All Films

Let the Good Times Roll

1998 • 15 min • United Kingdom

This short autobiographical film written by Dexter Fletcher is about a down-on-his-luck man in London who lives in his car, trying to get by for one more day.

Ex-S: The Wicker Man

1998 • 29 min • United Kingdom

Cast and crew discuss the 1973 film The Wicker Man, directed by Robin Hardy.

B.P. Confidential

1998 • 50 min

Documentary revealing the true character of those working behind and in front of the camera on Blue Peter - Britain's longest continuously running children's programme.

The Blow

1998 • 51 min • Sweden

One of those days when you may all of a sudden become a murderer.

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998 • 58 min

Louis Gossett Jr. takes viewers through a special documentary celebration of the groundbreaking achievements of African-American performers and their contributions to Hollywood filmmaking. Spectacular film clips, rare behind-the-scenes footage, archival photographs and fascinating interviews chronicle nearly a century of tribulation and triumph. Gazing at the outstanding range of African-American stars on today's movie screens, it is hard to imagine a time when there were no black leading men or women, a time when all of the roles available for people of color were considerably less heroic than they are now. Social progress came in small steps on the silver screen, film by film, for equal visibility and dignity on the silver screen; now it is possible to honor their struggles, their talent and their sacrifices.

The Love Prophet and the Children of God

1998 • 52 min • Canada

The Love Prophet and the Children of God is a riveting inside look at one of the world's most enigmatic religious movements and its infamous founder, David Berg.

AIKa: Special Trial

1998 • 12 min

An OVA released between episodes 5 and 6 of AIKa, that takes place between episodes 4 and 5.

Kimono Madam

1998 • 60 min • Japan

Kanako married into the Ishikawa family as a second wife, but her husband Yuzo has a lower body that is still damaged by a traffic accident five years ago. Kanako is devoted to Yuzo, but her young body is becoming sexually frustrated. At that time, Kanako reunites with her former colleague Kanai...

Heavy

1998 • 20 min • South Korea

Mother secretly smokes a cigarette in the restroom and feeling sorry for herself because she has spent all her life taking care of her children, but now she still need to take care of her grandson who doesn’t have his mother. To support his son, elder brother works in a subway station, selling subway passes and tickets…

Un dentiste exemplaire

1998 • 12 min • France

A short film co-created by Eric Rohmer.

Doraemons: The Great Operating of Springing Insects

1998 • 16 min • Japan

A Doraemon film featuring the Doraemons.

Puyo Puyo: Madou Monogatari

1998 • 21 min • Japan

Short skits about the characters from the Puyo Puyo video game series.

Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines

1998 • 60 min

BBC's 'Top Gear' presenter Jeremy Clarkson takes another sideways look at the world of high speed transport and high explosives. Along the way in his journey of discovery he looks at fast-moving planes, boats and cars from all over the globe.

My Little Havana

1998 • 33 min

Turmoil in a powerful Cuban mafia syndicate. Lust, loyalty and family are tested.

MP Da Last Don

1998 • 58 min • United States of America

Nino never wanted the life of a gangster, but when his father, Don Corleone is gunned down in the street, he must answer the call for revenge. Now Nino is Da Last Don and the family business is in his hands...a world of deceit, back room deals and crooked cops that threatens to destroy everything Nino loves.

Edward Said On Orientalism: "The Orient" Represented in Mass Media

1998 • 40 min

Edward Said's book Orientalism has been profoundly influential in a diverse range of disciplines since its publication in 1978. In this engaging and lavishly illustrated interview he talks about the context within which the book was conceived, its main themes, and how its original thesis relates to the contemporary understanding of "the Orient" as represented in the mass media. "That's the power of the discourse of Orientalism. If you're thinking about people and Islam, and about that part of the world, those are the words you constantly have to use. To think past it, to go beyond it, not to use it, is virtually impossible, because there is no knowledge that isn't codified in this way about that part of the world." -Edward Said

A Voice in the Night

1998 • 10 min

An old woman is woken in the dead of night by a phone call. On the line, a stranger fights his insomnia by dialling random numbers.

Caresse

1998 • 13 min • France

Caresse, a young woman, tells a former classmate a dream that deeply troubles her.

Domain of the Pixel Pixies

1998 • 34 min • United States of America

Sort of a portrait of the videomaker Anne McQuire, who surfaces midway from this waterlogged landscape of El Nino disasters to dispense charm and chocolate within the confines of her concrete office. There is also a flood of imagery that flows in and out of art museums, viewing facilities, and eateries that are perpetually haunted by yours truly along with the spirit of hoboism that feeds on apple pie America.

National Geographic: Untold Stories of World War II

1998 • 53 min • United States of America

Showcases 3 major events during World War 2 involving both the Europeans & Pacific conflicts. The Raids to destroy Nazi Germany's heavy water production based in Norway, plus the final desperate act to deny them what had already been stockpiled. The Japanese midget submarines role and participation in the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. What they achieved plus what was their ultimate fate. The attacks on United States warships in the Pacific late in World War 2 by the Japanese Kamikaze and Okha Squadrons. The Kamikaze attacks were in whatever planes the Japanese forces were able to gather. The Okha attacks were made in specially built flying bombs that were towed by larger and usually slower aircraft that were not suitable for fighter work.

Guns of El Chupacabra 2: The Unseen

1998 • 58 min • United States of America

Guns of El Chupacabra II: The Unseen is a loosely based prequel/sequel to GUNS OF EL CHUPACABRA. This film parallels Guns of El Chupacabra and peers into the lives and motives of some of the characters introduced in GUNS OF EL CHUPACABRA in a more definitive manner.

Frankfurt Millennium

1998 • 58 min • France, Germany

While the masses enthusiastically meet to celebrate the new Millennium, one does not sense much commotion at the kiosk and corner bar "Das Frankfurter Kreuz ". Strangers as well as regulars come to the Kiosk owned by Walter.

The Hidden Dimension

1998 • 45 min

They're always there, you just have to know how to look for them. What are they? They're the fascinating sights and realms 11-year-old Elly sees via powerful electron microscopes.

Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist

1998 • 45 min • United States of America

Follow the transformation of world-renowned martial arts great Bruce Lee, from his early years as a young student to his final days as a skilled master and screen legend. Rare movie clips and vintage ... read more behind-the-scenes footage illustrate Lee's significant contribution to Hollywood's martial arts action genre. Bonus features include scenes from his unfinished film Game of Death and clips of his television appearance on the series "Longstreet."