Generation Sputnik (2016)
Gênero : Documentário, História, Cinema TV
Runtime : 52M
Director : André Schäfer, Jonas Niewianda
Sinopse
From 1957 —the year in which the Soviets put the Sputnik 1 satellite into orbit— to 1969 —when American astronaut Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the moon—, the beginnings of the space conquest were depicted in popular culture: cinema, television, comics and literature of the time contain numerous references to an imagined future.
Denise Crosby takes another look at the huge fans of "Star Trek" and how the series from around the world has affected and shaped their lives.
The passion the original Star Wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled; but when it comes to George Lucas himself, many have found their ardor has cooled into a complicated love-hate relationship. This hilarious, heartfelt documentary delves deep into Lucas’s cultural legacy, asking all the tough questions. Has Lucas betrayed his masterwork? Should he just have left the original trilogy alone? Is The Phantom Menace so bad it should carry a health warning? Utilizing interviews taken from over 600 hours of footage, and peppered with extraordinary Star Wars and Indiana Jones recreations lovingly immortalized in song, needlepoint, Lego, claymation, puppets and paper-mâché, above all this film asks the question: who truly owns that galaxy far, far away—the man who created it, or the fans who worship it?
A behind-the-scenes look at San Diego Comic-Con, the world's largest comic book convention, and the fans who attend every year.
Três anos após deixar a escola, Eric (Sam Huntington) reencontra os velhos amigos Windows (Jay Baruchel), Linus (Chris Marquette) e Hutch (Dan Fogler) em uma festa a fantasia. O trio permanece no esquema da escola, jogando videogame e se divertindo com a série Star Wars. Já Eric agora trabalha na empresa de seu pai, onde tem a possibilidade de ascender rapidamente. Quando Eric toma conhecimento da grave doença de Linus, que fará com que morra em poucos meses, o quarteto resolve fazer uma viagem inesquecível, onde pretendem realizar um sonho de adolescência: invadir o Rancho Skywalker para assistir, em primeira mão, o aguardado Star Wars: Episódio 1 - A Ameaça Fantasma, ainda inédito em circuito.
A hilarious look at the universe's most fervent fans.
Com o plano de desembarcar dois astronautas na superfície lunar e regressar para a Terra em segurança, a missão Apollo 11 é até hoje uma grande referência quando se trata de momentos importantes na humanidade. Durante décadas, trechos dos bastidores permaneceram guardados e apenas recentemente foram liberados para visualização do público no geral.
A vida do astronauta norte-americano Neil Armstrong e sua jornada para se tornar o primeiro homem a andar na Lua. Os sacrifícios e custos de Neil e toda uma nação durante uma das mais perigosas missões na história das viagens espaciais.
A documentary covering Firefly's birth, death and rebirth from the perspective of both the fans and the cast and crew of both productions.
Trek Nation is a documentary film directed by Scott Colthorp examining the positive impact that Star Trek and creator Gene Roddenberry may have had on people's lives as seen through the eyes of his son, Eugene Roddenberry, Jr. ("Rod"). It includes interviews with castmembers and crew from all five Star Trek shows, as well as various fans and celebrities who were markedly influenced by the show while growing up. Rod Roddenberry also visits Skywalker Ranch to interview George Lucas on the influence that Star Trek had on him. Lucas shares how he had gone to Star Trek conventions prior to creating Star Wars.
'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' is a feature-length documentary that explores how "The Lord of the Rings" has influenced Western popular culture over the past 50 years.
A look at the global culture and appeal of the LEGO building-block toys.
Quarenta anos atrás, Bruce Springsteen estourou na cena rock e a mudou para sempre. Sua música define uma geração, mas por trás das canções estão histórias notáveis sobre os fãs que eles viveram. Agora o público em todos os lugares pode descobrir como o som de Bruce Springsteen tornou-se a trilha sonora para as nossas vidas.
A film profiling the unusual cross-demographic fandom of the ostensibly girl oriented television series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"
Em 1982, três garotos de 11 anos de idade do Mississippi decidiram refilmar "Indiana Jones e os Caçadores da Arca Perdida". Eles levaram sete turbulentos anos que testaram sua determinação, intensificaram sua amizade e quase incendiaram a casa de seus pais. Eles completaram todas as cenas, com exceção de uma... a cena do avião. 33 anos depois, os amigos se reúnem para finalmente terminar o sonho de infância. Mas é mais fácil filmar um filme inteiro como crianças... ou uma cena como adultos?
Em 1967, durante a guerra fria, quatro agentes da CIA se dirfançam de cineastas com a tarefa de se infiltrar na NASA e descobrir espiões. Fingindo ter a intenção de documentar a viagem da Terra à Lua, o que eles descobrem leva a uma das maiores conspirações na história dos Estados Unidos.
Artist and life-long nerd Johannes Grenzfurthner is taking us on a personal road trip from the West Coast to the East Coast of the USA, to introduce us to places and people that shaped and inspired his art and politics. Traceroute wants to chase and question the ghosts of nerddom's past, present and future. An exhilarating tour de farce into the guts of trauma, obsession and cognitive capitalism. Features interviews with Matt Winston, Sandy Stone, Bruce Sterling, Jason Scott, Christina Agapakis, Trevor Paglen, Ryan Finnigan, Kit Stubbs, V. Vale, Sean Bonner, Allison Cameron, Josh Ellingson, Maggie Mayhem, Paolo Pedercini, Steve Tolin, Dan Wilcox, Jon Lebkowsky, Jan "Varka" Mulders, Adam Flynn, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Kelly Poots...
An usherette in a theatre, where a distinguished and popular actor performs, gets her big break when the leading actress has an accident. The director decides to take advantage of the heretofore unexploited talent of the girl and asks her to replace the leading actress. This unexpected opportunity transforms her from a humble usherette into a shining star. Later on, she wins the heart of the leading actor with whom she was secretly in love. However, her sudden rise to theatrical-musical stardom creates complications in their love affair, as her companion sinks into disappointment and drowns himself in drink, abandoning his career. Nevertheless, the usherette/leading actress doesn't give up; She looks for him, finds him and supports him, psychologically and morally, until he makes a comeback to the stage and their love nest.
A young student (Alekos Alexandrakis) comes from Italy and presents to his sister (Katerina Gioulaki) the fiancée (Maro Kondou) as Italian, because the first insisted not to marry a Greek. The couple, however, in cooperation with the afflicted spouse (Giannis Vogiatzis) strict sister, managed to change the opinion.
Documentary about horror fans
Amid the release of the fourth Indiana Jones movie, filmmaker Brandon Kleyla chronicles the fanaticism of the whip-carrying admirers and interviews various filmmakers, archaeologists and writers about the Indy franchise. Viewers learn why archaeologist Indiana Jones and his many adventures have spawned die-hard, convention-going fans for more than two decades.
