Posts Tagged ‘archive-footage’

Man on Wire (2008)

Friday, December 12th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Documentary
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Blondeau, Jean-Louis | Demato, David | Forman, David | Frank, David Roland | Greenhouse, Barry | Haskell, Aaron | Heckel, Jean François | McGill, Paul | Moore, Jim | Petit, Philippe | Sciglimpaglia, Robert | Welner, Alan | Allix, Annie | Campbell, Ardis
Directors: Marsh, James
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A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City’s World Trade Center’s twin towers in 1974, what some consider, “the artistic crime of the century.”

Shine a Light (2008)

Monday, December 1st, 2008
Genres: Documentary | Music
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Jagger, Mick | Richards, Keith | Watts, Charlie | Wood, Ron | Aguilera, Christina | Guy, Buddy | White, Jack | Jones, Darryl | Fischer, Lisa | Fowler, Bernard | Chaplin, Blondie | Leavell, Chuck | Keys, Bobby | Ries, Tim
Directors: Scorsese, Martin
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Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones unite in “Shine A Light,” a look at The Rolling Stones.” Scorcese filmed the Stones over a two-day period at the intimate Beacon Theater in New York City in fall 2006. Cinematographers capture the raw energy of the legendary band.

Death of a President (2006)

Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: Ayoub, Hend | Boland, Brian | Baker, Becky Ann | Mangiardi, Robert | Patterson, Jay | Whittaker, Jay | Burke, Michael Reilly | Urbaniak, James | Parham, Neko | Jon, Seena | Stolte, Christian | Ravine, Chavez | Buckley, Patricia | Clear, Patrick | Bader, Malik
Directors: Range, Gabriel
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Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime.

We Are Marshall (2006)

Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Genres: Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: McConaughey, Matthew | Fox, Matthew | Mackie, Anthony | Strathairn, David | McShane, Ian | Mara, Kate | Jones, January | Williams, Kimberly | Escarpeta, Arlen | Patrick, Robert | Geraghty, Brian | Cresswell, Tommy | Kanupke, Christian | Jones, Nina | Atkins, Kevin
Directors: McG
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When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team’s new coach (McConaughey) and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.

Catch a Fire (2006)

Friday, October 19th, 2007
Genres: Drama | History | Thriller
Countries: France | South Africa | UK | USA
Actors: Robbins, Tim | Luke, Derek | Mbuli, Bonnie | Shabangu, Mncedisi | Masha, Tumisho | Khumalo, Sithembiso | Pheto, Terry | Burgers, Michele | Lovinga, Mpho | Mxo | Anstey, Jessica | Savage, Charlotte | Nkyonyeni, Nomhlé | Mabizela, Michael | van Jaarsveldt, Eduan
Directors: Noyce, Phillip
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A political thriller: the real-life story of a South African hero’s journey to freedom. In the country’s turbulent and divided times in the 1980s, Patrick Chamusso is an oil refinery foreman and soccer coach who is apolitical - until he and his wife Precious are jailed. Patrick is stunned into action against the country’s oppressive reigning system, even as police Colonel Nic Vos further insinuates himself into the Chamussos’ lives.

Lord of War (2005)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Cage, Nicolas | Moynahan, Bridget | Leto, Jared | Tukhmanyan, Shake | Nshanian, Jean-Pierre | Burke, Jared | Uys, Eric | Shumbris, David | Morgan, Stewart | Lenz, Jasper | Marx, Kobus | De Abreu, Stephan | Crutchley, Jeremy | Holm, Ian | Finch, Tanya
Directors: Niccol, Andrew
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This film charts the rise and fall of Yuri Orlov, from his early days in the early 1980s in Little Odessa, selling guns to mobsters in his local neighbourhood, through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 90s, where he forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son. The film also charts his relationship through the years with his younger brother, his marriage to a famous model, his relentless pursuit by a determined federal agent and his inner demons that sway between his drive for success and the immorality of what he does.

Queen, The (2006)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Biography | Drama
Countries: France | Italy | UK
Actors: Mirren, Helen | Cromwell, James | Jennings, Alex | Allam, Roger | Syms, Sylvia | McMullan, Tim | Soans, Robin | Peploe, Lola | Reith, Douglas | Henderson, Joyce | Laffan, Pat | Hadingue, Amanda | McGlynn, John | O'Brien, Gray | MacLennan, Dolina
Directors: Frears, Stephen
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The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public’s demand for an overt display of mourning.

Projectionist, The (1971)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: McCann, Chuck | Balin, Ina | Dangerfield, Rodney | Kohout, Jára | Gentry, Mike | Kargo, Lucky | Holliday, David | Stewart, Sam | Stevens, Alex | Lee, Robert | Philips, Stephen | Morocco | Rosenthal, Clara | Glenn, Jacqueline
Directors: Hurwitz, Harry
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A projectionist bored with his everyday life begins fantasizing about his being one of the superheroes he sees in the movies he shows.

Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Genres: Drama | History
Countries: USA
Actors: Strathairn, David | Downey Jr., Robert | Clarkson, Patricia | Wise, Ray | Langella, Frank | Daniels, Jeff | Clooney, George | Donovan, Tate | McCarthy, Thomas | Ross, Matt | Diamond, Reed | Burke, Robert John | Heslov, Grant | Borstein, Alex | Abdoo, Rose
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In the early 1950’s, the threat of Communism created an air of paranoia in the United States and exploiting those fears was Senator ‘Joseph McCarthy (II)’ (qv) of Wisconsin. However, CBS reporter ‘Edward R. Murrow (I)’ (qv) and his producer ‘Fred W. Friendly’ (qv) decided to take a stand and challenge McCarthy and expose him for the fear monger he was. However, their actions took a great personal toll on both men, but they stood by their convictions and helped to bring down one of the most controversial senators in American history.

Alien Autopsy (2006)

Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Sci-Fi
Countries: Germany | UK
Actors: Donnelly, Declan | McPartlin, Ant | Pullman, Bill | Stanton, Harry Dean | Djalili, Omid | Carr, Jimmy | Blakeley, Mike | Blakeley, Matthew | Shrapnel, John | Threlfall, David | Thomas, Winston | Rouse, Michael | Shaw, Pam | Shoefield, Luke | Metcalfe, Stephanie
Directors: Campbell, Jonny
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Humouristic reconstruction of the 1995 scandal when two British lads were accused of having faked a documentary from the Roswell incident in 1947.