All Films

WCW Superstar Series: Sting - Back in Black

1999 • 45 min • United States of America

April 3, 1999 - The world's most explosive superstar steps out from the shadows to alter the course of wrestling history forever! This action packed film chronicles Sting's triumphant return to the ring, heavyweight title reign and earth-shattering presidential victory over Ric Flair to gain control of World Championship Wrestling, and much more!

A Cloud Above Paradise

1999 • 25 min

"A Cloud above paradise" is a presentation short feature film, which symbolizes eternal problems of human life. Its plot is developing on a background of the Chernobyl tragedy consequences. This movie received the prize for the best short film of 2000 (Moscow). "A Cloud above paradise" was nominated for the best short feature film award at international festivals: "The Canadian Festival", "The Festival of Short Cinema" in S.Petersburg and Moscow. It aslo was presented on TV in Germany, Canada and the US.

The Vampire Murders

1999 • 45 min • United States of America

About a loose-knit gang of teenagers from Murray, Kentucky, known as the "Vampire Clan". In 1998, the leader Rod Ferrell pleaded guilty to the double slaying becoming the youngest person in the United States on Death Row.

Please Kill Mr. Kinski

1999 • 9 min

In 1986, director David Schmoeller worked with notoriously eccentric and tantrum-prone actor Klaus Kinski on horror triller Crawlspace. Now, Schmoeller talks about this shoot and how it almost ended with crew lynching the actor.

Cleopatra: The First Woman of Power

1999 • 50 min • United States of America

Narrated by actress Anjelica Huston, this 1999 documentary explores the myths surrounding the legendary ruler of Egypt, separating fact from fiction. Was Cleopatra a captivating temptress who seduced her way to the top? Or was she a capable and intelligent leader? With the help of reenactments, location footage, Hollywood film clips and interviews with historians, the fascinating truth about Cleopatra emerges.

The Pitch of Fear

1999 • 4 min • United Kingdom

Doctor Who spoof by Mark Gatiss and David Walliams.

Hi-Fi

1999 • 8 min • Brazil

A deep dive into the history of São Paulo's avant-garde poetry movement, starting from fragments of the works of poet Augusto de Campos. A collage of rare scenes shows a long trail of comradery between avant-garde poetry and experimental cinema.

British Rock Symphony

1999 • 60 min • United Kingdom

The British Rock Symphony was a tour that featured classic rock hits presented by a gospel choir, a full orchestra and vocalists including: Roger Daltrey, Darlene Love, Nikki Lamborn, Alice Cooper, Paul Young, Simon Townshend and Gary Brooker. Geoff Whitehorn played guitar and Zak Starkey performed on drums with Jaz Lochrie on Bass guitar. 1 Jumping Jack Flash 2 Imagine 3 Blackbird 4 Come Together 5 Kashmir 6 Norwegian Wood 7 Street Fighting Man 8 Start Me Up 9 5:15 10 Ruby Tuesday 11 Stairway To Heaven 12 Conquistador 13 A Whiter Shade Of Pale 14 Let It Be 15 Pinball Wizard 16 You Better You Bet 17 Who Are You 18 With A Little Help From My Friends

Science Please! : Slippery Ice!

1999 • 1 min • Canada

A clip in the Science Please! collection, Slippery Ice! uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain why we slip on ice.

Behind the Life of Chris Gaines

1999 • 44 min • United States of America

To promote the release of his album Garth Brooks in... The Life of Chris Gaines, Garth Brooks appeared as Chris Gaines in a television "mockumentary," a version of VH1's seminal cable classic Behind the Music, featuring a totally made-up tale that just may be the greatest rock n' roll documentary ever made. This piece of art has everything that makes the story of being a rockstar fucking cool. It has childhood trauma, record label trauma, death, disfigurement, a plane crash, a car crash, sex addiction, redemption, a house fire, random unexplained commentary from Billy Joel, and more sex addiction.

Shakespeare's Women and Claire Bloom

1999 • 54 min

Claire Bloom has performed leading and important supporting roles in numerous plays by William Shakespeare, starting while she was still in her teens. In this documentary, she discusses her experiences and performs monologues and soliloquies from 'Romeo and Juliet,' 'The Merchant of Venice,' 'As You Like It,' 'Richard III,' 'Hamlet,' and 'King Henry the Eighth,' among others.

Wild Wild West: Evil Devices

1999 • 8 min

A documentary taking a look at the giant spider and other "bad guy" weapons in the film

The Y2K Crisis

1999 • 50 min • United States of America

Panic over the year 2000 problem will only increase as we get closer to the turn of the millennium; adding fuel to the flame is The Y2K Crisis, an investigative report hosted by Robert Stack.

A Stone Left Unturned

1999 • 19 min • Finland

The relationship between a father and his son is an infinite story with very few words. Silence is golden when it comes to expressing emotions.

Nure jôzu: Hakui no mibôjin

1999 • 60 min • Japan

Misayo, who works as a matron in the company's men's dormitory, is plagued by remorse for the death of her husband, who died in a fit of rage at her request. However, she was unable to wake up from the fire in her body and had relations with the young men in the dormitory. Furuyama, who lives in the dormitory, is fed up with Misayo's demands, and leaves the dormitory, leaving Arai, who has arrived from a branch office, to take over. Arai, who has been told not to disobey Misayo, leaves his body in her hands...

Time Ranger Cesar Boy no Bouken: Roma Teikoku-hen

1999 • 40 min • Japan

Based on the original story by Yasumura Ryou.

Emperor of Hemp

1999 • 59 min

This documentary chronicles the life of Jack Herer and his struggle for awareness and enlightenment of cannabis sativa, a.k.a. marijuana or hemp. His research into this plant culminates in his writing The Emperor Wears No Clothes: The Official Hemp Bible. He has dedicated his life to educating people about the history and many utilizations of hemp, the conspiracy against it, and ending marijuana prohibition.

The Little Match Girl

1999 • 50 min • Canada, United Kingdom

Three-time Caldecott Honor artist Jerry Pinkney brings new relevance to the classic Hans Christian Andersen story The wintry streets of an American city are thronged with shoppers, in preparation for New Year's Eve. But no one is interested in buying the matches and artificial flowers offered by one little girl. Wishing to avoid the cold welcome awaiting her at home, she lights her matches for what little heat they can provide. The visions that she sees in their flickering glow warm her spirit, even as the brutal cold of night destroys her body.

D.L. Hughley: Going Home

1999 • 57 min • United States of America

The comedy star takes the stage for his third HBO solo stand-up performance in an hour-long show full of sidesplitting material, including his insights on family, fatherhood and growing up!

Sky

1999 • 10 min • Japan

An early film by Noboru Iguchi.

Claire Makes It Big

1999 • 30 min

Claire Makes It Big, Jeremy Workman's award- winning short comedy, follows the travails of a talented overweight actress and her difficulties landing a decent movie role. A sharply written and briskly directed satire of the acting and filmmaking professions that then turns into a hilarious wish-fulfillment fantasy, it also features a lovely lead performance by Mara Hobel (whom Joan Crawford-heads may recognize as the child Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest) and funny supporting turns from more recognizable folks like Clancy Brown, Paige Turco and Peter Bogdanovich, along with a voice cameo from the late Don LaFontaine.

Granny

1999 • 58 min • United States of America

Eight college students are stalked and killed by a maniac dressed in a hag mask.

A Super 8 Scraping

1999 • 1 min • Brazil

Experimental animation, the creators spending two weeks scratching the Super 8 film.

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

1999 • 55 min • France

Chris Marker’s portrait of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky documents the director at work on his final film, The Sacrifice, during the last year of his life. Interweaving behind-the-scenes footage with excerpts from Tarkovsky’s earlier works, Marker crafts a moving reflection on the artist’s vision, methods, and enduring legacy.