All Films

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1996 • 5 min • United States of America

In Don Hertzfeldt's second student film, a hapless cartoon character is dragged through a spectrum of cinematic situations by his frustrated animator.

Lost Book Found

1996 • 37 min • United States of America

The result of over five years of Super-8 and 16mm filming on New York City streets, Lost Book Found melds documentary and narrative into a complex meditation on city life. The piece revolves around a mysterious notebook filled with obsessive listings of places, objects, and incidents. These listings serve as the key to a hidden city: a city of unconsidered geographies and layered artifacts—the relics of low-level capitalism and the debris of countless forgotten narratives. The project stems from the filmmaker's first job in New York—working as a pushcart vendor on Canal Street. As usual, Cohen shot in hundreds of locations using unobtrusive equipment and generally without any crew. Influenced by the work of Walter Benjamin.

Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In

1996 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Paul Joyce’s documentary profile of Robert Altman, with contributions from Altman, Elliott Gould, Shelley Duvall, assistant director Alan Rudolph and screenwriter Joan Tewkesbury. Originally broadcast on July 17th 1996 in Channel Four’s Cinefile series.

Retro Sheilas in Space Aliens are Tooling our Sheilas

1996 • 8 min • Australia

Three Aussie super-Sheilas and their Big Mack trucks embark on a mission to defend the Earth against the alien invasion.

The Princess Castle

1996 • 48 min • United States of America

Inside a secret door under the stairs, Claire and her sister Caitlin find an enchanted trunk, a magical locket and an invitation that whisks them away to a magical kingdom.

Tornado! Hurricane! Flood!: Wonders of the Weather

1996 • 57 min • United States of America

This video presents a look at the forces of nature in their most devastating mode: lightning storms, tornadoes, flash floods, tidal waves, and hurricanes. The film, made for The Discovery Channel, accompanies professional storm chasers as they ride into the eye of a category five hurricane to gather data and get a close-up view. There is footage of a tornado with 300-mile-per-hour winds, as well as 100-foot tidal waves hurtling towards shore at 500 miles per hour. The viewer witnesses a flash flood and hears an interview with a lightning strike survivor.

Rediscovering a Rebel

1996 • 9 min

A documentary short on the making of Rebel Without a Cause.

Mantis Mature Woman Strips off Her Undergarment

1996 • 59 min • Japan

This is an apartment complex called Yuhigaoka Heights. A board meeting of the neighborhood association was being held in the meeting room. A total of ten people, including chairman Kosuke Shindo, were waiting for vice chairman Chihiro. After her husband disappeared, Chihiro, who was rumored to have had many men, was still enjoying sex while wearing a long undergarment at the athletic director's house. When she's done, she puts on her kimono and heads to the board meeting. Chihiro finally arrived with a clear face, as if nothing had happened. Today's topic is a one-room apartment that is scheduled to be constructed right in front of us. The board of directors adjourns in the opposite direction, and Chihiro, who likes men, listens to Shindo's complaints, but...

Fairy Tales on Ice: Alice Through the Looking Glass

1996 • 43 min • United States of America

This delightful classic is a magnificent combination of a timeless tale with the grace and style of some of the world's greatest figure skaters, including Nancy Kerrigan.

These Places We've Learned to Call Home

1996 • 31 min

Experimental video and performance meditating on militias, American fundamentalism, and the opening of the American West.

An Angel for Christmas

1996 • 46 min • Canada

A little girl discovers a town that has never heard of Christmas before and decides to help them celebrate their very first christmas in this animated children's adventure.

The Bug Hunt

1996 • 5 min • United States of America

Two young boys capture a talking spider.

The Little Princess

1996 • 45 min • United States of America

Not even the heaviest tasks or the cruelest punishments can take away the young girl's hope. To her new friends, she tells magical stories about a little princess separated from her dear father. However, when her father is presumed dead, a real adventure begins. Orphaned and penniless, she has her noble heart and strong spirit as her only weapon. Sarah embarks on an epic journey in search of her father who might not be dead! Magic, mystery and songs will envelop everyone in an incredible adventure.

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

1996 • 58 min • United States of America

He went from street-wise tough to art-collector liberal-activist, from circus-acrobat hunk to Academy Award winner. Burton Stephen Lancaster — later Burt Lancaster — was one of five children of a New York City postal worker. By eighteen, Burt was 6'2" and blessed with the athletic physique and dynamic good looks that helped make him famous. A stint in the Army introduced Burt to acting and led him to Hollywood where his first release, "The Killers" (1946), propelled him to stardom at age 32. He took control of his own career and seldom faltered.

Red Rain

1996 • 13 min • Netherlands

Suspense film from the "Cine 100" series about a deserted motel, a woman with a broken-down car, a shower curtain and a knife.

Never Mind the Horrocks

1996 • 39 min • United Kingdom

Jane Horrocks showcases her wide-ranging talents as a mimic and comedy performer.

Fairmans 3

1996 • 18 min

The third video released by Fairman's skate shop.

The Count of Monte Cristo

1996 • 44 min • Canada

Animation - Swashbuckling heroes, cool sidekicks, exciting adventure, and trecherous villains fill The Count of Monte Cristo in this hip animated musical based on the original classic. From the first rousing sailor's song to the last duel, it's a story your family will treasure forever. The magic begins in France in 1815 where Edmond Dantes is to marry his true love, Mercedes. But three jealous scoundrels betray their betrothal and frame him for robbery. Years later, after a daring escape from the frightening Chateau D'If prison, Edmond returns to France to seek his revenge disguised as the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo! - Benedict Campbell, Alyson Court, Tony Daniels

To Hell and Back

1996 • 26 min

Channel 4 documentary about Sanjay Dutt

To The Other Shore

1996 • 51 min

A deeply personal study of motherhood as a ‘rite of passage’. It interweaves moments from the filmmaker’s childhood, family life and psychotherapy with world events, including the Holocaust, the Vietnam War and the Chernobyl nuclear accident, to evoke the complex inner world of maternal experience. Grethel’s tale from the fairy story Hansel and Grethel juxtaposes the personal story with a mythical exploration of freedom and individual responsibility.

A Rugrats Chanukah

1996 • 24 min • United States of America

The story of the Jewish holiday Chanukah through the eyes of the Rugrats, who imagine themselves as the main characters. Meanwhile, Grandpa Boris and his long-time rival, Shlomo, feud over who will play the lead in the local synagogue's Chanukah play.

Robo en el cine Capitol

1996 • 14 min • Spain

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

1996 • 50 min • United States of America

Jack Lemmon made over 60 films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award Nominations and two Oscars. Later in life, his achievement was enriched by new challenges in which he exposed the vulnerability and emotion of the later years as few had dared. He reveled in his ongoing screen partnerships with directors like Billy Wilder and stars like Walter Matthau. Narrated on-camera by Jack Lemmon, this documentary includes interviews with Lemmon's son, the actor Chris Lemmon. Also appearing are such legends as Jack's life-long friend, the writer and director Billy Wilder, writer-director Garson Kanin, drama teacher Uta Hagen and actor Gregory Peck.

Satie and Suzanne

1996 • 53 min • Canada

As the waters of the river Seine overflow their banks and surround a Parisian café, composer Erik Satie nurtures bittersweet memories of his one-time lover Suzanne Valadon.