Michael York
Author
Publisher
Smith and Kraus
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
xiii, 368 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shakespeare knew more about the art of acting and the art of theater than any other playwright-but there is no general consensus about how Shakespeare should be played. There are no rules. While the Bard created superhuman characters and placed them in situations that stretch the imagination to its limits, he also provided his actors with the keys to playing them. Discover his secrets in this remarkable guide. In A Shakespearean Actor Prepares, actor,...
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Language
English
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Formats
Description
Ranked as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the Modern Library, Brave New World is one of the first truly dystopian novels. The title's fantastic world is derived from Huxley's understanding of history and current events-including the aftermath of the Russian Revolution and World War I-and its depiction of the conflict between progress and the human spirit still resonates today.
Publisher
National Endowment for the Arts
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (21 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Various famous and not so famous individuals state the effect that Shakespeare's works have had in their lives. A main video presentation accompanied by seventeen vignettes.
5) The Crucible
Author
Series
Publisher
L.A. Theatre Works
Pub. Date
p1994
Physical Desc
2 sound discs (119 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft - and then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village.
About this author: Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright...
Author
Series
Chronicles of Narnia volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
p2000
Physical Desc
4 sound discs (4 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
9) Cabaret
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An egocentric American girl dreams of becoming a star while working in a third-rate Berlin cabaret.
10) Cabaret
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sally Bowles, an American cabaret singer in 1930s Berlin, becomes involved in the rise of the Nazi party.
12) Ponce de Leon
Publisher
Source One Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (201 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ponce de Leon: Famed adventurer Ponce de Leon teams up with Lucy, the lady pirate, in an adventure to find the Fountain of Youth.
Darlin' Clementine: A lonely woman in a California mining camp cooks and cleans for everyone around her. When her father makes a selfish deal, he learns what happens when you take advantage of someone you love.
John Henry: The story of the American folk hero and steel-driving legend.
Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Ichabod...
Publisher
SuperValue DVD Corp
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (391 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Cop In Blue Jeans (1975 / 95 min.) : A top under cover cop finds and arrests a series of purse snatchers until he discovers an American at the helm of an evil ring of thieves. Starring Jack Palance, Tomas Milian, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Toni Ucci. Directed by Bruno Corbucci.
Border Cop (1979 / 81 min.) : Close to retiring, Frank Cooper, who has the reputation of being one of the toughest, hard-nosed border cops around, remains quiet about his commander...