celebrated shores of Malibu to the sailing capital of Marina Del Rey, to the zany atmosphere of Venice, Los Angeles beaches offer something for everyone! Art and Culture: Browse through an array of LA's outstanding museums, offering an electric mix of art forms. Spend an evening at the theater, listening to live music or enjoying a comedy show. There is always something happening in LA! The Great Outdoors: Near perfect weather and a variety of activities to choose from make LA one of the country's most enjoyable destinations. Spend the day hiking through Will Rogers State Park or biking along one of the seaside bicycle paths. Los Angeles is made for fun in the sun! Discover Los Angeles. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R rec...  (less)

family. Released to theaters immediately after the network series left the air in 1966, Flintstone reunites the vocal cast from its final two seasons--Alan Reed as Fred, Mel Blanc as Barney, Jean VanderPyl as Wilma, and Gerry Johnson, who replaced Bea Bernadet as Betty--for this tale of mistaken identities and international intrigue. Veteran voice actor Paul Frees is secret agent Rock Slag, who is injured in his pursuit of the villainous Green Goose (Harvey Korman). His identical twin (Fred Flintstone, natch) is recruited to impersonate Slag and continue the chase in "Eurock," with Wilma, Barney and Betty in tow under the pretense of a joint family vacation. Flintstone has its moments, most notably a musical number featuring t...  (less)

of life, love and revelry set in a busy Spanish apartment block had instantaneous and huge success when first premiered in 1894, and it has since been performed countless times across the Spanishspeaking world. Filmed at Madrid's new Festival de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, this version was based on a successful production originally mounted in 2002 by the Hebbel Theater in Berlin. DVD Extra: Making of...documentary, including interviews with director Marina Bollaín and conductor Miguel Roa.  (less)

Dutch National Ballet to perform some of van Manen's most celebrated ballets. This gala event includes stunning performances from internationally renowned ballerinas Uliana Lopatkina, Lucia Lacarra and the brightest stars of Dutch dance including Larissa Lezhnina and Igone de Jongh of Dutch National Ballet and the young talent of Nederlands Dans Theater. Recorded at Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, with behind the scenes footage and interviews. Choreography by Hans van Manen ADAGIO HAMMERKLAVIER Performed by Dutch National Ballet: Natalia Hoffmann, Larissa Lezhnina, Tamás Nagy, Anna Tsygankova, Jozef Varga, Artem Yachmennikov Music by Beethoven SIMPLE THINGS Performed by Nederlands Dans Theater II :Celia Amade, Nina Botkay, Javier Monzon, ...  (less)

with laughter at her annual holiday extravaganza. This tradition of merriment and camp rings in the holidays at the Illusion Theater in Minneapolis, just a stone s throw from Richfield. But its reach is much greater than the Midwest. Christmas is so popular now that even the foreigners are celebrating it, Miss R said, proclaiming her international theme for the show. Isn t it nice to know that something that started in the good old US of A is now being used around the world to bring happiness to those unfortunate folks who aren t Americans. A side-splitting holiday comedy show, this instant camp classic showcases a grand spectacle of hilarious variety, live and on stage and chock full of music and laughter is a must see for your holiday season!  (less)

her first ever performance in the city which means so much to her. She responded magnificently to the occasion, presenting a rousing program of songs chosen to welcome the New Year. Among the hits she performed were "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love", "The Other Man's Grass" and "Who Am I?", and she included two of her own compositions -"Don't Stop The Music" and "On With The Show" --plus favorites from her films "Goodbye Mr. Chips" and "Finian's Rainbow" It was stunning concert on an emotional occasion -truly a night to remember with warmth and affection throughout the year  (less)

the globe. Carlos Santana kicks off the mega concert, and legendary performances just keep coming. Pop and classical phenomenon Andrea Bocelli brings down the house, followed by breathtaking performances from Norah Jones, Herbie Hancock and Josh Groban as well as celebrity appearances by goodwill ambassadors Oprah Winfrey and Angelina Jolie. Like the international fundraising events Live Aid and Live 8, We Are The Future is an inspiring, emotional musical event that will linger in your heart long after the music fades.  (less)

they were originally experienced by Japanese viewers, with accompanying benshi narration. Entertaining, exciting, and startling, the collection will be treasured by enthusiasts and researchers as a valuable tool for retracing Japanese animation from its earliest roots. Special features includes; Live narration on many titles by such beloved as Midori Sawato : A rare opportunity to compare two separate benshi performances on a single title, Danemon's Monster Hunt at Shojoji : A collection of Record Talkies, anime that came to theaters together with a gramophone record to provide a simultaneous audio track with music, voice, and effects...now synchronized with the film.  (less)

after more than two centuries of existence. Its literary quality gives this production a special flavor. The music--some of Mozart's finest--is beautifully presented by a carefully chosen international cast (including Giovanni Furlanetto, Elzbieta Szymtka, Janice Watson, and Ludovic Tezier), but what sets this production apart is its theatrical flavor, cultivated by a director who is an expert on classic French theater. The standards of spoken theater are upheld in timing, body language, the inflection of punch lines. These qualities are more important here than in most operas; style is both crucial and elusive. Fortunately, the Opera de Lyon, one of most imaginative companies in Europe, shows an impressive sense of style. --Joe McLellan  (less)

Chinese and Indonesian theater techniques into a unique work of shadow theatre that recalls the language of film with dissolves, montages, bleak Bergmanesque horizons and a Kurosawa-style portrait of the controlled chaos of war. In Xanadu was featured at the 1994 Henson International Festival of Puppetry in New York City, as well as at the 1997 Spoleto/USA Festival in Charleston, SC. The original musical score by Miguel Frasconi includes traditional Tibetan and Mongolian music by Tashi Dhondup, Tsering Wangmo and Chen Shi-Zheng.  (less)

longer a mystery, however, is the world-wide success of the Tuvan quartet HUUN-HUUR-TU, now an established name in international world music, thanks to their modern presentation of traditional laryngeal singing. This DVD is the first part of a documentary about Huun-Huur-Tu and covers the years until 2004. 1. Prayer 2. Foreign Land 3. Sygyt 4. Yellow Trotter 5. 60 Horses in My Herd 6. Song of the Caravan Drivers 7. Borbannadyr 8. Black Eagle 9. Kargyraa 10. Don't Frighten the Crane 11. Song of Taiga 12. AA-Shuu Dekei-Do 13. Good Horses The Concert was recorded at Jazz Lines Festival 2002; Theater im Haus der Kunst; München Bonus Material: Backstage Explanation (Alexander Tcheparukhine) Documentation (Russian Language) Mou...  (less)