All Films

Schabbach ist überall

2004 • 58 min • Germany

Filmmaker Utz Kastenholz has accompanied Edgar Reitz during the filming of the third part of the legendary family chronicle "Heimat". The fictitious town of Schabbach, home to the TV family Simon, for many audience members has become a synonym for their own experience. "Schabbach ist überall" (Schabbach is everywhere) follows the origins and workings of the legendary film series and moreover addressess the question what "Heimat" really means today.

Thinking XXX

2004 • 58 min • United States of America

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.

Nine Dog Christmas

2004 • 59 min

Animated tale about Santa's reindeer, who have come down with the North Pole flu. Nearsighted elf leader Buzz thinks he's found the perfect replacements, but the makeshift reindeer turn out to be nine stray dogs in an old beat-up wagon! Will this ragged band of canines be up to the task of guiding Santa's sleigh, or will Christmas have to be grounded?

The Downing Street Patient

2004 • 59 min

Michael Cockerell presents this documentary on the health problems of Britain's Prime Ministers.

Mute

2004 • 6 min • United States of America

What would life be like without music? Mute takes place in a futuristic world without sound. Earless people gather at a nightclub to watch the light show and communicate via electronic orbs. Everything changes when a brash LJ (Light Jockey) seduces the wrong woman and stumbles upon his fifth sense.

DEVO | Live

2004 • 55 min • United States of America

The film details an entire live performance from Devo's 1996 reunion tour with Lollapalooza, opening for Metallica. The band performs a stripped down set consisting of songs from their first three albums, filmed at Irvine Meadows, California.

The Characters of Star Wars

2004 • 19 min • United States of America

The Characters of Star Wars is a Video Documentary included in the 2004 DVD release of the Star Wars Original Trilogy. It explained the Mythos of many of the "Star Wars" Characters.

Fanny & Alexander: A Bergman Tapestry

2004 • 40 min • United States of America

Short documentary featuring interviews from the cast and crew of "Fanny and Alexander." Featured on the Criterion Collection box set of the film.

Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek

2004 • 25 min • Japan

Among the ruins of the city, there is a game only children can play. It is called “Otokoyo”; a game of hide-and-seek. But whenever children play this game, one by one they would disappear into the blinds of the buildings… The story begins when a boy enters the world of Otokoyo, to find his missing sister.

Ten Minutes

2004 • 14 min • Spain

A desperate man makes a call to customer service looking for an answer.

Skelter+Heaven

2004 • 19 min • Japan

In the distant future, a mysterious floating object appears suddenly in the center of Tokyo. The top secret mission unit Alta Mira Agency or AA is comissioned by the Defense Agency to deal with this mysterious invader. In charge of the robot training is Funagai Otsuya. He trains five special girls to use the Battle Soles to push back the enemy even at the cost of their lives.

Angel Wars: About Face

2004 • 33 min • United States of America

Eli and Kira, two junior members of the Guardian Force must grow up in a hurry when their first mission to earth takes a detour, pitting them against Morg, a deadly but long forgotten foe. In a race against time, the Guardians must uncover the source of Morg's power, defeat his crafty minions, and stop the ruin of a mortal life, all while learning to work together.

My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds

2004 • 19 min • United States of America

Twinkle Twirl has to choreograph a special dance for the Friendship Ball, and she's completely uninspired! She asks Sky Wishes to make an extra-special wish so that she can come up with a great idea. Little do the ponies know that a wish-granting Pegasus pony, Star Catcher, has heard about this wish and is going to make it come true.

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

2004 • 60 min • United States of America

There are some movies that are so bad they're good. And there are some movies that are so bad- that they're just bad...

Nikki and Nora

2004 • 35 min

Nora Delaney and Nikki Beaumont are partners in the NOPD Special Crimes Unit in New Orleans police department. However, they are also more than partners - they are lovers.

The Natural Route

2004 • 11 min • Spain

Soon a man will find out that his destiny is already written and that he can't do anything to change it.

The Cat That Looked at a King

2004 • 10 min • United States of America

This short film is a combination of live-action and animation. It is done in the style of the chalk drawings seen in the original "Mary Poppins" film and was produced exclusively for the 40th Anniversary Special Edition DVD released in December of 2004. Julie Andrews and two children magically enter the animated world of the chalk drawings to experience this whimsical tale based on one of the chapters from the original series of "Mary Poppins" books.

Kamen Rider Blade: Blade vs. Blade

2004 • 11 min • Japan

A Trial-series cyborg pretends to be Kenzaki (Kamen Rider Blade), who quickly discovers the fraud and fights him. During their battle, the other Riders bicker humorously about which Blade is the fake, which constantly results in their attacking the real Kenzaki. As with all Hyper Battle Videos, this serves to explain in detail the Rider's various powers and abilities.

My Mother's Pearls

2004 • 8 min • Canada

Steve searches for someone to play a board game with.

Little Black Boot

2004 • 16 min

Goth-girl Cindy admires beautiful Laurie from afar, until the night when she dresses as a boy for the prom. Will this gender-bending Cinderella find true love when she leaves behind her little black boot?

It'll Be Fine

2004 • 5 min • Denmark, Estonia, Latvia

Various people on the street stand stock still in front of the movie camera as though their photograph were about to be taken. This lasts just a few instants, then they nod as they look into the camera and move on. A family, a group of friends, men. In the background, city noises.

Azusa Will Help!

2004 • 44 min • Japan

The Karugamo High School Baseball Team has not been doing well. After losing badly to the Eagles, many of the players leave, and the team now has only eight players, one too few to play a game. Going against his principles, the main character Harumaki Shunpei decides to buy a baseball robot. However, since he does not have enough money, he ends up buying the maid robot named Azusa. Even though Azusa has a warm heart and strong determination, it doesn't appear that she stands a chance against her adversaries who were top-of-the-line baseball robots. The team's only hope seems to lie in a secret buried within Azusa's clouded past.

Encrucijada

2004 • 10 min • Mexico

Juan, a poor man who desperately needs money, goes out to a railroad crossroads and attempts to summon the devil. He wakes up in the morning at the crossroads, disappointed, when the devil arrives—it appears he has heard the summon after all. The Devil agrees to take him to get a lot of money - but the Devil's idea of answering a wish may be quite different from what Juan had in mind.

The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright

2004 • 50 min

Little-known facts about the 1960s television series "The Munsters" abound in this documentary that details the show's conception, development and success through cast and crew interviews, rare footage and scenes from the show. The program, which details the behind-the-scenes antics of the classic hit comedy, also includes biographical documentaries of actors Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo and Al Lewis.