All Films

Sunday in the Park with... Stephen

1990 • 50 min • United Kingdom

Documentary that follows Stephen Sondheim, during his spell as visiting professor of drama at Oxford University, as he takes students through the creative process of writing a musical. The film was made during rehearsals for the UK premiere of Sunday in the Park with George, which won the Olivier Award for best musical in 1991.

Dennis Miller: Black and White

1990 • 54 min • United States of America

Dennis Miller does a standup routine in Tempe, AZ which is filmed entirely in black and white.

Postcards

1990 • 25 min • United States of America

A separated couple try to keep in touch through postcards of typically "American" sights: motels, monuments, parks; but their postcards cross in the mail. Misunderstandings arise; passion subsides; romance fades... Yet the postcards keep on coming.

Journey to the End of the Night

1990 • 45 min • France

Alone on stage, at the dawn of his forties, Fabrice Luchini renders the reflections of the suburban doctor Louis-Ferdinand Céline. Benoît Jacquot, with his nuanced black and white, films the actor impregnated with words full of pain.

The Life of Kagawa Toyohiko: I Die Daily

1990 • 45 min • Japan

Toyohiko Kagawa was a great religious leader, thinker, novelist, scientist, social activist, and the founding father of agricultural cooperatives, consumer cooperatives, and medical cooperatives. His life was filled with indescribable turmoil, befitting a world-renowned figure born in Japan. This work depicts his extraordinary life.

Danzig: Home Video

1990 • 45 min

Featuring songs from their debut album DANZIG: "Twist of Cain" and the controversial uncut versions of "Am I Demon", "She Rides" and "Mother". Plus interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. Highlights include: Glenn revealing his songwriting process, reading Wolverine comics, discussing his book collection, chugging a box of Milk Duds before an encore, and Eerie Von being a badass.

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

1990 • 30 min

Two security van personnel plan to rob a bank in an attempt to raise enough cash to mount a rescue mission when a dictator invades the Falklands.

Why Don't Chicken's Peck Money?

1990 • 8 min • Soviet Union

Hand drawn cartoon from a series of animated shorts for Soviet television

Southern Cross: Atonement of the Gods

1990 • 60 min • Japan

The protagonist (Masato Kudo) is moved by the words of a former soldier, and follows his words to travel to Thailand in Southeast Asia. As he explored various things there, he discovered the horror of war, the friendship that existed during it, and the greatness and love of men...Part of a trilogy of anti-war gay films shot in Thailand.

Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty

1990 • 22 min • Japan, Czechoslovakia

On her fifteenth birthday the princess finds a diary written by her mother when she was young. The diary tells of the Queen's secret, early love. The Princess goes into the forest to meet her mother's former lover. When she looks into his eyes, she realizes why her mother had fallen in love...

Sanctus

1990 • 19 min • United States of America

Hammer used old x-ray footage, rearranged, colored and orchestrated through optical printing, in order to reveal hidden bodily movements and rhythms in its constant juxtaposition.

Thomas & Friends: Thomas Breaks the Rules

1990 • 35 min

PEEP-PEEP! Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends welcome you back to the Island of Sodor. Next stop - all new adventures as James gets into trouble while letting off steam, Percy races Harold the Helicopter to a surprise finish, and Thomas gets covered in soot to boot! So come along on a train bound for a world that will delight young and old alike.

Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana

1990 • 31 min • United States of America

Les Blank marries his passion for spicy, down home food and his love for Cajuns and Creoles in this mouth-watering, exploration of the cooking, and other enthusiasms, of French-speaking Louisiana. Features tangy music, and food by Marc Savoy, Paul Prudhomme, and other greats.

La mujer fría

1990 • 60 min • Spain

The cold woman.

Don't Try This at Home!

1990 • 47 min • United States of America

Penn and Teller play with mirrors, teach 900 people to make a hankie disappear, play with clear acrylic boxes, turn marshmallows into tools of violence, do some erotic fire-eating, become the King of Animal Traps, produce bees without end, make Jane Curtin do a magic trick with a needle, dental floss, and her pierced ear, and drive a truck filled with concrete over Teller.

Keeping Tom Nice

1990 • 60 min

Doug and Winnie have tried hard to keep their disabled son Tom 'nice', but when Stephen, a young social worker, takes a professional interest it has tragic consequences.

Waylon: Renegade. Outlaw. Legend.

1990 • 60 min • United States of America

The Authorized Video Biography. The true story of Waylon Jennings. From his days as Buddy Holly's protégé to his battles with the Nashville system. From his musical breakthrough in the '70s to drug addiction and recovery in the '80s to his death in 2002. A memorable portrait of one of the great legends of country music. Featuring rare footage and over 20 classic song clips and performances of Waylon's greatest hits, including: Honky Tonk Heroes, This Time, Good Hearted Woman, Luckenbach, Texas, Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way, Amanda, America and The Eagle. Special guest appearances by: Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash, Jessi Colter, Rodney Crowell, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Jr, Richie Albright, Herb Alpert.

Super Real Mahjong: Kasumi Miki Shouko no Hajimemashite

1990 • 30 min • Japan

An anime based on characters from the strip mahjong arcade game "Super Real Mahjong 2".

Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women

1990 • 55 min • United States of America

Based on Ricky Jay's book of the same title, this TV special was made up of a combination of magic, juggling, amazing feats, stunts and performances, including a musical performance on wine glasses, a human calculator who could determine cube-routes of numbers in her head and an antique acrobatic clockwork doll.

Child of Rage: A Story of Abuse

1990 • 27 min • United States of America

Beth Thomas is a six year old girl suffering from reactive attachment disorder as a result of being sexually abused as a child. This documentary consists of interviews with Beth, followed by her treatment and partial recovery at a special center for kids.

Spider-Man: Don't Hide Abuse

1990 • 11 min

Spider-Man: Don’t Hide Abuse is a 1990 animated educational short film. In it, Spiderman explains how to deal with abuse.

An Audience with Jackie Mason

1990 • 50 min • United Kingdom

The great American comedian Jackie Mason entertains a celebrity audience including Bruce Forsyth, Barry Humphries, Henry Cooper and Michael Winner.

The Jungle Book

1990 • 37 min

A brief re-telling of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book.

A Passionate Heart

1990 • 60 min • Japan

Detective Ooki is investigating the murder of the head of the Shimoda clan, and the disappearance of his best friend, Detective Kobori. Miyata, the president of the Monma clan, who was in a war with the Shimoda clan, is arrested as a suspect, but he denies the charges. Just as the case seems to be going on for a long time, information comes to light that the Shimoda clan is smuggling drugs from Thailand, and that the boy who was carrying the drugs and Iijima, the dead leader of the clan, had a gay relationship. Furthermore, the fact that Kobori had been in contact with the boy comes to light. Ohki, who believes that the key to the case lies in Thailand, heads for Thailand.