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On the Bowery (1955 Film)

aka: Skid Row

Director

Lionel Rogosin

Subject

Media studies; Sociology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shows the alcoholics of New York’s Bowery district and society’s contempt for them.

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John Berger with Lisa Appignanesi (1985 Video)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

Lisa Appignanesi introduces Berger’s career as a writer, art critic, scriptwriter and painter. Berger discusses his work, methods of writing, attitudes to time, death and humour.

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John Boorman with Philip French (1986 Video)

Subject

Film & television production

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

Philip French talks with film director John Boorman about his book ‘Money into Light’. They also discuss Boorman’s attitude to film-making, film finance and Hollywood production-line techniques.

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Stephen Spender with Al Alvarez (1986 Video)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

Al Alvarez interviews Stephen Spender on his own work and ideas about poetry, as well as his close friendship with W H Auden. The discussion also considers general issues such as the poet’s place in...

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In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1994 Video)

Director

Peter Davis; Daniel Riesenfeld

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, unknown), £28.00 (individual rate)

Examines the role of cinema in both supporting and attacking apartheid. Questions Hollywood’s commitment to racial stereotypes and reluctance to depict black heroes. Uses archival film, discussion and...

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