Summary: "Bisbee '17 is a nonfiction feature film by award-winning filmmaker Robert Greene set in Bisbee, Arizona, an eccentric old mining town just miles away from both Tombstone and the Mexican border. Radically combining collaborative documentary, western and musical elements, the film follows several members of the close knit community as they attempt to reckon with their town's darkest hour. In...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BISSummary: In 1960, a filmmaking group was granted direct access to John F. Kennedy, filming him on the campaign trail and eventually in the Oval Office. This resulted in three films of remarkable, behind-closed-doors intimacy, Primary, Adventures on the New Frontier, and Crisis, and, following the president's assassination, the poetic short Faces of November. Collected here are all four of these titles,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KENEbert, Roger
Summary: Life and career of film critic Roger Ebert.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LIFSummary: Forget the concept of "roughing it." Learn to "smooth it" in the great outdoors with a practical guide to almost any type of excursion.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.54 OUTCall number: DVD 796.54 OUT
Summary: Unable to purchase a $50,000 digital projector, a group of quirky film fanatics in rural Pennsylvania fight to keep a dying drive-in theater alive by screening only vintage 35mm film prints and working entirely for free. The film is an award-winning underdog story about The Mahoning Drive-in Theater.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MVD Visual 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ATSummary: The feature-length documentary reveals the fascinating, far-reaching impact and appeal of the show with a compelling blend of rare footage, historical images, and behind-the-scenes stories while also exploring the dramatic talents of creator-producer-director Dan Curtis. Known as the "King of TV Horror," the Emmy-winning filmmaker followed the show with other iconic genre favorites including...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MASSummary: "Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger was a devoted Marine for nearly twenty-five years... As a drill instructor he lived and breathed the 'Corps' and was responsible for indoctrinating thousands of new recruits with its motto Semper Fidelis or 'Always Faithful.' When Jerry's nine-year old daughter Janey died of a rare type of leukemia, his world collapsed. As a grief-stricken father, he...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Tied to the Tracks Films, Inc. 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SEM1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF SEM
Summary: A journey through the art and life of the Brazilian landscape architect and painter best known for the iconic black-and-white mosaic promenades that line Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach.This documentary shows the full contribution of the landscape artist to the national flora. Directed and written by João Vargas Penna, the film is a walk through the art and personality of Roberto Burle Marx,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN LANSummary: The film tells the story of a 1980 accident at a Titan II missile complex in Damascus, Arkansas, in minute-by-minute detail through the accounts of Air Force personnel, weapon designers, and first responders who were there, revealing the incredible chain of events that brought America to the brink of nuclear disaster.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: Examines the life of Miles Davis through his music, home movies, and his manuscripts and paintings.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Umgd 2020
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MILDavis, Miles.
Contents: CDs. Pharaoh's dance -- Bitches brew -- Spanish key -- John McLaughlin -- Miles runs the voodoo down -- Sanctuary -- Spanish key ; John McLaughlin (previously unreleased alternate takes) -- Miles runs the voodoo down ; Spanish key ; Great expectations ; Little blue frog (single edits) --
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia/Legacy 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ DAVGreenberg, Robert
Summary: 32 lecture course on the history and analysis of the Beethoven's 9 symphonies.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 1998
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.92 SYMCall number: DVD 780.92 SYM
Ailes, Roger
Summary: Examines the rise and fall of the late media mogul, Roger Ailes.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DIVScorsese, Martin
Summary: Profile of Canadian rock musician Robbie Robertson, and the formation of the roots rock group the Band.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2020
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONCGreenberg, Robert
Summary: Examines the life and works of Dimitri Shostakovich in 8 lectures of 45 minutes each.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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Summary: For anyone wanting to master music's language, being able to read musical notation is a necessity. But this course, as Professor Greenberg notes, is a basic course, designed to introduce you to music's language in a way that is similar to the way you learned your own native language, by "discovering and exploring musical syntax through our ears-- by learning what the parts of musical speech...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 781 UNDWhaples, Robert
Summary: Presents lectures on economic issues in the United States.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330 MODSummary: Uncover the extraordinary lives of women who overcame gender discrimination and segregation to build fulfilling lives and legacies along America's most iconic highway.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: As one of America's most beloved children's show hosts, Mr. Rogers remains one of the most iconic television figures for families worldwide. This documentary takes a closer look at the person behind the show, persona, and personality that helped define what it meant to be a good person and be a part of a healthy community. Through his children's show, Mr. Rogers would go on to inspire a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WON1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WON
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE WONCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Won't 2018Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TCFF WoCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD WONSummary: Naturalist and nineteenth century painter, John James Audubon was one of the most remarkable men of early America. The program brings to life his timeless paintings with dazzling footage of the living birds he immortalized, and celebrates visually the natural world he described in his writings. Interviews reveal the man, explore his art, and put his groundbreaking work in modern perspective.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AUDSummary: The captivating documentary chronicles the life of one of the best-selling solo artists of all time, from his childhood through the height of his career as a country music star, actor, and pop-culture icon.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC KENSummary: This film places the spotlight on one of filmmaking's unsung heroes, casting director Marion Dougherty, and takes viewers on a journey through 50 years of Hollywood history from an entirely new perspective. Relying on her exquisite taste and gut instincts, Dougherty helped usher in the 'New Hollywood' with movies like Midnight Cowboy, The Graduate, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, and Bonnie...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014