Cinematic Era: 2003 Vintage

A debt-ridden film producer tries to sell his debut film to television, and he doesn't shy away from blackmail.

Arnold Selnes is 80 years old and sells used bicycles in Oslo, but denies that he has a bike shop.

Grammy Award winner (and former front man for the band Chicago) Peter Cetera performs classic favorites from his catalog of hits for the SoundStage audience. And in a double-the-fun treat, he's joined by four-time Grammy winner Amy Grant for their duet "Next Time I Fall" and classic hits such as "Baby Baby," as well as tunes from her latest album. It's Cetera as you've never seen him -- or heard him -- before. A rare treat.

A counselor teaches a better way of life to troubled youths. The lessons are put to the test when they encounter a cult of death in a field trip to the woods.

Under a cherry tree, there's always a corpse..." After a literary opening featuring this quote from Motojiro Kajii and the image of a giant, bifurcated tree, Textism suddenly changes key and a work full of wry humor emerges. Three stories, each somewhat aloof in tone, are told using subtitles and computer-generated synthetic sounds. With its effective presentation of images, this artist's "memento mori" compels us not so much to "think of death" as to "think of text (mozi)"

A taxi driver becomes involved in the world of the mafia & their wars.

Long Tack Sam was an internationally renowned Chinese acrobat and magician. He overcame isolation, poverty, cultural and linguistic barriers, extreme racism and world wars to become one of the most successful vaudeville acts of his time. His showmanship was unrivalled, yet he refused to appear in movies because of the way Chinese were portrayed at the time. A celebration of the spirit of Long Tack Sam's magic and art, this richly textured first person road movie is an exhilarating testament to his legacy and a prismatic tour through the 20th Century. It all begins in a small village in China... https://www.nfb.ca/film/the_magical_life_of_long_tack_sam/

What you do not remember will not trouble you.

Since the end of World War II, Switzerland has largely depended on immigrant workers from Southern Europe – first from Italy, then Spain and finally Portugal and the former Yugoslavia. Many of them were “seasonal workers”, a unique status in Europe and one that was particularly iniquitous. These workers were allowed to stay in Switzerland only nine months of the year and were obliged to return home for the other three months; they were not allowed to change jobs; they could not have their own accommodation but had to live in what was provided by their employers; they were not allowed to bring their spouses and children with them. Tens of thousands of people lived in sub-standard accomodation that was often dangerous and endured particularly tough work conditions, especially in construction, but also in agriculture and the hotel industry.

Vipin Vijay's Palace of the Winds is a poetic essay about that "Holy Little Box," the radio, conceived of as a ghostly transmitter of Indian cultural artifacts.

Inept cops go on the trail of a music-related murder.

People think Han has become the boss;they react as well as treat him the same way they would if he had/they thought he had won a lot of money on the lottery. Their greedy minds lead into a lot of misunderstanding and chaos!

On her 23rd birthday, Julia is dumped by her boyfriend Patrick, her hoped-for career as a pop journalist vanishes into thin air and she finds out that she is pregnant by Patrick, who is already seeing someone else. Although she is also being courted by a new acquaintance, she decides to win Patrick back without telling him about her pregnancy. She accidentally finds out who his new girlfriend is and begins a hidden vendetta. But then there's always Frank, her new acquaintance, around whom Julia feels that strange tingling in her stomach.

Filmed June 21, 2002 with 12 cameras at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco, this DVD documents a Tabla Beat Science performance that features founders Zakir Hussain (Tablas) and Bill Laswell (Bass), along with Ustad Sultan Khan (Sarangi and Vocals), Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw (Vocals), Karsh Kale (Drums), DJ Disk (Turntable) and MIDIval PunditZ (Electronics). Directed by Alex Winter.

The strange relation between two brothers.

The story of a Polish mother who is exploited as a cheap worker in Austria, and of an Austrian realtor, who fits the typical cliché of a stubborn, sexually frustrated and ugly midlife man.

For the first time ever, some of the all-time greatest performances from one of history's most unique artists are collected in one place on DVD. Roy Orbison may not have had the gyrating hips of Elvis to make the crowds go wild, by what he did possess was a voice so uncannily emotional and honest that his audience would sit in total silence, savoring every note and hanging on every word, While Roy's formidable songwriting skills could make virtually any singer sound good, when applied to his beautifully peculiar pipes, his creations simply soared. Featuring his timeless classics "Only the Lonely," "You Got It," "Crying," "Pretty Woman" and many more, this is Roy Orbison at his absolute finest. With special guest appearances by k.d. lang, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, and many more!

A documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has lasted for more than 50 years. Contains some interviews with the children in this conflict.

Jeremy Stenberg is Twitch. Colin Morrison is Scummy. Together these over-the edge, off-the-charts freestyle stars of moto take you on a trip you will never forget. Huge air, huge attitude and a never say die approach to life makes this one of the best a most outrageous moto vids ever made. Other featured riders include: Mike Metzger, Beau Manley, Ronnie Faisst, Brian Deegan, Doug Parsons and Seth Enslow.

Documentary following the Saeco/Cannondale team in the 2003 Giro d'Italia with narration by Phil Liggett.

One sunny day, female kitten Koma decides to make a stop motion film. She begins to write the storyboards, make the stuffed toys, and draw the background art. Before long, Koma starts making her film — shooting frame by frame with her cute 8mm camera, and carefully checking each frame. But her shooting is interrupted by an obnoxious fly, resulting in an unexpected accident. Will she be able to complete her project?

British/US report from Baghdad; Baghdad Bob; troops blow up statue; taking palace; report from Pentagon where they're watching TV; targets are symbolic; fire in Mosul; bombers land at Incirlik air base, Turkey.

A coming of age romantic drama set in 1972 based on real life events. It is 1972 and muscularly handsome blond Peter heads off to an exclusive Virginia university, unsure of what to expect. He joins a fraternity house where he meets William, a classics major who has a strong attraction to him. Despite their flirting the reserved Peter becomes romantically involved in a menage a trois with his room mate Joe and Joe's girlfriend Bess. When the trio's social bliss is disrupted by a violent episode Peter is taken in and protected by Ian, his poetry professor. recuperating at Ian's idyllic country house, Peter soon falls in love with his hunky professor. Of course, their hot and heavy affair which includes skinny dipping, passionate sex and bathing outdoors is taboo. When jealousy rears its ugly head, Peter and Ian's happiness is threatened.

Settled comfortably in Sweden with his wife and two children, Siavash finds himself at middle age consumed with guilt for having abandoned his parents when he left Iran many years before. A hasty attempt to return finds Siavash stranded in the free port of Qeshm, a sort of island no-man's-land and departure point for smugglers, where the locals are as puzzled by this backwards-fleeing refugee as he is by their unfamiliar customs.

More than forty years after his assassination, John F. Kennedy remains a towering figure in American life and politics. From his inaugural speeches and his meeting with the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev to the Cuban missile crisis and the standoff over integration at the University of Mississippi, he presided over a nation committed to democratic leadership but threatened by external forces and unresolved divisions at home. JFK: A Presidency Revealed shows that like the nation he served, he was a flawed giant. This special presentation traces key events in his life and career. Family members, associates, and historians offer personal and compelling glimpses into the life of this influential President.

Kiss The Lost Concert, captures a young and hungry band on the verge of multi-platinum success. Experience they heavy metal masters pounding out scorchers, "Firehouse" and "Black Diamond" along with tracks culled from their then new album "Destroyer". Filmed on the "Spirit of 76" summer tour, which debuted the new Destroyer stage and costumes. Live in Jersey City, NJ, Roosvelt Stadium, July 10, 1976

A teenage girl, Norah (Marie Kremer), living with her depressed father, Jean-Michel (Thierry Lefevre), in Luxembourg, obsesses over the whereabouts of her missing mother, who left them both when Norah was still a newborn. Norah is a misfit and devotes her energy to helping others and conversing with an imaginary friend. But, when she receives information pertaining to the possible location of her mother, Norah has to seriously think about inviting the woman back into her life.

The Eldritch Influence looks at the world of literary outsider H.P. Lovecraft who posthumously infected a large number of artists, writers, mystics, and fanatics with his wonderfully bleak worldview. Using passionate interviews and colorful commentary the film presents a picture of Lovecraft’s life and thought through those he’s touched and inspired. Featuring extensive interviews with Lovecraft biographer S.T. Joshi, authors Ramsey Campbell, Neil Gaiman, Brian Lumley, and filmmaker Stuart Gordon.

Footage from the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is examined to reveal how a contestant almost cheated his way to the jackpot.

Documentary that reviews the filmography of Francisco Lombardi.

Documentary

Fabio Reyes, a former counterfeit artist who after serving 10 years of a 25 year sentence, wants nothing more than to rekindle his relationship with his long-lost daughter and live peacefully. But life isn't that fair and demons never die. As Fabio embarks on a roller-coaster ride of deception, lies, suspense and murder, nothing turns out to be as it seems.

A 21st Century ménage a trois as a Croatian nanny seeks to deal with the fact that she is pregnant by her employer and work to build a brighter future for the baby.

Vince Gill and Amy Grant join Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra to celebrate the season.

Joshua Oppenheimer reimagines a sixty-second stock market update as maniacal monologue by a mumbling madman giving a bizarre play-by-play of floor traders and urban pedestrians as the trading day comes to an end. Created while in the midst of production on the feature-length GLOBALIZATION TAPES, this brief film is Oppenheimer's most concentrated piece of socio-political commentary: a quick, colorful political cartoon of capitalism plucked out-of-context and set to a soundtrack that is both comic and somewhat sinister. The upbeat musical accompaniment only enhances the empty celebration of meaningless activity.

Doors in our life. Each has a melody, like a music box. They have stories, like a book. They will be opened one by one.

Featuring the likes of Rochelle Ballard, Layne Beachley, Serena Brooke and Lisa Andersen, this unique documentary blends an infectious soundtrack with highlights from some of the top female surfers in the country. Created by the producers of the film Blue Crush, this exhilarating experience features footage from such breathtaking locations as Australia, Tahiti, Europe and the North Shore of Hawaii.

In suburban Tokyo, commuters find themselves waiting every day with the same group of strangers for the same seat on the same train. Perhaps over 1000 days never knowing who they are, what their lives are like, where they live, who they love. Until one day, things change.

An adaptation of Leos Janacek's opera Prihody Lisky Bystrousky (1925), based on the novel Liska Bystrouska by Rudolf Tesnohlidek. It follows the life of Sharp-Ears, a fox who is captured by a forester as a cub and raised in his home prior to escaping back into the forest.

- "The Spells of Kenneth Anger" was shot in Hollywood in July, 2003. Anger gives an overview of his life and we see clips of his many films. He touches on his run-in with Charles Manson, being influenced by Alistair Crowley, working with Marianne Faithful, and he shows us his favorite place in LA: the Hollywood cemetary.

A look at the Rendlesham Forest UFO landing case

Japanese-language drama television film written by Masatake Tamukai, directed by Hiroki Hayashi, and produced by Takahiro Kasagi. The film was based on actual events of 1922, when the cooperation of the Polish Committee of Rescue of Children from the Far East, and the Japanese Red Cross Society led to the transportation of Polish orphans from Russian Siberia to Japan, before they could have been relocated to Poland.

Drama by Masoud Karamati.

A sweet girl learns to let the nasty side of her personality come out in this erotic drama for adults only. Karen is a nice young woman who works at a bookstore. However, Karen is a bit too nice for the tastes of her boyfriend Keith, who has a rougher idea of a good time than she does. Karen tries to convince Keith she's not a stick-in-the --mud by tagging along for a night out with his buddies, but when that doesn't do well, she turns to some bone-fide "bad girls" for advice on living on the wild side.

Carlos, a boy from a proletarian neighbourhood in Malaga, loses his father in an accident and his family demands that he becomes the head of the family. Carlos does not want to accept this role and the only way he can think of to avoid the situation is to lie: every morning he goes out in his father's old suit to an imaginary job. Of course, to get the money his mother asks for, he will have to feed this farce day by day. And the lie will grow as tall but as weak as a house of cards.

Registration of the first theatre program by the Dutch comedy duo Droog Brood (Bas Hoeflaak and Peter van de Witte). A show about loneliness and longing for friendship.

Recorded live on stage at the Neptune Theatre in Liverpool, Paul and Pauline Calf return to fill us in with what's been happening since their last outing in 1995.

The life of Dino Condito is about to take a surprising turn. After letting down his softball team by striking out in the bottom of the ninth, his crew brands him the chooch (dummy).

Sina and Sharare's honeymoon takes unexpected turns.

Fifteen years is a long time to contemplate revenge -- and that's precisely how long a recently released ex-convict has had to think about the folks who landed him in the big house. Now, he's out and ready to take action.

Documentary made by In The Cuts Records about the Sacramento band FYRE featuring a young Stefan Burnett who would eventually end up fronting the band Death Grips.

Police of Barcelona finds the body of a man brutally murdered. From that moment the criminal investigation begins looking for evidence to determine who was the murderer. However, the resolution of the case will be affected by the rivalry between the chief of homicides and that of the scientific police for the same woman. When they discover a second body they realize that they have to give up their personal confrontation to solve the case. The tests involve them in a live game conceived by a young psychopath and his submissive friend.