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2001: A Space Odyssey
Item# 32383
© 2002
51 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-7702-1
DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-7703-8
For over three years, Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick crafted what Kubrick called "a myth of epic grandeur." The result was a glimpse into the future that stunned a generation. This program bring...
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21st-Century Bard: The Making of Twelfth Night
Item# 33105
© 2003
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-9012-9
DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-9013-6
When the decision was made by Britain's Channel 4 to film a TV adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, the result was a gloriously irreverent, deliciously colorful production in which the twins Vio...
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21st-Century Trends in Latin American Literature
Item# 35425
© 2008
49 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-7787-2
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-7788-9
Complacency has never been a hallmark of Latin American literature. As the 21st century dawned, many young writers-and even some who had fueled the Latin American Boom-grew disenchanted with the statu...
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Acting Through Life: Insights from Working Actors
Item# 37358
© 2007
34 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-6728-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-6729-3
Although most actors dream of celebrity, many find satisfaction in modest film and television roles, commercials, and regional theater. This program shows students that side of the profession, intervi...
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Actors in Earnest: Graduation and Beyond
Item# 29948
© 2001
49 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-8133-2
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-6890-0
While the pace of the third and final year of the master's program does not let up, the real-world necessities of an acting career begin to loom large. In this documentary, the eight students who comp...
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The Adventure of English: 500 A.D. to 2000 A.D.
Item# 33208
© 2003
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-9221-5
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-0-7365-9239-0
What started as a minor Germanic dialect spoken by the Saxons became perhaps England's greatest export. Written and presented by Melvyn Bragg, this eight-part series tells the story of how English bec...
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Understanding a Classic
Item# 7968
© 1998
34 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-1176-6
DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-7791-5
Few works in American literature address issues as timeless as those explored in Mark Twain's controversial novel, Huckleberry Finn. In this program, three scholars, including noted Twain biographer J...
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Africa to America to Paris: The Migration of Black Writers
Item# 8321
© 1997
53 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-3297-0
DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-5259-2
This program traces the path of African-American literature from the shores of the U.S. to the Left Bank of Paris at the end of World War II through the late 1960s. The program provides context by fir...
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After the Boom
Item# 35422
© 2008
50 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-7781-0
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-7782-7
As the 1970s progressed, the political climate in Latin America became increasingly dark, with no end in sight to the proliferation of brutal dictatorships. This program analyzes the cultural impact o...
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Agents, Editors, and Publishers
Item# 35090
© 2005
99 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-2817-1
This volume looks at writing from the perspective of agents, editors, and publishers. It begins with a Q&A segment that spells out how to secure an agent. Moderated by agent Betsy Amster, the panel-BJ...
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