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Self (archive footage)
Developed as a "visual album", Beyoncé's songs are accompanied by non-linear short films that illustrate the musical concepts conceived during production. Its dark and intimate subject material includes feminist themes of sex, monogamous love, and relationship issues, inspired by Beyoncé's desire to assert her full creative freedom.
One of the defining pop groups of the 1980's, the ebullient duo Wham! were chart toppers and award-winners. With their straightforward, infectious dance pop, members George Michael (who went on to become a very successful solo artist) and Andrew Ridgeley became two of the first MTV bred superstars. THE BEST OF WHAM! takes a comprehensive musical look at their illustrious career, and features their historical concert in China (the very first by a Western pop group) and their farewell concert at Wembley Stadium.
Video Rewind by The Rolling Stones is a compilation of video clips recorded between 1972–1984. Instead of just presenting unrelated clips and videos just strung together, it uses a framing 'story', featuring Bill Wyman and Mick Jagger, directed by Julien Temple and includes some video directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. It was first released in 1984 on the VHS, Laserdisc, and CED Videodisc format by Vestron home video.
More New Wave Hits from the 80s China Crisis– Black Man Ray Heaven 17– Temptation Duran Duran– Save A Prayer Culture Club– Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Kim Wilde– Cambodia Kajagoogoo– Too Shy Spandau Ballet– Only When You Leave Ultravox– Vienna Climie Fisher– Rise To The Occasion Living In A Box– Living In A Box Jesus Loves You– Generations Of Love Thomas Dolby– She Blinded Me With Science Marc Almond– Tears Run Rings Dexy's Midnight Runners*– Geno Go West– We Close Our Eyes Hue & Cry– Looking For Linda Fun Boy Three– Tunnel Of Love Human League*– Human
Drawing on VHS tapes of a programme hosted by her mother on Bulgaria’s national television, the filmmaker gives a pop-style and in-depth chronicle of the gentle – even “over-gentle” – 1989 revolution.
In a small town in the interior of São Paulo, everyone lives happily: Tinoco and his fiancée Joana, Pirulito and Nhá Barbina. One day, the men in charge of opening a railroad arrive and, with them, trouble. Paulo, one of the engineers, tries to get Joana away from Tinoco. Tinoco is accused of stealing the workers' money and is arrested. Tonico pressures the delegate to investigate the case so that Tinoco can prove his innocence.
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.
Touda is a Sheikha, a traditional Moroccan singer. Performing in the bars of her provincial town under the gaze of men, she plans to leave for the lights of Casablanca in search of recognition and to ensure a better future for her deaf-mute son.
Nigerian film directed by Ola Balogun.
