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THE 30-SECOND PRESIDENT. 1984. 1/2" VHS. 60 min
Bill Moyers looks at the role of television advertising in presidential campaigns. He interviews two major figures in the field, Rosser Reeves, who produced a series of thirty-second spots for Dwight Eisenhower in 1952, and Tony Schwartz, creator of the controversial ad, The little girl and the daisy, which associated Barry Goldwater with a nuclear holocaust without even mentioning the candidate's name.
          SEK 324.73 T349
        

1984 REVISITED. 1983. 1/2" VHS. 40 min.
Host Walter Cronkite compares George Orwell's novel 1984 to present-day society [1983]. He describes modern-day uses of technology and methods of thought control, manipulation of the news and information sources, and other similarities to the author's book. Alerts viewers to the dangers to our freedom.

          SEK 323.4 N622
       

ABC'S OF LANDSCAPE PRUNING. 1989. 1/2" VHS. 20 min.
Explains which tools should be used for different pruning jobs.  Techniques for thinning out, heading back, branch removal, and restoring neglected or badly pruned plants are discussed. Examines the effects of pruning on the health and appearance of landscape plants.

          SEK 635.91542 Ab29
  

ABC'S OF LANDSCAPE PRUNING: ADVANCED EDITION. 1989. 1/2" VHS. 20 min.
Examines the life cycle of a tree and discusses how pruning contributes to the health and beauty of a tree from being newly planted to maturity.

          SEK 635.91542 Ab29a
        

ABORTION AND THE LAW.  2004.  DVD.  57 min.
A documentary which focuses on the legal, moral, social, and psychological aspects of abortion in the United States.  Presents clergymen, lawyers, and physicians who hold diametrically opposed views and tells of specific cases of abortion.

          SEK 363.4 Ab76 2004
 

ABOUT AIDS. 1987. 1/2" VHS. 20 min.
Combines on-the-street interviews, animation, and the commentary of national authorities on AIDS education to explore some common questions about AIDS and to motivate people to protect themselves from infection with the AIDS virus.
           SEK 616.9792 Ab76

ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE.  2003. DVD. 88 min.
An intimate look at the lives of 11 unique individuals, all living with HIV. Ranging in age from 17 to 60, the group represents a wide variety of lifestyles, ethnicities, and risk groups - attesting to the ever present reality that AIDS spares no one.
          SEK 362.196 Ab89 2003

ABSTRACTION. [n.d.] 1/2" VHS. 53 min.
Examining artwork created from 1910 to the period after World War II, this program chronicles the emergence of abstraction as a dominant artistic style. It explores works by Kandinsky, Mondrian, Malevich, Rodchenko, Klee, and many others, and also considers the impact of the Bauhaus on abstraction's development.

           SEK 709.04052 Ab89
        

ACID RAIN, THE BAD NEWS. 1985. 1/2" VHS. 57 min.
Shows the devastation caused by acid rain through scenes of the Black Forest, fish-less and frog-less lakes in the Adirondacks, and dissolving stone figures on the facade of Cologne Cathedral.

          SEK 363.7386 Ac47

ACTING SKILLS. 1996. 1/2" VHS. 31 min.
Demonstrates some of the proven training methods used to acquire and refine the basic skills of performance.  It shows students how to develop parts, both improvised and scripted.

          SEK 792.028 Ac84 1996
       

ADAPTING TO PARENTHOOD. 1975. 1/2" VHS. 20 min.
A number of new parents speak of their initial problems in caring for their babies. Follows one couple during the first 10 weeks of parenthood, showing how they adjust to changes their first child makes in their lives.

          SEK 306.874 Ad19

ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES: SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.  2005.  DVD. 14 min.
"In just 14 minutes, this new video poses leading questions that will help everyone be specific about the personal care they desire at the end of life. It clearly explains the difference between a Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare, and mentions many of the decisions that must be made--including resuscitation, tube feeding, and pain relief options.
           SEK 362.175 Ad95 2005

AGAMEMNON, by Aeschylus. 1983. 1/2" VHS. 90 min.
Agamemnon returns home after a 10-year absence at the Trojan War. His queen, Clytemnestra, welcomes him, but Cassandra foretells his murder.  Clytemnestra will avenge their daughter Iphigenia, sacrificed by Agamemnon to secure a favorable wind toward Troy; Aegisthus, Clytemnestra's lover, will avenge the murder of his brothers by Agamemnon's father. This is the origin of the blood feud.  Actors and chorus wear masks throughout.
          SEK 882.01 Ae85a
        

AIDS, FEARS AND FACTS. 1987. 1/2" VHS. 23 min.
Discusses the AIDS epidemic and features a question-and-answer session.

SEK 616.9792 Ai25f
        

AIDS, PROFILE OF AN EPIDEMIC UPDATE. 1985. 1/2" VHS. 60 min.
Explores the implications and origins of AIDS. The updated version includes some of the latest information about AIDS and a wrap-up interview featuring James Curran and Jeffrey Laurence.

          SEK 616.9792 Ai25p
        

AIDS, THE UNTOLD STORY.  1994. 1/2" VHS. 58 min.

In this documentary, you will meet people who have been diagnosed with AIDS and given a death sentence, but are alive and well today.  They took their lives into their own hands and sought out alternative therapies, such as hyperthermia, vitamin C drips, Chinese herbs, and acupuncture.  They turned to a non-toxic lifestyle that includes maximal nutrition, organic foods, and stress reduction techniques such as yoga, meditation and tai chi.  These true stories of personal empowerment are inspiring as well as informative and dare tell the truth about the politics behind the AIDS crisis.

          SEK 616.9792 Ai25u
        

ALCOHOLISM, LIFE UNDER THE INFLUENCE. 1984. 1/2" VHS. 57 min.
An interdisciplinary report on alcoholism, focusing on a scientific
          understanding of the disease.

          SEK 362.292 AL18

ALISTAIR COOKE'S AMERICA.  See: AMERICA
 

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.  1987. 1/2" VHS. 141 min.

This play takes place in France and Italy.  Helena, the beautiful orphaned daughter of a physician, loves Bertram, a nobleman.  In Paris, Helena cures the French king of an illness and wins Bertram as her husband in reward.  But Bertram considers Helena beneath him socially and deserts her immediately after the wedding.  He tells her in a letter that she can never call him husband unless she gets a ring from his finger and becomes pregnant by him.  Helena fulfills both conditions. One night, unknown to Bertram, she takes the place of a girl for whom her husband has a foolish passion.  Bertram finally recognizes his wife's good qualities and promises to love her dearly.

          SEK 822.33 O1 Sh15b
         

ALMOS' A MAN, by Richard Wright. 1976. 1/2" VHS. 39 min.
Faced with the prospect of working to pay for a mule he has accidentally killed, a teenage farm worker, armed with vague notions of manhood, escapes from the farm.

          SEK 813.5208 Am35 pt. 2
        

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. (A Phil Donahue show) 1987. 1/2" VHS. 60 min.
The nation's fourth most prevalent disease was formerly routinely diagnosed as senility; it is now recognized as a deterioration of brain function marked by memory loss, personality changes, and reversion to childhood mental patterns.  Its ravages are illustrated by an attorney-couple; she is now reduced to childish helplessness, he patiently indulges her. Medical and social experts provide information and advice on what can be done by and for patients and their families.

          SEK 616.831 AL98

AMADEUS. 1/2" VHS. 160 min.
Film version of the stage play centered around the life and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the jealousy-ridden court composer, Antonio Salieri.  Winner of 8 Academy Awards, including best picture and actor.

SEK 791.43 M877 1984

AMERICA. 1972. 1/2" VHS. 52 min. each.

Pt.  1: THE NEW FOUND LAND   SEK 973 Am35 pt. 1
Explains how the white man got to North America and what he was seeking. Describes the arrival of the Spanish, the French, and the British in North America.

Pt.  2: HOME AWAY FROM HOME  SEK 973 Am35 pt. 2
Describes how merchant adventurers and social dissenters poured in from Elizabethan England to settle America's East Coast. Explains that regional character evolved as Puritans, Pilgrims, and Quakers struggled with the rocky North while a landed gentry prospered in the highly productive feudal South.

Pt.  3: MAKING A REVOLUTION   SEK 973 Am35 pt. 3
Explains that the diverse colonies in America drew together in common complaints against England. Traces the tradition of turning to arms in the face of trouble, from Concord Bridge and the antique long rifles, to the modern National Rifle Association.

Pt.  4: INVENTING A NATION   SEK 973 Am35 pt. 4
Discusses the writing of the Constitution and the secret Independence Hall debates which set precedence for modern politics. Visits Jefferson's Virginia home, giving insight into the man who created our Bill of rights, and follows the westward surge across the Appalachians which expanded the character of the Republic.

Pt.  5: GONE WEST   SEK 973 Am35 pt. 5
Deals with the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clarke Expedition, the exploration of the distant reaches of the waterways, the forcing of Indian nations west of the Mississippi, and the gold rush.

Pt.  6: A FIREBELL IN THE NIGHT   SEK 973 Am35 pt. 6
Discusses the causes and miseries of the Civil War and the racial wounds that still trouble the United States.

Pt.  7: DOMESTICATING A WILDERNESS   SEK 973 Am35 pt. 7
Discusses the Mormons' establishment in Utah, the first transcontinental rail link, the settlement of the midlands by European immigrants, and the Indians' last desperate struggles, which exploded in the Custer massacre, and the Battle of Wounded Knee.

Pt.  8: MONEY ON THE LAND   SEK 973 Am35 pt. 8
Deals with the turn-of-the-century industrialization of the United States. Discusses early American inventors whose newly discovered methods and resources were exploited by the Rockefellers, Carnegies, and other industrialists for business purposes.

Pt.  9: THE HUDDLED MASSES   SEK 973 Am35 pt. 9
Visits ships' holds, Ellis Island, and the Lower East Side garment factory sweat shops in order to depict turn-of-the-century immigration. Uses old photographs of the poor immigrants in contrast with oil portraits of tycoons who became rich at their expense.

Pt. 10: THE PROMISE FULFILLED, THE PROMISE BROKEN   SEK 973 Am35 pt. 10
Deals with the promise of unlimited prosperity after World War I, the boom of the 1920's, the depression, and the New Deal.

Pt. 11: THE ARSENAL   SEK 973 Am35 pt. 11
Deals with the American way of war from colonial Williamsburg to the modern sentimental traditions of the armed forces.

Pt. 12: THE FIRST IMPACT   SEK 973 Am35 pt. 12
Presents a record of Alistair Cooke's impressions of the people, places, institutions, and landscapes of America.

Pt. 13: THE MORE ABUNDANT LIFE   SEK 973 Am35 pt. 13
A potpourri of impressions of America: Hoover Dam from the confident 30's, neon Las Vegas in the glittering 79's, Los Angeles strangled with motor cars, Hawaii showing racial harmony amid pollution and over-development. A summary considers America's present status and offers prospects for the future.
        

AMERICA ON THE ROAD. 1984. 1/2" VHS. 60 min.
Bill Moyers examines the history of the automobile and the ways it changed American society. His story begins with Henry Ford and production innovations that made the automobile available to ordinary Americans and concludes with the oil crisis of the 1970s.

           SEK 629.222 Am35
 

AMERICAN FILM THEATRE: COLLECTION 1.  2003.  5 DVDs.  677 min.
 Collection of five film adaptations of contemporary 20th century plays  produced by the American Film Theatre from 1973-1975.   CONTENTS: 
The Iceman cometh / Eugene O'Neill ; director, John Frankenheimer ; with Lee Marvin, Frederic March, Robert Ryan, Jeff Bridges, Bradford Dillman (1973, 239 min., 2 discs)
Rhinoceros / Eugene Ionesco ; director, Tom O'Horgan ; with Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Karen Black (1974, 104 min.)
Butley / Simon Gray ; director, Harold Pinter ; with Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Michael Byrne, Georgina Hale, Susan Engel, Richard O'Callaghan (1974, 129 min.)
Luther / John Osborne ; director, Guy Green ; with Stacy Keach, Alan Badel, Judi Dench, Hugh Griffith, Patrick Magee, Robert Stephens, Leonard Rossiter (1974, 111 min.)
The maids / Jean Genet ; director Christopher Miles ; with Glenda Jackson, Susannah York, Vivien Merchant (1975, 94 min.).
            SEK 791.43 Am 35 2003 col. 1

AMERICAN FILM THEATRE: COLLECTION 2.  2003.  6 DVDs.  655 min. 
A collection of 5 film adaptations of 20th century plays produced by the American Film Theatre from 1970-1975.  CONTENTS:

 [v. 1.] A delicate balance (132 min.) -- [v. 2.] The man in the glass booth (117 min.) -- [v. 3.] The homecoming (114 min.) -- [v. 4.] Three sisters (162 min.) -- [v. 5] In celebration (130 min.)
A Delicate Balance features: interviews with Edward Albee and cinematographer David Watkin,  "Edward Albee and A DELICATE BALANCE"essay by Michael Feingold, theatrical trailers, stills gallery, AFT Cinebill and scrapbook.
Man in the Glass Booth features: interviews with Arthur Hiller and Edie Landau, "Robert Shaw and THE MAN IN THE GLASS BOOTH" essay by Michael Feingold, Ely Landau: In Front of the Camera promotional reel 1974, theatrical trailers, still gallery, AFT Cinebill and scrapbook.
In Celebration features: interviews with Alan Bates and playwright David Storey, "David Storey and IN CELEBRATION" essay by Michael Feingold, theatrical trailers, stills gallery, AFT Cinebill and scrapbook.
Three Sisters features: interview with Alan Bates, "Anton Chekov and THREE SISTERS" essay by Michael Feingold, theatrical trailers, stills gallery, AFT Cinebill and scrapbook.
The Homecoming features: interviews with cinematographer David Watkin, Edie Landau, "Harold Pinter and THE HOMECOMING" essay by Michael Feingold, Ely Landau: In Front of the Camera" promotional reel 1974, theatrical trailers, stills gallery, AFT trailer gallery and scrapbook
                SEK 791.43 Am35 2003 col. 1
 

AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE.    See:     CAFETERIA, by Isaac B. Singer –  DISPLACED  PERSON, by  Kurt Vonnegut -- GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN, by James Baldwin -- PRIVATE CONTENTMENT, by Reynolds Price -- WORKING, by Studs Terkel
        

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 1994. 1/2" VHS. 50 min. each.

Pt. 1. THE CONFLICT IGNITES     SEK 973.3 Am35 pt. 1
The American Colonists' loyalty to the Crown eroded slowly throughout the 18th century. As the distant Parliament began to levy taxes on the burgeoning Colonies, the cause of independence gained strength, and devotion to the Crown dwindled. The spiraling tensions festered in 1773. The Townsend Act led to the Boston Tea Party, the Tea Party led to the Intolerable Acts, and the British tried to re-assert absolute control over the Colonies. The first shot of the American Revolution was fired on April 19, 1775 with the dramatic outbreak of war at Lexington and Concord.

Pt. 2. 1776   SEK 973.3 Am35 pt. 2
The sparks of rebellion became the flame of Revolution, and the basis for the first true democracy in the modern world was laid out with the words "We hold these truths to be self-evident..." Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and a nation began to emerge amidst disheartening setbacks. George Washington took command of the fledgling Continental Army but was routed out of New York State by the British Army of William Howe.

Pt. 3. WASHINGTON AND ARNOLD   SEK 973.3 Am35 pt. 3
Unknown soldiers fight wars, but they are won or lost by their commanders. On the British side there was Burgoyne and Howe; the Colonists had George Washington and a still-loyal Benedict Arnold. Early battles included Burgoyne's Hudson campaign and Washington's crossing of the Delaware. As war raged across the American wilderness, Benjamin Franklin struggled to gain recognition for the infant nation. His dramatic mission before the French court is highlighted.

Pt. 4. THE WORLD AT WAR   SEK 973.3 Am35 pt. 4
France's resolve not to lay down arms until American independence was achieved prompted Spain to declare war on Britain. But the new international support was overshadowed by the long winter at Valley Forge, where the Prussian General Baron Von Steuben relentlessly drilled the Colonial Army. From Valley Forge, Washington led his newly trained army into battle against the British at Monmouth. At the same time, John Sullivan and George Rogers Clark fought against Loyalists and Indians on the western front. The mutiny at Morristown is also examined.

Pt. 5. ENGLAND'S LAST CHANCE   SEK 973.3 Am35 pt. 5
Benedict Arnold was exposed as a traitor in 1780, but a new hero of the seas, John Paul Jones, took his place. On the British side, Sir Henry Clinton captured 5,000 men at the siege of Charleston. As the conflict moved north, the Americans perfected a new style of fighting: guerilla warfare.  The American commander Nathaniel Greene forced Britain's Lord Cornwallis to retreat into Virginia, while Daniel Morgan led a company of men to victory in the Battle of the Cowpens. The American generals beat the British back from all but two ports in the South.  

Pt. 6. BIRTH OF THE REPUBLIC   SEK 973.3 Am35 pt. 6
The British General Cornwallis isolated himself on the Yorktown Peninsula in Virginia, while French forces on land and sea tightened the noose around his remaining troops. On October 19, 1781, he surrendered to Washington, and the Revolutionary War ended. But the struggle to form a new nation had just begun. The Treaty of Paris secured American independence. At the Constitutional Convention, Madison and others struggled to put into words the framework for a new form of government. The film ends with a look at what happened to some of the heroes of the War of Independence in the years that followed.        
 

AMERICAN SHORT STORY.  See:  
      ALMOS' A MAN, by Richard Wright
      BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR, by F. Scott  Fitzgerald
      THE MUSIC SCHOOL, by John Updike
      PAUL'S CASE, by Willa Cather
      SOLDIER'S HOME, by Ernest Hemingway
        

AMERICAN VISIONS. Narrated by Robert Hughes. 1997. 1/2" VHS. 60 min. each.

Pt. 1: THE REPUBLIC OF VIRTUE   SEK 709.73 Am35p pt. 1
Some of the first images made in America resemble ancient ones. Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers feel that classicism lends the young nation power and authority. From heroic statues of George Washington to the architecture of Washington, D.C., the new republic adopts and transforms the classical style to serve a new, democratic ideal.

Pt. 2: THE PROMISED LAND   SEK 709.73 Am35p pt. 2
Before there is an American, disparate bands of settlers strive to carve out an identity in a virgin land. In the West, Spanish missions use art to convert the natives to Catholicism. In the East, plain Protestant settlers are suspicious of art's pleasures. And in Virginia, an exiled aristocracy recreates its ideal of England. Early portraits of these settlers ask us to consider the emergence of this new person, this American.

Pt. 3: THE WILDERNESS AND THE WEST   SEK 709.73 Am35p pt. 3
From the majestic primal America, there arises the idea of landscape as God's fingerprint.  Landscape painting holds deep religious and patriotic connotations; soon, the belief in Manifest Destiny is embodied in art. Traveling from Yellowstone to the Hudson Valley, Hughes explores the artists Albert Bierstadt, John James Audubon, Frederic Church, Frederic Remington and Thomas Cole. In their work he finds the conflicting impulses to worship the land and to conquer it, to create a myth of the West just as the frontier itself is closing.

Pt. 4: THE GILDED AGE
SEK 709.73 Am35p pt. 4
The many sides of America in the 19th century: the extravagant "cottages" of Newport's tycoons, the triumph of the Brooklyn Bridge, the haunting realism of Civil War photography, the elegant portraits of John Singer Sargent, the American Impressionism of James Whistler and Mary Cassatt. Together with a new breed of distinctly American artists like Thomas Eakins and Winslow Homer, they mirror widely different experiences of the American Dream.

Pt. 5: A WAVE FROM THE ATLANTIC   SEK 709.73 Am35p pt. 5
Waves of immigrants in the early 20th century bring both their old culture and a thirst for the new. Their tenements are documented by photographer Jacob Riis and the socially conscious Ashcan School. Then, after the historic 1913 Armory Show, artists like Joseph Stella, Paul Strand, Alfred Steiglitz and Georgia O'Keeffe forge a modernism that is  uniquely American. Some celebrate the industrial sublime.  Yet nature is the inspiration that leads Frank Lloyd Wright to develop an organic architecture at the heart of modern design.

Pt. 6: STREAMLINES AND BREADLINES   SEK 709.73 Am35p pt. 6
The mythic images of the 1920's and 30's are as urban as the skyscrapers rising up in New York and as rural as the heartland idealized by Regionalists like Thomas Hart Benton.  Isamu Noguchi, Lewis Hine and the artists of the WPA celebrate the worker as hero, Jacob Lawrence tells stories of black America, and ambitious New Deal projects like Hoover Dam project self-confidence in hard times. Which is the real modern America--the isolation painted by Edward Hopper, or the jazzy vitality captured by Stuart Davis?

Pt. 7: THE EMPIRE OF SIGNS   SEK 709.73 Am35p pt. 7
In the post-war era, America's power is unrivaled, and its artists make an explosive break with the past. Hughes considers the impact of Hiroshima on art, traces the development of abstract expressionism and the life of Jackson Pollack, and explores how artists as different as James Rosenquist, Claes Oldenburg, Joseph Cornell, Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns reacted to the new consumer culture. We end with the nation on the eve of divisive conflicts, as media images begin to overwhelm anything created by artists.

Pt. 8: THE AGE OF ANXIETY   SEK 709.73 Am35p pt. 8
This final program explores how American art has reflected the upheavals of the last 25 years. Hughes traces the evolution of abstract art and minimalism and considers the spiritual richness of earth works, in which nature is the artist's medium. He ends the series by profiling a wide range of  contemporary artists. Using a diversity of mediums and approaches, Richard Serra, Susan Rothenberg, James Turrell and others continue to capture uniquely American visions.
        

AMERICA’S STONE AGE EXPLORERS: WHERE DID THE FIRST . . . 2004. DVD. 60 min.
Archaeological experts and others challenge the theory that the first Americans arrived in America around 13,500 years ago and suggest possibilites that they could have arrived even sooner.

SEK 970.011 Am35 2004
 

ANIMAL IMPOSTERS. 1984. 1/2" VHS. 57 min.
Shows how many different kinds of animals, both predators and their intended victims, use remarkable forms of deception to achieve their goal of eating or avoiding being eaten.

          SEK 591.57 An54
        

ANDREW CARNEGIE AND THE AGE OF STEEL. 1997. VHS. 50 min.
Expert interviews, period photos and rare footage chronicle the evolution of steel into the pre-eminent American industry. Carnegie built an empire so large that when he sold out to J.P. Morgan it created the first billion-dollar corporation in history. Industrial historians detail the technological developments that propelled steel into the future, and provided the raw material that powered the nation's economy.

          SEK 338.092 C215Y 1997
  

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA.  1987. 1/2" VHS. 171 MIN.
Mark Antony, together with Octavius and Lepidus, rules the Roman Empire.  Antony lives in Roman-conquered Egypt, where he has taken the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, as his mistress.  Political problems in Rome and the death of his wife force Antony to leave his life of pleasure and return home.  Back in Rome, he marries Octavius' sister Octavia for political reasons.  But Antony soon returns to Cleopatra and Octavius then prepares for war against him.  Antony decides unwisely to fight Octavius at sea.  During the battle, Cleopatra's fleet deserts him, and Antony flees with the queen.  After Cleopatra's ships desert him in a second battle, Antony finally realizes that he has lost everything.  Cleopatra deceives him into thinking that she is dead, and Antony stabs himself.  But before he dies, he learns that Cleopatra is still alive.  Antony then returns to her and dies in her arms.  Cleopatra dresses herself in her royal robes, presses a poisonous snake to her breast, and dies of its bite.

          SEK 822.33 S1 Sh15b
         

THE ARMING OF THE EARTH. 1984. 1/2" VHS. 60 min.
Bill Moyers analyzes the development and consequences of three deadly weapons--the machine gun, the submarine and the airplane. He examines how these technological advances, each touted as the ultimate deterrent to war, foreshadowed the "total war" concept of today.

          SEK 355.82 Ar55

ART DECO. 2001. DVD. 29 min.
This program presents the lively history of the Art Deco style. With no funder, philosophy, or manifesto, its popularity has endured - and from the Coca Cola bottle to the London Underground's typeface, its legacy is still visible today.           

          SEK 709.040 Ar75 2001

THE ART OF CELTIC MANUSCRIPTS: THE BOOK OF KELLS. 1993. 1/2" VHS. 26 min.
The origins of the Book of Kells are uncertain; it was written and illustrated around the year 800, but the monastery where it originated has not been identified. It contains the Latin text of the four Gospels, with some pages in elaborate color; almost every page has brightly-colored birds and animals, and there are portraits of the four evangelists. The program not only shows but also identifies the faces and figures and explains the flamboyant decoration and often witty symbolism.

          SEK 745.67 Ar75 1993

AS YOU LIKE IT. 1987. 1/2" VHS. 150 min.
Rosalind and her cousin Celia leave the court of Celia's father, Duke Frederick, after he unjustly banishes Rosalind.  Accompanied by Touchstone the court jester, the two girls take refuge in the Forest of Arden. Also in the forest are Orlando, who loves Rosalind; Jacques, a melancholy philosopher; Audrey, a country girl' Silvius a shepherd; and Phebe, a shepherdess.  Duke Frederick's brother, who is Rosalind's father and the rightful ruler of Frederick's land, also lives in the forest.  He leads a band of merry outlaws.  Rosalind, disguised as a young shepherd named Ganymede, meets Orlando in the forest.  Not recognizing the disguised girl, Orlando agrees to pretend that Ganymede is Rosalind so he can practice his declarations of love.  Rosalind finally reveals her identity and marries Orlando.  Oliver, Orlando's formerly wicked brother, marries Celia.  Touchstone marries Audrey, and Silvius marries Phebe.  The news that Rosalind's father had been restored to his dukedom completes the comedy's happy ending.

          SEK 822.33 O3 Sh15b
        

THE ASCENT OF MAN. 1974. 1/2" VHS. 52 min. each.

Pt.  1: LOWER THAN THE ANGELS   SEK 501 As22 pt. 1
Looks at the evolutionary changes which gave rise to man's superiority among the animals.

Pt.  2: THE HARVEST OF THE SEASONS   SEK 501 As22 pt. 2
Shows that the discovery of agriculture allowed man to domesticate plant and animal life, imposing his will on the wild horse and the wild wheat. With these Neolithic cultivators came the mounted nomads and the roots of warfare.  The lifestyle of the Bakhtiari tribe of central Iran serves as an example of how nomads lived and waged war during the Neolithic age.

Pt.  3: THE GRAIN IN THE STONE   SEK 501 As22 pt. 3
Focuses on the architectural and building expressions of man, from the Greek temples of Paestum and the cathedrals of medieval France to modern Los Angeles.

Pt.  4: THE HIDDEN STRUCTURE   SEK 501 As22 pt. 4
Traces chemistry from its beginning in Oriental metallurgy and alchemy to Dalton's atomic theory and man's knowledge of the elements.

Pt.  5: MUSIC OF THE SPHERES   SEK 501 As22 pt. 5
Traces the evolution of mathematics and explores the relationship of numbers to musical harmony, early astronomy, and perspective in painting.

Pt.  6: THE STARRY MESSENGER   SEK 501 As22 pt. 6
Presents the story of man's early study of astronomy. Traces the origins of the scientific revolution through the conflict between fact and religious dogma, culminating in the trial of Galileo.

Pt.  7: MAJESTIC CLOCKWORK   SEK 501 As22 pt. 7
Focuses on the contributions of Newton and Einstein in the evolution of physics by exploring the revolution that ensued when Einstein's theory of relativity upset Newton's description of the universe.

Pt.  8: THE DRIVE FOR POWER   SEK 501 As22 pt. 8
Explains how industrialization and political revolutions altered man's concept of power during the 18th century and points out the significance of these developments in the progress of man.

Pt.  9: THE LADDER OF CREATION   SEK 501 As22 pt. 9
Explores the controversy around the theory of evolution developed simultaneously by Alfred Wallace and Charles Darwin.

Pt. 10: WORLD WITHIN   SEK 501 As22 pt. 10
Explores the world within the atom and traces the history of the men and ideas that have made 20th century physics one of the greatest achievements of human imagination.

Pt. 11: KNOWLEDGE OF CERTAINTY   SEK 501 As22 pt. 11
Considers the moral dilemma that confronts today's scientists by contrasting humanist traditions with the inhumanities of the Nazis, and the harnessing of nuclear energy with the development of the atomic bomb.

Pt. 12: GENERATION UPON GENERATION   SEK 501 As22 pt. 12
Examines the complex code of human genetics from the experiments of Gregor Mendel to the discoveries of modern laboratories.

Pt. 13: THE LONG CHILDHOOD   SEK 501 As22 pt. 13
Surveys the complex role of science in the cultural evolution of man.

ASPECTS OF THE COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE      ½” VHS , 14 min.
Presents the gallery of stock commedia characters focusing on the Maschere, the mask characters.  Giovanni Poli provides the authentic voice quality, characteristic movements, and gestures of commedia dell’arte. 

SEK 792.23 C736 1980   

ASPECTS OF STRAVINSKY: ONCE, AT A BORDER. 2 videos. 1/2" VHS. 166 min.
In interviews with the composer, friends, family and musical contemporaries, the genius of Igor Stravinsky is revealed.  One fact above all others stands out and influences his work — he was Russian.  As the foremost composer of our time, his music changed the course of Western art forever.

SEK 780.92 St82a 1986

ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS: parts. 1 & 2. 1989. 1/2" VHS. 90 min. each.
Explores the basic tenets of assertiveness training.

SEK 158.2 As74
       

ASYLUM.  1993.  1/2" VHS.  60 min.
This program presents a graphic look at the inside of an institution for the criminally insane, Patton State Hospital in California.  The patients have committed serious crimes and are there because the courts have found them "not guilty by reason of insanity."  They talk about their lives and crimes and are shown receiving anti-psychotic medicine, in private psychotherapy sessions, and in group activities.  The documentary includes footage of an in-house review board as it debates the difficult question of whether a patient should be allowed to go back to society.

SEK 365.46 As99
        

ATHLETES AND ADDICTION: IT'S NOT A GAME. 198? 1/2" VHS. 33 min. (ABC Sports)
Explains why the constant pressure to perform can cause athletes to succumb to the lure of alcohol and drugs. Viewers receive an intimate glimpse of life in a treatment center, as recovering athlete addicts and alcoholics talk about their struggles with substance abuse.

SEK 362.29 At46
        

THE ATOM. 1994. 1/2" VHS. 36 min.
Part one traces the history of the atom from ancient Greek times to the present day. Part two presents an outline picture of late twentieth-century concepts of the atom.

            SEK 541.2 At71
        

AUDITIONING FOR THE ACTOR.  1989.  VHS.  45 min. 
Provides a comprehensive, businesslike approach to building a successful, repeatable audition process. Host William Anton discusses developing a positive and consistent auditioning process, recognizing uncontrollable components, and taking charge of all elements that can be controlled. Reviews material selection, pre-audition skills and strategies, and the audition event. Critiques 2 auditions.

SEK 792.028 Au25 1989

AUGUSTE RODIN: THE LIFE OF A SCULPTOR. 1/2" VHS. 28 min.
Rejected innumerable times, Rodin stubbornly pursued his artistic vision and eventually rose to controversial prominence.  This program, in which many of his masterpieces are displayed, chronicles the life of this prolific artist who, in his effort to grasp what couldn’t be seen, achieved remarkable levels of both realism and impressionism that evoked strong reactions from his public.  Highlights include The Age of Bronze life cast scandal, the rejection of his sculpture of Balzac, the story of his unfinished Gates of Hell, and his struggle to have The Burghers of Calais displayed, along with examples of his drawings and paintings.

SEK 730.9224 Au45 1999  

AUTISM: THE UNFOLDING MYSTERY.  2005.  DVD.   28 min.
This program examines what it means to be autistic, how parents can recognize signs of autism in their children, and what new treatments and programs are available to help with this disorder.
          SEK 618.9285 Au81 2005

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B. F. SKINNER ON BEHAVIORISM. 1977. 1/2" VHS. 28 min.
B. F. Skinner discusses behavior modification, behavioral technology, and the uses of positive reinforcement in shaping human behavior. He also addresses programmed instruction, the application of behaviorism to a wide variety of social concerns, and the concept of utopia.

SEK 150.1943 B11
        

BARTLEBY THE SCRIVENER. 1969. 16 mm. 28 min.
An adaptation of Herman Melville's story of the same title about a humble law clerk who refuses to conform both personally and professionally.

          SEK 813.3 M479ba 
        

THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF REALITY THERAPY. 2 videocassettes [n.d.] 1/2" VHS.
William Glasser discusses his concepts of reality therapy.

          SEK 616.8914 B292
        

THE BASICS OF OFFICE PROCEDURES. 1/2" VHS. 16 min.
The importance of developing procedures for tasks around the office, of putting them in writing, and of using them in training new employees, retraining current employees, or having them on hand for workers to refer to when a question about a procedure arises, are discussed.
         SEK 658.3124 1991

BE PREPARED TO SPEAK: THE STEP-BY-STEP VIDEO GUIDE TO PUBLIC SPEAKING.  1985.      1/2" VHS. 27 min.
Demonstrates techniques for preparing and practicing speeches. Follows one speaker's progress through the process of speech writing, speech presentation, and control of stage fright.

          SEK 808.51 B35
      

THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY.  1/2" VHS.  Appxy. 80 min. ea.
Featuring the Beatles, containing interviews with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, conducted by Jools Holland and Bob Smeaton.

SEK 781.66 B38 1996

V. 1: July, 1940 to March, 1963
V. 2: March, 1963 to February, 1964
V. 3: February, 1964 to July, 1964
V. 4: August, 1964 to August, 1965
V. 5: August, 1965 to July, 1966
V. 6: June, 1966 to June, 1967
V. 7: June, 1967 to July, 1968
V. 8: July, 1968 to end
 

BEGINNING THE COMPOSITION. 1986. 1/2" VHS. 28 min.
Provides step-by-step guidelines for achieving successful composition writing.

          SEK 808.042 B394
        

BEHIND THE MASK OF SANITY: PSYCOPATHY.  2003. VHS.  50 min.
Specialists in the field of psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, and behavior neuroscience analyze the difference between psychopathic killers and psychotic killers. They consider if neurological and physiological abnormalities in the brain account for psychopathetic behavior.

SEK 364.019 M379 2003

BEING GAY: COMING OUT IN THE 21^ST CENTURY.  2003.  VHS.  25 min.
This program presents the accounts and stories of people who have recently taken the step of coming out. Interviewees and experts discuss the benefits of this important transition by examining the six stages of coming to terms with one's sexual identity.

SEK 306.766 B396 2003
 

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, CITIZEN OF THE WORLD. 1994. 1/2" VHS. 50 min.

America's ambassador to the world, Benjamin Franklin was a unique individual who came to symbolize the inventiveness and industriousness of an entire nation. He discovered electricity, invented the fuel-efficient Franklin Stove, and authored the still popular Poor Richard's Almanac. He offered wise leadership as a member of the Continental Congress and ambassador to France during the nation's drive toward freedom.

          SEK 973.32 F854bi

BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. 1976. 1/2" VHS. 48 min.
A young flapper bobs her hair to gain peer approval. She doesn't get approval but she learns a lesson in values.

          SEK 813.5208 Am35 pt. 1

BIOTERROR. 2002.  VHS. 58 min.
Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg, and William Broad, authors of the book Germs: biological weapons and America’s secret war, trace the history of “black biology” and investigate U.S. involvement in the development of biological weapons, Soviet biological stockpiles, classified research projects and a world totally unprepared for germ warfare.

          SEK 303.625 B524 2002

BIRTH CONTROL AND THE LAW: BEFORE GRISWOLD VS. CONNECTICUT.  2005.  VHS.  55 min.
Includes interviews with different religious and health officials and discusses the differences in moral attitudes towards birth control of Catholics and non-Catholics.

SEK 363.96 B539 2000
 

THE BLACK CAT, by Edgar Allan Poe. 1991. 1/2" VHS. 35 min.
Conrad Pomerleau, dressed and made up to resemble Edgar Allan Poe, is the narrator of "a series of mere household events" in which an educated man and animal lover turns alcoholic, ailurophobe, and murderer.

          SEK 813.3 P752b
   

BLACK THEATRE, THE MAKING OF A MOVEMENT. 1978. 1/2" VHS. 114 min.

The black movement in the American theatre, originating from the civil rights activism of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, is chronicled. LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka), Ed Bullins, James Earl Jones and Ntozake Shange describe their aspirations for a theatre serving the black community. Clips from A raisin in the sun, Black girl, Dutchman, and For colored girls ... reveal how these actors and playwrights laid the basis for the black theatre of the present.

          SEK 792.08996 B561
        

BODY ATLAS. 1994. 1/2" VHS. 25 min. each.

V. 1: IN THE WOMB   SEK 611 B632 v. 1
From a single fertilized cell, barely visible to the unaided eye, the program follows the growth of the embryo as its head and heart develop. With the first bones, at nine weeks, we see the embryo becomes a fetus. When nine months have passed, its time for the most dangerous journey in life; the four-inch journey down the birth canal.

V. 2: GLANDS AND HORMONES   SEK 611 B632 v. 2
Day and night, there's a clock ticking within our bodies. This clock is driven by chemicals in our blood-stream – the body's hormones. The hormones are made by half a dozen glands scattered throughout the body. Hormones provide the unseen balance within our bodies that keeps all our systems in harmony.

V. 3: MUSCLE AND BONE   SEK 611 B632 v. 3
The human body contains over 200 moving parts - our bones - operated by more than 600 motors - the muscles.  Bone is one of the strongest and lightest materials we know.  Blood vessels thread through the apparently solid bone, and cells inside our ribs manufacture our ew blood cells. Between the bones are self-lubricating and incredibly tough joints. They pivot the bones as they move under the influence of the muscles.

V. 4: BREATH OF LIFE   SEK 611 B632 v. 4
During the average lifetime, 13 million cubic feet of air passes through our lungs. The oxygen within the air provides us with energy, as it reacts with sugar within our cells. First, the air is moistened in the nose to filter our pollutants. It is passed down to the lungs, through air passages that split over and over again, ending up in 700 million tiny air sacs. Here, oxygen passes into the blood, while the waste product, carbon dioxide moves from the blood into the lungs, to be breathed out.

V. 5. SKIN   SEK 611 B632 v. 5  
The skin produces pigments that protect against the sun's ultraviolet rays. It also keeps our temperature constant.  Subcutaneous fat holds in our warmth in cold weather, while sweat glands cool us when it becomes too hot. Each square inch of skin contains 9 feet of blood vessels, 600 pain sensors and 134 yards of nerves. It also has 30 hairs – an outgrowth of skin that helps protect our bodies.  Fingernails and toenails, too, are just a specialized kind of skin.

V. 6. THE FOOD MACHINE   SEK 611 B632 v. 6
Digestion begins in the mouth, as teeth--the hardest substance in the body--tear and grind up food. The stomach takes over, with a chemical attack that breaks down more of the foodstuffs. It has a special lining that prevents the acid from digesting the stomach itself.  The food is here for 2 to 6 hours, churning away without our noticing.  Meanwhile, the kidneys are keeping a check on the water in our bodies.  Each contains a million tiny filters, and all the blood in the body passes through them every 5 minutes. As the food passes from the stomach to the small intestine, bile attacks the fats and other ingredients that have survived so far.  Microscopic cilia start to absorb the nutrients, and they are carried to the body's liver, to be processed into the substances we need for energy or to build up our bodies.

V. 7: TASTE AND SMELL   SEK 611 B632 v. 7
The actual taste buds in the tongue can distinguish only four different tastes. We can distinguish literally thousands of different smells, using nerve cells in the back of the nose that can detect just a few molecules of an odor. These receptors are renewed at least one a month--the only nerve cells to be replaced.  They are wired directly into the lowest levels of the brain, without passing through the parts of the brain involved in thought. That's why smell arouses emotions instantly, and revives memories we may have long forgotten.

V. 8: VISUAL REALITY   SEK 611 B632 v. 8
The eyes, like a camera, have lenses for focusing, an iris to control the amount of light and a sensitive screen--the retina.  The retina has cells that are so sensitive they can pick up only one or two particles of light, and others that can discriminate thousands of different colors and hues. Since the retina itself is part of the brain, it starts to analyze the images before the brain takes over. Between them, they correct false colors, distortions where blood vessels cross the retina, a whole blank  at the "blind spot" where nerves leave the retina, and smooth over blinks so we are not even aware any information is missing.

V. 9. DEFEND AND REPAIR   SEK 611 B632 v. 9
The first layer of defense is the skin. It keeps out fungus spores, yeast and bacteria. Sometimes bacteria penetrate the skin's defenses--white blood cells spring into action, swallowing the invaders. Smaller attackers, the viruses, are harder to destroy. They commandeer the cells' own apparatus to reproduce themselves. The blood's line of defense is a host of antibodies, each tailored to fight a particular virus. As soon as a virus is detected, the body steps up production of the particular type of defender needed to defeat the intruding virus.
V. 10. SEX   SEK 611 B632 v. 10
Human reproduction needs two parents to shuffle the pack of inherited characteristics, the genes, so the young are not identical to their parents. The woman has only a few hundred thousand egg cells, which have been in her since birth. When her body matures, one egg cell is released from an ovary each month.  The man's contribution comes from the testes, which produce millions of sperm each day. These tiny cells have whip-like tails that propel them at Olympic speeds and only one is successful.  Mixing its genes with the genes in the egg, a new individual is created.

V. 11. THE HUMAN PUMP   SEK 611 B632 v. 11
Blood is the essential transport system of the body. It carries oxygen from the lungs to the cells and takes away carbon dioxide; it supplies food to all parts of the body and takes away waste for excretion by the kidneys; it transports the chemical messengers,  our hormones, and the body's defender, the white blood cells and the antibodies. Pumping the blood round this system in less than a minute is the work of the heart. The heart is a special kind of muscle, unique in the body. Tough fibers and flaps within the heart make valves, which ensure the blood never flows backwards against the immense pressures the heart creates.

V. 12. NOW HEAR THIS   SEK 611 B632 v. 12
The ears are our link with the world of sound. The ears contain tiny tubes that control our sense of balance. It is possible to live a fairly normal life when deaf, but without a sense of  balance it would be impossible to move.     

V. 13. THE BRAIN   SEK 611 B632 v. 13
Humans have a lover brain that controls our reflexes, including breathing, without our thinking about it. But the higher parts of the brain allow us to think, calculate and aspire. This is the job of the gray matter (or cortex). The brain is split into two halves. Although they look the same, each side thinks differently.  One hemisphere specializes in tasks that require coordination and ability to place things correctly; the other is better at performing abstract tasks such as math.
 

THE BRAIN. 1984. 1/2" VHS. 60 min. each.

Pt. 1: THE ENLIGHTENED MACHINE  SEK 152 B731 pt. 1
Using models, micrographs, computer animation, and views of people in action, the film explores what the brain does and how it functions, including the mysteries of consciousness.

Pt. 2: VISION AND MOVEMENT  SEK 152 B731 pt. 2
Explains how humans perceive the world and how the brain coordinates vision and movement, offering a wide range of illustrations from the physical feats of Olympic diver Greg Louganis to an animated explanation of the world of Nobel scientists Hubel and Weisel.

Pt. 3: RHYTHMS AND DRIVES  SEK 152 B731 pt. 3
Uses vignettes from both the animal world and human society to help understand instinctive, subconscious rhythms and drives and the workings of the primitive portion of the human brain. Show the effects of seasonal and circadian rhythms on some people, as well as behavior changes resulting from injury to the hypothalamus.

Pt. 4: STRESS AND EMOTION  SEK 152 B731 pt. 4
Uses two case histories, one dealing with a man who suffered an accidental frontal lobotomy, and the other, a stress-ridden professional, to explain the interrelationship of pain, anxiety, behavior, and the brain.

Pt. 5: LEARNING AND MEMORY  SEK 152 B731 pt. 5
Discusses how human beings remember and why they forget. Also presents theories about brain organization, activity at the synapse, and the workings of the hippocampus to help unravel the mystery of memory.

Pt. 6: THE TWO BRAINS   SEK 152 B731 pt. 6
Drawing on work with split-brain patients, this program explores the cortical hemispheres, the relation of thought and language, and sex differences of the human brain.

Pt. 7: MADNESS   SEK 152 B731 pt. 7
Portraits of schizophrenics and their families are used to underscore how much brain researchers now know and what they have yet to accomplish.

Pt. 8: STATES OF MIND   SEK 152 B731 pt. 8
Surveys the current state of our knowledge of the human brain and examines how this knowledge will be applied in the future to the fields of medicine and artificial intelligence.
        

A BRIEF HISTORY OF BIOLOGY. 1994. 1/2" VHS. 18 min.
The program traces the history of biology with special attention to pioneers like Darwin, Mendel, Jenner, Pasteur, & the discovery of the DNA structure by James Watson, Francis Crick & others.

SEK 574.09 B765
        

A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY. 1994. 1/2" VHS. 15 min.

The program traces the history of artisans, philosopher-scientists, alchemists and famous chemists of the 18th and 19th centuries (Joseph Priestley, Henry Cavendish, Antoine Lavosier, John Dalton, and Dmitri Mendeleev).

SEK 540.9 B765
        

BROADWAY...A HISTORY OF THE MUSICAL. 198? 1/2" VHS.  
The history of the Broadway musical is portrayed through pictures, songs, commentaries by author/historians, and oral histories by and about Broadway's greatest composers, lyricists, producers, actors, directors and choreographers.

V. 1. THE FORMATIVE YEARS
V. 2. BROADWAY COMES OF AGE
V. 3. THE GOLDEN YEARS
V. 4. THE REVOLUTION ON BROADWAY
V. 5. THE REVOLUTION MELLOWS

          SEK 782.14 B78
         

THE BROKEN CORD, with Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris. 1991. 1/2" VHS. 30 min.
Bill Moyers interviews husband and wife authors Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris, who are both half Indian – his tribe was Modoc, hers Chippewa. In this program, they talk about how traditions of spirit and memory weave through the lives of many Native Americans--and how alcoholism and despair have shattered others. They also discuss the devastating effects of fetal alcohol syndrome on their adopted son.

SEK 305.897 B787
        

BUSINESS ETHICS.  1994. 1/2" VHS.  19 min.
The video includes scenarios that stimulate viewers to think about ethical decisions they would make in comparable situations.  It promotes awareness of the types of ethical dilemmas that may be encountered in the workplace.  Among the topics covered are inside information and personal use of company resources.

SEK 174.4 B964 
 

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THE CAFETERIA. 1984. 1/2" VHS. 60 min.
Presents an adaptation of a short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer that deals with a young woman who frequents a cafeteria on the upper Broadway section of New York City. At the cafeteria, she meets a man and they become romantically involved. She reveals that she has survived the Holocaust and, later, that she has seen Hitler and his lieutenants in the cafeteria.

SEK 839.0933 Si64cd
        

CAMPUS RAPE. 1990. 1/2" VHS. 21 min.
One out of six college women are victims of rape or attempted rape. Four college women relate the circumstances of their rape.  Since most campus rapes are acquaintance rapes, victims are urged to break the silence as a first step in the healing process. Increased awareness about personal safety and better communication between men and women are urged as preventive measures.

SEK 362.883 C159

THE CANCER WAR. 1983. 1/2" VHS. 60 min.
A critical view of the state of current cancer research, of the use of chemo- and radiation therapies, and of the policies of the National Cancer Institute.

SEK 616.994 C16
        

CANTERBURY TALES--PROLOGUE.  See: A PROLOGUE TO CHAUCER.
        

CARTOONS GO TO WAR. 1995. 1/2" VHS. 50 min.
America's most beloved animated characters--including the biggest stars from Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros.--put on the uniform in propaganda films designed to boost morale during World War II. Cartoonist Chuck Jones, film director Frank Capra and the Walt Disney Studios were recruited by the armed forces to produce shorts and training films for the war effort. The film is a mix of rare vintage animation with first-time interviews of those directly involved in the war movie projects.

SEK 940.54886 c249 
 

THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO, by Edgar Allan Poe. 1991. 1/2" VHS. 20 min.
Conrad Pomerleau, dressed and made up to resemble Edgar Allan Poe, relates the story of Montressor, an Italian nobleman, who, having been insulted by Fortunato, plots revenge full of terror in the chamber where the prized Amontillado wine is supposed to be.

SEK 813.3 P752c
        

CATHY RIGBY ON EATING DISORDERS. 1991. 1/2" VHS. 30 min.
College Hospital (Cerritos, Calif.), experts in the field of treatment for eating disorders, presents an insight to the process of recovery in treating anorexia nervosa and bulimia. The video is narrated by Cathy Rigby McCoy, herself a former bulimic.

SEK 616.8526 C287

THE CAVES OF ALTAMIRA. 1991.  1/2" VHS. 26 min.
The 20,000-year-old caves of Altamira are among the greatest but least-known monuments of prehistory.  Closed to visitors to prevent damage from exposure, the caves are known to laypeople only through a replica in the Archaeological Museum in Madrid.  This tour of Altamira shows the extraordinary power of the paintings, which depict Magdalenian people seeking to bend animal life to their will, while themselves at the mercy of the magical powers they sought to placate.  The camera is able to clarify what the naked eye cannot – the artistic relationship between the caves themselves and the art with which these proto-Spaniards decorated them.

SEK 759.23 C315 1991
 

CELEBRATE WHAT’S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD, with Dewitt Jones.  2001, VHS.  28 min.
Dewitt Jones, photographer for National Geographic, shares his attitude toward life and the world.

SEK 153.3 J713c 2001

CELL BIOLOGY, THE LIVING CELL. 1988. 1/2" VHS. 14 min.
The cell is the basic unit of structure and function for all living organisms. Each cell, by means of its various organelles, has specific jobs to accomplish in order to stay alive. The film examines organelles and their coordination within the cell and considers theories that explain the origin of cells and their organelles. Emphasizes that there is much yet unknown about cell structure and function.

SEK 574.87 C33