Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— and poses grave …

When a law-abiding woman gets indicted for murdering her husband, her lawyer soon realizes that a larger conspiracy may be at work.

In several respects, Christophe Rousset gives a well-balanced performance of Bach's French Suites. He finds a balance between a straightforward, technical reading and a more expressive one that takes liberties with timing and ornamentation. He brings out themes with a lyric sensibility, and he acknowledges the importance of countermelodies and the interaction of musical lines. The Sarabande of the Suite No. 6 is full of ornamentation, yet Rousset can still bring out a melody with a sense of forward direction that isn't interrupted by the ornaments. The Gigue of the Suite No. 5 is technically brilliant and musically delightful as all of the various parts come together in a lively manner.

Many observers were prepared to write off the B-52's after the release of Bouncing Off the Satellites. Granted, the album was completed in the wake of Ricky Wilson's death, but the group appeared bereft of new musical ideas and were sounding rather stale. In other words, the last thing anyone expected was a first-class return to form, which is what they got with Cosmic Thing. Working with producers Don Was and Nile Rodgers, the B-52's updated their sound with shiny new surfaces and deep, funky grooves – it was the same basic pattern as before, only refurbished and contemporized. Just as importantly, they had their best set of songs since at least Wild Planet, possibly since their debut. "Cosmic Thing" and "Channel Z" were great up-tempo rockers; "Roam" had a groovy beat blessed with a great Cindy Wilson vocal; and "Deadbeat Club" was one of their rare successful reflective numbers.

The incredible relationship between legendary British musicians Norma Winstone and John Taylor has been admired for nearly five decades. The vocalist and pianist have been inextricably linked from their early avant-garde work from the late 1960s through their gorgeous work with Kenny Wheeler and Azymuth.

Nel gelido inverno russo del 1916, l'inconcludente ricerca di un uomo scomparso ha una macabra svolta quando le acque ghiacciate di un fiume ne restituiscono il cadavere deturpato. La polizia non ha dubbi: si tratta di Grigorij Rasputin. La condanna a morte del contadino, colpevole di una deleteria influenza politica e morale sullo zar e la moglie, era già stata idealmente decretata nelle piazze e nei salotti di Pietroburgo, ma la mano del boia che ha eseguito la sentenza è ignota. Inizia così, con il ritrovamento del corpo assassinato di Rasputin, un viaggio nel passato di questo enigmatico personaggio, che come un filo lega le persone, i luoghi e gli eventi che hanno cambiato per sempre le sorti della storia europea a partire dallo scoppio del primo conflitto mondiale..

De/Vision is a German synthpop musical group. The band started as a quartet consisting of Thomas Adam, Steffen Keth, Stefan Blender, and Markus Ganssert. They formed the band in 1988. The name De/Vision is a play on words. The majority of the band's lyrics are in English, but they have had some songs in German. Markus left the band in 2000. In the same year Steffen started a side project as the vocalists with Green Court, called 'Green Court featuring De/Vision'. The band with remaining members Thomas Adam and Steffen Keth were then signed to Drakkar Records and Sony BMG in Europe, and Dancing Ferret Discs in North America. The band is currently signed to Metropolis Records in North America. Since 1994 the band has released a new studio album of original material roughly every 1.5 years, until their latest album Rockets and Swords.

The Dutch guitarist was part of a mini dutch invasion of the early 1970's (along with Tee Set and Shocking Blue) and hit with "Little Brown Bag", but it wasn't until 1975 that he hit big with "Una Paloma Blanca", adopted by the disco set before disco went mainstream. This disc compiles his best material on a single volume.

La storia della Chiesa è stata, fin dai suoi albori, estremamente travagliata. Questo libro ne ripercorre le vicende approfondendo i principali "momenti" che hanno talvolta portato quest'istituzione a fortificarsi, altre volte a indebolirsi ma, in ogni caso, a cambiare in relazione ai vari contesti storici. Si va dalla "rivoluzione" attuata da Costantino, si passa per Carlo Magno con cui, nel primo millennio, l'impero assunse un carattere sacro, si arriva al Grande Scisma, alla lotta per le investiture, alla riforma protestante dilagata dal nord Europa, fino a giungere al Concilio Vaticano II. È vero che senza la Chiesa non ci sarebbero state crociate, né scismi, né guerre di religione, né movimenti riformisti, ma nemmeno l'assistenza tramite ospedali e orfanotrofi, la rotazione delle colture, la conservazione di antichi manoscritti, musica e arte sacra. Quella della Chiesa è una storia molteplice e varia, a volte contraddittoria, che ha cercato di superare le divisioni ritrovando la propria unità nella figura di Gesù, che ne costituisce il patrimonio spirituale e religioso.

Written by and starring acclaimed comedy troupe The Katydids, Teachers shows their hilariously warped perspective as six elementary school teachers trying to mold young minds, even though their own lives aren’t really together.

A portrait of the artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion.