Dream of a Summer Night

Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music

April 2007 •English

Frank Scheffer's (collage like) documentary on the American composer and rock guitarist Frank Zappa, as broadcast by VPRO in the Netherlands April 22,2007. Most of what’s on here is seen before, particularly in Roelof Kier’s 1971 documentary and/or Scheffer’s own documentary “A present day composer refuses to die”. But there is some new stuff too, particularly interviews with Denny Walley, Haskell Wekler, Elliot Ingber and Bruce Fowler.

There's a Girl in My Heart

December 1949 •English

A Gay-Nineties musical set in NYC's Bowery and East-Side explores the life of its inhabitants---an Irish policeman and his tap-dancing daughter and music-hall wife; a German professor of music and his singing daughter; and an Italian café-owner, a kindly priest, a struggling young doctor and a saloon-keeper. And a political ward-heeler, Terrence Dowd, who has a deceptive and dishonest plan to sell them all out in order to build a fight arena. But he meets his match in property-owner Claire Adamson.

Anything Goes

February 1954 •English

On an ocean liner, a nightclub singer tries to help a fellow American romance an English heiress who is being forced to return home to marry a man she doesn't love. The American must avoid his boss who is traveling on the same vessel and disguises himself as a gangster traveling with a minister who is, in fact, a disguised gangster on the lam.

The Tin Woodman's Home Movie #2: California Poppy Reserve, Antelope Valley

January 2008 •English

A three-dimensional narrative enacted at the California Poppy Reserve. It’s part of Mike Plante's Lunchfilm series of commissioned shorts (made for the cost of a lunch between Plante and filmmakers, Naomi Uman and Lee Lynch).

Agnaldo, Perigo à Vista

January 1969 •Portuguese

On the rise, singer Agnaldo Reis finds himself forced to escape the pursuit of Baby's gang, who demand a monthly bribe from the artist in exchange for protection. The young man devises an ingenious escape plan.

Sombrero

April 1953 •English

Mexican love stories follow a dying man, a bullfighter's sister and lovers from feuding villages.

Dolfje Weerwolfje musical!

October 2016 •Dutch

Spring Is Here

April 1930 •English

Musical about two sisters in love with the same man.

Honey

March 1930 •English

A once-wealthy sister and brother rent out their Southern mansion and stay on as cook and butler.

Rainbow Man

May 1929 •English

The Rainbow Man is a 1929 black and white American musical film.

Browsers

April 2013 •English

Set in contemporary Manhattan, it follows four young people as they start their first jobs at a news website.

Lovesick

August 2022 •English

A country-western balladeer reflects on the one who got away.

Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

March 1966 •English

A loose adaptation and parody of the Lewis Carroll tale by Hanna-Barbera Productions. A modern-day teenager doing a book report on Alice is accidentally sucked into her television set and ends up in a wacky version of Wonderland.

Salt Skin

May 2024 •English

After being sexually assaulted, 16 year old Mae finds her body transforming in overwhelming ways. Struggling to control her new mermaid tail and losing her grip on reality, she attempts to manage her emotions. When faced with an opportunity to take revenge, she must choose how to heal.

Alex and the Wonderful Doo-Wah Lamp

January 1978 •English

Alex is annoyed when he loses out on being picked as class president. When visiting a local antique shop he finds a magic lamp, with three singing Genies, who grant him three magical wishes.

Keto and Kote

October 1948 •Georgian

Using a marriage broker,a Prince in dire financial straits plans to marry the wealthy daughter of a merchant, The girl is in love with the nephew of the prince. Forced by her father into the unwelcome match, she finds a friend in another matchmaker. They arrange it so that the prince will not like the girl when he meets her.

Thomas & Friends: The Great Race

May 2016 •English

Thomas goes to the Great Railway Show and competes with some of the world's finest locomotives.

Royal Opera House Live 2024/25: The Marriage of Figaro

September 2024 •Italian

Count Almaviva lives with his Countess on their estate near Seville. The Count has his eye on his wife’s maid Susanna, who is betrothed to the Count’s servant, Figaro. Much to Figaro’s dismay, the Count plans to seduce Susanna on wedding night. Meanwhile, Cherubino, the Count’s young page, is infatuated with the Countess, but has just been dismissed after being discovered with Barbarina, the gardener Antonio’s daughter.

Rangga & Cinta

Invalid date •Indonesian

A musical film from “What's Up With Cinta?”

Show Boat

June 2015 •English

Hammerstein and Kern’s Show Boat is a true classic of American musical theater - a tale of life on the Mississippi from the 1880s to the 1920s is both a poignant love story and a powerful reminder of the bitter legacy of racism. The exuberant production from the San Francisco Opera features songbook classics such as “Ol’ Man River” and “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man”.