Ken Burns
The words and the legacy of Stephen Foster If you humming "Camptown races" or "Oh Susanna," then you are familiar with century 19 composer Stephen Foster. But the lyrics in the songs of Foster often contained condescending racial ideas. Music historian Ken Emerson, author of a biography of Foster, said that many words of the composer in a new book, Stephen Foster & Co.
Ken Burns on the "Ken Burns Effect"
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The History of Rock and Roll $15.66 Serving as an introduction for neophytes and a refresher course for experts, The History of Rock and Roll is a mammoth and, when considered on its own terms, frequently successful undertaking. The series, which was first presented in 1995, consumes some 578 minutes, with 10 episodes (there are no bonus features) spread out over five discs. Its pedigree (executive producers include Quincy Jones, w... |
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The Civil War - Traditional American Songs And Instrumental Music Featured In The Film By Ken Burns: Original Soundtrack Recording $11.57 Jewel case with inserts, CD is very clean with very clear sound... |
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Songs of the Civil War $4.80 Prompted by the success Ken Burns's popular Civil War documentary (which spawned its own soundtrack), Songs of the Civil War presents an eclectic assortment of contemporary performers tackling period pieces that date back to the War Between the States. Here's Sweet Honey in the Rock tackling the slave lament "No More Auction Block for Me," Judy Collins singing "Battle Hymn of the Republic," and Ka... |
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John Adams $17.89 Based on David McCullough's bestselling biography, the HBO miniseries John Adams is the furthest thing from a starry-eyed look at America's founding fathers and the brutal path to independence. Adams (Paul Giamatti), second president of the United States, is portrayed as a skilled orator and principled attorney whose preference for justice over anti-English passions earns enemies. But he also gain... |
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Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition) $3.00 Three days in the summer of 1863, at a place called Gettysburg. Although it received a theatrical release, this four-hour depiction of the bloody Civil War battle was shot as a made-for-television film. But no taint of cheapness or shortcuts should stick to this magnificent picture (well, except maybe for those phony-looking mustaches). Based on Michael Shaara's book The Killer Angels, this film t... |
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Ken Burns: The Civil War (Commemorative Edition) $33.99 Producer/writer/director Ken Burns' nine-episode opus, the Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary that brought to life the most turbulent chapter in American history. Maps, drawings, vintage photographs, and narration featuring the words of those who went to war (and those who were left behind) are blended to recount the causes, conflicts and resolution of the War Between the States. Six-disc set incl... |
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Battleground 7: Bull Run $17.75 TalonSoft's award-winning Battleground Series returns to the ever popular American Civil War! Battleground 7: Bull Run delivers two epic battles for the price of one! July 21, 1861 The earliest large-scale engagement of the Civil War, the First Battle of Bull Run found J.E. Johnston's outnumbered Rebels fighting a desperate delaying action versus the powerful Union army of Irvin McDowell. It was... |
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Photo To Movie $49.95 Photo to Movie creates customized slide show movies from your digital photographs. Watch your photos come alive with Ken Burns-style motion effects. View movie at full screen. Add music record voice-overs and label your photos using captions. Burn your movie to DVD using your favorite burning software. System Requirements:Mac OS X 10.3 or later; G4 1ghz 768MB RAM recommended 128MB VR... |
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Apple Final Cut Express HD (Mac) [OLD VERSION] $299.99 This is a consumer video editing solution that lets you edit high-definition video (HDV) as well as digital video (DV), then preview your work full screen on a primary or secondary display, such as your home theatre or the Web. And full versions of LiveType and Soundtrack let you create animated graphics, text effects and custom soundtracks. Whether you want to make sophisticated home movies compl... |
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Adobe Premiere Elements $13.89 Adobe Premiere Elements Video Edit Software for Windows - Digital Video professionals are well acquainted with the editing tools of Adobe Premiere, where it has enjoyed immense popularity. As we all have greater access to digital video equipment, be it a digital-camcorder or a digital-camera device, Premiere Elements is designed to help ignite the creative energies of the average person. With Au... |
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American Roots Music CD $11.29 The successes of the breakthrough soundtrack from the film O Brother Where Art Thou? and the in-depth PBS television series Ken Burns' Jazz seem to have combined in the 2001 production of Palm Pict... |
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Arkadia Jazz: The Stars of Jazz, Vol. 1 CD $8.05 Spurred by Ken Burns' extensive foray into the history and state of jazz, Arkadia provides a budget excursion to the same rich lands. This first volume of the four-CD series is one of two discs dev... |
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Art Blakey - Ken Burns Jazz CD $12.45 Digitally remastered by Kevin Reeves (Universal Mastering Studios-East).In conjunction with the release of Ken Burns' ten-part, 19-hour epic PBS documentary Jazz, Columbia issued 22 single-disc com... |
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Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns DVD (1994) $99.99 Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns DVD (1994) |
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Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns DVD $63.89 Documentarian Ken Burns analyzes America's pastime, explaining how in every era events on the diamond have reflected what was going on in the country as a whole.An epic overflowing with heroes and ... |
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Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns DVD (Full Frame; Widescreen) $76.79 Full Frame; Widescreen - Documentarian Ken Burns analyzes America's pastime, explaining how in every era events on the diamond have reflected what was going on in the country as a whole.Standard Sc... |
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Baseball: The Tenth Inning - A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick Blu-ray $21.49 This film, directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, brings the original Baseball series up to date. The strike, the home run chase, the steroids, scandal, the rise of the Yankees, and the triumph of ... |
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Baseball: The Tenth Inning - A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick Blu-ray $22.69 Widescreen; Additional Footage; Soundtrack English; English Subtitles; Behind The Scenes; Sensormatic; Blue Ray HD-DVD Starring: Ken Burns; |
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Baseball: The Tenth Inning - A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick DVD $19.99 This film, directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, brings the original Baseball series up to date. The strike, the home run chase, the steroids, scandal, the rise of the Yankees, and the triumph of ... |
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Baseball: The Tenth Inning - A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick DVD (PBS Paramoun $17.45 PBS Paramount - Additional Footage; Soundtrack English; English Subtitles; Behind The Scenes; Sensor Matic Starring: Ken Burns; |