Cinematic Era: 2004 Vintage

Marc Levin returns to Little Rock, Arkansas to examine how things have changed in the small town's gang banging scene.

How has science impacted on our perception of God?

Bums and martial arts with a twist.

2004 release

During the Iran-Iraq war,a soldier and a Kurdish girl come to a new understanding of the notion of animosity despite their supposedly opposite circumstances.

Money or goats? The unemployed residents of a Polish village don't have a choice. Instead of a cash injection, the Agricultural University of Wrocław is giving each of them a goat. This attempt to help people help themselves is proving to be quite stubborn...

A short documentary directed by David Wnendt.

Based on a painting by M. Vrubel, a poem by M. Lermontov and the play "Faust" by Goethe. This film is the first part of the trilogy 'Everlasting Variations'. The author attempts to expose the atmosphere of early 20th century Russian romanticism, which Vrubel's works so brilliantly illustrate.

After Argentina's military dictatorship collapses, infamous torturer Angel Vladimir Carvalo (Otto Sirgo) takes refuge in the vastness of Mexico, where he uses his victims' money to pull off business deals -- and ultimately becomes director of the National Registry of Vehicles. Helmed by Christian Gonzalez, this fascinating drama is based on the experiences of Richardo Miguel Cavallo, a real-life tormenter who was arrested in 2000.

A short amateur movie by Kojiro Shishido. Winner at the 10th annual Student CG Contest held in 2005. It shows great sensitivity towards the delicate gradations of light and shadow in the natural world, with a matching delicate soundtrack by Shishido himself.

The life of indigenous migrant children in Mexico who work in the tomato fields.

A Slovak film adaptation of the eponymous play Radošina Naive Theatre. Time stood still at a small and neglected Slovak railway station. The locals are stuck in place, know each other well and live according to learned rituals with no prospect of change any time soon. An unexpected impulse to the sleepy community is brought about by the discovery of the corpse of one of the cronies in the station toilets and the arrival of an energetic policewoman to investigate.

Mozart opera.

Storyville' s journey through oil-producing regions begins in Ecuador and Angola - where oil has been more a curse than a blessing.

On a cold fall morning, Nathalie Castellane is found murdered near a swamp. The night before she was at the restaurant with Louis and Hélène, her rich parents, and Eric, her brother. There she had told them about her intention to marry Philippe Laclos, the manager of the Castellane group. When leaving the restaurant, Nathalie had looked very worried... After being notified of Nathalie's death, all the protagonists sink into silence. Which will not help police inspector Tourneur to establish the truth...

U2's surprise concert held in Brooklyn, New York under the Brooklyn Bridge at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park on 22 November 2004. The concert was performed after a full day of filming the music video for "All Because of You" in New York City. The concert itself was filmed for an MTV special called “mtvJAMMED: U2"

Three-nil down in a four match series and with his team in disarray, Brian Charles Lara knew he had to do something special in the final test of England’s 2004 tour of the West Indies. Something that would let the world know there was still some pride left in Caribbean cricket. He had to take back his world record. Returning to Antigua, scene of Lara’s 375 against England a decade before, the West Indies captain was on a mission: to reclaim the highest individual test score he’d lost when Australia’s Matthew Hayden scored 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003. This DVD tells the full story of how Lara hit back at his critics (and England’s feared pace attack) to not only surpass Hayden, but go on to become the first man in history to register a test score of 400. A fitting tribute to arguably the world’s greatest batsman, this is a must for all cricket fans.

Created for House Foods, this charming series of animated shorts captures the quiet, cozy joys of a family meal. Directed by Yoshiyuki Momose with oversight from Hayao Miyazaki, these vignettes celebrate the warmth of the kitchen and the simple magic found in sharing a home-cooked dinner.

Segment of the feature Welcome to São Paulo (2004), produced by São Paulo International Film Festival.

Alex García, a TV star of yesteryears, is fodder for some of the most cruel reality TV, but, his life takes an unexpected turn when a secret organization interrogates him about mysterious matters, revealing to him the truth about his failure, and that some martian invaders are following him with sinister intentions...

João Amorim is a quiet country man, he lives with his wife and daughter in their country house. He could barely imagine what was about to happen.

The planned marriage between Premierpiet and Probleempiet is in jeopardy, scholars Hans and Frans Steenstra have been kidnapped, and a rare ruby has been stolen from the Rijksmuseum. The dangerous Dr. Brein is behind all of this. Sinterklaas must intervene and even sends his Pieten on a trip to Switzerland to prevent Dr. Brein's criminal organization from gaining power.

He was a beloved American icon. Dean Martin, the coolest, the most debonair, the smoothest. This film is a loving and moving tribute to one of the most admired, idolized and accomplished entertainers the world has ever known. No other entertainer in history so thoroughly conquered the fields of recording, live performances, television and movies as did Dino, not even his good friend Frank Sinatra. Features footage and photos of Dean from throughout his life and career, as well as rare interview segments with Dean.

Sheriff Ronald E. Hewett pursues cold-blooded killers, escaped bank robbers, illegal video poker and stolen ceramic bunnies.

The Adventures of Cro-Marmot in 1,000,000 BI (Before Ice).

Indian version of the Jesus story. Following Jesus' birth he performs many miracles and gathers a band of followers. He runs into trouble with the authorities and the Romans execute him. He rises again and ascends to heaven.

A Carefree Youth Arivumani (Murali) loses his wife in an accident, Later Finds a Child 'Ice Kutti' and takes care of her, what all he went through and how he solved the child's issues forms the rest of the story.

Claude Debussy's fairy tale-based opera Pelléas et Mélisande is by now well known; at once a tale of doomed love and a meditation on the cycle of creation and destruction (adapted from Maurice Maeterlinck's 1893 symbolist play), it originally premiered in 1902 to mixed critical reception, but has since become a staple of the operatic repertory and one of the most popular works from Debussy's canon. This particular production emerged from the Opernhaus Zürich in 2004. It stars Rodney Gilfry as Pelléas, Isabel Rey as Mélisande and Michael Volle as Golaud. Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Zurich Opera Orchestra; Sven-Eric Bectholf directs for the stage.

A young delinquent who has just come out of prison finds himself put to a difficult mission: to track a relative of an ex-detainee who lost his memory during the long years of his detention.

The Bad Movie Police force deals with an obnoxious low-budget actor who "wants" to be arrested for appearing in the movie HUMANOIDS FROM ATLANTIS (1992).

A story about love and hope of three elderly woman wit a totally different life experience at the end of their journey of life.

In slow dissolves, loops of images of enacted absence are projected in white light. Most of the images come from the black-and-white film series The Invisible Man, dating from the 1930s to '60s. The presence of an invisible actor seems to influence minimal cinematic events on theatrical sets. These events combine to become an enigma regarding the phenomenon of disappearance.

While Corey and his friends are spending spring break at Grandpa's cabin, The Boss and his henchmen devise a plot to acquire Grandpa's land. Little do they know that when the sun goes down Grandpa has some plans of his own.

Tina has to take care of her mentally challenged brother Konrad. But when she falls in love with the nervously charming Rolf-Gunnar the family ties starts to hang on lose threads...

The abolition of slavery in the British Caribbean in 1834 prompts Gillanders, Arbuthnot & Company in Calcutta, a part of the East India Company, to recruit Coolies from India to fill the resulting labor void. The company hires Sinha, a fierce small-timer to sell dreams of El Dorado to the unsuspecting, impoverished Coolies who are signed to five-year contracts as indentured servants. Upon the Coolies' arrival in British Guiana in 1838, the British planters promptly enslave them to ensure that the growth of sugar in the British West Indies will continue uninterrupted. John Scoble of the British and Foreign Anti Slavery Society arrives on the colony a year later to discover a new form of slavery; this time on the backs of Indians.

This DVD allows you to see Alizée on stage in front of an enthusiastic live audience. Watching her in individual videos isn't the same. During the live concert she interacts with the audience, the band and the backup singers. The stage settings enhance the emotions expressed in the songs. She flirts with band members and fans. She dances with the backup dancers. Each song is presented with a different set. The light show and outfit colors make the concert a visual treat. The songs go from the slow, moody Amélie m'a dit to fast rap-like Mon maquis. When she sings Moi... Lolita the whole audience joins in. She can be sultry or athletically active. The concert is a visual, auditory, sensual delight.

The making of documentary that takes an in-depth look behind the scenes of Mark Osborne's Academy-Award nominated stop motion short film More.

Starring the color red, we see a chap in a blue shirt & blue baseball cap walking down a pink street (thanks to camera filters). Discarding the shirt he takes a nap in the sun, but soon sits up & introduces himself as Red. His missing blue shirt reappears & he goes for a walk looking at stop signs, because they're red, & walks past walls painted red, arriving home to look out the window with binoculars, presumedly at something red.

Sarah Brightman's Harem tracks are brought to life in this collection of music videos, inter-woven with interviews from the artist herself. This Special is filmed in many exotic locals including Egypt and Morocco, bringing to life Sarah's desert fantasy before your very eyes.

Nick Deocampo looks into the life of Filipino visual artist Victorio C. Edades. Recognized as the father of Philippine modernism, Edades is known for his formative influence among local artists with strong modernist leanings. In 1976, Edades was conferred National Artist for Visual Arts for his contributions to the development of Philippine art.

Halahouta, Barakouta, and Simsima, three creatures who go on many fun adventures that highlight the importance of reading and studying, live in Uncle Flano’s mysterious box.

Documentary about the movie.

Forty years have passed, and the protagonist meets his childhood fear - an animated character named Honka.

Apart from the fact that she looks different from the rest of her family, Kay is a normal happy 20 year old, who enjoys fighting with her sister Suzy, a computer whiz and her brother Mike, a star Dodgeball player. Ever since their father Robert disappeared several years ago, their mother Sally had taken over the household. One day, Mike discovers the secret behind Robert's disappearance and embarks a pursuit for the truth. Kay soon learns the truth that this all has to do with her past links to the Lee clan (an underground clan behind the deadly game of CRUSHBALL). Her endurance is tested to the limit in her first game. She's up against the Death God, Jin, the most powerful and destructive player in the game. Who is Kay really? And will she prove to be a CRUSHBALL player worthy of the Lee clan and save her adopted family? This action mystery depicts the unconditional love of a family and a story of fate that crossed the path of two families

Short film about a soccer player's wife, who begins to feel remorse for the revenge, especially planned by her fellow-footballer's wives, on her adulterous husband. Eventually, she adopts the right, i.e. professional, attitude and saves herself from her distressing situation.

Amanda search for love and happiness through the newspaper classified ads.

Intelligent Alibaba was poor while his greedy brother Kasim was rich. One day in the forest, Alibaba discovered the magic passwords to enter the treasure cave of dacoit Zakali and his 40 thieves. Using the words, 'Open Sesame', he entered the cave, took gold coins and walked away by saying, 'Close Sesame'. Greedy Kasim tries to replicate the same but is killed by Zakali. Alibaba manages to bring Kasim's dead body outside the cave but Zakali traces the missing gold coins back to his house. Alibaba's wife Marjina manages to keep the thieves at bay for some time but Zakali enters the house in the guise of an oil merchant. he 40 thieves hide in the oil jars brought by Zakali, Do Zakali and his 40 thieves kill Aibaba and Marjina? Will Alibaba manage to outwit the thieves and avenge his brother's death?

Acústico MTV é um álbum de 2004 da banda brasileira Ira!. Foi o segundo projeto da banda pela MTV e primeiro disco lançado pela Arsenal Music. O disco traz as participações do cantor Samuel Rosa (líder do Skank), da cantora Pitty (em "Eu Quero Sempre Mais") e d'Os Paralamas do Sucesso (na canção "Envelheço na Cidade").

A stunningly-photographed, thought-provoking road trip into the heart of the poor white American South. Singer Jim White takes his 1970 Chevy Impala through a gritty terrain of churches, prisons, truckstops, biker bars and coalmines. Along the way are roadside encounters with present-day musical mavericks the Handsome Family, David Johansen, David Eugene Edwards of 16 Horsepower and old-time banjo player Lee Sexton, and grisly stories from the cult Southern novelist Harry Crews.

In 1998 it seemed impossible to Balagura to make films in the Ukraine without becoming a slave to television; he therefore left for Italy, the "country of culture". With no immigration papers, with a wife and two children, the less agreeable realities of his situation soon caught up with him. In 2004, armed with a basic mini-DV camera borrowed from a friend, with a casual acquaintance as camera operator, he shot 'Pausa Italiana'. From a small village in the Abruzzi region, he observed the reality surrounding him; he also turned the camera upon his own status as migrant, a situation no documentarist could capture. He allies precise recordings with a fragmentary narrative of literary quality, giving the film a particular quality: auto-fiction and ethnography intersect to form an Aristotelian poetic, avoiding separation between self and other, observer and observed, the real and the cosmic

Mother’s Name: Orange is a poetic journey into the life of a troublesome young man who figures a chance to find himself once again in the cathartic fusion with nature. Osijek – The Sky Below is a road movie reflecting upon the wounds left by the war. In Duel, a mother and her son alternate between conflict and tenderness. Park paints a common day at a park. In I’ll Kill Ya!, the murderers of a drug dealer face the consequences of such action.