Part of the Scholastic Video Collection, "Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories" brings 3 Maurice Sendak stories to life on the screen. 1- Where the Wild Things Are (Music and Narration by Peter Schickele) 2- The Nutshell Kids (Charming Poems set to music including "Alligators All Around", "Pierre", "One Was Johnny", and "Chicken Soup With Rice") 3- In The Night Kitchen (Narrated by Peter Schickele)

A nightingale sings for a lovesick student. The student is pining for a girl who will only dance with him if he presents her with a red rose. The nightingale fetches a rose, but at a terrible price...

Golborne, West London, bordered by Ladbroke Grove, The Westway and the Grand Union Canal. An area that from the 1950s saw a unique struggle against poverty, greedy landlords, racism and political neglect to a musical backdrop of reggae, punk and carnival.

Princess Elisa tries to rescue her brothers in this freshly animated version of the fairy tale by beloved children's author Hans Christian Andersen. After Elisa's father remarries, the new queen turns her 11 stepsons into swans and expels the princess from the castle. When Elisa is old enough, she sets out on a dangerous quest to save her siblings and break the queen's evil spell. Other stories include "The Beetle" and "The Tinderbox."

The Nutshell Kids (Stories included are: Alligators All Around, Pierre, One Was Johnny, Chicken Soup with Rice) - Music Composed and Sung by Carole King. Where the Wild Things Are - Music and Narration by Peter Schickele (aka PDQ Bach) In the Night Kitchen - Narrated by Peter Schickele (aka PDQ Bach) Plus: Getting to Know Maurice Sendak (Interview/Documentary)

Irakli Kvirikadze is an outstanding, internationally recognized screenwriter and director. He has changed his ninth decade, but lives the life of a very young man: he travels, brings up a preschooler son and helps his wife, artist and director Tom Stenko, in his work. The family spends most of their time in Goa, and it was there that Irakli, a brilliant storyteller, found time to share the amazing stories of his life.

There exists a wild and unsung Paris that we do not suspect. Let’s take a walk on the city’s wild side, and set off in search of its secret tales.

In his time of greatest splendor, the singer Miguel 'Bambino' Vargas Jiménez (1940-99) was the last frontier of flamenco, an immense musical genre that he developed and brought closer to large audiences: an artist of artists, the idol of the roadside bars, whose inimitable style, scenic magnetism and heartbreaking personality made of his figure a myth, a king without a kingdom, a giant of the popular music of the 20th century.

1950 Japanese film

The river and nature are placed in the forefront of the film, taking on the role of the main character. Through rare archival materials in addition to personal and social stories, we reveal the importance of the connection between society and its land, between nature and man. This is a portrait of one small river that flows in the heart of the Israeli society and reflects the Israeli narrative through an entirely new lens.

Along with vegetable and sea life, the camera is but one element of a sensual ride along a coastal road and playground in this masterful short.

The Bora is one of the strongest winds in the world, a force of nature. She forms landscapes and sets elements in motion. It determines everyday life and permeates the minds of the people who live in its sphere of influence.

From the director of "Where Rivers Run Wild: Aqua Hungarica" and "Land of Waters: Created by Man, Overtaken by Nature", this will be the last film in the trilogy. "Hidden World: The Story of Hungary's Wild Waters" is a Hungarian nature documentary that features rarely seen creatures and aquatic ecosystems that often live in close proximity to us humans, yet are almost completely unnoticed. It also shows the impact of the droughts and extremes that are so common in this decade. This is the story of the last wild waters.

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