Dead ringers making of
This is a behind the scenes on DEAD RINGERS, and features interview with David Cronenberg, Jeremy Irons, co-producer Marc Boyman, and optical effect supervisor Lee Wilson.
Street of Dreams
Unfinished documentary about two of pop artist Martin Sharp’s obsessions: performer Tiny Tim, and the Luna Amusement Park in Sydney, Australia.
Prisoners of Propaganda
In 1943, the Imperial Japanese Secret Service made a film called Calling Australia! to show the “exemplary conditions” under which prisoners of war were kept, and to “soften up” the…
Fourteen Days in May
A camera crew follows Edward Earl Johnson, a man falsely convicted of rape and murder, during his last 14 days on death row. Everyone involved is interviewed, Johnson himself, his…
The Confessions of Bernhard Goetz
On a NYC subway in December 1984, 36-year-old Bernhard Goetz shot four black teenagers he believed were about to mug him. The incident immediately set off a national debate about…
Iron Maiden: 12 Wasted Years
The history of of heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1975-1987. The documentary includes several rare videos and interviews from the band’s career.
Huey Lewis and the News: Be-FORE!
Huey Lewis And The News: BEFORE! follows one of the worldâs top rock-and-roll bands of the 80âs and a crew of fifty technicians to the Bahamas for the making of…
Witnesses
On July 4th, 1946, the crowd in Kielce, Poland, slaughtered forty-two Jews and wounded many others. Forty years later, in 1987, Marcel ĹoziĹski visited those places and met some witnesses…
Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact
In his London studio, Francis Bacon discusses his work and approach with David Sylvester. His representations of the human figure in portraits and triptychs link him to the distorted realism…
The Other Israel
Compiled after 15 months filming and editing, this fast-moving, professional video documentary will give you a unique education on the inner teachings of Judaism and the Talmud. Through the television…
Midnight Sun Film Festival
The greatest film festival (anti)promotional short ever made which explains why Midnight Sun is a unique event for both film buffs in Finland and some of the stellar international talents…
The Liberation of Auschwitz
This chilling, vitally important documentary was produced to mark the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp. The film contains unedited, previously unavailable film footage of Auschwitz shot…
American Masters
American Masters is a PBS television show which produces biographies on artists, actors and writers of the United States who have left a profound impact on the nation’s popular culture….
I Still Believe in These Words
Follows the punk rock band 7 Seconds on their 1985 summer tour of the United States and Canada
Routine Pleasures
Jean-Pierre Gorin interacts with a club of model railroad train enthusiasts and his mentor, artist/writer Manny Farber.
Realm of the Alligator
Eerie, forbidding, and darkly beautiful – Okefenokee is ruled by a relative of the dinosaur: the fearsome alligator. Day and night the alligator glides silently through its steamy realm, stony…
Home of the Brave
Home of the Brave is a 1986 American concert film directed by and featuring the music of Laurie Anderson. The film’s full on-screen title is Home of the Brave: A…
Francois Simon the Presence
The work of legendary actor François Simon, son of Michel Simon.
Peter Lorre – The Double Face
Peter Lorre achieved international fame for his performance in the myth-making role in M. This character has held a peculiar fascination for generations of cinephiles. However, at the time, whilst…
Night Mail 2
An updated version of the classic 1936 “Night Mail”, this time using an aeroplanes and vans as well as trains, and with poetry by Blake Morrison.
…And the Pursuit of Happiness
In 1986, Louis Malle (himself a transplant to the United States) set out to investigate the ever-widening range of immigrant experience in America. Interviewing a variety of newcomers â from…
Heavy Metal Parking Lot
Heavy Metal Parking Lot documents heavy metal music fans tailgating in the parking lot outside the Capital Centre (since demolished) in Landover, Maryland, on May 31, 1986, before a Judas…
A Moffie Called Simon
A collage of found footage from different media presenting the case of Simon Nkodi, a black gay activist and student leader in South Africa, who had been in jail for…
The Making of Back to the Future
The Making of ‘Back to the Future’
Huey Long
Ken Burns’ portrait of Louisiana governor and U.S. senator Huey Long.
The Making of ‘Superman III’
This documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Superman III, a more comical take on the superhero story in which the Man of Steel takes…
Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme
Short film from Sergei Parajanov, a personal view of the director on the spectacular heritage of Niko Pirosmani (1862â1918), a Georgian primitivist painter.
The Occult Experience
An examination of occultism as practiced in different parts of the world.
Pumping Iron II: The Women
PUMPING IRON II: THE WOMEN, a film that is changing the way the world views the female physique-creating “a new definition of the female form.” Join four women as they…
The Making Of West Side Story
A documentary which shows, in great detail, the making of the 1985 Bernstein-conducted recording of the entire score of “West Side Story”, featuring operatic stars.
Tokyo-Ga
German director Wim Wenders made this documentary in which he tries to explore the Tokyo that was depicted in the films of Yasujiro Ozu. When Wenders visits Tokyo for the…
Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician’s Life in Peshawar, Pakistan
Amir, shot during the height of the Afghan civil war in the 1980s, investigates and portrays the life of Afghan refugees living in and around the city of Peshawar in…
The Making of the Terminator
This documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Terminator, the now-classic science fiction film about an ordinary woman being pursued by an unstoppable assassin…
Jackie Chan – Invincible Fighter
Invincible Fighter is a documentary on Jackie Chan
The Making of ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’
A documentary following the various stages in the production of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
Terror in the Aisles
A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all time.
U2: The Unforgettable Fire Collection
With 1984’s The Unforgettable Fire, U2 were catapulted from cult status in the United States to full-blown superstardom, giving America a chance to discover what the United Kingdom and Europe…
Electric Blue 14
Features a behind-the-scenes segment on adult films, an erotic vignette starring Colleen Brennan, two comedic segments with Michelle Bauer and more.
Propaganda
Starring Yellow Magic Orchestra and David Brooks Palmer, YMO Propaganda is 1984 Musical film directed by Shin Saito. Originally premiered theatrically throughout Japan in 1984 and is considered by some…