The story of the 1914-1916 Antarctic exploration mission of Sir Ernest Shackleton. The ship sails south, breaking the ice, and ultimately getting trapped by the fast-changing weather. Read More »
Documentary
Postwar History of Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess (1970) Shôhei Imamura, Chieko Akaza, Etsuko Akaza, Tami Akaza, Documentary
The star of this documentary is a quintessential Imamura heroine: a hard-nosed, ruthless survivor, with a sense of loyalty and an earthy sense of humor. Read More »
Degenerate Art (1993) David Grubin, David McCullough, Sander Gilman, Peter Guenther, Documentary
Narrated by David McCullough, this program examines the infamous Entartete Kunst (degenerate art) exhibition mounted by the Nazis in Munich in 1937 and their far-reaching attacks on avant-garde art in Germany. Read More »
It Came from Hollywood (1982) Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Cheech Marin, Documentary, Comedy
Dan Ackroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Cheech and Chong present this compilation of classic bad films from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Read More »
Hasret: Sehnsucht (2015) Ben Hopkins, Isa Çelik, Bilge Güler, Serhat Saymadi, Drama, Documentary
A European director is commissioned to make a documentary about Istanbul. Read More »
Privilege (1990) Yvonne Rainer, Daniel Martin Berkey, Blaire Baron, Gabrielle Made, Drama, Documentary
Privilege is an intelligently conceived, boldly anarchic, and wickedly insightful exposition on the culturally ingrained and socially divisive malaise of isms that artificially define Read More »
Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1995) Nick Broomfield, Nina Xining Zuo, Madam Alex, Documentary, Biography
A documentary crew from the BBC arrives in L.A. intent on interviewing Heidi Fleiss, a year after her arrest for running a brothel but before her trial. Read More »
From the other side (2002) Chantal Akerman, Documentary
A documentary look at the fate of Mexicans who cross the border into the United States. Read More »
Unzipped (1995) Douglas Keeve, Isaac Mizrahi, Roseanne Barr, Sandra Bernhard, Documentary
Isaac Mizrahi, one of the most successful designers in high fashion, plans his fall 1994 collection. Read More »
Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975) Thom Andersen, Fay Andersen, Dean Stockwell, Eadweard Muybridge, Documentary, Biography
Thom Andersen’s remarkable and sadly neglected hour-long documentary adroitly combines biography, history, film theory, and philosophical reflection. Read More »