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Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1

2013

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1

2013
7.1
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, one veteran dies by suicide in America every 80 minutes. While only 1% of Americans has served in the military, former service members account for 20% of all suicides in the U.S. Based in Canandaigua, NY and open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the Veterans Crisis Line receives more than 22,000 calls each month from veterans of all conflicts who are struggling or contemplating suicide. This timely documentary spotlights the traumas endured by America’s veterans, as seen through the work of the hotline’s trained responders. CRISIS HOTLINE captures extremely private moments, where the professionals, many of whom are themselves veterans or veterans’ spouses, can often interrupt the thoughts and plans of suicidal callers to steer them out of crisis.
Jackass: Gumball Rally 3000 Special

2002

Jackass: Gumball Rally 3000 Special

2002
5.7
Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O and Chris Pontius join the annual race around Europe, have fun in other countries, and get in some trouble along the way.
Inside The X-Files

1998

Inside The X-Files

1998
6.8
Inside the X-Files for a behind-the-scenes look at the show. Also included are interviews with the cast and creator Chris Carter, never before seen segments from the show, outtakes and a sneak preview of the upcoming feature film.
Alphabet

2013

Alphabet

2013
6.8
A documentary that analyzes the modern educational system and argues that it squelches children's capacity for imagination, creativity, and independent thought.
Evian: Procession de la Fête-Dieu I

1898

Evian: Procession de la Fête-Dieu I

1898
4.6
An oddly routed parade.
Chamonix: Arrivée en voitures des breaks d'excursion

1901

Chamonix: Arrivée en voitures des breaks d'excursion

1901
4.9
A group of people exiting an enormous carriage.
Panorama during the Ascent of the Eiffel Tower

1898

Panorama during the Ascent of the Eiffel Tower

1898
5.6
Panorama during the ascent of the Eiffel Tower.
A Year Along the Abandoned Road

1991

A Year Along the Abandoned Road

1991
7.4
A portrait of a deserted fisherman's village in Northern Norway called Børfjord - a place with an incredible personality in the middle of a magnificent Arctic nature. The 12 minute short film was filmed in 70mm Super Panavision, using a specially developed "nature animation" technique. The result is a magic flight in one single shot, along the remains of an internal village road. At the same time a whole year passes by at 50 000 times normal speed! Most of the year, the village of Børfjord lies empty with virgin snow between cold houses. People show up only during a short and hectic summer season. But the cycles of nature go on as they have always done, totally independent of what people might do.
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

2013

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

2013
6.7
Take a look at Tarantino's career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute to his greatest collaborator, Sally Menke. Produced for the 'Tarantino XX' Blu-ray collection
Titanic: 100 Years On

2012

Titanic: 100 Years On

2012
6.5
The "unsinkable" floating palace set sail from Southampton on 10th April 1912 on her maiden voyage to New York. An iceberg ended this monumental journey 5 days later. Only 705 of the passengers and crew survived. This program features an exclusive look at the Sea City Museum Titanic Exhibit in Southampton, interviews from both survivors and the cast of the blockbuster film.
Living Sculptures: Film Study for Screen Artist

1903

Living Sculptures: Film Study for Screen Artist

1903
5.8
A nude couple pose in an art studio on a square rug, while the camera does a circular traveling around them; the woman has her right knee on the floor and her right arm raised in front of her face, holding the man's thighs with her right, while the man is bent forward, as if looking in the distance.
Italienischer Bauerntanz

1895

Italienischer Bauerntanz

1895
4.1
Two children, Ploetz and Larella, perform an Italian peasant dance.
Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?

2001

Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?

2001
4.5
Were the Apollo moon landings faked?
Dragon Girls

2012

Dragon Girls

2012
6.8
The documentary film Dragon Girls tells the story of three young Chinese girls training to become Kung Fu fighters, far away from their families, at the largest Kung Fu school in China. These girls, in a crowd of 26,000 children, are under constant pressure to conform to the norms and structures. They are turned into fighting robots and yet, if you look behind the curtain, you see children with dreams and aspirations. It show the controversial world of selection of the fittest in a totalitarian system.
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

1968

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

1968
7.8
Les Blank's portrait of the great Texas bluesman, 'Lightnin' Hopkins. The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.
Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin

1925

Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin

1925
5.4
Dziga Vertov-directed Soviet newsreel made to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Vladimir Ilich Lenin (21st January 1924 - 1925) drawn from 'The Final Journey', a Pravda feuilleton written on the occasion of Lenin's funeral by the man who had introduced Vertov to cinema, Mikhail Koltsov. Contains: First anniversary of Lenin's death: 1. Assassination attempt on Lenin and Soviet Russia's progress under his leadership / 2. Lenin's illness, death and funeral / 3. The year after Lenin's death
Jungle Cat

1960

Jungle Cat

1960
7.3
This final True-Life Adventure would also appear to be one of the best, as we go into the South American jungle to observe the jaguar. Jungle Cat is more intimate than its kin, allowing individual animal characters to be developed. Central to the cast is a pair of jaguars (one ebony), whose fighting leads to love and, not long after, two babies (one resembling each parent).
New York: Broadway at Union Square

1896

New York: Broadway at Union Square

1896
5
Below Sea Level

2008

Below Sea Level

2008
6.4
During a five year period an Italian filmmaker documents the world of down-on-their-luck individuals who live in a Californian desert trying to get by one day at a time. None of them has more than a vehicle, a dog and some clothes.
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance

1896

Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance

1896
4.8
The dancer Fatima, well-known for her dancing shows at the World's Exhibition in 1893, performs for the camera. She opens her act by twirling around a few times, and then she does the 'muscle dance' for which she had attracted considerable notoriety.