All Films

Top Ground Gear Force

2008 • 45 min • United Kingdom

As part of Sports Relief 2008, the Top Gear crew tries to revive the TV show "Ground Force" and revamp the garden of Olympian legend Sir Steve Redgrave.

The Last Conquistador

2008 • 56 min

Renowned sculptor John Houser has a dream: to build the world's tallest bronze equestrian statue for the city of El Paso, Texas.

The Big Bang Machine

2008 • 60 min

Professor Brian Cox visits Geneva to take a look around Cern's Large Hadron Collider before this vast, 27km long machine is sealed off and a simulation experiment begins to try and create the conditions that existed just a billionth of a second after the Big Bang. Cox joins the scientists who hope that the LHC will change our understanding of the early universe and solve some of its mysteries.

Careful with that Axe!

2008 • 2 min

A young boy tries his hand at chopping firewood with his father's razor sharp axe. He finds that the axe is incredibly heavy, so heavy that he balances himself by resting one bare foot on the chopping block...

A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'

2008 • 28 min

A documentary on the making of 'Cool Hand Luke' (1967).

The Great Battleships of the Second World War

2008 • 60 min

The story of Germany's Great Battleships during the Second World War. With graphic recollections from veterans of the 'Kriegsmarine', this film depicts the rise during Hitler's Naval Expansion program, through to the ultimate destruction by the allies, of The Schlesig Holstein, The Scharnhorst, The Admiral Scheer, The Gneisenau, The Graf Spee, The Tirpitz and finally the legendary Bismark.

Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland

2008 • 60 min

Originally produced in 1997 as part of the Classic Albums television series, this newly edited, expanded edition features almost 40 minutes of additional content not see in the original feature. Bassist Noel Redding, drummer Mitch Mitchell and co-manager Chas Chandler detailed their contributions while engineer Eddie Kramer re-examined the many multi-track tapes created during the sessions. Help from Jimi's `friends and passengers' came by way of new interviews with drummer Buddy Miles, Jefferson Airplane bassist Jack Casady, Traffic's Dave Mason and Steve Winwood, among others.

The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)

2008 • 4 min

There is a room at a Palace Museum that is filled with spirits. It accommodates countless of memories spanning several centuries. The room has observed the artifacts, the faces, the sounds, and the moving images. The room itself is a moving image, a moving vehicle. It is a spaceship that has been sailing through the landscapes and time, from the Ages of Stone, Bronze, the Greek, the Roman, the Communist, and the Tsai Ming-liang. Now the artifacts have disappeared, so as lives. We are in the age of extinction. (...)

The Donnas: Live In Toronto

2008 • 57 min • United States of America

The Donnas perform at the historic Berkeley Church in Toronto, CA 2008.

Slipknot: MTV World Stage

2008 • 42 min

Set List: Surfacing The Blixter Exists Dead Memories Psychosocial The Heretic Anthem Spit It Out Duality People = Shit (sic)

Rare and Unseen: The Beatles

2008 • 49 min

The Beatles. Their story is told for the very first time using original rare film and video of the band, including home movies, concert footage, newsreels and photographs from private collections. There are also interviews with those who surrounded the band, and those who were there from the very start. Also included is an exclusive interview with fan and star in his own right, Phil Collins. For the first time we can see The Beatles relaxed, at play, on and off stage, on film and is a rare glimpse inside the lives of four musicians who shook the world.

Untitled (Thanks. Get in...)

2008 • 58 min • United States of America

The story of an aspiring young Hollywood actor who, while hitchhiking to see his agent, is picked-up by a lecherous, cynical Cary Grant.

Négropolitain

2008 • 18 min • France

Carl is about to spend his first day with the police. To facilitate his entry into the trade, the divisional commissioner assigned him with Alain, a man with a strong character.

Classic Albums: The Doors

2008 • 52 min • Norway, United Kingdom, United States of America

A future classic was unleashed in January 1967 as the Doors released their eponymously titled debut album. This documentary in the Classic Albums series takes an in-depth look at the album, with commentary from Bruce Botnick, who worked on the album, and the three remaining Doors--guitarist Robbie Krieger, keyboard player Ray Manzarek, and drummer John Densmore. The three band members also play some of their instrumental parts from the album, offering invaluable insight into how the songs were constructed.

The Chuckle Brothers in Trouble

2008 • 43 min • United Kingdom

Recorded live at the York Theatre, the Chuckle Brothers bring their unique style of slap-stick family fun to the stage with hilarious consequences

A Christmas Miracle: The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas

2008 • 16 min • United States of America

A behind the scenes look at how A Charlie Brown Christmas was made.

Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times

2008 • 21 min • United States of America

Documentary on the parallels between United States racial politics and the narrative of 'Conquest for the Planet of the Apes' (1972).

D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually

2008 • 60 min • United States of America

Depicts the legendary skateboarders as they achieve world wide fame by winning world championships and then descent into the world of drug addiction and crime. This documentary is moving and is geared as a warning to those who are considering drug experimentation. It features unseen archival skateboarding footage of the founders of skateboarding as we know it today.

Alexander Sokurov: Questions about cinema

2008 • 60 min

An encounter with the great Russian film director Alexander Sokurov, which gives rise to a lot of questions about his artistic stand and the problems he touches upon and resolves in his works. The film presents the director’s thoughts about the history of cinema, about the power of the sound and image, about the past and future of cinema, accompanied by fragments from his films and various archival materials.

Flaming Nipples

2008 • 57 min • Brazil

A perverted Rabbit live his life delivering pizza and having rough sex with all kinds of animals. His life changes when he falls in love with a female rabbit who has a problem with drugs and strange connections with the underworld. A love story about the importance of making love.

Cinematography

2008 • 54 min

Through conversations held with fifty four of the most distinguished cinematographers working in Brazil and abroad over the last forty years, the documentary explores the working environment, the new tools and the different styles of the professional who controls the light and the shades behind the camera.

End of the Road

2008 • 43 min

'End of the Road' tells the deep psychological story of two men who embark on an impromptu journey into the wilderness and into their relationship. We explore one character's issues with society, relationships, rules and why things should be the way they are. He convinces his friend to spend the night in the woods, where they embark on a journey and discussion of truth and madness. Much of the evening is spent in confusion and mixed messages. The ending leaves the viewer desperate for more answers and also demands them to ask questions of themselves.

The Muppets: Ode to Joy

2008 • 2 min • United States of America

Join the Muppets' best sidekick, Beaker as he spreads his passion for the classics with his rendition of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy."

Elvis & Pat Boone Rockin' Rivals

2008 • 60 min • United States of America

Elvis Presley & Pat Boone were two of the hottest forces on the early rock ‘n’ roll music scene in the 1950’s. In this toe-tapping documentary, the good-nature chart-topping rivalry between the duo is explored through rare footage and newsreels. Interviews include Dick Clark, Tom Jones, Kenny Rogers, Glen Campbell, Phyllis McGuire, Bill Medley, Arlene Dahl, Joe Esposito, Shirley Jones and others.