The final concert of the 20th Century with performances of only last movements of the pieces being played. Musical direction comes from Claudio Abbado.
Valentina (Nieves Navarro a.k.a. Susan Scott) a fashion model agrees to try a new hallucenogenic drug as part of a publicity stunt. Under the influence of the drug she has a vision of a woman being violently attacked by a man with a viscious spiked glove. When her story is published by the newspapers Valentina finds herself being stalked by the killer from her dream. But that is only the beginning of her descent into hell. Death Walks At Midnight is a gorgeously stylised thrill
A Trail On The Water
A performance of Beethoven's Symphonies by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra at the Accademia Nazionale De Santa Cecilia in Rome in May 2000 and February 2001; conducted by Claudia Abbado.
I Solisti Veneti Italian Baroque musicians have aided a renaissance in Italian music. This feature visits five villas in Venice accompanied by the music depicting Spring Summer Autumn and Winter.
Mutant Run off the road while on their vacation brothers Josh and Mike (Wings Hauser Lee Montgomery) discover a hideously maimed human corpse. When they take Sheriff Will Stewart (Sam Peckinpah regular Bo Hopkins) to the body all that remains are a few drops of an amber toxin that kills by devouring red blood cells. A nearby chemical plant has been illegally dumping toxic waste outside of town. When Mike is attacked and taken from his bed Josh and local girl Holly Pierce (Jody Medford) search for him. Instead they find more bodies. Not all the victims are dead. Contaminated and needing human blood to live crazed mutants attack Josh and Holly... The Grim Reaper A group of young tourists take an unexpected side trip to a mysterious Greek Island. When they arrive they find the island's village deserted except for a strange woman who wanders the streets and disappears as quickly as she is seen. Attempting to return to their ship they find it has drifted away from the shore. Waiting for the tide to come in again the group must spend the night on the island. In the house they decide to use they find a young blind girl swinging a knife in panic. She tells them of a madman who stalks the island and smells of death and blood. Beyond The Door 2 (aka Shock) Several years after her first husband's death Dora (Daria Nicolodi) returns to her country home with her son (David Colin Jr.) and her second husband (John Steiner). However she finds that the house is occupied by a mysterious evil presence that begins to torment her with terrifying nightmares and strange occurrences. Even her young son Mark is grasped by the evil and undergoes hideous transformation as though possessed by a supernatural force. As Dora is driven closer to the edge of madness the truth behind her first husband's death is revealed. The terror grows as the game of supernatural revenge is played to its chilling conclusion. The final theatrical film from Italian horror maestro Mario Bava.
The programme recorder live in the Smetana Hall Prague on the 1st May 1991 includes music by Mozart - 'Overture To Don Giovanni' and 'Symphonies Nos 29 and 35'.
New Year's Concert 1991 (Neujahrskonzert 1991)
As one of the most beautiful open-air venues in Europe, the Berlin Waldb�hne draws more than twenty thousand people per year to enjoy popular classical music performed by the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic under the beguiling canopy of a summer night's sky. While some of the most famous conductors have already taken the podium at these concerts, repeated performances have most notably been given by the Italian maestro Claudio Abbado. The programme of Abbado's 1996 ''Italian Night'' at the...
Several years after her first husbands death Dora (Daria Nicolodi) returns to her country home with her son (David Colin Jr) and her second husband (John Steiner). However she finds that the house is occupied by a mysterious evil presence that begins to torment her with terrifying nightmares and strange occurrences. Even her young son Mark is grasped by the evil and undergoes hideous transformation as though possessed by a supernatural force. As Dora is driven closer to the edge of madness the truth behind her first husband's death is revealed. The terror grows as the game of supernatural revenge is played to its chilling conclusion. The final theatrical film from Italian horror maestro Mario Bava.
Featuring extracts from Carmen Idomeneo La Cenerentola Orfeo ed Euridice Il Barbiere di Siviglia and L'Incoronazione di Poppea.
Sketches for a Portrait by Paul Smaczny.
This film gives us a unique insight into the dedication and involvement of one of the world's greatest conductors. It is based on material shot over a two-year period observing Claudio Abbado in rehearsal and performance with three favourite orchestras.
This gift set features both 'The Bible - Jesus' and 'The Bible - Joseph' from the Timelife series of Biblical epics. The Bible - Jesus: Directed by Emmy Award winner Roger Young and featuring an all-star cast this mesmerising mini-series vividly depicts the life and mission of Jesus of Nazareth. The Bible - Joseph: Joseph is the perennial Biblical classic story of the young 'favourite' of his father Jacob who is abused and sold into slavery by his jealous brothers.
Super 8 is back - bigger better and even more travelled than before. Join the World Cup circuit and watch your favourite pros behind the scenes and follow their race runs in the unique style that only Super 8 Illusionary Lines can deliver. Illusionary Lines features racing from all 2006 UCI World Cup Downhill rounds plus the World Championships in Rotorua and World Cup Finals in Schladming. Then once the dust has settled on the racetrack follow the winners to an isolated and beautiful part of the globe for an insight into their lives and styles. Illusionary Lines is filmed in Africa Australia Brazil Canada Finland (Arctic Circle) GB Germany New Zealand Spain and Switzerland and features Sam Hill The Athertons Greg Minnaar Mick Hannah Claudio Calouri Nathan Rennie Chris Kovarik Darren Pokoj Matti Lehikoinen Bertold Markolf and many more of the World's fastest riders.
Beyond The Door 2: Several years after her first husbands death Dora (Daria Nicolodi) returns to her country home with her son (David Colin Jr) and her second husband (John Steiner). However she finds that the house is occupied by a mysterious evil presence that begins to torment her with terrifying nightmares and strange occurrences. Even her young son Mark is grasped by the evil and undergoes hideous transformation as though possessed by a supernatural force. As Dora is driven closer to the edge of madness the truth behind her first husband's death is revealed. The terror grows as the game of supernatural revenge is played to its chilling conclusion. The final theatrical film from Italian horror maestro Mario Bava. Boggy Creek 2: He stands eight feet tall... weighs over three hundred pounds... and has been seen only one hundred times in the past thirty years. Some call him Bigfoot. Sasquatch. Or Yeti. But in the deep dark woods of Texarkana he's known as the legend of Boggy Creek. Charles B Pierce creator of such classics as The Town That Dreaded Sundown and the original The Legend of Boggy Creek returns with Boggy Creek II: And The Legend Continues! As reported sightings of the feared man-beast increase anthropologist Brian Lockhart (Pierce) and his team of student researchers venture in to the swamps of Texarkana to investigate. Armed with firearms and sophisticated surveillance gear Lockhart's team uncovers such terrifying encounters as a near-fatal aquatic attack on a lone jet skier the brutal slaying of a hapless drunkard on a moonlit lane and a state trooper's lethal battle with the creature in his own backyard. But the investigators soon find that invading the territory of others exacts a price as they come face to face with not one but two primal terrors in a harrowing and unforgettable climactic encounter! Beautifully photographed in the ominous backwards of the South Boggy Creek II is a fascinating adventure into the wild weird realm of the unknown.
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