Cinematic Era: 2005 Vintage

A documentary about the everyday lives of several youths from the Stockholm suburb of Hässelby, including a young man with ADHD and a music artist.

When a law enforcement officer unravels the cells on the seventh floor of the prison tower, he makes a discovery that will affect politics and the judiciary, the press and the public for decades.

Live in Cottbus '98 is a DVD by American band Death. It was recorded in Cottbus, Germany in 1998 and released on November 11, 2005 through Nuclear Blast. The DVD was released, along with the rerelease of The Sound of Perseverance, in order to commemorate the fourth anniversary of Chuck Schuldiner's death. The album was recorded directly through the soundboard and as a result, is very rough. The DVD also lacked a proper track listing.

Bob Cratchet is working for next to nothing, and doesn't get any more wood for the fire. He has to prick his finger for blood so he can write, and he is not allowed to go to the GAP. At home, his daughter is going to die, so she must finish her dusting quickly. Then at night Auntie Helga comes home and is greeted Marley. Marley warns her about three ghosts who will visit during the night. The first ghost comes and is only a head. He shows her the past. Then the ghost of the present comes and is huge. He shows her Bob Cratchet talking to his dead his daughter pretending she is alive. Then the Scream guy comes and tries to kill her, but she thinks he is the ghost of the future, so she leaves to see what the future will hold. The real ghost of the future comes and is confused why she isn't there. He meets up with the Scream guy and they fight to the death. Auntie Helga never learns her lesson and feed scraps from the largest turkey to Bob Cratchet who has to beg for them under the table.

A lonely teacher at a college for deaf and dumb children started to hear a strange pitched noise that breaks the windows.

"Live In London" is the documentation of a dream that long-time die-hard Testament fans have been waiting for: the reuniting of the band’s "classic" lineup. Featuring vocalist Chuck Billy, guitar virtuosos Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick, bassist Greg Christian, and original drummer Louie Clemente (along with Testament & White Zombie alumnus John Tempesta as a second drummer), the band rips through classic Testament fan favorites in this show, shot in London earlier in 2005.

Set in a 1958 televised mathematics competition, Eustice finds a friend and the courage to stand up to his mother.

Let the celebration begin! For 60 years, Thomas the Tank Engine has been "Making Tracks to Great Destinations" with classic stories that inspire timeless values! Ride the rails to exciting adventures with Thomas and his friends in this collection of stories from the #1 engine! Hop on board as Thomas learns to navigate a difficult bend on his new route - in spite of a runaway train. Watch Thomas and Percy work hard to achieve their goal of being the cleanest engines, while learning to never give up! And whether moving a circus or delivering chickens, Thomas finds that sharing the load makes things easier. The celebration continues with more stories, more lessons and more fun from Thomas! All aboard!

This diptych opens with the image of two parallel streams of falling water. A female torso moves into the background of the left screen while a male torso mirrors her on the right. Both figures move slowly to the foreground and into the light, cupping and bathing their hands in the water for several minutes until they fade away into silhouettes. Viola has described this work as a kind of purification ceremony akin to those one would experience in a Japanese Zen temple.

Considered the king of freestyle motocross, Nate Adams -- who rose from humble beginnings to triumph over tremendous obstacles -- is the subject of this inspiring documentary. After a horrendous crash in Italy, Adams underwent five surgeries and months of rehabilitation just for the chance to ride again. With his sights set on the freestyle championship, he wills himself to recovery, aiming for almost unimaginable heights.

Luck changes for Pablo Mercado (Anthony Ruiz) when he's fired from his job as an assistant grocery store manager and buys a winning lottery ticket on his way out. Now, he's got enough extra cash to start the supermarket he's always dreamed of -- the aptly named El Oso Grande, or "The Big Bear." But to make his dreams come true, he'll have to go to war with his former employer … and his greedy ex-wife (Aida Agotti).

The Tale of Sir Richard is a short film about the brave and gallant knight, Sir Richard, who is hell bent on slaying a dragon, if only it weren’t for a particularly embarrassing problem with his sword.

The stand-up, which was staged 104 times from 2002 to 2005, hosted approximately 100,000 audiences. In this show, Ata Demirer reveals his unique style with scenes from Turkey, special characters and musical transitions.

A short fairy tale about troubles of soul and pure alcohol narrated by Stano Dančiak.

One winter day, a cat-mother left her children at home going to find food for them. But somehting unbelievable happened – she got to Egypt after an accident right through the sky, where, as we know, cats have been considered divine creations for many centuries. There our hero will meet its foreign tribeswoman.

A young man is thinking about his dead lover. The Atlas Mountains landscape and the muezzin chants give rhythm to this parable of vanished desire.

The award winning film Eye Was Blind explores religious, interracial, family, and infidelity issues that exist in our society today.

Featurette on the Tigon Collection box set

The film goes behind the scenes of one Iraqi family's struggle to survive amidst the carnage of the growing Shia insurgency. Nineteen-year-old Ibrahim dreams of revenge when his brother is shot and killed by an American patrol. With scenes of fighting and death on the streets of Baghdad, this is the closest most viewers will ever come to being in Iraq; kneeling in prayer amidst a thousand Muslim worshippers, feeling the roar of low-flying Apaches, riding atop a sixty-ton tank, driving with masked resistance fighters to attack American positions, fleeing the threat of an overwhelming response, the blood in the street, a tank on fire, or the cold, distant stare of a dead Iraqi fighter.

One angry housewife is determined to find a cure for her terminally lazy spouse... even if it kills him!

A documentary about a Greek expedition trying to reach the Cho Oyu peak in October 2003.

This film, the first in what has become a semi-autobiographical trilogy for Smihi, follows the everyday experiences of Mohamed-Larbi Salmi against the changing Moroccan society. In 1950s Tangier, Larbi Salmi is a young, timid, pre-teen, boy, trying to make sense of the gentle religious upbringing of his father, the secular education offered him in French school, and his budding desires for the forbidden pleasures of the cinema and the women he meets through it.

A hundred of Sweden's most radical leftists formed secret Maoist cells in Uppsala and Stockholm in 1968. They called themselves the Rebels. They began to retrain/reform individuals and families to lead Sweden into the Culture revolution. No revolution ever happened, still the rebels managed to shake up both themselves and the entire left movement to a degree that history repressed their existence for almost forty years.

Mahler Symphony No.9 - Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra - Claudio Abbado

The "Haus Lechthal" in Emilia Seiler's hometown of Landsberg is one of the Bavarian youth homes founded in accordance with the "Home instead of detention" guidelines she established. Emilia Seiler - a consultant at the Bavarian Ministry of Social Affairs - travels from Munich to celebrate its tenth anniversary. The celebrations end with a scandal. The educational director of the home, Andreas Pflüger, is accused of sexual abuse by the home's resident Martina and suspended with immediate effect. State Secretary Büttner asks Emilia to take over the temporary management of the home.

JABE BABE - A HEIGHTENED LIFE transports its audience to the world of 31 year old Jabe Babe, a tall girl with a tall story. Jabe measures 6ft 2inches (188cm), works as a dominatrix and lives on the margins, defying society's expectations of the 'normal' 'feminine' body and sexuality. Jabe Babe also has a life threatening genetic condition called Marfan Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder which affects one in three thousand people. This hybrid documentary film, merging fiction and non-fiction forms, inhabits the heightened technicolour world of the tall woman, the outsider, to boldly provoke questions on society's desire for sexual, visual, and genetic conformity.

Jamshid, the son of Abbas Sakhai, has been living abroad for a number of years. He sends a message for his family who then decide to make a film depicting their lives and send it to Jamshid. Omid, the younger son of the family, rents a video camera and records images of members of the family as they talk directly into the camera.

A documentary following the singer Simon de Voil's transition to manhood, encountering the sacrifice of his female singing voice and his discovery of true love.

Their music was raw, aggressive, inspired. Their look, breathtaking. Their bank accounts and pants, bulging. But hardships and tragedies, much worse than any rock band has ever experienced plagued their numerous climbs to the top and eventually brought about their repeated plunges to the depths of, like, hell. Take a ride on Likehell's turbulent rock and roller-coaster and witness their never-ending ordeals. Featuring cameos by members of Velvet Revolver and Queens of the Stone Age among others.

Sarah Logan decides to dabble in EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena) using a tape recorder to record the voices of the dead from haunted locations. After visiting an old satanic church, she returns home to find threatening voices on the recorder.

An autobiographical document about an amazing couple, and the healing powers of love and music.

Filmmaker Jenny Abel explores the life and career of her father Alan Abel, known to many as "the world's greatest hoaxer."

2005 release

Die Palette was a legendary basement bar at 55 ABC Street, where a colorful crowd of dockworkers, vagrants, students and runaways, artists and petty criminals gathered in the 1950s and early 1960s. With his novel Die Palette, published in 1968 – four years after the bar closed – Hubert Fichte created a literary monument to this venue. Conversations with former Palette regulars, pictures, and documents bring the scene of that time back to life: What did the Palette look like? What music blared from the jukebox? What about sex? And what about hitchhiking? Who, pray tell, was the sheriff? And what did that actually mean—subculture in Hamburg in the 1950s?

A filmmaker joins a group of expert kayakers on a kayaking trip in the ice filled fiords of East Greenland. The group visit a remote inuit village, giving an insight into the habits of people in a magnificent country where, fonunately, the pace and stress of the Western world is still absent.

The discovery of a small metal box leads to the uncovering of a family story, shrouded in silence for more than 60 years. Woven through their censored letters, diary entries, and haiku poetry, is the true story of a young Japanese American couple whose shattered dreams and forsaken loyalties lead them to renounce their American citizenship while held in separate prison camps during World War II.

In Mexico, Emilio meets David and they have a one night stand. Emilio then follows David to Puerto Vallarta. In his pursuit of love will he overlook what's right in front of him?

Outlines of people turn as the people themselves walk into a light space. Everything is connected to each other. Material is transformed as spaces slide into other spaces and people become dust

There must have been very few Germans who sought refuge in France after the Liberation. My father was one of them. His nightmare was that someone would find out his nationality.

NEW from Banyan Entertainment! (Producers of Trading Spaces, Wedding Story, Baby Story, and Birth Day.) Tired of your kids asking "are we there yet?" on every road trip? The brand new "Are We There Yet?" DVD is the first of its kind. Designed for the children's travel market, "Are We There Yet" promises hours of fun at home and in the car. Join Miles the Goose as he leads children on a journey of exploration and fun. Packed with games, songs, educational segments and fun facts "Are We There Yet?" entertains as it educates. If you're a family on the move, this is a must-own DVD. So grab your gear and get ready to hit the road! DVD includes: CLASSIC TRAVEL GAMES that will entertain the kids for hours; CAR TUNE SING-A-LONGS with Rebecca Frezza and the Big Truck Band; EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL SEGMENTS featuring the Question Kids; WINNER Dr. Toy BEST VACATION Children's Products 2005; WINNER 2005 National Telly Awards, Kids Programming; WINNER 2005 National Telly Awards, Travel/Tourism

Animation to the work of poet from Billy Collins

Lee Marshall and Diamond Dallas Page host this IWA wrestling extravaganza, which features Kerry Von Erich, Jerry Lawler, Steve Keirn and many other greats rocking the foundation of Florida's Manatee Civic Center with one body slam after another in a fierce competition for the championship belt. Also climbing into the ring are Hillbilly Cousin Luke, Chief Jules Strongbow, Lightning Lou Perez, Hurricane Walker, Bambi, Peggy Lee Leather and more.

Behind the scenes documentary about the making of Harry Hill's 'Hooves' DVD.

If you saw someone drop a thick pack of cash on the ground what would run through your mind? A variety of people, from all walks of life explore those thoughts before making that crucial decision to act. Will someone step forward to do the right thing?

For years, Samuel Byck, an out-of-work tire salesman, led a secret life as a would-be assassin. His target: President Richard M. Nixon. This 90-minute special reveals the untold story in Byck's own words! Byck left behind a 2-hour audiotape telling of his hatred of Nixon and his elaborate plan to kill him. The FBI and Secret Service now use this remarkable tape to train their agents. In the early 1970s, Samuel Byck devised a plan that involved hijacking a jet airliner and crashing it into the White House in order to kill President Nixon--the first time a commercial plane was intended to be used as a weapon. Using his real voice, this dramatic special recreates the bizarre story from Byck's deranged point of view. In the end, we show what really happened, and what prevented Byck from reaching his target.

Swamy, a police officer, arrests Desai's son for illegal possession of weapons. Desai and Swamy lock horns after this incident.

People. Young and old, fat and thin, black and white. Sand, sea, wind and clouds, a day at the beach. In the background, the decor of ships entering and leaving port. Ego and vanity, machismo, insecurity and unconditional love, brought together on a small stretch of land. Don't Catch My Face is an ode to life.

Based on the Carol Reed film 'The Third Man', Edgar Honetschläger's Erni unfolds in Vienna. Two Japanese women and a young boy wander around the city. From time to time the boy sees the figure of a chicken, Erni, appear, each time dressed differently. This short, which is part of a portmanteau film, was screened at the Aichi exhibition in Japan in 2005.

Beneath layers of grime and waste, a man unearths an ancient mannequin, bringing it back to his humble abode. After a meticulous cleansing and adorning, he embarks on a whimsical bicycle journey through the oil fields, with the mannequin as his unconventional companion. As a band of curious children playfully trails behind him, their escapade takes an unexpected turn when they encounter a flock of grazing sheep.

A short documentary about one of the most prominent Croatian actors of all time.

This 8-part series explores how The Constitution came to be; why it has protected Americans from abuse of power and, tyranny; and how the principles set forth so long ago have empowered Americans to a spire to greatness, excelling in the arts, the sciences and technology.

You'll channel your inner outdoorsman with this pair of wintry travelogues. First, you'll tour the historic ski resort of Breckenridge, Colo., which serves as a playground to some of the world's most accomplished skiers. Later, you'll head two miles down the road to the slopes of fabulous Winter Park (known as "The Friendliest Valley in the Rockies") to sample the town's best restaurants, chalets and more.