Narrated by Sydney Pollack, film critic Richard Schickel s dazzling two-hour plus documentary to one of the towering figures in film: Charles Chaplin. Hardcore Chaplin fans may not find much new material here, but more unfamiliar admirers will gain some valuable information about one of the most famous personalities of the 20th century. Schickel has constructed the documentary as a chronological survey of Chaplin s work, starting with his most significant shorts and covering all of his features. Schickel supports his narration with testimony from artists familiar with Chaplin s work and family members who offer personal insights into the comedian s life. The documentary plays down but doesn t ignore the controversies that swirled around Chaplin s private life. But the main focus is on the films. They include some of the best-loved movies of all time.

A father and son who travel from Victoria to Cape York to fulfill their lifelong ambition to fish off Australias northern tip.

Single-disc, 77-minute compilation of two long-unavailable classical LPs that Byrd recorded in 1958-60 for the Washington label, An Anthology of Music for the Guitar -- The Sixteenth Century and Lodovico Roncalli Suites. (Unfortunately, one of the tracks from An Anthology of Music for the Guitar -- The Sixteenth Century, Tres Fantasies (Three Fantasies), was deleted for space reasons). Byrd interprets courtly dances and folk songs of Spanish composers of the 16th century on Anthology, and presents four longer (average track length: ten minutes) suites from the 17th century by the little-known Italian composer Lodovico Roncalli on Lodovico Roncalli Suites. It s a fine compendium of Byrd s talents as a virtuoso classical interpreter, and one would guess that works such as this were an influence on guitarist Sandy Bull in the 1960s.

Charlie Valentine was a gangster, a gunfighter, a womanizer and a pretty fine chef... He was also the most dangerous, irresponsible scoundrel you ever met.