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Standard Deviants: Spanish Part 2 (DVD)
A continuation of virtual Spanish class, covering such issues as tricky irregular verbs, the gender of adjectives, negative sentences, and numerals.NR"
Boycott (DVD)
Clark Johnson (HOMICIDE) makes his feature-film directorial debut with BOYCOTT, the story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped the rise of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After Rosa Parks (Iris Little-Thomas) refuses to sit in the back of the bus and is arrested, the Montgomery Improvement Association decides to fight back, naming Dr. King its president and staging a boycott against the Montgomery buses, bringing the black community together in one of the first major organized battles against segregation and racism in the 1950s. But the grass-roots struggle grows harder every day, as bad weather and an aggressive Montgomery police force threaten to put an end to the boycott.
Jeffrey Wright is a revelation as Dr. King. His inspirational speeches and personal struggles take center stage. Director Johnson combines actual newsreel footage with testimonials and handheld shots, switching from color to black and white, going in and out of focus to give the film a documentary-like quality. The soundtrack, featuring songs by Nat King Cole, Dizzy Gillespie, Aaron Neville with Sweet Honey in the Rock, and BeBe Winans, helps set the tone of the film, yet another important, well-made story from HBO.NR"
Director: Clark Johnson
The Blue Kite (DVD)
This critically acclaimed award-winner was banned in China for its harshly realistic portrayal of life under Chairman Mao. Following a young boy and his family through the social upheaval of the `50s and `60s, Tian Zhuangzhuang`s THE BLUE KITE is an epic look at recent Chinese history and the effect political changes have on personal lives. The film follows young Tietou as he grows up in the midst of the cultural revolution, watching colleagues denounce each other, and neighbors, living under the guise of happy communal living, spy on one another. One by one, Tietou`s family and friends get caught in the violent upheaval until finally the dramatic events engulf Tietou himself.NR"
Director: Tian Zhuanghuang
The Scent of Green Papaya (DVD)
In 1950s Saigon, Mui, a 10 year-old peasant girl, goes to work as a servant for a merchant family. Quiet, well-mannered, and almost supernaturally observant of the most minute and beautiful details that life has to offer, she grows into a young woman who is as much a part of the somewhat dysfunctional family as the real members themselves. As the family runs out of money, she she sent to work for a family friend, a young man whom she has known since she was a child and whom she secretly loves. Beautifully photographed, the film was the winner of the Camera d`Or at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Academy Award Nomination: Best Foreign Language Film.NR"
Director: Tran Anh Hung
ACTORS: Tran Nu Yen Khe, Truong Thi Loc, Nguyen Anh Hoa, Vuong Hoa Hoi, Lu Man San
Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video - New Year`s Eve Concert 1984: Bach Violin Concerto No. 2 (DVD)
The Music Director for the Berlin Philharmonic directs this New Years performance of the Bach Violin Concerto No. 2 and Magnificat.NR"
