Research Guides: Videos on the U.S. and American Studies: Popular Culture

Popular Culture DVDs

Ali 2002

Jon Peters, Gregory Allen Howard, Stephen J Rivele, Michael Mann, Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright, Mykelti Williamson, Jada Pinkett, Nona Gaye, Michael Michele, and Joe Morton

Dramatic biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali, which focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974. In that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife, converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay), and defies the United States government by refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight championship title thus stripped from him entirely for political reasons, the champ sets about to win back his crown, culminating in a legendary unification bout against George Foreman in Zaire, dubbed the "Rumble in the Jungle.". 1 videodisc (157 min.)

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Bell Hooks cultural criticism & transformation 2002

Bell Hooks makes a compelling argument for the transformative powers of cultural criticism. She demonstrates how learning to think critically was central to her own self-transformation and how it can play a role in the students' quest for a sense of agency and identity. Includes footage from many films and music videos, and news coverage. 1 videodisc (60 min.)

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Benjamin Smoke 2003

Jem Cohen, Peter Sillen, Benjamin, Smoke (Musical group : Atlanta, Ga.), C-Hundred Film Corp, Cowboy Booking International, Gravity Hill Films, Pumpernickel (Firm), and Plexifilm (Firm)

Filmed chiefly in Atlanta over a period of ten years, a portrait of the rock singer Benjamin (no last name), renegade musician and speed freak, playing in a band called Smoke. 1 videodisc (78 min.) :

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Blacking up hip-hop's remix of race and identity 2010

Robert A Clift, Limbic Productions, Inc, WTIU (Television station : Bloomington, Ind.), Independent Television Service, and California Newsreel (Firm)

"Hip-Hop was created by urban youth of color more than 30 years ago amid racial oppression and economic marginalization. It has moved beyond that specific community and been embraced by young people worldwide, elevating it to a global youth culture. The ambitious and hard-hitting documentary Blacking Up: hip-hop's remix of race and identity looks at the popularity of hip-hop among America's white youth. It asks whether white identification is rooted in admiration and a desire to transcend race or if it is merely a new chapter in the long continuum of stereotyping, mimicry and cultural appropriation? Does it reflect a new face of racial understanding in white America or does it reinforce an ugly history? Against the unique backdrop of american popular music, Blacking up explores racial identity in U.S. society. The film artfully draws parallels between the white hip-hop fan and previous incarnations of white appropriation from blackface performer Alo mainstream artists like Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones and Eminem. It interweaves portraits of white hip-hop artists and fans with insightful commentary by African American cultural critics such as Amiri Baraka, Nelson George, Greg Tate, comedian Paul Mooney and hip-hop figures Chuck D., Russell Simmons, M1 of Dead Prez, and DJ Kool Herc"--Container. 1 videodisc (57 min.) :

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The bronze screen 100 years of the Latino image in Hollywood cinema c2002

Nancy De Los Santos, Susan Racho, Alberto Domínguez, Wanda De Jesús, Bronze Screen Productions, Latino Entertainment Media Institute, and Questar, Inc

The Bronze screen honors the past, illuminates the present, and opens a window to the future of Latinos in motion pictures. From silent movies to urban gang films, stereotypes of the Greaser, the Lazy Mexican, the Latin lover and the Dark lady are examined. Rare and extensive footage traces the progression of this distorted screen image to the increased prominence of today's Latino actors, writers and directors. 1 videodisc (120 min.)

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Brother bread, sister puppet 2007

Jeff Farber, Grace Paley, Cheap Cinematography Productions, and Cinema Guild

Documentary on the Bread and Puppet Theater company, highlighting its production of "Our Domestic Resurrection Circus," an annual festival held at its home in northern Vermont. In addition to excerpts from the day's performances, the program includes glimpses behind the scenes: bread-baking; making puppets, flags, and costumes; rehearsals; and other preparations. The documentary also discusses the origins and early years of the company, which was founded by Peter Schumann in New York City in the early 1960s; its growing political activism and community involvement; and its character as a non-traditional theater company offering a blend of entertainment and political commentary. 1 videodisc (60 min.)

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Buffy the vampire slayer the chosen collection 2005

Joss Whedon, Alyson Hannigan, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Anthony Stewart Head, Charisma Carpenter, David Boreanaz, Seth Green, James Marsters, Emma Caulfield, Michelle Trachtenberg, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Mutant Enemy Inc, Kuzui Enterprises, Sandollar Productions, and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc

Presents all episodes of the television series about a slayer born to fight the underworld. 40 videodiscs (ca. 6480 min.)

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Bülent Ceylan Live! ganz schön turbülent 2010

Bülent Ceylan, Godehard Wolpers, Torsten Kluth, Mark Achterberg, and Brainpool TV (Firm)

1 videodisc (131 min.) :

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The Carter Family Will the circle be unbroken 2005

Kathy Conkwright, Mary Makley, Robert Duvall, Carter Family (Musical group), and WNPT (Television station : Nashville, Tenn.)

Documents the public and private life of the Carter Family. 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.)

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Dallas: The complete first and second seasons 2004

Barbara Bel Geddes, Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Victoria Principal, Linda Gray, Jim Davis, Charlene Tilton, Ken Kercheval, Steve Kanaly, and Warner Home Video (Firm)

Power, wealth, sex, glorious extravagance. One place has them all--Dallas. This saga chronicles the exploits of the Ewing family, the wealthy Texas oil millionaires. Includes all 29 shows from season 1 and season 2. 5 videodiscs (ca. 1397 min.)

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Deadheads an American subculture 1990, 1991

Emily Edwards and Rebecca G Adams

This program examines the Deadhead subculture, individuals who follow the Grateful Dead from concert to concert: what kinds of people are attracted to this culture, and what attracts them to it, what social forms do Deadheads resist, what forms shape their behavior, what separates them from the mainstream? The program also examies the workings of a subculture from within. 1 videocassette (29 min.)

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Don't look back 1999

Albert Grossman, John Court, D. A Pennebaker, Bob Dylan, Bob Neuwirth, Joan Baez, Alan Price, Donovan, and Derroll Adams

A documentary filmed during Bob Dylan's three week Spring 1965 concert tour in England, this is one of the most intimate profiles of the musician ever put on film. Wanting to make more than just a concert film, the producer Pennebaker sought both the public and private Bob Dylan, and achieved a fly-on-the-wall glimpse of one of music's most influential figures. 1 videodisc (ca. 96 min.)

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El rey de rock'n'roll 2000

Marjorie Chodorow, V. e. z. El, and Video Beat (Firm)

A documentary that examines the El Vez phenomenon both on and off stage, featuring footage of El Vez on stage and on television, interviews with his friends and fans, and a glimpse at the man behind the mustache. 1 videodisc (ca. 66 min.)

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The endless summer 2001, 1966

Bruce Brown

A documentary on the search for the perfect wave, in which two Californians take off with their surfboards for Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti and Hawaii. 1 videodisc (92 min.)

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Exit through the gift shop 2010

Banksy, Jaimie D'Cruz, Holly Cushing, Zam Baring, James Gay-Rees, Rhys Ifans, Fuzzface, Roni Size, Mister Brainwash, Shepard Fairey, Paranoid Pictures Film Company Limited, and Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm)

An eccentric French shopkeeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results. Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the Palestinian segregation wall in the West Bank. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. 1 videodisc (86 min.) :

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Girl power all dolled up 2011

Sarah Blout Rosenberg and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"A troubling wake-up call to American women and parents of daughters, this documentary explores the impact of media and pop culture on the identity development of girls. It demonstrates the influence of media in the lives of these young women and questions whether the concept of 'girl power' seeds the right message to empower girls in their journey to adulthood"--Container. 1 videodisc (24 min.) :

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Gonzo the life and work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson c2008

Hunter S Thompson, Alison Ellwood, Alex Gibney, Johnny Depp, Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm), Magnolia Pictures (Firm), HDNet Films, Jigsaw Productions, and Consolidated Documentaries

Traces Dr. Thompson's life from his travels with the Hell's Angels, through his various Wild Turkey & drug ingested episodes in politics and righting the wrongs of society. 1 videodisc (120 min.)

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Hip-hop beyond beats and rhymes c2006

Byron Hurt, God Bless the Child Productions, Independent Television Service, National Black Programming Consortium, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Media Education Foundation

Examines the representation of manhood in hip-hop culture and explores the related issues of race, gender violence and corporate explotation of hip-hop. 1 videodisc (61 min.)

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I [heart] hiphop in Morocco peace, love, hiphop c2007

Josh Asen, Jennifer Needleman, and Rizz Productions

Follows the attempt to organize and present the first ever hip hop festival in three cities in North Africa in 2005 by DJ Key, founder of the Original Hiphop Association. Various Moroccan hip hop artists talk about the struggles they face between making the music they love and Muslim culture. 1 videodisc (77 min.)

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I think we're alone now 2009

Sean Donnelly, Jordy Cohen, Phil Buccellato, Jeff Deane Turner, Kelly McCormick, Awesome and Modest (Firm), Greener Media, and MVD Visual (Firm)

"Jeff Deane Turner is a 53 year old from Santa Cruz, Ca. After attempting to give a Samurai sword to the 80's pop icon, Tiffany, she filed a restraining order against him. Kelly McCormick is an intersex person from Denver who claims to have known the pop star in high school. They have been labeled 'stalkers' by the media, but this warm and honest documentary tells their side of a life-long love story."--Container. 1 videodisc (61 min.) :

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Inhaling the spore a journey through the Museum of Jurassic Technology c2004

Leonard Feinstein, David Hildebrand Wilson, Ricky Jay, Barbara Maria Stafford, John Walsh, Lawrence Weschler, and Microcinema, Inc

"Like the first museums of the 17th century, the fantastic array of exhibits at the Museum of Jurassic Technology suggests a modern-day 'cabinet of curiosities,' filled with juxtapositions of the genuine, the strange, and the truly unexplainable. As its founder, David Wilson reveals 'We like experiences that break the hard shell of certainty.' Inhaling the Spore explores how this remarkable museum inspires us to wonder at the marvels of man and nature...and wonder whether any of it could possibly be true."--Container. 1 videodisc (35 min.) :

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It's a mall world 2001, c2006

Stan Feingold, David McIvride, Jim Cissell , Eyes Project Development Corp, Finale Editworks (Firm), Sound Kitchen (Firm), Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc, and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

An ideal discussion-launcher for sociology courses, this program examines cultural and psychological aspects of what is now an archetypal suburban experience: shopping at the mall. 1 videodisc (47 min.)

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Jamesie king of scratch c2006

Andrea E Leland, James Brewster, All Stars (Musical group : James Brewster), Nine Morning Productions, and New Day Films

A spirited musical journey to the Caribbean focusing on scratch band music (also known as Quelbe), an indigenous, grass-roots form of folk music from the Virgin Islands that was recently declared the "official" music of the Virgin Islands. 79-year old James Brewster, the central character of this documentary, is an uncompromising, humorous, and provocative musician known for his playful compositions and lively performances and is the legendary "King of Scratch". Included are performances by Jamesie and the All Stars at a St. Croix nightclub, various fairs, music festivals, performing and teaching in Denmark, and jamming with his friends. Interspersed with these performances is more intimate footage of Jamesie talking with other musicians at his home about the historical significance of the music and explaining how he came to create some of his songs. 1 videodisc (70 min.)

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Land of milk and honey c2009

"All of California is a stage in Ken Volok's experimental exploration of life and culture on the Central Coast."--Container. 1 videodisc (23 min.)

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The last waltz 2005

Robbie Robertson, Martin Scorsese, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, John, Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, Ronnie Hawkins, Ringo Starr, Ron Wood, Band (Musical group), Staples (Musical group), and MGM Home Entertainment Inc

The Band, one of rock's superstar groups, decided to call it quits after sixteen grueling years on the road. The group held this farewell concert on Thanksgiving Day, 1976, at San Francisco's Winterland, the site of their first performance. The performance is interspersed with interview footage. 1 videodisc (117 min.) :

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Like it is 2010

The generation that went to pot is profiled in this kaleidoscope of 60s drug culture! Its a cross between a serious documentary and drive-in exploitation. 1 videodisc (72 min.)

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Los Angeles plays itself "Thom Andersen's landmark documentary explores the tangled relationship between the movies and their fabled hometown, as seen entirely through the films themselves. From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and revealing the real city that lives beneath" --Container. 1 videodisc (170 min.)

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Magic trip Ken Kesey's search for a kool place 2011

Ken Kesey, Will Clarke, Alex Gibney, Alexandra Johnes, Alison Ellwood, Neal Cassady, Stanley Tucci, History Films, Optimum Releasing (Firm), Imaginary Forces (Firm), Jigsaw Productions, and Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)

1964, Ken Kesey, the famed author of 'One flew over the cuckoo's nest, ' set off on a legendary cross-country road trip to the New York World's Fair, joined by 'The Merry Band of Pranksters, ' a renegade group of counterculture truth-seekers, including Neal Cassady, the American icon immortalized in Kerouac's 'On the Road, ' and the driver and painter of the psychedelic Magic Bus. 1 videodisc (107 min.) :

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Metallica some kind of monster 2005

Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky, Phil Towle, Zach Harmon, Bob Rock, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, Metallica (Musical group), Third Eye Motion Picture Company, @Radical.media (Firm), and Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)

An intensely intimate look at one of the biggest hard rock/heavy metal bands of all time, with over 90 million albums sold. Takes you inside the studio, the counseling sessions the band went through together and the difficult process of finding a new band member. Focuses on the years from 2001-2003. 2 videodiscs (141 min.) :

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Mexicanerías construyendo el México típico 2009

Andrés Villa, Victoria Novelo, Ricardo Pérez Montfort, and Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (Mexico)

Based on the work of Ricardo Pérez Montfort, this documentary focuses on the role of the government in creating an "official" Mexican culture. 1 videodisc (27 min.) :

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Militainment, Inc militarism and pop culture c2007

Roger Stahl and Media Education Foundation

"Militainment, Inc. offers a fascinating, disturbing, and timely glimpse into the militarization of American popular culture, examining how U.S. news coverage has come to resemble Hollywood film, video games, and 'reality television' in its glamorization of war. Mobilizing an astonishing range of media examples -- from news anchors' idolatry of military machinery to the impact of government propaganda on war reporting -- the film asks: How has war taken its place in the culture as an entertainment spectacle? And how does presenting war as entertainment affect the ability of citizens to evaluate the necessity and real human costs of military action? The film is broken down into nine sections, each between 10 and 20 minutes in length, allowing for in-depth classroom analysis and discussion of individual elements of this wide-ranging phenomenon."--Container. 1 videodisc (124 min.)

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Money for nothing behind the bu$ine$$ of pop mu$ic 2001

Kembrew McLeod and Thurston Moore

Interviews with Chuck D, Ani DiFranco, Michael Franti, Kathleen Hanna, Reebee Garofalo, Dave Marsh, Robert W. McChesney. Explains how popular music is produced and marketed and offers an accessible critique of the current state of popular music. Examines the shrinking number of record companies, the centralization of radio station ownership, and the increasing integration of popular music into the advertising and commercial aspects of the consumer market. Also discusses independent bands and record labels. 1 videodisc (78 min)

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New Muslim cool 2009

Jennifer Maytorena Taylor, Hamza Paerez, Jon Shenk, Kenji Yamamoto, P.O.V. (Firm), Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm), Center for Asian American Media, and Seventh Art Releasing (Firm)

"Puerto Rican-American rapper Hamza Paerez pulled himself out of drug dealing and street life 12 years ago and became a Muslim. Now he's moved to Pittsburgh's tough North Side to start a new religious community, rebuild his shattered family and take his message of faith to other young people through hard-hitting hip-hop music. But when the FBI raids his mosque, Hamza must confront the realities of the post-9/11 world, and himself"--www.pbs.org/pov. 1 videodisc (83 min.)

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No direction home Bob Dylan c2005

Martin Scorsese, Jeff Rosen, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, Pete Seeger, Maria Muldaur, Liam Clancy, Mavis Staples, Apple Films, Spitfire Pictures (Firm), Grey Water Park Productions, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), Vulcan Productions, and Nihon Hoso Kyokai

Traces Bob Dylan's journey from his roots in Minnesota, to his early days in Greenwich Village, to his tumultuous ascent to pop stardom in 1966. Joan Baez, Allan Ginzberg, Maria Muldaur, Pete Seeger, Liam Clancy, Mavis Staples and others share their thoughts and feelings about the young singer who would change popular music forever. Contains extensive archival footage, some never-before-seen and rare concert performances. 2 videodiscs (207 min.)

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Organized crime a world history 2002

Roger Mudd, Miguel Ferrer, History Channel (Television network), Arts and Entertainment Network, and A & E Home Video (Firm)

As recently as the 1950s FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover claimed there was no such thing as organized crime. Today the agency he founded battles criminal cartels around the globe. Filled with remarkable footage and probing interviews with highly-placed officials including the former Colombian minister of justice, the police commissioner of Bombay, India, and FBI, DEA and ATF agents, this series explores the past and exposes the operations of notorious outlaw syndicates. In addition prison interviews with gangsters like "Tarzan," who brokered a deal to sell a Russian submarine to Colombian drug dealers, provide a behind-the-scenes look at how these groups really work. 2 videodiscs (250 min.)

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The parking lot movie c2010

Meghan Eckman, Redhouse Productions, and Passion River Films

"A brotherhood of eccentric attendants who man a unique parking lot in Charlottesville, Virginia. From grad students to middle-age slackers, indie-rock musicians to surly philosophers, these overeducated part-timers wax profoundly about car culture and capitalism"--Container. 1 videodisc (70 min.) :

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Pigor singt, Benedikt Eichhorn muss begleiten und der Ulf - Die wilden Jahre: Volumen 2, 3, 4 live in der Bar jeder Vernunft 2008

Thomas Pigor, Benedikt Eichhorn, Gertrud Pigor, Ulf Henrich, and Roof Music

2 videodiscs (325 min.) :

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Play again c2010

Tonje Hessen Schei, Meg Merrill, Ground Productions, and Bullfrog Films

"One generation from now most people in the U.S. will have spent more time in the virtual world than in nature ... At a time when children play more behind screens than outside, Play Again explores the changing balance between the virtual and natural worlds ... This moving and humorous documentary follows six teenagers who, like the average American child, spend five to fifteen hours a day behind screens. Play Again unplugs these teens and takes them on their first wilderness adventure -- no electricity, no cell phone coverage, no virtual reality"--Ground Productions web site. 1 videodisc (80 min.) :

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Pop lyrics c2001

Gail Evans, Peter Curran, British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

"This program studies the evolution of pop music within the context of the youth-oriented issues of the past five decades."--Container. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

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The price of pleasure pornography, sexuality & relationships c2008

Miguel Picker, Chyng-Feng Sun, Robert Wosnitzer, Matthew Tennie, Tim McDonough, Andy Kaempfer, Gail Dines, Robert Jensen, Richard D Wolff, Ana Bridges, Ariel Levy, Pamela Paul, John Stagliano, Joanna Angel, Ernest Greene, Sarah Katherine Lewis, Noam Chomsky, Open Lens Media, and Media Education Foundation

"Once relegated to the margins of society, pornography has emerged as one of the most visible and profitable sectors of the cultural industries, assuming an unprecedented role in the mainstream of our popular culture at the same time that its content has become more extreme and harsh, more overtly sexist and racist. This eye-opening and disturbing film places the voices of critics, producers, and performers alongside the observations of men and women as they candidly discuss the role pornography has played in shaping their sexual imaginations and relationships. [The film] moves beyond the liberal versus conservative debates so common in the culture to paint a myth-busting and nuanced portrait of how pleasure and pain, commerce and power, liberty and responsibility have become intertwined in the most intimate areas of our lives"--Container. 1 videodisc (56 min.)

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Rap, race & equality 200-?

Stephen Elliott, Grant Elliott, D. Chuck, Ice Cube, T. Ice, O. n. e. KRS, Latifah, Rakim, Molefi K Asante, Ralph McDaniels, Jon Pareles, Wayne Hyett, Tricia Rose, Russell Simmons, Naughty by Nature (Musical group), Elliott Productions Pty. Ltd, Burberry Productions, and Filmakers Library, inc

Documentary exploring the political and social context of rap music, including issues such as like sexism and censorship. Includes performances and interviews with Ice Cube, Ice T, Naughty by Nature, music journalist Jon Pareles and scholar Tricia Rose, among others. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

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A ride along the Lincoln Highway c2008

Rick Sebak, WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.), and PBS Home Video

Examines some of the history of the road, which runs from New York City to San Francisco and shows some of the joys of riding along it today. 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.)

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Route 66, an American odyssey c2002

John Paget, James Jenner, Bobby Troup, and Pacific Communications (Firm)

Documentary about the building of Route 66 and its golden days. Route 66 was once the main highway from Chicago to Los Angeles. Covers the 1920s through the 1990s. 1 videodisc (115 min.)

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Sex and the city the complete first season 2000

Susan Seidelman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Candace Bushnell, and Darren Star

All episodes from the first season of a television sit-com about a thirty-something sex columnist and her three single friends, that examines relationships and sexual roles in New York City. 2 videodiscs (ca. 300 min.)

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Skinheads USA the pathology of hate : soldiers of the race war 2003, c1996

Shari Cookson, Marianne Norton, Bill Riccio, Home Box Office (Firm), DBA Entertainment, Inc, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

A film crew follows the U.S. white supremacist skinhead group The Aryan National Front over a two-month period. Marches, demonstrating against non-whites, meeting with the Ku Klux Klan, and interviews with the group's leader, Bill Riccio, explain the Nazi-inspired group's motivation. 1 videodisc (54 min.)

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The source c2000

Filmmaker Chuck Workman explores the lives, works and influence of four leading lights of the "Beat Generation" of the 1950s: Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and Neal Cassady. Cutting back and forth between archival footage of his subjects and readings of selections from the authors' works, he creates a fast-paced collage of images that show how the Beats became the dominant counter-cultural movement of the last half of America's 20th century. 1 videodisc (89 min.)

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Stephen Foster c2006

Beth Hager, Randall MacLowry, Ken Emerson, Joe Morton, Ken Emerson, WITF-TV (Television station : Harrisburg, Pa.), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), and PBS Home Video

Documentary recounting the life story of Stephen Foster, composer of over 200 popular songs including Camptown races, Beautiful dreamer, and Oh! Susanna. Explores the impact of Foster's music on American popular culture and examines the treatment of African Americans in Foster's songs. 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.)

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Streets of fire a rock & roll fable, 1984 2003, c1984

Walter Hill, Larry Gross, Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver, Michael Parae, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Willem Dafoe , Universal Pictures (Firm), and RKO Pictures

Tom Cody is a handsome, heroic soldier of fortune who returns to his old neighborhood to rescue his gorgeous ex-girlfriend, rock star Ellen Aim, from the clutches of the evil motorcycle gang that kidnaps her. 1 videodisc (93 min.)

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Truth and consequences is America going down hill? : Liar, liar, pants on fire 2003

Gary Sieber, Michael Schmiedeler, Gus Gnorski, University of Notre Dame, and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

"This program takes a penetrating look at what is happening to American culture as honesty comes to be measured less by truthfulness and more by the reasons for lying and the degree of deception involved. What is to become of a society in which professional ethicists are required to help companies recapture a culture of integrity, a role previously reserved for religion?"--Container. 1 videodisc (29 min.)

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Unforgivable blackness the rise and fall of Jack Johnson c2005

David Schaye, Paul Barnes, Geoffrey C Ward , Ken Burns, Keith David, Samuel L Jackson, Paramount Pictures Corporation, and PBS Home Video

The in-depth and intimate story of one of the most important African Americans to live in the first half of the 20th century. Tells the story of Jack Johnson, who was the first African American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports - Heavyweight Campion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man. 2 videodiscs (220 min.)

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Vernon, Florida 2005

Errol Morris, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Television Laboratory, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Errol Morris Films, Inc, and MGM Home Entertainment Inc

Fire up the pickup and head down to this bizarre backwater town with Errol Morris, as he presents a pastiche of fascinating interviews with the weird and wonderful people of Vernon, Florida. 1 videodisc (56 min.) :

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Visions of eight 2011

Eight great filmmakers capture sight and sounds few could ever see or imagine about the Olympic Games. All the pain, the joy, the loneliness, the togetherness and the struggle in the world's most exacting competition is captured during the 1972 Munich Olympics. 1 videodisc (109 min.)

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You can't get there from here ephemeral films, 1946-1960 c1987

Shows the dark side of America's postwar prosperity in films that promote a cornucopia of consumer goods, provide behavior checks for confused children, and shamelessly relegate women to the role of happy house wife. These films were produced to fulfill a specific commercial or educational purpose. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

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Popular Culture

Afrika Bambaataa + family electric dance hop 1990

Karen Nyhlen, Afrika Bambaataa, James Brown, Jonnie Rotten, and Enzo Avitabile

Electric dance hop assembles the very first Rap music videos ever by the Godfather of Hip Hop Music, Afrika Bambaataa, a founder of Rap music. It is a trip back to the days when Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash and Kool DJ Herc cut and scratched records to funky beats on street corners in the Bronx. 1 videocassette (ca. 45 min.)

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Ali 2002

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America Broadway and dramatic realism 2001

Richard Eyre and Chris Granlund

This program discusses dramatic realism on Broadway. 1 videocassette (ca. 51 min.)

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American roots music c2001

Jim Brown, Kris Kristofferson, Ginger Group (Firm), Palm Pictures, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum (Nashville, Tenn.), and Experience Music Project

The story of American roots music in the 20th century. Features historic and documentary footage of pioneering artists. Covers blues, country, gospel, folk, Cajun, sydeco, bluegrass, tejano and Native American music. 2 videodiscs (210 min.)

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An audio visual history of American folk music: Parts 1-5 c1993

Norman Rose, Educational Audio Visual, Inc, and CLEARVUE/eav (Firm)

Part 1 traces the history of American folk music from the Native American tradition, to the English ballad tradition, through the contributions made by immigrants and African Americans, and the development of regional styles. Parts 2-3 focus upon country music and African American folk music respectively. Parts 4-5 juxtapose folk music against visuals of each period and focus on the interplay of folk music with American history, especially as a reflection of nationalist and populist sentiments. 2 videocassettes (94 min.)

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BaadAsssss cinema a bold look at 70's blaxploitation films c2002

Isaac Julien, Paula Jalfon, Colin MacCabe, Pam Grier, Quentin Tarantino, Isaac Hayes, Richard Roundtree, IFC Films, Minerva Pictures (Firm), New Video Group, and Docurama (Firm)

"In this groundbreaking documentary from the Independent Film channel, filmmaker Isaac Julien takes us back to the early 70s and the explosion of blaxploitation films, today one of American cinema's most beloved cult genres. The original guilty pleasure, these fun and energetic films had all the action, comedy, sex and groovy music you could want in two hours worth of entertainment."--Container. 1 videodisc (56 min.)

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Barbie nation an unauthorized tour 1998

Susan Stern

"Journeying from Barbie conventions to anti-Barbie demonstrations, from girls' play dates to Barbie web pages, Barbie Nation plumbs the international cult of the Barbie doll, telling the Barbie stories of diverse men, women and children. At the center of Barbie Nation is the story of Barbie creator and Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler"--Container. 1 videocassette (54 min.)

MEDIA 2-5491

Baseball 1999

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Geoffrey C Ward, and John Chancellor

Contents: Inning 1. Our game : the 1840's-1900 (115 min.) -- Inning 2. Something like a war : 1900-1910 (107 min.) -- Inning 3. The faith of fifty million people : 1910-1920 (120 min.) -- Inning 4. A national heirloom : 1920-1930 (117 min.) -- Inning 5. Shadow ball : 1930-1940 (126 min.) -- Inning 6. The national pastime : 1940-1950 (151 min.) -- Inning 7. The capital of baseball : 1950-1960 (134 min.) -- Inning 8. A whole new ballgame : 1960-1970 (116 min.) -- Inning 9. Home : 1970-present (148 min.). 9 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-4107 through 2-4124

The Beatles the first U.S. visit 1991

Susan Froemke and Albert Mayeles

The film takes one back to Feb. 7, 1964 when the Beatles arrived in New York City for their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Includes 13 performances and interviews with the Beatles on a tour from New York to Washington, D.C. to Miami, Florida. 1 videocassette (ca. 83 min.)

MEDIA 2-2162

Black Flag c2000

Henry Rollins, Black Flag (Musical group), Jettisoundz Video (Firm), and Visionary Communications (Firm)

A live performance by Black Flag, recorded at the Bier Keller in Bradford in 1984. 1 videodisc (55 min.)

DANA 70

Blitzkrieg bop! with The Ramones, Blondie, The Dead Boys 1999

Ramones (Musical group), Blondie (Musical group), Dead Boys (Musical group), XYZ Entertainment, and Ivy Video (Firm)

A documentary film examining the early glory days of the punk rock explosion with live performances recorded in New York in 1977. Here punk rock musicians candidly share their musical outlook and philosophies along with commentary by their managers, music critics and promoters. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

DANA 2045

Blues masters history of the blues 2002

Son House, Leadbelly, Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, Roy Milton, Jimmy Rushing, Ethel Waters, Big Bill Broonzy, Ida Cox, Billie Holiday, Big Mama Thornton, Muddy Waters, Joe Turner, Joe Williams, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Witherspoon, B. B King, City Island Entertainment (Firm), and Rhino Home Video (Firm)

Rare performances and historical footage tracing the development of American blues music. 1 videodisc (103 min.)

DANA 59

Bluesland a portrait in American music 1993

Keith David, Toby Byron, Richard Saylor, Ralph Meyers, and Ken Mandel

This video explores the blues-- with all its poetic irony and sly humor, its eroticism and timeless power. It traces its roots from the beginning of the 20th Century through the Mississippi Delta to Louisiana, Texas, Kansas City and Chicago. It includes music by: Son House, Leadbelly, Big Bill Broonzy, Bessie Smith, Count Basie, Louis Jordan, Jimmy Rushing, T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner, Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Dinah Washington and many others. 1 videocassette (ca. 85 min)

DANA 1561

The bracelet c2001

Yoshiko Uchida, Joanna Yardley, John Esaki , Jennifer Kim, Patty Nagano, University of California, Los Angeles, Asian American Studies Center, and Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)

A video presentation of Yoshiko Uchida's children's book about a gift from the heart and friends separated by war. Joanna Yardley's original illustrations are intercut with rare home movies and historic photographs to tell this heartwarming story of emotional growth and understanding. Teacher Patty Nagano conducts a discussion and activities with a 2nd grade class after the story. 1 videocassette (25 min.)

MEDIA 2-6356

Britain invades, America fights back 1995

Andrew Solt and Gary Busey

The Who, The Beach Boys, The Temptations, the California sound, Motown. The men and women who fired the rock heard round the world. The story of rock's renaissance between 1964 and 1966. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA 439

Broadway! a musical history 1989

Ron Husmann, Holly Saunders, Stanley Green , and William Hammerstein

Describes the history of the Broadway musical since the late 19th century. Includes pictures and interviews of performers active in the Broadway scene. 5 videocassettes (600 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA 2-3941 2-3942 2-3943 2-3944 2-3945

The bronze screen 100 years of the Latino image in Hollywood cinema c2002

Nancy De Los Santos, Susan Racho, Alberto Domínguez, Wanda De Jesús, Bronze Screen Productions, Latino Entertainment Media Institute, and Questar, Inc

MEDIA 10-682

Brooklyn Bridge 1996

Ken Burns and David G McCullough

Part 1 details the building of the Bridge, the involvement of the Roebling family in its construction and the many engineering innovations and difficulties involved. Part 2 discusses the Brooklyn Bridge as a symbol of strength, vitality, ingenuity, and promise in American culture. 1 videocassette (ca. 58 min.)

DANA 1375

Brother bread, sister puppet 2007

Jeff Farber, Grace Paley, Cheap Cinematography Productions, and Cinema Guild

MEDIA 10-1426

Buffy the vampire slayer the chosen collection 2005

Presents all episodes of the television series about a slayer born to fight the underworld. 40 videodiscs (ca. 6480 min.)

MEDIA 10-567 v.1-v.7

The celluloid closet 1996

Jeffrey Friedman, Robert Epstein, Lily Tomlin, Armistead Maupin, Hugh M Hefner, James C Hormel, Steve Tisch, Vito Russo, Sharon Wood, Carter Burwell, and K. D Lang

Assembles footage from over 120 films showing the changing face of cinema homosexuality from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s. Many actors, writers and commentators provide anecdotes regarding the history of the role of gay men and lesbians on the silver screen, taking into account public attitudes, attitudes within the film industry, and official censorship. 1 videocassette (102 min.)

MEDIA 2-3924

Coney Island 2006

Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, Richard Snow, Philip Bosco, Steeplechase Films Inc, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.), and PBS Home Video

The birthplace of the hot dog and the roller coaster, Coney Island was the Disneyland of its day. Follow the metamorphosis of Coney Island in this fascinating excursion into our past. 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.)

DANA 379

Culture Clash's bowl of beings 1997, 1992

Richard Montoya, Ricardo Salinas, Herbert Siguenza, Bruce Logan, José Luis Valenzuela, and Alan Mandel

"Deftly employing comedic styles from the Marx Brothers to Sam Kinison ... a POWERFUL demonstration of Chicano WISDOM, ART and WIT."--Container. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-3960

Dallas: The complete first and second seasons 2004

Barbara Bel Geddes, Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Victoria Principal, Linda Gray, Jim Davis, Charlene Tilton, Ken Kercheval, Steve Kanaly, and Warner Home Video (Firm)

MEDIA 10-568

Dangerous songs censors, rock and the First Amendment 1991

Frank Beck and Leida Snow

The nationwide controversy over today's music offers an excellent opportunity for students to explore the limits of constitutionally-protected free speech. 1 videocassette (18 min.)

MEDIA 2-1997

David Halberstam's the fifties. Volume 4, A burning desire [videorecording] 1997

David Halberstam, Nancy Button, Alex Gibney, and Edward Herrmann

During this time of social claustrophobia and sexual taboos, a handful of individuals brought a world of suppressed desires into the open. The publication of the famed "Kinsey Report" in particular exposed widespread hypocrisy about sex. 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-3630 2-6173

David Halberstam's the fifties. Volume 6, The rage within. The road to the sixtiesh[videorecording] 1997

David Halberstam, Tracy Dahlby, Alex Gibney, Nancy Button, and Edward Herrmann

The rage within: America in the fifties is finally forced to examine issues of racial discrimination. The road to the sixties: Shows American involvement with fast cars, fast food, the space race, the rise of Fidel Castro in Cuba and a rising restlessness as the country moves toward the next decade. 1 videocassette (ca. 100 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-3632 2-6175

Dead Kennedys 2000

Dirk Dirksen

"Loud, angry, and as controversial as their name Dead Kennedys, they were pioneers and purveyors of the sonic assault known as punk... Their songs attacked hypocrisy and corruption wherever they found it--be it religion- for-profit, police brutality or the sheer stupidity of the MTV generation."-- Container. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MUSIC 3

Deadheads an American subculture 1990, 1991

Emily Edwards and Rebecca G Adams

MEDIA 10-501

Dear Miss Breed c2001

Veronica Ko, Jennifer Kim, Karen Ishizuka, Marcus Toji, University of California, Los Angeles, Asian American Studies Center, and Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)

The real life story of how San Diego children's librarian Clara Breed became an unlikely hero to Japanese American youth in one of America's concentration camps in Poston, Arizona. 1 videocassette (13 min.)

MEDIA 2-6354

The debut 2003

Lisa Onodera, Gene Cajayon, John Manal Castro, Danté Basco, Tirso Cruz, Eddie Garcia, Darion Basco, Dion Basco, Derek Basco, Gina Alajar, Bernadette Balagtas, Joy Bisco, 5 Card Productions (Firm), Celestial Pictures (Firm), National Asian American Telecommunications Association, GMA Network Films, Visual Communications/Asian American Studies Central, and Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)

A struggle between Ben' s American dreams and his family's Filipino traditions explode on the night of his sisters eighteenth birthday party. He learns a few things about his real culture and about true love. 1 videocassette (88 min.)

MEDIA 2-6637

The Decline of western civilization 1989

Penelope Spheeris, Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, Alice Cooper, and Ozzy Osbourne

A fast-paced, humorous, and often outrageous look at the Heavy Metal scene. Candid and uncensored interviews with members of metal bands including Megadeth, Faster Pussycat, Lizzie Borden, London, Odin, and Seduce, all of whom are seen in performance, along with Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Poison and members of Aerosmith, Kiss and Motorhead, result in fascinating footage about the lives, dreams and fans of these heavy metal stars. 1 videocassette (ca. 90 min.)

MEDIA 2-3191

Don't look back 1999

Albert Grossman, John Court, D. A Pennebaker, Bob Dylan, Bob Neuwirth, Joan Baez, Alan Price, Donovan, and Derroll Adams

MEDIA DANA 10-27 1575

Drive-in blues 1987, 1986

Jan Krawitz

Combining archival footage with contemporary scenes, this documentary pays homage to the uniquely American institution of the drive-in movie as it explores the development, current status, and future of the drive-in. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

DANA 267

The Ed Sullivan show featuring the Beatles and various other artists c2003

Tim Kiley, Ed Sullivan, Fred Kaps, Georgia Brown, Frank Gorshin, Terry McDermott, Tessie O'Shea, Sonny Liston, Joe Lewis, Mitzi Gaynor, Myron Cohen, Gloria Bleezarde, Gordon MacRae, Sheila MacRae, Dave Barry, Cab Calloway, Soupy Sales, Beatles, CBS Television Network, Sofa Home Entertainment (Firm), McCall and Brill (Comedy team), Wells & the Four Fays (Comedy team), and Allen and Rossi (Comedy team)

Presents the four complete one-hour Ed Sullivan Shows that launched the "British Invasion" of the music industry and introduced the Beatles to America. Includes the original commercials. 2 videodiscs (ca. 240 min.)

MUSIC 281

El rey de rock'n'roll 2000

Marjorie Chodorow, V. e. z. El, and Video Beat (Firm)

MEDIA 10-983

Electric nation c2002

Daniel A Miller, Stacy Keach, Great Projects Film Company, South Carolina Educational Television Network, National Academy of Engineering, and PBS Home Video

Documents how electricity became a part of American daily life. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 2-6671 2-7038

The endless summer 2001, 1966

Bruce Brown

A documentary on the search for the perfect wave, in which two Californians take off with their surfboards for Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti and Hawaii. 1 videodisc (92 min.)

MEDIA 10-179

The Federal Theater, File 891, and the Mercury Theater 1999

Elena Pinto Simon, William G Simon, and Ellen Adler

This film appraises the impact of the drama groups that flourished during the Depression and their lasting contributions to theater. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

DANA 1647

The film music of Bernard Herrmann 1997

David Raksin and John Musilli

In a program from the television series Camera three, David Raksin examines the film music composed by Bernard Herrmann. Included are analyses of techniques used to achieve special effects and film clips illustrating Herrmann's work. 1 videocassette (27 min.)

MUSIC 432

Gonzo the life and work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson c2008

Hunter S Thompson, Alison Ellwood, Alex Gibney, Johnny Depp, Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm), Magnolia Pictures (Firm), HDNet Films, Jigsaw Productions, and Consolidated Documentaries

Traces Dr. Thompson's life from his travels with the Hell's Angels, through his various Wild Turkey & drug ingested episodes in politics and righting the wrongs of society. 1 videodisc (120 min.)

MEDIA 10-1438

Good rockin' tonight 1995

Bud Friedgen and Gary Busey

Features '50s teen idols and American Bandstand dance crazes. With Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and more. The glory days of rock's first golden age. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA 438

Growing up female 198-?

Julia Reichert and Jim Klein

Describes the socialization of the American woman through a personal look into the lives of six females ranging from kindergarten age to middle age. Shows the influence of such forces as parents, teachers, guidance counselors, the media, advertising, pop music, and marriage. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA D-125

Guitar heroes 1995

Mark J Sachnoff and Gary Busey

Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Duane Allman, Townshend, U2, and others. Without electric guitar there would have been no rock n' roll. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA 443

Henry one man's way c1997

Peter Singer, John Swindells, Open Channel Co-operative (Melbourne, Vic.), SBS Independent, and Bullfrog Films, inc

Examines the life of Henry Spira, an animal rights activist. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-6455

Hey Abbott! c1992

James H Gates, Stan Oliver, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Milton Berle, Steve Allen, Joe Besser, ZIV International, Inc, and VidAmerica (Firm)

Memorable sketches by the legendary comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. 1 videocassette (76 min.)

MEDIA 2-7133

Hip hop a culture of influence c1999

Torrance York, Steven Goodman, Youth Organizers Television, Educational Video Center, and Brooklyn Museum of Art

The meaning and impact of hip-hop music are discussed by hip-hop musicians, journalists, writers, and scholars. Includes photographs and video clips of hip-hop artists, jazz artists, and on-the-street interviews. 1 videocassette (29 min.)

MEDIA 2-6547

Hip-hop beyond beats and rhymes c2006

Byron Hurt, God Bless the Child Productions, Independent Television Service, National Black Programming Consortium, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Media Education Foundation

Examines the representation of manhood in hip-hop culture and explores the related issues of race, gender violence and corporate explotation of hip-hop. 1 videodisc (61 min.)

MEDIA 10-700

Hispanics, the second generation 1998

Francisco Ramirez, Victor Pupo, and Jimmy Smits

Examines how second generation Hispanics are adapting to American society, and how they are maintaining their Latino roots while assimilating into the American cultural mainstream. Explores how they view themselves and how they view each other. 1 videocassette (44 min.)

MEDIA 2-3712

The history of rock 'n' roll 1995

Andrew Solt, Bud Friedgen, Susan Steinberg , Valerie Norman, Obie Benz, Marc J Schnoff, Bill Richmond, Ted Haimes, Barry Alexander Brown, and Gary Busey

A survey of rock 'n' roll covering a forty-year span, from the fifties to Generation X. 10 videocassette (60 min. each)

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Hollywood and the American image the golden years 1988

Tony Thomas

Writer-narrator Tony Thomas takes us back to the Golden Age of the American film, the year from the early thirties to the late forties when the movies were the principle means of entertainment. They were the years in which Hollywood dwelt mostly upon the virtues of American character, when Gary Cooper and James Stewart personified the American male and Barbara Stanwyck and Carole Lombard were the ideals of American womanhood. It was potent and persuasive and important. This is how we saw ourselves--thanks to Hollywood and the American image. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-1499

Popular Culture (Continued)

Home economics 1994

Jenny Cool, Cogit-Prop Productions, and Cogitation Propaganda

Documents the American dream of home ownership via portraits and landscapes from Antelope Valley, a Los Angeles suburb. Three women and a teenage girl speak of their struggles to sustain family and community connections amid current socio-economic conditions. 1 videocassette (47 min.)

MEDIA 2-5661

In no one's shadow Filipinos in America c1995

Ray Gatchalian, Naomi De Castro, Antonio E De Castro, Jonna Ramey, Visual Communications/Asian American Studies Central, Philippine Arts in the Community (Firm), and National Asian American Telecommunications Association

Surveys the social history of Filipinos in the U.S., especially during the 20th century. Includes interviews with California residents of Philippine origin. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-6829

The Inheritance 1965

Harold M Mayer, Millard Lampell, and Robert Ryan

Presents a view of America as seen through the eyes of its working people. Uses still photographs, as well as silent film and newsreel footage, accompanied by folk songs and popular music, to show conditions since 1900 as found in the sweatshops, coal mines, and weaving mills, and as evidence in the labor struggles of the thirties and the civil rights movement of the sixties. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-1865

Is feminism dead? 2000

Michael J Schmiedeler, Karen Heisler, Gus Gnorski, Patricia Ireland, Phyllis Schlafly, Ellen Goodman, Bell Hooks, Tessie P Liu, and Martha Wharton

In this program the women's movement, as it currently exists, is appraised, and its relevance in today's cultural climate is discussed. 1 videocassette (29 min.)

MEDIA 2-5307

It's a mall world 2001, c2006

MEDIA 10-860

Jazz 2000

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Geoffrey C Ward, and Keith David

Documentary exploring the history of jazz from its beginnings through the 1990's, including the stories of many of its creators and performers. Includes archival video, still photographs, historical performances, and newly recorded interviews and musical performances. 10 videodiscs (ca. 19 hr.)

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Jazz an expression of democracy 1998

Wynton Marsalis, Marian McPartland, Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sean Murphy, and Ana Daniels

A White House Millenium evening that reviews the development of jazz in the United States during the 20th century through live performances, film clips, and comments from scholars. 1 videocassette (94 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 1443 2-5008

Lady Day the many faces of Billie Holiday 1991

Ruby Dee, Robert G O'Meally, Matthew Seig, Toby Byron, and Richard Saylor

This sparkling documentary features rare TV and movie clips, along with commentary by a stellar group of jazz instrumentalists and singers who knew her well. 1 videodisc (60 min.)

DANA. MUSIC 5 11

Maya Lin a strong clear vision 1995

Freida Lee Mock, Terry Sanders, and Maya Ying Lin

Portrays the career of Maya Lin as an architect/artist as told by her and others, with special focus on the design and emotional impact of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 1 videocasette (92 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 961 2-3035

Michael Jordan come fly with me 1989

Michael Jordan, David Check, David Gavant, Larry Weitzman, and Jay Thomas

Michael Jordan at college, on the professional basketball circuit, and at home. 1 videocassette (45 min.)

DANA 1066

Michael Jordan's playground 1991

Michael Jordan, Lisa Lisa, Cheryl Riley, I. c. e. Doctor, Zack Snyder, Larry Weitzman, Nancy DiToro, Michael Antinoro, and Rudy Bloom

A sports video that combines dazzling highlights from Jordan's career, a dramatic and personal storyline, and hot new movie. 1 videocassette (40 min.)

DANA 1065

Militainment, Inc militarism and pop culture c2007

Roger Stahl and Media Education Foundation

MEDIA 10-1327

Money for nothing behind the bu$ine$$ of pop mu$ic 2001

Kembrew McLeod and Thurston Moore

MEDIA 10-132

Muhammad Ali the whole story 2001

Paul Doyle, Gary Cohen, Gen Watabe, Lindsy Clennell, Big Fights, Inc, 4 Finger Entertainment (Firm), Turner Home Entertainment (Firm), and Warner Home Video (Firm)

Muhammad Ali arrived at a turbulent time... issues were everywhere and everyone had an opinion. Yet Ali transcended it all, risking everything to take a stand and defend his beliefs. In the end, Ali became the foremost citizen on the planet and the most recognized face in the world. This is his whole story. 2 videodiscs (346 min.)

DANA 129

Muhammad Ali through the eyes of the world c2001

Phil Grabsky, TWI (Firm), and Universal City Studios

This documentary explores the public image that developed about Ali as his fame began to grow. 1 videodisc (104 min.)

DANA 128

My generation 1995

Obie Benz and Gary Busey

Rock sets the tone for a counterculture. The Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, The Doors, Neil Young, the Grateful Dead. When this era ended, it was with a grisly bang. Drugs killed some of rock n' rolls biggest names. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA 442

No direction home Bob Dylan c2005

MEDIA 10-816

Organized crime a world history 2002

Roger Mudd, Miguel Ferrer, History Channel (Television network), Arts and Entertainment Network, and A & E Home Video (Firm)

MEDIA 10-314 v.1 10-314 v.2

Other American voices c2002

Thomas Kufus, Neil Hollander, Corinna Belz , First Run/Icarus Films, Zero Film (Firm), Westdeutscher Rundfunk, and Arte (Firm)

Interviews with prominent people concerning the state of political opposition and dissent in the United States in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-6852

A personal journey with Martin Scorsese through American movies 1995

Florence Dauman, Martin Scorsese, and Michael Henry Wilson

Featuring extracts from American movies, filmmaker Martin Scorsese shares his personal view and knowledge of films, directors and actors. 3 videocassettes (225 min.)

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Plugging in 1995

Susan Steinberg and Gary Busey

Musical experimentation explodes. Dylan, the Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Janis Joplin, and others. Witness the furious passion of Bob Dylan's performance at Newport in 1965. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA 440

Pop lyrics c2001

Gail Evans, Peter Curran, British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

"This program studies the evolution of pop music within the context of the youth-oriented issues of the past five decades."--Container. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA 2-7516 10-291

Punk 1995

Ted Haimes and Gary Busey

Paving the way for Nirvana and Green Day, the Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, Ramones, The Clash, Talking Heads and others. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA 445

A ride along the Lincoln Highway c2008

Rick Sebak, WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.), and PBS Home Video

Examines some of the history of the road, which runs from New York City to San Francisco and shows some of the joys of riding along it today. 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 10-1596

The roaring twenties c1996

Henry Nevison, Dana Palermo, Charles Hardy , Hollis Payer, InVision Communications, and Schlessinger Video Productions

Return to normalcy; automobile culture; flappers and the revolution in manners and morals; the consumer revolution and rise of advertising; motion pictures; the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz Age; social polarization; Prohibition; rebirth of the KKK; the Scopes Trial; the golden age of sports. 1 videocassette (ca. 35 min.)

MEDIA 2-6611

Rock 'n' roll explodes 1995

Andrew Solt and Gary Busey

Features interviews with many of rock's brightest stars from Little Richard to Bono of U2. This collection of vintage clips, showing the first rock stars in their prime, reveals the importance of rock 'n' roll in music history. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA 437

Roll on Columbia Woody Guthrie & the Bonneville Power Administration 2000

Michael Majdic and Denise Matthews

In 1941, Woody Guthrie and his family left southern California for a job in Portland, Oregon writing songs for a documentary film about the dams being built on the Columbia River. The story is told through interviews with family and friends, and also through archival footage that includes scenes from both Hydro and The Columbia, documentaries made by the BPA's public information department in the late '30s and '40s. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MUSIC 406

Route 66, an American odyssey c2002

John Paget, James Jenner, Bobby Troup, and Pacific Communications (Firm)

Documentary about the building of Route 66 and its golden days. Route 66 was once the main highway from Chicago to Los Angeles. Covers the 1920s through the 1990s. 1 videodisc (115 min.)

MEDIA 10-1608

Sex and the city the complete first season 2000

Susan Seidelman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Candace Bushnell, and Darren Star

MEDIA 10-111

Skinheads USA the pathology of hate : soldiers of the race war 2003, c1996

Shari Cookson, Marianne Norton, Bill Riccio, Home Box Office (Firm), DBA Entertainment, Inc, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

MEDIA 10-257

Smothered the censorship struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 2003

Maureen Muldauer, Rob Reiner, Steve Martin , Smothers Brothers, Bravo Cable Network, and Muldaur Media (Firm)

Tells the story of the television program The Smothers Brothers' Comedy Hour that aired from 1967-1969, including its many struggles with censors and the reasons for its cancellation. 1 videodisc (93 min.)

DANA 380

The Sounds of soul 1995

Valerie Norman and Gary Busey

Motown becomes Hitsville, U.S.A. With James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Otis Redding and more. Rooted in gospel, influenced by pop, with a strong dose of rhythm and blues, soul blossomed. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA 441

The source 1999

Chuck Workman, Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper, John Turturro, Norman Mailer, and Neal Cassady

Filmmaker Chuck Workman takes a trip back to the '60s with this chronicle of the Beat Generation and its icons Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs. 1 videocassette (88 min.)

MEDIA 2-3996

The spirit travels immigrant music in America 1991

Howard Weiss and Linda Ronstadt

Surveys the musical contributions made by a variety of immigrant groups to the American culture. Celebrates how the gifts of native music, traditions and cultural expressions have enriched the cultural diversity of American music. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-3950

Sporting fever, 1930 1998

Alfre Woodard and Mark J Davis

In the early 1900's, competitive sports were still not far removed from recreation--more for the player than the spectator. This film follows boxing, baseball, soccer, and more, as sports transition from a modest pastime to a fiercely competitive--and commercial--business to a potent expression of national pride and politics. Throughout, sports fans the world over remember the drama, the thrill, the exhilaration--and the patriotism--their favorite athletes and sports teams aroused. Includes a look at the role of American sportswriters, and live radio and television broadcasting of sporting events. 1 videocassette (56 min)

MEDIA MEDIA MEDIA 2-4090a 2-3846 2-5624

Standing in the shadows of Motown 2003, c2002

Sandy Passman, Allan Slutsky, Paul Justman , Walter Dallas, Ntozake Shange, Richard Allen, Jack Ashford, Bob Babbitt, Johnny Griffith, Joe Hunter, Uriel Jones, Joe Messina, Eddie Willis, Benny Benjamin, Eddie Brown, James Jamerson , Earl Van Dyke, Robert White, Joan Osborne, Gerald Levert, Me'Shell NdegéOcello, Bootsy Collins, Ben Harper, Chaka Khan, Andre Braugher, Funk Brothers, and Artisan Entertainment (Firm)

The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972. 2 videodiscs (107 min.)

DANA 64

Stephen Foster c2006

Beth Hager, Randall MacLowry, Ken Emerson, Joe Morton, Ken Emerson, WITF-TV (Television station : Harrisburg, Pa.), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), and PBS Home Video

MEDIA 10-866

Strange fruit 2002

Joel D Katz

A history of the anti-lynching protest song made famous by Billie Holiday. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MUSIC 462

Streets of fire a rock & roll fable, 1984 2003, c1984

Walter Hill, Larry Gross, Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver, Michael Parae, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Willem Dafoe , Universal Pictures (Firm), and RKO Pictures

MEDIA 10-1509

Suburbs arcadia for everyone 1986

Robert A. M Stern, Stephany Marks, and Murray Grigor

Looks at the American dream of owning a single family home and the various shapes this dream has taken from Gothic cottages to mini castles. Sites visited include: Llewellyn Park, N.J.; Olmsted and Vaux's Riverside; Levittown; and Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vinyard. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-5857

Timothy Leary's last trip 1997, 1996

A. J Catoline, O. B Babbs, David Herman, and Ken Kesey

A behind the scences look at the life and influence of Dr. Timothy Leary, pioneer in psychology and consciousness raising in the 1960's. Discusses the work of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. 1 videocassette (56 min.)

MEDIA 2-3583

Too close to heaven the story of gospel music c1997

Alan Lewens, Leo St. Clair, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Films for the Humanities (Firm), CTVC (Firm), International Broadcasting Trust, Channel Four (Great Britain), and Jerusalem Productions

Using narration and performance footage, this film traces the 200 year history of gospel music from black churches, to the civil rights movement, to its influence on modern jazz, blues, and rock and roll. 3 videocassettes (51 min. each)

MUSIC 542 cassette 1-3

Truth and consequences is America going down hill? : Liar, liar, pants on fire 2003

Gary Sieber, Michael Schmiedeler, Gus Gnorski, University of Notre Dame, and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

MEDIA 10-277

The unforgettable fifties the newsreels 1996

A compilation in seven volumes of original newsreels featuring events and personalities of the 1950's. Subjects such as human interest stories, disasters, fashion, and sports, etc. are covered. 7 videocassettes (57-60 min. each)

DANA. DANA. DANA. DANA. DANA. DANA. DANA 1204 cassette 1 1204 cassette 2 1204 cassette 3 1204 cassette 4 1204 cassette 5 1204 cassette 6 1204 cassette 7

Unforgivable blackness the rise and fall of Jack Johnson c2005

David Schaye, Paul Barnes, Geoffrey C Ward , Ken Burns, Keith David, Samuel L Jackson, Paramount Pictures Corporation, and PBS Home Video

DANA MEDIA 118 10-395

Up from the underground 1995

Barry Alexander Brown and Gary Busey

A revolution! MTV, rap, alternative, R.E.M., U2, Public Enemy, Madonna. Rock reinvented itself in the 1980's. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA 446

Urban tribe c2000

Jennifer Halliday, University of California (System), and Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning

Shows African-American "natural hair" styles provided from a salon in Chicago. Customers talk about their attitudes, feelings, and identity with a hairdresser in Urban Tribe. 1 videocassette (26 min)

MEDIA 2-6421

The Velvet Underground & Nico Vinyl c2006

Andy Warhol, Tosh Carillo, Gerard Malanga, J. D McDermott, Robert Olivo, Edie Sedgwick, Lou Reed, John Cale, Nico, Billy Name, Stephen Shore, Anthony Burgess, Velvet Underground (Musical group), and Magnus Opus (Firm)

The Velvet Underground & Nico features a rehearsal of the band at The Factory. Nico, a German singer, is seated playing a tambourine while her son plays at her feet. Camera work features psychedelic scenes, wild dancing and strobe lighting. A policeman enters to investigate the noise coming from The Factory. He turns off the amplifier, and interrupts the rehearsal. Andy Warhol is seen talking to the policeman, while the Velvet Underground and guests wait around. Vinyl is loosely based on Anthony Burgess' Clockwork orange. It features seven characters and loosely placed props including a pole set to one side of the scene. A young man is tied to the pole and is being tortured by Malanga and Olivo. Cigarettes, substances to sniff, paper cups with drinks, belts, masks and other sadomasochist props are visible, as well as drugs in pill form. A cop enters the scene and orders Malanga to sit so that he can be re-educated by the doctor who directs the torture of the boy, whose torture by Potin increases when a vinyl mask is placed on him. The doctor finally frees the boy, embraces and dances with him, while also humiliating him. The boy enjoys the game and the participants all dance while the doctor gives out drugs to sniff. 2 videodisc (ca. 157 min.)

MUSIC 125

Village radicals, new Americans, boom, and crash 1999

Elena Pinto Simon, Steven Sparargen, Angela Baker, Howard Emmanuel, and Ellen Adler

This program examines the cultural changes of the early 20th century using theater as a mirror, to reveal the ongoing development of American culture and society's artistic aspirations. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

DANA 1648

The way the music died c2004

Michael Kirk, Jim Gilmore, Kirk Documentary Group, WGBH Educational Foundation , WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), and PBS Home Video

The modern music scene was created in 1969, at Woodstock. Half a million fans, dozens of artists, and the politics of the times came together as a big bang moment that eventually would generate billions of dollars. But over the last twenty years, MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation, Internet piracy, and greed have contributed to a perfect storm for the recording industry. Frontline examines how the business that has provided the soundtrack of the lives of a generation is on the verge of collapse. 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.)

DANA 372

Wild style 1983

Charlie Ahearn

The story of street artists in the South Bronx that put on a big outdoor performance to showcase their unique talents of graffiti, rap, and break dancing. 1 videocassette (82 min.) ;

MEDIA 2-270

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With God on our side the rise of the Religious Right in America: Early crusades, 1950-1968 c1996

Calvin Skaggs, David Van Taylor, Bennett L Singer, Jerret Engle, Cliff Robertson, William C Martin, Lumiere Productions, Blackwell Corporation (Washington, D.C.), PBS Video, South Carolina Educational Television Network, and Independent Television Service

Using documentary footage and current interviews, these videos chronicle the involvement of conservative, primarily Protestant, Christians in political and social issues. 6 videocassettes (ca. 60 min. each)

MEDIA 2-6652 to 2-6657 cassettes 1 - 6

Woodstock three days of peace and music 1997

Michael Wadleigh, Bob Maurice, Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, Joe McDonald, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and John Sebastian

This documentary film captures the unique communal experience and many of the performances of the most famous of outdoor rock concerts performed during three days at Bethel, New York. Includes 40 minutes of previously unseen footage. 1 videodisc (225 min.)

MUSIC 33

You can't get there from here ephemeral films, 1946-1960 1987

Rick Prelinger

MEDIA 2-535

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