Tokyo Waka
Tokyo Waka
2012, DVD, color, 53 and 63 min. versions
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
Reviewed by Hong Cheng, Instruction Librarian, LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York, Long Island City, NY

Higly Recommended  Highly Recommended

Subjects: Japan, Urban Studies, Crows, Bird Habitat, Human Ecology, Asian Studies, Animal Behavior & Communication, Buddhism, Wildlife Management, Culture & Nature
Date Entered: 5/14/2013
Futures Market
Futures Market
2011, DVD, color, 110 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Reviewed by Michael J. Coffta, Business Librarian, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Recommended with reservations

Subjects: Business, European Studies
Date Entered: 5/14/2013
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The Great New Game: The Decline of the West and the Struggle for Middle Eastern Oil
2011, DVD, color, 54 min.
Distributed by Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic St., Northampton, MA 01060; 800-897-0089
Reviewed by Michael J. Coffta, Business Librarian, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Higly Recommended  Highly Recommended

Subjects: African Studies, Economics, History, Middle Eastern Studies, Political Science
Date Entered: 5/14/2013
The Mosque in Morgantown [Educational version]
The Mosque in Morgantown [Educational version]
2011, DVD, color, 54 min.
Distributed by Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016; 202-808-4980
Reviewed by Jessica Schomberg, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Recommended

Subjects: Religious Studies, Women's Studies
Date Entered: 5/14/2013
Mao’s Great Famine
Mao’s Great Famine
2012, DVD, color, 52 min.
Distributed by Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016; 202-808-4980
Reviewed by Hong Cheng, Instruction Librarian, LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York, Long Island City, NY

Recommended

Subjects: History, Asian Studies, Political Science
Date Entered: 5/14/2013
Klunkerz
Klunkerz
2007, DVD , color, 83 min.
Distributed by Green Planet Films, 21 Columbus Ave. Suite 205, San Francisco, CA 94111; 415-377-5471
Reviewed by Kathleen Spring, Nicholson Library, Linfield College, McMinnville, OR

Recommended

Subjects: American Studies, Sports
Date Entered: 5/2/2013
Stroke
Stroke
2004, DVD, color, 58 min., primarily English, with some German and English subtitles
Distributed by Fanlight Productions, 32 Court Street, 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; (800) 876-1710
Reviewed by Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

Recommended

Subjects: Disability Studies, Rehabilitation
Date Entered: 5/2/2013
Data Mining: Big Data’s Increasing Challenge and Payoff
Data Mining: Big Data’s Increasing Challenge and Payoff
2012, DVD, color, 25 min.
Distributed by Films Media Group, 132 West 31st St., 17th Floor, New York, NY 10001; 800-257-5126
Reviewed by Steve Bertolino, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT

Recommended

Subjects: Business, Communication, Computer Industry, Economics, Sociology, Technology
Date Entered: 5/2/2013
Out of the Question: Women, Media, and the Art of Inquiry
Out of the Question: Women, Media, and the Art of Inquiry
2009, DVD , color, 39 min.
Naomi McCormack, Out of the Question film project
Reviewed by Margaret M. Reed, Riley-Hickingbotham Library, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR

Higly Recommended  Highly Recommended

Subjects: Communication, Media Studies, Sociology, Women’s Studies
Date Entered: 5/2/2013
Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy
Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy
2009, DVD , color, 77 min.
Distributed by First Run Features, 630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 1213, New York, NY 10036; 212-243-0600
Reviewed by Kathleen Spring, Nicholson Library, Linfield College, McMinnville, OR

Recommended with reservations

Subjects: Drama, Storytelling, Theater
Date Entered: 5/2/2013