Garrison Keillor
The Witty and Urbane Garrison Keillor in 1985
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The Civil War – A Film by Ken Burns (Boxed Set) [VHS] $21.78 The most successful public-television miniseries in American history, the 11-hour Civil War didn’t just captivate a nation, reteaching to us our history in narrative terms; it actually also invented a new film language taken from its creator. When people describe documentaries using the “Ken Burns approach,” its style is understood: voice-over narrators reading letters and documents dramatically a… |
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The Dakota Conflict (The 1862 Great Sioux Uprising) [VHS] $19.99 … |
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Empire of the Air – The Men Who Made Radio [VHS] $6.75 Like a juicy page-turner, Ken Burns’s two-hour documentary on the history of radio is packed with tantalizing ingredients: power, greed, broken friendships, narcissistic heroes, and tragic players. Adapted from Tom Lewis’s absorbing book, Empire follows three Americans who crafted Guglielmo Marconi’s discovery of radio waves into a powerful component of the 20th century: foppish inventor Lee de Fo… |
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Ken Burns: The Civil War (Commemorative Edition) $33.95 Producer/writer/director Ken Burns’ nine-episode opus, the Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary that brought to life the most turbulent chapter in American history. Maps, drawings, vintage photographs, and narration featuring the words of those who went to war (and those who were left behind) are blended to recount the causes, conflicts and resolution of the War Between the States. Six-disc set incl… |
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A Prairie Home Companion $4.73 Robert Altman and Garrison Keillor combine reality and fantasy in this smooth, ebullient take on the long-running Prairie Home Companion radio show. Set during the show’s fictitious last broadcast–the host station has been bought–the film has plenty of elements from the real PHC radiocasts, including a live audience and the sensational Shoe band. The onstage program is mostly music numbers, a be… |
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The Civil War – A Film by Ken Burns $70.00 The most successful public-television miniseries in American history, the 11-hour Civil War didn’t just captivate a nation, reteaching to us our history in narrative terms; it actually also invented a new film language taken from its creator. When people describe documentaries using the “Ken Burns approach,” its style is understood: voice-over narrators reading letters and documents dramatically a… |
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News From Lake Wobegon by Garrison Keillor (One Audio Cassette) 1983 … |
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The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns (1990) dvd The DVD features on The Civil War provide a wealth of insight, creative philosophy, historical perspective, and educational enjoyment. Twelve years after its premiere broadcast, the film was given a digital facelift, sharpening image clarity, correcting color, and enriching its soundtrack with a remastered 5.1-channel mix, as demonstrated in the “Civil War Reconstruction” featurette. In interviews… |
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NOTHING YOU DO FOR CHILDREN IS EVER WASTED – GARRISON KEILLOR QUOTE Pinback Button 1.25 Pin / Badge $0.79 … |
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A Prairie Home Companion With Garrison Keillor (30th Anniversary Season Celebration) $13.19 Tastier than a bowl of Mournful Oatmeal and as expeditious as a dozen Powdermilk Biscuits, this installment of Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” is a celebratory live broadcast of the popular radio program. The show includes favorite segments such as Keillor’s “News from Lake Wobegon,” a Guy Noir mystery, Dusty and Lefty, and more “Companion” regulars, along with musical guests Jearlyn… |
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