Robert Downey Sr.

Un retrato de la vida y de la carrera profesional de Robert Downey Sr. (1936-2021), el visionario e intrépido cineasta estadounidense —padre del actor Robert Downey Jr.— que en los años sesenta y setenta sentó las bases de la comedia contracultural.

Alana Kane y Gary Valentine se conocen, pasan el tiempo juntos y acaban enamorándose en el Valle de San Fernando en 1973.

To pay tribute to one of his filmmaking heroes, Sean Price Willams adopts a style that’s just as out there as his subject, mixing new material and never-before-seen archival footage in this portrait of the underground film titan Robert Downey (A Prince).

The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff was a difficult (some would say impossible) person but was also the man who kicked art films into the mainstream with outrageous marketing schemes and pure bluster. Rugoff's impact on cinema culture in the United States is inestimable, and his influence on the art film business-from the studio classics divisions to the independent film movement to the rise of the Weinsteins-is undeniable. Yet, mysteriously, Rugoff has become a virtually forgotten figure. The story is told through the eyes of former employee Ira Deutchman, who sets out to find the truth about the man who had such a major impact on his life, and to understand how such an important figure could have disappeared so completely.

The life and work of Robert Frank—as a photographer and a filmmaker—are so intertwined that they're one in the same, and the vast amount of territory he's covered, from The Americans in 1958 up to the present, is intimately registered in his now-formidable body of artistic gestures. From the early '90s on, Frank has been making his films and videos with the brilliant editor Laura Israel, who has helped him to keep things homemade and preserve the illuminating spark of first contact between camera and people/places. Don't Blink is Israel's like-minded portrait of her friend and collaborator, a lively rummage sale of images and sounds and recollected passages and unfathomable losses and friendships that leaves us a fast and fleeting imprint of the life of the Swiss-born man who reinvented himself the American way, and is still standing on ground of his own making at the age of 90.

Pablo blends documentary and animation elements to tell the saga of "famous unknown" Pablo Ferro, a man with a personal journey that spans from Havana, during the pre-Cuban revolution to his current home, in the garage behind his son's house.

The story of legendary New York City disc jockey Bob Fass who pioneered free expression on the airwaves with his long running FM program 'Radio Unnameable'.

Josh Kovaks lleva diez años como encargado de los pisos más lujosos y más vigilados de todo Nueva York. Nada le pasa desapercibido. Arthur Shaw es un pez gordo de Wall Street que está en arresto domiciliario en el piso más ostentoso del edificio después de ser acusado del robo de dos mil millones de dólares a sus inversores. Y de estos últimos, ¿quién va a sufrir más? El personal de “The Tower”, que le entregó su plan de pensiones. Sólo faltan unos días para que Shaw se salga con la suya. Josh y su gente deciden recurrir a Slide, un delincuente de poca monta, para conseguir lo imposible: robar los 20 millones de dólares que deben estar escondidos en el piso donde Shaw permanece vigilado por un equipo del FBI encabezado por la agente especial Claire Denham.

Rittenhouse Square is an impressionistic, music-filled documentary about a small Philadelphia park - "the spot" - where people go to meet friends, find romance, muse about life and enjoy the beauty of nature and the opposite sex.

Rittenhouse Square is an impressionistic, music-filled documentary about a small Philadelphia park - "the spot" - where people go to meet friends, find romance, muse about life and enjoy the beauty of nature and the opposite sex.

In an era when Dick, Jane, and discipline ruled America's schools, Albert Cullum allowed Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Shaw to reign in his fifth grade public school classroom. Through the use of poetry, drama and imaginative play, Cullum championed an unorthodox educational philosophy that spoke directly to his students' needs. Many of Cullum's projects were recorded on film by then novice filmmaker Robert Downey, Sr. Weaving stunning black and white footage and rare archival television broadcasts together with interviews of Cullum and his former students, this is a portrait of a maverick teacher who transformed a generation of young people by enabling them to discover their own inner greatness.

FROM OTHER WORLDS is a sci-fi comedy about a depressed Brooklyn housewife who sleepwalks through her life until she encounters an alien force in her backyard. With the help of a fellow contactee, an African immigrant, she is determined to solve the mystery of her otherworldly experiences. Along the way, she finds romance, saves the planet and finds new meaning in her life.

STRUT! spotlights the world of the Philadelphia Mummers and their annual parade. Each New Year's Day, electricians, longshoremen, plumbers, cops and other working class wizards transform the City of Brotherly Love into the world capital of Surrealism. Their boundless celebration of life, liberty, and the pursuit of joy capture the heart and soul of America. The parade is a delicious melting pot of pre-colonial history, Vaudeville slapstick, cultural diversity, and 4-minute Broadway shows. But the real flavor comes from the Mummers thrmselves, who personify what we hold most dear: The mandate of freedom and self-expression... the power of family and fraternity... the lessons of the immigrant experience... and the extraordinary inclusiveness and tolerance of everyone except the competition. Shot with no script and an easy-shifting point of view, the Mummers' colorful tale is told through revealing interviews, new and vintage footage, dazzling still photos, and irresistible music.

Jack Campbell es un egocéntrico broker de Wall Street cuya única obsesión es el trabajo y una vida llena de lujo. Tras un incidente en una tienda el día de Nochebuena, se despierta viviendo otra vida: es un humilde vendedor de neumáticos de Nueva Jersey, casado con su antigua novia Kate, a la que había abandonado hacía años para que no obstaculizara su carrera en el mundo de las finanzas.

La película consta de nueve tramas paralelas que tienen lugar en el Valle de San Fernando, en Los Angeles: un niño prodigio, el presentador de un concurso de televisión, un ex-niño prodigio, un moribundo, su hijo perdido, la mujer y el enfermero del moribundo. Son historias aparentemente independientes, pero que guardan entre sí una extraña relación. Magnolia es el retrato de la vida americana visto a través de una serie de viñetas cómicas y conmovedoras.

Hugo Dugay es una joven limpiadora de piscinas de Los Ángeles. En el curso de un solo día, Hugo deberá limpiar 44 piscinas, tratar con clientes excéntricos y peligrosos, ayudar a sus padres y con todo le da tiempo a enamorarse.

Hugo Dugay es una joven limpiadora de piscinas de Los Ángeles. En el curso de un solo día, Hugo deberá limpiar 44 piscinas, tratar con clientes excéntricos y peligrosos, ayudar a sus padres y con todo le da tiempo a enamorarse.

A los 17 años, un joven sexualmente bien dotado (Mark Wahlberg) es descubierto por un director veterano (Burt Reynolds), que lo transforma en una celebridad de la subcultura del mundo del porno en pleno apogeo de los 70. Sin embargo, la fama repentina puede pasar factura

La deslumbrante carrera profesional del arrogante oncólogo Michael Reynolds (Woody Harrelson) cambiará de golpe cuando un paciente terminal, un indio navajo desesperado (Jon Seda), lo secuestra pistola en mano. Atravesando autopistas y carreteras solitarias, secuestrador y rehén buscan un legendario lugar de curación en territorio navajo, mientras la caza policial se cierne sobre ellos.

Caesar is having a hard time dividing his time between his band and his rich girlfriend, Buffer. Buffer's dad doesn't like Ceasar, so he makes Caesar a bet. If Caesar can make a hundred thousand dollars within six months, he can stay with Buffer... but if he fails, their relationship is over forever. How can Ceasar win the bet if he only knows how jam with his band?

A youthful perspective on the 1992 presidential campaign with a witty, cautionary message to young Americans to start participating in democracy or get the kind of government they deserve.

Dos hermanos, chico y chica, compiten para ser el primero en tener un hijo y de esta manera heredar la fortuna de su padre. El problema es que ambos son homosexuales.

Dos hermanos, chico y chica, compiten para ser el primero en tener un hijo y de esta manera heredar la fortuna de su padre. El problema es que ambos son homosexuales.

Johnny Walker (Anthony Michael Hall) es uno de los mejores jugadores de fútbol americano de la ciudad, y se le presenta un gran futuro como profesional. Como gran promesa que es, varias universidades se le disputan en su intento por ficharle para los próximos años. Johnny visita una de ellas, llamada Old Tex, que resulta ser muy atractiva para un joven por las mujeres que le agasajan. Debido al viaje, cuando vuelve a su ciudad natal, algo ha cambiado en el carácter de Johnny.

A teenage musician goes on the run from killers and the police when he returns home to find his home empty and his family gone.

A documentary filmmaker, who has spent the last 15 years making films like "Aluminum: Our Shiny Friend," is finally given the chance to make the documentary on Indian farming he has always wanted to. The catch? He must simultaneously direct a porn film. But as he tries to make the porn film, which he turns into a musical called "Halloween in the Barracks," he must deal with a temperamental actor, a fundamentalist preacher, and other obstacles.

The zany crew of a New York cable TV station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing them worldwide attention.

The zany crew of a New York cable TV station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing them worldwide attention.

Un agente del servicio secreto de Los Ángeles pone en marcha un peligroso plan para atrapar a un famoso falsificador de dinero.

Filmed in Wendover, Nevada, in early 1981, Energy and How to Get It combines documentary and fictional ideas. What began as a documentary film about Robert Golka, an engineer who was experimenting with ball lightening and the development of fusion as an energy force, was turned into a spoof on the documentary form, inserting fictional characters into the story such as the Energy Czar (William Burroughs), and a Hollywood agent (filmmaker Robert Downey). (mfah.org)

Esta comedia es una especie de mezcla entre 'Animal House' y 'Police Academy'. Cuatro chicos son enviados, por diferentes razones, a la academia militar Sheldon R. Wienberg. La vida de dicipline pregunta a los cuatro geeks. Por supuesto, estos chicos saben cómo hacer una fiesta en los tiempos difíciles. ¿Serán 'verdaderos hombres' después de un año? Escrito por Evert Poppen

A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris.

A film without a beginning or an end, Moment to Moment is a rush of curious sketches, scenes, and shots that takes on a rhythmic life of its own.

A film without a beginning or an end, Moment to Moment is a rush of curious sketches, scenes, and shots that takes on a rhythmic life of its own.

A film without a beginning or an end, Moment to Moment is a rush of curious sketches, scenes, and shots that takes on a rhythmic life of its own.

A young man returns home from Vietnam blind. He is very bitter about the war and alienates his family and friends. This movie deals with the aftermath of war and how people react to it both veterans and their families. (IMDb)

A young man returns home from Vietnam blind. He is very bitter about the war and alienates his family and friends. This movie deals with the aftermath of war and how people react to it both veterans and their families. (IMDb)

A parable based on the life of Christ. This ain't your father's Bible story, full of references about the destruction of the world through massive constipation and a New Mexican setting.

A parable based on the life of Christ. This ain't your father's Bible story, full of references about the destruction of the world through massive constipation and a New Mexican setting.

Driving through New York City in his Sexmobile, Dr. Harrison Rogers of the Bureau of Sexological Investigation, searches out luminary figures in the world of sex.

This oddball counterculture comedy/drama follows Zalman King through a series of kooky misadventures while he searches for his life's purpose in New York City.

In a pound, 18 dogs wait to be adopted.

In a pound, 18 dogs wait to be adopted.

Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.

Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.

Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.

Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.

A doctor and nurse sneak away for a kinky encounter, only to be interrupted by a cop... with a secret of his own.

A bizarre portrait of the New York singles scene.

A bizarre portrait of the New York singles scene.

A bizarre portrait of the New York singles scene.

A visual montage accompanied by an audio recording of Cullum teaching a class of first grade students geography. Provides an example of Cullum's method for fostering student participation through creative activities.

A visual montage accompanied by an audio recording of Cullum teaching a class of first grade students geography. Provides an example of Cullum's method for fostering student participation through creative activities.

An experimental film featuring students of Westchester County, NY performing and interpreting various pieces of Shakespeare's plays, as well as engaging in other Cullum-led activities. Depicts examples of Cullum's mixing of poetry, drama, and play to foster educational motivation.

An experimental film featuring students of Westchester County, NY performing and interpreting various pieces of Shakespeare's plays, as well as engaging in other Cullum-led activities. Depicts examples of Cullum's mixing of poetry, drama, and play to foster educational motivation.

A day in the life of a young Manhattanite who is in love with his mother, gives birth to $1890 from his hip, and kills indiscriminately.

A day in the life of a young Manhattanite who is in love with his mother, gives birth to $1890 from his hip, and kills indiscriminately.

A day in the life of a young Manhattanite who is in love with his mother, gives birth to $1890 from his hip, and kills indiscriminately.

A young woman arrives in New York to visit a friend and lands in one hot spot after another as she fends off the perverted advances from every man she meets.

A young woman arrives in New York to visit a friend and lands in one hot spot after another as she fends off the perverted advances from every man she meets.

The president of the United Status, who, when he isn’t at the White House— a dilapidated Victorian— conducts his top-secret affairs on a deserted beach.

The president of the United Status, who, when he isn’t at the White House— a dilapidated Victorian— conducts his top-secret affairs on a deserted beach.

The president of the United Status, who, when he isn’t at the White House— a dilapidated Victorian— conducts his top-secret affairs on a deserted beach.

During a Civil War battle, a soldier is transported through time, landing in New York City's Central Park in the year 1961. He then explores Manhattan and goes to Yankee Stadium in an attempt to locate other Civil War soldiers. (IMDb)

During a Civil War battle, a soldier is transported through time, landing in New York City's Central Park in the year 1961. He then explores Manhattan and goes to Yankee Stadium in an attempt to locate other Civil War soldiers. (IMDb)

During a Civil War battle, a soldier is transported through time, landing in New York City's Central Park in the year 1961. He then explores Manhattan and goes to Yankee Stadium in an attempt to locate other Civil War soldiers. (IMDb)

During a Civil War battle, a soldier is transported through time, landing in New York City's Central Park in the year 1961. He then explores Manhattan and goes to Yankee Stadium in an attempt to locate other Civil War soldiers. (IMDb)

In an era when Dick, Jane, and discipline ruled America's schools, Albert Cullum allowed Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Shaw to reign in his fifth grade public school classroom. Through the use of poetry, drama and imaginative play, Cullum championed an unorthodox educational philosophy that spoke directly to his students' needs. Many of Cullum's projects were recorded on film by then novice filmmaker Robert Downey, Sr. Weaving stunning black and white footage and rare archival television broadcasts together with interviews of Cullum and his former students, this is a portrait of a maverick teacher who transformed a generation of young people by enabling them to discover their own inner greatness.

In an era when Dick, Jane, and discipline ruled America's schools, Albert Cullum allowed Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Shaw to reign in his fifth grade public school classroom. Through the use of poetry, drama and imaginative play, Cullum championed an unorthodox educational philosophy that spoke directly to his students' needs. Many of Cullum's projects were recorded on film by then novice filmmaker Robert Downey, Sr. Weaving stunning black and white footage and rare archival television broadcasts together with interviews of Cullum and his former students, this is a portrait of a maverick teacher who transformed a generation of young people by enabling them to discover their own inner greatness.