Past seven days

"North & South" is a popular name for an artistic work.  The one I watched this week is a 1975 adaptation of the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, and stars Patrick Stewart and Rosalie Shanks as the romantic leads.  Another version was made in 2004. Don't confuse it with the epic American miniseries that takes place during the Civil War era.

Also a highlight was the Oscar shorts compilation made by an organization called Shorts International.  In the past few years they've been screening in theatres, just a couple months prior to the Oscar awards ceremonies, the nominated short films for that year and some honorable mentions to make a full program.  This particular DVD had some live-action and animated winners from the past several years, some I remember watching at fests and others I have not seen before.  They were all pretty good.  Shorts International also is a partner in the Shortstv cable channel (known by several different names, depending on your geographic location) where you can watch other short films and related product.

Antibodies
Lee Daniel's The Butler
Europa Report
The Mudge Boy
North & South
The Oscar Winning Short Film Collection
The Parade
Your Beauty is Worth Nothing