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Love and the Goddess

Monday, October 27th, 2008
Jospeh 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
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Masks of Eternity

Monday, October 27th, 2008
Jospeh 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
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More Than Bows and Arrows

Monday, October 27th, 2008
More 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
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The Ancient City of York

Monday, October 20th, 2008
The 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
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Titanic

Saturday, October 18th, 2008
 
Titanic
Call Number: VHS00128
by Jean Negulesco; Clifton Webb; Barbara Stanwyck; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; Fox Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Fox Video, ©1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1953 (97 mins.); Nominated for two 1954 Academy Awards;
Summary: Re-enactment of the 1912 sinking of the Titanic, the British luxury oceanliner, in the icy waters of the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage.
OCLC #: 43750382
Also: See the later-released version, Titanic directed by James Cameron (VHS00169)
Added: October 17, 2008
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Elizabeth I

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
 
Elizabeth I
Call Number: DVD00023
by Nigel Williams; Barney Reisz; Tom Hooper; Helen Mirren; Jeremy Irons; Hugh Dancy; Patrick Malahide; Toby Jones; Barbara Flynn; Ian McDiarmid; Channel Four (Great Britain); Company Pictures (Firm); Home Box Office (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English  
Publisher: [New York] : Home Box Office, ©2006, [2005].
Notes: Originally aired on HBO as a two-part miniseries in 2005 (211 mins.); 2-DVD disc set includes “Making ‘Elizabeth I'” behind-the scenes production featurette (18 min.); “Uncovering the real Elizabeth I” featurette (8 min.).; Nominated for 13 2006 Emmy Awards;
Summary: Explores the intersection of the private and public life of Elizabeth I in the latter half of her reign, offering a personal look at her allies, her enemies, and her suitors as she struggles to survive in a male-dominated world.
OCLC #: 68571798
Added: October 13, 2008
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Modern Times

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Modern Times
Call Number: VHS00068 Copy 1
VHS00068 Copy 2
by Charlie Chaplin; Paulette Goddard; Fox Video (Firm); CBS Fox Video.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Fox Video : CBS Fox Video, ©1992.
Notes: Originally released in 1936 (87 mins.); Edition: Charlie Chaplin Centennial Collection;
Summary: A devastating satire on the effects of mass production on the lives of factory workers, with Charlie as a factory worker, jailbird, night watchman, and a singing waiter. Primarily a silent film with music and sound effects, but voices emanate from TV sets and radios.
OCLC #: 27075762
Added: October 13, 2008
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Forrest Gump

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
 
Forrest Gump
Call Number: VHS00067
by Steve Tisch; Wendy Finerman; Robert Zemeckis; Eric Roth; Tom Hanks; Robin Wright; Gary Sinise; Mykelti Williamson; Sally Field; Winston Groom; Paramount Pictures.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: [Hollywood, Calif.] : Paramount, 1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1994 (142 mins.); Based on the novel “Forrest Gump” by Winston Groom; Nominated for 13 1995 Academy Awards;
Summary: Through three turbulent decades, Forrest, a simple man with a low I.Q., rides a tide of events that whisks him from physical disability to football stardom, from Vietnam hero to shrimp tycoon, from White House honors to the arms of his one true love.
OCLC #: 32375140
Added: October 13, 2008
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Plymouth Adventure

Monday, October 13th, 2008
Plymouth Adventure
Call Number: VHS00054
by Clarence Brown; Dore Schary; Spencer Tracy; Gene Tierney; Leo Genn; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, ©1996.
Notes: Originally released in 1952 (104 mins.); Based on the novel by Ernest Gebler; Nominated for one Academy Award
Summary: The film features the story of the voyage of the Mayflower.
OCLC #: 36214165
Added: October 13, 2008
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Hollywood

Monday, October 6th, 2008
Hollywood
Call Number: VHS00001
by James Mason; David Gill; Kevin Brownlow 
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: New York, NY : HBO Video, ©1980.; Thames Television, ltd.;
Notes: A 13-video box set (676 min) that, through interviews and film clips, shows the birth of an industry, the town of Hollywood, and the people who made it happen. The stars, directors, producers, cameramen, stuntmen, the scandals all made up the legend known as Hollywood.
Chapters: 1. The Pioneers — 2. In the beginning — 3. Single beds and double standards — 4. Hollywood goes to war — 5. Hazard of the game — 6. Swanson & Valentino — 7. The Autocrats — 8. Comedy – a serious business — 9. Out west — 10. The man with the megaphone — 11. Trick of the light — 12. Star treatment — 13. End of an era.
Missing: Video 4: Hollywood Goes to War.
Additional: Video 2: In the Beginning (Copy 2 and Copy 3)
OCLC #: 80931461
Added: October 6, 2008
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