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John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988
5.9
Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world.
The Coronation of King Peter I of Serbia

1904

The Coronation of King Peter I of Serbia

1904
5.8
Belgradian parades and everyday street scenes.
The Martyred Presidents

1901

The Martyred Presidents

1901
2.9
This film is difficult to classify. It opens on a scene showing a mourner with bowed head sitting in front of what appears to be a tombstone. Shortly afterwards, the face of Abraham Lincoln and then of two other presidents, Garfield and McKinley, can be seen on the monument and then they disappear. There is a figure huddled at the foot of a statue of Justice, as if asking forgiveness.
Alfred Butterworth and Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood

1901

Alfred Butterworth and Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood

1901
5.6
A flood of Lancashire cotton workers and their children at the end of another shift.
Lyon, travaux au canal de Jonage: Machine à damer

1897

Lyon, travaux au canal de Jonage: Machine à damer

1897
5.3
A group of workers, aided by a steam-roller, are leveling the ground during the construction of the Jonage canal, a diversion of the Rhône river, which was built in order to supply the hydroelectric plant of Cusset.
Alcan Highway

2013

Alcan Highway

2013
5.8
Alcan Highway is a filmed diary of a one dream on its way to fulfillment. The Documentary depicts the story of Hese making his dream come true; with the help of his friends he attempts to fix a truck, build a home on top of it, and drive it from Wasilla, Alaska to the Vancouver island. Hese is trying finally to get a home.
Watermelon Contest

1896

Watermelon Contest

1896
3.2
Two men have a contest to see which one can be the first to eat a large slice of watermelon.
The All-Around Reduced Personality: Redupers

1978

The All-Around Reduced Personality: Redupers

1978
5.1
Edda Chiemnyjewski, a freelance press photographer and single mother living in 1970s West Berlin, is confronted with the fact that "a cook has no time for affairs of state". She also fails to find a market for the project she has been working on with her women′s photography group that seeks to document the city. While from today′s perspective the city, which becomes one of the film′s protagonists, looks like post-war Berlin, little has actually changed as regards the precarious existence of free-lancers. With a heavy dose of self-irony Helke Sander, who also plays the leading role, tells of a divided life in a divided city.
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene

2008

Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene

2008
7
Director Christopher Nolan and creative collaborators unmask the incredible detail and planning behind The Dark Knight, including stunt staging, filming in IMAX, the new Bat-Suit and Bat-Pod and other exclusive features.
Cloud Phenomena of Maloja

1924

Cloud Phenomena of Maloja

1924
6.5
The cloud phenomena of Maloja are so well-known that some of them have names, such as the Maloja snake, a cloud bank that winds its way through the Alpine pass like a river. Clouds pass overhead, Fanck films them, just sufficiently to get the idea, among the crags of the Engadine, and gradually he connotes the wider scene, peopling the solitude and stillness below with a person or two, boating.
A Hypnotic Television Experience

1994

A Hypnotic Television Experience

1994
5.4
A shortfilm directed for Canal + TV Show "L'Œil du Cyclone", Episode 74. "What interests me is the hypnotic trance in which one can plunge a viewer. When you make a film and it works, you're like a shaman, a hypnotist."
The French

1982

The French

1982
7.1
Roland-Garros, 1981: For the very first time, a documentary team is allowed to shoot sequences in the backstage of the French Open of tennis of Roland-Garros. William Klein's camera takes us on the heels of the greatest players of the time: Björn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Chris Evert-Lloyd, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Yannick Noah, Guillermo Vilas... Miles of film. Historical pictures, a thousand and one details, a thousand and one unusual scenes. A declaration of love from a tennis lover.
Please Subscribe

2013

Please Subscribe

2013
6.1
YouTube is not just an amateur video site. The third most trafficked site on the Internet is among of a handful of mediums building the careers of independent artists who are making over six figures a year by just uploading videos to the internet. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE is a feature-length documentary that gives an exclusive look and explores the phenomenon behind of some of the most influential and unique content creators currently taking the world of online entertainment by storm.
Invisible World

2013

Invisible World

2013
5.7
An anthology film following different stories around the theme of invisibility in the modern world.
Arab Cortege, Geneva

1896

Arab Cortege, Geneva

1896
5
A stationary camera looks across a busy corner toward a store front marked "The Divan." The words "des fees" are beneath. A cortege of Arabs, about 20 persons in the party, walk past; the dignitaries are in front, attended by men with horns and drums. Coming in the other direction are local Swiss, who pay little attention, and a group of native-garbed Africans. The dozen or so well-dressed denizens of Geneva who are sitting on the steps of the Divan take it all in.
Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes

2012

Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes

2012
7.3
Documentary about the filming of the movie The Expendables 2.
Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst

2004

Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst

2004
6.3
A documentary on the curious American domestic terrorist group, infamous for the 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst.
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

2013

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

2013
6.7
A feature documentary about Jackie "Moms" Mabley, an African-American stand-up comic and show-biz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin' Circuit of African-American Vaudeville to become a mainstream star. Once billed as "The Funniest Woman in the World," Mabley pushed the boundaries of comedy by tackling topics such as gender, sex, and racism and performed up until her death in 1975. A true passion project for first-time director Whoopi Goldberg, the documentary shows Mabley's historical significance and profound influence as a performer vastly ahead of her time.
Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride

1994

Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride

1994
7.4
Short documentary / tribute to the late, truly great American stand-up comedian Bill Hicks, included as an extra in several box sets. Bill Hicks passed away in 1994, taken tragically young aged only 32. His legend and reputation, however, continue to grow. "It's Just a Ride" is a celebration of his life and work, featuring numerous clips of Bill's many recorded stand-up performances, along with trbutes from Sean Hughes, Eric Bogosian, David Letterman and Eddie Izzard, amongst others.
Brave Miss World

2013

Brave Miss World

2013
5.5
Linor Abargil, an Israeli beauty queen, was raped two months before being crowned Miss World in 1998. Ten years later, she’s ready to talk about it – and to encourage others to speak out.