Film and Television (Audio)

The explorations of the significance of the Law & Order continues with an exploration of the social and cultural significance of series and the manner in which it represents crime, punishment, the criminal justice system, and the law. Panelists fdiscuss how Law & Order has transformed television portrayals of the criminal justice system and how this has contributed to cultural understandings of cr...

Law & Order is one of the most financially successful series in the history of television. It was from the outset a program designed to navigate the shifting sands of the TV business during cable and broadband eras. Panelists explore the distinctive features of Law & Order as a network franchise and off-network syndication property. Topics included: production strategies, cost containment, marketi...

One of the most distinctive filmmakers of our time, Werner Herzog has been called the “romantic visionary” of the New German Cinema movement. His edgy, larger-than-life films fuse the epic with the intimate, redefining the scale and scope of filmmaking to include more than 60 works shot on every continent. He appears in conversation with acclaimed author and essayist, Pico Iyer at UC Santa Barbara...

Join distinguished scholars Robert Polito and Patricia Patterson at D.G. Wills Books as they discuss “Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Farber”, a collection of Farber’s film criticism that spans his early weekly reviews for “The New Republic” and “The Nation” to his later essays (some written in collaboration with his wife, Patricia Patterson). Farber’s unusual and pointed prose...

Join entertainment industry leaders for a discussion on emerging trends that are transforming the television industry, including new programming forms, the impact of new technologies, and the future of the medium. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 15028]

Panel of experts examines the greening of Hollywood, from creating environmentally sustainable media production practices to building green consciousness in the media industries and their audiences. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 14714]

Mira Nair films, Salaam Bombay, Monsoon Wedding and The Namesake, illuminate the ambiguities of the immigrant experience and highlight the conflicts between modern and traditional cultures. She is joined for a discussion of modern cinema by Gayatri Gopinath and Juli Wyman, both of UC Davis. Series: "Mondavi Center Presents" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 11981]

Conversations Host Harry Kreisler welcomes author Nathaniel Rich for a discussion of the film noir genre. Their conversation focuses on the key elements of the genre and explores why the City by the Bay came to be a preferred setting for the films that brought to the screen the terror and dread of the modern city. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 11038]

Cedric Robinson reflects on his early years at UC Santa Barbara and then deals with current research he is conducting on images of Blacks and other minorities in early Hollywood films. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 9301]