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- Film Reviews (Film.com)
Provides reviews of movies. 11-01
- The West - Expansion of the USA Westward (West Film Company and WETA)
Documents the western expansion of the USA using photos, historical documents, and interviews. Tries to provide a balance between two views of the expansion West. One view was that it was a triumph of enterprise and courage, while the other view was that it was a crime of conquest and dispossession. 2-01
- Dawes Act of 1887 (The West Film Project and WETA)
Provides information about the Act which allowed reservations to be broken into individually owned plots of land. 6-02
- Smith, Joseph (The West Film Project and WETA)
Provides a short biography of the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, popularly known as the Mormons. 6-02
- Young, Brigham (The West Film Project and WETA)
Provides a short biography of the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, popularly known as the Mormons. 6-02
- Houston, Sam (The West Film Project and WETA)
Provides a short biography of the first President of the Lone Star Republic, which became Texas. 6-02
- Carson, Kit (The West Film Project and WETA)
Provides a short biography of the trapper, scout, and soldier. 6-02
- Austin, Stephen F. (The West Film Project and WETA)
Provides a short biography of the man who "established the first Anglo-American colony in the Tejas province of Mexico and saw it grow into an independent republic," which later became Texas. 6-02
- Biographies Related to the American West (West Film Company and WETA)
Provides biographies related to the western expansion of the USA. 6-02
- Film and Television for Grades 11 - 12 (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
Provides lessons on Exploration and Analysis, Drama Skills, Context (Social, Cultural, and Historical) and (Industry), Technologies and Processes. These materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01
- History of the American West - 1500 - 1917 (The West Film Project and WETA)
Provides a timeline of major events related to the American West, starting with the 1500's. Also covers period before 1500's. 6-02
- Giant Blue Jets in the Sky Filmed (Nature.com - Clarke)
"Video images captured in Puerto Rico suggest that blue flashes of light, much like lightning, feed energy from thunderstorms up into the Earth's ionosphere - a blanket of electrically charged air some 70 kilometres above the ground." 3-02
- Motion of Matter at the Center of a Galaxy Filmed (Nature - Clarke)
Provides the first animation of the movement of matter at the center of a galaxy. 3-02
- Photographic Film - How It Works (Peter Piper Publishing)
Provides a short history of film and shows how it records pictures. 6-02
- Solar Window Film (Scientific American)
"Help may soon be available in the form of a smart film that can block heat--but not light--from the sun. Recent findings indicate that the window coating can reduce room heating by as much as 50 percent." 8-04
- -11-02-06 Baldwin Asks to be Removed from Film About Schwarzenegger (MSNBC News)
"Actor Alec Baldwin wants to be removed as narrator of an Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary called 'Running with Arnold,' saying filmmakers went too far by including images of Nazi rallies." 10-06
- Iraq War Spawns New Films (Dallas Morning News)
"No End in Sight, a comprehensive look at the war from initial occupation to the present, was joined in the documentary competition by Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, which dissects the torture committed by U.S. interrogators and military police at the infamous Iraq prison. In the dramatic competition was Grace Is Gone, starring John Cusack as the pro-war widower of a woman killed in Iraq. And in the shorts bracket was Fort Worth native Jesus Beltran's The Grass Grows Green, about a Marine recruiter dealing with the combat death of a recruit." 07-07
- -Editorial: The 25 Most Important Films on Race (Time.com)
"To celebrate Black History Month, we've chosen 25 movies to honor the artistry, appeal and determination of African Americans on and behind the screen. The films span nine decades, and reveal a legacy that was tragic before it was triumphant. At first, blacks were invisible; when they were allowed to be seen, it was mostly as derisive comic relief. The 1950s ushered in the age of the noble Negro, in the imposing person of Sidney Poitier — the Jackie Robinson of movies. Only when Hollywood realized that a sizable black audience would pay to see films more reflective of their lives, whether funny, poignant or violent, were they given control of the means of production. Sometimes. The fact remains that of the 25 films here, chosen to cover the widest range of black films, fewer than half were directed by blacks." 02-08
- -07-24-08 Thin Film Solar at 100-Feet-per-Minute (Earth2Tech.com)
"For all those that have been waiting to catch a glimpse of how Nanosolar has been printing its next-generation thin film solar cells, here’s some eye candy for you. The company, which started manufacturing in just December, put up this video clip of what the company says is the solar industry’s first 1 GW production tool." 07-08
- -07-24-08 Thin Film Solar Advance Announced (BusinessWire.com)
"Global Solar has developed a proprietary process for manufacturing thin-film CIGS photovoltaic cells and modules, and is the only company reliably producing CIGS that can be encapsulated in traditional glass modules or in a flexible substrate." 07-08
- -07-24-08 Thin Film Solar Dots (TreeHugger.com)
"Innovalight says that by controlling the sizes of the dots (from 2 to 10 nanometers) the company can tailor what part of the light spectrum is absorbed. This allows capture of everything from infrared to ultraviolet and the visible spectrum in between which is not possible with conventional technology." 07-08
- -10-31-08 Thin Film Solar (Time.com)
"There are countless ways to manufacture solar panels, but there's only one metric that counts: how the cost of solar power compares with that of electricity from fossil fuels. Until energy from the sun can beat energy from coal at the marketplace, solar will remain a niche player, adorning the rooftops of those who care more for their green reputation than for their bottom lines. Enter Nanosolar, a San Jose-based start-up that manufactures thin-film solar panels. Unlike the bulky silicon panels that dominate the solar market, Nanosolar thin-film technology is light and extremely cheap to make. The key is the manufacturing process: while silicon panels need to be baked in batches, Nanosolar's thin-film panels roll off the assembly line, as if from a printing press." 07-08
- -03-15-09 Policeman Arrests Priest for Filming Him (CBS News)
"A Roman Catholic priest who monitors law enforcement treatment of minorities with a video camera released footage that appears to contradict the police account of his own arrest." 03-09
- Captioned Films (League for the Hard of Hearing)
Provides schedule for showings of captioned films by state. Only New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey were covered in October of 1998.
- Teach With Movies (Frieden and Elliott)
Provides reviews of movies that include elements of lesson plans and background materials. Films rated by age appropriateness. Designed for parents, but appropriate for teachers. Also includes a section on films that have merit, but provides reasons why the films are not a preferred medium for use in teaching children.
- California Gold Rush - Teacher Resources (PBS)
Provides a teacher's guide, readings, and Web links around the PBS film on the gold rush. 8-00
- Asian American Culture (About.com - Lio)
Provides information on films, museums, events, and other sources of information related to Asian Americans. Also spelled Asian-Americans. 3-01
- Solar Photovoltaic Materials (National Center for Photovoltaics)
Provides information on thin-film photovoltaics, one of the lastest designs. 5-01
- Autos - Solar Cells (Uni-Solar)
Provides photovoltaic thin film for application to car roofs, trunks, hoods, etc. Pricing is under 400 dollars for 32 watt (1.94 amps and 16.5 volts) flexible panels. A panel weighs about 4.7 pounds and is .25 inches thick. Awesome Library does not endorse this product, but only provides it as an example. 6-01
- Autos - Solar Cells (Uni-Solar)
Provides characteristics, including weight, of Uni-Solar photovoltaic thin film for application to car roofs, trunks, hoods, etc. Awesome Library does not endorse this product, but only provides it as an example. 6-01
- 01-12-03 Case Resigns as Chairman of AOL Time Warner (CNN)
"Steve Case will step down as chairman of AOL Time Warner in May. However, he will continue as a board member, the company said Sunday in a news release."
"Case was the driving force behind the 2001 merger of then-booming Internet portal America Online and Time Warner, the media giant that owned an array of film, TV, music and publishing companies, to form one of the world's largest media companies."
"However, the company has experienced a severe drop in its market value since the merger, which came at the peak of the Internet stock price boom, and disgruntled shareholders had directed their ire at Case." 1-06
- Researchers Invent a 50-Year Microscopic Battery (Cornell)
"The prototype [battery] is made up of a copper strip 1 millimeter wide, 2 centimeters long and 60 micrometers (millionths of a meter) thick that is cantilevered above a thin film of radioactive nickel-63, which emits beta particles (electrons)."
"The emitted electrons collect on the copper strip, building a negative charge, while the isotope film, losing electrons, becomes positively charged. The attraction between positive and negative bends the rod down. When the rod gets close enough to the isotope, a current flows, equalizing the charge. The rod springs up, and the process repeats." 6-03
- Peck, Gregory (MSNBC)
"Gregory Peck starred in over 50 films, and won an Academy Award for his role as Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' ” He died in June 2003. 6-03
- Academy Awards Search (Oscar.org)
Allows searches by Award Category, Nominee, Film Title, Award Year(s) or Song Title. 2-04
- 05-23-04 Videos Reveal Americans Bombed Iraqi Wedding (CBC News)
"The videotape obtained Sunday by Associated Press Television News captures a wedding party that survivors say was later attacked by U.S. planes early Wednesday, killing up to 45 people."
" 'There was no evidence of a wedding: no decorations, no musical instruments found, no large quantities of food or leftover servings one would expect from a wedding celebration,' Brig.-Gen. Mark Kimmitt said Saturday. 'There may have been some kind of celebration. Bad people have celebrations, too.' " "An AP reporter and photographer, who interviewed more than a dozen survivors a day after the bombing, were able to identify many of them on the wedding party video - which runs for several hours."
"Prominently displayed on the videotape was a stocky man with close-cropped hair playing an electric organ. Another tape, filmed a day later in Ramadi and obtained by APTN, showed the musician lying dead in a burial shroud - his face clearly visible and wearing the same tan shirt as he wore when he performed."
"[Brig.-Gen.] Kimmitt has denied finding evidence that any children died in the raid although a 'handful of women' - perhaps four to six - were 'caught up in the engagement.' "
"However, an AP reporter obtained names of at least 10 children who relatives said had died. Bodies of five of them were filmed by APTN when the survivors took them to Ramadi for burial Wednesday. Iraqi officials said at least 13 children were killed."
"Haleema Shihab, 32, one of the three wives of Rikad Nayef, said that as the first bombs fell, she grabbed her seven-month old son, Yousef, and clutching the hands of her five-year-old son, Hamza, started running. Her 15-year-old son, Ali, sprinted alongside her. They managed to run for several metres when she fell - her leg fractured."
" 'Hamza was yelling, 'mommy,' " Shihab recalled. 'Ali said he was hurt and that he was bleeding. That's the last time I heard him.' Then another shell fell and injured Shihab's left arm."
" 'Hamza fell from my hand and was gone. Only Yousef stayed in my arms. Ali had been hit and was killed. I couldn't go back,' she said from her hospital bed in Ramadi. Her arm was in a cast."
"She and her stepdaughter, Iqbal - who had caught up with her - hid in a bomb crater. 'We were bleeding from 3 a.m. until sunrise,' Shihab said."
"Soon American soldiers came. One of them kicked her to see if she was alive, she said."
" 'I pretended I was dead so he wouldn't kill me,' said Shihab. She said the soldier was laughing. When Yousef cried, the soldier said: 'No, stop,' said Shihab." 5-04
- 06-26-04 Farenheit 9/11 Goes After Bush (MSNBC.com)
"Michael Moore’s scathing indictment of the Bush administration, 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' winner of the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, doesn’t break a lot of new ground."
"The freshest ammunition in Moore’s arsenal is a camcorder tape of Bush’s ultra-delayed reaction to the news that the World Trade Center had been hit by terrorists. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Bush was reading to kids at a Florida elementary school. After being informed of the attacks, Bush froze and continued with the classroom lesson — for nearly seven minutes."
"But there’s a somber quality to the film’s second half, as the cost of the Iraq war becomes harder to hide. Interviews with fed-up American soldiers and furious Iraqi citizens are particularly chilling. So is Moore’s talk with a woman who lost her disillusioned son in Iraq and tearily confesses that she should have been paying more attention to the reasons he went."
" 'Fahrenheit 9/11' isn’t entirely designed to skewer the current administration. Democrats are chastised for voting for the war and for not challenging the Supreme Court’s decision to anoint Bush, while senators of both parties are condemned for not backing African-American Congressmen who questioned the Florida election. Moore’s final hope, delivered in a non-partisan spirit, is that 'we won’t get fooled again.' ” 6-04
- Olympics Modern History - Johnny Weissmuller (Sports Illustrated)
"One of the most colourful characters in the history of any sport, Johnny Weissmuller was the first man to swim 100 metres in less than a minute during an unbeaten nine-year career."
He set 51 individual world records from 50 to 800 metres, achieved fame outside the pool by making a dozen Tarzan films and still had the energy to acquire five wives." 8-04
- World History Resources (StudentsFriend.com)
Suggests a few key resources in each medium: videos, films, curriculum materials, and books. 9-04
- Editorial - Loss of Real Political Discourse (Outfoxed.org)
"This film [Outfoxed] provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know." 9-04
- Editorial - Loss of Civil Rights and the Patriot Act (PublicInterestPictures.org)
" 'We created Unconstitutional to show Americans the extent to which our civil liberties and our freedoms have been trampled upon by our government since 9-11,' said Robert Greenwald, the film's executive producer." 9-04
- Editorial - Fox News and the Loss of Real Political Discourse (Alternet.org)
"As Robert Greenwald's film 'Outfoxed' generates controversy and acclaim, AlterNet joins MoveOn.org in a major campaign to challenge Fox as a partisan news channel – a 24/7 commercial for a political party, and an insult to America's media consumers." 9-04
- Stop Sinclair - Federal Law (StopSinclair.org)
"Airing a blatantly partisan film that attacks a specific candidate, as scheduled content, over PUBLIC AIRWAYS is against FCC regulations and FEC election law."
"Electioneering Restrictions and Disclosure Under The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), state: 'funds from corporations (whether nonprofit or for-profit entities) and unions may not be used to pay for "electioneering communications", which are broadcast, cable, or satellite communications that:
- refer to a clearly identified Federal candidate,
- are broadcast within 60 days before the general election of the candidate or within 30 days before the party primary, convention, or caucus that nominates the candidate,
- are targeted to the "relevant electorate," i.e., over 50,000 persons in the State or district that the candidate seeks to represent.' "
"Exemptions are provided for news stories, commentaries, editorials, and candidate debates and forums. BCRA gives the FEC authority to make additional exemptions, so long as they do not promote, support, attack, or oppose a Federal candidate." 10-04
- Biographies (Information Please)
Provides biographies of People in the News, Recent Deaths, World Rulers, Presidents, Vice Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, Business Leaders, Roman Rulers, American Indians, African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Hispanic Americans, Notable Women, Athletes, Artists, Architects, Explorers, Scientists, Poets, Writers, Filmmakers, and Entertainers.
- Johnson, Jack - Unforgivable Blackness (CBS News)
The film "Unforgivable Blackness" focuses on "the first black heavyweight boxing champion, whose dominance over white opponents in the early 20th century sparked furious debates and even ignited race riots."
"Extreme racism was a foe of Johnson's as sure as any opponent in the ring."
"Johnson was an in-your-face fighter of the white establishment at a time when racism was insidious in America, Burns tells The Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith." 1-05
- Brown, Jim (InfoPlease.com)
Provides a biography of the great football player. "A durable player of exceptional power and quickness, Brown led the league in rushing eight times. Elected to both the Professional Football Hall of Fame and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, he later pursued a career as a film actor. He was also active in promoting black economic causes and working with youth gangs." 1-05
- Jones, Quincy (InfoPlease.com)
"Grammy Award-winning pop-soul composer, arranger, instrumentalist and producer known for his behind-the-scenes influence in the music industry."
"He has scored more than 50 films, including The Wiz (1978) and The Color Purple (1985). He also produced Michael Jackson's Off the Wall (1978) and co-produced Jackson's Thriller (1982). He leads his own recording label, Quest, and is involved in movie, television, and multimedia production. Jones was the coproducer of the 1995 Academy Awards broadcast." 1-05
- Washington, Denzel (InfoPlease.com)
"Academy Award-winning film and television actor whose films include Cry Freedom (1987), Glory (1989) (for which he won a best-supporting actor Oscar), and Malcolm X (1992)." 1-05
- Hope, Bob (Who2.com)
Provides a short biography of the comedian and actor. "Bob Hope was a triple-threat superstar of radio, film and television during the 1940s and 1950s. Primarily a comedian, Hope also acted, sang and danced a little, hosted his own radio and television shows, and carried on a famous comic feud with his friend and fellow star, crooner Bing Crosby." 1-05
- -03-25-05 Dinosaur "Flesh" Found in a Surprise Discovery (CBS News)
"In an announcement that conjured up thoughts of the movie 'Jurassic Park,' researchers revealed they had recovered soft tissues that resemble blood vessels and even cells from a 70-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex."
"They don't know if they'll be able to recover DNA — the blueprint to life that was the key to recreating the giant animals in the fictional film." 3-05
- Top Actors by Last Name (MovieActors.com)
Provides short biographies of MovieActors.com "Super Stars." "By our definition, a 'Super Star' is a movie actor or actress who can 'open' a movie, someone whose fans rush to see their latest film on opening weekend. They have a proven track record of box office hits. They are frequently household names. It also helps if they have gotten critical acclaim and/or Oscar nominations. A 'Super Star' can be identified by his/her first name like 'Mel' or 'Julia' or 'Harrison.' A 'Super Star,' whether it's Humphrey Bogart or Tom Cruise, usually plays him/herself in role after role, as opposed to losing themselves in a different screen character, movie after movie."
The list includes Woody Allen (70's), Julie Andrews (60's), Fred Astaire (30's), Lauren Bacall (40's), Warren Beatty (60's), Ingrid Bergman (40's), Humphrey Bogart (40's), Marlon Brando (50's), Charles Bronson (70's), Sandra Bullock (90's), Richard Burton (60's), James Cagney (40's), Jim Carrey (90's), Jackie Chan (90's), Charlie Chaplin (30's), Montgomery Clift (50's), Sean Connery (60's), Gary Cooper (40's), Kevin Costner (80's), Joan Crawford (40's), Tom Cruise (80's), Billy Crystal (90's), Tony Curtis (50's), Bette Davis (40's), Doris Day (60's), James Dean (50's), Olivia De Havilland (40's), Robert DeNiro (70's), Cameron Diaz (90's), Kirk Douglas (60's), Michael Douglas (80's), Faye Dunaway (60's), Clint Eastwood (70's), W.C. Fields (30's), Errol Flynn (30's), Henry Fonda (60's), Harrison Ford (80's), Jodie Foster (90's), Clark Gable (30's), Greta Garbo (30's), Judy Garland (40's), Mel Gibson (80's), Whoopi Goldberg (90's), Cary Grant (50's), Gene Hackman (70's), Tom Hanks (90's), Goldie Hawn (80's), Audrey Hepburn (60's), Katharine Hepburn (40's), Charlton Heston (50's), Dustin Hoffman (80's), William Holden (50's), Bob Hope (40's), Anthony Hopkins (90's), Rock Hudson (60's), Samuel L. Jackson (90's), Diane Keaton (70's), Gene Kelly (50's), Grace Kelly (50's), Burt Lancaster (60's), Laurel and Hardy (30's), Vivien Leigh (40's), Jack Lemmon (60's), Myrna Loy (30's), Ali MacGraw (70's), Fred MacMurray (40's), Steve Martin (80's), The Marx Brothers (30's), Steve McQueen (60's), Liza Minnelli (70's), Marilyn Monroe (50's), Demi Moore (90's), Eddie Murphy (80's), Mike Myers (90's), Paul Newman (60's), Jack Nicholson (70's), Kim Novak (50's), Ryan O'Neal (70's), Peter O'Toole (60's), Al Pacino (70's), Gwyneth Paltrow (90's), Gregory Peck (60's), Michelle Pfeiffer (90's), Brad Pitt (90's), Sidney Poitier (60's), William Powell (30's), Robert Redford (70's), Keanu Reeves (90's), Burt Reynolds (70's), Julia Roberts (90's), Ginger Rogers (30's), Mickey Rooney (40's), Meg Ryan (80's), Adam Sandler (90's), Arnold Schwarzenegger (80's), Frank Sinatra (50's), Will Smith (90's), Wesley Snipes (90's), Sylvester Stallone (80's), Barbara Stanwyck (40's), James Stewart (50's), Ben Stiller (90's), Sharon Stone (90's), Elizabeth Taylor (50's), Shirley Temple (30's), Spencer Tracy (40's), John Travolta (90's), Kathleen Turner (80's), Denzel Washington (90's), John Wayne (60's), Sigourney Weaver (80's), Mae West (30's), Robin Williams (90's), Bruce Willis (90's),and Natalie Wood (60's). 7-05
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