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Animated television programs. Documentary films. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Science television programs. Sketch comedy television programs. Television comedies. Variety shows (Television programs) Video recordings for the hearing impaired. videorecordingSummary: The big bang: At the height of the Roaring Twenties, music scouts armed with cutting-edge recording technology set out across America to capture the unsung voices of everyday folk. Blood and soil: America's poor--cotton field slaves, mine workers, sharecroppers--find freedom through music, creating gospel, protest songs, and Delta blues. Out of the many, the one: Exotic cultures spanning...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AMESummary: Science, pop culture and comedy collide in National Geographic's groundbreaking new series, hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasseTyson. Along with celebrity guests and comic co-hosts, Neil explores captivating topics such as space travel, extra-terrestrial life, the Big Bang, the future of our Earth and the environment, and breaking news from the universe.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2015
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STASummary: Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists, comedians, and more to explore a variety of cosmic topics, colliding pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never seen before. Topics range from popular science fiction, space travel, extraterrestrial life and the Big Bang, to the future of Earth and the environment.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STASummary: This unique documentary is composed entirely of archival footage and photographs, accompanied by the voice of Stanley Kubrick. Taken from a series of rare interviews, the film provides an opportunity to understand the work of a master filmmaker, giving voice to one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema, as well as one of the most controversial and enigmatic.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KUBSummary: Follow a 10-year-old urban revolutionary, Huey, and his hip-hop obsessed little brother, Riley, as they move to the suburbs with their unwise old granddad, Robert Freeman. In this quiet neighborhood, the laughs, pop culture and pretensions, from Martin Luther King to Chicken flu, from Santa Claus to bullying, no taboo is left untouched. Includes a compilation CD "The Boondocks: Music from the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BOOSummary: Nonstop laughs are in the house with season four of In living color on DVD! No celebrity was too sacred and no current event was too controversial for this Emmy-winning hit show that pushed the boundaries of sketch comedy with hilarious results.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV INSummary: The United States of America is a huge and diverse nation. From the Grand Canyon to the bustling streets of New York, there is something for everyone and so very much to see. Take the road trip of a lifetime across this vast and beautiful country. See the hills of Hollywood and the mountains of West Virginia. Travel through the crazy mad cities of Los Angeles, Chicago, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: World Wide Multi Media 2017
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 917.3 ROASummary: Another season's worth of award-winning frenetic fried fowl from deep in the heart of Adult Swim's late-night animation plantation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROBSummary: The show bridged the gap between black and white audiences by at once exploiting stereotypes and then proving how ridiculous they could be, without being politically correct or preachy, and never without the aid of top-notch humor. The writing was spectacular, each of the performers were incredibly talented, and the chemistry between them showed. The first season of the comedy show that crossed...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV INSummary: "The brilliant philosopher Slavoj Zizek with filmmaker Sophie Fiennes, now using their inventive interpretation of moving pictures to examine ideology. The collective fantasies that shape our beliefs and practices."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PERSummary: It is a behind-the-scenes look at the world of fashion, featuring unprecedented access to the high temples of Haute Couture. Follows the legendary Valentino and his longtime business partner, Giancarlo Giammetti during the final two years of their careers, and shows the struggles the two men face as they confront the final act of a nearly 50-year career at the top of the world's most glamorous...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Phase 4 Films 2009