9.11事件を綿密に取材し世界中に賛否両論を巻き起こしたマイケル・ムーア監督による問題作。当時のアメリカ大統領であるブッシュ批判と反戦をテーマに、エンタテインメント性豊かに演出したドキュメンタリーだ。
1985年、英国の登山家2人、ジョーとサイモンは、標高が6600mもあり、前人未到の難所だったシウラ・グランデ峰の登頂に成功。だが下山途中にジョーが足を骨折してしまう。サイモンは、彼と自分の体をザイルでつないで下山を試みるが、再び予期せぬアクシデントが発生し、ジョーは氷の絶壁に宙吊りになってしまう。生と死の瀬戸際に立つサイモンは、覚悟を決め、2人をつなぐザイルをナイフで切断する決意をする。
衝撃的な性描写が物議をかもし、アメリカ全土を揺るがした伝説のポルノ映画『ディープ・スロート』騒動を検証するドキュメンタリー。2年以上かけて監督、主演者ら関係者100人以上にインタビューを行い、1本の映画が巻き起こした波紋を描く。監督・脚本は、『パーティ☆モンスター』のフェントン・ベイリー＆ランディ・バルバート。70年代当時のアメリカの性文化ばかりでなく、ポルノ産業が創造性よりも商業性重視に転じていく様子も映し出され興味深い。
On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested. This fun and spellbinding documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.
Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee Man and the rest of their fearless and foolhardy friends take part in another round of outrageous pranks and stunts. In addition to standing in the path of a charging bull, launching themselves into the air and crashing through various objects, the guys perform in segments such as "Sweatsuit Cocktail," "Beehive Tetherball" and "Lamborghini Tooth Pull."
The film goes behind the scenes of the 1999 sci-fi movie The Matrix.
The crew have now set off to finish what as left over from Jackass 2.0, and in this version they have Wee Man use a 'pee' gun on themselves, having a mini motor bike fracas in the grocery mall, a sperm test, a portly crew member disguised as King Kong, as well as include three episodes of their hilarious adventures in India.
Jackass Number Two is a compilation of various stunts, pranks and skits, and essentially has no plot. Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and the whole crew return to the screen to raise the stakes higher than ever before.
60年代の人気TV番組「わんぱくフリッパー」では調教師として活躍したものの、その後はイルカの保護に目覚め、以来30年以上にわたって世界各地でイルカ解放の運動に身を投じているリック・オバリー氏の活動に密着、和歌山県太地町で行われているイルカ漁に対する抗議行動の行方を追っていく。
Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop MCs of all time.
Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big screen for the first time. They wander around Japan in panda outfits, wreak havoc on a once civilized golf course, they even do stunts involving LIVE alligators, and so on.
Legendary martial artist Bruce Lee is the subject of this thoughtful documentary by Lee aficionado John Little. Using interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and action sequences from Lee's last (unfinished) film, Game of Death, Little paints a textured, complex portrait of the world's most famous action hero
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.
Delve into the world of Batman and the vigilante justice that he brought to the city of Gotham. Batman is a man who, after experiencing great tragedy, devotes his life to an ideal--but what happens when one man takes on the evil underworld alone? Examine why Batman is who he is--and explore how a boy scarred by tragedy becomes a symbol of hope to everyone else.
2008年9月、米国の大手証券会社リーマン・ブラザーズが倒産したのをきっかけに、世界金融危機が起きる。だが、その原因になった同国のサブプライムローン問題は、もう前年に発覚していた。なのに、誰もリーマン・ショックを阻止できなかったのはどうしてか。金融関係者のインサイダー情報や専門家の分析によれば、金融バブルをあえて大きくすることで荒稼ぎした面々がいるという。中には後のオバマ政権に加わる者もいて…。
The Official Golden Harvest tribute to the Master of the Martial Arts Film, Bruce Lee.
Filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl's controversial masterwork is an artful work of propaganda showcasing German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally. Edited from over 60 hours' worth of raw footage shot over the course of the rally's four days, the film is visually remarkable in the way it captures the event's enormous scale.
For a book project, photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders took photographs of 30 stars of adult movies, each pair of photographs in the same pose, clothed and nude. This film records the photo shoots and includes interviews with the performers and commentary from eight writers (and John Waters). The actors and writers discuss economics, nudity and exhibitionism, careers, and private lives.
全世界で驚異的なヒットを放ったスペクタクル巨編「タイタニック」。あれから４年後の2001年、ジェームズ・キャメロン監督は、タイタニック号の真実を映画とはまた違った視点で再び探ることを決意。そして、監督は観客にアイマックス・シアターなどの大画面でタイタニック号の真の姿を“感じ取ってもらう”ために、最先端の“リアリティ・カメラ・システム”を開発。弟たちや科学者、歴史学者、「タイタニック」に出演した俳優ビル・パクストンらと共に、タイタニック号が海底3,650メートルに沈む北大西洋へと向かった。
Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre) and his 1974 Quixotic attempt to adapt the seminal sci-fi novel Dune into a feature film. After spending 2 years and millions of dollars, the massive undertaking eventually fell apart, but the artists Jodorowsky assembled for the legendary project continued to work together. This group of artists, or his “warriors” as Jodorowsky named them, went on to define modern sci-fi cinema with such films as Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars and Total Recall.
