Colin MacCabe

The Ways of Seeing writer is celebrated by Tilda Swinton and her fellow admirers in an unorthodox four-part documentary that visits him at his Alpine home

The Ways of Seeing writer is celebrated by Tilda Swinton and her fellow admirers in an unorthodox four-part documentary that visits him at his Alpine home

Derek, in chronological order, records the work and life that stands at the foot of Derek Jarman's humour and spirit of being an artist. The filmmaker and actress, Isaac Julien and Tilda Swinton respectively, have produced and narrated a film on his life whereby the use of language is perpetuated to give some type of palpable meaning to British audiences alone, and to their own personal relationship with him.

A documentary on serial killer films.

The Name of this Film is Dogme95 is an irreverent documentary exploring the origins of Dogme95, the most influential movement in world cinema for a generation. The film tells how a 'brotherhood' of four Danish directors armed with a radical Manifesto, has inspired, outraged and provoked filmmakers and filmgoers the world over. The rules of Dogme95 take filmmaking back to its brass-tacks - stories must be set in the here and now; the films must be shot on location, with a handheld camera, using natural light, and direct sound; the rules forbid murders and weapons (staples of the much-loved action-movie genre); and, most amusingly, the director must not be credited (that holds also for the director of The Name of this Film is Dogme95...).

An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

This film tells the fascinating story of one of the most critically acclaimed careers in independent documentary film making in recent cinema history. This comprehensive overview of Morris' career includes clips of all his important films as well as interviews with collaborators such as Werner Herzog and Phillip Glass.

This highly personal film essay demonstrates that Chinese cinema has dealt with questions of gender and sexuality more frankly and provocatively than any other national cinema. Yang ± Yin examines male bonding and phallic imagery in the swordplay and kung fu movies of the '60s and '70s; homosexuality; same-sex bonding and physical intimacy; the continuing emphasis on women's grievances in melodramas; and the phenomenon of Yam Kim-Fai, a Hong Kong actress who spent her life portraying men on and off the screen.

Australian-born filmmaker George Miller offers a personal view of Australian films. He suggests that they can be regarded as visual music, public dreaming, mythology, and song-lines. In extrapolating the idea of movies as song-lines he examines feature films under the following categories: songs of the land; the bushman; the convicts; the bush-rangers; mates and larrikins; the digger; pommy bashing; the sheilas; gays; the wogs; blackfellas; and urban subversion. He then concludes that these films can be thought of as "Hymns that sing of Australia."

Tourneur, a self-proclaimed cinéaste, feuds with Cinema and his gang, who are obsessed with foreign action movies.

The 'Century of Cinema' is an 18-part series produced by the British Film Institute to celebrate 100 years of cinema. The series includes films directed by Scorsese, Oshima, Godard, among others. Mrinal Sen directed the Indian chapter of the series.

The Russian entry in the BFI’s Century of Cinema series of documentaries

An aging Brazilian actor teams up with a film student on a trip to Mexico, in order to find out an unknown movie his mother allegedly watched before she committed suicide.

Actor Sam Neill discusses New Zealand film and his own experiences within and without.

La historia del primer siglo de cine japonés desde el punto de vista del controvertido cineasta japonés Nagisa Ōshima.

Documental de cuatro horas de duración, en el que Martin Scorsese repasa la historia del cine clásico norteamericano, desde sus inicios hasta los años 70, que es precisamente la época en la que él comenzó a trabajar en el mundo del cine.

A meditation on the first 100 years of German cinema, featuring some of its greatest directors.

Liverpool, 1956. Bud es un muchacho de doce años, sensible, tímido e introvertido que pertenece a una familia de clase trabajadora. La estrecha relación que mantiene con su madre y, especialmente, su pasión por el cine, le ayudan a afrontar el ambiente represor y asfixiante del colegio.

Londres, 1977. Chris y Caz llevan una radio pirata que emite soul y funk. Alguien asesina a su amigo TJ, que es homosexual, y empiezan a investigar a Chris y a su novia como sospechosos. Por otro lado, Caz entabla una relación con un punk llamado Billibud, que destapa todo un conflicto de racismo y homofobia. Young Soul Rebels, thriller y drama social a su vez, refleja el hervidero de subculturas, razas y opciones sexuales del Londres de los años previos a la era Thatcher.

Oyendo o interpretando una de las muchas canciones que han formado parte de sus vidas, Maisie, Eileen, Tony y la madre de los tres, recuerdan a su fallecido padre y esposo, alcohólico, déspota y maltratador y cómo la experiencia vivida junto a él marcó sus destinos y sus sentimientos hacia los demás.

Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst of inner-city chaos, surround themselves with intellectual street people, and sleep with everybody - except each other! Things become interesting when Sammy's father, Rafi, who is a former Indian government minister, comes to London for a visit. Sammy, Rosie, and Rafi try to find meaning through their lives and loves.

En los años 70, una raza alienígena envía a una androide diplomática a la Tierra en una misión de paz. Cuando aterriza por error en Palestina en vez de en el MIT (Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusets) conocerá a un corresponsal británico con el que iniciará una serie de fascinantes conversaciones.

El pintor Michelangelo Merisi, nacido en Caravaggio, se está muriendo lejos de su hogar. En el lecho de muerte recuerda los comienzos de su vida como pintor. El niño Michelangelo dejó su Caravaggio natal al quedar huérfano, y se traslada a Milán, donde se inicia como pintor en diferentes talleres, hasta que establece un taller propio, en la Roma de los Papas, ganándose el favor de la Iglesia, que le encarga numerosas obras. Llegan entonces la fama, el dinero, sus amores homosexuales, las intrigas políticas y religiosas, la envidia y el crimen.