From the private grounds of Windsor Castle, an all-star cast put on a theatrical arena event featuring 1,300 performers, 500 horses and four acts, which gallop through history to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
A history of the rise of rock and roll in England from the 1950's through 1970 and its effects on American popular music. Beatles - "She loves You", "Twist and Shout", "I Saw Her Standing There", "Can't Buy Me love", "She's a Woman" Gerry & The Pacemakers - "It's Gonna be Alright", "Ferry Cross the Mersey" Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - "Do you Love me" The Hollies - "Just One Look" The Rolling Stones - "I Just Wanna Make Love To You", "I Wanna be Your Man", "Around and Around" The Animals - "The House Of The Rising Sun", We ve Gotta Get out of This Place" The Kings - "All Day and all of the Night" Freddie & the Dreamers - "I'm Telling You Now" Manfred Mann - "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" Herman's Hermits - "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" Spencer Davis Group - "I'm a Men The Who - "Can't Explain", "My Generation" Yardbirds - "Heart Full of Soul" Cream - "Tales of Brave Ulysses"
At the end of the 1960s the post-war generation began to revolt against their parents. This was a generation disillusioned by anti-communist capitalism and a state apparatus in which they believed they saw fascist tendencies. This generation included journalist Ulrike Meinhof, lawyer Horst Mahler, filmmaker Holger Meins as well as students Gudrun Ensslin and Andreas Baader.
Spain. 1978. Year of the first democratic elections following the dictatorship, and of the birth cine quinqui (delinquent movies): films that rapidly became a big commercial success, showing things that were banned by the censorship not too long before.
A documentary on the films of Ken Loach. Interviews with cast and crew who worked with Loach over the years. It describe his approach to allowing actors a wide range of freedom.
On New York’s packed subways, violations of personal space are unavoidable—an inevitability that emboldens more predatory behavior. Underground brings these stories into the light.
Every winter for decades, the Northwest Territories, in the Canadian Far North, changes its face. While the landscape is covered with snow and lakes of a thick layer of ice, blocking land transport, ice roads are converted to frozen expanses as far as the eye can see.
Bid the eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, a fond farewell in this retrospective documentary special about Doctor Who Series five, six and seven - "the Matt Smith Years." This compelling documentary, narrated by Alex Kingston (Doctor Who's River Song), features highlights from Smith's run with interview footage from the man himself, his cast-mates, writers, producers, guest stars and celebrity Whovians.
An in-depth and intimate portrait of Coldplay's spectacular rise from the backrooms of Camden pubs to selling out stadiums across the planet. At the heart of the story is the band's unshakeable brotherhood which has endured through many highs and lows.
A short but informative documentary on the the 1971 Disney movie "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," which discusses the making of the film, the origins of the songs (including portions of two that were dropped in pre-production), the pre-release edits supposedly made against the creators' wishes, and the 1996 reinstatement of those cut scenes.
A documentary on the shooting of Michael Haneke's movie 'Hidden' (Caché). Including interviews with Michael Haneke, Juliette Binoche and Daniel Auteuil.
Nippon TV's NEWS ZERO program produced an hour long documentary on the making of Ponyo, known in Japan by it's full title "Ponyo on the Cliff." A rare look behind the scenes of Studio Ghibli.
Recording a 24-hour period throughout every country in the world, we explore a greater diversity of perspectives than ever seen before on screen. We follow characters and events that evolve throughout the day, interspersed with expansive global montages that explore the progression of life from birth, to death, to birth again. In the end, despite unprecedented challenges and tragedies throughout the world, we are reminded that every day we are alive there is hope and a choice to see a better future together. Founded in 2008, it set out to explore our planet's identity and challenges in an attempt to answer the question: Who are we?