Annette Charles

Musical Comedy Tonight II

Tony Charmoli

Sylvia Fine, Annette Charles

A tribute to American musical theater, featuring scenes from "Show Boat", "South Pacific," "Sweet Charity," "Finian's Rainbow," and "Lady in the Dark", among others. There is also discussion of the various creative aspects of the plays.

Grease

Randal Kleiser

John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John

Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?

Can You Hear The Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze

Burt Brinckerhoff

Ira Angustain, Kevin Hooks

The true and tragic story of a very young and very talented comedian from the 70's whose sudden rise to fame had some of its benefits -- and some of its burdens.

Latino

Haskell Wexler

Robert Beltran, Annette Charles

The fighting between the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and the Contra rebels backed by U.S. money and expertise is the focus of this pro-Sandinista film by Haskell Wexler. On a secret mission to help the U.S. Special Forces train Contra rebels in the jungles of Nicaragua, American soldier Eddie Guerrero begins to question the morality of the task at hand and consider how his actions may influence the fate of a nation.

In Search of Historic Jesus

Henning Schellerup

John Rubinstein, John Anderson

Re-created Biblical tableaux mixed with interviews.

Transylmania

David Hillenbrand, Scott Hillenbrand

Oren Skoog, Patrick Casey

Spoof horror in which a group of college kids do a semester abroad in Romania and realise that if the partying doesn't kill them, the vampires just might!

The Grease Story

John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John

The story behind the classic movie musical. The programme examines the original stage musical in the early 1970s, which starred a young Richard Gere, and the changes that occurred between stage and screen, including the addition of several new songs and toning down the original show's darker elements. Plus, a look at some of the actors who could have played the roles made famous by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.