Beautiful People

Jess Franco and Christopher Lee discuss their 1970 collaboration, The Bloody Judge.

The word artist and musician Juha Vainio reminisces about his hometown, Kotka, and talks about his compositions and lyrics, including his famous drinking songs. During the program, Junnu's well-known songs are also heard.

The Hitman Returns: David Foster & Friends wurde im letzten Jahr in der ausverkauften Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas mitgeschnitten und gefilmt. „Es wurde eine schier unglaubliche Show“, kommentierte Foster den Abend. „Es gab so viele magische Momente in dieser Nacht, und besonders stolz bin ich darauf, einige Aufsehen erregende Kombinationen zustande initiiert zu haben, etwa ein Medley mit Chaka Khan, Seal und Michael Bolton, ein atemberaubendes Duett von Natalie Cole und Ruben Studdard sowie eine außergewöhnliche Performance von Charice, Ne-Yo und Robert Randolph. Nicht zuletzt brachte mich der gemeinsame Auftritt mit Donna Summer, die ich bei „Last Dance“ auf dem Keyboard begleitete, zurück in die Zeit, als wir den Song zum ersten Mal aufgenommen hatten.“

Keb' Mo' Sessions at West 54th

Als Stanley Kubricks Film "Uhrwerk Orange" 1972 in die Kinos kam, wurde der Autor der Romanvorlage, Anthony Burgess, der Gewaltverherrlichung beschuldigt. Zu Unrecht, denn tatsächlich prangern der Roman und seine Verfilmung die sicherheitspolitischen Maßnahmen des Establishments als Reaktion auf ein wachsendes Unsicherheitsgefühl der westlichen Gesellschaft an. Die Dokumentation führt an den Ursprung des Skandals zurück und beleuchtet das Werk anhand des von Burgess hinterlassenen unveröffentlichten Manuskripts "The Clockwork Condition".

Adam, Siwy and Dworaczek are teenage boys from poor Silesian families. They spend their time wandering around dumps, robbing cars. From time to time they try to sell the stolen items, but usually get into brawls with adults in the process. One day the boys are faced with the possibility of making their "big heist." However, it turns out that this act brings them nothing - neither a sense of success nor money. Will their dreams of escaping the monotonous, tedious reality never come true?

2023 marked the thirtieth anniversary of Maroun Baghdadi’s sudden and tragic death. Maroun was a Lebanese filmmaker who wrote and directed films during the Lebanese civil war and contributed to documentary and fiction filmmaking from 1973 up until his death in 1993. In this film, Feyrouz Serhal embarks on a day trip in Beirut and navigates the city that profoundly shaped Maroun’s journey in life and cinema. Here she encounters individuals who were close to him and who shared his experiences. And as she traverses Maroun’s life and career, the social and political backdrop moves to the foreground. The film reflects on the last fifty years of the history of the country from a present standpoint. Through Maroun’s story, we perceive how cinema can, beautifully and dramatically, portray our stories and discourse our life events..

Keisuke Miyahara oversleeps on the day of his entrance exam for Tokyo University. To postpone the exam starting time, Keisuke Miyahara sends an email to the school warning of a bomb. His plan works and he is able to take his exam and passes. On the day of his entrance ceremony, a man named Hiroshi Tanaka appears in front of Keisuke Miyahara and threatens him.

Fátima, Lô and Helena are three friends that love to dance forró. They live in the Alto da Penha, in Crato. As Fátima and Helena work hard taking care of the cemetery flowers, Lô recall the ladies for a forró party in the neighborhood.

Nelly the Giraffe is discovered in Africa and leaves to begin a singing career, but finds that chasing fame brings her nothing but unhappiness.

The Mars Volta is an American rock group founded by Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Isaiah Ikey Owens, and Jeremy Michael Ward. They are generally considered progressive rock, with jazz, punk and Latin influences. They are known for their wild, energetic, and improvised shows along with the use of ambient music.Electric Ballroom, London 7-9-20031. Son Et Lumiere2. Inertiatic E.S.P.3. Roulette Dares4. Drunkship of Lanterns5. Eria Tarka6. Cicatriz E.S.P.7. This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed8. Televators9. Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt10. Concertina

An seinem zehnten Geburtstag beschließt Alexander sich niemals zu verlieben. Als er Jahre später zum ersten Mal Caro begegnet stürzt ihn seine Entscheidung in eine bittersüße Welt, in der er viermal erschossen wird und einmal den Winter in den Sommer holt.

Chu Wai Tak (Anita Mui), a timid and shy office lady, is embarrassed by her ex-boyfriend by enrolling her in a singing contest. Tak is in trouble as she can't sing when someone else is round. She asks King (Dayo Wong) a Karaoke fanatic, to train her and make her confident in performing in front of others. The time is coming, King decides to give Tak the final "confidence boost" session... Anita Mui must overcome stage fright by learning from the “King of Karaoke” in this musically-inclined comedy.

Delves deep into the anxiety, thrill and uncertainty of six aspiring animation artists as they are plunged into the twelve-week trial-by-fire that is the NFB's Hothouse for animation filmmakers.

A little cat with anger issues makes a unexpected encounter in the woods that will help him grow, change his life, and teach him ukulele.

Grace and Sam stumble into a room at a party, smooching it up. Everything is going according to plan, until Grace mentions her romantic past with the boy whose house party they’re at. Virginity, bisexuality, and the concept of not wanting to be someone’s “first try” all clash together. Will they be able to reconcile their blossoming lust?

Short by Martha Colburn.