"We come now to the tragic and triumphant coda of the New Testament," host Charlton Heston says in the fourth and final segment of his acclaimed Bible series rooted in faith and in the well-honed storytelling skills of Heston. New York Times' John J. O'Connor wrote: "Heston scores powerfully with [his] readings. It works beautifully."
"We come now to the tragic and triumphant coda of the New Testament," host Charlton Heston says in the fourth and final segment of his acclaimed Bible series rooted in faith and in the well-honed storytelling skills of Heston. New York Times' John J. O'Connor wrote: "Heston scores powerfully with [his] readings. It works beautifully."
Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
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.
Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called "war on terror". According to Pilger, the film’s message is that the greed and power of empire is not invincible and that people power is always the "seed beneath the snow".
Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the Clinton for President campaign, focusing on the adventures of spin doctors James Carville and George Stephanopoulos.
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
A chronological account of the influential late 1970s English rock band.
Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.
Ross McElwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of General Sherman's march of destruction through the South during the Civil War, but is continually sidetracked by women who come and go in his life, his recurring dreams of nuclear holocaust, and Burt Reynolds.