Documentary
In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.
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Modern Life
Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary
Making of KAMEN RIDER GAIM : Soccer Grand Final! Golden Fruit Contest! Hero Japan's National Team Summer
The Gig Is Up
Straight to VHS
The Black List: Volume Three
Raising Renee
Finishing Heaven
Hitler's Battle Against the Press
Who Is Bill Rebane?
Spookers
Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution
The 11th Hour
Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Enter the Anime
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story
Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'
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Modern Life
IMDB 7.6 | Oct , 2008
For ten years, Raymond Depardon has followed the lives of farmer living in the mountain ranges. He allows us to enter their farms with astounding naturalness. This moving film speaks, with great serenity, of our roots and of the future of the people who work on the land. This the last part of Depardon's triptych "Profils paysans" about what it is like to be a farmer today in an isolated highland area in France. "La vie moderne" examines what has become of the persons he has followed for ten years, while featuring younger people who try to farm or raise cattle or poultry, come hell or high water.Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary
IMDB 6.4 | Mar , 2002
Documentarians Andre Heller and Othmar Schmiderer turn their camera on 81-year-old Traudl Junge, who served as Adolf Hitler's secretary from 1942 to 1945, and allow her to speak about her experiences. Junge sheds light on life in the Third Reich and the days leading up to Hitler's death in the famed bunker, where Junge recorded Hitler's last will and testament. Her gripping account is nothing short of mesmerizing.Making of KAMEN RIDER GAIM : Soccer Grand Final! Golden Fruit Contest! Hero Japan's National Team Summer
IMDB 3.5 | Jul , 2014
Making-of DVD for a film of tokusatsu series "Kamen Rider Gaim" starting to be shown at theaters from July 2014. Includes a documentary of the shooting scenery and interviews with staff and cast. Was included as a Bonus disc with Blu-ray version of the film. Complete recording of the filming site of the movie that you can't miss!/Full recording of the filming site of "Theatrical version Kamen Rider Gaim Soccer Great Decisive Battle! Golden Fruit Scramble!" released in July 2014! and interviews with guest cast members such as Masafumi Nakayama and Ainosuke Kataoka!! / Release the making video that will definitely make the movie more interesting than anywhere else!The Gig Is Up
IMDB 7.2 | Aug , 2021
A very human tech doc, uncovers the real costs of the platform economy through the lives of workers from around the world for companies including Uber, Amazon and Deliveroo. From delivering food and driving ride shares to tagging images for AI, millions of people around the world are finding work task by task online. The gig economy is worth over 5 trillion USD globally, and growing. And yet the stories of the workers behind this tech revolution have gone largely neglected. Who are the people in this shadow workforce? It brings their stories into the light. Lured by the promise of flexible work hours, independence, and control over time and money, workers from around the world have found a very different reality. Work conditions are often dangerous, pay often changes without notice, and workers can effectively be fired through deactivation or a bad rating. Through an engaging global cast of characters, it reveals how the magic of technology we are being sold might not be magic at all.Straight to VHS
IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 2021
Act of Violence Upon a Young Journalist is a film shot in 1988 and released on VHS in 1989; a mysterious cult work of Uruguayan cinema surrounded by strange theories about Manuel Lamas, its unknown creator. Until now.The Black List: Volume Three
IMDB 4.8 | Feb , 2010
Documentary film interviews leading African Americans on race, identity, and achievement.Raising Renee
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2011
RAISING RENEE is the story of a family's remarkable response to being broken apart and rearranged after nearly 50 years. The film explores deep themes of family, race, class and disability through the interplay of painting, cinema and everyday life. Produced and directed by Oscar nominees Jeanne Jordan and Steven Ascher, RAISING RENEE is the third part of a trilogy about resilient families that includes their acclaimed feature documentaries So Much So Fast and Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Troublesome Creek. RAISING RENEE is about a unique group of women, the tenacity of family bonds and the power of art to transform experience into something beyond words.Finishing Heaven
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2008
On its surface, this is a film about a man returning to New York to finish the film he began in 1970, when he was a 22 year old film school hotshot. Along with his former lover and star of the film, they transfer the film, hire an editor, and get to work.Hitler's Battle Against the Press
IMDB 7.6 | May , 2018
As early as 1920, the journalists of the "Münchener Post" recognized the danger posed by Adolf Hitler. Consistently and boldly they wrote about National Socialism. The brave journalists and their newspaper are almost forgotten today. A single book has been published about them - in Brazil.Who Is Bill Rebane?
IMDB 5.7 | May , 2021
A feature-length documentary on the life and work of Wisconsin grindhouse cinema auteur Bill Rebane, featuring historians, critics, and filmmakers, plus cast and crew members who worked with Rebane himself.Spookers
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2017
Documentary from Kiwi filmmaker Florian Habicht on the most successful haunted attraction in the Southern Hemisphere, Auckland’s Spookers.Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution
IMDB 8.5 | Sep , 2023
On September 16, 2022, in Teheran, the murder by police of the young Mahsa Amini, arrested for "wearing a headscarf contrary to the law", sparked off an unprecedented insurrection. Within hours, a spontaneous movement formed around the rallying cry: "Woman, life, freedom". For the first time, women, joined by men and students, took the initiative and removed their veils, the hated symbol of the Islamic Republic. The Iranian population, from all regions and social categories, rose up in protest. Social networks went wild. The diaspora (between 5–8 million Iranians) took up the cause, and the whole world discovered the scale of this mobilization: could the theocratic regime be overthrown this time?The 11th Hour
IMDB 6.7 | Aug , 2007
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James WoolseOprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 2021
Winfrey speaks with Markle about everything from stepping into life as a Royal, marriage, motherhood, her philanthropic work and how she is handling life under intense public pressure. Later, the two are joined by Prince Harry as they speak about their move to the United States and their future hopes and dreams for their expanding family.Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
IMDB 6.7 | Feb , 2008
Enter the Anime
IMDB 5.3 | Aug , 2019
What is anime? Through deep-dives with notable masterminds of this electrifying genre, this fast-paced documentary seeks to find the answers.Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 1999
When Francois Truffaut approached Alfred Hitchcock in 1962 with the idea of having a long conversation with him about his work and publishing this in book form, he didn't imagine that more than four years would pass before Le Cinéma selon Hitchcock finally appeared in 1966. Not only in France but all over the world, Truffaut's Hitchcock interview developed over the years into a standard bible of film literature. In 1983, three years after Hitchcock's death, Truffaut decided to expand his by now legendary book to include a concluding chapter and have it published as the "Edition définitive". This film describes the genesis of the "Hitchbook" and throws light on the strange friendship between two completely different men. The centrepieces are the extracts from the original sound recordings of the interview with the voices of Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Helen Scott – recordings which have never been heard in public before.Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story
IMDB 5.2 | Oct , 2013
Documentary about the musician Mike Oldfield, whose 1973 album Tubular Bells launched the Virgin record label and became the biggest selling instrumental album of all time.Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'
IMDB 6 | Dec , 2016
Retrospective on the making of "Mad Max 2".Behind The Table: A View Reunion
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2022
The special takes viewers inside the hotel room at the Essex House hotel in New York City where current and original co-host Joy Behar, the show’s first moderator Meredith Vieira and original panellists Star Jones and Debbie Matenopoulos auditioned 25 years ago.