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Curated Video
Coen brothers dark tale of smalltown USA starring Billy Bob Thornton
1. Film clip - 'The Man Who Wasn't There'
2. GV's press conference - Cannes
3. SOT Joel Coen, director: " I think if the movie has any literary inspiration it is James Cain whose novels have been mentioned a couple of times here...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Bamakos book boom illuminates initimate world of romance
VOICED : Bamakos book boom illuminates initimate world of romance
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Sports cars glamour as new James Bond
CLEAN : Sports cars glamour as new James Bond
Bloomberg
SpaceX Celebrates Falcon Heavy Launch
Feb.07 -- Bloomberg's Nate Lanxon discusses a successful launch of the Falcon Heavy from SpaceX. He speaks with Francine Lacqua on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Curated Video
Daniel Craig and cast of new Bond film 'Skyfall' talk about production
Some cast members of the new James Bond film joined Director Sam Mendes and producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson for a photo call and press conference in Istanbul on Sunday (29 APRIL 2012) to talk about the production....
Sky News
Richard Flanagan Thanking People For Their Support
Richard Flanagan Thanking People For Their Support
Curated Video
People from all over the world don 19th century garb for Jane Austen festival
PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD DON 19TH CENTURY GARB FOR JANE AUSTEN FESTIVAL
Curated Video
SYND 2-10-72 PRESS CONFERENCE WITH EX. PRISONER OF WAR, NAVY LIEUTENANT MARKHAM GARTLEY
Press conference at St Albans US naval hospital by navy Lieutenant Markham Gartley who spoke about the conditions and aspects of the four years he spent as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam:
1) various shots, exterior of St Albans US...
Curated Video
People from all over the world don 19th century garb for UK Jane Austen festival
Hundreds of Jane Austen fans from all over the world donned 19th Century Regency costumes and paraded through the streets of Bath on Saturday.
Curated Video
Germany hands Israel Kafka confidant's papers
German authorities on Tuesday handed over to Israel some 5,000 documents kept by a confidant of Franz Kafka, a trove whose plight could have been plucked from one of the author's surreal stories.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: New movie updates classic view of Sherlock Holmes
CLEAN: New movie updates classic view of Sherlock Holmes
AFP News Agency
VOICED: New movie updates classic view of Sherlock Holmes
VOICED: New movie updates classic view of Sherlock Holmes
PBS
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska is the subject of a short PBS video that encourages viewers to read John Green's award-winning young adult novel about first love.
PBS
The Color Purple
A clip from the documentary Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth features Walker discussing her writing process and why she chose to write The Color Purple as an epistolary novel. The resource is part of PBS' American Masters...
PBS
George R.R. Martin Discusses Lord of the Rings
George R.R. Martin, famous in his own right for heroes, villains, dragons, and direwolves, offers his rationale for why viewers should vote for J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings with its elves, wizards, and hobbits as part of the Great...
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read “Dune” by Frank Herbert?
Not every reader is a sci-fi fan. Sad, but true. However, a short TedEd video may just convince nonfans to delve into Frank Herbert's modern epic Dune. Who could help but be intrigued by an epic tale of heroes, villains, and monsters?
PBS
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Narrators of a short video offer their rationale for why Catch 22 should be included in the Great American Read program. They touch on the key themes in Heller's satirical and sobering novel about Captain John Yossarian and the catch-22s...
PBS
And Then There Were None
Justice and murder are the heart of the best mysteries. The writers interviewed for this episode of the Great American Read try to convince viewers that the best of this genre is Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.
PBS
The Call of the Wild
Jack London's books feature male characters, but that doesn't mean they're just for boys! Chelsea Clinton and Shanna Peeples discuss the underlying messages of love and sacrifice in The Call of the Wild, as well as the conflict of man...
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read Flannery O’Connor?
There is more to literature of the American South than Civil War battles and Scarlett O'Hara. A short video introduces viewers to the works of Flannery O'Connor and her world of unique characters that causes readers to consider the dark...
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?
How does One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez represent the genre of magical realism? Scholars explore the topic by watching an informative video. Next, they answer quiz questions and join an online...
PBS
How Fantasy Reflects our World
History inspires fantasy. That idea forms the basis of an informational video about the genre. Through the video, viewers learn about different subgenres of fantasy and discover its key characteristics. The video discusses many popular...