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Cats of Mirikitani, The
MC-797, 2008
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Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on... more >
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Pompeii and the Roman Villa
MC-869, 2008
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Narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi — star of the landmark
television series “I, Claudius” — this documentary
explores art and culture around the Bay of Naples
before Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 ad. The bay was
then the most fashionable destination... more >
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Robert Frank: The Complete Film Works: Vol. 3
MC-799, 2008
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Robert Frank, born in Zurich in 1924, has made, in his 50-year career, an unquestionably significant contribution to photography. His seminal book The Americans is arguably the most important American photography publication of the postwar period.... more >
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Robert Frank: The Complete Film Works: Volume 1
MC-671, 2008
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Robert Frank’s significant contribution to photography in the mid-twentieth century is unquestionable. His book, The Americans, is arguably the most important American photography publication of the post-World War II period, and his photography has... more >
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Robert Frank: The Complete Film Works: Volume 2
MC-791, 2008
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Here is volume two of Robert Frank's long-awaited Complete Film Works. At the end of the 1950s, Frank abandoned traditional still photography to become a filmmaker. He eventually returned to photography in the 1970s, but Frank, as a filmmaker, has... more >
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Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season IV
MC-758, 2007
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Contemporary artists work in globally influenced, culturally diverse and technologically dynamic milieus. In the US artists reflect a varied and changing landscape of identity, values and beliefs. The artists featured in this series demonstrate the... more >
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Dance for Camera Vol. 2
MC-760, 2007
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From a Butoh-inspired portrait of a demented aristocrat (The Duchess), to a sensual bedroom metamorphosis (Horses Never Lie) to an intimate moment interrupted by a burst water pipe (Burst), this latest collection of award-winning dance films from... more >
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Edward Hopper
MC-683, 2007
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Edward Hopper (1882 – 1967) is one of the best known and most admired of American artists. He found poetry in quiet, private moments set in unexceptional places, such as anonymous hotel rooms, diners (Nighthawks), gas stations, and traditional... more >
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BILLY SULLIVAN: Photographs
MC-527, 2006
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Born in Brooklyn, Billy Sullivan attended New York’s High School of Art and Design and then the School of Visual Arts during which time he began photographing his fellow artists, family and friends from the art, nightclub and fashion worlds. Over 30... more >
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