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This documentary was broadcast on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel to kick off the presentation of films related to TCM's theme of the month for September 2001. Actors Lee Grant and Paul Mazursky, producer Roger Corman, director John Carpenter, film critic Molly Haskell, and journalist Peter Biskind discuss the issues involved in six films of the 1950s. Topics include teenage loneliness, youth rebellion, changing gender roles, and the beginning of the sexual revolution.

A raven becomes a family pet after it saves the life of a little girl. Later, the family repays the favor by saving the bird from their neighbors who demand its immediate destruction.

At a critical political juncture in England, the minister and deputy prime minister, Alex Charles, is injured, in a coma, on a life support machine in his home. His bourgeois wife, her lover, his friend and also a government minister, the minister's colonel mistress, and even his political opponent, have interests in keeping him alive. The entanglement and grandiose plans for power are the best stimulant in a story of incredible misunderstandings and reversals. The minister's daughter, the Indian butler, and even the air conditioning technician, are involved in the threads of a tragicomic situation that borders on parody. The entire government of the state rests on a power socket...The play was staged at the then new venue "PIRAEUS 131" in 1998 and was played for 3 seasons "Unplug the Minister (1998)". The television show is from the 3rd season. It was re-aired on Star on Sunday, August 5, 2001 & Saturday, March 22, 2003

Notre Dame de Paris tells the story of Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bell-ringer of the cathedral of Notre-Dame and of his impossible and tragic love for Esmeralda, a beautiful gypsy. A love condemned by injustice and hypocrisy. Quasimodo forced by his ugliness to look at the world from the top of a tower one day he falls madly in love with Esmeralda who sees dancing and singing on the square in front of the cathedral. But Esmeralda is in love with Febo, the handsome captain of the King's guards. Febo is fiancé of Fiordaliso, a young and rich bourgeois, but the exotic and sensual beauty of the gypsy does not leave indifferent the man who immediately falls in love with her. Even Frollo, the archdeacon of the cathedral, is attracted by the gypsy and spying on the moves of the two lovers in a raptus of jealousy and repressed carnal desire to get rid of the rival stabbing Febo behind.

Television's "King of Queens" reigns again in this Comedy Central special -- the network's first-ever hour-long show devoted entirely to one comic, taped live in July 2001 at New York City's Hudson Theatre. James riffs on life's many "royal" pains, including waiting in line with strangers, negotiating with the airport ticket counter clerk, underwear wedgies, boringly slow answering machine messages and more.

Don Juan is on his deathbed. The doctor has told him the truth: he has only one day left to live. Don Juan desperately wants to confess and, so to speak, atone for all his sins. But none of the priests will take on the task, as they all know this sinner from Spain. Only a very young monk agrees. Who could have known that this monk would be the one to discover that Don Juan had never been the lover of all those women. The very surprised monk begins to tell him that he has fallen in love with one of the parishioners of his own monastery. Don Juan tells him that he must take her away immediately. He remains to die alone, but happy.

After freakish atmospheric conditions force commercial pilot Andrea Schubert to ground her flight, she and her crew decide to investigate. To determine the nature of this new lethal storm system, they fly directly into its core in this thriller.

Two gangs fight for control over a small town.

On Botswana's Linyanti Plains, a band of brothers reigns amongst the top predators. With Achilles in front, and Odin and Shiva flanking him on either side, the powerful trio have held their territory for over five years

Vivid visual imagery brings this classic legend to life. Told simply, in language even the youngest family members will understand, the story begins with three young trees who dream - as all children do - of doing big deeds. When the woodcutters come, the trees each find that the reality of their existence doesn't match their dreams... and yet... This touching story contains a simple lesson about God's Plan for every life, told in a way that will touch hearts. Narrated by Hal Holbrook.

Tracy Morgan’s star continues to shine with several upcoming 2006 movie releases and a pilot for NBC, written by the Tina Fey of Saturday Night Live. Tracy Morgan’s philosophy on Life, Love & Lust is hilariously captured in the highly anticipated upcoming DVD release. Tracy’s "over the top, in your face style" of standup performance featured in the upcoming Tracy Morgan: Life, Love & Lust DVD is sure to leave you asking "Did he really just say that?"

For a film based on a fictional folk story in the world of Thousand and One Nights about Aziza, an orphan, who lives in her uncle's house and grows up with her cousin in a house, and after reaching the age of marriage, the family decides to marry them, but Aziz disappears on the wedding night, on the way home, She saw a beautiful woman who took possession of her mind and took possession of her heart, which affected her relationship with aziza.

Vietnam as more than just the scene of a war of the past - in the midst of the slow transition from communist mismanagement to modern capitalism, Vietnam today is divided between coming to terms with the past and a belief in progress.

An entertaining examination of the convergence between Hollywood and the video gaming industry.

Set in the vast expanse of South Africa's Mala Mala game reserve, a host of Africa's biggest and fiercest wildlife species compete for food, mates and territory against the backdrop of a harsh dry season.

Sellam is an administrative agent who works in a town hall, curious and seeks to know everything, he believes he has good relations with his superiors. he stumbled upon a file of land intended for the inhabitants of barracks in the town can. Sellam then decides to buy a hut, but luck is still not by his side.

Sci-Fi Channel production is first shown in 2001, this documentary preceded the channel's premiere of The Prisoner. Presented by James Hyman and featuring clips and interviews, In Search Of The Prisoner examines the phenomena of one of the most influential cult TV series of all time.

A man named "Aftab" who wants to get married and live his life in England. He is very humorous and a fun loving character who does not really have a fixed occupation and enjoys roaming around the village with his two best friends; Shahid and Mithu

A lengthy interview with director Mel Welles who talks in detail about how he came to be a fan of monster and horror pictures at a young age, and the origins of his 1971 film, Lady Frankenstein. Originally released for German TV.

The young musician Katharina keeps afloat after completing her studies with odd jobs over water. But then her grumpy father Hubert suffers a heart attack - and suddenly Katharina has to take care of the catering company. When she learns that the company is about to go bankrupt, she tries to get the company back on track with wit and creative ideas. Nonetheless, the creditor bank is giving aside adviser Ben Hallbauer. First, Katharina is anything but pleased about this "watchdog".

The film shot signed by Mario Martone of the Ten Commandments, the legendary Decalogue by Raffaele Viviani, in the version staged by Martone himself in Naples, in the popular district overlooking casa Viviani. The director said: "Viviani's theater is not bourgeois, it takes place on the street, with the people as the protagonist, and is made up of texts and music. Written in ' 44, during the bombing of Naples, the Ten Commandments is Eduardo's answer to Naples millionaire.

The last three days in the life of Elizabeth of Austria before her assassination.

Pauline is very disappointed by her boyfriend. Fearing lonely holidays, she accepts her boss Max's invitation to celebrate white Christmas in his parents' mountain hut. It is taken for granted that she is Max's girlfriend. He enjoys the misunderstanding and asks Pauline to play along.

In an effort to raise money for charity, adventurer Russell Coight decides to lead a group of celebrities on a trek across Australia - from east to west coast in just seven days.

Tim Allen presents his own favorite clips, show bloopers, and personal reflections on the long-running series.

Ancient rivalry, conflict between brothers and a tale of murder and punishment, but how does the Koran's version of Cain and Abel differ from that of the Old Testament?

When interrogating a suspected child kidnapper, a police officer uses illicit interrogation techniques, gaining information that leads to the sick girl's rescue

The summer of 2001 will always be remembered for the *NSYNC PopOdyssey Tour - the largest stadium concert tour in the history of the music business! In 35 cities across America, millions of fans were thrilled by *NSYNC as they took the music and the live concert technology a few steps further than they had ever been before! Now, whether you were there or not, you can experience PopOdyssey live on film with the best views from every angle of the main stage, the satellite stage and all of the catwalks and drawbridges! PopOdyssey Live features *NSYNC performing all of their biggest hits, immersed in the sensational visual effects that made the tour the dizzying spectacle that it was! All of the short films are included too, in full-screen format, along with the pyrotechnics, laser lights, flying rigs, mechanical bulls and other dazzling special effects!

Huw Edwards presents a documentary examining the relationship between Victorian prime ministers Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone, whose bitter personal rivalry dominated British politics for 40 years.

A young man's obsession with a mysterious woman unleashes the psychotic rage of her abusive ex-lover/foster father and the seductive manipulation of her jealous alter ego. The woman's shocking secret involves them all in a desperate confrontation that takes place as much inside their own minds as in the physical world, where they must fight for their lives.

Thomas has a problem: the single man has crashed a borrowed Ferrari into the wall without insurance and now needs a lot of money to pay for the damage. When he accidentally runs in front of the convertible of likeable photographer Lisa and ends up in hospital with minor injuries, his chaotic brother Andi has the idea that saves the day: a lawsuit for compensation for pain and suffering! The only unfortunate thing is that Andi forges the certificate for impotence of all things.

Robert Lahnstein, feared TV commentator, doesn't like people, not even at Christmas. He wants to be alone - even on Christmas Eve. He thinks Christmas is just as hypocritical as politics. That's why he packs his SUV with a frozen goose and a Christmas tree to retreat to his lonely cabin in the mountains. But the plan ends for him in a tree. With the last of his strength he reaches a barn. But he is not allowed to be alone even in the deepest wilderness, because other people have also sought shelter from the snowstorm in this barn and Robert Lahnstein has to gradually put aside his rudeness and his prejudices.

As every year, German brewery tycoon Karl Schneibel spends the summer holiday on an Italian island with his beloved grandson Christian, near the children's home run by his ma, Dr. Gioia. This year however, Christian's heart isn't in his summer fling but his lover at home, Anna, daughter of Karl's general manager Dr. Werner. Christian has a bad eye in Veronica, the woman who became Karl's much younger lover 'by travel fate', the first thing soon proved untrue. But by then, the Schneibel firm and estate have been taken over according to an elaborate conspiracy, which Christian takes on with some help from his friends.

14 years ago, the two couples Lukas and Susanne and Johanna and Markus met at the registry office. Since then, they have been celebrating their anniversary together each year. But the beautiful appearance of the harmonious marital happiness deceives. When the two women find out that their husbands go alien, Lukas and Markus are left by their partners. After a year you meet again. "Wedding four" is a great melodrama about two couples who find each other in a roundabout way. With Harald Krassnitzer, Renee Soutendijk, Michaela May and Elmar Wepper.

A look at the history of America's multi-billion dollar missile defence system, from President Eisenhower to Reagan and Bush.

Star photographer Christoph Baumgartner and his neighbor Kurt Schollwer, a former record-breaking swimmer, are intimate enemies. The two fight each other tooth and nail. Their petty war is abruptly interrupted when the two discover an abandoned baby on their doorstep. At first, each suspects the other of being the raven father. A genetic test is due...

A car factory, assembly lines, robots. And men and women whose... Michèle moves to the night shift, with the secret hope of changing her hours to change her life. Farouk is retiring after 35 years on the line. Suddenly, the stop, the silence. Jeremie, Michèle's husband, is a team leader in the sheet metal and finishing workshop, a job that costs him too much. 13 hours to make a car. How many days for a love to be born or broken?

After surviving a heart attack, bus company owner Marianne Toeplitz should actually be more concerned about her health than her ailing business. But she only does this after an argument with her daughter Susanne, who wants to merge with the competition. Against all reason, Marianne sets off for Italy with her granddaughter: Teenager Nellie is in love and wants to join her boyfriend in Rimini - where Marianne experienced an unforgettable romance with the charming Giuseppe many years ago. Susanne follows the two runaways and gets closer to her ex-husband again. Marianne also learns that old love never rusts.

A short collection of local legends and ghost stories about Erie, Pennsylvania, and its surrounding areas. Produced by and aired on WQLN Channel 54 Erie.

Pierre Boulez conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a special concert from the Barbican, as part of the composer's 80th birthday celebrations. The programme contains two compositions by Debussy; Jeux and Trois ballades de Villon, as well as Daphnis et Chloé by Ravel, featuring soprano Elizabeth Atherton as soloist.Presenter Charles Hazlewood interviews Boulez and discusses the concert with guest Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.

Documentary about the late cult film-maker, Russ Meyer, with a penchant for strong, curvaceous women.

A harmless speeding ticket from Italy can sometimes have huge consequences - this experience must make construction manager Otto Schlegel, as he returns after a romantic weekend with his secret lover Renate from the south. There is an election campaign in the city, as no one may allow a misstep. As if that were not enough trouble, Schlegel has a new employee who wants to prove himself as a cover-up: Renate's husband Michael. But the press has already received weather. But the witty Schlegel does not let it get that easy. He struggles to keep his post and his great love Renate ...

A film crew visits a mountain-top pension for an idol's photo book. Sudden heavy rain that night. The film crew is left alone in the isolated villa. Then tragedy strikes...

Attempting to do a favor, teenager Jeremy Campbell, (Jesse Spencer) is given a strange statue from his work and keeps it in his basement. Given a box of strange charms as well, he becomes fascinated with a strange talisman found inside. Using it as leverage to meet Fiona, (Sara Gleeson) and Miranda, (Tempany Deckert) from school and get invited to a Halloween Party, he becomes convinced that the statue has come alive and produced a hibernating bat. Tracking down the collection, priest Eccleston, (Rob Mullinar) arrives in town to see that the statues are safe, which really contain a race of gargoyles from the Middle Ages that were to destroy the world before being turned to stone. It manages to get loose from his basement, it launches a reign of terror through the community that doesn't seem to end. Realizing the true intentions of the gargoyles, they race to stop them before they complete their mission.

For two weeks, Theroux visits the San Quentin State Prison.

Věra and Vladimír were a childless married couple. They were united by love, work, and the desire to have a child. When Vladimír suddenly dies at the age of 45, Věra finds herself at rock bottom. Neither her mother's nor her sister's consolation helps. Neither does feeding the cats in the yard behind the house. But the main blow is yet to come for Věra: it comes in the form of payment slips she finds among her husband's belongings, confirming regular payments to an unknown woman! Věra turns to a family friend, Pepa, her husband's colleague from the research institute. While drunk, he reveals that her husband has been having an affair with another woman and has a child with her. Věra is shocked and offended. She had wanted a child so badly, and Vladimír ended up conceiving one with a complete stranger. Věra sets out to find this unknown woman. She wants to know what makes her so amazing that she captivated her husband...

Sheila and Bri share their struggles as they raise a severely handicapped daughter in this recorded performance of the play by Peter Nicholls. Broadcast on BBC4 in 2002.

Ex-cons Paul, Dino and Terry are very good at being friends, but aren't so good at making money. Their decorating business is on the ropes and with Paul under pressure to abandon a sinking ship, will their firm - and their friendship - be able to survive?

The kind Marie Meyer always has an ear for the worries of others. When she meets Tommy, a boy with asthma whose mother died in an accident, she becomes his fairy godmother.

Everyone knows Christmas is a time of giving — well, everyone but one wealthy, spoiled college student who's about to get the ultimate wake-up call. When she helps organize a holiday concert at a youth center, little does she know the grumpy cabbie she works with is actually an angel in training.

This movie is an attempt at putting some order in the huge quantity and diversity of extraterrestrial life made on Earth by the varied forms of the entertainment industry... Big, small, red or green... Now your random ET is finally classified thanx to this movie whose scientific sternness is irrefutable.

Senad and Edis live in a small remote village on Bjelasnica, a mountain just outside Sarajevo. During the war their village, being situated on the front, was evacuated - both Senad’s and Edis’ families returned just a short time ago.

Restaurant critic Ina is on the verge of marrying the wealthy son of an entrepreneur Clemens Kehl. But then she runs into the car of smart Gunnar. With consequences: After the accident, she wakes up with no memory in the hospital again! Under the name Jula they try to get her true identity back on track...

Leonie goes to her grandmother's house with her parents and her little brother Simon. Simon wants her to read Little Red Riding Hood to him. The family's car suddenly breaks down. While her mother and brother try in vain to light a fire, Leonie goes to the entrance of a cave. She ventures inside. At the exit of the cave, a fairy tale land opens up.