Cinematic Era: 2002 Vintage

A typically idiosyncratic mini-mystery about a middle-aged man who gets out of prison, sells his shares in a company and announces that he’s heading off to Siberia to get married. Central scene, in which he convinces a woman to come with him, takes place in a Finnish rockabilly club. The Hitchcockian pacing, as the man endeavours to make his train, supplies nice momentum, and wrap-up provides a satisfying revelation as to what’s actually afoot.

When handsome young writer William finds himself plagued by writer's block, his best friend Max suggests that he take his mind off things and they go on a hunt for secret bordello, apparently hidden deep within the Mojave desert. When they discover a hidden oasis of sexual fantasy and obsession, founded in the age-old traditions of pleasure and satisfaction. And after the two meet beautiful Jewel and Romance, they start an ultimate trip to desire.

Shot on the Moonshine Overamerica 2000 tour, American Massive shows the rave scene from the participants' perspective: the DJs, the promoters, the artists, and the kids. 24 Cities, 13,000 miles in 32 days with some of the America's biggest names in electronic music, including AK1200, Christopher Lawrence, Carl Cox, Cirrus, D:Fuse, Dara, Micro, Frankie Bones and Keoki. American Massive is a documentary about the rave culture. Included are interviews with the people who attend the parties and the behind-the-scenes workers, as well as interviews and music from electronic music artists AK1200, Carl Cox, Christopher Lawrence, Dara, Frankie Bones, Keoki, and more. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

In a covert listing station an operative picks up a telephone conversation between someone he suspects is an agent and someone called mother. He follows their communication and intercepts another message about cakes and candles. However has he stumbled upon a plot of major importance or just something innocent?

Julien and Emma are brother and sister, living in rural France with their father, who writes children's books. Julien is a gifted pianist but the loss of his mother has sucked the joie de vivre out of him; his best friend Alice knows it although their platonic relationship is more about him supporting her in bad relationship choices than anything else. When he sees a beautiful woman called Olga in a bookstore, Julien is smitten and sets about to set up someway of impressing her and winning her affection.

A reimagining of the lives of Sesame Street muppets Bert and Ernie, who face a crisis when "Variety" magazine brands them as closeted homosexuals.

This piece was designed as an installation piece for projection as a 60-minute loop in gallery spaces. Deanimated is literally displaced from the theater environment typical of film spectatorship, slightly blurring the boundaries between the spaces of projection and reception. "Deanimated: The Invisible Ghost," is based on the 1941 horror film "The Invisible Ghost" with the lead actors Bela Lugosi, Polly Ann Young, and John McGuire. In "Deanimated" the actors are gradually eliminated and thus the narrative loses its coherence. What remains are backgrounds, erratic camera movements that seem to move without focus throughout the room, capturing ghostly changes in light and shadows. In this project, Arnold asks fundamental philosophical questions about human existence and presence in absence. Although the actors are missing, they leave behind traces (such as smashing bullets together, dust stirring up …) and are experienced precisely in their absence as a ghostly, unreal present.

One family's paranoid preparation for the year 2000 crisis and beyond. Survivalist Carl Foster has one year to convince his family he's not crazy and independent filmmaker Atis Jamison has 365 days to get it all on tape.

The cousins, Heru and Retno, have the sixth sense. Heru can see ghosts and Retno can feel their presence. This shared experience makes the two close since childhood. Retno is also in love with Heru. But Heru feels that it is impossible to be in a romantic relationship with his own cousin. After Heru grows up, he goes to study at the Jakarta Arts Institute, and then starts to date Rianti. Retno is broken hearted when she finds out and she has a car accident. Retno’s death troubles Heru and Rianti’s marriage. Heru is bound to his oath with Retno, that whoever dies first, will come back to tell the living about the afterlife.

Actor Wi Kuki Kaa plays Tiare, a Vietnam War veteran who is dislocated by his experiences of war, and homelessness. He wanders the city streets, collecting ephemera in plastic bags. Nancy Brunning plays his daughter, who, with her own daughter, visits their reluctant koro to convince him to visit his ancestral home. The result is a moving story about a man jolted to find his turangawaewae, and the whanau that helps him get there. (NZ On Screen)

In a village in the north, the life of a family is turned upside down : the mother's affair denounced by her opportunistic son, and the father weighed down by his failing business.

An intimate portrait of director Peter Brook by his son, Simon Brook.

A modest and run-of-the mill early-middle aged couple, Sandra and Benoit, travel to a vacation house in southern France, to spend some holidays with friends. When they arrive, they find that all their companions live completely according to nature; that is all are nudists.

A documentary about the making of Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions.

A documentary about the band Buck-Tick's history from 1992 to 2001, released on the fourth disc of boxset.

Show recorded in 1996 in the city of Valinhos, in celebration of the city's 100th anniversary, a rare recording taken from the family archive, originally recorded on VHS. Includes biography, photo album, and behind-the-scenes footage. Songs: 01. Chopis Centis 02. Jumento Celestino 03. 1406 04. Mundo Animal 05. Vira-vira 06. Sabão Crá-crá 07. Robocop Gay 08. Débil Mental 09. Boys Don't Cry 10. Uma Arlinda Mulher 11. Lá Vem o Alemão 12. Sábado de Sol

Ninne Preethisuve is a 2002 Kannada film directed by Om Prakash Rao. The film stars Shivaraj Kumar, Ramesh Aravind and Raasi in lead roles. Music was composed by Rajesh Ramanathan.

Set in a city both past and present, on a deserted street where only the distant sounds of life blow by. The Hunger Artist stands alone, locked in his cage. Once famous and adored by the crowds, he now performs alone.

On a summer evening, a dance in the village brings together young and old. Children, lovers, drinkers and troublemakers all revel under the night sky, accompanied by a variety of musical styles.

An Iranian comedy film about marriage.

Devraj is a young boy living in the foothills of a mountain. His sister Paro falls ill and the only thing that can save her is a herb that grows beyond the blue mountain. Devraj readies to undertakes the perilous journey. Guided by the guardian spirit of his loving father who had died in an accident, the boy with his grandfather defies the odds and treacherous terrains to save the life of his sister. The film also stars Nasseruddin Shah.

When most people hear the name Elvis Presley they immediately think of either the swivel-hipped rock 'n' roller of the 1950s or the jump-suited dynamo of the Las Vegas years but Elvis Presley was far more than just the King of Rock 'n' Roll; he was a full-fledged movie star who did more than 30 films in his long career, each one of them a box office success. He was also the first star in history to make over one million dollars a movie, and even saved an entire studio from bankruptcy with one film. We will always remember Elvis the rebellious rock superstar, but we must also remember Elvis the Hollywood megastar, who continues to entertain his legions of fans to this day with his film roles. Elvis at the Movies is a look back at the man, the star, and the films that made Elvis Presley one of the biggest names in movie history.

This short documentary from 2002, written by Jacques Tati scholar Stéphane Goudet and featuring rare archival footage, explores the genesis of the director’s hugely ambitious 1967 film production.

A forgotten lasagna mutates into a monster.

In South America, Artemio, a young knife sharpener, joins a revolutionary movement whose members include Bragueton, an unemployed soldier; Domingo Acevedo, a compulsive gambler; Don Bachetta, a retired anarchist; and Eva, a young French woman with whom Artemio falls madly in love. This small group secretly plans to launch a terrorist attack. Love and friendship sustain the illusion, but passions soon run high in the closed environment of their cohabitation, giving way to the worst of human baseness and proving the ineffectiveness of collective action.

Four film-makers embark on a cinematic survey of Austria, documenting the political and social state of the nation and its people. An eye-opening experience. In the wake of the 1999 elections, four filmmakers decided to go out with cameras in hand and gauge the mood of their countrymen, who had made Jörg Haider's FPO party the second most powerful in Austria. What they found was a country apparently "like any other" , filled with nice ordinary people. Who feel perfectly comfortable dreaming of a possible future without foreigners, or speaking with equanimity about the old days of the Third Reich.

Heart of the Sea is an hour-long documentary about Hawaiian legend Rell “Kapolioka'ehukai” Sunn who died in January 1998 of breast cancer at the age of 47. Known worldwide as a pioneer of women’s professional surfing, in the Islands Rell Sunn achieved the stature of an icon — not only for her physical power, grace and luminous beauty, but for her leadership in a community that loved her as much as she loved it. Named one of Hawai’i’s most influential women of the 20th century by ABC television, Sunn - whose Hawaiian name means Heart of the Sea - was eulogized in the New York Times for having “captured the heart of Hawai’i during a 14-year battle with cancer.”

Professor Jake works with a new AI computer who transfers souls to other universes but what Jake doesn't know is the AI has another purpose for the mission.

A real estate agent shows a house to a woman who is more than she seems.

The vicissitudes of a musician fresh from prison that seeks to resume playing music with his band, the Chevrolés, whose members are scattered around the city, earning a living wage through various activities.

Travis picked up Best Album and Best Band awards at the 2000 Brit Awards. This DVD features 18 live tracks from performances in Reading, Leeds and Glasgow, from August 2001. The DVD also includes documentary footage, a discography, multiple camera angles, a link to Travis online, special playlist feature, subtitles, Dolby Stereo & Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound. Possibly the biggest British pop band since Oasis, Travis make quietly earnest pop music with intelligent lyrics. The critically acclaimed award-winning (they won 2000 Brit Awards for "Best Band" and "Best Album") are filmed performing at 3 different outdoor festivals in England--Glasgow Gig on the Green, Leeds, and Reading. The quartet perform 18 tracks, including the huge hit "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"

A group of dissident Greek film makers try to produce a politically committed film with the backing of American producers in the aftermath of the coup d'etat by the military in Greece in the early 1970s

Sixty years ago, Norway’s Nazi invaders saw a perfect opportunity to further Himmler’s “Lebensborn” program, by encouraging their soldiers to have affairs with Norwegian women, often with Aryan features, and breed “racially superior children.” After the war the women children were sent to prisons and asylums.

Jack is the nomad of the film's title. He is a homeless street performer who brings Shakespeare's soliloquies to life each afternoon on various street corners around the city of Denver. He moves around the urban landscape from park bench to bus bench with his best friend, an aging dog named Bones.

Apparently an attempt to parody the "Charlie Rose" show, here host Peter Bradley interviews 6 (well, 5, since one doesn't show up) of the bit players from "The Royal Tenenbaums."

The wealthy Edgar dies while having sex with Vivian, his predatory and insatiable pleasure-seeking wife. Vivian meets Edgar's niece and heir, April, at his funeral and inducts the comely young woman into her decadent world of potent pills and hedonistic Sapphic fornication.

A laidback young man harboring a cynical view of love happens to meet a cheerful woman while on a trip to a shrine and finds himself falling for her.

As a continuation of contemporary stage plays which characterize the lives and issues of both teens and adults. This stageplay is an original drama of a family under pressure: a wife and mother balancing career and family; a father with a failing business and a son struggling with the legacy of destructive attitudes passed down from generation to generation.

Journey back to the dunes of prehistoric Mongolia to find the owner of the largest claws of all time - Therizinosaurus. Presenter Nigel Marven's adventure covers vast nesting sites, skirts curious velociraptors and avoids the terrifying tarbosaurus so we can come face-to-face with The Giant Claw.

Newcomer Alison Murray ignites the screen as Ali Silver a Black Ops agent for the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS). When Ali recovers a case containing an assassination plot and a formula for a biochemical weapon, she is sent on an operation to recover the substance and terminate its courier. an unknown terrorist, codename: VALAT. Upon arriving in the peaceful, serene locale of Waterton Lakes National Park she must team up with a local RCMP officer to track the terrorist all the way to the 49th parallel. The stakes are high in this taut espionage flick.

Yuki Nakagawa is a 28-year-old single woman who works as a translator from home. It has been four years since she began living with her younger sister, Noriko, a university student. Yuki tends to have casual relationships with men. Noriko, on the other hand, has been dating her classmate Kazuya for three years. A dispute over her job prospects leads to an argument between the two. A few days later, Kazuya comes to visit Noriko. Unfortunately, Noriko is out, but Yuki offers Kazuya a drink to cheer him up. Before long, the two end up in each other’s arms—

Police officer Antonio is murdered by Eli, a girl of few words; Arm, a boy struggling with the problems of adolescence; and French, a man of faith and a heavy smoker. Commissioner D'Angelo, who finds the body on the banks of the Po River, arrests the three alleged murderers, but lacks any conclusive evidence.

A visual retrospect on the most outrageous lead singer in history. This special edition video documentary is a comprehensive look at Dee, his music, his bands, and his friends. It incorporates live footage, conceptual video footage, and exclusive interviews with Dee and countless celebrity guests.

Meet Aric Blue. He's young, he's handsome, he's successful. He's also a serial killer. He picks his victims at random, stalking them and taking advantage of their patterns in order to kill them. He's the ultimate serial killer. But when he finds his next victim already dead and a note on the body reading: "I'VE GOT YOUR PATTERN", Aric realizes he's being stalked by a serial killer every bit his equal. When two serial killers wage war, the rules are simple: Don't get in the way.

Amateur astronomer Len is over the moon when he discovers a new comet. But, a disdainful colleage is not so sure this heavenly body is all it appears to be...

It’s country versus city in this darkly comic showdown between the wily inhabitants of a farm and its arrogant new owner.

A beautiful baker teaches eager students the art of baking bread. Set to irresistibly funky dance music, Baking Lessons is a fun filled romp through a most unusual tutorial. You will never view a two-bun loaf in quite the same way.

A party ends in horror as a teenage girl is shot by her boyfriend. Friends Zipp and Andreas flee from the scene, apparently just innocent witnesses to the crime. A lonely middle-aged woman named Irma is receiving mysterious phone calls at night. Two seemingly different stories, but soon their paths will cross and it can only end in tragedy - as the Devil holds the light.

Documentary which examines the September 11 attacks, and America's military response, including previously unseen and recently declassified battle footage on American troops in combat in Afghanistan. After terrorists attacked New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11, 2001, America's military went into action and launched a counterattack on the men believed to be responsible -- Osama bin Laden, Sheik Omar, and the terrorist network al-Qaida.

Its about the relationship between Julio, a radio broadcaster and Abril, a music teacher. It treat themes as destiny, love, incomunnication...

Just before Easter 2001, a semi-trailer loaded with 40,000 bottles of beer crashed into the Tweed River on the out skirts of the northern New South Wales town of Murwillumbah (known as "Murbah" to the locals). With salvage crews ordered to clear the crash zone for the busy Easter traffic, the locals undertook their own salvage operation, making it their best Easter ever. Murbah Swamp Beer is a documentary about an event that could only happen in Australia. It captures the spirit of a small, country town as its citizens discover that beer definitely tastes better when it's free.

Documentary about Margit Nielsen and her work at the Malmö chocolate factory.

A young couple drives around pretending to raise money for the Cancer Research Fund. But they are con artists, deceiving gullible old people in the countryside. Then the day comes when they're approaching the last house, before heading into the city...

Nani, a marriage broker, gets a proposal to find matches for three sisters. Things take an unexpected turn when he lands up at the house of his ex-girlfriend, in order to find a match for her.