Jane Sloan Media Librarian jsloan@rci.rutgers.edu

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New Acquisitions - June 2006

The adventure of English 500 A.D. to 2000 A.D: Birth of a language 2004

"Melvyn Bragg begins the story of English in Holland, finding ancestral echoes in the Frisian dialect. What follows is a chapter on survival as the English language weathers Viking and Norman invasions, vying with and eventually absorbing rival tongues. Lively settings such as village pubs and markets bring home the lasting influence of Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse, and Old French. The connection between Christianity, Latin, and an alphabet is explored, as well as the role of the language's first champion, King Alfred the Great. Nobel prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney reads from and discusses the first epic in English, Beowulf."--Container.

1 videodisc (51 min.)

MEDIA 10-628

The adventure of English 500 A.D. to 2000 A.D: English goes underground 2004

"With the Norman invasion, English became a third language in its own country, behind French and Latin. In this program, Melvyn Bragg examines the impact of Old French on the development of English. Manuscripts, tapestries, and dozens of curious etymologies help illustrate a tremendous influx of vocabulary pertaing to romance, chivalry, and, of course, food. The influence of Eleanor of Aquitaine's partronage is heard in works of poets and troubadours as the cult of courtly love flourished in England."--Container.

1 videodisc (50 min.)

MEDIA 10-629

The adventure of English 500 A.D. to 2000 A.D: English in America 2004

"When Massasoit hailed the Plymouth settlers in their own language, they might have taken it as a sign that English would dominate the New World. Packed with surprising etymologies and intriguing stories, this enhanced DVD traces the dynamic relationship between English and America, exploring the linguistic influence of westward expansion, cowboy culture, slave culture, and encounters with the French and Spanish languages. Key works examined include The New England Primer and Webster's The American Spelling Book."--Container.

1 videodisc (51 min.)

MEDIA 10-632

The adventure of English 500 A.D. to 2000 A.D: Many tongues called English, one world language 2004

"This menu-powered DVD explores how America's rise as an economic power made it the driving force behind the spread of English in the 20th century. A world tour illustrates how English has mixed with other languages - from "Franglais" in France to "Singlish" in Singapore - and how the dollar's power, coupled with the lure of consumerism, has made English the international trade language. Bringing it full circle, host Melvyn Bragg returns to the British Isles to survey English as it is spoken now, measuring the influence of American slang and vocabulary from other languages."--Container.

1 videodisc (51 min.)

MEDIA 10-635

The adventure of English 500 A.D. to 2000 A.D: Speaking proper 2004

"This menu-driven DVD follows English through the 18th and 19th centuries, from attempts at reforming and standardizing the tongue in the Age of Reason to the soaring verse of Romanticism and the verbal prudishness of the Victorian era. Linguistic milestones are highlighted by original editions of critical texts, including Newton's Opticks, Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, Thomas Sheridan's British Education, and George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. Other key figures discussed include Jonathan Swift, Robert Burns, Jane Austen, And William Wordsworth."--Container.

1 videodisc (51 min.)

MEDIA 10-633

The adventure of English 500 A.D. to 2000 A.D: The battle for the language of the Bible 2004

"In late medieval England, English quietly ousted French in law and government, but the move to make it God's language meant bloodshed. This enhanced DVD looks at the battle for a Bible in English, a struggle with huge impact on the language itself. Dramatic readings from successive English Bibles show the language's evolution. Location footage and original manuscripts illustrate key figures and events, such as John Wycliffe, the Lollards, and the first English Bible; William Langland's Piers Plowman; Henry V's official letters, the role of the Chancery or the English civil service; William Caxton's printing press; William Tyndale's translation; and the King James Bible."--Container.

1 videodisc (50 min.)

MEDIA 10-630

The adventure of English 500 A.D. to 2000 A.D: The language of empire 2004

"This enhanced DVD explores how the British Empire exported its language around the globe and how different forms of speech and vocabulary, as well as different attitudes to English, developed out of colonial expansion. Rich variations of dialect, accent, and slang are heard in many samples from India, the Caribbean, and Australia."--Container.

1 videodisc (52 min.)

MEDIA 10-634

The adventure of English 500 A.D. to 2000 A.D: This earth, this realm, this England 2004

"No single person has shaped English more than William Shakespeare. This menu-powered DVD uses unparalleled access to some of the greatest English texts, including the first English dictionary and a rare first folio of Shakespeare's plays, to illustrate the great Bard's influence. John Barton, honorary associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, discusses the sound and accessibility of Shakespeare's words. His impact is also examined in the larger context of Elizabethan England and the Renaissance."--Container.

1 videodisc (50 min.)

MEDIA 10-631

Älskande par Loving couples 2005

Three mothers-to-be take a look back on their romantic lives as they are about to give birth. Each is from a different social class and each one has a different take on becoming a mother.

1 videodisc (ca. 118 min.)

MEDIA 10-636

America in black & white: Prom night 2004

Breaking with the tacit practice of separate, student-sponsored proms, teens at a racially diverse high school in Georgia recently tried having only one dance, for all students. One year later they scrapped the idea. Is this a black-and-white case of racism, or is it somehow greater than that? In this ABC News program, anchor Chris Bury and correspondent Jim Wooten give a balanced report on attitudes toward race in Taylor County.

1 videocassette (22 min.)

MEDIA 2-7421

The angry couple conflict-focused treatment 2005

Dramatically recreates key moments in the six-month course of therapy with a distressed married couple in their early 30's who are locked in a seemingly irreconcilable conflict. Dr. Heitler demonstrates her highly original approach for helping couples quickly cut through impasses that prolong their conflict and obscure the fundamental issues.

1 videodisc (73 min.)

MEDIA 10-617

Anna 1999

Performer Note: Silvana Mangano, Raf Vallone, Vittorio Gassman, Gaby Morlay, Jacques DumesnilA novice nun recalls her former life and almost gives up her vocation.

1 videocassette (98 min.)

MEDIA 2-7429

An audio visual history of American folk music: Parts 1-5 1993

Contents: Cassette 1: pt. 1. Roots of American folk music ; pt. 2. Country music ; pt. 3 Black folk music -- cassette 2: pt. 4-5. Folk music in American historyPart 1 traces the history of American folk music from the Native American tradition, to the English ballad tradition, through the contributions made by immigrants and African Americans, and the development of regional styles. Parts 2-3 focus upon country music and African American folk music respectively. Parts 4-5 juxtapose folk music against visuals of each period and focus on the interplay of folk music with American history, especially as a reflection of nationalist and populist sentiments.

2 videocassettes (94 min.)

MUSIC 541 cassette 1 & 2

Bell' Antonio 1994

Performer Note: Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia CardinaleAt the urging of his family, Antonio Magnano relinquishes his bachelorhood to the alluring Barbara Puglisi, unloosing an ominous secret that threatens to spoil the young couple's wedded bliss.

1 videocassette (101 min.)

MEDIA 2-1662

Black Sunday 2003

A Black September terrorist group attempts to blow up a Goodyear blimp hovering over the Super Bowl stadium with 80,000 people and the President of the United States in attendance.

1 videodisc (143 min.)

MEDIA 10-611

Bolivia 2005

A man must work as an illegal alien in Argentina in order to support his family in Bolivia. The film paints a portrait of struggle in the modern economy of Argentina and the mistreatment of illegal workers.

1 videodisc (71 min.)

MEDIA 10-637

Cabin in the sky 2006

The fable of rascally Little Joe, torn between the love of his good wife Petunia and the wiles of good-time bad girl Georgia Brown ... and caught in a tug-of-war between emissaries from the Lord and Satan.

1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.)

DANA 268

Chaos 2000

"Chaos [Maigetter]: Skateboarding footage. Chaos [O'Meara]: A hand-drawn ride through space, scale and chaos theory. Chaos [Birdsell]: A brief film about bad animals. THX 1138:4EB : electronic labyrinth: Portrays a futurisatic world in which a man races for freedom while being tracked by elaborate surveillance systems. Five feet high and rising: Using non-professional actors, this New York-based film takes a cinema verité-inspired look at sexual innocence. A légy: Chronicles the journey of a common housefly. Kebabaluba: Anything can happen at a Turkish doner kebab stand. Still revolutionaries: Takes a very personal look at the lives of two women in the Black Panther Party. Deleriouspink: An experiment with Xerox machine animation. The bottomless cup: A young man takes a break from his road trip for a jolt of caffeine only to find he's stumbled into a diner where a bottomless cup of coffee takes on a new meaning. Po mo knock knock: Who says experimental films can't have a sense of humor? Burnout: A dilapidated Australian truck stop diner is the setting for a whisky-voiced rumination on life and love."--Container.

1 videodisc (140 min.)

MEDIA 10-605

Chaos 2003

Bourgeois couple Hélène and Paul witness Malika, a young prostitute, being attacked by thugs and Paul immediately speeds off. Remorseful, Hélène tracks down Malika in the hospital. As she nurses Malika back to health, Malika tells Hélène a shocking story of how she was turned into a sex slave by a vicious criminal organization. Hélène and Malika join forces to double-cross her pimps and gets both her freedom and her revenge.

1 videodisc (107 min.)

MEDIA 10-640

Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach 2005

The life and work of renowned 18th-century German composer Johann Sebastian Bach are traced in this stirring biodrama. Narrated by Bach's wife Anna, the film is mostly comprised of set pieces in which Bach performs many of his works.

1 videodisc (93 min.)

MEDIA 10-639

Claire Dolan 2005

A high-priced call girl, shocked by her mother's death, decides to get out of the business and have a baby. But the steps she must go through are not easy.

1 videodisc (95 min.)

MEDIA 10-641

The color purple 1997

An uneducated woman living in the rural American south who was raped by her father, deprived of the children she bore him and forced to marry a brutal man she calls "Mister" is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable women, acquiring self-worth and the strength to forgive.

1 videodisc (154 min.)

DANA 309

Crusaders 2005

Andrew and Peter watch as the Baron returns home with his troops from their battle against the infidels. When the Baron calls for a new Crusade, the two young men believe it is the mission of a lifetime and they head for the Holy Land.

1 videodisc (ca. 199 min.)

MEDIA 10-613

The democratic promise Saul Alinsky & his work 2005?

Legendary organizer Saul Alinsky led the movement to empower disenfranchised communities through collective action. The democratic promise examines Alinsky's life and legacy through work being done by two contemporary people's organizations.

1 videodisc (55 min.)

MEDIA 10-620

Discovering psychology: Program 11: Judgement and decision making: Program 12: Motivation and enotion 2001

Judgement and decision making: Explains the decision-making processes and human intuition and how and why people make good and bad decisions. Also explores the psychology of risk taking and negotiation. Motivation and emotion: Examines biological and psychological aspects of motivation and emotion as seen in studies of sexual behavior and the power of optimistic beliefs.

1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 2-7420

The Emperor Jones 2000

An ambitious Black man deposes the ruler of a Caribbean island and declares himself emperor.

1 videocassette (39 min.)

MEDIA 2-7428

Film montage the projection of modernity 2005

This program analyzes the techniques and applications of film montage as they developed in the 1920s in the Soviet Union and Germany.

1 videocassette (24 min.)

MEDIA 2-7444

The Five Heartbeats 2005

Five young friends are drawn together by music. Their dreams of fame and fortune take them from amateur nights in ghetto clubs to the pinnacle of show business success and personal tragedy. When the vocal group The Five Heartbeats get to the top of music world they learn the hard reality of the music industry.

1 videodisc (ca. 121 min.)

DANA 308

Five on the black hand side 2001

Mr. Brooks is the domineering head of his middle-class, African American family. However, Mr. Brooks must do some soul-searching after his previously subordinate wife joins their children in rebelling against her husband's authoritative behavior.

1 videodisc (96 min.)

DANA 301

Four ways out 1998

Four men plan separate escapes after stealing the receipts from a soccer match.

1 videocassette (74 min.)

MEDIA 2-7425

Ghosts of Mississippi 2000

In 1963, civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered in his own driveway. For 30 years his wife worked for the conviction of his assassin.

1 videodisc (130 min.)

DANA 267

The green pastures a fable 2006

A series of biblical stories are told from a black perspective. Unlike many Hollywood biblical epics, this sensitive, thoughtful film brings to the scriptures a profound level of understanding. Featuring the joyful gospel sounds of the Hall Johnson Choir.

1 videodisc (ca. 93 min.)

DANA 266

Hanoi, martes 13, diciembre 1999

Filmed in Hanoi on December 13, 1966, this documentary depicts the daily life of the Vietnamese before and after the bombing of Hanoi.

1 videocassette (38 min.)

MEDIA 2-7411

The Highwaymen 2003

Examines the work of the Florida landscape painters known as the Highwaymen, a group of young, untrained African-American landscape painters. They emerged from the small central Florida town of Fort Pierce in the late 1950's and early 1960's. They were prevented by segregation from selling their paintings in traditional art galleries. So they sold their paintings out of the trunks of their cars, usually for around $35 a painting. They painted on wallboard. In 1995, the Highwaymen became recognized by the art world and their paintings sell for thousands of dollars. The Highwaymen mainly painted Florida back-country scenes, using bold strokes of dramatic colors.

1 videodisc (58 min.)

DANA 287

Hotel Rwanda 2005

A true story of Paul Rusesabagnia, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsis refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda.

1 videodisc (122 min.)

DANA 265

I know why the caged bird sings 1993

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.".

1 videocassette (96 min.)

DANA 2190

I was born, but-- 1999

A young father's promotion brings his family to his boss's neighborhood in the suburbs. But it is less rewarding to his sons who are bullied by neighborhood ruffians and feel humiliated by their father's public submission to his boss.

1 videocassette (89 min.)

MEDIA 2-7412

Ich bin meine eigene Frau die Lebensgeschichte der Charlotte von Mahlsdorf = I'm my own woman : the life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf 1994

East German Lothar Berfelde, a.k.a. Charlotte Mahlsdorf, is a transvestite and proud of it. In this film, "Charlotte" serves as a guide through his own life story, as he coaches young actors through the dramatized sequences of this documentary. Illustrates the persecution homosexuals endured during the Nazi and post WWII eras.

1 videodisc (91 min.)

MEDIA 10-604

In remembrance of Martin 2005

Personal comments from family members, friends, former classmates, and advisors are chronicled in this moving piece honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. Includes the "I have a dream" speech on the Lincoln Memorial and other memorable events.

1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.)

DANA 302

In the mirror of Maya Deren a film 2001

A documentary which combines excerpts from 3 of Maya Deren's films with archival footage and observances from acolytes and contemporaries.

1 videocassette (101 min.)

MEDIA 2-7440

Jeanne Dielman 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1975

This video minutely details three days in the life of a housewife/prostitute. When her daily routine is disrupted, her reaction is extreme.

1 videocassette (200 min.)

MEDIA D-420 & D-421

Jerzy Grotowski 1997

Grotowski talks with Margaret Croyden while Chwat translates from the French. Grotowski discusses his theater, the relationship between director and actor, a playwright's function, and his ideas about the theater in general.

1 videocassette of (29 min.)

MEDIA 2-7437

John Brown's holy war 2005

John Brown, considered the father of American terrorism, was an inspiration to the Civil Rights movement. He was a farmer, a warrior, a family man and an avenging angel. More than 150 years after his execution, questions swirl around John Brown: was he a madman or a martyr? A bloodthirsty fanatic or a great American hero? Dramatic reenactments trace John Brown's obsessive battle against human bondage.

1 videodisc (90 min.)

DANA 300

Joyful laughter Risate di gioia 1991

Two plotting pickpockets have an evening of petty larceny planned for New Year's Eve. Unfortunately, their bungling friend shows a positive genius for unintentional interference.

1 videocassette (106 min.)

MEDIA 2-7426

Judith Williamson consuming passionately in Southern California 1991?

Demonstrates the effects of multi-national capitalism's expansion on the market with socks being an example and emphasises the role of ads. This video looks at the communications industry via the print media.

1 videocassette (ca. 22 min.)

MEDIA 2-7441

L'empire des sens In the realm of the senses 2006

Based on one of Japan's most notorious scandals, this erotic masterpiece is the story of an ex-prostitute who becomes involved in an obsessive love affair with the master of the household where she is employed as a servant.

1 videodisc (104 min.)

MEDIA 10-622

L'inferno 2004

The first Italian feature film ever made, L'Inferno was also the first international blockbuster, based loosely on Dante's journey through hell as influenced by the illustrative style of Gustave Doré.

1 videodisc (71 min.)

MEDIA 10-627

L'Uomo della croce Man with a cross 1991

Rossellini's third feature film was made under Fascist rule. On the Russian front during the summer of 1942, a saintly Italian chaplain aids a group of soldiers and peasants in a small village under Italian and Russian artillery fire. He is killed helping a dying man.

1 videocassette (88 min.)

MEDIA 2-7431

Lady sings the blues 2005

Diana Ross stars in this musical drama charting the life of Billie Holiday, a life tormented by racism and drug abuse.

1 videodisc (143 min.)

DANA 264

Ma vie en rose My life in pink 1999

Ludovic is waiting for a miracle. With six-year-old certainty, he believes he was meant to be a little girl and that the mistake will soon be corrected. But where he expects the miraculous, Ludo finds only rejection, isolation and guilt--as the intense reactions of family, friends, and neighbors strip away every innocent lace and bauble.

1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.)

MEDIA 10-616

Malcolm X 2000

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.

1 videodisc (201 min.)

DANA 263

Malick Sidibe portrait of the artist as a portraitist 2006

Looks at the work of a renowned African artist whose photographs have documented social and cultural changes in Mali over a 40-year period. In an interview, this self-taught photographer discusses his views of photography as a social art form and explains his documentary and portrait techniques.

1 videodisc (8 min.)

MEDIA 10-623

Massai, Massai die ungleichen Brüder 2004

Describes the pastoral life of the Masai tribe in Africa. The program follows the life of a family over the course of seven years as a glimpse into the life of the Masai as they struggle with the challenges of modernity.

1 videodisc (53 min.)

MEDIA 10-618

Mississippi burning 2001

Set in Mississippi in 1964, this is a fictionalized version of the case of the murder of three young civil rights workers, the FBI's attempts to find the missing boys and the clash between the authorities and the locals in a Klan-dominated town.

1 videodisc (127 min.)

DANA 262

Moon child 2004

Part futuristic science fiction and part John Woo style gunplay. Mood Child is a gothic vampire horror film from Japan. Director Takahisa Zeze brings a deliciously stylized vision to this tale of doomed friends whose gangster lifestyle becomes corrupted.

1 videodisc (119 min.)

MEDIA 10-614

La mujer del puerto The woman of the port 2005

"Rosario becomes a prostitute after losing her father and discovering her boyfriend had a liaison with another woman. In Veracruz, Rosario lives above a sordid cabaret "selling her love to the men coming from the sea." One night, sailor Alberto rescues Rosario from the dirty hands of a drunken man. They get along and go to Rosario's room. After making love, they begin to talk and Rosario discovers they're siblings."--Container.

1 videodisc (ca. 76 min.)

MEDIA 10-626

Nihon no yoru to kiri 2003

Two generations of student movement activists confront each other on their attitudes toward the Japan-United States Security Treaty at a friend's wedding ceremony.

1 videodisc (107 min.)

MEDIA 10-610

Outpost in Morocco 2003

A Foreign Legion officer and an Arabian princess become romantically involved, but then her father leads a revolt against the French and she is killed in the ensuing battle.

1 videodisc (90 min.)

MEDIA 10-621

Paradiso video oratorio p2003

1 videodisc (86 min.)

MEDIA 10-615

Peter Brook conversations about theater 1997

An illustrated interview with the celebrated theater director just after returning from Africa with his Center of Research, a group of young actors based in Paris.

1 videocassette (29 min.)

MEDIA 2-7439

Princess Mononoke 2000

A young warrior searching for a cure for a deadly curse becomes entangled in a battle between a clan of humans and the forest's animal gods.

1 videodisc (ca. 134 min.)

MEDIA 10-608

La promesse 2001

Under the conscienceless guidance of his father Roger, fifteen-year old Igor appears destined to a life of petty crime. All changes, however, when Igor delivers an uncompromising promise to Hamidou, an immigrant who, while working illegally for Roger accidentally falls to his death. As Roger scrambles to cover-up the accident, Igor suddenly finds himself torn between his loyalty to Roger and the agreement he made with Hamidou. Suspicious of Roger's motivation and intimately drawn to the heart of his promise, Igor must choose between his love for his father and the demands of his awakening conscience.

1 videodisc (93 min.)

MEDIA 10-638

Real stories from a free South Africa: Vol. 1: Hot wax 2004

Ivy is a black woman who works as a beautician in Johannesburg. Under apartheid she ran her salon surreptitiously, catering to the rich, white and elderly clients living in the suburbs. Since the end of apartheid, she owns her own shop and serves her clients on an equal footing.

1 videocassette (49 min.)

MEDIA 2-7414

Real stories from a free South Africa: Vol. 2: Cinderella of the Cape Flats 2004

For one day a year women workers in the garmet industry come out in all their glory at the Annual Spring Queen pageant. The pageant is created by the workers and their trade union to bring their families together for an evening of solidarity and fun. This film explores the lives of working women and celebrates them as creators of beauty.

1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-7413

Real stories from a free South Africa: Vol. 3: Belonging 2004

Kethiwe, born into exile as the daughter of political emigres, returned to South Africa in 1994. Ten years later, she continues to struggle to find her place in the new South Africa.

1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-7415

Rebound the legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault 2004

The life of Earl Manigault is dramatized, telling the story of his basketball career, his drug problems that ended his career prematurely, and the basketball program he started for Harlem kids to keep them away from drugs.

1 videodisc (ca. 111 min.)

DANA 288

Red road the Barry Hambly story = Ocangu-sa 2004

Barry (Whitecap) Hambly was born in 1967 on Carry The Kettle First Nation in Saskatchewan. When he was four his mother took him and three siblings to Regina. Social agencies intervened placing the children in foster homes. Barry was adopted at the age of nine by the Hambly family in Hamilton, Ontario. Red Road shadows Barry Hambly's journey, returning to Saskatchewan to confront his past and meet his birth mother.

1 videocassette (47 min.)

MEDIA 2-7407

Religious diversity in America 2002

"In America there are a variety of cultures that are defined by many different religions. Discover the elements of Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism."--Publisher's web site (www.edvidnet.com).

1 videodisc (23 min.)

DANA 307

Returner 2004

The year 2084, when humanity is decimated by a ruthless alien force, all hope lies in Millie, as she goes back in time to stop the invasion. Ending up in present-day 2002, she takes on a mysterious mercenary who has a thirst for blood. Through some coercing, Miyamoto unwillingly joins the mission, as they infiltrate the government base that holds a captured alien and its crashed spacecraft. With Mizoguchi and the Triads moving in, seeking some of the alien advanced weaponry, Miyamoto may finally get the vengeance he seeks as Millie gets closer and closer to saving the entire human race.

1 videodisc (116 min.)

MEDIA 10-607

Roberto Rossellini's General della Rovere 1996

When Emanuele Bardone, a petty con man, is persuaded by the Germans to impersonate a partisan leader they have killed, he assumes the admirable qualities of the heroic officer and the German plan backfires.

1 videocassette (ca. 135 min.)

MEDIA 2-7430

Rome power & glory 1999

Contents: disc 1. The rise ; Legions of conquest ; Seduction of power -- disc 2. Grasp of empire ; The cult of order ; The fall Performer Note: Narrator, Peter CoyotePresents the complete history of Rome, from its primitive beginnings to the height of its glory and its eventual decline. Combines location footage of ancient monuments, detailed re-enactments, period art and writing, and insights from scholars and public figures.

2 videodiscs (156 min. ea.)

MEDIA DANA 10-612 1701

The rules of dying 1995

Shows how different members of a family with an AIDS patient cope with the situation.

1 videocassette (45 min.)

MEDIA 2-7427

Secret of the wild child 1994

Presents the story of Genie, a girl who was socially isolated for the first 13 years of her life, discovered in 1970 in southern California. Contrasts her case with the well-known case of Victor, a French child found and analyzed in the 18th century. Shows some of the attempts to study and rehabilitate Genie.

1 videocassette

MEDIA 2-7408

The sheik The son of the sheik 2002

Lady Diana Mayo is carried into the desert by an Arab chieftain, who takes one look at her and wants her, right then and there. The son of a sheik is lured into a thieves' trap by a beautiful girl. When he escapes, he kidnaps the girl and they fall in love and ride off into the sunset together.

1 videodisc (155 min.)

MEDIA 10-606

The song of the Hamar herdsman celebration of the favourite ox of Southern Ethiopia The good fortune of the Hamar is thought to be determine by a mans favorite ox.This video provides insight into the meaning of songs and dances composed to glorify the ox.

1 videocassette (ca. 48 min.)

MEDIA 2-7422

Strasberg on acting 1995

Lee Strasberg, director of the Actors Studio, is interviewed about his career, the actors he has taught, and his ideas about acting, including Method acting.

1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-7438

Struggling unions 2002

Are unions now an endangered social institution? Or can unions revive? This video examines this question by reporting on a new generation of leaders struggling to reform and revitalize their unions.

1 videocassette (35 min.)

MEDIA 2-7418

Surrealist film the stuff of dreams 2005

Surrealist cinema sought to break with the conventional linear narrative style in favor of chance events and a world of the subconscious. This program analyzes the origin, evolution and legacy of this cinematic movement whose stylistic artifacts can still be found in today's mass culture.

1 videcassette

MEDIA 2-7443

Sweet Honey in the Rock raise your voice 2005

A documentary about the 30 year career of the a cappella vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock. Includes concert footage, archival stills and footage, behind the scenes footage, and in-depth interviews with group members.

1 videodisc (84 min.)

DANA 303

Too close to heaven the story of gospel music 1997

Using narration and performance footage, this film traces the 200 year history of gospel music from black churches, to the civil rights movement, to its influence on modern jazz, blues, and rock and roll.

3 videocassettes (51 min. each)

MUSIC 542 cassette 1-3

Topio stin omichli Landscape in the mist 2005

Two Greek children embark on a mystical journey in search of the father they never knew.

1 videodisc (126 min.)

MEDIA 10-642

Troubled partnerships when labor & management can't make it work 1999

Examines crises and failures in labor-management partnerships. Includes case studies of two companies, Bridgestone and Polaroid, one unionized, the other not.

1 videocassette (35 min.)

MEDIA 2-7417

Two days in October 2005

In October, 1967 a US battalion marched into a Viet Cong trap killing sixty-one young men in a war that continues to haunt us. Half a world away, a protest at the University of Wisconsin spiraled out of control, a moment that divided a nation.

1 videocassette (ca. 90 min.)

MEDIA 2-7423

Understanding the civil rights movement 2000

Examines the chain of events which led to the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Describes important legislation that was passed after the American Civil War. Looks at the Jim Crow laws, which legalized segregation. Discusses the two separate societies that existed in the South. Shows how black Americans struggled to overcome the constraints of a segregated society. Covers important protests and demonstrations that resulted in the end of segregation, and contributions of major leaders such as Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Lyndon Johnson.

1 videodisc (48 min.)

DANA 305

Uzak Distant 2005

When a successful photographer's wife leaves him, he falls into an existential crisis. His cousin from a small village comes to live with him to get a better job. The two are total opposites and have a hard time adjusting to each other's habits.

1 videocassette (105 min.)

MEDIA 2-7406

Vamonos con Pancho Villa! Let's go with Pancho Villa 2005

This classic of Mexican cinema follows the adventures of six young men who leave their rural homes to join Pancho Villa's army. Together the men endure hardship, tragedy, and disillusionment for the cause of the Mexican Revolution.

1 videodisc (92 min.)

MEDIA 10-624

Vidas sêcas 2005

A family and their dog struggle to survive in drought-stricken Northeast Brazil.

1 videodisc (101 min.)

MEDIA 10-625

Whale rider 2003

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.

1 videodisc (101 min.)

MEDIA 10-619

A woman called Moses 2001

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.

1 videodisc (200 min.)

DANA 304

Working together Saturn and the UAW 1994

Describes how the management at Saturn Corporation work together with the UAW to solve labor problems and make decisions. Some principal critics of the Saturn/UAW partnership explain why they oppose it.

1 videocassette (31 min.)

MEDIA 2-7419

Young Mr. Lincoln 2006

Classic biographical telling of the life of Abraham Lincoln, from his youth to his death.

2 videodiscs (ca. 100 min.)

MEDIA 10-644

Zuppa di pesce Fish soup 1996

A funny and intimate fiew of a young firl's growing up in Tuscany., set against a tangled web of ramily relationships.

1 videocassette (107 min.)

MEDIA 2-7424