VIDEOTAPES & DVD'S - McHenry County College

March 14, 2006
VIDEOTAPES & DVD'S
6 TH DAY (THE). Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, 2001. (Video/PN/1995.9/.S26/S5/2001)
Adam (Schwarzenegger) is an ace pilot in the very near future who is having a serious identity crisis. An evil
corporation illegally cloned him, and now they’re trying to kill him to hide the evidence. Torn from his beloved
family and faced with a shocking exact duplicate of himself, Adam races against time to reclaim his life and save
the world from the underground cloning movement.
8 1/2. MPI Home Video, 1988. (Video/PN/1993.5/.E4/1988)
A comic fantasy by Fedrico Fellini about Guido, a movie director, who is unable to find inspiration to begin a new
production, even though he is at the peak of his career.
8 ½ WOMEN. Lions Gate Home Entertainment, 2003. (DVD/PN/1997/.A137/2000)
After seeing Federico Fellini’s 8 ½, a father and son are inspired to turn their Swiss mansion into a chateau of
sexual pleasure. But soon their wild sexual fantasies begin to unravel, and the two men discover that when fantasy
becomes reality, the balance of power can shift.
11-22-63, THE DAY THE NATION CRIED. I. E. W. Video, 2001. (DVD/E/842.9/.N68/2001)
Documentary. Looks back on the life of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, combining archival footage and contemporary
interviews. Uses exclusive historic videotape from Dallas television station WFAA, located near the grassy knoll
where Kennedy was shot. Shows events as they happened, from Kennedy’s arrival in Dallas to his funeral in
Washington four days later.
11 TH OF SEPTEMBER: MOYERS IN CONVERSATION (THE). New Video, 2001. (DVD/HV/6432/.E4/2001)
Just hours after the attacks on America Bill Moyers began a unique dialogue with an unparallel and diverse group of
guests. Instead of dwelling on the horrific images of the tragedy, these posed and clear voices provided perspective
and soothed a wounded, yet resilient, nation, creating a video that presents both a snapshot of our reactions on 9/11,
and a testament to human spirit.
15 YEARS OF MACNEIL/LEHNER. PBS, 1990. (Video/PN/4784/.T4/F53/1990.
24 TECHNIQUES FOR CLOSING THE SALE. Nightingale-Conant Corp., 1985. (Video/HF/5438.25/.T84/1985)
39 STEPS. Criterion Collection, 1935. (DVD/PN/1997/.D4/.T45/1999)
Richard Hannay tries to protect a woman from foreign agents. When she is murdered in his, he goes on the run to
break the spy ring.
42 UP. First-Run Features, 1999. (DVD/HQ/792/.G7/F67/2001)
The 6 th in a series following 14 English people through their lives. Beginning when the group were 7-year olds, the
“children” are revisited every 7 years to discuss how their lives have been. Here we look at their lives at age 42.
47 RONIN (THE). Image Entertainment, 1999. (Video/PL/794/6/.K3/E5/1999)
On March 14, 1701, in the royal capital of Edo, Lord Asano is goaded into attaching the higher ranking Lord Kiru
while on sacred ground. As a result of this grave offense, Asano is told to commit hara-kiri, his house is abolished
and his properties abandoned. But 47 of Asano's samurai retainers vow vengeance upon Lord Kiru. Carry out this
year-long plot, however, comes at a terrible price, for this ultimately will have to take their own lives, in order not to
dishonor Asano's memory.
50 YEARS WAR (THE). PBS Home Video, 1999. (Video/DS/119.7/.B741/1999)
Begins with the 1947 United Nations’ decision to partition Palestine and continues to 1998. The film includes
interviews and news clips of heads of state, other military and intelligence leaders. Traces history of Palestinian
Liberation Organization.
500 DEFINITIONS OF ART. Visual Studies, 1990. (Video/N/71/.F5/1990)
A succession of 500 brief definitions of art.
500 NATIONS (Series of 8 Programs - see individual titles) (Video/E/77/.F584/1995/no.1-8)
The Ancestors: Early Cultures of North America
Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Aztecs
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Clash of Cultures: The People Who Met Columbus
Invasion of the Coast: The First English Settlements
Cauldron of War
Removal: War and Exile in the East
Roads Across the Plains: Struggle for the West
Attach on Culture: "I Will Fight No More Forever".
1492 CONQUEST OF PARADISE. Paramount Pictures, 1993. (Video/PN/1997/.F687/1993)
1492 REVISITED. University of California Extension for Media and Independent Learning, 1992.
(Video/E/112/.F6/1992)
Based on the art exhibit at University of California, Berkeley entitled "1492 Revisited," this video examines
Columbus' Effects on the native population.
1984: A PERSONAL VIEW OF ORWELL’S NINETEEN EIGHT-FOUR. Films for the Humanities, 1984.
(Video/PR/6029/.R8/N554/1984)
Depicts George Orwell and his work, 1984, a novel of social commentary (and possibly prophesy) which has been
adapted in television and film many times.
1984 Moore Video, 1999. (Video/PR/6029/.R8/N56/1999)
Story of love and betrayal set in a horrific totalitarian society.
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Turner Entertainment Co., 1968. (Video/PN/1995.9/.S26/T8/1968)
Moving from the prehistoric birth of intelligence to the emergence of man as pure thought, "2001” is a remarkable
achievement. Director of photography Geoffrey Unsworth brings you the universe while the stately music of
Strauss makes the galaxies sing. The entire film is a stunning, sensuous marvel--a cinematic experience like no
other before or since.
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Warner Home Video, 2001. (DVD/PN1995.9/.S26/T8/2001)
A science fiction film which moves from the pre-historic birth of intelligence toward the emergence of man as pure
thought somewhere in the future.
A. EINSTEIN: HOW I SEE THE WORLD. Pacific Arts Video, 1991. (Video/QC/16/.E4/A11/1991)
Documentary on the life and works of the great scientist whose ideas changed the entire course
of mankind.
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH: FOR JOBS & FREEDOM. California Newsreel, 1996. (Video/HD/6509/.R366/1996)
Biography of the African American labor leader, journalist, and civil rights activist, A. Philip Randolph.
A/D & D/A CONVERTERS. Bergwall Productions, 1991. (Video/TK/7887.6/.A3/1991)
An introduction to the design and function of digital and analog interfaces.
A.M. & P.M. YOGA: FOR BEGINNERS. Gaiam, 1999. (DVD/RA/781.7/.A47/1999)
Two 20-minute yoga workouts for morning and evening.
A BEAUTIFUL MIND. Universal, 2002. (DVD/QA/29/.N25/N37/2002)
Dramatic biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius, who made an astonishing discovery early in his career
and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a
painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over his
schizophrenia, and finally, late in life, received the Nobel Prize.
A CHANGE OF KEY. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/MT/6/.U53/1996/v.2)
How different musical scales require different sharps and flats, how the keyboard is designed to accommodate this,
and the color that modulation introduces to musical composition.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Warner Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PR/4557/.H3/1999)
Old Ebenezer Scrooge, the meanest miser in London, is visited one Christmas eve by three spirits who change his
life forever. Patrick Stewart stars as Scrooge in this brilliant presentation of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic the
most heartwarming, compelling and powerful adaptation ever filmed.
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A CLASS DIVIDED. PBS, 1985. (Video/LC/212.22/.C5/1985)
Documents a reunion of Iowa teacher Jane Elliott and her third-grade class of 1970, subjects that year of an ABC
News television documentary entitled the Eye of the Storm . (Motion picture)
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. Warner Home Video, 1991. (Video/PN/1997/.C656/1991)
Malcolm McDowell, Patrick McGee. In this sci-fi classic, the future runs full-throttle on decay, ultra-violence and
twisted technology. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. 1971.
A DAY TO REMEMBER: AUGUST 28, 1963. PBS. (Video/E/185.97/.K5/D38/1978)
"I Have a Dream” is included along with the views of three men who where principal participants in the march:
Moe Tandler, Walter Fauntroy, John Lewis.
A DAY WITHOUT A MEXICAN. Distributed by Xenon Pictures, 2004. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.M49/D39/2004)
California awakens one day to discover that one third of its population has vanished. A peculiar pink fog surrounds
the state and communication outside its boundaries has completely shut down. As the day progresses, it becomes
apparent the sole characteristic linking the missing 14 million is their Hispanic heritage.
A FAREWELL TO ARMS. Timeless Classics, 2005. (DVD/PN/1997/.F3737/2005)
Based on Ernest Hemingway’s book of the same title, this is the tragic story of a wounded American soldier who
falls in love with his nurse, only to leave her to return to his call of duty.
A GALACTIC ENCYCLOPEDIA. Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corp., 1993. (Video/QB/501/.G35/1993)
Take off into space with this series, and explore the solar system and the vast cosmos. (12 parts)
A GLANCE AT THE MEXICAN PREHISPANIC CULTURES. World Video. (Video/F/1219/.M489)
A GLORIOUS SYSTEM OF THINGS. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1983. (Video/F/234/.G56)
A study of science in the eighteenth century.
A HISTORY OF BRITAIN: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION. A & E Television Networks, 2002.
(DVD/DA/16/.H57/2002)
This 15-episode series covers the history of Great Britain from 3100 B.C. through the 20 th century.
A MAN, A PLAN, A CANAL, PANAMA. WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, 1999.
(Video/F/1569/.C2/M36/1999)
Story of the building of the Panama Canal.
A MATTER OF CHOICE. PBS, 1990. (Video/E/99/.H7/M37/1990)
Interviews with Hopi tribal members offer rare insight into the personal side of acculturation and assimilation.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1988. (Video/PR/2826/.A2/H8/1988)
This performance taped live in the summer of 1982 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Shakespeare’s comedy
of mistaken identity and magic confounding Titania.
A NATION’S BROKEN SOUL: SONGS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. Rainier Pictures/Camelot Records,
1992. (Video/M.1637/.N38/1994)
Portrays a selection of songs about love and relationships during the Civil War.
A NEW LOOK AT ADHD; INHIBITION, TIME, SELF-CONTROL. Guilford Publications, 2000.
(Video/RJ/506/.H9/B372/2000)
Provides an introduction to Russell A. Barkley's theory of the nature and origins of ADHD. Looks at the conceptual
framework delineated in his book, ADHD and the nature of self-control.
A PASSAGE TO INDIA. Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1985. (Video/PN/1997/.P3/P3/1993)
The story of love and class-struggle in British-occupied India in 1928. Davis stars as the fiancee of a British city
magistrate who travels to India to visit him with his mother.
A PEACOCK IN THE LAND OF PENGUINS. CRM Films, 1995. (Video/HF/5549.5/.M5/P4/1995)
Perry the Peacock, his co-workers and the penguins learn diversity in the workplace.
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A PEDAGOGY OF PLACE: LITTLE SINGER COMMUNITY SCHOOL, NAVAJO NATION. Illinois Staff &
Curriculum Developers Assoc., 2000. (Video/E/99/.N3/L5/2000)
Traditionally, U.S. schools have been assimilation models, asking people to sacrifice their ethnic identity to become
part of the mainstream picture of U.S. culture… Little Singer Community School incorporates Dine’ (Navajo)
culture in the academic experience, and by taking the best of both worlds, preserves the indigenous culture while
educating its students to excel in the modern world.
A PLACE OF RAGE. Women Make Movies, 1991. (Video/E/185.615/.P5/1991)
Black women had a definite role in the civil rights movement. Women who were involved discuss their part in this
movement.
A QUESTION OF COLOR. California Newsreel, 1992. (Video/E/185.61/.Q847/1992)
Presents color consciousness in the black community, where black on black prejudice is based on how closely facial
features, skin color and hair texture conform to a European ideal.
A RAISIN IN THE SUN. Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PS/3515/.A515/R3/1999)
March 14, 2006 Film of the award-winning play about a struggling black family living on Chicago’s South Side
and the impact of an unexpected insurance bequest. Each family member sees the bequest as the means of realizing
dreams and of escape from grinding frustrations.
A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN: BY VIRGINIA WOOLF. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1996.
(Video/PR/6045/.072/R66/1996)
A dramatization of the Woolf essay calling upon women to declare their independence, talent and freedom to write,
think, love and labor, controlling their own destinies, yet realizing necessary communion on all levels between men
and women.
A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN: BY VIRGINIA WOOLF. Films for the Humanities, 2004.
(DVD/PR/6045/.072/R66/2004)
Eileen Atkins’ one-woman stage performance recreates Virginia Woolf’s talk to the women of Girton College,
Cambridge. A call to women to declare their independence, talent and freedom to write, think, love and labor, and
to control their own destinies, yet realize necessary communion on all levels between men and women.
A SON OF AFRICA: THE SLAVE NARRATIVE OF OLAUDAH EQUIANO. California Newsreel, 1996.
(Video/HT/869/.E6/S6/1996)
The interesting narration of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African was the first widely read
slave autobiography. It caused a sensation when published in 1789, fueling a growing anti-slavery movement in the
U.S. and England. This BBC production uses dramatic reconstruction, archival material and interviews with
scholars such as Stuart Hall and Ian Duffield to reveal the social and economic context of the 18 th century slave
trade.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. Warner Home Video, 1996. (Video/PN/1997/.S77/1996)
An uncensored version of the story of a repressed widow who visits her sister in New Orleans and is abused and
eventually driven mad by her brother-in-law. Includes an original and two reissue theatrical trailers.
A TALE OF "O". Goodmeasure, 1993. (Video/HD/58.7/.T354/1993).
Explores the consequence of being different. It focuses on a group of people in which some are "the many", who
are referred to as the X's, and some are "the few", the O's. Simply being different from the majority of the group
members in any particular dimension of which people are aware makes someone into an O. The difference can
come from a wide variety of factors -- age , sex, race, language, occupation, status, or even such matters as hair
style of length. A great many factors can be used to divide a group into "the few" and "the many".
A TALE OF TWO CITIES. BFS Video, 2001. (Video/PR/4571/.A1/2001)
In the dock of a British courtroom, French aristocrat Charles Darnay stands accused of spying. The outlook appears
grim until some last-minute help comes from the mysterious Sydney Carton. Darnay goes free and makes plans to
marry Lucie Manette. Carton keeps his love for her to himself, yet assures her that he would make the ultimate
sacrifice for her. As the characters are swept into the maelstrom of the French Revolution, that long-ago promise
will become Carton’s last hope of redemption for his own soul
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A TEACHER SAVED MY LIFE WITH OPRAH WINFREY. Thea Flaun Productions, 1990.
(Video/HV/6626.5/.T4/1990)
Discusses a teacher’s responsibility in reporting cases of suspected child abuse to authorities.
A THIRD CHOICE. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/JK/2261/.W38/1996)
This program examines America's fascinating national experience with third parties and independent candidates,
covering more than 200 years of American political history. The program…explores the most influential third-party
movements in American political history.
A TOUR OF THE PRADO. Art Collection Video, 1983. (Video/N/3450/.T68)
A WILLIAMSBURG SAMPLER. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1975. (Video/F/234/.W7)
Spotlights the work of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation discussing the history, architecture, crafts, music,
gardens and furnishings of the restored town of colonial Williamsburg.
A WORD IN EDGEWISE. Women Make Movies, 1986. (Video/P/101/.M33/1986)
Explains the role of language in shaping behavior. It is a good synthesis of all that has been explored by linguists
about sex bias in everyday speech and writing. Scholarly, yet simple and believable, it is informative without being
preachy, and cites illustrations of abuses as well as suggestions for improvement.
A ZED & TWO NOUGHTS. Fox Lorber Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PN/1997/.Z43/1999)
Oliver Deuce, a successful doctor, is shattered when his wife is killed in a freak car accident involving the car being
driven by Alba Bewick colliding with a very large rare bird. His twin brother Oswald is researching how carcasses
decay at the local zoo. Alba survives the accident although she loses one leg, and his sinister physician eventually
removes the other because it looked so sad all along. Oswald and Oliver become involved with Alba, and uncover
dubious trafficking in zoon property. But ultimately, their only goal is to try and understand their mortal condition.
ABC NEWS NIGHTLINE, FEBRARY 24, 1997: SHEEP HAVE BEEN CLONED. ABC News, 1997.
(Video/QH/442.2/.A23/1997)
Discusses the implications and possible effects, of the successful cloning of the sheep Dolly.
ABNORMAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS. Medcom, Inc. 1990. (Video/RT/120/.L64/P72/1990/Pt.18)
Focuses on abnormal patient signs and symptoms to look for when caring for patients. Emphasizes reporting
promptly and describing symptoms accurately.
ABORTION CLINIC. WGBH, 1983. (Video/HQ/767/.A36)
Examines the controversial issue of abortion with an in-depth look at abortion clinics and women making abortion
decisions. Considers the psychological and physical ramifications associated with abortion.
ABORTION EXPERIENCE (THE). Medical Electronic Educational Services, 1985. (Video/HQ/767/.M435)
ABOUT SCHMIDT. New Line Home Entertainment, 2003. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.M27/A2/2003)
Warren Schmidt is about the taste the not-so-sweet slice of life. When he retired, he and his wife, Helen, had big
plans – but an unexpected twist changes everything. Now, all of Schmidt’s attention is focused on his daughter’s
upcoming wedding to a loser waterbed salesman. From meeting the groom’s hippie parents to sponsoring a
Tanzanian foster child, Schmidt embarks on a search for answers, only to discover that life is full of trick questions.
ABRAHAM AND MARY: HOUSE DIVIDED. PBS Home Video, 2001. (DVD/E/457.25/.A37/2001)
Examines the Lincolns’ family life and marriage, Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, and the Civil War era.
ABSTRACTION. Coronet Film & Video, 1989. (Video/ND/1140/.P356/No.5)
Presents typical and atypical applications of techniques for archiving abstraction in art and life, emphasizing that
abstraction is an essential aspect of daily living. Uses various examples to define abstraction and to illustrate how
the artist employs abstraction to visualize the emotionally significant messages in his creation.
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. South-Western Publishing Co., 1990
(Video/HF/5635/A336/1990/Pt.1-14)
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ACTING TECHNIQUES OF TOPENG: THE MASKED THEATRE OF BALI. Michigan State University, 1980.
(Video/PN/2071/.M37/A27)
Dr. Emigh discusses Balinese masked dance drama. The actor takes a mask, interprets its character and then
develops appropriate voice and movement for each mask. Presents the basic body position and the walk, variations
on that basic walk, and the actor’s characterization and use of the mask.
ADAPTATION. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/A3/2003)
Blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche, “New
Yorker” journalist Susan Orlena, Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother Donald. As
Charlie struggles to adapt a best-selling book, he writes himself into the movie plot.
ADAPTION AND INNOVATION. Films For the Humanities & Sciences, 1989. (Video/T/27/.J3/A316/1989)
Depicts the technological advances being produced in Japan today.
ADELANTE, MUJERES! N.W.H.P., 1992. (Video/E/184/.M5/A2965/1992)
Focuses on the history of Mexican-American/Chicano women. The major themes, organizations and personalities
are introduced chronologically in a tribute to the strengths and resilience of women at the center of their families, as
activists in their communities an as contributors to American history.
ADIOS, ACCENT: ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION PROBLEMS OF SPANISH SPEAKERS. Vocalis Ltd. 2004.
(DVD/PE/1129/.S8/A356/2004)
Correct sounds are explained in mouth close-ups and illustrated through real-life conversations. Sound contrasts
and practice sentences are then presented for reinforcement value.
ADIRONDACK. Acorn Media, 1997. (Video/F/904/.A357/1997)
An exploration by train of the scenic wonders of New York State from New York city to Montreal along the
Hudson River Valley and through the Adirondack Mountains region. Included is a tour of Saratoga Springs.
ADVANCED AC CIRCUITS. Bergwall Productions, 1994. (Video/TK/454.15/.A48/A42/1994)
Concepts of electrical circuits working with changing voltages and currents. Concepts of time constants with
reactance and impedance. Concepts of phase relationships, and relationships between frequency, voltage, current
and impedance in AC circuits.
ADVANCED SELLING: CONSULTATIVE SELLING TECHNIQUES; BEHAVIORAL STYLES. American
Business Videos, 1992. (Video/HF/5438.25/.A3/1992)
Presents the social styles of clients: business focused, task focused, people focused and socially focused; and shows
how to incorporate them into the five basic steps of the selling process: establishing rapport, uncovering needs,
presenting a recommendation, closing, follow-up activities.
ADVANCED THROWING ON THE POTTER’S WHEEL. Tara Productions, 1995. (Video/TT/920/.A282/1995)
Master potter Robin Hopper shows detailed techniques for using the potter’s wheel to create complex and advanced
figures.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION; THE HISTORY OF AN IDEA. Films for the Humanities, 1996.
(Video/HF/5549.5/.A34/A45/1996)
Explores the historical roots of affirmative action and the current debate over its usefulness. Looks at several
different affirmative action programs today, from the University of California, Berkeley, to the City of Chicago.
Includes archival footage and features interviews with a wide array of academic scholars.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION UNDER FIRE; WHEN IS IT REVERSE DISCRIMINATION? Films for the Humanities,
1999. (Video/HF/5549.5/.A34/A44/1999)
The account of a reverse discrimination court case over the firing in 1989 of a white teacher in a Piscataway, New
Jersey high school because of her race. Shows how this court case became a national battle for affirmative action
and how affirmative action preference advocates paid the white teacher $450,000 to drop her case in order to avoid
a Supreme Court decision that would potentially invalidate all affirmative action programs in the United States.
AFRICA CALLS: ITS DRUMS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Carousel Film & Video, 1991.
(Video/M/1830/.A374/1991)
Introduces traditional African instruments and the history of African’s music, from past to present.
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AFRICA, CONTINENT THAT OVERSLEPT. Filmakers Library, 1994. (Video/HC/800/.A553/1994)
Young educated African businessmen and intellectuals address Africa's lack of progress despite its wealth of natural
resources and conclude that Africans must cease to blame their ills on the past and must themselves develop the new
politics and economies they need.
AFRICA THE STORY OF A CONTINENT. Home Vision Select, 1997. (Video/DT/3/.A45/1997)
Basil Davidson examines the art, history, politics, technology and cultures of various nations on the African
continent.
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART: PAST AND PRESENT. EMPAK Publishing Co., 1992. (Video/N/6538/.N5/A37/1992)
This program is presented in mini-units (5 to 15 minutes in length) on 3 videocassettes. The mini units include:
African art/Middle passage and slavery/Basketry/ Pottery/Quilting/Shotgun houses/Wrought ironwork/Fine art
surveys 1800-1900, 1900-1950, 1950-present/Artists in their studios.
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN RELIGIONS. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/BL/80.2/.R45/1998/No.7
Discusses the cultural diversity of Africa through its many religions. Shows how shared elements of various
customs serve as unifying threads across tribes, centuries and continents.
AFRICAN GLOBAL AFRICA (THE). Films Inc., 1986. (Video/DT/31/.A49/1986)
Discusses African contributions to contemporary culture, including the significance of the African Diaspora,
particularly in North America. Also examines the continuing influence of the superpowers on the affairs of Africa.
AFRICAN QUEEN (THE). Horizon Enterprises, 1951, 1992. (Video/PN/1993.5/.A31/1951)
Based on the novel by C. S. Forester.
AFRICAN RELIGIONS AND RITUAL DANCES, Carousel Film & Video, 1970. (Video/BL/2490/.A364/1970)
Shows the rarely-seen African religious cult dances the invocation to Igunnu and the ritual fire dance to Shango,
and portrays how dance itself is an expression of religious devotion.
AFRICAN RELIGIONS: ZULU ZION. (See THE LONG SEARCH)
AFRICAN WAVE; SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC AND ITS INFLUENCES. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1998.
(Video/ML/350/.A373/1998/Pt.3)
Exploration of the multicultural music of South Africa, its major musicians, and the traditional and contemporary
influences that color their work.
AFRICANS (THE) . Films Inc., 1986. (Video/DT/14/.A47/1986/No.1-5)
Examines the history and contemporary life of Africa through its triple heritage.
AFRICANS IN AMERICA; AMERICA’S JOURNEY THROUGH SLAVERY. WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998.
(Video/E/441/.J65/1998/Pt. 1-4)
Pt. 1, 1450-1759, The Terrible Transformation. Pt. 2, 1750-1805, Revolution. Pt. 3, 1791-1831, Brotherly Love.
Pt. 4, 1831-1865, Judgment Day.
AFRICANS (THE): A CLASH OF CULTURES. Films Inc., 1986. (Video/DT/31/.A48/1986)
Discusses the conflicts and compromises which emerge from the coexistence of many African traditions and
modern life. Explores the question of whether Africa can synthesize its own heritage with the legacies of Islam and
the West.
AFRICANS (THE): A GARDEN OF EDEN IN DECAY? Films Inc., 1986. (Video/DT/31/.A47/1986)
Identifies the problems of a continent that produces what it does not consume and consumes what it does not
produce.
AFRICANS (THE): A LEGACY OF LIFESTYLE. Films Inc., 1986. (Video/DT/31/.A42/1986)
Shows how contemporary African lifestyles are influenced by indigenous, Islamic, and Western factors. Compares
simple African societies with those that are more complex and centralized, and examines the importance of family
life.
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AFRICANS: (THE): A TRIPLE HERITAGE. Intellimation, 1986. (Video/DT/14/.A3/1986)
A journey into the soul of Africa, examining developments from the perspective of its triple heritage: indigenous
roots, Islam, and European Christianity.
AFRICANS (THE): IN SEARCH OF STABILITY. Films Inc., 1986. (Video/DT/31/.A46/1986)
Gives an overview of the several means of governing in Africa. Examines new social orders to illustrate an Africa
in search of a viable form of government in the post-independence period.
AFRICANS (THE): NEW CONFLICTS. Films Inc., 1986. (Video/DT/31/.A45/1986)
Explores the tensions inherent in the juxtaposition of three Africans heritage, looking at the ways in which these
conflicts have contributed to the rise of the nationalist movement, the warrior tradition of indigenous Africa, the
Jihad tradition of Islam, and modern guerrilla warfare.
AFRICANS (THE): NEW GODS. Films Inc., 1986. (Video/DT/31/.A43/1986)
Examines the factors that influence religion in Africa, with particular emphasis on how traditional African religions,
Islam, and Christianity coexist and influence each other. The extent to which Christianity and Islam are becoming
Africanized is also discussed.
AFRICANS (THE): THE NATURE OF A CONTINENT. Films Inc., 1986. (Video/DT/31/.A41/1986)
Examines Africa as the birthplace of humankind and discusses the impact of geography on African history,
including the role of the Nile in the origin of civilization and the introduction of Islam to Africa through its Arabic
borders.
AFRICANS (THE): TOOLS OF EXPLOITATION. Films, Inc., 1986. (Video/DT/31/.A44/1986)
The impact of the West on Africa and the impact of Africa on the development of the West are contrasted with an
emphasis on the manner in which Africa’s human and natural resources has been exploited before, during and after
the colonial period.
AFTER THE STORM; THE AMERICAN EXILE OF BELA BARTOK. Kultur, 1989.
(Video/ML/410/.B26/A48/1989)
Béla Bartók spent the last five years of his life as a man without a country, a refugee from war-torn Europe. He
spent these years, 1940-45, in the United States, where few people understood the greatness of his genius. After the
Storm tells the story of these years.
AGAINST ALL ODDS—INSIDE STATISTICS. Intellimation, 1989. (Video/QA/276/.12/A5/No.23-24)
Program 23 covers confidence intervals and tests for a single proportion and for comparing proportions based on
paired and independent samples. Program 24 covers the chi-square test for independence/equal distribution in twoway
tables.
AGAINST THE ODDS: THE ARTISTS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE..PBS Video, 1994.
(Video/N/7381/.A34/1994)
Documentary of African-American visual artists active in the 1920’s and 30’s of the Harlem renaissance.
AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MISS MARPLE. A & E home Video, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.D4/A438/2001)
Prim and proper Miss Jane Marple uses her razor-sharp mind and intuitive understanding of criminal behavior to
solve murder mysteries.
AGE OF THE COMPOSER (THE) -MUSIC OF MAN. Time-Life. (Video/ML/160/.M87/No.4)
The role of music in Human society-its expression and development through many cultures and ages-is explored in
this eight-part series, from ancient rhythms of punk rock. Includes four cassettes.
AGE OF THE INDIVIDUAL-MUSIC OF MAN. Time-Life. (Video/ML/160/.M87/NO.5)
The role of music in Human society-its expression and development through many cultures and ages-is explored in
this eight-part series, from ancient rhythms of punk rock. Includes four cassettes.
AGING IN JAPAN: WHEN TRADITIONAL MECHANISMS VANISH. Films for the Humanities & Sciences. 1993.
(Video/HQ/1064/.J3/A356/1993)
Explores today’s Japanese public bath houses, an ancient institution that has assumed a new role in Japan as a place
where the elderly, alienated from society, take up residence and find a find of permanent impermanence.
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AGING, METHUSELAH SYNDROME-NOVA. Time Life Video, 1982. (Video/QP/86/.A55)
Gives a report on research which is making giant strides toward pinpointing the body controls that cause aging.
AIDS. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1997. (Video/RC/607/.A26/I5/1997)
Discusses the nature of the HIV virus and shows how it propagates by utilizing living cell. Examines its
organization, the most prominent genes, and reverse transcription--the process by which the virus enters the DNA of
its victim. Also discusses the prevention of the reverse transcription process, the development of protease inhibitors
and genetically engineered protein vaccines as promising ways of slowing reproduction of the AIDS virus.
AL CAPONE: THE UNTOUCHABLE LEGEND. Jason Video, 1999. (Video/HV/6248/.C17/A4/1999)
Depicts the rise and fall of "Scarface," and also looks behind the myths at the private family man.
ALBERT KING. Iowa Public Television, 1992. (Video/M/1366/.M33/1992)
Blues artist Albert King performs: Blues Riff, The Grass Ain't No Greener, Born Under a Bad Sign, They Call It
Stormy Monday, Kansas City, The Very Thought of You, Let the Good Times Roll, and Aoh Ee Baby.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: AN INSIDE VIEW. Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, 1979.
(Video/HV/5278/.I67/1979)
Through personal narratives, discusses how AA operates, as well as the history of AA.
ALEX HALEY. California Newsreel, 1992. (Video/PS/3558/.A373/A439/1992)
An interview and in-depth portrait of Alex Haley, a one-time college drop-out and one of America’s most influential
non-fiction writers.
ALEXANDER NEVSKY. Corinth Video, 1990. (Video/DK/93/.A4/1990
The Russian epic about the confrontation between Prince Alexander of Novgorod in 13 th century Russia
and the Teutonic warriors.
ALFRED BRENDEL IN PORTRAIT. Opus Arte, 2001. (DVD/M/35.5/.A4/2001)
Disc 1: Sonata in E flat major, Hob. SVI/49/Joseph Haydn. Sonata in C minor, K.457/Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. Impromptu in G flat major, D.899, no.3/Franz Schubert. – Disc 2: Documentary: man and mask.
Rehearsal conversations with Sir Simon Rattle. Poetry, read in German.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS. Universal Studios, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S87/2001)
Vol. 2; Revenge—Breakdown—Wet Saturday—Mr. Blanchard’s secret.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS. Universal Studios, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S87/2001)
Vol. 3, Poison—The Perfect Crime—Dip in the Pool—One More Mile to Go.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S REAR WINDOW. Universal Studios, 2000. (Video/PN/1995.9/.S87/R4/2000)
As a photographer with a broken leg, Stewart takes up the fine art of spying on his Greenwich Village
neighbors during a summer heat wave. Things really begin to get hot when he suspects a salesman may
have murdered his nagging wife and buried the body in a flower garden. He actively enlists the help of his
girlfriend to investigate the highly suspicious chain of events. Events that ultimately lead to one of the
most memorable and gripping endings in film history.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S REAR WINDOW. Universal Studios, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S87/R4/2000)
As a photographer with a broken leg, Stewart takes up the fine art of spying on his Greenwich Village
neighbors during a summer heat wave. Things really begin to get hot when he suspects a salesman may
have murdered his nagging wife and buried the body in a flower garden. He actively enlists the help of his
girlfriend to investigate the highly suspicious chain of events. Events that ultimately lead to one of the
most memorable and gripping endings in film history.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S VERTIGO. Universal Studios, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S87/V4/2001)
A detective with a fear of heights is drawn into a complex plot involving a woman who is apparently being
driven to suicide by one of her ancestors.
ALI. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.B55/A4/2002)
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Dramatic biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali, which focuses on the 10 year period of 1964-74. In
that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife,
converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay), and defies the United States government by
refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight champion title thus
stripped from his entirely for political reasons, the champ sets about to win back his crown, culminating in
a legendary unification bout against George Foreman in Zaire, dubbed the “Rumble in the Jungle”.
ALICE WALKER. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1992. (Video/PS/3573/.A425/A4321992)
An interview and in-depth portrait of Alice Walker, born to the sharecropper’s family in rural Georgia and now a
prominent, Pulitzer Prize winning author.
ALL ABOUT ACIDS AND BASES. Focus Media, 1981. (Video/QD/477/.A55/1981)
ALL ABOUT EVE. 20 th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 1999. (Video/PN/1997/.A44/1999)
For the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington moves relentlessly towards her goal; taking
the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing. The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's
Broadway role, becomes s sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her
playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critics see through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern
of deceit.
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (TODO SOBRE MI MADRE). Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.
(DVD/PN/995.9/.W6/A45/2000)
Manuela is the perfect mother. A hard-working nurse, she’s built a comfortable life for herself and her teenage son.
But when tragedy strikes and her son is killed in a car accident, her world crumbles.
ALL QUITE ON THE WESTERN FRONT. MCA Home Video, 1995. (Video/PT/2635/.E68/I613/1995)
A group of young World War I German recruits pass from idealism to disillusionment with war.
ALL QUITE ON THE WESTERN FRONT. Universal Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PT/2635/.E68/1613/1999)
A group of young World War I German recruits pass from idealism to disillusionment with the war.
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN. Warner Home Video, 1997. (PN/1997/.A45/1997)
The true story of how Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovered the White House involvement in the Watergate
break in.
ALLEGRO NON TROPPO. Homevision, 2003. (DVD/PN/1997/.5/.A45/2003)
By transcending parody, master animator Bruno Bozzetto offers his irreverent tribute to Disney’s Fantasia. In six
distinct episodes, cartoon creatures march, slither and bounce to the classical rhythms of Debussy, Dvorak, Ravel,
Sibelius, Vivaldi and Stravinsky.
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. Ambrose Video Publishing, 1987. (Video/PR/2801/.A23/1987)
Presents William Shakespeare's comedy about the wife of a young count who resorts to chicanery to win the respect
and affection of her husband.
ALPHANETICS: SUPER RAPID READING PROGRAM. Media Arts International, 1991.
(Video/LB/1050.54/.A5/1991)
Features Owen Skousen leading a small class through his step-by step methods of increasing reading speed.
ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLES IN CALIFORNIA: WEST MEETS EAST. (See THE LONG SEARCH)AMERICA
LOST AND FOUND. Direct Cinema Ltd., 1983. (Video/E/169.1/.A64/1983)
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. Aquarius Productions, 1997. (Video/RC/523/.G88/1997)
This video takes you into the lives of Alzheimer's patients and their families to understand more about the disease
and its effects on many lives.
AMADEUS. Republic Pictures, 1993. (Video/ML/410/.M9/A6/1993)
The story of Mozart during his time in Vienna, as seen through the eyes of his jealous rival Antonio Salieri.
Includes music from Don Giovanni, The Abduction from the Seraglio, The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic
Flute, as well as his unfinished Requiem.
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AMADEUS: DIRECTOR’S CUT. Warner Home Video, 2002. (DVD/ML/410/.M9/A6/2002)
Adapted from Shaffer’s play, the film presents the life of Antonio Salieri, a mediocre 18 th century Viennese
composer obsessed with and jealous of the musical genius of the age, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS. Kultur International films, 1978. (Video/M/1500/.M46/A425/1978)
Gian Carlo Menotti’s traditional Christmas opera, as filmed in London and the Holy Land. Tells the story of
crippled Amahl and his mother who are visited by three kings on their way to Bethlehem.
AMAZING STEP STYLES: DIFFERENT STYLES OF STEPPING FOR AN EXTRA LONG STEP WORKOUT.
CIA Productions, 2003. (DVD/GV/501.5/.A439/2003)
This intermediate/advanced level includes these routines: evolving door, Elvis, gutter march and crab walk.
AMÉLIE. Miramax Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.F67/A4/2002)
Amélie is a young woman who had decidedly unusual childhood; misdiagnosed with an unusual heart condition,
Amélie didn’t attend school with other children, but spent most of her time in her room, where is developed a keen
imagination and an active fantasy life. Despite all this, Amélie has grown into a healthy and beautiful young
woman who works in a café and has a whimsical, romantic nature. She decides to step into the lives of others
around her to help them out.
AMERICA: DISCOVERY TO REVOLUTION. Ambrose Video, 2000. (DVD/E/188/.A437/2004)
Chronicles the role of the European settlers that led up to the Revolution. Analyzes the wars of the 18 th century (the
Seven Years War and the French and Indian War) along with the role of Napoleon in the early 19 th century.
Describes the Puritans and examines their relationship with Native Americans especially Captain John Smith and
Pocahontas. Explores how the Puritans fled to different states. Studies the development of the Dutch colonies in
the 17 th century. Looks at the Stamp Act of 1765 and chronicles the American War of Independence.
AMERICA IN THE 40’S: SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY. Warner Home Video, 1997. (Video/E/169/.A44/1997)
It was the most momentous decade of the century: ten yours of triumphs and tragedies, heartaches and heroics,
hopes and humor. This series looks at the fads, the fun, the headlines, the hometown life… and the decades’ bestloved
stars form stage, screen, radio, records and early TV.
AMERICAN ART: BITS CULTURAL MEANING. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2003.
Examines the symbolism, aesthetics, and functionality of African art through sculpture, masks, architecture,
ornaments, clothing, and utensils. Explores religious beliefs through rituals and funerary statuary. Also presents
prehistoric rock art, and the conceptual nature of African art. Looks at the role of the artist in society and how the
artist conveys the beliefs and styles of the culture.
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1994.
(Video/JC/599/.U5/A4/1998)
For 80 years, one legal organization has supported the rights of the individual against the majority and the
government, igniting rage in conservatives and liberals alike. That organization is the ACLU, and its has virtually
molded our national ideal of liberty. This program traces the tumultuous history of that organization from its
inception by founder Roger Baldwin, through dozens of legal challenges over the past century.
AMERICAN CONSTITUTION - THE ROAD FROM RUNNYMEDE (THE). AIMS Media, 1992.
(Video/KF/4550/.A2/T56/1992)
Explores the evolution of American government and the fundamental principles that guide it.
AMERICAN GRAFFITI. Universal Studios Home Video, 1998. (DVD/PN/1997/.A46/1998)
Four teenagers come of age in 1962 on the last summer night before they go off to college, jobs, or the army.
AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISTS AND REALISTS: IN SEARCH OF THE NEW. University of California Extension
Media Center, 1994. (Video/ND/210.5/.I4/A437/1994)
Documentary on the American Impressionist & Realist movements, pointing up the similarities and the differences
between them as they painted their views of modern life.
AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATER. Clearvue, 1986. (Video/ML/1711/.A44/1986)
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Still photographs and original recordings illustrate the development of the American musical from 19 th century
minstrelsy to the introduction of rock music in the 1960s.
AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATER: THE 1970’S. Clearvue, 1986. (Video/ML/1711/.A64/1986)
Discusses popular musicals of the 1970’s, reflecting on the new focus on topical issues, the importance of the
concept musical, the entry of Black productions in the Broadway mainstream, and other significant new trends of
the decade.
AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY; A CENTURY OF IMAGES. PBS Home Video, 1999. (Video/TR/23/.A44/1999)
Presents the whole range of photography in the United States in the 20 th century. The range of topics include
artistic photography, photojournalism and home photography. The series mentions the technological change and
the impact that photographs have whether they are personal of newsworthy.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT (THE). Warner Home Video, 2000. (Video/E/176.1/.A48/2000/v.1-5)
Episode One: Family Ties. Episode Two: Happenstance. Episode Three: An Independent Cast of Mind. Episode
Four: The Professional Politician. Episode Five: The American Way. Episode Six: The World Stage. Episode
Seven: The Heroic Posture. Episode Eight: Compromise Choices. Episode Nine: Expanding Power. Episode Ten:
The Balance of Power.
AMERICAN QUILTS. PBS Video, 1999. (Video/TT/835/.A471/1999)
America quilts celebrates the artists, the quilts and the stores woven into them.
AMERICAN RED CROSS. STANDARD FIRST AID. Mosby, 1993. (Video/RC/87/.A6/1993)
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Video is used with American Red Cross courses: Adult CPR and
Standard first aid.
AMERICAN REVOLUTION. A & E Home Video, 1994. (Video/E/208/.A44/1994)
This story of the American Revolution uses reenactment, commentaries by historical and military advisers and
historical materials featuring the people, places and events from 1773 to the end of the war.
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC. Palm Pictures, 2001. (DVD/ML/102/.F66/A4/2001)
Features historic and documentary footage of 20 th century pioneering artists. Includes blues, country, gospel, folk,
Cajun, sydeco, bluegrass, tejano and Native American music.
AMERICAN TONGUES. New Day Films, 1987. (Video/PE/2835/.A4/1987)
Relates how Americans talk, how Americans feel about each others’ accents and dialects, and about how the media
have shaped our perceptions of regional accents.
AMERICAN WAY (THE). Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/ML/197/.M87/v.5/1996)
Focuses on young, innovative American composers who learned from the music of the past, and from the music of
other cultures. Jazz, military bands, Quaker hymns, country dances, German Expressionism, and minimalism all
contribute to a dazzling display of energy and virtuosity in the music presented.
AMERICAN-JAPANESE CULTURE CLASH. PBS Video, 1992. (Video/DS/821/.A4)
Cultural differences between the East and West have been a source of tension, even global conflict, at many times in
the past. In today’s economic climate, with strong financial ties binding America to Japan, understanding of the
Japanese world view may be more critical to us now than ever before.
AMERICA'S CASTLES: THE HOMES OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. A&E Home Video, 1996.
(Video/NA/737/.W7/A44/1996)
Archival films and photographs are used to describe Wright's childhood homes, as well as the homes of his early
adult life in Illinois and later adult life in Wisconsin. Includes commentary by experts.
AMERICA’S MUSIC. Century Home Video, 1981- . (Video/ML/200/.A4)
AMERICA’S MUSIC SERIES - BLUES. Clearvue/eau,198-? (Video/ML/200/.A44/ Vol. 3 & 4)
Concert featuring many important blues singers and musicians, Historical anecdotes given by host Brock Peters.
AMERICA’S MUSIC SERIES - COUNTRY & WESTERN. Clearvue,1975-1993. (Video/ML/200/.A44/Vol. 1 - 2)
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Concert featuring many important country western singers. Historical anecdotes given by host Gene Weed..
AMERICA’S MUSIC SERIES - FOLK. Clearvue, 198-?. (Video/ML/200/.A44/Vol. 7 - 8)
Two segments of the TV series featuring important folk music performers. Historical anecdotes given by host,
Theodore Bikel.
AMERICA’S MUSIC SERIES - GOSPEL. Clearvue, 198-? (Video/ML/200/.A44/Vol. 9 - 10)
Concert featuring various important gospel singers. Includes history of some of the performers.
AMERICA’S MUSIC SERIES - JAZZ THEN. Clearvue, 1983. (Video/ML/200/.A44/Vol. 11-12)
Concert featuring many important jazz singers. Historical anecdotes given by Al Hirt.
AMERICA’S MUSIC SERIES - RHYTHM & BLUES. Clearvue, 1982. (Video/ML/200/.A44/Vol. 5 - 6)
Rhythm and blues music featuring Billy Preston, Billy Eckstine, Ruth Brown, etc.
AMERIC’S MUSIC SERIES – ROCK & ROLL. Clearvue, 1983. (Video/ML/200/.A44/Vol. 15 – 16)
Rock and roll music featuring Fabian, Charlie Brown, Chubby Checker and others.
AMERICA’S MUSIC SERIES – SOUL. Clearvue, 1983. (Video/ML/200/.A44/Vol. 13 – 14)
Concert featuring many important soul singers. Historical anecdotes given by Leon Isaac Kennedy.
AMISTAD. DreamWorks, 1999. (Video/PN/1997/.A48/1999)
Chronicles the 1839 revolt on board a slave ship bound for America. Much of the story involves the court-room
drama about the slave who led the revolt.
AMORES PERROS (LOVE’S A BITCH). Studio Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.D4/.A46/2001)
Three different people are catapulted into dramatic and unforeseen circumstances in the wake of a terrible car crash:
a young punk stumbles into the sinister underground world of dog fighting; an injured supermodel’s designer pooch
disappears into the apartment’s floorboards; and an ex-radical turned hit man rescues a Rotweiler with a gunshot
wound.
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. Warner Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.M86/A44/1999)
“An American in Paris” is about the romantic adventures of a carefree young artist in post-WW II Paris.
AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY. Zohe Film Productions, 1999. (Video/HQ/1031/.A447/1999)
In the tradition of PBS’s An American Family (1973) and MTV’s Real World comes this groundbreaking series
from award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Fox. A remarkable story of the new American family, An American Love
Story introduces the extraordinary tale of Bill Sims, Karen Wilson and their two children, Cicily and Chaney.
Episode 1: Welcome to America. Episode 2: A Piece of the Puzzle is Missing. Episode 3: “I’ve Fallen and I Can’t
Get Up. Episode 4: It’s Another New York and I Ain’t Gone. Episode 5: Chaney & the Boy. Episode 6: You and
me Against the World. Episode 7: True Love. Episode 8: Marion Truth. Episode 9: It’s My Job. Episode 10:
We Were Never Ozzie & Harriet.
AN AMERICAN STEPFAMILY. Films for the Humanities, 1992. (Video/HQ/759.92/.A4/1992
Current patterns of divorce and remarriage are creating an estimated million new stepfamilies each year, and one in
six children lives in a family reconstituted in one way or another with a new parent and perhaps with new siblings.
This program examines the problems of conflicting loyalties and rivalries, dealing with former spouses and three
categories of kids--his, hers, and theirs.
AN APPLICATOR’S GUIDE TO PESTICIDE SAFETY. Idea Bank, 1987. (Video/SB/951/.A66)
AN EVENING WITH EDGAR ALLAN POE. Monterey Video, 2000. (Video/PS/.P641/2000)
Presents a dramatic version of Tell-tale heart, a series of poetry readings by actors dressed in period costume, and
audiobook readings of selected stories by Poe. Also includes the option to view written biographical information
about Poe, and to view a scrapbook, containing quotations, excerpts, and images pertaining to Poe’s works.
ANALYTICAL LAB TECHNICIAN. Kirkwood Community College, 1986. (Video/HF/5382/.C42/No.18)
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ANCESTORS: EARLY CULTURES OF NORTH AMERICA (THE). Warner Home Video, 1995.
(Video/E/77/.F584/1995)
The first of eight program exploring the history and culture of North America. The Anasazi transform the arid
Southwest and construct the 800-room Pueblo Bonito, depicted by computer animation. Cliff Palace provides a
glimpse into a prospering society. Cahokia was the largest city in the U.S. before 1800, and yet few have ever heard
of it.
ANCESTORS: HOW TO RESEARCH YOUR FAMILY HISTORY. PBS Home Video, 1997.
(Video/CS/16/.W527/1997)
Ancestors captures the energy of the family history research. Visits with family historians of various social,
economic and ethnic backgrounds to find out why they began a search for family history and how that search has
changed their lives.
ANCIENT CHINA. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999. (Video/DS/721/.A53/1999)
From the creation legend of Panku to the demise of the Han Dynasty, this program traces Chinese history and
explores the roots of Chinese culture today.
ANCIENT CHINESE (THE). International Film Foundation, 1974. (Video/DS/736/.A5/1974)
Historical survey of China’s great dynasties from earliest times to sun Yat-Sen. Showing art and artifacts it
examines the philosophy and religion of the ancient Chinese and beliefs about the relationship between man and
nature. Discusses development of a system of writing and ancient technology.
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS. Questar, Inc. 2002. (DVD/CB/311/.A55/2002/Vol.1-6)
Vol. 1. Rome and Pompeii—v.2. Athens and Ancient Greece – v.3. The Land of the Pharaohs – v.4. Fall of the
Aztec & Maya Empires – v.5. Gladiators: Blood Sport of the Colosseum -- v.6. Cleopatra: The First Woman of
Power.
ANCIENT CREATURE OF THE DEEP. WGBH Boston Video, 2003. (Video/QL/638/.L26/A53/2003)
Explores the discovery of the coelacanth, a fish once hailed as evolution’s “missing link”.
ANCIENT EGYIANS (THE). International Film Foundation, 1963. (Video/DT/61/.A5/1963)
Historical survey of Egypt using ancient artifacts and animation to tell the story.
ANCIENT LIVES. Films for the Humanities, 1985. (Video/DT/60/.A5/1988)
An 8-part series about life in ancient Egypt.
ANCIENT OLYMPIC’S (THE). IMS, 1996. (Video/GV/23/.A535/1996)
Through sculpture, vase paintings and contemporary scenes of athletic competition, Dr. Romano presents a multifaceted
view of the heroes of ancient times.
ANCIENT RELIGIONS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN. Schlessinger, 1998. (Video/BL/80.2/.R45/1998/No.9)
Traces the spiritual history of the Mediterranean region, including the religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and
Rome.
AND STILL I RISE. Women Make Movies, 1993. (Video/HT/1049/.A53/1993)
And Still I Rise uses images from popular culture to reveal the way the media misrepresents Black women's
sexuality. A combination of fear and fascination produces a stereotypical representation which is turn impacts on
the real lives of Black women.
AND THE SHIP SAILS ON. Criterion Collection, 1999. (DVD/PN/1997/.A53/1999)
In 1914, a colorful mélange of celebrities embark on a funeral voyage for a dead opera star. An allegorical film
blending spectacle, humor, poignancy and grotesquerie.
ANDRE KERTESZ. Camera Three Productions, 1989. (Video/TR/140/.K42/E847/1989)
Explores the life and work of Kertesz who discusses his art and reminisces, as he is filmed in his adopted city, New
York.
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER. PBS, 1991. (Video/PN/2287/.A637/1991)
An interview by David Frost with Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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ANDROMEDA STRAIN. MCA/Universal Home Video, 1970. (Video/PS/3553/.R48/A531/1990)
A remote village in New Mexico is contaminated by a crashed satellite. Scientists fight the clock trying to analyze
the lethal organism and discover a solution.
ANDROMEDA STRAIN. Image Entertainment, 1970. (Video/PS/3553/.R48/A532/1997)
DVD – A remote village in New Mexico is contaminated by a crashed satellite. Scientists fight the clock trying to
analyze the lethal organism and discover a solution.
ANDY WARHOL. American Home Treasures, 2003. (DVD/N/6537/.W28/A788/2003)
A look at the life and creative world of a revolutionary who influenced the 20 th century in everything from painting
to film and music.
ANGANO, ANGANO: NOUVELLES DE MADAGASCAR. California Newsreel, 1989. (Video/GR/357/.A354/1989)
Examines the founding myths of Malagasy culture as seen through stories told by local storytellers, set against shots
of the present Malagasy life which gave birth to the stories.
ANGRY EYE: WITH JAN ELLIOTT (THE) Elliott & Elliott, 2001. (Video/BF/575/.P9/A54/2001)
Young adults from various backgrounds in a college setting are forced to explore issues of racism in contemporary
American society with provocative results.
ANIMAL CRACKERS. Paramount Publix Corp., 1930. (Video/PN/1993.5).A5/1930)
This film introduces Groucho’s most famous character, Captain Spaulding, whose song became the theme of his
"You Bet Your Life” TV program. Highlights include Groucho’s African lecture and the card game which Harpo
and Chico play with the wealthy society woman Mrs. Rittenhouse.
ANIMAL IMPOSTERS. Time-Life Video, 1982. (Video/QL/759/.A544/1982)
Examines how many kinds of animals, both predators and their intended victims, use physical forms of deception to
achieve their goal: to eat, or avoid being eaten.
ANIMATED NEUROSCIENCE AND THE ACTIONS OF NICOTINE, COCAINE AND MARIJUANA IN THE
BRAIN. Films for the Humanities, 1998. (Video/RM/315/.A55/1998)
Using 3-D animation, this program, divided into two parts, takes viewers on a journey deep into the brain to study
the effects of the three substances.
ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER: A LIFE WITH BEETHOVEN. Deutsch Grammophon, 2000. (DVD/ML/398/.A65/2000)
Spring sonata; Kreutzer sonata/Deutsche Grammophon; RM Associates; written and directed by Reiner E. Moritz.
ANNIE HALL. MGM/UA HOME VIDEO, 1991. (Video/PS/3551/.L44/A555/1991)
A romantic and sensitive comedy revolving around the diverse and diverting relationships of two nervous New
Yorkers, Alvy Singer and Annie Hall.
ANSEL ADAMS, PHOTOGRAPHER. Pacific Arts Video, 1991. (Video/TR/140/.A3/1991)
A Portrait of Ansel Adams, one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century, that captures the spirit and artistry
of the man as he talks about his life and demonstrates the techniques which have made his work legendary.
ANTIGONE. Image Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PA/4415.7/A56/2001)
A filmed play adaptation from the Jean Anouilh reinterpretation of the Sophocles tragedy. First written and
produced during the Nazi Occupation, a young woman, facing a morally corrupt world, raises powerful questions of
human interaction in regard to collaboration, responsibility and personal integrity.
ANTHROPOLOGY ON TRIAL. WGBH, 1983. (Video/GN/41.6/.A67)
Covers what the people of Papua New Guinea think of anthropologists.
ANTON CHEKHOV; GREAT RUSSIAN WRITERS. Kultur, 1991. (Video/PG/3458/.A75/1991)
Anton Chekhov, short-story writer and dramatist, is unquestionably one of the greatest writers in Russian literary
history.
APARTMENT (THE). MGM Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.A63/2001)
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An ambitious office clerk plans to get ahead by lending out his apartment to his boss, but falls in love with his
boss’s girl friend.
APE MAN; THE STORY OF HUMAN EVOLUTION. A & E Home Video, 1994. (Video/GN/281/.C33/1994)
Using the latest scientific evidence, Walter Cronkite probes man’s evolutionary roots to unearth our primal
beginnings. Pt. 1, All in the Mind. Pt. 2, Giant Strides. Pt. 3, Science and Fiction. Pt. 4, The Human Puzzle.
APOCALYPSE! PBS Home Video, 1999. (Video/BS/2825.6/.R49/A66/1999)
"Apocalypse! Traces the evolution of apocalyptic ideology throughout the Ages - from its origin in the Jewish
experience after the Babylonian exile to its diverse and often tumultuous expression in modern times."
APOCALYPSE NOW. Paramount, 1998. (Video/PN/1997/.A6/1998)
Francis Ford Coppola’s stunning vision of man’s heart of darkness revealed through the peculiar madness of the
Vietnam War.
APOCALYPSE NOW. Paramount, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.A6/2001)
A United States Army officer/trained assassin is sent into the depths of a southeast Asian jungle to seek out a
renegade colonel and terminate his command during the Vietnam War.
APOLLO 11, MAN’S 1ST MOON LANDING. Finley-Holiday Films. (Video/TL/789.8/.U6/A514)
APOLLO 13. Universal Home Video, 1995. (Video/TL/789.8/.U6/A668/1995)
Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a cripples spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert
fight a desperate battles to survive. Meanwhile, at mission Control., astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene
Kranz and a heroic ground crew race against time, and the odds. To bring them home.
APPALACHIAN TRAIL. AAA, 1991. (Video/F/217/.A65/A665/1991)
Travel preview of the Appalachian Trail and the four states surrounding, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West
Virginia.
APU TRILOGY (THE). Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1996. (Video/PK/1718/.A687/A68/1996)
the story of Apu. Born into poverty in an Indian village, Apu and his family come to the city where he grows up
and decides to pursue a life of his own. Marriage and parenthood are important milestones in his quest for self.
ARAB AND JEW: WOUNDED SPIRITS IN A PROMISED LAND. PBS Video, 1989.
(Video/DS/119.7/.A733/1989)
ARCHEOLOGICAL YUCATAN. Travelview International, 1987. (Video/F/1376/.A7/1987)
ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTER. Kirkwood Community College, 1986. (Video/HF/5382/.C42/No.6)
ARGENTINA: LAND OF NATURAL WONDER. WORLD VIDEO, 1990. (Video/F/2816/.A7/1990)
Spanish for "Silver”, this is surely a land of natural wealth and beauty. From Tierra del Fuego, the country’s
southern most region, to Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the western hemisphere, this collection of terrain’s and
climates is among the most diverse anywhere. Venture to Patagonia plains the Andes, and Buenos Aires.
ARISTOTLE: BRYAN MAGEE TALKES TO MARTHA NUSSBAUM ABOUT ARISTOTLE. Films for the
Humanities Sciences, 1997. (Video/B/72/.G73/A7/1997)
Brown University philosophy professor Martha Nussbaum analyzes the principles of potentiality and actuality of
Aristotle, including his theory of the four causes – material, formal, efficient, and final – which account for changes
in all things. These theories of constancy and change are credited with the progress of scientific inquiry over the
ages.
ARMING OF THE EARTH (THE ). PBS, 1984. (Video/E/740/.W355/1984/No.3)
Journalist Bill Moyers considers how the machine gun, the submarine, and the airplane have revolutionized the
conduct of war. Focuses on the way in which advances in the technology of war have vastly increased the civilian
toll in wartime.
ARRESTED MOMENT (THE). Coronet Film & Video, 1989. (Video/ND/1140/.P356/No.4)
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How does the artist capture movement and convert it into a still image, telling a complete story in a single frame.
Artist and photographer David Hockney looks at some of the ways artists have devised to show movement in space
and time, and discusses the effects of perspective, photography and cubism.
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. Warner Home Video, 2000. (DVD/PN/1997/.A77/2000)
An easy going drama critic discovers that his kind and gentle Aunts Abby and Martha have a bizarre habit of
poisoning gentle callers and burying them in the cellar.
ART AND REVOLUTION IN MEXICO. Films for the Humanities, 1982. (Video/N/6550/.A78)
How art, from the satiric cartoon to the broadstroked mural, was both the result and the cause of the 1910
Revolution in Mexico. The work of Rivera, Orozco, Siqueiros and others which, unlike the art commissioned by
wealthy patrons, was addressed to the laborers, peons and the unlettered who were the backbone of that Revolution.
ART IS-- CRYSTAL VIDEO, 1994. (Video/NC/880/.A7/1994/Vol.1-16)
Demonstrates the basic art techniques and concepts.
ART MEETS SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY IN A CHANGING ECONOMY. Mystic Fire Video, 1993.
(Video/N/72/.S6/A781/1993/Pts.1-5)
Artists, scientists, spiritual leaders and economists gathered at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam in September,
1990 to explore the emerging paradigm of a holistic world view and the implications for a global economy. The 5day
conference was inspired by influential Germany artist, Joseph Beuys, and French Fluxus artist, Robert Filliou,
who felt that artists have a responsibility to inspire a broader vision of our changing world. After the death of
Beuys and Filliou, Dutch artist and writer Louwrien Wijers manifested this unique event, calling it "a mental
sculpture." This video series is drawn from the conference and from interviews with the participants at their homes
and workplaces throughout the world.
ART OF KABUKI (THE). Films for the Humanities & Science, 1988. (Video/PN/2924.5/.K8/A781/1988)
Portrays Kabuki, the ancient and stylized form of Japanese theater, which remains very popular to this day.
ART OF RESOLVING CONFLICTS IN THE WORKPLACE (THE) (Video/BF/637/.N37/A781/1992)
Presents 6 techniques for conflict resolution: I vs. you language; anticipation; meta-talk; self-interest; limit-setting;
and using consequences.
ART OF SEEING (THE). Barr Media Group, 1988. (Video/N/7430.5/.A78/1988)
An introduction to visual language. Students are challenged to learn the difference between looking and seeing and
how to perceive lines, colors, shapes, and space.
ART OF SEEING (THE). Barr Media Group, 1988. (Video/N/7430.5/.A78/1988)
An introduction to visual language. Students are challenged to learn the difference between looking and seeing and
how to perceive lines, colors, shapes, and space.
ART OF SEEING (THE). Barr Media Group, 1988. (Video/N/7430.5/.A78/1988)
An introduction to visual language. Students are challenged to learn the difference between looking and seeing and
how to perceive lines, colors, shapes, and space.
ART OF TELECOMMUNICATION (THE). Bennu Productions, 1990. (Video/HF/5541/.T4/T44)
Suggests skills in effective use of the telephone in a business setting.
ART OF THE PIANO. Warner Music Vision, 1999. (DVD/ML/397/.A78/1999)
From Ignore Jan Paderewski in 1936 to Claudio Arrau in 1970, the art of piano features some of the most
fascinating material, historically and musically, from the world’s film and television archives.
ART OF THE VIOLIN: THE DEVIL’S INSTRUMENT, TRANSCENDING THE VIOLIN. A FILM YEHUDI
MENUHIN. Warner Music Vision, 2001. (DVD/ML/800/.S89/A7/2001)
Drawing on archival performance footage and interviews…evokes the vast panorama of the world of the violin in
the 20 th century and its most outstanding performers. …some silent, and later resynchronized, film footage…
ART SINCE POP. Education Audio Visual, 1986. (Video/N/6490/.A77/1986)
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Surveys the series of art trends ushered in by pop art, including hard-edge painting, minimalism, industrial art,
kinetic art, and others.
ART: WHAT IS IT? WHY IS IT? The Corporation, 1967. (Video/N/5308/.A663/1967)
Begins to unravel some of the mystery surrounding the human urge to paint, cave, and build. Using illustrations
from European and American masterpieces, narrator defines what art is and probes why it is created.
ART: WHO NEEDS IT? Clearvue/eav, 1993. (Video/N/72/.S6/A78/1993)
Examines the relationship between art and society, as well as the role of the artist in the modern world. Designed to
raise questions about the social role of art and artists through the presentation of various points of view.
ART'S PLACE Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1994. (Video/ND/1488/.A7/1994)
Celebrates the process of creativity. Combines songs, stories, animation, puppets, and live actors to convey the
pleasure of artistic expression. This program introduces primary and secondary colors., "cold" and "hot" colors and
the spectrum, and how to use the color wheel to mix color. The feature work is Lady in blue by Henri Matisse.
ARTIST AND THE NUDE (THE). Coronet Film & Video, 1989. (Video/ND/1140/.P356/No.2)
ARTISTIC LEGECY OF THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1995.
(Video/F/1234/.A785/1995)
An overview of the Mexican Revolution and its impact on the culture of the Mexican American community.
ARTISTS AT WORK. New Day Film Library, 1981. (Video/N/8838/.A77)
Documents the New Deal art projects of the Roosevelt administration during the 1930’s Depression. Uses archival
film and photographs to look at the work produced and interviews with artists.
ARTURO MADRID. PBS Video, 1988. (Video/BD/175/.W674/1991/Pt.36)
A conversation with educator Arthuro Madrid on his advocacy of Hispanics within the United.
AS SEEN BY BOTH SIDES: AMERICAN AND VIETNAMEXE ARTISTS LOOK AT THE WAR. Cinema Guild,
1995. (Video/N/6512/.A8/1995)
Documentary to accompany an exhibition that explores combat art done by both sides during the Vietnamese
conflict.
AS YOU LIKE IT. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1998. (Video/PR/2803/.A2/Q5/1998/pt.1-2)
A production of Shakespeare's fanciful comedy filmed at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival before a live audience.
ASIAN INSIGHT. Films Inc., 198?. (Video/DS/12/.A8/1980/V.1-6)
Documentaries on the social, historical and cultural issues of six major Asian areas.
ASPHALT JUNGLE (THE). Warner Home Video, 2004. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.F54/A87/2004)
An aging criminal is released from prison and decides to assemble the old gang to go on one last heist. Based on
the book by W. R. Burnett.
ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING (THE). MPI Home Video, 1993. (Video/E/185.97/.K5/A87/1993)
Re-examines the government’s involvement in harassing Dr. King, the conviction of James Earl Ray, and other
aspects of the assassination that have come to light with the declassification of government information about King.
ASSIGNMENT AFRICA. Christian Science Monitor Video, 1993. (Video/DT/14/.A8/1993)
This program offers a collection of stories which look at various cultural, political, and economic aspects of four
African nations.
ASSIGNMENT CHINA. Christian Science Monitor Video, 1993. (Video/DS/775.2/.A8/1993)
This program offers a collections of stories which explore various cultural, political, and economic aspects of China.
ASSIGNMENT INDIA. Christian Science Monitor Video, 1993. (Video/DS/428.2/.A8/1993)
This program offers a collection of stories which look at the culture, politics, and economy of India.
ASSIGNMENT SOUTHEAST ASIA. Christian Science monitor Video, 1993. (Video/DS/508.2/.A8/1993)
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This program offers a collection of stories about the cultures, politics, and economies of Vietnam and Cambodia.
ASSURNASIRPAL, THE ASSYRIAN KING. Roland Collection, 1990. (Video/DS/69.5/.A533/1990)
Documents the Assyrian empire, highlighting Ninevah.
AT THE JAZZ BAND BALL: EARLY HOT JAZZ, SONG AND DANCE 1925-1933. Yazoo Video, 2000.
(DVD/M/1366/.S84/2000)
A collection of early film clips featuring song, dance, and instrumental performances of some of the faints of the
Jazz Age.
ATHENS & ANCIENT GREECE. Questar Home Video, 1995. (Video/DF/.A853/1995)
Explores ancient Greek customs and everyday life, presented as if touring in 5th century B.C., seeing the temples,
sculpture, monuments--an historical travelogue.
ATTACK ON CULTURE: "I WILL FIGHT NO MORE FOREVER". Warner Home Video, 1995.
(Video/E/77/.F584/1995)
The final volume of eight programs exploring the history and culture of North America Examines the legislative
attach on native ways. Today, the renewal of native cultures provide a vital reminder of the glory of America's
original people and the hardships they endured.
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: ADHD IN ADULTS. Guilford Publications, 1994.
(Video/RC/394/.M55/A774/1994)
Presents interviews with adults with the syndrome, their families and the clinicians who treat them, highlighting the
problems ADHD creates in their lives.
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: ADHD IN THE CLASSROOM: STRATEGIES FOR
TEACHERS. Guilford Publications, 1994. (Video/LC/4713.4/.A774/1994)
Provides techniques for teachers to use in the classroom with ADHD students to address their special needs without
diminishing the attention for other students.
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: WHAT CAN WE DO? Guilford Productions, 1992.
(Video/RJ/506/.H9/A782/1992)
Ideal for parent support groups, this program focuses on the most effective ways for managing ADHD. Parent
training strategies are detailed, and effective techniques, such as home token systems, are demonstrated.
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: WHAT DO WE KNOW? (Video/RJ/506/.H9/A781/1992)
Describes the characteristics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which is a biological problem
involving an underactivity in those centers of the brain responsible for sustaining motivation and effort over time.
Discusses the differing degrees and the prevalence of this condition, as well as problems associated with it.
AUDITION: EVERTHING AN ACTOR NEEDS TO KNOW TO GET THE PART. First Light Video Pub., 1995.
(Video/PN/.A92/A93/1995)
Michael Shurtleff discusses casting and acting and auditions in a series of workshops. Interviews with her students
are also shown.
AUGUST WILSON. California Newsreel, 1992. (Video/PS/3573/.I45677/A838/1992)
An interview and in-depth portrait of August Wilson, discussing his childhood in a Pittsburgh ghetto and his rise to
one of America’s most celebrated playwrights.
AUSTRALIA. National Geographic Society, 1987. (Video/DU/95/.A9/1987)
Introduces the Aboriginals, the island continent’s first inhabitants, and re-creates the coming of the Europeans; also
shows miners and farmers working in the vast empty outback.
AUTISM: A WORLD APART. Fanlight Productions, 1989. (Video/RJ/506/.A9/1989)
Looks at three families with children with autism ranging in age from six to twenty-six. Parents and siblings discuss
the heartaches, strains, and rewards living with autism.
AUTISM: REACHING THE CHILD WITHIN. PBS, 1981. (Video/RJ/506/.A98/1981)
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Autism is a profound disorder of communications, language and behavior which starts at a very early age and is
likely to last throughout life. This program profiles three children with infantile autism and their families, alerting
viewers to the symptoms of autism and what it means to live with this lifelong developmental disability.
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATION ESSENTIALS. American Red Cross, 2001.
(Video/RC/87.9/.A9/2001)
Demonstrates for four essential elements of care rescuers provide to improve the chances of survival in a cardiac
emergency: early access to the emergency system, early CPR, early defibrillation, early life support. Describes the
heart’s electrical system and abnormalities. Shows how to use a defibrillator.
AUTOMATION: THE HUMAN RESOURCE CHALLENGE. Southwestern, 1992. (Video/HF/5548.2/.A8/1992)
Discusses flattening organizational structure, changing jobs, worker priorities and patterns, cottage industry, special
needs, ergonomics, legislation, and performance management techniques.
AUTOMOBILE STORY (THE) . Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1992. (Video/HD/2356/.U6/M334/1992)
AVIATOR (THE). Warner Home Video, 2005. (DVD/PN/1997.2/.A953/2005)
The script begins as a young Hughes directs one of Martin Scorsese favorite films, Hell’s Angels. Hughes was so
obsessed with perfection in the aerial sequences that he waits forever for perfect conditions, right down to cloud
formations. The Aviator ends in 1946, when Hughes was still a dashing young man and romancing actresses like
Ava Gardner and Katharine Hepburn.
AWAKENED EYE (THE): A VIDEO INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF MODERN DESIGN. Eric
Communications Corporation, 1991. (Video/NE/2350.5/A9/1991)
Teaches an approach to design based on the methods of Joseph Albers and used at the Bauhaus, Black Mountain
College and Yale University. Develops in the student a new way of seeing vital to design, art, architecture and
media production.
AWESONE STRENGTH: BODY TRAINING USING STABILITY BALL, BOSU, STEP, WEIGHTS, MED BALL
AND MORE. Creative Instructors Aerobics, 2003. (DVD/GV/546/.A94/2003)
Demonstrates a number of different exercises for a total body workout and toning, using such equipment as: a stepbench,
medicine ball, stability ball and a body bar. The exercise level is intermediate to advanced.
AYN RAND: A SENSE OF LIFE. Strand Home Video, 1998. (Video/PS/3535/.A547/Z83/1998)
This video looks at the life and work of the controversial Russian-born author, Ayn Rand. A sense of life is a flux
of events, ideas, emotions and accomplishments-all combining to create a portrait of one woman’s genius and point
of view.
AZTEC EMPIRE (THE). New Video, 2004. (DVD/F/1219.73/.A984/2004)
In search of history: the Aztec empire.
BABETTES FEAST - KAREN BLIXEN’S BABETTES. MGM Home Entertainment, 2001.
(DVD/PN/1997/.B33/2001)
With the mysterious arrival of Babette, a refugee from France’s civil war, life for two pious sisters and their tiny
hamlet begins to change. Before long, Babette has convinced them to try something other than boiled codfish and
ale bread—a gourmet French meal! Her feast scandalized the elders, except for the visiting General. Just who is
this strangely talented Babette, who has terrified this pious town with the prospect of losing their souls for enjoying
too much earthly pleasure?
BABYLON, THE GATE OF THE GODS. Roland Collection, 1990. (Video/DS/69.5/.A532/1990)
Explores the history of Babylon and how it was the center of science, art and architecture more than 200 years ago.
BACTERIAL TRANSFORMATION. Taped Technologies, 1990. (Video/QH/448.4/B33/1990)
BAD COPS, OR COPS GETTING A BAD RAP? Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1994.
(Video/HV/7936/.C85/B33/1994)
Provides a platform for some so-called “bad” cops, who say they’re getting a bum rap from the people they were
hired to serve and protect.
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BALLET FOLCLORICO NACIONAL DE MEXICO. Inside Mexico, 198?. (Video/GV/1627/.B3)
Performances of 12 different prehispanic and mestizo dances by the award-winning Ballet Folk Dance troupe, from
the different regions of Mexico.
BAND OF BROTHERS. HBO Video, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.H5/B36/2002)
The story of Easy company of the US Army airborne Paratrooper division and their mission in WWII France
During Operation Overlord.
BARN BURNING. Monterey Home Video, 1994. (Video/PS/3511/.A86/B37/1994)
Jones stars as a Southern tenant farmer who sets his employer’s barn on fire when he thinks he’s been treated
unfairly.
BAROQUE ART AND MUSIC. Clearvue/eav, 1986. (Video/NX/451.5/.B3/B27/1987)
Following an on-camera introduction by Roya Megnot, introduces the student to the art and music of the baroque
period, 1600-1750. Traces the advent of the baroque era through the painting of Caravaggio and Carracci and
through the music of Frescobaldi and Moteverdi. Includes paintings by Rubens, sculpture by Bernini, and music of
Corelli which represent the international style of the high baroque. Also describes baroque in northern Europe.
BARTÓK, SHOSTAKOVICH, LUTOSLAWSKI: THREE JOURNEYS THROUGH DARK LANDSCAPES. Films
for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/ML/197/.M87/v.4/1996)
This program examines the effect of political upheaval in Eastern Europe on the music of Bartók, Shostakovich, and
Lutoslawski. We see how the composes, in spite of adverse political pressures, managed to develop their own
musical language in such works of triumphant originality and power as Bartók’s Bluebeards, Castle,
Shostokovich’s Symphone No. 4, Lutoslawsky’s Venetian Games, and others.
BARYSHNIKOV, THE DANCER AND THE DANCE. Films Inc., 1983. (Video/GV/1785/.B348/B3/1983)
An in-depth look at dancer Baryshnikov, including rehearsals and performances of segments of the ballet
configurations.
BASIC DESIGN. Educational Dimensions Group, 1982. (Video/NK/1510/.B3/1982)
Reveals how the basic elements of design function. Shows how line, form, mass, light, shade, and color work
together to produce rhythm, movement, and space.
BASIC DIGITAL MATH. Bergwall Productions, 1990. (Video/QA/76.9/.C62/B3/1990/Nos. 1-5)
No.1-Introduction to digital technology. No.2-Identifying number systems. No.3-Using binary numbers. No.4-
Introduction to Boolean algebra. No.5-Basic laws of Boolean.
BASIC ENGLISH; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. Video Aided Instruction, 1995.
(Video/PE/1128/.A2/J491/1995)
Thirty-five lesson course in basic English. Each lesson contains instruction in listening, speaking, reading, and
writing. Designed for native speakers of other languages who want to learn English correctly and easily.
BASIC SKILLS: THE KEY TO GETTING HIRED. TMW Media Group, 2005. (DVD/HF/5382.7/.B375/2005)
Learn the four basic keys to getting hired: reliability, honesty, motivation and education. Discover what employers
are looking for on the job and see why education plays a strong role in developing career-needed skills.
BATTLE OVER CITIZEN KANE (THE). PBS Video, 1996 (Video/PN/1997/.C575/B388/1996) Hearst pressured
movie chains not to show Orson Welles, Citizen Kane because of how he was portrayed in the film. The
censorship destroyed Welles motion picture career.
BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (THE). Allied Artists Entertainment Group, 1992. (Video/PN/1997/.B7573/B3/1992)
A dramatic reenactment of the mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin in 1905.
BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (THE). Image Entertainment, 1998. (DVD/PN/1997/.B7573/B31/1998)
Re-creates the 1905 mutiny on the battleship “Prince Potemkin.” It focuses a mutiny by the battleship’s crew and
the subsequent massacre of civilians, reflecting the spirit of the times.
BAUHAUS: THE FACE OF THE 20 TH CENTURY. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1994.
(Video/N/332/.G33/B384/1994)
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This program looks at the development of the Bauhaus and at the key figures involved in it—including the founder
Walter Gropius, his successor Mies van der Rohe, Lásló Moholy-Nagy, and Josef Albers. The program contains
rare archival footage of the Bauhaus at Dessau and looks at the architecture of Chicago, much influenced by Mies
van der Rohe, who emigrated there after the Bauhaus was shut by the Nazis in 1933.
BAY OF PIGS. PBS Video, 1997. (Video/F/1788/.B39/1997)
Using documentary footage and eyewitness interviews, this film creates a moving drama of the Bay of Pigs
invasion, arguably one of the United States' most embarrassing international spectacles.
BEATLES (THE) EVN, 1995?. (Video/M/1741.18/.B36/B362/1995)
A documentary, using original footage, on the rock music group of the 1960’s, The Beatles, and the era that
produced them.
BEATLES, LET IT BE. United Artists Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/M/1741.18/.B36/L48/2002)
“1970 brought a close to the Beatles saga, and one final film Let it Be. Let it be was intended to be a documentary
of the rebirth of the Beatles, but turned out to document the band’s slow demise. The original idea for the movie
was to film the Beatles rehearsing, and them performing a concert in front of an audience. What was committed to
film were countless hours of seemingly aimless jam sessions, arguments, and a hurried concert on the roof of the
Apple building in London. The film ends with the police shutting the rooftop performance down, thus bringing to a
close the Beatles collective film careers”
BEATLES ANTHOLOGY (THE). Turner Home Entertainment, 1996. (Video/M/1741.18/.B36/B437/1996)
Presents a history of the Beatles, from the humble beginnings to the end, concentrating on the 1960s when they took
the world by storm. Contains clips of John Lennon, Paul, George, and Ringo as well as interviews with the
surviving Beatles and others who worked with them.
BEATRIX POTTER. Weston Woods, 1993. (Video/PR/6031/.072/Z87/1986)
BEAUTY-SIX GREAT IDEAS. Films Inc., 1982. (Video/BD/21/.S59/No.1)
In this television program, journalist Bill Moyers and a panel discuss the concept of liberty with philosopher
Motimer J. Adler. Dr. Adler proposes that there is no such thing as liberty in itself, pointing out that virtue and
wisdom, circumstance and political force each contain a singular aspect of freedom.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Criterion Collection, 2003. (DVD/PN/1997/.B415/2003)
Dramatized adaptation of the classic fairy tale. Tells the fable of the kindly beast and the self-sacrificing beauty
whose love releases the prince in him. Contains such visual displays as tears that become real diamonds and walls
that grow arms to light Beauty’s path through the castle of the Beast.
BECKET. MPI Home Video, 1989. (Video/PN/1997/.B435/1980)
Henry II, King of England, tries to secure his throne by appointing his long-time wenching partner, Becmet
Archbishop of Canterbury.
BECOMING GIANTS: THE STORY OF THE 1952 ILLINOIS STATE CHAMPIONS. Rail/Rowe Productions, 2002.
(Video/GV/885.42/.I4/H4/2002)
In the tiny town of Hebron, Illinois, an underdog basketball team rises to the state championship under the
leadership of an unknown coach. The true story of the 1952 Hebron High School Green Giants basketball team.
BECOMING THE BUDDHA IN L.A. WGBH Educational Foundation, 1993. (Video/BQ/739/.C25/L67/1993)
Scenes from various ways of pursuing Buddhist spirituality in Los Angeles are accompanied by commentary from
monks and others following the Buddhist path.
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. Aquarius Health Care Videos, 1998. (Video/RA/644.25/.B446/1998)
Features interviews and performances by AIDS actors and provides factual information by a world-renowned expert
and some of the leading organizations. Honest and candid accounts are discussed for young adults who have shown
that while awareness has grown the information is still not being utilized.
BEGINNING COMPUTERS FOR SENIORS. Labrador Films, 2000. (Video/QA/76.28/.C66/2000)
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Modern day computers are a powerful resource for the workplace and the home, yet many people still find them
intimidating. This easy to understand video is designed for anyone desiring to learn the basics of operating a
computer.
BEGINNING HANDBUILDING. Tara Productions, 2004. (DVD/TT/920/.B445/2004)
Introduces basic handbuilding techniques, including modeling, coil, and slab building methods. Shows how to
make simple pinch pots, how clay should be prepared, blazes can be used to decorate forms.
BEGINNING RAKU. Tara Productions, 2004. (DVD/TT/920/.B447/2004)
Demonstrates preparation of clay, basic raku modeling techniques, building a raku kiln from a 55 gallon drum,
preparing and using glazes, firing, and post-firing reduction.
BEGINNING TO GLAZE AND FIRE. Tara Productions, 2004. (DVD/TT/922/.B44/2004)\
Demonstrates the use of electric kilns for bisque and glaze firings. Topics include slip decoration, glaze mixing and
application, and brush decoration.
BEGINNING TO THROW ON THE POTTER’S WHEEL. Tara Production, 2004. (DVD/TT/920/.B44/2004)
Techniques includes: wedging, centering, throwing basic forms, throwing exercises and trimming. Cut-away shots
demonstrate what the hand and fingers do inside and outside a thrown object.
BEHIND THE PLANET OF THE APES. 20 th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 1998.
(Video/PQ/2603/.O754/P515/1998)
Behind-the-scenes chronicle of the amazing Planet of the Apes phenomenon".
BEING THERE. Warner Home Video, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.A23/B45/2001)
Circumstances propel a feeble-minded gardener, whose entire knowledge of life comes from watching television,
into becoming adviser to the president of the United States and a powerful but dying tycoon.
BEIRUT TO BOSNIA. Films for the Humanities, 1993. (Video/DS/35.62/.B4/1993)
“Why have so many Muslims come to hate the West? In this controversial three-art series filmed in Lebanon, Gaza,
Israel, Israel, Egypt, and the Bosnia, Robert Fisk, award-winning Meddle East and Balkans correspondent for the
London Independent, reports on Muslim unrest as ideology, religion, history, and geography come into conflict.
BELL HOOKS. Media Education Foundation, 1997. (Video/E/185.615/B455/1997)
Educator & savant, Bell Hooks speaks of culture, racism, feminism & politics.
BELLE DE JOUR. Buena Vista Home Video, 2002. (DVD/PN/1997/.B355/2002)
Subtle, erotic film about a wealthy young surgeon’s wife who indulges her masochistic fantasies by working as a
part-time prostitute in a Paris brothel.
BELLEVILLE RENDEZ-VOUS. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004. (DVD/PN/1997/.T75/2004)
A bicyclist is kidnapped from the Tour de France by mysterious gangsters; his grandmother travels to the city of
Belleville, where she tracks him down with the help of a musical trio, the Belleville Triplets.
BELLS ARE RINGING. Turner Entertainment, 2005. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.M86/B45/2005)
A switchboard operator gets caught up in the personal lives of the clients of an answering service, including that of
a playboy.
BEN-HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST. Warner Home Video, 2000. (Video/PS/3134/.B4/2000)
A peace-loving prince of Judea, leads his nation against the wrath of the conquering Romans. His self-imposed
destiny brings tragedy to himself, and his people, as he learns to fight to love, to hate and, finally, to forgive.
BENEDICT ARNOLD: QUESTION OF HONOR. New Video, 2003. (DVD/E/278/.A7/B46/2003)
The true story of Benedict Arnold, a man trapped by pride and love After being disgraced by the continental
Congress and resigning his commission Arnold is coaxed back into service. But his marriage to a loyalist woman
leads to scandal, and the lack of support he received drives him to defect.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; CITIZEN OF THE WORLD. A&E Videos, 1994. (Video/E/302.6/.F8/B454/1994)
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Biography of the American Renaissance man, Benjamin Franklin. An inventor and civic leader, he became a
revolutionary at age 70. As a statesman, he was appointed as America's first ambassador to France and became the
chief architect of the Treaty of Paris.
BERG/DEBUSSY/STRAVINSKY/CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Image Entertainment, 2001.
(DVD/M/1495/.B47/2001)
Held at the Kölner Philharmonie during the Musik Triennale Köln 2000, Boulez conducts the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra in Alban Berg’s Sinfonische Stücke aus der Oper Lulu (1934), Claude Debussy’s Le jet d’eau (1907) and
Trois ballades de Villon (1910), and Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird.
BEST KEPT SECRETS OF THE FBI. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/HV/8144/.F43/B37/2001)
Goes behind the scenes to examine the methods used by the FBI to prevent crimes, avert crises, and solve mysteries.
The work of the bureau’s explosives unit on the Unabomber, Oklahoma City, and Atlanta bombings is analyzed as
is the performance of the cyber crime division on the Love Bug virus case. Undercover operations, informants,
profiling and hostage negotiations are also covered.
BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (THE). Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 2000. (PN/1997/.B46/2000)
Recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans of WWII as they attempt to pick up the treads of their
lives.
BETTER TOGETHER THAN A-P-A-R-T: INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: AN OVERVIEW. Intercultural
Resource Corporation, 1996. (Video/GN/345.6/.B48/1996)
Workshop on intercultural communication.
BEYOND BORDERS. DISCOVERING SPAIN. International Video Network, 1998. (Video/DP/14/.B4/1998)
A tour of historical and cultural areas of Spain, including Madrid, Barcelona, Avila, Salamanca, Segovia, Toledo,
Cordoba, Grenada, the Canary Island, Santiago de Compostela, Seville and La Costa Brava. Features interviews
with author Camilio Jose Cela and former parliament member Xavier Roberto.
BEYOND DEATH'S DOOR. Paraclete Video Productions, 1999. (Video/BF/575/.G7/B49/1999)
Beyond death's door provides firsthand understanding of the grief process and will give you help for your grief
journey.
BEYOND GENESIS: ORIGINS OF SPECIES BY CHARLES DARWIN. Discovery Channel, 1993.
(Video/QH/365/.B496/1993)
Examines Darwin’s controversial theories, first published in his "On the origin of species,” which revolutionized
man’s view of his place in the universe.
BEYOND TRADITION. Jacka Photography Video Production, 1989. (Video/N/.6538/.A4/J3/1989)
Presents more than 300 examples of prehistoric, historic and contemporary American Indian art, including
contemporary American Indian art, including carvings, painting, sculptures, baskets, rugs, jewelry and pottery.
BEZEL & FLUSH SETTING WITH DIAMONDS AND FRAGILE COLORED STONES. New Approach Video Inc.,
2000. (VHS/TS/756/.B49/2000)
Integrates extreme magnification and 3-D animations to demonstrate setting techniques. Provides detailed step-bystep
instructions on layout procedures, proper bearing cutting techniques for irregular-shaped stones, enhanced
securing methods, tool making, and clean up tricks.
BIG CHILL (THE). RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1984. (Video/PN/1993.5/.B49/1996)
A compassionate “comedy of values” probes the growing pains of seven college housemates from the 1960’s who
have drifted apart and have been reunited at the funeral of a friend.
BIG FISH. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003. (DVD/PN/1997/.B54/2004)
William Bloom, is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward – outside of the tall tales his
dad told him about growing up. During Edward’s last days William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil nest
to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his youth. Still doubting the legends and folklore, William
makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman from whom Edward had bought property.
BIG GAME-MIDDLETOWN. PBS, 1982. (Video/HN/57/.M53/Pt.3-4)
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Basketball is Muncie’s most visible leisure activity, and in this program the team from Muncie Central meets its
arch-rivals from Anderson High. The film explores what competition means to the town, the team coaches and the
players.
BIG LEBOWSKI (THE). Universal Studios, 2003. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/B5/2003)
“The Dude” Lebowski is mistaken for another Lebowski who is rich and owes some thugs a lot of money. After
Dude comes home one day to find that the thugs have broken in and ruined his favorite carpet, he vows to get even.
BIG SLEEP (THE). Turner Entertainment and Warner Home Video, 2000. (DVD/PN/1997/.B547/B547/2000)
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired to protect General Sternwood’s young daughter from her indiscretions, and
finds, several murders later, that he has fallen in love with her elder sister.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: BARBARA TUCHMAN. PBS, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.32)
How can we brings authentic human beings back into public life? Must our president and national politicians be
dependent on the teleprompter? Barbara Tuchman, the late author and student of American values, believed that
Americans have lost their moral sense of knowing the difference between right and wrong.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: CARLOS FUENTES. PBS, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.16)
Carlos Fuentes is an author, teacher and diplomat. Fuentes interprets the policies of North and South America,
offering a new way to see our neighbors to the south by looking at their conflicts from a new perspective. Part of a
series featuring interviews with people whose ideas shape America, broaden and enhance the process of democracy.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: CHEN NING YANG. PBS, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.41)
Chen Ning Yang was the first Chinese scientist to win the Nobel Prize. Honored as an Einstein professor of
Physics, Yang heads the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, one
of the leading centers for math and physics in the county. In addition, Yang is an expert on the differing views of
science in the East and West.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: CHINUA ACHEBE. PBS, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.1)
Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe is the author of political essays and president of the town council in his village in
Nigeria. Bill Moyers asks his opinions of America because so many foreigners often have a clearer insight into
America than those of us who live nestled to its heart.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: E.L. DOCTOROW. PBS, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.12)
Author of Ragtime and The Book of Daniel, E.L. Doctorow thinks the writer should be a nuisance to authority. He
feels a writer must prefer the uncomfortable truth to the comfortable lie. In his novels, Doctorow shows truth
emerging from the shadows, as reality and myth mingle to reveal a hidden history.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: HENRY STEELE COMMAGER. PBS, 1988.
(Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.11)
Bill Moyers interviews historian Henry Steele Commager, an expert on the Constitution and American government.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: HOW THE HUMAN MIND WORKS: PATRICIA SMITH CHURCHLAND.
Films for the Humanities, 1994. (Video/E/169.12/.M691/1994)
Patricia Smith Churchland is Professor of Philosophy. She describes how recent discoveries about the brain call
into question philosophical concepts such as fee will and rational thinking. She also discusses new theories about
how the mind works and what control we have over our thoughts.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: ISAAC ASIMOV. Pts. I & II. PBS, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.2)
Issac Asimov’s 391 works could fill a small library. He is the author of science fiction, science fact, chemistry,
astronomy, physics, biology, history, math and children’s books. Asimov urges a greater awareness of
environmental problems and offers his insights on thinking globally and rationally.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: JAMES MACGREGOR BURNS. PBS, 1988.
(Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.8)
James MacGregor Burns is a political scientist, teacher and historian. His research on the American political system
has led him to the conclusion that creative politics depend upon the resurrection of party loyalty.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: JOSEPH HELLER. PBS, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.20)
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Heller is renowned as a writer of political black comedy and the author of Catch 22,
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: LOUIS ERDRICH & MICHAEL DORRIS. PBS, 1988.
(Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.13)
Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris are a husband-and-wife team who write novels together. As native Americans,
their writings and beliefs in family community and lifestyle reflect their heritage.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: MARY CATHERINE BATESON. PBS, 1988.
(Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No. 3)
Mary Catherine Bateson is a anthropologist and author who studies change in our society. Bateson has written
about the social consequences of the AIDS epidemic and is now writing a book about the changing role of women.
She feels women are forced to choose between their new and traditional roles.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: MAXINE SINGER. PBS, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.31)
Maxine Singer is a trained biologist who specializes in genetics. She is also the president of Carnegie Institute in
Washington. In 1975, Singer helped to organize the Asilomar Conference, where she and other scientists drew up
guidelines for the ethics of genetic research.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: MICHAEL JOSEPHSON. PBS, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.21)
Josephson is the founder of the Josephson Institute for the Study of Teaching of Ethical Choices.
BILL NOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: MORTAL CHOICES AND PUBLIC POLICY: RUTH MACKLIN. Films for
the Humanities, 1994. (Video/E/169.12/.M692/1994)
Ruth Macklin, professor of bioethics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York defines the philosophical
principles that doctors and patients face when confronted with such issues as suffering contraception, abortion, fetal
alcohol syndrome, and dignity to the dying.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: NOAM CHOMSKY, PT. I & II, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No. 9)
Noam Chomsky has been called "America’s leading dissenter.” Chomsky has openly criticized the policies of both
super-powers, most recently citing U.S. involvement in Central America and Soviet involvement in Czechoslovakia.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: NORTHROP FRYE. PBS, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.15)
An author and teacher, Northrop Frye is Canada’s leading literary critic. Frye has written that "the critical study of
literature can produce, out of society we have to live in, a vision of the society we want to live in.”
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: PETER DRUCKER. PBS, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.14)
As a renowned management expert, Peter Drucker has a valued opinion about the challenges facing American in the
21st century.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: PRIME MINISTER AND ENVIROMENTALISTS: GRO HARLEM
BRUNDTLAND. Films for the Humanities, 1994. (Video/E.169.12/.M693/1994)
Gro Harlem Brundtland became the first woman prime minister of Norway in 1981. Her political career was
marked by a zest for social reform, changing the status of women in Norwegian politics, and environmental issues.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: SARA LIGHTFOOT. PBS, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.23)
An educator and writer, Sara Lightfoot discusses modern schools. According to Lightfoot the currency of a good
teacher is ideas, as conveyed through relationships. Lightfoot’s goal is to document the important issues in
education as a means to inspire others.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: TOM WOLFE, PTS. I & II. PBS, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.38)
Tom Wolfe has become a guru of popular culture in the 20th century. His writings hold up a mirror to American
life and the follies of modern times. Wolfe is acknowledged as the inventor of the The New Journalism, and one of
his books, Bonfire of the Vanities, paints a picture of utter depravity in our society.
BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: TONI MORRISON: A WRITER’S WORK. Films for the Humanities, 1994.
(Video/E/169.12/.M69/1994)
Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison has transported readers into the experience of being black in America and
confronting the realities of race. Morrison discusses her work, the people in her life, the power of love, and how the
invented world of fiction connects to life.
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BILL MOYER’S WORLD OF IDEAS: VARTAN GREGORIAN. PBS, 1988. (Video/E/169.12/.M69/1988/No.19)
As the former president of the New York Public Library and president of Brown University, Dr. Gregorian talks
about civil liberties and learning.
BILL OF RIGHTS : A LIVING DOCUMENT. Cambridge Research Group, 1997. (Video/KF/4749/.B55/1997)
This program weaves together the past and the present, with explorations of the complexity of individual rights
versus the common good and with historical explanations of individual bills.
BILL OF RIGHTS BILL OF RESPONSIBILITIES. Cambridge Educational, 1995. (Video/KF/4749/.M34/1995)
This fast-paced commentary on historical and modern implications of the Bill of Rights provokes students to
consider the responsibilities accompanying those rights.
BINGE DRINKING BLOWOUT; EDUCATING TEENS ABOUT DRINKING. Aquarius Health Care Videos, 1998.
(Video/HV/5135/.B56/1998)
This video takes a hard hitting approach to the consequences that result from binge drinking. Alcohol-related
tragedies like ethanol poisoning resulting in death, violence, date rape and vehicular crashes are included.
Promoting a "no use" message, this video is driven by testimonials from friends, family members and victims
themselves.
BIOLOGY & CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.17)
BIRDS (THE). Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Inc., 1963. (Video/PN/1993.5/.B5/1963)
The unexplainable attach on the residents of Bodega Bay by birds of all shapes and sizes is the subject of this
classic Hitchcock thriller.
BIRTH AND LIFE OF OPERA (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2002. (DVD/ML/1700/.B57/2002)
From the birth of opera in Florence with the Camerata to Monteverdi and beyond, explores opera as a form of
entertainment and as a vehicle for delivering incisive social, political, and cultural messages. Discusses the
operettas of Offenbach and Gilbert and Sullivan.
BIRTH OF A NATION. Image Entertainment, 1998. (DVD/PN/1997/.B548/1998)
This epic story of the Civil War as seen through the lives of two families is a controversial classic of film history.
BIRTH OF A NATION. Kino International Corp. 1992. (VHS/PN/1993.5/.B51/1992)
This epic story of the Civil War as seen through the lives of two families is a controversial classic of film history.
BIZET’S CARMEN. Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1987. (Video/M/1500/.B59/C37/1987)
Film version of the classic opera, with Megenes-Johnson as the sultry gypsy Carmen who seduces and then spurns
the young army corporal played by Domingo.
BLACK AMERICAN LITERATURE. Omnigraphics, 1988. (Video/PS/374/.N4/B5/1988)
Smith lectures from notes on the development of black American literature from 1890’s to the 1930’s.
BLACK ATHENA. California Newsreel, 1991. (Video/DT/15/.B51/1991)
Explores the heated debate around Professor Martin Bernal’s book on the African origins of Greek culture.
Provides an introduction to the controversies surrounding "multiculturalism” and "political correctness” sweeping
American college campuses. Offers an indictment of the 19th century scholars’ denial of the connections between
Greece and the non-European cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean. Summarizes the recent archeological evidence
Martin Bernal uses to argue that Bronze Age Greece was based on Egyptian culture and colonization. Leading
Egyptologists from the U.S. and Britain challenge Bernal’s theory.
BLACK HAWK DOWN. Columbia TrisStar Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/DT/407.4/.B69/2002)
With exacting detail, the film re-creates the American siege of the Somalian city of Mogadishu in October 1993,
when a 45-minute mission turned into a 16-hour ordeal of bloody urban warfare. Helicopter-borne U.S. Rangers
were assigned to capture key lieutenants of Somali warlord Muhammad Farrah Aidid, but when two Black Hawk
choppers were felled by rocket-propelled grenades, the U.S. soldiers were forced to fend for themselves in the
battle-torn streets of Mogadishu, attached from all sides by armed Aidid supporters.
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BLACK IS--BLACK AIN'T: A PERSONAL JOURNEY THROUGH BLACK IDENTITY. California Newsreel, 1995.
(Video/E/185.625/.B633/1995)
American culture has stereotyped black Americans for centuries. Equally devastating, the late Marion Riggs
argued, have been the definitions of "blackness" African Americans impose upon one another which contain and
reduce the black experience. In this film, Riggs meets a cross-section of African Americans grappling with the
paradox of numerous, often contradictory definitions of blackness.
BLACK ORPHEUS. Home Vision, 1993. (Video/PN/1997/.B55/B5/1993)
A Black streetcar conductor and talented singer/dancer falls in love with a country girl during Rio’s carnival, and
follows her into the world of death in pursuit of his love.
BLACK PRESS: SOLDIERS WITHOUT SWORDS. California Newsreel, 1998. (Video/PN/4882.5/.B633/1998)
"Too long have others spoken for us". Presents a history of African-American newspapers and journalism from the
mid-19 th century through the 20 th century. Tells of the struggles against censorship and discrimination and for
freedom of the press, with commentary by historians, journalists, and photojournalists.
BLACK THEATRE: THE MAKING OF A MOVEMENT. California Newsreel, 1978.
(Video/PN/2270/.A35/B533/1990)
Recaptures the birth of a new theater from the Civil rights activism of the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s; presents an
encyclopedia on video of the leading figures, institutions and events of a movement which transformed American
theater.
BLACK WOMEN WRITERS. Films for the Humanities, 1992. (Video/PS/153/.N5/B53/1992)
A discussion dealing with criticism by black men that black women writers have achieved their success by focusing
criticism on black males.
BLADE RUNNER. Warner Home Video, 1997. (Video/PN/1997/.B553/B5/1993)
Ford stars as a tough Los Angeles detective in the year 2019. It’s his job to track down genetically engineered
androids/robots who are out to control the city.
BLADE RUNNER. Warner Home Video, 1999. (Video/PN/1997/.B553/B5/1999)
DVD - Rick Deckard prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21 st . century Los Angeles. He's a "blade runner"
stalking genetically-made criminal replicants. His assignment: kill them. Their crime: wanting to be human. This
new version omits Deckard's voiceover narration, develops in slightly greater detail the romance between Deckard
and Rachel, and removes the "uplifting" finale.
BLAZING SADDLES. Warner Bros., 1974. (Video/PN/1993.5/.B52/1974)
The railroad’s bound to run right through the sleepy town of Rock Ridge. Land there will be worth a fortune---but
the townsfolk already own their own land. How do you drive them out? Send in the roughest, meanest gang you’ve
got and appoint a new sheriff.
BLAZING SADDLES. Warner Bros, 1997. (Video/PN/1993.5/.B52/1997)
DVD - The new sheriff and his sidekick, retired gunfighter Waco Kid, protect the town of Rock Ridge from the men
who want to run the railroad through the town.
BLIND JUSTICE: WOMEN AND THE LAW. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993.
(Video/KF/478/.Z95/B546/1993)
Four animated segments trace how justice has been applied to women in Western society.
BLOODBORN PATHOGENS. Comprehensive Loss Management, 1994. (Video/QR/201/.H46/B5/1994)
Program is designed to help companies develop a program for controlling the transmission of bloodborn pathogens
such as HIV and hepatitis.
BLOWUP. MGM/UA Home Video, 1991. (Video/PN/1997/.B569/1991)
A drama recounting the adventures of a young fashion photographer in London, who finds indications of murder
when he develops film which he shot of a man and woman in a park. Deals with confusion of appearance and
reality in a media-conscious society.
BLUE EYED. California Newsreel, 1996. (Video/HT/1521/.B584/1996)
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Offers student and faculty first chance to sit-in on a full-length workshop with America's most celebrated and
dynamic diversity trainer, Jane Elliot her "Blue eyed brown eyed" exercise, initiated in 1968 as a ground breaking
experiment in anti-racist training, has been featured on Today, The Tonight Show, Donahue, Oprah and others.
BLUE KITE (THE). Kino On Video, 1994. (Video/PN/1997/.B58/1994)
Banned in China, this film is the most acclaimed and controversial to come out of the new Chinese cinema. Told
from the perspective of a young boy, Tietou, it traces the fate of a Beijing family and their neighbors through the
political and social upheavals in 1950's and 60's China.
BLUE REVOLUTION (THE). Films for the Humanities, 1990. (Video/HE/566/.C6/1990)
An exploration of how man relates to the oceans, weather, and water systems of the world.
BLUE VELVET. MGM Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1997/.B58/2002)
A college student stumbles across a bizarre mystery and wants to know more. The strange world he’s found lurking
beneath his hometown picture-postcard veneer is about to become much stranger.
BLUES MASTERS: THE ESSENTIAL HISTORY OF THE BLUES. Rhino Home Video, 2002.
(DVD/ML/3521/.B5/2002)
Rare performances and historical footage tracing the development of American blues music.
BLUESLAND: A PORTRAIT IN AMERICAN MUSIC. BMG Video, 1993. (Video/ML/400/.B584/1993)
Documentary tracing the roots of American blues from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago.
BODY ATLAS. Ambrose Video Publishing, 1994. (Video/QP/37/.B629/1994/Vol.8)
A journey through the human body using film and computer graphic techniques to show how each part works.
BODY PIERCING. Discovery Channel Video, 2000. (Video/GN/419/.25/.B62/2000)
For thousands of years, the practice of piercing the body has been practiced around the globe—as a rite of passage,
a mark of tribal identity, or as a religious act. In the past decade ancient piercing traditions has been adopted by
Westerners in an attempt to envigorate the body and the mind.
BODY STORY. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999. (Video/QP/34.5/.B63/1999)
Series “follows six difference people to reveal what goes on inside their bodies as they react to common events such
as pregnancy, intoxications, injury and even death.”
BONES OF CONTENTION. Films for the Humanities, 1998. (Video/E/77/.P43/1998)
This program provides an even-handed examination of the conflict between Native American groups and scientists,
historians and museum curators concerning the issue of the remains of more than 10,000 Native American
unearthed at archaeological sites across the U.S. In doing so, it also provides an excellent survey of American
Indian archaeology in the U.S.
BONNIE AND CLYDE. Warner Bros., 1967. (Video/PN/1993.5/.B6/1967)
Adrift in the Depression-era Southwest, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow innocently embark on a life of crime.
They love adventure and each other. The movie turns suddenly explicit. In brutal gun battles, our heroes become
vulnerable. We know they can be hurt and dread they can be killed.
BOOK INDUSTRY. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1998. (DVD/Z/278/.B47/2003)
The story of the publishing industry; its markets and marketing techniques and a discussion of the future of the book
in the information age.
BORN OF FIRE. National Geographic Society, 1983. (Video/QE/511.4/.B67)
Uses the Mount St. Helens and the Santorini volcanoes and the San Francisco earthquake as dramatic evidence that
our planet’s subterranean regions are active and continually changing. Explains the plate tectonics theory and
accompanies scientists around the world as they study the boundaries between plates of the earth’s crust where
earthquakes and volcanoes may occur in the future.
BORROWED FIRE: THE SHADOW PUPPETS OF KERALA. University of California Extension Center, 2002.
(Video/PN/1979/.S5/B64/2002)
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Examines the performing art of Tolpava Koothu, “The Play of Leather Shadows,” which enacts the Hindu epic of
the Ramayana. Many puppeteers performs this shadow play in special outdoor theatres facing temples of the
goddess Bhadrakali. Includes in-depth interviews with Krishnankutty Pulavar and his two sons; they are the last of
the masters who have devoted their lives to this art.
BOTERO: FOUR SEASONS. Home Vision Arts, 2000. (Video/N/6679/.B6/A35/2000)
Documentary with Colombian artist Fernando Botero discussing his life and career.
BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE. MGM Home Entertainment, 2003. (Video/HV/7436/.B59/2003)
The United States of America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms for a developed
nation without a civil war. With his signature sense of angry humor, activist filmmaker Michael Moore sets out to
explore the roots of this bloodshed.
BRAKE SYSTEM SERVICE. Meridian Education Corporation, 1990. (Video/TL/152/.M47)
How to analyze and detect common brake system troubles and service an automotive brake system. Covers drum
and disc brakes. Describes how to turn brake discs and drums on a conventional brake lathe. Discusses master
cylinder replacement and bleeding.
BRAKE SYSTEMS. Meridian Education Corporation, 1990. (Video/TL/152/.M47)
Learn about hydraulic systems, hydraulic boosters, vacuum boosters, wheel cylinders, disc brake calipers, anti-lock
brake systems (ABS), brake sensors and solenoids. Learn techniques of troubleshooting and repair.
BRASS INSTRUMENTS. Films for the humanities, 1876. (Video/ML/933/.B72/1976)
Shows how the instruments look and sound, how the are played, and places them in historical context.
BRAVEHEART. Paramount, 2000. (DVD/1995.9/.S27/B7/2000)
William Wallace is a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his
countrymen to liberation.
BRAZIL. MCA Home Video, 1985. (Video/PN/1997/.B739/1992)
A daydreaming bureaucrat becomes involved with an underground superhero and a beautiful mysterious woman
and becomes the tragic victim of his own romantic illusion
BRAZIL. Universal, 1985. (DVD/PN/1997/.B739/1998)
A daydreaming bureaucrat becomes involved with an underground superhero and a beautiful mysterious woman
and becomes the tragic victim of his own romantic illusion..
BREAD AND CHOCOLATE. Hen’s Tooth Video, 2002. (DVD/PN/1997/.B74/2002)
A comic but poignant portrait of an Italian immigrant working odd jobs in prosperous Switzerland and typing
desperately to fit in. Though his work becomes increasingly degrading, he tenaciously refuses to give up and go
home. This hapless everyman is eternally rejected yet ever-hopeful.
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S. Paramount Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PS/3505/.A59/B73/1999)
Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. her next-door
neighbor, a writer, is “sponsored” by a wealthy patroness. Guessing who’s the right man for Holly is easy; seeing
just how romance blossoms is one of the enduring delights of the film.
BREAKFAST WITH HUNTER. Wayne Ewing Films, 2004. (DVD/PN/4874/.T444/A6/2004)
Much of the film examines Thompson’s political celebration of his 1971 book “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”
and obstacles involved with turning this book into a film. Filmed during the 12990’s, Ewing captures Thompson’s
personality through numerous dialogues. Various locations are used: the Viper Club in New York City, Owl Farm,
the Lotos Club and the Rolling Stone offices.
BREAKING BOUNDARIES, TESTING LIMITS. PBS Video, 1991. (Video/HN/59/.M3/Pt.3/1991)
Depicts the sixties youth rebellion and the counterculture, when millions of young people brushed aside every
social rule they had learned and submitted tenets of their own.
BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI. Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1985. (Video/PN/1997/.B7534/1985)
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William Holden, Alec Guinness. The riveting classic about allied commandos who penetrate deep into occupied
Burma to destroy a strategic enemy bridge. 1957.
BRIDGE TO FREEDOM. PBS, 1987. (Video/E/185.615/.E947/1987/No.6)
Shows how the civil rights leadership changed its protest strategy to generate nationwide sympathy and federal
intervention.
BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PR/6056/.I4588/B77/2001)
In her mid-thirties, still single and still being set up with dates by her mom, Bridget decides she needs to make a
change in her life. She falls for her boss who uses her and then dumps her. In the meantime, Bridget keeps running
into the divorced guy her mom tried to set her up with, and he happens to be ex-friends with her boss. She uses her
diary as a confessional and she begins to wonder if she will ever find true love.
BROADCAST NEWS. Twentieth Century Fox, 1987. (Video/PN/1993.5/.B71/1987)
A witty analysis of network news shows, dealing with the three-way romance between a driven career woman
producer, an ace nebbish reporter and a brainless popular on-screen anchorman.
BROADCAST TELEVISION INDUSTRY. Films for the Humanities, 1997. (Video/P/92/.U5/F5661/1998)
Discusses how television broadcasting has evolved from a networks monopoly into a multichannel universe through
the rise of cable television and new technologies.
BROKEN TOYS: THE INNER CHILD RESPONDS TO THE DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY. Lifeworks
Communications, 1988. (Video/RC/569.5/K441/No.6/1988)
Sexual, emotional, and/or physical abuse in childhood requires a response that is carried into adulthood. Terry links
the response to the abuse and helps us see that our self-destructive behavior is about what happened to us and not
who we are.
BRYAN MAGEE TALKES TO MARTHA NUSSBAUM ABOUT ARISTOTLE. Films for the Humanities Sciences,
1997. (Video/B/72/.G73/A7/1997)
Brown University philosophy professor Martha Nussbaum analyzes the principles of potentiality and actuality of
Aristotle, including his theory of the four causes – material, formal, efficient, and final – which account for changes
in all things. These theories of constancy and change are credited with the progress of scientific inquiry over the
ages.
BRYCE, ZION AND THE NORTH RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON. Finley-Holiday Film Corporation, 198?
(Video/F/832/.B9/B71/1980)
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB. Artisan Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/M/1681/.C918/B83/1999)
In 1996, music legend Ray Cooder went to Cuba to search for buried treasure. He found Gold. Looking for lost
songs and forgotten singers, Cooder discovered an exotic land of passion, sensuality and music.
BUDDHA: THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT. Films for the Humanities, 2000. (Video/BQ/882/.B83/2000)
Drawing on Buddha's ancient sermons, this program vividly depicts the life story of Siddhartha Gautama, who is
said to have renounced luxury and radical asceticism alike to attain spiritual freedom by taking the middle path.
Transformed, Siddhartha became reverentially known as Buddha, "The Enlightened One," and offered his teachings
to any who wished to learn the Four Noble Truths. Buddhist rituals, holiday celebrations, and holy sites such as
Buddh Gaya and Mt. Kailash are interspersed throughout the narrative. Aspects of monastic life are also explored,
as well as the concepts of karma and nirvana.
BUDDHISM. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/BL/80.2/.O5/2001/V.1)
Documentary on the history of Buddhism and an overview of the many branches of and traditions in Buddhism
today with Hans Küng.
BUDDHISM. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/BL/80.2/.R45/1998/no.1)
Buddhism History, Narrator, Ben Kingsley. (Religions of the World Series)
BUDDHISM AND BLACK BELTS. Maryknoll World Productions, 1993. (Video/GV/1101/.B8/1993)
The martial arts of Japan have been strongly influenced by the meditation practices of Zen Buddhism. Though
Japan is not a very religious country, the ancient traditions of Buddhism still
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BUILDING OF THE EARTH-LIVING PLANET. BBC-TV AND Time-Life Films, 1984. (Video/QB/631/L58/No.1)
Host David Attenborough reveals how huge forces formed the earth, how continents move, and how the planet earth
has become so amazingly varied.
BUNRAKU: THE CLASSICAL PUPPETS OF JAPAN. Creative Arts Television Archive, 1977.
(Video/PN/1978/.J3/B8/1977)
Bunraku puppets are three-quarters life-sized, handled by black-clothed figures in plain view of the audience. This
program features filmed scenes showing how the puppets are made and manipulated and performances from two
traditional Bunraku dramas.
BURMA. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999. (Video/DS/528.5/.B87/1999)
Renamed Myanmar by its ruling junta, Burma is one of the world's poorest nations due to decades of iron-fisted
military control and despite its valuable natural resources and priceless national treasures. This program presents as
intriguing glimpse of Burmese life, ranging from washing the sacred Buddha at the Maha Muni Pagoda and the
initiation of young Buddhist novices amid the ruins of Bagan to farming the amazing floating gardens of Lake Inle.
Issues including Burma's 40-year civil war, the vital role of the railway and the cinema, and rampant smuggling are
addressed as well.
BURNING SEASON (THE): THE CHICO MENDES STORY. Warner Home Video, 1995.
(Video/SD/411.52/.M46/R48/1995)
Spurred to action after a key organizer of the rain forest’s working poor is slain, Mendes stands firm against slashand-burn
deforestation. He becomes a nonviolent activist, union leader, political candidate and a recognized
authority who helps alert the world to the plight of the Amazon.
BUSHMEN OF THE KALAHARI. National Geographic Society & Wolper Productions, 1974. (Video/DT/764/.B8)
Follows a visit made by filmmaker-anthropologist John Marshall to Bushmen of the Kalahari.
BUSINESS 2000. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996. (Video/HB/3730/.B875/1996)
Six presentations on how groups of related industries will function in the decades to come. Experts from within
these industries and outside analysts survey the present situations of these industries and forecast what lies ahead.
BUSINESS OF CUSTOMERS. Microsoft Video Products for Small Business, 1996. (Video/HF/5415.5/.B87/1996)
Shows how Pink Jeep Tours; Marvin Cavallino, DDS; and Dr. Herle, an optometrist use computer technology to
satisfy and cultivate customers.
BUSINESS OF MANAGEMENT. Southern California Consortium, 1986. (Video/HD/31/P55)
Telecourse for MGT 150, Principles of Management.
BUSINESS OF PARADIGMS (THE). ChartHouse Learning Corporation, 1990 (Video/HN/17.5/.B87/1989)
Explores the ways in which hidden psychological barriers, to new ideas limit our ability to anticipate the future
successfully.
BUSTED: AMERICA'S WAR ON MARIJUANA. PBS Video, 1998. (Video/HV/5822/.M3/B87/1998)
Explores the impact of current policy on stemming the tide of marijuana use and looks at how marijuana law
enforcement is affecting American life.
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., 1969.
(Video/PN/1993.5/.B8/1969)
Box office smash about two amiable outlaws. The Sundance Kid (Harry Longabaugh, played by Robert Redford) is
the fastest gun in the Wet and no one is quicker than Butch Cassidy (Robert LeRoy Parker, played by Paul
Newman) when it comes to get-rich-quick schemes. Running from the law, they escape to Bolivia with Sundance’s
girlfriend Catherine Ross). Winner of four 1969 Oscars
BUTTERFLY & MOTH. DK Vision, 1996. (Video/QL/548/.B87/1996)
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the life history of
moths and butterflies.
BUTTERFLY EFFECT. Warner Home Video, 2004. (DVD/PN/1997/.B88/2004)
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Evan Treborn wants to be free of his disturbing childhood memories. As a young child, he often blacked out for
long periods of time and would try to detail his life through journal writing. As a young adult, he revisits the
journal entries to figure out the truth about his troubled childhood friends Kayleigh, Lenny and Tommy. When he
discovers he can travel back in time in order to set things right, he does so in order to save his beloved friends. But
he discovers that for every change the makes in the past, there is an unexpected consequences in the future.
CABLE TV AND BEYOND. Films for the Humanities, 1997. (Video/P/92/.U5/F5662/1998)
Details the history of cable television. Discusses changes brought about by the easing of government restrictions;
the use of satellite transmission, fiber optics, and cable-ready TVs; the explosion of programming by an ever
growing number of networks; and Internet access.
CALIFORNIA. International Video Corp., 1991. (Video/F/859.3/.C35/1991)
California, here we come! A dazzling video tour of the Golden State. It's all here: the towering majesty of the
redwoods, the charm of old San Francisco, the panoramic splendor of Big Sur, the glamour and glitz of Hollywood
plus the beauty of the desert country and mountain ranges.
CAMPAIGN-MIDDLETOWN. PBS, 1982. (Video/HN/57/.M53)
Focusing on Muncie’s mayoral race this program follows two candidates who are direct opposites in style,
temperament and character.
CAN THE STATES DO IT BETTER? Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/JF/751/.W38/1996)
This program explores the history and anatomy of the current political debate over the idea of shifting power and
authority from the federal government to the states and individuals. The program goes back to the founding of the
country and examines the split between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton over how much power the
federal government should have, to the present.
CAN THE STATES DO IT BETTER? Films for the Humanities, 2003. (DVD/JF/751/.W38/2003)
This program explores the history and anatomy of the current political debate over the idea of shifting power and
authority from the federal government to the states and individuals. The program goes back to the founding of the
country and examines the split between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton over how much power the
federal government should have, to the present.
CAN THE STATES DO IT BETTER? Films for the Humanities, 2003. (DVD/JF/751/.W38/2003)
Explores the history and anatomy of the political debate about shifting power and authority from the federal
government to the states and individuals. Examines the split between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
about the power of the federal government.
CAN’T AFFORD TO GROW OLD. PBS, 1989. (Video/HV/1461/.C36/1989)
Explores America’s strained health and social welfare system. Examines a national policy crisis and profiles two
innovative programs that offer the elderly a choice of care.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT INDUSTRY (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1994.
(Video/HV/8699/.U5/C375/1994)
Provides a look inside the capital punishment industry. From death row inmates to prison chaplains to executioners,
this Phil Donahue show looks at the terminus of the death sentence; the man whose job it is to “pull the switch”, and
a death row prisoner who may come face to face with his switch-puller.
CAREGIVING WITH GRACE. University of Maryland, Video Press, 1987. (Video/RC/394/.P7/L59)
Documents the life of Grace, a woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, and shows the impact of the disease on
her and her family. Shows how her husband stimulates her mentally and physically to perform tasks.
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK AND GUADALOUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. Finley
Holiday Films, 1987. (Video/GB/606/.C3/1987)
An exclusion video expedition into the Carlsbad Caverns and the nearby rugged Guadeloupe Mountains National
Park.
CARSON & CODY: THE HUNTER HEROES. A & E Television Networks, 2003. (DVD/F/594/.C337/2003)
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Discusses Carson as a stoic loner with a compulsive need to explore the unknown and whose travels helped push
the frontier westward. Looks at “Buffalo” Bill Cody as a virtual amalgam of Old West traits and occupations: a
Pony Express rider, Army Scout and showman who did perhaps more than anyone else to mythologize the frontier
with his famous Wild West shows.
CASABLANCA. MGM Home Entertainment, 1998. (Video/PN/1997/.C373/1998)
Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, this timeless, Oscar-winning story of romance and valor has been digitally
remastered. The B&W version also includes a 36 minute documentary featuring outtakes, screen tests and
introduction by Lauren Bacall, plus the original theatrical preview. 1943.
CASABLANCA. Warner Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PN/1997/.C373/1999)
In World War II Morocco, seething with European refugees desperate for passage to neutral Lisbon, only a worldweary
and bitter nightclub owner can help his former lover and her Resistance-hero husband escape from the Nazis.
CASTE AT BIRTH Filmakers Library, 1990. (Video/DS/422/.C3/C27/1990)
Explores the caste system in India with primary emphasis on the "untouchable."
CASTLES, CATHEDRALS & ROMAN RUINS. Bennett-Watt HD Productions, Inc. (DVD/DP/44/.C37/2003)
Looks at icons of the past dating to Roman, Moor and Christian influences. Examines the cultural and architectural
diversity of the Iberian Peninsula. Also discusses the world’s most precious spice, saffron.
CAT & THE MOUSE (THE). Filmakers Library, 1993. (Video/DS/786/.C38/1993)
An intimate portrayal of Tibetan resistance to the repressive forty-year Chinese occupation of Tibet. Contrasts the
moderate approach of the Dalai Lama with that of the young rebels who are more direct in their protest.
CAT MUSCLES. MCC, 1987? (Video/QL/831/.C37)
Dr. Janice Young presents cat muscles.
CATASTROPHE! PBS Home Video, 2000. (Video/CC/77/.H5/C38/2000)
Scientists have uncovered evidence from around the world that the early Dark Ages may have been triggered by an
actual event, such as an asteroid, volcano, or comet, that occurred around 535 A.D.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2003. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/C3/2003)
Based on the autobiography of a brilliant young master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his trail. Frank W.
Abagnale, Jr. passed himself off as a pilot, a lawyer, and a doctor all before his 21 st birthday.
CATHERINE THE GREAT. New Video, 2000. (DVD/DK/170/.C3/2000)
Trapped in a loveless political marriage to the dissolute nephew of the ailing Russian Empress Elizabeth, young
German princess Sophia Fredericka bides her time, chooses her lovers carefully and plots her path to the throne.
Skillfully manipulating the Russian triumvirate of church, army and aristocracy, she adroitly rides the shifting
currents of social change and unrest to become on of Russia’s most unforgettable and beloved rulers, Catherine the
Great.
CATS. Universal Cities Studio, 2000. (DVD/M/1527/.C38/2001)
A musical based on Old Possum’s book of practical cats by T. S. Eliot.
CAULDROM OF WAR. Warner Home Video, 1995. (Video/E/F7/.F584/1995/no.5)
Fifth of eight programs exploring the history and culture of North American. Europe fights for control of American
resources, turning Indian homelands into a Cauldron of War.
CAVE: PARABLE (THE). Churchill Media, 1974. (Video/B/398/.C34/C38/1974)
A fable based on Book Seven of Plato’s Republic. Animation is used to present a tale in which four prisoners in a
cave mistake shadows – or illusions – for reality. When one is released into the upper world, he comes to
understand the nature of truth and the responsibility that accompanies this understanding.
CELEBRATING WOMEN: CREATORS OF KNOWLEDGE. McHenry County College, 1991.
(Video/HQ/1206/.C454/1991)
CELTIC FEET. Acorn Media, 1996. (Video/GV/1646/.I8/C457/1996)
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Dunne, 9-time world dance champion, takes the audience through the steps for traditional Irish dance. Colin Dunne
is star of Riverdance
CEZANNE: THE MAN AND THE MOUNTAIN. Home Vision, 1985. (Video/ND/553/.C33/1985)
Focuses on the central theme of Cezanne’s painting: his fascination with nature and his love-hate relationship with
his birthplace, Aix-en-Provence, most specifically the nearby mountain, Sainte Victoire, which he painted
repeatedly throughout his life. Recognizes Cezanne as the "father of modern painting.”
CHACO LEGACY-ODYSSEY (THE). PBS, 1980. (Video/E/78/.A7/C53/c.1-2)
Tells the story about the inhabitants of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, who 900 years ago undertook one of the most
comprehensive building projects ever, an extensive water control system, a network of roads connecting 70 pueblos,
and several mammoth structures, such as the 800-room Pueblo Bonito.
CHALLENGES OF THE 21 ST CENTURY CEO. PBS Home Video, 2000. (Video/HD/38.25/.U6/C461/2000)
This series of one-hour television specials features in-depth, candid interviews with internationally recognized and
respected CEO's in conversation about high-level business issues. The program guests are William Stavropoulos,
CEO of Dow Chemical and David Perry CEO of Chemdex.
CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS IN YOUNG CHILDREN: TECHNIQUES AND SOLUTIONS. Edvantage Media,
2004. (DVD/LB/1060.2/.C43/2004)
Live footage shows teachers effectively defusing crisis situations including tantrums, fighting, noncompliance,
separation anxiety and other inappropriate behavior.
CHANGE CHANGE. PBS, 1984. (Video/E/740/.W355/1984/No.19)
Journalist Bill Moyers provides a bittersweet retrospective of the 1960’s, and examines the effects of change on the
American spirit.
CHANGING AMERICAN FAMILY: DECLINE OR TRANSITION? GPN, 1997. (Video/HQ/518/.C5/1997)
In this program students get a close-up of how cultural views on childlessness, unwed parenthood, divorce, and
working mothers are affecting the American family. This program examines factors that have affected the family
since the industrial revolution.
CHARLES IVES: A GOOD DISSONANCE LIKE A MAN. Home Video Collection, 1976.
(Video/ML/410/.I94/G62/1976)
The composer’s works are incorporated into the soundtrack, and the viewer is given a remarkable rich portrait of
both the man and his music.
CHARLES JOHNSON. California Newsreel, 1993. (Video/PS/3560/.O3735/A437/1992)
An interview and in-depth portrait of African American author Charles Johnson. Excerpts from his work are also
read.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN. Passport International Productions, 1993. (Video/PN/2287/.C51/1993)
Young Charlie Chaplin. Short subjects made in 1916 when Chaplin was in his twenties.
CHASING EL NIŇO! WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998. (Video/GC/296.8/.E4/C53/1998)
Through spectacular film footage, ground breaking research, expert interviews and colorful diagrams, NOVA
explores El Niño’s myths, reveals its devastation and explains its fascinating origins.
CHAUCER AND MIDDLE ENGLISH LITERATURE. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1993.
(Video/PR/1905/.C438/1993)
An introduction to the forms, themes, and major works of medieval writing with special emphasis on the writing of
Geoffrey Chaucer.
CHAUCER’S CANTERBURY PILGRIMS. Barr Media Group, 1993 (Video/PR/1874/.C438/1993)
Depicts characters and scenes from the Canterbury tales using paintings from the Ellesmere manuscripts, other
contemporary pictures, and a map.
CHEN AND CHINA’S SYMPHONY: THE CENTRAL PHILHARMONIC IN AMERICA. Cinema Guild, 1988.
(Video/ML/1241/.C5/C5/1988)
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Follows the Central Philharmonic on the Midwestern leg of its twenty-six-city American tour, presenting excerpts
of live performances and encounters between the Chinese and Americans, ranging from a visit to a farm in Iowa to a
reception with the Chicago Symphony. Principal conductor Zuohuang Chen talks about the obstacles which
Chinese musicians have overcome in order to play classical Western music and how he sees the Chinese becoming
increasingly involved in the international music scene.
CHICAGO 1968. PBS Video, 1996. (Video/F/548.52/.C55/1996)
Explores the atmosphere surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Insight into factors
contributing to events is provided through interviews with writers, politicians, anti-war activists and historians.
CHICAGO. Miramax Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.M86/C45/2003)
At the time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlightseeking
Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago’s famed murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the
town’s slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends.
CHICAGO BASED GANGS IN OUR NATION'S PRISONS. NIMCO, Inc., 1997. (Video/HV/6439/.U7/C5/1997)
Describes the mentality and customs (mainly nonverbal communication) of Chicago-based gangs. The gangs follow
one of two major alliances: Folk Nation and People Nation.
CHICAGO: CITY OF THE CENTURY. PBS Home Video, 2003. (DVD/F/548.3/.C55/2003)
“City of the century tells how in just 60 years Chicago grew from a remote, swampy frontier town into one of the
most explosively alive cities in the world”.
CHICAGO'S NEIGHBORHOODS DESIGN AND DIVERSITY. Perspectives: Films/Videos, 1999.
(Video/F/548.7/.C55/1999)
Traces the development of Chicago neighborhoods and explores how different groups reflect their culture in the
urban landscape.
CHICANA. Women Make Movies, 1990. (Video/E/184/.M5/C5/1990)
Employs Mexican murals, rate photographs, prints, and documentary footage to race the traditional and the
emerging roles of Mexican/Chicanas from pre-Columbian times to the present, showing how women have made
important contributions as workers, mothers, activists, educators, leaders, and in numerous other ways, despite their
generally oppressed status in the Latino culture.
CHIHULY OVER VENICE. Home Vision Arts, 1998. (Video/NK/5198/.C43/A4/1998)
Filmed in high-definition digital television with stereo sound, “Chihuly Over Venice” brilliantly captures the artistry
and labor inherent in the glass blowing craft and the spectacular beauty of Chihuly’s vision.
CHILDREN MISSING. (Video/HV/9565/.C5)
CHINA. New Video Group, 1996. (Video/DS/779.26/.C552/1996)
Examines China's transformation from communism to capitalism, from poverty to prosperity. Includes interviews
with a former state worker who has created a multimillion-dollar textile empire, the leader of Beijing's Commodities
Exchange, and Shanghai's most successful Avon cosmetics saleswoman.
CHINA. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1999. (Video/DS/779.26/.C55/1999)
As China continues to experiment with Western-style economics, many city dwellers already enjoy the prerogatives
of a market economy. But how will China feed itself as more and more farmers flee their land for the allure of
urban living? This program seeks to understand the effects of economic reform on Chinese society, from the
villages to the cities. Will cultural values and the traditional arts and sciences retain their importance as China
makes its bid for first-world status, or will they and the rest of the old China be swept away by Western attitudes, a
burgeoning middle-class, and the country's new identity as a nascent economic powerhouse?
CHINA. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2003. (DVD/DS 779.26/.C55/2003)
This program seeks to understand the effects of economic reform on Chinese society, from the villages to the cities.
Discusses whether or not traditional arts and sciences will remain important, and contrasts increasingly affluent,
industrializing urban areas with poor, rural, agricultural areas.
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CHINA: THE DANCE AROUND THE GOLDEN CALF. Films for the humanities and Sciences, 2003.
(DVD/DS/779.26/.C55/2003)
Explores the effects of economic reform and Western attitudes on Chinese society. Discusses whether or not
cultural values and traditional arts and sciences will remain important. Looks at the contrasts of increasingly
affluent, industrializing urban areas with poor, rural, agricultural areas.
CHINA CHANGE & CHALLENGE: FROM POVERTY TO PROSPERITY. Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
1998. (Video/DS/779.26/.C551/1998)
This program examines the changes and challenges for China as it transforms itself from a centralized command
economy to a market-based one, and from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial giant.
CHINA IN TRANSITION. PBS Video, 1991. (Video/HC/427.61/.C4754/1991)
Discusses recent economic development in China, focusing on the special economic zones, and how daily life has
changed in the wake of political changes of 1976.
CHINA SYNDROME (THE). Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1993. (Video/PN/1993.5/.C451/1993)
The controller of a nuclear power plant and a news reporter discover a fault in the reactor’s system that could lead to
disaster; they must battle against limited time & a cover-up.
CHINA: BEYOND THE CLOUDS. National Geographic Society, 1994. (Video/HC/427.62/.C4754/1994)
Travel to Fijian in southwestern China and witness acupuncture, a murder investigation, a masseuse, a doctor’s
clinic and various scenes of village life and ordinary Chinese citizens (post cultural revolution).
CHINA: UNLEASHING THE DRAGON. First Run/Icarus Films, 1995. (Video/DS/799.32/.C545/1995)
Chronicles the transformation sweeping over China, from its initiation by Deng Ziaoping to the economic, social,
and cultural realities to today’s China.
CHINA'S BOXER REBELLION. A&E Home Video, 1997. (Video/DS/771/.C55/1997)
Examines the background, events, and aftermath of an uprising, which was Chinese peasants take up arms in an
attempt to drive foreigners out of the country in defense of their cultural and religious traditions.
CHINA’S LEGAL SYSTEM. National Video Communications, Inc. 1991. (Video/DS/779.2/.C4/1991/v.9)
Traces the legal system and its processes in China by following the indictment, investigation, and trial of Nie Cheng
Ying, a woman accused of burglary in her apartment complex.
CHINATOWN. Paramount Home Video, 1990. (Video/PN/1993.5/.C455/1990)
A seemingly routine matrimonial snooping job mushrooms into a murderous regional and personal scandal in pre
World War II Los Angeles.
CHINESE ART TREASURES OF THE NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM. Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
1999. (Video/N/7340/.C556/1999)
Shows Chinese art seldom seen outside the National Palace Museum.
CHINESE INSTRUMENTS AND MUSIC. Audio-Forum, 1992. (Video/ML/531/.C556/1992)
This program depicts various Chinese musicians and instruments, including a performance on the box zither. Also
shows an instrument factory with master musicians playing examples of instrumental music, some on steel wires,
some on silk strings, and some on reed instruments.
CHINESE PEOPLE: A TIME OF CHANGE. Video Knowledge, 1996. (Video/DS/721/.C5/1996)
Chinese social conditions.
CHINESE REVOLUTION (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990. (Video/DS/777.75/.C55/1990)
Documents the political history of China from the Revolution in 1949 to the massacre in Tiananmen Square in
1989.
CHINUA ACHEBE. PBS Video, 1988. (Video/BD/175/.W674/1991/Pt.12)
A conversation with the Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe concerning interactions between Western and African
cultures. The writer’s task is to reflect this activity.
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CHOCOLAT. Miramax Films, 2000. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.L6/C46/2001)
When a single mother and her young daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop – with Sunday hours
– across the street from the local church, they are met with dome resistance from the rigidly moral community. But
as soon as the townspeople discover their delicious products, their attitudes begin to change.
CHRISTIANITY. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/BL/80.2/.O5/2001/V.2)
Hans Küng goes in search of the true nature of Christianity highlighting the two basic elements of the religion:
celebration of the faith and social commitment.
CHRISTMAS WITH LUCIANO PAVAROTTI, Video Treasures, 1990, c1988. (Video/M/2065/.C5/1988)
CHROMOSOMES & GENES. Teacher’s Video Workshop, 2000. (Video/QH/445.2/.C477/2000)
The tricky subject of heredity told in an easy to understand way with lessons on x and y chromosomes, dominant
and recessive genes, DNA, and much more.
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA (THE). Home Vision Entertainment, 2002. (DAD/PN/1997/.C45/2002)
Two brothers and two sisters find that an old wardrobe magically transports them into the world of Narnia, a land of
talking animals and mythical creatures.
CILANTRO Y PEREJIL. (English Title – Recipes to Stay Together) Desert Mountain Media, 2002.
(DVD/PN/1995.9/.F67/C55/2002)
A comedy about a female documentary director’s latest project: capturing her sister’s marital difficulties on film to
try and answer the crisis question, “Is it worthwhile to stay together”.
CINDERELLA MAN. Universal Pictures, 2005. (DVD/PN/1997/.C56/2005)
During the Great Depression, an everyday common-man hero, James J. Braddock was to become one of the most
surprising sports legends in history. With the impoverished ex-boxer was seemingly as broken-down and out-ofluck
as the rest of the America. Driven by love and determination, he returned to the ring. He did not have much of
a shot, but James was fueled by something beyond mere competition.
CIPHER IN THE SNOW. Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corp., 1974. (Video/BF/723/.B3/C5/1974)
Designed to provide motivation for an effort to meet the concerns of every child in the school setting. Tells about a
young student who no one thought was important and the events following his sudden death.
CIRCUITS OF FEAR: ANXIETY DISORDERS. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001.
(Video/RC/531/.C57/2001)
Anxiety disorders, the most common mental illnesses in America, account for approximately one third of the
nation’s direct and indirect mental health costs each year. Drawing on the experiences of patients and the insights
of medical professionals, this program examines panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic
stress disorder. Medications, therapies, and imaging technologies that are leading the way to total recovery for
people with anxiety disorders are spotlighted.
CITIZEN KANE. Turner Home Entertainment, 1991. (Video/PN/1997/.C575/1991)
Orson Welles’ controversial film, hailed as the best American film ever made, is a portrait of Charles Foster Kane,
revealing America’s love of power and materialism and the resultant corruption. The film earned eight Academy
Award nominations and won the Oscar for best screenplay.
CITIZEN KANE. Warner Home Video, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.C575/2001)
An all-power press magnate, Kane, dies in his fabulous castle Xanadu, her last word being “Rosebud” , which leads
a reporter to seek the meaning behind the word and find the meaning of Kane. Prominent publisher, William
Randolph Hearst, saw the film as a thinly disguised version of his career and attempted to suppress it.
CITIZEN KING. PBS Home Video, 2004. (DVD/E/185.97/.K5/C58/2004)
This story begins on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 when a 34-year-old preacher galvanized
millions with his dream for an America free of racism. It comes to a bloody end almost five years later on a motel
balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. Explores the last few years of Dr. King’s life. Explores King’s efforts in the civil
rights movement, as a champion of the poor, and at this opposition to the war in Vietnam.
CITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT (THE). Films for the Humanities, 1995. (Video/HT/241/.U5/C5/1995)
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Focuses on three facets of the urban ecosystem: the underground infrastructure; traffic and the technology required
to manage it; trees and the effects of urban pollution.
CITY OF JOY. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1992. (Video/PN/1997/.C579/C5/1992)
An American doctor goes to India to find himself and ends up working in a Calcutta slum.
CIVIL WAR (THE). PBS Video, 1990. (Video/E/456/.C684/1990)
9 videocassettes.
CIVIL WAR (THE). Warner Home Video, 2002. (DVD/E/456/.C684/2002)
An epic documentary bringing life to America’s most destructive – and defining – conflict. Here is the saga of
celebrated generals and the ordinary soldiers. A heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide
itself in two in order to become one again.
CIVIL WAR: THE FIERY TRIAL. Atlas Video, Inc., 1988. (Video/E/468/.C5/1988)
Recounts the enduring drama of America’s bloodiest conflict. This documentary tells the entire story of the war
from Fort Sumter to Appomattox.
CLASH OF CULTURES: THE PEOPLE WHO MET COLUMBUS. Warner Home Video, 1995.
(Video/E/77/.F584/1995)
The third of eight programs exploring the history and culture of North America. Native peoples confront Spanish
expeditions into the Caribbean and the southeastern U.S. They defy a plundering advance that subjects them to the
southeastern U.S. They defy a plundering advance that subjects them to two unconquerable weapons: muskets and
disease.
CLASSICAL COMEDY: ARISTOPHANES: WOMEN IN POWER. Films for the Humanities, 1988.
(Video/PA/3629/.C552/1988)
The different concepts of humor and the different functions of comedy in Greece and Rome.
CLEMENTINE HUNTER: AMERICAN FOLK ARTIST. University of California Extension Media Center, 1993.
(Video/ND/237/.H915/A4/1993)
Documentary on the self-taught Afro-American artist, Clementine Hunter.
CLIENT-CENTERED THERAPY. American Psychological Association, 1990. (Video/RC/481/.C56/1994)
Demonstrates ways of conducting psychotherapy. Designed for clinical training and continuing education, shows
spontaneous, unscripted sessions in a course of psychotherapy. Clients are portrayed by professional actors.
CLIMATE & SEASONS. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/QC/981.3/.C656/1998)
Students will learn how factors like the sun, wind, temperature, precipitation and position of the earth determine the
weather for a particular region.
CLONE. Warner Home Video, 2002. (Video/QH/442.2/.C54/2002)
Program explores the benefits and controversy surrounding cloning.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2002.
(DVD/PN/1995/.9/.S26/C567/2002)
Roy Neary witnesses the arrival of a flying saucer from an alien world. Thus begins an incredible series of events,
culminating in the ultimate encounter with other-worlders as Neary is led aboard the awesome Mothership.
CLOUDS. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/QC/921.35/.C668/1998)
Students will learn how clouds form, the different types of clouds, and the important role they play in weather and
the water cycle.
COAST STARLIGHT (THE). Acorn Media, 1997. (Video/F/852.2/.C6/1997)
Travel from Los Angeles to Seattle aboard Amtrak’s Coast Starlight. This rail adventure includes tours of rugged
coastline, California and Oregon farmlands, Napa Valley wine country, and a stop at William Randolph Hearst’s
famous “ranch house” with its 130 rooms.
COFFEE BREAK! Filmakers, 1997. (Video/HD/8039/.C6382/N537/1997)
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A documentary film during the coffee harvest on a farm near the border between Nicaragua and Honduras. The
work starts at 12:30 at night and continues until six the next evening. Children as young as eight are out in the
fields working to help add to their family's income. Even though coffee prices go higher and higher, it does not
change the conditions of the farm workers in their marginal existence.
COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR THERAPY. American Psychological Association, 1994. (Video/RC/489/.C63/C6/1994)
Demonstrates ways of conducting psychotherapy. Designed for clinical training and continuing education, shows
spontaneous unscripted sessions in a course of psychotherapy. Clients are portrayed by professional actors.
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. Insight Media, 1989. (Video/BF/723/.C5/C5683)
Focuses on the intellectual development of infants and children. Discusses Piaget’s theories of cognitive
development.
COLD MOUNTAIN. Miramax Home Entertainment. 2004. (DVD/PN/1997/.C65/2003)
Inman, a young Confederate soldier, who is injured during the explosive 1864 battle of Petersburg, Virginia, is
struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada awaits him. In Inman’s absence,
Ada befriends Ruby, who helps her keep up her late father’s farm. Meanwhile, in his travels, Inman encounters a
menagerie of interesting and colorful characters.
COLIN McPHEE THE LURE OF ASIAN MUSIC. Michael Blackwood Productions, 1996.
(Video/ML/345/.I5/C65/1996)
A portrait of the composer/musicologist Colin McPhee, whose music and writings have given Westerners a better
understanding of Eastern music in general and the music of Bali in particular. Shot in Bali, Germany and England,
the features performances of some of McPhee’s works and commentary by such contemporary composers as John
Cage and Steve Reich, who give us insight into McPhee and his impact on their own work.
COLLECTED EXPERIMENTAL FILMS. Mystic Fire Video, 1990. (Video/PN/1995.9/.E96/C65/1990)
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943-59), At Land (1944), A Study in Choreography for Camera (1945), Ritual in
Transfigured Time (1945-6), Meditation on Violence (1948) and The Very Eye of Night (1952-59).
COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 1993. (Video/QA/155/.C31/1993)
6 Videocassettes. Pt. 1, Graph functions. Pt. 2, Graph Rational Functions with vertical and horizontal asymptotes.
Pt. 3, Graph the functions y=f(x)-a sin box and y=a cos box. Pt. 4, Solve application Problems involving right
triangles. Pt. 5, Find the vertices, center foci and asymptotes of a hyperbola described by an equation or by
sufficient data and sketch its graph. Pt. 6, Find the inverse matrix.
COLLEGE PRESSURES AND I CAN’T COPE. PBS, 1987. (Video/LB/1135/.C65/1987)
Shows six high school students talking about stress, depression, and suicidal thoughts brought on by grades,
homework, college admissions, parents, future plans, and fear of failing. Explores ways in which adults could
change school, home life, and college admissions to reduce stress.
COLOR. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Films for the Humanities. (Video/ML/197/.M87/v.3/1996)
Painting and poetry become more abstract during the latter part of the 19 th century, and music was not slow in
following. This program looks at music’s movement away from melody toward the greater emphasis on tone color
or timbre—the warm palette of sounds an orchestra can create. Works from Debussy, Boulez, Schoenberg,
Stavinsky, and Takemitsu are used to show how traditional musical forms have been sidelined in the interests of
pure quality of sound.
COLOR ADJUSTMENT. California Newsreel, 1991. (Video/PN/1992.8/.A34/C656/1991)
Discusses race relations in the U.S. as portrayed through forty years of television, tracing the increasing appearance
of blacks, and their changing roles.
COLOR CONCEPTS WITH STEPHEN QUILLER. Crystal Video, 1991. (Video/ND/1280/.C62/1991)
Stephen Quiller explains the color wheel and relates it to the Quiller Wheel. He also explains hue, value, and
intensity relationships as well as dominant and subordinate color in a painting.
COLOR FOR THE ARTISTS WITH STEPHEN QUILLER. Crystal Video, 1991. (Video/ND/1280/.C61/1991)
Quiller reviews basic color concepts and then demonstrates various techniques for using color in watercolor and
goache painting.
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COLOR OF FEAR (THE). Stir Fry Productions, l994. (Video/HT/1521/.C59/1994)
A Films about the pain and anguish that racism ahs caused in the lives of eight North American men of Asian,
European, Latino, and African Decent. Out of their confrontations and struggles to understand and trust each other
emerges an emotional and insightful portrayal into the type of dialogue most of us fear, but hope will happen
sometime in our lifetime.
COLOR PURPLE (THE). Warner Home Video, 1997. (DVD/PS/3573/.A425/C6/1997)
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 call “Mister” is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable
women, acquiring self-worth and the strength to forgive.
COLOR RENDERING TECHNIQUES FOR PRESENTATION DRAWINGS. Idea Bank, 1985.
(Video/SB/472/.F372)
Illustrates a variety of techniques using colored pens and pencils to render professional quality landscape plans.
COLORADO. International Video Corp., 1994. (Video/F/774.3/.C65/1994)
Discover Aspen's fascinating silver mining history and Denver's lively contrast of glass and steel towers. View
springs, lakes and resorts across the vast rocky mountains and the stark, ever-changing sandscape of the Great Sand
Dunes National Monument.
COLOUR, AN INTRODUCTION: BASICS OF COLOUR. Insight Media, 1987. (Video/N/7432.7/.C656/1991)
Briefly reviewing the physics of color and the physiology of vision, this program examines basic color. Theory. It
discusses mid-value colors, complementary colors, warm and cool colors, and the light/dark axis, and explains how
these concepts are applied in painting, architecture, fashion, advertising, and design.
COMEDY OF ERRORS. Ambrose Video Pub., 1987. (Video/PR/2804/.A23/1987)
A dramatization of William Shakespeare's farce about two pairs of twins involved in an elaborate series of mistaken
identities.
COMMANDING HEIGHTS: THE BATTLES FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY. WGBH Boston Video, 2003.
(DVD/HD/87/.Y47/2003)
Explores the clash between government and the marketplace, the impact globalization, and the powerful forces
shaping our economy and the future of society.
COMMUNIST IDEOLOGY AFTER MAO. National Video Communications, Inc. 1991.
(Video/DS/779.2/.C4/1991/v.7)
Part 2 of a study of the basic belief system of China under the post-Maoist regime and a history of the ancient
philosophies of Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism.
COMMUNITY OF PRAISE-MIDDLETOWN. PBS, 1982. (Video/HN/57/.M53)
This film examines how faith works in the lives of a small fundamentalist group whose activities manifest a
desire to maintain a daily intimacy with God. Their faith is revealed as they deal with emergencies and routine
events of family and community life.
COMPANY OF WOLVES (THE). Hen’s Tooth Video, 2002. (DVD/PN/199.9/.H6/.C66/2002)
Rosaleen’s Granny weaves vivid tales of folklore and fantasy—witches and wolves mix with reality in her
granddaughter’s adolescent dreams, stirred by passion and foretelling the fate of all young girls who stray from the
forest path.
COMPETITION (THE). Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1996. (Video/PN/1993.5/.C59/1996)
Dreyfuss and Irving are pianists who fall in love while competing for a scholarship which could make their careers.
COMPLETE DRAMATIC WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (THE). Ambrose Video, 1979.
(Video/PR/2837/.A23/T83/1979)
This project of unprecedented scope, has been produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films. It is the first time in the
400 years since they were written that performed versions of all 37 plays have been preserved on film or video.
Shakespeare is rightly called the world’s greatest playwright for the soaring beauty of his language, his profound
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insight into human nature, for the truths he dramatized and for the realism of the characters he created. He was, and
remains, a superb entertainer.
COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. Acorn Media, 2003. (DVD/PR/2877/.C65/2001)
This three-man troupe perform all of Shakespeare’s plays in 90 comedic minutes.
COMPOSING. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/MT/6/.U53/1996/v.3)
How does none embellish a simple tune with melody, harmony, and a variety of timbres to produce an interesting
piece of music? In this program, renowned composer George Fenton demonstrates the various techniques on piano
and synthesizer. Fenton incorporates accented passing notes and suspension, plays portions of the piece as “open
score’ to show what happens when instruments receive separate staves, and adds ostina-to pedal bass to illustrate
how note values can be doubled and time signature altered. This is an excellent instructional tool for teaching
students how musical devices are used to create works of greater texture and complexity.
COMPULSIVE, ADDICTIVE AND SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS. Lifeworks Communications, 1988.
(Video/RC/569.5/.C63/K444/Pt.1/1988)
Destructive adult behaviors and how they stem from a variety of childhood issues including abuse and neglect.
COMPUTER AS AN ART TOOL (THE). Arts American, Inc. 1987. (Video/N/7433.8/.C64/1987)
Explores the use of technology to create art. Features works and comments of 12 artists, who use paint systems and
graphic capabilities of the computer to stimulate creative imagination and diversify and innovate artistic expression.
COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING. Meridian Education Corp., 1994. (Video/TS/155.63/.C11/1994)
Depicts the application, operations, and functions of CIM, computer integrated manufacturing systems, in all
aspects of modern industry.
COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL. Meridian Education Corp., 1994. (Video/TJ/1189/.C656/1994)
Discusses computer numerical control.
CONDUCTING THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL: BE AND COACH, NOT A JUDGE). Business Advantage,
Inc., 1997. (Video/HF/5549.5/.R3/C331/1997)
Demonstrates interview techniques that will help supervisors appraise their employees and assist them in reaching
their potentials and achieving maximum productivity.
CONFUCIANISM & TAOISM. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/BL/80.2/.R45/1998/No.8)
Discusses the two Chinese spiritual movements of Confucianism and Taoism, which focus inward on human
behavior and thought. Traces the lives of Confucius and Lao-Tzu.
CONFUCIUS WORDS OF WISDOM. A & E Home Video, 1997. (Video/B/128/.C7/C6/1997)
In an age of intrigue and vice, his was a voice of morality and virtue. 2,500 years after his death, he is revered as
one of the greatest teachers in history and his name is synonymous with ageless wisdom
CONGRESS (THE). Tuner Home Entertainment, 1996. (Video/JK/1033/.C66/1996)
Explores the history and promise of one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. The films
chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of Congress.
CONGRESS: WE THE PEOPLE. Annenberg/CPB Project, 1984. (Video/JK/1001/.C65)
CONSERVATIVES (THE) . Films for the Humanities, 1991. (Video/JC/571/.C6/1991)
Depicts American conservatives and conservatism from the 1940s to the present.
CONSTANT CRAVING: THE SCIENCE OF ADDICTION. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003.
(DVD/RC/564/.C66/2003)
Approaches the topic of heroin, cocaine, alcohol, and nicotine addiction from a biological perspective. Features
new research into the meso-limbic reward pathway and efforts to implement treatments based on that research using
Zyban, Naltrexone implants, and even a cocaine vaccine.
CONSTITUTION: THAT DELICATE BALANCE. PBS, 1984. (Video/JK/21/.C66)
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Criminal justice and a defendant’s right to a fair trial. Affirmative action vs reverse discrimination. Federalism:
The National Government versus the states.
CONTACT LENS BIOMICROSCOPY. Visual Eyes, Inc. 1995. (Video/RE/977/.C6/1995)
Presents the foundation of performing biomicroscopy in a clinical environment. Includes instrument set-up and
illumination. Shows clinical examples with an emphasis on contact-lens related imagery.
CONVERSATIONS IN DESIGN. Insight Media, 1990. (Video/NA/2555/.C668/1990)
A designer, a processor of architectural history, and a philosopher and professor of urban studies share their views
on the definition of design, the importance of design to the average citizen, and the responsibility of citizens to
design within their communities.
COOL HAND LUKE. Warner Bros., 1967. (Video/PN/1993.5/.C6/1967)
Paul Newman plays what many consider his finest role as Cool Hand Luke, the loner who won’t conform to the
arbitrary rules of his captivity.
COPPER CANYON. Acorn Media, 1997. (Video/F/1208/.C6/1997)
The Chihuahua Pacifico railroad travels over Mexico’s Sierra Madre range and through the rugged and scenic
Copper Canyon the route is shown here.
COSMIC PRISONS: BLACK HOLES AND DARK STARS. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003.
(DVD/QB/843/.B55/C676/2003)
Stephen Hawking, John Wheeler and other scientists look at images from the Hubble telescope and discuss how
light is swallowed and Einstein’s space/time theory.
COSMOS: A PERSONAL JOURNEY. Cosmos Studios, 2000. (DVD/QB/44.2/.S235/2000)
13 episodes on 7 videodiscs.
COST OF POOR QUALITY (THE). SME, 1995. (Video/TS/156/.C67/1995)
H. James Harrington and G. Howland Blakiston review costs engendered by manufacturing for quality and describe
ways of eliminating the negative effects of poor quality.
COSTA RICA: THE PURE LIFE. (Video/F/1544/.C6/1992)
Discover dazzling Costa Rica, the jewel at the heart of Central America.
CRASH. Lions Gate Entertainment, 2005. (DVD/PN/1997/.C73/2005)
A car accident brings together a group of strangers in Los Angeles. Crash takes a provocative, unflinching look at
the complexities of racial tolerance in contemporary America.
CREATING HEALTH: CHILDHOOD OBESITY. Aquarius Health Care Videos, 2004. (DVD/RJ/366/.C6/C74/2004)
Explores causes of childhood obesity, including the impact of larger food portions and reduced physical activity,
and demonstrates how today’s American lifestyle of fast food, driving instead of walking, and activities such as
video games have affected children’s health.
CREATING THE 21 ST CENTURY CEO. PBS Home Video, 2000. (Video/HD/38.25/.U6/C463/2000)
Jeff Greenfield interview Jim Clark, co-founder of Netscape and Thomas Jermoluk, chairman and former CEO of
Excite@Home, to discuss the Internet, taking risks and advice to future business people. Students and faculty at the
University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business ask additional questions.
CREATION: THE PROMISE OF STEM CELLS. Films for the Humanities, 2004. (DVD/QH/588/.S83/C743/2004)
One of a four-part series presenting research and breakthroughs in the field of human genetics. In this segment,
pioneering methods of human cloning give a paralyzed Texas doctor hope that he will walk again. Meanwhile in
England a couple prepares for the result of cloning the natural way: triplets. Shows the latest advances in stem cell
development and genetic science.
CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE. PBS, 1985. (Video/BL/263/.C743/1985)
Identifies and explains some of the most challenging ideas and theories in contemporary science. Includes
interviews with Carlo Rubbia, Murray Gell-Mann and Stephen Hawking.
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CREATIVE DRAMA. IL Dept. of Education, 1987. (Video/PN/1631/.C74)
Beginning steps, Human situations, Fantasy. Creative drama for the young.
CREATIVE MIND: BETTINA GRAY SPEAKS WITH LUIS VALDEZ. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1991.
(Video/PS/338/.P6/C743/1991)
Profiles Luis Valdez, founder of El Teatro Campesino, from his childhood as a migrant farmworker to his career
writing plays on the Chicano experience.
CREATIVE SPIRIT (THE). Ambrose Video Pub., 1991. (Video/BF/408/.G57/1991/No.1-4)
Each program blends animation, cartoons, humor, original music, and on location shooting to capture the emerging
spirit of innovation and creativity. Through observation of creative people and places, we discover that creative
solutions to problems begin with basic human qualities: passion, persistence, vision, caring, and trust in oneself and
others.
CREATIVITY & LEADERSHIP: MAKING THE MIND EXTRAORDINARY. Into the Classroom Media, 1998.
(Video/BF/408/.G37/1998)
This is Howard Gardner's exclusive video presentation of his revolutionary new psychology of extraordinariness.
Based on 15 years of research, it offers new insights into the origins of creativity and leadership.
CREDIT JEOPARDY 1 & 2. Credit Counseling Centers of America. (DVD/HG/3756/.U54/C74/2005)
A light-hearted spoof of the popular game show to learn about consumer credit issues.
CREEPY, CRAWLY, WORLD OF CALCULUS (THE). Cerebellum Corp., 1995. (Video/QA/305/.C744/1995/Pt.1)
A ghoulish cast of characters teach the basics of calculus in an entertaining style, with step-by-step examples of
formulas and rules.
CREMASTER 3: THE ORDER. Palm Pictures, 2003. (DVD/N/6537/.B37/C743.2003)
In a death-defying race to the top of the Guggenheim Museum, Matthew Barney is a tartan-clad apprentice seeking
Masonic redemption. A sequence from Matthew Barney’s films Cremaster 3. Special features: interactive multiangle
video presentation, 5.1 surround sound commentary track by director Matthew Barney, new music remixes,
trailer.
CRIES AND WHISPERS. Criterion Collection/Janus Films, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.F67/C75/2001)
A story of four women’s search for spiritual peace. Agnes, a spinster who lives with her housekeeper, is dying of
cancer, and is visited one last time by her two sisters, Karin and Maria. These two become entangled in feelings of
jealousy, manipulation and selfishness. Yet Agnes, tortured by cancer, is able to transcend her sisters’ pettiness to
remember moments of staggering beauty as well as horror. Special feature: Reflections on life, death and love, an
interview with Ingmar Bergman by Erland Josephson.
CRIME AND PUBLIC HOUSING. National Institute of Justice, 1990? (Video/HV/6030/.C753/No.9)
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN AMERICA. PBS Video, 1996 (Video/HV/9950/.C755/1996)
Surveys the state of the administration of criminal justice in the United States.
CRIME FILE: (see listing for individual titles)
EXCLUSIONARY RULE
REPEAT OFFENDERS
SENTENCING
DEADLY FORCE
OUT ON BAIL
PRISON CROWDING
DEATH PENALTY
DRINKING AND CRIME
GUN CONTROL
FOOT PATROL
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PREDICTING CRIMINALITY
JUVENILE OFFENDERS
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY
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VICTIMS
JOBS & CRIME
BIOLOGY & CRIME
INSANITY DEFENSE
HEROIN
INSIDE PRISONS
TV VIOLENCE
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
CRIME FILE II SERIES. (see listing for individual titles)
DRUG EDUCATION
DRUG TESTING
DRUG TRAFFICKING
FAMILIES AND CRIME
HOUSE ARREST
PRIVATE PRISONS
PROBATION
RESTITUTION
STREET PEOPLE
WHAT WORKS-RESEARCH & POLICE
CRIME IN THE SUITES. Films for the Humanities, 1987. (Video/K/5215/.C7/1987)
A documentary on white collar crime and its impact on the economy, focusing on insider trading and Wall Street.
CRIMINAL PROFILERS. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/HV/8073.5/.C75/2001)
Examines specific investigations in which the skill and expertise of profilers were required to solve the crimes.
CRIMINOLOGY. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C76)
Telecourse for Soc.240
CRITICAL THINKING: HOW TO EVALUATE INFORMATION AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS. Center for
Humanities, 1983. (Video/BF/441/.H6/1983)
CROOKED BEAK OF HEAVEN-TRIBAL EYE. Time-Life Multimedia, 1976. (Video/E/99/.K55/C76)
Visits a potlatch and other traditional ceremonies of the Gitksan, Haida, and Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia
and the State of Washington. Examines their customs and lifestyle and shows how they perform rituals and
manufacture ceremonial objects.
CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. De Anza College, 1995.
(Video/LC/1099.3/.C76/1995)
Most communication is nonverbal, and different cultures take nonverbal cues differently. This program addresses
these issues in the context of higher education.
CROSSING (THE). A & E Home Video, 2002. (DVD/E/241/.T7/F37/2002)
It is Dec. 17, 1776. Hounded by superior British forces, his army decimated by disease, desertions and lack of
funds, General George Washington faces the unthinkable: he is losing the war for American Independence. A week
later, on Christmas Eve, Washington will make one of the most courageous decisions in military history. Staking
everything on a risky surprise attack against a garrison of battle-hardened Hessian mercenaries, Washington sets out
across the ice-choked Delaware River.
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2001.
(DVD/PN/1887/.C76/2001)
Set in 19 th century China, two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge the treasured Green Destiny
sword is stolen. A young aristocratic woman prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior
fighting talents and her romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face-to-face with their worst
enemy, and the enduring power of love.
CRUCIBLE OF EMPIRE; THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. PBS Home Video, 1999. (Video/E/715/.C78/1999)
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Examines the colorful characters and historic events surrounding this 100-year-old war and its relevance through
the 20 th century. Using reenactments, interviews with noted authors and popular historians, and more than a dozen
newly arranged popular songs from the period, Crucible of empire looks at the influence of race, economics, new
technologies and the news media on America's decision to go to war.
CRUSADES. A & E Home Video, 1995. (Video/D/161.3/.C787/1995)
Documentary on the history of the Christian Crusades to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims. Covers the
origins and the outcomes of the various Crusades.
CRY FREEDOM. MCA Home Video, 1988. (Video/PN/1993.5/.C7/1988)
Story of the horrors of apartheid, based on the true story of the friendship between white newspaper reporter Donald
Woods and South African Black activist Stephen Biko.
CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY. Miramax Home Entertainment, 2003. (DVD/PR/9369.3/.P37/C7/2003)
A black minister and white land owner are united by a tragedy, with the potential for further hatred or healing.
CUBA: ISLAND OF DREAMS. International Video Network, 1996. (Video/F/1765.3/.C64/1996)
A travel guide to Puerto Rico showing the mountains, beaches, coral reefs, rhythms of Cuban music, Gran Teatro
Ballet, Havana, the Malecon, and baroque architecture of Cuba's colonial past
LeCUBISM. Roland Collection of Films and Video on Art, 1975. (Video/ND/196/.C8/C835/1975)
Traces the history and development of the cubist commentaries on the works of artists like Picasso, Juan Gris,
Georges Braque, Robert Delaunay, and Fernand Lieger.
CULT OF THE SLOW WHEEL (THE). Arts America, Inc. 1990. (Video/TP/808/.C86/1990)
CULTURAL BIAS IN EDUCATION. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1992. (Video/LC/3731/.C858/1992)
Examines roadblocks to Latino academic advancement as well as productive educational models; explores and
relationship of standardized testing and cultural diversity and questions whether cultural bias can be eliminated from
standardized testing; looks at early childhood education programs and the factors that deter Latino families for
participating in them.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY "AT THE HEART OF THE BULL". Intercultural Press, 1990.
(Video/GN/345.6/.C85/1990)
Global companies that are rich in cultural diversity are learning to adjust to new ways of doing business. This video
is to prepare people for adapting to cultural differences in the workplace. This video feature French and American
employees of Groupe Bull Discuss the experiences and feelings that encounter as they seek to create a bridge of
understanding.
CURING THE INCURABLE: BELL REPLACEMENT THERAPHY. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2000.
(DVD/QH/588/.S83/C87/2000)
This program examines the use of cell replacement therapy to reverse the damage of stroke, MS, Alzheimer’s,
Parkinson’s and similar afflictions. Discusses the ethical and social impact of using stem cells and the possible
costs, financial and moral of such therapy.
CYBER WAR! PBS Home Video, 2003. (DVD/QA/76.9/.A25/C9/2003)
The Slammer hit on Super Bowl Sunday. Nimda struck one week after 9/11. code Red had ripped through the
system that summer. Moonlight Maze moved from the Russian Academy of Science and into the U.S. Department
of Defense. A new form of warfare has broken out and the battleground is cyberspace. With weapons like
embedded malicious code, probes and pings, there are surgical strikes, reverse neutron bombs, and the potential for
massive assaults aimed directly at America’s infrastructure – the power grid, the water supply, the complex air
traffic control system, and the nation’s railroads. FRONTLINE investigates just how real the threat of war in
cyberspace is and reveals what the White House knows that the rest of us don’t.
DADDY’S GIRL. Baxley Media Group, 1991. (Video/HV/891/.D344/1991)
An open-ended dramatization about a father who finds it difficult to accept the fact that his daughter is mentally
retarded.
DADI’S FAMILY-ODYSSEY. PBS, 1981. (Video/GN/315/.039/Pt.6)
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Portrait of the women in an extended family in northern India focuses on Dadi, the grandmother, and her ability to
maintain a family unit threatened not only by social and economic change but also by internal pressures within the
family itself. Describes how, historically Indian women in general are considered to be "inferior” and submissive.
DALI. Kultur, 1988. Video/N/7113/.D3/D3
Presents Dali’s entire work--painting, sculpture, writing, fashion and film--in the context of his extraordinary life
and career. Constructed through a combination of specially shot location footage, archive film, feature films
material and interviews with Dali’s friends and colleagues.
DALI. Image Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/N/7113/.D3/D35/1999)
A major critical film biography of Salvador Dali, the great Spanish painter and self-styled genius. Presents Dali’s
entire oeuvre—painting, sculpture, writing, fashion and film—in the context of his extraordinary life and
international career.
DALTON GANG RAID. A & E Television Networks, 2004. (VHS/F/596/.D335/2004)
On October 5, 1892, the Dalton family rode into the town of Coffeyville, Kansas and entered the lore of the
vanishing frontier. The Dalton Gang had a bold plan to rob two banks at once; the Daltons—brothers Bob and
Grant Dalton, Bill Powers, and Dick Broadwell were killed, and only Emmett Dalton survived.
DAMNED (THE). Warner Home Video, 2004. (DVD/PN/1997/.D36/2004)
The degradation of a great family, set against the historical background of the “Night the long knives” and the rise
of Nazism.
DANCE OF THE WHEEL: THE POTTERY OF TODD PIKER: CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ARTIST.
Frydenborg Productions, 1991. (Video/NK/4210/.P54/D36/1991)
Piker demonstrates and discusses his theory and philosophy of functional pottery. From the first throw on the wheel
to glazing and firing, he shows the creative and emotional process of the elemental art of pottery.
DANCES WITH WOLVES. MGM Home Entertainment, 2004. (DVD/PN/1997/.D283/2004)
A U.S. Army soldier is allowed to pick his post; he decides to see the West before it is settled. Based on Michael
Blake’s novel.
DANCETIME!: 500 YEARS OF SOCIAL DANCE. Dancetime Publications, 1998. (Video/GV/1601/.D363/1998/v.1-2)
Volume one features dance from the 15 through 19 th centuries touring dance and music from the courts of Italy,
France, England and the grand ballrooms of America. Volume 2 features dance from the 20 th century covering
American social dance from ragtime to rock.
DANCING ON A VOLCANO. Films for the Humanities, 1997. (Video/ML/2005/.A45/1997)
This program describes a great musical culture in decline in turn-of-the-century Vienna, and discusses how that
decline led to the musical revolution whose reverberations are still felt today. The works of Schoenberg, Webern
and Berg are included.
DANGEROUS STRAITS. PBS Video, 2001. (Video/E/183.8/.C5/D3/2001)
Since the terrible events of Sept. 11 th , the United States has worked hard to put together a worldwide coalition
against international terrorism. Where will China come down? Frontline and the new York Times explores the
tensions between the U.S. and China.
DANIEL BARENBOIM AND THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Image Entertainment, 2001.
(DVD/M/1000/.D3/2001)
DANTE, THE INFERNO. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1996. (DVD/PQ/4315.2/.F5/1996)
Radical, new visual techniques are used to bring the first eight cantos of Dante’s Inferno to the screen. The film
illustrates and complements Dante’s text, re-creating a 600 year-old work as a late twentieth century post-modern
masterpiece. Eminent scholars in visual sidebars interpret Dante’s metaphors and symbolism.
DARE TO BE NAIVE. Hawkhill Associates, 1973. (Video/QB/981/S6/Pt.1)
This series is designed to show how all things in the universe are interconnected.
DARK CITY. New Line Home Video, 1997. (Video/PS/3523/.A828/D375/1998a)
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When John Murdock awakens in a strange hotel room, he finds that he is wanted for a series of brutal murders. The
problem is he can’t remember a thing. Pursued by the police and haunted by the Strangers, mysterious beings who
possess the ability to stop time and alter reality, he seeks to unravel the twisted riddle of his identity. But in a city
where reality is the ultimate illusion, discovering the truth could be fatal.
DARK CITY. New Line Home Video, 1998. (DVD/PS/3523/.A828/D375/1998b)
John Murdock awakens in a strange hotel room, he finds that he is wanted for a series of brutal murders. The
problem is he can’t remember a thing. Pursued by the police and haunted by the Strangers, mysterious beings who
possess the ability to stop time and alter reality, he seeks to unravel the twisted riddle of his identity. But in a city
where reality is the ultimate illusion, discovering the truth could be fatal.
DARK VOICES: SCHIZOPHRENIA. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/RC/514/.D3/2001)
Schizophrenia is a neurological brain disorder that affects 2.2 million Americans today. This program seeks to
understand how schizophrenia touches the lives of patients and their family members while examining the disease’s
etiology and pathology. Although there is currently no cure, schizophrenia is a highly manageable disorder – in
fact, its treatment success rate is comparable to the success rate associated with heart disease.
DARWIN’S REVOLUTION IN THOUGHT: AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE FOR THE CLASSROOM. Into the
Classroom Video, 1995. (Video/QH/365/.O8/D379/1995)
Lecture is structured in the form of a paradox and three riddles about Darwin’s life. Each is designed to shed light
on one of the key features of the theory of natural selection, its philosophical radicalism, and why it has been so
poorly understood.
DAS BOOT: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT. Columbia TriStar home Video, 1997. (Video/PT/2662/.U3134/B6/1997)
A detailed look into the claustrophobic and terrifying world of a German U-boat crew hunting ships from under the
sea. Gritty, realistic, and peppered with black humor, this is one of the few sympathetic portrayals of the war from
the German side to be released in western distribution.
DATE RAPE DRUGS; WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. Intermedia, Inc., 2001. (Video/HV/6561/.D3/2001)
Features testimony from teen and adult victims, rape advocates, and law enforcement, which provides valuable
insight into how this crime is perpetrated, and the effects various date rape drugs have on the body.
DAUGHTERS OF THE ANASAZI. Film Project, 1990. (Video/NK/4712/.D3/1990)
Historic Pueblo potters demonstrate traditional techniques of Acoma pottery.
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST. Kino, Video, 1992. (Video/PN/1993.5/.D38/1992)
A Films of spellbinding visual beauty and brilliant resonant performances. Julie Dash’s “Daughters of the Dust”
has become a landmark of American Film. This film explores the unique culture of the Gullah people, descendants
of slaves who lived in relative isolation on the Sea Islands off the Georgia coast. As the generations struggle with
the decision to leave, their rich Gullah heritage and African roots rise to the surface.
DAVID BECKER’S COLLEGE SUCCESS VIDEO. REAL WORLD FILMS, 1987. (VIDEO/LB/2395/.C65/1987)
The College Success Video helps you to make the successful transition to college level work and teaches you the
vital techniques necessary to excel in today’s challenging and competitive college environment.
DAVID CARRADINE’S TAI CHI WORKOUT. Goldhil Video, 1993. (Video/GV/504/.C37/1993)
Tai Chi workout. The fitness program that began 2,500 years ago.
DAWN OF THE EYE (THE). Films for the Humanities, 1997. (Video/PN/4784/.B75/D396/1997)
A vast treasure trove of newsreel, television, and documentary footage is unearthed in this study of the social and
technological evolution of news recording. Seeing the century unfold, the series charts the maturity of the
technology, the increasing power of the visual medium, the business of broadcast journalism, and the competition
among formats. This CBC, BBC, History Channel co-production provides media-studies classes and general
audiences with a compelling retrospective.
DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (THE). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 1998.
(Video/PN/1997/.D39/1998)
A spaceship lands in Washington, D.C., capturing the attention of the world. But the alien emissary it brings
refuses to reveal his mission to any single government, leaving the military, the politicians, and millions of ordinary
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people to wait in fear. Soon their distrust turns to calls of violence. But one young woman and her son befriend
him…realizing they may be all that stands between the human race and total destruction.
DAY THE UNIVERSE CHANGED (THE). Churchill Films, 1985. (Video/BD/161/.D39/Nos.1-10)
10 Videocassettes. Traces the major advances in knowledge in Western Civilization since the Greeks and
demonstrates how our view of the world changes as our knowledge changes.
DEAD POETS SOCIETY. DVS Home Video, 1992. (Video/PN/1997/.D43/1992)
An English professor, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life
to the fullest--changing their lives forever.
DEAD POETS SOCIETY Touchstone Home Video, (DVD/PN/1997/.D43/1998)
Robin Williams portrays English professor John Keating, who, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless
conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest, exclaiming…"Carpe Diem, lads! Seize the day. Make
your lives extraordinary!" The charismatic teacher's emotionally charged challenge is met by his students with
irrepressible enthusiasm--changing their lives forever.
DEADLY FORCE-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.4)
DEALING WITH DIFFICULT CLIENTS AND COWORKERS. State Bar of Wisconsin, 1997.
(Video/KF/305/.D43/1997)
DEATH: PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING . Annenberg/CPB Collection, 1998. (Video/BF/789/.D4/D43/1998)
10 videocassettes Explores a wide range of North American cultural perspectives on death within the context of
current issues, including AIDS, death by violence, suicide, assisted suicide, hospice care, end of life decision
making, and how children react to death.
DEATH AND DYING: A CONVERSATION WITH ELIZABETH KUBLER-ROSS, MD.
(Video/BD/444/D477/1976)
DEATH IN VENICE. Warner Home Video, 1984. (Video/PT/2625/.A44/T62/1984)
Bogarde stars as a famous composer who takes a vacation in Venice, where he becomes obsessed with a young
man. When a cholera epidemic takes over the city, he does not leave, just to stay near the boy.
DEATH OF A SALESMAN. CBS Television Network Production, 2001. (PS/3525/.I5156/D4/2001)
A family battle with an aging salesman who still wants to provide enough money for his wife and two sons.
DEATH OF A STAR. WGBH Educational Foundation, 1987. (Video/QB/801.7/.D438/1987)
Documentary on supernovas, focusing on the 1987 explosion of a giant star and its repercussions in the world of
astrophysics.
DEATH OF THE DREAM; FARMHOUSES IN THE HEARTLAND. Afton Historical Society Press, 1999.
(Video/NA/8208.52/.M6/1999)
Documentary featuring the vanishing farmhouses of the midwest. Traces the evolution of the classic farmhouse and
charts the impact that changing economics have had on midwestern farm families.
DEATH PENALTY-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.7)
DEATH: DYING IN A HOSPITAL. Filmakers Library, 1990. (Video/R/726.8/0755)
DEBATE AND SPEECH VIDEO PROGRAM. University of Northern Iowa, 1984-89.
(Video/PN/6122/.U65/Pt.1-3)
DEBATING OUR DISTINY; 40 YEARS OF PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, 2000.
(Video/JK/524/.D43/2000)
Footage highlights 40 years of televised presidential debates and post-debate interviews with presidential candidates
since 1960.
DECISION MAKING. Hollywood Select Video, 1987. (Video/BF/441/.D435/1987)
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Explores the path of the decision making process. Learn to discover values and to set goals to insure that you are on
the right path to making fruitful decision.
DEMANDING HEALTH. WTTW, 1999. (Video/RA/395/.A3/D36/1999)
A documentary examining new health-care markets and their costs to society.
DEMING LIBRARY (THE). Films Incorporated, 1992. (Video/HD/70/.U5/D45/1992)
Comprehensive study of the theories of Deming on industrial management and productivity, including case studies
where the theories have been put into place.
DEMOCRACY CRUSED; TIANANMEN SQUARE. A&E Television Networks, 1998. (Video/DS/779.32/.D46/1998)
Tiananmen Square incident, 1989. Produced by CBS News in association with the History Channel. Host Mike
Wallace, narrator, Paul Enger.
DEMOCRACY IN A DIFFERENT VOICE. Media Education Foundation, 1995. (Video/JF/1075/.U6/G851/1995)
Lani Guinier lectures and answers questions giving her views on race and diversity, and the meaning of democracy.
DEMOCRACY IN CHINA; A BILLION SMALL VOICES. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1999.
(Video/DS/779.26/.D46/1999)
Examines the effect of democratic elections at the local level on political developments in Chinese government in
the twentieth century.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY (THE). AIMS Media, 1992. (Video/JK/2316/.D46/1992)
Discusses Democratic presidential politics as they have developed from 1960 to Bill Clinton’s election in 1992)
DESK SET. Fox Video, 1992. (Video/PN/1997/.D475/1992)
A classic Hepburn-Tracy romance, about the head of the research department at a TV network and an absentminded
computer genius.
DESTINATION AMERICA: THE PEOPLE AND CULTURES THAT CREATED A NATION. PBS Home
Video, 2005. (DVD/E/184/.A1/D47/2005)
Destination America looks at the driving forces that have compelled individuals to immigrate to America and, in
particular, the immigration of women who have come to this country in search of opportunity and basic human
rights they had been denied in their homelands. Focuses on the world the immigrants left behind, the roots that
defined them, and the frustrations, hardships, discontents and ambitions that continues to make America their
destination.
DEVIL’S ARITHMETIC (THE). Showtime Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.J46/D48/2002)
Sixteen your old Hanna Stern was a typical American teenager who ignored her family’s heritage until a mystical
Passover Seder takes her back in time to German-occupied Poland on an memorial journey of life, death and
survival.
DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DIABETES. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003.
(DVD/RC/660/.D53/2003)
Explores the presentation, diagnostic testing, treatment, and biochemistry of diabetes mellitus. Examines the
etiology of both insulin-dependent and non-insulin-dependent diabetes; the possible long-term effects of poorly
regulated blood glucose levels; urine testing to determine glucose, protein, and ketone levels; blood testing for
glycated hemoglobin using and a1c test; the importance of diet and weight control; self-monitoring of blood glucose
levels and self-administration of insulin; the mechanics of glucose transport; and the role of insulin in exocytosis
and endocytosis.
DIANA KRALL LIVE IN PARIS. Eagle Eye Media, 2002. (DVD/M/1366/.K7/L5/2002)
Diana Krall, vocals and piano; with additional musicians.
DIARY OF ANN FRANK. 20 th Century Fox, 2004. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.H53/D527/2004)
An extraordinary portrayal of humanity set during one of history’s most inhumane periods. Features Millie Perkins
as the insightful 13 year old biographer of her family’s two-year hiding in an Amsterdam attic. At first, the strongwilled
teenager embraces her fugitive lifestyle as an adventure. But in time, the ever-increasing fear of discovery
and close quarters prove nearly unbearable for the eight personalities in hiding.
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DIE WALKÜRE. Teldec Classics International, 1993. (Video/M/1500/.W13/W3/1993)
DIE WALKÜRE. Deutsche Grammophon, 2001. (DVD/M/1500/.W13/W3/2001)
In part two of the Ring cycle, Siegmund falls in love with Sieglinde and must battle her husband, Hunding. The
Valkyrie Brünnhilde sides with Siegmund and in punished for her disobedience by Wotan, the ruler of the gods.
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE. ArtHaus Musik, 2001. (DVD/M/1503/.M939/.A32/2001)
DIET & WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: WHAT REALLY WORKS? Cambridge Educational, 2002.
(DVD/RM/222.2/.D53/2002)
Discusses such topics as: weight consciousness, overeating, disorders, diets, behavior changes, portion control and
eating habits.
DIFFERENT BY DESIGN. Discovery Channel, 2003. (DVD/HQ/21/.D544.2003)
Explores the physical and mental aspects of human sexuality from adulthood to old age.
DINING ROOM (THE). PBS, 1986. (Video/PS/3557/.U82/D5/1986)
Set in a dining room, people live out dramatic and comic moments in their lives. A cast of six performs more than
50 roles.
DISCOVERING AMERICAN INDIAN MUSIC. AIMS Media, 1990. (Video/M/1669/.D57/1990)
Authentically costumed American Indians from various tribes around the country perform songs and dances.
Describes the social and ceremonial functions of the music and portrays how Indians live today. Includes a
composition by American Indian composer Louis Ballard.
DISCOVERING HAMLET. PBS, 1990. (Video/PR/2807/.D573/1990)
Weaves together the story of Hamlet with interviews by Derek Jacobi and Kenneth Branagh. Narrated by Patrick
Stewart.
DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY. Intellimation, 1989. (Video/BF/121/.D5/1989)
13 videocassettes each contains two lessons.
DISCOVERING RUSSIAN FOLK MUSIC. Barr Films, n.d. (Video/ML/309/.R4/D5)
DISCOVERING THE ART OF KOREA. Films for the Humanities, 1993. (Video/NX/584.6/.A1/D57/1993)
A survey of Korean art from 3000 B.C. to the present. Jewelry, gold work, ceramics, statues, and painting - all in
the rich & unique styles of Korean art that is a reflection of a unique culture.
DISCOVERING THE MUSIC OF AFRICA. AIMS Media, 1982. (Video/ML/350/.D573/1982)
A look at the music of West Africa, in particular Ghana, which blends the sounds of rattles, bells and drums with
the human voice.
DISCOVERING THE MUSIC OF AFRICA. Concord Video, 1987. (Video/ML/350/.D573/1987)
A look at the music of West Africa, in particular Ghana, which blends the sounds of rattles, bells
and drums with the human voice.
DISCOVERING THE MUSIC OF JAPAN. Educational Video Network, 1987. (Video/ML/3750/.D573/1987)
Demonstrates three important Japanese instruments: the koto, the shakuhachi, and the shamisen, and explains how
they fit into Japanese life; includes performances of traditional singing and dancing, and pieces played by an
ensemble of the three instruments.
DISCOVERING THE MUSIC OF LATIN AMERICA. Hollywood Select Video, 1987. (Video/3575/.A2/D5/1987)
Traces the history of Latin American music, pointing out the incorporation of many traditions, particularly Indian
and Spanish. Presents some of the modern derivatives, such as popular dance rhythms of the tango and the rumba.
Includes examples of pre-Columbian and modern instruments.
DISCOVERING THE MUSIC OF THE MIDDLE EAST. Aims Media, 1982. (Video/ML/3758/.M5/D573/1990)
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DISCOVERING THE ORCHESTRA. Social Issues Resources and Discovery Productions Ltd., 1986.
(Video/ML/1200/.D5/No.1-5)
DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE (THE). Criterion Collection, 2000. (DVD/PN/1997/.D57/2000)
An upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian
mixture of events both actual and imagined.
DISH (THE). Warner Home Video, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.F58/D5/2000)
Based on a true story. This is how the biggest television event in history was almost not televised. Apollo 11 goes
to the moon and the first step is to be televised around the globe. But right before the landing, the dish flatlines. Its
up to the unconventional Aussie crew and the by-the-book NASA supervisor to work together to fix the dish before
the landing occurs.
DIVA. Fox Lorber Home Video, 1996. (Video/PN/1993.5/.D5/1996)
When a black operatic superstar is taped by a young fan, he and she are stalked by the mob who believe the
recording implicates them in crime and drugs.
DIVERSIFIED FARMING. Kirkwood Community College, 1986. (Video/HF/5382/.C42/No.36)
DIVERSITY OF AUSTRALIAN CERAMICS. Mesa productions International, 1997. (Video/NK/4179/.D58/1997)
An overview of modern Australian ceramics through interviewing and examining the work of a group of
contemporary Australian ceramic artists.
DIVORCE MADE SIMPLE. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/HQ/503/.L62/2001)
Marriages, they say, are supposed to last forever. Why then have courts and legislatures made it so much easier to
get a divorce? How did they imagine it would help society? And have women and children really reaped the
intended financial and social benefits? This program examines the state of divorce in America as it argues that the
time has come for the pendulum of legislation to swing the other way, once again making divorces harder to obtain.
DIVORCE; WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN IT'S HAPPENING TO YOU. American Bar Association, 1993.
(Video/HQ/834/.D58/1993)
The information in this videotape has been adapted from: The Complete guide to divorce practice: forms and
procedures for the lawyer…by George L. Rice III.
DJABOTE: SENEGALESE DRUMMING AND SONG FROM MASTER DRUMMER DOUDAU N’ DIAYE ROSE.
Multicultural Media, 1993. (Video/ML/3760/.D432/1993)
Senegalese master drummer Doudou N’Diaye Rose performs with an ensemble on the island of Gorée, the major
staging area of the African slave trade.
DNA DETECTIVE. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1995. (Video/QH/506/.D11/1995)
Studying the brain on a molecular level, Lydia Villa-Komaroff is trying to unlock the secrets of a devastating
condition called megaloencephaly.
DNA, LABORATORY OF LIFE. National Geographic Society, 1985. (Video/QP/624/.D63/1985)
Examines DNA, the carrier of genetic information in the cell, and shows ways in which scientists are manipulating
it to make products and organisms that never existed before.
DNA REVOLUTION (THE) New Video Group, 1998. (Video/QH/442/.W15/1998)
Produced by CBS and hosted by Mike Wallace
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO. MGM Home Entertainment, 1998. (Video/PG/3476/.P27/D63/1998)
A poet and surgeon, husband and lover finds his life disrupted by war. It alters the lives of many, including Tonya,
the gentle woman he marries and Lara, the woman he cannot forget. Based on the novel by Boris Pasternak.
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO. Warner Home Video, 2001. (DVD/PG/3476/.P27/D63/2001)
A poet and surgeon, husband and lover finds his life disrupted by war. It alters the lives of many, including Tonya,
the gentle woman he marries and Lara, the woman he cannot forget.
DOES TV KILL? PBS Video, 1995. (Video/PN/1992.8/.V5/D637/1995)
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Documentary probing the question “Does TV violence affect our lives?” especially children. Through interviews
and surveillance cameras in family homes this program seeks answers to this disturbing question.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.11)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: FACES OF FEAR. PBS Video, 1996. (Video/HQ/809.3/ D64/1996)
Examines the cross-cultural 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.
DON QUIXOTE. Kultur, 1999. (Video/GV/1790/.D66/1999)
Rudolf Nureyev and Lucette Aldous are young lovers whose romance flourishes with the assistance of Helpmann,
who plays the title role.
DOOMSDAY ASTEROID (THE). WGBH, 1995. (Video/QB/651/.D665/1995)
An explanation of asteroids, their history of hitting the Earth, and discussion of what would happen if a huge
asteroid hit the Earth in the present day.
DOORWAY TO THE PAST. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1969. (Video/F/234/.D66)
The art of historical archaeology.
DOROTHEA LANGE: A VISUAL LIFE. Pacific Pictures, 1994. (Video/TR/654/.D676/1994)
Captures the dynamics between adversity and human dignity viewed through the lens of one of America’s most
eloquent photographers, Dorothea Lange.
DOUBLE INDEMNITY. MCA Home Video, 1991. (Video/PN/1995.9/.D4/D68/1991)
An insurance man and a suburban wife conspire to trick her husband into signing a policy that pays double for
accidental death—then push him from a train. It’s an almost perfect crime.
DR. LEAKEY AND THE DAWN OF MAN. National Geographic Society & Wolper Productions, 1966.
(Video/GN/21/.D6)
A documentary account of Dr. Louis Leakey’s life and work as recorded in motion pictures and stills. Surveys his
work in Kenya and explains the significance of the discoveries made by Dr. Leakey.
DR. NO. MGM/UA Home Video, 1962. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S68/D7/2000)
James Bond, Agent 007, is sent to Jamaica to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a British secret service
agent.
DR. STRANGELOVE: OR, HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB. Columbia TriStar
Home Video, 1997. (Video/PN/1997/.D638/1997)
Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Slim Pickens. Stanley Kubricks' black-comedy masterpiece about the accidental
deployment of a nuclear bomb. 1964.
DRAMA, AN IMITATION OF LIFE, Insight Media, 1990. (Video/PN/2101/.D736/1990)
Using scenes from Oedipus Rex, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet, this video analyzes the
theme of conflict in drama. It examines Ibsen’s A doll’s house to show how realism in modern drama has evolved
into an exploration of human relationships.
DREAMWORDL 2. Media Education Foundation, 1995. (Video/ML/3920/.D733/1995)
This video features a very disturbing scene of sexual violence. It is imperative that viewers are properly warned of
this and are given the option of leaving the room. Illustrates the systematic sexual exploitation of women in music
videos showing how MTV influences how men think sexually about women.
DRINK, DRANK, DRUNK. PBS, 1975. (Video/RC/565/.D7/1975)
Comedienne Carol Burnett hosts this classic program about alcoholism and its treatment, designed to provide help
and hope for alcoholics, their employers, families and friends. Includes serious discussion of the disease, comedy
sketches and a quiz in which viewers can participate.
DRINKING AND CRIME-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.8)
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DRUG EDUCATION-CRIME FILE II SERIES. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C752/No.1)
DRUG TESTING-CRIME FILE II SERIES. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C752/No.2)
DRUG TRAFFICKING-CRIME FILE II SERIES. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C752/No.3)
DRUG WARS. PBS Video, 2000. (Video/HV/5825/.D785/2000)
Frontline examines America’s war on drugs, which has failed to reduce the use of heroin, cocaine and marijuana.
Part One reviews the origins of the War on Drugs in the Nixon administration, and the rise and fall of Colombia
drug cartels. Part Two looks at Mexico’s role is supplying illegal drugs to the United States.
DRUGS: ADDICTION. National Institute of Justice, 1990? (Video/HV/6030/.C753/No.1)
DRUGS: ASSET SEIZURE. National Institute of Justice, 1990? (Video/HV/6030/.C753/No.2)
DRUGS: COMMUNITY RESPONSE. National Institute of Justice, 1990? (Video/HV/6030/.C753/No.3)
DRUGS: LEGALIZATION. National Institute of Justice, 1990? (Video/HV/6030/.C753/No.4)
DRUGS: MILITARY INTERDICTION. National Institute of Justice, 1990? (Video/HV/6030/.C753/No.5)
DRUGS: TREATING OFFENDERS. National Institute of Justice, 1990? (Video/HV/6030/.C753/No.6)
DRUGS: WORKPLACE TESTING. National Institute of Justice, 1990? (Video/HV/6030/.C753/No.7)
DRUGS: YOUTH GANGS. National Institute of Justice, 1990? (Video/HV/6030/.C753/No.8)
DSM-IV VIDEOTAPED CLINICAL VIGNETTES. Brunner/Mazel, 1995. (Video/RC/455.2/.C4/D754/1995)
Illustrates personality disorders and teaches skills for diagnosing and coding disorders applying the DSM-IV
diagnostic system.
DUCK SOUP - MARX BROTHERS (THE). SILVER SCREEN COLLECTION. Universal, 2004.
(DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/M379/2004)
DUDE, I NEED TO FIND A JOB. TMW Media Group, 2004. (DVD/HF/5382.7/.D83/2004)
Join High School senior Will as he attempts to find a job. Learn the importance of a good resume, where to look for
jobs, how to “sell” yourself at an interview, good communication skills, and how to gain the competitive edge and
build self-esteem.
DUDE WHERE’S MY JOB? Reel Life Films, 2004. (DVD/HF/5382.7/.D83/2004)
A six lesson program for a career guidance curriculum program that instructs students in the steps necessary to
prepare, interview and find that elusive first job! Includes looking for jobs, writing resumes, dressing for success,
communication in an interview, and how to build self-esteem.
DUEL (THE). PBS Home Video, 2000. (Video/E/302.6/.H2/D84/2000)
One the morning of July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton was fatally wounded in a duel by Aaron Burr in the
culminating act of a political war that had lasted for more than a decade. The rivals' final encounter in Weehauken
ruined Burr's career and changed the fate of a nation.
DUTCH MASTERS (THE). Kultur, 2000. (Video/ND/636/.D8/2000)
Highlights important events in each artist's life, explores their stylistic trademarks and provides detailed
explanations of their techniques. Also features expert commentary and analysis from leading authorities, art
historians and scholars, new location footage and extensive period re-creations.
DUTCHMAN. California Newsreel, 1967. (Video/PN/1997/.D872/1967)
A black man converses with a white woman. She proceeds to attach his race and middle class aspirations. He
becomes angry and she kills him and then moves on to the next black man.
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DVORAK AND AMERICA. PBS Home Video, 2000. (Video/ML/410/.D99/D91/2000)
Presents a biographical sketch of Antonin Dvorak, describes the composer’s life and music in New York, and how
his music affected the American society as a Negro composer.
E.T., THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL. Universal Studios, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S26/E8/2002)
A ten-year-old boy befriends a creature from another planet that has been stranded on earth.
EARLY ENGLISH DRAMA: THE SECOND SHEPHERDS’ PLAY. Films for the Humanities, 1975.
(Video/PR/643/.M8)
EARLY NATIVE AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE. Clearvue/eav, 1994. (Video/E/98/.A7/E1/1994)
Introduction to their painting of American Indians. Explains the use of symbols to create a communicative art form.
Explores early pictographs, basketry, pottery, kiva painting, sand painting, and painting on animal skins.
EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY, 1914-1939. Films for the Humanities, 1987. (Video/PS/324/.E275/1987)
Readings from English and American poets--first half of the 20th century.
EARLY USE OF TOTAL COMMUNICATION: PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON USING SIGN LANGUAGE WITH
YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME. Paul H. Brooks Publishing Co., 1991.
(Video/RJ/506/.D68/E1/1995)
EASTERN GREAT LAKES. AAA, 1991. (Video/F/551/.E37/1991)
Travel Video Series. Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.
EASTERN PHILOSOPHY. Kultur International Films, 2003. (Video/B/121/.E27/2002/Pt.1-3)
The first part of the Eastern philosophy series that examines the dominant philosophical and spiritual thought of the
Far East. This program covers Confucianism and Shintoism. Confucius teachings on moral behavior did not stop at
the individual but extended to the role of the state and rulers. The strength of his convictions and unswerving
pursuit of the truth earned him enemies but also a respect that remains today. Shinto is the indigenous religion of
Japan and means “the way of the Gods.” With a pantheon of gods at it’s core, worshippers can make offerings, and
pray to the gods of luck, wealth, and happiness among others. Shinto is not only the religion, but a way of life and
one that explains the birth of the Japanese archipelago and the seasons.
EASTERN WOODLANDS (THE). Camera One, 1996. (Video/E/78/.E2/E278/1996)
A number of Indian cultures thrived in what is today the united States Mississippi Valley and the Middle Atlantic
regions during Pre-Columbian times. Shows these different Indian cultures and how they were able to adapt to the
environment.
EASY ENGLISH; AN ESL INSTRUCTIONAL SERIES FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS. Madera Cinevideo, 1995.
(Video/PE/1128/.a2/l46/1995/no.1-4)
1. Understanding basic conversation--2. Meeting and greeting.--3. Using numbers and money. --
4. Asking and giving directions, addresses and phone numbers.
EASY RIDER. Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1987. (Video/PN/1993.5/.E2/1987)
Two young men on a motorcycle trip to New Orleans encounter hippies, drugs, rednecks and prostitutes along the
way.
EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN = YIN SHI NAN NÜ. MGM Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1997/.E28/2002)
A retired master chef and widower is worried about the future of his three unmarried daughters who are skeptical
about marriage. Yet he himself surprises them with is secret love affair with a young woman many years his junior.
EATING DISORDERS: THE INNER VOICE. Cambridge Educational, 2003. (DVD/RC/552/.E18/E28/2003)
Discusses two eating disorders: anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Features interviews with several people who
have recovered from these illnesses. Covers some of the causes of the diseases and how they affect the body. Also
discusses treatments and lists the warning signs.
EATING DISORDERS AFFLICTING THE MIND, BODY & SOUL COPING WITH COMPULSIVE OVEREATING.
Visionary Production Inc., 1999. (Video/RC/552/.E282/1999)
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This video explores an alternative to traditional dieting methods. During this informative presentation, best selling
author Jane Hirshmann, MSW introduces the concept of "Demand Feeding" and discusses how the diet-binge cycle
can be broken.
ECHOES FROM TIBET. Audio-Forum, 1992. (Video/M/2188/.E236/1992)
Discusses the part music plays in the lives of the Tibetan Buddhists who fled to the Indian village of Leh-Lakakh.
Includes footage of the Dalai Lama’s visit to the Tibetan children’s village in Dharamsala and a ritual dance-drama
staged for the occasion.
ECONOMICS USA. Annenberg/CPB Project, 1984? (Video/HB/171/.E366)
A Telecourse Program.
ECUADOR AND THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. International Video Network, 1994. (Video/F/3709.5/.E29/1994)
Soar into the Amazon on an old army plane, ride on the roof of a train, bathe in hot water from a volcano, romp with
sea lions, climb 18,000 icy feet with traveler Justine Shapiro as she experience Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.
Based on the Lonely Planet guidebooks.
EDGAR ALLAN POE: TERROR OF THE SOUL. PBS Video, 1995. (Video/PS/2631/.E342/1995)
Profiles influential American writer Edgar Allan Pie who lead quite a tragic life himself and died young of
alcoholism.
EDGAR ALLAN POE’S PIT AND THE PENDULUM. MGM Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PS/2600/.C6/2001)
A young man’s search for the truth of his sister’s death uncovers a bizarre and ghastly secret.
EDUCATION OF LITTLE TREE (THE). Paramount Pictures, 2002. (DVD/PS/3553/.A777/E38/2002)
Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and goes too live
with his mountain dwelling grandparents and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.
EFFECTIVE STUDY SKILLS. Cambridge Educational, 2002. (DVD/LB/3060.53/E32/2002)
Students learn how to achieve academic success by learning the study behaviors that lead to high achievement. This
video illustrates the importance of developing good skills in the areas of listening, note taking, and outlining.
Emphasis is placed on preparing for classes, paying attention, and developing a positive attitude.
EFFECTIVE TEST-TAKING. Cambridge Educational, 2002. (DVD/LB/2030.57/.E32/2002)
This video presents techniques for performing well on tests. The first section shows how to prepare for a test,
including tips for studying and ways to remember material more effectively. This program also explains what to do
on the day of the test to prepare both mentally and physically. The final section of the program covers how to
handle different kinds of questions, (e.g. essays vs. objective) and how to review for maximum retention.
EFFECTS OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ON TREES IN WOODED LOTS. International Society of
Arboriculture, 198? (Video/SD/406/.E554)
Title on container: Construction damage to trees in wooded lots.
EGYPT; A GIFT TO CIVILIZATION. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1998. (Video/DT/77/.E39/1998/pt.2)
Traces the history of Egypt from ancient times to its emergence as a modern nation.
EGYPT, QUEST FOR ETERNITY. National Geographic Video, 1987. (Video/DT/87.5/.E396/1987)
Egyptologists travel to the temples of Luxor and Karnak to unravel and interpret the riddles of Egypt’s past.
EGYPT’S GOLDEN EMPIRE. PBS Home Video, 2001. (DVD/DT/77/.E391/2001)
Examines the rise and fall of Egypt’s New Kingdom, 1560 BCE to 1080 BCE.
EIGHTEEN CORRIDORS OF TIME-MAKING OF A CONTINENT. Channel 11, 1983.
(Video/GB/501.2/.M35/Pt.1)
EL CAMINO REAL. Films for the humanities & Sciences, 1994. (Video/F/846/.E433/1994)
This program recounts the story of the trail, the 1800-mile artery of commerce and culture known as El Camino
Real connected Santa Fe to Spain’s New World capital, Mexico City.
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EL GRECO: CHRIST DRIVING THE TRADERS FROM THE TEMPLE. Home Vision Arts, 1995.
(Video/ND/813/.T4/G73/1995)
Films in Spain and London, traces the life of El Greco from his birth in Crete to when he finally settles in Toledo.
EL GRECO; PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST. RM Productions, 1982 (Video/ND/813/.T4/E554)
This program, filmed on location in Toledo and Venice, shows the settings familiar to the artist--his house, the
street, churches and countryside of Toledo--and traces his beginnings as a Byzantine icon painter in Crete. El
Greco's art expresses both the religion of his times and a private spiritual quest, explored here in masterpieces from
great churches and museums of the world, from Madrid to New York.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT. PBS Home Video, 2000. (Video/E/807.1/.R48/E44/2000)
For more than thirty years, Eleanor Roosevelt was America's most powerful woman. Drawing on interviews with
her closest relatives, friends, and biographers, as well as rare home movie footage, the film reveals the hidden
dimension of one of the century's most influential women.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. Bergwall Productions, 1996. (Video/TK/5101.A3/E4/1996)
ELEGANT UNIVERSE (THE). WGBH Boston Video, 2003. (DVD/QC/794.6/.S85/G75/2003)
Physicist Brian Greene discusses the historical quest for a grand unified theory in physics which will reconcile
quantum physics and general relativity, and considers the possibility that superstring theory may bring an end to that
search.
ELEMENTARY MIND (THE) Insight Media, 1992. (Video/HQ/783/.E4/1992)
Cognitive and physical development in young children.
ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN. Crystal Video, 1989. (Video/ND/1500/.C67/1989)
Shows how to create compositions for paintings using the elements of design (line, shape, value, color, texture,
direction) and their application to each of the principles (balance, harmony, gradation, repetition, contrast,
dominance, unity).
ELEMENTS OF MUSIC (THE). Social Issues Resources Series, Inc. (VHS/MT/90/.E44/1990)
A six-program music video series that looks at the parts that go together to make a musical composition, how they
are organized, and their importance in relation to the entire composition.
ELEMENTS OF PRUNING. Idea Bank, 1986. (Video/SB/125/E54)
ELLA JENKINS: LEANING CAN BE FUN. The Association, 1984. (Video/LB/1140.23/.E53)
Using songs and gestures, Ella Jenkins describes how to make a friend and why friendship is so important.
ELLIS ISLAND. A & E Home Video, 1997. (Video/JV/6484/.E445/1997)
Immigrants of every ethnic background recall their extraordinary adventures, historians explore the sometimes
insensitive national policies, and the Ellis Island Oral History Project reveals what the immigration experience was
actually like. Features rare photographs and film.
EMERGENCY!: HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA. MPI Home Video, 1992. (Video/PA/412.5/.U6/E4/1992)
At the University of Chicago, Ted Koppel hosts a panel discussion of the growing problem of universal health care
in the United States. Problems explored by the panel included overburdened doctors, private hospitals, unnecessary
procedures, and the burden of high priced malpractice insurance.
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS. Meridian Education Corporation. (Video/TL/152/.M47)
Discusses the subsystems that make up a modern emission control system. Teaches about components and
operations that enable an emission control system to function. Explains how the PCV system, the EGR system, the
fuel evaporation control system, and other systems work together to control the amount of harmful exhaust
emissions released in the atmosphere. Learn different designs and purposes of modern catalytic converters.
EMMA. Miramax Home Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/PR/4034/.E5/1999)
Emma Woodhouse is a young woman who, having engineered the marriage of her companion, turns her attention
toward making a match for the local vicar and her new protégée, Harriet Smith. Her one voice of reason and
restraint is Mr. Knightley, who has known her since she was a child and who watches her behavior with wry
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amusement and sometimes with real anger. Emma presides over the small provincial world of Highbury with
enthusiasm, but she will find it is all too easy to confuse good intentions with self-gratification.
EMPIRE OF THE AIR: THE MEN WHO MADE RADIO. PBS Video, 1992. (Video/HM/8698/.E4/1991)
Based on the book of the same titles by Tom Lewis. Story of radio from 1906-1955 and the three men who made it
happen: Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff.
EMPIRE OF THE SUN. Warner Home Video, 2001. (DVD/pn/1997/.e46/2001)
Based on J.G. Ballard’s autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is
upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually
captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and
food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to
those around him.
ENCLOSURE FOUR. American Composers Forum, 1997. (Video/ML/410/.P176/E5/1997)
Pt. 1 Delusion of the fury: a ritual of dream and delusion (A film by Madeline Tourtelot of Harry Partch’s major
theater work, based on the UCLA production of 1969. Danlee Mitchell, musical director.) Pt. 2 The music of
Harry Partch (A filming of Daphne of the Dunes on the lawn in front of the Art Gallery at the University of
California at San Diego. Also two duets from and on the Seventh Day Petals Fell in Petaluma and an overview by
Will Ogdon, Chair of the SCSD Music Department)
END OF THE LINE, ORPHAN TRAINS. Filmakers Library, 1990. (Video/HV/986/.E64)
Charles Loring Brace, founder of the Children’s Aid Society conceived the idea of sending abandoned children for
foster care to farm families in the Midwest, as an alternative to institutionalization. Thus started a project that
continued for some eighty years.
ENDANGERED PLANET; THE ENVIRONMENTAL COST OF GROWTH. WGBH Video, 1999.
(Video/GE/197/.N56/1999)
Chronicles the rise of the environmental movement which began in the late 1950's when it was first realized that
unbridled industrial and economic growth can have a devastating impact on the quality of life on earth.
ENDOMETRIOSIS. Milner-Fenwick, Inc., 1988. (Video/RG/483/.E53/E6)
ENGLISH PATIENT (THE). Miramax Home Entertainment, 1997. (Video/PN/1997/.E5/1997)
At the end of World War 2, four survivors live in an abandoned villa in Italy: a nurse, her English patient, a thief
whose skills were put to heroic use during the war, and an Indian sapper hunting out unexploded bombs.
ENGLISH PATIENT (THE). Miramax Films, 1998. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.L6/E54/1998)
During World War II, a mysterious stranger is rescued from a fiery plan crash. The American allies care for him
and the dangerous secrets from his past come to light.
ENSEMBLES IN PERFORMANCE. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/MT/6/.U53/1996/v.5)
Two complex pieces of chamber music—Coreli’s Concerto Grosso Op.4 No. 6 and Schuberts Octet in F major—
are the focus of this program. Their performance by the Brandenburg Consort and Hausmusik is designed to
enhance the development of discriminating listening skills. During the performances, students hear music on the
time scale intended by the composer, and listen as instruments move into successive prominence.
EQUAL TEMPERAMENT. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2002. (DVD/ML/3809/.E68/2002)
Traces the evolution of the man-made tuning system that revolutionized Western music. Covers the first scales of
Ptyhagoras to the standardization of all instruments to equal temperament.
EQUALITY-SIX GREAT IDEAS. Films Inc., 1982. (Video/BD/21/.S59/No.2)
In this television program, journalist Bill Moyers and a panel discuss the concept of liberty with philosopher
Mortimer J. Adler.
ERENDIRA. Cinematheque Collection, 1985. (Video/PN/1997/.E77/1985)
A black comedy in which a teenage girl is forced into prostitution by her greedy grandmother.
ERGONOMIC SAFETY. The Society, 1996. (Video/TA/166/.E746/1996)
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Shows how particular manufacturing companies have created safe working environments using ergonomic
solutions.
ERIC SEVAREID’S "NOT SO WILD A DREAM”. PBS, 1988. (Video/PN/4874/.S43/A3/1988)
This film, based on his best-selling memoir, compares one man’s experience with the political evolution of millions
of Americans before and during World War II.
ERIN BROCKOVICH. Universal Studios, 2000. (Video/PN/1995.9/.J8/E7/2000)
Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon
a monumental law case against a giant corporation. Eri8n’s determined to take on this powerful adversary even
though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin an incredible and sometimes hilarious fight that will
bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.
ESCAPE FROM CHINA. Cinema Guild, 1993. (Video/DS/779.32/.E722/1993)
Tells the story of Zhang Boli, a dissident Chinese student leader, the quashed student democracy movement, and his
own escape from China.
ESSENTIAL OPERA. PolyGram Video, 1992. (Video/ML/156.4/.O46/E8/1992)
ETHNIC NOTIONS. California Newsreel, 1987. (Video/P/94.5/.A37/E74/1986)
One of the most frequently used films in campus diversity programs. This now classic documentary traces the
origins of the deeply rooted stereotypes, which has fueled anti-black, prejudice and wounded African Americans
self-esteem. It launched Marlon Riggs' landmark trilogy on the construction of black identity which concluded with
Color Adjustment and Black Is…Black Ain't.
ETHICS: CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM. Castle Works, 2003. (VHS/BJ/1661/.E834/2003)
Discusses why students cheat and how do others feel about this (including copying homework, copying information
from the Internet). Provides case studies and then looks at ways to prevent cheating.
EUGENE ONEGIN. Decca, 2002. (DVD/M/1500/.T43/E8/2002)
Tatiana falls in love with Onegin who urges her to forget him. Onegin kills a man in a dual and travels abroad. Six
years later he meets Tatiana again, but she is married.
EVEREST: THE DEATH ZONE. WGBH Boston Video, 1999. (DVD/GV/199.44/.E85/E94/1999)
Contents: A living hell – Sea level testing – Base camp – Khumbu ice fall – The death zone – Camp four – Summit
– Descent – Conclusion. Narrated by Jodie Foster.
EVERYDAY ART. The Cinema Guild, Inc., 1999. (Video/ML/199.1/.E94/1999)
The video portrays Cuba’s folkloric traditions and its contemporary art scene, focusing on the everyday life of
Cuban musicians and dancers, who incorporate these traditions into their work. Shot in homes and on the streets on
Cuba, the video captures the rich connections between generations, African and Latino culture, religion, daily life
and art.
EVGENY KISSIN: THE GIFT OF MUSIC. RCA Red Seal, 1999. (DVD/M/35.5/.E9/1999)
Film shows Kissen in preparation, interview, rehearsal and performance. It also contains footage from Kissin’s
memorable Promenade concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in August 1997.
EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1992. (Video/QH/31/.D2/E85/1992)
Presents a discussion of the scientific evidence that supports Darwin’s theory of evolution.
EVITA: THE WOMAN BEHIND THE MYTH. A&E home Video, 1996. (Video/F/2849/.P37/E963/1996)
To some, she was a hero. To others, she was a symbol of naked ambition. To the world, she remains a legend. Eva
Duarte de Peron, Evita, is one of the most controversial figures in history. Rare photographs and films tell Evita's
real story, from her humble birth to her tragic death from cancer at 33.
EVOLUTION. WGBH Boston Video, 2001. (Video/QH/361/lE9/2001)
Eight videocassettes. Darwin’s dangerous idea, written and directed by David Espar and Susan K. Lewis.
EXCLUSIONARY RULE-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.1)
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EXODUS. MGM Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PS/3541/.R46/E95/2002)
The story of the birth of Israel as an independent state, based on the novel by Leon Uris.
EXODUS REVEALED (THE). Questar, 2001. (DVD/BS/1245.55/.E96/2001)
Discusses physical evidence that corroborates the Exodus, including: the remains of 3800-year-old Hebrew
settlements on the Nile Delta; Egyptian records of the Israelites’ enslavement; the exact route used by Moses and his
records of the Israelites’ enslavement; the exact route used by Moses and his followers and their crossing site on the
shore of the Red Sea; the location of Mt. Sinai.
EXPERIENCE UTAH. Creative Vision, 1986. (Video/F/824.3/.E86/1986)
A glorious panorama of natural splendor like no other in the world; a one hour video journey.
EXPERIMENTAL WATERCOLOR. Crystal Productions, 2002. (Video/ND/2420/.E97/2002)
Tina Cintron discusses advanced watercolor techniques.
EXPERIMENTS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR. Human Relations Media, 1985. (Video/BF/181/.E9/1985)
Examines components of experiments inside the lab and in natural environments which show various patterns of
human behavior regarding obesity, alcohol consumption,
EXPLORE BOLIVIA. Gaylord Production Co./Southern Cross Production, 1986. (F/3308.5/.E9/1986)
Two parts. In "Orphans of the Sun," explores search for the last Incas. In "Magic Healing, Magic Death," the
explores meet with healers who can cure tuberculosis.
EXPLORING CAREER OPTIONS WITH THE STRONG INTEREST INVENTORY. Consulting Psychologists, Inc.,
1993. (Video/BF/698.8/.P45/E9/1993)
EXPLORING THE WORLD OF MUSIC. The Annenberg/CPB Collection, 1998. (Video/MT/7/.E975/1998/pt.1-12)
1. Sound, Music and the Environment--2. The Transformative Power of Music--3. Music and Memory--4.
Transmission, Learning Music-- 5. Rhythm--6. Melody-- 7. Timbre, the Color of Music--8. Texture-- 9.
Harmony-- 10. Form, the Shape of Music-- 11. Composers and improvisers-- 12. Music and Technology.
EXTREME INTENSITY PUMP PARTY. Creative Instructors Aerobics, Inc. (VHS/GV/501.5/.E98/2001)
Step Aerobics and aerobics exercises. Continuous movement with weights or body bar for a great full body
workout.
EYES ON THE PRIZE; AMERICA’S CIVIL RIGHTS YEARS. WGBH, 1986. (E/185.615/.E93/1986/No. 1-6)
History of the civil rights movement in America. Uses archival footage and interviews with participants in the
movement.
EYES ON THE PRIZE II. AMERICA AT THE RACIAL CROSSROADS 1965-1985. WGBH, 1989.
(E/185.615/.E93/1989/No.7-14)
Offers a comprehensive reappraisal of the leaders and events that brought the civil rights movement from the South
to the rest of the United States from 1965 through the 1980s.
EYES WIDE SHUT. Warner Home Video, 2000. (Video/PN/1997/.E98/2000)
Inspired by "Traumnovelle" by Arthur Schnitzler.." This feature is presented in the full aspect ratio of the original
camera negative, as Stanley Kubrick intended. Bonus footage after the movie featuring interviews with Tom
Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Steven Spielberg.
FACES OF CULTURE. Coast Community Colleges, 1983. (Video/GN/378/.F3)
A one semester college level television course in Introductory Anthropology.
FACES OF CULTURE. Coast Community Colleges, 1988. (Video/GN/378/.F4/1988)
A one semester college course in Introductory Anthropology.
FAD DIETS: THE WEIGHT LOSS MERRY-GO-ROUND. Meridian Education Corporation, 1998.
(Video/RM/222.2/.F28/1998)
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This program designed for teenagers includes information and activities for weight loss. Eating more calories than
you burn will gain weight while eating fewer will lose weight. To lose weight you need to reduce calories or
increase activities. It is harder to lose weight by eating less but easier by exercising more.
FAHRENHEIT 9/11. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004. (DVD/E/902/.F34/2004)
Through actual footage, interviews, and declassified documents, Michael Moore illustrates the connections
President Bush has to the royal house of Saud of Saudia Arabia and the bin Laden’s, how the president got elected
on fraudulent circumstances and then proceeded to blunder through his duties while ignoring warnings of the
looming betrayal by his foreign partners. When the treachery hits with the 9/11 attacks, Moore explains how Bush
failed to take immediate action to defend the nation.
FAHRENHEIT 451. Vineyard Films, Ltd., 1966. (Video/PN/1993.5/.F3/1966)
Ray Bradbury’s best-selling science fiction masterpiece about a future without books takes on a chillingly realistic
dimension in this film classic directed by one of the most important screen innovators of all time, the last Francois
Truffaut. A regimented fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary school teacher
who dares to read. Suddenly he finds himself a hunted fugitive, forced to choose not only between two women, but
between personal safety and intellectual freedom. Truffaut’s first English language production is an eerie fable
where mankind becomes the ultimate evil.
FAITH RINGGOLD: THE LAST STORY QUILT. Home Vision, 1991. (Video/N/8356/.F357/1991)
A profile of the noted contemporary Afro-American woman artist Faith Ringgold.
FALLING DOWN STAIRS: SUITE NO. 3 FOR UNACCOMPANIED CELLO. Sony Music Entertainment, 1998.
(Video/M/58/.Y68/v.3/1998)
FAMILIAR FACE OF LOVE. Filmakers, 1990. (Video/BF/575/.L8/.F355/1990)
An engaging study of love and loving, a look at how we choose our mates and for what reasons. Although in many
countries marriages are still being carefully arranged by parents, we in the West have long ago rejected this in favor
of marrying for love.
FAMILIES AND CRIME-CRIME FILE II SERIES. National Institute of Justice. 1987. (Video/HV/6030/.C752/No.4)
FAMILY BUSINESS-MIDDLETOWN. PBS, 1982. (Video/HN/57/.M53/Pt.5-6)
The American work ethic is probed through the story of an eternally hopeful business man who is struggling to keep
his pizza franchise solvent. His eight children work for him, fight his dominance, resent the business and battle to
help him keep it.
FAMILY PORTRAIT. Community College TV, Los Angeles, 1977. (Video/GT/2420/.F3)
A telecourse on family life.
FAMILY ROLES. Lifeworks Communications, 1988. (Video/RC/569.5/.C63/K441/No.1/1988)
Describes and discusses the roles that family members are assigned in order to meet the needs and stay within the
rigid rules of the dysfunctional family system.
FAMILY VIOLENCE: BREAKING THE CHAIN. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1993.
(Video/HQ/809.3/.U4/F3/1993)
This program looks at the effects of family violence on the abused and the abuser: at the danger that abused children
will grow up to repeat the pattern of violence in their own relationships; at the problems of date violence; at the
physical and emotional abuse women suffer at the hands of their husbands and lovers. While showing the benefits
of therapy, it stresses the need of the abused for safety from those who abuse them.
FAMOUS AFRICAN-AMERICAN. Educational Distributors of America, 1996. (Video/E/184.65/.F355/1996)
Profiles many African Americans whose contributions to American history and culture have been important.
FANDANGO; PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION. Rhombus Media Production , 1994. (Video/GV/1781/.F353/1994)
Presents dance set to Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an exhibition and Ravel’s Bolero, including Fandango.
FANNY & ALEXANDER. Home Vision Entertainment, 2004. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.F67/F36/2004)
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Told through the eyes of Alexander and his sister Fanny, we see the exuberant and colorful Ekdahl household in a
Swedish town early in the twentieth century. Their parents, Oscar and Emilie, are the director and the leading lady
of the local theatre company. Oscar’s mother and brother are its chief patrons. After Oscar’s early death, his
widow marries the bishop and moves with her children to his austere and forbidding chancery. The children are
immediately miserable, but befriend a local Jewish merchant whose odd household becomes the children’s refuge.
FANTASIA. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2000. (DVD/PN/1997/.F368/2000)
Walt Disney’s Fantasia, Special 60 th anniversary edition.
FANTASTIC FOOD PYRAMID. Teacher’s Video Company, 2002. (DVD/RA/784/.F36/2002)
The FDA-approved food pyramid promises better health for future generations. In this video young hosts visit a
farmers’ market and dairy farm while they explain the importance of a health diet. Learn about the six food groups
and the appropriate number of servings and portion sizes to eat a balanced diet.
FAR FROM HEAVEN. Universal Studios, 2003. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.W6/F3/2003
Cathy is the perfect 50s housewife, living the perfect 50s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence.
Then one night she surprises her husband Frank having sex with another man, and her tidy world starts spinning out
of control. In her confusion and grief, she finds consolation in the friendship of their African-American gardener,
Raymond – a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration of life as she knew it.
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967. (Video/PN/1993.5/.F3/1967)
Life in rural Victorian England is orderly, almost predetermined. But headstrong Bathsheba Everdene wants more.
She longs to be free of society’s constraints. And her rebellious desires reap a whirlwind of passions, turmoil’s, and
ultimately love.
FAR PAVILIONS (THE). Acorn Media, 1992. (Video/PR/6061/.A945/F37/1992)
A haunting tale of the love of an English officer for an Indian princess, set against the splendor of Imperial India in
the 19 th century.
FARGO. Gramercy Pictures, 1996. (Video/PN/1997/.F374/1996)
Jerry Lundegaard, a car sales executive in Minnesota who is deeply in debt, goes to Fargo to meet Carl Showalter
and Gaear Grimsrud to arrange their kidnapping of his wife, Jean. he plans to extort a million dollars from his
father-in-law, Wade Gustafson, and pay them $80,000. Showalter and Grimsrud kidnap her but are stopped by a
police officer, whom the latter kills. Marge Gunderson, the police chief of Brainerd, Minnesota, follows the trail of
the killers to Minneapolis-St. Paul. Gustafson insists on paying the kidnappers and Showalter kills him. He buries
most the money and returns to find that Grimsrud has murdered Jean. Grimsrud then kills Showalter. Gunderson
discovers their hideout and arrests Grimsrud. Lundegaard is arrested. Based on a true story.
FARMERS OF THE SEA. Time-Life Video, 1984. (Video/SH/135/.F37)
Looks at aquaculture in its various forms, discussing its successes and failures. Explores its relationship to
traditional fishing techniques, and looks ahead toward its future in developing and developed countries.
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE. Miramax Home Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/PN/1997/.F373/F37/1999)
Story that spans more than 50 years in the lives to two men at the Peking Opera, friends since childhood, and the
woman who comes between them. Also an absorbing drama of the period in Chinese history from the warlord era
through the Cultural Revolution.
FASHION MERCHANDISING. Kirkwood Community College, 1986. (Video/HF/5382/.C42/No.11)
FAST AND EFFECTIVE PLAN VIEW DRAWING METHODS. Idea Bank, 1985. (Video/SB/472/.F371)
Pen & pencil techniques for illustrating trees, shrubs and ground covers. How to combine quick, bold strokes to
make your designs visually exciting.
FATAL ATTRACTION (THE). Aims Media, 1992. (Video/HV/6437/.F383/1992)
Through interviews with gang members learn about gang initiation, customs, and activities.
FDR: THE WAR YEARS. a & e Home Video, 1994. (Video/E/807/.F47/1994)
Looks at FDR’s accomplishments during World War II. It begins with his unprecedented third term and follows
through the Yalta Conference.
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FEARLESS PUBLIC SPEAKING WITH CONRAD TEITELL. WHMT, 1990. (Video/PN/4121/.Z34/1990)
FEDERICO FELLINI’S LA DOLCE VITA. KOCH Vision, 2004. (dvd.ob.1995.9/.f67/f43/2004)
A journalist ventures into the decadent society of modern Rome and find that his values are being destroyed,
leaving him totally disillusioned.
FEEDING AND FOOD SHARING. National Geographic Society, 1976. (Video/QL/737/.P96/F4)
Dr. Jane Lawick-Goodall presents the food gathering and feeding habits of wild chimpanzees living near her
research center in Tanzania. Observes conditions under which they will share food and other possessions.
FELA LIVE. Shanachie, 1984. (DVD/M/1838/.N52/F4/2000)
Interviews and concert performances by saxophonist and singer Fela.
FEMMES AUX YEUX OUVERTS/WOMEN WITH OPEN EYES. California Newsreel, 1994.
(Video/HQ/1787/.F48/1994)
Presents four modern African women who are working to improve the lives of women. Meet health workers
actively trying to end female genital multilation and promote the use of condoms as a way of avoiding sexually
transmitted diseases. Presents successful businesswomen who have formed an association to assist each other.
Countries represented: Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, and Benin.
FENG SHUI: CREATING ENVIRONMENTS FOR SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING. Feng Shui Productions, 2000.
(Video/BF/1779/.F4/G4/2000)
Explains how to create nurturing environments through the arrangement of furniture and choice of colors.
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1994. (Video/RG/629/.F45/F483/1994)
Examines the cause and effect of the fetal alcohol syndrome. Shows that retardation and permanent fetal damage is
now directly attributed to alcoholism in the mother. Provides a realistic view of the care and struggles of affected
children and their caregivers.
FIDEL CASTRO. Paramount Home Entertainment, 2005. (DVD/F/1788.22/.C3/F53/2005)
The Cuban dictator is profiled through interviews with relatives, loyalists, and enemies in Cuba and abroad.
FIFTY YEARS WAR (THE). PBS Home Video, 1999. (Video/DS/119.7/.B74/1999)
Begins with the 1947 United Nations' decision to partition Palestine and continues to 1998. The film includes
interviews and news clips of heads of state, other military and intelligence leaders. Traces history of Palestinian
Liberation Organization.
FIGHTING BACK. PBS Video, 1992. (Video/BR/1644/.F5/1992)
Explores diverse aspects of Christian fundamentalism in the United States, profiling, among others, Randall Terry,
head of "Operation Rescue”, and convicted Watergate conspirator and born-again Christian Charles Colson.
FILM INDUSTRY (THE). Films for the Humanities, 1997. (Video/P/92/.U5/F5670/1998)
Analyzes the film industry from a variety of technical, financial, legal, and business perspectives. Explores
marketing and merchandising, financial influences on content, special effects and Hollywood action movies, the
domestic versus international marketplace, the role of film critics, and the film business in the new media
environment.
FILM MUSIC OF BERNARD HERRMANN. Creative Arts Television, 1997. (Video/ML/410/.H562/F5/1997)
In a program from the television series Camera Three, David Raksin examines the film music composed by Bernard
Herrmann. Included are analyses of techniques used to achieve special effects and film clips illustrating
Herrmann’s work.
FINDING FORRESTER. (DVD/1995.9/.N49/F5/2001)
Jamal Wallace is a talented young basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. After an
accidental meeting, Forrester a reclusive novelist, becomes Jamal’s unlikely mentor. Soon, both men learn lessons
from each other about life and the importance of friendship
FINE ART. Crystal Video Productions, 1993. (Video/N/8350/.F564/1993)
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Shows training involved for a career in fine arts.
FIRES IN THE MIRROR. PBS Video, 1993. (Video/E/185.615/.F57/1993)
Portraits based on verbatim interviews about the racial turmoil in Crown Heights, Brooklyn in 1991.
FIRST EMPEROR OF CHINA (THE ) Lumivision, 1997. (Video/DS/747.9/.C47/F57/1997)
An Imax film that presents a narrated dramatization of the reign of Chin Shih-huang, ending with the excavation of
the terra cotta army buried in his tomb in Shenshi Province.
FIRST PERSON SINGULAR.: I. M. Pei. PBS Video, 1997. (Video/NA/737/.P365/F577/1997)
Documentary on the architect I. M. Pei in which he discusses his projects and philosophy of architecture.
FIRST PERSON SINGULAR: JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN/a production of Dick Young for Lives and Legacies Films,
Inc. PBS Video, 1997. (Video/E/175.45/.F577/1997)
Documents the life of historian John Hope Franklin through interviews in which he discusses his best known work,
From Slavery to Freedom: The History of African-Americans, and his life experiences.
FIRST SECULAR MUSIC - MUSIC IN TIME. Films for the Humanities, 1982. (Video/ML/172/.M85)
Flutist James Galway discusses the development of music from the early music of the Eastern churches to the birth
of the secular song. Several individual performers and musical groups present examples.
FIRST YEAR (THE). Distributed by New Video, 2004. (DVD/LB/2844.1/.N4/F57/2004)
Every year the United States hires 250,000 new teachers. On September 7, five teachers will begin their new
journey. These five young teachers fight the real fight: educating our children, one child at a time. Shows the
human side of the story, revealing all the determination and commitment it takes to survive in America’s toughest
school systems.
FIVE STORIES OF AN HOUR. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2004. (DVD/PS/1294/.C63/F58/2004)
Five dramatic renditions of Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour” which scandalized American readers in the late 19 th
century by questioning the social mores of her time. The story examines the behavior and feelings of a woman on
the day she is informed of her husband’s death.
FLAMENCO WOMEN. New River Media, 1997. (Video/ML/3712/.F65/1997)
Director Mike Figgis turns his camera on a Flamenco troupe with just six days to prepare for a life performance He
captures the sweat, toil and excitement as choreographers, musicians, singers and dancers blend their talents and
artistry.
FLIGHT FROM DESPAIR: DEPRESSION AND MANIA. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001.
(Video/RC/537/.F6/2001)
Approximately 20 million Americans are currently grappling with mood disorders, devastating mental illnesses that
force people’s feelings to the extremes of the emotion spectrum. In this program, patients and those who are closest
to them relate compelling stories of life with depression, bipolar disorder, and other mood-related conditions.
Pharmacological advances that are helping to manage these diseases and improve patient quality of life are
addressed.
FLIGHT OF APOLLO II. (Video/TL/789.8/.U6/A514)
FLORIDA. AAA, 1991. (Video/F/311.3/.F567/1991)
Travel Video Series.
FLOWERING OF HARMONY - MUSIC OF MAN. Time-Life. (Video/ML/160/.M87/No.2)
FOCUS ON SOCIETY. Dallas County Community College, 1981. (Video/HM/251/.F6)
A principles of sociology telecourse.
FOG OF WAR (THE). Columbia TriStar home Entertainment, 2004. (DVD/E/840.8/.M46/F64/2004)
The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense, under President Kennedy and
President Johnson, Robert S. McNamara. McNamara was one of the most controversial and influential political
figures of the 20 th century. Now, he offers a candid and intimate journey through some of the most seminal events
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in contemporary American history. He offers new and often surprising insights into the 1945 bombing of Tokyo,
the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the effects of the Vietnam War.
FOLLOWING A SCORE. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/MT/6/.U53/1996/v.4)
In this program, students trace a score through sections of two well-known works for string quartet. Beginning with
the first and third movements of Haydn’s String Quartet in D, Op. 76 No.5 students look for theme movement
among instruments and changes in dynamic levels.
FOOD FOR THE ANCESTORS. PBS Home Video, 1999. (Video/GT/4995/.A4/F66/1999)
Presents Mexican customs relating to the care and remembrance of the dead as celebrated in the culturally rich state
of Puebla. Focuses on folk arts related to the celebration, such as weaving, pottery, dance and preparation of special
foods.
FOOT PATROL-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.10)
FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES. Intellimation, 1988. (Video/QA/76.95/.F67/1988)
Main title has subtitle: Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics. An Annenberg/CPB project. Includes programs
1-26 of a 26 part television course. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. An elementary math course.
FORREST GUMP. Paramount Pictures, 2001. (DVD/PS/3557/.R56/F67/2001)
The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny.
The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from
the late 1950’s through the 1970’s including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon,
fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he doesn’t realize the significance of his actions. Forrest comes to
embody a generation.
FOREVER BASEBALL. PBS, 1988-89. (Video/E/169.12/.A647/1988/No.206)
Focuses on the history and meaning of the game as seen through the eyes of writers, artists and historians. Covers
human gene therapy, molecular biology, early genetic research and DNA.
FOREVER YOUNG: AN ELIXIR OF YOUTH? Films for the Humanities, 2004. (DVD/RA/776.75/.F67/2004)
One of a four-part series presenting research and breakthroughs in the field of human genetics. This segment
analyzes the aging process, showing ways to build a longer-lasting human. Dr. Ron Livesey, who runs an antiaging
clinic in New York, discusses the benefits and perils of hormones as an elixir of youth.
FORGET PARIS. Warner Home Video, 2000. (DVD/PN/1997/.F67/2000)
An NBA referee and an airline rep thinks they’ve found happiness together, until they meet each other’s family and
friends.
FORGOTTEN BATTLE OF FORT PILLOW AND THE BIRTH OF THE KU KLUX KLAN (THE). The Cinema
Guild, 2000. (DVD/E/476.17/.F67/2000)
Story of the Confederate general and first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and the
Civil War battle of Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Tennessee. In this battle, African-American Union
troops fought against the Confederate troops of Gen. Forrest. The Union troops were defeated, and the survivors
were massacred by out-of-control Confederate troops. After the war, African-Americans were put in power over
their former masters and the Ku Klux Klan was formed by white Southerners to try to take back control.
FORGOTTEN ISLAND, CUBA (THE). American Home Treasures, 2000. (DVD/F/1758/.F67/2000)
Government archival footage, interviews, and music from local artists portray the various faces of Cuba: the history
of mobsters and revolutionaries, the history of Cuba's rhythm and dance, and the pre-Revolutionary days when
celebrities partied on the island.
FORM AND FUNCTION: CERAMICS AESTHETICS AND DESIGN. Tara Productions, 1994.
(Video/TT/920/.E545/1994)
Master potter Robin Hopper shows the elements of form in pottery design and aesthetics.
FORSYTE SAGA. Acorn Media, 2002. (DVD/PR/6013/.A5/F67/2002)
Drama of the family life and loves of an upper-middle-class Victorian family.
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FORSYTE SAGA. BBC Video, 2002. (DVD/PR/6013/.A5/F671/2002)
BBC television adaptation of John Galsworthy’s work, chronicling nearly 50 turbulent years of a wealthy English
family.
FOSSE. Image Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/GV/1785/.F67/2001)
A tribute to the man behind such favorites as “Cabaret,” “Chicago,” “Sweet Charity, and “Pippin.” A mixture of
physically aggressive dance moves and dazzling visual style, Bob Fosse’s approach to theater revolutionized how
we experience music and dance, while his mixture of cynicism and sentiment remains timely decades after his
death.
FOUR FEATHERS. Paramount Pictures, 2002. (DVD/PR/6025/.A79/F68/2002)
After an admired soldier leaves his regiment in disgrace, he sets out on a sweeping adventure to regain his honor,
recapture his love and save the life of his best friend.
FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS (THE)..Mystic Fire Video, 1997. (Video/BQ/4230/.F687/1997)
His Holiness, the 14 th Dalai Lama, lectures on the four expositions, or Nobel Truths, of Buddhism: the truth of
suffering; the truth of the origin of suffering: the truth of the cessation of suffering: and the path that leads to the
cessation of suffering.
FRAMING AN EXECUTION: ABC NEWS & THE CASE OF MUMIA ABU JAMAL. Media Education Foundation,
2001. (Video/PN/4784/.T4/.F73/2001)
In the 1990’s Mumia Abu Jamal, an African American journalist on death row, became a symbol of the inequities in
the United States judicial system. Examines how ABC reporter Sam Donaldson’s framing of Abu-Jamal’s case
stands up to the available facts and how it measures up to basic journalistic standards of fairness, balance, and
accuracy.
FRANK AND JESSE. Vidmark Entertainment, 1994. (DVD/PN/1997/.F77/1994)
The James Brothers, Frank and Jesse, feel they have no choice but to seek their own justice after witnessing the
murder of their younger brother.
FRANK CAPRA’S IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Republic Entertainment, 1998. (DVD/PN/1997/.I88/1998)
George Bailey, a desperate and suicidal man, is visited by a guardian angel who shows him how important he has
been to those around him in his life.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS: WHEN THE LION WROTE HISTORY. Turner Home Entertainment, 1994.
(Video/E/449/.D75/F87/1994)
Documentary on the abolitionist, civil rights activist, pro-feminist ex-slave who was a journalist, publisher, and
great orator.
FREE INDEED. Mennonite Central Committee, 1995. (Video/HT/1521/.F74/1995)
Four white, middle-class young adults play a card game as a pre-requisite for doing a service project for a black
Baptist church. Their ensuing discussion addresses issues of accountability, unseen assumptions, success, and what
racism does to white people.
FRENCH. Cerebellum Corp., 1998. (Video/PC/2129/.F63/1998)
The Standard Deviants video course review.
FRENCH CONNECTION (THE). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.D78/2001)
Two New York City narcotics detectives learn of a scheme to smuggle a large quantity of heroin inside an
automobile being shipped from France.
FRIDA. Miramax Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.A73/F74/2003)
The life of artist Frida Kahlo, from her humble upbringing to her worldwide fame and controversy that surrounded
both her and her husband, Diego Rivera.
FRIDA KAHLO. RM Arts. (Video/ND/259/.K33/F74/1983)
Profiles Frida Kahlo's work, her interest in politics and her tempestuous relationship with husband Diego Rivera,
leader of the Mexican muralist movement.
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FRIDA KOHLO: PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1991.
(DVD/ND/259/.K33/F75/2003)
A discussion and theatrical dance presentation of the life of Mexican artist Frida Kohlo, who lived from 1907 to
1954.
FROM CONCEPTION TO BIRTH, Films for the Humanities & Sciences 1993. (Video/RG/973/.F765/1993)
Uses in utero photography, microscopy, and computer graphics to show the development of the human body from
conception to birth.
FROM JESUS TO CHRIST: THE FIRST CHRISTIANS. PBS, 1998. (Video/BT/198/.F82/1998)
Explores the life of Jesus and the movement he started, challenging familiar assumptions and conventional notions
about the origins of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence and
interviews with the nation’s leading New Testament scholars, the series transports the viewer back two thousand
years to the time and place where Jesus once lived and preached. Traces Jesus’ life, focusing on the events that
occurred after he died and on his first followers.
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 1989. (DVD/PS/3560/.O49/F7/2001)
Drama about life in the Army in the days prior to World War II. Shows the effect of Army discipline on an
individualistic former boxing champion who defies the attempts of officers and men to break him when he refuses
to fight on the company’s boxing team. Includes actual scenes of the Japanese attach on Pearl Harbor.
FROM SOCRATES TO SARTRE: PLATO III: THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE. Maryland Public Television, 1979.
(Video/B/358/L28/1979)
Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting in cooperation with the City Colleges of Chicago.
FRONTIER: THE DECISIVE BATTLES. A & E Home Video, 2002. (DVD/E/301/.F67/2002)
The stories of four battles that helped shaped the history of the United States.
FRONTIER: LEGENDS OF THE OLD NORTHWEST. A & E Home Video, 2004. (DVD/F/479/.F765/2004)
Tells the oft-overlooked tales of adventurers, warriors and conflicts that shaped the nation in the late 18 th century.
Traces the many battles fought by Native Americans against the French, British, Spanish and Americans. Dramatic
re-enactments at historic sites, expert commentary, authentic period artifacts and journals are all that some historians
have dubbed “American’s great powers, the fledgling United States and Native Americans fought one another for
ascendancy in the New World.
FRONTLINE; THE GULF WAR. (Video/DS/79.72/.G85/1996/Pt. 1 & 2)
Authoritative four-hour history of the Persian Gulf crisis. The series features in-depth interviews with the key
political and military leaders on all sides of the war, as well as dozens of pilots and soldiers from the U.S., coalition,
and Iraqi forces. “The Gulf War” investigates what really happened behind the scenes during the months of
diplomatic maneuvering, the air war, the ground assault, and the war’s ragged ending.
FULL CIRCLE WITH MICHAEL PALIN. PBS Home Video, 1997. (Video/DU/23.5/.P35/1997B)
One man's journey around the 50,000 miles of the Pacific Rim. Vol. 1 - Alaska and Russia; Japan and Korea--Vol.
2 China; Vietnam and the Philippines--Vol. 3 Borneo and Indonesia; Australia and New Zealand--Vol. 4 Chile;
Bolivia and Peru-- Vol. 5 Peru and Colombia; Mexico and USA.
FUNDAMENTALS OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS. Meridian Education Corp., 199-?. (Video/TJ/210.2/.F853/1990)
Describes the construction, design, and operation of industrial robotics devices.
FUNDAMENTALS OF ROBOTICS. Omnitron Electronics, 1997. (Video/TJ/211/.F86/1997)
FUNDAMENTALS OF SOLDERING FOR ELECTRONICS. BSDR Enterprises, 1989. (Video/TT/267/.F8/1989)
What is solder?/The soldering iron/Soldering/ Soldering tip car/Forming and cutting.
FUTURE OF INVESTING (THE). Wall Street Journal Video, 1996. (Video/HG/179/.M33/1996)
In this extraordinary program, Wall Street Journal Video takes you one-on-one with the experts who offer insight
into today's complex, high-tech, global investment environment.
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FUTURISM, MODERNITY AND STYLE. Roland Collection of Films and Video on Art, 1983.
(Video/ND/1265/.F888/1983)
A survey of futurism and how it came into being and flourished in the second decade of the 20 th century. Discusses
the styles and works of Russolo, Boccioni, Larionov, and Goncharova.
FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY; GREAT RUSSIAN WRITERS. Kultur, 1998. (Video/PG/3328/.P664/1998)
One of the greatest novelists of all-time, penetrated the human mind and heart with exceptional insight. His fiction
has had a profound and enduring influence on the modern intellectual climate.
GALILEO: THE CHALLENGE OF REASON. MTI, 1990. (Video/QB/36/.G355/1990)
Explores how Galileo’s dramatic new scientific thinking conflicted with contemporary dogma and the authority of
the church. Although Galileo recanted, his view dominated Western thought in succeeding centuries.
GANGS OF NEW YORK. Miramax Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.H5/G3/2003)
In 1846, waves of Irish immigrants poured into the New York neighborhood of Five Points. “Billy the Butcher”
bands his fellow “Native Americans” into a gang to take on the Irish gang “The Dead Rabbits,” organized by Priest
Vallon. After a bloody clash Vallon is dead and his son ends up in a brutal reform school. In 1862, that boy returns
to seek vengeance against the man that killed his father.
GARBAGE--ANOTHER WAY OF SEEING. PBS, 1989. (Video/TD/801/.G372/1989)
Bill Moyer meets and talks with some of the unusual people whose life work is counted on what we throw away: an
artist who makes discoveries from trash; worm farmers increasing productivity; and an anthropologist who is
uncovering social customs..
GARY SOTO. Lannan Foundation, 1995. (Video/PS/3569/.O72/G3/1995)
Readings by the author from his New and Selected Poems in Los Angeles on May 2, 1995 with an interview
conducted by Alejandro Morales.
GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE: TIANANMEN SQUARE. National Asian American Telecommunications Assn.,
1995. (Video/DS/779.32/.G3/1995)
Depicts the crushing of the student uprising at Tiananmen Square on June 4 th , 1989. Explores the complex political
process that led to the protests and eventual Beijing massacre of June 4, 1989.
GATTACA. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1997. (Video/PN/1997/.G3881/1998)
Story about an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. Vincent is an “In-
Valid” who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the
Gattaca Aerospece Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect. With a
relentless investigator in pursuit and the colleague he has fallen in love with beginning to suspect his deception,
Vincent’s dreams steadily unravel.
GATTACA. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1997. (DVD/PN/1997/.G3882/1998)
Story about an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. Vincent is an “In-
Valid” who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the
Gattaca Aerospece Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect. With a
relentless investigator in pursuit and the colleague he has fallen in love with beginning to suspect his deception,
Vincent’s dreams steadily unravel.
GAY YOUTH. Filmakers Library, 1992. (Video/HQ/76.25/.G391/1992)
Focuses on adolescent homosexuality and what a difference acceptance, information and support can make to teen
gays.
GENDER & PERFORMANCE: A DOLL’S HOUSE. Insight Media, 1997. (DVD/PT/8861/.G46/1997)
Focusing on the final scene of Ibsen’s A doll’s house, which is presented by the same actors and production team in
three different sets and costumes, this program examines how the gender issues raised by the play can be interpreted
in different ways.
GENE KRUPA: JAZZ LEGEND. Dci Music Video. (Video/M/1366/.K78/G45/1993)
Documentary on jazz drummer Gene Krupa with historic footage from his performances, including an interview.
Culminates with a drum battle between Krupa and Buddy Rich.
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GENETIC ENGINEERING: HOW DNA WORKS. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2003.
(Video/QH/442/.G464/2003/Pt.1-3)
Dr. Cove addresses the mechanics of DNA replication and the subject of genetic engineering.
GEORGE PLIMPTON. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987/No.110)
The author of Paper Lion, George Plimpton is widely known as a participatory journalist. His experience as an
editor of the Paris Review has brought him in contact with many of the greatest writers of the 20th century.
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE. Home Vision, 1986. (Video/N/6537/.O39/G47/1986)
O’Keeffe discusses the inspiration for her works. Includes comments by friends and contemporaries as well as
displays of her paintings.
GERONTOLOGY: MEETING MOBILITY, SEXUAL AND NUTRITIONAL NEEDS. Medcom, 1987.
(Video/RC/952.5/.G476)
Geriatrics & aging
GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS (THE). EMI Classics, 2001. (DVD/M/1366/.G47/P67//2001)
Based on … [Trevor Nunn’s’ highly successful staging of the original Glyndebourne Festival Opera production in
1986/87, which was remounted at Covent Garden in the autumn of 1992 with most of the original cast.
Immediately after performance the production was moved to the giant stage at Shepperton Studios, with much
expanded sets and lighting. It was then recorded using EMI’s original award-winning soundtrack”.
GETTING STARTED WITH CLAY. Tara Productions, 2004. (DVD/TT/921.5/.G48/2004)
Introduces low-tech approaches to clay arts including clay preparation, basic handbuilding, and building a wood
fired kiln.
GETTYSBURG. Turner Home Entertainment, 1993. (Video/PN/1993.5/.G488/1993/Pt.1-2)
This film features some of the most authentic Civil War battle scenes ever committed to film. An all-star cast
provide outstanding performances in key roles including Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, Sam Elliot and martin Sheen
as Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
GHOST STORIES. Madacy Entertainment Group, Inc., 1997. (Video/PN/6071/.G45/G5/1997)
Patric Macnee hosts six volumes of genuine ghostly tales which include thrilling accounts by people who have
actually come face to face with all kinds of phantoms. Astonishing photographs and chilling dramatizations of
ghosts encounters bring the viewer into the middle of the action.
GHOST STORES; TALES FROM BEYOND THE GRIVE. Platinum Disc Group, 2004.
(DVD/PN/1995.9/.S8/G5/2004)
As seen on Fox Family Channel.
GHOSTS. Insight Media, 1996. (Video/PT/8865/.A336/1996)
For years, Mrs. Alving has, for appearance’s sake, endured a loveless marriage to a dissolute and drunken man. She
even sent her only son away from home so that he would not be corrupted by his father. But despite (or, ironically,
perhaps because of) her efforts, the ghosts of the past and resurrected as her son reappears, the obvious heir to his
father’s sins and excesses.
GHOSTWRITER (THE). PBS, 1984. (Video/PS/3568/.0855/G56/1984)
Screenplay of the Ghostwriters written by Philip Roth with Tristram Powell starring Claire Bloom, Sam
Wanamaker, Mark Linn-Baker and Paulette Smit.
GIANT AWAKES (THE). Films for the Humanities, 1998. (Video/HC/427.92/.G536/1998)
The BBC documentary, in three parts, looks beyond the headlines to present a vivid picture of the world's most
populous nation - China- as it undergoes economic and social transitions that are both promising and perilous.
GILBERT & SULLIVAN: THEIR GREATEST HITS. View Video, 2001. (DVD/M/1505/.S956/2001)
Selections of songs from Gilbert & Sullivan’s operas, Pirates of Penzance, H. M.S. Pinafore, Iolanthe, Gondoliers,
Mikado.
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GIVING MAN EYES. Hawkhill Associates, 1973. (Video/QB/981/S6/Pt.1)
This series is designed to show how all things in the universe are interconnected.
GLACIERS AND GLACIAL LANDFORMS. Educational Video, 1987. (Video/QE/576/.G542/1987)
GLADIATOR. DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2000. (Video/PN/1997/.G553/2000)
A Roman general refuses to transfer his loyalty to the new emperor, Commodus, and suffers the consequences,
winding up as a gladiator in the roman Coliseum.
GLASS MENAGERIE. Image Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1997/.T39465/2002)
A strong willed woman attempts to impose her shattered dreams into the life and personality of her shy, reclusive
daughter.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT (THE) PBS, 1992. (Video/GF/.G4/1993)
Combines elements of "Spaceship Earth: A Global Environment” and "Spaceship Earth: A Global Geography”.
Telecourse, GEL 101.
GLOBAL VILLAGE. Time-Life, 1985. (Video/DS/421/.G56)
Shows the effects of communication satellites on modernizing India.
GLOBALIZATION. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/HD/62.4/.G6/1996)
Introduces Kenichi Ohmae’s theory of globalization and the borderless world. Explains global strategy to
corporations doing business worldwide; Ohmae’s theory of The Three C’s (consumers, competition, individual
companies) and their relationship to successful global business strategy. Draws distinction between the
multinational corporation and the global corporation.
GLORIA NAYLOR. California Newsreel, 1992. (Video/PS/3564/.A895/A432/1992)
An interview and in-depth portrait of African American author Gloria Naylor. Excerpts from her work are also
read.
GLORY. TriStar, 2000. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.H5/G5/2000)
Two idealistic young Bostonians lead the 54 th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, America’s first Black regiment in
the Civil War.
GOD & POLITICS WITH BILL MOYERS. PBS, 1987. (Video/BR/115/.P7/1987/No.1-3)
No. 1-The Kingdom Divided. No.2-The Battle for the Bible. No.3-On Earth as it is in Heaven.
GODDESS REMEMBERED. Direct Cinema, 1989. (Video/BL/473.5/.G62/1989)
Describes and discusses early goddess-worshipping cultures and the current women’s spirituality movement.
GODFATHER COLLECTION (THE). Paramount Home Video, 1992. (Video/PN/1997/.G634/1992)
Set includes The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and The Godfather Part III. Each movie has been remastered in
THX for superior sound and picture quality. Includes all new 25 th anniversary interview with director Francis Ford
Coppola, author/screen-writer Mario Puzo and more.
GODFATHER COLLECTION (THE). Paramount Pictures, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.G634/2001)
Special features: On location; The Godfather family: a look inside; Gordon Willis cinematography; the music of the
Godfather; storyboards from the Godfather Part II; storyboards from the Godfather part III; additional scenes; the
Corleone family tree; Godfather chronology; Academy Award acceptance speeches; photo gallery; theatrical
trailers; filmmakers biographies; Francis Coppola’s notebook/ Coppola & Puzo on screenwriting; cast rehearsals; a
documentary on the making of the films; filming locations featured.
GODFATHERS COLLECTION: THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE MAFIA. A & E Home Video, 2004.
(DVD/HV/6446/.G63/2003)
Five programs from the History Channel and A & E’s biography showing the true stories of the Mafia. Provides indepth
portraits of crime bosses like Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, and the Genovese Family and Bugsy Siegel
GODS MUST BE CRAZY (THE). CBS/Fox, 1980. (Video/PN/1993.5/.G61/1980)
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An international sensation, this is one of the most original, thought-provoking and entertaining comedies ever.
Starring a real-life Bushman, Xao, it’s a movie that looks at us from the other side, and shows us just how crazy we
are.
GOIN’ TO CHICAGO. California Newsreel, 1994. (Video/E/185.6/.G6/1994)
Chronicles the great migration of African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North and West.
GOLDENEYE. MGM Home Entertainment Inc., 1999. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S68/G64/1999)
When a mysterious Cossack crime lord gains control of a powerful satellite laser weapon, James Bond is sent to
Russia to stop him, at all costs.
GOLDFINGER. MGM Home Entertainment Inc., 1999. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S68/G6/1999)
Agent 007 takes on billionaire Auric Goldfinger, who plans to throw the world economy into a tailspin by
contaminating the gold at Fort Knox with nuclear radiation.
GONE WITH THE WIND. Warner Home Video, 1999. (Video/PS/3525/.I972/G6/1999)
Focuses on the life and loves of the beautiful and selfish Scarlett O'Hara. The story begins on the O'Haras' Georgia
plantation of Tara in antebellum days and moves through the Civil War and Reconstruction.
GOOD WILL HUNTING. Miramax Home Entertainment, 1997. (Video/PN/1997/.G663/1997)
A young working-class genius is hauled back from the brink of self-destruction by a gifted counselor.
GOODBYE, COLUMBUS. Paramount Pictures, 1969. (Video/PN/1993.5/.G6/1969)
This unorthodox and bittersweet comedy received an Oscar nomination for best screenplay based on another
medium, Philip Roth’s best selling social satire brings together Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw, even though
they’re not exactly suited for each other. Neil is a poor Bronx librarian and Brenda is a pampered Jewish princess
from Westchester.
GOODFELLAS. Warner Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PN/1997/.G66/1997)
Focuses on a group of men involved with organized crime while giving an inside look at the mafia from 1955-
80. Based on the life of mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian New York kid who grows
up idolizing the “wise guys” in his impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood.
GOODNESS - SIX GREAT IDEAS. Films Inc., 1982. (Video/BD/21/.S59/No.3)
In this television program, journalist Bill Moyers and a panel discuss the concept of liberty with philosopher
Mortimer J. Adler. Dr. Adler proposes that there is no such thing a liberty in itself, pointing out that virtue and
wisdom, circumstance and political force each contain in a singular aspect of freedom.
GOSFORD PARK. Universal, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S87/G6/2002)
Drama set at the country estate of Sir William McCordle in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guests and
downstairs servants at a hunting party weekend when one of the group is murdered.
GOVERNMENT BY CONSENT. Dallas Community College, 1990. (Video/JK/411/.G68/1990)
GRADUATE (THE). Embassy/Lawrence Turman, Inc., 1967. (Video/PN/1993.5/.G7/1967)
Dustin Hoffman in his breakthrough role as Benjamin Braddock, the college graduate who spends his first summer
out of school being seduced by the wife of his father’s best friend, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft).
GRAPES OF WRATH (THE). Key Video, 1988. (Video/PN/1993.5/.G71/1988)
Based on the Book by John Steinbeck. Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
The story of the Joad family and their migration to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the
Depression.
GRAPHIC DESIGN I: DEMONSTRATING THE VALUES OF GOOD DESIGN. Goldsholl Design & Film, 1989.
(Video/NC/1001/.G736/1989/Pt.1)
The elements of design, including planning, selecting type and colors, and moving from sketches to final
presentation.
GRAPHIC DESIGN II: THE APPLICATION OF GOOD DESIGN. (Video/NC/1001/.G736/1989/Pt.2)
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Learn to create multicolor projects from the sketch to final product.
GRATEFUL DAWG: JERRY CARCIA, DAVID GRISMAN. Sony Pictures Classics, 2002.
(DVD/PN/1997/.A23/G7385/2002)
Documentary, including rare concert performances from San Francisco’s Warfield Theatre, the infamous reunion
concert at the Sweetwater in Mill Valley and the unreleased music video for the Thrill is Gone. Featuring
previously unreleased versions of the songs Grateful Dawg, Off to Sea Once More, Sittin’ Here in Limbo, Friend of
the Devil, and Arabia.
THE GREAT GATSBY. Paramount, 1997. (Video/PS/3511/.I9/G7/1997)
About a mysterious American millionaire whose efforts to recapture the sweetheart of his youth result in tragedy.
THE GREAT GATSBY. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2002. (DVD/PS/3511/.I9/G8445/2002)
Discusses Fitzgerald and the jazz age. Explores characterization, symbolism, social stratification, consumerism and
the cult of celebrity in American society. Features dramatizations and interviews with Jackson Bryer, Henry Allen,
Alfred Kazin, Tobias Wolff and Sam Waterston.
GRE MATH REVIEW. Video Aided Instruction, 1997. (Video/LB/2367.4/.G735/1997)
Video Aided Instruction, 1997.
Comprehensive refresher course in the arithmetic, algebra, and geometry skills the arithmetic, algebra, and geometry
skills needed to score high on the Graduate Record Examination.
GRE VERBAL AND ANALYTICAL REVIEW. Video Aided Instruction, 1997 (Video/LB/2367.4/.G74/1997)
A complete preparation for the GRE includes reading comprehension, antonyms, analogies, and sentence
completion’s, logical reasoning, and analytical reasoning.
GREASE. Paramount Pictures, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.M86/G74/2002)
Musical concerning the romance between a teen-age gang-leader and his naïve girlfriend, set in the 1950’s.
GREAT COMPOSERS; BACH, MOZART, BBETHOVEN, WAGNER, TCHAIKOVSKY, PUCCINI, & MAHLER.
British Broadcasting Corp., 1997. (Video/ML/390/.G74/1997/Pt.1-4)
Examines the background, influences and relationships that make these seven composers part of the very fabric of
the history of western music. Each composer’s life and work is presented through extensive performance
sequences, and through interviews and comment from some of today’s greatest artists and most respected
authorities.
GREAT DEPRESSION (THE). A & E Home Video, 1998. (Video/HB/3717/1929/.G74/1998)
Covers the stock market crash of 1929 to the recovery spurred by the coming of World War II.
GREAT GATSBY. New Video, 2000. (DVD/PS/3511/.I9/G7/2000)
Returning from the battlefields of World War I, an impoverished young soldier learns the love of his life has
married into a wealthy family and moved to long Island’s fabled Gold Coast. Obsessed with rekindling their
romance, he reinvents himself as the mysteriously prosperous Jay Gatsby, and throws scandalously lavish parties at
his glittering mansion.
GREAT GATSBY. Films for the Humanities & Sciences. (DVD/PS/3511/.G8445/2002)
Focuses on the book, the Great Gatsby, and Ernest Hemingway. Features dramatizations and interviews with
scholars and authors.
GREAT INDIAN WARS (THE). Simitar Entertainment, 1991. (Video/E/81/.G7/1991)
Authentic photos and Hollywood movie footage of Indian wars in the west against encroaching white settlers.
GREAT MASTERS: BIOGRAPHIES OF THE GREAT MASTERS OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE.
Kultur, 1990. (Video/N/6915/.G7/1990)
Programs present the life and works of the world’s greatest artists. Filmed on location throughout Europe, these
illuminating programs highlight each artist’s major works et in an historical context which offers a deeper
understanding of their works.
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GREAT MINDS OF BUSINESS: INVESTING WITH PETER LYNCH. Unapix/Miramar, 1997.
(Video/HG/179/.L96/1997)
Peter Lynch, former manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund discusses investments with Gretchen Morgenson.
GREAT PLAINS. AAA, 1992. (Video/F/595.3/.G73/1992)
Travel Video Series, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Iowa.
GREAT RUSSIAN COMPOSERS: ALEXANDER [Aleksandr] SCRIABIN. Kultur, 1993.
(Video/ML/410/.S34/G7/1993)
An illuminating biography of Aleksandr Scriabin, filmed where the composer lived and worked.
GREAT RUSSIAN COMPOSERS: MODEST MUSSORGSKY. Kultur, 1993. (Video/ML/410/.M97/G7/1993)
An illuminating biography of Modest Mussorgsky, filmed where the composer lived and worked.
GREAT RUSSIAN COMPOSERS: NIKOLAY RIMSKY-KORSAKOV. Kultur, 1993. (Video/ML/410/.R5/G7/1993)
An illuminating biography of Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, filmed where the composer lived and worked.
GREAT RUSSIAN COMPOSERS: PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY. Kultur, 1993. (Video/ML/410/.C4/G7/1993)
An illuminating biography filmed where the composer lived and worked.
GREAT RUSSIAN COMPOSERS: SERGEI RACHMANINOV. Kultur, 1998. (Video/ML/410/.R12/G7/1998)
An illuminating biography filmed where the composer lived and worked.
GREAT SAND DUNES (THE). National Audiovisual Center, 1980. (Video/GB/631/.G7/1980)
Shows the Great Sand Dunes National Monument in south central Colorado. Gives the history of the sand dunes
and shows the shifting and blowing of the sand as the dunes gradually change. Shows insects, animals and
vegetation of the area.
GREAT WALL OF CHINA. A & E Home Video, 1997. (Video/DS/793/.G67/G74/1997)
The Great Wall of China is one of the most massive building achievements in history. Winding 6,000 kilometers
through undulating mountains, it is said to be visible to the naked eye from space. This documentary attempts to
reveal the true history of this engineering marvel.
GREAT WONDERS OF THE WORLD. Questar, 2001. (DVD/GB/406/.G74/2001)
Disc 1. Wonders of man & nature: The Colosseum. Machu Picchu. The Great wall. The Kremlin. Versailles.
The Statue of Liberty. The Eiffel tower. Mount Rushmore. The Grand Canyon. The Serengeti. The Sahara
Desert. Iquazu Falls. The Amazon River. Ayers Rock. The Himalayas. Disc 2. wonders Sacred & Mysterious.
The Stonehenge. The Great Pyramids. Hagia Sophia. Borobudur. St. Peter’s Basilica. The Taj Mahal.
“Symphony of Wonders” (bonus program). Curiosities and wonders.
GREED. MGM/UA Home Video, 1989. (VHS/PN/1993.5/.G73/1989)
Greed tells the story of three World War I-era Californians whose friendship is destroyed by avarice after one wins
a lottery jackpot.
GREEK EPIC. Films for the Humanities, 1988. (Video/PA/4054/.G74/1988)
An appreciation and explanation of the two Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
GREEK THEATRE (THE). Educational Video Network, Inc., 2001. (Video/PA/3201/.G7/2001)
Explore the origins of Greek theatre and learn how the staging of a play changed over the course of time.
GREEKS CRUCIBLE OF CIVILIZATION. PBS Home Video, 2000. (Video/DF/78/.G74/2000)
The story of ancient Greece's gold Age is told through the lives of its prominent figures, including Cleisthenes,
Themistocles, Pericles, and Socrates.
GREEKS: IN SEARCH OF MEANING (THE). Coronet/MTI Film & Video, 1994. (Video/DF/77/.G733/1994)
The legacy of Greek civilization is explained through the dramatization of discussions by Socrates with his
followers and excerpts from Antigone and Lysistrata.
GREENWICH VILLAGE WRITERS. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1992. (Video/PS/374/.N43/G7/1992)
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For more than a century, New York’s Greenwich Village was home, playground, and inspiration to many of
America’s leading writers and artists. How these writers used and were shaped by the Village is the subject of this
lively history, which includes readings and commentary by today’s Village authors.
GREGORIAN CHANT: THE MONKS AND THEIR MUSIC. Paraclete Television, 1988.
(Video/M/2154.4/.B45/G7/1988)
Provides an appreciation of Gregorian chant and an understanding of its history.
GROUND WATER AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES. American Soybean
Association, 1987. (Video/S/585/.G76)
GROUNDHOG DAY. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/G7/2002)
A romantic comedy about a weatherman caught in a personal time warp where it is Groundhog Day again, and
again, and again. First he uses this to his advantage, but then he realizes that he might be doomed to spend the rest
of eternity in the same place, seeing the same people, and doing the same thing every day.
GROWING UP. Discovery Channel, 2003. (DVD/HQ/21/.G769/2003)
Explores the issue of nature versus nurture through a cross-cultural study of two teenagers on different continents.
GROWING YEARS. Coast Telecourse/McGraw-Hill, 1977. (Video/HQ/767.9/P365)
An introductory telecourse to child development.
GUARDIANS OF THE SACRED FLAME: AN INQUIRY INTO HISTORY. Cinema Guild, 1978.
(Video/DS/261/.G837/1978)
As the Greek influence in Asia waned and the Romans colonized the West, the Sasanian dynasty arose in the East.
This video traces the rise of this dynasty, examines its new style of kingship, and investigates how Zoroastrianism
helped bind the region together.
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1998. (DVD/PN/1997/.G931/1998)
When the daughter of well-to-do liberal parents plans to marry a black doctor, both families must sit down face to
face and examine each other’s level of intolerance.
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1998. (Video/PN/1997/.G93/1998)
When the daughter of well-to-do liberal parents plans to marry a black doctor, both families must sit down face to
face and examine each other’s level of intolerance.
GUITAR. Bullfrog Films, (Video/ML/1015/.G9/S944/1989)
A vibrant kaleidoscopic tribute to the guitar that meshes dance, mine, visual art, and virtuoso performances to create
a spectacular yet intimate celebration of the instrument.
GULF COAST. AAA, 1992. (Video/F/296/.G84/1992)
Travel Video Series. Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
GULF WAR (THE). PBS Video, 1996. (Video/DS/79.72/.G85/1996)
Footage and interviews, reconstructing the events leading up to the war, the war itself, and its aftermath.
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS. Hallmark Home Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/PR/3724/.G7/1999)
The tale of an 18 th century physician who takes eight years to travel through a variety of fantastical lands, only to
have everyone but his wife take him for a madman when he returns home.
GUN CONTROL-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.9)
HABLA ESPAÑOL? BEYOND THE BASICS. Cerebellum Corp., 2002. (DVD/PC/4112/.H34/2002)
Lots of vocabulary – Numbers 100-120 – Multiples of 100 -- Multiples of 1000 – Expressing the time – Expressing
the date – Using hacer – Using estar – Adjective placement –ar verbs –ir verbs – The irregular verbs tener and
querer – Possessive adjectives –The seasons and months –The days of the week.
HABLA ESPAÑOL?: LEARING SPANISH THE BASICS. Cerebellum Corp., 2001. (DVD/PC/4112/.H33/2001)
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Vocabulary — Pronunciation — The Spanish Alphabet- Cognates – Counting from 0 to 99 – The gender of nouns
and pronouns – Greetings.
HABLE CON ELLA – TALK TO HER. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003.
(DVD/PN/1995.9/.F67/T34/2003)
In a private clinic Barco and Genigno strike up a friendship while caring for comatose women.
HAIR. MGM Home Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.M86/1999)
Based on the musical play; book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado. Originally produced as a motion
picture in 1979.
HAL HOLBROOK IN THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK SPECIAL MARK TWAIN TONIGHT! Kultur, 1999.
(DVD/PS/1302/.S8/1999)
Hal Holbrook’s landmark one-man show is most startling in the freshness of Twain’s stinging commentary on
politics, the art of lying, religion, patriotism, slavery and man’s notion that he is the Creator’s pet.
HAMLET. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1997. (Video/PN/1997/.H254/1997)
Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi, Kate Winslet. Adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth
Branagh; produced by David Barron.
HAMLET. MGM Home Entertainment, 2000. (Video/PN/1997/.H254/2000)
The classic version of Shakespeare's hamlet, the towering tragedy of the Danish prince who feigns madness to trap
his father's murdered.
HAMLET. Miramax Home Entertainment. (Video/PN/1997/.H254/2001)
A contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's epic story of passion, betrayal and revenge. The president of the
Denmark Corporation is dead, and already his wife is remarried to the man suspected of his murder. No one is more
troubled by this than her son, Hamlet. Now, after his hostile takeover, trust is impossible, passion is on the rise and
vengeance is in the air.
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS. Warner Home Video, 2003. (DVD/PZ/7/.R79835/HAR)
Finds young wizard Harry and his friends Ron and Hermoine facing new challenges during their second year at
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as they try to uncover a dark force that is terrorizing the school.
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN. Warner Home Video, 2004.
(DVD/PZ/7/..R79835/HAR/NO. 3)
Harry, Ron and Hermione, now teenagers, return for their third year at Hogwarts. There they are forced to face
escaped prisoner, Sirius Black, who poses a great threat to Harry. In addition to new experiences, Harry must
overcome the threats of Dementors, outsmart a werewolf and finally deal with the truth about Sirius and his
relationship with his parents. Harry and friends master advanced magic classes, cross time barriers and change the
course of more than one life.
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE. Warner Home Video, 2002. (DVD/PZ/7/.R79835/HAR
NO.1/2002)
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while
attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.
HAVE YOU SEEN DRUM RECENTLY? Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1995. (Video/DT/719/.H384/1995)
Social documentary of South African life in the 1950’s and the impact of apartheid on the lives of black Africans.
Rare footage from Drum Magazine archives brings to life the music, dance and shebeen philosophy of the period.
HAWAII. AAA, 1991. (Video/DU/623/.H393/1991)
Travel Video Series.
HEALTH--WHO CARES? WTTW, 1995. (Video/RA/395/.A3/H33/1995)
Focusing on seven people who come to a hospital emergency room for medical care because they lack insurance,
the program examines what must be done to improve our health and health care system.
HEARTS OF DARKNESS, A FILMMAKER’S APOCALYPSE. Paramount, 1992. (Video/PN/1995.9/.P7/H43/1992)
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Documentary about the filming of the motion picture, Apocalypse Now, made by the director’s wife, Eleanor
Coppola. Describes the problems encountered by the case and crew including a hurricane that destroyed the sets
and Martin Sheen’s heart attach.
HEIDEGGER AND MODERN. Films for the Humanities, 1997. (Video/B/819/.H45/1997)
William Barrett of New York University examines the basic theory of existentialism as founded by Martin
Heidegger, and later propagated by Jean-Paul Sartre. Barrett discusses Heidegger’s notions of being, existence as
task, cosmic roots, and alienation. Sartre’s concept of absolute human freedom is discussed as having promoted
human dignity and individualism in the impersonal modern society.
HEIMLICH MANEUVER (THE): HOW TO SAVE A CHOKING VICTIM. AIMS Media, 199?
(Video/RC/87/.H41/1990)
Dr. Henry Heimlich teaches how and when to use this basic life-saving technique.
HELMUT NEWTON: FRAMES FROM THE EDGE. RM Arts, 1988. (Video/TR/675/.N4/1988)
Introducing how Helmut Newton raised the nude photography to an art form.
HERE’S TO YOUR HEALTH. Dallas Community College District in Association with KERA-TV, 1987.
(Video/RA/776/H474/1987)
HERITAGE: CIVILIZATION AND THE JEWS. Home Vision Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/DS/112/.H47/2001)
Three millennia of Jewish history is brought to life in a celebration of Jewish humanistic and moral heritage.
Follow the Jewish people from the heights of Sinai to the shores of the Dead Sea, from a Greek amphitheater in
Delphi to the Forum of ancient Rome, out of the ashes of concentration camps to the rebuilt cities and the villages of
Israel.
HERMITAGE: A RUSSIAN ODYSSEY (THE). PBS Television Broadcast, 1994. (Video/N/3350/.H47/1994)
A documentary on the history of The Hermitage museum and its place in Russian history.
HEROIN-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.19)
HI/LO TO THE MAX: WITH ATHLETIC JAMS PLUS CORE TRAINING. Creative Instructors Aerobics, 2003.
(DVD/GV/481/.H55/2003)
This advanced level of aerobic and toning exercises provide a variety of aerobic-anaerobic routines with challenging
yoga-influenced abwork. Includes grapevines and squats, mambos and arabesques, box steps and ponies. The
floorwork blends yoga positions like downward dog and child’s pose with classic floor moves like crunches and
planks.
HIDDEN INDIA: THE KERALA SPICELANDS. PBS Home Video, 2002. (Video/DS/485/.K4/H5/2002)
Traces the culinary history and customs of Kerala—colorful religious festivals, dramatic boat races, parading
elephants, magnificent lyrical dances and haunting music.
HIDDEN KOREA. PBS Home Video, 2000. (Video/DS/902.4/.H53/2000)
A look at the Republic of South Korea during harvest time where, behind the modern façade of an industrialized
country, one can still find a traditional foundation of cultural influences from shamanism, Buddhism and
Confucianism.
HIGH NOON. Republic Pictures, 1992. (Video/PN/1993.5/.H5/1952)
Gary Cooper won the Oscar for Best Actor in this classic tale, also starring Grace Kelly. An aging lawman who
stands alone to defend a town of righteous cowards in one of the greatest showdowns in cinema history.
HIGH-STAKES WORLD OF STATISTICS (THE). Cerebellum Corp., 1995. (Video/QA/276/.H544/1995)
Helps students improve their performance in class by watching this easy-to-understand presentation on statistics.
Includes statistical problem solving, data sets, distribution, samplings, and more.
HIGHWAY SLOPE DESIGN: TEACHING EXPERIENTIAL APPLIED MATH. OSU Educational TV Services, n.d.
(Video/TE/175/.T43)
Highway slope design, a solution.
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HILDEGARD. Gateway Films/Vision Video, 1994. (Video/BX/4700/.H542/1994)
A dramatization of the life of the medieval nun who was a mystic, composer, and writer. Includes selections of her
illustrations and music.
HINDU VISION (THE). Insight Media, 2005. (BL/1202/h563/2005)
In part 1, Dr. Anantanand Rambachan explores the diversity of Hinduism and the goals of Hindu life. He explains
such concepts as dharma, karma, and moksha. In part 2, he examines the Hindu view of the self, worship, and the
problem of polytheism.
HINDUISM. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/BL/80.2/.O5/2001/V.3)
In this program, Hans Kung traces the diversity of traditions and convictions making up Hinduism, the planet’s
third-largest religion.
HINDUISM. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/BL/80.2/.R45/1998/no.3)
Hinduism history, Narrator Ben Kingsley. (Religions of the World Series)
HINDUISM: AN ANCIENT PATH IN THE MODERN WORLD. United Learning, 1992.
(Video/BL/1202/.H553/1992)
Traces the development of Hinduism from its inception to the present day.
HINDIUSM AND THE SONG OF GOD. Hartley Film Foundation, 1978. (Video/BL/2001.2/.H553/1978)
"The physical beauty of India is the background for the Hindu concepts of self-realization”.
HISPANIC MAGAZINE'S GUIDE TO HISPANIC EXCELLENCE: THE LEADERS. Public Media, 1993.
(Video/184/.S75/H46/1993)
Offers tomorrow's leaders valuable guidance from the pioneers of today: Dr. Antonia C. Novello, the first Hispanic
woman to serve as U.S. Surgeon General; Joseph Unanue, owner of the nation's largest Hispanic food company; and
Raul Yzaguirre, advocate of justice and equity for Hispanics in our nation's capital.
HISTOLOGY, Micron BioSystems, 1989. (Video/QM/551/.H5/1989)
12 videocassettes.
HISTORY AND MEMORY. Women Make Movies, 1991. (Video/D/769.8/.H578/1991)
Using family photographs, archival newsreels and contemporary pictures, the narrator, a Japanese American
woman, tells the story of her family’ relocation during World War II.
HISTORY OF THE HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES. White Star, 1999. (Video/TL/448/.H3/H5/1999)
Features rare, restored and classic Harleys from 1903 up to the present.
HITCH: THE GENIUS OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999.
(DVD/PN/1998.3/.H58/H57/1999)
This two-part series presents an examination of the life and works of Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense,
whose career spanned over 60 years. Each program features extensive film clips, interviews, commentary, and
previously unavailable materials, including outtakes, filmed auditions, and Hitchcock’s own home movies.
HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (THE). Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2005.
(DVD/PN/1997.2/.H58/2005)
Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect escape from the Earth moments before its destruction and join forces with Zaphod
Beeblebrox on board the Heart of Gold and search for the ultimate question.
HOG HEAVEN: THE STORY OF THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON EMPIRE. A & E Home Video, 2003.
(DVD/HD/9710.05/.U54/H64/2003)
From tomato-can carburetors to a multi-million dollar empire, roar through the decades on the trail of an American
icon, and hear from famous Harley enthusiasts like Peter Fonda and Jay Leno.
HOLY GHOST PEOPLE. CRM Films, 1989. (Video/BR/1644/.H6)
This video helps the viewer understand the Pentecostal church, the scriptural tenets it upholds, the fundamentalist
philosophy that is the foundation for its creed as well as the basis for the activities of its religious services.
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HOT POTATOES. Bullfrog Films, 2001. (Video/SB/608/.P8/H68/2001)
The potato late blight that starved Ireland over 150 years ago has reappeared with a vengeance and is an immense
global threat. Scientists are trying to breed blight resistant potatoes suitable to local growing conditions.
HOME VIDEO; BETAMAX AND VHS & THE LIBRARY. American Library Association, 1979.
(Video/TK/6655/V5/H65)
Recorded live at the annual conference held June 23-28, 1979, in Dallas.
HOMECOMING (THE). Films for the Humanities, 1988. (Video/PA/4025/.A5/H654/1988)
Horden as Homer, reads the great epic poet’s work, illustrated with still images. This segment shows Odysseus as
he finally returns home, only to find his wife being perused by many men.
HOMECOMING: SOMETIMES I AM HAUNTED BY MEMORIES OF RED DIRT AND CLAY. California
Newsreel, 1998. (Video/E/185.8/.H66/1998)
Documentary examines the history of land ownership and rural economics in the South among Afro-Americans
from the end of the Civil War to the present. Includes archival footage, photographs and commentary.
HOMENAJE A TENOCHTITLAN: AN INSTALLATION FOR DAY OF THE DEAD. I.V.Studios, 1996.
(Video/GT/4995/.A4/G371/1996)
Interviewed in 1992 as she creates, Chicana artist Carmen Lomas Garza installs a large ofrenda (alter) dedicated to
the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) and a smaller ofrenda to "La Malinche". She explains the significance of
the Dia de los Muertos celebration and the symbolism of the special items she created as offerings to her ancestors
and mentors. The exhibition was installed in the Smith College museum of Art, Oct. 2-Nov.22, 1992.
HOMEOSTASIS. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2002. (DVD/QP/90.4/.H65/2002)
This program investigates how the body controls its internal environment. The steady state of the Earth’s biosphere
is compared to that of the human body. An automated greenhouse and a computerized inventory system
demonstrate how negative feedback loops use detection and response to maintain their own balanced states. The
regulation of body temperature in response to extreme heat and cold is explored both in a sauna and on a mountain
slope. The roles of the pancreas and liver in controlling blood glucose levels are described. And the control of
water concentration at the cellular level and waste filtration via the kidneys are explained. The regulation and water
management is also considered.
HOMER. Educational Video Network, 1985. (Video/PA/4025/.A5/E3/1985)
The Homeric tradition comes alive with this study of Odysseus and his legendary travels.
HOMES OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. A & E Home Video, 1996. (Video/NA/737/.W7/A44/1996)
Archival films and photographs are used to describe Wright's childhood homes, as well as the homes of his early
adult life in Illinois and later adult life in Wisconsin. Includes commentary by experts..
HONG KONG. Ambrose Video Publishing, 1991. (Video/DS/796/.H74/H654/1991/no.3)
Examines economic conditions in Hong Kong with a view toward its preparations for unification with China in
1997.
HOPE: ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, 1990. (Video/HV/5275/.H6/1990)
Focuses an AA: what it is and is not, its purpose, and how it works. Includes footage of actual AA meetings.
HORSE’S MOUTH. Criterion, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/H67/2002)
Gulley Jimson, an ill-behaved artist is searching for a perfect canvas. He is determined to let nothing come between
himself and the realization of his exalted vision.
HOTEL RWANDA. Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, 2005. (DVD/PN1997.2/.H67/2005)
Based on the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, and five-star-hotel manager who uses his wits and persuasion in
striving to save more than 1,200 Tutsis and Hutus from being massacred by the Interahamwe militia during the 1994
Rwandan conflict.
HOT SPOTS; MULTIMEDIA ANALYSES OF POLITICAL ADS. Board of Trustees of University of Illinois, 1997.
(Video/JK/2281/.H6855/1997)
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Hot Spots:…supplements the book, Video Rhetoric’s, a call for and an example of a new kind of political analysis.
The book and the video illustrate how music, text, metaphor, genre, image , color, delivery, tempo, and location all
combine to “orchestrate” political meaning.
HOURS (THE). Paramount Home Entertainment, 2003. (DVD/PS/3553/.U484/H68/2003)
In 1929, Virginia Woolf is starting to write her novel, Mrs. Dalloway, under the care of doctors and family. In
1951, Laura Brown is planning for her husband’s birthday, but is preoccupied with reading Woolf’s novel. In 2001,
Clarrisa Vaughn is planning an award party for her friend, an author dying of AIDS. Taking place over one day, all
three stories are interconnected with the novel: one is writing it, one is reading it, and one is livening it.
HOUSE ARREST. National Institute of Justice, 1987. (Video/HV/6030/.C752/No.5)
HOUSELESS NOT HOPELESS. Newist/CESA, 1990. (Video/HV/4493/.H687)
Discuss stereotypes associated with homelessness, and shows how changes in our government, economy, personal
lives, etc. have affected the face of homelessness in our country. The video features interviews with people who
have experienced homelessness.
HOW TO BE A SUPERSTAR STUDENT. The Company, 1995. (Video/LB/1027.23/.H681/1995)
Eight lessons in good study skills in high school and how to develop good habits as preparation for college.
HOW TO CONTROL PESTS AND DISEASES IN THE LANDSCAPE. Idea Bank, 1986. (Video/SB/603.5/.H68)
Three parts; Tree, Shrub, and Turf grass.
HOW TO DANCE NATIVE AMERICAN. Full Circle Videos, 1996. (Video/E/98/.D2/H69/1996)
Basic-level instruction in Native American powwow dancing. The lesson begins with a demonstration of the
differences between southern-style and northern-style music. War dance songs in both styles are taught to better
enable the student to follow the music. The basic men’s and women’s steps are taught with attention to both
footwork and body posture. Examples of different styles of dancing are illustrated through footage of actual
powwows, and the lesson concludes with pointers on powwow etiquette.
HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT FRANCHISE. NBR Enterprises, 1996. (Video/HF/5429.23/.H6/1996)
Explores issues involved in owning and operating a franchise. Issues addressed are making the decision to
franchise, evaluating the franchiser's pitch, franchise training, financial assistance, and new trends in franchising.
HOW TO LEGALLY DOCUMENT EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE. Business Advantages, 1997.
(Video/KF/3540.29/.H698/1997)
Documenting discipline shows you how to use progressive discipline as a positive management tool. It shows you
how to meet with an employee to help him or her correct a problem. It provides you with a format for writing
disciplinary action memos. It focuses on your responsibility as a supervisor to help an employee understand and
correct workplace problems.
HOW TO PERFORM ON TELEVISION. (Video/PN/1992.8/A3/H6)
HOW TO PRODUCE A VIDEOTAPE PROGRAM. (Video/PN/1992.75/H6)
HOW TO READ MUSIC. Allied Video Corporation, 1992. (Video/MT/35/.H68/1992)
"Covers the basics of reading and understanding music. Colorful animation’s and graphics make learning to read
music simple, easy and fun”. Lessons covers the staffs, pitch, the scale, octaves, sharps, flats, rhythm, and notes.
HOW SERIOUS IS THIS? WGBH Educational Foundation, 1997. (Video/RA/785/.H69/1997)
Through humor, Loretta LaRoche puts life in perspective and provides simple rules to live by. She examines the
irrational and exaggerated patterns of thinking that drive us all nuts. Loretta also shows viewers some practical
exercises – from how to breathe to exaggeration therapy, a technique for examining life’s worries and seeing how
quickly they can be moved from the sublime to the ridiculous.
HOW TO SUCCEED IN A HOME BUSINESS. Lorimar Home Video, 1987. (Video/HF/5351/.H673)
HOW TO TALK TO A PERSON WHO CAN’T HEAR. American Home Treasures, 1996.
(Video/HV/2474/.H847/1996)
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Deaf actor Anthony Natale shows you how the deaf drive, understand movies, talk on the phone, read lips and much
more.
HOW TO USE THE READERS’ GUIDE TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE. H. W. Wilson, 1993.
(Video/Z/695.9/.H6/1993)
Within a academic library setting and using typical research problems, the program shows step by step how to
locate articles in the guide by subject and author.
HOW YOUNG CHILDREN LEARN TO THINK. Association for the Education of Young Children, 1990.
(Video/BF/723/.C5/P52/1990)
A discussion with Constance Kamii. Clear, concrete explanation of Piaget’s theory of how children acquire
knowledge.
HUGHES’ DREAM HARLEM. California Newsreel, 2002. (DVD/PS/3515/.U274/H844/2002)
Langston Hughes was one of the most prominent figures of the Harlem Renaissance and is often referred to as
Harlem’s poet laureate. This film shows how Hughes successfully fused jazz, blues and common speech to
celebrate the beauty of Black life.
HUMAN FACE (THE). Warner Home Video, 2001. (DVD/QM/535/.H86/2001)
Examines the human face from several aspects: cultural, historical, biological, physiological and psychological.
HUMAN FACE OF THE PACIFIC (THE). Films Inc., 1983. (Video/DU/18/.H963/1983)
This series looks behind the images of romance and mystery to reveal the images of romance and mystery to reveal
the heterogeneity of the cultures and people of the pacific. Examining the native cultures of Kiribati, the Marshall
Islands, Polynesia, New Caledonia, Fiji, and Western Samoa, it investigates the struggle to meet the challenges of
the modern world while preserving a unique cultural identity.
HUMANITIES THROUGH THE ARTS, WITH MAYA ANGELOU. Coast Community College, 1978.
(Video/BF/723/.C5/P52/1990)
HUMAN FACE (THE). Warner Home video, 2001. (DVD/QM/535/.H86/2001)
Examines the human face from several aspects: cultural, historical, biological, physiological and psychological.
HUMAN-TOUCH PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL (THE). American Media Pub., 1994)
(Video/HF/5549.5/.R3/C33/1994/pt.3)
Focuses on the process of conducting performance appraisals, not the paperwork or the "form". Applying the
human touch helps managers get the most from their employees; it's a way to show employees that they sincerely
care enough to listen to their goals, wants, needs, and expectations. Managers who implement the human touch
build on their employees' strengths and help them reach their true potential
HUMOR YOUR STRESS: JEST FOR THE FUN OF IT. WGBH Video, 1995. (Video/BF/575/.S75/H8/1995)
Using a humorous approach, helps viewers get a handle on their stress by demonstrating ways to rethink the way
they think and put their lives in perspective.
HUMOR, MOTIVATION AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS. Second Wind, 1988. (Video/BF/637/.S8/C37)
HURRICANES & TORNADOES. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/QC/944.2/.H877/1998)
Students will study both tornadoes and hurricanes from their early beginnings to the full-blown storms that wreak
havoc on land. The Program shows how meteorologists use data such as location, movement, wind speed,
temperature and pir pressure to predict the course of these storms and provide early warnings to people living in
their path.
HYPERLINKED WORLD OF LEARNING HTML (THE). Cerebellum Corp., 2001. (DVD/QA/76.76/.H94/H9/2001)
This video discusses basic HTML coding. Includes topics such as text editors, tags, formatting, adding links mail to
commands, jpg and gif extensions, scanners, graphic, tables, servers, DTP programs, Internet service providers.
I HAVE A DREAM. MPI, 1986. (Video/E/185/.K5/K56)
Martin Luther King’s speech at the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963.
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I HAVE A DREAM: THE NATURE OF GREAT SPEAKING. Davidson Films, 1994. (Video/PN/4128/.I43/1994)
Using examples from the Roman writer Longinus to Dr. Martin Luther King, Michael Osborn explains about what
great speaking is and analyzes the elements of an effective speech.
I IS A LONG MEMORIED WOMAN. Women Make Movies, 1990. (Video/F/2169/.I37/1990)
Based on a collection of poem by Guyanese British writer, Grace Nicols, this program chronicles the history of
slavery thru the eyes of Caribbean woman. Presented through a combination of monologue, dance and song.
I LOVE YOU, ALICE B. TOKLAS. Warner Bros., 1968. (Video/PN/1993.5/.I4/1968)
One day you’re a career 9-to-5er with a pending marriage. The next, you chuck it all for beads, bell-bottoms and
free love. That’s the way things are in the '60’s. At least that’s the way things are for Harold Fine, a dedicated
lawyer about to become an even more dedicated dropout. Why? Maybe it’s the specter of a life sentence with his
boring fiancée. Or the uninhibited girl he just met.
IDENTIFIABLE QUALITIES: A FILM ON TONI MORRISON. Women Make Movies, 1989.
(Video/PS/3563/.O8749/I3/1989)
Scholar and editor Margaret Busby conducts a long interview with writer Toni Morrison. Ms Morrison talks about
her life and her craft mainly from the viewpoint of being a Black woman writer.
IDENTITY THEFT. Platypus Productions, Inc. 2003. (DVD/HV/6679/.I33/2003)
The Better Business Bureau video series. Presents information on how identity theft occurs, ways to minimize the
risk of becoming a victim, and what victims should do.
ILLINOIS PRAIRIES: A SENSE OF PLACE. Sagamon State University, 1984? (Video/GB/571/.I55)
ILLINOIS STORYTELLING FESTIVAL. McHenry County College, 1985. (Video/LB/1042/.I55)
ILLUSTRATED HANDSCROLL TALE OF GENJI (THE). Films for the Humanities, 1993.
(Video/PL/788.4/.G4/M58/1993)
Discusses Murasaki Shikibu’s novel, relating it to world literature, tracing the plot through the panels of a series of
illustrated hand scrolls dating to the early 12th century. These fragments of the novel are now held in the Suntory
Art Museum and considered national treasures.
IMAGE MAKERS (THE). PBS, 1984. (Video/E/740/.W355/1984/No.13)
Journalist Bill Moyers profiles Ivy Lee and Edward Bernays. Covers public relations, mass communications, ways
to manipulate and influence images and popular opinion.
IMAGES IN MEDIA. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2003. (DVD/P/90/.I43/2003)
A behind-the-scenes look at the media’s image-makers, from the first photographers to today’s Madison Avenue
wizards; asks some disturbing questions about the self-selected few who hold a distorted mirror up to our society.
IMAGES OF AGING. Terra Nova Films, (Video/QP/86/.I4)
IMMORTAL BELOVED. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1995. (Video/ML/410/.B4/I4/1995)
An reference to his “immortal beloved” found in a letter upon the death of Beethoven begins the search for the
identity of this mystery woman, looking into Beethoven’s dark past, his deafness, his hidden passions and the
genius of his music.
IMMORTAL EMPEROR (THE). Films for the Humanities. (Video/DS/747.9/.C47/I4/1998)
It's 221 B.C., and the veil of history is lifted to reveal life in the Qin Dynasty, under China's first emperor,
Shihuangdi. Noted historians, archaeologist, and other experts extrapolate from discoveries made in the ruler's
tomb, as they examine the political, intellectual, philosophical, artistic, and religious structure of Chinese society of
the first dynasty.
IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1996. (Video/HF/5718/.I34/1996)
This program defines communication and its components, discussing the importance of communication skills in the
workplace, especially in this age of information technology.
IMPRESSIONISM IN ART AND MUSIC. Educational Audio Visual, 1986. (Video/ND/547/.I414/1986)
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IMPRESSIONISTS. New River Media, 1999. (Video/ND/192/.I4/I477/1999/v.1-4)
This unique video collection tells the stories of eight of the greatest Impressionists. Lavishly illustrated with
masterworks from the world’s leading art collections, these remarkable programs chronicle the lives, loves,
struggles and achievements of some of the most fascinating and influential artists of all time.
IMPRESSIONISTS (THE): THE OTHER FRENCH REVOLUTION. (DVD/ND/550/.I4/2001)
Tells the story of the first truly modern artistic movement, focusing on five of its most important practitioners,
Renoir, Monet, Degas, Pissarro, and Morisot. Their determination to remain true to their convictions—and the price
they paid as a result—is vividly captured in their own words, taken from letters and diaries, while the world’s
foremost authorities offer fascinating insights into their lives and work.
IN A DARK TIME. PBS Video, 1991. (Video/HN/59/.M3/1991)
Focuses on 1968. It follows the escalating Vietnam War, the anti war movement’s explosive growth, and the riots
and rebellions in almost all of America’s cities. It ends with the tragic assassinations of Martin Luther King and
Robert Kennedy.
IN ACCORD: KRONOS QUARTET. Image Entertainment, 2000. (DVD/M/452/.K76/I5/2000)
Includes pieces that are considered key works in the Kronos Quartet repertoire. Also includes interviews with the
performers who talk about the works.
IN COLD BLOOD. COLUMBIA PICTURES, 1967. (Video/PN/1993.5/.I52/1967)
The powerful story of a callous murder, based upon the best-selling novel by Truman Capote. A prosperous and
respected Kansas farmer, his wife and his two teenage children are brutally slaughtered by two ex-convict drifters.
IN REMEMBRANCE OF MARTIN. MPI Home Video, 1988. (Video/E/185.615/.I5/1988)
Documentary of the 20th anniversary celebration of King’s death. Includes interviews, speeches, and historical
newsclips by and about Martin Luther King.
IN SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE. Video Arts inc. 1985. (Video/HD/70/.U5/P424/1985)
A documentary, shot on location, which examines examples of successful management in large and small
companies. Focuses on major themes: customer service, innovation, productivity through people, and corporate
values. Explains how companies have benefited from these.
IN SEARCH OF HUMAN ORIGINS. PBS Video, 1994. (Video/GN/281/.I5/1994/Pt.1-3)
Using the techniques of biology, archaeology and anthropology, fossil hunter Don Johanson hunts for the origins of
modern man. Ranging over a wide geographic area, his search reveals evidence that seems to indicate man’s line of
descent.
IN SEARCH OF THE OREGON TRAIL. GPN, 1995. (Video/F/592/.I5/1995J)
Challenges the myths and relives the actual experience of the western migration.
IN THE BEGINNING. Pyramid Film & Video, 1975. (Video/DT/61/.I5/1975)
Sir Kenneth Clark takes the viewer on a personal odyssey as he journeys through Egypt and the Nile Valley.
Examines the beginnings and development of Egyptian civilization as expressed in its early art and architecture.
IN THE BEGINNING: THE CREATIONIST CONTROVERSY. PBS Video, 1995. (Video/BS/651/.I5/1995)
Presentation of both sides of the creationist debate. Includes an interview with scientist Stephen Jay Gould and a
visit to the creationist Institute for Creation Research.
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT. Mirisch Corporation, 1967. (Video/PN/1993.5/.I51/1967)
Set in the deep South at the height of the early 60’s racial tension, this murder mystery tells the story of a small
town redneck sheriff (Rod Steiger) who finds himself in an uneasy alliance with a black homicide detective from
Philadelphia. The final result is justice--and an unlikely but touching mutual respect.
IN THE STEPS OF CHOPIN, A PORTRAIT BY BYRON JANIS. Films for the Humanities, n.d.
(Video/ML/410/.C45/I6)
INCAS (THE). PBS, 1980. (Video/F/3429/.I633/1980)
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In just 100 years, the Incas created an empire that stretched over some of the world’s highest mountains. This
remarkable 16th century South American civilization, in less than 100 years, had unified several cultures spread
over 350,000 square miles of some of the world’s highest mountains without the benefit of written communication
or the wheel.
INCAS REMEMBERED (THE). Creative Projects, Inc., 1986. (Video/F/3429/.I645/1986)
INCREDIBLE MACHINE. National Geographic Society & Wolper Productions, 1975. (Video/QP/34.5/.I63)
Depicts the ingenious design and adaptability of human body both internally and externally, using new techniques
of medicine and photography.
INCREDIBLES (THE). Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2005. (DVD/PN/1997.5/.I53/2005)
Bob and his wife Helen used to be among the world’s greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a
daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs where
they live “normal” lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets
his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment, He soon
discovers that it will take a super family effort to rescue the world from total destruction.
INDIA, LAND OF THE MONSOON. Educational Video Network, 1991. (Video/DS/414.2/.I533/1991)
Shows how the seasonal monsoon winds affect the agriculture and the lives of the people of India. Also gives the
viewers an understanding of this ancient culture which is very different from their own.
INDIA: THE TURMOILS OF THE CENTURY. Filmakers Library, 1994. (Video/DS/423/.I534/1995)
Beginning with shots of the Ganges circa 1899, this work chronicles of the history in the 20 th century, including the
independence movement, the British withdrawal, the partitioning of India and Pakistan, religious strife, the political
careers of the Nehru and Bhutto families, and more.
INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC. Films for the Humanities, 1994. (Video/M/1809/.I524/1994)
Some of India’s finest musicians perform ragas, illustrating the quality and texture of classical Indian music.
INDIAN EXPERIENCE IN THE 20TH CENTURY (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993.
(Video/JV/305/.B446/1993/V.6)
Shows the ways in which native populations rebel. In North America, the Mohawk and Cree have fought back in
the media; in Latin America, murder and suppression are used against Indians; and, in Panama, the Kuna are left to
maintain their traditional life style.
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE. Paramount Pictures, 2003. (DVD/PN/1997/.I533/2003)
Beginning with a prologue in which a young Indiana Jones is introduced, the epic continues with the adult Indy
embarking on a perilous quest for his father, Professor Henry Jones, Sr. The Nazis are on the trail of the Holy Grail,
and have kidnapped the professor, who is an authority on the Cup of Christ. Indy inches through rat-filled
catacombs, battles Nazis in biplane dogfights, and braves the firepower of unstoppable tanks.
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM. Paramount Pictures, 2003. (DVD/PN/1997/.I532/2003)
After barely escaping a Shanghai night club brawl, Indiana Jones crash-lands into the wilds of India where he
uncovers a scheme that has enslaved a remote village’s children. Indy must save the children and avoid becoming a
slave himself to the evil Thuggee cult.
INDIANA JONES BONUS MATERIAL. Paramount Pictures, 2003. (DVD/PN/1997/.I534/2003)
Bonus material includes Indian Jones: making the trilogy; Featurettes: the stunts, the sounds, the music and the light
and magic of Indiana Jones.
INDIANS WERE THERE FIRST (THE). Films for the Humanities, 1991. (Video/E/98/.A6/I4/1991)
Describes the path taken by the ancestors of native Americans across the land bridge from Asia; various tribes and
some of their characteristics; and the distribution of the Iroquois at the end of the 16th century and their social and
political organization.
INDONESIA. Ambrose Video Publishing, 1993. (Video/DS/33/.M565/1993/pt.3)
Examines economic and social conditions in Indonesia, where there has been emphasis on developing its own
science and technology; focuses on the division of wealth and the religious differences in the population.
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INDONESIA. Lucerne Media, 1993. (Video/DS/620/.I534/1993)
Description of Indonesia, with insights into its multicultural society and its position in the Asian economy, focusing
on its many islands and their dependence on fishing and rubber.
INDONESIA: RIDING THE TIGER. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1995. (Video/DS/634/.I534/1995)
Fifty years ago, Indonesia was still a colony of the Dutch. Today, it is the world's largest Muslim country and the
greatest economic and military power in Southeast Asia. This 3 part series tells the story of Indonesia's past and
present.
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT PRESENTATION ON APPLIED INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING FOR CLASS IET
251. MCC, 1985. (Video/T/56.24/.I63)
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT TIME STUDY. MCC, 1985. (Video/T/60/.T5/M3)
INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWING; A FOOT IN THE DOOR. School Co., 1996. (Video/HF/5549.5/.I6/I54/1996)
Guides an applicant through the process of job interviewing.
INNER WORLD OF APHASIA (THE). Feil Productions, 1968. (Video/RC/425/.I5/1968)
The emotional world of two aphasics, illustrating how professionals work with patients who cannot communicate
verbally.
INSANITY DEFENSE-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.18)
INSIDE BURMA, LAND OF FEAR. Bullfrog Films, 1997. (Video/DS/528.5/I575/1997)
Award-winning filmmakers John Pilger & David Monroe go under-cover to expose how the former British colony
is ruled by a harsh, bloody and uncompromising military regime.
INSIDE PRISONS-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.20)
INSIDE TRACT. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/RC/806/.I575/2001)
This series explains the workings of the digestive tract, describes selected gastrointestinal disorders, and spotlights a
variety of approaches to overall wellness through good nutrition. Expert commentary, endoscopic and microscopic
imaging, onscreen statistics, and tips are included.
INSPIRED BY BACH. Sony Classical, 2000. (DVD/M/158/.Y68/I5/2000)
Presents cellist YoYo Ma in artistic collaboration with garden designer Julie Moir Messevy while performing
Bach’s Cello Suite no. 1 and a 3-D animation of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s “carceri” (prison) etchings set to
Bach’s Cello Suite no. 2.
INSTALLATION ART. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (N/6494/.I56/I57/2001)
This program defines what has come to be known as installation art, while providing a number of examples that
unite diverse elements such as architecture, sculpture, painting, video, music and performance. Tracey Emin,
Richard Wilson and other contemporary British artists talk about their environmental and site-specific art in which
they explore the dynamic tension between artwork and its setting.
INTERACTIVE VIDEO FOR TEACHING ABOUT HINDUISM & BUDDHISM. Hartley Film Foundation, 1994.
(Video/BL/1202/.I584/1994)
Provides an overview of Hinduism’s and Buddhism’s main tenets and practices. Following each sequence, the
video presents questions designed to stimulate discussion about Hinduism and Buddhism.
INTERGRATING INSTRUCTION & ASSESSMENT. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1991.
(Video/LB/1131/.I573/1992)
Discusses alternative means of student assessment, performance and authentic, and how it is an integral part of
classroom instruction.
INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. Video Aided Instruction, 1995.
(Video/PE/1128/.A2/J492/1995)
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Twenty-five lesson course in intermediate English. Each lesson contains instruction in listening, speaking, reading,
and writing. Designed for native speakers of other languages who want to learn English correctly and easily.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PRACTICES: HIDDEN DIMENSIONS. The Corporation, 1997.
(Video/HD/62.4/.I6/1997)
Discusses three basic principles of culture--information, space, and time--and their influence on international
business negotiations.
INTERNET FOR LAWYERS. State Bar of Wisconsin, 1996. (Video/KF/305/.I58/1997)
INTERNET: BEYOND THE BROWSER. Churchill Media, 2001. (Video/TK/5105.875/.I58/2001)
Provides specific guidance on how to use the Internet as an information gathering resource. Explains: browser
software, the use of Boolean operators with Internet searches, evaluation methods to determine the accuracy and
reliability of information, and avoiding viruses.
INTERNET SHOPPING IN THE 21 ST CENTURY. PBS Home Video, 2000. (Video/HD/38.25/.U6/C462/2000)
This series of one-hour television specials features in-depth, candid interviews with internationally recognized and
respected CEO's in conversation about high-level business issues. Jeff Greenfield interviews Jeff Bezos, bounder
and CEO of Amazon.com and David Dyer, president and CEO of land's End, to discuss e-commerce. Students and
faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School in the studio audience ask additional questions.
INTERVIEW SUCCESS: LANDING THE JOB. Educational Video Network, Inc. 1999.
(DVD/HF/5549.5/I6/I587/1999)
Explores how to find job opportunities and discusses the importance of a resume and cover letter. Outlines steps to
take while preparing for an interview and illustrates what to do during and after an interview.
INTERVIEWING: GETTING READY. Cerebellum Corp. 2004. (DVD/HF/5549/.I6/I5861/2004)
Discusses how to prepare for an interview through research and practice. Includes information on different types
of interviews, from meal-time interviews to panel interviews.
INTERVIEWING: HIRING AND FIRING, SkillPath Publications, 1998. (Video/HF/5382.7/.I6/S536/1998)
The successful manager knows the importance of perfecting the essential skills of interviewing, hiring and firing.
INTERVIEWING: PUTTING YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD. Cerebellum Corp., 2004.
(DVD/HF/5549/.I6/I5862/2004)
Guides one through the interview process, from getting to the interview on time to accepting an offer. Shows how
to communicate your message and how to understand the interviewer.
INTERVIEWING SKILLS FOR JOB SEEKERS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. Program Development
Associates, 1998. (Video/HF/5549.5/.I6/I58/1998)
A training program that helps the job candidate develop a strategy to overcome the interviewer's preoccupation with
their disability.
INTIMACY IN RECOVERING RELATIONSHIPS. Lifeworks Communications, 1988.
(Video/RC/569.5/.C63/K441/No.2/1988)
Self-destructive behaviors and patterns that are a result of loss of childhood, self, and choice in dysfunctional
systems. The discovery of self as we learn to set limits, build boundaries and become the person we were meant to
be.
INTO THE CIRCLE: AN INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN POWWOWS AND CELEBRATIONS.
Full Circle Communication, 1992. (Video/E/98/.P86/I63/1992)
An introduction to Oklahoma powwows including an explanation of the meaning of powwow in Indian culture, how
it has evolved, the role of the drum, the head singer and the songs in powwows and related celebrations.
INTO THE WOODS. Image Entertainment, 1990. (Video/M/1500/.I586/1990)
A fusion of fairytales in musical form, covering themes from Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little
Red Riding Hood, and others.
INTRODUCING CENTRAL AMERICAN. Educational Video, 1988. (Video/F/1428/.C41/1988)
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Examines the economy of Central America as it is affected by climate, and introduces the people of Central
America and how they live, work, and survive.
INTRODUCING PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY. Meridian Education Corp., 1991. (Video/TA/455/.P5/I6/1991)
Discusses the definition of plastic, the broad categories of plastics, basic forms of plastic, plastics processing, etc.
INTRODUCING SOUTH AMERICA. Educational Video Network, Inc. (Video/F/2208/.I676)
INTRODUCTION TO ISO 9000: HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE PROCESS. RMI Media Productions, 1993.
(Video/TS/156/.I538/1993)
A discussion of how to implement an organizational & managerial structure within a business that will improve
performance. The goal is to improve the organization’s effectiveness in gaining or retaining its access to markets.
INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS; ANALYTICAL BUILDING BLOCKS FOR BUSINESS. University
Access, 1998. (Video/HB/172/.C66/1998)
Familiarizes student with the basic concepts of microeconomics, with an emphasis on its applicability to business
problems.
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. Republic Pictures, 1956. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S26/I5/1956)
Plant-like extraterrestrials have invaded Santa Mira, a small town in California, replicating the villagers in giant
seed “pods” and taking possession of their souls while they sleep. In a terrifying race for his life, Dr. Bennell
escapes to warm the world of the deadly invasion of the pod people.
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. MGM/UA Home Entertainment, 1998. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S26/I5/1978)
Plant-like extraterrestrials have invaded Santa Mira, a small town in California, replicating the villagers in giant
seed “pods” and taking possession of their souls while they sleep. In a terrifying race for his life, Dr. Bennell
escapes to warm the world of the deadly invasion of the pod people.
INVASION OF THE COAST: THE FIRST ENGLISH SETTLEMENTS. Warner Home Video, 1995.
(Video/E/77/.F584/1995)
The fourth of eight programs exploring the history and culture of North America. This program opens in the Arctic,
where the search for a northwest passage has a dire impact on the Inuit people. At Jamestown, the story of the
Powhatan princess, Pocahontas, unfolds. Pilgrims at Plymouth are introduced to a harvest celebration by the
Wampanoagas.
INVENTORS (THE). PBS, 1981. (Video/T/39/.I694/1981)
Creative minds display their many and varied projects.
INVISIBLE HAND (THE). Insight Media, 1982. (Video/HB/161/.I58/1982)
Explains and explores the famous Adam Smith concept that members of a society cooperate by pursuing their own
self-interests.
INVISIBLE WALL (THE): AUTISM. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/RJ/506/.A9/A91/2001)
This program delves into the physiology of autism, a pervasive developmental disorder of the brain that can cause
severe deficits in the areas of cognition, communication, socialization, and play. Computer animation reveals the
impact of autism on the language center and other parts of the brain, while case studies demonstrate interventions
being used to help people with autism live fuller lives. Interviews with Ivar Lovaas, Temple Grandin, and a variety
of therapists are featured.
INVISIBLE WORLD (THE). Image Entertainment, 1979. (Video/TR/692.5/I6/1988)
A documentary which examines the universe of shapes, movements, and lives that exist beyond the limited range of
human vision by using highly specialized cameras, imaging devices, and electron microscopes.
IRAQ: STAIRWAY TO THE GODS. Coronet/MTI, 1977. (DS/68/.I71/1977)
View is taken through 50 centuries in an exploration of man’s primitive beginnings, told by clay tablets, ancient
cities in ruin, and cuneiform writings.
IS IT ART? GPN, 1992. (Video/N/7477/.I8/1992)
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In this program, three art museum directors and six artists discuss questions about how do artists and gallery
directors recognize art when they see it? And how do they decide which of today’s art works are significant and
which represent a passing fad? They also probe the nature of art and some of the processes integral to its creation.
ISABEL ALLENDE, AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1995.
(Video/PQ/8098.1/.L54/I833/1995)
When her daughter became ill and fell into a coma, Isabel Allende began to write the story of her family “in case
Paula wakes up and has no memory.” This program, infused with passion and spirit of the circumstances under
which the story was written, tells, and shows, the extraordinary family and the extraordinary events of which they
were often the central element.
ISAMU NOGUCHI: STONES AND PAPER. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1997.
(Video/NB/1059/.I724/1997)
This detailed documentary examines the distinguished life and career of a prolific Japanese-American sculptor, best
known for his naturalistic designs of open space.
ISLAM. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/BL/80.2/.R45/1998/No.4)
Islam History, narrator by Ben Kingsley.
ISLAM. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/BL/80.2/.O5/2001/no.4)
Examines the basic beliefs of Islam and Islam’s history from its origin in Saudi Arabia and its historical expansion
to the present day. Includes information about the ritual pilgrimage for Hajj, Islamic law, and the role of Islam and
Muslims in the modern world. Also includes information about the Sufis. Feature the theologian Hans Küng who
gives his views on what this history means and what the future should look like.
ISLAM RISING; THE QURAN AND THE AMERICAN DREAM. Films for the Humanities, 2000.
(Video/BP/67/.U6/I8/2000)
In the U.S., Islam is prospering as never before – but some Americans are beginning to fear the burgeoning power
of that group, currently 9 million strong. This program traces the rapid expansion of Islam in New York City,
where it sustains and brings hope to Muslim citizens, recent Muslim immigrants, and converts drawn primarily from
the downtrodden sectors of society. The program also features the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which
strives to root out legal injustices and dispel prejudicial stereotypes. The Reverend Jesse Jackson adds a powerful
note of support for the newest edition to America’s religious mix.
ISLE OF TEMPLES, BALI. Audio-Forum, 1992. (Video/M/1824/.I5/I8/1992)
Shows the folksongs, gamelan orchestras, and dance dramas of the Bali people. Includes excerpts from "Barong,”
and Ketchak.” Filmed on the Hindu island of Bali.
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/I8/1999)
A rich young woman marries an idle playboy against her father’s will. Her father holds her captive on his yacht but
she escapes and while on her way to New York becomes entangled with an unemployed news reporter.
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SEE—FRANK CAPRA’S IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE)
JAMES ALLEN McPHERSON. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987/No.112)
The value of folklore is an important consideration for short story writer James McPherson. He explains how his
work is often based on folk tales. He probes the ancient tradition of storytelling and its relevance to today,
suggesting that a story can be shaped and enlivened by many imaginations who work it over and pass it on.
JAMES BALDWIN. California Newsreel, 1989. (Video/PS/3505/.A5448/J354/1989)
African American author James Baldwin talks about his life and works.
JAMES DICKEY. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987/No.108)
As the author of more than a dozen books of poetry, a former Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress and a
National book Awarded winner, James Dickey maintains that today’s best fiction writers are the ones who are most
influenced by poetry. This aware-winning poet and author of the best-selling novel and major motion picture,
Deliverance, discusses his art.
JANCIS ROBINSON’S WINE COURSE. Wellspring Media, 1995. (Video/TP/548/.J353/1995)
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Wine expert Jancis Robinson tours the world visiting vintners and wineries, as well as tasting their products.
Surveys the major wine groups.
JANE GOODALL: (see listing for individual titles)
STUDIES OF THE CHIMPANZEES: FEEDING & FOOD
STUDIES OF THE CHIMPANZEES: TOOL USING
JANE EYRE. Miramax Films in association with Rochester Films Ltd., 2003. (DVD/PR/4167/.J3/2003)
The harshly treated orphan girl, Jane Eyre, becomes a governess in a mysterious Yorkshire mansion and falls in love
with a master of the house.
JAPAN. National Geographic Society, 1987. (Video/DS/806/.J3/1987)
Visits villages and cities clustered on the coastal plains of this mountainous island nation; also shows how Japan has
manufactured and exported its way to prominence in the modern world.
JAPAN 2000: AGAINST ALL THE ODDS. BBC Worldwide Americas, 1995. (Video/HF/1601/.J373/1995/no.1)
This video examines the construction of a bypass around Honshu Island as well as a series of nuclear power plants
built at Wasaka Bay and the fears and concerns of the local residents concerning both of these projects.
JAPAN 2000: CHANGING LIFESTYLES. BBC Worldwide Americas, 1995. (Video/HF/1601/.J373/1995/no.4)
This program looks at the different ways that Japanese people live.
JAPAN 2000: THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE. BBC Worldwide Americas, 1995.
(Video/HF/1601/.J373/1995)
This program examines problems experienced by Japanese farmers, and what the government is doing to help.
Discussed are the ways Japanese farmers make ends meet. The effects of the GATT agreement on government rice
subsidies, as well as the suggestion of hydroponics as an alternate growing methods.
JAPAN 2000: THE HI-TECH ROAD. BBC Worldwide Americas, 1995. (Video/HF/1601/.J373/1995/no.2)
This program discusses the area around Osaka Bay and how the high-tech tooling of industries is saving jobs.
Panasonic and Nippon Steel are both discussed as industries in decline. However, the construction of large
scientific research centers and advances introduced by the steel industry are providing new jobs and stabilizing the
economy.
JAPAN: OF TRADITION & CHANGE. National Geographic Society, 1980. (Video/HN/723/.J38)
Details the many changes which have taken place in Japan during the last hundred years and shows how these
changes are affecting the people, as seen through the experiences of a young woman working in Tokyo.
JAPAN: THE CHANGING TRADITON. GPN, 1990. (Video/DS/806/.J374/1990)
Examines modern Japanese history from the first contacts with westerners to the 1970’s.
JAPAN: THE LIVING TRADITION. GPN, 1990. (Video/DS/806/.J373/1990)
Present knowledge and insights of contemporary Japan.
JAPANESE ECONOMIC BUBBLE (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993. (Video/HD/462.9/.J362/1993)
Explores the Japanese economy from the boom years of the 1980s which turned the conservative society into a more
materialistic one until the bubble burst in the 1990s.
JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY (THE). Films for the Humanities & Science, 1987. (Video/GT/2913/.J363/1987)
Shows, from beginning to end, the process of the Japanese tea ceremony, which is an elaborate and proscribed ritual
with a long history and tradition.
JAPAN'S ECONOMY BURSTING THE BUBBLE. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999.
(Video/HF/1601/.J37/1999)
In this program, noted correspondent Paul Solman inquires into how Japan's star economy fizzled out--and why
America deceived itself regarding Japan Inc. Seth Sulkin, President of Pacifica Corporation; Professor Yoshi
Tsurumi; and investment banker Eugene Dattle present crony capitalism, flawed financial institutions, a dearth of
skilled public regulation, and Yakuza involvement as factors that led to bursting Japan's economic bubble. But not
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all pundits repudiate their earlier opinions; Ezra Vogel, author of Japan as Number One, and MIT professor Paul
Krugman defend their pas assessments of Japan's economy.
JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS. Hallmark home Entertainment, 2000. (Video/BL/820/.A8/J37/2000)
A young Greek prince sees his father murdered by his uncle and flees, returning twenty years later to reclaim the
throne. To save his own life, Prince Jason pledges to deliver the coveted Golden Fleece to his Uncle Pelias. With
the Argonauts, he undertakes a perilous voyage to find his destiny.
JASPER JOHNS: IDEAS IN PAINT. Image Entertainment, Inc. 2000. (DVD/N/6537/.J6/J37/2000)
Looks at the life, career and inspiration of Jasper Johns. Includes conversations with the painter and footage of
Johns at work. Colleagues, fellow artists, and critics share insights into his work.
JAVA JIVE. Documentary Educational Resources, 1999. (Video/HD/9199/.A2/J38/1999)
Examines the coffee industry from the plantations in Central America to consumers’ cups in the cafes of north
America. Looks at the environmental impacts of growing coffee, the marketing and economics of the industry and
includes interviews with coffee lovers.
JAWS. UNIVERSAL Pictures, 2000. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.H6/J39/2000)
A man-eating shark causes havoc off the Long Island coast and three men join together to hunt and destroy it.
JAZZ. PBS, 2000. (DVD/ML/3506/.W37/2000C)
Documentary exploring the history of jazz from its beginnings through the 1990’s, including the stories of many of
its creators and performers. Includes archival video, still photographs, historical performances, and newly recorded
interviews and musical performances.
JERUSALEM; WITHIN THESE WALLS. National Geographic Society, 1995. (Video/DS/109.94/.J47/1995)
A kaleidoscopic view of Jerusalem and its people as they are today--the remarkable outcome of 3,000 years of
history, hope, and faith.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Universal Pictures, 2000. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.J4/2001)
Jesus Christ Superstar exploded on the scene in 1970 and changed the way the world watched musicals with an
interpretation of the story of Christ’s final weeks.
JESUS OF NAZARETH; REBEL OR MESSIAH? Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999.
(Video/BT/303.2/.J4/1999)
JEWEL IN THE CROWN. A & E Home, 1993. (Video/PN/1993.5/.J494/1993/Pt.1-8)
An Adaptation of Paul Scott’s literary masterpiece “The Raj Quartet”. This award-winning mini-series tells the epic
story of men and women caught up in a struggle of race and class during the last five years of British rule in India.
Pt. 1, Crossing the River. Pt. 2, The Bibighar Gardens, Questions of Loyalty. Pt. 3, Incidents at a Wedding, The
Regimental Silver. Pt. 4, Ordeal by Fire, Daughters of the Regiment. Pt. 5, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers
of Silence. Pt. 6, An Evening at the Maharanee’s, Traveling Companions. Pt. 7, The Moghul Room, Pandora’s
Box. Pt. 8, A Division of the Spoils.
JEWELS OF THE JUNGLE...A HORTICULTURAL ODYSSEY. Idea Bank, 1986. (Video/SB/419.3/.J484)
JFK. Warner Home Video, 1999. (Video/E/842.9/.J45/1999)
Director Oliver Stone seamlessly blends archival film with acted sequences in his version of the assassination of
President John F. Kennedy, which alleges that there was a massive plot and cover-up surrounding JFK’s death.
JFK. Warner Home Video, 2001. (DVD/E/842.9/.J45/2001)
Director Oliver Stone seamlessly blends archival film with acted sequences in his version of the assassination of
President John F. Kennedy, which alleges that there was a massive plot and cover-up surrounding JFK’s death.
JOB SEARCH. (Video/OY/10/.J1)
JOBS & CRIME-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.16)
JOHN ADAMS: MINIMALISM AND BEYOND. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1988.
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(Video/ML/410/.A342/J64/1988)
Portrait of minimalist composer, John Adams as well as a performance of his work, Harmonium.
JOHN BROWN’S HOLY WAR. PBS Home Video, 2000. (E/451/.J64/2000)
A look inside a complex man, farmer and warrior, family man and avenging angel, to reveal the man behind the
legend. He is the father of American terrorism—and an inspiration to the Civil Rights movement. 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? Draws on interviews with historians and writers, including novelist Russell Banks, and
stunning dramatic reenactments to trace one man’s obsessive battle against human bondage.
JOHN CAGE. Mystic Fire Video, 1989. (Video/ML/410/.C24/J6/1989)
Performances of works by American composer John Cage at a London festival in 1983. Interviews with the
Composer and performers describe some of the motivations behind these multimedia performances.
JOHN CAGE: I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY AND I AM SAYING IT. Home Vision, 1990.
(Video/ML/.C24/J645/1990)
Looks at the avant garde composer John Cage whose unusual musical work never fails to interest, shock or inspire.
JOHN GARDNER. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987/No.105)
In novelist John Gardner’s opinion, a writer is driven. He reveals how his own novel Niclel Mountain, changed
during twenty years of revising. Recognized as a major American writer, Gardner shares his deep concern with
emotion and a belief in the importance of creating vivid and interesting characters in fiction.
JOHN HAWKES. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987/No.106)
Described as one the most original American novelists, Hawkes creates his novels from a landscape of imagination.
His writing delves into the darker side of human nature, its imperfections, injuries and failures. Although his
visions are dark, he injects comedy into his work to maintain a sense of balance, and he personally remains very
detached from his creations.
JOHN IRVING. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987/No.107)
Before John Irving became a commercial success as the author of The World According to Garp, he had invested
ten years of effort in his writing, completing three novels that were reviewed well but sold poorly. He reflects on
his career and the way he chooses to explore his subjects and sources.
JOHN UPDIKE: IN HIS OWN WORDS. Films for the Humanities, 1997. (Video/PS/3571/.P4/Z66/1997)
Presents segments form the only writers’ workshop. Updike has ever conducted. Updike explores his beginnings as
a writer and offers his unique perception of the writing process. Workshop sessions are blended with exclusive
interviews in which Updike talks about his Pennsylvania roots and reads aloud from his own works.
JOHN WIDEMAN. California Newsreel, 1992. (Video/PS/3573/.I26/A435/1992)
An interview and in-depth portrait of African American author John Wideman. Excerpts from his work are also
read.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. Universal Studios, 2000.
(DVD/PN/1995/.M86/2000)
A lively and colorful journey through ancient Egypt, Joseph and the amazing Technicolor dreamcoat follows the
rags-to-riches story of Joseph his eleven brothers and the coat of many colors.
JOSEPH CAMPBELL AND THE POWER OF MYTH WITH BILL MOYERS. Mystic Fire Video.
(Video/BL/304/.C36)
6 Videocassettes (1) The hero’s Adventure (2) The Message of the Myth (3) The First Storytellers (4) Sacrifice
and Bliss (5) Love and the Goddess (6) Masks Eternity.
JOY HARJO. Lannan Foundation, 1989. (Video/PS/3558/.A62423/J6/1989)
A selection of the Creek Indian woman’s works, read to an audience at the Laguna Beach CA Forum Theater, with
comments on her personal style and philosophy.
JOYCE CAROL OATES: A PORTRAIT IN THE FIRST PERSON. Films for the humanities and Sciences, 1994.
(Video/PS/3565/.A8/J69/1994)
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American author Joyce Carol Oates discusses her life and work.
JUDAISM. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/BL/80.2/.O5/2001/V.5)
Hans Küng discusses the practice of Judaism in the United States, Israel and Germany, as he studies the religion’s
commitment to its continued existence.
JUDAISM. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/BL/80.2/.R45/1998/No.5)
Presents the history and beliefs of Protestantism through documentary film, recreations, and specialist interviews.
(Religions of the World Series)
JULES ET JIM – JULES AND JIM. Image Entertainment, 2005. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.F67/.J84/2005)
Considered Truffaut’s greatest film, this is a story of friendship between two artists and their mutual love for the
same woman.
JULIET OF THE SPIRITS. Criterion Collection, 2002. (DVD/PN/1997/.J85/2002)
When she suspects her husband of infidelity, a housewife unleashes an unconscious ripe with erotic fantasies. In
this film Fellini’s first feature-length color film, his examination of the sexual psyche unfolds via the surrealistic use
of abrupt cut-away to illustrate the woman’s sexual fantasies.
JUNGLE-LIVING PLANT. BBC-TV, and Time-Life Films, 1984. (Video/QB/631/L58/No.4)
Host David Attenborough makes a vertical journey down a Kapox tree whose crown emerges above the jungle
canopy. He descends by ropes through various layers of jungle to the forest floor below, finding in route some of
the most colorful and extraordinary plants and animals on earth.
JUST ANOTHER STUPID KID. Films for the Humanities, 1986. (Video/LC/4708/.J8/1986)
A learning-disabled boy is considered a smart aleck by his teacher and stupid by his classmates until his problem is
diagnosed as dyslexia and steps are taken to help him develop new learning techniques.
JUST BECAUSE OF WHO WE ARE: WORKING TAPES. Women Make Movies, 1986.
(Video/HQ/75.5/.J878/1986)
Tells a few of the untold stories of everyday violence in the lives of lesbians, women who love other women.
JUST LIKE ME; TALKING ABOUT AIDS. Films for the Humanities, 1999. (Video/RA/644/.A25/H571/1999)
Six ethnically diverse young men and women who contracted the HIV virus while teenagers speak on the physical,
psychological and social effects of the virus.
JUSTICE-SIX GREAT IDEAS. Films, Inc., 1982. (Video/BD/21/.S59/No.4)
In this television program, journalist Bill Moyers and a panel discuss concept of liberty with philosopher Mortimer
J. Adler. Dr. Adler proposes that there is no such thing a liberty in itself, pointing out that virtue and wisdom,
circumstance and political force each contain a singular aspect of freedom.
JUVENILE OFFENDERS-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.13)
JUVENILE REHABILITATION. National Institute of Justice, 1990? (Video/HV/6030/.C753/No.10)
JVC VIDEO ANTHOLOGY OF WORLD MUSIC AND DANCE (THE). Rounders Records, 1991.
(Video/M/1627/.J4/1991)
A sampling of folk songs, dances, and music from around the world.
JVC/SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS VIDEO ANTHOLOGY OF MUSIC AND DANCE OF AFRICA VOL. 1
EGYPT, UGANDA AND, SENEGAL.. Multicultural Media, 1996. (Video/M/1627/.J831/1996/vol. 1)
A sampling of the traditional, sacred and secular folk songs, dances and music of Africa.
JVC/SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS VIDEO ANTHOLOGY OF MUSIC AND DANCE OF AFRICA VOL.2 THE
GAMBIA, LIBERIA, GHANA, AND NIGERIA. Multicultural Media, 1996. (Video/M/1627/.J831/1996/Vol.2)
A sampling of the traditional, sacred and secular folk songs, dances, and music of Africa.
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KENYA, MALAWI, BOTSWANA AND SOUTH AFRICA. Multicultural Media, 1996.
(Video/M/1627/.J831/1996/Vol.3)
A sampling of the traditional, sacred and secular folk songs, dances and music of Africa.
JVC/SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS VIDEO ANTHOLOGY OF MUSIC AND DANCE OF EUROPE. Multicultural
Media, 1996. (Video/ML/3580/.J83/1996)
Concentrates on local performance styles of song, music and dance in various European countries.
JVC/SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS VIDEO ANTHOLOGY OF MUSIC AND DANCE OF THE AMERICAS.
Multicultural Media, 1995. (Video/M/1627/.J35/1995)
This six-part anthology series looks at many of the folk music traditions in North, Central and South America, and
the Caribbean Islands. At the beginning of each piece is a description of types of music, the title of each piece, and
the names of the performers. Each piece is numbered on the screen for cross-referencing to the guide, which
includes descriptions and lyrics.
KAMASUTRA: A TALE OF LOVE. Trimark Home Video, 1996. (Video/M/533/.K3/1996)
A king’s courtesan, trained in the art of pleasure, becomes defiant, rebels against ancient traditions and the Indian
caste system, and is forbidden to see her true love.
KANDINSKY, VASSILY. RM Arts, 1986. (Video/ND/699/.V37)
KAREN BLIXEN’S BABETTES. MGM Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.B33/2001)
With the mysterious arrival of Babette, a refugee from France’s civil war, life for two pious sisters and their tiny
hamlet begins to change. Before long, Babette has convinced them to try something other than boiled codfish and
ale bread—a gourmet French meal! Her feast scandalized the elders, except for the visiting General. Just who is
this strangely talented Babette, who has terrified this pious town with the prospect of losing their souls for enjoying
too much earthly pleasure?
KATE CHOPIN: THE JOY THAT KILLS. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004. (PS/1294/.C63/J69/2004)
A drama about a young woman whose heart ailment keeps her prisoner in her home, at the insistence of her overprotective
husband. Takes places in the 1870s in New Orleans.
KELTIE’S BEARD: A WOMANS’ STORY. (Video/HQ/1250/.U5/K45)
This tape looks at the life of a woman with a beard.
KENNEDYS (THE). PBS Video, 1992. (Video/E/843/.K466/1992)
Excerpts from news clips, family photographs, and other rarely seen documentary material that illustrate the
triumphs and sorrows of the Kennedy family.
KEYBOARD AND PERCUSSION. Films for the Humanities, 1976. (Video/ML/549/.K49/1976)
Shows how the instruments look and sound, how they are played, and places them in historical context.
KEYSTONE COMEDIES, VOL. 5. Kartes Video Communications, 1986. (Video/PN/1999/.K4/1986)
A collection of early “slapstick” comedies produced by Mack Sennett for the Keystone Film Company.
KILLER DISEASE ON CAMPUS: MENINGITIS. WGBH Educational Foundation, 2002. (Video/RC/376/.K5/2002)
The Nova cameras following leading scientists into America’s school system to study and find possible combatants
to the recent meningitis epidemic. The behind-the-scenes look at the spread of the deadly disease among teenagers
also attempts to help parents and school officials point out the symptoms of meningitis before it spreads.
KILLING FIELDS (THE). Warner Home Video, 1985. (Video/PN/1993.5/.K5/1985)
Waterston stars as New York Times reporter Schanberg, a journalist who covered the war in Cambodia. Ngor stars
as Dith, the translator and aide, who is exiled to Cambodian labor camps where millions of others have died.
KILLING SCREENS (THE). Media Education Foundation, 1994. (Video/P/96/.V5/K54/1994)
Documentary exploring the impact of violence seen on television and in the movies.
KILLING US SOFTLY 3. Media Education Foundation, 2000. (Video/HF/5827/.S7/2000)
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Discusses the manner in which women continue to be portrayed by advertising and the effects this has on their
images of themselves.
KINDRED SPIRITS: CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS. PBS Video, 1993.
(Video/N/6538/.N5/K553/1992)
Portrays African American artists and their art, as well as featuring interviews with some of them: Maya Angelou,
John Biggers, Bessie Harvey, Louis Mailou Jones, and others.
Recorded in museums, private homes, village markets and cemeteries, this program explores, through popular art
and traditions, the contradictory Mexican feelings towards death.
KING ALBERT. Yazoo video, 1992. (Video/M/1366/.M33/1992)
Blues artist Albert King performs: Blues Riff, The Grass Ain’t No Greener, Born Under a Bad Sign, They Call It
Stormy Monday, Kansas City, The Very Thought of You, Let the Good Times Roll and Ooh Ee Baby.
KING KONG. Paramount Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.H6/K453/1999)
The Big Apple is besieged by the monstrous ape, King Kong. The gargantuan ape battles attacking aircraft high
above the streets of New York and plunges to his death from the top of the World Trade Center.
KING LEAR. Image Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PR/2819/.A2/M3/2001)
A New York Shakespeare Festival production of William Shakespeare’s play in which tragedy occurs when an old
king divides his kingdom between his daughters.
KING RICHARD THE SECOND. Ambrose Video Pub., 2000. (DVD/PR/2820/.A23/2000)
Shakespeare’s historical play about the dynastic struggle between Richard II and Henry Bolingboke (later Henry
IV).
KINGDOM OF DAVID: THE SAGA OF THE ISRAELITES. PBS Home Video, 2005. (DVD/BM/170/.K56/2005)
Tells the story of the Israelites and the creation of the world’s first monotheistic religion. Includes stories of
Abraham, Moses and David.
KINSEY. Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2005. (DVD/PN/1997/.K567/2005)
Kinsey is a portrait of a man driven to uncover the most private secrets of the nation, and journey into the mystery
of human behavior. His 1948 book Sexual Behavior in the Human Male irrevocably changed American culture.
KNOW & UNKNOWN-MUSIC IN TIME. Time-Life Video. (Video/ML/160/.M87/No.7)
KNOWING THE FACTS. Films for the Humanities, 1999. (Video/RA/644/.A25/H573/1999)
Discusses how HIV is acquired, how it can be prevented, and the relative risks of a wide range of sexual behaviors.
KODO HEARTBEAT DRUMMERS OF JAPAN. Rhapsody Films, 1983. (Video/M/146/.K636/1991)
KODO—the Japanese word for heartbeat, is the name of group of young musicians and dancers whose exhilarating
performances of traditional and contemporary Japanese drumming have captivated a worldwide audience. This
documentary was filmed in the summer of 1983 on Sado Island, and at Tokyo’s National Theatre.
KOREA: ANCIENT TREASURE, MODERN WONDER. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990.
(Video/DS/907.18/.K674/1990)
Looks at the combination of ancient tradition and modern technology that have changed Korea from an agrarian to
an industrial nation. Focuses on the roles of education, religion, and culture and compares local history to that of
China and Japan.
KOREA: THE FORGOTTEN WAR. A&E Home Video, 1997. (Video/DS/918/.K67/1997)
A documentary chronicling the events of the Korean War.
KOREA: TIGER OF ASIA. Films for the Humanities, 1998. (Video/HF/1602.15/.K6/K674/1998)
This program examines how cheap government loans encouraged the growth of large conglomerates, and how new
policies are helping small and medium companies to develop. A British computer executive discusses ways in
which foreign companies ca cope with Korean business regulations and customs.
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KOREA: WAR, PROSPERITY, DEMOCRACY. National Film Production Center, 1995.
(Video/DS/907.18/.K674/1995)
A Compilation of video’s to honor Korean War Veterans and promote better understanding between Korea & the
U.S. Reviews the history of the Korean War, Korea’s growth as an industrial leader, and the Seoul Olympic Arts
Festival.
KOYAANISQATSI: LIFE OUT OF BALANCE. MGM Home Entertainment, 2002.
(DVD/PN/1995.9/.E96/K69/2002)
Koyaanisqatsi is a Hopi Indian word meaning variously: crazy life, life in turmoil, life disintegrating, life out of
balance (the subtitle for this film), and a state of life that calls for another way of life. This film presents a concert
of visual images set to the music of Philip Glass.
KU KLUX KLAN A SECRET HISTORY . A & E Home Video, 1998. (Video/HS/2330/.K63/K8/1998)
KUNDUN. Buena Vista Home Video, 1998. (Video/PN/1997/.K863/1998)
In this breathtaking epic from director Martin Scorsese, Tibet's future Dalai Lama journeys from infancy to
enlighten adulthood, encountering his own inner doubts and bloody political strife with neighboring China. Musical
score by Philip Glass.
KURT VONNEGUT. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987/No.101)
Kurt Vonnegut has some sobering thought on the plight of modern storytellers. He feels writers are "being racked
up” by technology and big business.
LA BELLE NOISEUSE/BEAUTIFUL TROUBLEMAKER. New Yorker Video, 2004. (DVD/PN/1997/.B4156/2004)
An artist near the end of his career finds new inspiration in a young model. A famous and well-respected artist who
lives in a comfortable estate in the French countryside, at the age of 60, considers his career as a painter to be over.
He no longer feels inspired to create, and his last attempt at a major work, a nude study of his wife Liza, has sat
unfinished for ten years. His protégé suggests a more inspiring subject, who exchanges ideas and opinions, as he
methodically attempts to create a final masterpiece.
L. A .CONFIDENTIAL. Warner Home Video, 1998. (DVD/PS/3555/.L6274/L182/1998)
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950’s use differing methods to uncover a
conspiracy behind the shotgun slaying of the patrons at an all-night diner. A tribute to tough film noir crime films.
LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA. Cinematica, 2005. (DVD/PN/1997/.C374/2005)
After her husband’s death, Bernarda Alba forces her five daughters into eight years of strict mourning. The
appearance of pepe El Romano, a man who wishes to marry the eldest daughter, Angustias, unleashes a series of
events which culminate in a tragic denouement.
LA DOLCE VITA. KOCH Vision, 2004. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.F67/F43/2004)
A journalist ventures into the decadent society of modern Rome and finds that his values are being destroyed,
leaving him totally disillusioned.
LA MUERTE VIVA: DAY OF THE DEAD. Gessler Publishing Company, 1989. (Video/BV/.M4/M8)
The colorful, strange and surprisingly upbeat "Day of the Dead” rituals are explored in this video. Recorded in
museums, private homes, village markets and cemeteries, this program explores, through popular art and traditions,
the contradictory Mexican feelings towards death.
LA TRAVIATA. Decca, 1995. (DVD/M/1500/.V4/T676/1995)
Director, Richard Eyre; designer, Bob Crowley; directed for TV by Humphrey Burton and Peter Maniura.
LA TRAVIATA. Home Vision, 1988. (Video/M/1500/.V4/T676)
Opera tells the tragic story of Violetta, the Courtesan doomed to die of consumption after sacrificing her happiness
to protect her lover.
LA VITA È BELLA=LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. Miramax, 1999. (DVD/PN/1997/.V58/1999)
A charming but bumbling waiter who’s gifted with a colorful imagination and an irresistible sense of humor has
won the heart of the woman he loves and has created a beautiful life for his young family. Then that life is
threatened by World War II.
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LE MYSTÉRE PICASSO: THE MYSTERY OF PICASSO. –Milestone Film & Video, 2003.
(DVD/ND/553/.P5/M97/2003)
Explores the mind and motivations of Pablo Picasso as he creates over fifteen works before the camera. Using a
specially designed transparent “canvas” to provide an unobstructed view, Picasso creates as the camera records. He
begins with simple works that take shape after only a single brush stroke. He then progresses to more complex
paintings, in which he repeatedly adds and removes elements, transforming the entire scene, until the work is
complete.
LADYKILLERS (THE). Republic Pictures Home Video, 1994. (Video/PN/1997/.L3/L3/1994)
An old lady takes in a lodger, who with four friends commits a robbery. Once she discovers their crime they
attempt to kill her, but she outsmarts them.
LAND OF SLEEPING MOUNTAINS-MAKING OF A CONTINENT. Channel 11, 1983l (Video/GB/501.2/M35/Pt.2)
LANDMARKS OF EARLY FILM. Image Entertainment, 1997. (DVD/PN/1993.5/.A1/L351/1997)
A compilation of the very earliest films from the first projections of moving images to the advent of the feature film,
an area of film history often underseen, underappreciated and understudied.
LANDMARKS OF EARLY FILM, VOL. 2, THE MAGIC OF MÉLIES. Image Entertainment, 1999.
(DVD/PN/1993.5/.A1/L352/1999)
Documentary view of filmmaker, George Méliè’ life integrating rare photographs, early drawings and numerous
motion picture clips, charting his life.
LANDS OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN. ABC News, 1997. (Video/DL/5/.L363/1997)
Tours the countries of Scandinavia, with its fiords, glacial lakes, and other natural wonders, as well, as well as
historical and cultural sites.
LAST DAYS (THE). USA Home Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/D/804.32/.L37/1999)
Traces the experiences of five Hungarian Holocaust survivors who fell victim to Hitler’s brutal war against the Jews
during the final days of World War II, and later returned from the United States to their hometowns and ghettos and
the concentration camps in which they were imprisoned.
LAST EMPEROR (THE). Artisan Entertainment, 1998. (DVD/PN/1997/.L37/1998)
The true story of Pu Yi, who, at the age of 3, became “Lord of 10,000 Years,” China’s last emperor.
LAST OF THE MOHICANS. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 1993. (Video/PS/1408/.A1/1993)
The love between Hawkeye (rugged frontiersman and adopted son of the Mohicans) and Cora Munro (aristocratic
daughter of a British colonel) blazes amidst a brutal conflict between the British, the French and Indian American
allies in colonial America.
LAST OF THE MOHICANS. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/PN/1997/.L37/1999)
The love of Hawkeye, rugged frontiersman and adopted son of the Mohicans, and Cora Munro, aristocratic daughter
of a British colonel, blazes amidst a brutal conflict between the British, the French and Native American allies in
colonial America.
LAST SAMURAI (THE). Warner Home Video, 2004. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S24/2004)
Tormented Civil War veteran Capt. Nathan Algren is coerced by a mercenary officer to train the Japanese
Emperor’s troops in the use of modern weaponry. Opposing this modernization are the samurai warriors who are
holding fast to their traditions of honor, despite their strategic disadvantage. As a captive of the samurai leader,
Algren learns, appreciates, and adopts the samurai code, switching sides for a climactic battle that will put
everyone’s honor to the ultimate test.
LAST TANGO IN PARIS. MGM Home Entertainment, 1998. (DVD/PN/1997/.L378/1998)
An American widower in Paris, desolate at the unexplained suicide of this wife, plunges into a torrid sexual
relationship with a stranger, a young French girl half his age.
LAUREL AND HARDY: COMEDY CLASSICS. Passport International, 1987. (Video/PN/1997/.L3/L3/1987)
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LAW OFFICE CONFIDENTIALITY. The Bar, 1991. (Video/KF/305/.L31/1988)
LAW OFFICE CONFIDENTIALITY II. The Bar, 1991. (Video/KF/305/.L32/1991)
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1998. (Video/D/568.4/.L45/L39/1998)
The story of T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole), the heroic and troubled man who organized the Arab nations to fight
the Turks in World War I and then, having reached a pinnacle of power in Midwest politics, retired to postwar
military obscurity.
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Columbia Tristar Home Video, 2000. (DVD/D/568.4/.L45/L39/2000)
Presents the story of T.E. Lawrence (Peter O’Toole), the heroic and troubled man who organized the Arab nations
to fight the Turks in World War I and then, having reached a pinnacle of power in Mideast politics, retired to
postwar military obscurity.
LAWS OF CYBERSPACE (THE) Chip Taylor Communications, 1998. (Video/KF/2765/.L39/1998)
Margaret Jane Radin, Professor of Law, and an expert on intellectual property and the laws of cyberspace, discusses
the evolving world of legal issues dealing with the Internet.
LAWYERS WHO RARELY GO TO COURT. Ambrose Video Publishing, 1997. (Video/KF/386/.L33/1997)
LAZAR BERMAN IN RECITAL. Kultur, 1992. (Video/ML/410/.L7/L393/1992)
Pianist Lazar Berman has receive worldwide acclaim for his unique interpretations of the Romantic repertoire and in
this live concert her performs works by Liszt and Chopin.
LD EQUALS LEARNING DIFFERENCES GPN, 1989. (Video/LC/4705/.L3/1989)
Beginning with a general definition of learning disability, this video examines how specific handicaps affect the
learning process and considers how learning-disabled students can be integrated into a regular school setting. It
identifies early signs of learning differences, and explains how ADD and ADHD affect learning.
LD EQUALS LEARNING DIFFERENCES.GPN. 1989. (Video/LC/4705/.L41/1989)
Dinghy Sharp lectures to teachers and parents about learning differences in children instead of learning disabilities.
LE FABULEUX DESTIN D’AMÈLIE POULAIN: AMÈLIE FROM MONTMARTRE. Miramax Home Entertainment,
2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.F67/A4/2002)
Amélie is a young woman who had decidedly unusual childhood; misdiagnosed with an unusual heart condition,
Amélie didn’t attend school with other children, but spent most of her time in her room, where is developed a keen
imagination and an active fantasy life. Despite all this, Amélie has grown into a healthy and beautiful young
woman who works in a café and has a whimsical, romantic nature. She decides to step into the lives of others
around her to help them out.
LEARN TO KNIT WITH LAURA JEAN. Fresh Baked Goods, 2005. (DVD/TT/820/.L43/2005)
Covering all the basics of knitting and more, we take you through casting on, knitting, purling, and casting off. A
tour of a yarn store shows different types and wrights of yearn and how to choose them as well as needles and
accessories. You are shown increasing and decreasing, using circular needles, sewing and crocheting up seams,
reading patterns and calculating your own patterns. You are taught all these skills while being guided through 5
projects: a scarf, a hat, a purse, a baby sweater and a dog sweater.
LEARN TO MASTER THE INTERNET. Video Professor Industries, 1996. (Video/TK/5105.875/.I57/L42/1996)
Using bulletin boards to post and read message, joining chat groups: public vs. Private conversations, finding
interesting Newsgroups using UseNet, copying files with FTP: text, graphics and software, searching for
information with Gopher, accessing remote computers with Telnet, choosing an account type (Shell or Slip), and
exploring other Internet service providers.
LEARN TO PAINT OILS. Ramapo Productions, 1990. (Video/ND/1500/.L38/1990)
Crawshaw introduces the beginning artist to colors, brushes, surfaces, mediums, palettes, easels and boxes. He
shows how to paint thin and thick, how to hold brushes and how to mix colors. Watch as he demonstrates skies,
trees, figures and water reflections.
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LEARN TO PAINT OILS II. Ramapo Productions, 1990. (Video/ND/1500/.L382/1990)
In this program you are led, step by step, through a complete landscape painting done in oils. You will learn a
variety of oil painting techniques from the first brush stroke to the finished painting.
LEARN WORKS 4.0 FOR WINDOWS 95. Video Professor, 1996. (Video/QA/76.76/.I57/L4/1996)
LEARNING. RMI Media Productions, 1990. (Video/BF/318/.L437/1990.
Focuses on how our experiences in the environment help us to learn new behaviors. Looks at how classical
conditioning and operand conditioning have helped scientists understand animal behaviors.
LEGACIES OF THE SIXTIES. PBS Video, 1991. (Video/HN/.M3/Pt.6/1991)
Discusses the issues of the sixties from today’s perspective and assesses the era’s
role in making America what it is in the nineties, while we still face many of the same issues.
LEGACY OF A DREAM. MPI Home Video, 1990. (Video/E/185.97/.K5/L434/1990)
Retrospective of King’s career and the civil rights movement.
LEGACY OF THE INCAS. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990. (Video/F/3429/.L4/1990)
An examination of the Inca civilization with emphasis on their technological accomplishments. The German team
responsible for this video made originally for television looks at aspects of the Inca civilization not often given
detailed attention; e.g., Inca mummies.
LEGAL ETHICS FOR SUPPORT STAFF. State Bar of Wisconsin, 1992. (Video/KF/305/.L44/1992)
Discusses the ethical issues in the legal profession and ways of handling and preventing ethical violations.
LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE (THE). DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.L44/2001)
The protagonist of this metaphysical fable is Rannulph Hunah, Southern aristocrat and World War I hero. In a
tournament in Savannah, he defeats two golf pros by following the teachings of his guru, Bagger Vance, a black
mystic serving as his caddie.
LEGEND OF ARTHUR (THE). Films for the Humanities, 1988. (Video/DA/152/.L4/1988)
An examination of the blend of history, mythology, religion, and dreams that constitutes the Arthurian legend. The
program shows Glastonbury, other legendary sites, illustrations of the stories, and covers the principal stories and
their meanings, particularly the search for the Holy Grail.
LEGEND OF THE CORN (THE). Films for the Humanities, 1991. (Video/E/98/.F6/L4/1991)
An Ojibwa legend that tells how Zhomin was raised after his parents died, became a hunter and fisherman, learned
to value effort, endurance and perseverance, to kill only for food and to understand that everything in nature is
sacred.
LEO TOLSTOY; GREAT RUSSIAN WRITERS. Kultur, 1991. (Video/PG/3385/.L46/1991)
Leo Tolstoy, novelist and moral thinker, was one of the all-time greatest writers of realistic fiction.
LEONARD BERNSTEIN: REACHING FOR THE NOTE. American Masters, 1998.
(Video/ML/410/.B566/L348/1998)
This film and moving celebration conveys a fully rounded portrait of Bernstein’s complex life – from his debut
conducting performance for the New York Philharmonic in 1943 to his historic and electrifying performance at the
fall of the Berlin Wall.
LEONARD BERNSTEIN: REACHING FOR THE NOTE. American Masters, 1998.
(DVD/ML/410/.B566/L348/1998B)
This film and moving celebration conveys a fully rounded portrait of Bernstein’s complex life – from his debut
conducting performance for the New York Philharmonic in 1943 to his historic and electrifying performance at the
fall of the Berlin Wall.
LEONARD BERNSTEIN: THE GIFT OF MUSIC. Deutsche Grammophon, 1993. (Video/ML/410/.B566/L465/1993)
Presents a biography of Leonard Bernstein as a composer, conductor, performer and teacher.
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN’S YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS. Sony Classical, 1993. (Video/ML/3928/.B491/1992)
10 videocassettes
LESLIE MARMON SILKO. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1995. (Video/PS/3569/.I44/A3/1995)
Silko discusses her own background and the interrelationship between her smaller, immediate Indian world and the
larger, brutal surrounding world”--Container.
LET’S CLEAR THE AIR. CATS Council of Mayors, 1996. (Video/TD/883/.L487/1996)
Highlights the primary causes of ground level ozone and its effect on our quality of life. Program also presents
steps everyone can take to reduce the emissions that lead to ground level ozone and its adverse effect on our health.
LEWIS & CLARK: THE JOURNEY OF THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY. Warner Home Video, 2001.
(DVD/F/592.7/.B8/2001)
Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark’s African-American
slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them.
LIBERTY!: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Twin Cities Public Television, 1997. (Video/E/208/.F5951997)
A documentary about the American Revolution and our fight for freedom. Features dramatic readings from letters
and diaries of the period and live-action recreations.
LIBERTY-SIX GREAT IDEAS. Films Inc., 1982. (Video/BD/21/.S59/No.6)
In this television program, journalist Bill Moyers and a panel discuss the concept of liberty with philosopher
Mortimer J. Adler. Dr. Adler proposes that there is no such thing as liberty in itself, pointing out that virtue and
wisdom, circumstance and political force each contain a singular aspect of freedom.
LICENCE TO KILL. MGM Home Entertainment Inc. 1999. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S68/L5/1999)
When a newlywed couple is brutally murdered, James Bond resigns from Her Majesty’s Secret Service to pursue a
“personal vendetta.”
LIFEGUARD TRAINING. American National Red Cross, 2001. (Video/GV/838.7/.L54/2001)
Covers patron surveillance, emergency action plan, rescue skills breathing and cardiac emergencies, first aid, and
caring for head, neck and back injuries in pools, on waterfronts, and in water parks.
LIFTING AND MOVING TECHNIQUES. Medcom, 1990. (Video/RT/87/.P67/L5)
Demonstrates using the lift wheel to move the resident; assisting the resident to move up in bed; turning the resident
using the logrolling techniques; moving the resident to one side without a lift sheet; turning the resident away from
you; turning the resident toward you.
LIFTING THE BLACKOUT: IMAGES OF NORTH KOREA. Cinema Guild, 1989. (Video/DE/935.5/.L5/1989)
Depicts North Korea, from its history, politics, and culture to the status of woman, US presence in Korea, divided
families, etc.
LIFTING THE FOG: INTRIQUE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. MPI Home Video, 1991. (DVD/DS/44/.L53/2002)
Documents the little know history of the behind-the-scene deals made between the international power brokers and
identifies the forces that have dragged the region into the perpetual state of conflict.
LIGHT OF THE GODS. Home Vision, 1988. (Video/N/5630/.L5/1988)
Explores the evolution of Greek representational art from stylized stick figures of the Geometric period to carved
and painted images of man of the early classical era.
LIGHTING FOR VIDEOTAPE PRODUCTION. (Video/PN/1992.8/L5/L5)
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE. Touchstone Home Video, 2000. (DVD/PQ/7298.15/.S638/C6613/2000)
Tita and Pedro are in love, but cannot marry because of a family tradition. To be near Tita, Pedro marries her sister
and Tita, as the family cook, expresses her passion through preparing delectable dishes.
LILIES OF THE FIELD. MGM Home Entertainment Inc, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/L55/2001)
A free-spirited ex-G.I. stumbles upon five German refugee nuns in Arizona and helps them build a chapel.
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LINKING MEASUREMENT TO THE MACHINE. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1995.
(Video/TJ/1189/.L56/1995)
This program examines machines used to inspect 100% of manufactured parts for a critical dimension. It shows
how that information is used through automatic feedback to the machine, to cause immediate compensation of the
tooling controlling that dimension.
LION IN WINTER. MGM Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.H5/156/2001)
Historical drama of the conflict between King Henry II of England and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine over Henry’s
successor to the British throne.
LISTENING TO AMERICA WITH BILL MOYERS. PBS Video, 1994. (Video/HQ/1236/.W6/1994)
Looks at women in politics and their impressions of politics. Interviews with Congresswoman Pat Schroeder,
former Secretary of Labor Lynn Martin, and Senator Carol Moseley Braun.
LISTENING TO OPERA. Clearvue, 1993. (Video/MT/95/.L5/1993)
Provides an introduction to opera by explaining basic operatic conventions, presenting a historical overview and
discussing the problems of opera in the 20 th century.
LITTLE FUGITIVE. Kino On Video, 1999. (DVD/PN/1997/.L58/1999)
When a seven-year-old boy is tricked into believing he killed his older brother, he flees Brooklyn and ends up on
Coney Island.
LITTLE WOMEN. MGM, 1976. (Video/PS/1017/.L5/1976)
The March sister--Jo, Beth, Amy and Meg--live with their mother in New England while their father is off to the
Civil War, Lourie, the handsome grandson of a rich neighbor, arrives and the sisters are smitten. The story that
follows is full of romance, rivalry, love and loss that won’t end until the sisters have gone their separate ways.
LIVELY ART OF PICTURE BOOKS (THE). Weston Woods, 1962. (Video/NC/965.85/.L5/1962)
Interview with singer-author John Langstaff describes how picture books are created through interviews with
Robert McCloskey, Maurice Sendak and Barbara Cooney. Included are two Weston Woods films shown in their
entirely: The Snowy Day and Time of Woner.
LIVING. GPN, 1991. (Video/DS/779.2/.C4/1991/v.16)
Part 1 of a depiction of the life of peasants in Mao Ping village in southern China: working in the
local factories and farm lands; their medical care; and the effect of the new government policy towards private
ownership and the responsibility system.
LIVING ISLAM (THE). Ambrose Video Publishing, 1993. (Video/BP/161.2/.L58/1993/ v.1-6)
This series is about Islam as a living idea and how that idea is lived. It tours the history and cultures of Islam and
focuses on what it means to be a Muslim today.
LIVING LANGUAGE (THE) PBS, 1989. (Video/PN/6101/.P684/1989/No.2)
Moyers: The Power of the Word Series: Features James Autry and Quincy Troupe who both work with the oral
tradition to lift poetry off the page and bring it into the community.
LIVING LIFE FULLY WITH LEO BUSCAGLIA. PBS Video, 1981. (Video/BJ/1581.2/.L585)
Title on tape: Living life fully - in love.
LIVING PLANET: (see listing for individual title)
BUILDING OF THE EARTH
JUNGLE
NEW WORLDS
OCEANS
LIVING PLANET (THE). Ambrose Video, 1984. (Video/QH/541/.L5/1984)
Attenborough visits various environmental regions of the world and discusses how wildlife has adapted to live in
each.
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LIVING WITH AIDS. Aquarius Productions, 1995. (Video/RC/644/.A25/L58/1995)
This documents the lives of several people who are going on 8, 12, and 15 years with the virus.
LIVING WITH GRACE. University of Maryland, 1983. (Video/RC/394/.P7/L58)
A documentary of the life of Grace who has Alzheimer’s disease.
LOCUSTS: WAR WITHOUT END. Time-Life Video, 1982. (Video/SB/945/.L7/L6)
Through some dramatic photography, much of it never before filmed, the life and destructive force of the locust and
man’s fight against it are explored.
LOHENGRIN. Pioneer Classics, 2000. (DVD/M/1500/.L65/2000)
The frail and lovely Elsa of Brabant is accused of murdering her own brother, but God sends a mysterious knight,
Lohengrin, to defend her honor.
LONDON CAMPUS. Harper College, 1987? (Video/LB/2376/.L66)
Foreign study. American students in London.
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT. Republic Pictures Home Video, 1992. (Video/PN/1997/.L66/1992)
Videocassette release of the 1962 motion picture. Author Eugene O’Neill gives an autobiographical account of his
explosive home life. Consisting of a drug-addicted mother, a father who wallows in drink after realizing he is no
longer a famous actor, and an older brother who is emotionally unstable, the family is reflected by their youngest
son, who at 23 is a sensitive and aspiring writer.
LONG GOODBYE (THE). MGM Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1997/.L664/2002)
Los Angeles detective, Philip Marlowe, investigates a murder/suicide involving a suitcase of drug money and a
crazy gangster.
LONG SEARCH (THE). Ambrose Video Publishing, 2001. (Video/BL/80.2/.L64/2001)
Describes the basic beliefs and practices of major world religions.
LOOKING AT YOUNG CHILDREN, OBSERVING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS. Teachers College Press,
1988. (Video/HV/854/.L66/1988)
This videotape was developed to assist instructors who teach skills in the observation of young children.
LORD OF THE FLIES. Criterion Collection, 1999. (DVD/PR/6013/.O35/L64/1999)
Thirty English schoolboys are stranded on an uncharted island at the start of the “next” war. With no adults present,
they quickly turn into savages.
LORD OF THE RINGS (THE): THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEYOND THE
MOVIE. Warner Brothers Home Video, 2002. (Video/PR/6039/.O32/L6333/2002)
Through the examination of myth, legend, language and history, an exploration of how the imaginary world of
Middle-Earth reflects our own. Includes interviews with the cast, filmmakers, explorers, anthropologists, and
archaeologists.
LORD OF THE RINGS (THE): THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING. New Line Home Entertainment, 2002.
(DVD/PR/6039/.O32/L61/2002)
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One
Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and
though he sought it throughout Middle-Earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into
the hands of the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young
cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-Earth, deep into the shadow of the
Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.
LORD OF THE RINGS, THE RETURN OF THE KING. New Line Home Entertainment, 2003.
(DVD/PR/6039/.032/L61/2004)
Frodo makes his way through the darkness to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Aragon learns of his destiny
as the true King and the others prepare for a massive battle that will determine the fate of Middle-Earth.
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS. New Line Cinema, 2003. (DVD/PR/6039/.O32/L61/2003)
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Join Frodo, Ganadalf, Aragorn, and brave members of the Fellowship as they continue their quest to destroy the
Ring of Power. As darkness descends on Middle-earth, a strange creature named Gollum leads the heroes to the
Black Gates of Mordor. The rest of Middle-earth prepares for a battle that will decide the fate of all.
LOSING YOUR BEST FRIEND; RECOVERING FROM THE DEATH OF A PET. Gravity Video Productions, 1997.
(Video/SF/411.47/.L67/1997)
In this video you'll meet several people who have lost pets. Hearing what they say will help you. Plus, leading
doctors and veterinarians give professional advice that is healing.
LOST BATTALION (THE). New Video, 2002. (DVD/521/.L6/2002)
In the closing days of World War I, the men of the U.S. Army’s 77 th Division, 308 th Battalion were surrounded by
German troops in the Argonne Forest. Without food, water or reserve ammunition, cut off from supply and
communication lines, and subjected to constant assaults and bombardments, they managed to hold off the enemy
until they were finally rescued after five days of desperate action.
LOST HORIZON. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PN/1997/.L67/1999)
Fleeing war-torn China, a small planeload of people are hijacked to an idyllic valley in the Himalayas where time
has virtually stopped. There Conway, a British diplomat, falls in love with a beautiful woman, and is asked to
remain in Shangri-La as its new leader.
LOST IN THE MIND: A DOCUMENTARY. Aquarius Productions, 1997. (Video/RC/523/.L68/1997)
A documentary about the neuroscience of Alzheimer’s disease and the many challenges faced by those with the
disease, as well as their families and the people who care for them. Interviews with caregivers and researchers
provide a dual perspective on this condition.
LOST WORLD OF THE ETRUSCANS (THE). A & E Home Video, 1997. (Video/DG/221/.L6/1997)
Explores the civilization of the Etruscans in Italy.
LOST WORLD OF THE MAYA. Time-Life Multimedia, 1974. (Video/F/1435/.L67)
Follows Eric Thompson, an authority on Mayan civilization, as he embarks on a pilgrimage through Central
America. Describes ruins existing in such ancient cities as Tikal, Palenque, Yaxchilan, and Quirigna, and re-creates
the Mayas’ daily life. Concludes with a description of the theories that have been used to explain why Mayan
civilization fell.
LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2000. (DVD/PN/1997/.A23/L6/2000)
The King of Navarre and his friends think that they cannot love again. When the Princess of France and her
attendants arrive for a visit, their plans are completely turned upside down.
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST. Ambrose Video Pub., 1992. (Video/PR/2822/.A23/1992)
Presents a dramatization of Love's labour's lost, a satire directed against intellectual pride and pedantry.
LOVING RELATIONSHIPS. PBS Video, 1981. (Video/BJ/1581.2/.L68)
LUBRICATION SYSTEMS. Meridian Education Corporation, 1992. (Video/TL/152/.M47)
Explains the basic operation of a modern automotive lubrication system. Summarizes service procedures used to
keep the lubrication system in working order. Covers theory and the diagnosis and repair of typical lubrication
system designs. Covers operating concepts and service procedures that enable a lubrication system to function.
LUCIANO BERIO. George Weiss Film Production, 2000. (DVD/ML/410/.B4992/L83/2003)
Presents a living biography of a musical innovator whose career began over fifty years ago with the avant-garde
movement…Berio reflects on the creative process and what the future holds for modern music. Among those
interviewed is Umberto Eco, who discusses Berio’s connection to composition and contemporary culture in general.
LUCY AND THE FIRST FAMILY-ODYSSEY. 1981. (Video/GN/283.25/.L83)
The discovery of a 3 1/2 million year old skeleton and the fossilized remains of 13 of her contemporaries has
sparked a major controversy over human evolution.
LUMUMBA, THE DEATH OF THE PROPHET. California Newsreel, 1992. (Video/DT/663/.L8/1992)
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Reexamines the independence struggle in the Belgian Congo and its leader, Patrice Lumumba. This multi-awardwinning
film recounts Lumumba's tragic 200 day rule culminating with his assassination. Combines archival
documentary footage of Lumumba with the memories of journalists who reported from the Congo.
M. Home Vision Entertainment, 2004. (DVD/PN/1997/.M2/2004)
When a serial killer is stalking the children of the city, everyone, including the criminal underworld, want to see him
brought down.
MACBETH. A & E Home Video, 2004. (DVD/PR/2823/.A2/C283/2004)
The original Royal Shakespeare Company stars in this classis, world-renowned production of the Great Bard’s
riveting tale of murder, revenge, and insanity from Tony Award winner Trevor Nunn.
MACBETH. HMO Video, 1989. (Video/PN/1997/.M333/M3/1989)
Ambition propels a man to commit murder. He becomes king, but is doomed.
MACBETH. RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1986. (Video/PN/1997/.M333/M3/1986)
Film version of the Shakespeare tragedy about the ambitious king and his eventual downfall.
MACBETH I. Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 199?. (Video/PR/2833/.A2/M333/1990/v.1)
An interpretation of the characters in Shakespeare’s play.
MACBETH II. Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 199?. (Video/PR/2833/.A2/M333/1990/v.2)
A discussion of the themes in Shakespeare’s play and the paradox on which it is built.
MACBETH III. Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 199?. (Video/PR/2833/.A2/M333/1990/v.3)
An interpretation of Shakespeare’s message in the play and an analysis of the character of Macbeth.
MADAGASCAR; A WORLD APART. PBS Home Video, 1998. (Video/QL/84.6/.M33/M33/1998)
Presents an extraordinary cast of characters, including chameleons of every color and size, a panther-like carnivore
called a fossa, and the charismatic lemures for which the island is famous.
MADEMOISELLE: A PORTRAIT OF NADIA BOULANGER. Indiana University Audio-Visual Center, 198?
(Video/ML/423/.B52/M334)
MAGAZINE INDUSTRY. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1998. (Video/P/92/.U5/F5665/1998)
Examines the evolution of the magazine industry over the course of the 20 th century.
MAGICAL LEGEND OF THE LEPRECHAUNS (THE). NBC Home Video, 1999. (Video/PN/1997/.M34/1999)
When American Jack Woods goes to Ireland, he discovers a mischievous leprechaun family and is swept up in a
bitter war ignited by a Romeo and Juliet love affair between a rebel leprechaun and a fairy princess.
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR. MPI Home Video, 1988. (Video/PN/1993.5/.M3/1988)
Produced and directed by the Beatles. Magical Mystery Tour/The Fool on the Hill/Flying/I am the Walrus/Blue Jay
Way/Your Mother Should Know.
MAHABHARATA (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003. (DVD/BL/1138.25/.C37/2003)
Explores the heart of Indian mythology, religion, history and thought as it describes a civilization that rises, falls
and is reborn. Re-enacts the struggle for supremacy between two groups of feuding cousins, the Pandavas and the
Kauravas. The Pandavas lose their kingdoms in a game of dice, live in exile for thirteen years in the forest and
returns to battle with Kauravas.
MAIN STREET AT WORK. National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1984. (Video/HN/49/.C6/M35)
Getting Organized. Investing in your Image. The Four Point Approach. Bringing in Business.
MAKE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION. JIST Pub., 2003. (DVD/HF/5549.5/.I6/M35/2003)
Discusses the importance of a first impression at a job interview. Discusses appropriate response to questions,
confidence, appropriate appearance, body language, language skills, verbal skills, and initiative.
MAKING BETTER BABIES: GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003.
(DVD/RB/155/.M355/2004)
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How far should people be allowed to go in trying to have better babies? And whose definition of “better” should
prevail? Dateline NBC correspondent John Hockenberry moderates a panel discussion as they consider the ethical
dilemmas facing individuals and society that grow out of prenatal testing and genetic options that may be available
in the future – such as cloning.
MAKING CONTACTS: THE POWER OF NET-WORKING. Administrative Management Society, 1987?
(Video/HF/5382.7/.D37/No.2)
MAKING MARKS: CERAMIC SURFACE DECORATION. Tara productions, 1993. (Video/TP/823/.G539/1993)
Master potter Robin Hopper shows the use of glaze for decoration pottery forms.
MAKING OF A CONTINENT: (see listing for individual titles)
EIGHTEEN CORRIDORS OF TIME
LAND OF SLEEPING MOUNTAINS
PRICE OF GOLD
MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION (THE). Cambridge Research Group, 1997. (Video/JK/146/.M35/1997)
Key events leading up to the creation of the Constitution are put into historical perspective with discussion about
individuals, political philosophies, and controversial social issues.
MAKING THE MAHABHARATA. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003. (DVD/LB/1138.25/.C377/2003)
Director Peter Brook, playwright and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière and the international case comment on the
making of the film and discuss the cultural and historical contexts of the poem.
MALAYSIA. Ambrose Video Publishing, 1993. (Video/DS/33/.M565/1993/pt.2)
Examines economic and social conditions in Malaysia, where the goal is to have and industrialized economy by the
year 2020, focusing on its population problems and the differences between the wealthy Chinese residents and the
native Malays.
MALAYSIA. Lucerne Media, 1993. (Video/DS/592.6/.M3/1993)
Description of Malaysia and the Malay people, and their position in the Asian economy.
MALCOM X: MAKE IT PLAIN. PBS Video, 1994. (Video/BP/223/.Z8/M357/1994)
Inspiring story of Malcolm X, as he rises up from poverty, encounters the law, achieves spiritual enlightenment, and
reaches out to others in the fight for human and civil rights.
MALTESE FALCON (THE). Warner Home Video, 2000. (Video/PN/1995.9/.D4/M35/2000)
After the death of his partner, San Francisco private eye Sam Spade is dragged into a quest for a priceless statuette.
MAN IN THE IRON MASK (THE). Monterey Home Video, 1998. (Video/PQ/2227/.H6813/1998)
Twin boys are separated at birth, one to become the king of France, and the other hidden away. Years later, the
hidden young man is recognized, so he is locked into an iron mask, never to be seen again. But he is freed in a
cunning scheme by men who hope to replace the weak and ineffectual king with France's real king, the man in the
iron mask.
MAN ON THE RIM: THE PEOPLING OF THE PACIFIC. Landmark Films, 1989. (Video/DS/835/.M3/1988)
Traces the greatest succession of migrations in the history of humankind (Pacific Rim region) and presents their
cultural and historical background uncovering the footprints of a cavalcade of human evolution.
MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (THE). MGM Entertainment, 2000. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S68/M3/2000)
Pitted against the sophisticated and deadly villain Scaramanga and his arch rival Hi Fat, Bond is assigned to recover
a small piece of equipment which can be utilized to harness the sun’s energy.
MANAGING DIVERSITY. Films for the Humanities, 1997. (Video/HF/5549.5/.M5/M36/1997)
Demonstrates how to assess diversity within an organization, and how to use the information to develop a
committed, productive workforce.
MANAGING TEAMS IN MANUFACTURING. SME, 1993. (Video/HD/66/.M363/1993)
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outlines the principles of successful team formation and discusses what prevents some teams from reaching their
goals.
MANAGING YOUR CLASSROOM. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993. (Video/LB/3013/.M362/1993/v.2)
Teachers explain their classroom management methods, plus their strategies for encouraging high levels of quality
work from the students.
MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (THE). MGM/UA Home Video, 1996. (Video/PS/3553/.O487/M36/1996)
A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of
experimental drug-and hypnosis-induced conditioning that transform Harvey into a human time bomb.
MANSFIELD PARK. Miramax Home Entertainment, 2000. (Video/PR/4034/.M3/2000)
When Fanny Price is sent away to live with her rich cousins, she's meant to learn the ways of proper society but
manages to enlighten them as well.
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING. (Video/HF/5382/.C374/No.7)
MAO TSE-TUNG: ARCHITECT OF MODERN CHINA. Films for the Humanities & Science,1993.
Video/DS/777.55/.M3/1990)
Examines the continuing influence of Mao on China up to the Tiananmen massacre.
MARGARET ATWOOD. Roland Collection, 1980? (Video/PR/9199.3/A8/M37)
MARGARET MEAD: COMING OF AGE. Films for the Humanities, 1990. (Video/GN/20/.S773/1990)
Documents Mead’s fieldwork in the South Sea Islands and the influence she had on researching social anthropology
in general.
MARIJUANA: THE GATEWAY DRUG. Aquarius Health Care Video, 1999. (Video/HV/5822/.M3/M375/1999)
Discusses the dangers of marijuana usage. Features hard-hitting interviews with teens and a no-holds-barred
presentation by a probation officer and former addict whose brother was murdered by a dealer.
MARK TWAIN. Greystone Communications, Inc., 1997. (Video/PS/1331/.M28/1997)
Recounts Twain’s life story—from his carefree boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri to the devastating tragedies of his
later life—with rare photographs, expert interviews and excerpts from the stories that made him a legend.
MARKETING. Coast Community College, 1992. (Video/HF/5415/.M4/1992)
Telecourse for Marketing 110.
MARTHA ARGERICH. Video Artists International, 2001. (DVD/M/35.5/.S3/2001)
The phenomenally gifted pianist Martha Argerich has elicited near-fanatical devotion from her public as well as a
rare consensus among critics who have exhausted a vocabulary of superlatives in describing her art. In 1977 Miss
Argerich visited the studios of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s French network in Montreal for a rare
television appearance, performing the Schumann Piano Concerto and works for solo piano.
MARTIN LUTHER KING—I HAVE A DREAM. MPI Home Video, 1986. (Video/E/185.615/.M377/1986)
Documentary on events surrounding the march on Washington in 1963, including King’s speech. Also includes
excerpts from other speeches of the era.
MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS THE BLUES: A MUSICAL JOURNEY. PBS, 2003.
(DVD/ML/3521/.M37/2003b)
The blues is a seven-part documentary film series exploring the evolution of the blues, featuring rare archival
performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon…et al., also including over 100 newly-filmed
performances by contemporary artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Beck… et al. singing classic blues songs.
MARVELOUS MELIES. A-1 Video, 1990. (Video/PN/1997/.M378/1990)
A compilation of silent films by cinema pioneer Georges Melies, whose technical innovations paved the way for
future filmmakers. A Trip to the Moon -- Paris to Monte Carlo --The Enchanted Well -- Extraordinary Illusions --
The Apparation -- The Doctor's Secret -- Conquest of the North Pole.
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MARX BROTHERS (THE). SILVER SCREEN COLLECTION. Universal, 2004.
(DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/M379/2004)
“Duck Soup”: to rescue the small country of Fredonia from bankruptcy, Mrs. Teasdale agrees to donate 20 million
dollars if Rufus T. Firefly is appointed its new president. “Horse Feathers”: Professor Quincy Wagstaff has just
been installed as the new president of Huxley College. “Monkey Business”: While stowing away on a ship to
America, the boys get involuntarily pressed into service as toughs for a pair of feuding gangsters. “Animal
Crackers”: Captain Spaulding, the noted explorer, returns from Africa and attends a gala party held by Mrs.
Rittenhouse. “The Cocoanuts”: Mr. Hammer runs a bankrupt hotel in Florida, where he will try anything to make
money.
MASH. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/DS/918/.M3/2001)
Based on the novel by Richard Hooker about the Korean War.
MASS COMMUNICATION. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2000. (Video/P/94.6/.M267/2000)
This program chronicles the birth of media and how the media reflects the American culture and shapes the
country’s perception of events in the 20 th century.
MASTER TEACHER SEMINARS BONUS TEACHING SOLUTIONS. Sharper Video Productions, Inc., 1990.
(Video/MT/733/.M37/1990)
A series of video previews of interest to band directors.
MASTERS OF ILLUSION. Home Vision, 1991. (Video/NC/750/.M378/1991)
Documentary on visual art, from the first uses of perspective and the revolutionary changes it created during the
Renaissance to its applications in film special effects today.
MASTERS OF THE BLUES. Rhino Home Video, 1997. (Video/ML/3521/.M37/1997)
Videocassette release of a 1966 television program hosted by the Canadian blues guitarists Colin James, with
performances by Muddy Waters and other blues greats.
MAT WORKOUT BASED ON THE WORK OF J.H. PILATES: COMPLETE 20-MINUTE SESSIONS INCLUDING
YOGA. Artisan Home Entertainment, 2000. (DVD/RA/781/.D455/2000)
TV’s renowned home fitness star, Denise Austin, mixes exercises inspired by J. H. Pilates with yoga, creating two
meditative, 20 minute workouts for people of all ages and fitness levels.
MATERIALS HANDLING. Meridian Education Corp., 1994. (Video/TS/180/.M373/1994)
Shows the many ways commerce moves and stores its raw materials and products in stores its raw materials and
products, in today’s computer integrated manufacturing facility as well as in many other industries that must move
large quantities of materials.
MATEWAN. Artisan Home Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/PN/1997/.M3943/1999)
A labor leader seeking to organize the workers of a company town sets off a powder keg of racial hostility,
corruption and betrayal in this tale of the bitter clash between unionist miners and the tyrannical coal company
owners in West Virginia in the 1920’s.
MATH...WHO NEEDS IT? FASE Productions, 1991. (Video/QA/39/.E8)
Full and exciting adventure giving viewers a new perspective on how math is used in real life. From application in
skateboard design and today’s high-tech roller coasters to fashion, sports, and music, you’ve never experienced
math like this before.
MATRIX (THE). Warner Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S26/M37/1999)
In an anti-utopian future, the “real” world as we know it is nothing more than a computer construct, created by an
all-powerful artificial intelligence. A small group of humans as found a way out of the construct, and are now
fighting for the future of the human race.
MATRIX RELOADED. Warner Home Video, 2003. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S26/M37/2003)
Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army. In their quest to save the human
race from extinction, they gain grater insight into the construction of The Matrix and Neo’s pivotal role in the fate
of mankind.
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MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (THE). Warner Home Video, 2004. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S26/M37/2004)
Neo remains unconscious in the real world, caught in a mysterious subway station that lies between the machine
world and the matrix. Bane is still a conduit for Agent Smith, who continues to grow more out of control.
Meanwhile, the sentinels are coming dangerously close to Zion. Trinity and Morpheus bargain with the
Merovingian to free Neo. Neo, after meeting The Oracle, decides he must leave Zion and go for the machine
mainframe. One final battle must ensure, and the future of both races is at stake.
MAYA ANGELOU. Roland Collection, 1989. (Video/PS/3561/.N464/Z4633/1989)
Angelou discusses writing through the black experience, the human spirit in adversity, and reads from her prose and
poetry.
MAYA LIN: A STRONG CLEAR VISION. American Film Foundation, 1994. (Video/NA/737/.L48/M393/1994)
Documentary on the artist/sculptor/architect Maya Lin, her work and the impact of her designs for the Vietnam
Memorial, Civil Rights Memorial, etc.
MAYA LORDS OF THE JUNGLE. PBS, 1981. (Video/F/1435/.M393/1981)
Visits ancient sites on the Yucatan Peninsula where new findings are forcing a reappraisal of the past of the
Mayans. Researchers display and interpret their findings setting aside the errors of the past, and quietly working a
revolution in pre-Columbian archaeology.
MAYAS DE CHICHÉN ITZÁ. Serviceos de Produccion Audiovisual, 1991. (Video/F/1435.1/.C5/M27/1991)
La ciudades del nuevo mundo maya expresan el resurimiento de su espiritu creativo, gracias a su rica herencia: la
obsesisón por el tiempo y la fascinación por el universo que caracterizan a la culturua maya, se coniugan con la
discipina militar y el culto a Kukulcan. Chichen Itzá de Tulum alcanzan, asi, la sistesis de la civilizcisn Americana.
MCC FITNESS CENTER ORIENTATION 1989-90. McHenry County College, 1989. (Video/GV/401/M33/1989)
MCHENRY COUNTY: A HISTORY OF OUR OWN. MCC, 1986. (Video/F/547/.M14/M4)
MC KEAGUE, CHARLES. INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA; A TEXT WORK BOOK. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
1990. (Video/QA/154.2/.M43/1990/No.1-11)
MECHANICAL UNIVERSE AND BEYOND (THE). Southern California Consortium, 1986.
(Video/QC/125.2/.M44/Pt.1-7)
Telecourse for introductory physics.
MEDIA AND ELECTIONS. Insight Media, 1998. (Video/P/95.82/U6/M4/1998)
Demonstrates the impact of media (especially television) on elections.
MEDIA HYPE: WHEN NEWS COVERAGE GOES TOO FAR. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003.
(DVD/P/96/.O24/M43/2003)
Examines factors that contribute to the exaggeration of risks and danger in the news media, using stories involving
murder, shark attach, road rage, and carjacking as examples of skewed reporting.
MEGIDDO, CITY OF DESTRUCTION. Indiana University Audio-Visual Center, 1980. (Video/DS/110/.M4/1980)
A guided view of excavations at Megiddo, Israel, conducted by archaeologist and historian Yegael Yadin of
Hebrew University. Relates the interpretation of the Old Testament to the architectural and cultural clues which tie
together the excavated cities of Megiddo, Hazor, and Gezer as parts of Solomon’s kingdom.
MEMENTO. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.D4/M453/2001)
An intricate crime story about a man who has lost his short term memory due to a rare brain disorder. Now he is out
to catch his wife’s murderer, whose identity he cannot ever know for sure. The more he tries to figure out what is
true and real, the more he sinks deeper into a multi-layered abyss of uncertainty and surprises.
MEMORIES AND CONVERSATIONS: A PORTRAIT OF A GREEK-AMERICAN FAMILY. Peter Chachopoulos,
1974. (Video/E/184/.G7/M4)
MEMORY, THE PAST IMPERFECT. FILMAKERS LIBRARY, 1993. (Video/BF/371/.M466/1993)
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Memory is at the heart of everything we do and affects how we function as human beings. This program shares
several experts findings about memory.
MEN, WOMEN, ANGELS & HARPS. Cinema Guild, 1992. (Video/ML/1005/.M46/1992)
Describes the origins and construction of the harp. Describes the different kinds of harps in different cultures.
Discusses the harps role in society and the myths concerning the harp. Includes interviews and performances by
various harpists.
MERCHANTS OF COOL (THE). WGBH Boston, 2001. (Video/HQ/796/.M425/2001)
Frontline journeys into the world of the marketers of popular culture to teenagers. They spend their days sifting
through reams of market research data. They conduct endless surveys and focus groups. They comb the streets, the
schools, and the malls, hot on the trail of the “next big thing” that will snare the attention of their prey, a market
segment worth an estimated $300 billion a year. They are the merchants of cool: the creators and sellers of popular
culture, who have made teens the hottest consumer demographic in America.
MERCHANTS OF COOL (THE). PBS Home Video, 2003. (DVD/HQ/796/.M425/2003)
Frontline journeys into the world of the marketers of popular culture to teenagers. They spend their days sifting
through reams of market research data. They conduct endless surveys and focus groups. They comb the streets, the
schools, and the malls, hot on the trail of the “next big thing” that will snare the attention of their prey, a market
segment worth an estimated $300 billion a year. They are the merchants of cool: the creators and sellers of popular
culture, who have made teens the hottest consumer demographic in America.
MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Ambrose Video, 1987. (Video/PR/2826/.A23/1987)
Sir John Falstaff, knowing that Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page control the money in their respective households, decides
to seduce them, but they learn of his scheme and resolve to make a fool of him. A comic series of disguises and
misadventures follows.
MESSAGE: THE STORY OF ISLAM (THE). Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1998. (Video/BP/50/.M47/1998)
An epic film which takes place in 7 th century Mecca and follows Mohammad's story from his
vision of the Angel Gabriel, to casting aside the idols of Kaaba and taking sanctuary in Medina.
METALLURGY FOR THE NON-METALLURGIST. ASM International, 1987. (Video/TN/665/.M48/1987 no.1)
A history of metals.
METAPHYSICAL & DEVOTIONAL, 1590-1670. (Video/PR/502/.M483/1988)
Works by two English poets (John Donne and George Herbert who influenced writers from the 17 th century to the
present.
METEOROLOGY. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/QC/981.3/.M484/1998)
Students will be introduced to everything from weather maps, weather stations and satellites to airplanes, weather
ships and weather balloons.
METROPOLIS. Corinth Films, 1993. (Video/PN/1993.5/.M4/1993)
A futuristic fantasy from the master of German expressionism, Fritz Lang. An upper-class man leaves a life of
luxury to fight for the oppressed workers in this tale of dehumanized society. This is a special edition of the silent
era classic, with stereo soundtrack composed and performed by Loy Cook, Jr. Originally released as a motion
picture in 1927.
METROPOLIS. Kino International Corporation, 2002. (DVD/PN/1997/.M48/2002)
The story of a 21 st century city run by a “super trustee” and his collaborators who live in a paradise-like garden.
Workers are totally enslaved by machines and condemned to live underground. In the midst of his misery, a young
woman, Maria, arises and attempts to inspire the workers the throw off their oppressors.
METROPOLIS. Madacy Entertainment Group, 1998. (DVD/PN/1993.5/.M4/1998)
An expressionistic drama about authoritarianism and revolt in an industrialized metropolis of the 21 st century.
MEXICO: A SONOMA VIDEO PRODUCTION. International Video Network, 1996. (Video/F/1209/.M49/1996)
An introduction to the various regions of Mexico, with special emphasis on Mexico City, the culture, people,
landscapes, historic sites and tourist attractions.
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MEXICO: A STORY OF COURAGE AND CONQUEST. The History Channel, 1999. (Video/F/1226/.M52/1999)
Tells the story of the ancient empires that tamed the high valleys and rugged mountains. Visit the awe-inspiring
ruins of Teotihuacan and Palenque, relics of the Toltec and Mayan civilizations. Explore the mysteries of these
sophisticated cultures, including their practice of human sacrifice. Trace the waves of conquest that made the
Aztecs the most powerful people in the New World, and the battles with the Spanish that brought their empire to its
knees in little over a year.
MEXICO: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE AZTECS. Warner Home Video, 1995. (Video/E/77/.F584/1995)
The second of eight programs exploring the history and culture of North America. The Indians of Central Mexico
and dramatic eyewitness accounts of the Aztec-Spanish war highlight this volume. The magnificant city
Tenochtitlan became the center of an empire and the objective of Cortez, who sank his ships so his men could not
turn back.
MID ATLANTIC. AAA, 1992. (Video/F/106/.M52/1992)
Travel Video Series. Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and District of Columbia.
MIDDLETOWN: (see listing for individual titles)
BIG GAME
CAMPAIGN
COMMUNITY OF PRAISE
FAMILY BUSINESS
SECOND TIME AROUND
MIDNIGHT COWBOY. Jerome Hellman Productions, 1969. (Video/PN/1993.5/.M5/1969)
Midnight Cowboy is an extraordinary affecting look at the American Dream turned into a nightmare. An Academy
Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, the film also boasts Oscar nominated
performances by Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight and Sylvia Miles. As Ratso Rizzo, scrounging, sleazy small-time con
man with big dreams, Dustin Hoffman gives one the most unforgettable performances of his career.
MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL. Warner Home Video, 1998. (DVD/PN/1997/.M527/1998)
When the affable host of an elegant Christmas party shoots a man to death, his friends discover secrets that make
them less eager to help with his courtroom defense.
MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI (THE). A & E Home Video, 1998. (Video/F/351/.M5/1998)
The Mighty Mississippi journeys along the river and through its past from St. Paul to New Orleans, from its
formation during the Ice Age to the ambitious 20 th -century attempts to tame its waters. It is a tapestry of cotton
kings and riverboat gamblers, Native American legends and devastating floods, the tales of Mark Twain and the
chords of the blues.
MILEVA MARIC: THE OTHER EINSTEIN. Vibegirl Productions, 1999. (Video/QE/16/.E5/M55/1999)
This video chronicles Mileva Maric’s life, including her unhappy marriage and scientific collaboration with Albert
Einstein, which produced some of the greatest theories of the 20 th century, and the terrible sacrifice that she made to
keep him.
MILLION DOLLAR BABY. Warner Home Video, 2005. (DVD/PN/1997.2/.M55/2005)
Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank), a poor thirty-one year old waiter from the very lower classes and with a
dysfunctional loser family decides to make a difference through the box. She convinces the experience hardened
box trainer Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) to couch her and be her manager , with the support of his old partner
Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris (Morgan Freeman), who sees her potential as a boxer. Frankie has a problem of
relationship with his daughter, and practically adopts Maggie along her career.
MIND (THE). WNET, 1988. (Video/BF/161/.M56/1988)
(1) The Search for Mind. (2) Development. (3) Aging. (4) Addiction. (5) Pain and Healing.
(6) Depression. (7) Language. (8) Thinking. (9) Violent Mind.
MIND-BODY HEALING; INTERVIEW WITH MARC IAN BARASCH. Aquarius Productions, 1995.
(Video/R/733/.M563/1995)
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Marc Ian Barasch takes us on his seven-year journey to healing thyroid cancer and shares his experience of the
many people he interviewed for whom serious illness was the springboard to health and profound personal change.
MIND OF A MURDERER. WGBH, 1984. (Video/HV/6529/.M56/Pt.1-2)
Examines the psychology of a killer (The Hillside Strangler) thru videotapes.
MINEFIELD: THE US & THE MUSLIM WORLD. ABC News Home Video, 2001. (Video/DS/35.62/.M5/2001)
News report on United States relations with the Muslim world that brought into being the attach on the World Trade
Center in New York on Sept. 11, 2001.
MINDWALK. Paramount Home Video, 1992, c1990. (Video/Q/175/.C246/1992)
A feature-length intellectual workout; a physicist, poet and politician stroll the ancient grounds of Mont St. Michael
monastery in France and discuss the need to change mankind’s view of the universe.
MINORITY REPORT. Dream Works Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S26/M5/2002)
Washington, D.C. has been murder-free thanks to astounding technology which identifies killers before they
commit their crimes. But when the chief of the Pre-crime unit is himself accused of a future murder, he has just 36
hours to discover who sets him up.
MIRACLE OF LIFE. WGBH Boston Video. (DVD/QP/251/.M57/1999)
Shows the actual conception and development of a baby. Looks inside the male and female reproductive organs to
show the formation of sperm and the passage of a fertilized egg through the fallopian tube. Uses a microscope to
observe DNA, chromosomes, and other minute body details building up to the moment of birth.
MIRROR, MIRROR. Women Make Movies, 1990. (Video/BF/697.5/.B63/M577/1990)
Women of various ages, races, and body types comment about their own bodies, how they feel and problems they
encounter, including dealing with the perceptions of others.
MISS AMY AND MISS MAY Women Make Movies, 1994. (Video/HQ/1413/.M577/1994)
Presents, by means of interviews and dramatizations, the lives of Amy Bailey and May Farquharson Women’s and
civil rights activists in 20 th -century Jamaica.
MISS MARPLE. Warner Home Video, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.D4/A438/2002)
Based on the novels by Agatha Christie. The Body in the Library, Murder is Announced and Pocketful of Rye.
MISSISSIPPI, IS THIS AMERICA? 1962-1964. PBS, 1987. (Video/E/185.615/.E947/1987/No.5)
Covers the voting rights question in Mississippi, which became a testing ground of constitutional principles.
MISSISSIPPI MASALA. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1992. (Video/PN/1997/.M5/M5/1992)
An African American businessman falls in love with an East Indian immigrant in the South, and they are both
shocked by the reactions of their families.
MOBY DICK. MGM Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PS/2384/.M6/2001)
Consumed by an insane rage, Captain Ahab has but one purpose in life—revenge on the great while whale who
maimed and disfigured him.
MODERN TIMES. Warner Home Video, 2003. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/M63/2003)
This satire on the effects of mass production on the lives of factory workers shows Charlie as a factory worker,
jailbird, night watchman, and a singing waiter. Primarily a silent film with music and sound effects, but voices
emanate from TV sets and radios.
MOISEYEV BALLET. Kultur International Films, 1994. (Video/GV/1786/.G67/M65/1994)
Selections from the dance company’s world tour.
MONET: LEGACY OF LIGHT. WGBH, 1989. (Video/ND/553/.M7/M6/1989)
Monet’s story as an artist and a giant of the Impressionist movement using his own words with excerpts from
journals, personal interviews, and his magnificent paintings as presented on WGBH in Boston.
MONSTER’S BALL. Trimark Home Video, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.P68/M6/2002)
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Hank and Leticia inhabit stark, queasy realities of the contemporary South, he as a death row corrections officer and
she as the soon-to-be widow of an inmate whose execution Hank helps conduct. In the aftermath of the execution,
both lose their children to tragic deaths and they form as unlikely bond.
MONTENEGRO. Fox Lorber Home Video, 1998. (DVD/pn/1997/.M665/1998)
Marilyn Jordan is a repressed wife trapped in an unloving household who is slowly slipping into quiet madness.
Through a mix-up at the airport, she loses track of her husband and misses their flight. She falls in with a bizarre
band of Yugoslavian immigrants celebrating the New Year and takes a charismatic young zoo keeper named
Montenegro fro a lover.
MONTY PYTHON’S THE MEANING OF LIFE. Universal Home Video, 2003. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/M668/2003)
Monty Python presents a glimpse into the true meaning of life (and fish).
MOODY BLUES (THE) Aeon Home Video, 1989. (Video/QA/614.86/.M62/1989)
Computer-generated fractal animation combined with the music of the Moody Blues band providing a psychedelic
visual and auditory experience.
MOSAIC WORKPLACE (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990. (Video/HF/5549/.M3/M673/1990/No.
4,5,7, & 9)
Designed to demonstrate the diversity in today’s work force and the problems, issues and concerns in personnel
management which arise from this.
MOSTLY MARTHA. Paramount Picture, 2003. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/M6/2003)
Martha is the chef who fusses and obsesses over each dish before it leaves the kitchen. The demands of her job and
her natural shyness keeps her from meeting new people. When her sister suddenly dies, Martha adopts Lina, her
eight-year old niece, completely changing both lives. Martha get unexpected help from Mario, Martha’s hunky new
sous chef, who is not only a whiz on the chopping block but knows sundry magic tricks and jokes to keep Lina’s
spirits afloat. Just a Martha starts to grow attached to the girl, Lina’s erratic father shows up demanding that he take
her back to Italy with him.
MOTHER LOVE. CBS Television Network, 1960. (Video/QL/737/.P9)
Shows Dr. Harry F. Harlow in his laboratory at the University of Wisconsin as he studies the
infant mother relationship. Using rhesus monkeys Dr. Harlow tests their reactions to find the key to the bond
between mother and child and to understand the effects of denial of maternal love.
MOTHERLOVE. Women Make Movies, 1980. (Video/PS/3565/.M786/1990)
A personal interpretation of a portion of Tillie Olsen’s story, I stand here ironing. A mother’s narrative about
raising her daughter, Emily, during the Depression Era, and how Emily later becomes a successful stage performer.
MOTIVATING OTHERS. The Association, 1992. (Video/HF/5549.5/.M63/M687/1992)
Demonstrates guidelines to help managers elicit superior performance from their employees.
MOULIN ROUGE. 20 th Century Fox, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.M68/B3/2001)
Christian, an idealistic and impoverished young writer who, newly arrived in Montmartre, is haphazardly inducted
into a circle of young bohemians led by Toulouse-Lautrec. A comedy of mistaken identities ensues, quickly
enmeshing the young poet in a love triangle involving the unobtainable and consumptive Satine, queen courtesan of
the Moulin Rouge, and the foppish Duke of Roxbury, his villainous rival for her affections.
MOUNT ST. HELENS: THE TURMOIL OF CREATION CONTINUES. International Productions, 198-?.
(Video/QH/105/.W2/.M6)
Rare aerial photography--volcanic eruption--Spirit Lake & mountain devastation--inside the crater--naturalist
interpretive programs--Port of Longview--dam construction--Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
MOUNTAIN MEN. A & E Television Networks, 2002. (DVD/F596/.M68/2002)
A & E examines the myths, legends and reality surrounding such figures as Kit Carson, Jim Bridger, John Colter
and Jedidiah Smith. Traces their journeys through the wilderness looking at fables and facts and exploring their
significance to the America of their time and ours.
MOUSE THAT ROARED (THE). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/M68/2003)
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The tiny duchy of Grand Fenwick is bankrupt so its minister decides to declare war on the United States, be
defeated and receive Marshall Aid.
MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA, 1894-1914 (THE). Kino on Video, 2002.
(DVD/PN/1995.75/.M684/2002)
The genesis of the motion picture medium is recreated in this collection of the cinema’s formative works. More
than crucial historical artifacts, these films reveal the foundation from which the styles and stories of the
contemporary cinema would later arise.
MOYERS ON ADDICTION: CLOSE TO HOME. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1998.
(Video/HV/5810/.M694/1998)
MOYERS/SPORTS FOR SALE. PBS, 1991. (Video/GV/742.3/.M694/1991)
The recent release of the Knight Foundation Commission Report on Intercollegiate Athletics prompted journalist
Bill Moyers to prepare a special PBS sports program.
MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN. Columbia Pictures Corporation, 1999. (DVD/PN/1997/.M56/1999)
Longfellow Deeds (Cooper), a small-town poet, inherits $20 million from his uncle and wants to give it away to
needy people. Petty moochers, greedy relatives, conniving lawyers and big executives, who all want a piece of the pie,
attempt to have Deeds declared incompetent.
MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS. Hollywood Pictures Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.T4/M5/1999)
A frustrated composer comes to realize that his real passion is teaching and that his legacy is not a truly memorable
piece of music, but the generations of young people whose lives he affects.
MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN. PBS Video, 1996. (Video/KF/8742/.A45/M577/1996)
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1997. (Video/PN/1997/.M7/1997)
Washington’s youngest senator exposes corruption in high places, almost at the cost of his career.
MUDDY WATERS. Yazoo Video, 1992 (Video/M/1366/.M32/1992)
The father of the Chicago blues, Muddy Waters, performs.
MUHAMMAD: THE VOICE OF GOD. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999. (Video/BP/75/.M84/1999)
This program narrates the biography of Muhammad, a merchant from Mecca, reportedly called by Allah to be his
prophet and spread the Muslim faith. Why was Islam so readily accepted by so many? What is the secret of
Islam's appeal? And why do many non-Muslims fear the religion's spread? The answers to these and many other
questions are powerfully illustrated by footage of holy sites and rituals, as well as modern desert life in Saudi
Arabia--so little changed, in many ways, since Muhammad's time.
MULHOLLAND DR. Universal Studios, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S87/M8/2002)
A beautiful woman riding in a limousine along Los Angeles’ Mulholland Drive is targeted by a would-be shooter,
but before he can pull the trigger, she is injured when her limo is hit by another car. The woman stumbles away
from the accident and meets up with a plucky ingénue new to L.A. But are things really as they seem?
MUMIA ABU-JAMAL: CASE FOR REASONABLE DOUBT? Media Education Foundation, 1996.
(Video/KF/224/.A354/.M865/1998)
On the night of Dec. 9, 1981, Mumia Abu-Jamal was found shot four feet from fallen officer, Daniel Faulkner.
Because of perceived irregularities in his trial, some protest that he is a political prisoner.
MUSCULAR SYSTEM (THE). Coronet Film & Video, 1993. (Video/QM/100/.M872/1993)
Provides a basic understanding of the human muscular system, and the functions of different muscle groups.
MUSEO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGAIA. Madera Cinevideo, 1992. (Video/AM/314/.M87/1992)
A guided tour of the Museo Nacional de Antropologaia is narrated by Federico Engels.
MUSEO NACIONAL DE HISTORIA. Madera Cinevideo, 1992. (Video/AM/314/.M874/1992)
A tour of the Museo Nacional de Historia is narrated by Federico Engels.
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MUSIC ACROSS THE CURRICULUM. South Carolina Educational Television, 1990. (Video/MT/740/.M8)
An interview with Thomas Moore and examples of music in an early childhood classroom showing the integration
of music in the classroom and structured used of music to build processing skills.
MUSIC AND CULTURE. Clearvue/eav, 1992. (Video/ML/3795/.M87/1992)
Offers a look at the Polynesian, African, and North American Indian cultures and examines the role played by music
and the lives of members of each group.
MUSIC GARDEN: SUITE NO. 1 FOR UNACCOMPANIED CELLO. Sony Music Entertainment, 1998.
(Video/M/58/.Y68/v.1/1998)
MUSIC IN TIME: (see listing for individual titles)
FIRST SECULAR MUSIC
RENAISSANCE
REVOLUTIONARY--BEETHOVEN
WAR AND PEACE
MUSIC IN TIME: LAND OF OUR FATHERS. Films for the Humanities, 198? (Video/ML/197.4/.M87)
MUSIC IN TIME: LUTHER & THE REFORMATION. Films for the Humanities, 1982. (Video/ML/195/.L875/1982)
MUSIC IN TIME: TODAY AND TOMORROW. Films for the Humanities, 198? (Video/ML/197/.T633)
MUSIC IN TIME: TURN OF THE CENTURY (THE). Films for the Humanities, 198? (Video/ML/197.5/.M877)
MUSIC IN TIME: WAR AND PEACE. Films for the Humanities, 1982. (Video/ML/197.5/.M86)
MUSIC LOVERS (THE). MGM/UA Home video, 1991. (Video/ML/410/.C4/M8/1991)
Fantasy biography of Tchaikovsky. Focuses on his homosexuality and ill-fated marriage, resulting in the loss of
Mme von Meck'’ patronage and eventually his death from cholera.
MUSIC OF MAN: (see listing for individual titles)
AGE OF THE COMPOSER
AGE OF THE INDIVIDUAL
FLOWERING OF HARMONY
KNOWN & UNKNOWN
NEW VOICES FOR MAN
PARTING OF THE WAYS
QUIVER OF LIFE
SOUND OR UNSOUND
MUSIC OF MEXICO AND SOUTH AMERICA (THE). South Texas Public Broadcasting System, 1984.
(Video/ML/230/.M8/1984)
MUSICAL OUTSIDERS AN AMERICAN LEGACY: HARRY PARTCH, LOU HARRISON, TERRY RILEY.
Michael Blackwood Productions, Inc., 1995. (Video/ML/390/.M87/1995)
Focuses on three American composers with musical ideas and forms of expression that are outside the classical
European mainstream: Harry Partch, Lou Harrison and Terry Riley. Includes conversations with Harrison and
Riley.
MUSLIMS. Mystic Fire Video, 2002. (DVD/DS/35.62/.M87/2002)
This program looks closely at what it means to be a Muslim in the 21 st century. Filmed in Egypt, Malaysia, Iran,
Turkey, Nigeria and the United States, Muslims explores the influence of culture and politics on religion, and
provides a deeper understanding of the political forces at work among Muslims around the world. The program
emphasizes Islam’s kinship with Christianity and Judaism and looks at diverse interpretations of Islam among the
Muslim people.
MY ARCHITECT. New Yorker Video, 2005. (DVD/NA/712/.M9/2005)
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Nathaniel Kahn documents the life and works of his father, Louis Kahn. Louis Kahn had an “official” family,
including his wife Ester and daughter Sue Ann. He had two other secret families: with fellow architect Anne Tyng
he had a daughter, Alexandra, and with his colleague Harriet Pattison he had Nathaniel.
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING. HBO Home Video, 2003. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/M8/2003)
Toula is a quiet, devoted daughter in a big, crazy Greek family. Working in her father’s restaurant, she hides behind
her family and keeps the world at a distance. One day at the restaurant she finds herself pouring coffee for a man
who inspires her to change her life, and the way she sees the world …forever.
MY DINNER WITH ANDRE. Wellspring Media, 2002. (DVD/PN/1997/.A23/M9465/2002)
Two friends, an intense, experimental theater director and a down-to-earth actor, meet over dinner.
MY FAIR LADY. 20 th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2001. (Video/ML/50/.L8256/M9/2001)
A Cockney waif is transformed by a linguistics professor into an elegant lady.
MY FAMILY. New Line Home Entertainment, 2004. (PN/1995.9/.M49/M9/2004)
Follow the life of three generations of Mexican Americans.
MY KIND OF PLACE, A VIDEO TAPE TO HELP PARENTS CHOOSE HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE. Greater
Minneapolis Day Care Association, 1990. (Video/HV/854/M9/1990)
MY PRO VIDEO GOLF INSTRUCTION. Turner Productions, 1985. (Video/GV/965/.M9)
Eleven fundamentals of golf presented in lesson plan form.
MY PRO VIDEO GOLF INSTRUCTION II. Turner Production, 1985. (Video/GV/965/.M9/Pt.2)
MY TWENTIETH CENTURY (Az én XX. sz׳ azadom). Fox Lorber Home Video, 1991. (Video/PN/1997/.A94/1991)
Twin sisters born in Budapest and separated at birth, cross paths when they sleep with the same man.
MYSTERIES UNDERGROUND, National Geographic Society, 1992. (Video/GB/602/.M9/1992)
A National Geographic Society team explores the Lechuguilla Cove. Brief section on history of cave exploration.
Also covers the mammoth Cave (Kentucky) and caves of the Austrian Alps, and underwater caves.
MYSTERY OF ANASAZI. Public Television Library, 1981. (Video/E/78/.M87)
About 300 years ago Navajo Indians discovered ruins near the point where four states, Colorado, Utah, Arizona,
and New Mexico meet. They called the people who built them simply "Anasazi”--the builders. Archaeologists
working in the southwestern United States have been typing to figure out who the Anasazi were and where they
came from.
MYSTERY OF THE SENSES. PBS Video, 1995. (Video/QP/431/.M977/1995/No.1-5)
Using excerpts from the series, presents educational discussion of the five senses
MYSTIC ORIGINS OF THE MARTIAL ARTS. A&E Home Video, 1998. (Video/GV/1101/.M97/1998)
This action-packed program crosses the Orient to uncover The Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts. Top masters of
karate, judo and lesser-know methods like kyudo and hapkido demonstrate their stunning skills. Explore the many
facets of the varied disciplines, including their rich spiritual heritage.
MYTH OF THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS: PROFESSOR EDWARD SAID IN LECTURE. Media Education
Foundation, 2002. (DVD/GN/496/.M98/2002)
“In this important lecture delivered at the University of Massachusetts, Edward Said takes aim at one of the central
tenets of recent foreign policy thinking – that conflicts between different and clashing “civilizations” (Western,
Islamic, Confucian) characterize the contemporary world. Said argues that collapsing complex, diverse and
contradictory groups of people into vast, simplistic abstractions has disastrous consequences. Presenting instead a
vision of the “coexistence” of difference, Said concludes with the fundamental challenge that faces humanity at the
turn of the millennium”.
MYTH OF THE LIBERAL MEDIA (THE). The Media Education Foundation, 1997. (Video/P/92/.U5/M8/1997)
Provides a framework for understanding how the news is produced and in whose interests it works. Shows how the
news media is subordinated to corporate and conservative interests.
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NAGAUTA; THE HEART OF KABUKI MUSIC. University of Oklahoma, Center of Music Television, 1993.
(Video/ML/340/.N343/1993)
Presents the Naguata version of the piece Sue Hirogari by Kineya Rokuzaemon X. Performed on a no drama
practice stage by students at the national University of Fine Arts and Music in Tokyo.
NAKED WARRIORS OF EUROPE (THE). A&E Home Video, 1995. (BL/910/.N3/1995)
Ancient mysteries.
NAM JUNE PAIK: AVANTE GARDE HARVEST. Visual Studies, 1987. (Video/PN/1992.8/.V5/N26/1987)
This documentary discusses the technology as well as the techniques that Nam June Paik uses in his work. It also
includes interviews with Paik himself.
NAPOLEON. A & E Home Video, 2003. (DC/203/.N37/2003)
Drama about the years in the life of Napoleon Bonaparte from his first decisive battle to his bitter defeat and exile.
NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003. (DVD/N/6538/.A4/N37/2003)
Presents American Indian artists, who display and discuss their work and their work and their heritage.
NATIVE AMERICAN FOLKTALES. Rainbow Educational Video, 1997. (Video/E/98/.F6/N38/1997)
Four different Native American folktales.
NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AND DANCE. Clearvue, 1994. (Video/M/1669/.N385/1994)
Describes the culture and music of the Apache Indians of the Southwest. A Native American family, the Duncans,
present a variety of songs, dance and drumming that are performed in celebration of life. Feature the Yellow Bird
Indian Dances.
NATIVE AMERICAN SPIRITUALITY. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/BL/80.2/.R45/1998/No.10)
Discusses the spiritual heritage of native Americans, and shows how beliefs changed as their societies evolved.
NATIVE AMERICANS: PEOPLE OF THE DESERT. Rainbow Educational Video, 1993. (Video/E/99/.P9/P46/1993)
Depicts the day-to-day life of a typical Anasazi family as told through the narrative voice of Akena, a 12-year-old
boy. It is shown how the Anasazi hunted, cooked, made tools and weapons, clothing and pottery. Also discussed
are the Anasazi concepts of religion, spirits and afterlife.
NATIVE AMERICANS: PEOPLE OF THE FOREST. Rainbow Educational Video, 1993. (Video/E/99/.C6/P46/1993)
Depicts a day in the life of an Ojibwa tribe as told through the narrative voice of Little Flower, a 13-year-old girl.
Also discusses how the Ojibwa fished, hunted, made hunting, fishing and cooking implements, built shelters, and
made fire.
NATIVE AMERICANS: PEOPLE OF THE NORTHWEST COAST. Rainbow Educational Video, 1994.
(Video/E/99/.K55/P46/1994)
Depicts the day-to-day life of a typical Gitksan clan as told through the narrative voice of Golden Sparrow, a 15year
old Gitksan girl. Students will learn how the Gitksan fished, hunted, cooked, made tools, weapons and
clothing. Also discussed is the Indian's concept of religion, spirits, and the natural world.
NATIVE AMERICANS: PEOPLE OF THE PLAINS. Rainbow Educational Video, 1993. (Video/E/99/.D1/P46/1993)
Depicts the day-to-day life of a typical Sioux family before European-American intrusion into the plains. Sioux
hunting, cooking and craft methods are discussed as are the Sioux concepts of religion, spirits and the natural world.
NATURAL YARDS WITH L. OTTO. Milwaukee Audubon, 198? (Video/SB/476/.N378)
NATURE OF HUMAN NATURE (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1995.
(Video/QP/376/.H873/1995/v.1)
An examination of recent discoveries in neuroscience research that have radically changed our understanding of the
design of the human brain.
NAVAJO CODE TALKERS. Halo TV & Film, 2002. (Video/D/810/.N3/2002)
This documentary details the work done by Navajo code breakers during WWII.
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NAVAJO, THE LAST RED INDIANS. Time-Life Multimedia, 1972. (Video/E/99/.N3/N383)
Documents the destruction of Indian civilization since the days of the first conquistadors and chronicles current
attempts to preserve Navajo Culture. Includes uncensored footage of a Navajo healing ceremony, with comments
by Robert Bergman, chief of Indians Mental Health Services.
NAZIS; THE OCCULT CONSPIRACY. Discovery Channel Video, 1998. (Video/DD/256.5/.N39/1998)
This program explores the ways the Third Reich linked occult practices with political aims, exploiting myths, pagan
lore, and the occult.
NCSA REAL TIME. NCSA, 1991. (Video/QA/76/.N37)
A computer magazine on video tape (National Center for Super Computing Applications).
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.14)
NERVOUS SYSTEM. National Geographic Society Educational Services, 1988. (Video/QP/361/N3/1988)
Explores the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system. Looks at nerve cells and the brain and its extension,
the spinal cord. Includes animation.
NETWORK. MGM/UA Home Video, 1988. (Video/PN/1997/.N478/N4/1988)
A satirical behind-the-scenes look at the fights for power among television network officials and stars.
NEUROTIC, STRESS-RELATED, AND SOMATOFORM DISORDERS. Films for the Humanities, 1998.
(Video/RC/473/.D54/N4/1998)
This program discusses the following disorders and their differential diagnoses: phobic anxiety; anxiety; obsessivecompulsive
disorder, from minor to acute; stress reactions and adjustment; and dissociative disorders. Subdisorders
discussed include Korsakov's syndrome; agoraphobia and social phobia; generalized anxiety and mixedanxiety
and depressive disorder; panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress syndrome. Patients suffering from each
disorder exhibit the various symptoms in interviews conducted by psychiatrists.
NEVERENDING STORY (THE). Warner Home Video, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.N48/2001)
The Nothing threatens to destroy Fantasia and its Child-Empress and a young warrior sets out to save them.
NEW ABC’S (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1992. (Video/LB/1028.5/.N49/1992)
Examines how advances in technology are changing how people are taught. Covers interactive multimedia in
teaching children, military personnel, and adults who have returned to school to learn basic skills.
NEW COPYRIGHT LAW (THE). (Video/Z/551/N48)
NEW CUTTING EDGE (THE) Landmark Films, 1989. (Video/DS/509/.N49/1989)
Presents recent findings which reinforce the relatively new concept of an Asian Bronze Age, thousands of years
earlier than had ever been suspected. Thailand, Vietnam, and other sites across Southeast Asia reveal an ancient
knowledge of metalworking
NEW ENGLAND. AAA, 1991. (Video/F/2.3/.N49/1991)
Travel Video Series; Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
THE NEW ENGLAND TRANSCENDENTALISTS. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1997.
(Video/PS/541/.N484/1997)
Expert interviews, dramatic recreations at Walden Pond, and readings from major works are used to explore the
evolution of the American Transcendentalist Movement in the early 19 th century. The lives and writings of Ralph
Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller and Henry David Thoreau are examined to discover the spiritual foundations for
America’s first authentic literature voice.
NEW LITERACY: OFFICE AUTOMATION (THE). Media Productions, 1988. (Video/HF/5548.2/.N4/1988)
An introduction to various types of office automation systems including: spreadsheets, word processing, voice mail
networking, computerized document production, and video conferencing.
NEW VOICES FOR MAN-MUSIC OF MAN. Time-Life Video. (Video/ML/160/.M87/No.3)
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NEW WORLDS. BBC-TV and Time-Life Films, 1984 (Video/QB/631/L58/No.12)
Host David Attenborough looks at the mixed fortunes of a wide variety of animals that have been affected by man’s
damage or changes to the environment. He examines the fortunes of man himself and his impact through time on
the earth. Also provide a glimpse into the possible future of the earth.
NEW YORK. AAA, 1999. (Video/F/128.3/.N585/1999/Pts. 1-5)
A documentary. Pt. 1, The Country and the City, Episode One: 1609-1825; Pt. 2, Order and Disorder, Episode
Two: 1825-1865; Pt. 3, Sunshine and Shadow, Episode Three: 1865-1898; Pt. 4, The Power and the People,
Episode Four: 1898-1918; Pt. 5, Cosmopolis, Episode Five: 1919-1931.
NEWSPAPERS. New Video, 1999. (Video/PN/4738/.N49/1999)
Examines newspaper publishing; describes the processes involved in producing a daily newspaper, using
commentary from key employees of the San Francisco Examiner.
NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY. Films for the Humanities, 1997. (Video/P/92/.U5/F5664/1998)
Presents an overview of America's oldest mass media industry. Examines the continual pressure for newspapers to
adapt, the evolution of content, family versus conglomerate ownership, editorial and operations decision-making,
the daily production life cycle, and the role of advertisers.
NEWTON: THE MIND THAT FOUND THE FUTURE. Learning Corporation of America, 1970.
(Video/QC/16/.N7/A56/1970)
A dramatized version of the life of Isaac Newton as told by Edmund Halley. Depicted are Newton’s contribution to
the law of universal gravitation, calculus and the reflecting telescope.
NIKOLA TESLA: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A FORGOTTEN GENIUS. International Wholesale Video, 1996.
(Video/TK/140/.T4/N55/1996)
Tells about the life and inventions of this forgotten genius whose many inventions are the foundation of some
modern communication devices.
NITE ‘N’ DAY. PolyGram video, 1991. (Video/M/1668.8/.N544/1991)
Features music of the French/Creole black population in southwest Louisiana.
NO—MUSIC OF NOH DRAMA. University of Oklahoma, 1997. (Video/PN/2924.5/.N6/N6/1997)
Artists from the Noh troupe led by Kinzu Komparu demonstrate the styles of Noh Music.
NOBODY’S FOOL. Paramount, 2003. (DVD/PS/3568/.U812/N6/2003)
In this affectionate story of small town life in upstate New York, Sully, a fitfully employed 60-year-old construction
worker, is a cheerful curmudgeon who has made a lifetime of bad decision. He unexpectedly has a chance to make
right some of them when his estranged son and grandson drop back into his life.
NOH THE CLASSICAL THEATRE OF JAPAN: SELECTED EXCERPTS PERFORMED BY AKIRA MATSUI.
Michigan State University, 1980. (Video/PN/2924.5/.N6/N64/1980)
Looks at the Noh theatre of Japan focusing on the actor and his art.
NOMADS OF THE WEST. Camera One, 1997. (Video/E/78/.W5/N66/1997)
"Nomadic Indians of the West" surveys Medicine Wheel and covers the transition of the Great Basin from the Ice
Age to desert.
NORA EPHRON. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987/No.102)
NORTH BY NORTHWEST. Turner Entertainment, 1991. (Video/PN/1997/.N677/N67/1996)
Grant plays Roger Thornhill, an adman mistaken for a Federal intelligence agent caught up in an exciting series of
events as only Hitchcock could deliver.
NORTH CENTRAL. AAA, 1992. (Video/F/597/.N67/1992)
Travel Video Series. North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming.
NORTHWEST (THE). Camera One, 1997. (Video/E/78/.N77/N678/1997)
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Discover the sophisticated art and ceremonies of the wealthy societies that once inhabited the Northwestern part of
ancient America.
NOSTRADAMUS. Pioneer, 1999. (DVD/PN/1997/.N678/1999)
“The murders are mysterious. The tool keeps mounting. And the trail will lead Detective Michael Nostrand (Rob
Estes) on a supernatural manhunt across the centuries for a face-to-face showdown with the forces of Armageddon.
Teaming up with a sexy psychic (Joely Fisher), Nostrand traces the modern-day murders to The Sixth Order, an
ancient Satanic cult. The killing spree is a mere foreshadowing of their quest to unleash the Apocalypse. Just as
surprising as the identity of the killers is Nostrand’s discovery of his own true identity: as the medieval mystic,
Nostradamus, only he knows their secret. Only he can stop them. In a desperate clash of good and evil, the fate of
the world is literally in his hands.”
NOSTRADAMUS: A VOICE FROM THE PAST. Powersports Millennium International, 1997.
(Video/BF/1815/.N8/N677/1997)
Dramatized biography of Nostradamus, a 16 th century French man to whom many prophecies have been attributed.
NOSTRADAMUS: A VOICE FROM THE PAST. Madacy Entertainment Group, 1998. (DVD/BF/1815/.N8/M3/1998)
Examines the life and intrigue of Nostradamus and uses impressive documentation and dramatizations to bring his
many predictions of life. Their program quests into the next millennium by decoding predictions which extend and
will influence mankind until the year 3797.
NOT FOR OUTSELVES ALONE. PBS Home Video, 1999. (Video/HQ/1412/.W36/1999/Pt.1-2)
Tells the dramatic, little-know story of one of the most compelling friendships in American history. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were born into a world ruled entirely by men. By the time their lives were over, they
had changed for the better the lives of a majority of American citizens. This powerful film provides an
unforgettable dual portrait of two great Americans who improved the lives of women everywhere.
NOT ON THE SIDELINES: LIVING AND PLAYING WITH A DISABILITY. Fanlight Productions, 2000.
(Video/RD/796/.A2/N6/2000)
This video is about four ordinary people whose lives were suddenly changed by injury or illness when they were
teens or young adults – and how their involvement in sports has helped give them focus and drive to create new,
active lives. Learning to fly, skiing, playing wheelchair tennis, and taking to the ice in the new sport of sled hockey,
they have persevered through times of discouragement and isolation to a new sense of confidence and engagement –
and to a determination to share what they have learned with others.
NOTATION: THE THIN RED LINE. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2002. (DVD/ML/431/.N68/2002)
Traces the history of musical notation and composition from the musical notation copy work of the monks in the
Scriptorium to the present day creation of musical compositions by computer.
NOTETAKING. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003. (LB/2395.25/.N68/2003)
Outlines skills to effectively record and learn information presented in class. Features the Cornell Notetaking
Method stressing organization and prompt review.
NPR HOSTS ON THE ART OF INTERVIEWING FROM NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO. NPR Training, 1995.
(Video/PN/1991.8/.I57/N77/1995)
Features experienced interviewers sharing their techniques; dissection of different interviewing approaches; real-life
interviews used as specific examples; a teacher’s guide highlighting discussion points, role-playing exercises, and
reproducible handouts; and modular format allowing easy integration in classroom setting.
NUEBA YOL.: A FUNNY WAY TO SAY NEW YORK. Kit Parker Films, 1996.
(Video/PN/1995.9/.F67/N83/1996)
Relates the story of Balbuena, a Dominican immigrant to New York, and his daily struggles in a strange land,
devoid of the comforts of his native customs, language and culture.
NUREMBERG. Warner Home Video, 2000. (DVD/JX/5437.8/.P37/2000)
Dramatic presentation of the WWII war crimes trials in Nuremberg, Germany.
NUREYEV. Kultur, 1991. (Video/GV/.N8/N8/1991)
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Biography of dancer Rudolf Nureyev with extensive archive material and extracts from ballet performances.
Mentor Ninette de Valois, partner Margot Fonteyn, choreographer Roland Petit, dancer Sylvie Guillem and others
comment on truth and legends surrounding Nureyev.
NUTCRACKER (THE). Kultur International Films, 1990. (Video/GV/1790/.N8/1990)
A stage reproduction of the Nutcracker Ballet, which tell the story of a little girl's dream of a Christmas doll
transformed into a handsome prince.
NUTCRACKER. ArtHaus Musik, 1999. (DVD/GV/1790/.N8/1999)
The Nutcracker, set to music by Peter Tchaikovsky, is a fairy tale ballet based on one of the most complex stories of
the German romantic, E.T.A. Hoffmann.
O BRAVE NEW WORLD. Hawkhill Associates, 1973. (Video/QB/981/S6/Pt.1)
This series is designed to show how all things in the universe are interconnected.
OBA KOSO: NIGERIAN MUSIC AND DANCE DRAMA. Creative Arts Television, 1975.
(Video/GR/351.32/.Y56/O23/1975)
Excerpts from the famous Yoruba folklore drama about a wicked man who tries to overthrow the king. Uses
intricate dance steps, brilliantly colored costumes, and Yoruba instruments and songs. The title translates as “the
king did not have”.
OCEAN OF WISDOM. PBS, 1990. (Video/BQ/7935/.B777/0343/1990)
Biographical account of the Dala: Lama’s life and teachings against the stark background of the pain and suffering
of the Tibetan people.
OCEANS-LIVING PLANET. BBC-TV AND Time-Life Films, 1984. (Video/QB/631/L58/No.11)
Host David Attenborough looks at the vast amount of space covered by the earth’s oceans, underwater topography,
the minute, drifting plankton and forests of kelp, food chains, and the evolution of fish and mammals.
ODD COUPLE (THE). Paramount, 1967. (Video/PN/1993.5/.O3/1967)
Two divorced men decide to share a New York apartment. Jack Lemon plays fussy Felix, fastidious to a fault. He
proves that cleanliness is next to insanity. Walter Matthau is Oscar, who wreaks havoc on a tidy room with the
speed and thoroughness of a tornado.
ODYSSEY (THE). Educational Video Network, 1985. (Video/PA/4025/.A5/E3/1985)
The Homeric tradition comes alive with this study of Odysseus and his legendary travels. This program provides
insights into Homer’s epic and the Greek world of the 12th century B.C. by retracing the steps of Odysseus to the
sites of his adventures.
ODYSSEY (THE). Hallmark Home Entertainment, 1997. (DVD/PA/4025/.A5/H3/1997)
Aided by the goddess Athena, warrior-king Odysseus braves the terrors and temptations of a fantastic array of
creatures as his return from the Trojan War becomes a decade-long quest to reach his homeland and his faithful
wife.
OEDIPUS THE KING. Films for the Humanities, 1988. (Video/PA/4413/.07/.044)
Presents the first segment of the Oedipus saga. Introduces the characters and sets the stage for the story that reaches
its conclusion in Antigone.
OF MICE AND MEN. Image Entertainment, 1998. (DVD/PS/3537/.T3234/O35/1998)
Tells the story about the strange relationship of two migrant workers who are able to realize their dreams of an easy
life until one of them succumbs to his weakness of soft, helpless creatures and strangles the farmer’s wife.
OFF THE STRAIGHT & NARROW: LESBIANS, GAYS, BISEXUALS & TELEVISION. Media Education
Foundation, 1998. (Video/PN/1992.8/.H64/O4/1998)
Casts a critical eye over the growth of gay images on TV. Leading media scholars provide the historical and
cultural context for exploring the social implications of these new representations. Challenges viewers to consider
the value and limits of available gay images: who is represented, what they get to say, and how people respond to
them.
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OIL ON CANVAS. Films for the Humanities, 1998. (Video/ND/1471/.O34/1998/Vol. 1-6)
Explains and demonstrates the art and science of painting. Vol. 1 - Color, Vol. 2- Brushstrokes, Vol. 3. -
Composition, Vol. 4. - Light, Vol. 5 - Perspective, Vol. 6 - Portrait.
OIL PAINTING TECHNIQUE. Finley-Holiday Film Corp., 1990. (Video/ND/1340/.W67/1990)
Covers painting wet-in-wet, how to get rich colors, weathered wood textures, tree trunk textures, blending soft
edges, reflections, tall grass and weeds, mixing glazes, glazing cast shadows, glazes for color harmony, painting in
glazes.
OLD LIKE ME. Filmakers Library, 1987. (Video/HQ/1064/.U5/1987)
Describes how twenty-six-year-old Pat Moore assumed the character of an eighty-five-year-old woman and traveled
through cities in the U.S. and Canada. Shows the problems of the aged and tells how products that do not
discriminate against the elderly or disabled were developed as a result of this study.
ON GOLDEN POND. Artisan Home Entertainment, 2003. (DVD/PS/3570/.H599/O5/2003)
Shows the conflicts between three generations as the Thayers, a crotchety old professor and his wife, spend their
summer together on a lake in New England. The couple agrees to mind their estranged daughter’s boyfriend’s
child, while daughter and boyfriend go on a trip. The boy bonds with the old man in a way his daughter new did.
Shows the terrors and graces of aging.
ON OUR OWN TERMS: MOYERS ON DYING. Films for the Humanities, 2000. (Video/R/726.8/.O5/2000/Pts. 1-4))
Pt. 1: Living with dying, Pt. 2: Different Kind of Care, Pt. 3. Death on One's Own, and Pt. 4 Time to Change.
ON THE WATERFRONT. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1995. (Video/PN/1997/.O519/O5/1995)
Marlon Brando, Lee J. Cobb. An ex-boxer tries to find out where he belongs as he struggles against injustice in his
New York labor union. 1954.
ON THE WATERFRONT. Columbia Pictures Corp., 2001. (Video/PN/1887/.O519/O5/2001)
An ex-fighter get a job working on the gang-ridden waterfront under a crooked gangster boss.
ON TIPTOE: THE MUSIC OF LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO. California Newsreel, 2000.
(Video/M/1831/.Z8/O6/2000)
Tells the inspiring story of the group that introduced South African music to the world, Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
The films recounts how a music affirming its deeply traditional roots has been passed down and popularized under
the most hostile circumstances.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST. Republic Pictures, 1993.
(Video/PN/1993.5/.O431/1980)
Story of a free-spirit and his adventures in a mental ward. Nicholson stars as the rebellious McMurphy who battles
Nurse Ratched (Fletcher) and the institution.
ONE NIGHT, ONE LIFE. Arthause Musik, 2002. (DVD/M/1621.4/.O5/2002)
Two video adaptations of musical works: One night, one life is based on Arnold Schönberg;s Pierrot lunaire, and
Dichterliebe is a treatment of Schumann’s song cycle.
ONE-THIRD OF A NATION. Films for the Humanities. (Video/E/806/.064)
An example of theater designed to provoke social change, this play was produced by the Federal Theatre Project’s
"Living Newspaper” to dramatize the problem of housing during the Depression.
ONE WOMAN, ONE VOTE. PBS Video, 1995. (Video/JK/1896/.O54/1995)
A brief history of the woman suffrage movement in the United States.
ONOE BAIKO THE SEVENTH AS THE SALT-GATHERER. Creative Arts television Archive, 1997.
(Video/PN/2924.5/.K3/1997)
Tribute to the Kabuki actor Onoe Baiko VII upon his being named one of Japan’s Living National Treasures.
Baiko, a noted onnagatya (female impersonator) is seen in footage filmed in 1969 during the Grand Kabuki’s U.S.
tour, playing the role of the courtesan Agemaki in the play Sukeroku, first in costume onstage, then in street clothes
in the television studio. In a series of still photographs, he is seen coaching his eldest son Kikunosuke in the role of
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a woman abandoned by her lover, filmed onstage in the 1960’s in an extended excerpt from The Salt Gatherer, an
18 th century Kabuki play based on a 14 th century No drama.
OPERA (THE). Audio-Forum, 1992. (Video/M/1805.4/.O647/1992)
Chinese opera a folk art with an ancient history which has little in common with Western opera. video shows
performances of folk operas and acrobatic training for future opera performers, and a cast preparing for a production
of "Niu Yi Chuan Su.”
OPERA: WORDS AND MUSIC. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/MT/6/.U53/1996/v.7)
This program uses three extracts from the opera Dido and Aeneas to examine the main musical language of opera—
recitative, which gives priority to clear pronunciation of words, and aria, where poetic modifications are made to
give the fullest emotional expression to the meaning of words. The program also explores the difficulties involved
in understanding lyrics sung by more than one person, and emphasizes the responsibility of the composer to set
lyrics in such a way that audiences need not hear every word in order to comprehend the overall meaning of what is
being sung.
OPERATONAL AMPLIFIERS EXPLAINED. Bergwall Productions, 1992. (Video/TK/7871.58/.O6/O647/1992)
An introduction to integrated circuits operational amplifiers.
ORIGINAL DEATH. Filmakers Library, 1990. (Video/R/726.8/0755)
This program talks about death and dying and dying in a hospital.
ORLANDO. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PR/6045/.O72/O7/1999)
Orlando, an English nobleman, defies the laws of nature with surprising results. Immortal and highly imaginative,
undergoes a series of extraordinary transformations that humorously, hauntingly illustrate the eternal was between
the sexes.
ORPHAN TRAINS (THE). PBS Home Video, 1995. (Video/HV/985/.O764/1995)
Explores the successes and failures of a resettlement program for orphaned and abandoned children on the East
coast who were put on trains and placed in farming communities in the Midwest. This little known program ran
from 1854 to 1929. Contains archival materials and interviews with elderly survivors.
ORTHODOX AND ROMAN CATHOLIC CHRISTIANITY Schlessinger Media, 1998.
(Video/BL/80.2/.R45/1998/No.2)
History and beliefs of the Orthodox Eastern Church and the Catholic Church. (Religions of the World Series)
OTHELLO. Guidance Associates and Bennet Video Group, 1981. (Video/PR/2829/.A1/M4/1981)
Othello, a noble Moor, has in his command Iago, a lieutenant who is insanely jealous of Othello’s success and high
rank.
OTHER POLE OF THE HUMAN MIND: AN INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CULTURAL VALUES. Intercultural
Resource Corp. 1996. (Video/DS/721/.O743/1996)
In this video narrated by Dr. George Renwich, a Chinese woman, Hai Yan Zhang, tells her personal story--her
childhood, her family, her interpersonal relationships and her work, including her experiences in the United States
and with Americans. In interpreting this personal account, Dr. Renwich conveys a sense of traditional Chinese
beliefs and values in a way that enables us to better understand not only the Chinese but ourselves as well.
OTTO: BEHAVIORAL PERSPECTIVE (THE). Indiana University Audio-Visual Center, 1976.
(Video/RC/465/.O85/1994)
Dr. John Gottman presents the behavioral perspective in abnormal psychology by interpreting a case study
involving a middle-aged man’s problems in coping with reality. Psychologists representing the psychoanalytic,
phenomenological, and social perspectives of analysis respond.
OTTO: BEHAVIORAL PERSPECTIVE (THE). Indian University Audio-Visual Center, 200?
(DVD/RC/465/.O874)
Dr. John Gottman presents the behavioral perspective in abornormal psychology by interpreting a case study
involving a middle-aged man’s problems in coping with reality. Dr. Gottman sees that Otto’s coping skills are poor
and that Otto does not see people as resource to help him copy with stress.
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OTTO: PHENOMENOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE (THE). Indiana University Audio-Visual Center, 1976.
(Video/RC/465/.083/1994)
Dr. Gary Stollak presents the phenomenological perspective in abnormal psychology by interpreting a case study
involving a middle-aged man’s problems in coping with reality. Psychologists representing the psychoanalytic,
behavioral, and social perspectives of analysis respond.
OTTO: PHENOMENOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE (THE). Indiana University Audio-Visual Center, 200?)
(DVD/RC/465/.O872/200?)
Dr. Gary Stollak presents the phenomenological perspective in abnormal psychology by interpreting a case study
involving a middle-aged man’s problems in coping with reality. Stollak believes that Otto is very lonely because his
wife and colleagues do not share his values.
OTTO: PSYCHOANALYTIC PERSPECTIVE (THE). Indiana University Audio-Visual Center, 200?.
(DVD/RC/465/.O871)
Dr. Bruce Denner presents the psychoanalytic perspective in abnormal psychology by interpreting a case study
involving a middle-aged man’s problems in coping with reality. Dr. Denner believes that Otto is not coping well
with getting old and he sees that Otto is moving away from mature behavior by over-reacting and using defense
mechanisms. Dr. Denner believes that , for Otto, the reality principle has broken down.
OTTO: SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE (THE). Indiana University Audio-Visual Center, 200?)
(DVD/RC/465/.O873/200?)
Dr. Richard Price presents the social perspective in abnormal psychology in interpreting a case study involving
Otto, a middle-aged man who has problems coping with reality. Dr. Price believes external events are making
unreasonable demands on Otto, and that the people around Otto are casting him into a role of a mental patient.
OTTO: STUDY IN ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY. Indiana University Audio-Visual Center, 200?.
(DVD/RC/465/.O87)
Dramatizes a case study in abnormal behavior that portrays a middle-aged man, Otto, who suffers from real and
imagined pressures at home and at work. Explains that Otto feels overburdened and insecure at work. At home, his
wife complains that Otto suffers from insomnia and is becoming withdrawn, anxious, and incommunicative.
OUR BIOSPHERE: THE EARTH IN OUR HANDS. Smithsonian Institution, 1991. (Video/QH/541.24/.O83/1991)
A tour of ecological models, including Biosphere II, a sealed dome in which 8 scientists will live for 2 years.
OUR FATHER. Film Ideas, 1985. (Video/BF/789/.D4/08)
Captures the full range of emotions at funerals. Seen through the eyes of a young girl who is experiencing the loss
of her father.
OUR NATIONAL PARKS. National Geographic Society, 1989. (Video/E/160/.N2450/1989)
Videocassette designed to accompany National Geographic’s guide to the National parks of the United States.
OUR TOWN. PBS, 2003. (DVD/PS/3545/.I345/O97/2002)
A study of life, love and death in a New England town at the turn of the century.
OUT OF IRELAND: THE STORY OF IRISH MIGRATION TO AMERICA. PBS Video, 1995.
(Video/E/184/.I6/O871/1995)
Employees the history of Irish immigration to the United States, partly a forced departure from discrimination in
their own country and partly to escape famine and economic destitution.
OUT OF THE FIERY FURNACE: FROM THE STONE AGE TO THE SPACE AGE. PBS Video, 1986.
(Video/CB/478/.087/1986/No.1-7)
(1) From Stone to Bronze. (2) Swords and Plough Shares. (3) Shining Conquests. (4) The Revolution of
Necessity. (5) Into the Machine Age. (6) From Alchemy to the Atom. (7) The Age of Metals: Can it Last?
OUT ON BAIL-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.5)
OUTBREAK. Warner Home Video, 1997. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.D55/O8/1997)
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Dustin Hoffman plays Sam Daniels, a take-charge army virologist trying to stave off global biological meltdown. A
rare killer virus from the jungles of Zaire has taken hold in a California community. Its mortality rate is 100%. And
some say the only way to stop its spread is to firebomb the town and everyone in it.
OUTDOOR ATHLETE (THE): STEVE LLG’S CROSS-TRAINING GUIDE FOR WHOLISTIC FITNESS & SPORT
PERFORMANCE. Cordillera Press, 1989. (Video/GV/191.6/.I441/1989)
OVERSPENT AMERICAN: WHY WE WANT WHAT WE DON’T NEED (THE). Media Education Foundation,
2003. (DVD/HF/415.33/.U6/S36/2003)
Explains the cultural forces behind Americans overspending in order to demonstrate material success.
OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION. American national Red Cross, 2000. (Video/RM/666/.08/O98/2000)
Shows how to use resuscitation masks, bag-valve masks, oxygen equipment, suctioning and airway devices.
OXYGEN PERMEABLE CONTACT LENSES: RGP LENS CARE & HANDLING. Visual Eyes, 1990.
(Video/RE/977/.C6/1990)
Demonstrates the proper way to clean and care of oxygen permeable contact and how to place them onto the eyes
and remove them.
OXYGEN PERMEABLE CONTACT LENSES: RECEPTION ROOM PROMO. Visual Eyes, 1990.
(Video/RE/79/.B5/1995)
Shows advantages of oxygen permeable contact lens, including crisp vision, durability, easy care, and comfort.
PACIFIC CENTURY (THE). Annenberg/CPB Collection, 1992. (Video/DS/511/.P3/1992)
A survey of the political and economic developments in the countries and regions encompassing the Pacific Rim
during the past 150 years. The interconnections, the relations and the competitions between these countries of the
Pacific Rim have created a situation that promises further changes in the century to come.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AAA, 1991. (Video/F/852.3/.N678/1991)
Travel Video Series. Washington, Oregon, & Idaho.
PAINTER/SCULPTURE/WELDER, GERALD SCHECK. PBS, 1981. (Video/N/71/.P356/1981)
The painter’s Sense of purpose and his unconscious drives and feelings about the meaning of his work are explored.
PAINTERS PAINTING. Mystic Fire Video 1989. (Video/ND/212.5/.A25/P3/1989)
Illustrates and examines the work and ides of several modern abstract expressionist painters, including William de
Kooning, Jasper Johns, Robert Motherwell, and Andy Warhol.
PALESTINE. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/DS/125/.P292/1996)
This program provides a historical perspective on one of the world’s most deeply rotted conflicts, covering the
major events that have shaped the region, from the origins of Zionism in Europe in the 1890’s to the historic peace
agreement between Israel and the PLO in 1993. The program depicts Palestine’s position in the ottoman Empire,
the Balfour Declaration, the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, and the subsequent invasions, annexations, and
occupations which have gripped the world’s attention since.
PANDIT RAVI SHANKAR: THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993.
(Video/ML/419/.S49/P36/1993)
Portrait of Indian raga artist, Ravi Shankar. Includes interviews, musical selections and discussions with family,
students and friends such as Rampal and George Harrison.
PANTOMINE. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1995. (Video/PS/332/.P368/1995)
A white actor and his black servant perform a pantomime version of Robinson Crusoe, but with roles reversed,
much to the bewilderment and discomfort of the white man.
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE MADE SIMPLE. Robert McConnell Productions, 1993. (Video/JF/515/.P3/1993)
Explains the basic elements of parliamentary procedure, including a meeting conducted from beginning to end
according to Robert’s Rules.
PARTING OF THE WAYS. Time-Life Video. (Video/ML/160/.M87/No.6)
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The songs of Stephen Foster, the rags of Scott Joplin, and the marches of John Phillip Sousa highlight this look at
the American music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
PATRICK HENRY, VOICE OF LIBERTY. A & E Home Video, 1995. (Video/E/302/6/.H5/P38/1995)
Traces the life of Patrick Henry, best known for his statement, "Give me liberty or give me death!" From simple
Virginia roots, Henry rose to the Continental Congress, where his oratory stirred support for the American
Revolution.
PATTON. 20 th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 1997. (Video/E/745/.P3/F3/1997)
World War II adventures of an aggressive American general.
PAULINE KAEL. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987/No.104)
PEARL HARBOR: THE VIEW FROM JAPAN. (DVD/D/767.92/.P43/2001)
PELICAN BRIEF (THE). Warner Home Video, 1997. (DVD/PN/1997/.P44/1997)
Two Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. One law student has stumbled upon the truth. An
investigative journalist wants her story. Everyone else wants her dead.
PEOPLE WITH DIABETES CAN ENJOY HEALTHIER LIVES! Eli Lilly and Company, 1994.
Video/RC/660/.P46/1994)
This video shows that if you keep your blood sugar level as near normal as possible, you may dramatically reduce
your risk for long-term eye, kidney, and nerve complications.
PERSISTENCE OF RACISM (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1994 (Video/HT/1521/.P477/1994)
Program presents stories of discrimination against black people that whites will find shocking.
PERSONALITY DISORDERS. Films for the Humanities, 1998. (Video/RC/554/.P48/1998)
Personality disorders come in various varieties and degrees of severity, including persistent, ingrained behavior
patterns; extreme deviant behavior, and problems in social functioning. Histrionic disorder, anankastice disorder,
anxiety disorder, and dependent disorder are the common categories. This program looks at the most common
disorders--paranoid, schizoid, dissocial and emotionally unstable. It describes the symptoms and criteria for
diagnosis.
PERSONNEL LAW FOR MANAGERS & SUPERVISORS. SkillPath Publications, 1997.
(Video/KF/3319.8/.B84/P477/1997)
Looks at the do’s and don’ts of hiring and firing. Instructor the manager in current personnel law concerning safe
evaluation and termination procedures, creating defensible job descriptions, using performance appraisal systems,
and implementing progressive discipline policies.
PETER AND THE WOLF. Deutsche Grammophon, 1993. (Video/PN/1997/.P47/P47/1993)
In a delightful visualization of the Russian composer and his universally beloved “musical tale” Peter and his animal
friends go into the forest to capture the wolf. Filled with caricature, mixes puppetry Prokofiev fantasy.
PHILADELPHIA STORY (THE). Turner Entertainment, 2001. (Video/PS/3503/.A778/P5/2001)
A sophisticated romantic comedy about a rich, spoiled socialite who learns some things about who she is and what
she really wants on the eve of her second marriage.
PHILIP GLASS. Mystic Fire Video, 1989. (Video/ML/410/.G5/P5/1989)
Performances of works by American composer Philip glass at a London festival in 1983. Interviews with the
composer and performers describe some of the motivations behind multimedia performances.
PHILIPPINES (THE) Lucerne Media, 1993? (Video/DS/660/.P544/1993)
Description of the Philippines, with insights into its multicultural society and its history as it works to find its own
government.
PHOTO SHOW (THE). PBS, 1988. (Video/TR/591/.P567/1988/No.702-706)
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No.702. The Right Exposure & What’s in a Frame. No.703. It’s About Time & Let There be Light. No.704. A
Change of Lens & Accentuate the Negative. No. 705. Making Contacts & Starting to Print. No. 706. Filter,
Dodging and Burning & Hue and Eye.
PHYSICS OF MUSIC (THE). D.C. Davis Film & Video Productions, 1992. (Video/ML/3805/.P59/1992)
Takes us on a journey behind the beauty of music to explore its scientific principles. We examine a wide range of
instruments from the classical violin to the didgeridoos and synthesizer to illustrate the concepts and formulae of
sound waves.
PIANIST. (THE) Universal, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.H53/P5/2002)
Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew, who was a brilliant pianist. he watched as his family
was shipped off to Nazi labor camps. He managed to escape and lived for years in the ruins of Warsaw, hiding
from the Nazis.
PIANO. (THE) Artisan Home Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/PN/1997/.P53/1999)
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer. After
the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins. Just one of the men realizes that her
affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
PIANO: KING OF INSTRUMENTS (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences. (DVD/ML/650/.P53/2002)
Discusses the piano as a bridge between the worlds of classical and poplar music and the ultimate composer’s
companion. Traces the ancestry of the piano and the history of those composers who championed its use.
PIANO LEGENDS. Video Artists International, 2001. (DVD/ML/3508/.P5/2001)
Chick Corea hosts a collection of retrospective performance films by jazz keyboard greats from the eras of the
1920’s to the 1980’s.
PIANO LESSON (THE). HALLMARK HOME ENTERTAINMENT, 2002. (DVD/PS/3573/.I45677/P54/2002)
August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future.
The Charles family clashes over selling their carved piano that they owned since their days as slaves. Boy Willie
wants to sell the piano to buy a farm that their family worked as slaves. His sister, Bernice, refuses to part with it as
she believes the piano symbolizes their survival as a family. To resolve the conflict they must first deal with the
past.
PICASSO: WAR, PEACE AND LOVE. Kartes Video Communications, Inc., 1973. (Video/ND/553/P5/P72)
Shows examples of Picasso’s work and presents live sequences of the artist in his studio.
PICKING UP THE PIECES. PBS Video, 1991. (Video/HN/59/.M3/Pt.5/1991)
Discusses how and why more extreme splinter groups like the Black Panthers came to be, as well as two new
movements: the environmental movement and the women’s movement. Finally, it recreates the national mood at
the end of the decade when the Vietnam vets came home, when hundreds of Black Panthers were arrested or killed,
when Richard Nixon was forced to resign, and when the country is held hostage by OPEC.
PIRATES OF PENZANCE (THE). Acorn Media, 1999. (DVD/M1500/.S85/P5/1999)
British police battle it out with pirates on the coast of England’s Cornwall.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2003.
(DVD/PN/1995.9/.A3/P667/2003)
Walt Disney feature film.
PIT AND THE PENDULUM. MGM Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PS/2600/.C6/2001)
A young man’s search for the truth of his sister’s death uncovers a bizarre and ghastly secret.
PLANET OF THE APES. Twentieth Century Fox, 1998. (Video/PQ/2603/.O754/P513/1998/No.1-5)
Astronauts crash land on a distant planet under the control of intelligent apes.
PLANETS (THE). New Video Group, 2000. (QB/601/.M38/2000)
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Reveals a story of personal achievement and technological triumph, seen through the eyes of dozens of leading
authorities on the leading edge of planetary exploration and on both sides of the high-stakes Cold War race into
space.
PLANETS: EPOCH 2000 (THE). BMG Video, 2000. (DVD/QB/601/.P5/2000)
Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean Luc Picard of Star trek, the next generation) is our guide on a journey that takes us
beyond the world of sci-fi.
PLASMID DNA PREPARATION. Taped Technologies, 1990. (Video/QH/448.4/.P537/1990)
PLATO I: THE DEATH OF SOCRETES. Maryland Public Television, 1979. (Video/B/317/.P53/1979)
Dr. Thelma Z. Lavine discusses Athenian civilization in the 4 and 5 th centuries B.C. She explores the golden age of
Athens and the war between the Athenian empire and the Spartan empire as background to the Rule of Thirty
known as the Reign of Terror. Lavine examines Plato’s life and Plato’s Apology, his telling of Socrates’ trial.
PLATO’S APOLOGY: THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF SOCRATES. Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corp.,
1962 (Video/B/317/.P5/1962)
Lecturer Mortimer J. Adler uses dramatized scenes from the dialogs of Plato in presenting a character study of
Socrates. Mr. Adler introduces Socrates first as a man who perplexed, inspired, and enraged his fellow citizens;
then as a teacher who revolutionized the concept of the teacher’s role; and finally as a philosopher who disturbed
the complacency of men’s minds for all times.
PLUCKED INSTRUMENTS. Films for the Humanities, 1976. (ML/1000/.P58/1976).
Shows how the instruments look and sound, how they are played, and places them in historical context.
POE’S TALES OF TERROR. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003. (DVD/PS/2631/.P68/2003)
Various Poe biographers explore the tragedy-laden life and literary genius of Edgar Allan Poe. Also includes are
reenactments of scenes from Poe’s life and dramatized synopses of The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the
House of Usher, The Raven, Ligeia and The Tell-tale Heart.
POLITICS OF LOVE IN BLACK & WHITE (THE). California Newsreel, 1993. (DVD/HQ/1031/.P655/1993)
In this documentary college students talk about interracial relationships, about the racial legacy they have inherited
from the fears of past generations and their current experiences and attitudes both pro and con concerning interracial
dating and marriage.
POLYMER PRODUCTION TECNIQUES. Meridian Education Corp., 1998. (Video/QD/381/.P65/1998)
After viewing this video a student will know the basic steps used to process plastics and be able to name the two
broad categories of plastics, and how to tell the difference between the two.
POPES AND THEIR ART: THE VATICAN COLLECTION. NBC News, 1983. (Video/N/2940/.P66)
Narrator, James Mason, Shows and discusses art work from the Vatican collection.
PORT CHICAGO MUTINY (THE): DEATH AND DEFIANCE. New Video Group, 1998.
(Video/D/810/.N4/P57/1998)
On July 17, 1944, two munitions hips blew up at the Port Chicago ammunition depot near San Francisco. It was the
biggest home front disaster of World War II. Of the 300 men killed, 202 were black—a staggering 15 percent of
the war’s black casualties. This documentary film, relives the disaster through eyewitness testimony and
contemporary new coverage.
PORTRAIT OF A FAMILY. Southern California Consortium, 1988. (Video/GT/2420/.F3/1988)
Telecourse for Soc. 101, Marriage and the Family.
PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST: THE FRESCOES OF DIEGO RIVERA. Home Vision, 1986. (Video/ND/259/.R5/P6)
PORTRAIT OF IMOGEN. New Day Films, 1987. (Video/TR/140/.C78/P67/1987)
Photographer Imogene Cunningham presents her own work through informal recorded interviews.
PORTRAIT OF MARVIN HAMLISCH. Creative Arts Television, 1997. (Video/ML/410/.H1745/P67/1997)
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Portrait of Academy Award winner Marvin Hamlish, showing how the film composer works with an orchestra, in
control rooms, at the movieola and in his own home. Includes interviews with friends and colleagues and film clips
illustrating Hamish’s work.
PORTRAITS. Coronet Film & Video, 1989. (Video/ND/1140/.P356/No.3)
POSITIVE IMAGES: PORTRAITS OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES. Women Make Movies, 1989.
(Video/HV/1569.3/.W65/P675/1989)
Three women with various physical disabilities discuss how do they live and some of the problems they face in life,
including dealing with the perceptions of others.
POST-WAR MUSIC: AFTER THE WAKE. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/ML/197/.M87/v.6/1996)
This program turns its attention to music’s response to war, and how the Second World War changed musical
thinking forever. The musical legacy of composers dominant in the first part of the century is compared with postwar
composers who were determined to create a new music for a changed Europe. We see how Stravinsky used the
new techniques of these composers to create new music, while maintaining the distinctive wit and beauty of his
original musical style.
POWAQQATSI/LIFE IN TRANSFORMATION. MGM Home Entertainment, 2002.
(DVD/PN/1995/9/.E96/P69/2002)
This film calls into question everything we think we know about contemporary society. By juxtaposing images of
ancient cultures with those of modern life, Powaqqatsi masterfully portrays the human cost of progress.
POWER BAR TRAINING. Creative Instructors Aerobics, 2001. (VHS/GV/546.3/.P69/2001)
Uses a bar to provide a weight training workout.
POWER OF DREAMS. SACRED SLEEP. Discovery Channel, 1994. (Video/BF/1091/.P6941/1994)
One of a three-part series that illustrates brain function during dreaming and considers various ways dreams have
been interpreted by different cultures. This segment shows how dreams have shaped diverse cultures to create
mythologies and inspire religions around the world. The ancients believed dreams were messages from the gods
and recorded them in tribal myths in systems of enlightenment and in the Bible. Takes a spiritual dream journey to
the soul of native American, Australian Aboriginal, Tibetan, Islamic, Jewish, and Christian religious cultures to
understand how dreams have shaped today's cultures.
POWER OF DREAMS. THE CREATIVE SPARK. Discovery Channel, 1994. (Video/BF/1091/.P6943/1994)
One of a three-part series that illustrates brain function during dreaming and considers various ways dreams have
been interpreted by different cultures. This segment explores how dreams have left their mark on civilization,
influencing the creative arts and scientific discoveries. Considers how our dreams mold us, and tells how doctors
from ancient Greece to modern times use dreams to understand and heal their patients. Shows how artists, inventors
and musicians use dream vision in creative process. Looks inside the dreaming mind with the latest in 3-D
holograms and brain mapping.
POWER OF DREAMS. THE SEACH FOR MEANING. Discovery Channel, 1994. (Video/BF/1091/.P6942/1994)
One of a three-part series that illustrates brain function during dreaming and considers various ways dreams have
been interpreted by different cultures. This segment explores the high-tech future of dream research and its
fascinating history, from Freud's theories to the discovery of REM sleep. Ninety minutes into sleep, the brain
awakens with an explosion of mental electricity--dreams. Discusses the meaning of dreams, Illustrations include a
roller coaster ride through the dreamscapes of an artist's nightmares and walking naked in public.
POWER OF THE PAST WITH BILL MOYERS (THE). WETA-TV, 1990. (Video/DG/533/.P68/1990)
Bill Moyers guides a tour through Florence, Italy, Showing how the Renaissance is still a living presence for the
people who live and visit there.
POWERS OF TEN & METRIC PREFIXES. Bergwall Productions, 1992. (Video/QA/161/.P694/1992)
States division rules for powers of ten and introduces prefixes for powers of ten. Shows how to convert from prefix
to powers of ten and from powers of ten to standard prefix.
PRACTICE VIDEOTAPE FOR SIGN LANGUAGE MADE SIMPLE. Sign Language Interpreting, Inc., 1990.
(Video/HV/2474/.L38/1990)
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This videotape is a companion to the textbook "Sign Language made simple” by Edgar D. Lawrence. It provides an
at-home tutor and, by signing along with her, students will discover that practice of the lessons becomes enjoyable
and productive, and that learning of sign language can be simple.
PRECALCULUS. D.C. Heath, 1993. (Video/QA/303/.P71/1993)
Accompanies textbook by Larson and Hostetler entitled Precalculus, 3rd ed. 21 videotapes.
PREDICTING CRIMINALITY-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.12)
PREDICTOR: GENETIC SCREENING. Films for the Humanities, 2004. (DVD/RB/155.65/.P74/2004)
One of a four-part series presenting research and breakthroughs in the field of human genetics. This segment looks
at the extent to which genes determine human behavior and destiny. A woman discovers that a single letter change
in the genome has been responsible for her family’s generations-old “curse” of deformed hands. Dr. Hugh
Montgomery of University College Hospital, London, screens the DNA of army recruits for the ACE or endurance
gene which may affect their longevity as well as their basic training.
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND: A NIGHT IN NEW ORLEANS. PBS Home Video, 2001.
(DVD/M/1366/.P7/2001)
A rare performance of New Orleans jazz and musicians who strive to preserve it.
PREVENTING DISEASE TRANSMISSION. American National Red Cross, 1993. (Video/RC/82/.P94/1993)
Includes the following information: How infections occur; Diseases of greatest concern, Prevention of disease
transmission.
PRICE OF GOLD-MAKING OF A CONTINENT. Channel 11, 1983. (Video/GB/501.2/.M35/Pt.3)
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Warner Home Video, 1985. (Video/PR/4034/.P7/1985)
Based on the 19 th century British novel by Jane Austen.
PRIMETIME LIVE: CANCER IN THE FAMILY (10/30/96) . Journal Graphics, 1996. (Video/PN/1992.77/.P7)
PRIMETIME WORLD OF MACROECONOMICS (THE). Cerebellum Corp., 1995. (Video/HB/172.5/.P756/1995)
Helps students improve their performance in class by watching this easy-to-understand presentation on
macroeconomics.
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF ZEN (THE). Films for the Humanities & Science, 1992.
(Video/BQ/9265.5/.P737/1992)
Portrays the practice of Zen Buddhism in Japan, from a monastery to the practices of the general population.
Explains the process leading to satori (enlightenment), demonstrating the rigors and esthetic delicacy, the personal
abnegation and the devotion to principles. Includes views of temple architecture, an introduction to the tea
ceremony, and flower arrangement.
PRINT NEWS. Films for the humanities, 1997. (Video/P/92/.U5/F5669/1998)
"Staff members of the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Miami Herald, the Rocky Mountain News, and
the Denver Post talk about how they decide what to include in each day's newspaper.
PRINTING TRANSFORMS KNOWLEDGE. Churchill Media, 2004. (DVD/BD/161/.D39/2004/No.4)
Describes the transformation of the medieval world, which had to rely largely on memorized knowledge and the
spoken word, when Gutenberg discovered printing. Covers the increase in literacy, the secularization of learning,
and the acceleration and systematization of knowledge. Also discusses the contribution that printing made to the
Protestant Reformation and the beginnings of nationalism.
PRISON CROWDING-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.6)
PRIVATE PRISONS-CRIME FILE II SERIES. National Institute of Justice, 1987. (Video/HV/6030/.C752/No.6)
PRIVATE SECTOR AND CORRECTIONS; FAD OR FUTURE? National Institute of Justice, 1985?
(Video/HV/8665/.P75)
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PROBATION-CRIME FILE II SERIES. National Institute of Justice, 1987. (Video/HV/6030/.C752/No.7)
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN THE LAW OFFICE: TELEPHONES, VOICEMAIL AND BEYOND.
State Bar of Wisconsin, 1997. (Video/KF/305/.P76/1997)
PROFESSIONAL TELEPHONE STRATEGIES. The Bar, 1996. (Video/KF/305/.P7/1996)
PROHIBITION: THIRTEEN YEARS THAT CHANGED AMERICA. New Video Group, 1995.
(Video/HV/5088/.P7/1995)
A history of the prohibition of alcohol in America: this great experiment and reform effort had many unforeseen
consequences.
PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/BL/80.2/.R45/1998/No.6)
Presents the history and beliefs of Protestantism through documentary film, recreations, and specialist interviews.
(Religions of the World Series)
PSYCHO. MCA Universal Home Video, 1997. (Video/PS/3503/.L718/P79/1997)
Horror melodrama in which a woman disappears after spending the night in an isolated motel which adjoins an eerie
Victorian mansion, inhabited by a disturbed young man and his mother.
PSYCHOLOGY: THE STUDY OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR. Coast Community College, 1989.
(Video/BF/121/P89/1989)
A Telecourse Program.
PSYCHO-SELL: ADVERTISING AND PERSUASION. The Learning Seed, 1992. (Video/HF/6146/.T42/P89/1992)
Explains and illustrates techniques and procedures advertisers use to influence buying decisions, including timing,
volume, and repetition, psycho-graphics, brand name power, power of emotions, positioning, saliency,
demographics, and the Cinderella Syndrome.
PUBLIC & PRIVATE REALMS IN RURAL WENZHOW, CHINA: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC VIDEO. University of
California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, 1994. (Video/DS/793/.C3/P824/1994)
Shows the development of the city in the 90’s and the changing social life, economy, agriculture, and political
situation.
PUBLIC ENEMY. Turner Entertainment Co., 1991. (Video/PN/1993.5/.P8/1931)
Follows James Cagney from knickers to sharp suits to tuxedos in his climb from petty criminal to big time gangster.
PUERTO RICO. Travelview International, 1989. (Video/F/1965.3/.P84/1989)
A detailed guided tour of Puerto Rico for the prospective tourist. Beautiful landscapes, historic treasures and a
friendly people
PULP. Miramax Home Entertainment., 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.5/.F54/P8/2002)
Clever, dark film that tells 4 separate stories that are gradually brought together. Involved are two low-rent hit men,
their boss and his sexy wife a prizefighter and a pair of desperate robbers.
QUALITY OF LIFE IN MCHENRY COUNTY. Ra-Tel Communications, 1982. (Video/F/547/.M14/Q3)
QUECHUA (THE). Films Incorporated Video, 1991. (Video/F/2230.2/.K4/Q4)
The Quechua, living in a isolated part of Peru, desperately want a road to link them with the outside world.
QUILTS IN WOMEN’S LIVES. Ferrero Films, 1980. (Video/TT/835/.Q85)
Seven quiltmakers tell about their art, its importance in their lives, and how it is influenced by their daily
experiences.
QUIVER OF LIFE-MUSIC OF MAN. Time-Life Video. (Video/ML/160/.M87/No.1)
QUIZ SHOW. Buena Vista Home Video, 1995. (Video/PN/1997/.Q849/Q84/1995)
Drama about a big game show scandal.
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RABBIT-PROOF FENCE. Miramax Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PR/9619.4/.P535/R33/2003)
In 1931, Molly and her younger cousins, Gracie and Daisy, three half-caste children from Western Australia who
were taken from their parents under government edict and sent to an institution, were taught to forget their families,
their culture, and re-invent themselves as members of “white” Australian society. The three girls journey back to
Western Australia, traveling 1,500 miles on foot with no food or water, and navigating by following the fence that
has been built across the nation to stem an over-population of rabbits.
RACE AGAINST PRIME TIME. California Newsreel, 1985. (Video/PN/4784/.B75/R3/1985)
Documentary which explores how television news coverage of violent racial conflicts acts in complicated ways to
exacerbate community and individual conflicts.
RACE, THE FLOATING SIGNIFIER. Media Education Foundation, 1996. (Video/HT/1521/.R334/1996)
Examines the nature of race awareness and how it can be determined by context and environment, hence making it a
floating designation.
RACIAL AND SEXUAL STEREOTYPING. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1994.
(Video/HT/1521/.R335/1994)
Program focuses on prejudices handed down from generation to generation and how teens deal with them on a daily
basis.
RADIO INDUSTRY. Films for the Humanities, 1998. (Video/P/92/.U5/F5667/1998)
An in-depth exploration by industry insiders of the business side of public and commercial radio broadcasting.
RAGING BULL. MGM Home Entertainment, 1998. (Video/GV/1132/.L3/A3/1998)
De Niro stars as champion boxer Jake La Motta, who rose from the streets of the Bronx to the heights of his sport,
only to find disillusionment and corruption as well as fame.
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. Paramount Pictures, 2003. (DVD/PN/1997/.R345/2003)
Indiana Jones, an archeologist, embarks on a thrilling quest to locate the mystical Ark of the Covenant.
Accompanied by his feisty ex-flame Marion Ravenwood, Indy must discover the Ark before the Nazis do, and he
has to survive poison, traps, snakes and treachery to do so.
RAIN & SNOW. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/QC/981.3/.R456/1998)
Students will learn how rain, snow, sleet, hail, fog and mist form as well as how the water cycle constantly recycles
water around the world.
RAISING CHILDREN OF DIVORCE: PRACTICAL HELP FOR PARENTS. Paraclete Press, 2002.
(Video/HQ/777.5/.R35/2002)
Gives parents and adults who work with children concrete ways to help children through divorce.
RAKU CERAMICS. Ashland Video, 1990. (Video/TT/920/.R3/1990)
Raku ceramics is an art rotted in 16th century Japan. It has emerged in America as a vivacious and thoroughly
contemporary art form. As practiced in the West today, Raku is a most forgiving art that invites experimentation,
yet, by its very nature has preserved much of its old philosophical content.
RAN. Wellspring, 2003. (DVD/PR/2819/.A2/R36/2003)
In 16 th century Japan, an aging ruler attempts to divide his kingdom among his three sons. They turn against each
other and betray their father, triggering events that ultimately shatter the kingdom. Destroy the family and drive
their father insane.
RAPE OF TUTANKHAMEN; THE PLUNDER AND DESTRUCTION OF ANCIENT EGYPT. Films for the
Humanities & Sciences, 1994. (Video/DT/73/.B44/R37/1994)
John Romer, Egyptologist and presenter of the renowned Testament series, travel to Egypt to investigate one of the
worst scandals in the history of conservation.
RAVI SHANKAR IN PORTRAIT. BBC/Opus Arte, 2002. (ML/419/.S49/R391/2002)
The definitive account of India’s most celebrated musician follows two years of Ravi Shankar’s life against the
backdrop of seven decades of collaboration with Western musicians like George Harrison, John Coltrane and
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Yehudi Menuhin. Ravi Shankar performs two ragas (Raga anandi kalyna Raga rangeela piloo) in the Union Chapel
in London, summer 2002, with his daughter Anoushka and tabla virtuosi Bikram Ghosh and Tanmoy Bose.
RAY. Universal, 2005. (DVD/PN/1997/.R39/R39/2005)
Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven. Inspired by his mother who insisted he make his own way, he found his
calling at the keyboard. “Ray” follows as he overcomes drug addition while becoming one of the country’s most
beloved performers.
READING IMPROVEMENT. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2003. (DVD/LB/2395.25/.N68/2003)
Presents three strategies for improving reading rate and comprehension. Features the SQ3R strategy (survey,
question, read, review and recite).
REAGAN. PBS Video, 2000. (DVD/E/877/.A6/2000)
The story of Ronald Reagan’s life, with comments by contemporaries and historians.
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE. Warner Home Video, 1996. (Video/PN/1997/.R43/1996)
The teen-age son of a well-to-do family gets involved in violence when he attempts to win the approval of a gang of
high-school hoodlums. Before the feature are three Behind the Cameras segments from the Warner Bros. Presents
TV series, including a "safe-driving" interview withdrawn from airing following Dean's death.
REBELLION. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993. (Video/JV/305/.B446/1993/V.5)
Examines the reaction when Indians rebel and fight back against the war waged against them since 1492. Shows
the Ona of Tierra del Fuego and modern events at Wounded Knee.
REBELS & READCOATS: HOW BRITAIN LOST AMERICA. Paramount Home Entertainment, 2004.
(DVD/E/267/.R42/2004)
Explores America’s War of Independence from the British viewpoint by using interviews with scholars, first-person
narratives and historic documents. Looks at the events from the insurrection in Boston to the surrender of the
British forces to General George Washington in Yorktown, Virginia
RECOGNITION OF RUSSIA: CLIMATE OF MUTUAL DISTRUST. LATIN AMERICAN: INTERVENTION IN
OUR OWN BACK YARD. PBS, 1978. (Video/E/169.1/B478/No.109)
RECONSTRUCTION: THE SECOND CIVIL WAR. Warner Home Video, 2004. (DVD/E/668/.R43/2004)
The story of the tumultuous years after the Civil War during which America grappled with how to rebuild itself,
how to successfully bring the South back in to the Union and, at the same time, how former slaves could be brought
into the life of the country.
RECORDED SOUND. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2002. (DVD/TK/7881/4/R43/2002)
Examines the effects, both positive and negative that resulted from the birth of the phonograph and subsequent
development of electronic and computerized music-making devices.
RECORDING INDUSTRY. Films for the Humanities, 1998. (Video/P/92/.U5/F5668/1998)
Provides a detailed look at the operations of the recording industry. Includes brief clips of David Bowie, Billy Rae
Cyrus, Debbie Davies, Peter Gabriel, and Metallica.
RECOVERING BODIES: OVERCOMING EATING DISORDERS. Media Education foundation, 1997.
(Video/RC/815.2/.B635/1997)
The stories of 7 college students show the wide range of pressures that can lead to disordered eating, as well as the
variety of psychological and physical symptoms involved.
RED BALLOON (THE). Home Vision, 199? (Video/PN/1997/.R433)
A young boy in Paris makes friends with a red balloon that has a mind of its own.
RED CAPITALISM. Filmakers Library, 1994? (Video/HC/428/.S53/R42/1994)
Documentary on China’s capitalist venture in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.
RED FILES. PBS Home Video, 1999. (Video/DK/266/.R43/1999)
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Red files exposes a fascinating view of history from the Soviet perspective. Featuring powerful interviews with key
Soviet participants, never-before-seen film archives and declassified dossiers, the series tell compelling stories of
personal and political intrigue that were hidden behind the Iron Curtain for generations.
REEL WORLD OF NEWS (THE). PBS, 1984. (Video/E/740/.W355/1984/No.4)
Journalist Bill Moyers takes you through a lively examination of newsreels and the people who made them.
Includes an interview with George Bernard Shaw.
RE-ENGINEERING THE MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 199?)
(Video/HD/58.8/.R436/1990)
Explains how manufacturers are making changes to improve productivity and market position. Includes three case
studies: Black and Decker Corp., Aeroquip Corp., Himont Inc.
REINVENTING THE CITY. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996. (HT/168/.N5/R45/1996)
Explores the major urban redevelopment projects in each city to show how these modern metropolises are being
reshaped for the future.
REINVENTING THEMSELVES: ADAPTING TO CAREER CHANGES. Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
1996. (Video/HF/5384/.R455/1996)
A growing number of people today are leaving their jobs and “reinventing” how they wish to live the rest of their
lives. This program look at a variety of people, in many different walks of life, who have decided to leave careers
behind, and what they have learned from the choices they have made.
RELIGIONS OF CHINA. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/BL/80.2/.O5/2001/V.6)
In the program, Hans Küng seeks to understand the religions of China – officially a religion-free zone during
China’s period of strict Communist rule – as well as the holistically oriented practices of traditional Chinese
medicine and tai chi.
RELIGIONS OF SMALL SOCIETIES. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/BL/80.2/.R45/1998/No.13)
Examines the religious rituals and myths of many small groups of indigenous people living around the world.
REMEMBERING CHICAGO. WTTW/Channel 11, 1994. (Video/F/548.3/.R453/1994)
Remembering Chicago relives the moments of a less complicated time as Chicagoans share humorous and touching
stories from the 1920’s, 30’s, 40’s and 50’s.
REMEMBERING CHICAGO AGAIN. WTTW/Channel 11, 1995. (Video/F/548.3/.R454/1995)
This was Chicago in the 1940’s and 50’s. And now Remembering Chicago Again brings those years alive through
the touching memories and home movies of numerous Chicagoans
REMOVAL: WAR AND EXILE IN THE EAST. Warner Home Video, 1995. (Video/E/77/.F584/1995)
The sixth of eight programs exploring the history and culture of North America. Tales of tragedy and heroism
unfold as the U.S. policy of removal uproots tribes from their homes. Tecumseh challenges the tide of history,
seizing the War of 1812 as the means to restore Indian sovereignty. Tsali bargains his life for the fate of his
Cherokee People..
RENAISSANCE MAN. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. 2000. (DVD/PN/1997/.R46/2000)
An unemployed advertising executive takes a job teaching Army recruits English.
RENAISSANCE-MUSIC IN TIME. Time-Life Video. (Video/ML/172/.M87)
REPEAT OFFENDERS-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.2)
REPRESENTATION AND THE MEDIA. Media Education foundation, 1997. (Video/P/96/.M5/R467/1997)
Shows how the visual media has become a modern story teller, in particular in the establishment, strengthening and
perpetuating racial stereotypes.
REPUBLICAN PARTY (THE). AIMS Media, 1992. (Video/JK/2356/.R47/1992)
Discusses Republican presidential politics as they have developed from 1960 to their defeat with Bill Clinton’s
election in 1992.
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REPULSION. Entertainment Programs, Inc., 2003. (DVD/PN/1997/.R467/2003)
Director Roman Polanski’s first English language films. Catherine Deneuve stars as a London Manicurist repulsed
by sex. Her psychological problems ultimately lead to murder.
REQUIEM: [MOZART] HERBERT VON KARAJAN MEMORIAL CONCERT LIVE FROM SALZBURG
CATHEDRAL ON JULY 16, 1999. ArtHaus Musik, 1999. (DVD/M/2010/.M6/R46/1999)
REQUIEM/VERDI. EMI, 2002. (DVD/M/2010/.V47/R45/2002)
RESIDENT RIGHTS: THE ART OF CARING. Medcom, 1990. (Video/RT/.87/.L4/R4)
Dramatic scenes illustrate the importance of protecting resident rights, including the right to information, selfdetermination,
association and communication, freedom from abuse, quality care, and dignity.
RESPECT THE BEAT. Foreign Ghosts Productions, 1998. (Video/ML/1030/.R477/1998)
Film contains percussion music and interviews from musicians Michel Séguin, Taiko, and Ganesh Anandan. It
traces the musical heritage of percussion instruments, beginning with the country of Africa.
RESTITUTION-CRIME FILE II SERIES. National Institute of Justice, 1987. (Video/HV/6030/.C752/No.8)
RETAIL MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT. Kirkwood Community College, 1986. (Video/HF/5382/.C42/No.32)
RETURN OF THE TRIBAL: BODY PIERCING. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2002.
(Video/GN/419.25/.R488/2002)
For some people, body modification is a form of pop expression, while for others it is a rite of passage and a symbol
of belonging. This program travels through the United States, Ethiopia, and Sri Lanka to examine different types of
body modification practiced today, including body painting, tattooing, scarification, body piercing, and structural
alteration.
REVOLUTIONARY (BEETHOVEN) MUSIC IN TIME. Films for the Humanities, 1982. (Video/ML/410/.B4/M87)
REYNOLDS PRICE. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987/No.114)
RGP VIDEO LIBRARY. RGP Lens Institute, 1990-1992. (Video/RE/977/.C6/K442/1990-92)
v.1. RGP fitting & evaluation.--v.2. RGP problem solving I.--v.3. RGP problem solving II.--v.4. RGP
modification & verification.--v.5. Advanced RGP fitting.--v.6. Keratometry, lensometry & the radiuscope.
RHYTHM. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/ML/197/.M87/v.2/1996)
This program examines 20 th -century music from the perspective of its most fundamental force—rhythm. It shows
how western orchestral music had freed itself from the domination of melody and explored the richness of musical
pulse.
RICHARD III. Ambrose Video Publishing, 2000? DVD/BBC & Time-Life Films. (DVD/PR/2821/.A23/2000)
Presents Shakespeare’s play about Richard of Gloucester, a self-proclaimed villain, who usurps the crown from
King Edward IV.
RICHARD BURTON’S HAMLET. Image Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/PR/2807/.A23/B8/1999)
Staged in rehearsal room and modern dress conditions, this is Richard Burton’s performance as Hamlet. This play
opened on Broadway April 9, 1964. This recording is not derived from a film, but from an attempt to simply record
the stage show for one cinematic showing by placing cameras in the stalls during an actual performance.
RIDING THE RAILS. WGBH Boston Video, 2003. (DVD/HV/4504/.U97/2003)
Tells the story of the 250,000 teenagers who left their homes and hopped freight trains during the Great Depression.
RIGHT TO THEIR OWN LANDS (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993.
(Video/JV/305/.B446/1993/V.2)
Explores the difference between the white concept of land ownership and the native desire to live as part of the
land.
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RIGOBERTA MENCHU: BROKEN SILENCE. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993.
(Video/F/1435.3/.C58/R534/1993)
Rigoberta Menchu, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992, speaks about Mayan culture in present day
Guatemala & adjacent areas focusing on its repression and pacification by the government.
RING OF TRUTH (THE): PROGRAM 5 ATOMS. PBS, 1987. (Video/QC/173/.R565/1987)
Philip Morrison presents science on a human scale. ATOMS examines the behavior of the atom with a series of
simple but striking demonstrations, Morrison shows how the atom reveals itself in all matter.
RISE AND FALL OF THE SPARTANS. A & E Television Networks, 2002. (Video/DF/261/.S8/R57/2002)
Explores every aspect of Sparta’s culture, lifestyle, history and legacy. Reflects on the significance of the Battle of
Thermopylae and the factors that drove the Peloponnesian city-state to strive for martial excellence. Ancient
accounts explain how Sparta’s warriors were trained and detail their prowess in battle.
RIVER OF THE GRAND CANYON. Sun Time Productions, 1987. (Video/F/788/.R5/1987)
A fun-loving adventure saga of both past and present river running.
RIVERDANCE: LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY. Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1996.
(DVD/GV/1688/.I7/R5/1996)
Presents a live performance of Irish dance and music, with American, Spanish, and Russian performers as well.
RIVERDANCE A JOURNEY: THE STORY BEHIND THE PHENOMENON. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1996.
(Video/GV/1688.17/.W54/1996)
Something magical happened at the Point Theatre in Dublin on April 30, 1994, when a 7 minute interval
performance piece for the Eurovision Song Concert astonished the world. Offering a unique insight into the story
behind the creation and making of Riverdance, this special video follows the show from its beginnings in Dublin, on
to London and then all the way to New York as the show becomes an enormous international box office hit.
RIVERS AND TIDES: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY WORKING WITH TIME. New Video, 2004.
(DVD/NB/497/.G64/R58/2004)
Follows Andy Goldsworthy all over the world as he talks about and demonstrates how he works by looking at his
long-winding rock walls, icicle sculptures, interlocking leaf chains, stone beehive-shaped sculptures sculpted in
water and on land, and multi-colored pools of flowers. Goldsworthy’s materials are all found nature – who
threatens and often succeeds in destroying his art, sometime before it is even finished
ROAD TO PERDITION. DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2003. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.G3/R6/2003)
Michael Sullivan works as an enforcer for his adopted father, Irish gangster John Rooney. When Sullivan’s son,
Mike Jr., witnesses one of his father’s killings on Rooney’s behalf, the gangster decides that his ward and his family
are liabilities that must be removed. Sullivan tries to safeguard his son and get even with the man who betrayed
him, while his son focuses on bonding with his emotionally distant father.
ROAD WARRIOR. Warner Home Video, 1981. (Video/PN/1997/.R633/1999)
Max, now a loner, is reluctantly helping a tiny oil-producing community to defend itself against a band of depraved
crazies thirsty for precious fuel.
ROAD WARRIOR. Warner Home Video, 1981. (DVD/PN/1997/.R633/1998)
Story is set in the post-nuclear outback of Australia where a battle is raged by a tiny band of civilized survivors and
a group of barbarians over a precious cache of gasoline.
ROADS ACROSS THE PLAINS: STRUGGLE FOR THE WEST. Warner Home Video, 1995.
(Video/E/77/.F584/1995)
The seventh of eight programs exploring the history and culture of North America. Black Kettle and White
Antelope pursue a path of peace that meets with tragedy at Sand Creek. Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and other leaders
head fierce pockets of resistance to resettlement.
ROB ROY. MGM/UA Home Video, 1995. (Video/PN/1997/.R62/R6/1995)
The story of the Scottish rebel and his Highland clansmen and their fight to save themselves from obliteration.
ROBERT A. F. THURMAN ON TIBET. Mystic Fire Video, 2002. (DVD/DS/785/.R6/2002)
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Robert A. F. Thurman presents lectures on the history of Tibet and the role of Tibetan Buddhism from ancient times
to the present.
ROBERT MIRABAL: MUSIC FROM A PAINTED CAVE. Mirabal/Scalem Productions, 2001.
(DVD/M/1669/.R6/2001)
Music of the North American Indians.
ROBIN WILLIAMS. PBS, 1991. (Video/PN/2287/.W473/R635/1991)
An interview by David Frost with Robin Williams.
ROCK & MINERAL. DK Vision, 1996. (Video/QE/365/.R62/1996)
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the earth’s geological
history and the use of stones and minerals by human beings for buildings, tools and ornaments throughout their
cultural development.
ROCK STEADY STEP: ROCK SOLID ADVANCED STEP WORKOUT PLUS ROCK-HARD ABS! Creative
Instructors Aerobics, 2003. (DVD/GV/501.5/.R63/2003)
This advanced level of workout and toning provides add-on style routines with each combination progressing into
the next slightly-more-intense version. This ends with a tough floorwork session.
ROCKET TO THE MOON. PBS, 1988. (Video/PS/3529/.D46/.R63/1988)
A timeless story of a man coming to terms with his own life, choices of conscience and compromise provide insight
into the sublime.
ROCKS AND MINERALS. TMW Media Group, 2003. (DVD/QE/432/.R63/2003)
Discusses the three kinds of rocks, sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic and how these rocks and minerals are
created, mined and used to affect our daily lives.
ROCKY. MGM Home Entertainment. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S67/R6/2001)
Rocky Balboa, the underdog, gets him million-to-one shot at love, self-respect and the world heavyweight boxing
crown and comes out a winner.
ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE FIRST CENTURY (THE). PBS Home Video, 2001. (DVD/DG/209/.R6/2001)
This program chronicles the emergence of the powerful Roman Empire from a chaotic period of violent coups,
assassination, overarching ambition, civil war and clashes between the classes as well as the sexes.
ROMANTICISM: IMAGING FREEDOM. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005. (CB/411/.R66/2005)
Discusses the creative and intellectual movement of the 18 th and 19 th centuries in literature, art and music, beginning
with the French Revolution.
ROMANTICS AND REALISTS, 1870-1920. Films for the Humanities, 1987. (Video/PR/1174/.R663/1987)
Readings from English poets of the late Victorian age, the Edwardian years & through the end of World War I.
ROMEO AND JULIET. Kultur International Films, 1966. (Video/GV/1790/.R65/1966)
ROMEO AND JULIET. Ambrose Video Pub., 2000. (DVD/PR/2831/.A23/2000)
Shakespeare’s tragedy about two teenagers who fall in love, encounter opposition from their feuding families, and
take their own lives.
ROMEO AND JULIET. Paramount, 1968. (Video/PN/1993.5/.R6/1968)
Italian director Franco Zeffirelli stunned the screen world when he cast two young unknowns to portray the starcrossed
lovers in "Romeo and Juliet,” but it was a gamble that resulted in one of the most popular motion pictures of
all time, winning international acclaim and four Academy Award nominations. Shakespeare’s classic romance
comes to stunning visual life in a refreshingly modern interpretation, bring new vitality and insight to the most
durable love story ever written. Juliet played by Olivia Hussey. Romeo played by Leonard Whiting.
ROMERO. Vidmark Entertainment, 1990. (Video/F/1488.42/.R66/R66/1990)
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A compelling and moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate
sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and the oppression in his country. This film chronicles the
transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people
ROOTS. Warner Home Video, 2001. (DVD/E/185.95/.H24/2001)
An adaptation of Alex Haley’s Roots, in which he traces his family’s history from the mid-18 th century when one of
his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boys’
abduction to America and continues throughout the generations that follow.
ROOTS OF HATE; THE NEW TESTAMENT AND ANTI-SEMITISM. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999.
(Video/BM/535/.R6/1999)
In this program bishop John Shelby Spong and other Christian and Jewish religious leaders refute the notion that the
Jews were responsible for Jesus' death, examine the Jewish roots of Christianity, and analyze the historic
victimization of the Jews. By looking beyond the embedded invective of the New Testament, a dialogue has begun
between members of both religions, bringing healing to old wounds and enabling a future built on understanding
and appreciation of each other's beliefs.
ROOTS OF RESISTANCE: A STORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. PBS Video, 1990.
(Video/E/450/.R667/1990)
Uses archival films, photos and recollections to tell of the efforts made to get fugitive slaves out of the South prior
to the Civil War.
ROOTS OF RHYTHM. New Video Group, 1997. (Video/ML/199.1/.R668/1997)
Traces the development and influence of Latin music from its African and Spanish roots to its presence in North
American popular music today, focusing on Cuban music and its Afro-Spanish roots.
ROOTS OF 20 TH CENTURY MUSIC: DANCING ON A VOLCANO (THE). Films for the Humanities, 1996.
(Video/ML/197/.M87/v.1/1996)
This program describes a great musical culture in decline in turn-of-the-century Vienna, and discusses how that
decline led to the musical revolution whose reverberations are still felt today. Names like Schoenberg, Webern, and
Berg still strike terror in the hearts of many concert-goers. With the help of Simon Rattle, However, we hear in
their powerful, brooding music the collapse of the Austro-Germanic order, the rise of Fascism, and the portents of
the new music to come in the latter part of the 20 th century.
ROUTE 66: AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY. Pacific Communications, 2002. (DVD/HE/356/.U55/R68/2002)
Narrated by Bobby Troup, Michael Wallis, and Angel Delgadillo. Includes: Drive 66, planning your trip; Route
666, a video postcard. Get your kicks on an armchair adventure through the heart and history of America. This
critically acclaimed documentary takes you to yesteryear to experience the legacy of the Mother Road.
ROUTE 66: 75 TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR’S SET. Pacific Communications, 2002.
(DVD/HE/356/.U55/R688/2002)
Route 66, return to the road: Thirty years after starring in the DBS TB Show Route 66, Martin Milner returns to the
road for a heartwarming journey through eight states, hundreds of small towns, and a cast of charming, outlandish
characters. Drive 66, the guide to taking a trip: The video guide to planning your own trip on Route 66 with a
complete state-by-state tour of the famous sites and little know attractions. Fully updated for the 75 th anniversary.
ROYAL ARCHIVES OF EBLA (THE). Films Inc., 1980. (Video/DS/99/.E25/R65/1980)
Recounts the history of the religious Ebla tablets which were first discovered in 1964. Examines, with the
assistance of several archaeologists and authorities on the Near East, the age, volume, and subject matter of the
tablets, and notes their significance in providing information on a civilization that flourished 4,500 years ago.
ROYAL TENENBAUMS (THE). Touchstone Home Video, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/R6/2002)
Three grown prodigies, all with a unique genius of some kind, and their mother are staying at the family household.
Their father, royal, had left them long ago, but now returns to make thins right with his family.
RUMI: WINGS OF LOVE. Parabola Video, 2002. (Video/BP/189.7/.M4/2002)
“Documentary of Jalaluddin Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes, filmed in Cairo, Istanbul, and Konya. Traces the
roots of Rumi’s thought, his poetry, the Whirling Dervishes and the esoteric significance of their dance.
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RUNNING OUT OF TIME: TIME, PRESSURE, OVERTIME, AND OVERWORK. Films for The Humanities &
Sciences, 1994. (Video/HD/69/.R54/R866/1994)
This program contrasts expectations about saving time with the reality that there are more timesavers but less time
to use them; compares conditions in other countries and at other times; and examines some solutions to overwork.
RUSSIA’S WAR: BLOOD UPON THE SNOW. PBS Video, 1995. (Video/DK/268/.S8/R8/1995)
Covers the history of the people of Russia from 1924-1953 concentrating on the conflict between Soviet Russia and
Nazi Germany. The series draws on Soviet archives, once-secret documents and scholarship of leading Russian
historians to explore the tyrannical reign of Stalin before, during and after World War II.
SABRINA. Paramount Home Video, 1988. (Video/PN/1997/.S337/S3/1988)
Modern-day Cinderella story in which the daughter of a wealthy family’s chauffeur is transformed into a graceful
woman, capturing the attention of the sons of the family.
SALA-RIFFIC WORLD OF SPANISH. Cerebellum Corp., 1977. (Video/PC/4112/.S25/1997)
Spanish language self-instruction.
SALEM WITCH TRIALS. New Video Group, 2005. (DVD/BF/1576/.S254/2005)
In 1693, the village of Salem, Massachusetts was overcome with superstitious hysteria. At the peak of the madness
about 150 people were accused of being witches. Twenty were executed.
SALISBURY’S REPORT ON CHINA: THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE REVOLUTION. Films for the
Humanities, 1989. (Video/DS/779.26/.S35/1989)
Three-part documentary on the political events in China since the revolution, with segments on the leaders, the
policies and the demands for change.
SALMAN RUSHDIE. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996. (Video/PR/6068/.U757/S355/1996)
In this interview, Salman Rushdie provides a rare personal insight into his work and his life, and speaks openly
about work and his life, and speaks openly about the fatwa, his survival, the murder of his Japanese publisher, and
assaults on other publishers. He also discusses his latest book, the Moor’s last sight, which has not escaped
controversy either and has been banned by Islamic fundamentalists.
SALSA. Shanachie, 1988. (Video/M/1680.18/.S25/1988)
Documentary on the pop music of American Latino communities as well as in Puerto Rico and Cuba.
SALT-SODA FIRING WITH GORDON HUTCHENS. Tara Productions, 1996. (Video/TP/920/.S31/1996)
Program one demonstrates the effects created by different clays, slips and glazes during high temperature salt-soda
firing. Program two shows in detail how to load and maintain a kiln and how to manage a salt-soda firing.
SAMURAI JAPAN. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999. (Video/DS/827/.S26/1999)
From their ascension to power in the 13 th century to the unconditional surrender of Japan at the end of World War
II, the Samurai, with their code of virtue and discipline, created a society that prized one’s honor over one’s life.
SAND PAINTING: THE SACRED ART OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM. University of California Extension Center for
Media & Independent Learning, 1991. (Video/BQ/7699/.K34/S26/1991)
Observes the creation of Koalacakra, the most sacred of Buddhist sand paintings. Explores the meaning of the
symbolic images and shows the meditation and rituals for which they are created.
SARABANDE: SUIITE NO.4 FOR UNACCOMPANIED CELLO. Sony Music Entertainment, 1998.
(Video/M/58/.Y68/v.4/1998)
SARAH VAUGHAN, THE BMG Video, 1991. (Video/ML/420/.V3/S372/1991)
Documents the career and music of jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughan.
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. Paramount Pictures, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.M86/S2/2002)
The story of a Brooklyn store clerk who is a Saturday night disco king; he begins to question the narrowness of his
perspective when he meets a girl who is shedding her origins for a more sophisticated life style.
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.W3/S38/1999)
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Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan, whose three brothers have been
killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives
to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer and the strength
to triumph over uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE. Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment, 1973. (Video/PT/9875/.B533/S313)
Originally produced for Swedish television, this is an intimate chronicle of the disintegration of the "perfect”
marriage. Written, directed and produced by Ingmar Bergman.
SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE. Criterion Collection: Home Vision Entertainment, 2004.
(DVD/PT/9875/.B533/S313/2004)
Marianne and Johan always seemed to be the perfect couple, but when Johan suddenly leaves Marianne for another
woman, they are forced to confront the disintegration of their marriage. Chronicles ten years of turmoil and love
that bind the couple despite their divorce and subsequent marriages. Portrays the brutal pain and uplifting peace
that accompany a lifetime of loving.
SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA (THE). Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.F67/S246/2001)
Set in 1950s and 1960s Saigon, a young country girl joins a family as their servant and develops a enduring but
secret attachment to a friend of the eldest son.
SCHINDLER’S LIST. DVS Home Video, 1994. (Video/PN/1997/.S346/S35/1994)
Tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a German Catholic industrialist who, as a munitions manufacturer, saved more
than 1,100 Jews from extermination during WWII.
SCHINDLER’S LIST. DVS Home Video, 1994. (DVD/PN/1997/.S346/S35/2004)
Tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a German Catholic industrialist who, as a munitions manufacturer, saved more
than 1,100 Jews from extermination during WWII.
SCHIZOPHRENIA: OUT OF MIND. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Inc. 1991. (Video/RC/514/.S3344/1991)
This 48 hours program enters into the world of the schizophrenic, showing patients, families, and mental stressful
illnesses--patients who were once vigorous, positive people turned into often unrecognizable people by often
unidentified and unidentifiable causes. The patients are, variously, anxious to please, indifferent, negative, or just
not there at all; the doctors and nurses are supportive and hopeful; the families--particularly parents--perplexed,
deeply grieved, often filled with guilt.
SCHOOL DAYS: AN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM. Films for the Humanities, 1996.
(Video/LC/45.c/.S36/1996)
Follows two teenagers who complete high school through the alternative program.
SCHUBERT. EVN, 1987. (Video/ML/410/.S3/S383/1987)
Unearths the essence of Schubert. Leads us through the Schubert “Garage” where his greatest works were written,
to the Viennese night life, and a gathering of 19 th century students. The search for Schubert includes encounters
with a car mechanic, a museum attendant, a station master, and an organ grinder.
SCIENCE AND GENDER WITH EVELYN FOX KELLER. PBS Video, 1991. (Video/Q/130/.S2/1991)
Woman scientist Evelyn Fox Keller discusses the difficulties for women in science, so basic in fact that even the
language of science fundamentally reflects masculine value and metaphors.
SCORE (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996. (Video/MT/6/.S367/1996)
Programs explore topics such as melody, “music space,” rhythm, key changes, and other aspects of how music is
constructed.
SEABISCUIT. Warner Home Video, 2003. (DVD/SF/355/.S4/S4/2003)
While not looking the part, Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred race horse in history. In the
1930’s, when Americans longed to escape the grim realities of Depression-era life, four men turned Seabiscuit into
a national hero.
SEABISCUIT. Universal, 2003. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S67/2003)
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Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his roughhewn,
undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into
a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938.
SEAGULL (THE). Broadway Theatre Archive, 1999. (Video/PG/3455/.I8/1999)
A production by the Williamstown Theatre Festival of Anton Chekhov’s classic comedy-drama depicting man’s
propensity for destroying those he is close to. The main protagonists are Trepleff, the youthful aspiring writer who
dreams of bring new forms to the theatre and Irina Arkadina, Trepleff’s self-centered mother, an accomplished
actress, who derides her son’s ambitions.
SEARCH AND SEIZURE-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.22)
SEARCH FOR A CENTURY. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1980. (Video/F/234/.S43)
SEARCH FOR FOSSIL MAN. National Geographic Society, 1974. (Video/GN/282/.S43)
Dr. Phillip Tobias conducts an expedition of amateur anthropologists to the Makapangsfat fossil-hominid site where
they make a new find which they discuss and interpret. Surveys the early days of anthropological inquiry, considers
differences between ape and man, and discusses the fossil hominid Australopithecus in relation to the ape and
modern man.
SEARCH FOR JESUS (THE). ABC News Home Video, 2000. (Video/BT/303.2/.S33/2000)
A search for Jesus Christ reported by Peter Jennings through his trips to Israel and his talks with Marcus Borg, John
Dominic Crossan, N. T. Wright, Robert Funk, Paula Fredriksen, and Marvin Meyer, etc.
SEARCHING EYE (THE). Media Loft Inc., 1985. (Video/TR/820.5/.M375/1985)
Uses still images to present a study of documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark and her work. Discusses her
philosophy and commitment to telling important stories in depth through words and pictures.
SECOND TIME AROUND-MIDDLETOWN. PBS. (Video/HN/57/.M53/Pt.7)
An engaged couple, who have each been married previously, attempt to reconcile the experiences of their separate
pasts with plans for a shared future. As the wedding date approaches, pre-nuptial panic becomes an occasion to air
their attitudes toward marriage, money, children and social problems.
SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN (THE). PBS Home Video, 2002. (Video/QP/376/.S43/2002)
This series explores the startling new map of the brain that has emerged from the past decade of neuroscience and
shares a revelatory view of this most complicated organ, which now contradicts much of what we previously
believed. Narrated by actress Blair Brown, the series tells stories through a mix of personal histories, expert
commentary and cutting-edge animation. Viewers will not only learn startling new truths about the brain, they will
voyage inside it.
SECRET OF SEX (THE): FINDING THE ESSENCE OF MAN AND WOMAN. Films for the Humanities, 2004.
(DVD/QP/251/.S437/2004)
One of a four-part series presenting research and breakthroughs in the field of human genetics. This segment
examines aspects of reproduction, as well as what being male or female means at the cellular lever. Dr. Roy Levin,
a reproductive physiologist, uses a FMRI scanner to glean surprising images from a couple having intercourse.
Startling physiological effects are seen over a mere six months in a woman who begins testosterone therapy.
SECRETS OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Inc., 1991. (Video/BM/487/.S42)
"This program looks at the laborious--and controversial--process of compiling and releasing [the Dead Sea
scrolls]...”--container.
SECRETS OF THE TITANIC. Warner Home Video, 1997. (Video/G/530/.T6/S437/1997)
Dr. Robert Ballard leads an expedition to photograph the wreckage of the R. M. S. Titanic, 2 ½ miles below the
surface of the Atlantic. Includes newsreels and photographs of the Titanic before the wreck.
SEE HOW GREAT THEY SOUND: THE UNIVERSAL CLASSICS DVD SAMPLER. Universal Classics, 2001.
(DVD/M/1/.S44/2001)
Excerpts of opera, ballet, and various other classical music performances from the DVD collections of the Deutsche
Grammophn, Decca and Philips label.
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SEEDS OF THE SIXTIES. PBS Video, 1991. (Video/HN/59/.M3/Pt.1/1991)
Focuses on one of the most important seeds of rebellion; institutionalized prejudice that kept American blacks in
subservience of poverty, preventing their children from receiving the education that could help them gain equality.
It also shows how television brought home this fact to Northern whites.
SEEKING THE FIRST AMERICANS. PBS, 1980. (Video/E/61/.S44/c.1-2)
Addresses a number of puzzles associated with the discovery of early man in America, in addition to the question of
diffusion of ideas versus migration of people. A debate of sorts between two archaeologists, both qualified and
highly respected in their field, is centered around their different beliefs about the date of man’s first presence in the
Western Hemisphere.
SEGOVIA LEGACY. (THE): A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY & ARTISTRY OF ANDRES SEGOVIA. Kulture
International Films, 1990. (Video/ML/419/.S4/S4/1990)
Revealing interviews and rare excerpt from performances spanning four decades of the legendary Spanish guitarist.
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PR/4034/.S42/1999)
Tells of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed
by their family’s sudden loss of fortune.
SENTENCED TO DIE: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND THE EIGHT AMENDMENT. Close Up Foundation, 2001.
(Video/KF/9227/.C2/S4/2001)
Examines the pros and cons of capital punishment by focusing on two cases, that of Dawn Romano Garvin, whose
murdered, Steven Oken, was sentenced to death, but remains on death row in a lengthy appeal process, and that of
Clarence Lee Bradley, who was mistakenly sentenced to death row and only won his freedom after a ten-year battle.
Legal and constitutional experts provide analyses of the profiled cases, explain the legal terms associated with
capital punishment, and examine the history and controversy surrounding the Eighth Amendment. Includes
discussion of the role of DNA evidence in proving the innocence of some death row inmates.
SENTENCING-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.3)
SEPTEMBER SONGS; THE MUSIC OF KURT WEILL. Bullfrog Films, 1994. (Video/ML/410/.W395/W456/1994)
This tribute to the life and music of Kurt Weill features Lou Reed, Teresa Stratas, Elvis Costello and the Brodsky
String Quartet, Berry Carter, PJ Harvey, William S. Burroughs, Charlie Haden, The Persuasions and a host of others
performing many of the composer's most celebrated songs.
SEQUEIROS: ARTIST AND WARRIOR. Home Vision Arts, 1998. (Video/ND/259/.S4/S5/1998)
A film biography of David Alfaro Siqueiros, a leader of the Mexican mural movement, that traces the interplay
between the two driving forces in his life--art and politics--against a backdrop of historical images and an
examination of his powerful work.
SERVICE LEARNING CURRICULUM, STANDARDS AND THE COMMUNITY. National Professional Resources,
Inc., 1998. (Video/LC/220.5/.S478/1998)
Shows examples of service learning, an approach that moves beyond "community service" to a higher, more
academically-integrated type of instructional practice.
SETTLING DOWN. Time-Life Video, n.d. (Video/GN/740/.S47)
Tells about ice age man and later people and how they settled down.
SEVEN AGES OF AFRICAN MUSIC: THE MAGIC OF AFRICAN MUSIC. Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
2003. (VHS/ML/350/lS48/2003)
This production traces the evolution of Africa’s music from the rattle of drums by the light of a desert fire to
modern pop sounds and jazz.
SEVEN GATES OF JERUSALEM: SYMPHONEY no.7. ArtHaus Musik, 2000. (DVD/M/1001/.P45/no.7/2000)
Seven gates of Jerusalem: Symphony no.7. Interview with the composer
SEVEN SAMURAI (THE). Pearl Entertainment, Inc., 1991, 1954. (Video/PN/1993.5/.S4/1954)
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Two videocassettes. In Japanese with English subtitles. Story of a group of Japanese farmers who hire seven
professional swordsmen, or samurai, to protect them from the yearly raids of bandits.
SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1998. (DVD/PN/1997/.S48/1998)
Heinrich Harrer is an Austrian national and a Nazi sympathizer. He leaves Austria in 1939 to climb a mountain in
the Himalayas. Through a series of circumstances (including POW camp), he and fellow climber Peter
Aufschnaiter become the only tow foreigners in the Tibetan holy city of Lhasa. There, Heinrich’s life changes
forever as he becomes a close confidant to the Dalai Lama.
SEX AND MARRIAGE. Insight Media, 1994. (Video/GT/2690/.S4/1994)
This program examines marriage and sex customs in different societies around the world.
SEXISM IN LANGUAGE. Films for the Humanities, 1993. (Video/P/120/.S48/1993)
Presents closely-analyzed examples that show how sexism and anti-sexism may be contained in everyday language
use, including song lyrics, conversation, news reports, written conventions, and satire. Includes comments from
members of two singing groups, the Au Pairs and the Joeys, with brief excerpts of performances.
SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION IN THE MARKETPLACE. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1994.
(Video/HD/4903/.S498/1994)
Donahue interviews Nader regarding the discrimination of women in the marketplace and what can be done about
it. Emphasizes how women pay more for things from dry cleaning to divorce lawyers.
SEXUALITY AND SPIRITUALITY IN RECOVERY. Lifeworks Communications, 1988.
(Video/RC/569.5/.C63/K442/1988/Pt.1 & 2)
Explores ways in which we lose our sexual identity and spirituality through abuse, addictive and self-defeating
behaviors. The effects of lost sexuality and Spirituality on relationships, family and friends is discussed. Healthy
sexuality is defined and described as well as how sexuality and spirituality play an important part in the recovery
process.
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. Aims Media, 1990. (Video/RC/200.3/.S498)
This program explains how STDs are contracted, describes common symptoms, and emphasizes the importance of
prompt medical attention.
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES: THE SILENT EPIDEMIC. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003.
(DVD/RA/644/.V4/S49/2003)
This program from “The Doctor is In” looks at the rising number of “silent” sexually transmitted diseases, other
than HIV. Provides specific information about prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the most common of these
diseases.
SHADES OF BLUE & GRAY: THE CIVIL WAR MUSIC VIDEO: Camelot Records, 1992.
(Video/M/1637/.M38/1992)
Reenactment of battle scenes form some of the most famous United States Civil War battles ever fought:
Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. Set to the music of singer and composer Dave Mathews.
SHADOW OF HATE (THE). Teaching Tolerance, 1995. (Video/HT/1521/.S47/1995)
A history of intolerance in America. Film spans three centuries to examine this country’s ongoing struggle to live
up to its ideals of liberty, equality and justice for all.
SHAKERS (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1994. (Video/BX/9771/.S473/1994)
An exquisitely photographed examination of the fascinating story of the New World Shakers, chronicling the
foundations of the movement from its origins in the French Huguenot community of Manchester, England to its
present near-extinct state. The Shakers gained their name from the violent paroxysms into which they fell during
their religious meetings and have become famous for their virtue, utilitarian life-style, and for the beautiful,
unadorned furniture they hand-crated for their homes. This fascinating insight into their history and way of life is
narrated by Ben Kingsley.
SHAKESPEARE. Republic Pictures Home Video, 1992. (Video/PR/2823/.A2/W45/1992)
Charles K. Feldman presents a Mercury production by Orson Welles. Videodisk release of the 1948 motion picture.
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SHAKESPEARE AND HIS STAGE; APPROACHES TO HAMLET. Films for the Humanities, 1988.
(Video/PR/2807/.S5/.H35/1988)
Recreates the theater of Shakespeare’s day through the staging of scenes from Hamlet in an Elizabethan courtyard
near Stratford, England. Contrasts styles of Shakespearean role playing with excerpts from performances by
Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Nicol Williamson and John Barrymore. Includes views of landmarks in London,
Stratford and Warwick which shaped Shakespeare’s approach to theatrical practice.
SHAKESPEARE IN LONDON. Goldhil Video, 1999. (Video/PR/2918/.S5/1999)
Illustrated by dramatic reconstructions of late Elizabethan life and scenes from the plays themselves, this program
presents the real story of the life of the world’s greatest playwright.
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE. Miramax Home Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/PN/1997/.S38/1999)
When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer’s block, a secret romance with the
beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before!
SHAKESPEARE MYSTERY (THE). PBS, 1989. (Video/PR/2939/.S536/1989)
The plays of William Shakespeare offer an "insider’s” view of the political process of the European courts of his
time. But was he a political "insider” Many believe he was not, doubting that he was the author of those eloquent
studies of Europe’s kings, queens and fools. FRONTLINE investigates a subject that has puzzled scholars and
literary experts since Shakespeare’s death 400 years ago and sheds new light on the mystery surrounding the
greatest author in the English language.
SHAKESPEARE THE ANIMATED TALES. Ambrose Video Pub., 2004. (DVD/PR/2877/.S53/2004/V.1-4)
Shakespeare’s most powerful plays come to life in this dramatic series. These adaptations were animated by leading
Russian artists and feature performances by world-renowned actors.
SHAMANISM: A UNIVERSAL SCIENCE. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004.
(DVD/BL/2370/.S5/S525/2004)
Explores the world of Shamanic medicine. Shamans, ritualistic dancers, an anthropologist, a psychologist, a
doctor, and others investigate this form of traditional healing, contrasting it with Western medical science.
SHAME AND RECOVERY. Lifeworks Communications, 1988. (Video/RC/569.5/.C63/K441/No.5/1988)
Discusses shame, one of the biggest blocks to recovery. It is the sense of our own worthlessness, our flawed and
damaged integrity--its origins, how it relates to other dependencies and the recovery process.
SHANGHAI, LA NUEVA VIA CHINA. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2000. (DVD/DS/796/.S24/S37/2000)
This program shows how the Chinese government is trying to turn Shanghai into the new financial and cultural
capital of Asia.
SHANKAR, RAVI IN CONCERT. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1994. (Video/ML/419/.S49/R39/1994)
Live broadcast of a raga concert featuring Ravi Shankar with Allah Rakha Khan and the accompaniment of Noder
Mullick.
SHATTERED DREAMS: HEALING AFTER DIVORCE. Paraclete Press, 2002. (Video/HQ/814/.S45/2002)
Presents people who have suffered the pain of divorce, have walked through a recovery process, and have found
healing and hope in life again.
SHATTERING THE SILENCES. California Newsreel, 1997. (Video/LB/2332.72/.S538/1997)
Explores issues of faculty diversity in American higher education in the mid-1990s, focusing on the experience of
eight minority scholars in the humanities and social sciences at various institutions.
SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (THE). Warner Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PS/3561/.I483/S52/1999)
Two convicts, one white and one black, never give up the dream of freedom, and together they turn hope and
friendship into an uplifting bond no prison can ever take away.
SHINING (THE). Warner Home Video, 1990. (Video/PN/1997/.S457/S4/1990)
The psychic powers of a young boy bring out the evil in an old hotel and drive his father insane, to the point of
murdering everyone with an ax.
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SHINTO. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/BL/80.2/.R45/1998/No.11)
Explores the rituals and ceremonies of Japan’s Shinto, which is rotted in mythology and folk rituals.
SHIPPING NEWS (THE). Miramax Home Entertainment. (DVD/PS/3566/.R697/S4/2002)
An inksetter in New York, Quoyle returns to his family’s longtime home, a small fishing town in Newfoundland,
with her young daughter, after a traumatizing experience with her mother, who sold her to an illegal adoption
agency. Though Quoyle has had little success thus far in life, her shipping news column in the local newspaper
finds an audience, and his experiences in the town begin to change his life.
SHOCK OF FUTERISM (THE). Academic and Entertainment Video, 1992. (Video/N/6494/.F8/S5/1992)
Documentary examines the least known and most extreme of all the 20 th century Avant-Gardes, the Futurists, who
developed many concepts and artistic principles.
SHREK. Dream Works Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.S57/2001)
A reclusive ogre and a chatterbox donkey go on a quest to rescue a princess for a tyrannical lord.
SHREK 2. Universal Studios Home Video, 2004. (DVD/PN/1997/.S57/2004)
Right after Shrek and Princess Fiona’s Honeymoon, the newly wed couple goes to Princess Fiona’s parents for
dinner. When a Fairy Godmother discovers Fiona and Shrek are married she reminds Fiona should have married
her son, who happens to be Prince Charming. The King then hires a cat named Puss-in-Boots, a sword fighting cat
and ogre slayer, to kill Shrek.
SIBERIADE. Kino on Video, 1994. (Video/PN/1997/.S53/1994)
An epic romance drama about three generations of two feuding families, the rich Solomins and the poor
Ustyuzhanins, of a rural Siberian village, from the time of the Russian Revolution to the present-day exploration of
hidden resources of Siberian soil.
SIDHA KARYA. Shadow Light Productions, 1990. (Video/PN/1978/.A75/1990)
Shadow puppetry with Gamelan music.
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (THE). MGM Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PS/3558/.A6558/S5/2001)
FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer
who skins his victims. Clarice attempts to gain a better insight into the twisted mind of the killer by talking to
another psychopath Hannibal Lecter, who used to be a respected psychiatrist.
SILENT SHAME. NBC News, 1984. (Video/HV/741/.S55)
Covers child abuse and child pornography.
SILICON VISION. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1995. (Vidoe/RC/321/.S555/1995)
An American working in Cambridge England, Misha Mahowald is working on silicon chips which mimic simple
biological functions, aiming to build a silicon "brain” someday.
SILK AND STEEL. Filmakers, 1996. (Video/HQ/1752/.S5/1996)
Examines the role of women in reshaping the culture of Indonesia. Discusses the obstacles and victories of three
Indonesian women--a rock star, a lawyer, and a TV journalist--as each finds a new path.
SILK ROAD (THE) Central Park Media, 1990. (Video/DS/793/.S62/S555/1990)
Describes the cultures that flourished during the Middle Ages along the Chinese trading route know as the Silk
Road.
SINGAPORE. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1997. (Video/DS/620.2/.S56/1997)
Lee Kwan Yew, the senior minister in Singapore's government, is featured in this program that shows how
Singapore has become a major international finance center.
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN. Warner Home Video, 2000. (Video/PN/1997/.S56/2000)
Actors are caught in the bumpy transition to talking pictures; a spoof of the dearly days of "talkie" films.
SIR GEORG SOLTI: THE MAKING OF A MAESTRO. Image Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/ML/422/.S56/S5/2001)
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This definitive profile of one of the greatest conductors of our day captures the remarkable man’s amazing energy
and passion for music. Filmed with Solti in Budapest, Bavaria, Chicago and London during the last year of his life,
and filled with a wealth of archival footage and music, this documentary charts Solti’s amazing life and illustrious
career.
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR. RMI Media Productions, 1978. (Video/PQ/4835/.I7/S582/1990)
Looks at Pirandello’s play, Six characters in search of an author.
SIX GESTURES: SUITE NO. 6 FOR UNACCOMPANIED CELLO. Sony Music Entertainment, 1998.
(Video/M/58/.Y68/v.6/1998)
SIX GREAT IDEAS (see listing for individual title)
BEAUTY
EQUALITY
GOODNESS
JUSTICE
LIBERTY
TRUTH
60’S (THE). NBC Home Video, 1999. (DVD/PN/1992.77/.S597/1999)
An attempt to encapsulate the whole of the 1060’s through the experiences of two families, one white and one
black, who are torn apart by the social forces of the time: the civil rights movement, the student revolution, and the
Vietnam War.
SKEENA (THE). Acorn Media, 1997. (Video/F/1090/.S56/1997)
An exploration by train of the scenic wonders of British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies. The famous Skeena
railroad takes the viewer on a 700 mile journey.
SKEPTICISM & RELIGIOUS RELATIVISM. Schlessinger, 1998. (Video/BL/80.2/.R45/1998)
Examines the role of philosophy and science in the universal quest to understand the purpose to life. Shows how
ideas and questions about morality from the Greek philosophers Socrates and Plato became the roots of skepticism
and religious relativism, and later led to scientific work by Aristotle and Copernicus.
SKILLS IDENTIFICATION: DISCOVERING YOUR SKILLS. JIST Works, Inc., 1994.
(Video/HQ/2037/.F377/1994)
The program teaches which skills help prepare for education, career, and leisure time, allowing people to spend
more time of things important to them.
SKIN DEEP. Iris Films, 1995. (Video/HT/1521/.S538/1995)
Journey into the hearts and minds of young people today as they struggle with their country’s racial legacy.
SLAVE SHIP. BMG Video, 1997. (E/447/.S58/1997)
Dramatic re-creations and interviews are used to tell the story of a young man who, in 1839, was kidnapped in his
native Africa, sold into slavery and while being transported on the merchant schooner “Amistad” led a mutiny
which saved him and the other imprisoned Africans from slavery.
SLEEPER. MGM/UA Home Video, 1973. (Video/PN/1997/.S644/1996)
Miles Monroe enters the hospital in 19873 for a minor ulcer operation only to wake up 200 years later after being
defrosted. As Miles tries to adjust to his new environment, he is re-programmed, de-programmed, chased by Big
Brother-like police, and falls for Luna, an underground poet.
SLEEPER. MGM Home Entertainment, 1973. (DVD/PN/1997/.S644/2000)
Miles Monroe enters the hospital in 19873 for a minor ulcer operation only to wake up 200 years later after being
defrosted. As Miles tries to adjust to his new environment, he is re-programmed, de-programmed, chased by Big
Brother-like police, and falls for Luna, an underground poet.
SMALL CHANGE. MGM Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.A74/2001)
A poetic comedy about a group of children in a French village as they grow from children to adolescents to
adulthood. Truffaut interweaves vignettes of puppy love, school days, bragging rights, trips to the movie house,
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loving parents and one boy’s escape from child abuse, as he explores the range of young emotions from humor to
fantasy to the serious side of life.
SMITHSONIAN WORLD: SELLING THE DREAM. PBS, 1991. (Video/HF/5827/.S656/1991)
SMOKE SIGNALS. Miramax Home Entertainment, 1999. (Video/PN/1997/.S66/1999)
A bittersweet comedy about two young Native-Americans, Victor and Thomas, who leave their small town for an
adventure in self-discovery.
SMOKE SIGNALS. Miramax Home Entertainment, 1998. (Video/PN/1997/.S66/1998)
DVD. - Depicts two young Native Americans, Victor and Thomas, who leave their small town to retrieve the
remains of Victor's father.
SMOKING AND HEALTH. Health Edco, 1988. (Video/RC/567/.S74/1988)
This program was prepared by Dr. Wayman Spence, noted physician, educator, and medical inventor.
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.S66/2001)
Fairly tale story of Snow White and the adventures she has with the seven dwarfs, the prince, and the evil queen.
SO WAS EINSTEIN: A LOOK AT DYSLEXIC CHILDREN. Appalshop, 1988. (Video/RC/394/.W6/S6/1988)
`Introduces dyslexia as experienced by students, their parents, teachers, and tutors of a school in eastern Kentucky.
Special teaching techniques appropriate for students with dyslexia are demonstrated.
SOLAR SYSTEM. National Geographic Society, 1980. (Video/QB/501/.S65)
Explores the solar system, and compares Earth with other planets in the system. Shows how scientists gather and
interpret data and how new information has been discovered from recent voyages by spaceships.
SOLDERING: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES. Industrial Training, Inc., 1988. (Video/TT/267/.S65/1988)
SOLTI AND PERAHIA IN PERFORMANCE WITH THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Image
Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/M/3.1/.B4/S6/2002)
SOLVING LANDSCAPING PROBLEMS. Meredith Corporation, 1989. (Video/SB/473/.S6/1989)
Shows how to handle steep slopes, foundations, overgrown plantings, shady areas and most other common
landscaping problems.
SOME LIKE IT HOT. MGM/UA Home Video, 1997. (Video/PN/1997/.S664/1997)
Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon. Two spirited musicians fleeing from gangsters disguise themselves
as women and find refuge in an all-girl band.
SONG OF THE BIRDS: A PORTRAIT OF PABLO CASALS, 1876-1973. Kultur International Films, 1991.
(Video/ML/418/.C4/1991)
A video biography of cellist Pablo Casals. Includes interviews with his biographers, contemporary musicians, and
wife, Marta Casals Istomin. Archival film footage shot between 1959-1971 includes footage of the legendary
Puerto Rican Casals Festival.
SOPRANOS. (THE): THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON. HBO Home Video, 2000.
(DVD/PN/1995.9/.M23/S61/2000)
Tony Soprano is your average, middle-aged businessman. Tony’s got a dutiful wife, a not-so-dutiful daughter, a
son named Anthony Jr. a mother he’s trying to coax into a retirement home, a hot-headed uncle, a not-too-secret
mistress and a shrink to tell all his secrets, except the one she already knows: Tony’s a mob boss.
SOPRANOS. (THE): THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON. HBO Home Video, 2001.
(DVD)/PN/1995.9/.M23/S62/2001)
Continuing story of Tony Soprano, a middle-age businessman with a wife, a daughter, a son, and an elderly mother.
He’s also a mob boss.
SOPRANOS. (THE): THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON. HBO Home Video, 2001.
(DVD/1995.9/.M23/S63/2001)
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Continuing story of Tony Soprano, a middle-age business man with a wife, a daughter, a son, and an elderly mother.
He’s also a mob boss.
SOPRANOS. (THE): THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON. HBO Home Video, 2003.
(DVD/PN/1995.9/.M23/S64/2003)
It’s tough times in Jersey for Tony Soprano. The sluggish economy hasn’t been good for the family business. His
wife, Carmela, is angling for more financial security. Some long-time lieutenants aren’t happy with Tony’s recent
decisions. A rival Soprano is actually heading to trial for the first time in decades. At least one child has lost
interest in higher education.
SOUND, ACOUSTICS, AND RECORDING. Coronet Film & Video, 1986. (Video/ML/3805/.S6/1986)
An auditorium and a recording studio are used to demonstrate how interior surfaces either absorb or reflect sound
waves. Also shows how certain materials are used to control echoes and reverberations.
SOUND OF CARCERI: SUITE NO. 2 FOR UNACCOMPANIED CELLO (THE). Sony Music Entertainment, 1998.
(Video/M/58/.Y68/v.2/1998)
SOUND OF MUSIC. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2000. (Video/ML/421/.T7/2000)
Julie Andrews lights up the screen as Maria, the spirited young woman who leaves the convent to become a
governess to the seven young children of Captain von Trapp, an autocratic widower whose strict household rules
leave no room for music or merriment.
SOUND OF WISDOM (THE). Hartley Film Foundation, 1987. (Video/M/2188/.B8/S685/1987)
Tibetan monks perform tantric rituals, each singing a 3-note chord. Discussion explores the “universal ground of
sacred music and its transformative power in human life”.
SOUND OR UNSOUND-MUSIC OF MAN. Time-Life. (Video/ML/160/.M87/No.8
SOUNDS OF MEXICO (THE). Inside Mexico, 1989. (Video/ML/230/.S6)
Documentary on the music from the different regions of Mexico, with dancing and costumes.
SOUNDS SACRED. University of California Extension Center for Media & Independent Learning, 2001.
(Video/ML/2900/.S68/2001)
This documentary film explores the ways that people around the world manifest their spirituality through sound,
music, and movement. Includes scenes and interviews with the sound-makers from several religions and races
around the world.
SOUTH AMERICAN INSTRUMENTS. GPN 1978. (Video/ML/460/.S688/1978)
Surveys the traditional musical instruments of South America.
SOUTH KOREA: FROM ILLITERACY TO AFFLUENCE. Films for the Humanities, 1998.
(Video/DS/917.27/.G67/1998)
Describes the education reforms instituted in Korea that lifted the literacy rate from twenty-give percent to onehundred
percent.
SOUTH KOREA: THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY. Films for the Humanities, 1997.
(Video/JQ/1729/.A15/M67/1997)
Using news footage and interviews with government officials, dissidents, journalists, and average citizens, this
program examines South Korea's ongoing struggle for democracy within the context of its turbulent history. Topics
include the North/South partition, the Korean War student and union riots, and the justification of military rule
under the guise of national security.
SOUTH OF THE BORDER. Cinema Guild, 1989. (Video/ML/3475/.S6/1989)
Surveys protest music in Central America, from Mexico City to Managua, where popular music has become a forum
for social commentary and political protest.
SOUTHEAST. AAA, 1992. (Video/F/207.3/.S68/1992)
Travel Video Series; North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
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SOUTHWEST. AAA, 1991. (Video/F/785.3/.S688/1991)
Travel Video Series. Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada.
SOUTHWEST (THE). Camera One, 1996. (Video/E/78/.S7/S688/1996)
The dignity and beauty of the culture of the Native Americans of the Southwest is captured in this program.
Includes the civilization of the Anasazi, the Hohokam, the Mimbres, the Salado.
SOVIET UNION. National Geographic Society, 1987. (Video/DK/28/.S6/1987)
Travels to the Central Asian region of the Soviet Union and visits Tashkent, Bukhara, and Samarkand, important
cities in this historic Islamic region; also shows how irrigation enables people to farm and arid land.
SPEECHES OF MARTIN LUTHER KING (THE). MPI Home Video, 1989. (Video/E/185.615/.S633/1989)
Excerpts from newsclips and other recordings featuring actual speeches by Martin Luther King.
SPEECHES OF OUR FOUNDING FATHERS & AMERICAN REVOLUTION. MPI Home Video, 1997.
(Video/E/188.5/.S64/1997)
SPIRITS OF THE AMAZON. WinStar Home Entertainment, 1998. (Video/F/3409.5/.S65/1998)
Jim Burroughs and anthropologist Roxanne Kremer take you on a journey to the headwaters of the Amazon in Peru
to see shamans and healers whose ancient sacred rites summon Amazon spirits for healing and guidance.
SPIRITUALS IN CONCERT. Polygram, 1991. (Video/M/1670/.S6/1991)
Two famed African American opera stars perform favorite spirituals with a specially-assembled orchestra and
chorus for a concert in Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990.
SPY WHO LOVED ME (THE). MGM Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S68/S6/2002)
Agent 007 joins forces with a beautiful Russian agent to battle a mad genius, multi-millionaire shipping magnate
Karl Stromberg. Stromberg plans to destroy the earth and rebuild it underwater, and is in possession of an ultrasensitive
submarine tracking system which he seems to be offering to the highest bidder. After he captures a British
submarine, Bond’s job is to recover the tracking device and free the submarine.
STAGECOACH. Warner Home Video, 1997. (DVD/PN/1997/.F65/S83/1997)
Nine disparate travelers are thrust together in a perilous journey, a ride on a stagecoach destined for Apache
territory.
STAKES ARE HIGH. Films for the Humanities, 1999. (Video/RA/644/.A25/H572/1999)
Real life scenarios are enacted by young people to demonstrate ways to ensure safe sex or prevent unsafe sexual
practices.
STANISLAVSKY: MAKER OF THE MODERN THEATRE. Films for the Humanities, 1972. (Video/PN/2728/.S73)
Explores the life, times and ideas of Stanislavsky.
STAR WARS, EPISODE I, THE PHANTOM MENACE. 20 th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2001.
(DVD/PN/1995.9/.S695/S71/2001)
As imminent conflict brews between the powerful Trade Federation and the peaceful planet of Naboo, Jedi Master
Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi travel to Naboo to warn the Queen of the galactic fallout which
is to follow. Eventually, Naboo is invaded forcing the Jedis to evacuate the planet with the Queen and her court.
They travel to the desert planet of Tatooine where they meet a slave boy called Anakin Skywalker who is evidently
one with the Force. They enlist his help in fighting the war, while the Jedis confront one of the Dark Jedis behind
the invasion, Darth Maul, while his master Darth Sidious continues to lead the invasion as a “phantom” behind the
scenes.
STAR WARS, EPISODE II, ATTACH OF THE CLONES. 20 th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2002.
(DVD/PN/1995.9/.S695/S72/2002)
Ten years after the events of Phantom menace, Senator Padme Amidala survives an assassination attempt. The Jedi
Council send Obi-War Kenobi and Annikin Skywalker to protect her. After tracking the assassin, Obi-Wan is sent
to Kamino to continue investigating while Annikin is sent with Amidala to Naboo, where they begin to fall in love.
Obi-Wan’s investigation leads to a connection between the assassination attempt and a separatist movement, which
could bring the Republic to the brink of civil war.
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STAR WARS TRILOGY. 20 th Century Fox Entertainment, 2004. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S695/2004)
Science Fiction tales of derring-do, heroism and romance. Set in the future, they relate the adventures of Princess
Leia, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo as they battle the forces of the evil Imperial Army.
STARTING TO PAINT. W. Palluth Studios, 1990. (Video/ND/1340/.S72/1986)
STATUS OF LATINA WOMEN (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993. (Video/E/184/.S75/S737/1993)
"Looks at the differences between the U.S. Latina and her Latin American and American counterparts. Also
examines how Latino men regard successful, professional Latina women”--container.
STAYING HEALTHY IN A STRESSFUL WORLD: THE IMPORTANCE OF MANAGING STRESS. Aquarius
Health Care Videos, 2000. (DVD/RA/785/.S73/2000)
Discusses the importance of managing stress through relaxation techniques. Interviews Dr. Herbert Benson, a
pioneer in mind/body research who discusses stress and relaxation. Demonstrates the process of meditation.
STEERING SYSTEMS. Meridian Education Corporation, 1992. (Video/TL/152/.M47)
Teaches about rack and pinion steering, power steering, four wheel steering, kingpins, steering knuckles, tie rods,
worm gears, balljoints, needle bearings, steering columns, pitman arms idler arms, steering dampers and other
steering system components. Allows viewer to observe how steering systems work and learn the operating
principles of steering systems in order to test and repair.
STEP BY STEP PROBLEM SOLVING. Double Vision Studios, 2002. (Video/HD/30/.29/.S74/1992)
Looks at better customer and quality of service, teamwork, communication, innovation and efficiency in finding the
best possible solution and action plan: definition and analysis, identification and selection, and implementation and
evaluation.
STEP IT STRONG: INTERVAL STEPPING WITH WEIGHTS PLUS SLOW & FULL BODY TRAINING. Creative
Instructors Aerobics, 2003. (DVD/GV/501.5/.S74/2003)
This advanced level mixture of total body toning, aerobics and body toning, aerobics and body sculpting involves
mambos and cha-chas, lunges and over-the-top hops. Step routines are designed to improve the body position or
increase the range of motion. Requires 3 to 10 lb. Dumbbells.
STEPHEN HAWKING’S UNIVERSE. Warner Home Video, 2000. (DVD/QB/981/.S84/2000)
This incredible series treats viewers to the latest and loftiest advances in cosmological thought in true down-to-earth
Hawking fashion. The series presents an intergalactic detective story, rich with mystery, unexpected twists and
astonishing revelations.
STEPHEN SPENDER. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987/No.109)
British writer Stephen Spender has written novels, plays critiques, translations, travel books and autobiographies,
but he is first and foremost a poet.
STERILE TECHNIQUES. MCC, 1984. (Video/Q/183/.S74)
Covers sterile techniques to follow in a lab.
STEVE MILLER BAND: A MUSIC VIDEO OF FRACTUAL ANIMATION. Aeon Home Video, 1992.
(Video/QA/614.86/.M6/1989)
Computer--generated factual animation is combined with the music of the Steve Miller Band, providing a
psychedelic visual and auditory experience.
STILL KILLING US SOFTLY: ADVERTISING’S IMAGE OF WOMEN. Cambridge Documentary Films, 1987.
(Video/HF/5827/.S7/1987)
Author Jean Kilbourne explores the images of women, men, and children presented by modern advertising. She
illustrates with examples the use of women as sex objects. She also examines the techniques used by advertisers to
exploit the insecurities of consumers, particularly and concerns about aging, body image, and sexuality.
STOCK EXCHANGE (THE). A&E Home Video, 1997. (Video/HG/4572/.S7/1997)
Gives the history of the New York Stock Exchange.
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STOP IT! Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/LC/212.862/.S78/1996)
Program addresses sexual harassment from the student point of view. Shows experiences of those who have
perpetrated sexual harassment and those who have been victimized by it. Identifies different kinds of sexual
harassment and spells out appropriate and inappropriate behaviors.
STORIES OF MAXINE HONG KINGSTON THE . Films for the Humanities, 1994. (Video/PS/3009/.S75/1994)
Conversation with Maxine Hong Kingston, a Chinese-American author whose work emphasizes the theme of Asian
assimilation in American culture.
STORY OF ENGLISH (THE). Public Media Video, 1988. (Video/PE/1075/.S7/1986)
The history of the English language from its earliest beginnings to its present status as a global language, giving a
perspective on current usage worldwide and in America.
STORY OF JAZZ (THE). BMG Video, 1993. (Video/ML/3505.8/.S767/1993)
A history of jazz music from the 1830’s in New Orleans to the present. Includes archive footage, interviews, and
performances of some of the great jazz musicians.
STORY OF THE OREGON TRAIL. Boettcher/Trinklein, 1993. (Video/F/592/.S76/1993)
A documentary about the Oregon trail which covers the history of the trail. Shows the trail today but also uses
interviews with historians, still photos, maps, drawings, and excerpts from emigrant diaries.
STORYTELLING FESTIVAL AT SPRING GROVE, IL MCC, 1985. (Video/LB/1042/.I55)
Videotapes of the storytellers.
STRANGE DEMISE OF JIM CROW: HOW HOUSTON DESEGREGATED ITS PUBLIC ACCOMODATIONS,
1959-1963. California Newsreel, 1997. (Video/F/394/.H89/S7/1997)
Told by the participants themselves, this documentary reveals the behind-the-scenes compromises, negotiations, and
the controversial news black-outs which helped bring about the quiet desegregation of commercial establishments in
Houston, Texas.
STRANGERS AND KIN: A HISTORY OF THE HILL BILLY IMAGE. Appalshop, 1983.
(Video/HC/107/.A13/S87/1983)
Deals with the history of the images and stereotypes prevalent in the region and also takes a look at how mountain
people have come to view themselves. Reveals the word gap between the perceived and the actual.
STRATEGIC LEARNING. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2003. (DVD/LB/2395.2/.S77/2003)
Outlines a three-step process for understanding and retaining information. Steps include exposure, review, and
practice. Stresses class attendance for maximum exposure to material. Advises how to distill weekly lecture notes
into a meaningful study guide. Includes information retrieval methods such as recitation and group study.
STREET PEOPLE-CRIME FILE II. National Institute of Justice, 1987. (Video/HV/6030/.C752/No.9)
STRESS HURTS!: WAKE UP CALL FOR WOMEN. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003.
(DVD/BF/575/.S75/S7744/2003)
Dr. Nancy Snyderman explores the stress connection to serious illness, memory loss, weight control, sleep, sexual
desire and depression. She reports on hormone therapy for younger women, especially after childbirth and looks at
how women take their anger out more at home than in the workplace.
STRESS: KEEPING YOUR COOL. Films for the Humanities. (Video/BF/575/.S75/S774/1995)
Examines the impact of stress on our society. Describes positive and negative stress, stress control, and causes of
stress. Explores the relationship between stress levels and health.
STRESS MANAGEMENT. Films for the Humanities, 2003. (DVD/LB/2395/.S77/2003)
Defines stress and promotes three core coping strategies: a positive attitude, a healthy lifestyle and relaxation
techniques.
STRINDBERG’S MISS JULIE. Mastervision, Inc., 1971. (Video/PT/9812/.F8/1971)
Miss Julie is a provocative seductress and Jean, ambitious valet, matches her moment to moment, as each tempts the
other to an act of excess.
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STRUGGLE FOR HOPE: SUITE NO. 5 FOR UNACCOMPANIED CELLO. Sony Music Entertainment, 1998.
(Video/M/58/.Y68/v.5/1998)
STUDIES OF THE CHIMPANZEES: FEEDING & FOOD. National Geographic Society, 1976.
(Video/QL/737/.P96/F4)
Dr. Jane Lawick-Goodall presents the food gathering and feeding habits of wild chimpanzees living near her
research center in Tanzania. Observes conditions under which they will share food and other possessions.
STUDIES OF THE CHIMPANZEES: TOOL USING. National Geographic Society, 1976. (Video/QL/737/.P96/T6)
Dr. Jane Lawick-Goodall uses close-ups in showing how the adult male chimpanzee makes and uses tools and how
the young prepare for these tasks while playing. Includes views of chimpanzees using sticks and stones as weapons
against baboons.
SUCCESSFUL CUSTOMER RELATIONS...FOR GARDEN CENTER EMPLOYEES. Idea Bank, 1987.
(Video/SB/454.6/.S833)
SUKIYAKI AND CHIPS; THE JAPANESE SOUNDS OF MUSIC. Shanachie, 1994. (Video/ML/340/.S85/1994)
"Sukiyaki and Chips' is a giddy kaleidoscope of the Japanese music scene." It deals with all of the influences on the
country's music, from the traditional to the music of the teenybopper.
SUMERIAN KINGDOM OF UR (THE). Roland Collection, 1980. (Video/DS/69.5/.A531/1980)
SUN YAT-SEN AND THE THREE PRINCIPLES OF THE REVOLUTION. Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
1993. (Video/DS/774/.S9/1993)
A brief history of China, from the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 to the Revolution in 1949, to explain the adoption by the
peasantry of Sun Yat-sen’s three principles of the revolution.
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. Image Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/ML/50/.S66/S8/1999)
A musical interpretation of George Seurat’s painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”; based
loosely on Seurat’s life.
SUNSET BOULEVARD. Paramount Pictures, 1994. (Video/PN/1997/.S86/1994)
A harsh look at Hollywood in which an aging silent-movie queen makes a tragic attempt to return to stardom.
SUNSPOT MYSTERY: SUNSPOTS EXPLAINED. Time-Life Multimedia, 1977. (Video/QB/525/.S86)
Compares recent research on aurorae, solar constants, sunspot cycles, and tree ring analyses with historical scientific
records to show how the Sun’s changes affect the Earth.
SUPER SIZE ME. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004. (DVD/TX/370/.S87/2004)
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock finds out if fast food is making Americans fat. For 30 days he only eats or drinks
McDonald’s. He must eat three square meals a day and he must eat everything on the menu at least once. Super
sizing his meal if asked. He treks across the country interviewing a host of experts on fast food and talks to a
number of McDonald’s customers trying to find out why 37% of Americans are overweight.
SUPERSTAR: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ANDY WARHOL. Live Distributing, Inc. 1991.
(Video/N/6537/.W28/S963/1991)
Film biography of one of the 20th century’s most famous people. Warhol, who was an artist, filmmaker, and media
manipulator, coined the word "Superstar.” He believed that everyone would be famous for fifteen minutes.
Includes rare archival footage and interviews with Warhol’s friends.
SUPREME COURTS’ HOLY BATTLES (THE). PBS, 1989. (Video/KF/4783/A52/.S877/1989)
This program examines the controversy surrounding the separation of church and state and traces the early days of
religion in the American colonies.
SURREALISM IN ART AND MUSIC. Clearvue, 1986. (Video/NX/456.5/.S8/S8/1986)
Examines surrealism in terms of changing concepts of reality. Discusses how reality shifted from an objective
world perceived by the senses to a subjective world dominated by the subconscious. Includes an on-camera
introduction by Roya Megnot.
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SURVIVING COLUMBUS: THE STORY OF THE PUEBLO PEOPLE. Pacific Arts, 1992.
(Video/E/99/.P9/S87/1992)
The history and culture of the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest. A diatribe against western civilization
and culture.
SURVIVING THE DUST BOWL. PBS Home Video/ 1998. (Video/F/595/.S87/1998)
Examines ecological disaster from 1931-1941 in the Southern Plains. Shows how farmers endured drought, famine,
dust storms and dust pneumonia. Uses interviews with witnesses and archival film footage and photographs.
SURVIVORS OF THE FIRE. Grunko Films, Inc. 1990. (Video/QL/737/.U55/S87/1990)
Documents effects of the 1988 Yellowstone fire on the elk of Wapiti Creek, Wyoming.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY SLEPT HERE. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1995. (Video/HQ/1104/.S873/1995)
Tour the country, presenting profiles of American women of achievement in fields such as athletics, arts, heroes,
and suffrage. Includes Susan B. Anthony, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Annie Oakley, Georgia O’Keeffe, Dr. Mae
Jemison, Louisa May Alcott, Sacajawea, Helen Keller, Molly Brown, and many others.
SUSAN SONTAG. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987.No.111)
SUSPENSION SYSTEM SERVICE. Meridian Education Corporation, 1995. (Video/TL/152/.M47)
Explains how to troubleshoot and repair automobile suspension system problems. How to listen for abnormal
noises which performing road tests. How to perform a shock, bounce check to determine the condition of the
automobile’s shock absorbers. How to service shock absorbers, ball joints and bushings, struts, springs and related
components.
SVENGALI. Troma Team Video, 2000. (DVD/PN/1997/.S94/2000)
“The sinister Svengali…uses mind control over others to advance his own musical career. He convinces one young
woman to fake her own death in order to tour Europe with him, but they are followed by a young man who has
fallen in love with the young singer”.
SWAN LAKE. Kultur International Films, 1982. (Video/GV/1790/.S835/S8/1982)
Tchaikovsky’s Classic ballet, filmed live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 28 th July 1980.
SWEPT AWAY. Fox Lorber Home Video, 1996. (Video/PN/1995.9/.L6/S94/1996)
A wealthy upper-class capitalist and a working-class deckhand on her yacht are marooned on an uninhabited island
for several weeks. The woman becomes totally dependent on the man for survival, falls in love with him, and the
two temporarily reverse their roles.
SWINGIN’ THE BLUES: COUNT BASIE. (BMG Video, 1993. (Video/ML/3930/.B33/S95/1993)
Documents the career and music of Count Basie, leader of one of the most enduring swing jazz bands of all time.
Musical numbers include One o’clock jump, Air mail special. Take me back baby, Moten swing, Jumpin’ at the
Woodside, Doggin around, I left my baby, 5 o' clock in the morning blues, Blues in hoss flat, and more.
T. S. ELIOT: THE WASTE LAND. Films for the Humanities, 1999. (Video/PS/3509/.L43/W36485/1999)
Read by noted actors Michael Gough, Edward Fox, and Eileen Atkins, T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land powerfully
expresses the disillusionment and disgust of the post-World War I era in Europe.
TAIWAN: A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. Films for the Humanities, 1997. (Video/DS/799.4/.L66/1997)
Focuses on the political and economic problems that Taiwan is dealing with.
TABOO: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON. Warner Home Video, 2004. (DVD/GN/471.4/.T336/2004)
Offers an insider’s view of closed worlds traditionally off-limits to outsiders. Examines beliefs and practices
handed down from generation to generation. Looks at rituals that: celebrate birth and death; prepare for travel,
marriage or conquest; and empowers healing and transformation.
TAJ MAHAL. Yazoo Video, 1992. (Video/M/1366/.M31/1992)
Blues artist Taj Mahal performs, singing Cakewalk into town, Fishin’ blues, Sweet home Chicago, Going up the
country - Paint my mailbox blue, Black Jack Davey and more.
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TAKING CONTROL OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE. Visual Eyes, Inc., 1995. (Video/RC/382/.T355/1995)
Three speakers speak on the different aspect of "Taking control of Parkinson’s disease”, then speakers answer the
questions from whole nation through satellite.
TAKING NOTE. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/MT/6/.U53/1996/v.1)
Notation—its historical development, limitations, and use by both classical and modern composers—is the focus of
this program. Music historian Susan Rankin traces the history of notation from ninth-century neumes to more
complex notations incorporating pitch, rhythm, speed, and relative loudness of the music. A violinist demonstrates
both the limitations and usefulness of notation in his preparation of a performance of “Corelli’s Concerto in D
major, Opus 6 No.4. Contemporary composer Judith Weir explains how adding notations to an original
composition provides a precise guide for musicians performing the piece.
TAKSU: MUSIC IN THE LIFE OF BALI. University of California Extension Media Center, 1991.
(Video/ML/345.I5/T34/1991)
The music of Bali and the customs of the people.
TALES FROM THE DECAMERON. Films for the Humanities, 1988. (Video/PQ/4272.E5/A373/1988)
Shadow puppet performance of 6 tales, in English adaptation of the original Italian.
TALES OF WONDER: TRADITIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN FIRESIDE STORIES. Rich-Heape Films, 1998.
(Video/E/98/.F6/T331/1998)
Rabbit and the Bear—Rabbit’s Short Tail—Why Possum’s Tail is Bare—The Ruby Necklace—Origin of Fire—
Plieades and the Pine Tree—Little Gray Bat—Little Turtle—How Deer Got Antlers.
TALES OF WONDER II: TRADITIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN FIRESIDE STORIES. Rich-Heape Films, 2000.
(Video/E/98/.F6/T332/2000)
Flying Squirrel—
The Ball Game—Dream Catcher—Daughter of the Sun—Democracy—Sky People—Strawberries—Hawk and the
Hunter—Origin of Bluebonnets.
TALKING WITH DAVID FROST.: ISAAC STERN PBS Video. 1992. (Video/ML/398/.T31/1992)
In this interview, learn how Stern’s mastery of the violin, beginning with his recital debut at age 13, and his role as
the champion of Carnegie Hall and effective patron of the arts has ensured his legendary status. In this series, world
renowned figures in politics, the arts and sciences are the subject of candid, revealing interviews with Emmy
Award-winning broadcast journalist David Frost.
TAMING OF THE SHREW (THE). The Broadway Theatre Archive, 1990. (Video/PR/2832/.A23/1990)
The American Conservatory Theatre of San Francisco’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy returns the play to its
roots in Italian Commedia dell’arte incorporating slapstick, pratfalls, and earthly humor into the production.
TAMING OF THE SHREW (THE). Ambrose Video Pub., 2000. (DVD/PR/2832/.A23/2000)
The marriage of two strong-minded people provides the spark for a comic confrontation between the sexes: The
“shrew,” Katharina, is so ill-tempered she seems unlikely to find a husband. Her father refuses to let her younger
sister
TAOISM. Hartley Film Foundation, 1981. (Video/BL/1920/.T365/1981)
With scenes of contemporary China as a background, author John Biofeld gives the essence of Taoism and explains
its importance in developing the Chinese character.
TAOSIM: A QUESTION OF BALANCE, CHINA. (See THE LONG SEARCH)
TARGET AMERICA. PBS Video, 2001. (Video/HV/6432/.T37/2001)
Examines the history of terrorist attacks against the United States by Islamic fundamentalists, beginning with the
American Embassy workers taken hostage in Iran during Jimmy Carter’s presidency. Looks at other incidents—the
bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, the killing of American soldiers in a Berlin nightclub, the downing
of Pan Am 103, and the first attack on the World Trade Center.
TAXI DRIVER. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1999. (Video/PN/1997/.T39/1999)
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A New York cab driver is driven to obsession when he attempts to save a teenage prostitute and embarks on a
violent rampage against a world of filth and corruption.
TCHAIKOWSKY’S SLEEPING BEAUTY. Kulture, 1992. (Video/GV/1790/.S53/1995)
The spectacular full length version of this classic ballet starring Rudolf Nureyev as Prince Florimund and Veronica
Tennant as Princess Aurora…is introduced in an on-camera appearance by Nureyev, who speaks briefly about the
ballet, and gives a capsule outline of the story.
TEACHING & RELATED OCCUPATIONS. Delphi Productions, 1997. (Video/LB/1775/.T4/1997)
Presents background information on a variety of careers available in the teaching and related professions, exploring
such information as educational requirements, salary potential, and job outlook for the professional in years to
come.
TEACHING EXPERIENTIAL APPLIED MATHEMATICS. Mathematical Association of America, n.d.
(Video/TE/175/.T43)
Part I, Highway Slope Design, the Problem. Part II, Highway Slope Design, a Solution.
TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE. Paramount, 2005. (DVD/PN/1997.5/.T43/2005)
This film provides a different form of animation by using marionette puppets. A Group of heroic figures span the
globs protecting democracy and freedom against terrorism. Learning that power hungry North Korea dictator Kim
Jong IL is out to destroy the world, the team recruits Broadway star Gary Johnston to go undercover as a terrorist.
With the help of Team America, Gary manages to slip into an arms dealer’s hideout to uncover the plan to destroy
the world. Will Team America be able to stop the dictator’s peace conference, which is a ruse to allow him to
attack the world with his weapons of mass destruction.
TECH PREP: AN EDUCATION THAT WORKS. National Tech Prep Network, 1993. (Video/LC/1045/.T41/1993)
Featuring interviews with employers and students, program demonstrates how the tech prep associate degree can
enable education to meet industry’s needs for qualified workers, by reducing their on-the-job training costs.
TECH PREP: TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE/PRESENTATION OF CORD. The Center for Occupational Research and
Development, 1993. (Video/LC/1045/.T42/1993)
Interviews with teachers and students regarding the reasons why tech prep education exists and its effectiveness.
TECHNIQUES IN BATHING. Medcom, 1990. (Video/RT/87/.B3/T4)
Demonstrates techniques in giving a bed bath; giving perineal care; the vaginal douche, giving a tub bath; assisting
with a shower and shampoo.
TECHNIQUES IN PERSONAL CARE. Medcom, 1990. (Video/RT/87/.P4/N8)
Discusses techniques in cleaning, trimming nails, shaving, hair, makeup, eyeglasses and hearing aids, dressing, and
dressing when an IV catheter is in place.
TEEN MOM. PBS, 1987. (Video/HQ/759.4/.T44/1987)
Examines the lives of young mothers, many of whom became pregnant because of an absence of love, parental
conflicts, a feeling of helplessness about the future, lack of self-worth, and a lack of information about adequate
birth control.
TEENS AND CREDIT CARDS: USE OR ABUSE? Interactive Educational Media, 2003.
(DVD/HG/3755/.T44/2003)
Topics include: credit card terms; interest rates and your credit record; credit card abuse; choosing a credit card; and
credit card fraud.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS. Insight Media, 1987. (Video/TK/5103/.T4/1987)
An overview of computer-to-computer dialogue is provided in this program. The physical components of a
computer-based communications system are examined including the communications card, the modem, the
connector cables, the communications software and the cable network.
TELEVISION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR. Learning Seed, 1992. (Video/PN/1992.6/.T384/1992)
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Examines the role of television in American life and explores the effects of television on both individuals and
society. Discusses such topics as the values learned from television, televiewing as a potential addiction, violence
on prime time, TV as a distorted mirror of society, and television as a teacher of how to live.
TELEVISION NEWS. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1997. (Video/P/92/.U5/F5663/1997)
How do you juggle journalistic ideals with bottomless concerns? Each day both local and national TV news
operations attempt to report on the day's events in a way that will maximize viewers and advertising dollars. But
what is the downside of this tortured calculus? In this program, a wide assortment of news professionals and
scholars cast a critical eye on the practices, content, and impact of TV news.
TEMPEST (THE). Kino on Video, 1998. (Video/PR/2833/.J376/1998)
Derek Jarman’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s play The Tempest, with elaborate staging and modern touches.
TEMPLES INTO CHURCHES. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993. (Video/JV/305/.B446/1993/v.3)
"Turning temples into churches is one thing, but transforming native religions into Christianity is quite another.
This program shows how, though the emblems are Christian, the native people still pray to the old gods”.
TEMPTRESS MOON. Tomson (Hong Kong) Films, 1996. (Video/PN/1995.9/.L6/T4/1996)
This is a captivating story of a beautiful young woman, her seductive lover and their struggle for power, passion and
revenge.
TEOTIHUACAN: CITY OF THE GODS. Educational Video, 198? (Video/F/1219.1/.T27)
This documentary examines the history and continuing mystery of Teotihuacan, a city in the Mexican jungle that
was already in ruins when the Aztecs arrived.
TERRY EAGLETON. Films for the Humanities, 1998. (Video/PN/98/.C6/T3/1998)
Terry Eagleton, who introduced the Continental philosophical tradition to Britain, discusses Karl Marx's critique of
morality, then explicates Marxist theory, its interpretation of history, and its impact on literary criticism today.
TESS. RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1990. (Video/PN/1993.5/T4/1990)
Academy Award winning film about the daughter of a poor farmer of noble descent who is sent off to live with
wealthy relatives where she is seduced by her cousin and bears him a child out of wedlock.
TEST ANXIETY: OVERCOMING YOUR FEAR. Purdue University, 1998. (Video/LB/3060.6/.T32/1998)
Focuses on ways to reduce test anxiety.
THAILAND. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999. (Video/DS/566.2/.T53/1999)
Unlike its neighbors, Thailand has never been colonized or annexed--but keeping it that way has been a stern
challenge. This program examines Thailand's political independence, which is based on democratic and generally
peaceful rule by a culturally supported monarchy. However, growing dissatisfaction has caused grass-roots dissent,
as demonstrated by the lyrics of pop music idol Äd Karabao, who protests against imported consumer goods, and
the agitation of "Ubon Without a Border," a group lobbying for open access with Laos and Cambodia. The
powerful yet incongruous influences of Thai boxing and Buddhism are also assessed.
THE SCORE. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996. (Video/MT/6/.S367/1996)
Programs explore topics such as melody, “Music space,” rhythm, key changes, and other aspects of how music is
constructed.
THEATRE OF THE ABSURD--PIRANDELLO, SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR. Films for the
Humanities, 1976. (Video/PQ/4835/.I7/T54)
The playwright Pirandello explores the slim boundaries between role playing, or acting, and reality in this
performance of his play.
THEATRE OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS: IBSEN, HEDDA GABLER. Films for the Humanities, 1976.
(Video/PN/1997.85/.T54)
Presents an abridged version of Ibsen’s play, Hebba Gabler.
THEATRES OF ASIA: AN INTRODUCTION. HUSH Video, 1997. (Video/PN/2860/.T443/1997)
Interviews dances, actors, musicians, shamans, priests, scholars, mask-makers and choreographers.
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THEBAN PLAYS BY SOPHOCLES. Films for the Humanities, 1991. (Video/PA/4414/.A2/1991/v.3)
Not a formal trilogy, these plays are grouped together because they tell the entire story of Oedipus and his family.
This superb version—a coproduction the BBC and Films for the Humanities & Sciences wets the plays in the past
but not the distant past and uses the finest classical British actors.
THELONIOUS MONK, AMERICAN COMPOSER. B.G. Video, 1993. (Video/ML/.M656/T47/1993)
Documents the career and music of influential jazz composer Thelonious Monk.
THEORY AND PRACTICE. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/MT/6/.U53/1996/v.6)
This program explores the fundamental role played by music theory in the practice of composition, and examines
the relationship between the rigors of theoretical training and the “inspirational” image of the great composers. The
particular training of Beethoven and Handel is revealed by examining portions of their working manuscripts.
THEORY FOR ALL MUSICIANS. EVN, 1993. (Video/MT/6/.H88/T446/1993)
Covers music theory, including the musical alphabet, diatonic scales, tetrachords, major scales, key signature,
modes, chords and intervals, harmony and pentatonic scales.
THERAMIN: AN ELECTRONIC ODYSSEY. Orion Home Video, 1995. (Video/ML/429/.T43/M37/1995)
An entertaining thriller about the man who pioneered the field of electronic music four decades before the rise of
Electronic Rock, and helped usher in technological warfare between Cold War Super Powers years before Ian
Fleming created the fictional super spy James Bond.
THERE’LL ALWAYS BE STARS IN THE SKY. (Video/ML/338/.T5/1992)
Shows the role film music plays in Indian popular culture, and how it is both taken from folk tradition and is
surplanting it in the hearts of the people.
THIN RED LINE (THE). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.T45/2001)
This adaptation of the novel by James Jones is a realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during
World War II.
THINKING TOWARDS DECISIONS. Houghton Mifflin, 1997. (Video/B/105/.T54/C424/1997)
Explores the role of thinking in decision-making by way of drama and discussion.
THIRD MAN. Criterion Collection, 1999. (DVD/PR/6013/.R44/T45/1999)
Set in post-war Vienna, an American western-adventure writer searches for a friend who turns out to be the king-pin
of the Austrian black market.
THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (THE) Mirisch Corporation, 1968. (Video/PN/1993.5/.T5/1968)
Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) is a lone wolf in chic clothing. He’s a Boston tycoon who masterminds a daring
bank job, even though he doesn’t need the money. What he needs is the thrill of the heist, the adrenaline rush of not
getting caught. Catching crooks is where insurance investigator Vicky Anderson (Faye Dunaway) comes in. She
always gets her man. But this time she may be too much in love to give him up.
THOMAS JEFFERSON. PBS Video, 1997. (Video/E/332/.T47/1997)
Takes a look at the life and times of Thomas Jefferson, as he comes from the Virginia wilderness to lead in the
establishment of a new government, and becomes an ambassador and then president.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, THE PURSUIT OF LIBERTY. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1991.
(Video/E/332.79/.T47/1991)
Explores the life of the third president, from his childhood in Virginia, through his writing of the Declaration of
Independence, to his years in office.
THREADS OF HOPE. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996. (Video/HQ/1236.5/.C5/T57/1996)
A powerful story of a group of Chilean women who banded together in silent protest and dared to defy a
dictatorship. They set to work telling their stories by creating arpilleras that chronicled the horror and injustice of
Chile’s reign of terror.
THREADS: MUSIC TODAY. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/ML/197/.M87/v.7/1996)
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Produced by LWT productions in association with RM Arts; Sir Simon Rattle with the City of Birmingham
Symphony Orchestra.
THREE COLORS. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.T474/2001)
Krzysztof Kielowski’s trilogy of the human condition in contemporary French society, with each film drawing its
theme from a color in the French flag: liberty (Bleu/Blue), equality (Blanc/White) and fraternity (Rouge/Red).
THREE MO’ TENORS. RCA Victor, 2001. (Video/M/1630/.T47/2001)
“Let Three mo’ tenors take you on an adventure of music spanning over four hundred years, three languages and
seven different musical styles including: opera, Broadway, jazz, soul, spiritual and gospel”.
THREE SOVEREIGNS FOR SARAH. PBS, 1985. (Video/BF/1576/.T574/1985)
Based on actual courtroom transcripts and shot on original locations. Three Sovereigns for Sarah accurately
portrays the hysteria that gripped the township of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.
THREE SOVERIGNS FOR SARAH. PBS Video, 1990. (Video/PN/1992.77/.T47/T478/1990)
Based on actual courtroom transcripts, this program re-enacts the hysteria that gripped the township of Salem,
Massachusetts, beginning in 1692, focusing on the stories of three women who were tried and convicted of
witchcraft.
THRONE OF BLOOD. Home Vision, 1987. (Video/PN/1997/.T476/T4/1987)
In medieval Japan, a warlord and his wife stop at nothing in their quest for power. A tale of pride, treachery,
ambition and greed that echoes Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
THRONE OF BLOOD. Public Media, 1993. (Video/PN/1997/.T476/T4/1993)
Presents an adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in feudal Japan. A Samurai lord kills his master and usurps
his power in fulfillment of a witch's prophecy.
THROUGH AFRICAN EYES. Public Media Video, 1995. (Video/N/7380/.T476/1995)
Examines the diversity of African art and the influence it has had on important artists of the 20th century such as
Picasso, Matisse and Modigliani.
TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD (THE). Wellspring Media, 1999. (Video/BQ/4490/.T53/1999)
This two part series explores the ancient teaching on death and dying found in the Tibetan book of the dead. It was
filmed over a four-month period on location in the Himalayas where the original text still yields as essential
influence over people's views of life and death.
TIBOR RUDAS PRESENT THE 3 TENORS, PARIS, 1998. Resorts Productions Ltd, 1998. (DVD/M/1495/.T5/1998)
José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, tenors; Orchestre de Paris; James Levine, conductor; medleys
orchestrated and arranged by Lalo Schifrin.
TIME LIFE’S LOST CIVILIZATIONS. Time-Life Video & Television, 1995. (Video/D/17/.T554/1995/No.1-10)
Presents 9 ancient long-gone civilizations and one on the brink of extinction, showing how they developed and their
influences on current culture.
TIME MANAGEMENT. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2003. (DVD/LB/2395.4/.T56/2003)
Presents three strategies to help students make better use of their time. Includes use of a term calendar, a weekly
schedule and a daily “to-do list”.
TIME TO THINK: A VIDEO ABOUT DRUGS AND YOUR CHILD. Waste Management, Inc., 1989.
(Video/HV/5824/.Y68/T5/1989)
TIMES OF HARVEY MILK (THE). New Yorker Video, 2004. (DVD/HQ/76.8/.U5/T56/2004)
Documents the life, career, and assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person elected to a public office
in San Francisco. Milk was shot to death, along with mayor George Moscone, by city supervisor Dan White on
November 22, 1978; White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and was paroled in 1985. Examines Milk’s
life leading up to his assassination, his successful efforts to politically represent San Francisco’s gay community,
and the city’s reaction to the assassinations through extensive news footage and personal recollections.
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TITANIC. A & E Home Video, 1994. (Video/G/530/.T6/T573/1994)
4 video set. Presents the story of the great cruise ship, the Titanic, touted as unsinkable, but which sank on its
maiden voyage and took 1500 people with it.
TITANIC. Paramount Home Video, 1998. (Video/PN/1997/.T56/1998)
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Gloria Stuart, Billy Zane. James Cameron directed this powerful drama of
undying love and unimaginable tragedy aboard the ill-fated Titanic.
TITANIC. Polygram Video, 1993. (Video/G/530/.T6/T573/1993)
Presents the story of the great cruise ship, the Titanic, touted as unsinkable, but which sank on its maiden voyage
and took 1500 people with it.
TITUS. Twentieth Century Fox home Entertainment, 2000. (DVD/PR/2835/.A23/T3/2000)\
Presents the story of a victorious Roman general whose rigid code of honor and duty proves to be his downfall. A
shocking journey into the depths of the human heart, a place where vengeance and passion reign supreme.
TO BUILD A FIRE. Video Communications, Inc. 1999. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.A3/T6/1999)
Adapted from the short story by Jack London. Retells Jack London’s suspenseful tale of a man’s struggle against
the extreme weather of the Alaskan wilderness and his attempts to build the fire he must have in order to survive.
TO DREAM WITH OPEN EYES: WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND COMMENTARY BY ERNST HAAS. Media Loft,
1980. (Video/TR/654/.H294/1980)
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Universal Home Video, 1998. (Video/PN/1997/.T5915/1998)
Two children in a small southern town are thrust into an adult world of racial bigotry and hatred when their lawyer
father chooses to defend a black man unjustly accused of raping a white girl. When a Southern white woman
accuses a black man of rape, and the outcome of the trial is a foregone conclusion and no lawyer except Peck will
defend him. Peck’s defense costs him friendships but earns him the respect of his two children. Includes extra
interview footage.
TO LIVE UNTIL I DIE: CONVERSATIONS WITH HOSPICE PATIENTS. WTTW, 1999. (Video/R/726.8/.T6/1999)
Follows 6 people close to death who were patients at Chicago-area hospices and learn about how to care for the
living.
TO SIR WITH LOVE. Columbia, 1966. (Video/PN/1993.5/.T6/1966)
A novice teacher faces a class of rowdy, undisciplined working-class punks in this classic film that reflected some
of the problems and fears of teens in the 60’s. Sidney Poitier gives one of his finest performances as Thackeray, an
out of work engineer who turns to teaching in London’s tough East End. Thackeray meets the challenge by treating
the students as young adults who will soon enter a world where they must stand or fall on their own.
TO SIR WITH LOVE. A teacher in England abandons the traditional curriculum of education in dealing with a class of
students rejected by other schools.
TOM WOLFE. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987/no.103)
TOMB OF THE TERRA COTTA WARRIORS. A&E Home Video, 1998. (Video/DS/747.9/.C47/T66/1998)
In 1974 a farmer discovered a huge army of terra cotta figures. The site is still being excavated today. Qin Shi
Huang Mausoleum and the Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Figures are featured.
TOMORROW NEVER DIES. MGM Home Entertainment Inc., 1999. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S68/T6/1999)
Just as a media mogul unveils his new global news service, a British warship is attacked in Chinese territory. Agent
James Bond teams with a beautiful Chinese spy to discover the truth before war breaks out.
TONI MORRISON. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1994. (Video/PS/3563/.O8749/Z29/1994)
Morrison reads from her two novels, Beloved and Jazz and discusses her views of the contributions made to
American literature by the experiences of African Americans.
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TOOL USING. National Geographic Society, 1976. (Video/QL/737/.P96/T6) Dr. Jane Lawick-Goodall uses close-ups
in showing how the adult male chimpanzee makes and uses tools and how the young prepare for these tasks while
playing. Includes views of chimpanzees using sticks and stones as weapons against baboons.
TORA! TORA! TORA! Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/D/767.92/.T6/2001)
A dramatization which chronicles the bombing of Pearl Harbor from both the Japanese and American points of
view.
TORNADO, HURRICANE AND FLOOD. Discovery Channel Video, 1996. (Video/QC/944.2/.T6/1996)
Photography of actual events, narration, and interviews with survivors, storm trackers, and meteorologists depict the
destructive power of tornadoes, lightning, rainstorms, floods and hurricanes.
TORTILLA SOUP. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/T67/2002)
A Mexican-American master chef and father to three daughter lost his taste for food but not for life.
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT. Audio Visual Services, 1993. (Video/HD/62.15/.T683/1993)
Tells how successful companies are optimizing their quality initiatives by getting the employees involved in the
process, and using teams effectively.
TOOTSIE. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/T6/2001)
Michael Dorsey is an out-of-work actor who makes himself up as a woman to get a job. When his girlfriend,
Sandy, fails an audition for a soap opera, Michael dresses up as “Dorothy Michaels” and lands the part. All goes
well until “Dorothy” falls in love with beautiful co-star, Julie, and Julie’s father, Les Falls for Dorothy.
TOUGH GUISE: VIOLENCE, MEDIA, AND THE CRISIS IN MASCULINITY. Media Education foundation, 2002.
(DVD/BF/692.5/.T68/2002)
Looks systematically at the relationship between the images of popular culture and the social construction of
masculine identities in the U.S. at the end of the 20 th century. Jackson Katz argues that there is a crisis in
masculinity and that some of the guises offered to men as a solution (e.g., rugged individualism, violence) come
loaded with attendant dangers to women, as well as other men.
(Video/BF/692.2/.T68/1999)
Looks systematically at the relationship between the images of popular culture and the social construction of
masculine identities in the U.S. at the end of the 20 th TOUGH GUISE: VIOLENCE, MEDIA, AND THE CRISIS IN MASCULINITY. Media Education Foundation, 1999.
century.
TRADITIONAL NEW ENGLAND BASKET MAKING. Brookfield Craft Center, 1987. (Video/NK/3649.5/.T7/1987)
TRAFFIC. USA Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.D78/T7/2001)
Presents a mix of interrelated stories: A Mexican policeman finds himself and his partner caught in an often deadly
web of corruption; a pair of DEA agents work undercover in a sordid and dangerous part of San Diego; a wealthy
drug baron living in upscale, suburban America is arrested and learns how quickly his unknowing and pampered
wife takes over his business; and the U.S. President’s new drug czar must deal with his increasingly drug-addicted
teenage daughter.
TRAINING DAY. Warner Bros. Pictures, 2002. (DVD/PN1995.9/.D78/T73/2002)
Jake Hoyt, a fresh-faced rookie in the Los Angeles Police Department, gets a chance to join the elite narcotics squad
headed up by 13-year veteran Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris. Jake is to prove himself during a one-day ridealong.
As the day ears on, it becomes increasingly clear that Detective Harris has blurred the line between right and
wrong to an alarming degree, enforcing his own code of ethics and street justice. Eventually, Hoyt begins to
suspect that he is, rather than having the opportunity to join the squad, being set up to take the fall.
TRANS-SIBERIAN RAIL JOURNEYS. PBS Home Video, 1996. (Video/DK/756.2/.T73/1996)
Come along on an arduous, exotic trip by train through Russia, China, and Mongolia.
TRANSFER TECHNIQUES. Medcom, 1990. (Video/RT/87/.T72/T7)
Demonstrates pivot transfer from bed to wheelchair; pivot transfer from wheelchair to toilet; two-person lift from
bed to wheelchair; three-person lift from bed to gurney; and transfer with mechanical lift.
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TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC. CPB Collection, 1998. (Video/MT/7/.E976/1998)
Music can inspire religious devotion, prepare individuals for war, motivate work, enrich play, and stimulate the
passions. The musical healing ceremonies of the Kung people in Namibia and Botswana, Epirote music in
traditional Greek weddings, and modern rock, gospel and folk music’s all reveal music’s power to transform lives.
TRAVEL MARKETING SEMINAR. Royal Cruise Lines. (Video/OC/1/.T73/Pt.1-3)
TRAVELING TOCQUEVILLE'S AMERICA. C-Span Archives, 1998. (Video/E/158/.B453/1998)
Describes the 17 states of the United States and Canada that were toured by Alexis de Tocqueville in 1831-32 and
written about in his political classic Democracy in America.
TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE. MGM/UA Home Video, 1989. (Video/PN/1997/.T743/T7/1989)
A trio of gold prospectors come to grief through greed.
TREASURES FROM AMERICAN FILM ARCHIVES; 50 PRESERVED FILMS. Image Entertainment, 2000.
(DVD/PN/1993.5/.U6/T74/2000)
An anthology of films from 18 American film archives. Films include documentaries, newsreels, the earliest
American movies, avant-garde and independent works, pioneering special effects, amateur and home movies,
animated and industrial films, and silent movies from the earliest years of motion pictures (1893-1985)
TREEMONISHA. Sony, 1982. (Video/M/1500/.J6)
Scott Joplin’s opera, combining classical opera techniques with African dance and American popular music.
TRIAL (THE). Image Entertainment, 1999. (DVD/PT/2621/.A26/P713/1999)
Portrays the experiences of a young man who is mysteriously arrested by agents of the police for an unspecific
crime and is prepared for questioning and trial.
TRIAL OF SOCRATES (THE). Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 1982. (Video/B/316/.T75/1982)
Provides an overview of the beliefs of Socrates as manifested during his trail (charges of corrupting youth and not
recognizing the gods of the state). Presents the arguments of prosecution and defense and illustrates the legal
system of ancient Greece. Offers a brief glimpse into the Athenian values and beliefs of that time.
TRIALS OF FRANZ KAFKA (THE). Films for the Humanities, 1973. (Video/PT/2621/.A26/Z9317/1973)
An interpretation of the trials of childhood, youth, and tragic adulthood which Kafka described in his novels and
stories, photographed in the author’s native Prague.
TRIALS OF LIFE (THE). Ambrose Video Publishing, 1991. (Video/QL/751/.T753/1991)
A 12 part series on the animal kingdom. Vol.1 – Arriving, Vol. 2.- Growing Up, Vol. 3 – Finding Food, Vol. 4 –
Hunting & Escaping, Vol. 5 – Finding the Way, Vol. 6 – Talking to Strangers, Vol. 7 – Homemaking, Vol. 8 –
Living Together, Vol. 9 – Fighting, Vol. 10 – Friends & Rivals, Vol. 11 – Courting, Vol. 12 Continuing the Line.
TRIBAL EYE-CROOKED BEAK OF HEAVEN. Time-Life Multimedia, 1976. (Video/E/99/.K55/C76)
Visits a potlatch and other traditional ceremonies of the Gitkan, Haida, and Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia
and the State of Washington. Examines their customs and lifestyle and shows how they perform rituals and
manufacture ceremonial objects.
TRIBAL RELIGIONS. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/BL/80.2/.O5/2001/V.7)
Hans Küng travels to Australia to investigate the beliefs to today’s Aborigines through body painting, music and
dance. He then journeys to Africa to gain insights into tribal culture through modern rites that include torchlight
processions, dance, and animal sacrifice. The influence of Christian missionaries is also examined.
TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004. (DVD/PN/1997/.T75/2004)
A bicyclist is kidnapped from the Tour de France by mysterious gangsters; his grandmother travels to the city of
Belleville, where she stacks him down with the help of a musical trio, the Belleville Triplets.
TRIUMPH OF MEMORY. PBS, 1989. (Video/D/810/.J4/T758/1989)
Non-Jewish resistance fighters were sent to Nazi concentration camps during World War II. In this video, they bear
witnesses to the Jewish Holocaust and provide a moving reminder about the actions of the Nazis in Mauthausen,
Buchenwald and Auschwitz-Berkenau.
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TROUBLESHOOT TRANSISTOR CIRCUITS FASTER. Hewlett-Packard, 1973. (Video/TK/7871.9/T7)
Covers troubleshooting techniques and workday hints at component level.
TROUBLESOME CREEK: A MIDWESTERN. Turner Home Entertainment, 1997. (Video/HD/1476/.I6/T768/1997)
A woman and her husband film life on her family’s Iowa farm, as they struggle to save it and preserve their way of
life.
TROY. Warner Home Video, 2005. (DVD/PN/1997/.T76/2004)
In 1193 B.C., Prince Paris, the son of the King of Troy falls in love with Helen, the wife of the King of Sparta, and
convinces her to follow him away from her husband, Menelaus, the result is an epic war. The Greeks sail to Troy
and lay siege. Achilles, the greatest warrior in all the world, is called in to fight against Troy and give Greece the
upper hand. Hector, the eldest son of Priam, King of Troy, and the greatest Trojan warrior embodies the hopes of
the people of his city.
TRUTH-SIX GREAT IDEAS. Films Inc., 1982. (Video/BD/21/.S59/No.5)
In this television program, journalist Bill Moyers and a panel discuss the concept of truth with philosopher
Mortimer J. Adler.
TSUGARU SHAMISEN: THE WORLD OF MICHIHIRO SATO. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003.
Michihiro Sato is considered the finest player of the Tsugaru shamisen, a traditional three-stringed instrument of the
Tsugaru province, integral to Japanese folk music. This program combines live performances by Sato at the Otsu
Traditional Performing Arts Center with the musician’s commentary on the history and role of the shamisen player,
a door-to-door minstrel of the bygone era. Sato also discusses the future of Tsugaru shamisen, such as his work
with jazz and avant-garde musicians in America and Europe.
TUCK EVERLASTING. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1997/.T83/2002)
Young Winnie foster, stifled by the formality of her proper life and her domineering mother, escapes into the woods
only to get lost. Her magical summer begins when she meets Jesse Tuck. Jesse is full of life and adventure and
Winnie falls in love.
TUG OF WAR: THE STORY OF TAIWAN. WGBH Boston Video, 1998. (Video/DS/799.62/.T8/1998)
Is Taiwan an independent nation, or is it a "breakaway province" that still belongs to China? Drawing on rare
archival film and photographs, this film explains why control over this bustling island 90 miles off the mainland is
so pivotal to both sides and to the world.
TV VIOLENCE-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.21)
TWELVE ANGRY MEN. MGM/UA Home Video, 1996. (Video/PN/1997/.T992/1996)
Classic courtroom drama about a teenage boy accused of killing his father and the jury that must decide his fate.
TWELVE APOSTLES (THE). A & E Television Networks, 1999. (Video/BS/2440/.T855/1999)
They started out as average, unexceptional men of their time: fishermen, farmers, local magistrates. But their
dedication to a prophetic Jewish preacher in the backwaters of the Roman Empire transformed them into
revolutionaries and, in the process, changed the world itself in ways that would reverberate across time for two
thousand years.
TWELVE MONKEYS. MCA Universal Home Video, 1995. (Video/PN/1997/.T994/1996)
Cole travels into the past to retrieve samples of a virus so a cure can be designed. He meets a psychiatrist and a
mental patient in his search for the Army of the Twelve Monkeys.
TWELVE MONKEYS. MCA Universal Home Video, 1995. (DVD/PN/1997/.T994/1998)
Cole travels into the past to retrieve samples of a virus so a cure can be designed. He meets a psychiatrist and a
mental patient in his search for the Army of the Twelve Monkeys.
TWO PHILOSOPHIES OF WITTGENSTEIN. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1997.
(Video/B/3376/.W564/T86/1997)
Oxford professor Anthony Quinton dissects Wittgenstein’s two linguistic philosophies, and discusses their influence
on anthropology and sociology.
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TWO THOUSAND YEARS. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999. (Video/BR/145/.T86/1999)
The story of two millennia of Christianity from its beginnings among the Jews of Palestine to the worldwide
Christian Church in the twentieth century, describing its involvement with political and social events in history and
its development in theology and organization.
U.S. NEWS: CAREER GUIDE. Video Treasures, 1990. (Video/HF/5382/.U8/1990)
UGETSU. Home Vision Entertainment, 1993. (Video/PN/1995.9/.F67/U34/1993)
In sixteenth century Japan a village potter and his brother-in-law set out for the city to seek their fortunes in the
spoils of war. Their neglected wives suffer the bitter consequences of their husbands’ ambition as one is murdered
by soldiers and the other is raped and become a prostitute.
UNBIASED MIND: FOUR OBSTACLES TO CLEAR THINKING (THE). Learning Seed, 1995.
A guide to questioning some common but flawed thinking habits: stereotypes, problems with cause and effect,
seeing only what we expect to see, and the invisible self.
UN CHIEN ANDALOU. Transflux Films, 2004. (DVD/PN/1997/.C465/2004)
The first film produced purely from within the Surrealist movement, and a land mark in the history of cinema.
UNCHAINED MEMORIES: READINGS FROM THE SLAVE NARRATIVES. HBO Video, 2003.
(DVD/E/444/.U63/2003)
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930’s 100,000 former
slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, journalists and writers traveled the country to record
the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into bondage. Over 2,000 interviews were
transcribed as spoken, in the vernacular of the time, to form a unique historical record.
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN. Republic Pictures, 1996. (Video/PS/2954/.U5/1996)
The story of Tom, Simon Legree, oppressed slaves, and life of the antebellum South.
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. History Channel Video, 1999. (Video/E/450/.U63/1999)
A documentary that unveils the history, heroes and villains of the Abolitionist movement. It had no rails, no
phantom trains, no shadowy subterranean tunnels. But for those "passengers" who successfully traveled what came
to be known as the Underground Railroad, there was a very real destination: Freedom. For those who failed: a
return to the living nightmare of slavery.
UNDERSTANDING BACTERIA. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2002. (DVD/QR/75/.U53/2002)
How do benign bacteria work? How are infectious bacteria fought? To what uses are scientists adapting both types
of bacteria? Explores the role of E. coli in digestion, the relationship between H. pylori and ulcers, medial waste,
the exploitation of anthrax as a weapon, and the discovery of extraterrestrial bacteria. Includes observations and
insights of Stanley Falkow, Fred Tenover, and other specialists.
UNDERSTANDING BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER THE DIALECTICAL APPROACH. Guildford
Publications, 1995. (Video/RC/569.5/.B67/U53/1995)
Dr. Linehan begins by presenting clinically relevant features of BPD based on DSM-IV criteria and describes the
underlying causes of the disorder with an emphasis on biosocial factors. She then traces the development of her
approach. Segments of actual case sessions (with patients' identities' protected) illustrate the nature of the disorder
and the intense emotional discomfort these clients suffer. They also offer viewers a brief introduction to strategies
UNDERSTANDING COLOR. Meridian Education Corporation, 1992. (Video/ND/1280/.U5/1992)
Presents the basic concepts of color wheel and discusses how color can set a mood, suggest temperature, symbolize,
or create an illusion.
UNDERSTANDING EATING DISORDERS. Aquarius Productions, 1995. (Video/RC/552/.E18/H435/1995)
Explores eating disorders through the voices of disorder victims and medical professionals.
UNDERSTAND FAT. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003. (DVD/RC/628/.U53/2004)
Using case studies and the latest research and statistics, this program examines what fat is and how the human body
is engineered to use it. Nutritionists and health experts discuss the overriding physiological reasons why diets fail.
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Obesity researchers at Columbia and Rockefeller Universities explain the genetic basis for normal and abnormal
body weight, while surgeons illustrate the life-saving potential of gastric bypass surgery for the morbidly obese.
UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR. KOCE-TV, 1981. (Video/BF/121/.U5)
A telecourse that encourages an understanding and appreciation of the scientific approach to the study of human
behavior.
UNDERSTANDING INVESTMENTS. Thumbs Up Video Productions, 1996. (Video/HG/179/.H65/1996)
In this video, you will learn the basic concepts of inflation, taxes, compounding and risk.
UNDERSTANDING OUR BIASES AND ASSUMPTIONS. Films for the humanities, 1990. (Video/BF/.P9/U9/1990)
Deals with the nature of biases and preconceptions, pointing out that almost everyone sees the world from his or her
own perspective and stressing the need to examine one’s own thinking about "us” and "them.”
UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSE. Artisan Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/QB/981/.U53/2001)
Astronomers and astrophysicists probe light years beyond the Milky Way. Employs graphic models and computer
animation to illustrate cosmology theories.
UNDERSTANDING URBAN SPRAWL. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003. (DVD/HT/371/.U52/2003)
In this program, scientist and environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki studies the social, economic and environmental
implications of “sprawl,” the low-density development that spreads out from the edges of cities and towns.
UNDERSTANDING URBAN SPRAWL. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999. (Video/HT/371/.U52/1999)
In this program, scientist and environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki examines the social, economic, and environmental
implications of “sprawl”, the low-density development that spreads out from the edges of cities and towns.
UNDERSTANDING WEATHER CONCEPTS. Teacher’s Home Video Co., 2003. (DVD/QC/981/.U53/2003)
Learn how the tilt and rotation of the earth, land, water and air masses and air pressure and latitude affect weather.
UNFORGIVEN. Warner Home Video, 2000. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.W4/2000)
Two retired, down-on-their luck outlaws pick up their guns one last time to collect a bounty offered by the vengeful
prostitutes of the remote Wyoming town of Big Whiskey.
UNITED STATES BILL OF RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. Goldhil Video, 1999.
(Video/KF/4749/.U55/1999)
Shows the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to The Constitution of the United States.
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION (THE). Goldhil Video, 1999. (Video/KF/4548/.U55/1999)
A look at the Constitution of the United States.
UNIVERSE (THE) Finley-Holiday Films, n.d. (Video/QB/981/.U65)
A NASA film that takes you on a journey to the farthest reaches of the universe.
UNRAVELING THE STORIES: QUILTS AS A REFLECTION OF OUR LIVES. BB Sound & Light, 1997.
(Video/TT/835/.U57/1997)
Features quiltmakers, historians, and folklorists in an exploration of quilts as a time machine, sharing many of the
stories connecting families, communities, and entire cultures for generations, from African American storytelling
traditions to ancient Indian cultures, from environmental issues to messages of personal grief and love.
USE OF MICROSCOPE. MCC, 1984. (Video/QH/211/.U84)
Covers how to use a microscope.
USING THE ENGINEER’S LEVEL. University of Illinois, n.d. (Video/TA/606/U5/c.1-2)
USING THE INTERNET FOR RESEARCH. Teacher’s Video Company, 2002. (DVD/ZA/4226/.U85/2002)
This video explains what the Internet really is and how many different types of sources are available through it.
Student learn how to narrow their topics, use search tools, evaluate sources and compare information found while
researching.
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VALUES AND THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY. Learning Seed, 1994. (Video/HQ/734/.V34/1994)
Features an interview with historian Stephanie Coontz, author of: The Way We Never Were: The American Family
and the Nostalgia Trap. Discusses myths about the traditional family and how issues such as location of the home,
income level, abuse, divorce, etc. impact the family.
VANISHING FATHER (THE). PBS Video, 1995. (Video/HQ/777.4/.V26/1995)
Looks at the social problem of fathers who fail to support their children as well as the controversy over those who
claim the children of single parents are more at risk.
VAQUERO: THE FORGOTTEN HERO. PBS, 1988. (Video/F/595/.V39/1988)
This documentary focuses on the present day lives of these men.
VERTIGO. Universal Studios, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.S87/V4/2001)
A detective with a fear of heights is drawn into a complex plot involving a woman who is apparently being driven
to suicide by one of her ancestors
VASSILY KANDINSKY. RM Arts, 1986. (Video/ND/699/.V37)
VATICAN COLLECTION-POPES & THEIR ART, NBC News, 1983. (Video/N/2940/.P66)
Shows and discusses art work from the Vatican collection.
VENGEANCE IS MINE. Home Vision, 1979. (Video/PN/1995.9/.H6/V4/1990)
Story of a murderer and rapist who eludes a nationwide dragnet while brazenly traveling throughout Japan
committing crime. Based on police records and the nonfiction work by author Ryuzo Saki on the actual case.
VIAJE DE CUERDAS=JOURNEY OF STRINGS. Foreign Ghosts Productions, 1997. (Video/ML/750/.V535/1997)
Film contains the music from and inspired by the movie Foreign Ghosts Trilogy. It traces the universal musical
heritage of stringed instruments, dating back to 13,500 B.C. to now. The Zhenge, Lute, Guitar and Santuri are
featured instruments.
VICTIMIZATION: ROLES AND RECOVERY. Lifeworks Communications, 1988.
(Video/RC/569.5/.C63/K441/No.3/1988)
Victim, offender, and collusive roles that occur in dysfunctional families supporting and continuing violence, the
violation of boundaries.
VICTIMS-CRIME FILE. National Institute of Justice, 1985. (Video/HV/6030/.C75/No.15)
VICTOR HERNANDEZ CRUZ. Lannan Foundation, 1989. (Video/PS/3553/.R8/V5/1989)
A selection of the poet’s works, read to an audience at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, with comments on his
personal style and philosophy.
VICTORY GARDEN TOURS: GREAT AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS, MIDWEST MOUNTAIN REGION. PBS,
1988. (Video/SB/453/.V539/1988)
VICTORY GARDEN TOURS: GREAT AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS, SOUTHERN REGION. PBS, 1988.
(Video/SB/453/.V538/1988)
Tour Longview Gardens, Magnolia Gardens and Cypress Gardens.
VICTORY GARDEN: ORGANIC GARDENING. PBS, 1988. (Video/SB/453/.V536/1988)
VICTORY GARDEN: POPULAR PERENNIALS. PBS, 1988. (Video/SB/453/.V537/1988)
Tours Denver Botanic Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden and Chicago Botanic Garden.
VIDEO POSTCARD OF PORTLAND, OREGON. Quantum Visions Inc., 1992. (Video/G/1494/.P4/V5/1992)
A look at Portland, Oregon. Views of Multonamah Falls, the Oregon Coast, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
vineyards, the Rose Gardens, Pittock Mansion, Lloyd Center and various restaurants, sports and recreational
activities.
VIETNAM, A TELEVISION HISTORY. Sony Video Corp., 1987. (Video/DS/558/.V5/1987)
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Thirteen part series on the Vietnam conflict, covering the history of Indochina, the French wars, and United States
involvement. Created from actual film footage from news and government archives.
VIRGINIA WOOLF, NOVELIST, 1882-1941. Kultur International Films, 1987. (Video/PR/6045/.O72/Z925/1987)
Traces the life, marriage, and literary career of English novelist Virginia Woolf, using contemporary drawings,
photographic stills and early portraits.
VISION: PREPARING FOR YOUR FUTURE. JIST Works, Inc., 1994. (Video/HF/5381/.V575/1994)
Why vision can make the difference between average and outstanding performance -- Five secrets shared by
visionaries like Henry Ford, Madamce C.J. Walker, and Helen Keller -- How vision differs from mission and goals -
- How you can master visioning skills and more.
VOICE MAIL JAIL: A NIGHTLINE FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIAL. ABC News, 1994. (Video/BJ/2195/.V6/1994)
A presentation demonstrating the pitfalls and frustrations of voice mail systems.
VOICES OF MEMORY. PBS, 1989. (Video/PN/6101/.P684/1989/No.4)
Moyers: The Power of the Word Series. A main subject of Gerald Stern’s poetry is memory. His poems resurrect
and reconstruct past experience. In his poetry, Sterns uses anything on his mind to reveal what lies beneath the
mind’s surface. His Jewish heritage provides him with inspiration and direction for his search.
VOLCANO. DK Vision, 1996. (Video/QE/521.1/.V64/1996)
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the geology of
continental drift and the origin of volcanoes, and to the influence of volcanic activity on human culture.
VOLCANO: NATURE’S INFERNO. National Geographic Video, 1997. (Video/QE/522/.V64/1997)
A firsthand look at volcanoes, including Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines and Japan’s Mount Unzen.
VOLCANO WATCHERS (THE). Pacific Arts Video, 1990. (Video/QE/522/.V65/1990)
For over 20 years, French scientists Maurice and Katia Krafft have risked their lives studying and filming the
awesome power of volcanoes. Join them as they travel to Italy, Hawaii, Iceland, Mexico, Japan and Africa in search
of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes.
VOLUNTEER ACTIVIES COUNT! JIST Works, Inc., 1998. (Video/HN/90/.V64/V65/1998)
Young people talk about the skills and knowledge which they gain through volunteer activities.
VOTE FOR ME: POLITICS IN AMERICA. The Center for New American Media, 1996. (Video/JK/1978/.V68/1996)
W. EUGENE SMITH: PHOTOGRAPHY MADE DIFFICULT. Home Vision, 1989. (Video/TR/140/.S627/W2/1989)
A profile of W. Eugene Smith as told through his photographs, interviews and dramatized sequences.
W.E.B. DU BOIS: A BIOGRAPHY IN FOUR VOICES. California Newsreel, 1997.
(DVD/E/185.97/.D73/W163/1997)
Four prominent African-American writers each narrate a period in the life of the sociologist and author, W.E.B. Du
Bois, and describe his impact on their work. They chronicle Du Bois’ role as a founder of the NAACP, organizer of
the first Pan-African Congress, editor of Crisis, a journal of the black cultural renaissance, and author of a series of
landmark sociological studies. Anathematized during the McCarthy years, Du Bois immigrated to Ghana, the first
independent African state, where he died.
W.E.B. DU BOIS: A BIOGRAPHY IN FOUR VOICES. California Newsreel, 1995.
(Video/E/185.97/.D73/W11/1994)
This definitive film biography restores Dr. W.E.B. du Bois to his rightful place as one of the commanding
intellectual figures of the 20 th century, a man whose writings still illuminate many of our most urgent social
problems. Du Bois' success in linking scholarship with activism makes him an inspiring role model for today's
students as they enter academic life.
WACO: THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. New Yorker Video, 2003. (DVD/BP/605/.B72/.W33/2003)
A documentary film about the series of events that occurred outside Waco, Texas in April 1993 in which 4 federal
agents were killed along with 86 men, women and children of the Brach Davidian compound.
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WAITING FOR GODOT. Applause, 1997. (Video/PR/6003/.E24/E51/1997)
Abandoning sequential action, excluding everything in the nature of plot and creating an atmosphere of non-logic,
Beckett brings the theatre of the absurd to its apogee.
WALLS OF MEXICO (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996. (Video/ND/2644/.W355/1996)
Looks at how pre-Columbian art influenced the wall paintings of three Mexican muralists (Diego Rivera, Juan
O’Gorman, Jose Clemente Orozco) and the architecture of Luis Barragan.
WAR AND PEACE-MUSIC IN TIME. Films for the Humanities, 1982. (Video/ML/197.5/.M86)
Covers music between the two World Wars.
WAR OF THE WORLDS. Paramount Home Video, 1953. (Video.PR/5774/.W31/1995)
H. G. Wells’ chilling story of the invasion of Earth by Martians. Mass evacuation begins in panic as nations unite
in an effort to repel the aliens.
WAR OF THE WORLDS. Paramount Home Video, 1953. (DVD/PR/5774/.W32/1999)
H. G. Wells’ chilling story of the invasion of Earth by Martians. Mass evacuation begins in panic as nations unite
in an effort to repel the aliens.
WAR ROOM (THE). Trimark Home Video, 1998. (DVD/E/886/.W3/1998)
Documentary about the Clinton presidential campaign, from the New Hampshire primary to the victory party 10
months later. At the center are the two men most responsible for Clinton’s victory – James Carville, the campaign
manager, and George Stephanopoulos, the communications director. This is a compelling portrait of the two men
and the skill and determination required to bring about a victory.
WARNING: THE MEDIA MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH. Media Watch, n.d.
(Video/HQ/1075.5/.W376)
This video informs the viewer about the dangers of media images that glamorize violence, fear and hatred between
the sexes. A wide variety of commercials are interwoven to create an insightful, dynamic and humorous look at
sexism in the 90’s.
WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR. Kirkwood Community College, 1986.
(Video/HF/5382/.C42/No.14)
WATERCOLOR BASICS. Crystal Productions, 2002. (Video/ND/2420/.W38/2002)
Tina Cintron discusses beginning watercolor techniques.
WATERCOLOR: MATERIALS AND BASIC TECHNIQUES. Crystal Video, 1998.
(Video/ND/2430/.W384/B76/1998)
Students explore the materials and properties of watercolor through a series of demonstrations and examples of
watercolor paintings. These include transparent and opaque watercolor, pigments, brushes, papers, washes, glazes,
and wet-in-wet techniques.
WATERCOLOR: SPECIAL TECHNIQUES. Crystal Video, 2998. (Video/ND/2420/.W38/B7/1998)
This program expands on the concepts presented in Watercolor: materials and basic techniques. These concepts and
techniques are shown through a series of demonstrations to show students how to use drybrush to create textures,
glazes to reinforce colors, and combining different techniques. Also, experimental techniques with “non-painting”
tools and materials are shown.
WATERWORLD. MCA Universal Home Video, 1995. (Video/PS/3553/.O4753/W381/1996)
In a future where Earth is covered with water, the human race struggles to survive on dilapidated boats and
makeshift floating cities call atolls. When a mysterious drifter/adventurer known as the mariner gets caught up in
the struggle between the evil Deacon and a young girl and her adoptive mother, he finds himself catapulted into an
explosive war of good vs. evil.
WATERWORLD. Universal Home Video, 1995. (Video/PS/3553/.O4753/W382/1997)
DVD - In a future where Earth is covered with water, the human race struggles to survive on dilapidated boats and
makeshift floating cities call atolls. When a mysterious drifter/adventurer known as the mariner gets caught up in
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the struggle between the evil Deacon and a young girl and her adoptive mother, he finds himself catapulted into an
explosive war of good vs. evil.
WAY IT IS: AFTER THE DIVORCE. Churchill Films, 1982. (Video/HQ/814/.W38)
Although 12-year-old Helen’s parents were divorced two years ago, she has the unrealistic hope they will reconcile.
When her father cancels a much-anticipated visit, her real feelings surface. After confronting her hurt and anger,
Helen finally learns to accept the way it is.
WAY OF THE WIZARD (THE). Mystic Fire Video, 1995. (Video/BF/637/.S4/W391/1995)
Dr. Chopra uses Merlin’s ancient path as a guide to help people transcend ordinary reality and open their minds to
the value of spiritual transformation in everyday life.
WAY OF THE WORLD (THE), Insight Media, 1990. (Video/PR/3364/.W39/1990)
Dramatization of William Congreve’s play, a peek at the foibles of an unusual group of characters as a romance
builds towards marriage.
WAY THINGS GO (THE). First Run Features, 2002. (DVD/NX/456.5/.P38/W39/2002)
A chain reaction of objects that applies the principles of cause and effect, gravity, chemistry, water, gas propulsion
and vector propagation to produce the chain reaction.
WAYANG KULIT: THE SHADOW PUPPET THEATRE OF JAVA. American Gamelan Institute, 1997.
(Video/PN/1979/.S5/W3/1997)
Presentation of the Javanese shadow puppet play Wayang Kulit.
WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. PBS Video. (Video/HN/59/.M3/Pt.2/1991)
Chronicles the years 1960-64, when the civil rights movement and John F. Kennedy inspired
idealism in college students. The program explores the impact of the Cuban missile crisis, the assassination of John
F. Kennedy and the 1963 March on Washington.
WE SHALL OVERCOME. California Newsreel, 1989. (Video/M/1670/.W3/1989)
Narrated by Harry Belafonte, provides a history of the song, We Shall Overcome, and its influence on the civil
rights movement.
WEATHER (THE). Warner Home Video, 2003. (Video/QC/981/.W43/2003)
Investigative reporter Donald MacIntyre is blasted, roasted, frozen and soaked on his expedition to the heart of the
weather.
WEATHERING & EROSION. TMW Media Group, 2003. (DVD/QE/570/.W43/2003)
Explores how the surface of the earth constantly struggles with the elements. Wind, running water, gravity and
temperature changes break down rock formations and carry away material to build up deltas, beaches geosynclines
and dunes. Video was filmed all over America.
WEB RESUMES AND OTHER NON-TRADITIONAL FORMATS. Cambridge Educational, 1999.
(Video/HF/5383/.W43/1999)
WEIGHT OF OBESITY: BALANCED REALITY. Fanlight Productions, 2005. (DVD/RC/628/.W44/2005)
Obesity is second only to smoking as the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. Minority and
low-income communities has been the hardest hit. Ironically, in the midst of this epidemic, American families are
chronically undernourished. This documentary takes an accessible, non-clinical approach that communicates the
serous consequences of obesity, while also offering strategies for change.
WEND KUUNI = GOD’S GIFT. Kino on Video, 1990. (Video/DT/555.45/.M67/W4/1990)
An abandoned young child is adopted by a peddler and named Gift of God.
WEST SIDE STORY. MGM/UA Home Video, 2000. (Video/M/1500/.B53/W4/2000)
A modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, set in the Puerto Rican section of New York City.
WEST SIDE STORY. MGM Home Entertainment, 1998. (Video/M/1500/.B53/W4/1998)
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This musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks
and the Jets, in New York in the 1950s. A young woman who is sister to the Sharks leader has her first taste of love
with the former head of the Jets.
WEST WING (THE). Warner Home Video, 2003. (DVD/PN/1997/.W478/2003)
Headed by President Josiah Bartlet, demonstrates that office politics are the same everywhere; things just have
greater repercussions when your office happens to be the White House. Stories surround the President; his deputy
communications secretary, C. J. Cregg; the chief of staff recovering boozehound Leo McGarry, who sacrifices his
marriage to his career. Among the global crises Bartlet must finesse are a nuclear showdown between India and
Pakistan, an American plane shot down by terrorists, and another downed U.S. plane in Iraq.
WESTERN GREAT LAKES. AAA, 1991. (Video/F/551/.W478/1991)
Travel Video Series. Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
WETLANDS (THE). View Video, 1994. (Video/QH/541.5/.M3/W4/1994)
Explores swamps and marshes through the stories of people working to protect the land they love.
WHAT ABOUT JEFFERSON: THE LEGACY OF THOMAS JEFFERSON. Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
1995. (Video/E/332/.L432/1995)
Bork, Horton, and Onuf discuss Jefferson’s principles and the impact they have had on American politics.
WHAT CHILDREN NEED IN ORDER TO READ. DeBeck Educational Video, 1998.
(VHS/LB/1140.5/.R4/W43/1998)
Presents what children need to know about reading before first grade, including the letters of the alphabet, the sound
structure of language, and the pleasure of books.
WHAT DO I SAY NOW? HOW TO HELP PROTECT YOUR CHILD FROM SEXUAL ABUSE. Committee for
Children, 1996. (Video/HQ/71/.W53/1996)
The video gives parents advice and instruction to prevent child abuse.
WHAT IS A MARRIAGE? Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/HQ/503/.L61/2001)
The institution of marriage is facing strong challenges in the 21 st century, as diversity and inclusively continue to
reshape its underlying principles. Supported by some and opposed by others, issues such as same-sex marriages and
the raising of families outside of marriage are ongoing sources of debate. Can marriage evolve? This program
focuses on the efforts of religion and society to redefine and strengthen the marriage relationship.
WHAT IS A PRICE?: BASIC IDEAS IN ECONOMIC LITERACY. Learning Seed Company, 2006.
(DVD/HB/74.5/.W42/2006)
Viewers will learn how prices are assigned to objects, who benefits from them, and how prices can influence a
shopper’s choice of purchase.
WHAT JENNIFER SAW. PBS Video, 1997. (Video/RA/1057.55/.W437/1997)
Examines the use of DNA fingerprinting in forensics and one case in which a man spent 11 years in prison based on
witness testimony only to be freed on the strength of DNA evidence.
WHAT WOMEN WANT. Paramount, 2001. (DVD/PN/1995/.9/.M27/W4/2001)
A cocky, chauvinistic ad agency exec (Gibson) magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking. He
puts this to especially good use with his new superior (Hunt), whose job he was in line to get. Then competition
turns into romance.
WHAT WORKS-RESEARCH & POLICE-CRIME FILE II SERIES. National Institute of Justice, 1987.
(Video/HV/6030/.C752/No.10)
WHAT YOU ARE IS WHERE YOU WERE WHEN. Video Publishing House, c1975. (BF/778/.W5/1975)
Examines the establishment of value systems in people, based on where and when they were raised.
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CHILDHOOD? Churchill Films, 1983. (Video/HQ/773/.W53)
Childhood, as today’s adults knew it, no longer exists. Early exposure to the pressures of drug usage and changing
sexual morality, along with a new indifference to, and participation in criminal behavior is forcing our children into
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becoming adults at a younger age. Both young people and adults tell their stories and explore our changing society
in this powerful, fast-moving documentary.
WHAT’S UP, TIGER LILY? Image Entertainment, 2003. In comic Woody Allen's film debut, he took the Japanese
action film "International Secret Police: Key of Keys" and re-dubbed it, changing the plot to make it revolve around
a secret egg salad recipe.
WHEEL ALIGNMENT. Meridian Education Corporation, 1991. (Video/TL/152/.M47)
Introduction to equipment and procedures used in automotive wheel alignment for cars and trucks. Shows several
types of alignment racks. Covers steering and suspension component inspection.
WHEEL BEARING SERVICE, CONVENTIONAL. Meridian Education Corporation, 1990. (Video/TL/152/.M47)
Demonstrates how to remove, service and replace conventional automotive wheel bearings. Shows how to service a
non-driving tapered wheel bearing and a solid rear axle bearing. Teaches how to remove and install the races and
seals associated with these bearings. Geared to foreign and domestic wheel bearings. Teaches proper bearing
removal and installation procedures.
WHEEL BEARING SERVICE; FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. Meridian Education Corporation. 1995.
(Video/TL/152/.M47)
Summarizes and explains the most common methods used to service wheel bearings in a front wheel drive car.
Covers inspecting the replacing wheel bearings and seals. Describes safety rules to be followed when servicing
these particular types of wheel bearings.
WHEN ABORTION WAS ILLEGAL: UNTOLD STORIES. Bullfrog Films, 1992. (Video/HQ/767/.W536/1992)
Oral histories of women who had abortions during a time when it was illegal, covering the physical, emotional and
legal consequences of what was once a criminal act.
WHEN CHILDREN GRIEVE. Feeling Find Productions, Released by Churchill Films, 1987.
(Video/BF/575/.G7/W546)
Explores the effects of the death of a parent on a child. Interviews with children both before and after their parent’s
death as well as children’s group therapy sessions provide an understanding of the fear, anger, guilt, and aloneness
children feel at the death of their mother or father. Health professionals explain the importance of sharing with
children the reality of a parent’s health condition, and of preparing them, in some cases, for the inevitability of
death.
WHEN GEORGE SPEAKS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR ANALYZING AND RESOLVING CONFLICT IN AND
OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. Lorain County Community College, 1997. (Video/LB/2331.W53/1997)
This video shows 5 short scenarios of typical problems and issues that many experience in the teaching/learning
process.
WHEN LIFE BEGINS. CRM/McGraw-Hill, n.d. (Video/QH/471/.W54)
Examines birth and reproduction in detail. Explores the process of reproduction in fish, birds, and a variety of
mammals.
WHEN THE BAY AREA QUAKES. Univ. of California, 1991. (Video/QE/535.2/.U6/W48/1991).
Imprint and distribution information from transmittal sheet.
WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS: THE TROUBLE WITH EVAN. PBS Video, 1995. (Video/HQ/755.55/.W445/1995)
Explores the bound between parents and children and the profound implications for children’s behavior later in life
if that attachment is hampered”.
WHEN THE WHITE MAN CAME. Films for the Humanities, 1986. (Video/E/77/.W81/1986)
There were more than a million Indians living in North America when whites arrived. This program describes life
among the major tribes.
WHERE DID THE COLORADO GO? Time-Life Multimedia, 1976. (Video/F/788/.W547)
Discusses the problems that have resulted from man’s interference in the natural flow of the Colorado River and
examines possible solutions.
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WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S AN "A”. HOW TO GET BETTER GRADES IN COLLEGE. Chesterbrook
Educational Publishers, 1988. (Video/LB/2395/.W547/1988)
WHERE’S POPPA? MGM Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.C55/W44/2002)
A Jewish lawyer’s aged mother constantly harm his love life, and he considers various means of getting rid of her.
WHITE OLEANDER. Warner Home Video, 2002. (DVD/PS/3556/.I8155/W47/2003)
Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to
intimidate and manipulate men. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual and
mystery-but their idyll is shattered when Astrid’s mother falls apart over a lover. White Oleander is the
unforgettable story of Astrid’s journey though a series of foster homes and her efforts to find a place for herself in
impossible circumstances.
WHO WERE THE ISRAELITES? Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Inc., 1993. (Video/BS/1295.2/.W46/1993)
Today’s archaeologists are challenging the books of the Old Testament as historical documents. This program
looks at the events depicted in the Book of Joshua, particularly the conquest of the Promised Land by the Israelites.
WHOLE LANGUAGE LEARNING. National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1990.
(Video/LB/1576/.W5)
Featuring an interview with expert Jerry Oglan and classroom examples of whole language learning, this video
explores the role of the teacher/parent in language development and the use of the whole language philosophy in an
early childhood classroom.
WHOLE LANGUAGE MOVEMENT (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1991.
(Video/LB/1139.5/.L35/W465/1991)
An introduction to whole language. Viewers learn how whole language serves the needs of educators,
administrators, and students, and gain an appreciation of the philosophy and techniques of whole language.
WHY AMERICA HATES THE PRESS. PBS Video, 1996. (Video/P/96/.P83/W5/1996)
Through the eyes of a few key journalists, this program explores the dynamics of the news business and its
troubling impact on American politics.
WHY SUICIDE? PBS, 1986. (Video/HV/6546/.W59/1986)
Every 90 minutes an American teenager commits suicide. The four teens in this video, all whom have attempted
suicide, share their insights into this experience, noting they tried to take their own lives when they were lonely,
depressed, or craving attention.
WHY THE HATE? Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/DS/35.62/.W5/2001)
This timely ABC News program explores the missed emotions felt by many Muslins toward the U.S. Topics of the
agenda include American culture, often perceived as offensive, and U.S. foreign policy, frequently viewed as
threatening.
WHY THE TOWERS FELL. WGBH Boston Video, 2002. (DVD/HV/6432/.W49/2002)
For most people the image of the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, was not only a
scene of unforgettable horror, it was a moment of unimaginable consequence. This follows a blue ribbon team of
forensic engineers as they begin searching for clues that would tell them why the towers fell. From detailed
examination of the buildings original design to the relentless process of searching the scrap steel yards and Ground
Zero itself for evidence.
WIDE SARGASSO SEA. New Line Home Entertainment, 2003. (DVD/PN/1997/.W53/2003)
On a plantation in the lush Blue Mountains of Jamaica, young lovers are swept into a ménage of black magic and
erotic obsession that spirals into a climax of seduction, betrayal, and ultimately revenge.
WILD AT HEART. MGM Home Entertainment, 2004. (DVD/PN/1997/.W553/2004)
Two young lovers are on the run from their nasty mother.
WILD BUNCH (THE). Warner Home Video, 1997. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.W4/W553/1997)
The brutal story of violent men who lived during the Mexican revolution in the year 1913. It portrays a band of
magnificent losers in a dying lawless West.
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WILD GOOSE (THE). Films Inc. 1975. (Video/RA/999/.A35/W5/1975)
A hilarious satiric comedy about a misanthropic old man confirmed in a straitlaced nursing facility. The puckish,
fiercely independent oldster spends most of his time trying to circumvent the rules and regulations and the nurses
who enforce them. His rebellion is complete when he contrives a wheelchair motorized by a power lawn mower.
Disrupting the entire home, he makes a slapstick escape and gleefully putt-putts down the road to freedom.
WILD INDONESIA. Tigress Productions, 1999. (Video/DS/634/.W55/1999)
Wild Indonesia explores this spectacular archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, stretching 3,000 miles from Asia
to Australia. The program captures Indonesia's dazzling natural diversity and ancient cultures in a breathtaking
journey to one of the world's last wild frontiers.
WILD WEST TECH: GAMBLING TECH. A & E Home Video 2004. (VHS/F/596/.W5543/2004)
Describes such legendary frontier gamblers as George Devol and “Canada” Bill Jones, Wyatt Earp and Doc
Holliday. Learn the rules of the games they played, and see how the pros circumvented them in order to deliver
winning hands. Examine the weaponry that was as much a part of the gambler’s kit as a deck of cards, for theirs
was an era when there was rarely such a thing as a friendly game.
WILD WEST TECH: HUNTING TECH. A & E Home Video, 2004. (VHS/F/596/.W5548/2004)
Describes the stories behind weapons like the Dowie knife and the Sharps “big fifty” gun. Looks at Wyatt Earp,
Bill Hickok and Sheriff Pat Garrett.
WILD WEST TECH: NATIVE AMERICAN TECH. A & E Home Video, 2004. (VHS/E/78/.W5/W55/2004)
Examines the lives of leaders including Geronimo, Crazy Horse, Red Cloud and Sitting Bull. Describes the
decimation of Custer’s 7 th Cavalry at Little Big Horn and the Cheyenne sacking of Julesburg. Explore how
medicine men and surgeons tended to the tribes and their warriors.
WILD WEST TECH: WESTERN TOWNS. A & E Home Video, 2004. (VHS/F/596/.W559/2004)
Period photos, first-person accounts and visits to surviving ghost towns offer a window into the world of the Old
West. Describes how advertisers pitched life in the West to an unwitting public and how towns sprang up along the
shifting frontier. Discusses frontier settlements and how these outposts survived attacks, wild weather and
lawlessness. Details what life was like in the saloons and stockyards.
WILL MARRIAGE SURVIVE? Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. (Video/HQ/503/.L63/2001)
Topping a million a year, the number of divorces in the United States has tripled since 1960, and one in three babies
in American today is being born to single parents. A growing body of evidence suggests that these trends are
threatening the very fabric of society. Is it too late to infuse new life into a time-honored relationship? This
program spotlights the efforts of those committed to saving and promoting the institution of marriage.
WILLIAM BLAKE. Films for the Humanities, 1996. (Video/PR/4146/.W55/1996)
This program examines Blake's artistic achievement and continuing appeal, with Peter Ackroyd, Blake's latest
biographer, as guide.
WILLIAM FAULKNER. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996. (Video/PS/3511/.A86/W555/1996)
Using excerpts from his writings and exploring the influence of the South on his work, this video examines William
Faulkner’s career and work.
WILLIAM PRICE FOX. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987/No.115)
Storytelling comes very naturally to William Price Fox. Frequently he answers questions, particularly those about
writing, with a story. In this program the author explains how he uses dialect and humor. Fox delivers his views on
what makes a good story and a good writer; the value of notebooks and journals, and the nature of humor and its
relationship to tragedy.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: LIFE OF DRAMA. Satel Documentary Production for A & E Network, 1996.
(Video/PR/2894/.W546/1996)
A biography of the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: POET & DRAMATIST. Kulture International Films, 1993.
(Video/PR/2900/.W54/1993)
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Draws on old maps, contemporary drawings and paintings, portraits and other archive material to present an outline
of the life of William Shakespeare and to convey a picture of the social and historical background to his writing.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S AS YOU LIKE IT. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 1999.
(DVD/PR/2803/.A2/Q5/1999)
An adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s comedies about the star-crossed lovers Orlando and Rosalind.
WILLIAM STAFFORD’S WHAT THE RIVER SAYS. Heinemann Educational Books, 1989.
(Video/PS/3537/.T143/W55/1989)
WILLIAM STYRON. PBS, 1987. (Video/PS/536.2/.W757/1987/No.113)
At the age of 26, William Styron rocketed into the ranks of the major American writers with the publication of Lie
Down in Darkness, a best seller which also won the prestigious Prix de Rome. He has gone on to win a Pulitzer
Prize for The Confessions of Nat Turner and greater notoriety with the best seller and the movie, Sophie’s Choice.
Styron explains how he attempts to strike a balance in his novels between researched information and visions from
his imagination.
WILLIAMSBURG FILE. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1978. (Video/F/234/.W577)
Archaeology and eighteenth-century restoration.
WILLIE DIXON. Yazoo Video, 1992. (Video/M/1366/.M34/1992)
Willie Dixon was considered the “poet laureate: of Chicago blues. Here he performs: 29 Ways, I Think I Got the
Blues, It Don’t Make Sense, Crazy For My Baby, Spoonful, Gonna Rock This House Tonight and T’ain’t Nobody’s
Business.
WIND. Schlessinger Media, 1998. (Video/QC/981.3/.W563/1998)
Students will learn about the roles of the sun, temperature and air pressure in creating wind.
WIND GRASS SONG: THE VOICE OF OUR GRANDMOTHERS. Women Make Movies, 1989.
(Video/F/699/.W563/1989)
A film records the voices of the elderwomen of Oklahoma as they recount their participation in the settlement of the
Great Plains. Based on interviews with native Oklahoma women from age 85 to 101, the film gives a vision of the
experiences of women in the early days of plains settlement, and the mark living on the wide open prairies left on
their lives.
WINDOWS TO THE WORLD-THAILAND. IVN Communications, 1995. (Video/DS/566.2/.T5/1995)
Looks at the history, geography, economy and culture of Thailand.
WINDOWS TO THE WORLD-VIETNAM. IVN Communications, 1995. (Video/DS/556.39/.W5/1995)
Looks at the history, geography, economy and culture of Vietnam.
WINDTALKERS. MGM Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.W3/W5/2002)
A battle-weary Marine is assigned to guard – and ultimately befriends – a young Navajo soldier who has been
trained to be a code talker. This code, the Navajo code, and the men who knew the code, were to be guarded as they
went into action. It was the unspoken duty of the Marine to kill the Navajo soldier before he could be taken
prisoner of war by the Japanese. This is the one wartime code that was never broken by the enemy.
WINGS OF DESIRE. MGM Home Entertainment 2003. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.F67/.W564/2003)
A romantic fantasy about an angel who wishes he were mortal and is willing to fall from the sky if it means a
chance to fall in love. Set in modern day Berlin, the film follows angel Damiel’s path from heavenly flight to
earthly delight in a manner that’s comical, touching and entertaining.
WISDOM OF FAITH (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996. (Video/BL/80.2/.W573/1996/pt.2)
Huston Smith relates his experiences with the world’s greatest religions and attempts to show how all of these
“wisdom traditions” share fundamental truths.
WISDOM OF THE DREAM. Public Media Video, 1989. (Video/BF/173/.J85/W5/1989)
A look at the life and psychological theories of the great Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung.
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WIZARD OF OZ (THE). Warner Home Video, 1999. (Video/PS/3503/.A723/W59/1999)
Musical fantasy tale about a little Kansas girl named Dorothy who visits the magical land of Oz.
WIZARD OF PHOTOGRAPHY (THE). WGBH Educational foundation, 2000. (Video/TR/140/.E3/W59/2000)
Dramatizes the life story of Eastman as he fought relentlessly to create and then dominate the consumer camera
market.
WO HU CANG LONG. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2001. (DVD/PN/1997/.C76/2001)
Set in 19 th century China, two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green
Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocratic woman prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her
superior fighting talents and her romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face to face with their
worst enemy, and the enduring power of love.
WOMEN, A TRUE STORY. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1997. (HQ/1236/.W65/1997)
Reveals the heart, mind, and soul of half of the world’s human population—women. In each program, women from
around the world tell their personal stories and discuss the burning issues facing all women today.
WOMEN AND CIGARETTES: FATAL ATTRACTION. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003.
(DVD/RC/567/.W66/2003)
Smoking among young women in the United States is increasing. This program explores the reasons that women
are attracted to smoking as well as the medical consequences of this addiction. A group of women smokers watch
the report together with Dr. Nancy Snyderman and discuss their reactions to the information it provides.
WOMEN AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Altschul Group Corp. 1994. (Video/HV/6626.23/.W664/1994)
A program designed to make women aware of domestic violence, what can be done to prevent it, and to deal with it.
WOMEN AND ISLAM. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1994. (Video/BP/134/.W6/W61/1994)
Leila Ahmed argues the case for revision of the widely-held views of the Islamic world about the role of women,
using examples from history and the role played by women in the contemporary society. She explains the origin of
the veil, and discusses the issue of marriage and women’s rights within marriage.
WOMEN OF HOPE: LATINAS ABRIENDO CAMINO: TWELVE GROUND BREAKING LATIN WOMEN. Films
for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996. (Video/E/184/.S75/W654/1996)
Profiles the lives of 12 Latinas who have broken new ground in their lives and achievements, including Mirian
Colón, Nydia Valázaquez, and Sandra Cisneros.
WOMEN WORKING IN LITERATURE. Poetry Center, 1992. (Video/PS/147/.W872/1992)
Contemporary women writers read their own works.
WONDER BOYS. Paramount Pictures, 200. (DVD/PS/3553/.H15/W6/2000)
During a single weekend, college professor Grady Tripp scrambles to gather together a life that has suddenly reeled
out of control. An unfinished novel, a stolen car, a murdered pet and a failing marriage are just a few of the crises
piling up.
WONDER’S ARE MANY-SPACESHIP EARTH. Hawkhill Associates, 1973. (Video/QB/981/S6/Pt.1)
This series is designed to show how all things in the universe are interconnected.
WONDERS OF THE AFRICAN WORLD. PBS Home Video, 1999. (Video/DT/14/.G385/1999/Pts. 1-3)
Pt. 1, Black Kingdoms of the Nile & The Swahili Coast. Pt. 2, The Slave Kingdoms & The Holy Land. Pt. 3, The
Road to Timbuktu & Lost Cities of the South.
WOODROW WILSON: RELUCTANT WARRIOR. A & E Home Video, 1996. (Video/E/767/.W66/1996)
Surveys the life of Woodrow Wilson, the President responsible for the Federal Reserve Bank, American
involvement in World War I and the League of Nations.
WORD SHOP (THE): FOLK TALES. PBS, 1976. (Video/PZ/8.2/.W67/1976)
Program designed to provide concrete opportunities for primary school children to practice developing their
language skills.
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WORDPERFECT FOR WINDOWS 95, VERSION 7.0. Video Professor Industries, 1997.
(Video/Z/52.5/.W65/V5/1997)
How to create professional looking documents in just an hour.
WORKING CLASSICAL. PBS Home Video, 2000. (Video/ML/410/.M115/W67/2000)
Hosted by Sir Paul McCartney, Working Classical features string quartet arrangements of some of his best-known
songs and three orchestral pieces.
WORKING IN A LAW OFFICE: AN INTRODUCTION. THE BAR, 1996. (VIDEO/KF/305/.W6/1996)
WORKING WITH PESTICIDES. Idea Bank, 1987. (Video/SB/950/.W67)
WORKSTATION WORKOUT: ERGO EXERCISES FOR COMPUTER USERS. Enliten Video Publishing, 2000.
(Video/RM/725/.W67/2000)
Workstation workout includes 33 simple, easy-to-use exercises that you can do at your compute—or virtually
anywhere—to help ease tension, strengthen key muscles and reduce your risk of repetitive stress injuries.
WORLD (THE). Landmark Films, 1983-85. (Video/D/23/.W674/1991)
A comprehensive history of the world from the emergence of early hominids to the mid-1980s.
WORLD, A TELEVISION HISTORY (THE). Network Television, 1991. (Video/D/23/.W674/1991)
A comprehensive history of the world from the emergence of early hominids to the mid 1980's.
WORLD, A TELEVISION HISTORY (THE). Landmark Films, 1985. (Video/DS/752/.W6/1985)
Relates how the Mongol warrior Kublai Khan brought the whole of China under foreign rule for the first time and
tells how the Ming Buildt the Great Wall. Describes Japan under the Karmakura and Ashikage shogunates and
covers the influence of Zen Buddhism in the culture of the period.
WORLD ACCORDING TO JOHN COLTRANE (THE). BMG Video, 1991. (Video/ML/419/.C655/1991)
Documents the career and music of John Coltrane, the most innovative and influential jazz saxophonist of the
1960s.
WORLD AT WAR (THE): THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. Thames Television:
Home Box Office, 2001. (DVD/D/743.23/.W64/2001)
An historical collection in words and film of the World War II.
WORLD OF ISLAM (THE): FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM. Films for the Humanities, 198? (Video/BP/50/.W67)
WORLD OF ISLAM (THE): ISLAM TODAY. Films for the Humanities, 198? (Video/BP/50/.W68)
The conflicts between traditional values and modern lifestyles, between vast wealth and poverty.
WORLD WAR II WITH WALTER CRONKITE. Fox Video, 1996. (Video/D/753.3/.W675/1996)
Using contemporary footage and commentary from Walter Cronkite who was a war correspondent, this series
documents the greatest and most destructive war ever waged, World War II.
WORLD WAR II: THE PROPAGANDA BATTLE. PBS, 1984. (Video/E/740/.W355/1984/No.9)
Journalist Bill Moyers studies the principles and psychological effects of propaganda and provides rare interviews
with Frank Capro and Fritz Hippler.
WOZZECK: AN OPERA IN THREE ACTS AND FIFTEEN SCENES. Public Media Home Vision, 1987.
(Video/M/1500/.B4/W6/1987)
The story encompasses the gruesome detail, horror, passion, and torment that characterized works of the German
Expressionist movement. Wozzeck is an impoverished soldier driven insane by his manipulative superiors and his
mistress’ infidelity. In a jealous rage, he stabs her, then drowns when he tries to wash the blood from his hands.
WRIGHT STUFF (THE). WGBH Boston Video, 2003. (DVD/TL/540/.W7/W75/2003)
The all-American story of two Midwestern boys who truly believed they could fly, Orville and Wilbur Wright.
Discover little-known facts about these visionary brothers and their flying machines that changed the world.
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WRITE COURSE (THE). Dallas County Community College District, 1984. (Video/PE/1408/.I67/1984)
Telecourse--Provides the student with an overview of the course material and explains how to use this information
as a learning experience.
WRITING RESUMES THAT SELL. Administrative Management Society, 1987? (Video/HF/5382.7/.C37/No.6)
Career strategies - from job hunting to moving up by Marilyn Moats Kennedy.
WRONG STUFF (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990. (Video/LA/217.2/.W766/1990)
Illustrates how old assumptions about school administration, teaching methods, and testing are being challenged,
and investigates what is wrong with the system and positive experiments that are taking place.
Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN. Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1995.9/.F67/Y2/2002)
Two teens set off on a wild cross-country trip with seductive, 28 year old Luisa. Lisa schools them in the finer
points of passion, but will their mutual desire for her destroy their friendship forever?
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY. Warner Home Video, 2003. (DVD/PN/1997/.Y36/2003)
This story of composer George M. Cohan is on the AFI’s 100 Films list, nominated for 8 Academy Awards.
YEHUDI MENUHIN: THE VIOLIN OF THE CENTURY. EMI Classics, 2000. (DVD/ML/418/.M27/Y4/2000)
A film about Yehudi Menuhin’s career, including his first steps into the limelight as a child, his development into a
star violinist, expansion into jazz and Indian music, his close family ties, and his great humanity to those less
fortunate than himself.
YELLOW WALLPAPER (THE). Women Make Movies, Inc., (Video/PS/1744/.G57/Y4)
Based on the short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman written in 1890 about a women’s gradual mental breakdown
as a result of confinement and denial of her creative energies by her husband and doctors.
YELLOW WALLPAPER (THE). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004. (DVD/PS/1744/.G57/Y45/2004)
The story of a woman who feels oppressed by marriage and motherhood. While taking a rest cure she becomes
obsessed with the wallpaper and begins to imagine that there is a woman behind the paper.
YIN SHI NAN NÜ = EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN. MGM Home Entertainment, 2002. (DVD/PN/1997/.E28/2002)
A retired master chef and widower is worried about the future of his three unmarried daughters who are skeptical
about marriage. Yet he himself surprises them with is secret love affair with a young woman many years his junior.
YOSEMITE, A GIFT OF CREATION. International Video Entertainment, 1988. (Video/F/868/.Y61/1988)
Explores the natural beauty of Yosemite National Park. Includes Yosemite Falls, Bridalveil Falls, El Capitan,
Yosemite Valley.
YOU CAN’T SAY THAT!: WHAT’S HAPPENING TO FREE SPEECH? Films for the Humanities & Science, 2003.
(DVD/JC/591/.Y68/2003)
Who determines when one person’s right to expression must give way to another’s sense of propriety? ABC News
correspondent John Stossel000 looks at growing constraints on free speech made in the interest of protecting the
public from offense.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING. Aquarius Production, 1998. (Video/RA/644/.A25/Y68/1998)
This engages viewers with the stories of a Bronx-based community organization that is fighting the spread of AIDS
through programs including needle exchange.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND AA. AA World Services, 1988. (Video/HV/5135/.Y6/1988)
Uses the first-person accounts of four teenage alcoholics in order to show the recovery process found in AA.
YOUR FIRST JOB INTERVIEW. TMW Media Group, 2005. (DVD/HF/55495/.I6/.Y687/2005)
First-time job seekers will learn how to dress for interviews, how to deal with stress, how to sell themselves, and
how to follow up. They’ll learn the important of self-confidence and what employers look for during interviews,
especially becoming aware of interviewer’s cues. Discussion includes the post-interview process.
YOUR LIFE'S WORK. JIST Works, Inc., 1994. (Video/HQ/2037/.Y687/1994/no.1)
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YOUR OWN BUSINESS, GETTING STARTED. River Road Productions, 1994. (Video/HD/62.7/.Y687/1994)
Guidelines for setting up a small business. Entrepreneurs discuss how knowledge, money, determination and the
willingness to take risks relate to success.
YOUR TURN: WORKING IT OUT: THE FUTURE OF THE FAMILY. Court TV, 1998. (Video/HQ/515/.Y68/1998)
This is one segment of a series of shows that uses a panel discussion and audience participation format consisting of
young adults. Each session debates one specific social issue that affects youth. This segment is about the future of
the family.
YUGOSLAVIA, DEATH OF A NATION. Discovering Channel Video, 1996. (Video/DR/1313/.S55/1996/ Pt. 1-3)
Episode 1, The Cracks Appear; Episode 2, Descent Into War; Episode 3, No Escape; Episode 4, The Collapse
of Unity; Episode 4, The Gates of Hell.
YUME=DREAMS. Warner Home Video, 2003. (DVD/PN/1997/.D74/2003)
Eight episodes exploring many aspects of humankind and man’s need to harmonize with nature. Based on Akira
Kurosawa’s actual dreams.
ZAPOTECAS Y MIXTECAS: PUEBLOS DE LAS NUBES. Servicios de Produccion Audiovisual, 1991.
(Video/F/1219.1 .O11/Z37/1991)
From Monté Albán, a city of stone located in the Valley of Oaxaca, this documentary presents two pre-columbian
cultures of Mexico—the Zapotec and Mixtec.
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