Films with: Wilson, Colin

Amistad

Based on a true story, the movie chronicles the incredible journey of a group of enslaved Africans who overtake their captor's ship and attempt to return to their beloved homeland. When the ship, La Amistad, is seized, these captives are brought to the United States where they are charged with murder and await their fate in prison. A battle ensues that captures the attention of the entire nation, confronting the very foundation of the American justice system. But for the men and women on trial, it is simply a fight for the basic right of all mankind ... freedom.

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Anne Sofie von Otter from the Théâtre musical de Paris, Châtelet /

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Barbara Bonney from the Théâtre musical de Paris, Châtelet /

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Christoph von Dohnányi in rehearsal

Christoph von Dohnányi prepares London's Philharmonia Orchestra for a performance of Symphony no. 88 in G major by Joseph Haydn. Dohnányi discusses his approach to rehearsals, and his thoughts on communicating with an orchestra. He also explores the inexplicable chemistry that plays an essential part in the relationship between the conductor and his or her musicians.

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Dawn Upshaw a contemporary songs selection /

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Detroit

Amidst the chaos of the Detroit Rebellion, with the city under curfew and as the Michigan National Guard patrolled the streets, three young African American men were murdered at the Algiers Motel.

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Fairy queen

"The tale is a joyful fusion of music, dance and comedy which brings alive the splendour of the Baroque for a modern audience."--Container.

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Grace Bumbry from the Théâtre musical de Paris, Châtalet : in homage to Lotte Lehmann /

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Ian Bostridge

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In rehearsal John Eliot Gardiner

In 2000 the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists, under the baton of John Eliot Gardiner, set themselves the greatest challenge they had ever faced: under the title of 'The Bach Cantata Pilgrimage' they were to mark the 250th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach by performing every church cantata the composer had ever written.

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In rehearsal, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic Claude Debussy, La mer /

Esa-Pekka Salonen rehearses Debussy's symphonic poem La mer with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. At his home in Los Angeles, the conductor talks about Debussy and the challenge his composition presents.

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Jurassic Park trilogy

Jurassic Park: Scientists develop a means of bringing dinosaurs to life using DNA taken from dino' blood, which has been preserved inside insects encased in amber. Lost world: Four years after the failure of Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar, it is revealed that there was another island ("Site B") on which dinosaurs were bred before being transported to Isla Nublar. Jurassic Park III: Eight years after the InGen incident, Dr. Grant is happy with his life far from any dinosaurs other than the fossilized ones. Unfortunately, he is extremely short in research money, and therefore accepts the offer from a wealthy businessman.

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Small soldiers

Meet the Commando Elite--toy action figures with an attitude. They've escaped from their boxes along with the Gorgonites, kindhearted but unusual-looking creatures. Now teenager Alan Abernathy gets enlisted to help the Gorgonites and rescue the girl of his dreams before the whole town is turned upside down.

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War of the worlds

Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey. He has become estranged from his family and his life isn't in order. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of destructive intruders: Aliens which have come up from the ground, en masse, to destroy Earth and all the humans living on it. As the aliens plow through the country in a wave of mass destruction and violence, Ray must put aside thoughts of himself and come to the defense of his children. As the world fends for itself, it's inhabitants must save humanity from a far greater force that threatens to destroy it.

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