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- As a Palestinian assassin is targeting prominent Israelis, a young English actress is recruited by Mossad to infiltrate the assassin's terrorist cell, requiring all of her acting talents but also putting her at considerable risk.
- An American actress with a penchant for lying is forcibly recruited by Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother.
- An orphan drummer boy who hates humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men en route to Bethlehem.
- An unlikely friendship develops between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an institutionalized teen living with Asperger's syndrome.
- Three interwoven stories reveal the traumatic effects of war on the psyches of veterans from different generations.
- A gangster's willful son is sent into hiding over sexual misconduct. Sent far, he unexpectedly takes up with remote Buddhist drummers who slowly but profoundly influence his life.
- Aaron, the drummer boy, struggles to protect a bellmaker's great silver bells from seizure by Roman soldiers.
- A documentary exploring the life and influence of Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown's former drummer. Despite being heralded as the world's most-sampled drummer, he was never given any credit or royalties.
- The story of Michael the drummer boy who, as slave to the nephew of the Roman Emperor Caesar around the time of Christ's birth, happens upon three wise men who appreciate his musical talents.
- The animated family comedy (in 2D and 3D formats) is inspired by the less well-known story by the Brothers Grimm about veteran drummer Jack, who is coming back home from military service. After his return, he finds out about a princess who is under the power of an evil witch. Princess Mia was kidnapped along with her sisters and taken to the top of an inaccessible Glass Mountain. The king has not been able to buy them back using his wealth, because it has been taken by the witches in every neighboring kingdom. The drummer decides to save Princess Mia and experiences great adventures. He has to prove his courage and ingenuity when meeting giants, robbers, sisters with dark characters, and the witch and her widowed sister, the Duchess, who is greedy to get hold of a wealthy groom. Jack will do anything in order to free and save Mia, with whom he has fallen in love. And just the same, she will do the same for him.
- This "Name Band Musical" short from Universal (production number 3302), filmed in November of 1947 and released on December 3, 1947 (which should make it a 1947 and not a 1948 film) features Gene Krupa, his drums and his trio. It opens with Krupa and the trio playing "Lover" and then Carolyn Grey comes on to sing "Boogie Blues." Krupa and the trio band also play "Blanchette", "Stompin' at the Savoy" and end on "Let Us Leap."
- In this Veggie-version of a holiday classic, Junior Asparagus stars as The Little Drummer Boy, a lonely child who finds the true meaning of Christmas when he stumbles upon the birth of the baby Jesus. A story of hope, love and forgiveness, this timeless tale will warm the hearts of children everywhere.
- When the Civil War begins, young Billy runs away from home to enlist in the Northern Army as a drummer; he's wounded in battle and taken prisoner. He manages to escape and deliver an important message to his commanding officer, but loses his life in the process.
- Inspired by a real story "The Drummer Boy" follows the life of Charlie Coulson a soldier in the Revolutionary War who suffered a severe injury to his leg and found himself facing the terrible reality that he would have to lose it. Yet young as he was, his testimony of faith and hope change the lives of everyone who witnessed his unparalleled courage.
- This is an uproariously funny comedy, in which two traveling men try to assist a young lady by loaning her an umbrella. The situations are new and clever.
- A frustrated classical composer gets a gig as a drummer with a jazz band at a fancy party, where he is mistaken for a Lord. He keeps landing up with the necklace of the hostess, which a couple of crooks are after.
- Set in New York City. A 13 year old boy from a broken home finds his voice with the help of a street performer. Shot on a Bolex, 16mm film.
- A close look at the making of the Feature Film Different Drummers and its impact on the community. This documentary includes interviews with teachers, the actors, the directors and some of the individuals who are portrayed in the movie.
- Chester is visiting his sweetheart Pearl. While he was on his way to her house he picked up in the street a note-book, evidently dropped by some passerby. As he was putting on his overcoat, preparatory to leaving, the book fell out of his pocket. He leaves and Pearl finds the book. She opens it and sees on one side of the pages certain entries detailing expenditures incurred in taking out some girl. Pearl becomes insanely jealous. Her friend Violet visits her and Pearl tells her of her discovery of Chester's perfidy. Violet advises Pearl to flirt with some fellow, and thus bring Chester to his senses. Pearl goes out to the street and flirts with a young fellow. She walks with him and they meet Chester. He tries to speak to her but she ignores him and he cannot understand her actions. She takes her new-found beau home and becomes quite friendly with him. Violet again visits Pearl and finds the two together. She immediately starts a fight with Pearl, as the young man visiting her is no other than Violet's steady fellow. She accuses Pearl of treachery and leaves in anger taking the man with her by the ear. Chester then calls to demand an explanation of Pearl's queer actions. She shows him the note book and he explains that he found it. They turn to the flyleaf and sec the name of some salesman inscribed and all ends happily.
- Live action documentary footage of a concert by the Kodo drummers of Japan at the Acropolis, Greece, in 1995, with commentary by members of the drum group concerning the concert and the drum troupe.
- A promising young musician is forced to reassess his life when he finds himself in the middle of a confrontation between drug dealers and corrupt cops in modern Georgia.
- Gabby Gus made the town regularly every month. He was a swell guy and thought he could cop most any Jane that he took a liking to. Clara Louise Willoughby, a farmer's daughter, with a pretty face and figure, took the salesman's eye. He looked the old gent up in Dunn and Bradstreet and discovered that the old boy was worth some coin. Then he set his traps for the daughter. Dad, however, sent her away to boarding school and when she returned she was the swellest peach in the orchard. They all fell for her. Gus hastened to her home, where he discovered she was some lemon when it came to the country stuff, that she was a real highfalutin society butterfly now, and her aspirations were higher than a poor hick drummer. She made him feel awfully small.
- In this 'love letter to music' a down and out musician gets one last opportunity to realize his dream but must embark on a journey that takes him far beyond his comfort zone.
- The year '61 is a memorable one in the history of this country. Thousands of loyal patriots gave up their lives upon the battlefield and left widows and orphans to the tender mercies of charity. The boy of Shiloh, too young to carry a musket, but too patriotic to remain at home, entered the service as a drummer. With patriotic fervor he beat his drum and led the brave boys into battle. A stray bullet finally silenced the drum and the drummer. His last dying thought was of his mother and her teachings. Hardened men, who had seen death every minute of the day. and who faced death all the time, gathered about the little crumpled form and with tears streaming down their cheeks listened to the prayers of the dying drummer boy of Shiloh.
- Jesus is the drummer of Union Square. In this short documentary, he talks about who he is and why he is there.
- The first scene is that of a French hamlet at a time when the country is in great turmoil and danger, because of the invasion by the Prussians and Austrians. The hurrying to and fro of many frightened and excited natives places us in the very atmosphere of war. Now, through the streets of the village, come the soldiers, marching past cheering throngs of people. Next, a herald appears, reading to the assembled crowd a call for volunteers. Most of the men follow him to the recruiting office, where the officials are very busily engaged in enrolling many patriotic men. Among those wishing to go out into battle for their country is a peasant, who is refused because of his age. Sadly, the old man turns to leave, when his son, a lad of fourteen years, begs permission to go in his stead. Hilariously, the officers inquire what he can do and for answer he points to the company drum, lying upon the barracks floor. He is accepted as a drummer boy and in the next view we are in the midst of war and our little hero is seen upon the battle field with his pet dog, which has followed him through many interesting experiences since the day of enlistment. Our youthful soldier is calmly obeying the orders of the officers, playing calls for charge and recall with the air of a veteran as the battle rages back and forth across the field. His courage is noted by both the men and the officers. When it becomes necessary to send a message to another detachment, he is chosen for the hazardous duty. Glad of the great honor, he, with his four-footed companion, gaily makes the journey, delivers the message, and starts on the return way. At a turn in the road he falls into an ambuscade, where both he and the dog lose their lives. As the little drummer breathes his last, the French troops arrive and put the enemy to flight. The hero and his dog are buried in the same grave with military honors.
- A little drummer boy wandering from camp gets into the hands of the enemy. He is asked where Napoleon's army is located, but proudly answers that a French soldier is never a traitor. The commander, admiring the boy's pluck, questions him no further. The boy tries to escape, but is caught and brought back again. He hears the officers discussing a plan of attack, and rushes across the camp to a trumpeter, who is sleeping. Seizing a bugle he blows an alarm, which prepares Napoleon's troops for the attack. The little drummer boy, however, is shot. He sees his Emperor, salutes him and falls dead. Bareheaded, Napoleon stoops over the boy and with his own hands places a medal for the highest award of bravery on the breast of the brave boy.
- Yamato - synonymous with a time from days long past and filled with Buddhist spirituality. The unique ensemble fuses the spirit of Zen with the beats of the 21st century in a fascinating show: brilliant, virtuoso and penetrating. A rousing production that presented viewers with a perfect symbiosis of acoustic and optical art on a major European tour in 2005. Taiko, the classic Japanese drum, is one of the oldest instruments in the world. Your call touches people deep down. As the musicians of the Yamato Troupe beat their drum, they are inspired by the throbbing heartbeat of their own body since the moment of their birth. Imbued with this feeling, they conjure up the "heartbeat of the soul" from their own bodies, trained with "Taiko-do" - sometimes dynamic, sometimes gentle. Yamato creates the moment when the human heartbeat coincides with the "heartbeat of the soul".
- Engrossing video essay by Leonard Bernstein commemorates the 125th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth. Bernstein recorded a cycle of the Mahler symphonies and was clearly obsessed with the man. Bernstein himself was a world-class raconteur and the film provides many insights into both Mahler and Bernstein himself, both now regarded as exceptional composers, showmen, and (self-consciously) Jews. Bernstein's thoughts on how his Jewish background influenced Mahler and his music are as controversial now as they were in 1985.
- Life of Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan, a significant figure who transformed the use of chenda in Kathakali
- Tom Tom Magazine was invited by MoMA PS1 and Artbook to perform the Oral History of Female Drummers presented by Mindy Abovitz. A live drum performance spread throughout MoMA PS1's floors engaging in a call and response with one another. The beats were passed along from drummer to drummer via a beatboxer, Ashley "Say Wut?!" Moyer, who visited each woman and re-interpreted her respective beat. The performers play on painted drum heads with sticks by the artist Itta. With each strike on the drum head they are chipped away at their own histories.
- When old Bill Mason left his home to join the Continental Army, he left his daughter, Margaret, in the care of Mrs. Lane, a neighbor. Mrs. Lane was something of a shrew, and poor Margaret, who missed her father terribly, soon found her life unbearable. After she had home Mrs. Lane's tyranny as long as she could, she decided to run away and find her father. With the aid of her playmate, Jack, Margaret procured a suit of boy's clothes and a drum. One afternoon, she put on the clothes, took the drum, and stole silently away. After a long, weary tramp, she at length arrived at a camp of Revolutionary soldiers, and enlisted as a drummer boy. The rough soldiers, disgusted with the effeminate characteristics of their comrade, christened the supposed boy "Molly." But Molly had a chance to prove her mettle a few weeks after her arrival in camp when Washington, hard pressed by the pursuing British, called for volunteers to remain behind and keep the fires burning while the army stole away. Molly stayed with the men, and beat her drum to give the British the impression that the army was still in camp. Washington's army escaped, and the British, occupying the camp in the early morning, found only dying camp fires. Molly, escaping through the British lines, came across her father on sentry duty. Mason, a weakling and a drunkard, had deserted to the British army. Captain Morley, of the English army, making the rounds, found Mason in conversation with Molly. Fearing treachery, he fired. Mason was killed, but Molly, wounded in the arm, escaped. The next morning, when she was again attempting to escape through the lines, after a night in the woods, she met Morley a second time. He drew his pistol, but this time Molly was a little quicker, and Morley dropped with a bullet through his heart. After many vicissitudes, Molly at last arrived in the American camp, where she fell into the care of kindly surgeon Bell. Discovering that his patient was a girl, he had her removed to his mother's home, but not until Molly, wearing her uniform for the last time, had received an honorable discharge and the public thanks of her great chief, Washington. When Molly was perfectly well, the good doctor took her hack to her old home, and brought Jack, her old friend, back to live with them.