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Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

2005

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

2005
6.2
Documentary created by Matthew Gray Gubler during, and about, his time on the set of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
Trainer!

2013

Trainer!

2013
7.1
This behind-the-scenes sports documentary follows the careers of three young German professional soccer coaches over the course of a single season.
Elysia, Valley of the Nude

1933

Elysia, Valley of the Nude

1933
5.2
James Mack, a reporter for the International News Bureau, is assigned by his editor to do a story on the phenomenon of nudist camps.
Weekend of a Champion

1972

Weekend of a Champion

1972
7
Filmmaker Roman Polanski spends a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he attempts to win the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, offering an extraordinarily rare glimpse into the life of a gifted athlete at the height of his powers.
Danse du papillon

1900

Danse du papillon

1900
5.3
Butterfly dance.
Opium Den

1899

Opium Den

1899
5.7
A century-old film depicting opium smokers in French Indochina (Vietnam).
Crissie Sheridan

1897

Crissie Sheridan

1897
4.6
A woman in a white gown performs a skirt dance, using her arms to produce circles and other patterns within the folds of her costume. Her legs and feet appear to be bare. (Library of Congress)
The Morning Alarm

1896

The Morning Alarm

1896
3.8
“This shows the Fire Department leaving headquarters for an early morning fire. The scene is remarkable for its natural effect. The opening of the engine house doors, the prancing of the horses, and even the startled expression upon the faces of the spectators are all clearly depicted.” -Edison Films, 1897. 150 ft. strip, filmed December 25, 1896 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Shooting the Chutes

1896

Shooting the Chutes

1896
3.8
The camera shows a water ride at Bergen Beach at Coney Island. A raised track filled with water forms a chute, and a small boat full of park visitors slides down the chute. Alongside, empty boats are hauled back up to the top of the ride.
Elway To Marino

2013

Elway To Marino

2013
6.8
ESPN's critically acclaimed documentary series 30 for 30 examined the 1983 NFL Draft Tuesday night -- the draft that saw future Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway traded to the Denver Broncos.
Kino-Pravda No. 23: Radio Pravda

1925

Kino-Pravda No. 23: Radio Pravda

1925
5.4
Dziga Vertov-directed Soviet newsreel covering: A peasant buys a receiver at the radio shop / Instructions to attach an antenna / A broadcast-station is developed / A concert is broadcast. Though only a third of this final issue of Kino-Pravda seems to survive, there still exists Aleksandr Bushkin’s time-lapse animation and the sequence in which, as Yuri Tsivian describes, “a cross-section of a photographically correct izba (Russian peasant’s log hut) is penetrated by schematically charted radio waves”—a testament to the magical properties and propagandistic uses of radio in reaching out to Russia’s distant peasantry.
Mountain Vigil

1964

Mountain Vigil

1964
5.5
Poetic film about the struggle of man's will and muscles against nature, about the rock-climbers who prevent landslides and eliminate their consequences.
Legend of the Witches

1970

Legend of the Witches

1970
5.4
A visual exploration into the origins of witchcraft in the UK and in particular the demystification of symbolism still embedded today within many modern religious artefacts and rituals. X-rated upon its original release, this documentary looks in detail at previously hidden magic rites and rituals. Sharing the secrets of initiation into a coven, divination through animal sacrifice, ritual scrying, the casting of a 'death spell', and the chilling intimacy of a Black Mass.
Universe

1960

Universe

1960
7.4
A triumph of film art, creating on the screen a vast, awe-inspiring picture of the universe as it would appear to a voyager through space, this film was among the sources of inspiration used by Stanley Kubrick for his 2001: A Space Odyssey. Realistic animation takes you into far regions of space, beyond the reach of the strongest telescope, past Moon, Sun, and Milky Way, into galaxies yet unfathomed.
Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River

1903

Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River

1903
5.2
A beautiful panoramic view of lower New York from Barclay Street to Battery Park, showing a beautiful stereoscopic effect of the sky-scrapers in the business section of the city.
The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

2004

The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

2004
7.3
A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a children's refugee camp.
Tommy Tucker's Tooth

1922

Tommy Tucker's Tooth

1922
4.7
Tommy Tucker's Tooth is a live-action short film by Walt Disney at his short-lived Laugh-O-Grams studio in Kansas City from 1922. The film was one of two commissioned by Kansas City Dentist Thomas B. McCrum. It earned the Laugh-O-Gram studio $500.
Dancing in Jaffa

2013

Dancing in Jaffa

2013
7
Pierre Dulaine, an internationally renowned ballroom dancer, is starting to fulfill his life long dream - to take his program Dancing Classrooms to Jaffa, where he was born. He is teaching 10-year-old Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Jewish children to dance together. Pierre recognizes that the future is built by children. By breaking the syndrome of hatred, he will change their lives, and hopefully, the community around them.
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

2007

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

2007
7.5
New York City, 1977 - It was a time when the city had fallen into decay, with too few jobs, money, police, schools, and social services. There was a city wide blackout with major looting, a serial killer on the loose, and the Bronx was burning. And yet out of the chaos emerged one of the most creative times any city has ever encountered.
Mr. Angel

2013

Mr. Angel

2013
4.5
Buck Angel: trans man, porn star, pioneer. Here we see his life through a documentary lens that evidences the power and personality of an amazing human being.