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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Carnaby Street emerged during the expansion of London in the 17th century and would go on to become a symbol of social change in the 1960s. Look back on the history of this three-block stretch of city street and see why it became such a magnet for trendsetters and youth culture in post-war London, and examine why these changes were embraced by some and seen as a threat by others.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this issue of Videofashion Collections, we’re back across the Pond, and featuring even more innovative British style! A friend’s over-the-top birthday soiree in Morocco inspires Julien Macdonald’s extravagant, provocative Spring 2014 catwalk. The women of North Africa—specifically, the Berber tribe—inspire design duo KTZ’s nomad-chic spring collection. We hit the Videofashion Vault for a look back at one of Marios Schwab’s earliest...
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A deeply personal portrait of acclaimed New York-based artist, Ida Applebroog. Now in her 80s, she looks back at how she expressed herself through decades of drawings, paintings and journals; and how she found psychological and sexual liberation through art. *"Beth B achieves a vivid snapshot of a still-vital artist late in a still-purposeful life."* - Glenn Kenny, ***The New York Times*** *"The film is brilliant…. Applebroog’s art is intimate...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The Kurt Schwitters scandal was pure DADA! Whilst he was alive, Schwitters provoked the art world with his one-man Dada movement, Merz, which united painting, sculpture, architecture and literature in fragments. After his death he hit the headlines again due to several sensational inheritance lawsuits involving his heirs, a mistress, the Norwegian government, and the Marlborough Gallery - which had gained notoriety during the Rothko scandal. Looking...
Publisher
The Groove Productions
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Shine On: Richard Trice and the Bull City Blues tells the story of one man’s journey through blues music to spiritual redemption. 82-year-old Richard Trice was one of the last survivors of the heyday of the blues in Durham, North Carolina in the 1930s. Through his memory and the memory of others, a world of African American family, music and community emerges. The film is both a celebration of the Piedmont blues and an intimate document of Trice’s...
Author
Series
Years That Changed History 1215 volume 24
Language
English
Description
Much of this series has been about looking back to a watershed year in history. In this final episode, Professor Armstrong looks forward to consider how the events from this series shaped the centuries that followed. With a shifting climate, the decline of population, and the catastrophic Black Death in the 14th century, we can look back and see that the year 1215 is truly an anomalous time.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this issue of Videofashion Collections, we arrive in the UK for London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014! Simone Rocha looks to the lush landscape of her native Emerald Isle to inspire her prim yet innovative Spring 2014 collection. Take a look back at the illustrious career of quintessentially British designer, Alice Temperley, then get whisked away to the Mediterranean by way of her spring collection for Temperley London. Plus, the UK’s latest...
88) Nowhere Fast
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When Angela left Ballybeag to become a media star, she thought she’d never look back. That is, until things didn’t work out the way she expected. Now she’s returning to the tiny Irish village where she grew up – back to the comfort of her mum, the gossip of the locals and the drama of her old friends. With her friendship group about to implode, her luck constantly against her and a new job at the local radio station, will Angela be able to...
89) Mrs. Parkington
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Susie Graham was working in her mother's boarding house when she met millionaire Augustus Parkington and became his wife. Now the 84-year-old family matriarch, Mrs. Parkington looks back on the decades of her family's ups and downs.
90) Deja vu
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A ferry filled with crewmen from the USS Nimitz and their families is blown up in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. BATF Doug Carlin is brought in to assist in the recovery of evidence from the massive investigation, and gets attached to an experimental FBI surveillance unit. The unit uses technology to directly look back in time a little over four days into the past. While tracking down the bomber, Carlin gets an idea in his head: would it be possible...
91) Godard cinema
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Français
Formats
Description
Jean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of Breathless in 1960, he established himself overnight as a cinematic rebel and symbol for the era's progressive and anti-war youth. Sixty-two years and 140 films later, Godard is among the most renowned artists of all time, taught in every film school yet still shrouded in mystery. One of the founders of the French New Wave, political agitator, revolutionary misanthrope, film theorist,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this issue of Videofashion Collections, the Spring/Summer 2014 Calvin Klein Collection marks the 10th Anniversary collection from designer Francisco Costa for the legendary fashion house. Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara and Alexander Skarsgård sit front row! We also look back at Costa’s Spring 2004 debut show for the iconic brand. Diane von Furstenberg sends out the perfect carefree wardrobe for a modern woman's oasis getaway. Plus, don’t miss...
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
Portuguese
Description
Joaquim Pinto has been an instrumental figure in Portuguese cinema for over 30 years, as a director of his own films, or producer and sound designer for other renowned filmmakers. In WHAT NOW? REMIND ME, Pinto, who has been living with HIV, looks back at his life in cinema, at his friendships and loves, and at the mysteries of art and nature. Winner of two prizes at the **Locarno International Film Festival**. Best Documentary Feature Film nominee...
Publisher
GKIDS Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Français
Description
From award-winning director Anca Damian comes the poetic and life-affirming story of Marona, an optimistic stray dog who looks back on the human companions she has loved throughout her life. Born the last in the litter, little Marona’s adventures take her through a series of names and owners – a colorful acrobat, a sensitive construction worker, and a little girl – with dazzling style, pushing animation in bold new directions. But through all...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
For over forty years, Hubert de Givenchy was devoted to making women beautiful. Through the decades, this soft spoken couturier charmed glamorous beauties around the world. By designing clothes that combine simplicity with a touch of fantasy, his name is still recognized worldwide. Today, the Givenchy empire has expanded beyond fashion to many other areas including fragrance, accessories and cosmetics. All bear the unmistakable touch of the master....
96) Corniaud
Publisher
StudioCanal
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Français
Description
A clever fellow proves himself smarter than the gangsters who would exploit him. The trouble begins in Paris when the vacationing hero accidentally gets into an auto accident with a smuggler. The crook is most apologetic for the mishap and kindly offers to let him drive his Cadillac to Bordeaux and continue with his holiday. The poor traveler doesn't know that the vehicle is a black market on wheels carrying everything from jewels to heroine. He is...
Author
Series
Antiques Roadshow volume 11
Language
English
Description
Fiona Bruce looks back on another vintage year for the Antiques Roadshow.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In 2008, remarkable coverage, as our cameras capture the exclusive Haute Couture ateliers of Christian Lacroix and Valentino who bids the fashion world a fond farewell with his retirement collection. We also take a look back at the 40 year career of Ralph Lauren and his latest tour de force show. We celebrate “Superheroes” at the Metropolitan Museum’s Annual Costume Exhibition. Meet the creator of the dramatic jewelry that completes Alexander...
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Eight times a week, from 1960 to 2002, the Sullivan Street Playhouse in New York City’s Greenwich Village played midwife to a musical theater ritual that attracted theater-goers from across the globe. That show was the legendary and beloved Fantasticks, and for 42 years and 17,162 performances, a legion of performers—including future luminaries such as F. Murray Abraham, Ricardo Montalban, Elliott Gould, Liza Minnelli, Glenn Close, Richard Chamberlain...
100) Art of Faith II
Publisher
Illuminations Media
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
ART OF FAITH II is a sumptuous high-definition visual experience exploring the architecture and art of Buddhism, Hinduism and Religions of the Tao presented and narrated by the broadcaster John McCarthy. The three 55-minute films travel the world visiting the greatest and most significant religious buildings, exploring how the passions and complexities of religious beliefs have been expressed in architecture. Filmed for Sky Arts and looking back over...
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