MEDIA CENTER MEMO FOR APRIL

Welcome back.

The following films will (hopefully) be recorded during this month.

ART

Fresco: S. Sarandon narrates this documentary exploring the conceptual and artistic process that went into an illustration of St. Thomas AquinasÌ seven virtues, the largest modern fresco in the United States.

Andy Warhol: Programs recounts Warhols rise from his working-class roots in Pittsburgh through his stunning success as an artist and his untimely death in 1987.

History/English/Social Studies

Frontline: Memory of the Camps. Relive the first impressions of many American soldiers as they discovered the horrendous evidence of Nazi concentration camps.

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

Bridges: Explains how and why bridges work, from the earliest bridge-building bridges endeavors to todayÌs bridges, and explores why some bridges are arched and others are suspended, some made of steel and others of concrete. ( Support material available)

Cities: Features archival footage and commentary by historians, urban planners, and social scientist, this episode looks at the evolution of the transportation, water, and sewage systems of five large cities around the world. Also examines architecture in the cities and investigates different approaches taken by urban planners. (Support material available)

ENGLISH

Ernest Hemingway: Explores the life and work of the great author. (Support material available)

SCIENCE

Bill Nye: Chemical reaction, Balance

MUSIC

Great Composers: Mozart . The truths and myths of Mozart the legend are disproved or confirmed, and viewers follow the artist from his early days as a child prodigy to his later life as an ubiquitous public performer.

Great Composers: Wagner/Mahler . This episode examines the music, life and legacy of these two great composers.