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History of Animation (1990 Video)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 21 min., 1997 sale: £32.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Historical footage documents the pioneering efforts of the Walt Disney animation films. Includes footage from vintage Disney film productions such as SKELETON DANCE, STEAMBOAT WILLIE, and the first...

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Mickey’s Grand Opera (1937 Film)

Director

Wilfred Jackson

Producer

Walt Disney; John Sutherland (2)

Cartoon. Mickey Mouse is preparing to conduct an operatic version of Romeo and Juliet with Donald Duck as Romeo and Clara Cluck as Juliet. Pluto upsets the magician’s props backstage and they come to life...

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Subject

Film studies; Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 81 minutes), £7.99

Adapted from the Grimm fairytale, this ‘Disney’s groundbraking gem (The Guardian, 2019), is chillingly dark in places, reflecting its roots in European folklore, but the deft Disney touch ensures that...

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Adventures of Huck Finn, The (1995)

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 104 minutes), £17.99

Film adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain’s.

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Oliver Twist (1997) (1998)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 88 minutes), £10.99

An adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel made for US televison, directed by Tony Bill.

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Great Expectations (1989) (1999)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 312 minutes), £16.99

A version of Charles Dickens’ novel made for television, adapted by John Goldsmith and starring Anthony Hopkins as Magwitch.

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Comets: Time Capsules of the Solar System (1982 Film)

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Combines animation with live action and documentary photography in an exploration of the role comets play in contemporary scientific research. The film was made before the space probe Giotto’s encounter...

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From King Lear to Succession: Shakespeare on Stage and Screen (2023 Video)

Recording of a panel discussion held as part of the Aspen Ideas Festival. Brian Cox, the star of the TV drama series Succession, and Shakespeare Theatre Company artistic director Simon Godwin, discuss the...

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Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba (2005)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes)

The name La Nouba originates from the French phrase "faire la nouba", which means "to party, to live it up" and is the guiding theme behind the creation of this journey through our universe - at once...

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Strange Magic (2015 Film)

Director

Guy Rydstrom

Producer

Mark Miller

Computed-animated musical fantasy from the Walt Disney Studio inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It takes popular song from the last six decades to help tell a story of fairies, goblins, elves and...

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