Frogtown, Shorts on the New Urban Noir
An animated documentary about the transformation of an old working-class ghetto in Los Angeles into a desired neighborhood of the creative class.
An animated documentary about the transformation of an old working-class ghetto in Los Angeles into a desired neighborhood of the creative class.
An animated documentary about the transformation of an old working-class ghetto in Los Angeles into a desired neighborhood of the creative class.
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.
หลังจากปวดใจที่ได้เห็นเมืองพลิกโฉมไปจนแทบไม่เหลือเค้าเดิม จิมมี่กับเพื่อนจึงตัดสินใจทำตามความฝันและย้ายเข้าไปอยู่ในบ้านที่ปู่สร้างขึ้น
นักเรียนมัธยมที่อาศัยอยู่ในเซาท์เซ็นทรัลลอสแองเจลิสพยายามทำให้พ่อของเขาพึงพอใจและยืนหยัดอยู่ได้ในสังคมที่เต็มไปด้วยยาเสพติด ความรุนแรง และการเหยียดชาติพันธุ์
A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
An inside look at one of the most anticipated movie sequels ever with James Cameron and cast.
The film goes behind the scenes of the 1999 sci-fi movie The Matrix.
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.
Louie Kritski is a heartless landlord who has been so negligent in keeping up his ghetto apartment that he is threatened with jail time. The judge gives him another option -- he must live in his rat-infested hell hole until he brings it up to liveable standards.
In 1999, Internet entrepreneur Josh Harris recruits dozens of young men and women who agree to live in underground apartments for weeks at a time while their every movement is broadcast online. Soon, Harris and his girlfriend embark on their own subterranean adventure, with cameras streaming live footage of their meals, arguments, bedroom activities, and bathroom habits. This documentary explores the role of technology in our lives, as it charts the fragile nature of dot-com economy.
Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.