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The history of sketch comedy : a journey through the art and craft of humor / by Key, Keegan-Michael,1971-author.; Key, Elle,author,illustrator.;
"The History of Sketch Comedy will appeal to all kinds of comedy fans as well as fans of Keegan-Michael Key. With epic personal tangents and hilarious asides, their story takes you on an illuminating look at all facets of comedy from the stock characters of commedia del arte in the 16th century, to the rise of vaudeville and burlesque, the golden age of television comedy, the influence of the most well-known comedy schools, and ascension of comedy films and TV specials--all the way through to a look at the future of sketch on social media platforms. Part masterclass, part memoir, and hilariously embellished with priceless commentary, The History of Sketch Comedy illuminates the essential building blocks of sketch comedy while interweaving Key's experiences of personal discovery and influence of his comedy heroes. The text is complemented by original art by Elle Key and exclusive essays compiled from conversations with some of their famous comedy friends and performers who have influenced the development of comedy, such as Jordan Peele, Mel Brooks, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mike Myers, Chris Rock, John Oliver, Tracy Morgan, Carol Burnett, Jim Carrey, and more"--
Subjects: Comedy sketches; Comedy; Sketch comedy television programs;
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Magic Mike [videorecording] / by Bomer, Matthew,1977-; Bomer, Matthew,1977-; Manganiello, Joe.; Manganiello, Joe.; Mcconaughey, Matthew,1969-; Munn, Olivia,1980-; Pettyfer, Alex,1990-; Rodriguez, Adam,1975-; Soderbergh, Steven,1963-; Tatum, Channing.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Olivia Munn, Alex Pettyfer, Adam Rodriguez, Matthew Mcconaughey, Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Matthew Bomer.Mike, an experienced stripper, takes a younger performer called The Kid under his wing and schools him in the arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Feature films.; Male friendship; Male strippers;
© c2012., Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Daytime Revolution. by Nelson, Erik,film director.; Seale, Bobby,actor.; Carlin, George,actor.; Rubin, Jerry,actor.; Lennon, John,actor.; Douglas, Mike,actor.; Ono, Yoko,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bobby Seale, George Carlin, Jerry Rubin, John Lennon, Mike Douglas, Yoko OnoOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 2024.For one extraordinary week beginning on February 14th, 1972, the Revolution WAS televised. DAYTIME REVOLUTION takes us back in time to the week that John Lennon and Yoko Ono descended upon a Philadelphia broadcasting studio to co-host the iconic Mike Douglas Show, at the time the most popular show on daytime television with an audience of 40 million viewers a week. What followed was five unforgettable episodes of television, with Lennon and Ono at the helm and Douglas bravely keeping the show on track. Acting as both producers and hosts, Lennon and Ono handpicked their guests, including controversial choices like Yippie founder Jerry Rubin and Black Panther Chairman Bobby Seale, as well as political activist Ralph Nader and comic truth teller George Carlin. Their version of daytime TV was a radical take on the traditional format, incorporating candid Q&A sessions with their transfixed audience, conversations about current issues like police violence and women’s liberation, conceptual art events, and one-of-a-kind musical performances, including a unique duet with Lennon and Chuck Berry and a poignant rendition of Lennon’s “Imagine.” A document of the past that speaks to our turbulent present, DAYTIME REVOLUTION captures the power that art can have when it reaches out to communicate, the prescience of that dialogue, and the bravery of two artists who never took the easy way out as they fought for their vision of a better world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Mass media.; Digital communications.; Journalism.; Documentary films.; Mass media and culture.; Popular culture.; Broadcast journalism.;
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Act & Punishment. by Mitta, Yevgeni,film director.; MVD Entertainment Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by MVD Entertainment Group in 2015.Russian activists Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samutsevich left Viona, an established activist collective, in order to form their own feminist punk rock group dubbed Pussy Riot. A public performance of an original song accusing Russian authorities of sexism quickly drew international media attention; undeterred by the arrest of several members, Pussy Riot then decided to conduct a punk rock church service in the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Three of the girls were again arrested and threatened with seven years in prison. Initially offered liberty if they agreed to confess and repent for their "crimes," the women refused to budge and were sentenced to two years in prison. This defeat in court becomes their moral victory, as Pussy Riot is cheered on by thousands of new-found fans and worldwide supporters."… A busy and interesting documentary that will provide international audiences with a much richer appreciation of the Pussy Riot phenomenon." - Jennie Kermode, Eye for FilmMode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Arts.; Music.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Human rights.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Russia (Federation).; Political participation.; Social problems.; Businesswomen.; Sex role.; Women's rights.; Women social reformers.; Political activists.; Current events.; Performing arts.;
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Act & Punishment. by Mitta, Yevgeni,film director.; MVD Entertainment Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by MVD Entertainment Group in 2015.Russian activists Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samutsevich left Viona, an established activist collective, in order to form their own feminist punk rock group dubbed Pussy Riot. A public performance of an original song accusing Russian authorities of sexism quickly drew international media attention; undeterred by the arrest of several members, Pussy Riot then decided to conduct a punk rock church service in the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Three of the girls were again arrested and threatened with seven years in prison. Initially offered liberty if they agreed to confess and repent for their "crimes," the women refused to budge and were sentenced to two years in prison. This defeat in court becomes their moral victory, as Pussy Riot is cheered on by thousands of new-found fans and worldwide supporters."… A busy and interesting documentary that will provide international audiences with a much richer appreciation of the Pussy Riot phenomenon." - Jennie Kermode, Eye for FilmMode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Arts.; Music.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Human rights.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Russia (Federation).; Political participation.; Social problems.; Businesswomen.; Sex role.; Women's rights.; Women social reformers.; Political activists.; Current events.; Performing arts.;
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Roméo et Juliette. by Picq, Charles,film director.; Auditorium Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Auditorium Films in 2016.For this Romeo and Juliet, Joëlle Bouvier returns to the universality of the fable, evacuating a precise period or costumes that are too connoted, focusing her research on the heart of the drama.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Performing arts.; Arts.;
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The Brothers Karamazov. by Eifman, Boris,film director.; Stage Russia (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Stage Russia in 2019.World renowned choreographer Boris Eifman offers a remarkable vision of the core ideas within the famed novel, expanding upon them through body language as a way of exploring the origins of the moral devastation of the Karamazovs; creating through choreographic art an equivalent of what Dostoyevsky investigated so masterfully in his book, the excruciating burden of destructive passions and evil heredity.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Performing arts.; Arts.; Dance.; Ballet.;
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Writing in Water. by Lai, Stan,film director.; He, Jiong,actor.; Zhao, Junyan,actor.; Kamdrel,actor.; Feng, Li,actor.; Zhao, Weigang,actor.; Huang, Yici,actor.; Yang, Zhibin,actor.; Art Seen Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jiong He, Junyan Zhao, Kamdrel, Li Feng, Weigang Zhao, Yici Huang, Zhibin YangOriginally produced by Art Seen Films in 2023.Written and staged by one of the most important directors in Chinese theatre, Stan Lai, with a cast featuring the renowned TV host He Jiong (Happy Camp), WRITING IN WATER follows the story of He Shi, who by sheer chance comes across a mysterious young girl when he’s about to inherit an old beach house from his late mother. Together with the child, He Shi ventures into a world that enables him to experience life on a far more meaningful level.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Performing arts.; Arts.;
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Márquez Without Words. by Ushakov, Valery,film director.; Zhdanova, Anastasia,actor.; Vistin, Andrei,actor.; Churovskaya, Lada,actor.; Burlai, Mark,actor.; Tsygantsov, Vasiliy,actor.; Gakharmanov, Yan,actor.; Stage Russia (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anastasia Zhdanova, Andrei Vistin, Lada Churovskaya, Mark Burlai, Vasiliy Tsygantsov, Yan GakharmanovOriginally produced by Stage Russia in 2022.Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating MÁRQUEZ WITHOUT WORDS is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Performing arts.; Arts.;
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Uncle Vanya. by Tuminas, Rimas,film director.; Dubrovskaya, Anna,actor.; Kregzhde, Eugeniya,actor.; Makovetskiy, Sergey,actor.; Simonov, Vladimir,actor.; Stage Russia (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anna Dubrovskaya, Eugeniya Kregzhde, Sergey Makovetskiy, Vladimir SimonovOriginally produced by Stage Russia in 2018.Rimas Tuminas' reimagining of Anton Chekhov's tale about broken illusions and dashed hopes is freed from its traditional trappings, leaving behind a battlefield for passions and colliding ambitions. We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theater space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors. This UNCLE VANYA is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air. A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Performing arts.; Arts.; Playwriting.; Russia (Federation).; Theater.;
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