The Mystic Lamb: The Ghent Altarpiece in Vivid Detail

Jules Cashford

Standing in the presence of a 500-year-old polyptych laden with exquisite miniature paintings is an opportunity for awe and reflection, to be sure. But to personally scrutinize the Ghent Altarpiece involves a unique set of challenges and, as is often the case with sacred and protected works of art, privileged access. To connect on a truly intimate level with Jan van Eyck’s depictions of biblical narratives, viewers have a viable alternative in this meticulous, high-resolution video documentary. It offers panoramic, medium-range, and finely detailed images of the altarpiece in both closed and open positions. Accompanied by authentic 15th-century music, the camera ventures into each panel to reveal astonishing subtleties of color, texture, and form—virtually re-creating the experience of direct and uninterrupted study. Jules Cashford, director of The Mysteries of Jan van Eyck (item #40331), provides commentary on the transformative nature of van Eyck’s archetypal imagery. (65 minutes)

Claridge's: Art Deco Icons

Electric Sky

Founded in 1812 and expanding in size and reputation throughout the 19th century, Claridge's Hotel in London's Mayfair underwent an Art Deco makeover during the 1930s, which loosened it from its Victorian trappings and reaffirmed its status as a fashionable destination for the rich and famous. This program goes inside Claridge's for an in-depth look at its stunning Deco environment. Viewers experience the hotel's legendary fumoir, the smoking room where cigarettes were glamorous even for staid British women, and the cocktail bar according to Guy Oliver, the man whose job it is to renovate and restore the hotel's glamorous 1930s image. Also not to be missed: a perfect Art Deco bath complete with glass panels, sleek tile molding, and two bell pulls-one for the maid and the other for the butler. A part of the series Art Deco Icons. (29 minutes)

London Transport: Art Deco Icons

Electric Sky

Designed by the architect Charles Holden, whose early works were influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, the Underground Electric Railways Company headquarters began construction in the late 1920s and soon became the highest skyscraper in London. This program uncovers the story of a building so controversial that UERL general manager Frank Pick, who commissioned Holden, offered to resign. The new structure, however, would eventually serve as the hub of an Art Deco transformation of the Underground. Venturing out on the Piccadilly Line to Southgate, viewers find themselves part of not just a crowded rush hour migration but a coordinated journey through an enchanting Deco landscape. The sleek tube station contains streamlined features, sensuous chrome, and soft uplighting for a glamorous overall effect-and a moment to pause and enjoy the marvel that was Art Deco. A part of the series Art Deco Icons. (29 minutes)

Casa del Rio: Art Deco Icons

Electric Sky

When British industrialist Walter Price visited California in the 1930s, he was so impressed by Pickfair—the glamorous residence of Hollywood stars Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford—that he decided to construct his own Art Deco mansion back in the Devon countryside. This program examines Price’s luxurious creation, a palace fit for Tinseltown complete with a marble staircase built to look like a piano keyboard. Casa del Rio, as Price christened it, also features smaller but no less intriguing accoutrements—Art Deco gadgets such as Bakelite radios and toasters that were cutting-edge for the time. A bar, pool room, and cinema were added later, but with the original Pickfair mansion no longer extant, Casa del Rio stands as a rare example of a fantasy house from the height of England’s Art Deco period. A part of the series Art Deco Icons. (28 minutes)

Heartfield: Father of the Photomontage

Carlton International Media

Born Helmut Herzfeld in 1891, John Heartfield adopted his English name to protest the rise of German nationalism during the First World War—one of many symbolic gestures that defined the artist’s uncompromising career. This biographical program begins in Heartfield’s native Berlin and progresses through his painful childhood, his involvement in the Dadaist movement, his friendships with Bertolt Brecht and George Grosz, and his active stance against Hitler’s Nazi regime through his provocative photomontages. His exile and internment in Britain and his return to East Germany in 1951 are also covered. Archival materials, interviews, and speeches featuring a vehement Heartfield are combined with numerous examples of his work. (Portions in German with English subtitles, 51 minutes)

Crimes Against the Environment

ClickView Pty Limited

This program introduces the concept of “green crime,” using conditions in Bhopal to define primary and secondary green crime. Sociologists explain the idea of transgressive criminology and the wider concept of harm, with a look at how Marxism and social theorist Ulrich Beck’s concept of the “risk society” can be applied to problems such as the destruction of the rain forest and climate change. The video also notes how increased consumerism threatens environmental preservation, but suggests that capitalism may ultimately be a part of the solution. A viewable/printable worksheet is available online. (22 minutes)

10 Powerful Networking Skills

ClickView Pty Limited

Are you a passive, active, or proactive networker? In this program, viewers learn how to become more successful with their networking by implementing ten powerful skills. (18 minutes)

Through These Eyes

National Geographic

For years, photographer Steve McCurry has traveled to war zones and captured the human face of conflict. He is perhaps best known for his striking photographs in National Geographic, especially the haunting image of a young Afghan refugee in a red shawl. Yet, he says, his previous experiences have no parallel in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, which he witnessed and photographed just hours after arriving home to Manhattan from Asia. In this program, McCurry visits some of New York’s Muslim communities—photographing, among other things, a prayer service at the largest mosque in Brooklyn—to show how the events of 9/11 changed life here forever. A National Geographic Production. (26 minutes)

Housing Styles

VISUALZ

The study of American homes is an architectural tour through time. This video shows examples of a variety of influential housing styles from the 1800s to today. Featured styles include Georgian and Dutch colonial, French, Spanish, Neoclassical, Tudor, Victorian, Cape Cod, brownstone, prairie, craftsman, ranch, multilevel, split-entry, international, contemporary, and eclectic. A mix of basic and intermediate architectural terms, such as gable, hip roof, dormer, quoin, bay window, frieze, cornice, and broken pediment, are defined. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (17 minutes)

What Lies Beneath (Art of America)

BBC Worldwide Learning

In this program, Andrew Graham-Dixon feels the pulse of contemporary America through some of its most significant artists and art movements. In New York City, he views Jasper Johns’s White Flag and Andy Warhol’s soup can paintings—then talks with James Rosenquist before heading to Los Angeles for a look at Googie architecture and the work of Ed Ruscha. Back east, he visits the home of Philip Guston and then the studio of Jeff Koons to learn how this artist continues to push the boundaries of American taste. Finally, Graham-Dixon explores the impact 9/11 has had on a new generation of artists, including Matthew Day Jackson. A BBC Production. Part of the series Art of America. (51 minutes)

Ceramics: The Secret Life of Materials

BBC Worldwide Learning

Sand and clay, transformed by fire, become glass, earthenware, porcelain, or concrete—all types of ceramics. In this program, materials scientist Dr. Mark Miodownik delves into the history, production, and use of ceramics, and the large role they play in the creation of the 21st-century world. A BBC Production. (50 minutes)

Marrakech/Dubai City Guides: Pilot Guides

555 Productions

This Pilot Guides episode features Marrakech, called the great desert city of Morocco, and Dubai, the world’s break-out city of luxury. In Marrakech, a fusion of Africa, Europe and the Islamic cultures, KT Comer takes a carriage to Koutoubia Mosque, which marks the western edge of the old walled city, and explores the markets of the souk, featuring traditional arts, regional crafts, snake charmers, and other performers. She learns about Moroccan leather, listens to traditional Berber healing music, tours the Majorelle Gardens, attends a carpet auction, participates in the Folklore Festival, and visits the Jewish cemetery. In Dubai, Megan McCormick goes downtown to the docks where trade is done between Iran and Dubai. She takes a riverboat to the gold souk, admires the luxurious Burj Al Arab hotel, tries on an Arabic 'abaya', learns about Ramadan, visits the “Sheikh Mohammed Center for Cultural Understanding,” tours the Jumeira Mosque, and takes a trip to Abu Dhabi, business center of the oil rich Gulf and home to the best golf courses in the world. (49 minutes)

Arc of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss

Cynthia Walker

Taking inspiration from science and technology as well as art history, Anna Campbell Bliss developed a style that synthesized many of the movements of early 20th-century modernism. This film traces the broad spectrum of Bliss’s life and work, ranging from the influences of her early childhood and her groundbreaking career as a Harvard-trained architect to her emergence as a cutting-edge artist fusing a wide range of elements: mathematics, computers, printmaking, calligraphy, and more. Featuring interviews with Bliss and her husband, Robert, as well as with other notable art world professionals, the documentary shows how Bliss’s career was shaped by her studies with Bauhaus exponents Walter Gropius and György Kepes, and how associations with Josef Albers, R. Buckminster Fuller, and other figures were also crucial. In addition, the film touches on what may have been Bliss’s greatest personal challenge—a period, thankfully temporary, in which cataracts threatened to destroy her eyesight. (51 minutes)

Beijing Stadium

National Geographic

You can’t host the Olympic Games without a world-class facility, and for 2008, China’s built the world’s largest enclosed facility: the Beijing National Stadium. Using 42,000 tons of twisted steel and hundreds of tons of concrete, this stadium seats 90,000 people—one of the biggest and most ambitious constructions projects ever attempted in modern China. Against the backdrop of China’s rush to the Olympics, our program examines the unique features of what’s been affectionately termed the “Bird’s Nest” stadium, following its design, engineering, and construction up until the ultimate test, where we’ll find out if this ambitious project comes together as planned. Using aerial photography and computer generated images, this film brings you as close to the construction site as the design engineers and construction workers who formed cement, welded beams, and operated hydraulics and lifting jacks during the incredible construction project. A National Geographic Production. (52 minutes)

Birth of a Nation: The Acquisitions and Achievements of the Achaemenid Empire

Mystic Films

At its height, the Achaemenid Empire of ancient Persia embraced all previous civilized states of the ancient Near East—a multinational empire without precedent. This program presents the history of the First Persian Empire, with particular attention paid to the historic architecture of the period’s major cities and palaces. Insights into the development of the region by rulers such as Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, and Xerxes are offered. The ruins of royal residences are also emphasized, and explanations of the architecture and reliefs of palaces, including the Hall of Apadana and Taçara, provide a historical backdrop to the program. A part of the series Pre-Islamic Persia: The Forgotten Glory. (52 minutes)

Space: How Does That Work?

Parthenon Entertainment

For generations, space travel was the stuff of science fiction with a few lucky humans actually having the experience. This film looks at the cutting-edge technology of space travel that may one day lead to tourist space flights. See how these new discoveries are being added to existing space technologies like the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station. Part of the series How Does That Work? (24 minutes)

Tomorrow's World: How Does That Work?

Parthenon Entertainment

Architectural technology has led to the creation of smart houses and greener buildings. This film explores the technology behind compact houses that rotate with the flick of a switch to take advantage of sun exposure and examines how safer skyscrapers are being built. See how this technology is being integrated into civilian and military buildings and get a look at how we might one day live in space. Part of the series How Does That Work? (24 minutes)

Learning from the Light

Parthenon Entertainment

World-renowned architect I. M. Pei was already in his 90s when he took on designing the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. This documentary, from award-winning filmmaker, Bo Landin, visits Alhambra and Cordoba in Spain, and Cairo to search for references to understand the essence of Pei’s architecture that will find its historical place in an Islamic world stretching from Cordoba to Samarkand. (57 minutes)

Programming the Nation? The History of Subliminal Messaging in America

Sideways Film

With eye-opening footage, expert interviews, and many humorous anecdotes, this provocative program explores the alleged use of subliminal messages in advertising, music, film, politics, and the military. Documentarian Jeff Warrick leads viewers through the subconscious mind while examining the history, scientific validity, and potential effects of such techniques on society. From hidden sexual imagery in Disney cartoons and satanic messages in rock music to the now-discredited experiment where “Drink Coca-Cola” was flashed between frames at a cinema, Warrick challenges his audience to question whether subliminal programming is an urban legend, or if these manipulative tactics could actually alter human behavior. (103 minutes)

The Iron Mask

RetroFilm Archive

This 1929 adaptation of Alexander Dumas's The Man in the Iron Mask was Douglas Fairbanks's last silent film. It follows the heroic D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers in through one of their most famous adventures. Directed by Allan Dwan.

Excusez-Moi, Where Is the...? Dealing with Directions

BBC Worldwide Learning

When traveling, finding one's way around is a big part of the adventure. This program demonstrates how to ask for and give directions when touring in urban and rural settings and how to say where one lives and works. Architectural landmarks such as Le Corbusier's Cite Radieuse, in Marseille, and the magnificent mansions lining the Cours Mirabeau, in Aix-en-Provence, are featured. Original BBC broadcast title: Talk French, Program 3. (French and English, 16 minutes)

Paolo Uccello: Capturing War

ARTE France

Giving free rein to his passion for perspective, Paolo Uccello immortalized a clash between Florentine and Sienese troops in his Battle of San Romano. This program uses that three-panel Early Renaissance masterpiece to gain insights into Uccello's fascination with three-dimensionality as well as his intense curiosity about geometrical forms, color, and movement. (31 minutes)

Persian Miniature: The Gardens of Paradise

ARTE France

Filmed at the Bibliothèque Nationale, this program spotlights an outstanding representative work of Persian miniatures: Five Poems by the 12th-century poet Nezâmi, as interpreted in the 17th century by Haydar Qoli Naqqâsh, a painter of the Safavide School, and calligrapher Abd al Djabbâr. A marriage of artistic and poetic languages, this masterpiece serves as a dual entry point into Persian art and culture. (31 minutes)

Gustave Courbet: The Place of Death

ARTE France

In 1848, a political revolution in France foreshadowed a revolution in art. In 1851, Gustave Courbet's A Burial at Ornans scandalized the public with its unembellished portrayal of an ordinary funeral. The shift toward Realism had begun. This program tells the sensational story of Courbet's Burial while analyzing the subtleties and surprises that underlie its deceptively innocent facade. (32 minutes)

Introduction to Modern Art

Digital Rights Group Limited

Segment one of this program presents Rodin's The Kiss, Boccioni's Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, and Picasso's The Three Dancers to chart the progression of distortion as a means of expressing more than what a figurative subject can represent. Segment two uses Kandinsky's Cossacks and Pollock's Summertime: Number 9A to illustrate how color, line, and shape communicate ideas and emotions without a recognizable subject. Segment three spotlights Sir William Nicholson's The Lowestoft Bowl, Cezanne's Still Life with Water Jug, and Picasso's Still Life to demonstrate how the still life, in moving from realistic to abstract, made possible the concept of mixed media. (15 minutes)

People

Digital Rights Group Limited

Segment one of this program examines the unidealized human form with Lucian Freud's nude Standing by the Rags, Arman's mixed-media sculpture Condition of Women I, and John Coplans' nude Frieze No. 2, 4 Panels. Segment two grapples with physical abuse and racial and sexual stereotyping through Nan Goldin's Nan One Month after Being Battered, Sonia Boyce's From Tarzan to Rambo Etc., and Sarah Lucas' Self-Portrait with Knickers and Self-Portrait with Fried Eggs. Segment three seeks to understand issues of identity and to discern the roots of cruelty with Louise Bourgeois' Cell (Eyes and Mirrors) and Annette Messager's The Pikes. (15 minutes)

Architecture & Construction

Cambridge Educational

With over 13 million jobs in the U.S. alone, the Architecture & Construction Career Cluster is simply huge. This program offers a sense of how wide-ranging the opportunities can be by looking at the educational and training requirements, as well as the actual work of an architect, plumber, electrician, and construction and building inspector. Correlates to the National Standards for Life Work. A Cambridge Educational Production. Part of the series The Complete Career Clusters. (20 minutes)

The European Garden

Libraprim

The garden is an architectural art form as well as a mirror of man's relationship with nature, and as exemplary of the style of an age as its literature or art. This program follows the stages of Western civilization as it explores the various styles of gardens through the ages. (50 minutes)

Luis Goytisolo-in Spanish

Mundo Nuevo Producciones

In the four novels of Antagonia, Luis Goytisolo explores the cultural and political milieu of Barcelona in the 1950s and 60s through characters disabused of their youthful ideals. In this interview, the Spanish novelist discusses many of the postmodern strategies and creative considerations involved in writing his ambitious tetralogy. (Spanish, 27 minutes)

Light and Shadow

Radio Netherlands Television

The use of special light effects as a narrative element; the suggestion of an internal source of light in the work of Rembrandt and his followers; Vermeer's alternation of sunlight and shadow; the absence of shadow in Mondrian; the uses of light to relate interior to exterior space; the use of light as a material-this program looks at five centuries of light and shadow in Dutch art. (25 minutes)

The Body as a Matrix: Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle

German United Distributors

With the five-part Cremaster Cycle of films, multi-award-winning artist Matthew Barney invented a densely layered and interconnected sculptural world that surreally combines sports, biology, sexuality, history, and mythology as it organically evolves. In this program, Barney, Guggenheim curator Nancy Spector, and others deconstruct the Cycle's filming and subsequent translation into sculptural installations. The locations, characters, and symbols that organize the Cycle films; the Cycle installations as spatial content carriers and extensions of the performances; and objectification of the body and undifferentiated sexuality are addressed, as are the intricacies of costuming, makeup, and sculpting with Barney's signature materials: plastic, metal, and Vaseline. Contains nudity and mature themes. (53 minutes)

Expressing the Inexpressible: Shirin Neshat

German United Distributors

An acclaimed photographer, filmmaker, and video artist, Iranian-born Shirin Neshat addresses the complex forces shaping the identity of Muslim women throughout the world and explores the social, political, and psychological dimensions of women's experiences. In this program, she explicates her haunting video installations Shadow Under the Web; Turbulent; Soliloquy; Rapture; and Fervor, as well as her seminal series of still images, The Women of Allah. In addition, she discusses being both an insider and an outsider in two different cultures, the narrative power of cinema, sexual taboos in Islamic society, the tension between traditional and modern values, the nature of expression when expression itself is forbidden, and the quiet strength and bravery of women that prompts them to rebel against repression. (42 minutes)

Henri Toulouse-Lautrec

SFP Productions

A look into the brief life (he died at age 37) of the explosive and tormented artist, whose personal alchemy combined wealth and a noble title with physical deformity and psychological degeneracy to create some of the best-known and most vibrant and flamboyant work in the history of French art. Contains explicit nudity and mature themes. (French, 64 minutes)

W. H. Auden

Films for the Humanities & Sciences

A prolific virtuoso of poetic forms and techniques, W. H. Auden achieved literary fame on both sides of the Atlantic. This program traces his life's story and provides a sampling of his very best works, including "Musee des Beaux Arts," "In Memory of W. B. Yeats," "Epitaph on a Tyrant," "Leap Before You Look," and "The Shield of Achilles." (21 minutes)

Japanese Architectural Design: East Meets West

Kyoto Broadcasting System

Beginning with the Meiji Restoration, the techniques of Western architecture spread rapidly throughout Japan. Some architects fused the two traditions, while others subtly incorporated Western details into the modernized sukiya style. Filmed in Kyoto, this program focuses on the evolution of Japanese architecture from the late 19th century up to the Second World War. Buildings toured include the Shimadzu Foundation Memorial Hall; Murin-an; Botukuden Hall, by Shigemitsu Matsumuro; the former JR Nijo Station; Gion-kaku Tower, by Ito Chuta; Chochikkyo, by Fujii Koji; Kyoto Kaikan Hall Annex; Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art; and Yasaka Kaikan Hall, by Tokusaburo Kimura. (46 minutes)

J.M.W. Turner: The Sun Is God

Fremantle Home Entertainment

This superb dramatization of the life and artistic development of the great painter shows a wide array of his works in the context of the time and place at which they were created. Using the writings of John Russell to provide commentary and artistic analysis, the program provides a delicate portrait of the painter whose experiments with light influenced a whole generation of Impressionists, who spent his life trying to capture in paint the power and brilliance of the sun, whose dying words were, "The sun is God." (63 minutes)

Frank Lloyd Wright's Last Dream: Monona Terrace

CableRready Corporation

He intended it as a gift to his hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. It became one of the most contested buildings in American architectural history. This classic program presents the story of Frank Lloyd Wright's vision of a civic center on the shore of Lake Monona, a project that took nearly 60 years to complete. Filmed extensively at Monona Terrace, as well as Taliesin and Oak Park, the program chronicles the controversy and achievement of Wright's long career, featuring architects, former apprentices, Wright historian John Holzhueter, Wright archivist Bruce Pfeiffer, and former Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, who presided over construction of the Monona Terrace project. (47 minutes)

Conducting a Home Energy Audit: Residential Energy Efficiency Projects

Shopware

A professional energy audit is essential to transforming an older residence into a fuel-efficient home. The procedure lets homeowners know how quickly they are consuming energy and which parts of the dwelling need improvement to keep utility costs down. This program covers the step-by-step process of performing a home energy audit and gives details about the specific techniques and tools needed for the job. From assessing the building envelope to inspecting HVAC/R systems and major appliances, then making recommendations for the most commonly-needed improvements, the video informs viewers while providing helpful tips along the way. A viewable/printable instructor's guide is available online. A Shopware Production. A part of the series Residential Energy Efficiency Projects. (20 minutes)

Safety On Set: Crew Safety Procedures in Film and Video Production

TMW Media Group

This comprehensive guide to basic safe conduct and procedures for film and video production is an overview of Industry standard safe practices that distinguish professional filmmakers from amateurs. Not only will it be useful to anyone new to film production, such as aspiring professionals and first-time filmmakers, and for educational institutions where film production is offered, it also is a review for any film or TV set where there are new crew hires, visitors, or stage actors unfamiliar with the complexity of a working film set. It provides filmmakers and students with guidance on behaving safely and professionally while keeping a constant eye to avoiding potential and often life-threatening hazards on a film shoot. (24 minutes)

Death: Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures in Architecture

BBC Worldwide Learning

Can architecture confer immortality, if only for as long as a structure remains standing? In this program, Dan Cruikshank travels to the elaborate tomb of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt; Sedlec Ossuary, a Roman Catholic chapel in the Czech Republic decorated with human bones; Guatemala’s Yaxha Mayan ruins, the site of human sacrifice and where the TV show Survivor was filmed; Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa, Italy, famed for its beautiful and sometimes erotic statues; and Varanasi, India, the sacred city where many Hindus come to die. A BBC Production. A part of the series Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures in Architecture. ( Portions with English subtitles , 50 minutes)

Beauty: Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures in Architecture

BBC Worldwide Learning

Dan Cruickshank explores the theme of beauty in architecture in this program, from the beauty of nature’s simplicity to that of extreme ornamentation. Dan goes to Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland, where he builds an igloo and learns about Inuit culture; Leshan, China, home of the ancient Giant Buddha, the largest of its kind; Russia’s Catherine Palace, a masterpiece of Baroque architecture; the Sun Temple in Konarak, India, full of erotic statues that are still shocking today; and France’s Albi Cathedral, built to suppress the local population but now an object of beauty. A BBC Production. A part of the series Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures in Architecture. ( Portions with English subtitles , 50 minutes)

Paradise: Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures in Architecture

BBC Worldwide Learning

Since the beginning of civilization, humans have paid homage to the spiritual realm by erecting beautiful structures on Earth. In this program, Dan Cruickshank visits Saint Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai desert, built where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments; China’s Hanging Temple, a Taoist monastery that clings precariously to the sheer face of a cliff; two 16th-century wooden churches in the Russian wilderness that still serve a devout congregation today; and the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Tamil Nadu, India, where Hindus come to celebrate the wonder of creation. A BBC Production. A part of the series Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures in Architecture. ( Portions with English subtitles , 50 minutes)

Gang of Four: The Impressionists—Painting and Revolution

Digital Rights Group Limited

In this program, British art critic Waldemar Januszczak delves into the back stories of four of the most influential figures in the Impressionist movement: Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Frédéric Bazille. Viewers learn about the social and cultural influences that drove each artist toward a new style of painting, how the formerly disparate group united behind a set of common artistic goals, and how the Impressionists ultimately challenged and changed art forever. The film journeys from Pissarro’s birthplace in the Virgin Islands to bustling mid-19th-century Paris and London—both of which, while hardly overflowing with the bucolic postcard imagery often associated with Impressionism today, served as incubators of a revolutionary way to capture the world on canvas. Technological improvements that helped the movement develop—most notably paint tubes, which allowed greater portability and quicker application—are also examined. A part of the series The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution . (60 minutes)

Landscapes: The Sculpture Diaries

Digital Rights Group Limited

Sculpture likely began as a form of spiritual expression, celebrating life and death and the connection both have to the Earth. Thousands of years later, that aspect of sculpture is still difficult to dismiss. This program follows British critic Waldemar Januszczak as he travels across North and South America, encountering stunning examples of sculpture tied to nature and the physical environment. From Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty and Nancy Holt’s Sun Tunnels in the U.S. to the ancient Inca settlement of Machu Picchu in Peru, Januszczak is determined to unlock sculpture’s inextricable link with the planet’s surface—and, in turn, with the cosmos. Decoding ancient Stonehenge, uncovering the mystery of Peru’s Nazca Lines, and building brand new sculptures with modern landscape artist Andy Goldsworthy, Januszczak offers an artistic journey that viewers won’t soon forget. Contains mature imagery and subject matter. A part of the series The Sculpture Diaries . (49 minutes)

Women: The Sculpture Diaries

Digital Rights Group Limited

The feminine form has inspired artists for thousands of years—but have the results done justice or injustice to women? What specifically does the history of sculpture tell us about attitudes toward womanhood and ideas of feminine beauty? British art critic Waldemar Januszczak addresses those questions in this challenging, eye-opening program. After tracing the representation of women from the prehistoric Venus of Willendorf and Venus de Milo to Marc Quinn’s controversial depiction of pregnancy, Januszczak visits a plastic surgeon who shows how “perfection” can be achieved by “improving” the image of Victoria Beckham. He also meets body sculptress Orlan, who has undergone numerous operations to turn her body into a work of art. Contains mature imagery and subject matter. A part of the series The Sculpture Diaries . (49 minutes)

Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas

ARTE France

This documentary examines American realist painter Edward Hopper's life, including testimonies from people who knew him, and by those inspired by his work, like German filmmaker Wim Wenders. From Mad Men to Blade Runner and The Simpsons, Hopper's scenes of modern American life, most notably Nighthawks, have been recreated in myriad films and TV shows, while his style has influenced the likes of Alfred Hitchcock and Terrence Malick. Obsessed with the everyday, Hopper depicted all-night diners, cinemas, gas stations, hotel lobbies, and a theater, filling them with seemingly isolated and alienated figures because he believed loneliness was an inherent feature of city life. This documentary reveals the social and cultural context surrounding Hopper's work, while also exploring his independence as a painter, the many references to his work in film, and the widespread reproduction of his works. (51 minutes)

The World's First Rooftop Farm: Mohamed Hage

The Green Interview

This episode of The Green Interview features Mohamed Hage, who is turning the flat rooftops of Montreal's industrial buildings into fertile farms that feed thousands—and he’s making a profit in the process. Hage, a self-described “technology geek” turned urban farmer, explains the genesis and genius of Lufa Farms in this Green Interview. After seven years, Hage and a small group of colleagues have created two rooftop greenhouse farms in Montreal and plan a third for Boston. The farms grow over 100 varieties of vegetables and herbs, and they feed about 5,000 people. Perhaps most remarkably, Lufa Farms is pesticide-free and uses about half the energy of conventional greenhouses. The farms rely on an army of carefully chosen insects to perform their pest management, and they conserve water and preserve precious nutrients by recycling rainwater. It’s an urban success story that could provide a template for revolutionizing food production, blending old-style farming techniques with sophisticated software to create local, sustainable agriculture right in the middle of the city. (63 minutes)

Indoor Air Quality: Green Building: Your Edge in the Home Building Marketplace

Green Planet Films

This video version of David Johnston's acclaimed seminar provides practical information about building in ways that are energy conscious, healthy and environmentally responsible. Green building movement leader David Johnston' approach has been embraced by municipalities, homeowners, building professionals and sustainability advocates nation-wide. His current book, Green Remodeling: Changing the World One Room at a Time , has been hailed as the definitive guide to green remodeling techniques. Marc Richmond has been involved with the Austin Energy Green Building Program; has helped start local green building programs in the San Francisco Bay Area for the California Public Utilities Commission; and is on the LEED-New Construction development committee. Indoor Air Quality covers how to decrease chemical pollution in the home during construction, including sealing the building, eliminating toxic building products, installing efficient HVAC systems, ensuring good ventilation, and installing appropriate filtration. (98 minutes)

Olafur Eliasson: Space Is Process

First Hand Films

From the immense golden sun of The Weather Project at the Tate Modern to his New York Waterfalls, Olafur Eliasson has created large-scale installations that situate viewers in the ambiguous zones between communal and individual awareness. Filmed over a period of five years, this program follows the Danish-Icelandic artist’s work in locations around the world. English-language interviews with Eliasson are interwoven with scenes from his studio as well as the unique, wide-ranging locations in which he builds sculptures, shoots photographs, and constructs intriguing automatic drawing machines. A central focus of his work emerges: how the spaces of our world are shaped by social, ideological, natural, and artificial structures. (Portions in other languages with English subtitles, 56 minutes)

Liquid Stone: Unlocking Gaudí's Secrets

Galloping Entertainment

Despite his famous quip about the enduring patience of his client, the man known as “God’s architect” never intended his masterpiece, La Sagrada Família, to remain unfinished 80 years after his death. This program examines efforts to bring Antonio Gaudí’s work to completion in a manner consistent with his original goals and ideas. Viewers meet Mark Burry, the New Zealand architect charged with deciphering Gaudí’s design patterns, which rely heavily on organic sculptural motifs encoded in mystifying plaster models. Burry’s innovative use of aeronautical design software as well as the contributions of traditional artisans enliven this fascinating final chapter in one of architecture’s great sagas. (Portions in Catalan with English subtitles, 52 minutes)

Inside a Computer

ClickView Pty Limited

Computers: everyone uses them, but how do they actually work? This video goes beyond the desktop and program software to grapple with the system hardware itself. After a quick history of the computer, Inside a Computer takes a close look at the motherboard, with its central processing unit, RAM, and system clock; input devices such as the keyboard, mouse, and joystick; output devices like the monitor and printer; and storage devices, including internal and external hard disks and flash drives. The binary system of data management is also examined. Designed for computer novices, technicians-in-training, and experienced software users who want a better understanding of how a computer does what it does. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (27 minutes)

Sustainable Landscaping: Growing a Greener Home

Cambridge Educational

Over the course of this video, viewers will learn how a green approach to landscaping can reduce the amount of energy needed to heat and cool a house. The role of landscaping as a system, the connection between the outdoor habitat and the home as a living space, the proper management of rainwater and runoff, the value of native plants, and the benefits of green roofs are also explored. Visits to residential project sites with the landscape architects and designers who created them are included as well, offering insights into the principles and design philosophies that have shaped their work. Correlates to all National CTE Organizational Standards (including the provisions of the Perkins Act). Viewable/printable discussion questions are available online. A Shopware Production. A part of the series Green-ovating: Home Renovations for a Sustainable World. (38 minutes)

Boom and Bust: High Art of the Low Countries

BBC Worldwide Learning

Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at how the seemingly peaceful countries of Holland and Belgium—famous for their tulips and windmills, mussels and chips—were in fact forged in a crucible of conflict and division. He examines how a period of economic boom driven for the first time by a burgeoning and secular middle class led to the Dutch golden age of the 17th century, creating not only the concept of oil painting itself, but the master painters Rembrandt and Vermeer combining art and commerce together as we would recognize it today. A BBC Production. A part of the series High Art of the Low Countries.

Woven Lives: Contemporary Textiles from Ancient Oaxacan Traditions (in Spanish)

Carolyn Kallenborn

Textile art and artists play an active role in the culture of the Zapotec communities in Oaxaca, Mexico. Following the work and daily lives of weavers from six different villages in the region, this documentary traces the evolution of their weaving tradition from its early development millennia ago to the present day. The story also looks at the integration of ancient techniques with new technologies and explores how Zapotec artisans are now drawing upon the past to help them move toward the future. Viewers gain an understanding of the importance of the weaver’s tools and materials—including naturally produced dyes, traditionally cultivated silks, and hand-operated looms—as well as broader cultural insights in this extraordinary mix of anthropology, history, and design studies. (Spanish, 76 minutes)

Scissors, Paper, Fashion: All Things Paper

Looking Glass International

From a material as fragile and ephemeral as paper, a new league of jewelry, bags, and even dresses have emerged and taken the fashion world by surprise. This program takes a look at fashion designs made from paper. While paper fashion in the form of clothing and jewelry has made its presence felt since the 1960s, it has never caught on with the public at large. But all that may be changing, thanks to Polly Verity, Naoko Yoshizawa, and Giles Miller, who are turning paper into a choice material for prêt-à-porter. Revamp your wardrobe with their amazing paper fashion wear and accessories. Part of the series All Things Paper. (23 minutes)

Paper Imagination: All Things Paper

Looking Glass International

The latest trend that’s creating an unexpected storm in art circles is paper cuttings! This program discovers why paper cuttings are back and how they have undergone a surprising transformation. Get acquainted with world-famous artists Peter Callesen, Kako Ueda, and Takaaki Kihara—who form the new breed of imaginative paper cutters, creating remarkable works of art. Romantic stories, personal reflections, and aspirations form the backdrop to their works. Journey with us through the imaginary landscapes these artists have created from paper. Part of the series All Things Paper. (23 minutes)

A la Sombra de la Revolucion-in Spanish with English Subtitles

Ente Público Radiotelevisión

Charles IV succeeded to the Spanish throne in 1788. One year later, the cataclysmic revolution in neighboring France dealt European monarchism a blow of seismic proportions. Focusing on Charles' reign-conducted with extreme passivity and ending in abdication-this program uses film clips, dramatizations, paintings, and architectural landmarks to examine a country caught in the throes of sociopolitical turmoil. Queen Maria Luisa and her lover Manuel de Godoy, the true royal powers, are spotlighted as Spain's fortunes in the shadow of Napoleonic France are appraised.

Bill Viola: The Eye of the Heart

Calliope Media

A pioneer of video art in the 1970s, Bill Viola has spent three decades creating evocative motion-picture and sound installations. This program gets inside his creative process, recording his reflections on his life and work. Exploring his childhood, his struggles as a student, and his feelings about his mother’s death, the program focuses on Viola’s intuitive sensibility and his approach to universal human experiences. His recollections of nearly drowning as a boy, and his statements on childbirth and its resonance in Medieval and Renaissance art, underscore the spirituality and scope of his vision. Also included is the bonus feature Bill Viola and the Making of Emergence, used with permission, J. Paul Getty Trust. (75 minutes)

Portrait/Self-Portrait: The Conquest of the Human Figure

Lagardere Studio Distribution

Ten thousand years ago, Magdalenian artists carved expressive faces into slabs of limestone, creating a Paleolithic portrait gallery that required sophisticated drawing skills. This program shows how the art of portraiture has been refined and expanded through the ages. Examples of Egyptian sarcophagi portraits segue into discussions of paintings by Titian, Rafael, Dürer, and other masters—including Rembrandt, who produced more self-portraits than any other artist. Examining modernist and Pop Art approaches, the program illustrates ways in which Cézanne, van Gogh, Picasso, and Warhol captured the features and emotions of the human countenance. (27 minutes)

Santiago Calatrava-in Spanish

Films for the Humanities & Sciences

A bridge that brings to mind a harp. A transportation hub reminiscent of a dove. Winner of the IAI Gold Medal as well as the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts, Santiago Calatrava is celebrated for harmoniously combining sculptural architectural elements with rigid principles of engineering. This program showcases some of Calatrava's most popular projects as it tracks the career of an architect/engineer who is also a skilled artist. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences Production. (Spanish, 25 minutes)

Hindu Temples

Harbourfront Entertainment

Hindu temples are models of the Hindu universe. And while no two temples are exactly alike, they do share some common architectural features. This video compares modern Hindu temples in North America to the classic northern- and southern-style Indian temples of a thousand years ago. Elements that have survived the centuries-the sikhara tower and the statues of the myriad manifestations of the universal spirit, Brahman-are illustrated alongside more recent aspects of temple architecture, like the assembly hall and the om symbol, in Hindu theology the sound of creation. The concepts of karma and moksha are also touched upon. (25 minutes)

German Lutheran Churches

Harbourfront Entertainment

When Lutheranism was born, the need for a new style of church was born along with it. Drawing on architectural examples from Germany and North America, this video connects principles of Lutheranism-for example, that everyone in the congregation should be able to see and hear everything that goes on in a service-to church shape, seating arrangement, and the placement of the altar, the pulpit, and the baptismal font. The religion's Roman Catholic roots are examined as well, in order to see how they influenced the design of these churches. (25 minutes)

Slovak Churches

Harbourfront Entertainment

Straddling two worlds of Christian belief, Slovak churches are places where Byzantine and Roman Catholic religious traditions meet and merge. This video analyzes eastern- and western-style Slovak church design in two ways: first, it points out their underlying similarities by tracing their architectural roots back to their common ancestor, the basilica of ancient Rome; then, to explain their very visible differences, it follows the history of Christianity over the centuries immediately following the religion's division into its eastern and western branches. By reaching out in both directions, Slovak church architecture partakes of Constantinople and Rome in a way that is uniquely its own. (25 minutes)

Talk Fast: Pitching a Screenplay in Two Minutes

DeauxBoy Productions

What if an aspiring screenwriter could get just two minutes of face time with a major Hollywood exec to make a pitch? Welcome to Pitchmart. In this reality-based program, five people with five big ideas express their passions and frustrations as they spend a week with Ken Rotcop to polish their presentations—and then two precious minutes with the decision makers who could transform their scripts into box-office bonanzas. Rotcop, Pitchmart’s founder, is an award-winning screenwriter and author of the best-selling The Perfect Pitch. An honest and insightful scrutiny of parlaying a script into a movie deal. (53 minutes)

The Space of Pottery: Ceramics of Paul Mathieu

Richard L. Harrison

This beautifully filmed program by Richard L. Harrison explores the work, creative process, and philosophical perspective of award-winning ceramist Paul Mathieu, whose multilayered works in porcelain defy conventional boundaries of craft, sculpture, and representation. Different stages of the ceramics-making process are spotlighted as Mathieu creates an intricate stacking dinner service called The Arrows of Time inspired by physicist Stephen Hawking's book A Brief History of Time. Images of numerous other finished pieces-Le Souci de Soi, The Piece Is Not to Be Photographed, and The Mortal Secret of Immortality, to name only three-further emphasize the complexity of Mathieu's work and the cerebral yet poetic nature of his aesthetics. The only thing missing from this classic program-and from the internationally acclaimed artist himself-is ego. (27 minutes)

Modernismo—Spanish with Optional English Subtitles

Films for the Humanities & Sciences

It was an aesthetic movement with an ambitious program: linguistic innovation as a means of liberation from Romanticism and neoclassicism, and as a way to clarify Latin American identity. As this program explains, Modernismo coincided with a burst of interest in stories and accounts that were tied to the creation of independent nation states. Viewers will discover valuable insights regarding this cultural tidal wave and the ways in which it transformed the novel, lyrical poetry, and nonfiction prose into highly original shapes. The achievements of Rubén Darío, José Martí, Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera, José Asunción Silva, and other seminal writers are examined, along with the external influences of the Symbolists and the Parnassian Poets. An FFH&S/Tranquilo Coproduction. (Spanish with optional English subtitles, 53 minutes)

Past and Future

INCA (London)

This program traces the evolution of the American skyscraper over the 20th century and speculates on the skyscraper of the future. A study of landmark structures ranging from the Home Insurance Building and the Singer Building, to the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, to the World Trade Center and the Sears Tower serves as a timeline of U.S. skyscraper history. In addition, some of America's best-known architects and engineers explain how they have overcome the challenges of constructing higher and higher buildings. (52 minutes)

Steel and Stone

INCA (London)

This program tracks the progress being made on the Worldwide Plaza, as metalworkers, stone masons, and other specialists exercise their skills. In addition, a subcontractor who has fallen significantly behind schedule, the burden of late fees if tenant Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide cannot move in on time, and public relations problems jeopardize the success of the project. A tour of a quarry in Venice, where the skyscraper's stonework is cut and polished, showcases a mock-up of one of the Plaza's granite columns. (53 minutes)

Antoni Gaudí

Mundo Nuevo Producciones

Over the course of his career, Antoni Gaudí translated the gothic revival style into a sensuous, surreal, and highly idiosyncratic design language that established him as the leader within the Spanish art nouveau movement. Using location footage, drawings, and archival photos and film, this program places Gaudí within the context of his profession and his times. His Colonia Güell, Parq Güell, Casa Batlló, Casa Milá, and Sagrada Família are featured. (Spanish, 48 minutes)

El Favor de los Santos: The Sacred Iconography of Retablos and Exvotos

Regents of New Mexico State University

With the introduction of Christianity to the Aztec peoples, a new kind of religious iconography arose: retablos and exvotos. Traditionally painted on tin, retablos tell of the lives of the saints while exvotos give thanks for miracles granted. This program brings together art historians, preservationists, and religious practitioners to look at the stories embedded in these paintings and their significance for those who pray to them. Among those interviewed are Refugio I. Rochin, director of Latino Initiatives at the Smithsonian Institution; Father Manuel Olimon Nolasco, director of the National Commission of Sacred Art, Mexico; and Charles Lovell, director of the New Mexico State University Art Gallery. (57 minutes)

The Charming Illusion of Reality

Radio Netherlands Television

A characteristic of Dutch painting is the skill with which texture is rendered; in the vanitas still lifes of the 17th century, the perfect expression of texture serves as a sober reminder of the transience of human life. This program covers the concern with textural expression from the masterworks of Gerard Dou to the modern "magical realists" like Carel Willink and Raoul Hynckes, to the contemporary concerns with texture as an end in itself and its ultimate expression in the sculptural use of scraps and garbage. (25 minutes)

Thomas Hart Benton: Tom Benton's Missouri

University of Missouri

Painting America was his life's work, and Thomas Hart Benton was at the apex of his career when he painted Social History of the State of Missouri. This program explores this, the most ambitious mural by America's foremost muralist, and its depiction of Missouri's history from pioneer days to the Depression era. The program is narrated by Benton (using recorded interviews), with additional commentary by historian Bob Priddy. (28 minutes)

Wyatt, Smart, Pound, and Ferlinghetti

Digital Rights Group Limited

In this program, several prominent poets combine evocative readings and cinematic interpretations of two classic poems—"They fle from me that sometyme did me seke" by Sir Thomas Wyatt and "Jubilate Agno" by Christopher Smart—as well as three modern ones: "In a Station of the Metro" and "Alba" by Ezra Pound and "History of the Airplane" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. (25 minutes)

The Art of Barbara Hepworth

Illuminations

Praised by The New York Times at the time of her death as one of the world’s foremost sculptors, Barbara Hepworth left a legacy of creations that continues to inspire new generations of artists. This program reveals the beauty and the power of her sculptures through footage of her naturalistic carvings of the 1920s, her increasingly abstract sculptures of the ’30s, her ambitious postwar works, her monumental public commissions, and the striking creations of her final years. The program also uses Dame Barbara’s own words, drawn from writings, correspondence, and archival interviews, to express the ideas that motivated her. (49 minutes)

!Esplendores! Splendors of Mexico

KLRN-TV

This program follows the magnificent museum exhibition that travels across 33 centuries of Mexican art, from the 12th- to 10th-century B.C. gigantic Olmec heads to Frida Kahlo's self-portrait. The exhibition is divided into four periods: the pre-columbian, whose artistic purpose was to venerate the gods, commemorate the rulers, and give form to the natural world; the Viceregal, whose art was intended to teach the native population about Christianity and turn them into loyal and productive servants of Spain; the 19th century, with its Mexican adaptation of European Romanticism and Naturalism; and the 20th century, with its themes of revolution and pride in Mexico's Indian heritage. The artistic voyage, which covers a range of ages and peoples, beliefs and styles, is united by the strong prevailing sense of Mexican identity and place. (28 minutes)

Treasures of San Marco

Films for the Humanities & Sciences

If no other cathedral remained standing to testify to the development of Western civilization, the Basilica of St. Mark in Venice could alone communicate the growth and flowering of European achievement over many centuries. This program, a work of art in itself, presents the artistic and architectural splendors of the basilica within the context of the opposing and evolving cultures that forged the city of Venice. (40 minutes)

Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School

Federici Video

Rectangular. Two stories. Hipped or gabled roofs, with overhanging eaves. This program examines the origins of the Prairie School style as exemplified by the buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright and his associates. The story of the style-inspired by the Arts and Crafts Movement, Louis Sullivan, and the Midwest-is elaborated upon by art historians and architects and through the words of Wright himself, as played by noted actor Richard Henzel. Video clips and archival photos illustrate the style, while a graphical deconstruction of a Victorian house details the contrast between that style and Wright's vision of the new American home. (57 minutes)

Expressionism

Deutsche Grammophon GmbH

An outgrowth of Fauvism, Expressionism emphasized color's emotional properties while demonstrating far less concern than the Fauves had with the formal and structural composition of color. Contemporary Neo-Expressionism has further developed this artistic approach.This program examines:o Edvard Munch's Ashes (1894), from the National Gallery of Norway, Osloo Franz Marc's The Tiger (1912), from the Municipal Gallery, Lenbachhaus, Municho Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's Five Women in the Street (1913), from the Wallraf-Richartz Museum and Museum Ludwig, Cologneo Max Beckmann's Actors (Triptych) (1941-42), from the Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridgeo Georg Baselitz's The Great Friends (1965), from the Museum Moderner Kunst, Viennao Anselm Kiefer's Interior (1981), from the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam(60 minutes)

Carlo Scarpa

The Arts Council of England

This beautifully photographed program, filmed on location in Italy, pays tribute to this renowned Venetian architect, famous for combining classical and modern architectural forms. Scarpa's unique ability to successfully incorporate his own designs into historical renovation projects is shown at several locations, including the 15th-century Castelvecchio in Verona and Palazzo Abatellis in Palermo. Brion Memorial-one of the great enigmas of modern architecture-is examined as a hybrid of classical, abstract, and Japanese architectural forms. In Venice, craftsmen and fellow architects fondly remember Scarpa's endless experimentation with color and textures. (58 minutes)

Brushstrokes

The Arts Council of England

John Virtue is painting an impressionist landscape on an enormous canvas laid out in a field. While he paints, he discusses how he expresses himself artistically through creative brushstrokes rather than through realistic imagery. Through Virtue we learn how the elevated social status of artists in general, and physical changes in the composition of paints, have allowed for more artistic experimentation with a wider variety of mediums and techniques. Individualists such as Titian, Constable, Van Gogh, and Pollock are discussed. (30 minutes)

Portrait

The Arts Council of England

It seems appropriate for a portrait to be a fair representation of its subject. However, problems can arise when the sitter does not perceive himself or herself in the same way the painter does. In this program, Tai-Shan Schierenberg paints a portrait of a wealthy English gentleman in two 3-hour sittings, under the intimidating stare of portraits by Holbein, Reynolds, Rembrandt, and Van Dyck. As an artist, Schierenberg is drawn to his subject's natural awkwardness, but wonders whether the Englishman will recognize the tendency and accept the portrait. (30 minutes)

Bauhaus: The Face of the 20th Century

Deutsche Grammophon GmbH

This stunning program looks at the development of the Bauhaus and at the key figures involved in it—including the founder Walter Gropius, his successor Mies van der Rohe, László Moholy-Nagy, and Josef Albers. The program also sets the history of the Bauhaus in the context of the political unrest and economic chaos of the Weimar Republic in Germany. The program features numerous experts including Christopher Frayling of the Royal College of Art, architectural historian Charles Jencks, and Dr. Peter Hahn, director of the Bauhaus Archive in Berlin. Former students discuss their time at the Bauhaus, and the eminent architect Philip Johnson tells how it influenced his work. The program contains rare archival footage of the Bauhaus at Dessau and looks at the architecture of Chicago, much influenced by Mies van der Rohe, who emigrated there after the Bauhaus was shut down by the Nazis in 1933. (50 minutes)

Computer Architecture

Skillbank Solutions Ltd

This technical program provides a step-by-step explanation of the infrastructure of computers and how they actually work. An overview of the processor includes discussions about how its interconnections make memory possible. Other topics include the bus and binary works and memory storage locations. Using excellent computer graphics, we see how the arithmetic and logic unit (ALU) adds two binary numbers, and how the information is stored. A discussion of the ALU and flags concludes the program. (17 minutes)

Microengineering and Nanotechnology

Allegro Productions.

This edition of Science Screen Report shows how the principles of microengineering and nanotechnology are being applied to environmental science, medicine, and engineering. A complete water-testing laboratory on a single microchip is spotlighted, as are grooved bandages that channel the movement and bonding of fibroblasts, speeding up healing and minimizing scarring. Research into the manipulation of individual atoms, the use of microscopic beads as medicinal magic bullets, and the identification of stress cracks caused by resonance is also featured. A viewable/printable instructor's guide is available online. Produced in association with the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology and the Junior Engineering Technical Society. (17 minutes)

Beyond the Classical: Byzantine and Later Greek Art

Beckman Limited

Far from disappearing after the Hellenistic age, Greek art flourished with the rise of Christianity and the Orthodox Church. This program explores the development of icon painting, the influence of Greek artists on later European movements, and the advent of neoclassical architecture as a manifestation of an age-old cultural legacy. With historical context from the conversion of Constantine through Greece’s post-WWII development period, Beyond the Classical provides a double portrait of a national art movement that has drawn on its own roots to reinvent itself, and a set of aesthetic principles that have shaped societies around the world. (25 minutes)

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Adeline Collier

Architect Frank Gehry's extraordinary building in the Basque country of northern Spain resembles a gigantic abstract sculpture in titanium, glass, and limestone. Its luminous exterior is as visually stimulating as the cathedral-like atrium and the organic forms of the galleries-an artful complement to the building's artistic contents. In this outstanding program, Mr. Gehry discusses his design approach and the architectural evolution of the museum, from sketches, to computerized blueprints, to the completed project. (33 minutes)

Surrealist Film: The Stuff of Dreams

Films for the Humanities & Sciences

Surrealist cinema sought to break with the conventional linear narrative style in favor of chance events and a world of the subconscious. This penetrating program featuring Alan Williams, author of Republic of Images: A History of French Filmmaking, analyzes the origin, evolution, and legacy of a cinematic movement whose stylistic artifacts can still be found in today's mass culture. Background on Dadaism-and the seismic historical events that gave birth to it-sets the stage for a nuanced discussion of Surrealism and its use of cinema to best express the movement's vision during its heyday and since. Key figures of Dadaism and Surrealism are highlighted, as are important films such as La Coquille et le Clergyman, L'Etoile de Mer, and Bunuel's iconic Un Chien Andalou and L'Age d'Or. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences Production. (39 minutes)

Johannes Itten: The Meeting—Masterworks (Kunsthaus, Zurich)

Monarda Arts GmbH

1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Johannes Itten’s “The Meeting,” completed in 1916 and housed in the Kunsthaus in Zurich.

Lyonel Feininger: Bird Cloud—Masterworks (The Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge)

Monarda Arts GmbH

1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Lyonel Feininger’s “Bird Cloud,” completed in 1926 and housed in The Harvard University Art Museums in Cambridge.

Jean Dubuffet: Happy Landscape—Masterworks (Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris)

Monarda Arts GmbH

1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Henry Jean Dubuffet’s “Happy Landscape,” completed in 1944 and housed in the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.

Titian: Great Artists (Series 1)

Seventh Art Productions

Tiziano Vecellio, known to English speakers as Titian, did more to establish the principles of modern painting than any of his Florentine contemporaries. Unlike the Italian masters that had preceded him, Titian painted mostly in oil. His radical approach to light, color, and composition, and free brush strokes set him apart. Titian’s fame spread far and wide, making him perhaps the first truly international artist. Works featured in this program include The Assumption of the Virgin, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, The Pesaro Altarpiece, Bacchus and Ariadne, Portrait of Charles V with Hound, The Venus of Urbino, and Diana and Callisto.

El Greco: Great Artists (Series 1)

Seventh Art Productions

El Greco's paintings marked a radical departure from the naturalism and careful modeling of the Renaissance, and as result were ignored for close to 300 years. Domenicos Theotocopolous, dubbed by the Spaniards ‘El Greco’, was born in the Greek Island of Crete and was trained to paint in the Byzantine style. Throughout the course of his artistic career El Greco’s style varied enormously. The result was a highly individualistic style of painting. Though criticized by many, El Greco’s dramatic style paved the way for the Baroque and later, in the 20th century, contributed to the development of Expressionism. Works featured in this program include The Purification of the Temple, The Disrobing of Christ, Martyrdom of St Maurice,The Burial of Count Orgaz, and Laocoon.

Rubens: Great Artists (Series 1)

Seventh Art Productions

Peter Paul Rubens is regarded as the chief exponent of the Baroque style. His career mirrors rapidly developing politics of an emergent Europe. Born a Protestant and raised as a Catholic in Antwerp, Rubens found himself on the front line of the Counter Reformation, both as a painter and a diplomat. A highly versatile artist, Rubens was equally at home painting altarpieces, history and mythological scenes, portraits and landscapes. He is perhaps best known for the voluptuous female nudes, which are often found in his large-scale mythological allegories. Rubens was the most celebrated painter of the early 17th century. Works featured in this program include Samson and Delilah, Self Portrait with Isabella Brant, The Descent from the Cross, The Life of Marie de'Medici, Peace and War, and Het Pelsken.

Turner: Great Artists (Series 1)

Seventh Art Productions

J. M. W. Turner was a visionary and a maverick, whose landscape paintings astounded and antagonized those that saw them. A member of the Royal Academy in London, Turner was fiercely attacked by critics for his radical approach to painting. Turner’s paintings reflect his varying responses to the world around him, a world that was rapidly changing as the industrial revolution propelled society forward. In addition to nature scenes, Turner’s paintings recall the ancient world, echoing neoclassical landscapes of the French painter Claude Lorrain. Works featured in this program include Fishermen at Sea, The Shipwreck, Snow Storm: Hannibal and His Army Crossing the Alps, Dido Building Carthage, Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbor’s Mouth, and Rain, Steam, and Speed—The Great Western Railway.

Goya: Great Artists (Series 2)

Seventh Art Productions

Francisco Goya has often been described as the last of the great old masters and the first of the new. He painted sublime portraits of the Spanish royal court and celebratory pictures of the good life in Spain. But he also produced some of the most harrowing images of human cruelty ever created, an unflinching vision that set him apart from almost any other painter in history. Tim Marlow explores works such as the Naked Maja, the Disasters of War and Saturn Eating his Children.

Cézanne: The Impressionists, with Tim Marlow

Seventh Art Productions

Paul Cézanne has been called the artist's artist as his work was bought by most of the great artists of his time, including Picasso who described Cézanne as “his only master.” In this program, Tim Marlow examines his life and charts his artistic development and involvement in the Impressionist Movement, demonstrating why he is considered the father of Modern painting.

Tim Marlow on Modern British Sculpture

Seventh Art Productions

Join Tim Marlow as he guides us round the Modern British Sculpture exhibition. In 2011, the Royal Academy of Arts will be presenting the first exhibition for 30 years to examine British sculpture of the twentieth century.

The Moors: At the Height of Empire

Digital Rights Group Limited

With the grandeur and geometric sophistication of the Alhambra as a powerful opening example, this program looks at Islamic culture in southern Spain following the Berber invasion of 711. Scholar Bettany Hughes talks with Professor Antonio Fernandez-Puertas of the University of Granada, who has studied Nasrid art and architecture for 40 years; with Professor Lauro Olmo Encisco of Alcala University in Madrid, an expert on the Visigothic site of Recopolis; and with Islamic historian Ali Raisuni, who posits noble motives behind Moorish expansion. These conversations, as well as the program's energetic visuals and helpful overviews of Islam's origins, yield valuable insight into the social, economic, scientific, and military dynamics of the period. (53 minutes)

Pritzker Prize–Winning Architects

NewsHour Productions

Five very different architects, each endowed with his own unique creative vision: what could Philip Johnson, Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano, Ricardo Legorreta, and Jacques Herzog possibly have in common? A passion for their profession, certainly—and the $100,000 Pritzker Prize, architecture’s most prestigious honor. In this classic NewsHour program, these five Pritzker laureates provide insights into the art of building design and construction. Episodes include… • Philip Johnson—Looking Back: Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Philip Johnson—innovator of the International Style and proponent of Post-Modernism—reflect on his career. Segment also sold individually. • Frank Gehry on the Guggenheim Bilbao: Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with Frank Gehry about the process of designing and building the Guggenheim Bilbao. Segment also sold as a part of Architects at Work. • Renzo Piano—Looking Back: Margaret Warner interviews Renzo Piano on his life, his career, and the most distinguishing characteristics of his work. • Ricardo Legorreta and Architectural Design: Ray Suarez talks with Ricardo Legorreta about building design—inviting the end user to give input during the process, the judicious use of color in different locales, and making affordable housing that is both inexpensive and beautiful. • Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron—Collaborative Architecture: Ray Suarez interviews Jacques Herzog on the synergy that comes from working in partnership with another world-class architect, Pierre de Meuron. (60 minutes)

Valencia-in Spanish

Ente Público Radiotelevisión

Valencia is Spain's third-largest city, the birthplace of renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, and the urban jewel of the Costa del Azahar, or Orange Blossom Coast. This program enables students to learn more about Valencia by way of its historical landmarks and present-day public spaces. Juxtaposing the medieval heritage of the city with its baroque elements, the program explores the Cathedral of Valencia, including the chapel dedicated to the Virgin de los Desamparados, and the Monastery San Miguel de los Reyes, now a technologically sophisticated library. Modern buildings-including those designed by Calatrava, Felix Candela, and Sir Norman Foster-are studied, while Valencia's Water Tribunal is also shown in session.