Описание: Бильярд родился еще в Древнем Египте. В Россию эту игру привез Петр I. Бильярд объединяет людей, раскрывает их характеры. В фильме, кроме героев высокого офицерского звания, много узнаваемых и любимых народных артистов и режиссеров, таких как: Э. Рязанов, С. Говорухин, А. Ширвиндт, А. Абдулов, Б. Хмельницкий, С. Никоненко, Л. Каневский, Л. Ярмольник, В. Сюткин и др.

Описание: A film by Tobias Richter in cooperation with Klaus Peter Richter and Klaus Lindemann, this portrait documents the life and work of the legendary conductor and organist Karl Richter - featuring rare interviews, unpublished archive material and performance highlights from Richter's illustrious career.

Описание: The story of their formation is legendary, their rise to fame has been extraordinary and their influence is everywhere - and now the eyeliner crowd's favourite band are roaring back into the fray. Gerard Way's group has been a lesson in "how to connect" for young bands across the world, moving from their New Jersey roots to global superstardom in a few short years. MCR's combination of dark theatricality, a message that resonates globally and melodies that'll hook you from miles away have been the catalyst for the intense connection that fans have forged with this extraordinary collective.

Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon "...This is a priceless education - and euphoric brilliance - worth every penny..." John M. James, Positively Yeah Yeah Thanks to the hit movie, "The Sting", everyone reckons they know about Ragtime. But do they? This episode includes the oldest known piece of film (1898) showing what the Cakewalk was really like. Also extracts from The Royal Ballet production based on Scott Joplin's music, "Elite Syncopations". Also extracts staged by the Houston Grand Opera of Joplin's only surviving opera, "Treemonisha". There is also rare early film of Irving Berlin (Alexander's Ragtime Band) as well as film of Joplin's birthplace and of the madhouse where he died. Although reference is made to other early ragtime composers, this episode is essentially the story of Scott Joplin - an extraordinary tragedy of failure, frustration, pride, of the black man's struggle to achieve for himself a proper...

Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon "...interviews, backstage footage and amazing performances that explore the prejudice and commercialistion of pop" Time Out "...A must for serious music aficionados." Jeffery Sisk In Tune Music Hall, as a description, means exactly what it says. A hall, usually at the back of a tavern or pub, in which music was performed by local entertainers for financial gain. It is thus the earliest example of a popular music industry. In a sense, through all its manifestations, music hall or vaudeville or variety has remained true to this original description. Thus, the film begins and ends in Las Vegas (with Judy Garland), a palace of varieties to end all palaces of variety. En route, we travel via London's Palace Theatre, the Palladium and the Windmill.

Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon "This exhaustively researched and brilliantly edited work, includes revealing glimpses of a who's who of modern music." Darryl Sterdan, Winnipeg Sun This is a story of how a remarkable and very different number of theatrical elements were welded together into something also remarkable and very different called "the musical". From operetta, vaudeville, variety, burlesque, revue and most importantly British music hall, came "the musical". But it did not come about by accident. It was the deliberate and conscious achievement of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein (who wrote, among others, "Showboat" and "Oklahoma") and the director Rouben Mamoulian. Against considerable opposition, both critical and commercial, they created a new art form which was unique and yet familiar.

Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon "Music buffs, rejoice! British documentary TV maker Tony Palmer's energized and enlightening history of popular music has finally landed on our shores." Jonathan Takiff, Philadelphia Daily News Blues is a word you have to think about before it can be understood. Contrary to popular belief, blues - as a form of music - does not appear until 1910 or so, that is after ragtime and jazz. Blues is not, therefore, the cornerstone of popular music. Rather, it has become an emotional response, through music, to a variety of oppressive social conditions. The episode begins in the delta of the Mississippi and follows the progress of itinerant blues musicians to the steel mills and automobile factories of Chicago; from harmonica and fiddle, to electric guitar and fashionable nightclub. Finally, the episode shows how blues phrases and harmonies were stolen by white rock 'n' rollers in need of a new...