Summary: East Hampton, the mid-1970's: documentary filmmakers Albert and David Maysles set up camp in a decrepit mansion known as Grey Gardens, where the eccentric Edith "Big Edie" Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale live amid piles of trash and mounds of cats. The film becomes an instant cult classic. Fast forward to the present day: "Grey Gardens" has inspired a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Kirby Dick's provocative film investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films. Kirby looks at some of the controversial rating decisions of the past four decades, hires a private eye to find out who these anonymous raters are and puts his own film through the rating process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Genius Entertainment 2007
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF THISummary: This documentary exposes gaping holes in the security of America's electronic voting system. Takes a nonpartisn, clear-eyed look at the secrecy, cronyism, and incompetence of elections in present-day America as it captures a citizen's movement intent on taking back elections and democracy itself.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HACSummary: A look at some of the many Palestinians who illegally cross the border into Israel, and how they share their food, belongings, and stories, as well as a fear of the soldiers and police.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Koch Lorber Films 2008
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF NINSummary: Follows many of the soldiers featured in "Restrepo" after they've left combat in order to examine how war works, what it feels like, and what it does to the young men who fight it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KORSummary: "Experience fifteen years in the life of seminal British artist Ralph Steadman, whose surreal, often confrontational artwork is frequently associated with Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DOC FORSummary: Documents the day three generations of electric guitar players met to share their own stories on how they developed their own unique sound and playing style. Viewers will hear fresh music from each artist and witness intimate moments as they discuss what influences how they write and play.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC ITSummary: Exposé of the power struggle inside the Texas State Board of Education, the government body that determines what students learn in Texas public schools and, due to the buying power of their system, often the entire country. Showcases how public education has become the latest battleground in a new wave of cultural, religious, and ideological clashes, with Texas education board members advancing...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF REVSummary: Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah was born in Ghana with a deformed right leg but he beat incredible odds and became a hero after riding a bicycle across the nation, with only one leg. He helped bring political and social change to Ghana.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Look Home Entertainment 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A visual history of the Beatles beginning in 1940 and ending with the breakup of the band at the end of the '60s. Includes their songs, successes and failures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Apple Corps Ltd. 2002
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BEASummary: The Beach Boys: A candid look at America's favorit clean-cut, candy-striped and harmonic family featuring never-before-released footage from The Beach Boys own archives, and over 40 original Beach Boys songs in full stereo. Brian Wilson: Candid interviews with family, friends, peers and Wilson himself, chronicling his life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BEASummary: A distinguished poet, translator, critic and teacher, Edwin Honig wrote dozens of books and poems that attracted critical praise around the world. His seminal translations awakened English-speaking readers to previously overlooked literary giants, resulting in honorary knighthoods from the king of Spain and the president of Portugal. Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Alan Berliner paints a deeply...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FIRSummary: "AFTER TILLER intimately explores the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, who risk their lives every day in the name of their unwavering commitment toward their patients. Directors Martha...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Laboratories 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AFTSummary: A documentary about Flint, Michigan native Michael Moore and his efforts to meet with General Motors' president Roger Smith in order to persuade the executive to visit Flint, a city which is economically depressed due to the closure of a General Motors plant.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ROGSummary: The Zen Of Bennett is a insightful view into the mind of singer Tony Bennett as well as an intimate portrait of the artist's creative process as he turns 85 years old. In a first person narrative, Tony reflects back over his 60 year career while looking ahead within the context of their latest recording project. We experience inspirational insights as Tony discusses his philosophies of life,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Australia 2012
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF ZENSummary: With his provocative question, 'why is the killing of a million a lesser crime than the killing of an individual?' Raphael Lemkin changed the course of history. An extraordinary testament to one man's perseverance, this examines the life and legacy of the Polish-Jewish lawyer and linguist who coined the term genocide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WATSummary: "Tracing the steps of grunge from its subversive inception in neighborhood basements to its global rise to the multimillion dollar pop culture phenomenon, Hype! incorporates hilarious interviews with rare concert footage of bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and The Melvins"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Republic Pictures 2004
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC HYPSummary: The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC STASummary: Jeff Goldblum may have starred in some of the biggest movies in history, but to secure a green card for his young Canadian fiancée, he's agreed to do a two-week regional theater production of "The music man" in his Pennsylvania hometown. Now he's faced with grueling rehearsals, a furious agent, good friends with their own troubles whom he's convinced to co-star, and the very real prospect of a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Starz Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PITSummary: Investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WHO1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WHO
Summary: Acclaimed director Werner Herzog explores the life and death of amateur grizzly bear expert and wildlife preservationist Timothy Treadwell, who lived unarmed among grizzlies for 13 summers.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GRI1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF GRI
Summary: Ten-year-old Paul slowly begins to realize that his mother is an addict and, with the help of a local waitress, tries to rescue his mother from her boyfriend/dealer.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Indican Pictures 2006
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PURSummary: "Using unseen photos and footage, ... director Martin Scorsese traces the life of George Harrison in a personal film, weaving together performance footage, home movies, rare archival materials and interviews with his family and friends"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Music Enterprises 2011