Shanachie Entertainment Corp.
Publisher
Shanachie Entertainment Corp
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The series follows the misadventures of NYPD officers Gunther Toody and Francis Muldoon in the fictional 53rd precinct in the Bronx, assigned to Patrol Car 54.Toody was short, stocky, nosy, not very bright, and lived with his loud, domineering wife Lucille. Muldoon, a shy bachelor who lived with his mother, was very tall, quiet, and more intelligent.
Publisher
Shanachie Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
This videodisc looks back at the all but vanished Jewish way of life that existed in eastern Europe before World War II. Through never before seen archival films, vintage photographs, traditional cantorial and Klezmer music, and personal recollections, once-vibrant cities and small towns come alive again. Narrated by Elliot Gould, the film explores everything from the fascinating language of Yiddish to the style of dress and more.
Publisher
Shanachie Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Bramwell follows the fortunes of Dr. Eleanor Bramwell in her pursuit of public health and private amours in Victorian-era London. Feisty and unconventional, her sights are set on becoming a leading surgeon, an ambition unheard of for women in Victorian society.
Series
Publisher
Shanachie Entertainment Corp
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Takes you across the forbidden boundaries of apartheid to experience the authentic joy and sorrow of Black South African music. Features music that has been ignored, suppressed of ghettoized, some filmed clandestinely.
10) The great war
Publisher
Shanachie Entertainment Corp
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Looks at the first great conflagration of world powers in the twentieth century from 1914 to 1918 when a complicated patchwork of royal families, alliances and treaties dragged Europe, and finally the United States, into World War I. Loaded with rare footage of all the significant events of war including movie stars selling Liberty Bonds, the sinking of the Lusitania, and the horrific slaughter in the trenches of the main battlefields.
Publisher
Shanachie Entertainment Corporation
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
This multifaceted set communicates both the painful hard times of the Great Depression and the grace and strong will of the common man in confronting it. Period newsreel and documentary film footage convey the feel of the times. Classic musical recordings reflect the popular mood of the day. The booklet includes photographs, letters, and first hand recollections.
Publisher
Shanachie Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
In the second season of Bramwell, Eleanor finds her private practice failing and faces tough choices ahead in her encounters with a case of spousal abuse, pre-teen prostitution, an outbreak of cholera, and a mysterious aunt.
Series
Publisher
Shanachie
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Pearly Gates is the kingpin of London's most efficient gang of thieves, organizing spectacular robberies from behind the front of a dress salon. But when things start to go wrong, Pearly realizes that there's a traitor in his group...but who?
Publisher
Shanachie Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2007
Language
None
Description
"Evans established and perfected the art of the piano trio, and this DVD brings together two trio concerts that have never been available before and feature Evans in prime form. -- an October 1966 concert shot a few months after the great bassist Eddie Gomez joined his trio and his last filmed concert in August 1980"--Container
16) One night stand
Author
Series
Shanachie volume 211
Publisher
Shanachie
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Irish group Danu performs their most cherished and beloved hits.
Series
Publisher
Shanachie Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Although he came to prominence when most young trumpet players tended to be brash and extroverted, Art Farmer developed a style that is lyrical and wistful, but still swings. He has a great musical versatility that enables him to play up-tempo blues, subdued ballads and experimental sounds with equal ease. Here on trumpet and flugelhorn, he brings a refined soft-edged tone to favorites. Art also gives an inside look at his life and music as he reflects...
Publisher
Shanachie Entertainment Corp
Pub. Date
[c2008]
Language
English
Description
The Cater Street hangman: Murder, class and forbidden love become entwined amid the sophistication of Victorian London. Lady Audley's secret: Lucy Graham's scandalous past threatens to catch up with her when her husband's nephew begins to nurse suspicions about her. Poldark: The Poldark family struggles to keep its mine alive as impetuous daughter Clowance falls in love with a mysterious stranger. The four feathers: Lieutenant Harry Feversham dishonors...
Publisher
Shanachie Entertainment
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of the seven million Irish who emigrated to America in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries including the causes of the exodus and the immigrant experience in the United States. Uses photographs, archival footage, manuscript material and interviews with Irish immigrants to describe their experiences and the profound influence they have had on American culture.
20) Not so long ago
Publisher
National Broadcasting Co
Pub. Date
2004, c1960
Language
English
Description
A documentary film portraying life in America--the personalities and the major events of the frivolous and fateful years between 1945 to 1950.