Billions have been invested by Saudi Arabia in U.S. universities in the last years. At the same time, our western values have been eroded by moral relativism. This leads an entire generation to believe in new mythologies such as: a genocide is perpetrated against Palestinians; Suicide Killers are kamikazes, or freedom fighters,;Cho, Eric and Dylan, the murderers of Virginia Tech and Columbine are a typical product of our repressive society; the U.S. army is an occupation force in Iraq, and many other relativist revisions of history, leading to the path to darkness.
Pierre Rehovs latest film The Path To Darkness has led him to investigate those mythologies, and takes us to Japan, to meet with WW2 former kamikazes, to Iraq, where he was embedded in the U.S. Armys 4th Cavalry, into Gaza and the West Bank. And for the first time, he documents the step by step religious brainwashing of a candidate to suicide-terrorism, including the rituals preceding his criminal act and much more. Rehov also has close encounters with families of suicide killers, and local Imams. Following the acclaimed Suicide Killers, The Path to Darkness will take you on a journey deeper into the mind of terrorists, while debunking the dangerous mythologies propagated among our new generations.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Sunday, May 11, 2014
* Allan Pease - Body Language (1980's)
This is a rip of a VHS presentation from the 80's. Allan Pease presents one of the best programs about Body Language. After this, you will know everything about body language.
A born achiever, he began his career in Australia at the tender age of 10 selling household sponges door-to-door, and was an award winning direct salesman as a teenager. By 21, he was the youngest person in Australia ever to sell one million dollars of life insurance and qualify for the elite Million Dollar Round Table.
For over three decades he has shown others how to succeed. Allan passes on his skills and techniques in a way that participants never forget.
A born achiever, he began his career in Australia at the tender age of 10 selling household sponges door-to-door, and was an award winning direct salesman as a teenager. By 21, he was the youngest person in Australia ever to sell one million dollars of life insurance and qualify for the elite Million Dollar Round Table.
For over three decades he has shown others how to succeed. Allan passes on his skills and techniques in a way that participants never forget.
* Afghanistan's Hunted Women (2013)
Krishnan Guru-Murthy and director Wael Dabbous travel to Afghanistan, gaining rare access to the secret houses that shelter women hiding from violent husbands or from families who have tried to kill them for refusing to take part in arranged marriages. Improving women's rights was supposed to be one of the great legacies of Britain's involvement in Afghanistan, but Unreported World reveals that, as international forces start to pull out, powerful religious hardliners are trying to roll back new laws that protect women.
Friday, May 9, 2014
* 51 Birch Street (2005)
Documentary filmmaker Doug Block had every reason to believe his parents' 54-year marriage was a good one. But when his mother dies unexpectedly and his father swiftly marries his former secretary, he discovers two parents who are far more complex and troubled than he ever imagined. 51 Birch Street is a riveting personal documentary that explores a universal human question: how much about your parents do you really want to know?
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
* After Porn Ends (2012)
After Porn Ends, is a documentary that not only examines the lives and careers of some of the biggest names in the history of the adult entertainment industry; but what happens to them after they leave the business and try and live the "normal" lives that millions of other Americans enjoy. They hailed from the rural South, steel towns, and the San Fernando Valley. As teenagers, and young adults, none of them thought that porn was in their future. They were artists, baseball players, child prodigies, and even Ivy Leaguers. Now, after their lives in porn; they're TV stars, bounty hunters, writers, and social activists. What happened in between? And now that they've moved on, can they really live a normal life after porn?
Mary Carey ... Herself - Realty TV Star
Asia Carrera ... Herself - Stay-At-Home Mom
Luke Ford ... Himself - Writer
Nina Hartley ... Herself - Hall of Fame Pornstar
Houston ... Herself - Nursing Student
John Leslie ... Himself - Artist
Shelley Lubben ... Herself - Founder, Pink Cross Foundation
Amber Lynn ... Herself - Counselor
Neil Malamuth ... Himself - Professor, UCLA (as Dr. Neil Malamuth)
William Margold ... Himself - Pronography Historian
Mary Carey ... Herself - Realty TV Star
Asia Carrera ... Herself - Stay-At-Home Mom
Luke Ford ... Himself - Writer
Nina Hartley ... Herself - Hall of Fame Pornstar
Houston ... Herself - Nursing Student
John Leslie ... Himself - Artist
Shelley Lubben ... Herself - Founder, Pink Cross Foundation
Amber Lynn ... Herself - Counselor
Neil Malamuth ... Himself - Professor, UCLA (as Dr. Neil Malamuth)
William Margold ... Himself - Pronography Historian
Sunday, May 4, 2014
* Killing Spree (2014)
Killing Spree: Series 1 When a killing spree occurs, the inevitable reaction is one of shock and disbelief at the unexpected and unimaginably violent chain of events. This compelling new series features such murders in forensic detail, drawing upon the testimony of those involved and those who knew the perpetrator to tell the story behind each chain of rapidly executed killings.
Suffolk Strangler
In the winter of 2006, an infamous killing spree took place at different locations near Ipswich. After five female sex workers were murdered in quick succession, the press soon labelled the unknown killer as the Suffolk Strangler. The man responsible was 48-year-old forklift driver Steve Wright, who had a reputation for being quiet, reserved and straight-laced. Only later did it emerge that he had a history of gambling, had made a number of suicide attempts and frequently visited prostitutes. Moving into the heart of Ipswich's red-light district had given Wright the perfect opportunity to lead a double life. While his partner Pamela was working night shifts, he slipped into old familiar habits, kerb-crawling and picking up prostitutes.
Terror in Paradise
On 22nd July 2011, news of a double mass killing in Norway shocked the world. It was the brainchild of just one man Anders Behring Breivik, who had spent years meticulously planning for his violent killing spree. Breivik had been diagnosed with psychological problems at a young age. His parents had divorced when he was just a year old and the strain of his troubled family life began to show as early as the age of four. Although he was a rebellious teen, he was well regarded at school and later settled into a steady job. However, as he reached adulthood, Breivik began to retreat from all social life and immerse himself in the world of online gaming and extreme politics. He became so obsessed with the notion that Islam was a threat to Norway that he planned to strike out at those whom he held responsible.
Raoul Moat, Northumbria Rampage
Growing up in Newcastle's West End, Raoul Moat never knew his father and had a troubled relationship with his mother. As an adult he yearned to create his own perfect family to rid himself of his painful childhood memories. But with this desire came a string of failed relationships and a personality on the edge of breaking point. The first victims of his callous spree were his ex-partner and her new boyfriend. On the surface it was a fatal attack by a jilted lover but deep down lay a paranoid resentment that would lead the gunman to actively target the Northumbrian police force. As the hunted became hunter, Moat ruthlessly shot a traffic officer at point blank range, blinding him for life. The police search escalated to unprecedented levels and the net appeared to be closing in on the gunman when his abandoned vehicle was found in the town of Rothbury. Despite an exclusion zone being placed around the immediate area, Moat evaded capture in the Northumbrian wilderness for more than three days. He was eventually cornered on a riverbank, and his rampage culminated in a six-hour stand-off. Moat had murdered one and left two critically injured, and there seemed to be only one way the spree was going to end...
The Miami Murders
Documentary about Andrew Cunanan, who killed at least five people across three American states in the summer of 1997, including fashion designer Gianni Versace. This film draws on the testimony of friends, bystanders and expert witnesses in an attempt to understand what drove him to kill.
Horror at the Mall
Documentary about the 2011 assassination attempt that was made on US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona. In just 17 seconds, this killing spree claimed six lives and left 13 other people seriously injured. This programme investigates the background and motivation of the killer, 22-year-old local resident, Jared Lee Loughner.
Columbine Massacre
The last episode in the series explores how two teenagers, who were just weeks away from graduating, embarked on a killing spree of such shocking magnitude that it was to make the name of an American high school synonymous with tragedy. 20th April 1999 began like any other day for the pupils of Columbine High School. However, it was to end as a day that would be tragically etched in American history after two of the school's students embarked on a murderous rampage that shook the local community to its core, pushed the emergency services to the limit and became headline news all over the world.
Suffolk Strangler
In the winter of 2006, an infamous killing spree took place at different locations near Ipswich. After five female sex workers were murdered in quick succession, the press soon labelled the unknown killer as the Suffolk Strangler. The man responsible was 48-year-old forklift driver Steve Wright, who had a reputation for being quiet, reserved and straight-laced. Only later did it emerge that he had a history of gambling, had made a number of suicide attempts and frequently visited prostitutes. Moving into the heart of Ipswich's red-light district had given Wright the perfect opportunity to lead a double life. While his partner Pamela was working night shifts, he slipped into old familiar habits, kerb-crawling and picking up prostitutes.
Terror in Paradise
On 22nd July 2011, news of a double mass killing in Norway shocked the world. It was the brainchild of just one man Anders Behring Breivik, who had spent years meticulously planning for his violent killing spree. Breivik had been diagnosed with psychological problems at a young age. His parents had divorced when he was just a year old and the strain of his troubled family life began to show as early as the age of four. Although he was a rebellious teen, he was well regarded at school and later settled into a steady job. However, as he reached adulthood, Breivik began to retreat from all social life and immerse himself in the world of online gaming and extreme politics. He became so obsessed with the notion that Islam was a threat to Norway that he planned to strike out at those whom he held responsible.
Raoul Moat, Northumbria Rampage
Growing up in Newcastle's West End, Raoul Moat never knew his father and had a troubled relationship with his mother. As an adult he yearned to create his own perfect family to rid himself of his painful childhood memories. But with this desire came a string of failed relationships and a personality on the edge of breaking point. The first victims of his callous spree were his ex-partner and her new boyfriend. On the surface it was a fatal attack by a jilted lover but deep down lay a paranoid resentment that would lead the gunman to actively target the Northumbrian police force. As the hunted became hunter, Moat ruthlessly shot a traffic officer at point blank range, blinding him for life. The police search escalated to unprecedented levels and the net appeared to be closing in on the gunman when his abandoned vehicle was found in the town of Rothbury. Despite an exclusion zone being placed around the immediate area, Moat evaded capture in the Northumbrian wilderness for more than three days. He was eventually cornered on a riverbank, and his rampage culminated in a six-hour stand-off. Moat had murdered one and left two critically injured, and there seemed to be only one way the spree was going to end...
The Miami Murders
Documentary about Andrew Cunanan, who killed at least five people across three American states in the summer of 1997, including fashion designer Gianni Versace. This film draws on the testimony of friends, bystanders and expert witnesses in an attempt to understand what drove him to kill.
Horror at the Mall
Documentary about the 2011 assassination attempt that was made on US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona. In just 17 seconds, this killing spree claimed six lives and left 13 other people seriously injured. This programme investigates the background and motivation of the killer, 22-year-old local resident, Jared Lee Loughner.
Columbine Massacre
The last episode in the series explores how two teenagers, who were just weeks away from graduating, embarked on a killing spree of such shocking magnitude that it was to make the name of an American high school synonymous with tragedy. 20th April 1999 began like any other day for the pupils of Columbine High School. However, it was to end as a day that would be tragically etched in American history after two of the school's students embarked on a murderous rampage that shook the local community to its core, pushed the emergency services to the limit and became headline news all over the world.
* Can Criminals Say Sorry? (2014)
Brooke Kinsella, former EastEnders star and anti-knife crime campaigner, explores the use of restorative justice in Britain today and finds out what happens when offenders and their victims are brought together face to face. With the government now making millions available for restorative justice - across offences ranging from anti-social behaviour to murder - Brooke considers whether it's an effective way of dealing with offenders and whether it can meet the needs of victims.
* Banged up and Left to Fail? (2014)
In this documentary, Natalie explores the impact being locked up has had on young adult offenders like Sephton, who spent most of his adolescence in prison and now struggles with basic tasks such as food shopping and cooking a meal. She also meets those in charge, such as Minister for Prisons and Rehabilitation, Jeremy Wright, to find out what the government are doing to tackle our high re-offending rates.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
* The Dark Side of Porn (2005)
A series of documentaries exploring the dark reality of the adult film industry.
Porn Shutdown
Darren James was diagnosed with HIV in early 2004, which led to a two month shutdown of the adult movie industry in Los Angeles. Featuring Sharon Mitchell, founder of the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation and Rob Black, producer of Gonzo pornography.
Diary of a Porn Virgin
This episode gives an insight in the lives of newcomers to the adult entertainment. From the initial approach to a glamour agency and the first sexy photo-shoot to the HIV test, the audition and the first hardcore shoot, it shows the gritty reality of what working in the porn industry means in Britain today.
Debbie Does Dallas Uncovered
Also known as The Curse of Debbie Does Dallas, in the vein of Inside Deep Throat, it examines the history of the production and marketing of the 1978 cult hit, Debbie Does Dallas, and is a study of the porn industry in the 1970s. Interviews with former porn stars also try to uncover the mystery of Bambi Woods, the starlet who disappeared from porn soon after Debbie Does Dallas and was rumored to have connections with the mafia and problems with the FBI. Featuring interviews with Robin Byrd, female actress in the movie and Bill Kelly, a former FBI agent once working on an undercover operation to bust porn producers.
Death of a Porn Star
This episode examines the mystery surrounding the death of Lolo Ferrari. Featuring candid interviews with Lola's mother, her plastic surgeon and her husband.
Amateur Porn
This episode examines what is going on in the British sex industry, where new male actors are lining up to do a job without getting paid.
Me and My Slaves
This episodes is centered around "Rick", a professional BDSM Master who wants to quit the job after doing it for 25 years. Over a period of more than a year, Rick talks intimately about his life.
Hunting Emmanuelle
This episode examines the cultural impact of the movie Emmanuelle. Featuring an interview with Sylvia Kristel.
Does Snuff Exist
This episode investigates the truth behind snuff movies. It features the 1997 German case where Ernst Dieter Korzen and Stefan Michael Mahn kidnapped a prostitute and recorded her torture. It includes an interview with British detective superintendent Michael Hames.
The Real Animal Farm
Looks into the story behind bestiality porn movies, and discusses the notorious Animal Farm video. Several interviewees, including David Kerekes (co-author of Killing For Culture and See No Evil), author Phil Tonge, feminist writer Germaine Greer and British pornographer Ben Dover, all admitted to having seen bootlegs of Animal Farm in the 1980s, but were apparently unaware that there was no such film the entity referred to as such was merely a number of existing bestiality shorts tacked together. The documentary also told the story of Bodil Joensen, a psychologically traumatized young woman whose brief notoriety as the "Queen of Bestiality" was followed by a downward spiral of alcohol abuse and prostitution before her death of cirrhosis of the liver at the age of forty, and featured an interview with the Danish pornographer Ole Ege.
Porn Shutdown
Darren James was diagnosed with HIV in early 2004, which led to a two month shutdown of the adult movie industry in Los Angeles. Featuring Sharon Mitchell, founder of the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation and Rob Black, producer of Gonzo pornography.
Diary of a Porn Virgin
This episode gives an insight in the lives of newcomers to the adult entertainment. From the initial approach to a glamour agency and the first sexy photo-shoot to the HIV test, the audition and the first hardcore shoot, it shows the gritty reality of what working in the porn industry means in Britain today.
Debbie Does Dallas Uncovered
Also known as The Curse of Debbie Does Dallas, in the vein of Inside Deep Throat, it examines the history of the production and marketing of the 1978 cult hit, Debbie Does Dallas, and is a study of the porn industry in the 1970s. Interviews with former porn stars also try to uncover the mystery of Bambi Woods, the starlet who disappeared from porn soon after Debbie Does Dallas and was rumored to have connections with the mafia and problems with the FBI. Featuring interviews with Robin Byrd, female actress in the movie and Bill Kelly, a former FBI agent once working on an undercover operation to bust porn producers.
Death of a Porn Star
This episode examines the mystery surrounding the death of Lolo Ferrari. Featuring candid interviews with Lola's mother, her plastic surgeon and her husband.
Amateur Porn
This episode examines what is going on in the British sex industry, where new male actors are lining up to do a job without getting paid.
Me and My Slaves
This episodes is centered around "Rick", a professional BDSM Master who wants to quit the job after doing it for 25 years. Over a period of more than a year, Rick talks intimately about his life.
Hunting Emmanuelle
This episode examines the cultural impact of the movie Emmanuelle. Featuring an interview with Sylvia Kristel.
Does Snuff Exist
This episode investigates the truth behind snuff movies. It features the 1997 German case where Ernst Dieter Korzen and Stefan Michael Mahn kidnapped a prostitute and recorded her torture. It includes an interview with British detective superintendent Michael Hames.
The Real Animal Farm
Looks into the story behind bestiality porn movies, and discusses the notorious Animal Farm video. Several interviewees, including David Kerekes (co-author of Killing For Culture and See No Evil), author Phil Tonge, feminist writer Germaine Greer and British pornographer Ben Dover, all admitted to having seen bootlegs of Animal Farm in the 1980s, but were apparently unaware that there was no such film the entity referred to as such was merely a number of existing bestiality shorts tacked together. The documentary also told the story of Bodil Joensen, a psychologically traumatized young woman whose brief notoriety as the "Queen of Bestiality" was followed by a downward spiral of alcohol abuse and prostitution before her death of cirrhosis of the liver at the age of forty, and featured an interview with the Danish pornographer Ole Ege.
* The Dark Matter of Love (2013)
Eleven year old Masha Kulabokhova is about to be adopted into fourteen year old Cami Diaz's family. Masha grew up in a Russian orphanage; Cami was born and raised in Wisconsin and has been the exclusive focus of her parents' love her whole life. The process of Masha becoming part of the Diaz family is going to change both girls forever. THE DARK MATTER OF LOVE follows Masha as she leaves Russia to the spend her first year as part of the Diaz family, who have also adopted five year old twin boys Marcel and Vadim. When the reality of bonding with children who have grown up in institutions turns out to be more difficult than they ever imagined, the Diaz's hire two of the world's best developmental psychologists to help them build their new family - through science.
* Get a Life! (2012)
An EPIX Original documentary directed by William Shatner, based on his hugely popular book, in which he examines the cultural phenomena of STAR TREK, its fan-following and his own role within it.
* Grey Gardens (1975)
The two women frequently argue. Occasionally, the intense screaming disturbs the cats around them and they quickly leave the room. When the women eventually calm down, one by one the cats quietly return.
The camera follows closely 56-year-old Little Edie as she wanders around the big house. Most of the time she smiles and seems genuinely excited to show the filmmakers her latest outfit. The colors are often bright, demanding attention. The headscarves are always stylish. When she wears shoes, they also compliment her outfits.
Little Edie's mother, Big Edie, once a popular classical singer, spends most of her time in her filthy bed. Occasionally, she sings her favorite songs. This is when Little Edie likes to remind Big Edie - quite possibly to annoy her - that her husband left her for a younger woman. Little Edie would also mention the names of other men, some of them wealthy celebrities, whom Big Edie could not keep.
Old photographs are frequently examined. The beauty the two women see on them warms up their hearts. But the photographs remind Little Edie that she also could have married if her mother would have approved at least one of the young men she brought home years ago. When Little Eddie utters their names, her voice always shakes with emotion.
A young boy occasionally visits the house. Little Edie pretends that he is an admirer, but the boy looks either confused or flat-out intimidated when she comes close to him. He rarely speaks. When the boy eventually leaves Little Edie tells Big Edie that she knows exactly what is on his mind.
Meanwhile, another young boy routinely delivers large boxes full of groceries. But he never rings the bell, possibly because he was never offered a tip. A rather large skunk living somewhere in the attic also makes multiple appearances.
The strength of this cult documentary film directed by Albert and David Maysles, and co-directed by Muffie Meyer and Ellen Hovde, is its ability to observe the absurd with respect. The alternative easily could have been an exploitative film in which the two women are simply treated as exotic objects and eventually encouraged to self-destruct in front of the camera. (And this could have been quite easy to do).
The endless arguing, however, quickly becomes depressing. The more time the viewer spends with the two women, the clearer it becomes that their lives are devoid of just about everything that would make them worth living. The big house is their fortress, a place where they can hide and be themselves, but also their prison. The women know it. And when they occasionally remind each other that they have lost their freedom, one can't help but feel sorry for them.
Ultimately, Grey Gardens could be a fascinating experience for those who have a soft spot for extravagant characters. With the right mindset, some viewers will discover plenty of humor in it. But there will also be many viewers who will find the two women's ghostly existence almost unbearably depressing.
Note: In 2010, Grey Gardens was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
The camera follows closely 56-year-old Little Edie as she wanders around the big house. Most of the time she smiles and seems genuinely excited to show the filmmakers her latest outfit. The colors are often bright, demanding attention. The headscarves are always stylish. When she wears shoes, they also compliment her outfits.
Little Edie's mother, Big Edie, once a popular classical singer, spends most of her time in her filthy bed. Occasionally, she sings her favorite songs. This is when Little Edie likes to remind Big Edie - quite possibly to annoy her - that her husband left her for a younger woman. Little Edie would also mention the names of other men, some of them wealthy celebrities, whom Big Edie could not keep.
Old photographs are frequently examined. The beauty the two women see on them warms up their hearts. But the photographs remind Little Edie that she also could have married if her mother would have approved at least one of the young men she brought home years ago. When Little Eddie utters their names, her voice always shakes with emotion.
A young boy occasionally visits the house. Little Edie pretends that he is an admirer, but the boy looks either confused or flat-out intimidated when she comes close to him. He rarely speaks. When the boy eventually leaves Little Edie tells Big Edie that she knows exactly what is on his mind.
Meanwhile, another young boy routinely delivers large boxes full of groceries. But he never rings the bell, possibly because he was never offered a tip. A rather large skunk living somewhere in the attic also makes multiple appearances.
The strength of this cult documentary film directed by Albert and David Maysles, and co-directed by Muffie Meyer and Ellen Hovde, is its ability to observe the absurd with respect. The alternative easily could have been an exploitative film in which the two women are simply treated as exotic objects and eventually encouraged to self-destruct in front of the camera. (And this could have been quite easy to do).
The endless arguing, however, quickly becomes depressing. The more time the viewer spends with the two women, the clearer it becomes that their lives are devoid of just about everything that would make them worth living. The big house is their fortress, a place where they can hide and be themselves, but also their prison. The women know it. And when they occasionally remind each other that they have lost their freedom, one can't help but feel sorry for them.
Ultimately, Grey Gardens could be a fascinating experience for those who have a soft spot for extravagant characters. With the right mindset, some viewers will discover plenty of humor in it. But there will also be many viewers who will find the two women's ghostly existence almost unbearably depressing.
Note: In 2010, Grey Gardens was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
* My Brother the Terrorist (2014)
Filmmaker Robb Leech attempts to understand his stepbrother's journey from middle-class white boy in Weymouth to convicted terrorist. In 2010 Robb spent a year filming his stepbrother Rich after he turned his back on the world in which he grew up to become a fundamentalist Muslim called Salahuddin. Robb began filming with his stepbrother as he entered a strange new world where everyone talked about fighting jihad and implementing Sharia law. The result was Robb's acclaimed BBC Three documentary, My Brother the Islamist. When, in 2013, Salahuddin is convicted of preparing terrorism acts and jailed for six years, Robb is desperate to know what triggered his stepbrother, and others like him, to cross the line. Robb seeks out imam and psychologist Alyas Karmani to understand what drives young British-born men and women into radical jihadism. And he confronts Anjem Choudary, the man who converted Rich, about his role in Salahuddin's radicalisation.
* The Last Chance School (2014)
Each year, over 5000 children are excluded from mainstream education in the UK, and just under 60 of them study at Muntham House School: a specialist boarding school for boys with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Many of Muntham House's pupils have been excluded because of violent and disruptive behaviour. But the dedicated teachers, led by charismatic headmaster Richard Boyle, are committed to finding out what it is in each boy that will inspire them to want to turn their lives around.
The school is one of the best of its kind and one of its goals is 'to provide a happy experience for the boys'. Muntham House has a high student-teacher ratio, and a combined team of teachers, therapists and care workers.
This documentary follows three of the school's most challenging pupils.
The school is one of the best of its kind and one of its goals is 'to provide a happy experience for the boys'. Muntham House has a high student-teacher ratio, and a combined team of teachers, therapists and care workers.
This documentary follows three of the school's most challenging pupils.
* Psychopath Night (2013)
Psychopaths are a ruthless breed who lie, manipulate and sometimes murder, with no hint of conscience of remorse. One per cent of the population are classified as psychopathic. There may be one in your office. There could be one on your street. They are all around us, often in positions of power. Psychopath Night unravels the mystery of this minority, with the help of leading experts. The programme goes inside the minds of psychopaths, finds out how to spot a psychopath, and meets real psychopathic killers. The programme also gets to know some familiar faces who are high on the psychopathic scale, including a star of the England football team. There's also a countdown of the Top 10 movie psychopaths, as selected by experts, including a real-life Clarice Starling who uses Hollywood movies to teach her FBI trainees about psychopaths and how to handle them. Psychopath Night reveals everything you ever wanted to know about psychopaths, and perhaps a few things you didn't.
* Objects of Desire (2013)
Objects of Desire What is it about a particular object that makes it the thing we must have? In this eye-opening new series, Mariella Frostrup takes a trip through our consumerist society to examine the most valuable objects in the world and find the answer.
Epsiode 1: Boys and their Toys
Mariella visits Mark Knopfler, who declares his love for the Fender Stratocaster guitar. When I was a little boy, I wanted to have a red one after Hank Marvin from the Shadows, he says, before demonstrating how the guitar was integral to writing Dire Straits' first hit Sultans of Swing. Mariella then meets Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, who shares his passion for Ferrari GTos. There are so few of them, there is usually only one for sale at any given time, he says, reflecting on his car's racing history and its personal value, having used it as a wedding car for both of his daughters. Psychologists discuss why, once our basic needs are met, we strive for excess material goods, filling our lives with things we don't need, but really want. But as this series reveals, seldom few can afford such luxuries.
Epsiode 2 Living our Dreams
Mariella explores the lure of Savile Row, the longevity of the little black dress and the global desire for diamonds as she takes a sweeping look at iconic styles and indulgent fashion and beauty items. Including Holly Golightly's little black Givenchy dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's (which sold at auction for nearly half a million pounds), the De Beers' clever Diamonds are Forever' advertising campaign, which helped to turn a relatively common stone into one of the most sought-after commodities in the world, and the enduring appeal of similar tokens of design and affluence.
Epsiode 3 Its all about Us
Mariella delves into the appeal of anthropomorphic designs, exploring the aesthetic power, personality and inspiration behind the Mini, the VW Beetle, the E-Type Jaguar and the Coca-Cola bottle. How do people form emotional bonds with cars, even to go as far as giving them names? Mariella looks back at some of the most famous celeb cars, brilliant advertising campaigns, and a designer who turned a car into a huge chandelier. Elsewhere, Mariella looks at how practical everyday objects are turned into witty and playful works of art, and how the Mae West' Coca-Cola bottle came to symbolize the American dream and simple happiness.
Epsiode 4 For the love of the Craft
Mariella tours the Hermes scarves factory, meets luxury leather accessories creator Bill Amberg, and speaks to 'Holy Man of Heels' Manolo Blanik, as she discovers the secret behind some of the most luxurious hand-crafted items in the world. She investigates why a silk scarf is sold every 25 seconds and reveals the intensive and time-consuming process behind each and every one, before meeting the shoe designer whose flamboyant creations are coveted by Sarah Jessica Parker and housed in the V&A Museum. Mariella also explores the opulent country home of Jasper Conran who talks about his latest collection for Wedgwood, before she tries her own hand at pottery.
Epsiode 5 Innovation
Mariella examines the coveted creations of innovators including Apple design guru Jonathan Ive and designers Thomas Heatherwick and Kenneth Grange. In a rare interview with Jonathan Ive, she gets to the bottom of the incredible loyalty people have towards Apple and its sleek products and the reason so many are prepared to queue outside the company's stores on the day of a new product launch. She also visits the workshops of Seed Cathedral designer Thomas Heatherwick where she tries out a seat that behaves like a spinning top, and meets Kenneth Grange, a British man credited with the design of the angle poise lamp, black cabs, Parker pens and Kodak cameras. Later, she explores the innovative designs created for London 2012.
Epsiode 6 The Charity Auction
It's time to put some of the most coveted items in the world under the hammer as Mariella presents the Sky Arts HD Objects of Desire Auction. Donated by their designers, some of the top items seen in the series go under the hammer of charasmatic auctioneer Simon de Pury, known as the Mick Jagger of the podium. Buyers engage in financial fisticuffs over fantastic works from artists, designers, and stars who are sometimes rendered speechless by the amount their pieces raise for their chosen charity. Will your favourite item from the series be there?
Epsiode 1: Boys and their Toys
Mariella visits Mark Knopfler, who declares his love for the Fender Stratocaster guitar. When I was a little boy, I wanted to have a red one after Hank Marvin from the Shadows, he says, before demonstrating how the guitar was integral to writing Dire Straits' first hit Sultans of Swing. Mariella then meets Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, who shares his passion for Ferrari GTos. There are so few of them, there is usually only one for sale at any given time, he says, reflecting on his car's racing history and its personal value, having used it as a wedding car for both of his daughters. Psychologists discuss why, once our basic needs are met, we strive for excess material goods, filling our lives with things we don't need, but really want. But as this series reveals, seldom few can afford such luxuries.
Epsiode 2 Living our Dreams
Mariella explores the lure of Savile Row, the longevity of the little black dress and the global desire for diamonds as she takes a sweeping look at iconic styles and indulgent fashion and beauty items. Including Holly Golightly's little black Givenchy dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's (which sold at auction for nearly half a million pounds), the De Beers' clever Diamonds are Forever' advertising campaign, which helped to turn a relatively common stone into one of the most sought-after commodities in the world, and the enduring appeal of similar tokens of design and affluence.
Epsiode 3 Its all about Us
Mariella delves into the appeal of anthropomorphic designs, exploring the aesthetic power, personality and inspiration behind the Mini, the VW Beetle, the E-Type Jaguar and the Coca-Cola bottle. How do people form emotional bonds with cars, even to go as far as giving them names? Mariella looks back at some of the most famous celeb cars, brilliant advertising campaigns, and a designer who turned a car into a huge chandelier. Elsewhere, Mariella looks at how practical everyday objects are turned into witty and playful works of art, and how the Mae West' Coca-Cola bottle came to symbolize the American dream and simple happiness.
Epsiode 4 For the love of the Craft
Mariella tours the Hermes scarves factory, meets luxury leather accessories creator Bill Amberg, and speaks to 'Holy Man of Heels' Manolo Blanik, as she discovers the secret behind some of the most luxurious hand-crafted items in the world. She investigates why a silk scarf is sold every 25 seconds and reveals the intensive and time-consuming process behind each and every one, before meeting the shoe designer whose flamboyant creations are coveted by Sarah Jessica Parker and housed in the V&A Museum. Mariella also explores the opulent country home of Jasper Conran who talks about his latest collection for Wedgwood, before she tries her own hand at pottery.
Epsiode 5 Innovation
Mariella examines the coveted creations of innovators including Apple design guru Jonathan Ive and designers Thomas Heatherwick and Kenneth Grange. In a rare interview with Jonathan Ive, she gets to the bottom of the incredible loyalty people have towards Apple and its sleek products and the reason so many are prepared to queue outside the company's stores on the day of a new product launch. She also visits the workshops of Seed Cathedral designer Thomas Heatherwick where she tries out a seat that behaves like a spinning top, and meets Kenneth Grange, a British man credited with the design of the angle poise lamp, black cabs, Parker pens and Kodak cameras. Later, she explores the innovative designs created for London 2012.
Epsiode 6 The Charity Auction
It's time to put some of the most coveted items in the world under the hammer as Mariella presents the Sky Arts HD Objects of Desire Auction. Donated by their designers, some of the top items seen in the series go under the hammer of charasmatic auctioneer Simon de Pury, known as the Mick Jagger of the podium. Buyers engage in financial fisticuffs over fantastic works from artists, designers, and stars who are sometimes rendered speechless by the amount their pieces raise for their chosen charity. Will your favourite item from the series be there?
* Into The Abyss (2011)
Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people - and the state - kill.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
* Dogging Tales (2013)
This intimate and compelling True Stories film provides an insight into why men and women engage in or watch sexual activity in front of strangers in public areas, under the cover of darkness.
Interviews with doggers begin in the 'real world' as their day draws to a close and they discuss their normal lives.
As they go out they shed their daytime personas and Maguire accompanies them to lay-bys, woods and picnic spots around the UK that often double as dogging locations after dusk.
The characters allow themselves to be filmed during their sexual encounters but they also open up about their attraction to dogging: how they were introduced to it; why they may feel a lack of fulfilment without it; and how their relationships are enhanced or damaged by it.
The film is not just about sex or fetishistic behaviour, but also the human story of alter-egos, connections and acceptance.
This beautifully shot, distinctive film captures the intimate night-time journeys that few people see or experience, but that allow this covert community precious escapism, excitement and self-discovery.
Dogging Tales is directed by award-winning photographer Leo Maguire, who made his critically-acclaimed debut in 2012 with Gypsy Blood: True Stories.
Interviews with doggers begin in the 'real world' as their day draws to a close and they discuss their normal lives.
As they go out they shed their daytime personas and Maguire accompanies them to lay-bys, woods and picnic spots around the UK that often double as dogging locations after dusk.
The characters allow themselves to be filmed during their sexual encounters but they also open up about their attraction to dogging: how they were introduced to it; why they may feel a lack of fulfilment without it; and how their relationships are enhanced or damaged by it.
The film is not just about sex or fetishistic behaviour, but also the human story of alter-egos, connections and acceptance.
This beautifully shot, distinctive film captures the intimate night-time journeys that few people see or experience, but that allow this covert community precious escapism, excitement and self-discovery.
Dogging Tales is directed by award-winning photographer Leo Maguire, who made his critically-acclaimed debut in 2012 with Gypsy Blood: True Stories.
* Caligula (2013)
Caligula has now become known as Rome's most capricious tyrant, and the stories told about him are some of the most extraordinary told about any Roman emperor. He was said to have made his horse a consul, proclaimed himself a living God, and indulged in scandalous orgies - even with his own three sisters - and that's before you mention building vast bridges across land and sea, prostituting senators' wives and killing half the Roman elite seemingly on a whim. All that in just four short years in power before a violent and speedy assassination in a back alley of his own palace at just 28-years-old.
But how much of his story is true? Travelling across the Roman world - from Germany and Capri in the bay of Naples to the astonishing luxury of his life in imperial Rome - Mary attempts to peel away the myths. Some stories are difficult to get to the bottom of as they were written by hacks long after his death, but there is plenty of surviving evidence where the 'real' Caligula can be glimpsed. Such as in the extraordinary luxury of his private yachts outside Rome; in the designs he chose for his coins when he became Emperor; in an eye-witness account of Caligula's withering humour written in 41AD; the trial documents covering the mysterious death of his father when he was just seven-years-old; and even in a record of his imperial slaves - from the palace spy to his personal trainer.
Piecing together the evidence, Mary puts Caligula back into the context of his times to reveal an astonishing story of murder, intrigue and dynastic family power. Above all, she explains why Caligula has ended up with such a seemingly unredeemable reputation. In the process, she reveals a more intriguing portrait of not just the monster, but the man.
But how much of his story is true? Travelling across the Roman world - from Germany and Capri in the bay of Naples to the astonishing luxury of his life in imperial Rome - Mary attempts to peel away the myths. Some stories are difficult to get to the bottom of as they were written by hacks long after his death, but there is plenty of surviving evidence where the 'real' Caligula can be glimpsed. Such as in the extraordinary luxury of his private yachts outside Rome; in the designs he chose for his coins when he became Emperor; in an eye-witness account of Caligula's withering humour written in 41AD; the trial documents covering the mysterious death of his father when he was just seven-years-old; and even in a record of his imperial slaves - from the palace spy to his personal trainer.
Piecing together the evidence, Mary puts Caligula back into the context of his times to reveal an astonishing story of murder, intrigue and dynastic family power. Above all, she explains why Caligula has ended up with such a seemingly unredeemable reputation. In the process, she reveals a more intriguing portrait of not just the monster, but the man.
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