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The diary of Alicia Keys [videorecording] : a documentary film. by Burrell, Lamont.; Isaac, Roderick.; Keys, Alicia.; Robinson, Jeff.; MBK Entertainment (Firm);
Directors, Lamont "Liquid" Burrell, Roderick "Lucious" Isaac, Jeff Robinson.Alcia Keys.Chronicles the concert tour and photo shoot of Alicia Keys in support of the album "The diary of Alicia Keys."MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo; Xbox and PS2 compatible.
Subjects: DVD.; Documentary films.; Keys, Alicia.; Popular music;

Wattstax [videorecording] / by Stuart, Mel,film director,film producer.(CARDINAL)647795; Shaw, Larry(Television director),film producer.; Pryor, Richard,1940-2005,narrator.(CARDINAL)724708; Jackson, Jesse,1941-speaker.(CARDINAL)127290; Weston, Kim,performer.; Jones, A. E.(A. E. Jimmy),performer.; Bell, William,1939-performer.; McCord, Louise,performer.; Manning, Deborah(Gospel singer),performer.; Chuck D,1960-performer.(CARDINAL)380825; Mercury, Eric,performer.; Robinson, Freddy,performer.; Sain, Lee,performer.; Hines, Ernie,performer.; Little Sonny,performer.; Floyd, Eddie,performer.; Knight, Frederick,1944-performer.; King, Albert,1923-1992,performer.; Little Milton,performer.; Taylor, Johnnie,performer.(CARDINAL)718906; Thomas, Carla,1942-performer.; Thomas, Rufus,1917-2001,performer.; Ingram, Luther,performer.; Hayes, Isaac,performer.(CARDINAL)366840; Bar-Kays (Musical group),performer.; Dramatics (Musical group),performer.; Emotions (Musical group),performer.; Mel & Tim,performer.; Newcomers (Musical group),performer.; Rance Allen Group,performer.; Staple Singers,performer.(CARDINAL)434494; Stax Films (Firm),production company.; Temprees (Musical group),performer.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.(CARDINAL)218485; Wolper Pictures (Firm),production company.(CARDINAL)851923;
Cinematography, Roderick Young; edited by Robert K. Lambert.Narrator: Richard Pryor ; introductory speaker: Jesse Jackson ; with various performers.Concert performances filmed at Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, August 20, 1972.Documents the concert that came to be known as 'the Black Woodstock,' held on the anniversary of 1965 Watts Riot, and had 100,000 in attendance.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation, Dolby digital, surround 5.1, stereo, dual-layer.
Subjects: Soul music.; Gospel music.; Rhythm and blues music.; Popular music.; Concert films.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; African Americans; African American musicians.; Watts Riot, Los Angeles, Calif., 1965;

Countdown to Christmas 9-movie collection [videorecording] : Sugarplummed ; A carol for two ; Christmas with the Singhs ; Christmas on call ; Happy howlidays ; The 5 year Christmas party ; Scouting for Christmas ; Confessions of a Christmas letter ; Leah's perfect gift / by Landels, Ryan,1979-film director,screenwriter.; Lycar, Rob,film producer.; Martini, Gemma,film producer.; Goehring, Jamie,film producer.; Williamson, Shawn,1965-film producer.(CARDINAL)591997; Lawson, Maggie,actor.; Parrish, Janel,actor.; Beelsey, Jeff,film director.; Weinman, Nina,1969-screenwriter.; Dimerman, Ian,film producer.; Claire, Ginna,actor.; Litz, Mason Jordan,actor.; D'Amboise, Charlotte,actor.; Mosleh, Panta,film director.; Isaac, Patricia,1987-screenwriter.; Ting, Emily,screenwriter.; Joshi, Anuja,actor.; Hollingsworth, Ben,1984-actor.; Sood, Manoj,1962-actor.; Scarabelli, Michele,1955-actor.; Kanji, Nimet,actor.; Srikanth, Sid,actor.; Canning, Sara,1987-actor.; Blain, Ser'Darius,actor.; Lowndes, Jessica,1988-actor.; Moreland, Ezra,actor.; Boyd, Lynda,1965-actor.; Sawtell, Cassandra,1997-actor.; Formosa, Sarah,actor.; Bennett, Jonathan,1981-actor.; Findlay, Katie,1990-actor.; Fisher, Jordan,actor.(CARDINAL)863699; Ennis, Ryan,film producer.; Petey, Marc,film producer.; Fischer, Jason,film producer.(CARDINAL)557806; Barrow, Jennifer,screenwriter.; Sey, Christopher,screenwriter.; Lee, Allyssa,screenwriter.; Hug, Zac,screenwriter.; Ingram, Terry(Film director),film director.(CARDINAL)873550; Benson, Peter(Actor),film director.; Bourque, Jason,1972-film director.(CARDINAL)344144; Cooper, Charles(Television producer),film producer.; Spuck, Alison,screenwriter.; Tabanou, Casie,screenwriter.; Mowry, Tamera,actor.(CARDINAL)431168; Marks, Carlo,1982-actor.; House, Marci T.,actor.; Alvarez, Audrey Wise,actor.; Paladino, James,actor.; Smith, Jennifer,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)661598; Smith, Kate(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Hawthorn-Doyle, Heather,film director.; Kinsey, Angela,1971-actor.; Santos, Alec,actor.; Baumgartner, Brian,actor.(CARDINAL)898254; Fox, Emily,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)465148; Arlook, Emily,actor.; Roderick, Evan,actor.; Niven, Barbara,1953-actor.; Swindells, Taylor,composer (expression); Klassen, Jordan,1985-composer (expression); Nuraney, Asim,editor of moving image work.; Tremblay, Chad,1983-editor of moving image work.; Suderman, Paul,director of photography.; Cancela, José(Composer),composer (expression); Sherriff, Toby,composer (expression); Razi, Victor,production designer.; Metchie, Anthony,director of photography.; Mulhall, Mike,production designer.; Guglick, Christopher,composer (expression); Hughes, Robin Andrew,composer (expression); Saavedra, Chino,editor of moving image work.; Coutts, Heather,production designer.; Petey, Ryan,director of photography.; Oberson, Braden,editor of moving image work.; Young, Jesse,director of photography.; Juliani, Alessandro,composer (expression); Wharf-Garcia, Arlein,editor of moving image work.; Acuna, Patrick,production designer.; Seifert, Shawn,director of photography.; Markovic, Vlad,costume designer.; Pielak, Jason,editor of moving image work.; Baran, Kelsey,costume designer.; Front Street Pictures (Firm),production company.; Two 4 the Money Media (Firm),production company.; MarVista Entertainment (Firm),production company.(CARDINAL)344016; Cineverse (Firm),film distributor.(CARDINAL)899423; Hallmark Channel (Television network),broadcaster,publisher.(CARDINAL)350312;
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1.English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)Rating: Not rated.Sugarplummed: Maggie Lawson, Janel Parrish.A carol for two: Ginna Claire, Mason Jordan Litz, Charlotte D'Amboise.Christmas with the Singhs: Anuja Joshi, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Manoj Sood, Michele Scarabelli, Nimet Kanji, Greg Rogers, Sid Srikanth.Christmas on call: Sara Canning & Ser'darius Blain.Happy howlidays: Jessica Lowndes, Erza Moreland, Lynda Boyd, Christopher Shyer, Cassandra Sawtell, Sarah Formosa, Jonathan Bennett.The 5-year Christmas party: Katie Findlay, Jordan Fisher.Scouting for Christmas: Tamera Mowry-Housley, Carlo Marks, Marci T. House, Audrey Wise Alvarez, James Paladino.Confessions of a Christmas letter: Angela Kinsey, Alec Santos, Brian Baumgartner.Leah's perfect gift: Emily Arlook, Evan Roderick, Barbara Niven.Music by Taylor Swindells, Jordan Klassen; editor, Asim Nuraney; production designer, Lloyd Stone; director of photography, Graham Talbot, Nelson Talbot.Production design, Jon Van Winkle; edited by Chad Tremblay; director of photography, Paul Suderman; composer, Jose Manuel Cancela.Music by Toby Sherriff; edited by Daniel Krieger; production designer, Victor Razi; director of photography, Anthony Metchie.Production design, Mike Mulhall; edited by Chad Tremblay; director of photography, Paul Suderman; composer, Christopher Guglick.Composer, Robin Andrews Hughes; editor, Chino Saavedra; production design, Heather Coutts; director of photography, Ryan Petey.Music by Hitower; edited by Braden Oberson; production designer, Heather Coutts; director of photography, Jesse Young.Music by Alessandro Juliani; edited by Arlein Wharf-Garcia; production designer, Patrick Acuna; director of photography, Shawn Seifert.Music by Hitower; editor, Chino Saavedra; costume designer, Vlad Markovic; production designer, Jordan Ninkovich; director of photography, Jesse Young.Music by Taylor Swindells and Jordan Klassen; editor, Jason Pielak; costume designer, Kelsey Baran; production designer, Jordan Ninkovich; director of photography, Jesse Young.Sugarplummed: Emily's wish for a picture-perfect Christmas comes true when a magical, optimistic movie character steps off the screen to help, but as things spiral out of control, she learns that true holiday perfection might look very different from what she imagined.A carol for two: A talented singer starts working at a Broadway restaurant with singing waiters.Christmas with the Singhs: Holiday traditions and cultures collide when Asha and Jake meet their families.Christmas on call: In the lead-up to Christmas, emergency room doctor Hannah Michaels juggles her demanding job and a budding romance with EMT Wes Sullivan in Philadelphia.ering company that specializes in holiday parties.Happy howlidays: Mia, a meticulous webpage editor for the Seattle Tourism Board, finds herself unexpectedly navigating the holidays alone. As the only one working, she's drawn into an unusual encounter when she encounters a stray dog.The 5-year Christmas party: Told over the course of five years, two recent college grads find themselves drawn together year after year while working for a catScouting for Christmas: A single mom partners with her daughters' favorite baker for the Holiday Ball.Confessions of a Christmas letter: Settie Rose, an eccentric matriarch, hires struggling novelist Juan to write her holiday contest entry. A mixup sparks gossip of Juan's engagement to Settie's daughter Lily, leading the family to play along humorously.Leah's perfect gift: A Christmas lover, Leah has admired the holiday from afar because she's Jewish. Though her family celebrates Hanukkah, Leah has longed to experience a traditional Christmas. When her boyfriend Graham invites her to spend the holidays with his classic Connecticut family, she eagerly accepts. Excited to dive into the quintessential Christmas she's always dreamed of, Leah quickly discovers that fitting in with Graham's uptight family and his not-so-welcoming mom is easier said than done. As holiday traditions clash and awkward moments pile up, it is not quite the cozy Christmas that she expected.
Subjects: Romance films.; Made-for-TV movies.; Christmas films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Man-woman relationships; Christmas;

Slavery in the cities; the South, 1820-1860 by Wade, Richard C.,1922-2008.(CARDINAL)125765;
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (pages 287-323.I. The Negro's view : Nat Turner : Confessions. Josiah Henson : My first great trial ; My boyhood and youth ; Maimed for life. Solomon Northup : A Louisiana cotton plantation ; A Louisiana sugar plantation. Frederick Douglass : A general survey of the slave plantation ; A slaveholder's character ; A child's reasoning ; Luxuries at the great house. Testimony of the Canadian fugitives : Edward Hicks ; Henry Blue ; Thomas Hedgebeth ; Harry Thomas ; William A. Hall. -- II. The view of the northerners and the British : Isaac Weld ; Basil Hall : A slave auction ; Slave patrols and tobacco ; A rice plantation. Frances Kemble : A residence in Georgia. Frederick Law Olmsted : A tobacco plantation in Virginia ; A free-labor farm in Virginia ; Recreation and luxury among the slaves ; Ingenuity of the negro ; Qualities as a laborer ; Improvement of the negro in slavery ; Educational privileges ; A distinguished divine ; How they are fed ; Lodgings ; Clothing ; Fraternity ; Religious condition. Charles Mackay : The social and political aspects of slavery -- III. The view of the southern white : Thomas Jefferson ; Thomas Roderick Dex ; James Henry Hammond ; George Fitzhugh : The counter current, or slavery principle. Hinton Rowan Helper.This is a classic work on how slaves adapted to urban life and found some bit of solace from the pecular institution by working in cities. Richard Wade explains how slaves worked as carpenters, metal workers, painters, and numerous other jobs to earn income for their masters and themselves. The city changed the character of slavery by giving slaves some choices and flexibility in mixing with the urban environment.
Subjects: Slavery; Cities and towns;