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Documentary Films Catalog
2008
Information Resource Center
Public Affairs Office
US Embassy Tunis
Les Berges du Lac
1053—TunisDocumentary Films Catalog
2008
C O N T E N T S P A G E
INTRODUCTION PAGE
ANNOTATED LIST
I ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT 3
II. HUMANITIES ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS 4
A/ Cinema 4
B/ Fine and Decorative Arts 7
C/ Music 9
D/ Theater 15
III. COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION 15
IV. EDUCATION AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING 18
A / Education 18
B / English Language Teaching 18
V. LITERATURE 19
VI. SCENIC USA 24
VII. SOCIAL ISSUES 28
VIII. US HISTORY 31
IX. US POLITICAL SYSTEM 45
X. US SOCIETY 58
CALLL NUMBER INDEX 61
TITLE INDEX 72
I ECONOMY AND
DEVELOPMENT
290 THE BATTLE FOR THE PAL out door clothing and equipment
WORLD ECONOMY This program focuses on the envi- retailer, a customer base that's
English, 6hrs 3 cassettes ronment and land resource manage- among the most loyal in business.
Commanding heights: The battle ment. Terra vision" seeks to ad-
for the world economy confronts vance geographic information sys- 228 PETER DRUCKER
head-on critical concerns about the tem (GIS} technology for policy- English, 30 min, USIA 1991,
new interconnected world. Based makers and land managers. Marry- PAL (World of Ideas: Bill
on the best selling book by Pulitzer ing satellite imagery and new, spe- Moyers)
Prizes-winner Daniel Yergin and cifically designed, state-of-the-art "Peter Drucker". A renowned man-
Joseph Stanislaw, This ground- computer software. Terra vision agement expert, Drucker has ad-
breaking series explores our chang- helps develop natural resource vised governments and corporations
ing world-the plans to promote ecosystem protec- throughout the world. He talks
Great debate over globalization and tion and land management. about the challenges facing Amer-
the future of our globalization and ica and the changes in the working
the future of our society. 226 GROWING A BUSINESS class since the 1930s depression.
6 EPISODES
347 CAPITAL AND LABOR French, 30 min each, USIA 484 RETAIL SELLING
Arabic 1991, PAL English, 40 min, USIA, 1996
English, 30 min, 2004 "Growing Pains" Growth can create PAL.
(Biography of America) problems. Often the best way for a (Business Concepts)
The making of money pits laborers business to grow is to resist it. The The basics of retail selling are ex-
against the forces of capital as the worst way is to push it and skip plained in this program. Topics
twentieth century opens. Professor steps, according to host Paul includes why customers; the selling
Miller introduces the miner as the Hawken and his guests. processpreparation; the selling
quintessential laborer of the pe- Their answer is creative problem processapproach; determining cus-
riod—working under grinding con- solving. "Employees" Several small tomer's wants and needs; closing
ditions, organizing into unions, and companies demonstrate how tradi- the sale; customer complaints.
making a stand against the reigning tional barriers between manage-
money man of the day, J. Pierpont ment and employees have been 498 WOMEN IN BUSINESS -
Morgan. replaced by a relationship between WORLDNET DIALOGUE
peers. "Service" according to host English, 60 min, USIA 1996,
486 CONTRACT LAW Paul Hawken, service is the single PAL
English, 41 min, USIA, 1996 biggest Judith Barnett, a senior Commerce
PAL. (Business Concepts) opportunity for someone starting a Department official, discussed with
This episode gives an overview of business. audiences in Jordan, Oman and
contract law. Topics include: con- He gives examples of five compa- Egypt on August 12 the role of
tracts-what are they?; the five ele- nies women in business.
ments of legal contracts; basic who have successfully revitalized
agreements; consent and legality. the service ethic. "Marketing" Paul
Hawken illustrates how several
485 ECONOMICS small
English, 20 min, USIA, 1996 companies achieved marketing suc-
PAL. cess by breaking the rules, but re-
Business Concepts)The topics cov- maining authentic in their presenta-
ered include: the three types of eco- tions to the marketplace.
nomic systems (command market "The Broader Vision" Paul Hawken
and mixed economies}; the busi- examines a hidden aspect of suc-
ness cycle; recessions, economic cess in small business by docu-
growth, inflation and supply and menting a company's responsibility
demand. to the community. He showcases
four companies that illustrate the
490 THE ENVIRONMENT AND meaning of a broader vision. "L. L.
LAND R SOURCE MANAGE- Bean" The recipe is simple : solid
MENT service and quality at a reasonable
English, 60 min, USIA, 1996 price. It's garnered L.L. Bean, an
3II. HUMANITIES 158 THE COMBAT FILM 141 FILM IN THE TELEVI
Arabic SION AGE
ARTS English, 60 min, 1994, PAL Arabic
& ENTERTAINMENTS (American cinema) English, 60 min, 1994, PAL
From the anti-war films that fol- (American cinema)
lowed World War I to the morale- In 1946, half the country was going
A/ CINEMA: boosting films of World War II, to the movies. That same year, tele-
Hollywood has both reflected and vision networks began daily broad-
influenced America’s attitudes to- casts from New York City, forever
782 AMERICAN CINEMA ward war. The Combat Film cap- changing the face of American cin-
English, DVC tures the tension between the reality ema. Film in the Television Age
Using clips from more than 300 of and romance of war by looking at examines how a new era of motion
the greatest movies ever made, this how 4 directors recreated the sol- picture entertainment grew out of
series explores film history and dier’s experience. the arrival of television on the scene
American culture through the eyes and also how television was influ-
of over 150 Hollywood insiders, 234 DAVID PUTTMAN enced by the movies.
including Clint Eastwood, Steven English, 30 min, 1992, PAL
Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and David Puttman, a filmmaker and 157 FILM LANGUAGE
many others. Indepth treatments briefly chairman of Columbia Pic- Arabic
present film as a powerful eco- tures, makes films of social com- English, 60 min, 1994, PAL
nomic force, portent twentieth – ment and is outspoken in his views (American cinema)
century art form, and viable career of professional ethics. He offers Exploring film criticism and the
option. American Cinema connects insights into American arts and vocabulary of filmmaking these
subjects such as history, business, culture. three half-hour programs round out
and English with other studies. In the American Cinema series: This
addition, it is a perfect vehicle for 150 THE EDGE OF program examines just how a
developing visual and media liter- HOLLYWOOD movie scene is orchestrated. A Co-
acy skills and can be used as a Arabic lumbia University professor directs
springboard for creative writing English, 60 min, 1994, PAL a three-minutes scene, providing an
endeavors and media production. (American cinema) intimate view of the elements that
Produced by the New York Center With studios spending an average go into directorial decision making,
for Vicsual . of $42 million to produce and mar- from script analysis to set design to
ket a film, it is little wonder that editing. Classical Hollywood Style
151 CLASSICAL HOLLY originality and creativity have been Today Through interviews with
WOOD: STYLE TODAY stifled by a “blockbuster mentality” leading contemporary directors,
Arabic The Edge of Hollywood takes a studio-era veterans, top European
English, 60 min, 1994, PAL look at the new breed of “outlaw” filmmakers, young American inde-
(American cinema) directors, a diverse group of inde- pendents, and articulate scholars
This program examines just how a pendent filmmakers who play their and critics, this program probes
movie scene is orchestrated. A Co- own game on the fringes of tradi- Hollywood’s.
lumbia University professor directs tional Hollywood.
a three-minutes scene, providing an 148 FILM NOIR
intimate view of the elements that 458 FAMILIAR FACES, Arabic
go into directorial decision making, UNKNOWN NAMES English, 60 min, 1994, PAL
from script analysis to set design to English, 30 min, 1995 PAL. (American cinema)
editing. Classical Hollywood Style (Hollywood Chronicles, 109) “Film Noir” takes viewers on a
Today Through interviews with “Where have I seen you before?” is dark journey to the underside of
leading contemporary drectors, a question frequently asked of char- American life. This program ex-
studio-era veterans, top European acter actors. They are the people plores how the genre, reaching its
filmmakers, young American inde- who "support" the stars and, fre- peak in the 1950s, reflects the pes-
pendents, and articulate scholars quently steal the show. This epi- simism and paranoia that were
and critics, this program probes sode pays tribute to the character signs of the times. With the nuclear
Hollywood’s. actors of the Thirties and Forties. threat looming and the McCarthy
era in full swing, the dark scenes
and visual effects of these “black
4films” were a mirror of the Ameri- for everybody. screen writers, production design-
can psyche. ers, editors, and cinematographers
585 THE GREAT DETECTIVES create words that audiences are
149 FILM SCHOOL English, 30 min, 1995 PAL. eager to enter again and again.
GENERATION (Hollywood Chronicles, 107)
Arabic This episode looks at the rise of the 467 HOW MOVIES ARE MADE
English, 60 min, 1994, PAL Detective genre during the Great English, 30 min, 1995 PAL.
(American cinema) Depression. (Hollywood Chronicles, 119)
Between 1969 and 1972, the seven All these detectives--Charlie-Chan, To the frustration of many film-
film studios had record losses total- Sherlock Holmes, Bulldog Drum- makers, the movies are, of neces-
ing over $500 million. Out of touch mond, Sam Spade and others--had sity, a highly collaborative art form.
with audiences, Hollywood was their birth in literature. This show pays tribute to some of
near bankruptcy. the unsung heroes of movie mak-
The Film School Generation 102 HOLLYWOOD AND THE ing, and explains the importance of
chronicles the rise to prominence of MUSLIM WORLD each role in delivering a quality
a generation of directors who English, 54 min, PAL, 2003 finished product.
emerged from film school in the Ever wonder how "Friends" or J-Lo
1960s, including Francis Ford plays in Cairo? Or what a young 464 THE NEW REBELS
Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Martin Muslim mom feels about the por- English, 30 min, 1995 PAL.
Scorsee, George Lucas, and Briand trayed of Muslims in American (Hollywood Chronicles, 118)
De Palma. films? This one-Hour documentary Film is a rebel art. It has always
takes you to Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, been the rebels who have refused to
471 THE FUTURISTS Qatar and here in the U.S. where accept the status quo and have
English, 30 min, 1995 PAL. filmmakers interview trendy teens pushed the boundaries of the art
(Hollywood Chronicles, 117) as well as members of Hezbollah. and inspired others to follow suit.
Science fiction and fantasy are gen- Get an indepth look at the culture Here, we meet some of the rebel
res that take the viewer into other class as American popular culture directors--from D.W. Griffith to
worlds. This episode looks at futur- meets traditional moms Orsen Welles and stanley Kramer
ist films. to three of today's rebels, David
461 HOLLYWOOD Lynch, Paul Bartel and Robert M.
469 THE GREAT CLOWNS CHILDREN'S Young.
English, 30 min, 1995 PAL. English, 30 min, 1995 PAL.
(Hollywood Chronicles, 103) (Hollywood Chronicles, 105) 466 POVERTY ROW
Mack Sennett, Charlie Chaplin, During the Great Depression, the English, 30 min, 1995 PAL.
Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, Lau- child star emerged as a major force (Hollywood Chronicles,106)
rel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, in movies. Here we investigate Born out of the Depression, the "B"
W.C. Fields--these were the kings why this happened and look at movies became a staple of the
of comedy in early cinema. This some of the great child stars of the movie industry.
episode celebrates their work and Thirties: Shirley Temple, Spanky This episode looks at the "B's" and
compares the style and contribu- McFarland, Freddy Bartholomew, some of the rare talent cultivated by
tions of each of these great movie Jackie Cooper and other. them: John Wayne, Alan Ladd,
clowns. Jennifer Jones, Frank Capra.
145 HOLLYWOOD STYLE
470 THE GREAT DEPRESSION Arabic 459 PUBLICITY STUNTS AND
English, 30 min, 1995 PAL. English, 60 min, 1994, PAL COMING ATTRACTIONS
(Hollywood Chronicles, 104) (American cinema) English, 30 min, 1995 PAL.
When the world plummeted into the The style of American movies (Hollywood Chronicles, 110)
Great Depression, people looked to evolved from the desire to tell a Selling a movie to the public has
the movies to help them forget their compelling, seamless story. The become an art itself. This episode
troubles for a little while. From Hollywood Style looks at the time- looks at the birth and evolution of
newsreels to travel shorts, to daz- less appeal of Casablanca 5 and film trailers, from early glass slides
zling musicals, to cartoons, to trail- other films to see how the style is to today's marketing spectaculars.
ers and to the double bill of feature invisible”, so the viewer becomes
films, the movie theaters of the deeply involved in the story. It ex-
Great Depression had something plores how American directors,
5472 RIDING INTO THE perception of the world. 468 THE STUDIO SYSTEM
SUNSET TAKES OVER
English, 30 min, 1995 PAL. 143 THE STAR English, 30 min, 1995 PAL.
(Hollywood Chronicles, 108) Arabic (Hollywood Chronicles, 102)
Looks at one of the most popular English, 60 min, 1994, PAL As the art of filmmaking devel-
Film genre, The Western. (American cinema) oped, so did the industry, as pro-
This program reveals how Joan ducers and distributors formed a
146 ROMANTIC COMEDY Crawford and others achieved and studio system that was to last half a
146 bis Arabic maintained star status, often adjust- century. This episode looks at the
English, 60 min, 1994, PAL ing their own personalities to the system that was to last half a cen-
(American Cinema) largely fictitious images studios tury. This upset looks at the sys-
From It Happened One Night to publicists contrived for them. Freed tem, and the people behind its suc-
When Harry Met Sally, “Romantic from the control of the studio sys- cess.
Comedies” often indirectly reveal tem, today’s stars reveal a more
truths about the battle of the sexes. personal side, further blurring the 711 YOU DON’T LOOK 40
Featuring some of cinema’s most line between reality and fantasy. CHARLIE BROWN
glamorous stars, the romantic com- The Star examines the phenomenon English, 47 min, 1990
edy uses mild slapstick and witty of stardom, both past and present, You don’t look 40, Chalie Brown!
repartee in bringing its star-crossed featuring interviews with actors Is a fun-packed celebration of Char-
lovers together, while challenging Jack Lemmon, Eva Marie Saint, lie Brown and friends. Clips from
our ideas about men and women. Julia Roberts, and Ray Liotta. Nar- favorite Peanuts shows, interviews
rated by: Kathleen with series creator Charles Schultz
91 SCIENCE FICTION Turner. and guest performances comprise a
English, 29 min, USIA, 1979, very special program.
NTSC (American cinema) 460 STEREOTYPES AND
An internationally known science MINORITIES 137 THE WESTERN
fiction writer Frederik Pohl takes English, 30 min, 1995 PAL. Arabic
us on a voyage through space and (Hollywood Chronicles, 113) English, 60 min, 1994, PAL
time. It covers the most famous The mindless bigotry of early film (American cinema)
science fiction movies starting from has slowly been replaced by more This program looks at the develop-
1902 up to the latest Star Wars. enlightened attitudes. Using the ment of the western and its chances
representation of blacks in film as for survival in the future. Featuring
89 THE SILENT FILM an example of the way films can films from Stage 6 coach to The
French, 19 min, 1977, NTSC both foster racism and help dilute it, Magnificent Seven, The Western
(American cinema) we trace the changing attitudes to- includes interviews with directors
Born in the technological revolu- wards blacks in movies-attitudes John Sturges, Clint Eastwood, and
tion of the 19th century, the silent that have sometimes reflected and others. Narrated by Eli Wallach.
film in America grew with new often shaped those of the country.
technological era, prospering for 5 THE WESTERN
three wonderful creative decades. 142 STUDIO SYSTEM English, 20 min, USIA,
Such stars as Edison, Chaplin, Grif- Arabic 1977 PAL (American cinema)
fith, Valentino, Keaton and English, 60 min, 1994, PAL Beginning with "The Great Train
Flaherty shaped the new medium of (American cinema) Robbery," the American Western
American life up to the high-flying Using Paramount Pictures as a case film survives with continued dura-
decade of the 1920's. study, this program looks a the bility as a genre. With historical
“factory system”, perfected by ma- references to the real frontier West,
462 SILENT WITNESS jor film studios in 1930s Holly- the Western is traced from the days
English, 30 min, 1995 PAL. wood. The studio system combined of Bronco Billy, William S. Hart
(Hollywood Chronicles, 111) the best talent in the industry and and Tom Mix through the heyday
Film cameras were recording his- also allowed for individual expres- of such classics as "Stagecoach"
tory as far back as the Spanish sion. By the 1950s, television, lim- and "High Noon" to the present day
American War. This remarkable ited budgets, and non-exclusive via "The Wild Bunch," and "Butch
episode traces the development and contracts meant the beginning of Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
eventual demise of the newsreel the end for the old studio system.
and examines its impact on our
6140 WRITING AND THINKING 231 AMERICAN ART FORUM make an explosive break with the
ABOUT FILM English, 30 min, PAL past. Hughes considers the impact
Arabic This program devoted to the Ameri- of Hiroshima on art, traces the de-
English, 60 min, 1994, PAL can visual arts, explores the past velopment of abstract expression-
(American cinema) and present worlds of painting, ar- ism and the life of Jackson Pollack,
This program examines just how a chitecture, photography and sculp- and explores how artists as different
movie scene is orchestrated. A Co- ture. as James Rosenquist, Claes Olden-
lumbia University professor directs burg. Joseph Cornell, Andy Warbol
a three-minutes scene, providing an 6 AMERICAN PAINTING: and Jasper Johns reacted to the new
intimate view of the elements that THE EIGHTIES consumer culture. We end with the
go into directorial decision making, English, 24 min, USIA, 1981 nation on the eve of divisive con-
from script analysis to set design to PAL flicts, as media images begin to
editing. A group of American art critics, overwhelm anything created by
artists and dealers discuss exhibits artists.
463 WOMEN WITH CLOUT of contemporary American art.
English, 30 min, 1995 PAL. “American Painting: the Eighties; 78 THE GILDED AGE
(Hollywood Chronicles, 112) “The Art Scene;” “Abstract vs. English, 60 min, PAL
From the very beginning the film Representational Art;” and “The (American Vision vol.4)
business offered great opportunities American Art Tradition.” The many sides of America in the
for enterprising women-not just on 19th century: the extravagant
camera, but behind the scenes. 682 ARTISTS OF THE WEST "cottages" of Newport's tycoons,
From Dorothy Arzner and Mary English, 56 min, 2000 the triumph of the Brooklyn Bridge,
Pickford to Gloria Swanson, Lucille Experience a romantic lament to the the haunting realism of Civil War
Ball, Jane Fonda and Joan Micklin Old West as seen through the eyes photographs, the elegant portraits of
Silver, we see how these women of three preeminent artists who cap- John Singer Sargent, the American
have earned and used their clout. tured its mystique: Impressionism of James Whistler
Charles Russell, Thomas Moran and Mary Cassatt. Together with a
and Frederic Remington. It’s a new breed of American artists like
story of the American West com- Thomas Eakins and Winslow
plete with cowboys, cattle drives Homer, they mirror widely different
and gunfights which plays like a experiences of the American dream.
nostalgic Western movie.
B/ Fine and Decorative 612 GOAT ISLAND
Arts: 610 BEVERLY BUCHANAN Arabic, 1997
Arabic, 1997 English, 30 min
English, 30 min (World Of Art)
85 THE AGE OF ANXIETY (World Of Art) Goat Island, a performance group
English, 60 min, PAL Beverly Buchanan, photographer, that uses visual imagery, music,
(American Vision vol.8) sculptor, and painter, focuses on an dance, and narrative, rehearses and
One final program explores how important symbol of rural Southern performs a new piece on a U.K.
American art has reflected the up- on a new print in New York City. tour.
heavals of the last 25 years Hughes
traces the evolution of abstract: art 609 BILL VIOLA 608 GUILERMO GSMEZ-PEPA
and minimalism and considers the Arabic Arabic, 1997
spiritual richness of earth works, in English, 1997 (World Of Art) English, 30 min,
which nature is the artist's medium. Bill Viola, video artist, combines (World Of Art)
He ends the series by profiling a video and sound in intriguing ways, Guilerno Gsmez-Pepa, Mexican
wide range of contemporary artists. as seen in the Greeting, a piece cre- performance artist, poet, journalist,
Using a diversity of mediums and ated for the Venice Biennale. and activist, calls attention to rela-
approaches, Richard Serra, Susan tions between the U.S. and Mexico.
Rothenberg, James Turrell and oth- 88 THE EMPIRE OF SIGNS
ers continue to capture uniquely English, 60 min, PAL
American visions. (American Vision vol.7)
In the post-war era, America's
power is unrivaled, and its artists
7609 HUNG LIU the New York School of painters, of Gorman’s work, then cuts to the
Arabic, 1997 also known as the Abstract Expres- ranch of his parents. Included are
English, 30 min, sionists, creates five large oil paint- samples of his work.
(World Of Art) ings over eight months.
Hung Liu, painter, comments on 83 THE REPUBLIC OF
traditional Chinese society as she 506 NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS VIRTUE
paints a series of works on the Last English, 30 min, 1996, PAL English, 60 min, PAL
Emperor and his court. "Totem Poles: The stories they (American Vision vol. 1)
Tell" Kwakiutl, Tlingit and Haida Some of the First images made in
611 JUDY BACA created their great totem poles in a America resemble ancient ones.
Arabic, 1997 land of mists and many moods. Jefferson and the other founding
English, 30 min, This unique art is shown at its origi- fathers feel that classicism lends the
(World Of Art) nal site. The video also tells what young nation power and authority.
Judy Baca, painter and activist native carvers were depicting--the From heroic statues of George
known for her mile long mural in story of the Owl Woman and how Washington to the architecture of
Los Angeles depicting Chicano Raven brought. Washington, DC, the new republic
history, works on two public art "Carvers of the Pacific Northwest adopts and transforms the classical
projects in Southern California. Coast" Kwakiult artist Richard style to serve a new democratic
Hunt carves a ceremonial frog bowl ideal
610 JUNE WAYNE while telling about his people's tra-
Arabic, 1997 ditions. Totem poles, clan houses, 79 STREAMLINES AND
English, 30 min, and a wide range of crafts provide a BREADLINES
(World Of Art) rich introduction to the creative English, 60 min, PAL
June Wayne, printmaker and expression of the Pacific Northwest (American Vision vol.6)
painter, reveals her interest in sci- Coast Indians. The mythic images of the 1920's
ence and scientific 7 discovery as "People of the Northwest Coast" and 30~ are as urban as the sky-
she works on a new print in New The focus of the video is pre-1600's scrapers rising up in New York and
York City. before significant European intru- as rural as the heartland idealized
sion into the Northwest Coast, by Regionalists like Thomas Hart
608 LORNA SIMPSON when the culture of the Indians re- Benton. Isamu Noguchi, Lewis
Arabic, 1997 volved around clan associations and Hine and the artists of the WPA
English, 30 min the bountiful supply of fish and celebrate the worker as hero, Jacob
(World Of Art) marine mammals that teemed in the Lawrence tells stories of black
Lorna Simpson, photographer, ex- waters. America, and ambitious New Deal
plores the ambiguous terrain con- projects like Hoover Dam project
necting words and images in large- 81 THE PROMISED LAND self-confidence in hard times.
scale landscapes silkscreened on English, 60 min, PAL Which is the real modern America -
left. (American Vision vol. 2) the isolation painted by Edward
Before there is an America, dispa- Hopper, or the jazz reality captured
612 MIERLE UKELES rate bands of settlers strive to carve by Stuart Davis ?
Arabic, 1997 out an identity in a virgin land. In
English, 30 min the West, Spanish missions USE art 84 A WAVE FROM THE
(World Of Art) to convert the natives to Catholi- ATLANTIC
Mierle Ukeles, artist – in – resi- cism. In the East, plain Protestant English, 60 min, PAL
dence at the New York City Depart- settlers are suspicious of arts pleas- (American Vision vol. 5)
ment of Sanitation, works on an ures. And in Virginia an exiled aris- Waves of immigrants in the early
installation at the fresh kills land- tocrat recreates its ideal of England. 20th century bring both their old
fill. Early portraits of these settlers ask culture and a thirst for the new.
us to consider the emergence of this Their tenements are documented by
611 MILTON RESNICK new person, this American. photographer Jacob Riis and the
Arabic, 1997 social conscious Ashcan School.
English, 30 min 188 R.C. GORMAN Then, after the historic 1913 Ar-
(World Of Art) English, 29 min, 1976, NTSC. mory show, artists like Joseph
Milton Resnick, died in 2004, one (American Indian Artists) Stella, Paul Strand, Alfred Siteiglitz
of the longest living members of Program opens in a gallery exhibit and Georgia O'Keeffe forge a mod-
8ernism that is uniquely American. after a triumphant appearance at the 370 AUSTIN: THE TEXAS
Some celebrate the industrial sub- 1956 Newport Jazz Festival. Drum- BEAT
lime. Yet nature is the inspiration mer Art Blakey form his Jazz Mes- English, 60 min, 1994, PAL
that leads Frank Lloyd Wright to sengers, which for more than 40 (Music Across America: the
develop an organic architecture at years will provide ground for young Full Moon Shows, 110)
the heart of modern resign. musicians. Two legendary figures Lyle Lovett, Marcia Ball, the Texas
from the thirties. Billie Holiday and Tomados, Kelly Willis, Joe Ely,
77 THE WILDERNESS AND Lester Young – pass on not long Asleep at the Wheel, and Arc An-
THE WEST after making an extraordinary ap- gels and Timbuk 3 exemplify a
English, 60 min, PAL pearance together on television. Texas sound.
(American Vision vol.3) Meanwhile, three adventurous
From the majestic primal America, saxophone masters also make their 665 THE BEAT
there arises the idea of landscape as debuts – Sonny Rollins, John Col- English, 50 min, 1997
God's fingerprint. Landscape paint- trane and Ornette Coleman, whose (The Fifties)
ing holds deep religious and patri- bold “Free” playing helps to On the road and in the jazz clubs
otic communications, soon, the launch a new jazz movement – the renegades like Allen Ginsberg and
belief in Manifest Destiny is em- avant-garde. Jack Kerouac challenged America’s
bodied in art. Traveling from Yel- materialism and conformity. And a
lowstone to the Hudson Valley, 421 AGAINST THE ODDS: THE young man from Memphis named
Hughes explores the artists Albert HARLEM RENAISSANCE Elvis mesmerized restless teenagers
Bierstadt, John James Andubon, English, 60 min, USIA, 1994 and forever changed the face of
Frederic Church, Frederic Reming- PAL popular music and culture with his
ton and Thomas Code. revolutionary hip-shaking rock ‘n’
In their work he finds the conflict- 183 AILEY CELEBRATES roll.
ing impulses to work ship the land ELLINGTON
and to conquer it, to create a myth English, 60 min, USIA, NTSC 21 BEST OF THE PICKERS
of the West just as the frontier itself The celebration of greatest com- English, 56 min
is closing. poser of jazz: Duke Ellington by (Mountain Stage)
the American Dance Center Alvin This show features some of the best
Ailey. guitar pickers around. Musicians
include country artist Jerry Doug-
31 ALL STAR SWING las, bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs,
C/ Music: FESTIVA slide guitarist Sonny Landreth,
English, 52 min, USIA, 1986 acoustic bluegrass and country art-
SECAM ist Mark Selby, the blues and jazz
656 THE ADVENTURE For the first and only time, the leg- group Derek Trucks Band, the folk-
English, 120 min, 2000 (Jazz) endary greats of the swing-jazz era jazzblues artist Leo Kottke along
Post-war prosperity continues but appear together in a gala concert with Mike Gordon and jazz guitar-
beneath its placid surface there is a hosted by Doc Severinsen and re- ist John Pizzarelli.
growing demand for civil rights. corded live at Lincoln Center.
Louis Armstrong decides to risk his 522 THE BILL EVANS TRIO
career by speaking out against 33 ART BLAKEY AND THE English, 60 min, 1996 PAL.
southern defiance of the Constitu- JAZZ MESSENGERS (Jazz Masters 104)
tion. Miles Davis, having overcome English, 60 min, USIA, 1982 This episode features jazz pianist,
the narcotics addiction that has de- PAL Bill Evans with Marc Johnson on
stroyed so many other musicians’ A compact dynamo of rythmic en- bass and Jo La Babera on drums.
careers, signs with Columbia Re- ergy certainly describes Art Blakey. The songs performed include clas-
cords, makes a series of legendary But Blakey is also an acknowl- sics "who Can I turn to?" and
albums and becomes an icon for an edged musical master, a founder of "Someday My Prince Will Come."
entire generation of Americans. The modern jazz drumming, and a fa-
gifted clean-living trumpeter Clif- ther figure to three generations of
ford Brown, a role model for jazz superstars.
younger musicians, is killed in a car
accident, while Duke Ellington,
struggling now to stay on the road,
experiences a rebirth of his career
934 BLACK MUSIC IN 171 BLUES: RED, WHITE AND 15 CAJUM COUNTRY: DON'T
AMERICA: FROM THEN BLUES DROP THE POTA
TILL NOW English, 93 min, 2004, PAL English, 60 min, USIA, PAL.
English, 28 min, USIA, 1971, Joins musicians such as Van Morri- (American Patchwork - Songs
PAL son, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and and Stories about America)
This program traces black musi- Tom Jones performing and Talking American Patchwork explores the
cians and their contribution to about the music of the early sixties South's diverse cultural heritage
American music and history British invasion that reintroduced through music, dance, story and
through the unforgettable perform- the blues sound to America. festival.
ances of Louis Armstrong, Mahalia
Jackson, Duke Ellington, Count 162 BLUES: THE ROAD TO 407 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN
Basie, Nina Simone and the great MEMPHIS English, 60 min, PAL
Bessie Smith. English, 89 min, 2004, PAL (Music Across America 107)
Directed by Richard Pearce, traces Musicians Ray Manzarek (The
169 BLUES: FEEL LIKE the musical odyssey of blues legend Doors), Dick Dale and the Del-
GOING HOME B.B. King in a film that pays tribute tones, Tower of Power, X and Toad
English,78 min, 2004, PAL to the city that gave birth to a new the Wet Sprocket perform
Directed by Martin Scorsese, pays style of blues.
homage to the Delta blues. Musi- 2 CELEBRATING BIRD: THE
cian Corey Harris travels through 167 BLUES: THE SOUL OF A TRIUMPH OF CHARLIE
Mississippi and on to West Africa, MAN PARKER
exploring the roots of the music. English, 130 min, 2004, PAL English, 60 min each, USIA
The film celebrates the early Delta Written and directed by Wim PAL, 1994.
bluesmen through original perform- Wenders (Buena Vista Social Club; (American cultural Masters
ances and rare archival footage. Paris, Texas; Wings of Desire) ex- 101
Performers in this film are: Corey plores the lives of his favorite blues This first and only authorized film
Harris, John Lee Hooker, Son artists – skip James; Blind Willie on Charlie Parker not only focuses
House, Salif Keita, Habib Koite, Johnson, and J.B. Lenoir – in a film on Parker, but also traces the evolu-
Taj Mahal, Ali Farka Toure, and that is part history and part personal tion of jazz from the Armstrong era
others. pilgrimage. of the 1920's to be-bop-the new
music of the 40's and 50's, which
161 BLUES: GODFATHERS 165 BLUES: WARMING BY Parker brought to peak of perfec-
AND SONS THE DEVIL’S FIRE tion.
English, 96 min, 2004, PAL English, 90 min, 2004, PAL
Directed by Marc Levin, travels to Written and directed by Charles 351 CHET ATKINS, CHERYL
Chicago with hip-hop legend Burnett, presents a tale about a WHEELER, MICHAEL
Chuck D (of Public Enemy) and young boy’s encounter with his JOHNSON
Marshall Chess to explore the hey- family in Mississippi in the 1950’s, English, 60 min, PAL
day of Chicago blues. and intergenerational tensions be- (American Music Shop, 102)
tween the heavenly strains of gos-
170 BLUES: PIANO BLUES pel and the devilish moans of the 355 CHET ATKINS, SUZY BOG
English, 92 min, 2004, PAL blues. GUSS, JERRY REED
Directed by piano player and Holly- English, 60 min, PAL
wood director/actor Clint East- 666 A BURNING DESIRE (American Music Shop, 106)
wood, explores Eastwood’s life English, 50 min, 1997
long passion for piano blues, using (The Fifties) 446 CHICK COREA AND
a treasure trove of rare historical During this time of social claustro- BRAND: A VERY SPECIAL
footage in addition to interviews phobia and sexual taboos, a handful CONCERT
and performances by such living of individuals brought a world of English, 60 min each, USIA
legends as Pinetop Perkins and Jay suppressed desires into the open. PAL, 1994.
McShann, as well as Dave Brubeck With the landmark “Kinsey Re- (American Cultural Masters
and Marcia Ball. port”, Americans were shocked to 109
find that when it came to sex they In this once-in-a-lifetime perform-
were saying one thing but doing ance, Chick Corea and fellow
quite another. "Return To Forever" members join
10together to create an enriched and too. Swing becomes a symbol of 592 DUKE ELLINGTON AND
inspiring hour. democracy at home and bandlead- THE SOUND OF AMERICA
ers like Glenn Miller and Artie English, 48 min each, USIA
453 COLE PORTER'S GENIUS Shaw enlist and take their music to PAL, 1995
English, 60 min, USIA the men and women of the armed (American Composers 108)
PAL, 1995. forces overseas. In Nazi-occupied Ben Wattenberg talks, with author,
(American Composers,105) Europe, where the gypsy guitarist composer, and Jazz pianist, Dr.
"You're The Top: The Cole Porter Django Reinhardt develops his own Billy Taylor, about the life, career
Story," "I Get A Kick Out of You," distinctive way of playing the mu- and music of Duke Ellington. As he
"Begin The Beguine," are some of sic, jazz becomes a symbol of free- reminisces about the legacy of
the wittiest, funniest and most ro- dom and the hope of liberation. Duke Ellington, Taylor plays a se-
mantic songs ever written and were lection of Ellington s well known
all products of Cole Porter's genius. 521 THE DEXTER GORDON songs.
This profile features interviews as QUARTET
well as rare photographs and archi- English, 60 min, 1996 PAL. 93 DUKE ELLINGTON AT THE
val footage. (Jazz Masters 102) WHITHOUSE: GREAT
The music of legendary tenor saxo- MOMENTS IN JAZZ
414 COUNT BASIE: SWINGIN' phone player, Dexter Gordon, is HISTORY:
THE BLUES highlighted in this episode. He is English, 24 min, USIA AL,
English, 60 min each, USIA joined by George Cables (piano), 1995 (American Composers
PAL, 1994. Eddie Cladden (drums) and Rufus 109)
(American Cultural Masters 110 Reid (bass). This 1969 USIA production cap-
The famed Count Basie Band was tures a vintage birthday celebration
one of the most famous jazz/swing 350 DOC WATSON, NASH held at the Nixon White House in
of all times. VILLE BLUE GRASS honor of the legendary musician,
This program recounts the epic BAND SHOP Duke Ellington. Luminaries in the
story of William Basie and how he English, 60 min, PAL world of Jazz are featured.
made this band and American clas- (American Music Shop, 101)
sic. Country is truly music born in 353 DWIGHT YOAKAM,
America, Join Chet Atkins, Dwight PATTY LOVELESS, CARL
182 COUNTRY MUSIC COMES Yoakam, Emmylou Harris, Trisha JACKSON
HOME Yearwood Mary- Chapin Carpenter English, 60 min, PAL
English, 29 min, 1981, NTSC and more country musicians in 13 (American Music Shop, 104)
Country music artists from 10 hour-long programs recorded in
countries perform on the stage in performance. 352 EMMYLOU HARRIS,
Nashville, Tennessee, a part of the TRISHA YEARWOOD
fifth annual international country 233 DREAMS AND SONGS OF English, 60 min, PAL
music show produced by the Coun- THE NOBLE OLD (American Music Shop, 103)
try Music Association. English, 60 min, 1992, PAL
(American Patchwork – Songs 187 AN EVENING OF JAZZ
95 DANCE IN AMERICA: and Stories about America) English, 60 min, 1983, NTSC.
SUE'SLEG REMEMB American Patchwork explores the (In Performance at the White
ERING THE THIRTIES South's diverse cultural heritage House)
English, 60 min, 1976, NTSC through music, dance, story and An evening of jazz hosted by
A composite of old film and still festival. Nancy Reagan stars Dizzy Gillep-
pictures covering such great stars as sie, Stan Getz and Chick Corea.
Fats Waller, Bajangles Robinson, 545 DUKE ELLINGTON They introduce other, young artists.
Fred Astair and Ginger Roger as English, 53 min, 1996,
well as a series of dance interpreta- WORLDNET, PAL 619 FACE THE MUSIC
tions of the Thirties. The Museum of American History English, 50 min
at the Smithsonian Institution pre- (The Great Depression)
654 DEDICATED TO CHAOS sents a new exhibit chronicling the Faced with hard times, American
English, 120 min, 2000 (Jazz) life and the music of Duke Elling- sought release whenever they could
When America enters World War II ton. find it, from marathon dancing to
in 1941, jazz music goes to war, going to the movies.
11Hollywwod responded with films tone for this episode, and the story nificance of jazz, its importance to
that offered escape from the harsh of jazz becomes the story of two society, and where the art form ap-
reality of life. Radio too, enjoyed great cities, Chicago and New pears to be heading generous high-
incredible popularity, pioneering York, and the two extraordinary lights of performances liven the
new games like the sitcom and soap artists whose lives and music span program
opera years before the debut of tele- almost three-quarters of a century –
vision in 1939. Louis Armstrong and Duke Elling- 186 JAZZ MUSEUM: MORE
ton. English, 53 min, 1975, NTSC
662 THE FEAR AND THE Features additional numbers from
DREAM 138 GRAHAM-JAZZ CHANTS the opening performance at the
English 90 min, 1997 English, 22 min, 1980, NTSC New York Jazz Museum in a free
(The Fifties) A course of jazz chants by profes- concert with all camera narration by
After the glorious victory in World sor Graham. Contracting sounds jazz authority Willis Conover.
War II, dreams of the “good life” and intonations of everyday discus-
mingled with nightmares of a new sion can result in jazz chants… 13 JAZZ PARADES: FEET
menace; Communism. Sheltered in DON'T FAIL
low-cost suburban homes, newly 520 THE GREAT GUITARIST English, 60 min, USIA, PAL.
affluent couples launched an un- English, 60 min, 1996 PAL. (American Patchwork - Songs
stoppable baby boom. While host- (Jazz Masters 101) and Stories about America)
ing backyard barbecues, Americans Jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd and American Patchwork explores the
were also building bomb shelters to Herb Ellis perform "Danny Boy" South's diverse cultural heritage
shield themselves from a potential and "Lady Be Good". Joe Byrd through music, dance, story and
nuclear attack. (bass) and Wayne Phillips (drums) festival.
complete the ensemble.
456 GEORGE GERSHWIN 2 JOAN ARMATRADING &
REMEMBERED 649 GUMBO KARI NOBLE
English, 60 min , USIA English, 90 min, 2000 (Jazz) English, 56 min
PAL, 1995 “Jazz music objectifies America” (Mountain Stage)
(American Composers, 104) the trumpeter Wynton Marsalis Features the folksy reggae sounds
The life and personality of the gen- says at the beginning of this epi- of acclaimed African American
ius, who wrote such perfect compo- sode. “It is an art form that can give artist Joan Armatrading and the
sitions as "Someone To Watch us a painless Jazz is born in New blues stylings of Keri Noble>
Over Me," "Porgy and Bess," Orleans during the 1890s, at the
"Rhapsody in Blue," and "An height of the Jim Crow era. It is a 359 JOE DIFFIE, RONNA
American in Paris," is presented in creation of the African-American REEVES
special unpublished pictures from community but incorporates every English, 60 min, PAL
the family archives, home movies kind of music heard in the streets of (American Music Shop, 110)
made by friends, and film clips of the country’s most cosmopolitan
many of the Hollywood stars. city, from Caribbean dances and 357 KEVIN WELCH, MARK
Italian opera to blues, ragtime, mili- O'CONNOR
366 GEORGIA ON MY MIND tary marches, and the call and re- English, 60 min, PAL
English, 60 min, 1994, PAL. sponse of the Baptist church. (American Music Shop, 108)
(Music Across America: the
Full Moon Shows, 105) 360 HAL KETCHUM, JOHN 413 LADY DAY: THE MANY
The Allman Brothers Band, HIATT FACES OF BILLIE HOLI
R.E.M., the Indigo Girls, the S.O.S. English, 60 min, PAL DAY
Band, the Cascade Methodist Gos- (American Music Shop, 111) English, 60 min, USIA PAL,
pel Choir, Maurice Williams and 1994.
the Zodiacs perform in this episode. 605 JAZZ IN AMERICA (American Cultural Masters,
English, 30 min, PAL 105)
650 THE GIFT Jazz is a uniquely American art Lady Day invites a new generation
English, 120 min, 2000 (Jazz) form, and yet it does not receive its to see the many faces of this beauti-
Flappers, Prohibition, speakeasies, just due. In this special National ful woman—the "dark lady of the
and the booming stock market – the Arts piece, prominent historians sonnets."
uproarious “Jazz Age” – sets the and jazz musicians discuss the sig-
128 THE LAND WHERE THE 686 MAHALIA: GOSPEL’S and Frank Frost.
BLUES BEGAN GREATEST
English, 60 min, USIA, PAL. English, 90 min, 365 MIAMI AND THE AMERI
(American Patchwork - Songs Her music cut through whatever lay CAN CARIBBEAN
and Stories about America) in its wake and shackled itself to English, 60 min, 1994 PAL.
American Patchwork explores the your soul. Those who witnessed (Music Across America: the
South's diverse cultural heritage her singing spoke of being taken to Full Moon Shows, 104)
through music, dance, story and a sacred place, of the sheer power The hot sounds of Ziggy Marley
festival. of her voice, of the rapturous, tran- and the Melody Makers, the Wail-
scendent nature of the experience. ers, Arturo Sandoval, Juan
781 LEGENDS OF JAZZ She was Mahalia Jackson, the Mercadal, Desmond Child and
English, 30 min each, 3 DVD world’s greatest gospel singer and Black Panther and the Zion Band
The Golden Horns, The Altos, the the creator of a musical standard by are featured in this episode.
Tenors, Contemporary Jazz and which all would be judged.
Latin Jazz are just some of the di- 369 THE MINNEAPOLIS/
verse topics that Ramsey Lewis 358 MARTY STUART VA SAR DETROIT SOUND
explores with his guests. There is CLEMENTS, POP English, 60 min, 1994, PAL
wonderful performance in each STAPLES (Music Across America: the
program as well as good conversa- English, 60 min, PAL Full Moon Shows, 109)
tions between Ramsey Lewis an d (American Music Shop, 109) Listen to the sound of Prince, the
his guests. For detailed information Steeles, Mary Wilson, Ingrid
visit the website: http:// 56 MARY CHAPIN CARPEN Chavez, Morris Day amd the
www.legendsofjazz.net/television / TER, LUCINDA Temptations.
index_html. WILLIAMS
English, 60 min, PAL 139 MUSIC FROM THE HILLS
361 LEON RUSSELL, DOBIE (American Music Shop, 107) English, 19 min, 1975, NTSC
GRAY The program is a light introduction
English, 60 min, PAL 657 A MASTERPIECE BY MID to country music. The film intro-
(American Music Shop, 112) NIGHT duces the stars Jimmy Rogers, Bill
English, 120 min, 2000 (Jazz) Monroe, Ernest Tabb, Ferlin
664 LET’S PLAY HOUSE By the early 1960s, jazz is in trou- Husky, Hank Williams…
English, 50 min, 1997 ble. Young people now over-
(The fifties) whelmingly prefer rock’n roll – 264 NANCY WILSON LIVE AT
Settling into an idealized definition though Louis Armstrong manages CARNEGIE HALL
of family, Americans seemed happy to outsell the Beatles with “Hello English, 48 min, 1997,
on the outside, but inwardly they Daily” and Stan Getz helps boost a New York, PAL
were conflicted. Housewives and craze for Bossa Nova, Desperate for Nancy Wilson performs in this
businessmen felt at odds with their work, some musicians go into exile memorable concert with full string
traditional roles in the home and at overseas, including the tenor saxo- orchestra, direct from Carnegie
the office. Enter feminist Betty phone master, Dexter Gordon. Crit- Hall, a highlight of New York's
Friedan, and Sloan Wilson, the au- ics divide the music into antagonis- 1987 JVC Jazz Festival.
thor of The Man in the Gray Flan- tic “schools” – Dixieland, swing,
nel Suit, both of whom gave voice bebop, hard bop, modal, Free, avant 354 NASHVILLE BLUE GRASS
to those less than fulfilled with garde, and more. BAND, ALISON KRAUSS
“new and improved” Laundry de- English, 60 min, PAL
tergents and the corporate rat race. 363 MEMPHIS AND THE (American Music Shop, 105)
MISSISSIPPI DELTA
362 LORRIE MORGAN, PAM BLUES 368 NASHVILLE: MUSIC CITY
TILIS English, 60 min, 1994 PAL. USA – 108
English, 60 min, PAL (Music Across America: the Randy Travis, Roseanne Cash, Em-
(American Music Shop, 113) Full Moon Shows, 102) mylow Harris, Alabama, Bill Mon-
Listen to the music of Joe Cocker, roe and the Bluegrass Boys, Hovie
Willie Dixon, Little Mil ton, Eddie Lister and the Palmetto State Quar-
Floyd, Willie Cobbs, Lonnie Mack, tet are featured in this episode.
the Soul Stirrers, Big Jack Johnson
13364 NEW YORK TRI-STATE tal murder of schoolboy Emmet choir to her preeminence in night-
LINK Till, the rise of athlete superstars clubs, concert halls and jazz festi-
English, 60 min, 1994, PAL like Bill Russell and Willie Mays vals around the world.
(Music Across America: the and the growing power of the me-
Full Moon Shows, 103) dia finally forced America to exam- 445 SATCHMO: LOUIS
New York based artists South side ine issues of racial discrimination ARMSTRONG
Johnny, Dee-Lite, Smithereens, and equality for all. The Road to English, 60 min, USIA
Dion, the O'Jays and South Youth the Sixties: As Detroit built cars to PAL, 1994.
entertain in this episode. suit every American Dreen, road- (American Cultural Masters,
sters sprouted tail fins and gaudy 108)
689 OUR LANGUAGE chrome bumpers. Meanwhile, the This program explores the world of
English, 120 min, 2000 (jazz) country’s appetite for speed was fed legendary trumpeter, singer, jazz
As the stock market soars to record by “fast food” invented by Dick pioneer and all-round entertainer -a
heights, jazz is played in dance and “Mac” McDonald. But with man who became a symbol of 20th
halls and speakeasies everywhere. the launch of Sputnik America took century American culture.
The music now places more empha- a back seat to the Soviet Union in
sis on the innovations of supremely the “Space race” 663 SELLING THE AMERICAN
gifted individuals; for the first time, WAY
improvising soloists and singers 655 RISK English, 50 min, 1997
take center stage. Bessie Smith English, 120 min, 2000 (Jazz) (The Fifties)
helps make an industry out of the The nation’s musical tastes are Still haunted by the Great Depres-
blues – and faces down the Ku changing as young people turn to sion, Americans needed to be
Klux Klan. sentimental singers and rhythm and coaxed into enjoying their new
blues. One by one, the big bands found affluence. The invention of
9 PATTY LOVELESS, RALPH leave the road, but Duke Ellington the television put an alluring
STANLEY stubbornly keeps his band together, “selling machine” in every Ameri-
English, 56 min while Louis Armstrong puts to- can home. And Madison Avenue
(Mountain Stage) gether a small group, the “All- guru Rosser Reeves perfected the
Features performances by country Stars”, and spreads his fame around art of TV advertising to push every-
artist Patty Loveless, Bluegrass the globe. thing from cigarettes to presidents.
artist Ralph Stanley and the folk
band the Mammals. 19 SALUTE TO AMERICANA 454 SOPHISTICATED LADIES
MUSIC English, 60 min, USIA
523 THE PIL WOODS QUAR English, 56 min PAL, 1995.(American
TET (Mountain Stage) Composer. 105
English, 60 min, 1996 PAL. This sampling of many genres in- With its three dozen Duke Ellingto
(Jazz Masters, 103) cludes performances by Blues, Jazz, songs, including "Don't Get Around
In this episode, jazz innovator, Phil R&B and Country artists. Perform- Much Anymore," "I Got It Bad and
Woods, demonstrates his mastery ers include Guy Clark, Delbert That Ain't Good," "Mod Indigo"
of the alto saxophone. He performs McClinton, Marcia Ball, Buddy & and of course, "Sophisticated ady,"
"Body and Soul" and "How's Your Julie Miler, Billy Joe Shaver, Amy the show is nonstop powerhouse
Mama" with Steve Glimore (bass), Rigby, Paul Thorn, Jack Ingram, singing and dancing with the en-
Mike Melillo piano) and Bill Good- Jimmy LaFave, Joan Baez, Josh ergy only a live performance can
win (drums). Ritter, Richard Shindell and elicit.
Rosanne Cash.
667 THE RAGE WITHIN AND 767 SOUNDMIX
THE ROAD TO THE 412 SARAH VAUGHN: English, 57 min, PAL, 2006
SIXTIES THE DIVINE ONE Each of the five profiles in
English, 100 min, 1997 English, 60 min , USIA SOUNDMIX explores the music,
(The Fifties) PAL, 1994. mentors, cultures, and communities
The Rage within: While the “good (American Cultural Masters, that fuel the passions of these
life” delivered peace to White 102) 2 copies young players.
America, Black Americans de- This special recounts the singer's
manded their constitutional rights career from her beginnings as a
as citizens. Key events like the bru- gospel-belting soloist in a church
14652 SWING PURE PLEASURE bit band music played by Chick II. COMMUNICA
English, 120 min, 2000 Webb and Fletcher Henderson. At
(Jazz) the same time the pianists Fats TION AND INFOR
In the mid 1930s, as the Great De- Waller and Art Tatum spread their MATION
pression stubbornly refuses to lift, own very different brands of musi-
jazz comes as close as it has ever cal joy. Both Louis Armstrong and
come to being America’s popular Duke Ellington are prospering in 616 THE AMERICAN PRESS:
music. It has a new name – Swing – spite of the Depres sion: Armstrong A BRIEF HISTORY
and for the first time musicians defies one of America’s most- English, 55 min, 1992
become matinee idols. Benny feared gangsters and revolutionizes This concise 20 minutes color video
Goodman finds himself hailed as American singing, just as he has traces the history of the American
the “King of Swing”, but he has a already transformed instrumental media, from its roots in colonial
host of rivals, among them Tommy playing, while Ellington’s sophisti- America to the advent of computer
Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, Glen cated music and elegant personal technology and cable television.
Miller, and Artie Shaw. style help change the perceptions – The presentation highlights some of
and expectations – of an entire race. the key dates in the development of
653 SWING THE VELOCITY Meanwhile, Benny Goodman the press, major policy debates, the
OF CELEBRATION forms a big band of his own, broad- personalities who influenced the
casting music every Saturday night media business, and the relationship
English, 120 min, 2000 (Jazz)
on the “Let’s Dance” radio show. between the United States govern-
In the late 1930s, swing is still a
When the show is canceled, Good- ment and the American news busi-
national craze that keeps on grow-
man, struggling to hold his band ness
ing the Depression, although com-
merce sometimes leads to compro- together, embarks on a disastrous
cross-country tour in the summer of 572 BEAT REPORTING
mise and the individual expression
1935. But at the Palomar Ballroom French, 53 min, 1993,
at the heart of jazz is too often kept
in Loas Angeles young people go PAL.(News Writing 108)
under wraps. But in the middle of
wild when Goodman’s men begin 599 English
the country – in black dance halls
to play the jazz they love – and the Covers the wide variety of journal-
roadhouses and juke joints – a new
Swing Era is born.. ism career opportunities, with
kind of music has been incubating.
glimpses into the working condi-
tions and daily experiences on
478 THELONIOUS MONK:
crime, sports, business, government
AMERICAN COMPOSER
and environmental beats as well as
English, 60 min, USIA D/ Theater for general assignment wire service
PAL, 1994.
reporters.
(American Cultural Masters, 768 CHAOS AND ORDERMAK
104) ING AMERCAN THEATER 597 BEYOND THE SUMMARY
This program provides the first English, 68 min, 2005 (DVD) LEAD
fully rounded portrait of Monk, and Chaos and Order explores the English, 80 min, 1993, PAL
enigmatic man and one of the great- founding and history of the Ameri- (News Writing 111)
est composers of this or any cen- can Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), Encourages novice writers to ex-
tury. one of the most respected arts insti- plore other creative introductory
tutions in the United States. A.R.T. styles including anecdotal, quote,
651 THE TRUE WELCOME is associated with Harvard Univer- question, narrative and direct ad-
English, 120 min, 2000 sity and maintains a resident acting dress leads. Journalists give tips on
(Jazz) company. It continues to develop ways to avoid boring leads and grab
As this episode begins, America exciting and innovative theatre to readers in the first paragraph.
finds itself mired in the Great De- this day.
pression, the worst crisis since the This documentary incorporates his- 561 BROADCAST NEWS
Civil War. With the economy in torical information about the insti- WRIT ING
tatters, jazz is called upon to lift tution, footage of current rehearsals English, 53 min, 1993, PAL
the spirits of a frightened country. and interviews with major theater (News Writing 109)
In Harlem, as dancers Frankie Man- artists who have been associated Computers the similarities and dif-
ning and Norma Miller recall, peo- with A.R.T. including F. Murray ferences of broadcast and print
ple are finding solace in a new Abraham, Andrei Serban, Anne journalism, with insightful com-
dance, the linday Hop, and in the Bogart, Robert Brustein. ments from a host of radio and tele-
15vision journalists--among them 600 DEVELOPMENT AND as an art form in the U.S. the pro-
Sam Donaldson, Charles Kuralt and ORGANIZATION OF A gram presents examples of the
Kurt Loder--and follows a young STORY video graphics experiments, docu-
reporter as he assembles a daily English, 53 min, 1993, PAL mentaries, and narrative shorts
news package. (News Writing 105) combined with examples of artists’
Deals with the use of the inverted work in this field beginning in the
315 THE CLASSICS OF pyramid as well as hourglass and early 1970s. The program can offer
POLITICAL TELEVISION circle story shapes. Top journalists viewers around the world a window
ADVERTISING along with Roy Clark of the onto aspects of contemporary life in
English, 30 min, 1978, NTSC Poynter Institute discuss and dem- mainstream commercial media.
onstrate focus sentence, transitions
510 CORRESPONDENT UN and nut graphs as story develop- 492 THE GLOBAL INFORMA
DER ment techniques. TION INFR STRUCTURE:
English, 60 min, 1996 PAL. WELCOME TO THE
(The Military and the News 564 THE ETHICS OF INTERNET
Media) JOURNALISM English, 60 min, WORLDNET,
English, 53 min, 1993, PAL 1996 PAL
560 COVERING DISASTERS (News Writing 115) INTERACTIVE POSTS: Tel Aviv,
English, 53 min, 1993, PAL Introduces a reporter’s on-the-job Colombo, and New Delhi. GEST:
(News Writing 114) ethical challenges. Journalists from Anthony Rutkowski, Executive
Demonstrates use of journalism’s a variety of beats discuss issues Director of the Internet Society.
basic principles in crisis situations such as conflict of interest, honesty,
and under deadline pressure. Jour- thoroughness, objectivity, privacy 18 INVESTIGATIVE
nalists who have covered earth- and balance. One reporter demon- REPORT
quakes, chemical spills, sever strates real-life ethical decision English, 25 min, USIA,
weather and plane crashes discuss making as she covers a controver- 1980 PAL
the difference between theory and sial local story. An in-depth look at a unique aspect
practice during community emer- of American journalism.
gencies. 563 EXPLORING BROADCAST "Investigative Reporting" involves
TELEVISION a reporter looking for and digging
491 CYBERSPACE French, 25 min, 1994, PAL up information which someone is
English, 60 min, 1995 PAL English, 24 min, 1994, PAL trying to hide. This program looks
In this program Charlayne Hunter- Looks at what happens behind the at the legal questions of this form of
Gault interviews the five partici- scenes in the field of television at journalism and its roots in the
pants of the series on their interpre- an American TV station, WFAA- American society.
tation of cyberspace and what it TV, the American Broadcasting
means for our lives. Company (ABC) affiliate in Hous- RARY OF
ton, Texas. Viewers hear and see CONGRESS: PORTRAIT
561 DEALING WITH SOURCES the daily activities of the executive OF AN AMERICAN INSTI
English, 53 min, 1993, PAL News Director, reporters, journal- TUTION
(News Writing 106) ists, news presenters, anchors, pro- 135 PART I
Illustrates how to review sources ducers, graphic specialists and vari- 136 PART II
and work quotes into a news story. ous types of technicians at the sta- English, 60 min, 1979, NTSC
Larry King [CNN], Deborah tion. These professionals offer sug- This program presents a compre-
Wilgoren [Washington Post] dem- gestions on how students can pre- hensive tour of the collection, the
onstrate the interviewing process, pare themselves for a career in scope and responsibility of the li-
touching on the use paraphrase vs. broadcasting. The program also brary, with interviews with the Li-
direct quotes, the mechanics of at- highlights the wide variety of ca- brarian, Daniel Boorstin and se-
tribution, the ground rules for using reers available in the broadcast in- lected key people.
“ off the record” comments and dustry.
other issues. 705 MASS MEDIA AND
782 U.S. EXPRESS GOVERNMENT
English, PAL French, 30 min, 1998
U.S. Express is a new exhibition (Voices in Democracy)
that showcases the history of video Illustrates the interdependent and
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