All Films

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.

Amanita Muscaria

1999 • 10 min • South Korea

The only thing Gil-dong's sister wants for her birthday is to be allowed to die peacefully as she wastes away in a hospital bed. But Gil-dong is willing to sacrifice everything to keep her alive.

Alanis Morissette: MTV Unplugged

1999 • 44 min • United States of America

MTV Unplugged is the first live album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released by Maverick Records in the United States on November 9, 1999 (see 1999 in music). It comprises songs performed by Morissette on the television program MTV Unplugged. Twelve tracks were included on the album, but Morissette performed several others, including "Baba", "Thank U" (both from 1998's Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie) and "Your House" (the hidden track on 1995's Jagged Little Pill), during her Unplugged concert. These were later released as B-sides on the "King of Pain" single release. The first single, "That I Would Be Good", was moderately successful, and two other tracks, "King of Pain" (a cover of the song by The Police) and "You Learn" were released as singles outside North America. As of March 2012, the album has sold 673,000 copies in the U.S.

The Dumb Waiter

1999 • 55 min • Yugoslavia

Two hit-men, Ben and Gus, are waiting in a basement room for their assignment. As the play begins, Ben, the senior member of the team, is reading a newspaper, and Gus, the junior member, is tying his shoes. Gus asks Ben many questions as he gets ready for their job and tries to make tea.

Knitwits Revisited

1999 • 7 min

KnitWits Revisited brings us back to the KnitWits' knitting store.

Induced Orgasm

1999 • 25 min • Japan

Short documentary produced by Space Shower TV following the release of the album "Muzai Moratorium."

Hell Yeah: Stone Cold's Saga Continues

1999 • 60 min

The WWF's biggest star continues his journey through the ring (and superstardom), to the delight of his millions of fans. Includes segments from "Austin 3:16 Uncensored" and "Cause Stone Cold Said So."

Backstreet Boys: Into The Millennium Tour Live in Barcelona

1999 • 60 min • Spain, United States of America

Backstreet Boys Live in Barcelona - Millennium Tour 1999 HBO Broadcast

Viola

1999 • 12 min • Estonia

A burnt out violinist performs a morbid show every night with his dancer wife.