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Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Russian version of the Cinderella fairy tale by Charles Perrault (1st work). An animated film based on movements from Modest P. Mussorgsky's symphony "Pictures from an exhibition" (2nd work). On New Year's Eve, young Christina is sent by her tyrannical stepmother to find flowers under the heavy snow for their imperious Queen. She succeeds with the help of the Twelve Months (3rd work). An elderly couple create a little girl out of snow and magic (4th...
7) Pu-239
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
While working at a nuclear power plant, Timofey is exposed to a deadly dose of radiation while trying to avert a plant disaster. Instead of rewarding Timofey for his efforts, the plant treats him as a scapegoat, offering no compensation to him or his family. Desperate to provide security for his wife and son, Timofey steals a small amount of PU-239 - weapons-grade- plutonium - and heads to Moscow to sell it on the black market. Timofey struggles to...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Ric Burns presents this rich, 75-year history of one of the most respected and revered dance companies in the world. With unprecedented access to the company, witness dramatic live performances, grueling rehearsals, and iconic dances by Misty Copeland, Gillian Murphy, and many others; as well as rare footage of ballet icons Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Antony Tudor, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and more.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A memoir of a decade in prison by a well-educated young addict known as the "Apologetic Bandit" In 2003, fresh out of NYU, Daniel Genis was working in publishing as his writer father had always expected. But he was also hiding a serious heroin addiction that led him into debt and burglary. After he was arrested for robbing people at knifepoint in 2003, Daniel Genis was nicknamed the "apologetic bandit" in the press, given his habit of apologizing...
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of the controversial master of the Broadway musical and ballet choreographer Jerome Robbins. Features excerpts from Robbins' work, including never-before-seen rehearsal footage, and interviews with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jacques d'Amboise, Suzanne Farrell, Arthur Laurents, Peter Martins, Frank Rich, Chita Rivera, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harrick, Joseph Stein, and others.