Vincent Paterson

Manon

Vincent Paterson, Andreas Morell

Daniel Barenboim, Anna Netrebko

Massenet's opera centres on its charming but contrary heroine, the vivacious young Manon who longs for luxury and excitement. We first encounter her en route to a convent, where her family are sending her to be educated. Along the way, she falls in love with the young student Des Grieux, and, impetuously, runs off with him. She soon leaves him, however, to become the mistress of a rich nobleman. Thus begins her descent into criminality and depravity, all too soon dragging the besotted Des Grieux with her, until she is imprisoned. Despite its tragic story, the opera is full of French charm and vitality – typified by the ambiguous Manon herself. Her plight is touching because of the subtle play of innocence and calculation in her character. The score contains many sparkling arias and ensembles, moving rapidly from moods of exuberance to tenderness, with perfect dramatic timing. Recorded live at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, April/May 2007.

HIStory on Film, Volume II

Spike Lee, Vincent Paterson

Michael Jackson

Nearly 2 hours of the short films that made HIStory... Including never before released short films.

Dancer in the Dark

Lars von Trier

Björk, Catherine Deneuve

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, escaping life's troubles - even if just for a moment - by dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror

Ben Mole

Steven Mackintosh, Jordan A. Nash

A biopic drama-documentary about the 'King of Pop', that mixes real footage and new interviews with people around him (most notably his mother Katherine Jackson) with re-enactments of times of Michael's life until his untimely death on the 25th of June in 2009.

In Search of Dr. Seuss

Vincent Paterson

Kathy Najimy, Matt Frewer

A nosy reporter wants to find out all she can about Dr. Seuss, aka Ted Geisel, and gets told the real facts by several of his characters, with large snippets of his stories and songs interspersed.

Choreography: Creating Vincent Paterson's Dance Sequences

Vincent Paterson

A behind-the-scenes look at how Vincent Paterson creates his dance sequences.

Threnody

Vincent Paterson

Kevin Stea

THRENODY is a look, through dance, at the resilience and triumph of the human spirit. In the wake of the 9/11 experience, this film has been interpreted in two ways. One is the confusion of individuals post tragedy, the sense of isolation, the search for answers by binding with survivors and the moving on through group bonding and understanding. The second interpretation sees the figures in the film as souls after a tragedy. Confusion leads to questioning, eventual comprehension, and the evolution of traveling together into the light of peace.

Michael Jackson's Thriller

John Landis

Michael Jackson, Ola Ray

A night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a horde of bloody-thirsty zombies.

100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision

Lars von Trier, Vincent Paterson

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Dancer in the Dark" by Lars von Trier.

Anna Netrebko: The Woman, the Voice

Vincent Paterson

Anna Netrebko

Since her thrilling, 1995 debut at the San Francisco Opera, soprano Anna Netrebko has starred with opera companies and orchestras worldwide. This video gathers some of her best moments in excerpts from Giacomo Puccini's "La Boheme"; Charles Francois Gounod's "Faust"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Don Giovanni"; Vincenzo Bellini's "La Sonnambula"; and Antonin Dvorak's "Rusalka." Also included are interviews with Netrebko and her colleagues.

Michael Jackson: VIDEOGRAPHY

Spike Lee, Francis Delia

Michael Jackson, Macaulay Culkin