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Displaying 1 - 100 of 7684| Title: | 08/15 |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7623 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Feature films. Foreign films. |
| Abstract: | The film tells the story of Private Asch during the second world war, based on the novel by Hans Hellmut Kirst. |
| Title: | 3groschenoper = The 3 penny opera |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2427 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Criminals England London History 19th century Drama. Poor England London History 19th century Drama. Social conflict Drama. Operas Film and video adaptations. Motion pictures, German. Foreign films Germany. Feature films. |
| Abstract: | "Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With a palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema." -- container. |
| Title: | 3 rooms of melancholia |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV1256 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Children and war Russia (Federation) Children and war Russia (Federation) Groznyĭ. Children and war Russia (Federation) Ingushetia. Documentary films. |
| Abstract: | Reveals the psychological devastation the Chechen conflict has inflicted on children. Focuses on three rooms: a military academy near St. Petersburg; Crozny, Chechnya where families struggle to survive in barely habitable buildings; and, the nearby republic of Ingushetia where refugee camps are set up. Using minimal dialogue and evocative music, the film depicts the emotional state of children affected by war. |
| Title: | 3 worlds of Gulliver |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7739 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Fantasy films. Action and adventure films. Feature films. |
| Abstract: | A doctor sets sail for the East Indies but finds adventure, romance and danger in the infamous lands of the great and small. Loosely based on Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. |
| Title: | $4 a day? No way!: joining hands across the border |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT0780 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Automobile industry workers Mexico. Automobile industry workers Labor unions Mexico. Free trade Mexico. Industrial relations Mexico. Documentary films. |
| Abstract: | Documents events at a Ford plant in Mexico to support the view that international corporations exploit Mexican workers. Tells how workers, unable to get help from the official government trade union, are reaching out to labor unions in other countries for assistance. |
| Title: | 4 films de Otar Iosseliani = 4 films by Otar Iosseliani. |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV1971 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Apartment dwellers Drama. Vintners Drama. Musicians Drama. Traffic accident victims Drama. String quartets (Musical groups) Drama. Motion pictures Georgia (Republic) Feature films. Foreign films. |
| Abstract: | Aprili: A critique of materialism, the film is about a young couple who live in a rundown empty apartment. Their love is so strong that it makes the water flow and the electricity work, but when they start purchasing furniture and knickknacks, they fight and grow apart. |
| Title: | 4 foot ten |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7664 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Dwarfs. |
| Abstract: | Documentary that tells three stories of dwarfs attending the Convention of Little People of America with a focus on dealing with their differences and problems. |
| Title: | 4 little girls |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2504 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Bombings Alabama Birmingham History 20th century. African American children Alabama Birmingham History 20th century. African Americans Civil rights Alabama Birmingham History 20th century. Murder Alabama Birmingham History 20th century. Civil rights movements Alabama Birmingham History 20th century. African American churches Alabama Birmingham History 20th century. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Abstract: | When a bomb tears through the basement of a black Baptist church on a peaceful fall morning, it takes the lives of four young girls; Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Addie Mae Collins. This racially motivated crime, taking place at a time when the civil rights movement is burning with a new flame, could have doused that flame forever. Instead it fuels a nation's outrage and brings Birmingham, Alabama to the forefront of America's concern. |
| Title: | 7 habits of highly effective people: based on the book by Stephen R. Covey |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT6203 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Success Psychological aspects. Self-actualization (Psychology) Achievement motivation. Character. |
| Abstract: | Filmed at one of Covey's seminars, this program presents and illustrates his program for becoming a more effective person. His seven habits: 1) be proactive, 2) begin with the end in mind, 3) put first things first, 4) think win/win, 5) seek just to understand, then to be understood, 6) synergize (the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, 7) sharpen the saw (renewal). |
| Title: | 7 habits of highly ineffective educators |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT6865 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Teaching Humor. Classroom management Humor. Teachers Attitudes Humor. Discrimination in education Humor. Educational innovations Humor. Wit and humor in education. |
| Abstract: | Wavelength, an improvisational acting troupe from Chicago, dramatizes seven habits of ineffective educators, performing before an audience. Wavelength's goal is to provide a humorous perspective to the issues and challenges within education. Intended for educators. |
| Title: | 12 angry men |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT2126 AV LIB |
| Subject: | |
| Abstract: | Classic courtroom drama about a teenage boy accused of killing his father and the jury that must decide his fate. |
| Title: | 14 points |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT3245 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Industrial management. Industrial productivity. Quality control. |
| Abstract: | This is the an explanation of Dr. Deming's 14 Points for quality control. Deming's theories form the basis of total quality control management. |
| Title: | 14 video paintings |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV1421 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Video art. Experimental films. Short films. |
| Abstract: | This DVD brings together Brian Eno's 'ambient videos,' Mistaken memories of mediaeval Manhattan and Thursday afternoon, which were originally exhibited in art galleries. These videos demonstrate the use of video as an art medium, accompanied by music also by Brian Eno. Mistaken memories of mediaeval Manhattan (48 min.) was filmed in New York in 1980-81. Thursday afternoon : seven video paintings of Christine Alicino (82 min.) was filmed in San Francisco in April 1984. |
| Title: | 18 ways to make a baby |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7546 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Human reproductive technology. Fertilization in vitro, Human. |
| Abstract: | In-depth look at the scientific breakthroughs in reproductive science, their impact on human lives, and the doctors and biologists on the leading edge. |
| Title: | 20 million miles to Earth |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7737 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Feature films. Science fiction films. |
| Abstract: | An American rocketship returns from a flight to Venus but crashes in Italy, leaving behind a harmless little creature from Venus. Unfortunately, the little creature doesn't stay little for long and threatens to tear apart the Colosseum. |
| Title: | 20th century American art: highlights of the permanent collection |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT6201 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Art, American. Art, American 20th century. |
| Abstract: | Illustrates the diversity and richness of twentieth century American art at the Whitney Museum using a documentary style presentation combined with a subjective personal essay. |
| Title: | 20th Century music in Venice |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT4613 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Music Italy Venice 20th Century History and criticism. Composers Italy Venice History 20th century. |
| Abstract: | This program covers the start of the International Music Festivals and Venice's role as host to Hindemith, Schoenberg, Bartok, and Stravinsky, the rise to fame of Malipiero, Nono, and Maderna, and the role of today's avant-gardists. |
| Title: | 20th century with Mike Wallace. Enemy within: drugs and the war to stop them |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7150 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Drug control United States. Drug abuse United States. Drug abuse and crime United States. |
| Abstract: | Depicts the increase in public awareness of drug abuse in America and discusses the development and impact of America's "war on drugs." |
| Title: | 20th century with Mike Wallace. Guns & God: the sieges of Waco & Ruby Ridge |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7204 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Law enforcement United States. Government, Resistance to United States. Right-wing extremists United States. Waco Branch Davidian Disaster, Tex., 1993. Searches and seizures Texas Waco. Right-wing extremists Texas. Government, Resistance to Texas. Right-wing extremists Idaho. Government, Resistance to Idaho. Documentary films. Documentary television programs. |
| Abstract: | The Idaho event occurred in 1992 and the Waco event occurred in 1993. The video surveys events surrounding the events and scrutinizes the actions taken by federal authorities. The view into government conduct does not leave the government completely blameless, illustrating that government officials used a military mindset that chose confrontation instead of patience and prudence. The video illustrates that the events and the investigations may have had a connection to the 1995 Oklahoma bombing and a political realignment, also in 1995, in which a very conservative Republican Senate took hold. |
| Title: | 20th century with Mike Wallace. The DNA revolution |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7635 AV LIB |
| Subject: | DNA. Genetic engineering. Heredity. |
| Abstract: | The revolution begin improbably with a two page article in the journal Nature. It may end with the cloning of the human being and a cure for cancer. |
| Title: | 20th century with Mike Wallace. The Iran-Contra scandal |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7203 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990. Political corruption United States. |
| Abstract: | In the fall of 1986, President Reagan was enjoying his second term in office as one of the most popular presidents in recent history, but in November of that year, revelations of a secret, illegal arms deal with Iran to fund anti-communist freedom fighters in Nicaragua rocked the country. |
| Title: | 20th century with Mike Wallace. The Ku Klux Klan |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7202 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) History. |
| Abstract: | Since the days following the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan has preached a gospel of hate, intolerance and exclusion. This video covers the origins of the Klan following Reconstruction to the heyday of the Klan during the 1920s to the modern Ku Klux Klan of David Duke. |
| Title: | 20th century with Mike Wallace: criminals in cyberspace |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7206 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Computer hackers. Computer security. Computer crimes Prevention. |
| Abstract: | Focuses on the challenges faced by both business and government agencies in dealing with computer hackers. The story of Kevin Mitnick, a convicted computer hacker, is highlighted in parts of this program. |
| Title: | 20th century with Mike Wallace: Oklahoma City bombing. |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7194 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1995. Terrorism Oklahoma Oklahoma City. Bombing investigation Oklahoma Oklahoma City. Terrorism. |
| Abstract: | The World Trade Center bombing shattered America's illusions about being immune to terrorism. The Oklahoma City bombing went further showing that the worst enemies may not necssarily come from outside of our borders. |
| Title: | 20th century with Mike Wallace: terror strikes home: the World Trade Center bombing. |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7164 AV LIB |
| Subject: | World Trade Center Bombing, New York, N.Y., 1993. Documentary films. |
| Abstract: | On February 26, 1993, New York shook with the force of a vast explosion Terrorists had detonated a massive bomb in the garage of the World Trade Center. The reason for the bombing as well as the prosecution of the terrorists is the subject of this program. |
| Title: | 20th century with Mike Wallace: the hunt for the unabomber |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7205 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Serial murder investigation United States. Terrorists United States. |
| Abstract: | On April 3, 1996, FBI agents knocked on the door of a one-room cabin in the Montana wilderness and arrested Theodore Kaczynski, the infamous unabomber. |
| Title: | 20th century with Mike Wallace: the perils of whistleblowing. |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7207 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Whistle blowing United States. Tobacco industry United States. |
| Abstract: | An eye-opening look at the lengths to which companies will go to discredit those who stand against them. Explore the tragic case of Dr. Jeffrey Wigand, who broke ranks with the tobacco industry and revealed the truth about its long-standing (and long-denied) practice of tampering with nicotine levels in cigarettes. |
| Title: | 24: the editing process |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV1360 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Television Production and direction. Television scripts Editing. |
| Abstract: | Features the editors, script supervisor and post-production supervisor who make the Emmy Award-winning hit programme, "24". |
| Title: | 25 years of the presidency |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT2214 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Presidents United States Staff. |
| Abstract: | Eight Chiefs of Staff in the administrations of Eisenhower through Carter discuss their own memorable moments and the roles they played in the running of the White House. From edited segments of a two-day conference on the presidency held January 17-18, 1986 at UC San Diego. |
| Title: | 30 days of night |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2097 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Vampires Alaska Drama. Sheriffs Alaska Drama. Vampire films. Horror films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films. Feature films. |
| Abstract: | An isolated Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the town's husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain destruction. |
| Title: | 30 second seduction: a Consumer Reports special on television advertising |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT4227 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Television advertising United States. Advertising United States Psychological aspects. |
| Abstract: | An investigation of the modern television commercial, thirty seconds' worth of someone's creative ideas on how to capture the viewer's attention and arouse the viewer's imagination. Emphasizes that commercials talk about everything except the merits of the product. |
| Title: | 30 years of National Geographic specials |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV0035 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Nature. Biology. Culture. Documentary television programs United States. Science television programs United States. |
| Abstract: | Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by the National Geographic Society. Shows the highlights of many National Geographic Specials. |
| Title: | 39 steps |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV1795 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Hannay, Richard (Fictitious character) Drama. Intelligence service Drama. Feature films. Detective and mystery films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Abstract: | Follows the excapades of Richard Hanney, who stumbles into a conspiracy that involves him in a hectic chase across the Scottish moors. |
| Title: | 42nd Street |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV0347 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Feature films. Musicals |
| Abstract: | A Broadway musical director has troubles during rehearsal, promotes the understudy and has a successful opening night. Chiefly memorable for the incredible musical dance numbers. |
| Title: | 45th annual Clio awards: the Clios 2004. |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV0816 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Clio Awards. Television advertising Awards. Advertising Awards. |
| Abstract: | Presents the 2004 winners of the gold, silver and bronze Clio Awards. Entries include Nike's "Gamebreakers," NASCAR's "Rear-Ended," CBS sports' "Drive Thru," Sony's "Gravity Bomb, ", Pepsi's "Wounded", Toyota's "Party Dress", Appple's "Hip-Hop", Hewlett Packard's "Il Postino" MasterCard's "I Can't Believe it, Buddy!" Visa's "Monster Chase," Delta Airlines' "The Stumbler," Heineken's "USA/Sue," Anheuser Busch's "Genius/Mr. Way Too Much Cologne Wearer," Miller Brewing Company's "Dominoes," PBS's "Puppets," the UN/Ad Council's "School," and the Amy Biehl Foundation Trust's "Thomas" and "Thomas Returns." |
| Title: | 48 hours: survival of the wildest |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT3805 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Environmental policy United States. Nature Effect of human beings on. Animals. Endangered species. |
| Abstract: | Reviews federal environmental policy, and man's influence on nature with regard to endangered species, including the elk, wolf, tigers, deer, alligator, wolf-dog hybrids, and gorilla. |
| Title: | 49 Up |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2324 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Interviewing in sociology. Sociology Research. Children. Adulthood. |
| Abstract: | The seventh installment in Michael Apted's Up Series. In 1964, 14 children from diverse backgrounds were interviewed about their lives and dreams. Every seven years, Apted has been back to talk to them, examining the progression of their lives. |
| Title: | 50 years war: Israel and the Arabs |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2128 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Arab-Israeli conflict. Documentary television programs. Films for the hearing impaired. |
| Abstract: | This documentary begins with the 1947 U.N. decision to partition Palestine and charts the ensuing half-century of enmity, warfare, mediation and negotiations. Includes interviews and news clips of heads of state and other military and intelligence leaders. Episodes on the first disc cover Israel's struggle for statehood, including the victories against Arab armies in 1948 and 1967, and the history of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. The concluding program looks at the Yom Kippur War in 1973, the Camp David peace accord in 1978, the start of the Palestinian "Intifada" uprising in 1987, the Oslo agreement in 1993, and the current attempts to consolidate a shaky reconciliation. |
| Title: | 81st blow |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT4839 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Holocaust survivors. Jews Persecutions. World War, 1939-1945 Jews. |
| Abstract: | Examines the oppression that Jews faced in Germany before and during World War II. Examines the crimes of the Nazi's, and includes a compilation of testimony from witnesses who appeared at the Eichmann trial. |
| Title: | 100 years of Olympic glory. |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT6972 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Olympics History. Sports. |
| Abstract: | This film is a historical retrospective of modern day Olympic games told primarliy through biographies of individual athletes. In addition, Olympic ceremonies, emblems and symbols are discussed. Includes famous film footage of 20th century Olympic events from around the world. |
| Title: | 150 years of US-Japanese relations: past, present and future |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV0281 AV LIB |
| Subject: | |
| Abstract: | The history and current state of Japanese-American social, political and economic relations. |
| Title: | 300 |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV1745 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Thermopylae, Battle of, Greece, 480 B.C. Drama. Tactics Drama. Feature films. Epic films. War films. Historical films. Action and adventure films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Abstract: | In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of well over 100,000 men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes waited many days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw. When the Greeks did not leave, Xerxes was left with no option and he moved forward. The battle lasted for about 3 days and after which all 300 Spartans were killed. The Spartan defeat would not have happened if not for a local shepherd, named Ephialtes, who defected to the Persians and informed Xerxes of a separate path through Thermopylae, which the Persians could use to outflank the Greeks. |
| Title: | 3:10 to Yuma |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV1877 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Outlaws West (U.S.) Drama. Prisoners Transportation Drama. Ranchers West (U.S.) Drama. Feature films. Western films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Abstract: | As other volunteers quit or are killed, a rancher is left alone to deal with the responsibility of putting a captured outlaw aboard a Fort Yuma-bound train. |
| Title: | 3:10 to Yuma |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2086 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Outlaws Southwestern States Drama. Criminal behavior Southwestern States Drama. Trials (Murder) Southwestern States Drama. Feature films. Films for the hearing impaired. |
| Abstract: | Arizona in the late 1800s. Infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail, and dangers at every turn, the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny. |
| Title: | 500 nations. [Disc 1] |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2689 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Indians of North America History. Indians of Central America History. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Educational television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Abstract: | Disc 1 contains the first two episodes from 500 nations. |
| Title: | 500 nations. [Disc 2] |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2690 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Indians of North America History. Indians of Central America History. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Educational television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Abstract: | Disc 2 contains the episodes 3 and 4 from 500 nations. |
| Title: | 500 nations. [Disc 3] |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2691 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Indians of North America History. Indians of Central America History. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Educational television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Abstract: | Disc 3 contains episodes 5 and 6 from 500 nations. |
| Title: | 500 nations. [Disc 4] |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2692 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Indians of North America History. Indians of Central America History. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Educational television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Abstract: | Disc 4 contains episodes 7 and 8 from 500 nations. |
| Title: | 500 years later |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2510 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Blacks Social conditions. Blacks Economic conditions. Blacks Race identity. Blacks Africa Social conditions. Blacks Africa Economic conditions. Blacks Race identity Africa. Marginality, Social. African diaspora. Documentary films. |
| Abstract: | Filmed in five continents, this documentary film chronicles the struggles of people of African descent throughout the globe as they strive for basic freedoms and self-determination. |
| Title: | 8 1/2 |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2432 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Motion pictures Production and direction Drama. Motion picture producers and directors Drama. Inspiration Drama. Feature films Italy. Motion pictures Italy. Comedy films. Feature films. |
| Abstract: | Fellini's autobiographical film about a famous film director who loses his inspiration in the midst of making a film. An early working title for the film was La bella confusione = The beautiful confusion. |
| Title: | 8 1/2 |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT3164 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Foreign films. Feature films. |
| Abstract: | Fellini's autobiographical film about a famous film director who loses his inspiration in the midst of making a film. Much of the story is told in flashback sequences. |
| Title: | 911 in plane site: the director's cut |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV1365 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Documentary films. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Causes. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Influence. Conspiracies. Terrorism. |
| Abstract: | Video & photographic evidence of the largest coverup in modern day history. |
| Title: | 1492: a portrait in music |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT8187 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Music Spain 15th century. Music Spain 15th century History and criticism. Jews Spain Music. |
| Abstract: | A portrait of political, academic and religious life in Spain ca. 1492, told through contemporary music and art of the time, and focusing on a personal account of Christopher Columbus by his son and first biographer, Ferdinand Columbus. |
| Title: | 1492: conquest of paradise. |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2280 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Voyages and travels Drama. Feature films. Historical films. |
| Abstract: | Chronicles the first two landmark voyages of Christopher Columbus and takes it to the brink of his third and last voyage. |
| Title: | 1492: conquest of paradise |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2434 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Feature films. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Abstract: | Drama focusing on the voyages of Columbus, his personal tragedy and the colonization of the New World. |
| Title: | 1-800-INDIA |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV1493 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Computer service industry Subcontracting India. Electronic data processing departments Contracting out India. Business etiquette India. Offshore outsourcing India. Globalization Economic aspects. |
| Abstract: | Over the past decade, India has emerged as the leader in the global market for white-collar "outsourcing" jobs-- a notable component of India's rapid economic growth. This documentary explores the experience of young Indian men and women who have been recruited into these new jobs requiring long hours, night shifts, and westernized work habits. Also reveals the human and cultural effect on Indian family life, the evolving cities and towns, and on the aspirations and daily lives of young Indians, especially women, entering the work force. |
| Title: | 1900 house |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7410 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Historical reenactments Great Britain. Home economics Great Britain History. Dwellings Great Britain History. Women Great Britain Social conditions 19th century. |
| Abstract: | Just how good were the good old days? Travel back in time with the Bowler family, smitten by the idea of experiencing the Victorian lifestyle right down to corsets, chamber pots and cutthroat razors, as they turn back the calendar to spring of 1900. Their eye-opening experiences of the grueling demands of a bygone era help them to understand another era with an exceptional clarity and a unique perspective. |
| Title: | 1914, Killing fields |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7195 AV LIB |
| Subject: | History, Modern 20th century. World War, 1914-1918 Personal narratives. World War, 1914-1918 History. Veterans United States Interviews. Veterans Europe Interviews. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. War television programs. |
| Abstract: | In August 1914, the people of Europe were swept into the first of the wars that would make this century the bloodiest ever. Seventy million soldiers from more than twenty countries marched off to do their duty. In this film soldiers from all sides give a personal account of the trenches and the tactics--and the terrible nature and scale of the slaughter that shattered the old world order. In the end, four empires collapsed and nine million gave their lives. Some became pacificts while others sought retribution and many found themselves fighting another war only two decades later. |
| Title: | 1950 time capsule. |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT3394 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Nineteen fifties. |
| Abstract: | A collection of short documentaries from the fifties that cover grade school, home, and work. |
| Title: | 1970, Half the people |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7305 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Women's rights United States History 20th century. Sex discrimination against women United States History 20th century. Sex discrimination against women Law and legislation United States History 20th century. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Abstract: | "Inspired by the successes of the Civil Rights Movement, women began to challenge discrimination on the basis of gender. The National Organization for Women was founded in 1966 to support full equality for women in America. In the boardroom and other bastions of male power, women pressed their demands with growing success."--Container. Discusses such topics as: Betty Friedan, birth control, the Equal rights amendment of 1972, Roe vs. Wade, women and Islam, and the U.N. Women's Conference in Beijing in 1995. |
| Title: | 1984 |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT3673 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Feature films. |
| Abstract: | George Orwell's classic novel of totalitarian dictatorship and mind control has been brilliantly adapted to the screen. This is a futuristic love story of two lonely people fighting "Big Brother" and the Thought Police. |
| Title: | 1992 elections |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT4312 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Presidents United States Election 1992. Presidential candidates United States. Political science. |
| Abstract: | Clips and reports from ABC News coverage of the 1992 elections. |
| Title: | 1992 primaries |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT4311 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Presidents United States Election 1992. Presidential candidates United States. Political science. |
| Abstract: | Presents news reports and clips from ABC News covering the 1992 primaries. |
| Title: | 1994 campaign commercials: compiled program |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT4862 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Advertising, Political United States. Television in politics United States. Political campaigns United States. Television advertising United States. |
| Abstract: | Includes Senate, congressional, and gubernatorial commercials from 1994 political campaigns. |
| Title: | 2000 presidential primary TV ads. |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7440 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Television in politics United States. Advertising, Political United States. Political campaigns United States. Presidential candidates United States. |
| Abstract: | Videocassette release of political advertisements originally shown on television during the 2000 U.S. presidential primary campaign. |
| Title: | 2001: a space odyssey |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT6289 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Feature films. Science fiction films. |
| Abstract: | Obscure in its meaning and symbolism, 2001 explores man's investigation of a strange alien phenomenon on the moon and into outer space with award winning special effects and photography. |
| Title: | 2001, a space odyssey |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV0003 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Computers Drama. Human-computer interaction Drama. Science fiction films. Feature films. |
| Abstract: | Kubrick's classic science fiction film which moves from the pre-historic birth of intelligence toward the emergence of man as pure thought somewhere in the future. Based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke. |
| Title: | 2001: a space odyssey |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2506 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Twenty-first century Drama. Computers Drama. Space vehicles Drama. Human-computer interaction Drama. Feature films. Science fiction films. Action and adventure films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Abstract: | A space voyage to Jupiter erupts in disaster when the ship's computer goes mad. |
| Title: | 20,000 leagues under the sea |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV0537 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Sailors Drama. Whaling ships Drama. Submarines (Ships) Drama. Feature films. Science fiction films. |
| Abstract: | A trouble-shooting 19th century seaman is trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with a scientist and a diver, they set sail to investigate. They are promptly captured by the megalomaniac Captain Nemo, who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine. |
| Title: | ABC News Nightline, February 24, 1997: sheep have been cloned |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7661 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Genetic engineering. Cloning. |
| Abstract: | Discusses the implications and possible effects, of the successful cloning of the sheep Dolly. |
| Title: | Abilene paradox |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2636 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Decision making. Group decision making. |
| Abstract: | Management consultant Jerry B. Harvey illustrates the paradoxical nature of mismanaged agreement, describes symptoms of the paradox, probes the reasons behind the behavior, and offers strategies for eliminating collective decision-making confusion. |
| Title: | Abilene paradox |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT6441 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Decision making. Group decision making. |
| Abstract: | Illustrates the paradoxical nature of mismanaged agreement, describes symptoms of the paradox, probes the reasons behind the behavior and offers strategies for eliminating collective decision-making confusion. |
| Title: | Abilene paradox |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7882 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Decision making. Group decision making. Films for the hearing impaired. |
| Abstract: | Management consultant Jerry B. Harvey illustrates the paradoxical nature of mismanaged agreement, describes symptoms of the paradox, probes the reasons behind the behavior, and offers strategies for eliminating collective decision-making confusion. |
| Title: | Abortion: for survival |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT2905 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Abortion. Abortion Government policy. |
| Abstract: | Shows how the denial of abortion affects not only women's lives in the United States but also in the third world countries. |
| Title: | Abortion stories from North and South |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT3176 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Abortion. Abortion Ireland. Abortion Peru. Abortion Thailand. Abortion Japan. Abortion Canada. |
| Abstract: | |
| Title: | Abraham Lincoln, preserving the Union |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT6779 AV LIB |
| Subject: | |
| Abstract: | An account of the life and wartime presidency of Abraham Lincoln. |
| Title: | Abraham: one man, one God |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2666 AV LIB |
| Subject: | |
| Abstract: | Presents the story of Abraham, whose covenant with God led to the birth of Israel. Examines evidence, including fifteen hundred cuneiform tablets discovered at the ancient city of Ebla, that Abraham really lived. |
| Title: | Absence of malice |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV0130 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Investigative reporting Drama. Detective and mystery films. Feature films. |
| Abstract: | A businessman becomes the subject of a criminal investigation when a story about him is purposely "leaked" to an investigative reporter. |
| Title: | Abstract art |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV0448 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Art, Abstract. Abstract expressionism. Minimal art. |
| Abstract: | This program examines the history of abstract art. After a capsule summary of impressionism and cubism, the program tracks the full flowering of abstract art, stretching into abstract expressionism and minimalism. Special attention is given to Kandinsky, Mondrian, Pollock, Rothko, Caro, Martin, and Rae. Footage of artists at work along with a wide selection of paintings and sculpture round out this concise and informative overview. |
| Title: | Abyssinians, son of Solomon |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT2089 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Sects. |
| Abstract: | Traces the religious history of the Saba region, and describes the evolution of religious practices among the Ethiopian people. |
| Title: | Accattone |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT7766 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Slums Italy Rome Drama. Feature films. Foreign films. |
| Abstract: | Presents a vivid picture of the Roman slums through a story of a pimp, his friends, his enemies and his girls. |
| Title: | Accidental tourist |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT3328 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Comedy films. Feature films. |
| Abstract: | The narrow, orderly life of a travel guidebooks author (Hurt) is hilariously disrupted by his estranged wife (Turner) and an eccentric dog trainer (Davis). |
| Title: | Accident or murder?: re-creating the fatal fall |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV1206 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Criminal investigation. Forensic sciences. False imprisonment. Forensic pathology. Accident investigation. Home accidents Investigation. |
| Abstract: | When Janice Johnson was found lying in a pool of blood at the foot of her basement stairs, the tragedy was ruled an accident until circumstantial evidence caused the case to be reopened, leading to the imprisonment of her husband for murder. In this program, attorney James Lockyer, of the Association in Defense of the Wrongfully Convicted, calls in pathologists who postulate that Janice really did accidentally fall down the stairs and prove their theory by having the scenario painstakingly reenacted by a young actress wearing a transom harness. |
| Title: | Achievements and expectations |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT3716 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Constitutional law Canada. Constitutional history Canada. |
| Abstract: | This program covers the dramatic and exciting events of November 4-5, 1981, when, to the surprise of almost everyone, agreement was finally reached on a Charter of Rights for the Canadian constitution. Through interviews with key participants, the sequence of events leading to the breakthrough in the Canadian Parliament is reconstructed. |
| Title: | Achieving justice: a century of West Virginia University women in law |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT6183 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Women lawyers West Virginia History. |
| Abstract: | A look at the history of female law students at West Virginia University's College of Law focusing on their experiences while in law school as well as their achievements afterward. Graduates and professors talk about the changes that have occurred in law for women since the beginning of the 20th century. |
| Title: | Acid rain, new bad news |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT2099 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Air Pollution. Acid rain. |
| Abstract: | Shows the devastation caused by acid rain through scenes of the Black Forest, fishless and frogless lakes in the Adirondacks, and dissolving stone figures on the facade of Cologne Cathedral. |
| Title: | Acid rain: the choice is ours |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT3907 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Acid rain. Acid precipitation (Meteorology) Ecology. |
| Abstract: | Explains acid rain, how it is produced, its geological interactions, and its meteorological distribution. Examines its effects on wildlife, the ecosystem, and the human body. Suggests ways in which to reduce the amount of acid rain and control its dispersal. |
| Title: | Acquiring the human language: playing the language game |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT4594 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Language and languages. Linguistics. Language acquisition. Communication. Children Language. Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax. Language. Linguistics. Communication. |
| Abstract: | Second of three programs on human language. Explores how children acquire language, and explains that they have an innate, universal knowledge of essential grammar and syntax. |
| Title: | Acting our age: a film about women growing old |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT2797 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Older women Psychology. Aging Psychological aspects. |
| Abstract: | Introduces six women, aged 65 to 75, and through their stories of personal struggle and triumph, dispells the myths and challenges the stereotypes which have defined the image of old women in American culture. Includes discussions of sexuality, being alone, financial difficulties, and dealing with death. |
| Title: | Acting techniques of the Noh Theatre of Japan |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT4950 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Nō. Theater Japan. |
| Abstract: | Instructor Akira Matsui demonstrates some of the difficult and complicated movements the Nōh actor must master. |
| Title: | Activity-based management. |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT4767 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Activity-based costing. Managerial accounting. Management. |
| Abstract: | Managers depend on cost systems for critical financial information. Professor Robert S. Kaplan of the Harvard Business School discusses Activity-Based Management, a financial management system which leads to more strategic decision-making in areas such as products, services and customers. |
| Title: | Act locally and invest |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT4116 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Sociology, Rural. |
| Abstract: | Describes where development capital comes from and where local investment dollars go. |
| Title: | Act of Congress. |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT2281 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Legislation United States. Air Pollution Law and legislation United States. |
| Abstract: | Uses the Clean Air Amendments of 1977 as a legislative case study to illustrate the lawmaking process by actually filming our elected representatives as they struggle to translate the issues and the conflicting desires of the people into the law of the land. |
| Title: | Actual, live labor arbitration hearing |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT2688 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Arbitration, Industrial. Grievance arbitration. |
| Abstract: | Live recording of a labor arbitration involving the discharge of a union executive board member for alleged time card violation. |
| Title: | Adam & Eve |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV2557 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Biographical television programs. |
| Abstract: | This program combines expert interviews, abundant location footage, and rare paintings and artifacts to create a unique portrait of Adam & Eve. |
| Title: | Adam's rib |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT8250 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Women Russia Moscow Social conditions Drama. Feature films. Comedy films. Foreign films. |
| Abstract: | Three generations of women share a small, crowded apartment with Nina at the center of it all. Twice married and divorced, with two sexually active daughters, one from each failed marriage, she is also at the beck and call of her mute mother who rings her bedside bell whenever she craves attention. Trying to cope with the men that exist in their lives and the troubles they bring, forms the cornerstone of this bittersweet, comic film. |
| Title: | Adam's rib |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA DV0584 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Women lawyers Drama. Dual-career families Drama. Man-woman relationships United States Drama. Feature films. Comedy films. |
| Abstract: | A husband and wife lawyer team clash when the wife defends a woman on trial for shooting her spouse. The lawyer-husband is the prosecutor. |
| Title: | Adam's rib |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT3934 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Feature films. Comedy films. |
| Abstract: | A husband and wife lawyer team clash when the wife defends a woman on trial for shooting her spouse, with the lawyer-husband as the prosecutor. |
| Title: | Ad and the ego: truth and consequences |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | VT6671 MEDIA AV LIB |
| Subject: | Advertising Psychological aspects. Television advertising. Mass media. |
| Abstract: | Discusses how the market economy has grown to the point that commercialism invades the most intimate aspects of life. Leading media critics show how living in an environment saturated with advertising creates a psychology of need. The history of advertising is traced from the 19th century through today. |
| Title: | Ad and the Id: Sex, death, and subliminal advertising |
| Library: | Downtown Library, Media Services |
| Call Number: | MEDIA VT3940 AV LIB |
| Subject: | Advertising Symbolism in advertising |
| Abstract: | Demonstrates how subliminal sexual messages are used in advertising to sell products. |