Carmen McRae

Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of his troubled childhood, Jo Jo revisits his youth, recalling his eventual rise to fame and the decadence that followed. As he considers his existence, he must decide if he wants to go on living or not.

This acclaimed documentary depicts the sad life of the greatest of all jazz singers, Billie Holiday, a life engraved with personal tragedy and ultimately shortened by drug abuse and alcoholism. Her story and career are portrayed through rare archival film and television appearances, memorable renditions of her greatest songs, and interviews with friends and colleagues.

Cette extraordinaire collection de DVD en deux volumes présente les chanteurs de jazz les plus importants et les plus influents de l'histoire de l'idiome, y compris des artistes légendaires comme Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Dinah Washington, Lena Horne et Nina Simone, entre autres. . Ces rares enregistrements DVD présentent les grandes dames du jazz au sommet de leurs talents considérables, interprétant les plus belles œuvres de leur répertoire stellaire. Qu'il s'agisse de la joie exubérante d'Ella Fitzgerald, de la puissance viscérale de Billie Holiday, de la pyrotechnie vocale de Sarah Vaughan ou de la sensualité tempérée de Carmen McRae, ces DVD révèlent l'éclat individuel et le style unique de chacune des grandes divas du jazz sans des conférenciers ou des introducteurs... Rien que de la musique !

Dans les années 1950, Léo Percepied, jeune romancier en devenir, quitte le foyer familial pour s'en aller chercher un sens à sa vie dans les bars et les boîtes de jazz de San Francisco. Il y rencontre Mardou Fox, une jeune femme à la dérive avec laquelle il entame une relation amoureuse et tortueuse. Tandis que Léo trouve son inspiration littéraire et lance les prémices d'une nouvelle philosophie, celle de la Beat Generation, Mardou tente d'oublier ses problèmes existentiels en s'étourdissant sur un tempo jazzy et en se donnant froidement à ceux qui la désirent. Le couple trouvera une chance de perdurer lorsque Mardou se retrouvera enceinte...

Grocery clerk Eddie Quaid, in danger of losing his father to alcoholism and his girl Julie through lack of career prospects, goes into boxing.

This is the story of the clocklike movements of a giant, big city New Orleans hotel. The ambitious yet loyal manager wrestles with the round-the-clock drama of its guests. A brazen sneak thief, who nightly relieves the guests of their property, is chased through the underground passages of the hotel. The big business power play for control of the hotel and the VIP diplomat guest with a secret add to the excitement.

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

La suite des aventures de la famille d'Alex Haley, de la fin de la guerre de Sécession aux années 60. De l'étape décisive de la Reconstruction aux deux guerres mondiales, en passant par la Grande Dépression, les membres de l'immense famille traversent à nouveau les grandes périodes d'une Histoire douloureuse

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.