All Films

The Crippled Lamb

1999 • 25 min • United States of America

The classic children's book The Crippled Lamb comes to home video in this special adaptation with full animation, original songs, and a name value cast including Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid) and Robby Benson (Beauty and the Beast, Ice Castles) performing character voicings.

Nallars väntan

1999 • 20 min

Short film.

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

1999 • 29 min • United States of America

Written, co-produced and co-directed by David J. Skal, THE WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS is a behind-the scenes chronicle of the making of the 1998 Academy Award-winning film GODS AND MONSTERS starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser and Lynn Redgrave. Narrated by author/ filmmaker Clive Barker, the documentary interweaves the life and career of James Whale, director of the original FRANKENSTEIN, with the making of the acclaimed biopic. Interviewees include writer/director Bill Condon (Oscar winner for best adapted screenplay), Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, and Christopher Bram, author of the novel FATHER OF FRANKENSTEIN, on which the film was based.

Tekkaman Blade: Missing Link

1999 • 5 min • Japan

Missing Link, deals with the events between Tekkaman Blade and Tekkaman Blade II, including the second Radam war, Aki's transformation into the Red Tekkaman, the Tekkaman Rebellion of Prague, and Blade's restoration.

The Sissy Duckling

1999 • 34 min • United States of America

Elmer, a sensitive duckling whose schoolmates tease him. However, after his unusual talents help him save a life, the other members of the flock learn to respect him as he is.

Roy Orbison: The Anthology

1999 • 52 min

Trace the career trajectory of master musician Roy Orbison in this DVD, a collection of concert segments combined with interviews of modern-day musicians as diverse as stadium rock star Bono and country music legend Dwight Yoakam, all of whom count Orbison as an inspiration. Songs include "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Blue Bayou" and "Crying."

Anaconda: Giant Snake of the Amazon

1999 • 52 min • Canada, United States of America

No animal in the Amazon is more feared and more respected than the 'spirit of the river' - The Anaconda

Limbo

1999 • 58 min • United States of America

A woman makes a descent into Hell after she kills a man she brought home as a one-night stand.

King of the Bingo Game

1999 • 26 min • United States of America

Harlem, 1943. Sonny is a struggling African American who frequents the bingo parlor in a desperate attempt to provide for his family in post-Depression era New York.

Blackadder: Back & Forth

1999 • 33 min • United Kingdom

What was a cunning plan from Lord Edmund Blackadder V to fake a time machine on his gullibly incompetent friends, turns out to be the real thing and hurls him and his imbecile underling, Baldrick, through the course of human history.

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs

1999 • 30 min • United States of America

Elmo is trying to make a Top Ten Countdown list for the radio station, but everyone keeps trying to share their favorite song with him. Meanwhile, Telly can't decide on his favorite song -- is it "The Alphabet Song", "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" or "Baa Baa Black Sheep"?

Survivor Science: The Dead Man Walking

1999 • 50 min • United States of America

Documentary of the Jarrell, Texas F5 tornado that killed 27 people and obliterated the Double Creek estates on May 27, 1997.

Rembrandt by Himself

1999 • 36 min • United Kingdom

Rembrandt van Rijn has been described as the greatest artist of the Dutch school of the Seventeenth Century. Thoughout his life he obsessively painted a series of self-portraits which now act as a visual autobiography.

The Silver Mummy

1999 • 50 min • United States of America

Judy (Tina Krause) has had recurring nightmares about being chloroformed, duct taped, and eventually killed. Unable to sleep in her own apartment, Judy asks her ex-boyfriend, Bob (Bill Hellfire), and his current girlfriend, Cynthia (Misty Mundae), if she can stay with them. They agree, but the jealous girlfriend has her own ideas and has plans on making Judy's nightmares become all too real!

Shufu no Sei: Midara na Yagai Etchi

1999 • 60 min • Japan

The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'

1999 • 43 min • United Kingdom

A documentary chronicling the making of Kubrick's final film, 'Eyes Wide Shut', and his legacy.

Thinking About Sleep

1999 • 18 min • New Zealand

Robert jumped. Or maybe he slipped. For his friends the truth is difficult to contemplate. A film about love.

The Architecture of Reassurance

1999 • 24 min • United States of America

Dissatisfied with life at home, a young girl travels through other residences in her suburban neighborhood. She does what all of us would like to do: experience the domestic stories being played out by our neighbors. This tale is a voyeurist's paradise.

Tinkertown

1999 • 3 min

Commissioned by Stephen Kent Jusick of MIX - NY, premiered at Anthology Film Archives. Deco Dawson and I drove to Regina for our first taste of optical printing at Sask Film Pool. The guitar player on the right is Serge LaCroix, a shaman friend whose been semi-conscious in a coma for a few years now. He complained a lot when I shaved his chest for the shoot, but I'm glad he's preserved on film. -Noam Gonick

Kurrel & Co.

1999 • 30 min • Belgium

An epilogue of the series "Captain Zeppos"

A Hot Dog Program

1999 • 60 min • United States of America

Enjoy an all-American celebration of what may be the country's most popular fast food. From Connecticut to South Carolina to California, Rick Sebak visits some of the nation's coolest hot dog places, taking viewers inside a giant hot dog-shaped building, stopping at some crazy late-night stands, and looking at how hot dogs are made. Wonder how and when hot dogs became so popular-or what toppings are tops these days? Tune in and find out.

Vampiyan Kids

1999 • 18 min • Japan

Have you ever heard of the Vampiyans? One noble family of such vegetarian vampires have been banished from Monster Land for their inability to scare humans. To lift the exile set on the family, Papa, the head of the household, must scare 1000 humans. To this end, he attempts to use his magnificent skills in making new inventions, but always and inevitably fails. To complicate things further, Papa's daughter Suh falls in love with a young human boy and no longer wants to return to Monster Land. Will Papa ever get his family back home?

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play

1999 • 30 min

Elmo's back in Grouchland to sing some of his favorite songs with his new friend Grizzy. There's just one problem - Grouches aren't supposed to cooperate, so Grizzy won't sing along!

Barney's Night Before Christmas

1999 • 57 min

Barney and friends take a trip to the North Pole to meet Santa.