A Question of Origins (1998)

A documentary series from Channel 4, hosted by professor Richard Dawkins, well-known darwinist. The series mixes segments on the life and discoveries of Charles Darwin, the theory of natural selection and evolution, and Dawkins' attempts at convincing a group of school children that evolution explains the world around us better than any religion.

Darwin's great insight – that life has evolved over millions of years by natural selection – has been the cornerstone of all David Attenborough’s natural history series. In this documentary, he takes us on a deeply personal journey which reflects his own life and the way he came to understand Darwin’s theory.

Documentary telling the little-known story of how Darwin came to write his great masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, a book which explains the wonderful variety of the natural world as emerging out of death and the struggle of life. In the twenty years he took to develop a brilliant idea into a revolutionary book, Darwin went through a personal struggle every bit as turbulent as that of the natural world he observed. Fortunately, he left us an extraordinary record of his brilliant insights, observations of nature, and touching expressions of love and affection for those around him. He also wrote frank accounts of family tragedies, physical illnesses and moments of self-doubt, as he laboured towards publication of the book that would change the way we see the world. The story is told with the benefit of Darwin's secret notes and correspondence, enhanced by natural history filming, powerful imagery from the time and contributions from leading contemporary biographers and scientists.

An African narrator tells the story of earth history, the birth of the universe and evolution of life. Beautiful imagery makes this movie documentary complete.

Earth teems with a staggering variety of animals, including 9,000 kinds of birds, 28,000 types of fish, and more than 350,000 species of beetles. What explains this explosion of living creatures—1.4 million different species discovered so far, with perhaps another 50 million to go? The source of life's endless forms was a profound mystery until Charles Darwin brought forth his revolutionary idea of natural selection. But Darwin's radical insights raised as many questions as they answered. What actually drives evolution and turns one species into another? To what degree do different animals rely on the same genetic toolkit? And how did we evolve?

How did your body become the complicated, quirky, amazing machine it is today? Anatomist Neil Shubin uncovers the answers in this 3-part science series that looks at human evolution. Using fossils, embryos and genes, he reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates — the ancestors you never knew were in your family tree.

A psychological, heart-wrenching love story that provides a unique and inside look at Charles Darwin. Torn between faith and science, he struggles to finish his legendary book "On the Origin of the Species," which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.

In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever conceived, while he and his wife Emma confront family tragedy.

Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an exploration of the human relationship with the plant world -- seen from the plants' point of view. Narrated by Frances McDormand, the program shows how four familiar species -- the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato -- evolved to satisfy our yearnings for sweetness, beauty, intoxication.

アル・ゴア元米副大統領が環境問題を提起するドキュメンタリー映画。彼のスライド講演を中心に、地球崩壊の危機を訴える。監督は、『24 TWENTY FOUR』や『ER 緊急救命室』を手がけたデイヴィス・グッゲンハイム。

Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Traveling around the world, Maher examines the tenets of Christianity, Judaism and Islam and raises questions about homosexuality, proof of Christ's existence, Jewish Sabbath laws, violent Muslim extremists.

A documentary that explores the natural world of the sea, from the single-celled organism to more complex forms of life, OCEAN ORIGINS was originally filmed in the IMAX large format, which adds a crispness and clarity to the images. This documentary film seeks to examine the process of evolution by looking at the many creatures of the sea that can illustrate the way multi-cellular life emerged over the course of four billion years. OCEAN ORIGINS is a creative film that uses fascinating documentary footage to look at scientific theories and principles in an interesting manner

人間の意識をコンピューターに移行させる実験を続け、成功目前まで近づいた神経科学者のウィリアム・フォスター(キアヌ・リーヴス)は、事故で家族を失ってしまう。深い悲しみの中、彼は家族のクローンを作り出し、そのなかに彼らの意識と改ざんした記憶を移し替える。そして今までと変わりない生活を送ろうとするが、実験の動向をチェックしていた政府の組織がサンプルとして家族を奪おうと画策していた。

When a billionaire gives a group of young scientists unlimited resources to study the science of matter transfer, the scientists unlock the secrets of time travel. But they soon find out that the project is backed by a militant extremist group, and the billionaire plans to go back in time and prove that Jesus never rose from the dead.

左腕を骨折して入院中の5歳の少女アレクサンドリアは、脚を骨折してベッドに横たわる青年ロイと出会う。彼は彼女にアレキサンダー大王の物語を聞かせ、翌日も病室に来るようささやく。再びアレクサンドリアがロイのもとを訪れると、彼は総督と6人の男たちが織り成す壮大な叙事詩を語り始める。＜＜ターセム監督が製作した、美しい美術品のような感動巨編。自殺願望のあるスタントマンが幼い少女を操るために始めた虚構の物語が、やがて夢と希望を紡いでいく様子を丹念に映し出す。傷ついた青年役にリー・ペイス。彼を慕う少女を演じるのは、これが映画デビュー作となるカティンカ・ウンタール。CGに頼らず、世界遺産を含む世界24か国以上で撮影された驚きの華麗な映像に息をのむ。＞＞

鬼才ケン・ラッセルが人類進化の謎に迫ったSFスリラー。人間の肉体が変化していく特殊メイクアップが話題を呼んだ。細胞に眠る人類進化の起源を探ろうと、タンクに浸かりドラッグを試みる学者。実験は成功し、彼は太古のイメージを見るのだが、その効果は精神だけでなく肉体にも影響を及ぼし始めていた……。

After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.

An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he never ages and has walked the earth for 14,000 years.

ニューヨークで暮らす失業中のラリーは前妻がが再婚すると知り動揺する。愛する息子ニッキーとのきずなを保つために、ラリーは自然史博物館の深夜勤務の夜警員の仕事を引き受け、真夜中に警備を始める。ある夜、展示物が魔法を使ったように生き返り、ローマのグラディエーターやカウボーイたちがジオラマから飛び出して戦いを始める。

ニューヨーク自然史博物館の展示物に命を吹き込むエジプトの石板（タブレット）の魔力が消えかけていた。最悪の事態を回避すべく夜警のラリーと仲間たちは、石板の謎を解く鍵を求めロンドンの大英博物館へ向かう。一行はエッシャーのだまし絵に迷い込み、恐竜の化石や九つの頭を持つ大蛇に襲われ、ロンドン市街でチェイスを繰り広げるはめになる。