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Killer of sheep : the Charles Burnett collection

2007

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	Killer of sheep : the Charles Burnett collection / Milestone Film and Steven Soderbergh present.
Edition:	Special ed., [fullscreen ed.].
Publisher, Date:	[Harrington Park, N.J.] : Milestone Film & Video ; [New York] : Distributed by New Yorker Video, ©2007.
Description:	2 videodiscs (164 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:	Killer of Sheep: "In the Los Angeles community of Watts, Stan, a sensitive dreamer, is growing detached and numb from the toll of working in a slaughterhouse. Frustrated by money problems, he finds solace in moments of simple beauty: the warmth of a teacup against his cheek, slow dancing with his wife, holding his daughter. Combining lyrical moments with neorealist style, [director] Burnett unfolds his story with compassion and humor."--Container. My brother's wedding: "Pierce Mundy works at his parents' South Central dry cleaners with no prospects for the future and his childhood buddies in prison or dead. With his best friend just getting out of jail and his brother busy planning a wedding to a snooty, upper-middle-class black woman, Pierce navigates his conflicting obligations while trying to figure out what he really wants in life."--Container.
Series:	The Milestone cinematheque Milestone cinematheque.
Subjects:	African American families -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama. African Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Social conditions -- Drama. African Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Economic conditions -- Drama. Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Social aspects -- Drama.
Genre:	Feature films. Fiction films. Short films.
Other Author:	Burnett, Charles, 1944- Milestone Film & Video. New Yorker Video (Firm) Charles Burnett Productions. Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
Other Title:	Charles Burnett collection Several friends. Horse. When it rains. Quiet as kept. My brother's wedding.
Notes:	Title from container. Killer of sheep originally produced in 1977. My brother's wedding originally produced in 1983. My brother's wedding: Editor, Thomas M. Penick. Cast for Killer of sheep: Henry Gayle Sanders, Kaycee Moore, Charles Bracy, Angela Burnett, Eugene Cherry, Jack Drummond. Cast for My brother's wedding: Everette Silas, Jessie Holmes, Gaye Shannon-Burnett, Ronald E. Bell, Dennis Kemper. DVD. Killer of sheep was named to the National Film Registry in 1990 by the Library of Congress.
Contents:	Disc 1. Killer of sheep (1977; 81 min.) / a film by Charles Burnett ; Bonus short films by Charles Burnett: Several friends (1969) ; The horse (1973) ; When it rains (1995) ; Optional commentary track on Killer of sheep with Charles Burnett and Richard Peña ; cast reunion ; Trailer for Killer of sheep -- Disc 2. My brother's wedding (1983 original version and 2007 director's cut; 118 min. and 83 min.) / Charles Burnett Productions ; co-producer, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen ; a film by Charles Burnett ; Quiet as kept (2007; ca. 5 min.).
ISBN:	9781933920061 1933920068 9781933920061 : DVD 1933920068 : DVD
Publisher Number:	MILE00107
Other Number:	265069794
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	875607
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Call Number:	DVD MOVIE Killer o

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