Paula Kelly

A retrospective of Chita Rivera's film, television and stage career, including interviews with Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, Carol Lawrence and others. Originally aired as Episode 2 of Season 43 of the PBS series Great Performances.

A documentary featuring archive footage to celebrate the 100th birth of jazz legend Louis Armstrong.

The true story of Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers (Charlayne Woodard) and her fight to combat Graves disease while becoming the fastest female sprinter in the world. From a setback in Seoul that nearly costs her the use of her feet to her excruciating battle with the crippling illness to victories in Barcelona and Atlanta, Gail proves she's got the heart of a champion in this inspirational original biography. Louis Gossett Jr., Jeffrey Sams, Tina Lifford, Robert Guillaume and Paula Kelly costar.

This film relates the story of a tightly connected Afro-American community informally called Colored Town where the inhabitants live and depend on each other in a world where racist oppression is everywhere, as told by a boy called Cliff who spent his childhood there. Despite this, we see the life of the community in all its joys and sorrows, of those that live there while others decide to leave for a better life north. For those remaining, things come to a serious situation when one prominent businessman is being muscled out by a white competitor using racist intimidation. In response, the community must make the decision of whether to submit meekly like they always have, or finally fight for their rights.

After robbing a bank, the robber hides out from the police in a seedy hotel where he is forced to bribe various tennants for protection as well as their silence which becomes more difficult as greed takes over and the people demand more exuberant bribes from the bank robber to shelter and hide him.

A celebration of the life of Zora Neale Hurston, who was born at the turn of the 20th Century and grew to be an important voice with her written portrayals of Black American life in the rural south of the 1930's and 40's, and the stories, songs and folklore that were her heritage and inspiration.

A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.

The classic songs of legendary jazz composer Duke Ellington come alive on stage in this performance video. Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies documents a performance of the popular Broadway revue, built around more than two dozen great tunes from Ellington's songbook. Hinton Battle, Paula Kelly and Phyllis Hyman headline the cast for this production; songs include "Take The A Train," "Caravan," "Satin Doll," "In a Sentimental Mood," "Mood Indigo," "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," and many more.

The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people he interacts with.

Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of his troubled childhood, Jo Jo revisits his youth, recalling his eventual rise to fame and the decadence that followed. As he considers his existence, he must decide if he wants to go on living or not.

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.

Peter Pan is a 1976 musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, produced for television as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame, starring Mia Farrow as Peter Pan and Danny Kaye as Captain Hook, and with Sir John Gielgud narrating. Julie Andrews sang one of the songs, "Once Upon a Bedtime", off-camera over the opening credits. It aired on NBC at 7:30pm on Sunday, December 12, 1976, capping off the program's 25th year on the air. The program did not use the score written for the highly successful Mary Martin version which had previously been televised many times on NBC. Instead, it featured 14 new and now forgotten songs, written for the production by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.

Peter Pan is a 1976 musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, produced for television as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame, starring Mia Farrow as Peter Pan and Danny Kaye as Captain Hook, and with Sir John Gielgud narrating. Julie Andrews sang one of the songs, "Once Upon a Bedtime", off-camera over the opening credits. It aired on NBC at 7:30pm on Sunday, December 12, 1976, capping off the program's 25th year on the air. The program did not use the score written for the highly successful Mary Martin version which had previously been televised many times on NBC. Instead, it featured 14 new and now forgotten songs, written for the production by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.

드럼(Drum: 켄 노튼 분)의 출생 비밀은 19세기 초 쿠바, 하나바 항의 흑인 노예 경매 시장에서 한 백인 여자가 자신의 성적인 만족을 얻기위해 사들인 튼튼한 아프리카 왕족 흑인과의 결합에서 탄생된다. 드럼은 백인들의 희롱과 학대 속에서 자신의 엄마가 벡인이란 사실도 모르는 채 하루 하루를 악몽 속에서 살아간다. 노예가 된 흑인들은 백인을 위해 자신의 친구와 투견처럼 싸워야 했고 튼튼한 씨받이로서 자식을 낳고, 그 자식은 팔려갔다. 드럼은 백인 어머니의 염려 속에 노예 상인에게 팔려가는데.

Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.

Isaac Hayes plays as Lee in his feature film debut, as Father Charlie and himself solve a bank robbery mystery that stretches across the city. After Lee is removed from the force due to $1,000,000 being stolen from the bank Father Charlie helps him to gain revenge for the loss of one of his friends.

A black South African minister searches the unfamiliar back alleys and shantytowns of Johannesburg for his son.

A black South African minister searches the unfamiliar back alleys and shantytowns of Johannesburg for his son.

A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.

2022년의 뉴욕은 인구 과잉 상태다. 천연 음식은 사라진 지 오래지만 ‘소일렌트’라고 불리는 정체불명의 화학 음식이 저녁 식사 때마다 제공된다. 그러던 어느 날 소일렌트사(社)의 사장이 살해되는 사건이 벌어진다. 수사가 시작되고 소일렌트의 성분이 알려지자 뉴욕은 대 혼란에 빠진다. SF적인 감수성을 통해 공포심을 자극하는 플레이셔의 빛나는 대표작.

It seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky and Pete hire the cool, loose, elegant Mr. T to fix things. Then, the masked manipulators set up the death of a collector for a rival gang lord. It looks like it's up to T to hold a gang war from breaking out, keep the police off his back, and earn his fee from Chalky and Pete.

A black D.C. cop is pushed over the edge when he is passed over for a promotion, leading him on a violent personal crusade against criminals punctuated by feverish psychedelic dream visions.

A paroled crook masterminds a $3 million jewelry theft to fund a bank for businessmen.

쥬라기 공원으로 유명한 스릴러 작가 마이클 크라이튼의 첫 소설을 영화화한 작품. 이 영화 외에 2008년에 TV용 영화로 다시 만들어지기도 했다. 지구에 떨어진 인공위성이 인간에게 치명적인 바이러스를 퍼뜨리고, 과학자들은 그 바이러스의 정체를 알아내기 위해 노력하는데..

여주인공은 예쁘지만 마음이 여린 매춘부다. 타락했으나 무구함을 간직하고 있는 그녀의 삶을 뮤지컬로 옮겨 연혼의 고양과 구원이라는 주제를 격정에 실어 묘사

Universal short chronicling the adaptation of the musical SWEET CHARITY from Broadway to film.