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1) Dogville
Description
Grace, a beautiful fugitive on the run, hides in the isolated town of Dogville, where she goes to work in return for protection. But when the mob tracjs her down, the town suddenly demands a better deal, and she learns the hard way that in Dogville, goodness is relative. But Grace has a secret and its a dangerous one. Dogville may regret it ever decided to bare its teeth.
Description
Episode one explores how recent scientific discoveries have toppled the concept of biological race. Episode two questions the belief that race has always been with us. It traces the race concept to the European conquest of the Americas. Episode three focuses on how our institutions shape and create race.
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"What does it take to motivate the 'forgotten' student that traditional methods just don't seem to reach? Educator Richard Lavoie draws on decades of teaching experience to demonstrate six basic motivational styles and strategies for inspiring the most withdrawn and reluctant student. In this lively workshop presentation for parents and teachers, based on his recent book The Motivation Breakthrough: Six Secrets to Turning on the Tuned-Out Child, Lavoie...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The life and legacy of Julia Child is remembered and celebrated in this special program. The film tells two love stories: one between Julia and Paul Child, the other between Julia and French food. It includes photos never before seen.
5) Aesthetics
Pub. Date
2005, c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (51 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This program presents the ideas of key figures in the shaping and understanding of aesthetics-from Plato, Francis Hutcheson, and Kant to Leon Battista Alberti, Stendhal, and Tolstoy-and addresses pivotal writings, including Aristotle's Poetics and Morris Weitz's "The Role of Theory in Aesthetics." Columbia University's Arthur Danto and Princeton University's Alexander Nehamas offer keen insights into the interactions between artist, artwork, and audience...
Pub. Date
2004, c1991
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Story of radio from 1906-1955 and the three men who made it happen: Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff. Combines archival photographs, newsreels of the period, interviews, and radio soundtrack.
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Is the planet due for an oil change? Why are fossil fuels unsustainable? Can renewable energy power the planet? These and many other questions are answered in "Earth: The Operator's Manual." This accurate, understandable and upbeat report on the interconnected stories of humans, fossil fuels, earth's climate history and our future energy options will leave you amazed at the beauty and bounty of the planet, inspired by human ingenuity, and optimistic...
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the period between the 16th and 19th centuries in Japan by examining the lives of shoguns, samurais, geishas, and the very few westerners allowed into Japan . Japan was then a world unto itself, closed to outsiders, and ruled by shoguns with absolute control. During this period, Japan transitioned from chaos and violence to a land of ritual refinement and peace.
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Film examining how efforts to profit from Hispanic American culture have contributed to the shaping of its contemporary identity. The documentary's focal point is comedian George Lopez, an icon and advocate for Hispanic Americans' move into the mainstream. Features conversations with members of the Hispanic American youth market. Also includes interviews with Lopez and other Hispanic Americans.
10) Brooklyn Bridge
Series
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 58 min.) : sd., col., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"This award-winning program by filmmaker Ken Burns recaptures all the drama, the struggles and the personal tragedies behind this greatest of all achievements of America's industrial age. As this fascinating program reveals, it was the largest bridge of its era, marked by enormous construction problems and ingenious solutions."--Publisher's website.
12) What are dreams?
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
What are dreams and why do we have them? NOVA joins the leading dream researchers as they embark on a variety of neurological and psychological experiments to investigate the world of sleep and dreams. Delving deep into the thoughts and brains of a variety of dreamers, scientists are asking important questions about the purpose of this mysterious world we escape to at night.
Series
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) volume 340
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Description
Introduces us to Koko the gorilla at age three, recently brought from the San Francisco Zoo to Stanford University by Dr. Penny Patterson for a controversial experiment. Koko is taught the basics of human communication through sign language.
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (72 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Consuming Kids throws desperately needed light on the practices of a relentless multi-billion dollar marketing machine that now sells kids and their parents everything from junk food and violent video games to bogus educational products and the family car. Drawing on the insights of health care professionals, children's advocates, and industry insiders, the film focuses on the explosive growth of child marketing in the wake of deregulation, showing...
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (750 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years. Using archival photographs, first-person accounts of historical characters, personal memories and analysis from more than 40 interviews, and what Burns believes is the most stunning cinematography in Florentine Films' history, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and...
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This revealing and poignant film by Ken Burns portrays 200 years of Shaker life in America, guided by the recollections of the three surviving members of the faith, along with a wealth of archival material from over 40 collections. Explore every aspect of this strange and noble sect that produced some of the greatest architecture and furniture in American history.
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
For most people the image of the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, was not only a scene of unforgettable horror, it was a moment of unimaginable consequence. This follows a blue ribbon team of forensic engineers as they begin searching for clues that would tell them why the towers fell. From detailed examination of the buildings original design to the relentless process of searching the scrap steel yards and Ground Zero...
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This inspirational documentary is about a band of courageous civil-rights activists calling themselves the Freedom Riders. Gaining impressive access to influential figures on both sides of the issue, it chronicles a chapter of American history that stands as an astonishing testament to the accomplishment of youth and what can result from the incredible combination of personal conviction and the courage to organize against all odds.
20) Matters of race
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Explores the complex demands of the country's rapidly changing multiracial and multicultural society and shows how American citizens imagine the new America of the 21st century"--Container.


