American cowboys have been writing poetry for over a century. This little-known literary tradition both belies the macho image of the Western heroes and serves as an imaginative form of oral history.

Stage By Stage: Les Misérables Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

An interview with the production team behind the hit Broadway musical as they discuss the conception and development of Les Miserables as a pop-culture phenomenon.

Ted Nugent: New Year's Eve Whiplash Bash Trailer (1988)

01 July 1988

Recorded on 12-31-87 at Detroit's Cobo Hall, the original Motor City Madman gives a kick-out-all-the-stops show for New Year's Eve.

The Zip Trailer (1988)

07 July 1988

A man wakes one day to find a zip on the front of his body. Dare he see what's inside?

Die Hard Trailer (1988)

15 July 1988

High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war.

Coming to America Trailer (1988)

29 June 1988

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York.

Seven Hours to Judgment Trailer (1988)

16 September 1988

A distraught husband kidnaps the judge who freed his wife's killers on insufficient evidence. He gives him seven hours to find evidence that will put them away, or he'll kill his wife.

Cinema Paradiso Trailer (1988)

17 November 1988

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.