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.

Os 400 anos de história dos Estados Unidos são contados na minissérie inédita América: A Saga dos EUA. Dividida em doze partes, com exibição diária de dois episódios por dia, a produção tem a participação de especialistas renomados, atores famosos e nomes importantes da política norte-americana. Com recorde de audiência nos Estados Unidos, a minissérie resgata e recria dramaticamente a história do país, desde a chegada dos colonizadores ingleses, passando pela declaração da independência, em 1776, até os dias atuais, destacando os principais personagens, lugares e situações, que desempenharam papel fundamental na formação da nação.

East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends plan a daring escape to Western Germany. The attempt is successful, except for Konrad, who remains behind. From then on, and for the next 28 years, Konrad and Sophie will attempt to meet again, in spite of the Iron Curtain. Konrad, who has become a reputed Astrophysicist, tries to take advantage of scientific congresses outside Eastern Germany to arrange encounters with Sophie. But in a country where the political police, the Stasi, monitors the moves of all suspicious people (such as Konrad's sister Barbara and her husband Harald), preserving one's privacy, ideals and self-respect becomes an exhausting fight, even as the Eastern block begins its long process of disintegration.

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.

A charismatic peddler from the bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?

In the 1950s, Ludvik Jahn was expelled from the Communist Party and the University by his fellow students, because of a politically incorrect note he sent to his girlfriend. Fifteen years later, he tries to get his revenge by seducing Helena, the wife of one of his accusers.

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.

Neste especial, contaremos 14 milhões de anos de história, através de uma viagem rápida de 120 minutos, desde o início dos tempos até a atualidade, fazendo escalas para explorar os pontos mais marcantes, os momentos históricos e as conexões extraordinárias entre o passado distante e nossa vida cotidiana. Esta é uma nova forma de ver a história do universo, do planeta Terra e da humanidade: o surgimento da vida, os avanços do homem e o crescimento da civilização.

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".

Um ex-policial é envolvido em um escândalo após ser chamado pelo prefeito de Nova York para seguir a esposa do político que desconfia de infidelidade da mulher. Ao perceber que foi enganado, o detetive sai em busca de justiça.

Carmen conhece Hussain, um jovem poeta afegão. Eles se apaixonam e se tornam inseparáveis. Pouco depois, ele descobre que seu pedido de asilo foi recusado, obrigando o casal a se esconder. No entanto, Hussain começa a se sentir sufocado e precisa sair de casa.

Um fotógrafo e sua esposa viajam através da Arménia fotografando igrejas para um projeto de calendário. Viajando com eles vai um homem local agindo como seu motorista e guia. à medida que o projeto se aproxima da conclusão, a distância entre marido e mulher cresce.

Na fábula surreal de Jan Němec, um piquenique é grosseiramente transformado numa lição de hierarquia política quando um punhado de figuras de autoridade misteriosa aparecem. Esta alegoria sobre opressão e conformidade foi banida no país de origem, mas tornou-se um sucesso internacional depois de estrear no Festival de Cinema de Nova York.

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.