Cinematic Era: 2007 Vintage

A tacky version of the lake sequence in "Zodiac".

Armand graduated with honors three years ago, yet he still hasn’t been able to find a job. His misery deepens when Amelia, the woman he loves, leaves him. But fate takes a different turn when he encounters a mysterious man who forces him to face a difficult choice — because stepping back or stopping would mean destruction.

A mature and professionally successful woman travels to Puerto Rico and finds herself victim of Cupid, who wraps her in the indestructible networks of love.

Run Wrake is an English filmmaker, animation director, and music video director. He studied graphic design at Chelsea College of Arts before completing a master's degree in animation at the Royal College of Art in London. In this interview for the BBC's Channel 4, he describes some of his films, their inception, and their production. He also comments on technological and cultural developments that have changed how animated films are produced and perceived.

Documentary about the art of Japanese bondage.

A half-hour documentary shot in the town of Kabalo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2006, on the subject of Violence Against Women, for Doctors Without Borders. Wim Wenders' short film as part of the anthology film Invisibles (2007)

A man seeks revenge for the drive-by shooting of his wife

Around 62% of gay teenagers are now choosing to 'come out' to their school. Qboy, Britain's first openly gay rapper, finds out why.

Three film historians discuss The Big Steal (1949).

Lovedol, or Lovely Idol, is a girl group consisting of two generations of idols. The 3rd Generation is about to make its debut, but to their surprise, they have been delayed! The vague reason is only that "they lack something." The manager, and the 3rd Gen. girls too, must find the answer. OVA for the Lovedol series.

The "Overlook Animal Research Laboratory" has long been working on genetic engineering without any trouble. That all changes one night when two would be animal liberators set free a test rabbit, not knowing that the bunny's genes have gone haywire.

Fuji TV's hit program Mezamashi Doyobi ("Wake Up Saturday") presents Nyanko the Movie 2. Like the previous entry in the series, this cute and fuzzy title places the feline center stage. The film is divided into three segments, with music provided by popular indie artist S.E.N.S. In addition to the lead kitten featured in the first film, viewers will get to see even more cats, an island full of them to be exact. On a fishing island where felines outnumber people, the cats live like gods, as dogs are forbidden entry and the residents lavish love on them. Little do the cats know, a storm is about to come sweeping in.

This film explores many of his key canvases which have been newly filmed in HDTV. The works are complemented solely with Bacon’s own words, recorded by Derek Jacobi. The artist’s biography is outlined, but the focus is on his ideas: his thoughts about his work, his reflections about how and why he paints. The result is a rigorous and revealing portrait of one of the few artists who has truly changed the way we see and understand ourselves.

Andrej has been living illegally in Germany with his family for seven years. When his son reaches school age, Andrej realizes that he can no longer hide. Mischa's future is at stake.

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George is trying to get over the death of his friend Chris, but keeps Chris' ghost.

Witness the strategic power and versatility of the modern aircraft carrier in this volume of the "War File" documentary series. Vintage film clips and detailed computer-generated images reveal how the then-new craft changed the face of fleet combat. Every major carrier battle of the war is documented, including Midway, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the Battle of the Philippine Sea, aka the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.

24 x 24: WIDE OPEN WITH JEFF GORDON explores the life both on and off the track of one of NASCAR racing's greatest and most beloved icons. The heart and soul of this fast paced documentary create an in-depth look behind the man by spending time off the track with Mr. Gordon, as well as a documentary-style retrospective of his career and lifestyle. Throughout this program viewers will get to know Jeff the driver, the family man, the adventurer, the entrepreneur, and the philanthropist.

Two fans about Japan animation fight against each other to demonstrate who knows best about it.

The documentary film "No" (2007) presents the life of our metaphysical poet Dragivoje Sreckovic, his poetry, as well as the poet's vision of the world and the universe. The film is a conceptual narrative about the existence of five times and tries to answer the essential cosmic question: did the poet manage to escape from the black hole?

This political documentary by Hady Zaccak delves into the world of Lebanese Shiites through interviews with three Shiite youths, each with a different political and ideological affiliation, in addition to a very valuable interview with late Shiite cleric Sayyed Hani Fahs. The documentary explores the Shiites’ relation to Beirut’s Dahiyeh suburb, a Shiite stronghold, as well as the difference between the political and social perspectives of these youths.

After a successful raid and having captured a rival village's leader, a war party must drag their huge canoe or "Taua" through the forest to reach the sea and escape with their trophy but even in a forest of their native land water can be scarce. As the warriors, driven by their insistent chief, press towards home, two boys are tasked to protect the precious water and keep an eye on the prisoner, but need and desperation grows for all as the story drives to a climax.

A newly married couple Zohiab and Sheeza are coming home after their marriage but Sheeza pushes Zohaib and he falls in a ditch and than everything changes in Zohaib's family until a stranger from Morocco enters the scenario.

A woman who calls herself 'Joaquin' meets two men by arrangement in a car park. We soon discover that they've previously 'met' on the suicide website she hosts. They pool their money and start driving; when the money runs out they'll all end their lives.

From penthouse apartments to private jets, VH1’s The Fabulous Life of… pulls back the curtain on the outrageous spending of Wall Street’s wealthiest players. This installment spotlights the “Billion Dollar Ballers” of New York finance — hedge fund titans, billionaires, and investors flaunting their fortunes. Viewers are given tours of opulent Manhattan mansions, mega-yachts, private jets, and extravagant toys. Among those featured is financier Jeffrey Epstein, profiled here years before his later notoriety, presented as one of Wall Street’s elite high-rollers.

Ghar Doghanch (2007) is Marati movie directed by Kanchan Nayak

On friday night five young friends turning into a nightmare when the driver of their vehicle plows into a pregnant woman and a mysterious "doctor" appears out of the blue to help. Once in the doctor's "office," however, the friends realize they've stumbled into the darkest business imaginable a market in recycled body parts, some of which could turn out to be theirs.

On his birthday, Tobias goes shopping to the city with his mother. While waiting in the car for her to remove money from an ATM, he disappears without a trace. His mother, distraught, desperately seeks him. When she returns home, a phone call confirms her fears: Tobias has been kidnapped. Meanwhile the guests begin to arrive to the party.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, this unauthorized critical review uses previously unseen private footage of Elvis Presley, and classic original songs, to tell the story of the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

The reporter delves behind the scenes of the star's proposed comeback concerts and personal life, speaking to witnesses in London and Los Angeles, as he tries to piece together why the mingly fit and healthy performer died unexpectedly in his American home.

Juan Diego Florez in another of his great stage roles. Old Don Pasquale (Ruggero Raimondi) wishes to marry and produce an heir, thus disinheriting his nephew Ernesto, who loves the merry widow Norina. Pasquale"s physician Malatesta pretends that Norina is his sister 'Sofronia', and arranges a mock wedding to Pasquale. 'Sofronia' then proceeds to make Pasquale's life a misery.

Véra Cabral, an emergency psychiatrist, is called in to help Giselle Leguerche, who has been incarcerated for murder. The inmate, who is about to be released and has no previous history of prison life, commits the irreparable act of murdering a female prison guard and taking an infant hostage. After resolving the situation, Véra Cabral is entrusted with the prisoner's psychiatric expertise. An investigation into Giselle Leguerche's past then begins, leading the psychiatrist down unexpected paths linked to the prisoner's past.

Elle is an experimental dance film shot in a semi industrial landscape in Brooklyn reflecting on every day movements of falling and getting up.

Surfing well is a lifetime's pursuit that's expressed in subtleties: the pull of shoulders, the timing of breath. Unfolding on distant shores, each wave and location with its own flavor, Thread sews together experiences, offering a meditative look at the most fluid of the arts. Featuring Joel Tudor, Taylor Knox, the Long brothers, The Campbell Brothers, Ray Barbee, Joe Curren, Tom Carroll, Jim Denevan and more.

Rawjoni, a prostitute, yearns to live only for the sake of her daughter, Sobita, and provide for her future. In the process of doing so, she faces various struggles.

The movie follows the life of Enrique Aet, an engineer whose main obsession is to improve communications between the Peruvian jungle and Lima.

Election Year, 2004. A documentary on the "unknown supporting actor" takes a surprising turn when the lead of the film (Dan Butler; "Bulldog" from the television series "Frasier") becomes smitten with the idea of playing Karl Rove, President Bush's notorious senior advisor. Initially bent on bringing Rove down, as Butler gets deeper and deeper into his role, he actually falls in love with Rove.

Over the course of a decade Brooks, Alberta, transformed from a socially conservative, primarily white town to one of the most diverse places in Canada as immigrants and refugees flocked to find jobs at the Lakeside Packers slaughterhouse. This film is a portrait of those people working together and adapting to change through the first-ever strike at Lakeside.

A silly song about killing spiders.

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Celebrating the finest in Irish folk music with a compilation of performances taken from the BBC archives. Highlights include songs from The Clancy Brothers, The Chieftains, Christy Moore, The Pogues and Sharon Shannon.

Twenty-something Kate and Jeremy contemplate love and commitment in the face of an approaching separation.

¡Que viva la lucha! is a 2007 film directed and produced by Gustavo Vazquez about Lucha libre in Tijuana, Mexico, considered to be a form of extreme lucha libre. The film follows Extreme Tiger, an up-and-coming professional luchador from Tijuana, on a journey that places him in a mask vs. hair match against Joe Líder. In addition, he follows other new talent, Angel Negro Jr. and Pancho Cachondo. In the process, the film also interviews other luchadores, promoters, commissioners, families, and fans who discuss the cultural significance of lucha libre as sport, ritual, and spectacle.

The final years of Sándor Márai's voluntary exile in San Diego, which led to his suicide in 1989. Based on his own diary.

Ramabai Shirodkar a classical singer lives with her daughter Sanika.Sanika tries to make name for herself away from her father but faces lot of hardships.

An affectionate look at what goes on behind the scenes of the Limelight Club in Crewe, where for ten years tribute acts to the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Phil Lynott have been providing a post-industrial town the chance to hear some legendary live music. In the Limelight, a converted Methodist church, the spirit of rock is alive, along with Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Phil Lynott - in reality John, Keith and Wayne. The posters on the club walls display more than a decade of tribute-band entertainment by the likes of Pink Fraud and Stairway to Zeppelin. Arena reveals the characters offering locals the opportunity to hear their favourite music performed live.

They're young. They're hungry for life. And they've left the cold, gray North behind for fun and adventure on a Mediterranean island. Elisa: rich, spoiled, fleeing from daddy and his stifling upper-class morals. Richie: the sexy drifter for whom every woman is a potential meal ticket; Florian: sensitive, gentle, the type not only girls gravitate to; Daniel: stuck between adolescence and small-mindedness. But even in paradise there are some dark corners that never get any sun. It's where you can lose your way, or your bearings... where you can discover love or refuse to see it... where you realize that you haven't really left the cold, gray North behind – but that it's inside you - and that this is real life...

This documentary follows contestants competing for the title of "World's Most Beautiful Transsexual." The pageant takes place in Las Vegas, where the finalists will be offered parts in a Vegas show. Going beyond the glitz of the competition itself, filmmaker Jeremy Stanford joins six hopefuls as they return to their hometowns and families, and the film reveals the prejudice they faced in their youth and the part the pageant plays in asserting their transgender identities.

TGV is a limited edition 7 DVD set of archival footage of the English industrial band Throbbing Gristle. Included in this set were some of Throbbing Gristle's live performances, as well as rehearsals and short films. The release was limited to 2000 copies and was initially only available direct from the band's website.

Isla chatarra describes the phenomenon of the ubiquity of automobiles in Puerto Rico. The island measures slightly less than 9,000 square kilometers, but has 25,000 kilometers of paved road, one of the highest proportions in the planet. Puerto Rico is one of the countries with the largest number of vehicles per kilometer (of road) and third in the world in number of cars per 1,000 inhabitants. The film was produced with the idea to raise consciousness and create a dialogue about the ongoing situation of our dependence on cars. It also shows the dangerous circumstances of an island that is slowly being covered by scrap metal.

Short film.

Prince Mackaroo, a noble from Fairy Land, accidentally slips through time from the Heian Era to modern Moonlight Town after finding a demon power scepter. While chasing demons with Cozmo, they notice the 'Fullmoon Road' shrinking and the Moonnight Pond drying up. A girl named Tsukimi warns that the 'Tear Rock' and the pond are drying, threatening to vanish the road unless they collect 10 divine spheres from the Heian Era before the full moon tomorrow. With only two days, Prince Mackaroo and his friends race against time to find the spheres and save the Fullmoon Road.

Feature length documentary on the making of François Ozon's film Angel.