Cinematic Era: 1982 Vintage

The end of the world does not have to be all doom and gloom. Hildegarde Duane finds the humorous side of a nuclear meltdown in this video where two people embrace in the knowledge of certain death. What better way to spend the final minute before the apocalypse? (LUX)

Rarely screened two part documentary on the Swedish-Chilean folk music group Victor Jaras barn [Victor Jara's Children], formed by folk musician and researcher Mariella Ferreira. One of several films by Peter and Zsóka Nestler in the 1970's and 1980's on the political situation in Latin America, produced for Swedish public television.

In long takes with few cuts, women talk about their lives. All the conversations are shot in interior rooms, attesting to trust and great candour. They talk about work, relationships, what’s left of the day, and families – which is naturally political. Chetna Vora began studying directing at the HFF Babelsberg in 1976. Frauen in Berlin would have been her first feature film; however, the HFF broke off production before it was finished, and the negative material was largely destroyed. What remains is a rough version that was secretly filmed on video beforehand, an invaluable and candid document, especially in this form.

Outlines the adjustments in skills necessary for winter driving and the precautions motorists should take to prepare a car for cold weather. Emphasizes the proper techniques to anticipate and avoid potential accidents due to skidding on ice and snow, how to recover from a skid and the proper use of 'jumper cables'.

The last of the five films in the original film series is composed of footage from Ebel shot between 1979 and 1982 and most closely reflects the original concept of Hübner and Voss.

Status Quo perform at the National Exhibition Centre Birmingham in front of an audience which includes H.R.H Prince Charles.

"This is the one that is perfectly balanced ... this is the one which is the masterpiece." - Stan Brakhage

"The title of the film is that of the great 40 voice part motet by Thomas Tallis, (1505 -1585) which he composed around 1575, rather recently in geological time. The imagery is a personal response to the music, which soars in its entirety over the duration of the film. The opening line of the motet, translated from Latin, reads as 'I have never put my hope in any other than thee'. Each person will have a unique personal conception of 'Thee', and so it is in life - this mysterious gift that we say we are living - this unrequested gift, this task and calling that we may either accept, avoid, or reject." —Abbott Meader

2084 – mankind is about to go for the stars. Humans with XY-chromosomes live in individual cells having no contact with each other. They are considered to be extremely dangerous for society. They are kept alive because some still believe, that they might harbour some original creativity. To stay alive they have to produce a yearly "survival-permit-panorama" (SPP) that gets fed into the public media net

“Talking Tongues” (10 min.) finds Steele delivering a monologue as Beatrice Small, a woman who was abused by her husband. - True/False program

A German documentary about the poor conditions of psychiatric hospitals in West Germany.

A poetic study of the Concordia Cemetery.

A child is given birth in the womb of its dead mother. Child’s eyes perceive the death of a city. The last birth combined with the fire and destruction.

“With some exceptions, the Arabics take the idea of the void as their ground. That is, the light we do see almost always seems to be set against darkness, or occasionally against white, these momentary flickers that materialize tenuously out of emptiness. But the darkness is not ‘night,’ or even simply some more abstract absence of light, but a more profound vacuum: it represents a world stripped of all the coordinates of the known, an unmeasurable absence. […] These lushly sensual, pleasurable-to-view films are also terrifying: their unpredictability, continually enacting new dramas of surprise, alternatively swamps the viewer in light and leaves him adrift in darkness.”

“With some exceptions, the Arabics take the idea of the void as their ground. That is, the light we do see almost always seems to be set against darkness, or occasionally against white, these momentary flickers that materialize tenuously out of emptiness. But the darkness is not ‘night,’ or even simply some more abstract absence of light, but a more profound vacuum: it represents a world stripped of all the coordinates of the known, an unmeasurable absence. […] These lushly sensual, pleasurable-to-view films are also terrifying: their unpredictability, continually enacting new dramas of surprise, alternatively swamps the viewer in light and leaves him adrift in darkness.”

Rock Ross described this atypical collaboration as "a celebration of abandon in the parallel nation" and he wasn't being completely tongue-in-cheek. VESPUCCILAND is an exuberant and witty dance for the camera, shot in vivid, defiant color, records half a dozen spitfires (including Ross and fellow San Francisco experimental filmmaker Michael Rudnick) frolicking on a summer morn. Garbed in white costumes and ersatz hoods, the dancers embody the spirits of rebellion, solidarity, anarchy and free expression. Guaranteed to provoke a smile or three, and to evoke nostalgia for the trampled idealism of the 1970s. - Michael Fox

"A declarative and somewhat facetious circular text weaves through many sampled versions of what "film" might be, i.e., home movie, Hollywood, training, documentary, newsreel, sports, abstraction, etc. Shot in b&w and silent, yet two more categories. Along the way, this film provides an identity of its own. Super 8, silent, experimental."

Several performers in neon light-suits of various colors wield light wands and interact in a darkened studio to produce choreographed three dimensional volumes of light.

A short animated film by Tadanaro Okamoto.

Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1982 directed by Efren Pinon and starred Ramon Revilla, Susan Valdez, George Estregan, Paquito Diaz, Alicia Alonzo, Johnny Wilson, and Janice Jurado.

Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1982 directed by J. Erastheo Navoa and starred Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, Susan Bautista, Panchito, Dely Atay-Atayan, Ike Lozada, German Moreno, and Niño Muhlach.

An educational short film featuring Goofy.

The demand for Aggregates is steadily rising. The film explains the Railfreight option:- its successes both environmental and financial and future developments within this strictly commercial operation. The benefits of co-operation between interested parties are stressed and specific examples are illustrated.

"A Forest is Swaying" is the story of a former soldier (Pak Sŏng-ryong) who struggles to plant a pine forest and raise and orphaned child in an area devastated by American bombs in the Fatherland Liberation War (Korean War). A young agricultural expert comes to judge the work Pak has been doing. She finds that it is impossible to have a pine forest in this area, and surmises that he should plant other trees instead. He continues to plant pine trees regardless of her advice.

Jang Yong-Ho loses his parents owing to his grandfather's Cheongja martial art by the Japanese. To retaliate upon the enemy, he practices martial art. Kim Seok-Do advises Jang to escape, but Jang's grandfather is kidnaped and tortured by a Japanese (Nishi Hiro) while keeping his place. Jang sneaks into Nishi Hiro's mountain villa and rescues his grandfather. Nishi Hiro calls again the Japanese snipers, that is, Kenji and Harata. Kenji let Harata fight against Jang, while Kenji himself kills both Kim Seok-Do and Jang's grandfather, and kidnaps Da-Bok. Jang fails to pass Nishi Hiro's yard. On the way to home, Jang meets his younger brother and is informed that his grandfather has been killed. To retaliate upon the enemy, he let his younger brother learn Cheongja martial art. The brothers attack Nishi Hiro's mountain villa and rescues Da-Bok.

A documentary about Paraskeva Clark, a Russian painter who trained in Paris and moved to Canada in the 1930s.

Filmmaker Ralph Arlyck reflects on the idea of success in American culture while examining his own career, ambitions, and everyday life.

Muncie Central and Anderson High prepare to meet for the annual basketball game, a game charged with the spirit of long-established rivalry. An examination of the role of competitive sports (in this case, basketball) in the community, for the coaches and, most of all, for the players themselves.

The film looks at the children who live and work in the big city's suburbs.

Get the Led out with this classic rock installment of the On the Rock Trail series, chronicling the highs and lows of one of the world's most unforgettable and influential bands. As pioneers of modern-day hard rock and heavy metal, Led Zeppelin -- composed of charismatic front man Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham -- inspired legions of acts that would follow in their footsteps.

A global, strategic evaluation of the social forces comprising the society of the spectacle. It is conceived from the view that, if individuals are to gain control over their lives, the world of hierarchical power must be destroyed.

Bollywood 1982

Film starring Shantha, Sivakumar and Thengai Srinivasan

1982 Bollywood musical film from director Vijay Deep. Starring Pran, Vikas Anand, Maya Govind, and Amjad Khan.

Indian film with Uttam Mohanty, Aparajita Mohanty and Sarat Pujari

Paulina (Kristin Genee, daughter of director Heidi Genee) has had to suddenly shoulder the burden of taking care of her mother's responsibilities at home while the latter goes off to a rehab center for alcoholics. Unfortunately, Paulina also has to work at a drive-in to cover the bills, handle the visits of a social worker, and take care of an unwanted teenager hiding out from the law -- making school and homework seem like child's play.

Ancient of Days is a remarkable series of "canons and fugues for video" that comprises Viola's most sophisticated structural and metaphorical explorations of time. Mathematical notations of precise time-code editing were applied to construct illustrations of temporal symmetry, duality and transposition — time-based equivalents of musical compositional principles such as counterpoint and serialism. Astonishing temporal interventions — a 180-degree pan gazing downward on a New York City street that progresses from day to night, an image of Mount Rainier in which the foreground and background unfold in different time planes — unfold as symbolic transformations of natural and urban landscapes.

A documentary on the life of Ed Pincus and his immediate family from 1971 to 1976.

Most of Roxy's fans will buy all their DVD's as each of them offers a different lineup of the band and different songs . This lineup had an exceptional rhythm section , who help give the songs a lift and they make me want to watch and listen again and again . One gets a good idea of how mellow Roxy could be as the ballads are convincingly done , with stirring lead work by Neil Hubbard on MY ONLY LOVE being the highpoint of a standout version . A good release - maybe one day they will be able to clean up the picture . I'm very happy with the music , however . Worth a spin for those fans of this influential band .

Two live titles by the hard rock band Rainbow. LIVE BETWEEN THE EYES was filmed live at the San Antonio Stadium, Texas, while THE FINAL CUT was recorded during the band's 1984 tour of Japan. Tracks on LIVE BETWEEN THE EYES include 'It Can't Happen Here', 'Smoke On The Water', and 'Stone Cold'. THE FINAL CUT features eleven tracks including 'Spotlight Kid', 'Difficult To Cure', 'Power', 'Since You've Been Gone', 'Stone Cold', 'Can't Let You Go' and 'Street Of Dreams

Leslie Nielsen hosts this comedy special featuring satirical sketches and a debate between G. Gordon Liddy and Moon Unit Zappa.