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poster Raiders of the lost art
Raiders of the lost art
(4/5)
Nonemn - Crime, Documentary
Raphael rises from Urbino to the Vatican and becomes one of the High Renaissance's defining masters before his sudden death at 37. His masterpieces then endure theft, war, disappearance, and dramatic redi…
poster The Corporation
The Corporation
(4/5)
145mn - Documentary
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. …
poster Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
(3.9/5)
46mn - Documentary
After The Phantom Menace leaves fans disappointed, George Lucas faces his greatest creative challenge yet as the pressure mounts to deliver a script for Episode II that will restore faith in the Star Wars…
poster Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre
Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre
(3.4/5)
3mn - Documentary
Time-lapse photography showing the one month-long demolition of the Star Theatre in New York.
poster It's Your War Too
It's Your War Too
9mn - Documentary, War
Documentary short film detailing the history of the American Women's Army Corps, the WACS. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, Academy War Film Collection, in 2009.
poster Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)
Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)
1mn - Documentary
One of a few versions of the "arrival of the train" narrative. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a flipbook produced by Léon Beaulieu around the same time. S…
poster One Day in Soviet Russia
One Day in Soviet Russia
56mn - Documentary
On August 24th of 1940 a group of cameramen cross the immense territory of the Soviet Union before it was attacked by Nazi Germany, and capture multiple aspects of life in this new world.
poster Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
(4/5)
84mn - Documentary
Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is t…
poster Taken for a Ride
Taken for a Ride
(4/5)
52mn - Documentary
How the American auto industry engineered the demise of city public-transit systems.
poster Dranem Performs The True Jiu-Jitsu
Dranem Performs The True Jiu-Jitsu
2mn - Music, Documentary
Armand Dranem performs The True Jiu-Jitsu ("Le Vrai Jiu-Jitsu", by P. Briollet & G. Fabri / C. D'Orviet) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early form of music video was created using a chronophone rec…
poster Boys Beware
Boys Beware
10mn - Drama, Documentary
This anti-homosexual social "scare" short film focuses on the dangers of young boys talking to strangers.
poster Discontinued
Discontinued
24mn - Comedy, Documentary, Sci-Fi
Host Bruce Campbell explores the rise and fall of major pop culture relics that were eventually discontinued, including McDonald's Arch Deluxe and Disneyland's Videopolis.
poster Handgemacht
Handgemacht
Nonemn - Documentary
A journey into Berlin's vibrant DIY culture, where independent designers and urban gardeners redefine creativity through craftsmanship, sustainability, and the human touch.
poster Fantasy Rising
Fantasy Rising
125mn - Documentary
From ancient myths and fairy tales to Tolkien, tabletop adventures, and modern screen epics, fantasy breaks free from the margins to become a defining force in global popular culture.
poster Pasteur
Pasteur
(2.9/5)
54mn - Drama, History, Documentary
Jean Benoît-Lévy & Jean Epstein's inventive documentary about the life of Louis Pasteur, a French chemist and one of the most important figures of medical microbiology, blends biographical drama with scie…
poster Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
(3.8/5)
98mn - Documentary
Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else.
poster Baby's Meal
Baby's Meal
1mn - Documentary, Family
A father, a mother and a baby are sitting at a table, on a patio outside. Dad is feeding Baby her lunch, while Mum is serving tea.
poster The American West of John Ford
The American West of John Ford
(3.6/5)
52mn - Western, Documentary
John Wayne, James Stewart, and Henry Fonda revisit the landscapes, characters, and enduring myths that director John Ford forged into the defining vision of the American West.
poster With Byrd at the South Pole
With Byrd at the South Pole
(3.5/5)
82mn - Documentary
This Academy Award-winning documentary follows Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his team as they brave the extreme elements of Antarctica to conduct groundbreaking scientific research and conquer the South Pol…
poster Dr. Macintyre's X-Ray Film
Dr. Macintyre's X-Ray Film
1mn - Documentary
The first X-ray cinematograph film ever taken, shown by Dr. MacIntyre at the London Royal Society (1896 and 1909). X-ray pictures of a frog knee joint, a beating human heart and movements of the stomach.
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