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Peaceful Reflections of the Apocalypse

The Rapture begins sucking the worthy into heaven, while leaving the rest of the world to embrace frantic chaos. This is one humble man's recounting of that fateful day. Guest starring Jesus.

The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

Soprano Nadine Sierra stars as the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta—one of opera’s ultimate heroines—in Michael Mayer’s vibrant production of Verdi’s beloved tragedy. Tenor Stephen Costello is her lover Alfredo, alongside baritone Luca Salsi as his disapproving father and Maestro Daniele Callegari on the podium.

Kipparikvartetti

Composer and program director Harri forms a quartet, recruiting Apon, Teika, Kauko, and Olli as members. Based on an idea from Olli's beloved Raija, the ensemble is named the Kipparikvartetti.

The Needle

The Needle tells the story of a mother, who is in search for her missing son in Turkey. The film is based on true incidents, on the theme “The Saturday Mothers”. The main protagonist is a “Saturday Mother”.

What A Miracle

A priest engages in a scam claiming a water burst is holy.

Caught Monk

Teleplay on "The Debauchees, Or The Jesuit Caught" by Henry Fielding.

Étude for Dominoes and Grand Piano

Life in an apartment house changes dramatically when a new lodger arrives with his grand piano.

Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"

The two musical masters swing out.

Can-Can

A Parisian nightclub owner known for her performances of the can-can attracts the ire of a self-righteous judge. He hatches a plot to photograph her in the act but ends up falling for her — much to the chagrin of her lawyer boyfriend.

Pal Joey

An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

The Wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find they've been inherited by one K.C. Higgins, a suspected "fathead" who intends to take an active interest in running the team. But K.C. turns outs to be a beautiful woman who really knows her baseball. Second baseman Dennis Ryan promptly falls in love. But his playboy roommate Eddie O'Brien has his own notions about how to treat the new lady owner and some unsavory gamblers have their own ideas about how to handle Eddie.

That's Entertainment!

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

Young Bart Collins lives with his widowed mother Heloise. The major blight on Bart's existence is the hated piano lessons he is forced to endure under the tutelage of the autocratic Dr. Terwilliker. Bart feels that his mother has fallen under Terwilliker's sinister influence, and gripes to visiting plumber August Zabladowski, without much result. While grimly hammering away at his lessons, Bart dozes off and enters a fantastical musical dream.

Scared Stiff

A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island. The trio hunt for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious killer...

Guns N' Roses: Use Your Illusion I - World Tour - 1992 In Tokyo

Filmed live at Tokyo Dome, Japan, on 22 February 1992, during the Japanese leg of the Use Your Illusion tour. Originally released in 1992 over two volumes on VHS by Geffen Home Video and later on DVD.

Guns N' Roses: Use Your Illusion World Tour – 1992 in Tokyo II

Filmed live at Tokyo Dome, Japan, on 22 February 1992, during the Japanese leg of the Use Your Illusion tour. Originally released in 1992 over two volumes on VHS by Geffen Home Video and later on DVD.

Donnerstag aus Licht

Donnerstag was the first completed work of the gigantic seven-opera cycle Licht by German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. Composed over a span of 25 years and lasting nearly 30 hours in total, the cycle offers up a wide-ranging, experimental take on theology, time, and the nature of the universe. In Donnerstag, the protagonist Michael comes to life in three different guises, played by a singer, a dancer, and a trumpeter as he passes from an impoverished childhood to an artistically successful adulthood and, finally, to the celestial realm as an archangel.

The White Rose

Topping the list of 100 Best Egyptian Films, this classic musical melodrama launched the film career of one of Egypt’s greatest singers and composers, Mohamed Abdel Wahhab. Galal Effendi, the son of an impoverished aristocrat, is forced to leave his studies to seek employment. After a short stint as a clerk, however, Galal discovers his musical talents and finds success as a popular singer. Through its story of upward mobility based on merit rather than influence, the film examines the emergence of Egyptian middle-class identity.