Cinematic Era: 1998 Vintage

THE TRUE STORY OF THE BIG RED ONE is pitting Hollywood fiction against historical fact, where we'll examine the reality behind Samuel Fuller's great war movie "The Big Red One". Based upon Fuller's own World War II experiences, the film starred Lee Marvin as the intrepid sergeant of special infantry squadron in various campaigns of the war. Learn the dramatic story of the illustrious First Division of the U.S. Army - called the Big Red One because of the red numeral "1" on its uniforms' shoulders - from it's organization in 1917 through the present day.

Toru, who was associated with Shibata who dropped out of Joto Kogyo and boarded Shibata's hideout alone. He beat Shibata with all his might but Shibata had his front teeth broken and turned upside down.

A man and a little girl taken hostage during a bank raid end up trapped in a claustrophobic closed environment. This is the start of a painful prychological confrontation between the two prisoners...

Remembrance has a double edge...

A young Berlin couple travel to a friend's place for the celebration of Silvester and New Year's Eve. During that period, we witness today's juvenile sub-culture, especially the ways of keeping a partnership - or breaking it up in between.

Artist Adam Chodzko seeks to reunite the actors and actresses who played the victims in the film, Salo.

Two simple, unassuming, apolitical men have their lives changed forever when they find themselves hunted by agents of the ruling dictatorship.

After Grandpa Reginald has won a large sum, he invites his family to go on vacation to South Africa. Here he plans to show his family stages from his eventful past, while they have completely different plans ...

Tells the story of Almar, a young Norwegian sailor whose gold watch, of great sentimental value, has been broken. While waiting for repairs in a remote Spanish town, he meets a number of unusual characters: Windy, an Australian seafarer with unusual experiences, real or imaginary; Marta, a beautiful Spanish girl; Martha's bizarre grandfather; and two old watchmakers who are painfully methodical. It seems to Almar that real time has also stopped when his watch did.

Six vibrant youth, meet to a play area to play, Shihong and jade family as a loving couple, two people say ** for the introduction of male and female colleagues, so they were matched Di, Ami, Xiaobo and Achi , Six people in the park to play very happy, who knows the park leader Liting is a mental abnormality, six young people were killed in the game, the original pleasant journey has become a terrible tragedy.

A Scottish rendition of Macbeth. Mack is a humble poet who goes to Scotland to visit his three eccentric aunts. He expects them to simply greet him, but they tell him that he must marry Beth, the daughter of a rich lawyer. However, despite what Mack wants, Mack's brother Ian is marrying Beth, and so he must attend his brother's wedding. In order to persuade Mack to marry, the aunts prophecize certain strange events that would supposedly delay the wedding so that they could be married. Mack tries to stop them in order to show support for his brother, but it turns out that he never had to bother. For there are other secrets involved in the two families that delay the wedding anyway, and give enough time for the truth to be revealed about the love in the forthcoming wedding.

Two friends meet after 15 years. They have a complicated and intimate past that becomes impossible to deny in spite of intentions to the contrary.

A 13 year old with an over-sexed mother starts an affair with her mother's live-in boy friend.

South Africa's wickedest satirist is back with a tongue so sharp it could slice through ice. De Vries knows his onions, and remains one of the few comedians who take salacity to the utmost limit without giving the slightest offence. Casper's superb talents have surely earned him a place in the select coterie of the national treasures, this country should guard and nurture with pride.

Tori Amos performs. Her set includes "iieee," "Past the Mission," "Caught a Lite Sneeze" and "The Waitress." Hosted by David Byrne.

A bistro counter will decide the fate of two women. The first, Marie, the owner of a cafe for forty years in a Breton village, wants to realize her dream and go to the city. The second, Joelle, wants to leave town for the countryside.

Documentary about the life and work of mystery writer Mickey Spillane.

Sensationalistic group portrait of New York City ‘’club kids,’’ makes you long for those good old days when Andy Warhol’s self-appointed superstars brought a certain humor and bohemian sense of style to his semi-improvised films.

There is trouble a-plenty in store for the Corkhill clan in this video-only special. Series creator Phil Redmond has returned to pen a dramatic script which follows on from a weekend special.

This intimate, uncannily moving documentary profiles Norma Canner, a pioneer in dance movement therapy, who found in dance a way to help people who had been discarded by society. The film traces the evolution of Norma's career from Broadway actress in the '40s, through her ground-breaking work in creative movement with disabled and mentally retarded children in the '60s, to her present work as a dance therapist with adults. Utilizing drawing, music, theater, and dance in the context of other modes of therapy, her work has proved extraordinarily beneficial for handicapped individuals, as well as providing cathartic healing experiences for those with deep emotional scars; And her work with children who were blind, deaf, or autistic has became a model.

Bheema Raju a mafia don, kills his henchman Rajeswara Rao . Raana son of Rajeswara Rao kills Bheema Raju and becomes a mafia don himself. He becomes a very powerful man in the society and, later on, marries an innocent village girl Ganga. Bheem Raju's son Devaraj try to kill Raana in many ways, but nothing works out. Raana kills a Municipal Commissioner for raping a girl. Dr. Kasthuri who is a doctor and also an ally of the bad guys does the postmortem of the body and tells the police about the murder and tries to send Raana to jail. Raana kidnaps Kasthuri and threatens her and while he is killing her Shankaram Master obstructs his way begs him to leave his daughter, then suddenly Raana finds out that Kasthuri is none other than his long-lost sister.

Three high school girls: Yu, Aya, and Sachiko. Yu is in a secret relationship with her friend's lover. Aya is a assisted dating partner. Sachiko gets along well with a boy at the warehouse. On the other hand, Yasumi, the female physical education teacher, seems to have an unusual relationship with Aida, a member of the track and field club. High school girls in bloomers and a female teacher are having a sexual feast in the school!

Two news reporters report on Santa Claus standing naked in the snow and missing his delivery as a consequence.

Thriller starring Karen Black.

A collection of footage and interviews with strange people and their exploration into the unusual and extreme side of body modification.

This is the story of the incredible struggle for survival of the dragons of the Galapagos. On the island of Fernandina, each year Land Iguanas migrate up the steep slopes of the 5000ft active volcano to lay their eggs in the warm soil. If the rim of the crater is fully occupied they have to climb 1 km down the steep crater walls to the floor below. Many are killed finding a path down as the walls are steep & dangerously unstable causing many landslides.

The final part of the 14-part documentary series which discovers cultural roots and aesthetics of modern Iranian films and the relationship between different Persian art forms and Iranian Cinema.

Kudumba Vaarthakal is a 1998 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Ali Akbar and produced by Milan Jaleel. The film stars Jagathy Sreekumar, Innocent, Kalabhavan Mani and Kalpana in lead roles. The film had musical score by Berny-Ignatius.

The tender and tragic love story of French painter Pierre Bonnard and his wife and lifelong model Marthe. The artist recorded their relationship on canvas and, 50 years after his death, these paintings have established him as one of the masters of colour and light.

A look at how to avoid the consumerism and materialism rampant in today's society.

A beautiful lyrical portrait of the life and work of Juliette de Bairacli Levy: herbalist, author, breeder of Afghan hounds, friend of the Gypsies, traveller in search of herbal wisdom and the pioneer of holistic veterinary medicine. Her well-loved and now classic herbal remedies for animals and for children have been a vital inspiration to the present day herbal renaissance and holistic animal care community. For more than 60 years Juliette lived with the Gypsies, nomads and peasants of the world, learning the healing arts of these people who live close to nature, and learning from nature herself. Now 85 years of age, Juliette's life story is as colourful and exciting as her tremendous wealth of herbal knowledge. Filmed on location in many beautiful countries, and interwoven with Juliette's vast collection of archival photographs, together with scenes of Gypsies dancing and Bedouins with their herds.

A soft-drink mascot terrorises a family.

In this portrait film, we meet Inger Christensen in her apartment in Østerbro, Copenhagen, where she tells of her life and work, and reads excerpts from her major works.

An elderly man with failing eyesight attends his brother funeral. He discovers a lottery ticket in his dead brothers possessions. Will his luck change or will fate deal a more spiteful blow.

PRIMAVERA is a three dimensional film featuring puppets that work in the so called telescope system which tries with the help of stylised images to visually depict the great variety existing in nature, the food chain and variations in the reproduction of different living organisms. The entire film is seen through the eyes of a butterfly larva.

A look at the history of this legendary manager

A comedy directed by Jürgen Bretzinger.

A practical guide on ways to help young children to develop the background skills which lead them into reading. Through out the film it has actor Peter Sallis talking about all of the guide ways to get young children to develop the background skills which can lead them into reading.

Nocturne is a psychological horror film built on the conflicts of a woman tortured by the ambiguity between reality and illusion, dream and desire. The woman has perhaps murdered her lover and is living in an unstable world when he returns to her at night, in her dreams and into her arms, as witness to the subversive violence of nature, corporeality and desire. (PA)

In early winter, a business man who has drown in debt gives his family a ride to commit a joint suicide. His child asks mom where they are going to and she answers they are going to a picnic…

Beginning of the New Legend (Shin Densetsu Kourin) was the first musical to star Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon.

Aboard the top deck of a cruise ship, Baran, a young wealthy girl, notices a native boy who is dancing joyfully to beating drums. Baran arrives at a plush hotel on the mainland, however she seems somewhat disconsolate. Later she finds the native boy again and they begin to bond, playfully exploring the beach resort together. Later, the two go aboard a row-boat and the native dives down into the water to collect a pearl from the seabed for her. However, the ending leaves the audience to wonder if he was a figment of Baran's longing imagination all along. Well-shot and with a strong performance from Baran Kosari, this film perfectly captures the bittersweet pangs of young love.

A day in the life of a young man who aspires to be a filmmaker in Belo Horizonte. He is aware that there are many obstacle to shooting and the city is just one of them. He is not giving up, at least not without rebelling...

A young girl decides to remain in her hometown and continues the fish sauce distillery of her family who is planning to leave Vietnam.

The comedy “Ein fast perfekter Seitensprung” was not only successful, it was really well-done. The first sequel is, as most sequels, less attractive. As the charming mix of Germans and Austrians itself wasn't new and interesting any more, Schwabenitzky had to concentrate more on the less terrific elements. He emphasised the character-clichés and made up a more complex story, in order to bring down as many of the characters from the first film as possible. This sequel is only worth watching if you're a great fan of the first part. Actually, not even then.

Filmed at one of the largest Homecoming concert events ever at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia; All Day Singing at the Dome (with Atlanta Homecoming) contains live performances of some of your favourite songs and artists

Jamal the Frog finds out that he’s responsible for watching his little tadpole sister Polly, Polly decides to take a swim in the toilet.

Under the stage name "Le Petomane," Joseph Pujol was the toast of turn-of-the-century Paris. Audiences at the Moulin Rouge where first shocked, then won over, by this tall, mustachioed man in a red velvet suit...a suite with a hole cut in the derriere to release his remarkable talent. Pujol was a skilled musician in his own right, but his greatest instrument was his own rectum, with which he could produce an astounding variety of musical tones. Through a combination of historical documents, photographs, archival films, and interviews, this video reclaims Pujol's place in history and, in the process, opens up a veritable Pandora's box of contemporary debate over the meaning, impact, and value of this unusual master flatulator.

Richard Fairbrass goes behind the scenes of the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest.

Jonas Mekas reflects on a 1966 trip to Avignon that offered solace during a period of personal crisis. Combining diary texts read by Angus MacLise with images of place and memory, the film becomes a lyrical meditation on pain, survival, and the restorative power of reflection.

An atheist philosophy club at a college harasses a Christian, Scott, who claims to have inside knowledge of when the world will end. To vindicate himself and "defeat" the athiests, he prepares a presentation based on a bible study he finds in the library. Although initially confident, Scott begins to have doubts due to the theoretical nature of the study. Meanwhile, his buddy Matt (who is having prophetic dreams of his own) is frustrated because he feels Scott is uprepared for the presentation and that the responsibility will fall on him to bail his friend out.

Years after their last encounter, two disparate killers must work together again. But the scars from the past run deep. Before the job can get their full attention, the films must first be returned to the video store. The after-fee would otherwise be too high...