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Pub. Date
[2014?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An animated documentary on the life of controversial MIT professor, philosopher, linguist, anti-war activist and political firebrand Noam Chomsky. Through complex, lively conversations with Chomsky and brilliant illustrations by Gondry himself, the film reveals the life and work of the father of modern linguistics while also exploring his theories on the emergence of language.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The documentary captures a raucous night of drinking and talking about sex, literature, childhood, and humanity with the cult writer Charles Bukowski in 1981. It is based on a video interview conducted by producer and journalist Silvia Bizio with Bukowski and his soon-to-be wife Linda at their home in San Pedro, California. The interview was shot on U-matic tapes, which have been digitized and edited along with new shots in Super 8 of scenes of Los...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It is a candid look inside the agony and ecstasy of making people laugh for a living. A stand-up comedian must be the writer, the director, and the star performer. There is no rehearsal, no practice, and no safety net when they are in front of a live audience. For most people, baring their soul on stage and having an audience "boo" at them would become a life-long trauma, but for stand-up comedians, it's a nightly challenge.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This contains more than 90 minutes of rare interview material with Springsteen filmed at various times across his incredible career to date and during which, while discussing all manner of topics, the man never becomes less than an enchanting and compelling subject.
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 344 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When celebrated scholar Joseph Campbell sat down with veteran journalist Bill Moyers for a discussion about his life's work, the nation was captivated. The series brought Campbell's theories into popular culture and led to a bestselling companion book. Includes six episodes.
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Description
"Laughing Matters" profiles four lesbian stand-up comics who were "out" onstage before it was chic. Alternating between interviews and live performances, these women share their stories of how they came to be comedians and how they use the realities of being lesbian in their performances.
9) Blumenthal
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"He died laughing" becomes the very definition of irony when renowned playwright Harold Blumenthal literally drops dead during an interview while laughing at one of his own jokes. Those around him are thrown into a tailspin while coming to grips with his untimely passing, along with some familial infighting.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A powerful portrait of Africa's most widely acclaimed contemporary artist. An insider's view of the artist's practice, the ingenious steps and thousands of hours of labor that convert used bottle tops into huge, opulent wall hangings. Behind the charming, easy-going artist we meet a man mysterious even to his dearest friends. The film circles around Anatsui -- we see the celebrated artist at the Venice Biennale, in his home town, inside his studio...
Pub. Date
©2017.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
At a time when the free press is under threat, OBIT. takes a rare look inside one of the United States' foremost journalistic institutions, The New York Times. The steadfast writers of the paper's Obituaries section approach their work with journalistic rigor and narrative flair, each day depositing the details of a handful of extraordinary lives into the cultural memory. Going beyond the byline and into the minds of those chronicling the recently...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 71 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Forty people between the ages of 75 and 100 share their thoughts on what is meant by the phrase "a life well lived", touching upon such topics as perseverence, the resilience of the human spirit, and staying positive when faced with life's greatest challenges.
17) Getting over
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A man discovers a box of interviews with his father, a heroin addict who died of AIDS in 1997. What he finds will uncover generations of family secrets, forcing him to redefine his own past, doubt his present, and question his future.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (5 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Two fuzzy creatures can't agree on who is small and who is big, until a couple of surprise guests show up, settling it once and for all! An original and very funny story about size -- it all depends on who's standing next to you"--Weston Woods website, April 7, 2016.
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson join filmmaker Chris Columbus and other esteemed cast members across all eight Harry Potter films as they travel back to Hogwarts for the first time to celebrate the anniversary of the franchise's first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which premiered twenty years ago. The retrospective special will tell an enchanting making-of story through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations,...
20) Hype!
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Drop into the Pacific Northwest in the early '90s and watch a vibrant underground music scene explode into a global 'grunge' media frenzy. Hype! follows the music from local band playing for their friends, to Sub Pop's brilliant exploitation of 'the Seattle Sound, ' to Nirvana's 'Smells like teen spirit' hitting #1 on the charts. Questions of money, authenticity, and fame arise as 'grunge fashion' hits the runways and a mass migration of wanna-be...
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