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.

Da pobreza de Illinois ao glamour de Hollywood. Do abandono da mãe ao reconhecimento do mundo. A vida de Richard Pryor é um relato de dramas, tragédias, excessos e muita glória. Biografia do melhor comediante stand-up de todos os tempos.

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.

A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.

Para espantar o tédio, um modesto operário vai com o amigo a um cassino ilegal. O lugar é assaltado e ele fica sem a carteira onde estava um bilhete de loteria premiado. Desesperados, procuram um detetive particular. E acabam tendo um perigoso encontro com o poderoso chefão da Máfia que controla toda a cidade.

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.

Em uma Terra futurista superpopulosa, um detetive da polícia de Nova York se vê marcado por assassinatos pelos agentes do governo quando ele fica muito perto de um estranho segredo de estado envolvendo as origens de um revolucionário e necessário novo alimento.

Mr. T é um homem durão que trabalha "resolvendo os problemas" no seu bairro, fazendo o trabalho que a polícia e os advogados não conseguem concretizar. Certo dia, ele é contratado para investigar misteriosos assaltos numa casa de apostas ilegais. Porém, acaba se tornando alvo e suspeito de cometer os crimes. Clássico do Cinema Blaxploitation.

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.

Quando praticamente todos os moradores de Piedmont, no Novo México, são encontrados mortos após a queda de um satélite espacial, o chefe do Projeto Scoop da Força Aérea dos EUA declara uma emergência. Então um grupo de cientistas, liderados pelo Dr. Jeremy Stone (Arthur Hill), vão para uma instalação ultra segura conhecida como Wildfire para tentar descobrir e isolar uma possível forma de vida extraterrestre.

A Táxi-Girl Charity continua a ter fé na raça humana, apesar das decepções aparentemente intermináveis que vivencia, e a ter esperança de que finalmente ela encontrará o jovem simpático para afastá-la de sua vida desprezível. Talvez, apenas talvez, o belo Oscar seja o único capaz de fazer isso.

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