1998

Contemporary jazz trumpeter Chuck Mangione -- whose idolization of Dizzy Gillespie is no secret -- makes one smooth house call in this compilation concert, filmed in various locations throughout New York City. Mangione and his band of international musicians blow through tracks such as "Mountain Flight," "Consuelo's Love Theme," "Leonardo's Lady," "Fotografia," "Aldovio," "Once Upon a Love Time," "Manha de Carnaval" "and "La Vie En Rose."

The legendary Fyodor Chaliapin, whose beautiful bass voice and boldly naturalistic acting style made him the most famous Russian opera singer of the 20th century, is remembered in this fascinating documentary. Archival footage of Chaliapin's greatest roles -- Don Quichotte and Ivan the Terrible -- combines with vintage newsreels and interviews with his family and performers he influenced, including Sergei Leiferkus and Alexei Mochalov.

Janson Media - Using historical film footage, movie scenes, and dramatic recreations, this film not only depicts the rise and fall of "Scarface," but also looks behind the myths at the private family man. Interviews with Capone's nephew Harry Hart, and with Capone experts John Binder, Dennis Hoffman and William Balsamo all help to illuminate the social and economic milieu of the '20s and '30s that led to the rise of the "Mafia." -

An American hit-man, a French hit-woman and a diamond thief are catapulted through a three-day gauntlet of action in Miami.

Drama - Three college students compete for an award that will determine their future.

This live performance video features the Irish-American band who specialize in performing the traditional music of their ancestral land. Filmed at a 1998 concert in Burlington, Vermont, the video features classic tracks like "Big Reel of Ballynacally" and "She Is Like The Swallow." The talented performers play their Celtic instruments--the flute and the fiddler -- with awe- inspiring skill.

Two Simms Taback stories come to life! When Joseph's overcoat becomes old and worn, he transforms it into a surprising number of new clothes. In the second story, Jack's house is like no other and its inhabitants are full of fun and surprises.

Comedy - Baron Dixon truly believes that he is an alien and will soon be leaving planet Earth. Those closest to him--his two outcast hillbilly best friends and girlfriend--believe him. Could he possibly be for real? - Baron Dixon, Dorothy Bannister, Robert Anderson

Filmmaker Koto Bolofo accompanies his father, a history teacher and 30-year refugee from apartheid, on a journey back to South Africa. He had been a critic of the racist Bantu education system and the brutal disciplinary methods of his school’s Afrikaner principal. The film juxtaposes Professor Bolofo’s flight to asylum with vibrant scenes from the daily life of his village. This is not a documentary of explanation— of politics, of sociology— but an outpouring of images of the people given life by an artist and photographer.

Documentary - African musician and singer Baaba Maal and his band, Daande Lenol, perform during this concert filmed at London's Royal Festival Hall. - Baaba Maal, Ernest Ranglin

The story of William Putch and his life's work: The Totem Pole Playhouse. A summer theater inconspicuously tucked away in the blue mountains of south central Penna. With a career span of over 30 years and more than 300 productions, Putch brought the experience and culture of professional theater to a rural community known mostly for its farmland.

Even in an eerie, black-and-white world of urban decay, bubble packing has its place. When a group of children find a body abandoned in a field, the bio-sleuths take over, hauling the remains into the lab to investigate. But it seems everyone involved is more interested in the outer wrappings than in what's inside. No words are spoken, but soulful music delivers a universal message, reminding us we're more alike than we think.

This might just be the only disc of it's kind. It contains lossless audio AND video Pumpkins, which remains something of a rarity to this day. Though the quality vary between the clips, it represents the best available source, at least as of yet, for each one of them. They are by all but stringent academic standards identical to the respective broadcasts sent out in the first place.

The story of a jolly little ghost.

Journey back to the ‘80s and ‘90s with some of the most memorable TENNESSEE CROSSROADS segments over the past 35 years. TENNESSEE CROSSROADS host Joe Elmore joins viewers for this ride through time and space–or at least Tennessee–sharing their reactions after watching these fan-favorite stories.

O’Neill applied film developer to film stock using a squirt gun, then rearranged the results into rhythmic repetitions.

Neulich 1 is the first part of a series of cinematic notes on everyday life.

You can see the woman sitting still and the landscape in turn. In this film, the character is not the heroine, and is equated with the landscape. As the subject is equated with the existence of a film too, the difference of time each having is presented in this film.

It was 1906. "Get Music on Tap Like Gas or Water" promised the headlines, and soon the public was enchanted with inventor Thaddeus Cahill's (1867-1934) electrical music by wire. The Telharmonium was a 200-ton behemoth that created numerous musical timbres and could flood many rooms with sound. Beginning with the first instrument, constructed in the 1890's, and continuing with the installation of the second instrument at Telharmonic Hall in New York, the rise and fall of commercial service, the attempted comeback of the third Telharmonium, and ending with efforts to find a home for the only surviving instrument in 1951, this documentary provides a definitive account of the first comprehensive music synthesizer.

One of the greatest mysteries of our century is the occult background of the Third Reich and its secret societies, such as the New Templar Order, the Thule and Vril Society and the “Lords of the Black Sun” (SS). They were the best ancient orientalists of their time - did they know about the existence of extraterrestrial technology in antiquity? The Allies have always denied knowledge of mysterious, antigravity-powered German circular aircraft codenamed “Vril” and “Haunebu” - but they really did exist. Numerous sources unearthed in recent years clearly support their existence as part of the German secret weapons project towards the end of the Second World War. But how far had the plans progressed? Were flying saucers actually used?