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Both Television’s Vietnam: The Real Story and Television’s Vietnam: the Impact of Media
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were shown on PBS. They mark the beginning of critical programming which was institutionalized by PBS thereafter via a series called Point of View. Of course, all documentaries have a point of view, to include the soi-disant “objective” films which fill the television schedules.For more on these programs, consult chapters 17-19 of America Reflected(see writings). |
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Will Rogers' 1920s: A Cowboy's Guide to the Times (1976). Preview |
Sponsored, in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Will Rogers’ 1920s is a historian-made
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film which taps archival images and sounds to evoke the turbulent decade and the persona of Will Rogers as a political and social observer. Rogers loved America, but, as a man of the frontier and the descendent of Cherokees, he was not sure that his nation was headed in the right direction. Chapters 1-6 of America Reflected examine multiple facets of the Rogers heritage; chapter 6 describes the making of this award-winning compilation film. |
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The Best of the Old School Profile of Dr. Shelley Berkeley. Preview |
Dr. Shelley Berkeley was a much-beloved professor with specialties in Shakespeare and Milton.
During his 40 years at Oklahoma State University, he remained a productive scholar and a
unique teacher who is celebrated in this documentary profile. He was the “Mr. Chips” of
Cowboy Country. To see more of the film, please contact Dr. Peter Rollins, RollinsPC@aol.com |
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This instructional film examines film language and the art of editing with emphasis on
the work of Frank Capra, a major Hollywood figure examined in chapter 12 of America
Reflected (see writings). To see more of the film, please contact
Dr. Peter Rollins, RollinsPC@aol.com
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