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Series
Publisher
Medici Arts
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Limited edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This program profiles, with first-hand observation and historical detail, the pivotal people and places in American jazz. Includes archive footage of performances by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, and many other important artists.
2) The symphony
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (1,080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 3 course guidebooks (various pagings ; 22 cm).
Language
English
Description
A twenty-four lecture course that traces the development of the symphony from its roots in the opera of the Baroque period to the present.
Publisher
Great Musical Treasure
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (228 min.) : sound, some color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
One of the most comprehensive films about the Hollywood musical ever produced. Screen and television icon Shirley Jones hosts this entertaining and historical document illustrated by extraordinary clips and fabulous interviews.
Publisher
Vulcan Productions
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
7 DVDs (approximately 13 hours) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
A seven-part television series of personal and impressionistic films, viewed through the lens of seven world-famous directors, capturing the essence of blues music and delving into its global influence, from its roots in Africa to its inspirational role in today's music.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A global journey to find out why heavy metal music has been consistently stereotyped, dismissed and condemned and yet is loved so passionately by its millions of fans.
Publisher
Kino Video
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
7 video cassettes (623 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
A collection of twenty individual full length films representative of the British Documentary Film Movement. The films cover the twenty-two year period of British documentary production starting with the works of the E.M.B. (Empire Marketing Group) and continue through the postwar era.
Publisher
AMC Studios
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (4 hr., 12 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eli Roth explores the dark power and wicked fun of scary movies, the craft that went into making them and the ways that horror films reflect the anxieties of their times. The themes include Houses of Hell, Monsters, Body Horror, Witches, Chilling Children, and Classic Horror. Interviewees include Stephen King, Quentin Tarantino, Jordan Peele and more.
Publisher
AMC Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (252 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The evolution of Hollywood horror films gets an affectionate appreciation from one of the recent genre maestros, as the AMC documentary series by writer/director Eli Roth slashes into the on-screen odysseys of zombies, vampires, ghosts, and more.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
10 DVDs (approximately 19 hrs.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
10 episodes tracing the history of jazz from its roots in the African-American community of New Orleans to its heights and continuing presence.
12) Country music
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
8 DVDs (approximately 16 hours) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, viewers will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century as it eventually emerged to become America's music. Features never-before-seen footage and photographs, plus interviews with more...
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 161 pages ; 20 cm).
Language
English
Description
This course covers the 200-year evolution of American music theater, including the minstrel era, the vaudeville era, the age of ragtime, the revue, and the book musical. Because recorded examples of music from recent Broadway musicals are readily available in retail stores, these are used less frequently here than the older, rarer recordings, without which most listeners would have little knowledge of the sound of the early musicals. The shows chosen...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Standard version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (68 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Clips from noir classics and little-known gems, plus interviews with modern noir aficionados like directors Christopher Nolan and Frank Miller, writers James Ellroy and Brian Helgeland and others shape this multifaceted exploration of the movie style that grew out of the hard realities of post-World War II life"--Container.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lewis Black's hilarious journey uncovers where jokes come from, what inspires comedians to make a career out of comedy, the nature of laughter, improv, the dirty joke and the role of truth (and pain) in comedy. Starring 50 funny men and women.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2015, ©2013.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nat Hentoff is one of the enduring voices of the last 65 years, a writer who championed jazz as an art form and who also led the rise of 'alternative' journalism in America. This unique documentary wraps the themes of liberty, identity and free expression around a historical narrative that stretches from the Great Depression to the Patriot Act.
Publisher
Accentus Music
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (61 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Oscar-winning director Allan Miller and Emmy-winner Paul Smaczny pay tribute to the most fascinating American avant-garde composer, John Cage. Shot in America, Germany and Japan, Journeys in Sound premieres rare archival footage and features associates of John Cage and contemporary artists.
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (414 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
20) Roots of rhythm
Publisher
Docudrama
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (150 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Traces the origins of Latin music from Spain and Africa to the New World (Program 1). Focuses on pop music developed in Cuba and examines how North Americans began to discover this island's musical treasures (Program 2). Shows how Spanish-African music has become the basic part of popular musical culture of the U.S. (Program 3).
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