Glasgow, May bank holiday Friday. After closing a big deal, young London businessman Charlie Grant puts his credit cards, and his briefcase in the trunk of his car. In celebration he gets wildly drunk. In the morning, he wakes up on a girl's sofa, then discovers that his car has been towed away to the city pound.
Romantic river banks and unspoilt nature - wherever the Danube flows these types of landscapes dominate. This comprehensive cinematic portrait of Europe's second longest river presents numerous scenes of heavenly beauty along the banks of the Danube, as well as the tension between humans and nature and civilisation and wilderness.
Three single Israeli men are in search of wives. But with their best years behind them, they've given up on the women in their own country and are heading for Ukraine. With the help of matchmaking agencies and interpreters, they plan a week-long marathon of blind dates and socialising. They offer the chosen girls a passport from poverty and the chance of a new life in Israel.
A former keyboardist with British rock groups the Small Faces and the Faces, Ian McLagan presents a rousing set of music, including songs like "Can't Be Still," "I Will Follow," "You're So Rude," "You're My Girl," "Big Love" and "Hope Street." Recorded live for broadcast on German television, this energetic performance finds McLagan jamming with his Bump Band, a talented group of road-tested musicians.
Committing a crime and bungling the job out of sheer stupidity does have its positive side: Brainless criminals and their half-baked schemes give the precious gift of laughter to a world in need of a good giggle. This program reveals a variety of dim-witted criminals and features testimonials from law officers, real footage and reenactments of some of the stupidest criminals in the United States trying to perpetrate ill-planned crimes.
Offering insight into the current struggles over sexuality within organized religion, Pam Walton's groundbreaking documentary tells the stories of three openly gay and lesbian Midwestern Lutheran pastors who have taken a stand against their own church. The film clearly and skillfully outlines the contradictions within a church that supposedly welcomes lesbians and gay men -- but at the same time condemns them.
One of the best, most entertaining and insightful films ever done about the greatest team in the history of American sports, the New York Yankees. This award-winning film traces the history of the team from its beginnings in 1903 through to the end of the 20th Century.
Mr. Masekela, after a self-imposed 30-year exile, returned to his native South Africa to play a series of sold-out concerts. This concert film was made during his concerts at Johannesburg's Standard Bank Arena and captures an emotionally intense and joyous performance from Mr. Masekela and his band.
Fluorescerend Bloed is the bleak story of Henk Johan Kwackel, a misunderstood and neglected young musician who leaves his hometown in the country to - followed by a camera crew - seek his recognition and success in the big city. Once he arrives there, his life and career does not get started because of his introverted character. Henk Johan sinks deeper in his mental swamp. Disillusioned he returns to his home base.
The show eponymous from Lemire propose a review of the actuality that evolve each night, as news come, as well as a stand up part and twelve sketch with is characters, like Uncle George and Ronnie Dubé.
In May 1937, Amelia Earhart embarked on the most ambitious and dangerous flight of her career: an attempt to fly around the world at the equator. Six weeks later, she and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared without a trace in the South Pacific. In "The Final Hours", we take a journey around the world in a vintage Lockheed Electra, recreating Amelia's flight and reliving the adventure through her diaries and logbooks. Through interviews with aviation experts and historians we discover a possible solution to the mystery of her disappearance.
Available on VHS cassette only. Waiting For The World really defined Blueprint as a team and opened everyone's eyes to the talent of the riders and what the UK has to offer.
From tadpole to frog, caterpillar to butterfly and pup to wolf, children will learn about the life cycles of animals, the different stages of development and the average life spans of a variety of creatures. A fun, hands-on experiment is included. Part of the multivolume Animal Life for Children Video Series in the Schlessinger Science Library. Part of the Schlessinger Science Library for Children Collection. This title correlates to the National Science Education Standards for Life Science -- characteristics of organisms, life cycles of organisms and organisms & environments. A teacher's guide is included and available online.
