Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by scientists and inventors, to the triumph of the talkies.
Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by scientists and inventors, to the triumph of the talkies.
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Five former U.S. Servicemen and a prison camp survivor give accounts of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps in 1945.
Join the Bratz as Yasmin, Cloe, Sasha and Jade come together to help others in these sweet, charmed adventures! From lending a sympathetic ear, pitching in to help their school, or doing good deeds for those in need, the Bratz discover that everyone can always use a helping hand! Get ready for some good vibes and good times in these featured episodes – “Bratz vs. Brats,” “Inner Beauty Queens,” “The Chronicles of Karma,” and “A Sporting Chance.”
An unlucky Birthday boy must fight for his life against a masked psychopath.
A man who lives alone begins to fear his house is haunted, despite never having seen a ghost.
A chorus girl comes to the realization that she is not getting any younger and that her longtime relationship with a nightclub singer is going nowhere. She finds herself attracted to an unassuming but attentive--and much younger--delivery boy.
The story of a group of people who are making a film about life in high school in the 1950's.
The blue horseman, born in the kitchens of hell, escapes and sets off to discover, a strange, dreamlike world. Caught up in all kinds of manipulations, he ends up becoming a legend himself.
The DVD–CD set aMotion was released by American rock band A Perfect Circle on November 16, 2004, only two weeks after the debut of the band's last album, eMotive. The DVD consists of music videos for singles such as "Judith", "3 Libras" and "Weak and Powerless" as well as previously unreleased videos for singles such as "Blue" and "Thinking of You".
Suryam is the son of a great musician who wishes to change society through his music but his conservative father does not like his ways causing Suryam to leave home and fight his battle alone.
It is about an amateur writer's marriage for money. Naci, a clerk, is also an amateur writer. The lawyer he works for makes an offer to Naci. Accordingly, if Naci marries Mahmut Bey's daughter Mine, he will be given a printing house and a large amount of money. Again, according to the agreement, the couple must divorce at the end of a year. Thanks to this offer, Naci will be able to publish his novel, which he has been putting on hold because he has no money. Naci accepts the offer. However, Naci and Mine's marriage will witness unexpected developments.
Anne-Françoise Schmid & François Laruelle discuss a variety of ob-jects placed on a table-plane. In the generic matrix of non-standard thought, these material(s) are transformed into materiale.
Single, in my thirties, successful man, not looking for anybody.
UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on September 19, 2009 in Dallas at the American Airlines Center.
Vincent Vivant agrees to Stephan the spy's proposal: he is to cross the border with a mysterious suitcase.
A STRING OF BLUE BEADS is a slight little Christmas tale that was a pilot for an anthology series of short stories that never came to be. What makes this little film fascinating is it was one of the earliest color broadcasts on television and happily is one of the few early color productions for TV that can be seen in color now. Early color television productions seem to have had a limited color capability much like the early 1930's attempts at Technicolor. This actually adds to the charm of this little Christmas story giving in an "old time" feel.
Massage can be a thoroughly sensual experience for two people, providing pleasure though touch. The Touch of Love... Massage presents a simple and beautiful way for adults to learn the techniques of full body massage. The steps involved in giving and receiving a massage are portrayed as nude couples demonstrate how to stroke and relax each area of the body. This videodisc invites you to learn and experience, in the privacy of your home, the art of sensual massage--a special form of physical communication.
A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. The film had an incredible impact on the development of cinema and is a masterful example of montage editing.
This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, frozen landscape of the Great White North, far removed from conventional civilization.
Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
Buster Brown creater R.F. Outcault sketches his creation. Part of the Buster Brown series for Edison film studio.
A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.
On 18th of December 2017, the Filarmonica Teatro Regio Torino, directed by Timothy Brock, presented "The Gold Rush" by Charles Chaplin, with live performance of the soundtrack. But let's go back a few days: this short film takes us in the backstage of the concert!
Three Scottish officers, including Sir Archi, murder Sir Arne and his household for a coffin filled with gold. The only survivor is Elsalill, who moves to relatives in Marstrand. There she meets a charming young officer- Sir Archi- and she soon understands that he was one of the murderers.
The Dangers of the Fly is an educational film made by Ernesto Gunche and Eduardo Martínez de la Pera, also responsible for Gaucho Nobility (1915), the biggest blockbuster of Argentinean silent cinema. De la Pera was a talented photographer, always willing to try new gadgets and techniques. This film experiments with microphotography in the style of Jean Comandon's films for Pathé and it is part of a series which included a film about mosquitoes and paludism and another one about cancer, which are considered lost. Flies were a popular subject of silent films and there are more than a dozen titles featuring them in the teens and early twenties.
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.
In 1926, Buster Keaton was at the peak of his glory and wealth. By 1933, he had reached rock bottom. How, in the space of a few years, did this uncontested genius of silent films, go from the status of being a widely-worshipped star to an alcoholic and solitary fallen idol? With a spotlight on the 7 years during which his life changed, using extracts of Keaton’s films as magnifying mirrors, the documentary recounts the dramatic life of this creative genius and the Hollywood studios.
Set in the Edo period, the film deals with two brothers falling in love with the same girl. Sadly, only 12 minutes of footage survive.
A film by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, shot in late October 1888, showing pedestrians and carriages crossing Leeds Bridge.
The story of the life and passion of Jesus Christ, from the proclamation of his birth to his ascension into heaven.
The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United States. In the film, Carmencita is recorded going through a routine she had been performing at Koster & Bial's in New York since February 1890.
The Count sets out to make a private room for him and his Countess, built in such a way no one can see, hear, and most importantly, disturb them. But unbeknownst to the Count, his wife has set her eyes on the court minstrel. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's “The Cask of Amontillado” and Honoré de Balzac's “La Grande Breteche”.
The film depicts the marriage between the mad Charles VI of France and his wife Queen Isabeau.