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Don Williams is a pianist in local Pontypridd bar. When his singer is murdered by a member of the local Taffia Don is distraught. He's suffered loss before. When the police are unable to do anything for Seren Don decides to do something himself. He knows who did it and will make any sacrifice for Seren's justice.
Fuzzy travelling landscape
Marcel Theroux travels across Japan in an attempt to understand Wabi Sabi, a theory of Japanese aesthetics in which imperfection and transience are the touchstone of beauty.
The early morning light of a new day in a fishing village in Cornwall symbolizes an awakening in oneself - a remembering of who one is and who one can be.
Shadowplayers is a two hour documentary film by James Nice tracing the early history of iconic Manchester Label Factory Records between 1978 and 1981. The facts and the fictions are explored through candid interviews with 22 key participants, including Anthony H. Wilson (Founder) and Peter Saville (Designer), as well as musicians including Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order), Vini Reilly (Durutti Common), Simon Topping and Martin Moscrop (A Certain Ratio), Chris Watson (Cabaret Voltaire) and Howard Devoto (Buzzcocks/Magazine). The film is divided into 19 chapters, covering subjects such as The Factory Club, sleeve art and graphic design, producer Martin Hannett, the riot at the Joy Division concert at Bury in April 1980, The Factory Beneleux connection, the tragic suicide of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, the beginnings of New Order, and the decline of the post-punk culture in 1981.
Dr. Zahi Hawass and a team of archaeologists use Egypt's 10 most important discoveries to paint a picture of Ancient Egyptian civilization and reveal the people who developed many of the disciplines that rule the world today.
A look at naturism in France.
Winners and losers, high stakes, it's jeopardy week in week out. Tonight the oldest bookmaker in Britain will face the most celebrated gambler in dog racing history. But public interest is waning – with attendance declining and profits falling, there won't be many more of these nights. Gone to the Dogs showcases the dwindling culture of greyhound racing at Walthamstow Race Track soon before its closure in 2008, providing an insight into the lives of its staunch and passionate inhabitants, contrasted with casual visitors seeking nothing more than light entertainment. [episode from a Channel 4 documentary series]
A couple meet in a cemetary and kiss.
A concert recorded live at The Barbican, London UK. The nearest thing yet to experiencing the ukes live show without actually being there. Includes "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "McArthur Park" and the handbell/ukulele ringers version of "You don't bring me flowers".
Archive performances and interviews explore the influence of the four major jazz albums made in 1959 by Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus and Ornette Coleman.
Welcome to the extraordinary world of Robert Burns, Scotland's National Poet. Presented by Iain Cuthbertson, this unique video tells the story of the tortured genius whose poverty and passion gave birth to some of literature's greatest works.
The real 'Fantasia'! Love is complicated, especially when two inanimate objects, lost in an underground car park, find each other. This film tells the unlikely love story between a Victorian Dress and a Mechanic Overall. The audience witnesses the exploration of the class divides through the first step into a new relationship.
A documentary about the courage, bravery and triumph of the "Rocket Men" of the U.S. manned space program.
A mixture of remembrances from friends and family, home movies, clips from Spikes work, and several interviews with Spike this tries to set the record straight and portray Spike as a person and not the "Godfather of Comedy".
A short film about basketball.
You're invited to the celebration on the Island of Sodor! There are new stories and fun adventures around every bend. Watch as Thomas wins a medal for saving the day. Will Edward rescue the brass band in time? Can Peter Sam help find a new refreshment stand for the Refreshment Lady? Get ready for non-stop fun when Rheneas gives the school children a roller coaster ride on the tracks and Gordon wins the best-dressed competition. Let the celebration begin!
This nostalgic retrospective with colleagues and friends of the Beatles fondly recalls Paul McCartney's simple plan for the "Magical Mystery Tour" movie: to let assorted odd characters climb aboard a bus, then film their adventures. The 1967 movie was a cinematic flop, but Keith McCartney (Paul's brother) and other insiders reveal the excitement and camaraderie in those salad days before tensions within the Fab Four began to split them apart.
Rio de Janeiro. September, 2008. Three men stalk the gloomy back-alleys of the city's notorious slums. Spiderman, a 28-year-old drug lord, embarks on a routine patrol through the shadowy streets of Coréia, the sprawling slum he controls. Inspector Leonardo Torres, a muscle-bound operative from Rio's drug squad, inches through the alleys of another shantytown, shots ringing out around him. And Pastor Dione, an evangelical preacher intent on ending Rio's drug conflict, trawls the slums for lost souls. With unprecedented access to some of Rio's most wanted men, Dancing with the Devil in the City of God tells the story of Rio's drug war through the eyes of three men locked into one of the bloodiest urban conflicts on earth. Written by Jon Blair and Tom Phillips
Behind the scenes.
This film charts the rise and fall of an extreme strain of feminism, which came out of Leeds in the late 1970s and early 80s. ‘Revolutionary Feminists’ castigated the mainstream of the women’s movement for being soft on men. They called on women to become ‘political lesbians’, believing that women would never be free until they withdrew from sexual relations with men.
An exploration of the power of music and words, looking at a blues musician recovering from a stroke.
Interviews of various individuals in the vampire subculture in the USA
The story of a woman who's inability to end a relationship causes her belly button to mutate, not to mention her mind.
A young Lithuanian brother and sister find themselves on a road trip across the east of England in an attempt to see their favorite football team play in Norwich City. With no money they ride their luck through an unfamiliar land by any means necessary, laying their fate at the people they meet along the way. Will the love of the game be enough to see them through to the Brother's goal?
Swedish supergroup Abba stars in this documentary that features extensive concert footage, television clips and current interviews. Songs include "Super Trooper," "Mamma Mia," "Eagle," Head Over Heels," "Take a Chance On Me," "One Man, One Woman," "Money, Money, Money," "The Winner Takes It All," "Happy New Year," "Knowing Me and Knowing You" and "Fernando." Also included is the finale from the gala performance of the stage show "Mamma Mia."
Super 8 blow up to 16mm, optically slowed and stretch printed on Kodak 7272 - leaves of a plum tree in the the wind hand held full zoom to macro, Summer '99 at Dickins Farm near Sutton. S. Yorkshire, with simple 3:2 repeat phrases from Bartok's Mikrokosmos like a round played on Dad's old piano as roughly and imperfectly as the print - re-filmed off the wall on obsolete DV Cam
Culture Club, Spandau Ballet, Visage, Marilyn, Adam and the Ants, Duran Duran, ABC... At the dawn of the 80s, a whole host of strangely dressed men in make-up burst forth onto the music scene brandishing synthesisers and kicking against the visual ugliness of punk.
Sam and Charlie host this naturist documentary providing a look at a nude beach in the UK.
This documentary follows three people with autism at pivotal moments on the rocky road to being accepted as an adult. They are all fighting for independence and responsibility, but being frustrated by the shackles imposed on them by their disability, their families and the preconceived ideas of mainstream society.
Set in the wake of Britain’s first financial crisis, the South Sea Bubble of 1720, and based on the inferred prison encounters between the thief Jack Sheppard and the writer Daniel Defoe, this critical costume drama traces connections between fiction, speculation and aesthetics.
A priest, a psychoanalyst, and a psychic examine the themes around Lukas Moodysson's 'Container'.
"I love these filthy bastards. and they've made hands down, the best video I've seen in a long time." -Dave Carnie, Big Brother. WARNING: This film contains scenes unfit for those with a nervous disposition or a standard of taste!
System Of A Down exploded onto the music scene in 1998 with an irrepressible sound, confounding all preconceptions and redefining expectations of hard rock. But where did the band come from, what did it take to make them famous and what are the real inspirations behind the music? 'Psycho Messiahs' takes you on a journey into the unknown, revealing the amazing story behind these unique and elusive prophets of sound.
Live At The Mandela Hall, Belfast 06.07.2003 1 Hey Satan You Rock 2 Who Knows 3 Nowhere 4 Nobody Here But Us 5 Church Of Noise 6 I Am The Money 7 Stories 8 Not In Any Name 9 If It Kills Me 10 Die Laughing 11 My Voodoo Doll 12 Ten Year Plan 13 Trigger Inside 14 Potato Junkie 15 Diane 16 Rust 17 Teethgrinder 18 Knives 19 Screamager Bonus Videos 20 Teethgrinder 21 Nausea 22 Screamager 23 Nowhere 24 Die Laughing 25 Trigger Inside 26 Isolation 27 Diane 28 Loose 29 Lonely Cryin' Only 30 If It Kills Me Extras 31 Entrevista com Therapy? 32 Bastidores
Over the past 4 years, Westlife have performed to over 3 million fans, making them the biggest selling arena tour act ever. In February of this year they embarked on their 5th sell-out arena tour, The Number 1’s Tour, and now fans can re-live the energy and excitement of that tour when it becomes available to own on DVD. Filmed at Sheffield Arena on Friday 18th March 2005, the show lives up to the reputation of the charged, action-packed performances that have become synonymous with Westlife. The Number 1’s Tour is an extravagant spectacle of impressive costume design and staging, along with spectacular pyrotechnics, resulting in a unique visual experience that takes the live show to a whole new level.
Documentarist Jane Wong films her mother and two Chinese friends as they discuss their lives and experiences as émigrés living in Liverpool.
As they finish yet another long shift in the kitchen, six workers discuss their aspirations and failed dreams, while the boss upstairs counts his takings.
Low key documentary recording the daily life of an elderly blind man in Russia.
Filmmaker Richard Symons asks members of the British government to support his campaign for truth in the Houses of Parliament, and attempts to get a pledge from MPs that they will never tell a lie. (Storyville)
Where is Erika Spawn and does she have blood on her hands? The Devil's Music documents the strange story of the notorious shock-rocker whose rise to fame was marred by a series of violent incidents and terrifying rumours.
Beryl acquires a new Digi Video camera and becomes obsessed with the art of filmmaking, using it to articulate her desires, dreams and thoughts in a video diary. As “cineaste par excellence” she agrees to film her friend’s wedding, seizing the opportunity to “strut her stuff filmically” with disastrous and often hilarious results.
Comedian Rich Hall goes west to find out what killed off that most quintessentially American of all film genres, the western. Through films such as The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Little Big Man, The Wild Bunch and Unforgiven, Rich charts the rise and fall of America's obsession with its own creation myth - the Wild West. He explores how the image of the cowboy as a moral, straight-talking heroic figure was created by Hollywood but appropriated by Washington, as one president after another sought to associate themselves with this potent symbol of strength and valour.
Wyclef Jean and friends at Carnegie Hall
The Golden Kingdom of Thailand is home to some of the most pungent and spicy fresh ingredients in the world. Regarded as the world's fourth most popular cuisine, Thailand is valued for its low fat content and health enhancing properties. Join Merrilees as she visits paddy fields and aircraft-hangar sized rice barges, shops in the floating markets of Bangkok and the night market in Chiang Mai and discovers beautiful fresh fruit and the notoriously smelly durian fruit.
He's wild, he's wicked, he's Little Rabbit Foo Foo! The bully-boy bunny likes nothing better than to ride through the forest bopping everyone on the head. Wriggly worms, tigers, no one is safe. But here comes the Good Fairy – and she is not amused!
Trevor Nelson presents Beyonce and her band, who perform a special concert at the front of Television Centre. Songs played: Deja Vu, Baby Boy, Naughty Girl, Destiny's Child, Medley, Ring the Alarm, Irreplaceable and Crazy in Love.
Recorded at Brighton Dome as part of his twice extended sell-out Dingledodies tour (which played to over 125,000 people), the show sees the star of Mock the Week (BBC Two) and Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC Three) share his observations on life. Packed with his trademark mix of eloquent gags and deft storytelling this is the critically acclaimed show from one of the hottest names in stand-up.
With America and Britain pushing the UN to put Hans Blix's weapons inspection team into Iraq, Mark Thomas forms a citizen's weapon inspectors team in order to examine the performance of the two super powers. Starting with Buckingham Palace the group go round a lab in America making anthrax, a nuclear submarine base and a military weapons store just off the M4.
Kirsty MacColl's last television concert, filmed in Glasgow in March 2000. With songs from MacColl's last album, Tropical Brainstorm, alongside such classics as New England and Walking Down Madison
The story of a young couple who manage to re-charge their wilting relationship when Rod accidentally becomes an electrifying lover!
Martin Clunes takes a wry look at why we are prepared to take the risk of sharing our homes with dogs who are genetically still 99.8 percent like wolves. This epic journey takes Martin to Africa, Australia, and America to find the surviving wild ancestors of pampered pets like his own beloved dogs, and seeks to answer the question, did we choose dogs, or did they choose us?
A detailed look at the reasons why Doctor Who ended in 1989, and what plans were being made by the Production Team had there been a season 27 of the series in 1990 and what might have happened.
Two stories - "The Suit" and the "Messiah" telling of a father-son relationships set in in London's black community. Stories that revolve around the music of Elvis Presley and Jimi Hendrix.
In 1945 70 German POWs escaped from the high security camp in Bridgend in Wales and were tracked by a motley collection of armed soldiers, Home Guard, dogs, local children and Girl Guides. One of the largest manhunts of the whole war was dramatic, serious and comic in turn - but not tragic.
Documentary in which Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals how the Medici family transformed Florence through sculpture, painting, and architecture and created a world where masterpieces fetch millions today.
It’s showtime and Tractor Ted joins the children who all want to win first prize with their animals. They have cows, sheep, pigs, and more, but who will win? Stunt riders amaze us with their tricks and a sheep dog finds some funny animals to round up!
The film was compiled by long time collaborators Soup Collective who documented the entire album campaign, bringing together videos for the singles, with home movies from the band’s time on tour. The movie features exclusive live footage, including Guy’s memorable stalling during a technical breakdown at a show in Glasgow.