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Manufacturing consent Noam Chomsky and the media
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33 editions published between 1992 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,067 libraries worldwide Explores the political life and times of the controversial author, linguist, and radical philosopher Noam Chomsky. Focuses on Chomsky's analysis of the hidden use of ideological manipulation in democratic societies.
Atanarjuat The fast runner
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12 editions published between 2000 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 943 libraries worldwide A small nomadic community is cursed by an unknown shaman. When Atanarjuat falls in love with a woman already promised to the son of the clan's leader, he has to fight for her. She is won by Atanarjuat and the leader plots to attack him in his sleep. Escaping, he sets off running across the ice, embarking on a harrowing adventure of survival in the brutal wilderness. He returns stronger and wiser to reclaim his life and stop the curse that has divided his people.
Up the Yangtze
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11 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 846 libraries worldwide A "farewell cruise" takes a luxury ship up the vast Yangtze River shortly before completion of the massive Three Gorges Dam. The passengers glimpse a rapidly changing countryside, while the local people struggle to adapt as their lives are irrevocably altered.
Manufactured landscapes Edward Burtynsky
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 819 libraries worldwide Edward Burtynsky has gained international recognition for his photographs of what he calls manufactured landscapes. He argues that we have reached past the point now where we are at the mercy of the environment--our planet now lives and dies at our mercy. This is not meant to be a frightening concept, though many of the images are sobering, in this chilling but ultimately beautiful documentary on what industrialization is doing to man and the world as we know it. Or used to know it. Manufactured Landscapes tells the story of these images, and how Burtynsky came to be so fascinated with the concept of human design. It follows a recent photo shoot in China, photographing the effects of that country's massive industrial revolution, showing us a glimpse of what it's like behind the scenes for a famous photographer in action.
Jésus de Montréal
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8 editions published between 1989 and 2006 in French and English and held by 652 libraries worldwide A Montreal shrine seeks to inspire its congregants by modernizing its staging of the Passion play. A promising cast of vibrant young actors are signed on-- one fresh from perfume commercials, another from the pornographic film industry, and another who had an affair with the basilica's priest-- quickly drive the production on to become a smash hit. But as the play enjoys the success, the actors become more and more challenged to separate their real lives from their lives onstage--Container.
The wheels on the bus --and more sing along favorites
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 609 libraries worldwide The wheels on the bus: The classic children's ditty comes to live with Paul Zelinky's art and lively musical score by the Bacon Brothers. Dem bones: a skeleton band sings this well-known song based on the African-American spiritual. Over the meadow: A version of an old counting song for children is filled with the beauty and wonder of meadow life. I know an old lady who swallowed a fly: Sung by the legendary Burl Ives, this old lady ends up swallowing much more than just the fly.
The take
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17 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and held by 593 libraries worldwide In the wake of Argentina's spectacular economic collapse, Latin America's most prosperous middle class finds itself in a ghost town of abandoned factories and mass unemployment. Explores how Argentina's 2001 economic collapse, where a prosperous middle-class economy was destroyed during 10 years of IMF policies, impacted the lives of ordinary workers. Follows 30 unemployed auto-parts workers, who stage a protest against their bosses and economic globalization by occupying their closed factory and refusing to leave.
Paddle to the sea
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11 editions published between 1966 and 2009 in English and held by 590 libraries worldwide A young Native American boy carves a small wooden man into a canoe. Follows the adventures of the tiny craft as it forges its own path from Lake Superior through the Great Lakes and down to the Atlantic Ocean. A thrilling journey across the waves and rapids of North America.
Examined life
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7 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 535 libraries worldwide Examined Life takes philosophy into the hustle and bustle of the everyday. The "rock star" philosophers of our time take "walks" through places that hold special resonance for them and their ideas. These places include crowded city streets, deserted alleyways, Central Park, and a garbage dump.
The little bear movie
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 529 libraries worldwide During a camping trip with his father, Little Bear befriends a wild little bear named Cub. Together with Duck, Cat, Owl and Hen, Little Bear and his new friend go on a heartwarming adventure to reunite Cub with his parents.
Strangers in good company
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4 editions published between 1990 and 1992 in English and held by 527 libraries worldwide Seven elderly women and their bus driver band together to survive when their bus breaks down in the Quebec countryside. As they draw closer, the women begin to share stories from their pasts.
A collection of 2007 Academy Award nominated short films
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 527 libraries worldwide A collection of short films nominated for the 80th annual Academy Awards. Included are the winning live action short and the winning animated short.
Mon oncle Antoine
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7 editions published between 2001 and 2008 in French and held by 434 libraries worldwide An orphan comes to live with a foster family in a Canadian mining village, and becomes a part of the comical foibles and heartbreaks of a small French-Canadian town.
Capturing reality the art of documentary
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7 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 417 libraries worldwide An exploration of the complex creative process that goes into making documentary films. Features interviews with 38 directors and 163 clips of scenes from classic films plus a bonus disc with over four hours of additional filmmaker interviews.
Mystery of the Maya
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18 editions published between 1994 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 413 libraries worldwide Explores the culture, science, and history of the Mayans. Discusses their work with architecture, math, calendrics, writing systems, and buildings.
Fiddler on the roof
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 413 libraries worldwide Tevye is a poor Jewish milkman with five unmarried daughters to support in a village in Czarist Russia. With a sharp tongued wife at home and growing anti-Semitism in the village, Tevye talks to God about his troubles. His people's traditions keep him strong when his existence is as precariously balanced as a fiddler on the roof.
The decline of the American empire
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8 editions published between 1986 and 2004 in French and English and held by 389 libraries worldwide Four university teachers gather to prepare a dinner. Remy is a married man, Claude a homosexual, Pierre has a girlfriend and Alain is a bachelor. Amongst them, they discuss sex, the female body and their affairs with them. Their dinner guests Louis, Dominique, Diane and Danielle are waiting at a health gym. They also discuss sex, the female body and, naturally, men. Later in the evening they meet and have dinner where candid conversations are brought out at the dinner table, where more revelations, confrontation - and sex - begin.
Thirty two short films about Glenn Gould
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4 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 363 libraries worldwide Thirty-two vignettes, spanning pianist Glenn Gould's life from age four until his death at fifty, give an impressionistic depiction of his life.
Ryan
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12 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in English and French and held by 349 libraries worldwide Ryan uses a hand-animated three-dimensional world to explore the life of Ryan Larkin, a pioneer in Canadian animation who now lives on welfare and panhandles for spare change. The documentary Alter egos explores the paths of animators Ryan Larkin and Chris Landreth and the relationship that developed between the two men. Syrinx uses animated charcoal sketches to retell the Greek legend of how Pan made his pipes. Walking examines the way people walk. Street musique creates a visual improvisation from the music performed by sidewalk entertainers. In The end an animator discovers that he's a character in his own work. Bingo answers the question, "What if a lie is told long enough and loud enough?"
Women artists the other side of the picture
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8 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in English and held by 348 libraries worldwide "Respected artists such as Doris McCarthy, Judy Chicago, Joyce Weiland, and Jane Ash Poitras--in combination with curators, art historians, and The Guerrilla Girls, the 'terrorists' of the art world--discuss the dearth (sic) 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."--Container. more
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Animated films Animated films Animation (Cinematography) Biography British Columbia Canada Case studies Children's films China Chomsky, Noam Comedy films Criticism, interpretation, etc. Documentary films Documentary films Drama Economic history Feature films Feature films Fiction films Films Films for the hearing impaired History Indians of North America Interviews Inuit--Social life and customs Juvenile works Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Mass media Mass media criticism McLaren, Norman,--1914-1987 Motion picture producers and directors Motion pictures National Film Board of Canada Nonfiction films North America Photography, Artistic Pictorial works Political science Québec Québec--Montréal Short films Short films Social history Travel United States Video recordings Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired World War (1939-1945)
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