All Films

The Making Of One Missed Call

2003 • 60 min • Japan

An hour-long archival documentary on the film's production.

The Boys in Brazil

2003 • 54 min • Brazil, Canada

Documentary included with the DVD Rush in Rio (2003). Provides an almost hour-long look at the band and its crew during the final dates of their 2002 Vapor Trails Tour, specifically their first-ever Brazilian shows in Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro. Behind the scenes footage shows the band weathering the rigors of a sometimes comically catastrophic tour, with their innate humor and grace. This documentary, by longtime Rush photographer Andrew MacNaughtan, shows the band and crew at their most light-hearted, though still thoughtful. We see the band's arrival in Brazil, to the unexpected onslaught of Brazillian fans boiled over in the culmination of a lifetime's anticipation. Following this are insights from the band and their crew, which provide a view into their longevity as well as ample evidence of the individual strengths and varied senses of humor that helped them achieve it.

Joe Jackson: 25th Anniversary Special

2003 • 58 min • United States of America

Expertly blending the grooves of pop, easy listening, and jazz, Joe Jackson has crafted countless unforgettable tunes over the past two and a half decades. Join him for a special, celebratory evening filled with song as Joe sings and jams out on his piano, making this one anniversary you'll never forget. Songs: Hell of a Town, You Can't Get What You Want ('Til You Know What You Want), Happyland, Stranger Than You, Another World, Is She Really Going Out with Him?, Real Men, Stranger Than Fiction, Glamour & Pain, Target.

Burl's

2003 • 9 min

When a young boy encounters three drag queens outside Burl's Diner in L.A. he decides that perhaps its time he checked out Mom's closet...

Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well

2003 • 59 min • United Kingdom

Profile of veteran country singer Emmylou Harris, witnessing the heady success of her career while also discussing her late flowering of intensely personal and groundbreaking music, dealing with loss and the passing years.

Anti Hero - Cash Money Vagrant

2003 • 24 min

The Anti-Hero Cash Money Vagrant video featured John Cardiel, Tony Trujillo, Frank Gerwer, Julien Stranger, Peter Hewitt, Brian Seber, Eric J and Tim Upson

Newton: The Dark Heretic

2003 • 60 min • United Kingdom

A BBC documentary uncovers, for the first time, the original manuscript where Newton forecast the date of the end of the world. Newton, the father of modern mathematics, dedicated a large part of his life to a quest to decode the Bible which he believed to be the word of God. For over 50 years, he studied the Bible trying to unravel God's secret laws of the Universe. He was fanatical in his quest to discover the date for the Second Coming of Christ and the end of the world. Scholars have spent years trying to unravel Newton's writings on the Book of Revelation to establish when he thought the apocalypse was coming.

Oscar's Black Odyssey: From Hattie to Halle

2003 • 41 min

Between 1939 and 2002, Black actors and Actresses received a combined total of 30 Academy Award nominations - only a handful made the odyssey to the podium to possess the Golden Man. This special program is filled with rare footage, photographs and long lost trailers of performances in Oscar-recognized films from GONE WITH THE WIND to MONSTER'S BALL.

The Jam: A Time and a Place

2003 • 16 min • United Kingdom

Short documentary chronicling the success of The Jam, a trio of working-class kids from Woking, Surrey, who took the UK Punk Rock scene by surprise. By combining great style, stellar musicianship and unabashed Englishness, The Jam became one of the greatest and most influential music groups of all time. Included as part of The Complete Jam compendium DVD, this is a succinct snapshot of a great band at the pinnacle of their power.

Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 2

2003 • 54 min • Japan

X-Rated Ambition: The Traci Lords Story

2003 • 48 min

A documentary about Traci Lords, one of the most popular American porn stars of the 1980s, who almost brought down the industry when it was discovered that she had been under 18 years old.

A Mushsnail Tale

2003 • 38 min

When a special baby is born in the village, a group of friends must make a mysterious journey to the center of the forest.

Chaplin Today: The Great Dictator

2003 • 26 min • France

A short documentary about the making of "The Great Dictator."

Ed Sullivan's Rock & Roll Classics-Elvis & Other Rock Greats Vol. 4

2003 • 44 min • United States of America

This compilation is comprised of a series of musical performances by some of the greatest names in rock history including a half-dozen appearances by Elvis Presley as well as songs by The Beatles, Sly & the Family Stone, and "The Killer" Jerry Lee Lewis.

André Rieu - La vie est belle

2003 • 59 min

The premiere of the world tour "La vie est belle" was one of the finest outdoor theaters in the world, the Waldbühne in Berlin. Backed by a choir, an additional percussion ensemble, 300 bagpipe players, a brilliant light and laser show and fireworks. Andre gave one of his most spectacular concerts ever.

突貫ジジイ 第5話 ある実験

2003 • 5 min

In this compact, off-kilter vignette, a lone researcher conducts a small-scale “experiment” whose procedures slide quietly from the scientific to the absurd. Confined to a minimal setting, his deadpan actions and seemingly methodical gestures generate a cool, understated comedic tension. Kiyoshi Kurosawa appears as the white-coated experimenter, and his impassive presence anchors the short’s blend of observational humor and controlled unpredictability.

Myth Makers 56: Philip Segal

2003 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Philip Segal’s CV is a long and impressive one, we know – we’ve seen it! He’s worked with the biggest names in Hollywood for both film and television. So what led this highly successful and talented American based Producer to take up the challenge of bringing Doctor Who back to our screens in the 1990’s? In this unique Myth Makers, Philip meets up with Nicholas Briggs in Los Angeles at the famous Gallifrey One convention where Nick interviews him on stage in front of a live audience! For the first time ever, Philip reveals the true story behind the making of the Doctor Who movie starring Paul McGann… and fills us in on what’s been happening since.

Andre Rieu - 100 Years of Strauss

2003 • 60 min

Performing some of Strauss's most popular waltzes, André Rieu's stunning orchestra travel to a huge array of European locations in this PBS produced extravaganza.

Doom House

2003 • 15 min

After the heartbreaking death of his wife, Reginald P. Linux packs his bags and searches for a new place to call home, an escape from the blinding guilt and torment wrenching his soul. ...

Universal Orlando's Horror Nights: The Art of the Scare

2003 • 48 min • United States of America

We know what you're afraid of. Turn out the lights and go "behind the screams" of Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights 12. Explore each terrifying haunted maze and see how they were designed and constructed. And discover how the event creators play on your deepest, darkest fears to bring your worst nightmares to life. It's a never-before-seen look into one of the biggest and scariest annual Halloween events in the world.

The Drive North

2003 • 13 min • United States of America

Two youths bicker their way up the East Coast and through a discomforting and poignant transition into adulthood. Using still images, animation, Super-8 and an experimental score composed and performed by the filmmaker, The Drive North subverts the typical coming-of-age tale with social commentary, humor and an understated identity-politics slant. This savvy short demonstrates the skills of the next generation of media makers, seamlessly incorporating an astute sense of self-reflection, rebellion and family relationships.

Motel Flora

2003 • 5 min • United States of America

A collection of discarded souls, rescued from the trash of a college darkroom.

T.D. Jakes Presents: "Follow The Star"

2003 • 43 min

The Follow The Star Holiday special will feature a stellar line-up of gospel superstars, including Beverly Crawford, MaryMary, Angie Winans, Kirk Whalum, Paul Jackson, Jr., Darwin Hobbs, Aaron Neville, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Donald Lawrence and the Tri-City Singers, and Bishop T.D. Jakes' Potter's House Mass Choir. The event will be hosted by the popular gospel music sensation Smokie Norful and long-time favorite Vickie Winans.

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids

2003 • 50 min

The spiders Miss Spider and Holley marry and hatch five spiderlings. When one of them, Squirt, discovers a lost chicken egg, he goes on adventure to return it to his mother.