Music
Falstaff
Music
It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great comedy fighting to get out that we owe this absolute miracle of an opera. Produced in 1893 as Verdi turned 80 there is much in this masterpiece that can be identified as a modernist neoclassical work. The use of short motifs instead of long arioso melodic lines, the spry and reduced orchestral textures and the lack of a single 'stand and deliver' dramatic declamatory aria all serve to make this more of a 20th century work than an example of 19th century late-Romanticism.
The Court Concert
RomanceComedy
Before he became cult director Douglas Sirk, Detlef Sierck cut his teeth on such lavish European star vehicles as Das Hofkonzert (The Court Concert). Marta Eggerth is cast as Christine, a young singer who aspires to find out who her father was. Her odyssey brings her to the court of a mythical kingdom, where she is romanced by handsome lieutenant Walter (Johannes Heesters). He is warned not to lose his heart to a "commoner," but all turns out all right when King Serenissimus (Otto Tressler) turns out to be Christine's long-lost daddy. Hofkonzert was designed as a comeback for Marta Eggerth, whose star had eclipsed by the mid-1930s.
ETXR
MusicAdventure
Bix the Bug is a DJ who comes into possession of a Teslascope -- Nikola Tesla's legendary invention, which he claims was capable of receiving signals from Extra Terrestrial worlds.
ABBA: The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story
MusicFamily
The story of one of the greatest pop bands of all time, this programme features, for the first time, all four members talking about their lives before during and after ABBA. Included with extracts from the rehearsals and performances of the smash hit musical Mamma Mia!, based on the songs of ABBA, are all the big hits, concert footage and interviews with Bono, Malcolm McLaren, Pete Waterman, Tim Rice Bjorn Again and Steps!
Scene
DocumentaryMusic
Tony was the exclusive photographer and video director for Ocean Colour Scene from Moseley Shoals to Marchin' Already, publishing his book 'Soul Driver' in 2014, releasing his feature documentary film 'SCENE' in 2017 and is currently launching his new coffee table 'book of the film' 'Behind the Scene' due for release in Summer 2022.
The Police: Around The World
DocumentaryMusic
During 1977-1981 The Police went on a truly global tour which took them through more than a dozen countries, including many that most Rock bands of the period would fail to reach. This film features highlights of the tour which include stops in Japan, Hong Kong, India, Egypt, Australia and Latin America. Recorded live during the tour are 16 songs featured in this film, However this is more than a video rock concert - including many humourous off-stage shots that show the band sampling some of the sights, customs and culture of the lands their fans call home
Sweet Toronto
MusicDocumentary
Sweet Toronto is a documentary by D.A. Pennebaker of the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, a one day festival held September 13, 1969 at Varsity Stadium on the campus of the University of Toronto and attended by some 20,000 persons. John Lennon played as part of the Plastic Ono Band, whose members also included Yoko Ono, Klaus Voorman, Alan White, and Eric Clapton. The video also features a selection of other acts: Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Bo Diddley.
Meet the Beatles
DocumentaryMusic
Featuring rare archive performances by the Beatles performing live in the USA; this is the powerful review of the album which launched the Beatles in America. Meet the Beatles as carefully selected to introduce the band to a whole new continent and remains today a powerful record of the band emerging as world-class songwriters.
Peret: The King of the Gipsy Rumba
DocumentaryHistory
An account of the personal and artistic life of the Spanish singer Peret (1935-2014), the artist who imaginatively mixed various musical styles, such as mambo, tanguillo and rock, to create the gypsy rumba. An epic adventure, from a humble neighborhood of Barcelona to the biggest stages of the world.
Over the Garden Wall
MusicComedy
An aunt objects to the romance between her niece and a neighbour's nephew, and steps in to put an end to the love affair.
The Jesus Music
DocumentaryMusic
A political documentary that tells the stories of over 25 artists who give depictions of the controversy surrounding Christian Rock in the 70's.
George Lam Lamusique Concert
Music
Lamusique marks the grand return of a truly exceptional voice! Legendary Canto-pop singer George Lam is back in the studio and he has recorded 11 beloved pop numbers, all enhanced by his unique and stylish touch. Jointly handled by famous producer Andrew Tuason and hi-fi guru Ernest Lau (former guitarist of Tai Chi Band), the audiophile's new favorite album is mastered by the world-renowned Bernie Grundman to ensure the best sound possible. Lamusique features such songs as "With Love", "Who is the Most Beloved" and the Sally Yeh duets "00:10" and "Love Remains After Separation".
Destino de un capricho
DramaMusic
Daniel is a young medical student. He lives in a student pension called "The Star" next to a group of student friends like him. Daniel is going to try to have his mother reconcile with his grandmother.
Fantastica
DramaMusic
In this French–Canadian oddity of music and drama, an actress in a traveling musical revue is involved with the show's director until she meets and falls for an aging ecological activist. He too is drawn to her, and together they try to stop a factory from being built over an old-growth forest.