
Yoko (Hitoto Yo) is a young Japanese writer researching the life of Taiwanese musician Jiang Wen-ye who was popular in Japan during the 1930s. Raised by her uncle in Yubari but living in Tokyo with her father and stepmother, Yoko becomes friends with Hajime (Asano Tadanobu), the owner of a secondhand bookstore. They often meet in her favorite coffee shop, making small talk and enjoying the passing scene. He is a train buff who spends his days riding the subway, recording the sound of trains, public address announcements and the conversations of passengers. Though they are best friends, he is startled to find out that she is pregnant by a Taiwanese whom, against her strict parents' wishes, she does not want to marry... The film, the first by Hou to be shot in a foreign location, pays homage to Ozu by depicting themes repeated in many of his films: relationships between aging parents, the marriage plans of a grown child, the coming and going of trains, and the quiet contemplation of everyday life.
Orson Welles's portrait of corruption in a squalid Mexican border town. Welles stars as Hank Quinlan a crooked police chief who frames a Mexican youth as part of an intricate criminal plot. Mike Vargos, a Mexican narcotics investigator is in town for his honeymoon and is being followed by the brother and sons of Grande, a local drugs lord, who he is about to testify against. When a car bomb kills a rich property developer, Vargos embroils himself in the investigation putting his wife's life in danger.
Three young skaters, the Deck Dogz, dream of escaping their outer suburban existence and making it in the world of pro-skating. Their best shot is to skate off for Tony Hawk, the legendary US twelve times world champ, who's in Sydney scouting for young talent to sponsor. Problem is, he's holding the competition at a beach bowl, and they live in the far west, and there is no way their parents or teachers are going to let them travel... A film about a journey these three boys make - it takes them across a city and from boyhood to manhood.
Lost Treasures Of The Ancient World - Ancient Rome
A colourful and informative guide to the treasures left us by the truly extraordinary people of Rome. Features vivid, authentic filmed recreation, period imagery, new location footage of Rome today and concise comment and analysis.
River Cottage - Series 3 - Forever
Features the Third Series in which Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall escapes from the city to start a new life at River Cottage which nestles in the heart of the beautiful Dorset countryside. Hugh continues to live off the fat of the land, and having extended his smallholding, now has a poly-tunnel for growing vegetables, improved fox-proof accommodation for his chickens and pasture for his sheep, cows and pigs. In this, his third year, he must address the big question of whether to remain at River Cottage forever.
Nat King Cole - Sentimental Reason
Nat King Cole performs 27 songs selected from excerpts of his television shows. Tracklist: Mona Lisa, Nature Boy, That's My Girl, I'm A Shy Guy, The Trouble With Me Is You, Little Girl, For Sentimental Reasons, Calypso Blues, Route 66, Because Of Rain, Too Young, This Is My Night To Dream, Home, You Call It Madness, Errand Boy For Rhythm, Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby, Got A Penny Benny, Come To Baby Do, Sweet Lorraine, Who's Been Eating My Porridge?, Frim Fram Sauce, Always You, Now He Tells Me, Solid Potato Salad, Breezy And The Bass, It's Better To Be By Yourself and Oh Kickeroony. Also includes a 16 track audio CD.
The World of Quest: The Quest Begins
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The Busy World of Richard Scarry: It's a Busy, Busy Day!
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