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Laurel and Hardy Interview (1954)

Tam Bode Link A — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:40:59 +0000

DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Laurel and Hardy were one of the most popular comedy teams of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. Composed of thin, English-born Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and heavy, American-born Oliver Hardy (1892–1957) they became well known during the late 1920s to the mid-1940s for their work in motion pictures; the team also appeared on stage throughout America and Europe. The two comedians first worked together on the film The Lucky Dog. After a period appearing separately in several short films for the Hal Roach studio during the 1920s, they began appearing in movie shorts together in 1926. Laurel and Hardy officially became a team the following year, and soon became Hal Roach’s most lucrative stars. Among their most popular and successful films were the features Sons of the Desert (1933), Way Out West (1937), and Block-Heads (1938) and the shorts Big Business (1929), Liberty (1929), and their Academy Award-winning short, The Music Box (1932). The pair left the Roach studio in 1940, then appeared in eight “B” comedies for 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1941 to 1945. Disappointed in the films in which they had little creative control, from 1946 to 1950 the team did not appear on film and concentrated on their stage show, embarking on a musical hall tour of England, Ireland and Scotland. They made Atoll K, a French/Italian co-production and their last film, in 1950/1951, before retiring from the screen. In total …

Part 1 – Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis (Chs 01-05)

Tam Bode Link A — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:36:59 +0000

Part 1. Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Mike Vendetti. Playlist for Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis: www.youtube.com

Book 11 – Chapter 1B – The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

Tam Bode Link A — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:10:59 +0000

Book 11: Chapter 1B – The Little Shoe. Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Mark Nelson. Playlist for The Hunchback of Notre Dameâ€‹ by Victor Hugo: www.youtube.com

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka – Whole Book

Tam Bode Link A — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:25:59 +0000

Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by David Barnes.

Chapter 09 – Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontÃ«

Tam Bode Link A — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:55:59 +0000

Chapter 9. Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Ruth Golding. Playlist for Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontÃ«: www.youtube.com

Vol 3 – Chapter 08 – Emma by Jane Austen

Tam Bode Link A — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:50:59 +0000

Volume 3 Chapter 8. Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Moira Fogerty. Playlist for Emma by Jane Austen: www.youtube.com

Chapter 24 – Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontÃ«

Tam Bode Link A — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:45:59 +0000

Chapter 24. Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Ruth Golding. Playlist for Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontÃ«: www.youtube.com

Chapter 01 – The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Tam Bode Link A — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:40:59 +0000

Chapter 1. Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by David Barnes. Playlist for The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: www.youtube.com

Chapter 068-071 – Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Tam Bode Link A — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:35:59 +0000

Chapters 68-71. Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Stewart Wills. Playlist for Moby Dick by Herman Melville: www.youtube.com

Chapter 16 – Walden by Henry David Thoreau

Tam Bode Link A — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:30:59 +0000

Chapter 16: The Pond in Winter. Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Gord Mackenzie. Playlist for Walden by Henry David Thoreau: www.youtube.com