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The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
In August 1995 Blur and Oasis were engaged in a head-to-head chart battle which divided music fans and led to a wider argument about British pop music. John Harris, journalist and author of The Last Party - the definitive study of the entwinement of music and politics in the 1990s - presents a documentary charting the rise of Britpop, its brief romance with New Labour and the emergence of 'new lad' culture. Finally, as Britpop declines, he asks what legacy it has left. Including contributions from Blur's Graham Coxon, Elastica's Justine Frischmann, Sleeper's Louise Wener, former New Labour insider Darren Kalynuk, and the founder of Creation records, Alan McGee.
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VeggieTales: Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush
Larry the Cucumber stars as Minnesota Cuke, adventurer extraordinary. Follow Cuke around the world as he searches for the legendary Hairbrush of Samson on a race to keep it from his arch nemeses, Professor Rattan!
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The Royal Air Force at War 1939-1941
Compiled from the Imperial War Museum Official Collection, this film collects rare and previously unseen film material shot by official cameramen on behalf of the RAF before the formation of the RAF Film Production Unit in September 1941. It tells the story of the RAF in the early years of the Second World War through the "phoney war", the Blitzkfreig and the Battle of Britain, capturing everyday life for those who served as wel as the RAF's frontline aircraft of the period. Other highlights include a fillmed account of a Blenheim raid on Northern France, a Sunderland flying boat sortie over Norway and Winston Churchill inspecting the new American aircraft for the RADF including the B-17, Douglas Boston and P-40.
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Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
The major sub-plot circles around the youngest Griffin, Stewie, who has a near-death experience at a pool when a lifeguard chair falls on him, but he survives. After having a vision of being in Hell, he decides to change his ways, but this doesn't last long. While watching television, he and Brian spot a man that looks like Stewie. Brian is convinced that he is Stewie's real father, until Stewie learns that the man is actually himself as an adult, taking a vacation from his own time period. Baby Stewie visits thirty years later to discover that his adult self, going by the name Stu, is a single blue-collar middle-aged virgin working at a Circuit City-type store. Meanwhile, Peter and Lois are trying to teach their two older kids, Meg and Chris, to date. In the future, Chris, who hasn't changed much, is working as a cop and is married to a foul-mouthed hustler named Vanessa. Meg is now called Ron, since she had a sex-change after college.
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Embraced by a Horse and the Sea Breeze
18 year old Yukio breaks up with his boyfriend in order to work at a horse farm and take care of an injured racehorse.
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A Rape in a Small Town: The Florence Holway Story
On Easter Eve, 1991, the normalcy of 76-year-old Florence Holway's rural life came to a shocking, abrupt end when a 26-year-old intruder broke in to her home and brutally raped her. The horrifying attack marked the beginning of the New Hampshire artist and grandmother's 12-year struggle to bring her rapist to justice--and bring change to a flawed legal system.
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Boston Beatdown: See the World Through Our Eyes
"From the first punch to the last chord," Volume II delivers a non-stop, in your face, visual and auditory glimpse into the dark and violent world of underground hardcore and punk rock. Featuring live performances and interviews from such bands as Blood for Blood, Death Before Dishonor, and Righteous Jams, and featuring never-before-seen footage from bands such as Wrecking Crew, In My Eyes and Ten Yard Fight, this sequel DVD has, in many eyes, already proven itself to be the hardest and most graphic look at the hardcore scene ever. Backed with exclusive interviews by founding members of Boston's notorious F.S.U. gang and scored by a soundtrack of some of Boston's hardest music, Volume II, tells the story and history of Boston hardcore from past until present.
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Curious Buddies: Look and Listen at the Park
In CURIOUS BUDDIES: LOOK AND LISTEN AT THE PARK, babies ages 3-18 months will stimulate their senses with all the different things to see, hear and discover at the park. Joining the Curious Buddies, babies can play peek-a-boo, bounce a ball, and even smell the flowers in the park environment.
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Shane MacGowan & The Popes: Live at Montreux 1995
Shane MacGowan first came to prominence as the singer and principal songwriter of The Pogues, writing huge international hits such as "Fairytale Of New York" and "The Irish Rover". After splitting from the band in 1991 he reappeared with a new band, the Popes, who released their debut album "The Snake" in 1995. He remains an iconic figure in Irish music. Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 15, 1995.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The Real Sherlock Holmes
There are few characters from literature that take on a life of their own, but Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective, is definitely one of them. Come unlock the mystery of the man behind Sherlock Holmes and witness the birth of the greatest detective of all time in this fascinating, exclusive documentary.
