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"It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who in 1939 set up Blue Note Records, the jazz label that was home to such greats as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins. Blue Note, the most successful movie ever made about jazz, is a testimony to the passion and vision of these two men and certainly swings like the propulsive sounds that made their label so famous.

Born to Lose is a shoestring film that takes a pseudo-documentary glipmse into the punk periphery of the Los Angeles music scene and lead singer, Stevie Monroe's odyssey of nihilism.

Hoist anchor, maties! And set a course for the grandest pirate yarn ever to shiver your timbers in this thrillingly animated, song- and –laughter filled version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s swashbuckling adventure classic!

A show/happening recorded at restaurant Tyrol in Stockholm.

Rustam rushes the death of his wealthy wife Tafida so he can inherit her. When Magdy and Mona kidnap Tafida and threaten to kill her if Rustom doesn't give them a large sum of money for their performing band, Rustum refuses and finds it an opportunity to get rid of her.

A conceptual live concert by Diamanda Galás, "Plague Mass" continues the themes of the suffering and misery of the infected found in her "Masque of the Red Death" trilogy.

Timmy finds his old toy rocket and imagines that he and Brushbrush are astronauts in space. They head to Planet Shmengee to liberate the space station from the Cavity Goon and Miss Sweety.

A documentary about the life and work of the Hungarian composer and conductor, Peter Eotvos.

A live performance of King Crimson's "double trio" formation, from Tokyo, Japan, recorded October 5-6, 1995. The "double trio" formation was: Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew (guitars), Tony Levin and Trey Gunn (basses, Warr guitar, Chapman Stick), Bill Bruford and Pat Mastelotto (drums).

Glyndebourne's intimate opera house provides the perfect setting for Rossini's third French opera, a sparkling medieval comedy of lust and chastity.

Phil Collins, with members of his band, together with conductor Quincy Jones and special guests including Tony Bennett, David Sanborn and members of the WDR Big Band, play several of Collins' songs in jazz arrangements, both as a solo artist and with Genesis, as well as jazz standards and covers.

On October 9, 1972, the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse hosted an exhibition of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s work, designed by Fluxus artist George Maciunas. That same day, friends including Ringo Starr, Allen Ginsberg, and Paul Krassner gathered to celebrate Lennon’s birthday. Jonas Mekas’s film records the event in both image and sound, capturing the spirit of the moment and the community around Lennon and Ono.

A behind-the-scenes look at the cast-album recording session of the 1992 Tony-winning Broadway revival of the Frank Loesser musical. Originally broadcast as part of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 21, episode 4).

A miniature film set to classical music inspired by the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The chessboard transforms into a salon floor, where animated pawns and figures take the shape of court characters and begin their game to the rhythm of a minuet. However, it turns out that the game of chess is replaced by court intrigue – a planted letter leads to a duel over a woman, which is interrupted by the queen's intervention.

About the film: It's hard to write something about SUCH artists, it seems that all the words have already been said a long time ago ... A wonderful concert of the famous and unfading Donna Summer, held in New York, in the famous Hammerstein Ballroom. She was called the "Queen of Disco", one of the few "long-livers" of the disco musical style. She was ranked among the most successful singers of the 1970s and 80s. Until now, she holds the record for the number of double albums released in a row, which occupied the first line in the music charts (3 such albums). She also became the first singer in the history of music, whose singles made it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart 4 times in a year. Over 130 million records have been sold throughout her career. She has performed both in the US and abroad. The singer gave 7 successful world tours in Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia.

About the fate of composer Sarsky, who appropriated someone else's music and paid for it. A story about good and evil, love and hate. "Free submission to one's fate, rather than shameful struggle against it, is characteristic of animals" — these words of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius became the composer's life credo. Adherence to this dubious wisdom soon leads to the compatibility of genius and criminal. Love breeds misfortune, the doctor turns into an executioner, temples are destroyed, God turns away. However, everything changes with the appearance of a young trainee doctor who refuses to slavishly obey circumstances...

The boys in a famous pop-band all have girl troubles. And other problems. Sucks being them.

Charly García performs old and new tracks on this MTV Special

Dottie West fought a difficult childhood to rise as one of country music's icons winning the first ever Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1965. She pushed the boundaries of country music and befriended some of their greatest musical artistes. Poor management besieged her with financial problems and she was on her way to fighting them through when she was tragically killed.

Aja was the biggest selling album of Steely Dan's illustrious career. It was the first album by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker as a duo. Fagen and Becker recall the history of the album, along with Peg, Deacon Blues and Josie. Michael McDonald, later of the Doobie Brothers did guest backing vocals on Aja, the late British musician Ian Dury, record producer Gary Katz and the legendary session musicians who worked on Aja also contribute. This is a vivd portrait of a 70's record that is still as fresh and as memorable more than two decades after its release.

Filmed at the Radio 1 FM "Party In The Park" at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, on sunday the 30th august 1992 in celebration of their 25th anniversary and includes an exclusive anniversary version of Roadhouse Medley.

Katootje lives in Droogbaak, a very neat municipality. And the neatest people in the whole town are Katootje's father and the neighbor. Katootje, who is almost eight, would like a pet, but she is not allowed to have one, especially not when the queen is visiting Droogbaak and the mayor is organizing a cleanliness competition. So it is not very convenient that her anti-authoritarian aunt Gazeuse and her fiancé, the feisty inventor O.J., unexpectedly come to stay at the Loire. Fortunately for Katootje, things become more fun and exciting at home, and O.J. helps her father in the fight against the cheating neighbor. Still, it takes a while for her father to learn his lesson: there are more important things in life than peace, cleanliness, and regularity.

A miniature film set to classical music. The film was made using combined animation techniques and was inspired by Antonio Vivaldi's "Winter" from "The Four Seasons." It tells the story of the most important periods in a person's life. The image combines elements of winter landscapes associated with old age. The story of human biological existence is a pretext for philosophical reflections on transience and the meaning of life.

Dorothy - a little Kansas girl reads a magical book and is spirited away into the Magical Land by Wicked Witch Gingema. She experiences many adventures trying to go back home to her family.

1. World Leader Pretend 2. Half a World Away 3. Disturbance At Heron House 4. Swan Swan H 5. Radio Song 6. Low 7. Perfect Circle 8. Fall On Me 9. Belong 10. Love is all Around 11. End of the World 12. Losing My Religion 13. Pop Song 89 14. Summertime

SETLIST: 1 Fitter Happier (Intro music) -- 2 Airbag -- 3 Karma Police -- 4 The Bends -- 5 Exit Music (For A Film) -- 6 Talk Show Host -- 7 Subterranean Homesick Alien -- 8 My Iron Lung -- 9 Climbing Up the Walls --10 Lucky --11 Planet Telex --12 Bullet Proof... I Wish I Was --13 No Surprises --14 Bones --15 Just --16 Paranoid Android --17 Fake Plastic Trees --18 Let Down --19 Street Spirit (Fade Out) --20 Electioneering --21 Nice Dream --22 The Tourist

Conductor Gunther Schuller leads 30 renowned musicians in this spectacular world-premiere performance of Charles Mingus's epic composition, "Epitaph," filmed at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on June 3, 1989. Clocking in at more than two hours long, the landmark piece was unearthed only after the jazz legend's death in 1979. The orchestra includes such musical luminaries as Wynton Marsalis, Lew Soloff, Bobby Watson and Urbie Green.

Timmy and his friends go to the beach, but there is just one problem: Timmy cannot swim, and neither can Waxie! Timmy then imagines himself as a lifeguard, and his friends are competing in a surfing competition against the notorious cheater Goon Doggy.

A group of friends usually meet at Jolly Blue, a bar that is a point of reference for all young people in the area. But when their meeting place is about to be closed, they work hard to ensure this doesn't happen and confide in the bartender.

Video album by the band Army of Lovers released in 1993 on VHS

Documentary on the Stockholm punk scene in 1997.

This 1994 performance was recorded in the lush redwood amphitheater in Santa Cruz, California and features a mix of Loggins' greatest hits including "Footloose," "Leap of Faith," "This is It" and more. Features 5.1 audio.

In the beginning was the rhythm, then came the melody, or vice versa. At least this is the case in Vienna, where, in the quarter of Alt-Erlaa, one of the most multi-facetted musicians of the free jazz scene, Walter Malli, has his home.

Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 73 Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 73 Documentary on Meiningen's history and the musical activities of Hans von Bülow, the great pianist and conductor

This film is a stream of conscious musical narrated by a man and his alter ego telling tales with the help of an imaginary band.

Documentary about and with the Japanese electronic composer and artist Merzbow.

A play about a guy called Mahrous who suffers from the inability to consummate his marriage due to the lack of an apartment. He meets a janitor in a building named Thabet by chance who offers an apartment for rent for a very small amount but with a high brokerage. Mahrous cannot back down despite knowing that it is inhabited by demons, after he signed the contract and paid the brokerage. So what will he do?

From the series of animated films to classical music.

An ice-skating television adaptation of the 1939 musical film based on Lyman Frank Baum's 1900 fairy tale novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".

JUST ANOTHER LIFE is a home video by B'z, released on December 11, 1991 on both VHS and LaserDisc. The release follows B'z on their first Pleasure tour, B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91". Along with the preceding release FILM RISKY the previous year, the pair of releases are the only two B'z home videos to not be later made available on DVD. However, the performances of "Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite", "Taiyou no Komachi Angel", and "Easy Come, Easy Go!" have been included variously as bonuses accompanying B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998 and B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX.

This show at the University of London Union was the drunken culmination of six weeks of touring Europe from April to May, 1992. Even our faithful crew abandoned us into the stagediving frenzy of the throbbing throng of punters that packed ULU that night. The performance is followed by an embarrassing pre-show interview in which we try not to bare our souls. English beer, plenty of sweat and all the hits - what more could you ask for?

The Queen of the Night has begged Prince Tamino to free her daughter Pamina from the clutches of the High Priest Sarastro, who has abducted her. Together with the bird-catcher Papageno, Tamino enters Sarastro's realm to seek her. When he finds her, the two fall in love, but they have to have to undergo ordeals before they can be together. At the end, Papageno is also rewarded with his Papagena.

Aretha Franklin's seductive voice and irrepressible charm have been delighting audiences for more than three decades. Now, from the critically acclaimed PBS series "Soundstage," Aretha gives one of her most memorable performances and demonstrates why "The Queen of Soul" is loved throughout the world. Songs: Love is the Key, Love All the Hurt Away, Day Dreaming, I Say a Little Prayer, See Saw, Rock Steady, Something He Can Feel, Think, Ain't No Way, Respect, Sweet Bitter Love, It's My Turn, Freeway of Love, Didn't It Rain, Jump to It.

Live coverage of the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics which took place in the evening on Friday 19 July in the Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, United States.

Ranging from soul to soft rock, singer and songwriter Gino Vannelli earned several hits during the 1970s, including "People Gotta Move" and "I Just Wanna Stop." This is Gino's first live concert on DVD. 1- Brother To Brother 2- Wild Horses 3- The Time Of Day 4- Crazy Life 5- I Just Wanna Stop 6- People Gotta Move 7- Something Tells Me 8- In The Name Of Money 9- Hurts To Be in Love 10- Black Cars

On Veterans Day 1993, Grammy‑winning gospel tenor Larnelle Harris performed a special live concert in Fayetteville, North Carolina, near Fort Bragg, honoring the service members and families of the U.S. military community. Captured during the height of his early‑1990s career, the performance blends worship anthems, inspirational ballads, and patriotic tributes. Originally recorded for VHS and regional broadcast, the concert remains a rare snapshot of Harris’ powerful stage presence and ministry.

In 1994, the Royal Youth Theatre of Antwerp made a theatrical musical based on the Belgian comic series 'Suske en Wiske'. Professor Barabas is working on a fantastic new invention: the Star Tapper. The invention is not quite ready yet, but Wiske, curious as ever, can't wait to test the device. Of course, this goes completely wrong, because Krimson, meaner than ever, is also back. An adventurous journey takes the friends via the time machine to the Mayans, ancient Egypt and China.

This collection of videos, gleaned from TV and live appearances, is mandatory viewing for the serious kd lang fan. It's chronological presentation allows the viewer to experience kd in the early years when she made regular apearances on country music's standard bearer, "Austin City Limits," and various other gigs.

A video portrait of 2 Live Crew as they fought to release their album "Banned in the USA" during the censorship crisis of the late 80s and early 90s that ultimately resulted in the "PARENTAL ADVISORY EXPLICIT CONTENT" sticker. This 49-minute documentary was directed by Penelope Spheeris.

A rock musician looks for his girl-friend who left while pregnant, trying to decide whether to keep the baby.