Year 2003 - 491

A short crime thriller directed by Boris Schaarschmidt.

A chronology of a stagnant relationship; one member becomes disillusioned and withdraws socially. Second film in Nick Peterson's "communication" series.

No secret is safe from salon owner Big Mama Lucille and her outlandish hairstylists in this production of Shelley Garrett's rollicking comedy. Big Mama may be pint-sized, but she's got a firecracker attitude and sexy smarts, and she runs her salon like the gossip central it is, where every speck of scandal rinses out in the shampoo sink. The surprises keep coming at Big Mama's Beauty Shop in this sidesplitting production.

Relive this exciting matchup from the International Cricket Council's Cricket World Cup 2003, in which India is pitted against Pakistan in a do-or-die qualifying round. India faces an early and large deficit, but the talents of players such as Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag and batsman Sachin Tendulkar (in a Man of the Match performance) were equal to the task. This program also contains a bonus presentation that profiles Tendulkar.

Israel's popular children's television host, Dalik, and his puppet, Stam, lead kids on a fun-filled ride through the Six Days of Creation, as presented in the Bible's Book of Genesis. Kids learn 12 passages from the Bible, the Talmud and the Sages, with the teachings set to catchy music as they celebrate their Jewish identity with laughter, stories and songs.

JT Productions trains its lenses on the superstars of the extreme sport of street riding. Catch Aaron Chase, Ben Cashman, George Ryan, Alex Dunstan, Seth Lolli and many others showing off what they do best: commanding mountain bikes and pushing the envelope. The breakneck pace is further enhanced by an endless stream of heart-pounding music, the perfect accompaniment to the thrilling action.

Dave, the host of the fascinating children's TV series "Real Wheels," takes viewers on a thrilling ride aboard some of the biggest and most powerful wheeled machines. With the help of those who drive tanks, bulldozers and mammoth monster trucks, kids will get a chance to see what these amazing vehicles can really do.

Finish Line Ministries founder Dave Bogue serves as host for this video based on his message of revival. Through entertaining and thought-provoking stories such as "Pickle Pickin'," -- which chronicles Bogue's days as an adolescent obliged to spend his vacation helping his cousins harvest cucumbers -- he challenges and entreats Christians to obey God's word. Filmed in Kentucky, the program includes interviews and re-enactments.

A teenager, Andrei, is madly in love with his neighbour, Monica. He calls a hotline for tips about art of seduction.

In this family drama based on a true story, Holly is a well-liked teenager who has trouble coping with feelings of sadness and regret -- along with isolation from her once-close friends -- after she gets an abortion. She's consoled by a sympathetic counselor at a pregnancy crisis center who accepts her and offers words of hope and mercy through faith during her struggle with post-abortion syndrome, a condition that affects many people.

On its face, the subject of this documentary -- a contest to determine who can grow the best Donegal beard, an Irish style that doesn't include a mustache -- may not seem gripping enough for film, but it is. Director Mike Woolf manages to mine the drama of the event and tell the history of Shamrock, Tex., at the same time, from its initial incarnation as a once-thriving stop along Route 66 and to its now sleepy, struggling stature.

When a bunch of good-looking strangers are picked to live together in relative luxury, as they do in MTV's reality show "The Real World," love, or lust, is bound to happen on- and off-camera; witness the series' best and most notorious couplings. Covering the show's entire 13-year run, this riveting and more-than-slightly intrusive "documentary" contains plenty of juicy highlights.

Filmed live at Radio City Music Hall in New York, this unique concert features an array of tropicalia and salsa musicians adding a festive Latin twist to some of the Beatles' biggest hits. Highlights include "Let It Be" by Tito Nieves and Tito Puente, "Lady Madonna" by Oscar D'León, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" by Celia Cruz, "Hard Day's Night" by Frankie Morales, "Day Tripper" by David Novello and "Fool on the Hill" by Ray Sepúlveda.

Celebrated jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal provides a stunning retrospective (of sorts) of his illustrious and influential career in this pitch-perfect performance at the 2003 Baalbeck Music Festival. Jamal performs a dozen numbers, including "Young and Foolish," "The Devil's in My Den," "I'll Always Be with You," "Topsy Turvy" and "Poinciana," all of which display his prowess. Also includes a featurette, interviews and an extensive discography.

Filmed live on the beautiful island of St. Lucia, this concert features renowned pianist and composer Randy Weston performing with an impressive group of backup musicians. Blending African rhythms with traditional jazz to create an eclectic sound of his own, Weston delivers a compelling set list that includes "African Cookbook," "The Shrine," "African Sunrise" and "Blue Moses." A bonus interview sheds light on the man and his music.

It's all cutting-edge urban (if not exactly urbane!) hip-hop when hosts Fonz and Mike take over a television station and reprogram it with dicey humor, hilarious interviews with leading recording artists and some fly animated shorts -- all told from a hip-hop perspective, of course. Think "South Park" but with baggy trousers and boxers showing.

Heather Hunter and her posse take an Atlanta nightclub hostage to collect payment on a debt. When they meet resistance, there's only one way to fight back: unleash four of the hottest comedians around in a special performance.

Hold onto your handlebars, because you've got a front seat to one of the most intense sports on the planet. From motocross to skateboarding to windsurfing, this video presents star athletes pulling off their most outrageous stunts. The highly stoked visuals are backed by an eclectic mix of rock, punk, hip-hop and electronica music that will have you groovin' as you "ooh" and "ahh" at the stupefying stunts on-screen.

Film starring Baladitya, Brahmanandam and Suhasini

It was Claude Monet's Impression: soleil levant which gave the impressionist school its name. Famed for seeing the subtle nuances of color, light and atmosphere in landscape, Monet's great works include Haystacks and Waterlillies. This program features footage from L'Orangerie and from Monet's house and gardens at Giverny plus special film shot at London's Savoy Hotel, from where Monet painted his famous views of London.