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Artaud (2007)

Subject

Drama; French studies; Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 93 minutes), £29.99

A 2-disc homage to the enigmatic poet, actor, director, playwright, philosopher, visionary, madman Antonin Artaud - one of the most influential figures of 20th century art, theatre and cinema. MY LIFE AND...

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British Legends of Stage and Screen (2012)

Subject

Drama; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 413 minutes), £13.25

This Sky Arts TV documentary series features interviews with some of Britain’s finest post-war actors, including Sir Derek Jacobi, Claire Bloom, Sir Michael Gambon, Dame Diana Rigg, Sir Christopher Lee,...

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British Transport Films Collection Volume Twelve: The Driving Force (2014)

Subject

Geography; History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £19.99

Following the nationalisation of public transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1st May 1949, British Transport Films was led for 25...

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Off by Heart Shakespeare (2012 Television)

Director

James Runcie

Producer

James Runcie

Television documentary aimed at getting young people engaged with Shakespeare’s language. Over the past year thousands of secondary schoolchildren took part in a competition to learn some of...

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British Transport Films Collection Vol. 6: The Art of Travel (2007)

Subject

Geography; History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 250 minutes), £19.99

The sixth in the series of double DVD box sets of films from the BRITISH TRANSPORT FILMS COLLECTION. Following the nationalisation of transport in 1948 the British Transport Commission set up its own...

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Spain’s Secret Conflict (2010)

aka: Catalonia, The Next State in Europe?

Director

Gary Gibson

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 39 minutes), €15.00

Made back in 2010, when the conflict between Catalonia and Spain was very little known outside the Spanish State, this short documentary starts with the first independence poll to take place in Catalonia...

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What we Want, What we Believe: The Black Panther Party Library (2006)

Producer

Roz Payne; Newsreel

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 720 mins), $35

The Newsreel film collective, formed in 1967, was dedicated to chronicling and analysing current events. By working directly with the Black Panthers, Newsreel was able to explore realities often ignored by...

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Future on Rail, A (2014)

Producer

Edgar Anstey

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 747 minutes), £29.99

Following the nationalisation of transport in 1948 the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1 May 1949, and led for 25 years by Edgar Anstey - a founding...

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Make More Noise: Suffragettes in Silent Film (2015)

Subject

Film studies; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 71 minutes), £19.99

This compilation combines documentary footage of the suffragettes’ public activities with comedy films of the period. These gloriously anarchic pre-war comedies are full of bright sparks like the Tilly...

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Pioneers in Art and Science: Metzger (2004)

aka: Metzger

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 139 minutes), £14.99

A documentary on the life and work of Gustav Metzger, founder of Auto Destructive Art. This film looks at the Scale of Metzger’s achievements and his contribution to contemporary culture. From Freud to...

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