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New Price: $9.99The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Actor: David McCullough (II)
ASIN : B00007KE4I
Sales Rank : 64433
Director : Ken Burns, Amy Stechler
Studio : PBS (Direct)
Region Code : 1
Format : Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780780640597
ISBN : 0780640594
UPC : 794054876727
Release Date : December 12, 2002
Publisher : PBS (Direct)
Manufacturer : PBS (Direct)
Label : PBS (Direct)
Running Time : 58
DescriptionThis revealing and poignant film by Ken Burns portrays 200 years of Shaker life in America, guided by the recollections of the three surviving members of the faith, along with a wealth of archival material from over 40 collections. Explore every aspect of this strange and noble sect that produced some of the greatest architecture and furniture in American history. It is the story of devotion, invention, industry and ingenuity, of simple crafts and dance. Shot at existing Shaker locations and narrated by David McCullough, the film includes Shaker music recreated from authentic inspirational songs. Amazon.comFrom America's documentarian Ken Burns (The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz) comes this intimate portrait of a "serene creed" whose members considered themselves America's "chosen people." They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, they are more popularly known as the Shakers. Its members put their "hands to work and their hearts to God," creating a legacy of fine and priceless furniture and magnificent architecture. A model for the world's utopians, the Shakers believed in social, economic, and spiritual equality, and in pacifism, feminism, and joyful personal worship. They also believed in celibacy, which is why, when Burns filmed this in 1989, there were but a dozen Shakers left in America. On-location footage, contemporary interviews with historians and present and former members, and dramatic voice-overs culled from diaries create a moving portrait of the Shakers and "[keep] the light shining bright." --Donald Liebenson
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New Price: $87.99Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Actors: Sally Kellerman, Ronnie Gilbert, Julie Harris, Amy Madigan, Keith David
ASIN : B00008WI9Q
Sales Rank : 93226
Director : Ken Burns
Studio : PBS Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780780642911
ISBN : 0780642910
UPC : 794054885927
Release Date : December 03, 2003
Publisher : PBS Home Video
Manufacturer : PBS Home Video
Label : PBS Home Video
Running Time : 180
DescriptionTwo women. One allegiance. Together they fought for women everywhere, and their strong willpower and sheer determination still ripples through contemporary society. Here lies the story of two of our century's most celebrated pioneers Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Recount the trials, tribulations and triumphs of these two women as they strive to give birth to the women's movement. Not until their deaths was their shared vision of women's suffrage realized. A powerful historical introspective. Amazon.comFeminism is a problematic word: to some it means the ongoing struggle for the equal rights of women; for others the connotations are derogatory, the word conjuring images of emasculating woman. And for still others, mostly the younger generation who grew up with mothers in the workforce, the term is outdated, referring to a movement whose relevance is diminishing. Postfeminism, antifeminism, the feminist backlash--these terms are wielded with little understanding of the context in which the feminist movement was born. Luckily, Ken Burns and Paul Barnes have created this superb documentary, Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, to remind us of the roots of the women's movement and to show just how far we have come in such a short period of time. In the 19th century, Susan B. Anthony had few choices for her life: to live with a husband as "a doll or a drudge" (marry a poor man, she explains, and you spend your life doing housework as a drudge; marry a rich man, and you spend your life prettying yourself up and looking like a doll), to work as a schoolteacher, or to live with her family as an "old maid." And while she chose the life of the spinster to retain her independence, she didn't resign herself to a life of leisure. Born into a Quaker family devoted to abolition, Anthony championed the reform movement and dedicated herself to the suffragette life. In contrast, Elizabeth Cady Stanton married and had many children, yet this did not stop her from seeking the vote for women. A friendship with Lucretia Mott sparked a desire in this abolitionist to work for the cause of women, and Stanton and Anthony eventually teamed up to fire up the revolution of women in the United States. This documentary, in the now-well-known Burns style--actors reading the works of Stanton and Anthony, archival footage and photos, commentary from historians--highlights not just the work of these women, but their friendship and their lives. Stanton and Anthony didn't live long enough to cast votes themselves, but their legacies and their struggles live today. Not for Ourselves Alone is a stunning testimonial to what's been accomplished and brings to life the two women to whom every female in the U.S. owes a tremendous debt. --Jenny Brown
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New Price: $19.65The Donner Party
Actors: David McCullough (II), Amy Madigan, Frances Sternhagen, J.D. Cannon, Paul Roebling
ASIN : B0002JP4UA
Sales Rank : 103728
Director : Ric Burns
Studio : Pbs Paramount
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781415702338
ISBN : 1415702330
UPC : 097368856844
Release Date : December 28, 2004
Publisher : Pbs Paramount
Manufacturer : Pbs Paramount
Label : Pbs Paramount
Running Time : 90
Amazon.comWhile brother Ken Burns was redefining mammoth entertainment with his public television events, brother Ric was creating tighter, more definitive documentaries such as The Donner Party, whose tragic subject has seemed more a punch line than a historical event. Yes, members of the Donner party ate human flesh when they were caught snowbound in the Sierra Nevadas just 150 miles away from the end of their 2,500-mile trip across the United States in 1846. But there's more to the story, and Burns uses the customary array of old pictures, current landscapes, and readings of historic dispatches and letters by actors (including Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, and Eli Wallach) to create a vivid portrayal of the pioneers' tough life. The heartbreaking circumstances of and miscues by the Donner party turned a common migration into one that is remembered as a landlocked Titanic tragedy. What if the snow had come one day later? What if the winter was not the worst on record? And most importantly, what if Lansford Hastings had not advertised a "shorter" West Coast route that he had never seen? Other details bring to light the human achievement of the survivors, including the intriguing fact that the women and children survived in greater number than the men. Anchored by the eerie music of Angelo Badalamenti's "Dark Spanish Symphony," the film constructs the fate of the Donner party as the gloomy side of the American dream. --Doug Thomas
Reviews for the The Donner Party
New Price: $28.00Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Actors: Jason Robards, Guglielmo Marconi, Ken Bilby, Garrison Keillor, Norman Corwin
ASIN : B00007KE4F
Sales Rank : 102257
Director : Ken Burns
Studio : PBS (Direct)
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780780640573
ISBN : 0780640578
UPC : 794054876529
Release Date : December 12, 2002
Publisher : PBS (Direct)
Manufacturer : PBS (Direct)
Label : PBS (Direct)
Running Time : 120
Amazon.comLike a juicy page-turner, Ken Burns's two-hour documentary on the history of radio is packed with tantalizing ingredients: power, greed, broken friendships, narcissistic heroes, and tragic players. Adapted from Tom Lewis's absorbing book, Empire follows three Americans who crafted Guglielmo Marconi's discovery of radio waves into a powerful component of the 20th century: foppish inventor Lee de Forest; Edwin Howard Armstrong, the engineer's engineer; and Russian immigrant David Sarnoff, who became head of RCA. This project came between Burns's mammoth Civil War and Baseball documentaries, and he departs from him usual structure. Instead of having actors read the letters of the participants, Burns relies on narrator Jason Robards. Because the subject matter is relatively new, there's abundant information on the three men, including on-air interviews with those who knew them. Burns's ability to marry image and sound (often old broadcasts) is a wonder, making this film as poetic as it is deft. --Doug Thomas
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New Price: $26.99Thomas Hart Benton
Actor: Jason Robards
ASIN : B0002JP4RS
Sales Rank : 104519
Director : Ken Burns
Studio : Pbs Paramount
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781415702420
ISBN : 141570242X
UPC : 097368857742
Release Date : December 28, 2004
Publisher : Pbs Paramount
Manufacturer : Pbs Paramount
Label : Pbs Paramount
Running Time : 86
Amazon.comThis hard-drinking "bantam rooster" of a painter was arguably as famous for his art-world politics as he was for his remarkable body of work, according to Ken Burns's dynamic documentary. Using the usual interviews with friends, family, critics, and historians combined with old newsreels, television interviews, and myriad paintings as backdrops, Burns has produced an unusually entertaining work. His subject matter helps: Benton embodied contradiction. A sophisticate who yearned to be simple, he observed and painted a world of factory work, saloon frequenting, and prizefighting. He mentored Jackson Pollack, but publicly lambasted abstract impressionism. In his 85 years he struggled, became the rage, and saw his oeuvre go out of style. Benton's outspokenness is augmented by Burn's unwillingness to coddle his subject. Students laud him, but critics get their say, too, calling him talentless and questioning his legacy. The DVD comes with two short "conversations" with Burns about his work. --Kimberly Heinrichs
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New Price: $9.98The Statue of Liberty
Actors: Arthur Miller, Milos Forman, Barbara Jordan, Jeremy Irons, Jerzy Kosinski
ASIN : B0002JP52W
Sales Rank : 124696
Director : Ken Burns
Studio : Pbs Paramount
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781415702574
ISBN : 1415702578
UPC : 097368859241
Release Date : December 28, 2004
Publisher : Pbs Paramount
Manufacturer : Pbs Paramount
Label : Pbs Paramount
Running Time : 60
Amazon.comKen Burns's fourth short film gives us a clear taste for the style that he made famous with The Civil War and Baseball. The first half of this hour-long program examines the design and construction of the Statue of Liberty using drawings, photographs, and readings (Jeremy Irons gives voice to French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, who designed the statue). As narrator David McCullough states, no one at the dedication ceremony mentioned immigration, but the statue became a towering symbol of America's open-door policy. The second half examines the meaning of the statue and of liberty itself. Comments by author James Baldwin, director Milos Forman, and politicians Barbara Jordan and Mario Cuomo reverberate, as does Paul Simon's song "American Tune," which bookends the picture. --Doug Thomas
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New Price: $5.99The Congress
Actors: Arthur Miller, Milos Forman, Barbara Jordan, Jeremy Irons, Jerzy Kosinski
ASIN : B00007KE4G
Sales Rank : 67237
Director : Ken Burns
Studio : PBS (Direct)
Region Code : 1
Format : Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780780640603
ISBN : 0780640608
UPC : 794054876826
Release Date : December 12, 2002
Publisher : PBS (Direct)
Manufacturer : PBS (Direct)
Label : PBS (Direct)
Running Time : 90
DescriptionIn this elegant, penetrating and moving portrait of the United States Congress, filmmaker Ken Burns profiles an American institution whose ideals and actions affect us all. Narrated by David McCullough, the program employs historic film footage and interviews with "insiders" including David Broker, Alistair Cooke and Cokie Roberts to detail the personalities, events and issues that have animated Congress' first 200 years. The program chronicles the extraordinary careers of some of Congress' most notable members. It also charts the continuing growth of the Capitol building and features readings from diary entries, letters and famous speeches that have shaped Congressional history and reinvent the way America did business. Amazon.comKen Burns's film on "the closest thing to a National Temple" is a brief and vital history of the United States Congress--the building and the institution. While the executive wing receives most of history's ink, the legislative branch has a more varied and colorful story. Starting with golden-tongued orators Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, the representatives were an eccentric lot, often pushing the limits of democracy with the power they wielded. Burns's formula of interviews, actors' readings, and wonderful photographs continue in this production although it's more streamlined. Covering 200 years in 90 minutes (the video version is slightly longer than the TV airing) is a tough job and we only stay a minute or two with key characters, many of whom you've never heard of. Burns may have bitten off more then he could chew with the vast history--much of it dealing with the slavery issue--but that was solved with his next project: his 11-hour masterpiece, The Civil War. --Doug Thomas
Reviews for the The Congress
Price not listed for this item.Huey Long
Actors: David McCullough (II), I.F. Stone, Huey Long (II), Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Robert Penn Warren
ASIN : B00007KE4H
Sales Rank : 120809
Director : Ken Burns
Studio : Pbs (Direct)
Region Code : 1
Format : NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0794054874624
UPC : 794054874624
Release Date : December 12, 2002
Publisher : Pbs (Direct)
Manufacturer : Pbs (Direct)
Label : Pbs (Direct)
Running Time : 88
Amazon.comThe story of Huey Long is the quintessential drama of power and ethics. To his constituents, he was a populist hero. To his critics, he was the unscrupulous "dictator of Louisiana" who didn't break the law, but used the law to achieve his own ends. A towering figure on the political landscape, Louisiana's infamous governor and United States senator may well have wound up in the White House, had he not been felled by an assassin's bullet in 1935. Long was the inspiration for Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All the King's Men (a film version of which earned Broderick Crawford an Academy Award). As this fascinating documentary by Ken Burns (The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz) vividly illustrates, truth is even more compelling than fiction. Originally broadcast on the award-winning PBS series The American Experience, Huey Long painstakingly charts Long's inexorable rise to power. Archival footage and interviews with Louisiana natives, politicians, family members, historians, and political colleagues bring Long to thundering and bombastic life. --Donald Liebenson
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New Price: $20.85Huey Long
Actors: David McCullough (II), I.F. Stone, Huey Long (II), Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Robert Penn Warren
ASIN : B0002JP4Q4
Sales Rank : 108739
Director : Ken Burns
Studio : PBS Paramount
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781415702406
ISBN : 1415702403
UPC : 097368857544
Release Date : December 28, 2004
Publisher : PBS Paramount
Manufacturer : PBS Paramount
Label : PBS Paramount
Running Time : 88
Amazon.comThe story of Huey Long is the quintessential drama of power and ethics. To his constituents, he was a populist hero. To his critics, he was the unscrupulous "dictator of Louisiana" who didn't break the law, but used the law to achieve his own ends. A towering figure on the political landscape, Louisiana's infamous governor and United States senator may well have wound up in the White House, had he not been felled by an assassin's bullet in 1935. Long was the inspiration for Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All the King's Men (a film version of which earned Broderick Crawford an Academy Award). As this fascinating documentary by Ken Burns (The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz) vividly illustrates, truth is even more compelling than fiction. Originally broadcast on the award-winning PBS series The American Experience, Huey Long painstakingly charts Long's inexorable rise to power. Archival footage and interviews with Louisiana natives, politicians, family members, historians, and political colleagues bring Long to thundering and bombastic life. --Donald Liebenson
Reviews for the Huey Long
New Price: $125.00
Seeing, Searching, Being - 3 films on William Segal
Actor: William Segal
ASIN : B000067IZJ
Sales Rank : 125706
Director : Ken Burns
Studio : Mystic Fire Video
Region Code : 0
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781561764921
ISBN : 1561764922
UPC : 715098764924
Release Date : December 20, 2002
Publisher : Mystic Fire Video
Manufacturer : Mystic Fire Video
Label : Mystic Fire Video
Running Time : 75
Reviews for the Seeing, Searching, Being - 3 films on William Segal
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