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The 39 Steps (BBC 2008)
Arthur
Christopher and His Kind
The Conspirator
Das Boot (extended version) (German)
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Heartbeats (French)
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mokingbird
How I Ended This Summer (Russian)
Insidious
Jane Eyre
Jumping the Broom
Potiche (French)
Queen to Play (French)
Rizzoli & Isles - Complete 1st Season
Something Borrowed
Soul Surfer
Your Highness
The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
Directed by Steve Binder
This legendary concert film is regarded as a pivotal moment in the pioneering of music films and videos, and features performances by such music greats as James Brown, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye, and The Supremes.
Each year the Librarian of Congress names 25 films to be added to the National Film Registry, a collection of films which are deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant. This is done in compliance with the terms of the National Film Preservation Act of 1996. For more information, visit the Library of Congress' National Film Registry page. Please visit the Central Library's National Film Registry DVD or videocassette sections for more Registry titles.
François Ozon
Potiche (2010) Ricky (2009)
Time to Leave (2005) Hideaway (Le Refuge) (2009)
8 Women (2002) Under the Sand (2000)
Documentary
British Royal Weddings of the 20th Century
Sarah Palin's Alaska
A Small Act
Ayn Rand: In Her Own Words
Bhutto
Cropsey
Earth From Above
Heavy Water: A Film for Chernobyl
Waste Land
The Dhamma Brothers
The New Americans
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The Rolling Stones followed James Brown and The Famous Flames during The T.A.M.I. Show concerts. Keith Richards of the Stones has been known to claim that following Brown was one of the biggest mistakes of his band's career, since they could not have topped Brown's performance no matter how well they played.
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