To Be a Man
Director Murray Lerner’s hour-long “educational film about education,” began as a commissioned piece for Yale University, and was eventually broadcast on more than 60 local television stations across the country. The film captures students and faculty grappling with the meaning and purpose of education, and is a time capsule of Yale in the mid-1960s. -Yale Film Archive
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Forty summers ago on a windswept island just off England's southern coastline, a young Canadian folksinger-songwriter-poet-novelist named Leonard Cohen delivered the performance of a lifetime.
Just three years into their career and just months before the release of the their acclaimed album "Aqualung," Jethro Tull performed on the final day of the 1970 Isle of Wight festival. Aware-winning director Murray Lerner captures tension between the hippie audience and show organizers, and audio commentary by from man Ian Anderson provides intimate perspective into the band's festival experience. Songs include "Nothing is Easy" and "My God."
In August 1970, 600,000 fans flocked to the Isle of Wight to witness the third and final festival to be held on the island. Besides the music, they also got a look at the greed, cynicism and corruption that would plague the music industry for years to come. They also witnessed the final, drugged out performance of Jimi Hendrix in England just two weeks before he would meet a tragic death. When it all was over, the fans view of rock and roll was never the same.
A documentary on The Who, featuring interviews with the band's two surviving members, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey.
Mod rockers the Who are captured live by director Murray Lerner at the legendary Isle of Wight festival in 1970, attended by 600,000 people. All the old classics are included in a typically energetic set; Moon the Loon, Roger the Dodger and Pete... the guitarist. And John Entwistle on bass. This is the first DVD release, without the extra material found on the DVD/Blu-ray re-release of 2006.
A beautiful expression of two differing cultures brought together by the warmth and dedication of a great musician and humanitarian. In 1979, as China re-opened its doors to the West, virtuoso Isaac Stern received an unprecedented government invitation to tour the country.
Magic Journeys is a 3D film created by WED Enterprises for presentation at Disney theme parks. Originally shown at the Imagination Pavilion at Disney's EPCOT Center in Florida, it featured at four different parks in the US and Japan over the course of its 11-year run.
Jimi Hendrix: Live At The Isle Of Wight - Blue Wild Angel documents the guitarist’s legendary performance before 600,000 people at this massive outdoor music and arts festival in August 1970 - his final UK concert.
This new edition of Murray Lerner's film of The Who's legendary performance at the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival features newly restored pictures and remixed sound along with exclusive bonus features to finally give this amazing concert the quality release it deserves. Originally shot on 16mm film, the pictures have been restored to the highest possible quality for this Blu-ray release. Accept no substitute and play it loud!
1963 "North Country Blues" "With God On Our Side" "Talkin' World War III Blues" "Who Killed Davey Moore?" "Only a Pawn in Their Game" "Blowin' In The Wind" 1964 "Mister Tambourine Man" Johnny Cash sings "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" Joan Baez sings "Mary Hamilton" "It Ain't Me Babe" "With God On Our Side" "Chimes of Freedom" 1965 "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" "Maggie's Farm" "Like a Rolling Stone" "Mr Tambourine Man" "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"