In “Die Nordkalotte”, Peter Nestler shows the transition of space in Lapland after Chernobyl nuclear accident Read More »
Documentary
Tokyo Trial AKA Tôkyô saiban (1983) Masaki Kobayashi, Kei Satô
”THE TOKYO TRIAL” is a 4 1/2-hour account of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East that is visually satisfying but historically empty. Read More »
Nitrate Kisses (1992) Barbara Hammer, Jerre, Maria, Ruth
Visually structured around four couples making love, one couple at a time Read More »
The Eye Above the Well AKA Het oog boven de put (1988) Johan van der Keuken
A poetic depiction of life and ritual in the south Indian state of Kerala. Read More »
Amsterdam Global Village (1996) Johan van der Keuken, Julika Marijn
“I am far away on a distant journey through my own city”, filmmaker Johan van der Keuken says at the end of his four-hour portrait of Amsterdam. Read More »
Origins of a Meal AKA Genèse d’un repas (1979) Luc Moullet
Bananas, eggs, and tuna: three basic foodstuffs with three wildly different points of origin. Read More »
Cinema Inocente (1979) Júlio Bressane, Leovegildo Cordeiro, Nunes Pereira
A parodical interview with Radar, a known pornochanchada film editor Read More »
Warrendale (1967) Allan King, Martin Fischer
Chronicles 7-weeks in the lives of 12 emotionally disturbed children and their therapist’s Read More »
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987) Edward Asner, Linwood G. Dunn, Ginger Rogers
The history of the major Golden Age of Hollywood film company, RKO Pictures. Read More »
Beyond the Mat (1999) Barry W. Blaustein, Terry Funk, Mick Foley, Jake Roberts
This documentary focuses on the lives of professional wrestlers Terry Funk, Mick Foley (Mankind) Read More »
I Like to Hurt People (1985) Donald G. Jackson, Abdullah the Butcher, Denny Alberts, André the Giant
The Shiek wreaks havoc throughout the sleaziest locales of the American wrestling circuit Read More »
Epicentro (2020) Hubert Sauper, Oona Chaplin
Waves crashing over a breakwater at the edge of the sea—this dramatic opening image conveys the vital spirit Read More »
Diaries Notes and Sketches AKA Walden (1969) Jonas Mekas, Timothy Leary, Ed Emshwiller, Franz Fuenstler
Jonas Mekas, the godfather of American “underground” cinema, shot literally miles of impromptu film on a tiny Read More »
Jacques Rivette – The Night Watchman AKA Jacques Rivette – Le veilleur (1994) Claire Denis, Serge Daney, Jacques Rivette, Bulle Ogier
This film of interviews with the film director Jacques Rivette was produced in collaboration with Serge Daney Read More »
The First Film (2015) David Wilkinson, Bernard Atha, Stephane Cornicard, Tom Courtenay
In October 1888 Louis Le Prince produced the world’s first films in Leeds,England. Read More »