Blondie’s New York and the Making of Parallel Lines
The story behind Blondie’s album Parallel Lines, which sold 16 million copies and captured the spirit of 1970s New York at a time of poverty, crime and an exploding artistic life.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Alan Ravenscroft
Actors: Andrew Bolton, Clem Burke, Roberta Bayley
The World of Dario Argento 2: Master of Horror
A documentary about the films of Italian horror director Dario Argento. Included are clips from many of his films and interviews with friends, actors and colleagues.
Art and Craft
For several decades, gifted and incredibly prolific forger Mark Landis compulsively created impeccable copies of works by a variety of major artists, donating them to institutions across the country and…
Before Summer Ends
After five years studying in Paris, Arash has not adjusted to life there and has decided to return to Iran to live. Hoping to change his mind, his two friends…
Gramsci 44
Between 1926 and 1927, the Italian intellectual and Communist political figure Antonio Gramsci spent 44 days imprisoned on the island of Ustica, off the northern coast of Sicily. Together with…
End Game: Technology
They can either enhance our lives and make the world a better place to live, or we may find ourselves in a dystopian future where we are ruled and controlled…
Doctor Strange: The Score-Cerer Supreme
A discussion of Michael Giacchino’s work on the film and the themes the music conveys and supports for the film.
Her Mothers
As Hungary’s political climate becomes increasingly radicalized, Virág, a former green politician, loses faith in the democratic parliament of Hungary and retires from politics. She and her musician partner Nóra…
The Life of Jo Menell: Americans, Mongrels, & Funky Junkies
South African filmmaker Jo Menell is most well-known for the cult feminist classic, Dick (1989), which featured 1000 penises accompanied by an audio commentary from women. The nature of that…
Scared Straight!
The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.
Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom
The history, culture and tradition of Serbs living West of the Drina river, from the times of medieval Bosnia to the 20th century and the formation of Republika Srpska, an…
Hobbyhorse Revolution
A funny and moving film about teenagers with growing pains, who discover their own voice and talent through riding and grooming toy horses.