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Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Robin Williams started performing stand-up comedy in the mid-'70s and amazed audiences with his frenetic energy and believably quick wit. He skyrocketed to stardom and performed steadily for nearly four decades, entertaining audiences across the globe."--Container.
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
Français
Description
THE LAST LETTER is based on a chapter of Vasily Grossman's novel Life and Fate. It is 1941. A Ukrainian ghetto has fallen to the Nazis and all of its Jewish residents are slated to be murdered. In the midst of the impending horror, the town's physician, a woman named Anna Semionova, dictates one final letter to her son, who is safe outside of enemy lines. The letter, with its detailed observations of daily life in a ghetto, reveals the fear, courage,...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Directed by filmmaker Peter Jackson, this is a three-part documentary series that takes audiences back in time to the band's intimate recording sessions. The documentary showcases the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of the iconic foursome, and is compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage shot in January 1969 (by Michael Lindsay-Hogg) and more than 150 hours of unheard audio, all of which has been brilliantly restored....
Series
Criterion collection volume 495
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Features television plays from 1953-1958 and includes Marty (1953); Patterns (1955); No Time for Sergeants (1955); A Wind From the South (1955); Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956); Bang the Drum Slowly (1956); The Comedian (1957); and Days of Wine and Roses (1958).
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Directed by renowned Canadian filmmaker, Ron Mann, it features a reunion concert with the original 5 members i.e. Jim Cuddy, Greg Keelor, Bazil Donovan, Bob Wiseman and Cleave Anderson! Also includes twelve historic performances; an appreciation written by Paul Quarrington; two brand new songs; and even burning Snowmen!
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Open the envelope to discover [one's] very own invitation to the ballet, asking [the reader] to take a tour and peek behind the scenes to see what goes on between performances. Explore the lesser known areas of the theatre, such as the shoe room, the rehearsal studio and the healthcare suite. Open the gatefolds to display the costume department, the set-building workshops and a performance live on stage. Learn about famous ballets such as Romeo...
8) The Seagull
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Russian
Description
Anton Chekhov's first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Treplev. Yury Butusov's Golden Mask Award-winning production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Join Taylor Swift on her first headlining tour as she celebrates the success of her multiplatinum album Fearless. Packed with 13 ... live performances, rare home movies and revealing interviews with Taylor and her inner circle, this concert special will take you from her earliest days as an aspiring singer-songwriter, through the stories that inspired her biggest songs"--Container.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"For the very first time, Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra. In a series of intimate conversations with actor & director Brendan O'Hea, she guides us through Shakespeare's plays with incisive clarity, revealing the secrets of her rehearsal process and inviting us to share in her triumphs, disasters, and backstage shenanigans. Interspersed...
15) Amazing grace
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
[English/French/Spanish subtitle version].
Language
English
Description
A documentary presenting the live recording of Aretha Franklon's album 'Amazing grace' at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angelese in January 1972.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
After a much-publicized departure from hosting NBC's Tonight Show, O'Brien hit the road with a 32-city music and comedy show to exercise his performing chops and exorcise a few demons. An intimate portrait of an artist trained in improvisation, captured at the most improvisational time of his career. It offers a window into the private writers' room and rehearsal halls.
17) Party time!
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Emma, Anthony, Simon, and Lachy are planning to have a party, and all are invited! Enter the perfectly playful Master of the Australian Ballet, Mr. Paul Knobloch. Immaculate and classically impeccable, Paul the Party Planner helps the Wiggles create this interactive and entertaining release. Children will love to play and have fun with a collection of the most popular party songs, including Hokey Pokey; What's the Time, Mr Wolf?; Happy Birthday; and...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Special collector's edition.
Language
English
Description
The final performance tribute began on Les Paul's 90th birthday when luminaries from around the musical world gathered to celebrate at New York's historic Iridium Jazz Club. Les and his many friends jammed every Monday night for the next four years until 2009, when the legendary guitarist left us. Great moments from these cool sessions are presented in this tribute to the man who created a sonic boom with his solid-body electric guitar. Les plays...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A brand-new documentary about the opera singer, Luciano Pavarotti, with interviews and extensive concert footage, from his debut in Puccini's La Bohème to the sold-out charity performances with Eric Clapton and Bono. This film includes uncut performances of "Nessum dorma," "La donna è mobile," "Miss Sarajevo" and the legendary "Donna non vidi mai" dedicated in her presence to Diana, Princess of Wales, in London's Hyde Park. This DVD includes...
20) Western stars
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Bruce Springsteen brings his latest studio album, 'Western stars', to life in this cinematic experience, performing each of its 13 songs with a full band and orchestra under the cathedral ceiling of his historic, nearly 100-year old barn. Blurring the line between concert documentary and Springsteen memoir, the film blends the artist's own archival footage with breathtaking scenes of the American West to complete this story of love and loss, isolation,...
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