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Movies & Videos
Magnet Laboratory, A (1959)
I remember watching this movie in my first year at Milwaukee School of Engineering. It always stuck with me. I’ve always hoped that it would be posted on the Internet. Real-world physics doesn’t get any better than this! This movie is a classic!
Pipe Dream (2001)
This was AMAZING! Once you start watching it, you can’t take your eyes off it!
Arctic Giant, The (1942)
An expedition unearths a frozen Tyrannosaurus in the Siberian tundra and brings it back to the USA. Naturally, it accidentally thaws and runs amok. Can Superman handle it?
A is for Atom (1953)
Animated classic presenting what an atom is, how energy is released from certain kinds of atoms, the peacetime uses of atomic energy and the byproducts of nuclear fission.
The Lost World (1925)
The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam
Scrooge (1935)
Seymour Hicks plays the title role in the first sound version of the Dickens classic about the miser who’s visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. This British import is notable for being the only adaptation of this story with an invisible Marley’s Ghost and its Expressionistic cinematography. This is the uncut 78 minute version.
Why Do These Kids Love School? (1990)
This award-winning film features nine unique schools, both public and private, California to East Harlem. In these unique schools relationship, creative thinking, and direct experience are valued above memorization of facts. As we struggle with issues of how to provide a quality education for all children, we might look to these successful schools where teachers, students, parents and administrators are involved in creating supportive educational environments.
The Story Of Stuff
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.
The Flying Deuces (1939) – Laurel and Hardy
Ollie is in love with a woman. When he find out that she is already married, he tries to kill himself. Of course, the suicide is prevented and the boys join the Foreign Legion to get away from their troubles. Eventually, they are arrested for trying to desert the Legion and escape the firing squad by stealing a plane.
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Cartoons
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Betty Boop: Minnie The Moocher (1932)
A wonderful, surreal and genuinely scary piece of work. If I had seen this as a child I would have had nightmares for weeks!
Modern Guide to Health (1947)
Animation short promoting general health awareness. NHS in 1947. Public health. Public Health Campaign Films. Post War era. Humorous cartoon treatment of general health problems: correct posture; the value of exercise and fresh air; the importance of suitable clothes; how to avoid insomnia.
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Felix the Cat: The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg (1936)
Felix’s goose, who lays golden eggs, is goose-napped by none other than Captain Kidd. Felix saves the day. A nice swashbuckling cartoon. Produced in 1936.
Gulliver’s Travels (1939)
I love this old classic. Great animation compared to a lot of the square, choppy and non life-like cartoons they have today. Good family entertainment.
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Woody Woodpecker in Pantry Panic
Weatherby Groundhog predicts a cold winter and advises all the birds to fly south. But Woody Woodpecker decides to stay, and nearly starves. Animation by Alex Lovy and Lester Kline, story by Ben Hardaway and L.E. Elliott, music by Darrell Calker.
Superman: The Mechanical Monsters (1941)
A mad scientist unleashes robots to rob banks and loot museums. Superman saves the day. Animation by Steve Muffati and George Germanetti. Music by Sammy Timberg. Produced in 1941.
Superman (1941)
The Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon.
Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves (1937)
The classic Arabian adventure, adapted for Popeye and Olive Oyl. Cartoon originally produced in 1937 by Fleischer Studios
