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Harry Chapin - Sniper Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 586 seconds Harry Chapin sings "Sniper" in his 1975 appearance on PBS Soundstage. The song is about the 1966 University of Texas massacre perpetrated by Charles Whitman, and is told from Whitman's perspective. This is one of Chapin's most dynamic and powerful filmed performances. Related: 70s, 1966, chapin, charles, concert, folk, folk-rock, harry, of, shootings, texas, university, whitman |
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Alice In Wonderland (1983) - Who Stole The Tarts? Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 577 seconds The trial scene the 1983 Great Performances version of "Alice In Wonderland," directed by Kirk Browning and starring Kate Burton as Alice. It's remarkably faithful to the book. My all-time favorite line is Austin Pendleton screaming "HE STOLE THOSE TARTS!" Related: 1983, alice, arden, austin, burton, coco, eve, in, james, kate, pendleton, wonderland |
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Alice In Wonderland (1983) - Tweedledum and Tweedledee Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 409 seconds Remarkably similar-looking dancers André De Shields and Alan Weeks play Tweedledum and Tweedledee in the 1983 Great Performances version of "Alice In Wonderland," directed by Kirk Browning and starring Kate Burton as Alice. Related: 1983, alan, alice, andré, burton, de, in, kate, shields, weeks, wonderland |
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The Tales Of Hoffmann - Doll's Song (w/t Moira Shearer) Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 339 seconds Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1951 version of Jacques Offenbach's opera Les Contes d'Hoffmann is as much about dancing as it is about music. Dorothy Bond sings Les Oiseaux Dans La Charmille (in English) while the gorgeous Moira Shearer dances. (I have a huge crush on Moira Shearer, due in no small part to her being featured in this movie.) Related: ballet, dancing, hoffmann, moira, offenbach, powell, pressburger, shearer |
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Harry Chapin - What Made America Famous? Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 405 seconds Harry Chapin does a solo acoustic version of "What Made America Famous?" in his 1975 appearance on PBS Soundstage. Related: 70s, chapin, concert, folk, folk-rock, harry |
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Alice In Wonderland (1983) - The Mock Turtle Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 401 seconds The great Donald O'Connor appears as the Mock Turtle and sings about soup in the 1983 Great Performances version of "Alice In Wonderland," directed by Kirk Browning and starring Kate Burton as Alice. Related: 1983, alice, burton, donald, in, kate, oconnor, wonderland |
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Alice In Wonderland (1983) - Cheshire Cat Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 149 seconds Geoffrey Holder plays a somewhat frightening Cheshire Cat in the 1983 Great Performances version of "Alice In Wonderland," directed by Kirk Browning and starring Kate Burton as Alice. Related: 1983, alice, burton, geoffrey, holder, in, kate, wonderland |
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Patti LaBelle - Cleanin' Women, from Working Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 267 seconds Patti LaBelle sings the song "Cleanin' Women" from the 1978 musical "Working," with music and lyrics by Micki Grant. This clip is from the 1982 American Playhouse version, directed by Stephen Schwartz. Related: cleanin, grant, labelle, micki, patti, schwartz, stephen, studs, terkel, women, working |
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Alice At The Palace (1981) - Mock Turtle, Lobster Quadrille Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 514 seconds Meryl Streep meets the Mock Turtle and dances the Lobster Quadrille in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Elizabeth Swados' "Alice At The Palace" (1981). Related: alice, at, in, lobster, meryl, mock, palace, quadrille, streep, the, turtle, wonderland |
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The Tales Of Hoffmann - Antonia's Tale Finale Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 353 seconds For some reason this is my favorite part of the opera, when Dr. Miracle presents Antonia with a hallucination of her mother and convinces her to sing herself to death. From Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1951 version of Jacques Offenbach's opera Les Contes d'Hoffmann. Ann Ayars is Antonia, Joan Alexander is Antonia's mother, Bruce Dargavel is Dr. Miracle. Related: hoffmann, offenbach, opera, powell, pressburger |
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The Tales Of Hoffmann - Dragonfly Ballet (w/t Moira Shearer) Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 295 seconds Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1951 version of Jacques Offenbach's opera Les Contes d'Hoffmann is as much about dancing as it is about music. This ballet takes place at the beginning of the film, and features the incomparable Moira Shearer as Stella. (I have a huge crush on Moira Shearer, due in no small part to her being featured in this movie.) Related: ballet, dancing, hoffmann, moira, offenbach, powell, pressburger, shearer |
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Alice In Wonderland (1983) - The Duchess (Pig And Pepper) Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 284 seconds Kaye Ballard plays the Duchess and the pig plays itself in this 1983 Great Performances version of "Alice In Wonderland," directed by Kirk Browning and starring Kate Burton as Alice. Related: 1983, alice, ballard, burton, in, kate, kaye, wonderland |
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Alice At The Palace (1981) - Eating Mushrooms / Jabberwocky Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 342 seconds Meryl Streep and the rest of the cast sing "Eating Mushrooms" (appropriate enough for an adaptation of the Alice stories) and perform an interpretation of "Jabberwocky" in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Elizabeth Swados' "Alice At The Palace" (1981). Look out for Rodney Hudson, Michael Jeter, Betty Aberlin and Mark Linn-Baker among the sea of faces. Related: alice, at, elizabeth, in, meryl, palace, streep, swados, the, wonderland |
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Alice In Wonderland(1983) - Richard Burton, the White Knight Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 144 seconds Richard Burton sing "A-Sitting On A Gate" in the 1983 Great Performances version of "Alice In Wonderland," directed by Kirk Browning and starring opposite his daughter Kate Burton, who is Alice. Related: 1983, alice, burton, in, kate, richard, wonderland |
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Alice At The Palace (1981) - The Mad Tea Party Posted by: jdewbre
Video duration: 232 seconds Meryl Streep stars as Alice in this New York Shakespeare Festival Production of Elizabeth Swados' "Alice At The Palace" from 1981. I don't particularly care for this version of the Alice stories but if it looks interesting to you, I'm sure Kultur video would love to sell you a DVD copy. Related: 1981, alice, at, hatter, in, mad, meryl, palace, party, streep, tea, the, wonderland |
