Olga James

Pendant la Seconde guerre mondiale, dans le Sud des Etats-Unis, au milieu d'un camp militaire, la jolie Carmen Jones (Dorothy Dandridge) aux moeurs légères fait tourner les têtes des soldats, provoquant des rivalités jalouses. Joe (Harry Belafonte) se laisse séduire, abandonne sa gentille fiancée pour la sulfureuse Carmen et devient déserteur. Il est mis en prison mais Carmen accepte d'attendre sa sortie pour qu'ils continuent de filer leur parfait amour...

Actor Obba Babatundé hosts this biopic showcasing the life of acclaimed African-American singer and actress Dorothy Dandridge, who overcame racism and personal tragedy to become one of the most acclaimed performers of Hollywood's golden age. The film combines rare historical footage of Dandridge, on and off the stage, and interviews with stars such as Laurence Fishburne, Jasmine Guy and Halle Berry discussing her powerful legacy.

During the 1950s, musical masterpieces that have yet to be equaled were produced in Cinemascope with stereophonic sound. These two episodes explore how the post-war years were alive with bold experimentation in musical film. Later in the decade, Rock & Roll became the musical choice of the younger generation and movie musicals followed suit. Highlights of this 2-part program include: Films based on smash Broadway musicals become the rage. A pretty starlet with no musical training named Marilyn Monroe takes the country by storm in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." With favorites from the previous decade continue to delight audiences: Rock & Roll films, songs and musical numbers.

In the 1980s we got our MTV but seemed to have lost much of the musical film in the process. But the genre is resilient. A handful of masterpieces along with a few cult classics emerged from this decade. In the 1990s the Hollywood musical was largely animated, rather than live action. However, television had a surprising number of musical offerings, including “Gypsy” with Bette Midler and “Annie” which launched director Rob Marshall. In the 2000s musicals came back starting with “Moulin Rouge” and carrying on with “Chicago,” “Dreamgirls” and “Hairspray.” There are movies based on Broadway triumphs and once again there are teens singing and dancing.

The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill Cosby's first solo foray in television, after his co-starring role with Robert Culp in I Spy. The series also marked the first time an African American starred in his or her own eponymous comedy series.

The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill Cosby's first solo foray in television, after his co-starring role with Robert Culp in I Spy. The series also marked the first time an African American starred in his or her own eponymous comedy series.

Nous sommes en 2020. Commandé par le capitaine Murphy, un groupe de 250 personnes s'est établi dans "la cité sous la mer", un gigantesque complexe basé au creux d'une montagne sous-marine ! Là, des hommes, des femmes et même des enfants, scientifiques aguerris ou potentiels, dédient leur vie à l'exploration de ce monde encore méconnu et parfois hostile, et prennent en charge la sauvegarde de la vie aquatique. De nombreuses aventures se profilent pour cette colonie, et la cité sous la mer devra compter avec des attaques d'espèces agressives comme des requins ou des calamars géants, les catastrophes naturelles mais aussi la folie de l'homme incarnée par des braconniers ou explorateurs sans scrupules... Nous suivons les aventures d'une poignée des responsables de la cité : le docteur Paul Williams, les scientifiques Hal, Ed et Gail ou encore les enfants Robert et Sally.

Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.