Jane Sloan Media Librarian jsloan@rci.rutgers.edu

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New Acquisitions - August 2007

Aberdeen 2001

Performer Note: Stellan Skarsgård, Lena Headey, Ian Hart, Charlotte RamplingKaisa, a beautiful and feisty Scottish woman, finally has her life together, at least until her mother asks an enormous favor of her: to bring back her estranged, larger-than-life father. The two of them, father and daughter together, set out on a wild and brutally funny, yet heartbreaking journey which takes them through their emotional past before reaching their ultimate destination.

1 videodisc (103 min.) :

MEDIA 10-927

Asoka 2001

Performer Note: Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Danny Denzongpa, Rahul Dev, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Gerson da'Cunha, Umesh Mehra, Subhashini, Suraj Balaje, Ajit KumarStory of one man's journey from a monarch to a monk.

1 videodisc (150 min.) :

MEDIA 10-912

Aventurera 2004

Performer Note: Ninón Sevilla, Tito Junco, Andrea PalmaElena tries to make a new life for herself after her mother leaves her alone, but she is drugged, seduced, and forced to work as a dancer/call girl in a nightclub. She soon rises to stardom as a dancer, but still plots revenge and escape.

1 videodisc (101 min.) :

MEDIA 10-916

The brain eater 1998

Performer Note: Narrator: Stacy KeachHighly infectious and incurable, "mad cow disease" has claimed the lives of nearly a million cattle in Britain. Scientists race to determine whether a variant of the disease spells a deadly epidemic for humans.

1 videocassette (60 min.) :

MEDIA 2-7748

Breaking chains dismantling racism in higher education: Breaking chains dismantling racism in higher education 1999

"A documentary focusing on the development and organization of a group of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members at Macalester College (St. Paul, Minnsota) who are attempting to dismantle and undo racism at their college on an institutional level. The film discusses the need for this type of education and its effect using the setting of an anti-racism education workshop on campus set-up by the group and a national workshop in Mississippi attended by the group."--Container.

1 videodisc (35 min.) : 1 videodisc :

MEDIA 10-92

A Bushman story 2005

Performer Note: Narrator: John HurtTakes an in-depth look at the culture of the Jul'hoansi of Namibia, known as the Bushmen of the Kalahari. They live cooperatively in extended family groups. Their skills at tracking game are extraordinary. And they speak a fascinating language.

1 videodisc (50 min.) :

MEDIA 10-887

Chushingura the loyal 47 Samurai 2000?

Performer Note: Koshiro Matsumoto, Yuzo Kayama, Chusha Ichikawa, Toshiro Mifune, Yoko TsukasaSet in 18th century Japan, the film tells the story of a young lord, Asano, who travels to the capital city of Edo to assume state duties. After refusing to bribe the Grand Master of Ceremonies for teaching him official etiquette, he is goaded into drawing his sword in the Shogun's palace, a capital offense for which he is sentenced to commit harakiri suicide. This leaves the warriors of Ako as ronin, masterless samurai with nowhere to go and no lord to serve.

1 videodisc (207 min.) :

MEDIA 10-881

The color of fear four little beds 2005

The Color of Fear 3 is an intimate conversation on the issues of what it is to be gay in this society and the impact it has on their sense of safety and identity.

1 videodisc (43 min.) :

MEDIA 10-907

Coming attractions a history of the movie trailer 2005

Performer Note: Host/narrator, Robert Osborne Added Title: Making of a trailerBased on interviews with trailer makers, film editors, copywriters, directors, marketing executives and scholars of the industry, this documentary examines the historical development, cultural resonance and economic importance of motion picture trailer making. Divided into two parts, the first deals with the development of movie advertising from the days of Edison through the late '50s. The second half deals with the reinvention of the trailer along with the introduction of nonlinear digital editing, then concludes with a brief primer on how trailers are made. Includes a vast array of coming attractions dating back to the silent era.

1 videodisc (128 min.) :

MEDIA 10-923

Domestic violence faces of fear 1996

Performer Note: Narrator: Diane SawyerExamines the crosscultural phenomenon of domestic violence and looks at how the medical community, law enforcement agencies, and corporate America are helping to end the silence. Highlights innovative responses throughout the country and around the world.

1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) :

MEDIA 2-7745

Dust does not discriminate 2001

Performer Note: Participants: Edith Laramore, Brian Buckley, Dee HuntHousehold cleaning habits can affect your family's health. Edith demonstrates simple and efficient cleaning methods to practice in your home.

1 videocassette (ca. 9 min.) :

MEDIA 2-7750

Ebola plague fighters 1996

Performer Note: Narrator: Stacy KeachAn investigation into the deadly Ebola virus and the 1995 outbreak of the disease in Kikwit, Zaire.

1 videocassette (60 min.) :

MEDIA 2-7746

Elephant 2003

Contents: Side. 1. Film, in 4:3 aspect [full frame] or 16:9 aspect [widescreen] -- Side 2. Features Performer Note: Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson, Elias McConnell, Jordan Taylor Event Note: Filmed on location in Portland, OregonA 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.

1 videodisc (80 min.) :

MEDIA 10-925

The eye of Vichy L'oeil de Vichy 2002?

Performer Note: English version narrator: Brian CoxA compilation of long forgotten film footage and newsreels, produced by the Nazis and French collaborators during World War II. From the small town of Vichy in Central France, Field Marshall Petain's puppet government worked with their Nazi overlords in creating pro-Nazi propaganda. They skillfully produced a strange alternative history of the war years in order to turn public emotion against the Allies and the Jews.

1 videodisc (110 min.) :

MEDIA 10-926

The F word 2007

Presents various definitions of feminism as defined by feminists, opponents of feminism, and ordinary men and women.

1 videodisc (10 min.) :

MEDIA 10-906

Family nest Csaladi tuzfeszek ; written and directed by Béla Tarr 2005

Performer Note: Laszlo Horvath, Laszlone Horvath, Gabor KunThe housing shortage in Communist-ruled Hungary forces a young couple to live with the husband's parents in a cramped, one-room apartment. The proximity of too many people in too small a space leads to tireless arguments and hopelessness.

1 videodisc (100 min.) :

MEDIA 10-897

Faust eine deutsche Volkssage 2001

Performer Note: Gösta Ekmann, Emil Jannings, Wilhelm Dieterle, Camilla HornClassic tale of a man who sells his soul to the devil, based on Goethe's Faust and folk sagas.

1 videodisc (116 min.) :

MEDIA 10-901

Feng huang qin Country teachers 2003

Performer Note: Li Baotian, Ju Xue, Xiu Zongdi, Wang XueqiIn this riveting film, against all odds a devoted young woman struggles for the future of her students. She learns of the power of love, of the kindness of country folk, and the power of education.

1 videodisc (90 min.) :

MEDIA 10-894

First do no harm 2000

Medicine has a responsibility to first do no harm, but the polyvinyl chloride used makes dioxin in a medical incinerator. Medicine is turning to safer plastics that are not PVC.

1 videocassette (20 min.) :

MEDIA 2-7749

Fundamental fairness one man's journey to judgement 2004

Performer Note: Narrator: Nicholas MucciniA man is convicted of murdering a wealthy elderly interior decorator with an injection of cleaning fluid. Did he do it? An examination of the legal system shows how it doesn't always work correctly.

1 videodisc (28 min.) :

MEDIA 10-886

Harakiri Seppuku 2005

Performer Note: Nakadai Tatsuya, Iwashita Shima, Ishihama AkiraPeace in 17th-century Japan causes the Shogunate's breakup of warrior clans, throwing thousands of samurai out of work and into poverty. An honorable end to such fate under the samurai code is ritual suicide, or hara-kiri.

2 videodiscs (133 min.) :

MEDIA 10-882

Healers of Ghana 2005

Performer Note: Narrators: Harold L. Cannon, Edward QuarshieExplores the traditional medical practices of the Bono people of central Ghana and how their healers are accommodating the conflict between the arrival of Western medicine and their religious beliefs. Traditionally, Bono tribal priests undergo a painful spiritual possession, during which deities reveal to them the causes of illnesses, which plants to use to treat them, who is perpetrating witchcraft, and which villagers might be endangering society through improper behavior.

1 videodisc (58 min.) :

MEDIA 10-889

Japan memoirs of a secret empire 2005

Contents: Pt. 1: The way of the samurai -- Pt. 2 : The will of the shogun -- Pt. 3 : The return of the barbarians Performer Note: Narrator: Richard ChamberlainExplores 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.

1 videodisc (180 min.) :

MEDIA 10-880

Keepers of memory 2005

Performer Note: Female narrator, Fahnlohnee R. Harris; male narrator, Yrneh BrownThrough eyewitness accounts and gripping footage, acclaimed director Eric Kabera takes a heartfelt look at the 1994 Rwandan genocide, its survivors, the memorials created in the victims' honor, and those who keep the memories alive.

1 videodisc (52 min.) :

MEDIA 10-892

Kira's reason a love story 2003?

Performer Note: Stine Stengade, Lars MikkelsenKira and her husband and two children have a secure and comfortable life until Kira inexplicably develops a psychiatric disorder that eventually commits her to a hospital. On being discharged, Kira tries to return to the normality of her previous life but discovers that Mads has had an affair during her hospitalization.

1 videodisc (94 min.) :

MEDIA 10-928

Kumokiri Nizaemon 2002

Performer Note: Nakadai Tatsuya, Tanba Tetsuro, Iwashita Shima2 videodiscs (ca. 163 min.) :

MEDIA 10-883

The last warrior: The Dinka tribe of Sudan man of the men 2006

This segment profiles the warriors of the White Nile. Highlights their culture, customs and traditions.

1 videodisc (53 min.) :

MEDIA 10-888

The last warriors The desert nomads of Niger stealing beauty 2006

Though sometimes in conflict with each other the Wodaabe and Tuareg have a common enemy in the arid lands of central Africa they call home.

1 videodisc (53 min.) :

MEDIA 10-203

M2F a journey in gender identity 2003

Performer Note: Narrator: Jon FaineThis documentary about transsexuality and transgenderism combines interviews with several transsexual women and crossdressers with insights from professionals in the field.

1 videodisc (120 min.) :

MEDIA 10-914

A matter of life and breath 1999

A matter of life and breath explores the rebirthing movement and its charismatic founder and leader Leonard Orr. Viewed by many as a dangerous cult, this documentary shares both thoughts.

1 videodisc (53 min.) :

MEDIA 10-919

My neighbor Totoro 2006

Contents: Disc 1. Feature -- disc 2. Bonus features Performer Note: Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning, Pat Carroll, Timothy DalyDeep inside a tree trunk, two children discover a fascinating new world inhabited by Totoros, amazing, charming creatures who become their friends.

2 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) :

MEDIA 10-922

Nomads and no-zones 2005

Performer Note: Narrators: Ray Halliday, Aaron ComethusFrom two of the West's bravest filmmakers comes some short films that are gritty, romantic, frank, and poetic. The short films criss-cross genres from documentary to experimental to personal narrative often in the same movie.

1 videodisc (91 min.) :

MEDIA 10-915

Nosferatu a symphony of horror 2002

Performer Note: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Alexander Granach, Greta Schroeder, Ruth LandshoffRather than depict Dracula as a shape-shifting monster or debonair gentleman, Murnau's Graf Orlok is a nightmarish, spidery creature with a bulbous head and taloned claws. This is perhaps the most genuinely disturbing incarnation of vampirism.

1 videodisc (93 min.) :

MEDIA 10-904

Odjazd 2006

Performer Note: Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska, Halina Winiarska, Grazyna JedrasMembers of an old age home in the Mazurian Lakes region show animosity towards two women with German ancestry.

1 videodisc (115 min.) :

MEDIA 10-895

Odyssey of life: The unknown world 1996

Performer Note: Narrator: David Ogden StiersLennart Nilsson's micro-photography introduces the viewer to the world of microscopic insects and microorganisms that live on and in our bodies and our homes.

1 videocassette (60 min.) :

MEDIA 2-7747

Paul Robeson 2004

Performer Note: Narrator: Clairmont BarnesTraces the life of the great African American singer, actor, and activist.

1 videodisc (ca. 52 min.) :

MEDIA 10-917

Punishment park 2005

Performer Note: Patrick Boland, Kent Foreman, Carmen Argenziano, Luke Johnson, Katherine Quittner, Scott Turner, Stan ArmstedIn a desert zone in California, a civilian tribunal sentences groups of dissidents and gives them the option of participating in law enforcement exercises in the Bear Montain National Punishment Park. Now these prisoners have to fight for their lives.

1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.) :

MEDIA 10-924

Samurai assassin 2005

Performer Note: Mifune Toshiro, Kobayashi Keiju, Aratama Michiyo, Ito Yunosuke, Matsumoto KoshiroA group of men have assembled at the Sakurada Gates of the Edo Castle to carry out an assassination of a Shogunate elder. One of those men is Niiro Tsuruchiyo, who has joined the conspiracy in the hopes that taking Elder Ii's head will win him enough renown that one of the great Samurai houses will offer him a position.

1 videodisc (122 min.) :

MEDIA 10-884

Silence in search of black female sexuality in America 2004

This provocative documentary explores the reasons for sexual silence in the black community. It also aims to destroy misconceptions about black women and reveal the truth about their sexuality.

1 videodisc (74 min.) :

MEDIA 10-896

Sweat equity 2001

Performer Note: Narrator: Sharon AlsinaDocumentary about the revitalization of urban communities by Los Angeles citizens who are creating community gardens from vacant city land.

1 videodisc (69 min.) :

MEDIA 10-920

Tabu a story of the south seas 2002

Performer Note: Matahi (the boy), Reri (the girl), Jean (the policeman), Hitu (the old warrior) Added Title: Reri in New YorkTwo lovers are doomed by a tribal edict decreeing that the girl is "tabu" to all men.

1 videodisc (81 min.) :

MEDIA 10-905

Tartuffe 2003

Performer Note: Emil Jannings (Tartuffe), Werner Krauss (Orgon), Lil Dagover (Elmire), Rosa Valetti, André MattoniA screen adaption of Moli?re's black comedy about the religious hypocrite who insinuates himself into a wealthy Parisian family.

1 videodisc (76 min.) :

MEDIA 10-902

Transparency 2005

Examines one of the more controversial issues in Islam today, the Hijab -- the Islamic dress code for women. It answers a fundamental question: Is the Hijab a form of oppression or a woman's expression of faith? Through sharing their views and personal experiences, several Muslim women living in the United States help us understand the various attitudes towards the Hijab and the compelling arguments of the underlying issues from morality, modesty and faith to oppression and a women's right to choose.

1 videodisc (30 min.) :

MEDIA 10-918

Tu parles!: Les francophones du bout du monde le français dans tous ses états 2004

"Filmed in Madagascar and Mauritius, Cambodia, Japan, and Louisiana, this program looks at how French has been adopted and adapted in many corners of the world where it is not the official language"--Container.

1 videodisc (28 min.) :

MEDIA 10-890

Waiting on the world to change 2007

Performer Note: Host: Diane Sawyer Event Note: Originally broadcast January 26, 2007, on the television news program "20/20."Moorestown, New Jersey, has been designated "the best place to live in America." Ten minutes away is Camden, the poorest city in America, also known as Murder City, USA. During a period of 18 months, Diane Sawyer follows the lives of three youngsters who are used to seeing drug deals on street corners and hearing gunfire at night.

1 videocassette (ca. 42 min.) :

MEDIA 2-7754

War made easy how presidents & pundits keep spinning us to death 2007

Performer Note: Featuring Norman Solomon ; narrated by Sean Penn"Analysis of how governments bent on war-making have relied on a vast arsenal of propaganda techniques to overcome resistance at home and disapproval abroad ... Moving from Vietnam to Iraq, the film examines how news reports have become nearly indistinguishable from White House and Pentagon talking points, a problem that has become exacerbated by journalists who have grown accustomed to being fed information by official sources"--Container.

1 videodisc (73 min.) :

MEDIA 10-879

We don't live under normal conditions 1999

Six people discuss complex issues about how society is handling depression, despair and suicidal behavior.

1 videodisc (ca. 72 min.) :

MEDIA 10-893

What's race got to do with it? 2006

Performer Note: Narrator: Belinda SullivanThis program "chronicles the experiences of a new generation of college students, in this case over the course of 16 weeks of intergroup dialogue on the U.C. Berkeley campus.

1 videodisc (49 min.) :

MEDIA 10-885