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In the first entry of this series, the show open with a troupe of dancing chorus girls getting a salute from crossed-eyed Ben Turpin. Then the master of ceremonies, Fredric March, brings on the various acts, starting with a pre-teen Mitzi Green), dressed as an adult and singing "Was That the Human Thing to Do?" , followed by Ginger Rogers and Jack Oakie singing-and-dancing to "The Girl Who Used to be You." Then the Three Brox Sisters do a triple imitation of Marlene Dietrich singing 'Falling in Love Again." 'Jack Duffy' does a drunken hillbilly bit involving a lamp post, the the finale has Eddie Peabody, playing a banjo for some chorus girls on a pedestal.
A young music student faces expulsion after her instructors learn she is moonlighting as a pop-music writer.
This honest and often blackly hilarious film shows Martyn at home in Ireland, during the lead-up to and aftermath of an operation to have one of his legs amputated below the knee. Contributors include sometime collaborator and buddy Phil Collins, the late Robert Palmer, Ralph McTell, Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, fellow hellraiser bassist Danny Thompson, John's ex-wife Beverley Martyn and younger generation fan Beth Orton. We see a man incapable of compromising his creative vision, from his folk club roots in the Sixties, through a career of continuous musical experimentation. Along the way there is a surreal roll-call of accidents and incidents, including a collision with a cow
Hole's performance at The Metro on October 21, 1994. The show was taped and then broadcast on "ABC In Concert" in 1995.
In Luxoria Prince Igor is preparing to accede to the throne and choose his wife on his 24th birthday. The mother Duchess's candidate is Duchess Xenia, but Igor loves Annie, the soap-maker's daughter.
This documentary film traces the entire history of New York's punk movement; the VU years, the Warhol influence, the Dolls reign, and the handover of power to the bands who shared the sensibilities and attitude introduced to the city by Warhol and the Velvets a decade before. With the aid of performance footage, rare archive, exclusive interviews and some of the most exciting music ever recorded, this programme offers an experience of these events second only to having lived through them. Features new interviews with Richard Hell, Suicide's Alan Vega, Blondie's Gary Valentine and many more.
Mexico’s most iconic concert comes to U.S. theaters on September 15th, celebrating Mexican Independence Day and commemorating the 10th anniversary of Juan Gabriel’s passing. Experience his legendary first performance at Mexico City’s “Palacio de Bellas Artes” in 1990—a landmark event that forever transformed Mexican music. More than three decades later, this historic concert returns in a special theatrical release with newly restored picture and sound, plus an exclusive new opening featuring never-before-seen rehearsal footage from Juan Gabriel’s personal archive that offers a unique glimpse into the making of this unforgettable night. Every song, every standing ovation, and every iconic moment has been revitalized, allowing longtime fans and new audiences to experience this extraordinary performance like never before. Celebrate the timeless legacy of Juan Gabriel on the big screen in this once-in-a-generation cinematic event.
What if Don Juan were a woman? At the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, director David Hermann presents a bold and modernist reinterpretation of Mozart’s opera, elevated by the collective excellence of its cast.
A play by Sergei Mikhalkov based on the story by Mark Twain, staged by the Moscow Art Academic Theatre named after M. Gorky. London, mid-16th century. Two boys are born on the same day — Tom, the son of a thief, John Canty, living in a foul alley called the Court of Filth, and Edward, the heir to King Henry VIII. All of England awaits Edward's birth. Tom, on the other hand, is barely wanted even by his own family.
Thirty-five years after their first meeting, which would change their lives, Argentine guitarist Lucio Yanel and his Brazilian pupil Yamandu Costa reunited to redo, on a trip, the paths that originally led Yanel to the interior of Rio Grande do Sul. Aboard a motor home, with his guitars and memories, master and disciple cross the border of Brazil towards Corrientes, the Argentine's homeland, reflecting on the transformations brought about by the inexorable passage of time.
The resourceful rural tailor Vincas offers the wealthy but tight-fisted landowner Antanas to lend his impoverished neighbor a couple of thousand rubles and in return get his daughter Agota as a wife with a large dowry. Then Vincas easily persuades Agota to steal the borrowed money from her father and flee to America together...
The Young Nation Short Film is a groundbreaking, 18-minute musical drama that serves as both a cinematic narrative and a cultural manifesto for a new generation. Directed by and starring breakout artist Joni Smith, the film explores themes of teenage isolation, collective identity, and the redemptive power of street culture, shot in a striking dichotomy of stark black-and-white realism and explosive, high-saturation color.The narrative begins in the claustrophobic, rhythmic confines of a subterranean transit car. A youthful visionary (Smith) attempts to rally her peers against the suffocating boredom of a stagnant urban summer by introducing a grand collective vision: a neighborhood block party. Met with harsh cynicism and immediate rejection, she follows her disillusioned companions off the platform and into the cavernous, desolate expanse of an abandoned industrial warehouse.
In Naples, a local composer falls in love with an American tourist.
In this magnificently presented DVD CD, Niña Pastori performs the 12 songs on the album accompanied by her musicians, shot with five cameras by director Juan Estelrich with enormous sensitivity and quality. Setlist: 1.Principio 2.Espinas 3.Imposible 4.El Loco Del Barrio 5.En Tres Minutos 6.Puede Ser 7.La Cuna 8.Santo Romero 9.La Tata 10.En Los Rincones De Mi Casa 11.Como Me Duele 12.Final
A musical film based on biographical facts about Clara Wieck's love for composer Robert Schumann (1810-1856), her marriage against her will, Schumann's triumph, and his tragic end due to mental illness. The film is beautiful and entertaining, full of noble spirit and beautiful words about art and love, which only conflict in a theoretical context; not least thanks to its solid cast, this film is quite serious and far from kitsch. Completed in 1944, during World War II, the film was rejected by the Nazi leadership, but was eventually released and enjoyed success with an audience already weary of war.