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Narrated by television icon and Lionel train collector Tom Snyder, this documentary from PBS explores the toy trains that have delighted generations of children -- and many adults as well. Snyder traces the history of the model train company, interviews Lionel Chairman Emeritus Richard Kughn and numerous collectors, then takes a look at some impressive layouts. Featured classic trains include the Blue Comet, the Santa Fe F-3s and many more.
Klezmer derives from the Hebrew words "Kley Zemer", which refer to the musical instruments (generally, the violin and stringed instruments in general and the clarinet) used to play the traditional music of Eastern European Jews from the XVIth century on. Moni's StageOrchestra is inspired by that music, by its constant change of tones and by the spirit which pervades it, from the sorrowful, monochord which revives the spirit of a synagogue prayer to the explosive joy of songs and dance music created for happier occasions. It is not a faithful reprise of klezmer music or a philological revisitation we propose here, but rather a free use, which maintains the climate and the imprint of several centuries of musical practice, born and developed in close proximity with the Polish, Czech and Byelorussian civilizations and enriched by a fertile exchange with the musical culture of that other diasporic population of Europe, the Gypsy people.
Documentary from HBO's America Undercover series about hate groups on the internet.
El Gabinete del Doctor Mojado is the 31 Minutos pilot made to win funding from the Chile's Consejo Nacional de Televisión in 2002. This was an extremely preliminary idea of what the program would be, which at the time was hosted by a fish from a fish tank.
Directed by Tony Palmer for Melvyn Bragg's British television South Bank Show, this doco on Callas uses interviews with those that knew the Greek soprano, news footage, and Callas herself talking intercut in time with footage of her singing, often with the choice of music commenting on her life, though regrettably none of the music is identified for us.
A cautionary tale about the importance of not neglecting specifics in conversation. Due to confusion, a respected person received the wrong medication. This heightens the plot's tension: the life and health of the character are now at risk.
We live in an era of instant television, instant lunches, instant jobs, instant marriages and instant society in general. “Who’s Afraid of Jerry Springer” is a hysterical telenovela in which reign a quasi-cosmopolitan fashion editor Samanta and her bohemian husband Dario.
Students from Arlington Heights and Western Hills High School in Fort Worth, Texas prepare to put on their version of the Disney hit High School Musical.
Salem and Souilem are two brothers with a disability who are trying to impose themselves within their community with funny situations through which the viewer discovers the suffering and reality of the disabled person in Moroccan society.
Travel special that explores New York City as it is depicted in Marvel Comics, from Spiderman to Daredevil to The Fantastic Four.
Through the prism of Postville, Iowa (population 1,500), this documentary examines what happens when a once homogeneous town becomes a new model for the American melting pot. This program investigates the roots of cultural misunderstanding, explores the meaning of community, showcases the manifestation of underlying racism and offers a glimpse into what might be the future of small town America.
Jazz in New Orleans, its history, its future after Katrina, through the photographs of Herman Leonard. The photographer embarked on a vast project to restore the archives after the hurricane struck.
Shot behind the scenes, from the point of view of a subjective camera, the film shows the ethnologist’s ambiguous relations and negotiations with the people of his village in the mountains.
They are the stuff of horror movies; re-animated corpses who rise from the grave to torment the living. But could there be a real-life basis for zombies?
The everyday life of a lonely pensioner revolves around a dog and a TV set. The failure of the receiver forces him to contact his neighbor.
In Australia Day 1972, four young Indigenous activists arrived on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra. They had little idea their small protest would turn into a major defining period of Australia's modern history. The Aboriginal Tent Embassy became a national voice for Aboriginal Australians, and played a major role in the creation of the first Australian land rights legislation. With rarely seen images and interviews, EMBASSY DAYS presents this raw and emotional time as it was captured.
Live action story that reaches straight to the heart of deaf audiences, along with the visually compelling, animated telling of the life of Jesus. Using a deaf cast, the movie is sure to engage and touch the hearts of many.
A Made-For-TV film as part of the non-commercial film project Sleepless, by Vertov Industries
Often sexy, sometimes profane-but always provocative-Vermilion Pleasure Night is a variety show that stands out even by the offbeat standards of Japanese late night television-required viewing for the Japanophile, the college student, and the urban hipster!
On the last night before his execution, Levski invited his former friends and comrades to a secret supper. The commander Panayot Hitov, the head of the Secret Revolutionary Police - Hristo Ivanov-Golemiya, the wife of the chairman of the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee - Natalia Karavelova, and others arrived: Dimitar Obshti, Atanas Popchinov, Vutio Vetov, Father Matei, and the murdered boy. Levski asks questions, and his companions answer and accuse each other. Everyone has their own excuse and their own "truth." Only Levski remains steadfast in his loyalty to the people, until his death.
Sit back and hold tight as the O.G. takes you out of the hood for your grand escape into the dazzling world of the lowrider life. Like the O.G. Rider himself, Tony Parker, Out Of The Hood is your personal tour of the world's greatest lowrider street shows and competitions. You'll see the exotic low rides and the insane body paints that make the culture of lowriding so powerfully unique.
The discovery of what native Mauritian diver and keen naturalist Hugues Vitry calls “shark pits” is the origin of unanswered questions about the unusual behaviour of sharks in underground caves off the coast of Mauritius.
In 1949, Evelyn Orcher was abducted as a 14-year-old girl from her NSW country home. Her family lived with the pain of not knowing her whereabouts for 31 years, until 1979, when Evelyn appeared on television in an attempt to find her family. The day after the program went to air, Evelyn received a visit from a woman she had never met. It was her niece. Evelyn had finally found her family, after 31 long years. An emotional family reunion followed, but after the emotion faded, Evelyn returned to her former life. The torment of the past had opened fresh wounds, and a new struggle had just begun. Part of Message Stick series.
A classic romantic comedy that interweaves three stories revealing that, no matter how much time passes, sometimes two people are meant to be together forever.
An orphanage located somewhere out of the way in the forest. It is a strange house - camels, llamas and other exotic animals walk on it, reality mixes with fantasy. One of the pupils, Krzyś Pirek, fell ill again. Lying in bed, he tells his friend his story.
Born in Saxony, Afro-German Sam Meffire has had a chequered life. At the start of the 1990s, his face was used as the symbol of an open-minded state, before he became a police officer, friend of the minister of the interior and eventually a criminal.
A documentary spanning from the Korean Wars to the present. (MUBI)
Explore the haunted castles of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales with these four thrilling programs that take you inside some of the most frightening spots in the British Isles as you learn about their legends and myths. Sites include Ireland's Leap Castle, Castle Leslie and Castle Matrix; Scotland's Glamis Castle, Duntrune Castle and Fyvie Castle; England's Sudley Castle, Mucaster Castle and the Tower of London; and more.
The closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics was held at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin, Italy on February 26th, 2006.
The documentary presents the life of teenage Karolina and her one-year-old son.
One year after the hurricane, almost half of the residents have still not returned to live in New Orleans. Among them, many poor black citizens. And their return is hardly encouraged.
The Final Evolution series had a television broadcast as an animated feature film in December 2008 on Italia1. However, this version cut several scenes for reasons of time.
The right to freedom of speech is an essential element to democracy. In our so-called democratic countries, is there space for a concrete exercise of such inviolable right? Or is its guarantee a utopian Constitutional ideal? In 2002, pirate local TV stations started to spread throughout Italy, as an answer to the lack of public access television and a statement against the oligarchic control over the most influential medium. INTERFERENZE explores the intriguing story of what became known as the Telestreet network through the personal experience of the members of Orfeo TV, the pirate station who initiated the movement. —Zoe D'Amaro
The lives of children in the orphanage change after finding an enchanted frying pan.
Chillingham Castle is a dark foreboding and frightening place with twisting stairways, dark corridors and creepy dank dungeons. Its inner courtyard is one of the most atmospheric backdrops in England. It started life as a 12th Century tower house and by 1246 the Grey family were in occupation guarding the border between Scotland and England. 750 years later they are still in occupation. Henry III, Edward I and James I all stayed here. By 1344 Chillingham became the crenelated castle that you see today. Its ghost stories are not new and go back many years. A booklet was written in 1925 by Leonora Tankerville telling of her experiences when she came to live in one of the most haunted castles in Britain. Join Richard Felix and Chillingham’s resident Ghost Hunter Bob Buxton as they take you on a haunted tour of Chillingham Castle.
In the early 2000's, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators nearly reached a peace agreement. Within weeks, the opportunity vanished. Frontline examines the faltering quest for peace in "Shattered Dreams of Peace: The Road from Oslo" - a film by Charles Enderlin, a Franco-Israeli journalist, specializing in the Middle East and Israel - beginning with the 1995 assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. The two-and-a-half-hour documentary traces the peace process through years of negotiations, with new footage of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and interviews with key figures on both sides.
A look at the life and musical career of Lojze Slak, a Slovenian accordionist.
The story of three talented young Aboriginal people, their aspirations and their dreams to reach the top of their chosen field. But how have they fared? From the Message Stick series.
What price would you pay for Honor? For Faith? For Love? Journey with the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 as they search for answers and struggle for survival on Lost: A Tale of Survival.
Here is an account of how the cross of Christ came to be the symbol and icon it is today. It presents a close-up look at an inscribed piece of wood, believed to be the actual headboard of Christ's cross.
Martin Bormann, the man who, at the end, controlled all access to Hitler, was regarded by his Fuhrer as his most loyal comrade and was named as the executor of Hitler's will.
Cezary and Danuta's relationship almost breaks up when her husband discovers that his wife has a cell phone and probably cheats on him.
Jerzy loses his job and falls into alcoholism. However, his life changes when he wins a televised contest.
About the Scanian nature, about people's toil with the crops, and about those who were once landowners, manufacturers or paid. The agricultural landscapes are telling a story about human work. And about the power.
A girl is stuck in a time loop on her birthday and learns to love herself and help the people arounds her
Ever wondered what would happen if two of the world's most feared animals went head to head in a battle? The Animal Face-Off series aims to find out. After expertly designed replicas of the animals are created to mirror exact areas of strength and weakness, the two cyber-creatures come together for a crucial showdown. In this episode, two of the jungle's fiercest predators -- the lion and the tiger -- duke it out to see who comes out on top.
In a remote cabin in the woods, Kristen tries to convince her boyfriend to kill fellow classmate Richard to gain possession of his winning lottery ticket.
Retrospective and behind the scenes look of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).
"Doctor Madblood's Haunted Halloween" was a hosted horror Halloween special with Jerry Harrell as horror host "Doctor Madblood".
"Doctor Madblood's Halloween Horror Express" was a hosted horror Halloween special with Jerry Harrell as horror host "Doctor Madblood".
Man has always been fascinated with death. Throughout history there have been people who claim to be able to communicate with those who have passed on. And there have always been many who believe their claims are folly.
The film is a homage to beauty; beauty in a visual and aesthetic sense, but primarily spiritual beauty, the beauty that normally thrives best in concert with love if we let it breathe, that is; if we are prepared to accept it and share in it. The film is playful, it does not build on the bizarre, but on aesthetics, ethics and spirituality. She and He are in T(herapy), in their individual sessions the more introverted She and the extroverted He talk about and gradually uncover a particularly strong experience that in a way represents a turning in their emotional setback. We gradually realize that they do not have a problem accepting what has happened. She would just like to know where it happened, and He would like to see it all again.
Young Mao-Di spends his whole nights sitting at a computer tweaking digital photographs. One day, he meets the girl of his dreams on the metro. follows her and finds out that she lives across the street. the next day, he is followed by an older man, who lives in the same house as the girl. Mao-Di sets out to discover who the two are.