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Bbfc: Behind the Scenes (2008)

aka: Behind the Scenes at the Bbfc

Subject

Film studies; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £49.99

An educational resource pack consisting of a DVD and an interactive DVD-ROM that helps students of Film and Media understand the processes of film classification. By exploring issues that affect...

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Silent Britain (2006)

Producer

David Thompson

Subject

Film Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 88 minutes), £19.99

A journey through the first three decades of British cinema celebrating its visionary filmmakers and the unsung stars. Presented by Matthew Sweet and illustrated throughout with film clips including the...

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Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola (2005)

Subject

Music; Russian studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 75 minutes), £16.99

Banned in the USSR until 1985, Sonata for Viola documents the life of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. In addition to being a portrait of a musical genius, the film bears witness to the joy of modern...

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Unseen Vietnam War, The (2003)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 156 minutes), £14.99

Much of the footage shot by news cameramen in Vietnam is now very familiar. However, the U.S. Army also had cameramen in the field - often with even better access to events - and much of what they filmed in...

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Chant d’Amour, Un (2003)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £15.99

Set in a French prison, this silent, poetic, and intensely physical vision of homosexual desire reveals the recurrent themes that unite Genet’s work and the cinematic techniques - of collage, flashback and...

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Falklands Play, The (2002)

Subject

Drama; History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 92 minutes), £15.99

The Falklands Play by Ian Curteis was once deemed too controversial to produce. It is about the 1982 conflict between the British and Argentinian forces over the Falkland Islands. This drama was...

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Freedom of Speech (1999 Video)

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale - see BEYOND RED, Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min., See: BEYOND RED

Three 8-minute films: 1) A CENSOR’S LIFE: In Azerbaijan, where censorship has officially been stopped, journalists still struggle to print the truth. This story follows the daily life of a censor in the...

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Censored! (1996 Video)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min., 1998 sale: £14.99 (inclusive)

Asks whether the ban on the film CRASH by Westminster City Council revealed a new and growing trend in favour of censorship, and who is to judge just what is depravity and how standards of taste and decency...

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Undercurrents 5 (1996 Video)

Subject

Environmental science; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 75 min., 1996 sale: £27.95 per issue 1996 subscription: £75.00 (1 year/3 issues)

A video magazine of alternative news, published in response to a growing frustration with mainstream news reporting. All the material was shot on domestic camcorders, mostly by activists who are using the...

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Sex and the Silver Screen (1996)

Director

Frank Martin

Subject

Film studies; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £29.99

Hosted by Raquel Welch, and featuring scores of celebrities (including major Hollywood stars such as Harrison Ford, Dennis Hopper, Dan Aykroyd, Patrick Stewart, Marisa Tomei, Daryl Hannah, Sally Field,...

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