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Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Movie (2011)
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Andrew Corvey / Andrew W. Robinson actor: Yuri Lowenthal
Tells the story of the Kung Fu sub-culture from its ancient Peking Opera origins to its superhero-powered future. From Enter the Dragon to Kung Fu Panda and everything in between, "Films of Fury" features the genre's greatest on-screen warriors, and reveals the legend, the lore, and the loony of the Kung Fu film genre like it has never been seen before.
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Shadow World (2016)
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Johan Grimonprez actor: Andrew Feinstein / David Leigh …
other title: Bag om den internationale våbenhandel / The Shadow World …
A detailed investigation into the political and economic interests that, since the beginning of the 20th century, have pulled the strings of the arms trade, hidden in the shadows, feeding the shameful corruption of politicians and government officials and promoting a state of permanent war throughout the world, while they cynically asked for a lasting and universal peace.
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Take It or Leave It (1981)
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Dave Robinson actor: Suggs / Mark Bedford …
Take It or Leave It is an autobiographical account of the cult '80s British pop group Madness, with members of the group playing themselves, charting their rise from humble beginnings as pub band The Invaders to chart success and their first overseas tour. The film follows the ups and downs of individual members of the group, and features all of their early hits including The Prince, One Step Beyond, Baggy Trousers, and Night Boat to Cairo.
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Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti (1993)
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Maya Deren / Cherel Ito … actor: John Genke / Joan Pape
This intimate ethnographic study of Voudoun dances and rituals was shot by Maya Deren during her years in Haiti (1947-1951); she never edited the footage, so this “finished” version was made by Teiji Ito and Cherel Ito after Deren’s death.
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Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
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Ray Greene actor: Forrest J. Ackerman / Peter Bogdanovich …
Hollywood is a town of tinsel and glamour; but there is another Hollywood, a place where maverick independent exploitation filmmakers went toe to toe with the big guys and came out on top.
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Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (2019)
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Steve Sullivan actor: Chris Sievey / Mark Radcliffe …
The hilarious and bizarre story of Frank Sidebottom, the cult British comedian in a papier mâché head, and the secretive life of Chris Sievey, the artist trapped inside.
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Code Rush (2000)
Code Rush
David Winton actor: Scott Collins / Stuart Parmenter …
other title: 代码奔腾
Independent filmmakers followed the Mozilla team from March 1998 to April 1999, as they worked to open Netscape Communicator's source code to the world, in a last-ditch effort to save the company. The result is an amazing snapshot of computer history, capturing the people that worked on it, the first internal beta test, the moment Jamie Zawinski uploaded the first builds publicly, the launch party, the all-hands meeting announcing the AOL acquisition, and so much more. It aired on PBS nationally in March 2000, the same month as the beginning of the dot-com collapse.
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Filmed in Supermarionation (2014)
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Stephen La Rivière actor: Gerry Anderson / Sylvia Anderson …
The definitive documentary about the iconic television series developed by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and their production companies (AP Films and Century 21 Pictures). Supermarionation was a revolutionary technique used in all their programmes throughout the 1960s including Stingray, Captain Scarlet and, most famously, Thunderbirds.
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Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (2024)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Johan Grimonprez actor: Patrice Lumumba / Louis Armstrong …
other title: Colonna sonora per un colpo di stato / Banda Sonora de um Golpe de Estado …
Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
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Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003)
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Charles de Lauzirika actor: David Giler / Gordon Carroll …
other title: Wreckage and Rage : Making 'Alien³' / Destrucción y Rabia: Así se hizo 'Alien³'
The creation of the film Alien³ (1992) is covered here in this feature-length documentary in exhaustive detail. Many interviews with the cast and crew give us an idea of how hard of a time David Fincher had creating his first feature film, as well as present us with much information about every element that went into making this film, including how the plot and script changed drastically through filming.
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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
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Jeffrey Schwarz actor: Forrest J. Ackerman / John Badham …
Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.
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Kung Fu Stuntmen (2021)
龍虎武師
Wei Junzi actor: Tsui Hark / Yuen Woo-Ping …
other title: 龍虎武師
A new documentary film revisits the golden age of kung fu stuntmen and action directors in Hong Kong during the 1960s-'80s, exploring their pain and struggles. The documentary is a tribute to kung fu stuntmen. “They risked their lives for stunts,” said kung fu choreographer Yuen Bin. In their heyday, these stuntmen and choreographers presented the best, most creative and most complicated kung fu fight sequences anywhere in the world, creating stunts that looked seemingly impossible.
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American Movie (1999)
American Movie
Chris Smith actor: Mark Borchardt / Mike Schank …
other title: 아메리칸 무비 / 导演狂想曲 …
American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.
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Not Quite Hollywood (2008)
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Mark Hartley actor: Phillip Adams / Glory Annen …
other title: Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. Documentary filmmaker Mark Hartley explores this unbridled era of sex and violence, complete with clips from some of the scene's most outrageous flicks and interviews with the renegade filmmakers themselves.
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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)
男生女相：華語電影之性別
Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang actor: Tsui Hark / Chen Kaige …
other title: Yang ± Yin: Gender im chinesischen Kino / 男生女相：華語電影之性別 …
An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively explored than in any other national cinema. Utilizing both film excerpts and interviews with many leading directors and academics, the film examines topics such as male bonding in kung fu movies, depictions of same-sex bonding and physical intimacy, the emphasis on women's grievances in melodramas, and the career of Yam Kim-Fai, a Hong Kong actress who spent her life portraying men on and off the screen.
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Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2003)
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★ 9.7 7 ratings
Wang Bing
other title: Tie Xi Qu. Il distretto di Tiexi / À l'ouest des rails …
A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s socialist economy. But industry is changing, and the factories of Tiexi are closing. Director Wang Bing introduces us to some of the workers affected by the closures, and to their families.