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1) Koko Pops
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 11 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A little female character called Koko represents the muse of music and dances and clowns her way through a breathless, animated short-history of western music from the beginning of time to punk. It's an ideal introduction to a range of musical styles including pan flutes, baroque, romantic, circus music, jazz, French popular and opera.
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 252 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
History of heavy metal music featuring Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Whitesnake, Motorhead, Marilyn Manson, Pantera, Metallica, Napalm Death, Korn, Mastodon, Slipknot, Shadow Falls.
Publisher
Great Musical Treasures
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 128 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of Hollywood musical films. This program covers the 1950s, exploring how the post-war years were alive with bold experimentation. Later in the decade, rock & roll became the musical of choice for the younger generation and movie musicals followed suit. Highlights include films based on Broadway musicals like "The king and I," "Oklahoma!," "Carousel," and "South Pacific," and stars including Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Esther...
Publisher
Great Musical Treasures
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 150 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of Hollywood musical films. This program covers the 1930s, including the magic of director/choreographer Busby Berkeley; the screen partnership of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers; musical child stars such as Jane Withers, Deanna Durbin, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Shirley Temple; the musical ladies of 20th-Century Fox including Sonja Henie, Betty Grable, and Alice Faye; dancers such as Eleanor Powell, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson,...
Publisher
Great Musical Treasures
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 133 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of Hollywood musical films. This program covers the 1940s, when more than 550 movie musicals were produced. Highlighted stars include Frank Sinatra, Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth, Betty Hutton, June Haver, the Andrews Sisters, the Jivin' Jacks and Jills, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Lena Horne.
Publisher
Great Musical Treasures
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 160 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of Hollywood musical films. This program covers the 1920s, including Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer, Eddie Cantor, The Marx Brothers, Rudy Vallee, Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Florenz Ziegfeld, The Desert Song, Rio Rita, Broadway Melody, and more.
7) A rebours
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Canadian Institute for Exploratory Cinemas presents this transgressive short film compilation. Conceived by the underground film society Cinema Abattoir, the A Rebours short film anthology convey the spectator side of experimental and avant-garde cinema.
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 270 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documentary about punk music and culture, where they came from, how they exist today. Directed by Don Letts who was a member of Big Audio Dynamite. Features music from the New York Dolls, MC5, the Dictators, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Black Flag, the Clash, the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, James White and the Blacks, Blondie, and more.
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Celebrates the history of the spaghetti Western, the genre of cinema classics of the 1960s created by Italian filmmakers who carried on the tradition of the Wild West horse opera in hundreds of productions over subsequent decades, including A Fistful of Dollars and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Publisher
Passport International Productions
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the dawn of rock and roll and the cultural phenomenon surrounding it, featuring interviews with Little Richard, Sam Phillips, Bo Diddley, Mac Davis, Glen Campbell, Ray Manzarek and others, as well as performances by Bill Haley and the Comets, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Ricky Nelson, The Treniers, and The Moonglows.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Among significant Neolithic (New Stone Age) sites, explore Gobekli Tepe in Turkey, whose imposing stone rings are the oldest known examples of monumental architecture in the early Near East. Continue to Jericho, with its extraordinary tombs and famous tower, and Turkey's Catalhoyuk, noted for its mysterious houses built without doors or windows.
Series
Publisher
Sony Music Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mike Figgis' film mixes interviews with dozens of the key players of the British blues movement with new music from an all-star jam session at the Abbey Road studios.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 86 min.)
Language
English
Description
Nat Hentoff is one of the enduring voices of the last 65 years, a writer who championed jazz as an art form and was present at the creation of 'alternative' journalism in America. This unique documentary wraps the themes of liberty, identity and free expression around a historical narrative that stretches from the Great Depression to the Patriot Act. At the core of the film are three extraordinary, intimate conversations with Hentoff, plus additional...
15) Cursed films
Publisher
Shudder Films
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A five-part documentary series which explores the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood's notoriously 'cursed' horror film productions. From plane accidents and bombings during the making of The Omen to the rumored use of real human skeletons on the set of Poltergeist, these stories are legendary among film fans and filmmakers alike. Were these films really cursed, as many believe, or just the victims of bad luck and bizarre circumstances?
Publisher
Questar, Inc
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Experience the miracles behind the world's most beloved hymns! Spirit-lifting songs of hope and renewal continue to touch every generation. Take an extraordinary spiritual journey through the lives of the people who wrote the most compelling Christian music the world has ever known. Includes: It Is Well With My Soul by Horatio Spafford, Silent Night by Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber, How Great Thou Art by Carl Boberg, Just As I Am by Charlotte Elliot,...
17) Independents
Publisher
Bain Street Productions
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 77 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Twenty-four respected creators unveil the secrets of the artistic mind, by talking about their favorite medium, comic books. From cave paintings dating back 35,000 years to the graphic novels of today, sequential images have been used to tell magically influential stories. In examining an art form that has, until recently, not been accepted as "art", and discovering what it is these passionate creators find appealing about comic books, a bright light...
Publisher
Laser Media
Pub. Date
[2014?].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (41 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inches.
Language
English
Description
Musical documentary on singer, writer, poet, and guitarist Johnny Cash featuring interviews, stories, rare footage, and television footage.
Publisher
CBS DVD / Paramount
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
These short films explore the plots and characters of Star Trek: Discovery, taking place between episodes and providing more information about people and events that happened during seasons 1 & 2. Ever wondered how Tribbles came to be? Or how Tilly met the Princess of Xahea? Each short trek has its own pertinent special features.
Publisher
Mercury Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The first career spanning documentary on the heavy metal vocalist to be authorized by the artist's estate includes scenes with peers, family and friends; never before seen footage; personal photos.
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