New Videos - January 2006
On DVD:
The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need - DVD TAC-526
Film explains the cultural forces behind Americans overspending in order to demonstrate material success.
Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square - DVD TAC-531
Shiu-Bo Wang portrays his personal experience of the cultural and political situation in China from the 60's to the 80's through a mixture of original artwork, family photographs, and animation.
Signs Out of Time: The Story of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas - DVD TAC-532
The dramatic story of renowned archaeologist Dr. Marija Gimbutas ... Her work on the Neolithic cultures of Old Europe, (6500-3500 BCE), reveals evidence of peaceful, woman-honouring, Goddess-worshiping, and egalitarian civilizations that existed for thousands of years without war.
Snowball Earth - DVD TAC-533
Discusses research into the theory that 600 million years ago global glaciation occurred on the earth. Scientists across the world are slowly accepting this controversial theory -- that the earth was deep-frozen for ten million years, almost all life was wiped out, but after the freeze, the earth warmed up rapidly about 600 million years ago, and there emerged the first complex creatures on earth. Scientists now believe that the so-called 'snowball earth' theory could hold the key to the evolution of life on this planet. But this theory could have huge implications.
The Sequence Stratigraphy of the Book Cliffs of Eastern Utah - DVD TAC-534
Sea-level change has occurred throughout Earth's history. What can the past tell scientists today about the rise and fall of the planet's oceans? This program takes viewers on a virtual field trip to the Book Cliffs, in Utah --the place where sequence stratigraphy was developed and tested--to study and interpret the sedimentary record there. Some of the field evidence for sea-level change is shown, along with how the sequence stratigraphy model has been applied to this particular shallow marine and fluvial succession.
King Kong (1933) - DVD TAC-535
Carl Denham is a filmmaker and entrepreneur who leads an expedition to Skull Island . The island is a place where time has stood still. The natives pay homage to the one whom they revere as "Kong", and who is, indeed, king of the island. Denham, together with his beautiful starlet, Ann Darrow, and the crew of the ship, investigate the strange ritual being performed on the island by its native population. Ann finds herself captured by the natives and is to become the bride of the mysterious "Kong." The ship's first mate, Jack Driscoll, who is in love with Ann, manages to rescue her from the clutches of "Kong". Denham then arranges to capture the creature, whom he calls "King Kong" and takes him back to New York .
Downside Up - DVD TAC-537
How does a dying working class town end up betting its future on art? With 80% of its downtown buildings closed, North Adams , Massachusetts united blue-collar locals with art world luminaries to transform economic failure into America 's largest center for contemporary art, MASS MoCA. It opened in the abandoned Massachusetts factory where director Nancy Kelly's grandparents and parents once worked. The documentary explores whether something as ephemeral as contemporary art can breathe life into a dying city.
Pickup on South Street - DVD TAC-542
While on the subway to deliver a piece of film she believes contains corporate secrets, Candy's wallet is stolen by Skip McCoy. The film actually contains government secrets on their way to "the Commies", and Candy has been under surveillance by government agents. They see the theft, but Skip eludes them. Anxious to recover the film, Joey, Candy's ex-lover and the man using her as courier, convinces her to find the thief. She tracks Skip down through street connections while the police find him shortly after. Skip finally realizes the film is worth a lot more than he thought worth some people's life, in fact.
On VHS:
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) - Videorecord TAC-1875
Seymour must find new bodies to feed his ever-hungry carnivorous plant "Audrey Junior" and Mushnik the Florist, with a heart like a cash register, becomes an accomplice for profit.
Our Faces - Videorecord TAC-1876
An educational video that looks at the experiences of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) youth, adults, and their families through their own eyes. Includes a five-minute addendum for professionals.
Inside the Global Economy - Videorecord TAC-1877 pt. 1-13
Discusses the trend towards increased international economic integration and economic interdependence. Includes case studies from around the world and panel discussions by economic experts around the world and panel discussions by economic experts.
Trillion Dollar Bet - Videorecord TAC-1878
Originally broadcast as an episode of NOVA.
Chine jaune-Chine bleue - Videorecord TAC-1879 pt. 1-2
Uses visual documents to portray the struggle and changeover between the two Chinas: one continental and rural, enshrined by the Empire and Confucianism; the other coastal, urban and mercantile, and founded on maritime trade.
Adapting Curriculum and Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms - Videorecord TAC-1880
This video tape and accompanying manual provides [sic] a conceptual model and actual teacher practices and sample adaptations across seven areas. Teachers from elementary to high school levels describe their adaptations that recognize the need for student variation in learning and instruction.
