In an intimate tour of downtown LA, documentary maker Sophie Fiennes profiles charismatic preacher Bishop Noel Jones and his congregation.
March Of The Wooden Soldiers
This definitive box set collection features 26 beautifully restored short films celebrating two of the great geniuses of silent comedy. Featuring solo performances from Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy all filmed prior to the birth of the greatest comedy team in motion picture history: ""Laurel & Hardy"".
The short films included in this compilation are known as Soundies. These musical films were shown in a jukebox machine called a Panoram. Over 2000 of these films were made between 1941 and 1947. The Big Bands Volume One is a sampling of the numerous bands who performed in front of the Soundies cameras. This edition includes many of the hits of the 1940's performed by some of the biggest stars of the era. Initially, Soundies were extremely popular but due to a shortage of production materials during the war the Panorams were in short supply, ultimately causing the demise of the Soundie in 1947. Nevertheless, Soundies captured on film many superb musicians at the peak of their powers, making an irreplaceable contribution to the history of American music. Using the best possible sources, Storyville Films has painstakingly located and restored the Soundies in this program to the best possible condition. In some cases the available prints were not up to our usual excellent standards. We have chosen to include those films because of their historic value.
This box set features the following classic Laurel and Hardy comedies: Maritime adventures Ollie And Matrimony Pack Up Your Troubles Blockheads
James Bridges (Urban Cowboy, Bright Lights, Big City) directed this 1979 film that became a worldwide sensation when, just weeks after its release, the Three Mile Island nuclear accident occurred. Jane Fonda (Klute, Julia) plays a television news reporter who is not taken very seriously until a routine story at the local nuclear power plant leads her to what may be a cover-up of epic proportions. She and her cameraman, played by Michael Douglas (Wall Street, American President), hook up with a whistleblower at the plant, played by Jack Lemmon (Save the Tiger, Missing). Together they try to uncover the dangers lurking beneath the nuclear reactor and avoid being silenced by the business interests behind the plant. Though topical, The China Syndrome (produced by Douglas) works on its own as a socially conscious thriller that entertains even as it spurs its audience to think. --Robert Lane
Laurel and Hardy's comic antics have been brought to life in this hilarious collection of classic animated adventures. Laurel and Hardy's side-splitting capers centre of their love - hate relationship and perpetual attempts to find employment.Of course whatever job they turn their hand to - be it a fireman policeman or soldier they always ends up in 'a fine mess!' Features 10 episodes.
Volume1: A Chump At Oxford / Related Shorts Contains: A Chump At Oxford (b/w) A Chump At Oxford (colourised) From Soup to Nuts Another Fine Mess (b/w) Another Fine Mess (colourised) One of Laurel & Hardy's best-loved feature films 'A Chump At Oxford' sees them travelling to England to obtain an education only for Stan to be revealed as a long-lost British aristocrat! Also included is the classic silent comedy From 'Soup To Nuts' which the team remade as a section of 'A Chump At Oxford' - only with Stan switching his character to that of Agnes the maid! Also in this compilation is an earlier glimpse of Agnes in one of their greatest talkie shorts 'Another Fine Mess'. Volume 3: Way Out West / Shorts Contains: Way Out West (b/w) Way Out West (colourised) One Good Turn (b/w) One Good Turn (colourised) Thicker Than Water (b/w) Thicker Than Water (colourised) Regarded as the most popular of Laurel & Hardy's feature-length films not least for the Trail of the Lonesome Pine song 'Way Out West' sees Stan and Ollie visiting the town of Brushwood Gulch to deliver the deed of a gold mine only to be deceived by James Finlayson playing a villainous saloon-keeper. A great favourite among Laurel & Hardy admirers Finlayson is featured elsewhere in this compilation through the classic L&H shorts 'One Good Turn' and 'Thicker Than Water'. Volume 14: Classic Shorts / A Job To Do: Contains: Busy Bodies (b/w) Busy Bodies (colourised) Double Whoopee (b/w silent with musical score) Dirty Work (b/w) Dirty Work (colourised) The Finishing Touch The Music Box (b/w) The Music Box (colourised) Hog Wild (b/w) Hog Wild (colourised) Hats Off (stills gallery) A collection of classic shorts all of which present Stan and Ollie with a task to perform. 'Busy Bodies' is the famous film where Stan and Ollie work in a sawmill. In 'Double Whoopee' they start work at a plush Broadway hotel - and close a taxi door on Jean Harlow's dress! 'Hog Wild' concerns their efforts to fit a rooftop aerial. In 'Dirty Work' they are back on the roof this time as chimney sweeps at the home of an eccentric scientist. Stan and Ollie are in the building trade for 'The Finishing Touch' while in 'The Music Box' - perhaps their most famous film - they have to deliver a piano up a huge flight of steps. 'The Music Box' was inspired by one of their earliest comedies as a team 'Hats Off'. Sadly no copy of the film is known to survive but this DVD includes a selection of stills from this long-lost classic.
Originally broadcast as The Original Rompin' Stompin' Hot And Heavy, Cool And Groove All Star Jazz Show on CBS television in 1977. This award winning DVD from filmmaker Gary Keys contains performances from Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Max Roach, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, and Joe Williams. The witty program traces the birth of jazz from spirituals all the way to the wild sounds of the 70s via live performance, dance and narration. Hosted by Dionne Warwick. Winner of a 1977 Daytime Emmy.
Lucky Dog: Stan befriends a stray dog and Oliver Hardy takes a liking to Stan's wallet. After causing so much chaos Stan's only option is to get rid of the dog. Just in time the dog comes up trumps saves the day and teaches the villain Hardy a lesson too. The Stolen Jools: A famous actress has her jewels stolen. Everyone from the police to the mob want to know the identity of the theif and almost everyone is under suspicion. A star studded cast of the most promi
Stuart Little: Join the fun when the Little family adopts an adorably spunky boy named Stuart (voiced by Michael J. Fox) who looks a lot like a mouse. Mr. and Mrs. Little (Hugh Laurie and Geena Davis) fall in love with Stuart right away but their older son George (Jonathan Lipnicki) isn't so sure what to make of his new brother and the family's white cat Snowbell (voiced by Nathan Lane) devises a dastardly plan to get Stuart out of the house...permanently. Stuart Little 2: Stuart rescues an injured bird Margalo from the clutches of a menacing falcon. Margalo heals quickly under the care of the Littles and soon becomes a treasured member of the family but their joy is shattered when Margalo disappears. Stuart must summon all his courage to find her as he learns the true value of trust family and friendship in this heart warming adventure for the entire family.
Beth Early is trying to get over her broken marriage. She attends the local college where she meets Martin Knapek a successful lawyer. One night after accepting his lift home she is subjected to a brutal assault. At his trial he is freed and Beth is then faced with a libel suit for wrongly accusing him of rape... Based on a true story...
Contains episodes:The HoboThe SawmillThe ShowWhite WingsMud And SandKid Speed
A collection of four Laurel and Hardy shorts: Yes Yes Nanette (1925): Newly married Nanette takes her husband home to introduce him to the family. West Of Hot Dog (1924): Stan gets robbed by highwaymen on his way to collect an inheritance. Hop It Bell Hop (1925): Prior to his teaming with Stan Laurel and their elevation to international stardom Oliver Hardy was partnered with Bobby Ray. Crazy Like A Fox (1926): Two rich families arrange for their chi
Oliver Hardy stars in 'Should Sailors Marry' 'Fluttering Hearts' and 'Crazy Like A Fox. Stan Laurel stars in 'Short Kilts' and 'The Soilers'.
A five DVD box set containing 22 short classics: The Home Wrecker Four Wheeled Terror Roughest Africa Crazy To Act The Paper Hanger's Helper Lucky Dog Oranges And Lemons Yes Yes Nanette West Of Hot Dog Enough To Do Hop To It Bell Hop Along Came Auntie On The Front Page Bromo And Juliet This Is Your Life Should Sailors Marry Short Kilts Fluttering Hearts The Soilers Crazy Like A Fox Wizard Of Oz Hustling For Health. Please Note: Not all films contained
A selection of the comedy duo's films.... Lucky Dog (1921) Be Big (1931) March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934) Flying Deuces (1939) Utopia (1950) their appearance on This Is Your Life (1952) and Laurel and Hardy at the Movies.
Laurel and Hardy were hailed as '...the greatest comedy duo of all time...'. Now over half a century since their last film 'Utopia' they are still held in high esteem by critics and the public alike. This programme is an affectionate look back at this amazing act's career from their early black and white silent film days through the Hal Roach era to their hugely successful British tours and beyond. Generously laced with hilarious clips from the cream of Laurel and Hardy fi
When Mia a successful psychologist takes on Tammy a sultry and mysterious new patient she has no idea how her life is about to be transformed. In an ironic role reversal Tammy takes control of their sessions and puts Mia's own life under the microscope. Desperately yearning to regain a life of passion Mia follows Tammy's persistent advice and enters a forbidden underworld of sex - whereupon she encounters a dark and mysterious stranger. Abandoned by love and blinded by passion
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