Top 10 Treasures of Egypt
Professor Bettany Hughes takes viewers on a beautiful, bespoke journey across this dramatic country, presenting the definitive countdown of her top ten treasures of Ancient Egypt.
Professor Bettany Hughes takes viewers on a beautiful, bespoke journey across this dramatic country, presenting the definitive countdown of her top ten treasures of Ancient Egypt.
Professor Bettany Hughes takes viewers on a beautiful, bespoke journey across this dramatic country, presenting the definitive countdown of her top ten treasures of Ancient Egypt.
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
A documentary focused on plastic pollution in the world's oceans.
Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.
Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.
“The Soviet Story” is a story of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale. Assisted by the West, this power triumphed on May 9th, 1945. Its crimes were made taboo, and the complete story of Europe’s most murderous regime has never been told. Until now...
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.
Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.