Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Berlioz: Les Troyens

October 1983 •French

Berlioz’s colossal masterpiece requires stupendous forces—dozens of soloists, enormous chorus, orchestra and ballet, a superb conductor who understands the uniqueness of the score—plus a production that does visual justice to the work. “A stupendous achievement” was one critic’s assessment of Peter Wexler’s inventive production. And with James Levine’s wizardry galvanizing the marvelous all-star cast, this is truly a gem. Plácido Domingo is the legendary hero Aeneas, Jessye Norman the obsessed prophetess Cassandra, and Tatiana Troyanos is Queen Dido, who commits suicide when Aeneas leaves her.

Benvenuto Cellini

January 2015 •English

With his affinity for the 16th-century sculptor Benvenuto Cellini's advocacy of artistic and personal freedom, Hector Berlioz went straight for the grand gesture with his first completed opera. Returning to it years after initial production debacles, Berlioz stated that he would 'never again find such verve and Cellinian impetuosity, nor such a variety of ideas.' The plot revolves around Cellini's wooing of Teresa, a match frustrated at every opportunity by his rival, the cowardly Fieramosca. Benvenuto Cellini is a pithy work combining romance, excitement, violence, comedy and spectacle; the perfect stage for Terry Gilliam's stylishly colorful and larger than life directing.

The Ride to the Abyss

January 1992 •French

‘La course à l’abîme’ is a depiction of the final ride into hell from ‘La Damnation de Faust’ (1846) by Hector Berlioz.

Beyond Titanic

September 1998 •English

A survey of 86 years of Titanicana in popular culture, with the emphasis on movies about (or inspired by) the disaster.

Behind Your Back

November 1995 •Norwegian

In this documentary feature writer and journalist Gerhard Helskog shows how Norway was used by both CIA and KGB during the Cold War, KGB set a honey trap for the Prime Ministers wife, CIA paid huge amounts to Norwegian social democrats to "help them" fight the communists, while they secretly lead a struggle for a milder form of communism.

Endings: The Good, The Bad, and the Insanely Great

October 2017 •English

Michael Arndt's examination of story structure.

Prisoners of War

January 1991 •Hungarian

A documentary about Hungarian prisoners of war in the World War II

Breakfast in Kisumu

Invalid date •English

Shot across 16mm, VHS, DV, and Digital, Breakfast in Kisumu is a personal homage to the 20-year journey of renowned professor and political activist Rok Ajulu. Filmed across six countries between Europe and Africa, with a proxy-archival quality, it follows Rok’s account of his struggles as an exiled freedom fighter of the post-colonial, apartheid era. In conversation with his daughter, he tells of his numerous deportations, prison sentences, and academic career. As Rok recounts the collapse of the apartheid regime, Breakfast in Kisumu shows us a homecoming: his journey back to Africa for the transition of the African National Congress (ANC) from a liberation movement into a governing party, his marriage into the Sisulu Family, and the continental significance of 1994.

Czech Rhapsody

March 1970 •Czech

Essay film from Czech director Vojtech Jasný on his home country.

Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond

May 1987 •English

An hour documentary on the history of Bond for the 25th anniversary of the film series.

X-Mix: Fast Forward and Rewind

June 1997 •English

For the eighth installment of the X-Mix series, Ken Ishii delivers a mix of high quality house tracks ranging from jazz to latin house.

Windham Hill: China

January 1987 •English

The opening of China to the West has produced images that focus on the more obvious: the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the tombs of Sian. But there is another much larger part of China which we have not seen. It's the China of people, its rhythms, its patterns, its colors. This video brings us to the large and timeless world of life in China, as it is lived now and has been for centuries - vast, unchanging, and slightly mysterious. Here is but a glimpse of this other world. This dreamvideo was filmed during the months of October and November of 1986 in and around the following cities and locations: Beijing, Chengdu, Guiyang, Guilin, Yangshuo, Xingping, Yangai, Nanjing, Huangshan Mountain and Hefei.

Windham Hill: Western Light

January 1984 •English

Filmed during the months of June and August 1984 in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Mesa Verde National Park and the Navajo Nation. This program reveals scenes of the lushness of California's summer accompanied by the music of Windham Hill artists, William Ackerman, Alex de Grassi, Mark Isham, Shadowfax, and Liz Story.

Suicidal Tendencies Live at The Olympic Auditorium

January 2010 •English

Recorded Live at The Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles CA on October 29 2005. Setlist: 01 - Intro - 02 - I Shot Reagan - 03 - War Inside My Head - 04 - Subliminal - 05 - Ain't Gonna Take It - 06 - Suicidal Failure - 07 - We Are Family - 08 - Possessed to Skate - 09 - I Saw Your Mommy - 10 - Waking the Dead - 11 - Show Some Love... Tear It Down! - 12 - Cyco Vision - 13 - Two-Sided Politics - 14 - Won't Fall In Live Today - 15 - Institutionalized - 16 - Pledge Your Allegiance

The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

September 2003 •English

The behind-the-scenes production documentary of Monty Python's 'Meaning Of Life.' This documentary is featured on the 2-disc Special Edition DVD for Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, released in September 2003.

Every Day's a Holiday

July 1965 •English

A group of teenagers take jobs at a holiday camp for the summer and enter a TV talent show

Short Tutorial on Loving

July 1982 •Latvian

Iolanta

September 1963 •Latvian

The daughter of René, King of Provence, who has been blind since birth, is unaware of her misfortune thanks to her father's diligence. She is betrothed to Robert, Duke of Burgundy. Her father hopes to restore his daughter's sight before the wedding with the help of a Moorish doctor. Robert and his friend Godfrey of Vaudemont, Count of Isonde, Champagne, Clervaux, and Montargis arrive at the castle. Robert is in love with Matilda, Countess of Lorraine, and wants to ask King René to break his promise. Vodemons sees the sleeping Jolanta, falls in love with her, and asks the king for his daughter's hand. Upon learning that Robert loves another, the king agrees to the wedding. The doctor's efforts are successful, the girl regains her sight and, happy, gets married.

Buy It Now

June 2005 •English

Told in two parts- the first in the style of a documentary and the next in narrative form- "Buy It Now" tells the story of 16 year old Chelsea leading up to the sale of her virginity online and then the self destructive aftermath of this event.