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School for Scandal, The (2004)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), $24.95

First performed in 1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s sophisticated comedy of manners satirizes the extravagance and corruption of London society. A witty look at the wages of scandal mongering and social...

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Hamlet (2004 Television, Video)

Series

Broadway Classic Collection

Joseph Papp’s 1990 New York Shakespeare Festival modern dress production of the play, broadcast in the Great Performances series on WNET. Kevin Kline is Hamlet.

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Recent additions to the BUFVC Moving Image Gateway

Date

28 Jun 2013, 09:51

Author

Andrew Ormsby

Post Type

Post

The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes nearly 1,400 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new...

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Making Television Dance (1977 Video)

Director

Don Mischler

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 58 min.

Charts the development of concepts of choreography specifically for television and the resultant short dance pieces which were created by Twyla Tharp during her residency at Studio 13.

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1986 Television)

Director

Kirk Browning

Producer

John Goberman

Live television production of Mendelssohn’s ballet choreographed by George Balanchine and directed by Kirk Browning. Television host is Patrick Watson and commentator Martin Bookspan.

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Working (2004)

Subject

Drama; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £19.99

A musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examining the average worker’s viewpoint...showing that he or she is anything but average. Based on a series of interviews with real working people -...

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John Gielgud: An Actor’s Life (1989 Video)

aka: Sir John Gielgud

Director

Dave Heather

Producer

John Miller

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Video cassette. VHS. col. 100 min.

A two-part profile of Sir John Gielgud in which he reflects with John Miller on his career and the influences of other actors, directors, designers and playwrights. Illustrated with scenes from plays, films...

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Secret Life of the Brain (2010)

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences; Psychology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC), £59.98

This five part series looks at the intricacies of the brain, from childhood to adulthood. A A baby’s brain weighs less then a pound, but within it lies the power to control movement, as well as the ability...

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W Eugene Smith (1989)

aka: W Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult

Director

Gene Lasko

Producer

Kirk Morris; Marthe Smith

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 89 minutes), £14.95

Documentary drama about the life and work of American photographer Eugene Smith (1918-1978), whose photos captured the changing social conditions and the enduring American spirit both at war and in peace and...

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Dance Theatre of Harlem (1988)

Director

Thomas Grimm

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 120 minutes), £24.99

Four dances by the New York-based company Dance Theatre of Harlem: Agnes de Mille’s ‘Fall River Legend’ inspired by the Lizzie Borden 1982 murder of her father and stepmother; Robert North’s ‘Troy...

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