Confessions of a Superhero (2007)
Género : Documental
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 32M
Director : Matthew Ogens
Sinopsis
CONFESSIONS OF A SUPERHERO is a feature length documentary chronicling the lives of three mortal men and one woman who make their living working as superhero characters on the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard. This deeply personal view into their daily routines reveals their hardships, and triumphs, as they pursue and achieve their own kind of fame. The Hulk sold his Super Nintendo for a bus ticket to LA; Wonder Woman was a mid-western homecoming queen; Batman struggles with his anger, while Superman’s psyche is consumed by the Man of Steel. Although the Walk of Fame is right beneath their feet, their own paths to stardom prove to be a long, hard climbs.
This film illustrates the life of the film director, Shui-Bo Wang in The People's Republic of China. We learn of the life of the director in his own words and images from a child steeped in the values of Chinese communism exemplified by Chairman Mao, to a young man striving to live up to those ideals both as an artist and a soldier.
Those krazed VHS-hunting pupz from Everything Is Terrible! (everyone’s favorite found footage chop shoppe) are back with their third inner-eye-opening feature, containing a feat never before attempted in either human or canine history. EIT! asks but two simple questions, “What if we make a movie composed ENTIRELY out of dog-related found footage?” and ‘'What if this magickal movie, made up of thousands of other dog movies, is also a remake of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s 1973 masterpiece The Holy Mountain?” Well, let’s stop asking dumb rhetorical questions because this never-ending spiral of World-Pup winning, sunglasses-wearing, murder-solving, skateboarding pooches is real! No Bonez about it, this is it! Are you dog enough to go fetch it? ARFFFFFF!
Louis visits on of America’s most crime-ridden cities in this installment of Law and Disorder.
La patiserie es para Francia una cuestión idiosincrática. La excelencia no es algo a lo que la crema de los patissières franceses aspiran, sino algo que necesitan. Esa necesidad tiene un curioso título honorario: Mejor Obrero de Francia, categoría exclusiva a la que se accede luego de superar tres días intensivos de hornear y moldear con precisión, delicadeza y velocidad. El tándem Pennebaker y Hegedus nos lleva a la cocina de ese mundillo y observa, con tierna complicidad, a los sufridos candidatos en su rally culinario, al ritmo dulce de Django Reinhardt. Hay algo conmovedor en ver a estos tipos maduros construyendo esculturas de azúcar como nenes, embelesados con su propia creación mientras a su alrededor se los ausculta con el rigor de un campo de concentración.
The village of Sleepy Hollow is getting ready to greet the new schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who is coming from New York. Crane has already heard of the village's legendary ghost, a headless horseman who is said to be searching for the head that he lost in battle. The schoolteacher has barely arrived when he begins to pursue the beautiful young heiress Katrina Van Tassel, angering Abraham Van Brunt, who is courting her. Crane's harsh, small-minded approach to teaching also turns some of the villagers against him. Soon there many who would like to see him leave the village altogether.
COMIX is a feature documentary on comic books, the comic book world, and the phenomenon surrounding them. It is told through the thoughts and images of some of the greatest talent in the comic book industry like Stan Lee, Frank Miller, Neal Adams, Mark Waid, Marc Silvestri, and John Romita Jr., among many others. COMIX also has tons of interviews with the fans, many in full costumes, as they share their love for the art form, and who have made comics the phenomenon that it is today.
Especial de los estudios Hanna-Barbera que contiene interpretaciones de los artistas de la famosa factoría de animación, inspiradas en algunas de las canciones más populares de las décadas de los 50, 60, 70 y 80. Con videoclips de psicodélicas imágenes, en la línea de "Yellow Submarine" de Los Beattles.
'Race to World First' documents the struggles, triumphs, and frustrations of the 25-man World of Warcraft guild Blood Legion as it prepares to beat the newest bosses released within the game by Blizzard Entertainment. This is a global battle between 12 million people and competition is intense. As the race gets underway, the film broadens in scope to include players from Finland, Russia, Australia, Great Britain, Greece, and Germany. They discuss what it takes to compete at the highest level, and the rivalries and life/game conflicts that inevitably arise. 'Race to World First' redefines the image of the gamer, focusing on the commitment, cooperation, and tremendous diversity within this culture. For gamers both proud and closeted.
El científico Alex Marsh inventa un nuevo suero, una nueva forma no letal de gas nervioso. Tras un accidente en su laboratorio, se convierte en un monstruo, al ser invadido todo su cuerpo por el gas y su tacto es al instante fatal para cualquier otro ser viviente. Lo único que lo mantiene vivo es la inmunidad parcial que ha desarrollado a lo largo de meses de trabajo, que pronto desaparecerá. Convertido en una criatura deforme, Alex ha comenzado a volverse loco, atormentado por las muertes que ha causado. El alboroto que causó en los suburbios de Los Ángeles, pone a la policía tras los pasos del monstruoso científico y su prometida.
Two couples are on a boating trip when they come across an uncharted island. The four investigate and find themselves in the clutches of Dr. Albert Balleau, whose hobby is hunting both animals and humans… The group tries to escape only to be thwarted by Dr. Balleau and his henchmen.
In 1997, Louis Theroux made a documentary about the world of male porn performers in Los Angeles. 15 years later, he returns to find a business struggling with the deluge of free porn on the internet. Louis revisits some of the original programme's contributors as well as meeting the latest crop of porn performers dreaming of porn stardom.
Toronto filmmaker Alan Zweig analyzes the phenomenon of record collecting.
The classic board game, Scrabble, has been popular for decades. In addition, there are fanatics who devote heart and soul to this game to the expense of everything else. This film profiles a group of these enthusiasts as they converge for a Scrabble convention where the word game is almost a bloodsport.
The Guinness World of Records contains the most bizarre human achievements imaginable. But who are the crazy people behind the feats? From the grape catchers, to the hula hoopers and the ‘jogglers’, this humorous, but strikingly insightful documentary introduces us to the colourful characters who devote their lives to the oddest frontiers of human excellence. A delightfully eccentric human odyssey that is not to be missed.
Serial Killer Culture examines the reasons why artists and collectors are fascinated by serial killers.
El recluta Rubin Farr se une al vocalista pero fracasado vendedor de varios niveles Ed Tuttle en una búsqueda para enterrar al gato muerto de Rubin en el "lugar perfecto". Su viaje los lleva a través del desierto de Utah, donde se encuentran con la ex esposa de Ed, Rula, y con un escurridizo crítico de Andy Warhol.
An original documentary which follows three families in a small seaside town in Massachusetts as they prepare for their annual home made haunted houses. This story highlights their long journey from planning to opening day and cleanup until next year and the obstacles which face them during the process.
Darkon is an award-winning feature-length documentary film that follows the real-life adventures of the Darkon Wargaming Club in Baltimore, Maryland, a group of fantasy live-action role-playing (LARP) gamers.
Louis Theroux travels to San Francisco where a group of pioneering medical professionals help children who say they were born in the wrong body transition from boy to girl or girl to boy at ever younger ages.
Esta película rodada para la televisión se considera la obra que mejor refleja el mundo malsano de la novela de Lewis Carroll.
