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Precious places 2005 [videorecording] : Philadelphia.

Precious places 2005 [videorecording] : Philadelphia. Philadelphia : Scribe Video Center, c2005.
Call#: Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk. DVD F158.3 P74 2005

New York [videorecording] : a city silhouette / TransTel ; a film by Gaby Imhoff-Weber.

New York [videorecording] : a city silhouette / TransTel ; a film by Gaby Imhoff-Weber. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences [distributor], c1999.
Call#: Fine Arts Library Circulation Desk VHS NA735.N5 .N495 1999

This program surveys Manhattan’s post-modern skyscraper architecture ... The proposed renovation of 42nd Street and the rehabilitation of Times Square are also described. In addition, Helmut Jahn gives his views on New York’s architectural rivalry with Chicago and expresses his desire to recapture the spirit of New York’s Art Deco days."--Container.

New York, a documentary film. Episode eight: 1946-2003. The center of the world [videorecording] / a Steeplechase Films production for American Experience in association with WGBH Boston, Thirteen/WNET and the New-York Historical Society ; directed by Ric

Chronicles the history of New York from 1946 to 2003, with an emphasis on the construction and destruction of the World Trade Center.

New York, a documentary film. Episode eight: 1946-2003. The center of the world [videorecording] / a Steeplechase Films production for American Experience in association with WGBH Boston, Thirteen/WNET and the New-York Historical Society ; directed by Ric [0780643143 ] [United States] : WGBH Educational Foundation : Steeplechase Films, Inc. : PBS Video ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2003.
Call#: Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk. DVD F128.3 .N48452 Episode 8 2003

Art city / a film by Chris Maybach & Paul Gardner ; produced by Chris Maybach & Paul Gardner ; directed by Chris Maybach.

Moves into lofts, studios and galleries for intimate scenes of artists at work in New York City. I. They discuss inspiration, aesthetic issues, the meaning of success, and how they overcame hardship to pursue a lifetime in art.

La Mama / writers, Lis Draggin ... [et al.] ; producer, Anita Saewitz ; director, Robert McCarty.

Under the guidance of founder Ellen Stewart, La Mama has played a seminal part in fostering Off-Off- Broadway theatre, nuturing and encouraging such important Theatre artists as Tom O'Horgan, Lanford Wilson, Sam Shepard, Philip Glass, Joseph Chaiken, Andrei Serban and Liz Swados. The documentary features exerpts of some of the 18 plays which were revived at the theatre for its anniversay season; These distinguished works include Paul Foster's Hurrah for the Bridge and Leonard Melfi's Birdbath both directed by Tom O'Horgan; Jean Claude Van Italie's Motel directed by Michael Kahn; and Lanford Wilson's production of his own play Rimers of Eldritch. The interviews in the program include recollections by Ellen Stewart and La Mama alumni Paul Foster, Tom O'Horgan, Leonard Melfi, Lanford Wilson, Philip Glass, Joseph Chaiken, Harvey Fierstein and many others.

Stay Free! Daily: How did Mad Hot Ballroom survive the copyright cartel?

An interview with the makers of Mad Hot Ballroom about the copyright issues in making the film.

Moving Image Contest Finalists

The contest asked entrants to create short films demonstrating some of the tensions between art and intellectual property law, and the intellectual property issues artists face, focusing on either music or documentary film.

Guardian Unlimited | Mad About Morrissey by Iain Aitch

Profile of William E. Jones, the filmmaker behind the documentary "Is it Really So Strange?" which discusses the phenomenon of Latino Morrissey fans. Aitch cites Morrissey's move from England to LA as the takeoff of the fan base. Jones discusses the difficulties he had creating trust among the community while documenting them, and the dichotomy of Morrissey the Man versus Morrissey the Icon.