Showing posts with label Publisher: Other. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Publisher: Other. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster? (2010)

The film traces the rise of one of the world's premier architects, Norman Foster, and his unending quest to improve the quality of life through design.

Saturday, June 14, 2014

* The Gabby Douglas Story (2014)

The story of the international gymnastics phenomenon who overcame overwhelming odds to become the first African American ever to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Come Worry With Us! (2013)

Violinist Jessica Moss and singer/guitarist Efrim Menuck are struggling to balance parenthood with making music in their internationally acclaimed Montreal-based band Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra. They are one of a growing number of bands to have accepted an infant (Efrim and Jessica's son, Ezra) into their touring life. Making a living has never been more difficult for musicians: a downloading generation has shattered the economics of the music industry, and constant touring has become synonymous with economic survival. Touring with children is both costly and complicated, yet Jessica and Efrim, and fellow band mates Sophie Trudeau, Thierry Amar and Dave Payant, are determined to combine family life and being on the road with the band's deep political commitment.

* The Last Trapper (2004)

Globe-trotting filmmaker Nicolas Vanier profiles 50-year-old trapper Norman Winther, who lives in the Rocky Mountains with his Nahanni wife, Nebraska, and their beloved dogs, and who stands as a robust living testament to self-sufficiency. Norman and Nebraska live off the land: their house is made of wood from the forest trees, and by hunting and fishing, Norman is capable of providing more than enough food to feed himself, his wife, and their dogs. It's all part of the careful balance between man and nature that has become an intimate part of Norman's and Nebraska's lives.

* Invasion Of The Job Snatchers (2014)

A group of young people are given work experience with the chance of a permanent position.

Episode 1
 It's in at the deep end for the unemployed trainees as they start work in Christchurch.

Episode 2
Adam is given a final warning and after celebrating payday with a night on the tiles.

Episode 3
Approaching the halfway mark in their placements, the trainees' tempers start to fray.

Episode 4
After the recent sackings, two new trainees take up the opportunity of a lifetime.

Episode 5
The trainees challenge their preconceptions of old people on a day out with pensioners.

Episode 6
Who will go back to the dole queue and who will be offered a permanent job?

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Schooled: The Price of College Sports (2013)

A documentary that examines how college sports in America became a billion dollar enterprise built on the backs of its unpaid athletes.

* The Killer Speaks (Series) (2014)

The Killer Speaks is an American documentary television series on A&E that debuted on April 11, 2013. The Killer Speaks features actual convicted felons as they describe their crimes step-by-step in chilling detail. It's a journey through the minds of killers, an autopsy of their psychology, with the goal of shedding light on what leads people to kill. The series includes spree killers, serial killers, and domestic violence killers. The Killer Speaks casts killers from all over the country and not just from The First 48 series.

Season 2

Episode 1 - Gene Meredith-Devil Inside
A interview with Gene Meredith who stabbed a former connections officer in Great Falls.

Episode 2 - Timothy Thomason: Perfect Murder
A career criminal’s lies catch up with them.

Episode 3 - Lawrence Tarbert: Natural Born Killer
In Alamogordo, New Mexico, a young man is shot in cold blood and left to die on a remote mountain trail. As Detectives hunt for the murderer, they worry they may be dealing with a potential serial killer who could strike again at any time. Now, the killer describes in detail how he murdered his victim and delivers a shocking revelation about his past.

Episode 4 - Gary Ray Bowles: The I-95 Killer
In 1994, a mysterious drifter went on a violent killing spree leaving a trail of men, brutally killed. Investigators in three states soon realized that they were dealing with a serial killer, who never stayed in one place for long. “I-95 Killer” by the press, Gary Ray Bowles left his victims with the same bizarre signature–something viciously stuffed in their mouths. Currently awaiting execution on death row, for the first time, Bowles reveals the chilling motives behind his crimes.

Episode 5 - Van Brett Watkins: Hitman
On November 15, 1999 the 24-year-old pregnant girlfriend of Carolina Panthers football player Rae Carruth is shot four times and left for dead in her car. Charlotte North Carolina Investigators suspect Carruth, but soon learn that this murder is not what it seems. They discover that they are dealing with a cold and remorseless killer where every murder has its price. Convicted killer Van Brett Watkins reveals the sordid details of the only “hit” he regrets doing.

The Secrets of Meeting Women & Men (2006)

MEET THE MAN OR WOMAN OF YOUR DREAMS TODAY! At last, a scientific approach to relationships which virtually guarantees you will find the woman or man of your dreams! There are lots of beautiful singles in the world just dying to meet you - but where do you find them and how do you date them? This DVD will transform your love life by taking an in-depth look at women and men, their desires, their inner thoughts and what they look for in a partner. Presented by top relationships experts, Robert Beckworth and Yvette Powers, it contains a revolutionary 10 day program and 5 part plan for success!

* The Rise And Fall Of The Clash (2012)

The definitive biography of the group's fall from grace after they made it to SHEA Stadium USA and were on their way being a smashing success in the world! This story is one of the most shocking of the music industry of the 1980s. The story has never been told before: The Collapse of The Clash unravels as the ultimate rock 'n' roll tragedy.

* Greatest Mysteries - American Museum of Natural History (2014)

Don Wildman is in New York to explore a notorious expedition that nearly cost a US president his life, a vicious scientific feud and the secret behind a majestic display of African elephants.

The Perfect Vagina (2008)

Find the extreme edge and you'll understand the rest. THE PERFECT VAGINA is that edge. Women as young as 16 are having vaginal reconstruction surgery. Is this trend the canary-in-a-coal-mine warning or the most extreme example of self-criticism? Knowledge is power and men have the power to help through knowledge - help women feel better about accepting their bodies AND help themselves to more and better relations with women. THE PERFECT VAGINA 'de-mythifies' and demystifies what women think of a central part of themselves, their bodies and the relationship to their world.a

The Call Centre (Series) (2014)

Fly-on-the wall documentary series following the ups and downs of Swansea call centre CEO Nev Wilshire and his staff of extraordinary characters.

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1979 (2014)

In 1979, Top of the Pops celebrated its 800th edition, and also saw the show record its highest audience of 19 million viewers. 1979 is maybe the most diverse year ever for acts on Top of the Pops with disco at its peak, new wave, 2 Tone, reggae, rock, folk and New Romantic records all making the top five. This program looks at the year in which the traditional Top of the Pops MoR clashed head on with New Wave, and the UK was falling apart with almost continuous strikes.

* The Economics of Happiness (2011)

The Economics of Happiness’ features a chorus of voices from six continents calling for systemic economic change. The documentary describes a world moving simultaneously in two opposing directions. On the one hand, government and big business continue to promote globalization and the consolidation of corporate power. At the same time, all around the world people are resisting those policies, demanding a re-regulation of trade and finance – and, far from the old institutions of power, they’re starting to forge a very different future. Communities are coming together to re-build more human scale, ecological economies based on a new paradigm – an economics of localization.

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

In Bob We Trust (2013)

A documentary chronicling an outspoken priest whom is being forced by the Vatican to retire.

Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records (2013)

Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton is a feature-length documentary about avant-garde Los Angeles-based record label Stones Throw Records. The film weaves together rare concert footage, never-before-see archival material, inner-circle home video and photographs and in-depth interviews with the artists who put Stones Throw Records on the map. Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton gives an exclusive look into the label's left-of-center artists, history, culture, and global following. The film features exclusive interviews with Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Common, Questlove, Talib Kweli, Mike D (The Beastie Boys), Tyler the Creator, and many more.

Stripped (2014)

A documentary on comic strips, with never-seen-before interviews from Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes), Jim Davis (Garfield), Jeff Keane (Family Circus), Cathy Guisewite (Cathy) and dozens more. The film asks a central question: Where do comic strips go when newspapers die? Everybody loves comics, but will they survive in a digital world?

Programming the Nation? (2011)

According to many authorities, since the late 1950's subliminal content has been tested and delivered through all forms of media, at an increasingly alarming rate. "Programming the Nation?" examines the purported uses, influences and potential subconscious side-effects of what's going on beneath the surface of advertising, film, music and political propaganda. Even the US military has been accused of using this technology in their Psychological Operations Unit, (PSY OPS) campaign. This socially relevant documentary not only traces the history of this phenomenon, but seeks to determine the validity and potential threat that may or may not exist.

Life 2.0 (2010)

This feature-length documentary follows a group of people whose lives are dramatically transformed by a virtual world -- reshaping relationships, identities, and ultimately the very notion of reality.

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)

I'll admit I'm not objective, but I enjoyed "For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism," a documentary made by an American film critic about American film critics. Gerald Peary, longtime Boston Phoenix critic and a professor of film, spent four years conducting interviews for this breezy history, which starts with the origins of American reviewing in descriptive notes.