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Alessandro Corbelli takes the title role in Annabel Arden's whirlwind production of Puccini's compact opera, in which the scheming Gianni Schicchi retrieves for himself the spoils of a disinherited family to pave the way for his daughter to marry her love.
Street sweeper Joe Fallow is approached by the ailing Grim Reaper who offers to train him as his replacement and become the new 'face of death'. Elsewhere in town, an evil force threatens to merge the worlds of Hell and Earth into one. And only Joe, assisted by an enigmatic supernatural bounter-hunter, can stop it from happening.
Kaptein Sabeltann is back! And when the people of Kjuttaviga also find a parchment that says there is another treasure from the pirate Grusomme Gabriel in Kjuttaviga, things really become wild.
Herrring shares with us his world of gonorrhea-transmitting magpies, his attempts to become successor to Pope John Paul II, and his local supermarket's utterly humiliating new checkout service: the grocery interrogation.
Saeko, a woman with two faces, an office lady and a pachinko pro, seeks revenge against the pachinko company that speculated on the land in the orphanage where she grew up.
A montage-based collage-film primarily bringing together elements of the cult classic all-time flop "Rollerboogie" (starring Linda Blair) and an "unfinished amateur short film" – with additional vido and audio elements from Star Wars, Xanadu, The Exorcist, and numerous other sci-fi and horror films.
Tihomir Stojković became famous after the series The Family Treasure, and profits around Serbia on his fame. He receives an invitation from Serbian TV that he should hand over the car to the prize winner, but his uncle Žitko wrongly tells him that the car is going to be given to him.
The film explores the tension between human freedom, what people decide to do with their lives, and divine wisdom, what God asks for each person. Also starring Noel Trinidad and Sandy Andolong.
Andrey Konchalovsky's project "the Burden of power" is about unpopular decisions of heads of state and political figures in power. The heroes of the cycle "Burden of power" can not be called fighters for liberal ideas, but they paradoxically had a huge impact on the fate and development of their countries. The film about Heydar Aliyev is part of Andrey Konchalovsky's cycle "the Burden of power" about the great politicians of the twentieth century. This cycle began with a film about Yuri Andropov. It was Andropov who promoted Heydar Aliyev as a politician, because he saw him as a close associate in the upcoming reform of the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, the story followed a different scenario: the USSR collapsed, and Heydar Aliyev was thrown out of politics. But he managed to return to it as a winner, overcome the turmoil, become the President of Azerbaijan, and give his people confident guidelines for moving into the future.
Michael and Jim collect money for a debt collection agency owned by LC. It's not exactly their dream job, so they're looking for something more exciting to do. Unfortunately, they end up killing a debtor who owes half a million. The brutal LC believes that Michael and Jim must now come up with the missing money. But the two unfortunate guys don't have that kind of money.
Pepe the Prawn profiles Kermit the Frog.
Since the beginning of the 70s, committed and willing, Philippe Nahon has been exploring the strangest roles and became at the dawn of the 90s, with "Carne", a rising star and a source of inspiration for a generation of young directors such as Gaspar Noé, for whom he has become a favorite actor. At fifty, he has become an emblematic figure for a new generation of filmmakers. Even today, he is still in full rebellion against age and invests in short films and first films of young directors with an enthusiasm still intact. Through the testimonies of his first partners, filmmakers of several generations, relatives and fans, this documentary sketches the portrait of a committed man, an actor unknown to the general public, an icon for film lovers.
Join the all conquering international king of observations as he serves up part two in Whatever Comes Next... Features over an hour of his award-winning show plus special behind-the-scenes footage taking you on a journey you will never forget. You get free piano lessons, heaps of bonus features and a live menu - you even get to see Troy in this one! So sit back, grab a cuppa tea or an orange juice and feel part of the audience for a night of classic Carl Barron.
Humanity's only hope against the evil Alf, who plans to take over the world, is the superhero Şahika, who stands out with her beauty and courage. Şahika is determined to overcome this threat with her intelligence and superpowers. In this fun and exciting adventure, good and evil face off once again.
Bill Bellamy is back...and this time he's making a statement! Over the last decade, Bill Bellamy has been a staple in the world of comedy. The man, who coined the popular 90's phrase "Booty Call," has made several appearances on Def Comedy Jam, hosted MTV's Beach House and starred alongside Jamie Foxx and Al Pacino in Any Given Sunday. Bellamy's "in your face" brand of comedy has made him a successful touring act with hundreds of sold-out shows nationwide.
This lunar eclipse event of November 2003 is observed, documented, and translated by eye and hand via the light-sensitive medium of Kodachrome film. In the 4th c BCE Aristotle founded The Lyceum, a school for the study of all natural phenomena pursued without the aid of mathematics, which was considered too perfect for application on this imperfect terrestrial sphere. This film then, in the spirit of...
Brazilian singer Maria Bethania has a 40-year singing career. A documentary shows her concerts and famous family.
The story is of terrorism that’s plaguing different parts of the Northeast as the backdrop. Shilajeet Majumdar, a militant on the run, takes refuge in a dilapidated mansion. Rupa Ganguly stays there with her father-in-law Soumitra Chatterjee and his father Haradhan Bandopadhyay who’s confined to bed and is unable to speak. This film focuses on the friction and undercurrent of tension between the lady of the house and the terrorist.
The Aleph is the point where diachronic and synchronic times meet, and each second represents a moment in life, from birth to death.
A frustrated salesman runs into his high school sweetheart on his way to work. She offers him the chance to run away with her, and he just about accepts, until he remembers he left his car at a parking meter that is about to expire. His quest is then to find quarters to put in the meter so he will give his lazy roommate enough time to get to his car so it isn't in danger of being impounded, and so he can still catch the next train to Miami.
The Mozart Residence is home to several "new owners" of all origins: a new concierge, Paco, of Spanish origin, who has just been released from prison, arrives at the residence. Around it, the hall and the mailboxes, the "ballet" of the Residence Mozart is organized.
Szymon discovers a naked woman and takes her to his secluded house where, over the next few days, she tells contradictory stories about her life. But it turns out she is not the only person in the house with something to hide.
In this thoughtful documentary, actress Sarah Rush takes us back to the coal-mining town of her youth -- Carmichaels, Penn., population: 556. At the 50th anniversary of the Coal Queen Pageant in August 2003, we're introduced to 14 high-school-aged hopefuls who are vying for the coveted crown. The pageant and its related events serve as the backdrop to highlight local miners and their way of life and show the community's strength, pride and unity.
A Night To Remember was recorded and filmed in Evergrey’s hometown of Gothenburg and became the absolute highlight of the tour. The historic concert hall of the Storan Theatre (dating from the early 19th century) serves as the backdrop, with its fantastic scenery and acoustics, a breath-taking light show, the band in top form, and the audience (many of which arrived from all around the world) on fire with excitement.A Night To Remember was filmed with 7 roving cameras and in 5.1 DTS Sound and contains all six of the Everegrey video clips, in depth interviews with all of the band members and plenty of backstage footage, including studio reports and tech talk.
In an historic first for Bill and Gloria Gaither and their Homecoming Friends, Jerusalem -- the Holy City of God -- plays host for a moving videotaped visit to the cradle of Christianity. The concert was staged in David's Citadel, part of the original city of Jerusalem, and one of the most unique and sacred venues in the world. The entire countryside where Jesus lived, walked and died is showcased with stirring performances at the Garden Tomb, the Southern Steps and the Jordan River.
This DVD is the culmination of 20 years of music from one of Australia's most beloved singer/songwriters."Alive" was recorded in the heart of Sydney at The Basement and features Jenny Morris playing some of the biggest hits from her career. Jenny is joined on stage with her band and special guest performers Andrew Farriss from INXS and Ian Moss from Cold Chisel.
Years before she saw a man being swallowed by a wave, inside a swimming pool. With this event, time ceased to be linear, and in a split second her family disappeared, leaving only behind the traces of their presence. Through the window´s reflex she realises her face has changed - the face is longer and the hair; she has memories inside her head, that she doesn´t recognize. In another time, she returns to that place to try to confirm her memory.
Christian has commited a crime, a crime of compassion. A troubled soul, he must now flee not only the law, but the deep ethical consequences of his act. The path he sets upon leads him to where all roads end : a small community by the name of Radisson, 1500km north of Montreal. Slowly, he starts his life anew among his new neighbours, a new job, a new interest in life. His story drifts along, somewhere between fiction and reality…
Horsie, a reformed drug addict, is thrown into his old world to help a friend get clean, only to find himself enmeshed in a phantasmagoria of lust & paranoia, at the core of which lurks a disturbing mystery.
The film centers on the strained marriage of Undine Jones, an actress, and John Goodman, a well-regarded composer. The story opens as the two are driving cross-country from New York to California to start over - hoping that the move will renew their relationship. Within weeks, Goodman is back in New York and Undine has begun work on a movie where she is drawn into an instinctively unavoidable relationship with one of the film's crew, Jim Travis. It is through Undine and Jim's connection that the film explores lust, love, intimacy, the past and forgiveness. Traylor's use of the California desert resonates with the search of her characters; in the most barren of landscapes, it finds wildflowers that bloom.
An image DVD of Kie Kitano, who was selected as the 2005 Grand Prix winner of the "Miss Magazine" contest at 14 years old. She is the youngest person in the event's history to win the Grand Prix Award. "Miss Magazine" is known as the gateway to becoming a gravure idol.
Grateful Dead: Bird Song
A work produced with the theme of the number "4" as an event for the 4th Into Animation, an independent screening by the Japan Animation Association.
Kara is a little girl living in an isolated place. Her father disappeared after Ronald killed her mother. A journalist's invasion of her life makes her decide to seek out Ronald and ask him the ultimate question.
Tony is a Cuban-American Metals trader. One sunny morning, while fishing off Key West-Florida, he finds the wreck of a makeshift raft floating close to the beach. The rafters names were carved on the wood of the boat (Pablo and Mariana). Tony travels to Cuba to find the Family of the rafters to tell them what he had found. This journey also becomes a discovery of his own Cuban roots. Tony finds the family and, shocked and surprised, finds the beautiful Mariana whom he presumed had died at sea, and she awakens in him his true destiny.
Blind for the first time
Satyaprakash Ghosh, an idealistic village schoolmaster, protests against Raghav Choudhury's efforts to win an election campaign that is taking place in Shimulpur High School where he teaches at and gets murdered for it. Can Karna and Colonel Vikram Sinha avenge the former's father?
MTV ao vivo is the third live album released by Brazilian rock band Titãs. Up to 2007, their latest album. Its brief lifespan in Brazilian charts inspired the band to took a more pronounced delay before another studio album was recorded. Band members enjoyed the opportunity for more solo projects, some successful as Sérgio Britto's single Raquel (DDD) which received some mainstream airplay during the first half of 2007.
In a secondary school where classes have not been taught for the last five years, teachers must resume their "usual" task, given the arrival of a new director.
Nejat Uygur, one of the greatest masters of Turkish theater, and his friends are here to entertain us with a hilarious show.
A documentary film tracing the collaboration between One Ring Zero, the Brooklyn house-band for McSweeney's Publishing, and an ensemble cast of award-winning authors, each of whom contributed original lyrics. Author Myla Goldberg torments guest singer Syd Straw with tongue twisting, five star vocabulary words. Paul Auster riffs on the ills of Cincinatti and the Iraq war. The film's title, in fact, comes from the inspired dialogue of a talking cockroach.
In this documentary short, Astaire and Rogers experts and aficionados delve into the development of the legendary duo’s dancing partnership, focusing on Mark Sandrich’s “Follow the Fleet” (1936).
Surveys the love of luxury, sexual excess and cruelty that formed the dark underside of the Roman empire
Share the Road is the latest release from Cirque Productions, the makers of TREK: A Journey on the Appalachian Trail. This unique documentary chronicles a 6,200 mile cross-country bike ride from Maine to Seattle down to Mexico. Four narrators offer their individual perspectives while biking across North America, camping in town parks, meeting Americans of all creeds, and living a dream. Epic scenery and an all-original soundtrack by Big Pretty and the Red Rockets will carry you through this four month journey. This film appeals to not only the biker, but to the adventurer in all of us.
This two-disc set devoted to the Australian pop band Hoodoo Gurus is a corker of a show! Featuring all of the group's music videos, a concert performance, and a feature-length documentary tracing the band's evolution from their beginnings in Sydney to gigs around the world, the program also includes revealing interviews with band members. Go ahead, give it a burl! 180 min. total. Soundtrack: English.
This documentary delivers a moving portrait of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. The narrative of the life of this Jesuit and scientist of international reputation is read as an adventure novel.
Rachid learned of Mélanie's accidental death. He decides to follow in his footsteps by taking his friend's last walk again. That day, Mélanie had met her sister Madeleine, for a last face-to-face meeting. What happened? What will Rachid discover?
Refreshingly simplistic and visually authentic, this film is set in 1973 Singapore and tells the story of 2 star-crossed teen-aged lovers against the backdrop of the underworld. A romantic tragedy reminiscent of films produced by Shaw Brothers studios during the golden era of Chinese cinema in the 70's, the film is dedicated to the memory of 70's Asian icon and diva, Teresa Teng (1953 -1995).
A long relationship comes to an end, which is the loneliness: Anna leaves the city, finds new friends and soon meets a man who brings her smile back.
Lawrence Barraclough's quest to find out whether a small penis matters.
Sahrawi children move to Basque country in summer thanks to the solidarity project Vacations in Peace. In the first part of the documentary, we see how they live, what they discover, what they learn and how these children enjoy themselves during their stay. The second part of the documentary takes place in the refugee camps in the desert which have held refugees for more than 30 years. We see their day-to-day life and, in passing, the reasons for the conflict and the Sahrawi struggle.