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A light in the dark : a history of movie directors / by Thomson, David,1941-author.;
"Directors operate behind the scenes managing actors, establishing a cohesive creative vision, at times literally guiding our eyes with the eye of the camera. But we are often so dazzled by the visions onscreen that it is easy to forget the individual who is off-screen orchestrating the entire production--to say nothing of their having marshalled a script, a studio, and other people's money. David Thomson, in his usual brilliantly insightful way, shines a light on the visionary directors who have shaped modern cinema and, through their work, studies the very nature of film direction. With his customary candor about his own delights and disappointments, Thomson analyzes both landmark works and forgotten films from classic directors such as Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Renoir and Jean-Luc Godard, as well as contemporary powerhouses such as Jane Campion, Spike Lee and Quentin Tarantino. He shrewdly interrogates their professional legacies and influence in the industry, while simultaneously assessing the critical impact of an artist's personal life on his or her work. He explores the male directors' dominance of the past, and describes how diversity can change the landscape. Judicious, vivid and witty, A Light in the Dark is yet another required Thomson text for every movie lover's shelf"--
Subjects: Motion pictures; Motion picture producers and directors;
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Returning home [videorecording] / by Stiller, Sean,film director.; Webstad, Phyllis,on-screen participant.; McIntyre Media,film distributor.;
Phyllis Webstad.Skilfully intertwining narratives concerning residential school survivors and Indigenous peoples' relationship with imperiled wild Pacific salmon, Sean Stiller's stirring documentary is a revelatory testament to strength and resilience. At the heart of the film is Phyllis Jack-Webstad, the survivor who founded the Orange Shirt Day movement. While Phyllis recounts her childhood trials to youth across the country, her relations in the Secwépemc territory near Williams Lake are contending with another outcome of colonialism: the upper Fraser River's lowest salmon runs in Canadian history. In observing the interconnection between the Secwépemc and salmon, Stiller lays bare the impacts of overfishing on these communities. The first production by Canadian Geographic Films, Returning Home balances Stiller's stunning cinematography with clear-eyed testimonies to the unforgivable transgressions endured by Phyllis and other survivors within the walls of residential schools. Likewise, it effectively illustrates what it means to truly be in good relationship with the land and shares how, for the Secwépemc, healing people and healing the natural world are synonymous.E.DVD.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Historical films.; Environmental films.; Personal narratives.; Webstad, Phyllis; Pacific salmon; Pacific salmon; Overfishing; Migratory fishes; Nature; Human-animal relationships; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples; Secwepemc; Secwepemc; Residential schools;
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Forrest Gump [videorecording] / by Groom, Winston,1944-Forrest Gump.Videorecording.; Hanks, Tom.; Sinise, Gary.; Wright, Robin,1966-; Zemeckis, Robert,1952-; Paramount Home Video (Firm);
Director of photography: Don Burgess ; editor, Arthur Schmidt ; production design, Rick Carter ; music, Alan Silvestri.Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field.A sweet natured man with an IQ of 70 personally experiences all of the important events of three decades of American life.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.Academy award: Best actor, Tom Hanks
Subjects: Groom, Winston, 1944-; Feature films.; Love; Man-woman relationships; Mentally handicapped; People with mental disabilities; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2006., Paramount,
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The Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition. by N., Daniel,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Daniel N. RobinsonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2004.Thomas Aquinas's treatises on law would stand for centuries as the foundation of critical inquiry in jurisprudence.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Social sciences.; Philosophy and religion.; History, Ancient.; Instructional films.;
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The Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition. by N., Daniel,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Daniel N. RobinsonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2004.Hippocratic medicine did much to demystify the human condition and the natural factors that affect it.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Social sciences.; Philosophy and religion.; History, Ancient.; Instructional films.;
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Heartland. [videorecording] / by Brooke, Lauren.Heartland.Videorecording.; Conkie, Heather.; Dimarco, Steve.; Grewal, Tina.; Johnston, Shaun.; Marshall, Amber.; Morgan, Michele.; Power, Keith.; Dynamo Films.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Seven24 Films.;
Disc 1. Running against the wind -- Crossed signals -- Keeping up appearances -- The natural.Disc 2. Tiral run -- Helping hands -- Life is a highway -- Do the right thing.Disc 3. Great expectations -- The road ahead -- Blowing smoke -- Playing with fire.Disc 4. Waiting for tomorrow -- Lost and gone forever -- After all we've been through -- Born to buck.Disc 5. Breaking point -- Under pressure.Director of photography, Craig Wrobleski ; music, Keith Power.Amber Marshall, Michele Morgan, Shaun Johnston, Graham Wardle, Nathaniel Arcand, Chris Potter.Set against the vistas of the Rocky Mountains, Heartland follows teenage horse whisperer Amy through the trials and triumphs of life on a family-owned horse ranch.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Brooke, Lauren.; Coming-of-age television programs.; Families; Horse whisperers; Horses; Ranches; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2013., Entertainment One,
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Asleep in My Palm. by Nelson, Henry,film director.; Kerwin, Chloë,actor.; Aaron, David,actor.; Birney, Gus,actor.; Blake, Tim,actor.; Dark Star Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Chloë Kerwin, David Aaron Baker, Gus Birney, Tim Blake NelsonOriginally produced by Dark Star Pictures in 2023.The nature of parenthood and class are explored in ASLEEP IN MY PALM as a father and daughter live off the grid in rural Ohio, where they must confront the challenges of her sexual awakening, as he escapes a violent and conflicted past.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Families.;
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When the levees broke [videorecording (DVD)] : a requiem in four acts / by Alexander, Shelton; Belafonte, Harry,1927; Blanchard, Terence; Blanchard, Wilhelmina; Blanco, Kathleen; Brinkley, Dougla; Charles, Cliff; Gandbhir, Geeta; Lee, Spik; Novack, Nancy; Pollard, Sam; Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks; Home Box Office (Firm; Warner Home Video (Firm;
Director of photography, Cliff Charles ; editors, Geeta Gandbhir, Nancy Novack, Samuel D. Pollard ; music, Terence Blanchard.Interviews: Shelton 'Shakespeare' Alexander, Harry Belafonte, Terence Blanchard, Wilhelmina Blanchard, Kathleen Blanco, Douglas Brinkley.Four acts document distinct perspectives on the pivotal events that preceeded and followed Katrina's passage through New Orleans, a catastrophe during which the divide between race and class lines has never been more pronounced.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation.Venice Film Festival, 2006: Human Rights Film Network Award (Spike Lee) ; Venice Horizons Documentary Award (Spike Lee).
Subjects: Disasters; Environmental degradation; Hurricane Katrina, 2005; Levees.; Natural disasters; Personal property.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© c2006., Home Box Office : HBO Video,
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From seed to seed [videorecording] / by Buelow, Wendy,film producer.; Du Toit, Jean,film producer.; Stieffenhofer, Katharina,film producer,screenwriter,film director.; McIntyre Media,film distributor.;
Director of photography, Bryan Sanders ; picture editor, Joh Gurdbeke ; music, Jason Staczek, Richard Moody, Anita Lobosch.Terence Mierau and Monique Scholte, Martin Entz, Vandana Shiva, Ian Mauro."Feature-length documentary about the growing momentum of ecological agriculture, a blend of small and large scale farmers, cutting edge science with age old traditions, and fascinating folks. On this journey through a growing season from seeding to harvest, we experience this beautiful and sometimes harsh world of those who grow our food. Terry Mierau and Monique Scholte-- the heart and soul of this film - gave up a life as opera singers in Europe to fulfill their passion for ecological, small-scale farming. Terry, Monique and their three young children live in a house barn in the traditional single street Village of Neugberthal, in Southern Manitoba. They are equally determined to grow healthy food, a healthy family and community vitality in the process. In addition to Terry and Monique we follow several other Manitoba farmers of various scales and experience the complexities, challenges and rewards that this way of life can present. We also meet Dr. Martin Entz, and his team of scientists and researchers, who are dedicated to working with farmers to develop improved methods and technologies that are driving the organic practice forward. Activist, Dr. Vandana Shiva, and Climate Scientist, Dr. Ian Mauro, address issues related to farming in a Changing Climate. Consumers and processors discuss the growing preference for organic food and how this increased demand drives the momentum in ecological agriculture. At its core, this film is a celebration of all farmers, the return to Natural Systems Agriculture and the people who are part of this slow and steady revolution. By providing a Canadian perspective this film highlights the global social movement toward the regeneration of the land, farming, and communities for a healthier and truly sustainable future for all of us."E.DVD.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Feature films.; Nonfiction films.; Agricultural ecology.; Organic farming; Sustainable agriculture; Vegetable gardening;
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Edmond and Lucy's Wonderful Winter. by Narboux, François,film director.; Homs, Emmylou,actor.; Caruso, Lisa,actor.; MIAM! Distribution (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Emmylou Homs, Lisa CarusoOriginally produced by MIAM! Distribution in 2023.Meet Edmond, the squirrel, and Lucy, the bear cub, in their daily adventures in the forest: Nature is their best playmate! In this winter special, put on your gloves to follow Edmond and Lucy through the coldest season of the year, from festive family time to snowball fights!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Television.;
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