The Stick Up
Documentary focusing on the career of banker and film financier Frans Afman, directed by his daughter Rozemyn Afman. The Dutchman was introduced to the film-making business after Italian producer Dino de Laurentiis asked him for a loan and together the pair created a new financing system that revolutionised Hollywood film-making. Together they were responsible for financing a number of successful films over the next decade including 'Platoon' (1986), 'Terminator' (1984) and 'Superman' (1978).
Classic Cockpits: Flying The PBY Catali (Documentary)
The War Years (8 Discs)
Teresa Berganza
Held in trust' by the National Trust for Scotland are mountains and islands gardens gorges and waterfalls castles stately homes follies and folk museums. Diana Rigg introduces the work of the Trust and is our guide on a spectacular journey from the remote islands of Fair Isle and St. Kilda through the highlands to the legendary battlefields of Bonnie Prince Charlie's doomed rebellion.
Linkin Park: From A Whisper To A Dream tells the full and candid story of the group from their humble origins in Agoura Hills California to their status today as a world class rock band with more than 50 million album sales under their belt. Featuring rare footage exclusive interviews with the band and those close to them contributions from industry experts and the world's finest rock journalists location shoots seldom seen photographs and a host of other features this film is all at once enlightening informative and downright entertaining and is the finest document to date on this extraordinary group.
The World's greatest city laid bare! Thrill to its gay excitement its bright lights but be shocked by the sin in its shadows!' Following on from his Take Off Your Clothes and Live and influenced by the world-wide success of Italian 'Mondo' movies which combined documentary footage with staged sequences of salacious effect legendary British low budget movie mogul Arnold Miller concocted this fascinating exploitation-style documentary. Peering voyeuristically behind the grimy net-curtains of London life into seedy bars and clubs for beatnik 'art lovers and burrowing beneath the glittering facade of the capital's glamorous cocktail lounges and casinos London in the Raw provides a cynical sometimes startling vision of life on and off the rain-spattered streets of 1960s London.
The Pamir Kirghiz are a tribe of some 2000 people from the Pamir region of Central Asia. For the last 27 years they have lived in exile in Eastern Turkey. In 2005 an Anglo-Turkish film crew arrives in their village to work with the tribe to tell their story. In a series of scenes divided in to chapters we see revealing interviews with the Kirghiz see exciting and entertaining reconstructions shot on film in a variety of different cinematic styles and comic scenes of the interaction between the film crew and the community. During this process we learn how the Pamir Kirghiz' antipathy to Communism drove them from the Soviet Union then later from Maoist China and finally from the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to their current exile. The film is part historical document part ethnographical description of a unique people part portrait of the conflict between individual and globalised culture and part comedy about the process of film making.
Ex-Car trader Mike Brewer has spent most of his 38 years selling thousands of motor vehicles and is perhaps best known as the star of Channel 4's second hand car show 'Deals on Wheels' and the top rated motor programme 'Driven'. Now in Wheeler Dealers Mike buys a Mini VW Golf Mercedes Porsche Saab and a Capri he cleans repairs and replaces and then sells on these classic cars for a profit.
Learn how to confidently introduce your baby to water within three months of birth using the Birthlight original approach to swimming. Developed by Dr. Fran''oise Freedman of Birthlight and drawing on her skills as swimmer anthropologist yoga teacher and birther; inspired by the joy of swimming with her four children. Birthlight's methods are designed to create an excellent foundation for the child's future in the water promoting safe practices and confidence as every new born baby has the potential to become a water baby and the sooner a child discovers the freedom of buoyancy and underwater swimming the more relaxed and independent he or she will become. The Birthlight approach has been developed over twenty years in a direction that offers a positive response to recent trends by promoting 'water parenting'; emphasis is placed on nurturing the bond between parent and infant in the water and this is done by using both specially designed movement and relaxation techniques in water in ways that are most conducive to the development of survival skills and swimming. Due to movement in the shared activity of swimming holding on to their parents' bodies or using buoyancy supports next to their parents babies gain considerable initiative and control as they experience falling off in the water when they get distracted. Encouraging babies to take charge while being supported by their parents in a loving and intimate way as well as encouraging parents to let go of fear and find a balance between achievement and loving acceptance result in effortless swimming.
The Killing Of America is a hard hitting shock-u-mentary about the rise of violence in the home of the brave. From the assassinations of J.F.K. Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy to the violent protests against the Vietnam war. From the ritual murders of Charles Manson's family to the rise of serial killers like Ted Bundy Son of Sam and John Wayne Gacy. From random sniper attacks on innocent civilians to the mass suicide of the cult of Jim Jones The Killing Of America shows the
Over four decades Barbra Streisand has reached the pinnacle of every art form she has encountered. As an actor she has made us laugh cry and care on Broadway and in film. As a musical performer she has dazzled us on stage and screen in arenas and concert halls and in recordings that have set record after record all of these achievements making her one of the most beloved entertainers of our or any time. As award-winning director and producer of such films as Yentl and The Mirror Has Two Faces she has met new challenges and scaled new heights.
This DVD outlines the complete story of the world's greatest airships from the pioneering efforts of Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin to the career of the Hindenburg's sister ship the 'Graf Zeppelin'. Using archive film photographs and graphics this fascinating programme follows the progress of airships through World War One to the present day.
The ultimate word on the history of reggae, this six part series, shot on film by an Oscar nominated cameraman, was produced in the early 1980s, just after the premature death of Bob Marley. It was a time to look back and to look forward. The films feature some amazing archive, much of it never seen before, of how Jamaican music developed before it became famous world-wide. Film-maker Howard Johnson interviewed the important figures who had influenced the course of the music. Along with musical performance there are interviews with cultural historians, folklorists and musicologists, along with those who created the music and those involved in the early days of Mento, Ska, Rock Steady and the sound systems. Also toasters, record producers and many great reggae artists of the day.Part 5 - Money In My Pocket.Part 6 - Ghetto Riddims.
The story of life in Britain during World War II. Home Front Britain is a showcase six-part documentary series produced by Discovery Channel in association with the British Film Institute. It tells the story of World War II on the Home Front through a rare collection of Ministry of Information wartime films. Presented by the much loved actor Jim Carter (Red Ridings Cranford Shakespeare In Love) each episode takes the viewer through the films whilst providing historical context anecdotes and wartime information. In addition Jim travels to some of the famous British landmarks which featured in these films and which became synonymous with the Home Front war effort. Home Front Britain is a fascinating informative and nostalgic blend of Ministry of Information films interwoven with Jim Carter's guiding commentary and is a truly timeless historical insight which provides a unique opportunity to enjoy some of the most treasured gems in the nation's cultural archives.
Romanticised by Hollywood and embellished by centuries of creative writing Camelot is the epitome of a fantasy castle. Brave knights such as Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad walk its stony corridors preparing for their next quest while its loyal citizens go about their daily lives protected by its vast walls and sat in resplendent glory at the head of the Round Table is Arthur King of Britain. But is there any factual basis for this most famous of fortresses or is it pure legend a castle built on the idea of chivalry and nothing more? With the help of experts archive material and new footage we examine the very latest theories findings and evidence surrounding Camelot including its possible location occupants and links to King Arthur. Was Camelot the grand castle of legend a nomadic court travelling the land to dispense local justice or simply an idealistic code of morals from a forgotten age?
The Mighty 8th Air Force. In January 1942 the order activating the 'US Air Forces in the British Isles' was announced. On 12th May the first contingent of USAAF personnel arrived in England the beginnings of what was to become the largest air force in the world. The British people had never seen anything like them. Michael Brandon (Dempsey and Makepeace) presents the story of the courageous young Americans who fought the war from the foreign fields of eastern England. And of the local populations who welcomed them resented them admired and loved them. 'The American Invasion' provides a powerful record of a momentous period in American and British history. The memories and experiences of surviving US airmen are the key to understanding the courage of men plucked from home and plunged into the terror of combat in the air. The recollections of their British hosts forms the backdrop to a programme that weaves fascinating personal tales around the story of one of the most costly military campaigns of World War II.
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