Archive for the ‘Documentary’ Category
The First Storytellers
Monday, October 27th, 2008Jospeh Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers: Program Three: The First Storytellers
Call Number: VHS00191
by Bill D Moyers; Catherine Tatge; Joseph Campbell; Apostrophe S Productions.; Alvin H. Perlmutter, Inc.; Public Affairs Television (Firm); Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.); WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.); WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.); Mystic Fire Video, Inc.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: New York : Mystic Fire Video, [1988],
Notes: Originally aired in 1988 (60 mins.);
Summary: Campbell discusses the importance of accepting death as rebirth as in the myth of the buffalo and the story of Christ, the rite of passage in primitive societies, the role of mystical Shamans, and the decline of ritual in today’s society.
OCLC #: 29066758
Also: Program One: The Hero’s Adventure (VHS00193); Program Two: The Message of the Myth (VHS00192); Program Four: Sacrifice and Bliss (VHS00190); Program Five: Love and the Goddess (VHS00189); Program Six: Masks of Eternity (VHS00188)
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Sacrifice and Bliss
Monday, October 27th, 2008Jospeh Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers: Program Four: Sacrifice and Bliss
Call Number: VHS00190
by Bill D Moyers; Catherine Tatge; Joseph Campbell; Apostrophe S Productions.; Alvin H. Perlmutter, Inc.; Public Affairs Television (Firm); Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.); WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.); WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.); Mystic Fire Video, Inc.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: New York : Mystic Fire Video, [1988],
Notes: Originally aired in 1988 (60 mins.);
Summary: Campbell discusses the role of sacrifice in myth, which symbolizes the necessity for rebirth. He also talks about the significance of sacrifice — in particular, a mother’s sacrifice for her child, and the sacrifice to the relationship in marriage — and stresses the need for every one of us to find our sacred place in the midst of today’s fast-paced, technological world.
OCLC #: 29066687
Also: Program One: The Hero’s Adventure (VHS00193); Program Two: The Message of the Myth (VHS00192); Program Three: The First Storytellers (VHS00191); Program Five: Love and the Goddess (VHS00189); Program Six: Masks of Eternity (VHS00188)
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Love and the Goddess
Monday, October 27th, 2008Jospeh Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers: Program Five: Love and the Goddess
Call Number: VHS00189
by Bill D Moyers; Catherine Tatge; Joseph Campbell; Apostrophe S Productions.; Alvin H. Perlmutter, Inc.; Public Affairs Television (Firm); Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.); WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.); WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.); Mystic Fire Video, Inc.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: New York : Mystic Fire Video, [1988],
Notes: Originally aired in 1988 (60 mins.);
Summary: Campbell talks about romantic love, beginning with the 12th century troubadours, and addresses questions about the image of woman — as goddess, virgin and Mother Earth.
OCLC #: 29066612
Also: Program One: The Hero’s Adventure (VHS00193); Program Two: The Message of the Myth (VHS00192); Program Three: The First Storytellers (VHS00191); Program Four: Sacrifice and Bliss (VHS00190); Program Six: Masks of Eternity (VHS00188)
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Masks of Eternity
Monday, October 27th, 2008Jospeh Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers: Program Six: Masks of Eternity
Call Number: VHS00188
by Joseph Campbell; Joan Konner; Alvin H Perlmutter; Catherine Tatge; Vera Aronow; David Grubin; Bill D Moyers; Richard Peaslee; Apostrophe S Productions.; Alvin H. Perlmutter, Inc.; Public Affairs Television (Firm); Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.); WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.); WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.); Mystic Fire Video, Inc.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: New York : Mystic Fire Video, [1988],
Notes: Originally aired in 1988 (60 mins.);
Summary: The last of six one-hour interviews by Bill Moyers with the renowned mythologist Joseph Campbell. Calling the many images of God the masks of eternity, Campbell provides challenging insights into the concepts of God, religion and eternity, as revealed in Christian teachings and the beliefs of Buddhists, Navajo Indians, Schopenhauer, Jung and others
OCLC #: 35003422
Also: Program One: The Hero’s Adventure (VHS00193); Program Two: The Message of the Myth (VHS00192); Program Three: The First Storytellers (VHS00191); Program Four: Sacrifice and Bliss (VHS00190); Program Five: Love and the Goddess (VHS00189);
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
More Than Bows and Arrows
Monday, October 27th, 2008More than Bows and Arrows
Call Number: VHS00187
by Gray Warriner; Conrad Denke; N Scott Momaday; 13th Regional Corporation (Seattle, Wash.); Camera One Productions.; ; et al
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Seattle, WA : Camera One, ©1992.
Notes: Originally released in 1978 (60 mins.)
Summary: Deals with the role of the American Indian in shaping various aspects of American culture, ranging from food and housing to the democratic way of life.
OCLC #: 26826251
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Elvis Presley From the beginning…to the end
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
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Elvis Presley From the Beginning to the End
Call Number: DVD00035
by Elvis Presley.;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: Ventura, CA : Tangiers Enetertainment, ©2004.
Notes: Originally released in 2004 (61 mins.);
Summary: This is a warm, moving and sensitive tribute to the King of rock n roll, and at the same time it is a comprehensive and detailed biography of his life. A life that been lived by no other performer before or since.
OCLC #: 60932548
Added: October 21, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
Call Number: VHS00161
by Isaac Julien; Normal Films.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel [distributor], ©1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1995 (50 mins.);
Summary: A film biography of Frantz Fanon
OCLC #: 34495320
Added: October 21, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
The Ancient City of York
Monday, October 20th, 2008The Ancient City of York: Heritage Video No. 1
Call Number: VHS00148
by Trent Television, Ltd.; Heritage Video.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire : Trent Television : Heritage Video (distributor), [198-?]
Notes: Originally released in 1995 (55 mins.)
Summary: Takes you on a fascinating tour of the beautiful and historic City of York, to places of atmosphere and interest: the Minster, the Shambles, City Walls, Cliffords Tower, St. Mary’s Abbey, Walmgate, Bootham, Monk Bar, Micklegate Bar and the Railway Museum.
OCLC #: 20118958
Added: October 20, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Thursday, October 16th, 2008The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Call Number: VHS00102
by Christopher Plummer; David B Hinton; David Thomson; Elstree, Ltd.; Turner Entertainment Co.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: [S.l.] : Turner Entertainment Co. ; Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video [distributor], ©1989.
Notes: Originally aired in 1988 (124 mins.);
Summary: A behind the scenes look at the making of Gone with the wind.
OCLC #: 19526607
Also: See Gone with the Wind (VHS00407)
Added: October 16, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Frank Capra
Thursday, October 16th, 2008The American Film Institute Life Achievement Awards: Frank Capra
Call Number: VHS00095
by Frank Capra; American Film Institute.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: [New York] : Worldvision Home Video, 1991, 1982.
Notes: Originally aired in 1982 (71 mins.); Nominated for one 1982 Primetime Emmy;
Summary: Surveys the films and career of Frank Capra and honors him with a ceremony filled with remembrances of co-workers and admirers.
OCLC #: 48607676
Added: October 16, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection