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Beckett, Samuel 1906-1989 Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.) Drama Keaton, Buster 1895-1966 Motion pictures Motion pictures Production and direction Motion pictures United States History 20th century Nineteen sixties Drama United States Warner, Harry Morris 1881-1958 Warner, Jack L 1892-1978Filter By Subjects
Beckett, Samuel 1906-1989 Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.) Drama Keaton, Buster 1895-1966 Motion pictures Motion pictures Production and direction Motion pictures United States History 20th century Nineteen sixties Drama United States Warner, Harry Morris 1881-1958 Warner, Jack L 1892-1978Summary: "Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack--the Warner brothers--turned a storefront that used a sheet for a screen into a dream factory rooted in the credo of educate, entertain and enlighten. In this fascinating documentary, filmmaker (and Harry's granddaughter) Cass Warner Sperling tells a story of sibling rivalry, social conscience, and the silver screen."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BROSummary: Passing through the backwoods town of Sparta, Mississippi, Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) becomes embroiled in a murder case. He forms an uneasy alliance with the bigoted police chief (Rod Steiger), who faces mounting pressure from Sparta's hostile citizens to catch the killer and run the African American interloper out of town.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY INSummary: Explores the making and meaning of Film, a 1965 short film starring Buster Keaton, that was written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Alan Schneider, and produced by Barney Rosset. Topics covered include the circumstances leading to the film's production, the production process itself, and the film's critical reception. Includes outtakes, never-before-heard audio recordings of production meetings,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NOTSummary: Set in 1968 in Chicago at the time of the Democratic National Convention, this is the story of a TV cameraman and his involvement with the realities of hate and hypocrisy he finds in his filming.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2001