[Master from 90’s West]
Several segments shot by Nancy Cain and Jody Procter for The 90’s: Nixon Library, Blase Bonpane, Roz Wieman, Betsy Brown, activists in Eugene, Oregon, Radio Free Venice, Echo Man on Venice Beach, who should be president?.
Several segments shot by Nancy Cain and Jody Procter for The 90’s: Nixon Library, Blase Bonpane, Roz Wieman, Betsy Brown, activists in Eugene, Oregon, Radio Free Venice, Echo Man on Venice Beach, who should be president?.
Raw footage for the award-winning series, The 90’s. Nancy’s reel, Art Emergency LA pt.2. Artists take the stage to protest proposed cuts to NEA funding.
This tape features raw footage for the award-winning TV series The 90’s. It features an interview with author and University of Southern California professor Ian Mitroff. Mitroff discusses television and its effect on politics and public discourse, saying, “TV has become a self-sealing universe… a culture. There’s too much garbage on TV but you can’t turn it off… how do you turn off a culture?” and “The kids have gotten the message in this society which is… ‘Say yes to consumption in endless amounts.’ That’s the real message, and that’s what TV is really about in this country. It’s tied to consumerism, not even entertainment… it’s all consumerism.” Commenting on the television news’ reliance on political sound bites: “If [Abraham Lincoln] were around today he would be reduced to ‘Read my lips: no more slavery.'”
0:07 Channel 6 Woodstock TV Promo. 0:17 Frank Perino talks about plight of blind people. 0:40 Title: “The Night Owl Show” 1:00 Perino talks about the death of his seeing-eye dog and his difficulties getting a new dog from an organization for the blind. 3:10 Perino discusses what needs to be done to help the blind in America. He discusses his activities as a musician – singing on the subway in New York. He talks about how his life has […]