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Moguls and Movie
Stars: A History of Hollywood
(available on DVD, April 2011) |
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A seven-part series chronicling the history
of American movies from the 1890s to the near present, shown on Turner
Classic Movies during 2010.
see: www.tcm.com/shop |
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The Port of Los
Angeles: A History
(available on DVD) |
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A four-part history of America's busiest
port, from 1542 to the present, based on more than 100 interviews and
illustrated by rare film and photography. |
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Chicano Rock! The
Sounds of East Los Angeles
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A documentary about the history
of Chicano rock 'n' roll, inspired by the book Land of a Thousand Dances
by Tom Waldman
and David Reyes. From Ritchie Valens to Los Lobos and beyond, we'll
tell the story of kids from East Los Angeles who struggled to find a musical
identity of their own, and succeeded. Underwritten in part by a grants from
Latino Public Broadcasting, the California
Council for the Humanities and the Skirball Foundation. It will air on
national PBS in 2008. Winner of the 2009 Best Documentary at the Reel
Rasquache Festival of the U.S. Latino Experience in Film and Art (more) |
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With Heart and Hand:
The Restoration of the Gamble House
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A
documentary about the restoration of the Gamble House in Pasadena,
California, an American Arts and Crafts landmark designed by Greene & Greene. Sponsored by the University
of Southern California School of Architecture (more) |
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Los Angeles: A
Pictorial Celebration |
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Illustrated with color photographs, this
book dips into the past, but is mostly a lively survey of modern Los
Angeles. |
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Picturing Los
Angeles |
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With more than five hundred fifty
photographs, Picturing Los Angeles is a book with a fast-paced story,
an unconventional plot and fascinating characters -- beginning with the
region's Mexican roots and Wild West youth . . . to the water wars of the
turn of the twentieth century . . . the birth and influence of the movies .
. . the evolution of an automobile-enthralled city, driven by
experimentation and search for "the good life" . . . scandals, injustices
and unkept promises . . . the development of a major center of innovation
and technology . . .the creation of America's busiest gateway for
international trade . . . and the unexpected emergence of the world's most
multicultural metropolis. Los Angeles has been called a mirror to America
and a reflection of the future. If you think you know L.A., it's time to
look again. |
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At Issue:
Immigration |
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A thoughtful and dispassionate five-part
exploration the modern America debate about immigration, drawing upon the
best available facts and information. |
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