Movies: Educational Broadcasting Corporation

  • 1986
    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

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    In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scenes look at Spencer Tracy's personal and professional life that features intimate personal accounts, interviews and clips from his most acclaimed work ...

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
  • 1984
    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984)

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

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    In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the much-anticipated Orwellian year, Paik and Co. were keen to demonstrate satellite TV's ability to serve p...

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
  • 1977
    Simple Gifts

    Simple Gifts (1977)

    Simple Gifts

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    A collection of animated Christmas shorts: An original Maurice Sendak piece about a boy with nothing to give for Christmas -- An excerpt from the early part of Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" set in a time of extreme cold in Tudor England -- A short based...

    Simple Gifts
  • 1966
    Jim Dine

    Jim Dine (1966)

    Jim Dine

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    Jim Dine at work and at home. Includes footage of Dine discussing his life, his artistic development, and what is called "ugly" in his work. Examines a number of Dine's works from different periods, including his tie paintings, tool paintings, palett...

    Jim Dine
  • 1989
    W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult

    W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult (1989)

    W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult

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    The war in the South Pacific, a country doctor in Colorado, victims of industrial pollution in a Japanese village — all were captured in unforgettable photographs by the legendary W. Eugene Smith. This program showcases over 600 of Smith’s stunning p...

    W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult
  • 1978
    Hip Hip Parade!

    Hip Hip Parade! (1978)

    Hip Hip Parade!

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    Hip Hip Parade! was a primetime special promoting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, originally broadcast on PBS stations throughout Thanksgiving week 1978. Hosting the special were Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear, of The Muppet Show fame....

    Hip Hip Parade!
  • 2002
    In Search of Ancient Ireland

    In Search of Ancient Ireland (2002)

    In Search of Ancient Ireland

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    A vivid portrait of the island nation's remarkable past and enduring impact on Western Civilization...

    In Search of Ancient Ireland