January-February 2013 VOL. 28 THE VIDEO REVIEW MAGAZINE FOR LIBRARIES NO. 1 IN THIS ISSUE 2012 Best Docs | Pina | The Story of Film | Guilty Pleasures | We Are Legion | Hot Flash Havoc | Searching for Sugar Man | Undefeated BAKER & TAYLOR’S SCENE & HEARD Access to new releases, classics & hard-to-fi nd music CD, DVD and Blu-ray titles Digital Media Processing Baker & Taylor offers all the A/V services to deliver circulation- products, services and expertise that ready product your library needs to meet the continued Titles available from major and demand for movie and music products. independent suppliers Exclusive studio incentive programs and sales Automatically Yours™ standing order plans DVD Lease and Subscription Plans Music and Movie Parade auto-ship plans The Red Carpet and the Green Room, our customized buying websites for music and video CD Hotlist, our exclusive source for the best in niche music Extensive on-hand inventory and fast delivery nationwide TechXpress cataloging and processing The Alert, your monthly A/V buying guide Experienced, dedicated A/V Sales Consultants Order online 24/7 through Title Source™ 3 Stay connected: 800-775-2600 x2666 | www.baker-taylor.com Spotlight Review Pina HHH1/2 Bausch would pose questions, like a psycho- (2011) 103 min. In therapist, and her graceful, multinational German, English, dancers would answer—not in words, but Russian, French, Italian, with improvised gestures, movement, and Slovenian, Spanish, Publisher/Editor: Randy Pitman body language, expressing their intimate Portuguese & Korean w/ emotions and experiences. Following her Associate Editor: Jazza Williams-Wood English subtitles. DVD: $29.95, Blu-ray: $44.95. example, Wenders asked each of Bausch’s Copy Editor: Kathleen L. Florio The Criterion Collection distinctive dancers to convey their personal Editorial Assistant: Chris Pitman (avail. from most memories of Pina in solo performances, distributors, Jan. 22). filming them in and around Wuppertal Graphic Designer: Carol Kaufman and in the countryside of Bergisches Land. Marketing Director: Anne Williams Wenders’ Pina doesn’t include much per- An Oscar nominee for Best Documentary, sonal or background information as un- this exhilarating film from director Wim identified dancers pay tribute to their leader Contributing Writers Wenders celebrates legendary German (who departed to “dance in the clouds”) in Kathleen C. Fennessy, Reviewer, choreographer Philippina “Pina” Bausch. reverent voiceovers and talking head inter- Amazon.com For nearly 10 years, Wenders worked on the views, but as a performance documentary, Erika Gieschen, Teacher, Norwalk-La Mirada concept with Bausch and the Ensemble of this one shines. Extras include a director’s Unified School District of Los Angeles County the Tanztheater Wuppertal. Sadly, Bausch audio commentary, a “making-of” fea- suddenly and unexpectedly died on June Sam Graham, Reviewer, Amazon.com turette, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes 30, 2009, at age 68, just days before film footage, an interview with Wenders, and a Susan Granger, SSG Syndicate production was scheduled to begin. After a booklet. Highly recommended. Aud: H, C, Donald Liebenson, Reviewer, period of mourning and extensive re-evalu- P. (S. Granger) Entertainment Weekly, Amazon.com ation, Wenders decided to turn his focus on Stephen Rees, Librarian, Bucks Co. Free Bausch’s uniquely innovative and highly will Library, Levittown, PA Video Librarian stylized choreography. Featured among be exhibiting at the an- Frank Swietek, Associate Professor the composed dance selections here are nual ALA Midwinter of History, University of Dallas, TX Café Müller, Le Sacre du Printemps, Vollmond, Meeting in Seattle, WA, and Kontakthof—Bausch’s four signature from January 25-28. We Additional Contributors: pieces, which had already been prepared for hope you will drop by filming before her untimely demise, along our booth (#737) to say Sean Axmaker with archival footage of Bausch at work. hello! Carson Block What’s intriguing is her creative process: Charles Cassady Fran Gardner Phil Hall Tom Keogh TABLE OF CONTENTS Kendahl Kruver Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg Michael Sandlin Video Newsbriefs Relationships & Sexuality Jeff Shannon 6 62 Books Into Movies 8 Food & Spirits 62 Mixed Media 10 Business & Economics 63 Video Movies 18 Sports, Games & Recreation 63 Video Librarian (ISSN: 0887-6851) is pub- lished bi-monthly by Video Librarian, Classic Films/TV 37 The Arts 64 3435 NE Nine Boulder Dr., Poulsbo, WA 98370. Subscriptions: $64 for one year 2012 Best Documentaries 47 History & Current Events 66 in the United States; $69 (US) in Canada (includes GST); $86 elsewhere. 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