The Happening

March 14, 2011
The Happening
Call Number: DVD00904
by: Sam Mercer; Barry Mendel; M Night Shyamalan; Mark Wahlberg; Zooey Deschanel; John Leguizamo; Betty Buckley; James Newton Howard; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; UTV Motion Pictures.; Spyglass Entertainment (Firm); Blinding Edge Pictures.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher:   Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008].
Notes: Originally released in 2010 (112 mins.); Special features: Deleted scenes with introductions by M. Night Shyamalan; “The hard cut” featurette; “I hear you whispering” featurette; “Visions of The happening: a making-of” featurette; “A day for Night” featurette; “Elements of a scene” featurette; gag reel
Summary: An unstoppable event threatens the world’s population by attacking the most basic human instinct of all: survival. Elliot Moore is an ordinary man who is trying to save his family from a terrifying, invisible killer. As Elliot discovers the incredible possibility of what is happening, it becomes very clear that no one is safe.
OCLC #: 239617400
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Love and Other Drugs

Love and Other Drugs
Call Number: DVD01016
by: Edward Zwick; Jake Gyllenhaal; Anne Hathaway; Oliver Platt; Hank Azaria; Josh Gad; Judy Greer; Scott Stuber; Charles Randolph; Marshall Herskovitz; Jamie Reidy; Fox 2000 Pictures.; Regency Enterprises.; New Regency (Firm); Stuber Pictures (Firm); Bedford Falls Company.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher:   Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2011.
Notes: Originally released in 2010 (112 mins.); Based on the book Hard sell: the evolution of a Viagra salesman by Jamie Reidy; Special features:deleted scenes ; featurettes ; theatrical trailer;
Summary: Free-spirited Maggie meets her match in a charming Viagra salesman named Jamie. Maggie and Jamie leap into a no-strings-attached affair, but no matter how hard they try to keep things ‘casual,’ they can’t help falling under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.
OCLC #: 659579691
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Eat Pray Love

Eat Pray Love
Call Number: DVD00814
by: Dede Gardner; Ryan Murphy; Jennifer Salt; Billy Crudup; James Franco; Javier Bardem; Julia Roberts; Viola Davis; Richard Jenkins; Dario Marianelli; Elizabeth Gilbert; Columbia Pictures.; Plan B Entertainment.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher:   Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ©2010.
Notes: Originally released in 2010 (140 mins.); Based on the book by Elizabeth Gilbert; Special features: Ryan Murphy’s journey with Eat, pray, love. Includes director’s cut and original theatrical versions of the film
Summary: A happily married woman who is trying to get pregnant realizes that her life needs to go in a new direction. After a very painful divorce, she risks everything and embarks on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery.
OCLC #: 659579691
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Howl

Howl
Call Number: DVD00931
by: Robert P Epstein; Jeffrey Friedman; Elizabeth Redleaf; Christine Kunewa Walker; James Franco; David Strathairn; Jon Hamm; Bob Balaban; Alessandro Nivola; Treat Williams; Mary-Louise Parker; Jeff Daniels; Carter Burwell; Allen Ginsberg; Eric Drooker; Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm); Werc Werk Works (Firm); Telling Pictures.; Rabbit Bandini Productions.; Radiant Cool (Firm); Oscilloscope Pictures;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher:   [New York, NY] : Radiant Cool : Distributed by Oscilloscope Pictures, ©2010.
Notes: Originally released in 2010 (84 mins.); Composed from court records, interviews, and “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg; Special features: Audio commentary with James Franco, Rob Epstein, and Jeffrey Friedman ; Holy! Holy! Holy!: The making of “Howl” [featurette] (40 min.); Director’s research tapes-interviews with Ginsberg’s close friends and collaborators [featurette] (20 min.); Allen Ginsberg reads “Howl” at the Knitting Factory [featurette] (26 min.); James Franco reads “Howl” (25 min.);
Summary:“Every word in this film was spoken by the actual people portrayed. In that sense this film is like a documentary. In every other sense, it is different”-Title screen. In 1957, in San Francisco, poet Allen Ginsberg has just published “Howl.” This distinctive work immediately generates a great deal of controversy. Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti has been sued on charges of obscenity, as many feel the poem is simply too explicit for publication (it contains strong language and frank references to homosexuality). When prosecutor Ralph McIntosh and defender Jake Ehrlich go head to head in front of Judge Clayton Horn, freedom of expression hangs in the balance. For the author, filled with the heady joy of poetic success, the trial demands the courage of being Allen Ginsberg–himself.
OCLC #: 671816079
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127 Hours

127 Hours
Call Number: DVD00620
by: Danny Boyle; Christian Colson; John Smithson; Simon Beaufoy; James Franco; Amber Tamblyn; Kate Mara; Clémence Poésy; Kate Burton; Lizzy Caplan; Treat Williams; Aron Ralston; Fox Searchlight Pictures.; Pathé Productions.; Everest Entertainment (Firm); Cloud Eight Films.; Decibel Films.; Darlow Smithson Productions.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher:   Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox, ©2011..
Notes: Originally released in 2010 (94 mins.); Based on the autobiography “Between a rock and a hard place” by Aron Ralston; Nominated for six 2011 Aademy Awards; Special features: commentary ; deleted scenes;
Summary:The powerfully uplifting true story of one man’s struggle to survive against mountainous odds. Aron Ralston has a passion for all things outdoors. But when a falling boulder traps him in a remote Utah canyon, a thrill-seeker’s adventure becomes the challenge of a lifetime. Over the next five days, Ralston embarks on a remarkable personal journey in which he relies on the memories of family and friends as well as his own courage and ingenuity to turn adversity into triumph.
OCLC #: 699525193
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Les vampires

March 4, 2011
Les vampires, or The Vampires
Call Number: VHS01505
by: Louis Feuillade; Fabrice Zagury; Musidora.; Jean Ayme; Edouard Mathé; Louis Leubas; Marcel Levesque; Moriss.; Gaumont (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: French
New York, N. Y.] : Water Bearer Films, [199-].
Notes: Originally released 1915 (400 mins. Black & White);
Summary: The Vampires (Les Vampires) is the name of an arch-criminal gang of brilliant and bloodthirsty Parisian thieves led by the electrifying Irma Vep. The gang’s exploits include the use of kidnapping, poisonous gas, heavy artillery, sexual domination, and murder to gain physical and psychological power over Paris’ elite. Each episode features the crusading journalist Phillipe Guèrande and his comical side kick Mazamette, as they relentlessly track down the brazen and resourceful gang.
OCLC #: 46632825
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Well Spent Life

March 3, 2011

Well Spent Life
Call Number: VHS01504

By: Les Blank; Maureen Gosling; Flower Films (Firm)

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher: El Cerrito, Calif. : Flower Films, [198-?]

Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. Approx. 44 min.

Summary: Captures the blues music of Mance Lipscomb, Black songster, sharecropper, and sage. Visits Lipscomb in his hometown of Navasota, Tex., where he communicates his thoughts and feelings about his past and the local life and culture.

OCLC #: 12364734

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Always for Pleasure

Always for Pleasure


Call Number: VHS01503

By: Les Blank; Maureen Gosling; Flower Films (Firm)

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher: El Cerrito, Calif. : Flowers Films, ©1978

Notes: Approx. 58 min. Beta II. In French with English subtitles.

Summary: Part 1 captures the music, food, and street celebrations that typify New Orleans. Part 2 focuses on the annual revival of Black Indian social and cultural traditions, featuring the Wild Tchoupitoulas and other Black Indian tribes as they prepare for and celebrate Mardi Gras. Flower Films presents a film by Les Blank ; produced and directed, photographed and edited by Les Blank ; additional editing, photography by Maureen Gosling.

OCLC #: 11764449

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À nos amours

A Nos Amours
Call Number: VHS01502

by: Sandrine Bonnaire (Suzanne), Maurice Pialat (Le père), Dominique Besnehard (Robert), Evelyne Ker (La mère)

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher: El Segundo, CA : Bell & Howell/Columbia Video Division, [1983]

Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1983. Approx. 100 min. Beta II. In French with English subtitles.

Summary: Suzanne is 15 and is having sex with many boys, just for fun, but did not manage to really love one of them. Her family does not understand her. The father does not like her behaviour. When he leaves home, the mother becomes a little bit neurotic. And Suzanne’s brother Robert, begins to beat her as a punishment.

OCLC #: 17005311

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Scream 2

Scream 2

Call Number: VHS01501
by: Cathy Konrad; Marianne Maddalena; Kevin Williamson; Wes Craven; David Arquette
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: [S.l.] : Dimension Home Video ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, [1997]
Notes: Raterd R. Originally released as motion picture in 1997. Approx. 120 min. Formatted to fit TV screen.
Summary: Two years after the events of the first film, a new psychopath dons the “Ghost face” costume and a new string of murders begin.
OCLC #: 40463317
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The Maestro : King of the cowboy artists

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
Call Number: VHS01500
by: Gerald Gaxiola;
Publisher: El Cerrito, Calif. : Flower Films, [1990-1995?]
Notes: Originally released [1995]; Running Time  Approx 54 min.;  color; not rated;
Summary: Story of Gaxiola’s life after he decided to dedicate his life to art, including four Maestro Days, as well as his art and philosophy.
OCLC #: 33003929
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Burden of dreams

Burden of Dreams
Call Number: VHS01499
by: Les Blank; Werner Herzog; Maureen Gosling; David R Loxton; José Koéchlin Von Stein; Flower Films (Firm);
Publisher: El Cerrito, Calif. : Flower Films, ©1982.
Notes: Originally released [1982]; Running Time  Approx 95 min.;
 color; not rated; uncut version with subtitles
Summary: Documents German film director Werner Herzog’s struggle to complete his film Fitzcarraldo in the face of plane crashes, torrential rains, attacks by armed, hostile Indians, and the loss of several sets of leading actors..
OCLC #: 11750369
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The blues accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins/The sun’s gonna shine

 

The blues accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins/The sun’s gonna shine
Call Number: VHS01498

by: Les Blank; Skip Gerson; Lightnin’ Hopkins; Billy Bizor; Mance Lipscomb; Flower Films (Firm);

Publisher: El Cerrito, CA : Flower Films, [198-?]
Notes: Originally released [1969]; Running Time for “The sun’s gonna shine” Approx 10 min.;
“The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins” Running Time Approx. 31 min.; color; not rated;
Summary: A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start singing for his living (1st work) ; Hopkins’ words and songs provide a musical portrait of the black culture of Texas, which reaches back to poverty, hard times, and a deep love of the land.
OCLC #: 34856846
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Sworn to the drum: a tribute to Francisco Aguabella

Sworn to the Drum: a tribute to Francisco Aguabella 

Call Number: VHS01497
by: Francisco Aguabella; Les Blank; Tom Luddy; Chris Simon; Armando Peraza; Carlos Valdez; Cachao.; Dizzy Gillespie; Daniel Ponce; Bobbi Cespedes; Carlos Santana; John Santos; Katherine Dunham; Robert Farris Thompson; Flower Films (Firm);
Publisher: El Cerrito, CA : Flower Films, 1995.
Notes: Originally released [1995]; Running Time Approx. 35 min.; color; not rated;
Summary: A film-portrait of the Afro-Cuban master drummer, Francisco Aguabella. Born in Cuba, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1957 where he made outstanding contributions to Latin popular music while maintaining his roots in traditional Afro-Cuban religious drumming. Film explores Aguabella’s role both as a sacred drummer and a figure of historical influence in Latin Jazz, Pop and Fusion. Included are many interviews with musicians who have worked with him and have been influence by his music.
OCLC #: 33938401
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Živeli : medicine for the heart

Živeli : medicine for the heartby: Les Blank; Vikram Jayanti; Andrei Simić; Jacquelene Simić; Flower Films (Firm); Center for Visual Anthropology.;
Call Number: VHS01496
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: El Cerrito, CA : Flower Films & Video, ©1987.
Notes: Originally released [1986]; Running Time Approx. 51 min.; color; not rated;In English with sequences in Serbian with subtitles in English. Narration and translation by Andre Simić, based on ethnography by Andrei Simić from an idea by Jacquelene Simić.
Summary: A look at Serbian Americans and their music and culture with some of Chicago’s greatest tamburitza orchestras and other Yugoslav folk bands.
OCLC #: 19121804
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Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie
Call Number: VHS01494
by: Les Blank; Michael Vidor; Flower Films & Video (Firm)
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: El Cerrito, CA : Flower Films & Video, [198-?]
Notes: Originally released [1965]; Running Time Approx. 22 min.; black and white; not rated;
Summary: Focuses on the trumpet player himself, who, along with Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk and others, sparked the change from jazz into “bop” in the 40’s. Dizzy talks about his beginnings and his music theories and blows a lot of hot music on that famous horn.
OCLC #: 20457899
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Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge

Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge
Call Number: VHS01495
by: Julie Jarrell Lyons; Tommy Jarrell; Ceclia Conway; Maureen Gosling; Les Blank; Flower Films (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: El Cerrito, CA : Flower Films, ©1991.
Notes: Originally released [1979]; Running Time Approx. 11 min.; color; not rated;Funding: National Endowment for the Arts, Appalachian State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sponsored by Institute for Southern Studies, Durham, N.C.
Summary: Presents ballad singer Julie Jarrell Lyons of Round Peak, North Carolina relating her life stories of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Includes an appearance by her brother, old-time country fiddler Tommy Jarrell.
OCLC #: 28296206
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Werner Herzog eats his shoe

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Call Number: VHS01493
by: Werner Herzog; Les Blank;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: El Cerrito, Calif. : Flower Films, 1980
Notes: Originally released [1979]; Running Time Approx. 20 min.; Color; not rated.
Summary: German film producer Werner Herzog is shown as he prepares to eat his shoe because of a lost bet. He explains that he performed the stunt to encourage novice producers to practice their art.
OCLC #: 15565295
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Ironweed Film Club No. 62:Fuel/Unlimited: Renewable Energy in the 21st Century

March 2, 2011
Ironweed Film Club No. 62:Fuel/Unlimited: Renewable Energy in the 21st Century
Call Number: IWFC_62
by: Daniel Califf-Glick; Barbara Azzoli; Joshua Tickell; John O’Hara; Greg Reitman; Cinema Libre Studio.; Blue Water Entertainment (Firm); Open Pictures (Firm); Hero BX (Firm); PIC Agency (Firm); Digital Neural Axis (Firm); Iron Weed Films (Firm); et al
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: Oxnard, Calif. : Iron Weed Film Club, 2011.
Notes: Issue: January 2011 (137 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Films, 1 Short and DVD Extras.
Summary: A powerful portrait of America’s overwhelming addiction to, and reliance on, oil. Having been born and raised in one of the USA’s most oil-producing regions, Josh Tickell saw firsthand how the industry controls, deceives, and damages the country, its people, and the environment, and after one too many people he know became sick, he knew he just couldn’t idly stand by any longer. Unlimited is a documentary about renewable energy and other alternatives to fossil fuels. It highlights a group of passionate 6th graders who call on adults everywhere to take action and address global warming. Their voices are supported with those of global warming and energy experts who discuss promising technologies such as solar, wind, and tidal power, as well as the issues of transportation and food sustainability. To demonstrate the here-and-now practicality of these technologies, the film includes on-site footage of solar panels, wind turbines, low and zero-emissions vehicles, tidal generators and much more.
OCLC #: 704458701
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Ironweed Film Club No. 61: Beyond Belief/The Imam And The Pastor

Ironweed Film Club No. 61: Beyond Belief/The Imam And The Pastor
Call Number: IWFC_61
by: Rageh Omaar; David Channer; Alan Channer; Philip Carr; Ian Corcoran
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: Oxnard, Calif. : Iron Weed Film Club, 2010.
Notes: Issue: December 2010 (129 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Films, 1 Short and DVD Extras.
Summary: Beyond belief: Susan Retik and Patti Quigley are two ordinary soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston until tragedy strikes. Rather than turning inwards, grief compels these women to focus on the country where the terrorists who took their husbands’ lives were trained: Afghanistan. Over the course of two years, as they cope with loss and struggle to raise their families as single mothers, these extraordinary women dedicate themselves to empowering Afghan widows whose lives have been ravaged by decades of war, poverty and oppression factors they consider to be the root causes of terrorism. The Imam and the Pastor: it depicts the unlikely partnership between a Muslim fundamentalist preacher and a Christian evangelist from Nigeria. In the 1990s, Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye led opposing militias dedicated to defending their respective communities as violence broke out in Kaduna, northern Nigeria. Now the two men are co-directors of the Muslim-Christian Interfaith Mediation Center, leading task-forces to resolve conflicts across Nigeria. The Imam and the Pastor is both a moving human story and a ground-breaking case-study of grass-roots action to rebuild communities torn apart by conflict.
OCLC #: 698463159
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