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Legacy 3 of a Dream (1975 Film)

Director

R Kaplan

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Takes a retrospective look at aspects of the civil rights movement in the USA in the 1960s. The second part of the film shows the growing political power of the black community personified by Congressman...

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The Passion of the Christ

Date

4 Mar 2014, 14:39

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Review

The Passion of the Christ by Neal King (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), 148 pages, ISBN: 978-0230294349 (paperback), Price: £12.99 About the reviewer: Dr Catherine O’Brien is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies...

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Classics, The (1999 Video)

Director

Kenneth Fairbairn; John Rowdon; John Shearman; Tony Thompson

Producer

Edgar Anstey

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 91 min., 1999 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)

A British Transport Films compilation video made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the film unit of the British Transport Commission. All the films were produced by Edgar Anstey.

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King of the Great Clock Tower: A Dance Play by W B Yeats (1977 Video)

Director

Trevor A Scott

Producer

Richard Allen Cave

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

Recording of a student performance. Restricted to UK educational institutions.

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Visit Aberdeen

aka: Aberdeen the Silver City

Director

Alan Harper; Joe Grey; Paul Robello; David Gladwell; Peter Neal

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 73 minutes), £14.99

Four films about Aberdeen. ABERDEEN (1906, b/w) documents the visit of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to the quatercentenary celebrations at Aberdeen University. Includes a commentary by Tom Fleming. In...

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Becket (1964 Video)

Director

Peter Glenville

Producer

Hal B Wallis

Subject

Drama; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 142 minutes), £17.99

Newly restored version of the film based on Jean Anouilh’s stage play about the conflict between Thomas a Becket and King Henry II starring Peter O’Toole and Richard Burton. Restored with the aid of...

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History of Advertising, The - Animation 1940 - 1950 (2005)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 62 minutes), £14.99

While today even cigarette billboards generate controversy, in the 1940s it was common to see ads for tobacco on television and in the movies. This DVD contains some of the best cigarette advertising ever...

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100 Animated Feature Films

Date

9 Jun 2015, 09:07

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Review

100 Animated Feature Films by Andrew Osmond (Palgrave Macmillan / BFI, December 2010) 246 pages, ISBN: 978-1844573400 (hardback), £20 About the reviewer: Professor Paul Wells is Director of the Animation...

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Scotland Calling: At the Empire Exhibition 1938 (1938)

Subject

Geography; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (154 minutes), £18.99

A 2-DVD compilation of films made at and for the Empire Exhibition of 1938, which was held in Glasgow. DVD 1: Seven films made under the direction of John Grierson to spotlight Scotland: FACE OF SCOTLAND:...

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Shakespeare database - top ten viewed records

Date

17 Mar 2016, 09:18

Author

Alex Morris

Post Type

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It's Shakespeare Week, so all this week organisations up and down the nation are celebrating the life, work and legacy of the Bard. At the BUFVC, one of our services is the International Database of...

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