MEDIA SOFTWARE COLLECTION

MEDIA SOFTWARE COLLECTION

4 LITTLE GIRLS [VIDEORECORDING] / AN HBO DOCUMENTARY FILM IN ASSOCIATION WITH A

40 ACRES AND A MULE FILMWORKS PRODUCTION ; A SPIKE LEE JOINT ; DIRECTOR,

PRODUCER, SPIKE LEE ; PRODUCER, SAM POLLARD.

Four little girls.

Videocassette release of a motion picture originally shown on HBO television.

Dolby surround. "The Story of four young girls who paid the price for a nation's ignorance"--container. Director of photography, Ellen Kuras ; editor, Sam Pollard ; music, Terence Blanchard.

Closed-captioned. VHS.

The Birmingham Campaign was launched in 1963. Martin Luther King Jr. and other

activists were soon jailed...but it was the participation of the children that

advanced the momentum of the Birmingham movement. They marched alongside the

adults and were taken to jail with them as well. The 16th St. Baptist Church was

close to the downtown area, it was an ideal location to hold rallies and

meetings. On Sunday morning, Sept. 15, 1963, dynamite planted by the Ku Klux

Klan, exploded in the building...under the fallen debris the bodies of [four]

girls were found--Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia

Wesley died because of the color of their skin.

8 1/2 [VIDEORECORDING] / DI FEDERICO FELLINI.

Fellini's 8 1/2.

VHS format.

Italian with English subtitles.

"MP 1398."

Videocassette release of the 1980 re-release by Corinth Films of the 1963 motion

picture by Embassy Pictures. Director, Federico Fellini ; producer, Angelo Rizzoli ; screenplay, Federico Fellini and others ; photography, Gianni di Venanzo ; editor, Loe Cattozzo ;music, Nino Rota.Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aim{226}ee, Sandra Milo, Rosella Falk, Barbara Steele.

Fellini's autobiographical film about a famous film director who loses his

inspiration in the midst of making a film. Much of the story is told in

flashback sequences.

8 FEMMES [VIDEORECORDING] = 8 WOMEN / FOCUS FEATURES RELEASE

FID{226}ELIT{226}E

PRODUCTIONS PRESENTE AN COPRODUCTION WITH FRANCE 2 CINEMA ... AVEC LA PARA

PARTICIPATION DE CANAL+ AND CENTRE NATION DE LA CINEMATOGRAPHIE UN FILME DE

FRAN{240}COIS OZON ; PRODUCER, OLIVIER DELBOSC, MARC MISSONNIER ; WRITERS,

MARINA DE VAN, FRAN{240}COIS OZON, ROBERT THOMAS ; DIRECTOR, FRAN{240}COIS OZON.

Eight women.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.Director of photography, Jeanne Lapoirie ; editor, Laurence Bawedin ; original music, Krishna Levy ; costume designer, Pascaline Chavanne ; production designer, Arnaud de Moleron. DVD, Region 1 encoding. French dialogue, English subtitles. Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle B{226}eart, Fanny Ardant, Virginie Ledoyen, Ludivine Sagnier, Firmine Richard.

MPAA rating: R; for some sexual content.

A wealthy industrialist is found murdered in his home while his family gathers

for the holiday season. The house is isolated and the phone lines have been

found to be cut. Eight women are his potential murderers. Each is a suspect and

each has a motive. Only one is guilty.

8 MILE [VIDEORECORDING] / UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND IMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT A

BRIAN GRAZER/CURTIS HANSON PRODUCTION ;

PRODUCERS, BRIAN GRAZER, CURTIS HANSON, JIMMY IOVINE ; WRITER, SCOTT SILVER ; DIRECTOR, CURTIS HANSON.

Eight mile.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002. Special features: exclusive never-before-seen rap battles with Eminem; exclusive never-before-seen music video (from The Eminem Show album); Eminem talks about making "8 mile"; authentic "8 mile" with Curtis Hanson; the music of "8 mile". Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; editors, Jay Rabinowitz, Craig Kitson; original music, Eminem ; costume designer, Mark Bridges ; production designer,Philip Messina. DVD, stereo., surround, Region 1 encoding. Closed-captioned. Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Evan Jones, Omar Benson

Miller.

MPAA rating: R; for strong language, sexuality, some violence and drug use.

Jimmy, known to his friends as Rabbit, is a young man trying to make his way out

of the burned-out shell of inner-city Detroit. Rabbit is a white kid trying to

make music in a predominantly African-American community and culture. After

Rabbit freezes up in the midst of an MC battle, he's convinced he's missed his

chance and that he's doomed to lead a marginal life as a factory rat for the

rest of his days. With the help of his friends, and his new girlfriend Alex,

Rabbit struggles to work up the courage and the confidence to take one more shot

at making his dream a reality.

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2003: BFCA Award - Best Song (Eminem

- For the song "Lose yourself").

THE 11TH OF SEPTEMBER [VIDEORECORDING]: MOYERS IN CONVERSATION / THIRTEEN ;

PUBLIC AFFAIRS TELEVISION ;

PRODUCERS, ANDY HALPER, MIRIAM REINHARTH ; DIRECTED BY BOB MORRIS, WAYNE PALMER.

Information from pre-release promotional materials; release date: Dec. 18, 2001.

VHS, Dolby digital stereo. Bill Moyers, narrator.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Just hours after the attacks on America Bill Moyers began a unique dialogue with

an unparalleled and diverse group of guests. Instead of dwelling on the horrific

images of the tragedy, these poised and clear voices provided perspective and

soothed a wounded, yet resilient, nation, creating a video that presents both a

snapshot of our reactions on 9/11, and a testament to human spirit.

12 ANGRY MEN [VIDEORECORDING] / UNITED ARTISTS

STORY AND SCREENPLAY BY REGINALD ROSE ; PRODUCED BY HENRY FONDA AND REGINALD ROSE ; DIRECTED BY SIDNEY LUMET.

Twelve angry men.

VHS hi-fi.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Photography, Boris Kaufman ; editor, Carl Lerner ; music, Kenyon Hopkins.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957 by United Artists. "M301270."

Classic courtroom drama about a teenage boy accused of killing his father and

the jury that must decide his fate. Music, Kenyon Hopkins ; photography, Boris Kaufman. Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E. G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Robert Webber. Cast: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Robert Webber.

24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE [VIDEORECORDING] / UNITED ARTISTS PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION

WITH THE FILM CONSORTIUM FILM COUNCIL AND FILM FOUR A REVOLUTION FILMS

PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH BABY COW, A MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM FILM ; PRODUCER,

ANDREW EATON ; SCREENPLAY WRITER, FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE ; DIRECTOR, MICHAEL

WINTERBOTTOM.

Twenty four hour party people.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002. Director of photography, Robby Muller ; editor, Trevor Waite ; costume designers, Natalie Ward, Stephen Noble ; production designer, Mark Tildesley. DVD, Dolby 5.1 surround, Region 1 encoding.

English dialogue, French, Portuguese, Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned.

Steve Coogan, Keith Allen, Rob Brydon, Enzo Gilenti, Ron Cook, Chris Coghill,

Paddy Considine, Danny Cunningham, Dave Gorman, Sean Harris.

MPAA rating: R; for strong language, drug abuse and sexuality.

Follow the rise, fall and rise again of promoter Tony Wilson and the wild rave

culture he brought to England and the rest of the world. Pulsates with the

rhythmic energy from the post punk movement through the evolution of rave music.

42 UP [VIDEORECORDING] / A GRANADA PRODUCTION FOR BBC ; PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY

MICHAEL APTED ; CO-PRODUCER, CLAIRE LEWIS.

Forty-two up.

Originally broadcast on television in 1998.

DVD special features include: commentary track by director Michael Apted,

chapter index, director biography & filmography, interactive menus, coming

attractions. Photography, George Jesse Turner ; film editor, Kim Horton.

DVD video. The 6th in a series following 14 English people through their lives. Beginning

when the group were 7-year olds, the "children" are revisited every 7 years to

discuss how their lives have been. Here we look at their lives at age 42.

48 HOURS ON CRACK STREET [VIDEORECORDING] / CBS NEWS ; EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, LANE

VENARDOS ; DIRECTOR, KYLE GOOD.

Forty eight hours on Crack Street.

Dan Rather.

Graphically shows the problem of cocaine abuse from legal, medical, and social

viewpoints.

VHS.

50 SIMPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SAVE THE EARTH [SOUND RECORDING].

Gives 50 simple suggestions to help global and environmental problems. Not only

do the suggestions save individuals money, but also help out the planet. This

tape explains the Greenhouse effect, talks about pollution, ozone layer, etc.

The simple ideas to help the earth range from recycling to planting trees.

99 NAMES OF ALLAH [VIDEORECORDING].

Ninety-nine names of Allah.

Inspirational video brings to life Allah's attributes through an awe-inspiring

tour of the natural world.

1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE [VIDEORECORDING] / PARAMOUNT PICTURES ; DIRECTED BY

RIDLEY SCOTT.

Fourteen ninety two. Conquest of Paradise.

"This film is presented in the 'letterbox' format. The black bars at the top and

bottom of the screen are normal."--Container.

Rated PG-13.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Videocassette release of the 1992 motion picture.

Gerard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver.

The film chronicles the first two landmark voyages of Columbus and takes us to

the brink of his third and last.

1996 MOCK CONVENTION.

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [VIDEORECORDING] / DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY STANLEY

KUBRICK ; SCREENPLAY BY STANLEY KUBRICK AND ARTHUR C. CLARKE.

2001, a space odyssey.

Videocassette release of the 1968 motion picture. Director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; special photographic effects designed and directed by Stanley Kubrick ; film editor, Ray Lovejoy.

VHS, hi-fi stereo, Dolby surround.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood.

Rated G.

Kubrick's masterpiece explores the mysteries of interplanetary space . . . and

of human destiny. -- box.

A.D.A.M. PRACTICE PRACTICAL [INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA].

Practice practical.

"The ideal gross anatomy prep tool"--Guide cover.

Wojciech Pawlina, M.D., Todd R. Olson, Ph. D.

System requirements: IBM PC or compatible (486/33 MHz processor); 8MB RAM; 5MB

hard disk space; Windows 95 or Windows 3.x; SVGA 14-inch color monitor, 640x480

resolution, 8-bit color depth (256 colors); double-speed CD-ROM drive; mouse or

other pointing device.

A Learning tool that provides a wide variety of options to review anatomy and

test anatomical knowledge. Has more than 13,000 pinned anatomical structures and

can present over 15,000 questions.

A.D.A.M.: THE INSIDE STORY [INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA].

A.D.A.M., animated dissection of anatomy for medicine: the inside story.

Animated dissection of anatomy for medicine: the inside story.

ADAM, animated dissection of anatomy for medicine: the inside story.

Explore the human body, structure by structure and system by system, using full-

color illustrations, narrated animation, live-action video clips, and

interactive puzzles. The secrets of the human body are revealed through state-

of-the-art medical illustrators.

Audience: General.

System requirements: 386/33MHz processor (486 or higher recommended); Microsoft

Windows 3.1 or higher; 4 MB RAM (8 MB RAM recommended); 5 MB hard disk space;

SVGA color monitor, 256 colors; double speed CD-ROM drive; MPC compatible sound

card.

ABEL SANCHEZ [VIDEORECORDING] / BASED ON THE NOVEL BY MIGUEL DE UNAMUNO.

Produced by Radiotelevision Espa{228}na.

The story of Cain and Abel set in Unamuno's Spain and seen through the eyes of

the philosopher for whom good and evil are neither absolutes nor opposites.

ABISMOS DE PASION [VIDEORECORDING] = WUTHERING HEIGHTS / UNA PRODUCCI{226}ON DE

OSCAR DANCIGERS ; DIRIGIDA POR LUIS BU{228}NUEL.

Wuthering heights.

Luis Bu{228}nuel's Wuthering heights.

Cinematheque collection.

Spanish dialogue, English subtitles.

Title on container: Luis Bu{228}nuel's Wuthering heights.

Originally produced in Mexico in 1953.

Based on the novel Wuthering heights by Emily Bront{232}e.

"CC5038"--Container.

Irasema Dilian, Jorge Mistral, Lilia Prado, Ernesto Alonso.

VHS format.

Bu{228}nuel's Latin lovers throw themselves into their passion with a force that

obliterates all convention.

ABLE TO LAUGH [VIDEORECORDING] / PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY MICHAEL J. DOUGAN.

VHS format.

Kenneth Littleton Crow, Joel Rutledge, Alexis McGuire, David Roche, Mike Lee,

Benjamin Stuart.

Ginger Casey.

Portrays handicapped comedians discussing the day-to-day problems facing the

handicapped.

ABORTION: CAN WE OVERCOME POLARIZATION? [SOUND RECORDING] / RICHARD SMITH,

BYLLYE AVERY, AND SIDNEY CALLAHAN.

National Colloquium. VII.

ABORTION STORIES FROM NORTH AND SOUTH [MOTION PICTURE].

ABOUT A BOY [VIDEORECORDING] / UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND STUDIO CANAL PRESENT A

TRIBECA/WORKING TITLE PRODUCTION, A PAUL WEITZ AND CHRIS WEITZ FILM ; PRODUCERS,

JANE ROSENTHAL, ROBERT DE NIRO, BRAD EPSTEIN, TIM BEVAN, ERIC FELLNER ;

SCREENPLAY WRITERS, PETER HEDGES, CHRIS WEITZ, PAUL WEITZ ; DIRECTORS, PAUL

WEITZ, CHRIS WEITZ.

About a boy (Motion picture).

Based on the book by Nick Hornby.

Special features: English to English dictionary!; "Killing me softly" sing-along karaoke style; "Santa's super sleigh": lyrics to the entire song; deleted scenes with director's comments; "Making-of" featurette; how cool are you? quiz; hilarious outtakes; exciting music videos.Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Nick Moore ; music, Badly Drawn Boy ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; production designer, Jim Clay. DVD, Dolby surround, digitally recorded.

Closed-captioned. Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Isabel Brook, Sharon Small, Victoria

Smurfit, Nicholas Hoult.

MPAA rating: PG-13; brief strong language and some thematic elements.

Will is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is to

avoid any kind of responsibility. So he decides to invent an imaginary son in

order to meet attractive single moms. Will gets a lesson about life from a

bright but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to

teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you are never too

cool to grow up.

ABRE LOS OJOS [VIDEORECORDING] / SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT Y ARTISAN ENTERTAINMENT

PRESENTAN UNA PRODUCCI{226}ON DE JOS{226}E LUIS CUERDA PARA SOGETEL ... [ET AL.]

; GUI{226}ON, ALEJANDRO AMEN{226}ABAR Y MATEO GIL ; DIRECTOR, ALEJANDRO

AMEN{226}ABAR.

Open your eyes.

Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85:1).

Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Special features include: Cast & crew information ; production notes ; scene access ; interactive menus. Director of photography, Hans Burmann ; editor, Elena Sainz de Rozas ; music, Alejandro Amen{226}abar, Mariano Marin ; producers, Fernando Bovaira, Jos{226}e Luis Cuerda.

DVD.

In Spanish with English subtitles.

Eduardo Noriega, Penelope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Mart{226}inez, Najwa Nimri.

"In this steamy, intriguingly complex, psychological thriller the line between

reality and fantasy is hopelessly blurred. C{226}esar tries to make sense of his

life after a car crash leaves his once-handsome face grotesquely disfigured.

After he is placed into a psychiatric penitentiary for a murder he doesn't

remember committing, C{226}esar's only hope is to delve into the depths of his

subconscious mind where the answer to ending his living nightmare lies in his

dreams."--Container.

MPAA rating: R.

ABRIL DESPEDA{240}CADO [VIDEORECORDING] / MIRAMAX FILMS PRESENTS AN ARTHUR COHN

PRODUCTION, A CO-PRODUCTION OF VIDEOFILMES, HAUT ET COURT, BAC FILMS, AND DAN

VALLEY AG ; PRODUCER, ARTHUR COHN ; SCREENPLAY WRITERS, WALTER SALLES,

S{226}ERGIO MACHADO, KARIM A{232}INOUZ ; DIRECTOR, WALTER SALLES.

Title on container: Behind the sun.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.

Inspired by Ismail Kadar{226}e's "Broken April."

Special features: theatrical trailer. Director of photography, Walter Carvalho ; art director, Cassio Amarante ; editor, Isabelle Rathery ; music composer, Antonio Pinto ; costume designer, Cao

Albuquerque. DVD, 2.0 Dolby digital. In Portuguese with English subtitles.

Jos{226}e Dumont, Rodrigo Santoro, Rita Assemany, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Ravi

Ramos Lacerda, Flavia Marco Antonio.

MPAA rating: PG-13.

Two families, who both grow sugar cane, have been squabbling over the ownership

of a piece of land for years. The disagreement then turned violent. The Breveses,

a much smaller family, have been suffering more than their rivals and a steady

drop in sugar prices has also left the family with little but their pride. When

the eldest son of the Breves family is killed, his father orders his next-oldest

son to kill one of the Ferreira boys. He finds himself questioning the wisdom of

this bloody rivalry, and he ponders his fate while spending time with his

younger brother.

Venice Film Festival: 2001, Little Golden Lion (Arthur Cohn, Walter Salles).

ABSENCE OF MALICE [VIDEORECORDING] / COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESENTS A MIRAGE

ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION ; WRITTEN BY KURT LUEDTKE ; PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY

SYDNEY POLLACK.

Videocassette release of the 1981 motion picture by Columbia Pictures.

A reporter discredits an innocent businessman by printing a story "leaked" to

her by a scheming government investigator. While she hides behind the privilege

of the press, he tries to uncover the truth.

Director of photography, Owen Roizman; music, Dave Grusin. Paul Newman, Sally Field.

Director of photography, Owen Roizman; music, Dave Grusin ; edited by Sheldon

Kahn. Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban.

EL ABUELO [VIDEORECORDING] = THE GRANDFATHER / UNA PRODUCCI{226}ON NICKEL

ODE{226}ON DOS, S.A. CON LA PARTICIPACI{226}ON DE TELEVISI{226}ON ESPA{228}NOLA,

S.A. ; UNA PEL{226}ICULA ESCRITA POR J.L. GARCI Y HORACIO VAL{226}CARCEL ;

PRODUCIDA Y DIRIGIDA POR JOS{226}E LUIS GARCI.

Grandfather.

Originally released as a motion picture. Dolby digital, widescreen. Includes theatrical trailer.

In Spanish with optional yellow English subtitles. Closed-captioned. DVD.

Fernando Fern{226}an G{226}omez, Rafael Alonso, Cayetana Guill{226}en Cuervo, Agustin Gonzalez.

Rated PG.

When news of his son's death brings old Count Albrit home to Spain after years

abroad, he's pleased to meet his two charming young granddaughters. But one of

the girls is not his son's daughter, and therefore not his true heir. The

determined Count sets out to discover which granddaughter is worthy of his love

and name.

Nominated for an Academy Award.

THE ACCUSED [VIDEORECORDING] / PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION.

Videocassette release of the 1988 motion picture.

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Rated R.

VHS 1760.

Director, Jonathan Kaplan ; producers, Stanley R. Jaffe, Sherry Lansing ; writer,

Tom Topor ; director of photography, Ralf Bode ; editors, Jerry Greenberg, O.

Nicholas Brown. Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster.

A fiercely independent woman is gang raped, then battles the legal system twice,

going after both her attackers and the onlookers whose cheering fueled and

encouraged the assualt.

ACID RAIN [VIDEORECORDING].

60 minutes (Television program).

A segment of the CBS News program "60 minutes" broadcast on Aug. 4, 1991, in

which James Mahoney ... et al. were interviewed by Steve Kroft.

Produced by Jeffrey Fager.

People from different fields were interviewed in this program. It tells you that

according to the results of NAPAP (National Acid Precipitation Assessment

Program) study, acid rain is not an ecological catastrophe as it is generally

believed. While the scientists found the acid-rain problem is small, the others

interviewed are still pessimistic and think that the government should do

something on it.

ACTS OF CARING [VIDEORECORDING] / CREATED BY ERIE CHAPMAN.

VHS format.

"A Life choices special presentation."

Kathy Ward, executive producer.

A look into the work and dedication involved in the field of nursing. This

program centers around the daily activities of three nurses at Riverside

Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

ACTUALIDAD JOVEN [VIDEORECORDING] / TELEVISION ESPA{228}NOLA.

Residencia San Juan de la Penitencia. Escuela de video RCR.

Anuncios comerciales. Entrevista con Teresa Rione.

VHS format. Title from cassette label. Guide by Rita Goldberg.

"Videocassettes from Radio Television Espa{228}nola."

1. Residencia San Juan de la Penitencia --2. Escuela de video RCR --3. Anuncios

comerciales --4. Entrevista con Teresa Rion{226}e.

One of 6 programs designed to enrich a first-year Spanish course with authentic

cultural information. Both Spanish and Hispanic American topics are dealt with

through a variety of formats including documentaries, television plays, music,

interviews and short commercials.

ACTUALIDADES VIDEO [VIDEORECORDING] / PRODUCER, DORA GUZM{226}AN TREVI{228}NO ;

SCRIPT WRITER, ISAAC GOLDEMBERG ; DIRECTOR, CARLOS KLEIMAN BIJMAN.

VHS. High school students, 1st & 2nd year Spanish; college students, 1st year

Spanish. Director of photography, Perry Loveridge ; story consultant, David Curland.

Designed to teach practical Spanish for everyday living situations. Focuses on

the language functions students would actually use abroad, such as requesting

information and ordering a meal. Presents short scenes in natural settings.

ADAPTATION [VIDEORECORDING] / COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH

INTERMEDIA FILMS A MAGNET/CLINICA ESTETICO PRODUCTION ; PRODUCERS, EDWARD SAXON,

VINCENT LANDAY, JONATHAN DEMME ; SCREENPLAY WRITERS, CHARLIE KAUFMAN, DONALD

KAUFMAN ; DIRECTOR, SPIKE JONZE.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.

Based on the book "The orchid thief" by Susan Orlean. Special features: theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Lance Acord ; editor, Eric Zumbrunnen ; music, Carter

Burwell ; costume designer, Casey Storm ; production designer, K.K. Barrett.

DVD, Dolby surround sound, Region 1 encoding. Closed-captioned. Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Judy Greer, Maggie Gyllenhaal.

MPAA rating: R.

Blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people:

obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche, "New Yorker" journalist Susan Orlean,

Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother Donald. As Charlie

struggles to adapt a best-selling book, he writes himself into the movie plot.

ADDICTION [VIDEORECORDING].

Mind (Television program).

Can the experiences of an addict shed light on the nature of the mind? Science

now has a growing understanding of how addictions - tobacco, alcohol, cocaine,

gambling, food - affect the brain and how environment affects addiction.

Narrated by George Page.

ADOBE PHOTODELUXE [ELECTRONIC RESOURCE].

PhotoDeluxe.

"Adobe PhotoDelus software works with photos in any of the following file

formats: PICT, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, BMP, Adobe Photoshop 2.0 and 3.0, EPS, KODAK

Picture Disk, Floppy Shots, and FujiFilm"--Container.

System requirements: 486 PC or Pentium processor; DOS 6.0 or later and Windows

3.1 or Windows 95; 8 MB or more of RAM; 45MB of available hard-disk apace; 256-

color or greater display adapter; CD-ROM drive.

Modify photographs. Change exposure levels, edit backgrounds and colors, remove

"red-eye", or, add graphics to create flyers, greeting cards, screen savers,

calendars, and more. Contains over 500 images, and 25 built-in activities.

Accepts scanned images or photos from a diskette or Kodak PhotoCD.

ADOLESCENCE [VIDEORECORDING] : COGNITIVE AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT / WRITER/PRODUCER,

CAROL HANSON ; DIRECTOR/CAMERAMAN/EDITOR, ALFRED RASHO.

Cognitive and moral development.

The developing child ; module #29. Developing child (Barrington, Ill.) ; module #29.

VHS.

Discusses the physical-motor development in adolescence and also defines the

relationship with parents: ambivalence, interaction, and influence.

ADOLESCENT PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT [VIDEORECORDING] / COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE

DISTRICT ; MCGRAW-HILL ; PRODUCERS, MICKEY JACKSON, DAVID STONE ; SCRIPTWRITER,

STEVEN J. TALLEY.

The Growing years. Martha McFarland. Editor, Harry Ratner; series producer, Terry D. Nelson.

VHS.

Discusses the variations in physical development exhibited by adolescents. "C02-23."

ADVANCED STRENGTH TRAINING [VIDEORECORDING] / HUMAN KINETICS ; PRODUCER/WRITER,

KAM MILLER ; DIRECTOR/EDITOR, DOUG FINK.

Keys to superior strength. High-volume training. High-intensity training.

[v. 1.] Keys to superior strength (25 min.) -- [v. 2.] High-volume training (23

min.) -- [v. 3.] High-intensity training (21 min.).

Consultants, Dana Brown, Dan Drury.

Hosts: Dana Brown, Don Drury.

Participant: Autumn Saxton Ross.

VHS.

The first video demonstrates how to get more out of a strength training program

by varying both the elements in an individual workout and the types of workouts

performed during the week. Topics covered include: changing the order of

exercises, trying new exercises, controlling recovery time and using other

training variations that will lead to greater muscle strength, size and power.

Also demonstrates progressive, scientifically sound exercises for building

powerful abdominal muscles. The second video explains why and how to use

traditional multiset techniques to optimize strength, muscular endurance and

power gains. Teaches how to get maximum payoffs through training systems like

tri-setting, weight stripping, light-to-heavy and heavy-to-light, pyramiding,

multipoundage, split routines and negatives. The third video shows how to design

and safely execute a challenging, high-intensity training program. The hosts

also demonstrate techniques such as breakdowns, slow reps, partials, pre-

exhaustion, negatives, negative accentuated reps and discuss how recognize the

problem of overtraining and correct it.

THE ADVENTURE BEGINS [VIDEORECORDING] : PRESCHOOL AND TECHNOLOGY / PRESENTED BY

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND APPLE COMPUTER.

Preschool and technology.

VHS.

Highlights how computer use can stimulate learning skills in pre-school

children.

ADVERTISING & THE END OF THE WORLD [VIDEORECORDING] / MEDIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION

; WRITER & EDITOR, SUT JHALLY.

Advertising and the end of the world.

Presenter, Sut Jhally.

Writer and editor, Sut Jhally ; camera & graphics, Sanjay Talreja ; original

music, Thom Monahan.

VHS.

"Extensively illustrated with graphics and examples from commercial imagery,

Advertising and the End of the World presents a compelling and accessible

argument about consumerism and its impact on the earth's future."--Container.

THE ADVERTISING MEDIA [VIDEORECORDING] / CREATED AND WRITTEN BY JAY DIAMOND,

ELLEN DIAMOND ; PRODUCED BY STEVE CLEMENTS.

The retail advertising video series. 1.

VHS.

ADVERTISING MISSIONARIES [VIDEORECORDING] / ASPIRE FILMS AND ELLIPSE PROGRAMME

PRESENT AN AUSTRALIAN FRENCH COPRODUCTION WITH ABC AUSTRALIA, FRANCE 3, RTSR IN

ASSOCIATION WITH THE AUSTRALIAN FILM FINANCE CORPORATION AND THE CENTRE NATIONAL

DE LA CINEMATOGRAPHIE ; DIRECTED BY CHRIS HILTON AND GAUTHIER FLAUDER.

photography, Tony Wilson ; editor, Andrew Arestides.

VHS format.

A theater group travels the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea performing

skits devised around advertising messages for products like Coca Cola and

Colgate.

AEGEAN SPONGE DIVERS [MOTION PICTURE].

AEROBIKIDS [VIDEORECORDING]: LOW-IMPACT AEROBICS.

VHS.

"15 & 25 min. program; (for 15 min. program, cover 25 min. side)".

Grades K-6.

An aerobic exercise program designed to improve the overall fitness of

elementary school children; anorexia, bulimia and diet discussion included.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. [SOUND RECORDING] / JULIA ERICKSEN.

National Colloquium. IV.

AFFLUENZA [VIDEORECORDING] / PRODUCERS, JOHN DE GRAAF, VIVIA BOE ; WRITER, JOHN

DE GRAAF ; A CO-PRODUCTION OF KCTS TELEVISION AND OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING.

Symptom: Swollen expectations -- Symptom: Shopping fever -- Symptom: Chronic

stress -- Symptom: Hyper commercialism -- Symptom: Material: Girls (and boys) --

Symptom: Rash of bankruptcies -- Symptom: Fractured families -- Symptom: Social

scars -- Symptom: Resource exhaustion -- Symptom: Global infection.

Photography, David Fox ... [et al.]; editors, John de Graaf [et al.]; music,

Sheila Espinoza.

VHS.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Host: Scott Simon ; commentary: Richard Harwood, Jeremy Rifkin, Paul Wachtel,

Laurie Mazur, Michael Jacobson, Gerald Celente, Richard Swenson, Glenn Stanton,

Juliet Schor, David Korten, Vicki Robin, David Shi, Susan Strasser, Kalle Lasn,

Ted Halstead, Joe Dominguez, Duane Elgin.

Issued also in classroom version (29/27 min.).

Uses personal stories, expert commentary and old film clips to illustrate the

causes and consequences of consumerism in American society.

AFRICAN DROUGHT AND AFRICAN FAMINE - FOOD AID AS AN INSTRUMENT OF U.S. FOREIGN

POLICY. [SOUND RECORDING] / JACK SHEPARD.

National Colloquium. II.

THE AFRICAN QUEEN [VIDEORECORDING] / A ROMULUS-HORIZON PRODUCTION ; ADAPTED FOR

THE SCREEN BY JAMES AGEE & JOHN HUSTON ; PRODUCED BY S.P. EAGLE ; DIRECTED BY

JOHN HUSTON.

The Classic collection.

VHS.

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Director of photography, Jack Cardiff ; music, Allan Gray ; editor, Ralph Kemplen. Based on the novel by C.S. Forester. Originally produced as motion picture in 1951.

Not rated. "2025."

Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley.

Two diametrically opposed people find themselves thrown together in the war-torn

African jungle.

AFRICANS IN AMERICA [VIDEORECORDING] : AMERICA'S JOURNEY THROUGH SLAVERY /

PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY ORLANDO BAGWELL, SUSAN BELLOWS ; WGBH EDUCATIONAL

FOUNDATION.

America's journey through slavery. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

"PBS Video Index"--label.

Specially prepared set enhanced by PBS with time code visible on the screen. Part I. The terrible transformation -- part II. Revolution -- part III. Brotherly love -- part IV. Judgement day. Writer, Steve Fayer ; associate producer, Patricia Garcia Rios ; editor, Charles Scott ; music score, Bernice Johnson Reagon ; director of photography, Michael Chin ; narrator, Angela Bassett.

VHS format.

Considers the contradictions that lay at the heart of the founding of the American nation. The infant democracy pronounced all men to be created equal while enslaving one race to benefit another. Portrays the struggles of the African people in America, from their arrival in the 1600s to the last days before the Civil War.

THE AFRICANS OTHER VOICES [VIDEORECORDING].

Other voices.

Made possible by KBVU-TV.

Producer,B. William Silcock ; director, Robert H. Sink.

Hosted by Ali A. Mazrui.

Provides series overview, excellent for instructors. Reporters and producers

give their views on the film and the people of Africa.

Senior high school through college students and adults.

THE AFRICANS. PROGRAM 1, THE NATURE OF A CONTINENT [VIDEORECORDING] / PROGRAM 2, A LEGACY OF LIFESTYLES [VIDEORECORDING] / PROGRAM 3, NEW GODS [VIDEORECORDING] / PROGRAM 4, TOOLS OF EXPLOITATION [VIDEORECORDING] / PROGRAM 5, NEW CONFLICTS [VIDEORECORDING] / PROGRAM 6, IN SEARCH OF STABILITY [VIDEORECORDING] / PROGRAM 7, A GARDEN OF EDEN IN DECAY [VIDEORECORDING] / PROGRAM 8, A CLASH OF CULTURES [VIDEORECORDING] / PROGRAM 9, GLOBAL AFRICA [VIDEORECORDING]

WETA-TV AND THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION ; PRODUCER, PETER BATE ; SCREENWRITER, ALI. A. MAZRUI.

Global Africa.

Originally broadcast on PBS.

Hosted by Ali A. Mazrui.

Discusses African contributions to contemporary culture, including the

significance of the African diaspora, particularly in North America. Also

examines the continuing influence of the superpowers on the affairs of Africa.

Senior high school through college students and adults.

Issued as U-matic 3/4 in. or Beta 1/2 in. or VHS 1/2 in.

AFTER HIROSHIMA: JAPANESE AND AMERICANS IN POST-WAR JAPAN. [SOUND CASSETTE] /

JACKSON BAILEY.

National Colloquium. I.

AGAINST THE ODDS: THE ARTISTS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE [VIDEORECORDING] / PBS.

Artists of the Harlem Renaissance.

Not rated.

VHS.

Joe Morton, narrator.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s was the scene of a passionate outburst of

creativity by African-American visual artists. This documentary tells how black

artists triumphed over the prejudice and segregation that kept their work out

of mainstream galleries and exhibitions, and recalls the vibrancy of Harlem in

the roaring twenties. You'll view over 130 paintings, prints, photographs and

sculptures, along with rare archival footage of artists at work.

AGAINST THE WIND [VIDEORECORDING] / DIRECTED BY CHARLES CRICHTON.

War film classics.

Not rated.

Videocassette release of the 1948 motion picture.

VHS.

Robert Beatty, Simone Signoret, Jack Warner.

Filmed in a documentary style, this is the story of a group of English spies

trained for a special mission inside occupied France during World War II.

THE AGE OF GOLD [VIDEORECORDING] / A SOGETEL, S.A. PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION

WITH THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, QUINTO CENTENARIO ESPA{228}NA ; PRODUCED BY

MICHAEL GILL ; DIRECTED BY PETER NEWINGTON ; WRITTEN BY CARLOS FUENTES.

The Buried mirror : reflections on Spain and the New World / Carlos Fuentes ;

program 3.

The Buried mirror ; program 3 . [videorecording].

Based on an original idea by Peggy K. Liss.

VHS.

Photography by Terry Hopkins ; music by Carl Davis ; editor, Hugh Newsam.

Presented by Carlos Fuentes. Munich Symphony Orchestra.

The New World brought Spain enormous treasures: gold, silver, chocolate,

tomatoes, the potato. Yet Spain's most powerful ruler, Philip II, lived in

austere solitude in a cell-like study. He sought to protect the Catholic faith,

while Cervantes questioned all values in Don Quixote. Vel{226}azquez painted

masterpieces of psychological penetration that vaulted the Atlantic.

Photography by Terry Hopkins ; music by Carl Davis.

Carlos Fuentes.

THE AGE OF INNOCENCE [VIDEORECORDING] / COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESENTS A CAPPA/

DEFINA PRODUCTION ; SCREENPLAY BY JAY COCKS AND MARTIN SCORSESE ; PRODUCED BY

BARBARA DEFINA ; DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE.

Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder.

Music, Elmer Bernstein ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; director of photography,

Michael Ballhaus.

Based on the novel by Edith Wharton.

This romance about three wealthy New Yorkers caught in a tragic love triangle

chronicles the grandeur and hypocrisy of high society in the 1870's.

THE AGE OF INTELLIGENT MACHINES [VIDEORECORDING] / WRITTEN AND NARRATED BY

RAYMOND KURZWEIL ; PRODUCERS, ROBERT RICHTER, MARTIN L. SCHNEIDER.

Machines that think. VHS format.

Title on container: Machines that think.

Music by Stevie Wonder. Original score by Paul Moravec.