New Videos - July 2006
On DVD:
Tabu: a Story of the South Seas - DVD TAC-622
Two lovers are doomed by a tribal edict decreeing that the girl is "tabu" to all men.
Der Letzte mann - DVD TAC-623
The story of a hotel doorman who is demoted to washroom attendant because of his age. Humiliated, rejected by family and friends, he considers suicide. Then, by a strange twist of fate, he becomes a millionaire. This silent film is told entirely by camera, without title cards.
Nosferatu: a Symphony of Horror - DVD TAC-624
An unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Nosferatu is the quintessential silent vampire film.
Faust: eine deutsche Volkssage - DVD TAC-625
Classic tale of a man who sells his soul to the devil, based on Goethe's Faust and folk sagas.
Tartuffe - DVD TAC-626
A religious hypocrite insinuates himself into a wealthy Parisian family.
Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia - DVD TAC-654
Documents the suffering, loss, and rebirth of the Cambodian people in the aftermath of the take over of Cambodia by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge revolutionary forces and the subsequent invasion of Cambodia by Viet Nam .
Harakiri - DVD TAC-656
After an unemployed samurai is forced to commit harakiri before a feudal lord, his father-in-law returns to the scene, seemingly to play out the same agonizing suicide ritual.
Boudu sauvé des eaux - DVD TAC-657
A well-off bookseller rescues a tramp from a suicidal plunge into the Seine and his family dedicates itself to reforming him. He shows his gratitude by shaking the household to its foundations, challenging the hidebound principles of his hosts.
Behind Locked Doors - DVD TAC-658
A journalist fakes mental illness to have himself committed to an asylum where he believes a crooked judge is hiding.
Giant - DVD TAC-673
Bick Benedict, his society-gilded wife and three generations of land-rich Texas sons and daughters love, swagger, connive and clash in a monumental drama of family strife, racial bigotry and conflict between cattle barons and newly-rich oil tycoons.
Die Salzmänner von Tibet - DVD TAC-675
Documents the ancient traditions and day-to-day rituals of a Tibetan nomadic community on a three-month pilgrimage. Observing age-old taboos and steadfast homage to the deities of nature, four men meticulously plan their yak caravan to fetch precious salt from the holy lakes of the Changtang region of northern Tibet .
Punk: Attitude - DVD TAC-676
Acclaimed director Don Letts explores the music, fashion, and attitude that came to define 'Punk' and the impact it had on pop culture. Music from the New York Dolls, MC5, The Stooges, The Clash, Sex Pistols, Ramones and many more.
Memories of Murder - DVD TAC-677
Based on a true story, the film takes place in a small village in Korea where an intense police investigation follows a series of brutal rapes and murders.
Rainbows in the Sea - DVD TAC-678
Examines a number of coral reefs throughout the world and discusses activities being undertaken to preserve them.
Ben-Hur: a Tale of Christ - DVD TAC-679
When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. Four DVD set includes both the 1925 silent film and the 1959 feature film.
Going My Way/Holiday Inn - DVD TAC-680
"Going My Way": When old and fading St. Dominic's Church gets a new priest (Crosby), things are bound to change. For starters, young Father O'Malley meets the crusty old Father Fitzgibbon (Barry Fitzgerald), who doesn't think much of him or his ideas. The two have their differences but O'Malley is able to inspire some neighborhood roughnecks to open their hearts and minds in a way the old priest simply could not do.
"Holiday Inn": Story about two talented pals, a singer (Bing Crosby) and a dancer (Fred Astaire) who compete for the affections of the same pretty lady (Virginia Dale). But when she dumps them both, the singer comes up with the idea of running a tavern that's open only on holidays.
The Nutty Professor - DVD TAC-681
To improve his social life, a nerdish professor drinks a potion that temporarily turns him into the handsome, but obnoxious, Buddy Love.
Mang jing (Blind Shaft) - DVD TAC-682
The story of two itinerant miners who risk their lives in one of the many illegal Chinese coal mines.
Liberia : a Fragile Peace - DVD TAC-683
Chronicles the period from the departure of [dictator] Charles Taylor to the election of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first African woman head of state, and presents the difficulties of rehabilitating a nation destroyed by war.
The Digital Dump: Exporting Re-use and Abuse in Africa - DVD TAC-684
This documentary exposes the ugly underbelly of what is thought to be an escalating global trade in toxic, obsolete, discarded computers and other e-scrap collected in North America and Europe and sent to developing countries by waste brokers and so-called recyclers.
The Buster Keaton Collection - DVD TAC-685
Three films made by Buster Keaton for MGM. "The Cameraman" and "Spite Marriage" are silent films with musical scores. "Free and Easy" is Keaton's first talkie.
Railroaded! - DVD TAC-686
A detective attempts to clear his girlfriend's brother of a murder rap and find the real killer. In the process he uncovers the hidden workings of the city's seedy underworld.
Sudden Fear - DVD TAC-687
A wealthy lady playwright marries a worthless actor who plans to kill her.
Strange Impersonation - DVD TAC-688
Brenda Marshall stars as Nora Goodrich, a scientist working on an anesthesiology project. Her lab partner sabotages an experiment leaving Nora's face badly scarred. After her face is surgically altered, she plots revenge on her enemies.
Anna Christie - DVD TAC-690
Gretta Garbo made her landmark transition to the new era, playing a former prostitute whose past may ruin her chance for happiness.
Queen Christina - DVD TAC-691
Portrayal of the 17th century Queen of Sweden who relinquishes her throne for her lover, the ambassador from Spain .
Anna Karenina - DVD TAC-692
Anna Karenina, dutiful wife and doting mother, knows contentment but not passion. That changes when she meets ardent Count Vronsky. For him, she throws away marriage, family, social position and finally her life.
Mata Hari - DVD TAC-693
Garbo is mesmerizing as the dancer-turned-German secret agent in a wartime Paris seething with secrets and betrayal. With the world at war, love was her weapon. The only men she couldn't seduce were the 12 in the firing squad that ended her life.
Ninotchka - DVD TAC-694
Garbo plays a dour, severe Soviet official who comes to Paris on business involving the sale of some czarist jewels. But soon business turns to pleasure as she discovers the special magic of Paris and finds herself succumbing to the charms of a suave Frenchman named Leon D'Algout (Melvyn Douglas). The plot bubbles merrily as Ninotchka chooses between romance and duty--and must even confront a rival for Leon 's affection in the exiled Grand Duchess Swana (Ina Claire).
Garbo - DVD TAC-695
An original documentary from Turner Classic Movies, Garbo takes a look at the life and career of the movies' most luminous, reclusive and mystifying star. A portrait of Garbo the woman is drawn through interviews with biographers and admirers. Those offering analysis and reminiscences are biographers Barry Paris, Mark Vieira and Karen Swanson; actor/playwright/fan Charles Busch; Garbo's niece and greatnephews, Gray, Derek and Scott Reisfeld, and acquaintances Gore Vidal, Gavin Lambert, Jack Larson and Sam Green, who was Garbo's confidante and walking companion for 20 years.
The Garbo Silents Collection - DVD TAC-696
"Flesh and the Devil": Best friends love the same woman and resort to a duel.
"The Mysterious Lady": Garbo plays an alluring Russian spy who falls in love with her target.
"The Temptress": An unhappy wife (Elena) falls in love with a Spanish engineer (Robledo). When it is revealed that Elena is not only married, but has also been the mistress of a banker (Fontenoy), Robledo returns to South America . Subsequently, Elena and her husband (the Marquis) also go to South America . Years later Robledo returns to Paris and runs into Elena who does not seem to recognize him. Elena has become a pathetic drunkard who is apparently beyond Robledo's help.
Hangmen Also Die! - DVD TAC-697
Pursued by the Nazis after his assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, a member of the Czech underground enlists the aid of a young woman who soon finds herself entangled in the revolution's secret operations.
The Flying Deuces - DVD TAC-698
Complications arise as Stan and Ollie join the Foreign Legion to help Ollie forget his troubled romantic past.
Code inconnu: recit incomplet de divers voyages - DVD TAC-699
On a bustling Paris street corner four separate lives intersect, interweaving the stories of a promising actress, her photojournalist boyfriend, a teacher of African descent and a Romanian illegal immigrant in this portrait of life in a fractured, lonely world.
Argumentation: The Study of Effective Reasoning - DVD TAC-700 pt. 1 & 2
Lectures by Dr. David Zarefsky, Professor of Argumentation and Debate and Professor of Communication Studies, Northwestern University , cover the history of rhetoric and debate as well as analysis of different types of arguments in various situations.
New Orleans - DVD TAC-701
Nick, the proprietor of a Bourbon Street gambling joint, an artistic haven for African-American musicians who gather and jam from dusk till dawn, falls in love with an opera-singing socialite. After losing his nightclub Nick tries over the course of many years to get jazz the respect and audience it deserves.
House by the River - DVD TAC-702
A second rate writer strangles his maid when she rejects him and frames his brother for the crime after they dispose of the body.
I Wonder What You Will Remember of September - DVD TAC-703
Cecilia Cornejo reconstructs the 1973 Chilean coup from her parents' stories, juxtaposing this with questions to her young daughter about Sept. 11.
Beah: a Black Woman Speaks - DVD TAC-704
Beah Richards (1920-2000), actress-poet-activist, shares her wit and wisdom about her life as a black woman in America .
Latin American Women Artists: 1915-1995 - DVD TAC-705
Features the work of important artists of the recent past, like Brazil 's Tarsila do Amaral and Mexico 's María Izquierdo and Frida Kahlo. Includes recent interviews with living artists such as Colombian painter Fanny Sanín, Chilean multi-media artist Soledad Salamé, Venezuelan sculptor Elba Damast and Cuban multi-media artist María Campos Pons. "Latin American Women Artists 1915-1995" gives a comprehensive history of art made by women working in "La América Latina" throughout the twentieth century.
Women Artists: the Other Side of the Picture - DVD TAC-706
Respected artists such as Doris McCarthy, Judy Chicago, Joyce Weiland (sic), and Jane Ash Poitras--in combination with curators, art historians, and The Guerilla Girls, the 'terrorists' of the art world--discuss the dearth of women's artwork in major galleries and examine the poignant social history of women in the fine arts--a story of suppression, marginalization, and omission. The effort of the National Museum of Women in the Arts to balance that one-sided picture of artistic achievement is spotlighted.
Zoe Valdes: poeta por sobre todas las cosas - DVD TAC-707
An interview with Cuban-born novelist and poet Zoe Valdes. Topics include her upbringing, education, and influences, as well as several of her books including La hija del embajador, and Te di la vida entera.
Doctors: the History of Scientific Medicine Revealed Through Biography - DVD TAC-708
Twelve lectures (30 min. each) that discuss the history of the development of Western scientific medicine, set against character studies of twelve of the greatest physicians since classical times.
July '64 - DVD TAC-709
In the summer of 1964, a three-night riot erupted in two predominantly black neighborhoods in downtown Rochester , New York --the culmination of decades of poverty, joblessness and racial discrimination and a significant event in the Civil Rights era. Using archival footage and interviews with those who were present, the film explores the genesis and outcome of these three nights.
The Complete Blue Eyed - DVD TAC-710
For over 30 years Jane Elliott has been America 's most highly acclaimed diversity trainer. Her powerful and controversial "blue eyed/brown eyed" exercise has had a life-changing impact on thousands in schools, corporations and government. The original "Blue eyed," the definitive record of her technique, proved so powerful that is has been made into three separate versions so it can be conveniently used in any setting.
On VHS:
Shirin Neshat: the Woman Moves - Videorecord TAC-1891
An acclaimed photographer, filmmaker, and video artist, Iranian-born Shirin Neshat addresses the complex forces shaping the identity of Muslim women throughout the world and explores the social, political, and psychological dimensions of women's experiences.
