1998

The dream of making it big as an actress is still alive for Jeanette (Lisa Kotin), a woman who's worked at a temp job for 14 years, using it as nothing more than a means to make a living while she hones her résumé and fixes her head shots. She's sure she'll be famous someday, but her husband, who once longed to be a rock star, has finally grown up. Now, he wants to settle down and have kids, but she's just not ready.

Explore the history of the world's most famous battleship, the USS Missouri, with this revealing documentary that chronicles the ship's distinguished career that spanned more than 50 years of service. Narrated by decorated Navy officer Wes Carey, this portrait combines archival film footage, photographs and personal accounts to paint a vivid picture of the celebrated ship, affectionately known as "Mighty Mo."

Filmmaker Christoph Dreher relives punk's glory days with this detailed documentary originally created for German television. Rare footage and interviews with the era's pioneers detail the heady, creative atmosphere of mid-1970s New York. Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Richard Hell, Tom Verlaine and others discuss punk's history and impact, as iconic acts such as Iggy and the Stooges, Blondie, the New York Dolls and Television perform in vintage clips.

Smokey Robinson is one of the most talented singers to have emerged from the Motown scene of the 1960s. In addition to being a great singer and songwriter, he also served as president of Motown Records for a period. This video presents Smokey performing some of his timeless hits, including "I Second That Emotion," "The Tracks of My Tears," "Being with You," "Just to See Her," "Ooh Baby, Baby" and "Double Good Everything."

There's little that can compare with seeing the frenetic, electric Ramones perform live onstage. This documentary, produced by drummer Marky Ramone, captures the group on tour in the 1990s, zipping from Asia to Central America and jamming on such classics as "Teenage Lobotomy" and "I Wanna Be Sedated."

This patriotic documentary produced during World War II focuses on the definitive battles fought in the skies above England. Archival footage and exclusive interviews bring the Battle of Britain to life in this second installment of the acclaimed, three-part series. Also included is film of the battle's 50th anniversary observance, during which airplanes flew over Buckingham Palace to pay tribute to the British Air Force.

Guitarist Bob Brozman, known for his popular guitar instruction materials, showcases his unique blend of jazz, blues, and musical influences from Hawaii and the Caribbean in this live concert program. A master of slide guitar, Brozman eloquently mixes traditional American and world music to create his humorous and technically accomplished works. This program, recorded at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, California, features songs such as "Zonky."

Savor images of Conrail action across the Pittsburgh Line, the very soul of this once mighty transportation giant, as captured during the late 1990s. See how Big Blue conquered the Allegheny Mountains and witness the diverse variety of freight it sent over the line. Huge intermodal trains powered by shiny new "Blue" diesels hustle doublestacked containers over the recently rebuilt right-of-way. Massive coal trains and high tonnage freights flow across the double and triple track of this most scenic and demanding stretch of railroad. Starting west of Pittsburgh at the massive Conway Yard, heading east through the Steel City, Greensburg, and Latrobe to Conpit Junction, we follow the trains into the heart of the Allegheny Mountains. The line comes down through Conemaugh Gorge to Johnstown. From here most eastbounds get helpers to pull tonnage over the mountains.

Footage of steam trains originally captured on 16mm film in the 40's and 50's, featuring locomotives on the Union Pacific, Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range, and Norfolk & Western, including Union Pacific's 8444 and the last runs of Norfolk & Western's 1218.

Through the 16mm camera of Bill McClellan you'll see steam from the 60's & early '70's. Most of these locomotives are either still active or available for viewing in various parts of the country. You'll see 4-6-2 Canadian Pacific #127, 2-10-0 Strasburg #90, 0-6-0 Conway Scenic Railroad #47, 2-8-0 Morris County Central #385, 2-8-0 #382 and 0-6-0 #4039, 4-8-4 Reading 2100 and 2102 double headed, Reading 4-8-4 in Delaware & Hudson style, Canadian National 4-8-4 #6218, Canadian Pacific 4-6-4T #47, and the Steamtown 2-6-0 #89.

Five pages of Anne Frank's famous diary were ripped from its binding and went undiscovered until decades later. Anne Frank: The Missing Chapter tells the story of these missing pages, how they were found and what they reveal about Anne's life. The page's contents contain major revelations about the person who betrayed the Franks and the state of Anne's parents' marriage. A fascinating look at a little girl's life who for many, put a face on an unimaginably horrific historic event.

As Newton devotes himself to the difficult and solitary path of challenging the existing view of the universe and proving his own theories on celestial movement and gravity, his young scribe Humphrey wavers between pursuing science or following his heart.

The Limestare Alps National Park is a mosaic of forests of different ages. The wild, romantic waterways are important habitats for many water insects and a paradise for the water ouzel and the gray wagtail. Another rarity shown in this film is a brood of black storks that do not actually nest in the national park but frequently catch trout in the park's brooks and streams.

The beauty of nature's colors only becomes fully visible in sunlight, whether it is the splendid miracle of the rainbow or its various different forms in nature; none of the colors is a coincidence - not the green of the leaves, nor the red of blood or the deep black of space.

The film documents the life of a bee colony for the duration of a year. Part of the colony emigrates and becomes a «wild» colony giving an intimate view of the artistically designed beehive and the bee's cleverly organised social life: dividing labour, collecting nectar and warding off enemies.

Kalpataru film starring Asrani, Sonika Gill and Anupam Kher

This documentary is a behind-the scenes look at some very special Hungarian folk artists and how their embroidery, hand-painted furniture, folk songs, and dances are being revived and sold to tourists.

The rising tide of our civilisation has not yet flooded the last peaks of the Alps. The Hohe Tauern mountain range is a high Alpine wilderness harbouring natural treasures that many people hardly know about. Their intact habitats make them a Noah's ark of Alpine flora and fauna. At the same time, this is a world of mountains in the superlative, with the highest peaks in Austria, the biggest glacial surfaces in the eastern Alps and water falls that are among the highest in the world.

The program takes a stark look at the present efforts and problems associated with the location and observation of possible life-threatening collisions by comets and asteroids, as well as plans humankind may eventually have for protection.