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Hula Beaches
on preview cassette 93142 Tapa cloth dresses Hula
Hula Beaches
on preview cassette 93142 Hula in Moanalua ***twenty-four speed Ti skirts
Hula Beaches
Umbrella Tree(Monkey Pod)
Hula Beaches
Flowers ***edited
Hula Beaches
Angel's Trumpet
Struggle For Peace
Struggle For Peace. "The first sequence shows fascism symbolized as an evil blackbird into whose gullet money is poured without end, as he spews out weaponry without end. Peace doves in the thousands finally destroy the blackbird." Animated propaganda pie about the battle between capitalism Communism. Animated scenes of young people in love in the various cities of the world are intercut with the arms buildup, finally leading to world destruction.
PATTERNS ON ICE Tradition of Figure Skating in Russia
"We see youngsters ice-skating, beginning at an early age. Students are coached for form, which includes much physical exercise. Graceful ice-skating by couples and teams conclude the film." Sports, exercise.
Mengo Means Star
"In Siberia, traveling by helicopter, a native ensemble moves about the tundra to entertain the Yakuts. The group consists of young people who sing, dance, improvise, perform drama about their lives, frequently utilizing puppets. They are appreciated by the Yakuts, who look forward to this entertainment. The company also appears professionally in the major cities of the country. The Yakuts have made much progress in their lives but still preserve their folklore, and this entertainment troupe continues the tradition in their programs." 00:59:57:- MS's of four Yakut women (Mengo dancers) in traditional dress dancing by the sea, seemingly imitating the movements of seagulls. MS's of a Yakut man playing a Jew's Harp on the icy tundra. EST shots of the remote, wintry area, followed by EST shots of urbanized area. LS of a helicopter landing. Shots of a man and his dogsled team crossing an ice floe. LS of a man on a bobsled passing a car. LS of a speeding Soviet military truck, carrying a missile [note: perhaps the truck isn't carrying a missile after all. Perhaps it is a log]. LS of a reindeer herd. MS's of Mengo members (Mengo is a Yakut dance company) leaving their HQ, boarding a bus, heading for a gig at their home village (which they arrive at by helicopter). MS's of the Mengo troupe being welcomed by their Yakut comrades as they exit the helicopter. Great zooming MS of a Yakut boy in heavy winter clothes sitting in snow. 01:05:08:- Great LS's and MS's of male Mengo performers peforming with Irish-style handmade drums, dancing in the snow (folk dancing, folk music). Great MS's of the smiling Yakut audience. MS's of a 2 man performance in which one plays a hunter and the other plays a wolverine (some silly moments, the two wrestling in the snow). Cut to another 2 man performance as a portly Mengo man sings an operatic tune, while a thin local sings and acts like a chicken (weird, very silly); the large man relents to the poppy tune, joins his comrade in song and leads him to the helicopter; LS of the helicopter taking off. 01:10:28:- MS's of the Mengo performers at Mengo HQ, practicing their dancing and singing skills in a ballet room (running through choreography while their Soviet trainer watches on). Some great CU's of their overzealous Yakut friend getting into it. MS's of the Mengo witch doctor performance: odd dance routine, some assistance from red lights. 01:13:54:- CU's of pellicans, small tribal charms made of ivory (akin to tiki dolls). Cut to MS's of several Mengos dressed like the charms (funny suits, great!), dancing in the snow while a sexy Yakut woman dances seductively around them (includes great LS of woman dancing, the hazy sun in BG). Intercut are peculiar MS's of the witch doctor. 01:15:06:- LS of a communter plane descending. MS of Mengo troup exiting plane, looking cheerfully about. MS's of them folkdancing and playing drums on the runway; ends with great shots of the zealous Yakut being tossed into the air numerous times. LS's of the performers in rather summery Yakut dress, folk dancing in a courtyard, them in a hilly field. Silly MS of a Mengo man rising from bushes, looking about amusingly; he spots a deer and calls for his hunter friend; MS of a man holding reindeer antlers above his head, pretending to be the animal... this evolves into a bizarre yet well-choreographed reindeer hunting skit. 01:18:53:- MS's of four Mengo females elegantly dancing on a red-lit Soviet stage; their movements and costumes are simple yet extravagant; sequence features variations of the split-screen oh so familiar to late 1970's film and TV. Cut to skit where six Mengo femmes fight over the love of the wiry zealous Yakut (silly, kind of cute and charming); ends with a marriage ceremony. Good MS's and panning LS of the outdoor Soviet crowd. Cut to CU's of a Mengo puppet show. 01:23:10:- LS's and MS's of Yakuts walking to and into the Mengo HQ. MS's of Yakut youth in the ballet room, practicing routines (the next generation of Mengo). More MS's of Mengo females doing the seagull dance atop a cliff overlooking the sea (taken out of context, tjis highly stylized dance looks damn silly).
Military Strategic Parity
"Soviet military and political leaders give their views on the earning of parity. Historical glimpses of the bombing of Hiroshima, the beginning of the arms race as World War Two ends, Sputnik, missile-launching practices, the achievement of parity in 1972, followed by the U.S. announcement of plans to achieve superiority, with a goal of 20,000 nuclear warheads. A look at current U.S. Star Wars plans." Arms Race. Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI).
Little Shop Of Horrors
Two tapes. With Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Dick Miller, Myrtle Vail, Jack Nicholson. Classic black comedy about a young schnook who develops bloodthirsty plant and is forced to kill in order to feed it. Initially infamous as the Film That Was Shot in Two Days, but now considered one of Corman's best pictures. Nicholson has hilarious bit as masochist who thrives on dental pain; delightful screenplay by Charles Griffith (who also plays the holdup man and is the voice of Audrey, Jr.) The basis for the later musical. Jack Nicholson as Wilbur Force scene: 01.34.35 - 01.38.11
Boats
Unloading ship
Boats
Fish Boats at dockand anchored along shore from dock
Boats
President liner at dockfrom air--ships
Boats
Loading freight
Fish Nets
Fish Nets Drying & Repairing
Tide Pools
Gentle surf ***
Tide Pools
No splash surf ***
Tide Pools
Surf (Waiaka Lodge)
Tide Pools
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE 213238 Surf Cove **
Tide Pools
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE #201382 Surf & Shore There are very nice images of the surf rolling into shore and crashing into rocks.
Tide Pools
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE 213238. Blue Pool (TideWater)
Tide Pools
Rocks & Sea ***
Lessons Of History
"History teaches us that we must oppose war before it begins. Going back in history to the beginning of World War Two, the Soviets appealed for joint action, but to no avail. Starting with Austria, Hitler took over one European country after another, and the western powers gave in to Hitler; then he invaded Poland, and the most terrible, destructive war in history commenced. Gradually 61 countries were drawn into the war. But the Soviet Union stood in the way of fascist domination. The German war machine came up against the resistance it had never yet encountered. The hardships, battles, and brutality experienced by the Soviets at the hands of the German army are depicted. Germany was eventually defeated. We see the crimes against humanity and the liberation of the camps. Now the United States has forgotten the lessons of history and is on a frenzied arms race and is hyping up a frenzied hate campaign of anti-communism. This forces the Soviet Union to perfect defensive weapons..."
Hukilau
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE 215181 Imu Pigroast