Five Steps to Tyranny (2001)

Dive into more than a century of decadence with this tantalizing look at the evolution of burlesque. Cabaret star Leslie Zemeckis traces the art form from vaudeville-style variety show through its extinction and contemporary rebirth. Vintage photos, film clips and ads illustrate burlesque's resilient history and how the public's sexual appetite kept it alive amid moral and legal ado.

A six-night miniseries presenting the history of how the United States was invented, looking at the moments where Americans harnessed technology to advance human progress -- from the rigors of linking the continent by transcontinental railroad to triumphing over vertical space through the construction of steel-structured buildings. The series also is a story of conflict, with Native American peoples, slavery, the Revolutionary War that birthed the nation, the Civil War that divided it, and the great world war that shaped its future.

Berlín Oriental, otoño de 1961. Sophie y Konrad se han propuesto huir juntos al Berlín occidental. Sophie logra burlar la vigilancia, pero Konrad es sorprendido por un coche militar y no puede escapar. A partir de ese momento, la vida de ambos sigue cursos totalmente distintos. En casi 30 años ellos sólo se ven cuatro veces. Sin embargo, durante la larga noche del 9 al 10 de noviembre de 1989 el muro de Berlín es derribado...

The story of the aftermath of the 2001 Bradford riots told from the perspective of an Asian familty

From Washington to Saigon, Rome to Mexico, Paris to Prague, a wave of protests shook the world. 68 looks back at the looks back at the Vietnam War, the Prague Spring and the Soviet Invasion, the Paris riots, Dubcek, Che Guevara, De Gaulle, Cohn-Bendrik and more. A dive into the chaos of a turbulent year, featuring fantastic colour footage and the music of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrisson and Bob Dylan.

Hank Martin, un vendedor ambulante del sur de Estados Unidos, se casa con una dulce y bella maestra. Martin, manipulador y con don de gentes, encabeza una revuelta de los trabajadores del algodón, que supone el inicio de su carrera política. Cegado por la ambición y decidido a convertirse en el próximo gobernador del estado, propiciará una serie de turbios acontecimientos que se le acaban escapando de las manos. Basada en una novela de Adria Locke Langley.

Ludvik Jahn, director de un instituto científico, descubre que Helena, una periodista de radio, es la esposa de Pavel, un ex compañero de estudios responsable de su expulsión de la universidad y de las Juventudes Comunistas. Debido a una broma trivial, es obligado a incorporase a un batallón militar de castigo durante dos años y medio, pasar dos años en una prisión militar, y tres años trabajando en las minas. 15 años después, la oportunidad de vengarse parece asomar... El guion de Jaromil Jires y Milan Kundera está basado en la novela de este último, la primera de sus novelas de éxito mundial. Este guion, en donde no dudaron en cortar o cambiar algunas escenas, es considerado como la mejor adaptación de una obra de Kundera. La película se comenzó a rodar en 1967, incluso antes de la aparición del libro, y se terminó de rodar después de la llegada de los tanques soviéticos en 1968.

An experimental documentary exploring the turn-of-century lynching of union organizer Frank Little in Butte, Montana.

Louisiana's governor asks war hero Francis C. Grevemberg (Keith Andes) to lead the state police against corruption.

En este especial te contaremos 14 mil millones de años de historia, a través de un viaje rápido de 120 minutos, desde el principio del tiempo hasta la actualidad, haciendo escala para explorar los puntos de inflexión, momentos históricos y las extraordinarias conexiones entre el pasado lejano y nuestra vida cotidiana. Esta es una nueva forma de ver la historia del universo, el planeta Tierra y la humanidad: el surgimiento de la vida, el avance del hombre y el crecimiento de la civilización.

The film – documentary “Shooting vs Shooting” presents a group of astonishing stories about journalists who were afflicted in the Iraq war, by following a journalist’s journey in Baghdad in 2009 and the story of a mother who seeks for an answer to the question why her son got killed while his only weapon was his camera. “Shooting vs Shooting” narrates incredible moments and adventures, reveals unknown sides to the facts and shows the dramatic stories of media workers who lost their lives, trying to freely broadcast the truth to the public opinion. Through the documentary, we witness the absurdity of war, the responsibilities of governments and armies and the atrociousness of blinded fanatics.

From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon the unique power of their genre. Capturing Reality explores the complex creative process that goes into making non-fiction films. Deftly charting the documentarian's journey, it poses the question: can film capture reality?

Global political figures such as The Pope, Kim Jong Il, George W. Bush and recent Japanese Prime Ministers play riichi mahjong against each other.

They were stolen from their homes, locked in chains and taken across an ocean. And for more than 200 years, their blood and sweat would help to build the richest and most powerful nation the world has ever known. But when slavery ended, their welcome was over. America's wealthy elite had decided it was time for them to disappear and they were not particular about how it might be done. What you are about to see is that the plan these people set in motion 150 years ago is still being carried out today. So don't think that this is history. It is not. It is happening right here, and it's happening right now.

Through the voice of an impersonator, the cuban hero will recount with us his political career. This tender, caustic yet authentic portrait will take us through his life from euphoria to revolt, from hollow laugh to genuine cheerfulness. Here comes... "En la Piel de Fidel".

Siete años después de haberse visto obligado a dejar su puesto en la policía de Nueva York por un escándalo producido por un desafortunado tiroteo, el detective privado Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) es contratado por el alcalde de la ciudad, Nicholas Hostetler (Russell Crowe), para que investigue la presunta infidelidad de su mujer (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Pero cuando el supuesto amante de ésta aparece muerto, las cosas se complican mucho más de lo que Taggart podría haber previsto. El detective, que no tarda en descubrir que no era más que un peón en una partida mayor, se adentra en la zona gris que une los mundos del crimen, la política y los negocios.

A group of young people are organizing. One night, they face the police who came to evacuate an African squat. Carmen meets Hussain, a young afghan poet. Crazy in love, they don’t leave each other. But a curse hangs over the city, papers are carrying death, bodies are falling. Panicked at the idea that he could get arrested, Carmen forbids him to go out, and locks herself with him. Gradually, Hussain get the feeling that she is watching him…

Un fotógrafo canadiense y su mujer, ambos de origen armenio, viajan a su país natal para fotografiar iglesias y hacer un calendario. Durante su estancia, la pareja sufre una crisis y se rompe.

Jan Nemec lleva a cabo una crítica contra el conformismo, la política de masas, el cuestionamiento de la libertad del individuo y las relaciones de patronazgo-clientela en un film que trata de explicar de modo alegórico cómo fue posible la implantación del comunismo en Checoslovaquia. Su carácter subversivo fue la causa de que fuera prohibida hasta la Revolución de Terciopelo de 1989. Fue un poderoso acicate durante las movilizaciones de la Primavera de Praga en 1968. (FILMAFFINITY) Tu crítica Puedes escribir una crítica

In 1969, Taylor Mead complained to his friend artist Wynn Chamberlain that Andy Warhol had never paid him for any of the work he had done for him and Wynn said he would make a film especially for Taylor. Inspired by the banality of 1960's television, Chamberlain wrote and directed Brand X, an 87 minute series of faux television shows spoofing the politics and mass media of the day, complete with commercials for Sex, Sweat, Computer Dating and Peanut Butter. BRAND X follows Taylor Mead through a day in a wacky television studio as he portrays an exercise guru, a talk show host, a veteran returning from the American Civil War, a hospital patient in a soap opera, the President of the United States and a televangelist giving the Nightly Sermon. BRAND X satirizes President Nixon, the Vietnam War, sex, drugs, computers, money and race relations.