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- Orchestra of Exiles. by Aronson, Josh,film director.; First Run Features (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by First Run Features in 2012.In the early 1930's Hitler began firing Jewish musicians across Europe. Overcoming extraordinary obstacles, violinist Bronislaw Huberman moved these great musicians to Palestine and formed a symphony that would become the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. With courage, resourcefulness and an entourage of allies including Arturo Toscanini and Albert Einstein, Huberman saved nearly 1000 Jews - and guaranteed the survival of Europe's musical heritage.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; History, Modern.; Judaism.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.;
- B.B. King [videorecording] : the life of Riley / by Brewer, Jon.; Freeman, Morgan.; King, B. B.; Cardinal Releasing Ltd.; Emperor Media Ltd.; Kingsid Ventures Ltd.; MVD Visual (Firm);
- Narrated by Morgan Freeman ; featuring Eric Clapton, Bono, Ringo Starr, Carlos Santana, Bruce Willis, Bobby Bland, Buddy Guy, Bill Wyman, Dr. John, Leon Russell, Joe Walsh, John Mayall and others.B.B. King opens his heart and tells the story of how an oppressed and orphaned young man came to influence and earn the unmitigated praise of the music industry and it's following, to carry the title: "King the Blues."E.DVD ; Dolby digital.
- Subjects: King, B. B.; African Americans; Biographical films.; Blues (Music); Blues musicians; Documentary films.;
- © 2014., MVD Visual,
- Anonymous Club. by Cohen, Danny,film director.; Barnett, Courtney,actor.; Films We Like (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Courtney BarnettOriginally produced by Films We Like in 2022.An intimate access to the private life of Courtney Barnett, an anti-influencer who is a powerful voice for our times.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Music.; Documentary films.; Mass media and culture.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Women musicians.; Performing arts.;
- England Is Mine. by Gill, Mark,film director.; Lowden, Jack,actor.; Brown, Jessica,actor.; Comer, Jodie,actor.; MVD Entertainment Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Jack Lowden, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jodie ComerOriginally produced by MVD Entertainment Group in 2017.Seventeen-year-old Steven Patrick Morrissey is a shy dreamer amid the tough, macho world of 1970s Manchester; a world away from the life he’ll one day lead as the frontman for seminal 80’s band The Smiths. He spends most of his time writing savage music letters to the NME to avoid his parents’ deteriorating relationship until he reluctantly takes an office job he hates to support the family. His dream of being the lead singer of a band is put on hold.Encouraged by artist Linder Sterling, Steven forms ‘The Nosebleeds.’ Their first gig receives such a rapturous response that Steven starts skiving off work in favor of working toward a management deal. But things quickly fall apart for Steven: he’s fired from his job, Linden moves to London, and the management deal for ‘The Nosebleeds’ goes forward -- without him. Suddenly Steven has no money, no band, and no friends.Nominated for The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Nominated for Best Feature Film at the Milan Film Festival. "ENGLAND IS MINE handsomely filmed for the wide screen, is an auspicious debut for Gill. Even those unfamiliar with Morrissey and his contribution to popular culture should be captivated." - David Stratton, The AustralianMode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Independent films.; Musicals.; Motion pictures, British.; Biographical films.; Coming-of-age films.;
- Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus. by Sora, Neo,film director.; Sakamoto, Ryuichi,actor.; The Criterion Collection (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Ryuichi SakamotoOriginally produced by The Criterion Collection in 2023.A celebration of an artist’s life in the purest sense, RYUICHI SAKAMOTO | OPUS is the swan song of one of the world’s greatest musicians. As a parting gift, just months before his death in 2023, Sakamoto mustered all of his energy to leave us with one final performance: a concert film featuring just him and a piano, directed by his son, Neo Sora. Curated and sequenced by Sakamoto himself, the twenty of his pieces played in the film wordlessly tell the story of his life and his wide-ranging oeuvre.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Music.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Biography.; Japan.; Concert films.; Composers.; Musicians.; Performing arts.;
- David Bowie. by Whately, Francis,film director.; Bowie, David,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- David BowieOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2017.David Bowie is widely recognised as one of the most daring and innovative performers of the 20th century, boasting both critical and commercial success since his early days in the 1960s and influencing popular culture ever since. After a 10 year hiatus, Bowie released a new album 'The Next Day'. With unique access to David Bowie's personal archive of costumes, props, set designs, lyrics and memorabilia, this programme explores five seminal years across Bowie's extensive career, with each year illustrating not only the source of his inspiration, but also where these ideas led him.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Mass media.; Digital communications.; Arts.; Music.; Documentary films.; Mass media and culture.; Artists.; Biography.; Popular music.; Popular culture.; Performing arts.;
- Chautauqua at 150. by Robinson, Lynne,film director.; Tunie, Tamara,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Tamara TunieOriginally produced by PBS in 2025.An inspiring documentary that celebrates the 150th Anniversary of Chautauqua Institution and explores the evolution of American democracy through the powerful stories that have unfolded there. Anchored by a performance of Wynton Marsalis’ symphonic masterpiece All Rise, the film features appearances by Kathryn Hahn, Lewis Black, Denyce Graves Montgomery, Misty Copeland, Otis Moss III, and more.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Political participation.; Concert films.; Performing arts.;
- Queercore. by Leyser, Yony,film director.; Altered Innocence (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by Altered Innocence in 2017.Started in the 1980s as a fabricated movement intended to punk the punk scene, Queercore quickly became a real-life cultural community of LGBTQ music and movie-making revolutionaries. From the start of the pseudo-movement to the widespread rise of pop artists who used queer identity to push back against gay assimilation and homophobic punk culture, QUEERCORE: HOW TO PUNK A REVOLUTION is just that: a how-to-do-it guide for the next generation of queer radicals. The extensive participant list includes Bruce LaBruce, G.B. Jones, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, John Waters, Justin Vivian Bond, Lynn Breedlove, Silas Howard, Pansy Division, Penny Arcade, Kathleen Hanna, Kim Gordon, Deke Elash, Tom Jennings, Team Dresch, and many more.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; History, Modern.; Homosexuality.; Documentary films.; LGBTQ.; Artists.;
- Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened. by Price, Lonny,film director.; Prince, Harold,actor.; Alexander, Jason,actor.; Price, Lonny,actor.; Patinkin, Mandy,actor.; Sondheim, Stephen,actor.; Finn, Terry,actor.; Virgil Films and Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Harold Prince, Jason Alexander, Lonny Price, Mandy Patinkin, Stephen Sondheim, Terry FinnOriginally produced by Virgil Films and Entertainment in 2016.The surprising, bittersweet story of the now-legendary Stephen Sondheim/Hal Prince musical Merrily We Roll Along, which opened to enormous fanfare in 1981, and closed after just 16 performances. An acclaimed meditation on choices and their often unexpected consequences. Featuring Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Jason Alexander, Mandy Patinkin and the original Broadway cast of Merrily We Roll Along.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Performing arts.; Arts.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Musicals.; Actors.; Popular culture.;
- Beyond the lights [videorecording] / by MGK,1990-; Driver, Minnie,actor.; Glover, Danny.; Mbatha-Raw, Gugu,1983-; Parker, Nate,1979-; Prince-Bythewood, Gina.; Stephens, Darryl,1974-; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Relativity Media.;
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, Richard Colson Baker, Danny Glover.Noni Jean (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is a talented singer whose ethereal voice has taken the world of music by storm. A glimpse beneath the surface, however, reveals a girl who's cracking under the pressure to top the charts. When Noni tries to end it all, concerned cop Kaz Nicol (Nate Parker) pulls her back from the ledge, and shows her that life is still worth living. Along the way, Noni and Kaz fall head over heels in love. Meanwhile, the powers that be conspire to keep them apart as well as focused on their respective careers. But without Kaz's love, Noni may never find her true voice.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen 1.78:1.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Love; Man-woman relationships; Popular music; Romance films.; Suicidal behavior; Women singers;
- © c2015., Relativity Media ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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