All Films

Playboy's Girls of the Internet

1996 • 54 min

Get online for an erotic ride on the information super-highway where imagination is your only boundary. Make a direct connection with 15 of the hottest women on the internet as Playboy lets you be a voyeur on their fantastic voyage through the worldwide web.

The Battle of The Alamo

1996 • 52 min • United States of America

Dread

1996 • 44 min • New Zealand

An East Coast community in Ruatōria, New Zealand attempts to live in autarchy according to the tenets of their movement. Bob Marley, a prophet of our electronic age, is the soundtrack to the everyday lives of these Māori who feel closer to their own roots by observing a blend of Afro-Carribean Rastafarianism and the Ringatū faith. Merata Mita's camera respectfully portrays this singular cultural dialogue. The outsider cultures of Jamaicans, Ethiopians and Māori have come together, vibrating to a common cosmic chord. They find an underground brotherhood, across continents and seas.

2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted

1996 • 6 min

2Pac's 1996 Music Video, 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted

George Carlin: Back in Town

1996 • 60 min • United States of America

Back in Town is George Carlin's ninth HBO special. It was also released on CD on September 17, 1996. This was also his first of many performances at the Beacon Theater in New York City. He rants about Abortion, The death penalty, prison farms, fart jokes, free floating hostility and words.

The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry

1996 • 25 min

Documentary about John Davis, a businessman who as chairman oversaw the decline of the Rank Organisation.

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary

1996 • 55 min • United States of America

This documentary goes behind the scenes of the 1993 filming of "The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in Pflugerville, Texas. It includes on-set footage and interviews with the cast and crew, and is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the film that went on to become the black sheep of the Texas Chainsaw franchise.

Groovy Days

1996 • 52 min • Denmark

Henrik is young and in love and moves with his girlfriend Anne into a commune in the countryside. It is the dawn of the 70's, a time to challenge authority and experiment with relationships. Henrik is challenged too: His role as a man is exhibited and discussed, he has to learn how to sew, to sleep in the group bedroom, to share his inheritance with the commune and his beloved Anne with a lesbian.

Nestor Makhno

1996 • 60 min • France, Ukraine

With breathless pace, Hélène Chatelain ("the woman" in "La Jetée") reconstructs the life of Nestor Makhno from his writings, Soviet propaganda films, reactions of workers today and the memory he has left in the hearts & minds of his people in Gouliaïpolié, in the east of the Ukraine.

White Men Are Cracking Up

1996 • 20 min • United Kingdom

Maisie Blue is an enigmatic black widow figure under investigation by detective Margrave for her involvement in the suicides of successful white men. Through the blurred lines of perception and reality, the myth of the Black feminine mystique is explored under the guise of a murder mystery. The film explores the fetishization of Black women as a manifestation of white male insecurity.

The Incredible Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor

1996 • 14 min • Bulgaria

Simbad, the Sultan's son, is only interested in TV. As a punishment, his father sent him on a sea voyage. A storm plunges the ship to the Sandwich Islands. Simbad eats the Sandwich Islands. Then he married a princess. Simbad fights with sea monsters. He returns to Baghdad with great wealth and buys himself a super-television.

Tumbleweed Tex in School Daze

1996 • 7 min • United States of America

An old west outlaw is stuck in the fourth grade for 20 years as well as being late for school.

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

1996 • 58 min • United States of America

The making of the motion picture "Apollo 13", as well as the story of the space mission it details. Featuring interviews with director Ron Howard, astronaut Jim Lovell, his wife Marilyn Lovell, producer Brian Grazer, executive producer Todd Hallowell, visual effects supervisor Robert Legato, lead digital compositor Mark Forker, astronauts Fred Haise and Dave Scott, Apollo 13 flight director Gerald Griffin, command module systems controller Sy Lieberglot, Apollo 13 flight dynamics officer Jerry Bostick, mission control director Gene Krantz, Tom Kelly of Grumman, NASA mission operations director Christopher Kraft, daughters Susan Lovell Williams and Margaret Haise, command systems module controller John Aaron, and actors Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan, and Ed Harris.

Greetings from Africa

1996 • 8 min • United States of America

Cheryl, playing herself, humorously experiences the mysteries of lesbian dating in the '90s.

Dorf on the Diamond

1996 • 50 min

Baseball Super-fan Dorf goes to a baseball game and gets involved in several funny situations.

Arachnoterror

1996 • 11 min • Brazil

Earthlings are at war with an alien race of arachnids.

Louis Kahn: Silence and Light

1996 • 58 min

As an architect, educator, and philosopher, Louis Kahn played a prominent role in the history of 20th century architecture. An examination of six of his most significant buildings: The Salk Institute; the Kimbell Art Museum; the Center for British Art; the library at Philips Exeter Academy; the Indian Institute of Management; and the Parliament Buildings of Bangladesh.

Bloo's Gang: Bow Wow Bucaneers

1996 • 7 min • United States of America

A dog and his friends pretend to be pirates.

Swiss Family Robinson

1996 • 45 min • United States of America

In this animated take on the timeless family adventure, the Robinsons wash ashore of a remote tropical island after their boat capsizes. Though they never lose hope of being rescued, their remarkable tale of survival is one that the entire family will enjoy. 

Miguel, Ma Belle

1996 • 29 min

Stewart and Miguel break up when Stewart can't deal with Miguel's being HIV positive. To assuage his guilt, Stewart gets Miguel a dog which leads to the unexpected.

Dido and Aeneas

1996 • 56 min • United Kingdom

Maria Ewing, as Dido, heads an outstanding cast of young British singers in a film adaptation of Henry Purcell’s much-loved tragic opera. With spectacular sets, this intense tale of heroism, passion, betrayal and ultimate tragedy is played out against a backdrop of fiery rituals, evil spells and pageantry.

L'Enfant cinéma

1996 • 23 min

Film dedicated to Toto Bissainthe, the Haitian singer that Sarah Maldoror also filmed at an earlier stage. Here, the magic of cinema is summoned and the cinema of the Lumière brothers and other figures that marked the seventh art is revisited.

Nick Hancock's Football Nightmares

1996 • 54 min

Stoke City fan Nick Hancock will be used to seeing terrible footballing blunders, so he's the perfect candidate to present this guide to the beautiful game's less inspiring moments. There are over 50 clips of own-goals and embarrassing moments which can be enjoyed over and over again.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1996 • 45 min • United States of America

The classic tale of a loveable, outcast hunchback and the Romani girl he adores.