Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The President and First Lady kick off an evening of poetry, music, and the spoken word at the White House.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA Hawaii
Poet, activist, and scholar Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio recites a poem about remembering her cultural roots by honoring her family and recalling their Hawaiian names. The last part of the poem is spoken in Hawaiian.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Brave New Voices slam champion Joshua Bennett performs “Tamaraʼs Opus” at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Writer and star of the Broadway musical In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda performs "The Hamilton Mixtape" at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word. Accompanied by Alex Lacamoire.
Difficulty: Intermediate
New Zealand
Director and producer Peter Jackson takes time out from filming The Hobbit to show us around the set and the busy wardrobe and props departments. We get an idea of the scale of the preparations that go into filming an epic blockbuster movie.
Difficulty: Intermediate
New Zealand, United Kingdom
Peter Jackson, director and producer of The Hobbit, continues his video diary narrating the rather stunning scenes at the shoot. The dwarf and wizard actors have arrived and are talking through and visualizing their parts in the movie.
Difficulty: Intermediate
New Zealand, United Kingdom
Pre-production is finally over, and today is the first day of the shoot. The cast and crew come together for a traditional Maori welcoming ceremony, and Peter Jackson and members of the cast offer words of thanks and encouragement.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
When hit US sitcom That '70s Show finally ended its long and successful run, the actors came together to reminisce and relive the good times and best moments. How did it all get started? Did any of them ever dream that the show would be so popular?
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Looking back at the pilot episode from all those years ago, the actors explain why the show made audiences of different ages laugh, and cringe at their own acting skills.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Eric finds that the road to happiness is not without a few bumps as his and Donna's teenage romance becomes an adult relationship.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The cast hadn’t met before filming the show, but there was a good chemistry between them right from the start. When they got together and were having a good time, the viewers knew it, and very soon were also having a good time watching.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Some memorable scenes came when That '70s Show pioneered new camera techniques. They were the first show using “three sixty degree” scenes, bringing each character into sharper focus, often with hilarious results.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The cast recall their favorite moments of a show that didn’t mind pushing the boundaries. A cartoon episode was made, and the “three-sixty” scenes were a huge hit — to the extent that they often weren't even related to the storyline.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The basement film set and its contents have taken a battering over the years of filming. Now that the show is coming to an end, the actors are dividing up the props, keen to take a memento from the studio that has become a home away from home.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The whole cast got to break out of their routine and enjoy roles in the many fantasy sequences that were a feature of the show. Often based on iconic stage and screen performances, some actors were able to live out their personal acting fantasies and play parts they had always dreamed of.
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