News [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 628
In the age before television, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theater, in the newsreels that were shown with every feature film. This disc covers American and world events from 1953 through 1955.
Universal Newsreels. Volume eleven, 1959 / [produced by] Universal International News [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 631
In the age before television, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theater, in the newsreels that were shown with every feature film. This disc covers American and world events from 1959.
Universal Newsreels. Volume five: 1945 [videorecording] / [produced by] Universal International News [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Volume: pt. 1-3
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 625
In the age before television, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theater, in the newsreels that were shown with every feature film. This disc covers American and world events in 1945.
Universal Newsreels. Volume four: 1944 [videorecording] / [produced by] Universal International News [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Volume: pt. 1-2
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 624
In the age before television, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theater, in the newsreels that were shown with every feature film. This disc covers American and world events in 1944.
Universal Newsreels. Volume fourteen: 1964-1967 / [produced by] Universal International News [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 634
Newsreel coverage of worldwide events presented from an American perspective covering the news of 1964 through 1967.
Universal Newsreels. Volume nine: 1956 / [produced by] Universal International News [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 629
In the age before television, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theater, in the newsreels that were shown with every feature film. This disc covers American and world events in 1956.
Universal Newsreels. Volume one: 1932-1935 / [produced by] Universal International News [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 621
In the age before television, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theater, in the newsreels that were shown with every feature film. This disc covers American and world events from 1932 through 1935.
Universal Newsreels. Volume seven: 1947-1952 / [produced by] Universal International News [compiled by] J. C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 627
In the age before television, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theater, in the newsreels that were shown with every feature film. This disc covers American and world events from 1947 through 1952.
Universal Newsreels. Volume six: 1946 / [produced by] Universal International News [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 626
In the age before television, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theater, in the newsreels that were shown with every feature film. This disc covers American and world events in 1946.
Universal Newsreels. Volume ten, 1957-1958 / [produced by] Universal International News [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 630
In the age before television, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theater, in the newsreels that were shown with every feature film. This disc covers American and world events from 1957 through 1958.
Universal Newsreels. Volume thirteen: 1961-1963 / [produced by] Universal International News [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 633
Newsreel coverage of worldwide events presented from an American perspective covering the news of 1961 through 1963.
Universal Newsreels. Volume three: 1941-1943 [videorecording] / [produced by] Universal International News [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 623
In the age before television, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theater, in the newsreels that were shown with every feature film. This disc covers American and world events between 1941 and 1943.
Universal Newsreels. Volume twelve, 1960 / [produced by] Universal International News [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 632
Newsreel coverage of worldwide events presented from an American perspective covering the news of 1960.
Universal Newsreels. Volume two: 1936-1940 / [produced by] Universal International News [compiled by] J.C. Kaelin, Jr.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 622
In the age before television, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theater, in the newsreels that were shown with every feature film. This disc covers American and world events from 1936 through 1940.
Unknown Chaplin / written and produced by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill.
Volume: v.2-3
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: VID 513
By means of surviving film clips, most of which were eliminations from his feature films, and interviews with those most closely associated with him, observes and shows the creative processes of Charlie Chaplin as comedian, actor, composer of music for his own films, writer, director, and producer of his own films.
Unknown Chaplin : the master at work / A&E Television Networks TalkBack Thames Fremantle Media.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 892
Using countless reels of footage and outtakes Chaplin wanted destroyed, film archivists Kevin Brownlow and David Gill have meticulously crafted an essential and fascinating documentary homage to the silver screen legend.
Unquiet spirit : the life and art of Edgar Degas, 1834-1917 / Home Vision presents an RM Arts production ; written and narrated by David Thompson ; a BBC TV production in association with RM Productions, Munich ; produced by Ann Turner ; an Arts Internat
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 308
Presents many original paintings, drawings and prints to show Degas' favorite settings--the ballet class, racecourse, railway--and to explain his innovative use of the camera.
Untitled fall '95 / Alex Bag.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 836
Bag, recently an art student, plays Bag the art student. The eight diaristic segments trace a woman's struggle to make sense of her experience at art school. As each installment marks the start of a new semester, Bag's character addresses the camera with her latest observations and frustrations. Interspersed between these confessions are eight set-pieces performed by Bag, including a pretentious visiting artist, London shop-girls discussing their punk band, a Ronald MacDonald puppet attempting to pick up a Hello Kitty doll, and the singer Bjork explaining how television works.
Unzipped / a Miramax Films Hachette Filipacchi productions and ELLE present a film by Douglas Keeve Douglas Keeve director Michael Alden producer.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: DVD 1272
Using a variety of cinematographic techniques, the personal world of high- profile fashion designer Issac Mizrahi is portrayed as he designs his fall 1994 collection. Features Mizrahi and several famous supermodels.
USA-USSR dialogues
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 6
A three part dialogue between citizens of the United States and the Soviet Union on how nuclear war can be avoided.
Usual suspects / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Spelling Films International present a Blue Parrot/Bad Hat production.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 76
Police investigating an exploded boat on a San Pedro pier discover 27 bodies and $91 million worth of drug money. The only survivors are a severely burned Hungarian terrorist and Roger Kint, a crippled con-man. Reluctantly, Kint is pressured into explaining what happened on the boat.
Uta Hagen's acting class / produced for the HB Studio by Pennie du Pont [and] Karen Ludwig
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 90
In Uta Hagen's acting class, the revered actress explains and personally demonstrates her approach to acting.
V for Vendetta / Warner Bros. Silver Pictures Anarchos Productions Inc. DC Comics Fuenfte Babelsberg Film Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Virtual Studios produced by Grant Hill, Joel Silver, Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski screenplay by the
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 893
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, this is the story of a young working-class woman, Evey, who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as 'V.' Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, 'V' ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about 'V's' mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself. She becomes his ally in his plan to bring freedom and justice to a cruel and corrupt society.
Valentino : the last emperor / Acolyte Films presents a film by Matt Tyrnauer produced and directed by Matt Tyrnauer produced by Matt Kapp.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: DVD 701
An inspirational and exclusive look into the extraordinary and lavish times of the iconic fashion designer Valentino, the feature length film, made with great humor and a gimlet eye for detail, documents the dazzling and dramatic closing act of the last true couturier's celebrated career and revisits the amazing tale of his life and work. But at the heart of the film is the unique and endearing relationship between Valentino and his business partner and companion of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti. From case.
Valkyrie / MGM Pictures and United Artists present produced by Bryan Singer, Christopher McQuarrie, Gilbert Adler written by Christopher McQuarrie & Nathan Alexander directed by Bryan Singer.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 986
Based on the incredible true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and his ingenious assassination plot targeting Adolf Hitler, this engrossing thriller reenacts the daring operation to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known.
Variety & virtuosity : American Ballet Theatre now / a production of Thirteen/WNET in association with RM Associates.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 110
A documentary of the American Theatre Ballet. Includes interviews with individual members and performances by the ballet, which include excerpts from Sleeping beauty, Swan Lake, The leaves are fading, Cruel world, Remanso, Romeo and Juliet, Don Quixote and Bruch's violin concerto no. 1.
V-Day. Until the violence stops / produced in association with Iron Films ; produced by Abby Epstein and Paulo Netto ; produced for Iron Films by Vincent Farrell ; writer, Eve Ensler ; directed by Abby Epstein.
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: DVD 148
Chronicles how Eve Ensler's hit Broadway solo show 'The Vagina Monologues' grew into V-Day, an international grassroots movement dedicated to stopping violence against women and girls.
Veiled aristocrats / Video Images presents a Video Yesteryear recording ; a Micheaux production.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 526
Twenty years after leaving home, John Walden returns, having achieved his ambition to become a lawyer. He and his mother, Molly, discuss the marital situation of his sister, Rena, and the racial complications it poses.
Vermeer : light, love, and silence / written, produced, and directed by Michael Gill ; a Malone Gill production ; LWTP/RM Arts co-production in association with Bravo and NPS.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 260
Vermeer, an artist from the Golden Age of Dutch painting, painted only 35 pictures and left no drawings or letters. His life and message are shrouded in mystery.
Vernon, Florida / a production of the Television Laboratory at WNET/Thirteen, ZDF, and Errol Morris Films, Inc. produced and directed by Errol Morris.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 374
Fire up the pickup and head down to this bizarre backwater town with Errol Morris, as he presents a pastiche of fascinating interviews with the weird and wonderful people of Vernon, Florida.
Versailles / une production Kronos France films ; scenario et r'ealisation, Simon macovet ; commentaire, Henry Montaigu ; film r'ealis'e en collaboration avec le Mus'ee du Louvre et la Reunion des mus'ees nationaux.
Subject: ARCHTECTURE
Call Number: VID 353
Presents a tour of the city, park and chateaux of Versailles.
Veto message on Civil Rights Restoration Act
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 9
Vicky Cristina Barcelona / the Weinstein Company presents a Mediapro and Gravier production in association with Antena 3 Films & Antena 3 TV produced by Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Gareth Wiley written and directed by Woody Allen.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 837
Two American women, one engaged to be married and the other sexually flirtatious, both become romantically involved with a painter while on vacation in Barcelona, only to find they have competition in the form of the painter's ex-wife.
Victims 'families' messages to the governor who emptied death row : showdate, Thursday 01/16/2003 / Harpo Productions.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 407
167 men and women sentenced to die have been spared. Hear from the families of the victims and the departing governor at the center of it all.
Victor Hernandez Cruz / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 426
Victor Hernandez Cruz, twice the World Heavyweight Poetry Champion, reads at the Los Angeles Theatre Center from Rhythm, content and flavor and Red beans. He talks to students at Harvard School and is interviewed by Lewis MacAdams--Container.
Video dictionary of classical ballet / TransMedia Communications Network producer, director, Robert Beck.
Volume: v. 1-2
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 631
Explains the basic arm, body, foot, and leg positions in classical ballet as professional dancers demonstrate them.
Vienna 1900 / produced by Bob Rosen ; directed by Bob Rosen & Andrea Simon ; written by Andrea Simon.
Subject: TRAVEL
Call Number: VID 394
Tour of Vienna around the turn of the century. Emphasis on the people as well as the architecture and art influenced by the Baroque Era.
Viktor & Rolf : because we're worth it! : the making of a fashion house : a documentary / produced by Submarine in co-production with the Avro and RNTV.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: DVD 1270
The story of the Dutch fashion duo Viktor & Rolf.
Virginia Lee Burton : a sense of place / [presented by] Red Dory Productions & Searchlight Films executive producer, Christine Lundberg filmmaker, Rawn Fulton.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 486
Explores Burton's life and art through a treasure-trove of archival materials, never-before seen photographs, personal documents, sketchbooks, original manuscripts and interviews with family and friends.
Visions of light : the art of cinematography / produced by the American Film Institute and NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation ; produced by Stuart Samuels ; directed by Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy, Stuart Samuels ; written by Todd McCarthy ; [with] th
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 73
The story of cinematography as seen through the lenses of the world's greatest filmmakers and captured in classic scenes from over 125 immortal movies. Traces the evolution and innovations of cinematography beginning in an era when the movie camera was a marvelous invention, and examines how the filmmaking process was complicated by new cinematic trends and technologies.
Vladimir Lenin voice of revolution / A&E Television Networks.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 889
Biography profiles the fanatical philosopher who was catapulted to power by an incredible combination of passion, luck and unlikely alliances.
Voice of your own / with Patsy Rodenburg
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: VID 551
Rodenburg, the Head of Voice at the Royal National Theatre, London, shows untrained people how to develop vocal power and confidence with the techniques that she has developed, including vocal warm-ups and breathing exercises
Voices of civil rights / The History Channel A&E Television Networks.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 1348
From the fearless resolve of a single woman to the remarkable voice of thousands marching, this History Channel special offers a stunning overview of one of America's greatest defining periods.
Voltaire's Temple of glory : a baroque ballet / The Jarvis Conservatory.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 331
Play based on Rameau's music of the 18th century. It features a delightful, original Baroque choreography. The play was created to introduce Voltaire, his philosophy and his relationship to the dance of the period.
Volver / El Deseo S.A. with the participation of Canal+ España Ministerio de Cultura Televisión Española (TVE) produced by Esther García writer, Pedro Almodóvar directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 525
Raimunda lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula and her drunk husband Paco. Her sister, Sole, is separated and works clandestinely as a hairstylist for women. Years ago, in the sisters' birth village, they lost their parents in a fire in La Mancha. Their aunt, Paula, still lives in the village and continues to speak about her sister Irene, mother of the two sisters, as if she were still alive. When the old aunt dies the situation changes and the past returns (volver).
Voyage of La Amistad : a quest for freedom / an MPI Teleproductions.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 519
Chronicle of the story of the abducted Africans and their battles for freedom, first on the Amistad and then as they stood trial in a strange land, taking their case all the way to the Supreme Court with various abolitionists and former president John Quincy Adams leading the way.
W.S. Merwin / Lannan literary series in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; a video by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 420
W.S. Merwin is a distinguished poet, playwright, and translator, whose book The carrier of ladders received the Pulitzer Prize. [He] reads from Selected poems and The rain in the trees. [He] was interviewed by Lewis MacAdams. The reading took place in Los Angeles on May 16, 1988--Container.
Waging a living / a production of Public Policy Productions in association with Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced and directed by Roger Weisberg.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 256
Over three years, the film follows four hard-working individuals as they strive for their piece of the American Dream but find only low wages, dead end jobs, and a tattered safety net in their way."--Container."
Waiting for Guffman / Castle Rock Entertainment produced by Karen Murphy written by Christopher Guest & Eugene Levy directed by Christopher Guest.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 918
Corky St. Clair has created an ambitious musical celebrating his town's 150th anniversary, and dreams of making it big on Broadway.
Wake up and smell the coffee / Docurama IFC producers, Gary Winick, Alexis Alexanian and Michael Rauch written by Eric Bogosian director, Michael Rauch directed for the stage and developed by Jo Bonney.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 846
Taking us on a ferocious ride through a cavalcade of colorful characters in his mind, Bogosian skewers pop culture, conformity, religious hypocrisy and human nature itself with razor-sharp wit. Whether he's playing Satan as a moder-day salesman, a Hollywood producer capitalizing on an airplane disaster, a spiritual guru with questionable motives or mocking himself as an obsequious actor auditioning for a part, Bogosian tackles today's relevant, post 9/11 themes with uncompromising honesty.
Wall Street / 20th Century Fox written by Stanley Weiser and Oliver Stone produced by Edward R. Pressman directed by Oliver Stone.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 874
An ambitious young stockbroker is lured into the illegal, lucrative world of corporate espionage.
Wanderlust / Red Envelope Entertainment an IFC original production Independent Film Channel, LLC. IFC presents in association with Netflix, a Tailslate Films production produced by Tailslate Pictures.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 473
From the award-winning directors of American splendor, this iconic movie traces America's love affair with the 'road movie' through interviews with Hollywood stars and clips from roadie classics.
Wargames / a Leonard Goldberg production a John Badham film produced in association with Sherwood Productions written by Lawrence Lasker & Walter F. Parkes produced by Harold Schneider directed by John Badham.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1156
Young electronics wizard David Lightman unwittingly hooks into America's supersecret wargames computer and the world is suddenly threatened with nuclear annihilation.
Warm up : using anatomy as a master image / Dance Horizons Video directed by Gus Solomons Jr. created and produced by Ruth Solomon.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 597
Ms. Solomon illustrates the forty-five minute warm up that is the cornerstone of her approach to preparing the body to dance. The standardized language and imagery of anatomy are utilized to guide the dancer to an understanding of the principles by which movement is produced. There is strong emphasis throughout on proper alignment and body mechanics, and on the use of breath. While the exercises demonstrated are based in the floorwork that is most common to modern dance, the warm up has been used effectively by dancers in all techniques.
Waste-book #1 :short films / by Brian L. Frye.
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: VID 606
The essence of film is time. As a photograph stills the breath of life, the cinema implies its inevitable exhalation. That which moves, moves inevitably toward its dissolution. These films reflect the intersection of that un-narrative, and the artifacts of its realization: the surface" of the image, or rather the pane of that looking glass we call the movies."--The film maker.
Watergate
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 115
Portrays an in-depth analysis of the notorious political scandal of the century, threatening the very roots of our constitutional democracy.
We the people : the president and the constitution / produced by Anthony Potter Productions in association with the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution and the Trust for the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution.
Volume: v.1-4
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 56
Series of interviews record the observations of Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan about the office of the Presidency and its place in the constitutional framework of American government.
Welcome to Nollywood / Welcome to Nollywood, LLC a film by Jamie Meltzer produced by Cayce Lindner, Henry S. Rosenthal.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 707
After the U.S. and India, the world's third largest producer of feature films is Nigeria. Barely a decade old and already generating over $286 million for the Nigerian economy, Welcome to Nollywood explores this burgeoning industry, from its unique challenges to its diverse array of films that both mirror and comment upon the social issues of the continent.
Welfare reform
Subject: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Call Number: VID 91
David Whitman, Douglas Besharov, Gary Burtless, Demetra Nightingale.;"A discussion of the economic impact of proposed welfare reform."
Well-founded fear / the Epidavros Project, Inc. a film by Shari Robertson, Michael Camerini produced and directed by Shari Robertson & Michael Camerini.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 466
Explores the workings of the American Immigration and Naturalization Service which decide the fates of thousands of asylum-seekers.
West / Ken Burns presents a film by Stephen Ives ; a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV Washington in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television.
Volume: v.1-9
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 142
Chronicles the history of the American West beginning before the European settlers and continuing into the 20th century. Includes the peoples, the wagon trains, the Gold Rush, the Civil War, the transcontinental railroad and the destruction of the buffalo, wars against the Indians, settlers in the West, the Wounded Knee massacre, and beginnings of the new West.
West side story / United Artists.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 359
A modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, set in the Puerto Rican section of New York City.
West side story / United Artists.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: VID 183
A modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, set in the Puerto Rican section of New York City.
Wetherby / Greenpoint Films Limited Zenith Productions producer, Simon Relph writer, David Hare directed by David Hare.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 405
Jean Travers is a schoolteacher whose life changes completely when a young man breaks into her home, and then kills himself right in front of her for no apparent reason. As Jean's friends struggle to help her, Jean is drawn deeper and deeper into a web of memories and deceptions.
Whale rider / South Pacific Pictures, Apollomedia, Pandora Film present in association The New Zealand Film Production Fund, The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air and sponsored by Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH producers, Tim Sanders, John
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1320
The Whangara people believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea. But then a young mother dies in childbirth along with her newborn male son. His twin sister survives and the little girl, Pai, is brought up by her grandparents. Learning the skills of chiefdom from her uncle, Pai shows that she possesses a natural leadership ability.
What hat are you wearing.
Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES
Call Number: VID 417
Tony Brown interviews Joe Cornelius about Cornelius' one-man-show performance in Hats, a play he wrote portraying the history of African Americans. Then Cornelius performs his play.
What I want my words to do to you [videorecording] / produced in association with American Documentary, Inc. producers, Madeleine Gavin, Gary Sunshine writer, Gary Sunshine directors, Madeleine Gavin, Judith Katz, Gary Sunshine.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1283
Look into the minds and hearts of women inmates of a New York prison. Go inside a writing workshop led by Eve Ensler, where the women create works of poetry and prose which ends in the performance of their writing by critically acclaimed actors.
What lies beneath / DreamWorks Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox present an Imagemovers production directed by Robert Zemeckis screenplay by Clark Gregg produced by Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1248
When Claire Spencer begins seeing ghostly images and hearing mysterious voices in her home, her husband Norman suspects it is just her imagination, until the images turn real. Together they uncover the truth.
When East meets East / a Calipix Production produced, written and directed by Kalli Paakspuu.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: VID 594
When an aspiring Chinese actress is told in an audition You should be more Chinese, she is confused. What exactly does it mean to be more Chinese for people of Asian descent who have relocated to or were born in North America? This genre-breaking documentary explores the issues of ethnic and cultural identity through interviews with some of today's most prominent Asian and Chinese American filmmakers, actors and actresses in the United States, Canada, Taiwan and China.
When the fire dances between the two poles : Mary Wigman, 1886-1973 : a film / by Allegra Fuller Snyder.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 23
Mary Wigman, one of the founders of modern dance, discusses her work and her theories; discussion is illustrated by footage of performances of her most notable pieces.
When things were rotten / Paramount Pictures.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 515
Episode six "The French Dis-connection"--Episode seven "Those wedding bell blues"--Episode eight "The Ultimate weapon"
Where America began : Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg, Yorktown / produced by Finley Holiday Films.
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: VID 344
Describes the first English sellters and the historic events in Jamestown, VA. Discusses Colonial Williamsburg and includes scenes of the reconstructed town and the historic events at Yorktown.
Where poems come from / the Lannan Foundation.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 460
15 major poets read and discuss the origins of their poetry: Yehuda Amichai, Lucille Clifton, Victor Hernandez Cruz, Allen Ginsberg, Louise Glck, Joy Harjo, Galway Kinnell, Philip Levine, W.S. Merwin, Czeslaw Milosz, Octavio Paz, Ishmael Reed, Gary Snyder, Anne Waldman, and Alice Walker.
Where the sidewalk ends / Twentieth Century-Fox presents screen play by Ben Hecht adaptation by Victor Trivas, Frank P. Rosenberg and Robert E. Kent produced and directed by Otto Preminger.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 1092
Cop Mark Dixon is in hot water with his bosses because of his rough style and tactics. He accidentally kills a murder suspect and tries to frame a known racketeer that he despises for the crime.
Where the wild things are / directed by Spike Jonze screenplay by Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, John Carls, Maurice Sendak, Vincent Landay executive producers, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Scott Mednick and Bruce Berma
Subject: CINEMA
Call Number: DVD 1064
Max has an active imagination, who will throw a fit if others don't go along with what he wants. Following an incident with his sister Claire and her friends, Max throws a tantrum when his mother pays more attention to her boyfriend than to him - runs away from home. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by large wild beasts, including Carol who has the same temperament as Max. Instead of eating Max like they normally would with creatures of his type, the wild things befriend Max after he proclaims himself a king who can magically solve all their problems.
White cliffs of Dover / Metro-Goldyn-Mayer ; screenplay by Claudine West, Jan Lustig and George Froeschel ; directed by Clarence Brown ; produced by Sidney Franklin.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: VID 514
When Susan (Dunne) moves with her father (Frank Morgan) from America to England, she ends up falling in love with and marrying Sir John Ashwood (Alan Marshal), an English baronet. But, before their son is born, Susan loses her husband to World War I. When World War II breaks out years later, her son's own tour of duty begins. Finding out whether he will return home safely or not makes for some of the most dramatic moments in motion picture history.
Whiter than white, blacker than black, and greener than green : the perception of color / produced through the staff and facilities of Educational Communications Division, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.
Subject: SCIENCE - PHYSICS
Call Number: DVD 510
Professor Greenler discusses the nature of light, the color of common objects and how characteristics of the eye influence color perception.
Who wrote Shakespeare? : moot court / producer, Connie Doebele ; director, Gary Ellenwood ; executive producer, Carrie Collins.
Volume: pt.1-2
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: VID 34
Peter Jaszi and James Boyle, both of Washington College of Law, American University, present arguments before Supreme Court justices William Brennan, Jr., Harry Blackmun, and John Stevens for and against the theory that the 17th Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere, wrote the sonnets and plays attributed to William Shakespeare.
Wholphin. no. 5
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 810
A collection of live and animated short films and documentaries.
Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? / Warner Bros. Pictures.
Subject: LITERARY - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 77
A freewheeling, headlong slide into the corrosive hell of a marriage twisted by years of hatred and humiliation.
Why we fight / Sony Pictures Classics presents a Charlotte Street Film produced for BBC Storyville in association with Arte and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation produced by Eugene Jarecki, Susannah Shipman written and directed by Eugene Jarecki.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1145
Explores a half-century of U.S. foreign policy from World War II to the Iraq War, revealing how, as Dwight Eisenhower had warned in his 1961 Farewell Address, political and corporate interests have become alarmingly entangled in the business of war. On a deeper level, what emerges is a portrait of a nation in transition--drifting dangerously far from her founding principles toward a more imperial and uncertain future.
Wild strawberries = Smultronstllet / Criterion Collection ; a Janus Films presentation ; Svensk Filmindustri ; a film by Ingmar Bergman
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 131
A distinguished professor emeritus who lives alone with his housekeeper can only come to terms with his egocentricity by traveling back in time to his earliest youth, finding there the seeds of his failure as husband, lover, father.
William Shakespeare : a life of drama / produced and directed by Rebecca Jones ; a Satel Documentary production for A&E Network.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: VID 283
A biography of the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare.
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream / Fox Searchlight Pictures and Regency Enterprises produced by Leslie Urdang, Michael Hoffman screenplay by Michael Hoffman directed by Michael Hoffman.
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 896
Two pairs of star-crossed lovers, a troop of inept amateur actors, a feuding pair of supernatural sprites and a love potion gone awry all come together in an enchanted moonlit forest.
William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar / Turner Entertainment Co. Metro Goldwyn Mayer produced by Loew's Incorporated produced by John Houseman directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Subject: CINEMA - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 1075
An adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play, chronicling the events around the assassination of Julius Caesar.
William Shakespeare's The merchant of Venice / Sony Pictures Classics Movision Entertainment & Arclight Films present in association with UK Film Council Film Fund Luxembourg Delux Productions S.A. Immagine Cinema / Dania Film Istituto Luce
Subject: LITERARY - SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 620
Antonio, a successful but cash-poor merchant, approaches Shylock, a wealthy moneylender, for a loan to help his young friend Bassanio woo the fair Portia. Despite being longtime enemies, Shylock grants the request, but demands one pound of Antonio's flesh if the debt is not repaid on time. When Antonio defaults on the loan, Shylock seeks what is legally owed him but soon learns that those to whom evil is done, do evil in return. - Container.
Willmar 8 / produced by Mary Beth Yarrow, Julie Thompson ; directed by Lee Grant ; narration written by Lee Grant.
Subject: WOMEN'S STUDIES
Call Number: VID 120
Tells about the eight women who went on strike in Willmar, Minn., because of employment discrimination. Tells how they formed their own independent union and that even though they lost, they found new strength within themselves.
Winter's bone / Roadside Attractions, Anonymous Content and Winter's Bone Productions director, Debra Granik adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini producers, Anne Rosellini, Alix Madigan-Yorkin.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1149
Seventeen-year-old Ree Dolly sets out to track down her father who put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared. If she fails to find him, she and her family will be turned out into the Ozark woods. Challenging her outlaw kin's code of silence and risking her life, Ree hacks through the lies, evasions, and threats offered up by her relatives and begins to piece together the truth.
Winter's tale / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Jane Howell.
Subject: LITERARY- SHAKESPEARE
Call Number: DVD 41
King Leontes unjustly accuses his wife Hermione of adultery with King Polixenes. He imprisons Hermione, who falls into a swoon he believes is death, and orders her infant daughter to be abandoned on the shore. Sixteen years later, their daughter falls in love with Polixenes's son and when they come to Leontes' kingdom, her identity is revealed. Leontes and Polixenes become friends again, and Hermione is found to be alive after all.
Wit / HBO Films presents an Avenue Pictures production a film by Mike Nichols directed by Mike Nichols screenplay by Emma Thompson & Mike Nichols produced by Simon Bosanquet.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 726
An English professor, who alienates her students, has always had control over her life. That is until she is diagnosed with a devasting illness. She agrees to undergo a series of procedures that are brutal, extensive and experimental. She finds that the fine line between life and death can only be walked with wit.
Witness for the prosecution / Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. produced by Arthur Hornblow directed by Billy Wilder screenplay by Billy Wilder and Harry Kurnitz adaptation by Larry Marcus.
Subject: CINEMA - CLASSICS
Call Number: DVD 916
A man is accused of murdering his wealthy woman friend in order to secure his inheritance. The defendant's mysterious wife stuns the courtroom by giving damaging testimony against her husband. The web of intrigue is finally unwoven in a shocking, chilling conclusion.
Wittgenstein / Channel Four Television and the British Film Institute in association with Uplink, Japan present a Bandung production of a Derek Jarman film written by Derek Jarman, Terry Eagleton, Ken Butler produced by Tariq Ali directed by Derek
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 440
A stunning and profoundly entertaining work on modern philosophy and the genius that revolutionized it. A humorous and bold portrait of the irreverent 20th century gay thinker who preferred detective fiction and Carmen Miranda musicals to Aristotle.
Woman called Moses / directed by Paul Wendkos ; written for television by Lonne Elder ; produced by Ike Jones, Michael Jaffe ; a production of I.K.E. Productions, Inc. and Henry Jaffe Enterprises, Inc. ; Xenon Entertainment.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: VID 197
This is the story of Harriet Ross Tubman, founder of the Underground Railroad, who led hundreds of slaves to freedom in the North before the Civil War.
Women behind the camera / From the Heart Productions presents a Rafael Film production written, directed and produced by Alexis Krasilovsky.
Volume: Disc 1 - 2
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 411
This global feature reveals camerawomen's struggles to survive the odds in Hollywood, Bollywood, Afghanistan, Canada, China, India, France, Iran, Japan, Mexico, the U.S. and other countries in a way that has never been done before -- Container.
Women in politics / a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 42
Moyers queries writers, theologians, philosophers, activists and ordinary citizens around the country, focusing on the public and private concerns of the American people in an election year. This program focuses on the role of women in politics.
Women in theatre. series one / League of Professional Theatre Women ; CUNY TV.
Volume: v.1-3
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 237
Interviews with some of the gifted women who create and sustain theatre in the United States.
Women leading America forum : Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: VID 49
Discussion about the role of women in Congress. Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala then goes on to speak about health care reform, uniform medical coverage with comprehensive benefits for all Americans.
Women, war & peace / a production of THIRTEEN and Fork Films.
Volume: v.1 - 2
Subject: HISTORY
Call Number: DVD 1179
Challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men's domain and reveals the central role of women in the quest for peace and justice in modern warfare.
Wonderful, horrible life of Leni Riefenstahl / Omega Film, Nomad Films present ; directed by Ray Muller ; produced by Hans-Jurgen Panitz, Jacques de Clercq, Dimitri de Clercq.
Subject: BIOGRAPHY
Call Number: DVD 158
Interviews with Leni Riefenstahl, now in her nineties, flash-backs and modern film sequences tell the story of the most famous woman film director of all time. Known for her films made during the Third Reich, Riefenstahl's story is a controversial one. Best known for her Triumph of the Will," the film made of the 1934 Nazi Party Congress, it proved to be her undoing."
Woodstock : 3 days of peace & music / Warner Bros. Pictures a Wadleigh-Maurice, Ltd. production produced by Bob Maurice directed by Michael Wadleigh.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 721
The entire performance of every artist was filmed at Woodstock. This footage has been archived since that history-making weekend and has only recently been re-discovered. Never before has the complete performance been shown, before now.
Work of angels? : the book of Kells / produced by Louis Lentin ; written and directed by Murray Grigor ; produced in association with ... DLT Entertainment Ltd. ; a Crescendo concept with Muse Film and Television and Viz Ltd.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 397
The Book of Kells" tells the story of this magnificent masterpiece. Created on the windy Hebridean island of Iona thirteen centuries ago, it now rests in the Trinity College library in Dublin. The manuscript has mystified, and motivated writers from W.B. Yeats to James Joyce and Umberto Eco, and its intricate Celtic knotwork continues to influence artists and craftsmen today."
World according to John Coltrane / a co-production of Toby Byron/Multiprises in association with Taurus Film, Munich and Video Arts, Japan) ; directed by Robert Palmer, Toby Byron.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 211
Traces John Coltrane's musical growth from his roots in the black church and rhythm and blues through his forty years of life and beyond, culminating in a musical meeting between Roscoe Mitchell and dervish musicians in Morocco's Western Sahara desert. The film also includes extensive performance footage of Coltrane.
World of Alwin Nikolais
Volume: v.1
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: VID 114
Excerpts of dances choreographed by Alwin Nikolais.
World of the Lindisfarne Gospels / written and presented by Michelle Brown.
Subject: ART
Call Number: DVD 249
Presents the Lindisfarne Gospels in their historical and cultural context, shot on location in England and Ireland.
World short films / A Cinema16 release produced by Luke Morris and Ben Lederman.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: CINEMA - SHORTS
Call Number: DVD 514
Cinema16 celebrates the short film by showcasing some of the best classic and award-winning shorts on DVD -- booklet.
Writing the news : The meeting / producer, Jean Burke director, Terry Lewis.
Subject: JOURNALISM
Call Number: VID 593
Presents basic methods for writing a news article and specifically discusses writing news stories about meetings.
Y tu mamá también / Jorge Vergara Producciones, Producciones Anhelo presentan [distributed by] IFC Films and Good Machine producité por Jorge Vergara escrita, producité y dirigida por Alfonso Cuarón escrita, Carlos Cuarón.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 547
Dos adolescentes emprenden un viaje loco al campo con la seductora Luisa, de 28 años. Luisa los educa en los puntos más finos de la pasión, pero puede que el deseo de los adolescentes para ella destruirá su amistad para siempre.;"Two teens set off on a wild cross-country trip with seductive, 28-year-old Luisa. Lisa schools them in the finer points of passion, but will their mutual desire for her destroy their friendship forever?"
Yehuda Amichai / the Lannan Foundation in association with Metropolitan Pictures and EZTV ; produced and directed by Lewis MacAdams and John Dorr.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 425
Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai reads from his poems and is interviewed by Esther Robbins on March 15, 1989 in Washington, D.C. at the Folger Shakespeare Library and Georgetown University.
Yellow brick road / a film by Matthew Makar and Keith Rondinelli produced by Matthew Makar [Elementary Films in association with Emerging Pictures].
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 467
Documentary following a group of actors with learning disabilities, from the Drama Program of Long Island's ANCHOR organization, as they embark on a four-month-long journey to mount a stage performance of the classic film The Wizard of Oz.
Yellow gash : Jean-Paul Sartre on Tintoretto / Home Vision presents an RM Arts production ; [directed] by Didier Baussy.
Subject: ART
Call Number: VID 311
Sartre's words guide us through this exploration of Tintoretto's decorative panels and vast frescoes, all situated in Venice. Sartre is fascinated by Tintoretto's rebellion against 16th century convention and by his innovative style.
Yoga for beginners / with Patricia Walden.
Subject: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Call Number: DVD 924
Contemporary, easy-to-follow approach to hatha yoga.
Yondering / a ballet by John Neumeier, directed by Thomas Grimm, a production by the Prix de Lausanne.
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1163
A ballet interpreted by the students of Ballet School of the Hamburg Ballet, Canada's National Ballet School and Ecole de Danse de l'Opéra national de Paris, at the Beaulieu Theater, Lausanne, Switzerland on February 3rd, 2008. --From video.
Yoshitsune and the 1000 cherry trees
Subject: THEATRE
Call Number: DVD 313
The three scenes presented here come from the fourth and fifth act of this historical drama set in the late 12th century. In the final scene Ichikawa Ennosuke performs his signature piece as the enchanted fox.
You got served / Screen Gems presents The Ultimate Group Films production in association with Melee Entertainment, a Christopher B. Stokes film produced by Marcus Morton, Cassius Vernon Weathersby, Billy Pollina written and directed by Christopher B.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 1245
At Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But a crew from the suburbs moves in and crashes the party, stealing their dancers, and their moves. Elgin and David are street dancers who will have to pull together in order to believe in themselves, their crew, and in their dreams if they are to represent the streets and win the challenge and the money that is up for grabs.
Your show of shows / distributed by Dena Media/ Modin Entertainment J.V.
Volume: v.1-2
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: VID 532
A collection of classic sketches from the innovative NBC television comedy series of the 1950s starring Imogene Coca, Nanette Fabray, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris and Sid Caesar.
Your show of shows : [volume 1] / produced and directed by Max Liebman.
Subject: TELEVISION
Call Number: VID 518
Videocassette release of segments from the 1950's live television program of the same title.
You're the top : the Cole Porter story / a co-production of VPI-Videfilm Producers International, Ltd. and WNET New York and Channel Four Television, U.K.
Subject: MUSIC
Call Number: DVD 44
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the late Cole Porter's birth, this profile provides an entertaining look at the man who embraced an elite lifestyle and chronicled the world of high society. Includes archival footage and interviews with his contemporaries and critics. Includes excerpts from Night and day; Blow, Gabriel, blow; You do something to me; Let's do it; My heart belongs to daddy; Be a clown; True love; and Kiss me Kate.
Youth America Grand Prix : Tenth anniversary season / VAM Productions.
Volume: Disc 1-4
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1043
Youth America Grand Prix 2008 : Final round.
Volume: Disc 1-2
Subject: DANCE
Call Number: DVD 1042
Youth without youth / Sony Pictures Classics American Zoetrope presents a co-production of SRG Atelier (Romania), Pricel (France), BIM Distribuzione (Italy) produced, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Subject: CINEMA - CONTEMPORARY
Call Number: DVD 728
Romania is on the brink of war with Germany and linguistics professor Dominic Matei has little left to live for. On Easter Day 1938, he crosses the street and is struck by a bolt of lightning. Badly burned and nearly dead, he amazes the doctors by healing in only a short time. He defies science and ages in reverse from 70 to 40. There's seemingly no limit to the wonder and love he can find in his new youth. He pursues lost dreams, endless knowledge and the secrets of life until his secret is discovered. Now he must use his increased intelligence to keep his powerful secret safe from the wicked powers that would use it for evil. --Container.
Yusef Komunyakaa : in conversation with Toi Derricotte / Lannan Foundation ; directed by Dan Griggs.
Subject: LITERARY - INTERVIEWS & READINGS
Call Number: VID 472
Mr. Komunyakaa, who received the Pulitzer Prize and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, read from Magic City, Neon Vernacular, Thieves of Paradise, and uncollected work on November 11, 1997.
Yves Saint Laurent : his life and times Yves Saint Laurent : 5, avenue Marceau, 75116 Paris, France / written and directed by David Teboul produced by Christian Baute.
Subject: FASHION
Call Number: DVD 903
Zielinski / A film by Chase Thompson and Ryan Walker.
Subject: DOCUMENTARIES
Call Number: DVD 1157
By the Eighties, John Zielinski was a well-known author and photographer. His work appeared in Life Magazine, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune and countless other publications. But in a devastating 1984 contract dispute, he lost $50,000 and his professional credibility. 'This was the opening shot -- turning me back into an investigative reporter.' Today Zielinski is the most blacklisted author in the history of Iowa. For 25 years he has dedicated his life to exposing human traffickers, pedophiles, drug dealers and Satanists. But as he says, 'They don't kill you unless you become effective.' The film traces the rise and fall of a true American original who has sacrificed everything in his quest for justice. Filmakers Chase Thompson and Ryan Walker tell the story without voice over, using 47 years of source material, new interviews and music by Mark Speckman. --From the container.
Zimbabwe: shadows and lies / reported by Alexis Bloom and Cassandra Herrman Frontline/World WGBH Educational Foundation.
Subject: POLITICS
Call Number: DVD 351
Zimbabwe, a country once a model of independence and Africa's fastest growing economy, is now in a treacherous decline of hunger, poverty and fear. President Robert Mugabe has become Africa's longest standing dictator. Posing as tourists, reporters Alexis Bloom and Cassandra Herrman travel undercover to meet secretly with leaders of the opposition and other dissidents to chronicle a country trapped in shadows and lies. They also hear from people struggling to survive in the rural areas -- a population Mugabe keeps carefully hidden from foreign eyes.
