All Films

Pavement: Live at The Westbeth Theater 2/8/97

1997 • 49 min

Rare uncut footage of Pavement performing for HBO Reverb days before the release of Brighten The Corners

Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight

1997 • 60 min

Interviews with Guy Maddin and his pals are included in this documentary about the Canadian film-maker's life and movies. Features clips from most of Maddin's films up to Twilight of the Ice Nymphs, including Careful and Archangel.

The Cursed Photographs of the Ikeda Aristocracy

1997 • 50 min • Japan

It was on the day of her reunion with Sachiko, a classmate from her high school days, that Miki began to feel a presence. That night, Sachiko took out a snapshot.

Videozone: The Making of "The Creeps"

1997 • 23 min

Interviews, outtakes, and behind-the-scenes footage offer a glimpse into the making of the comedy horror cult hit about monsters in pint-sized form.

Beavis and Butt-Head Do Thanksgiving

1997 • 35 min

Beavis and Butt-Head celebrate the Thanksgiving Day parade in Times Square with Kurt Loder and discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving, Beavis and Butt-Head's final episode, and music videos.

Female Lawyer - Assault!

1997 • 60 min

Shinshiro Kirishima, a newly launched lawyer, defended the suspect, Onodera, of the women's high school rape case. Kono Ji Temple, who fell in love with Sayoko, confined her.

Noise of Love and War

1997 • 42 min • France

A couple takes charge of mounting the film of love and war of a filmmaker friend faded away.

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997 • 46 min • United States of America

Stephen H. Bogart narrates the rise to fame of his father, Humphrey Bogart through the use of film clips, written material and interviews of friends and co-workers.

Hell Teacher Nube: Summer Holiday of Fear! Legend of the Sea of Suspicion

1997 • 38 min • Japan

When Nube and his class arrive at a small island to carry out beach activities, they heard a forbodding tale from an old man residing on the island. Legend has it that there is a creature known as the sea spider in the open seas around the island. When the creature is past 200 years old, it will turn into a monster and devour humans to satisfy its appetite. However, curiousity kills the cat and Yukime decides to pursue the authenticity of the legend. And then, a girl suddenly appears on the beach. Possessed with a strange charm, she immediately attracts Hiroshi's attention and overcomes him. Soon later, strange things start to happen to the others whereby Kyoko and Ritsuko-sensei got attacked under strange circumstances. The true identity behind the mysterious girl is questioned and the legend behind the sea creature seems to be true after all.

L'arche

1997 • 5 min • Armenia

Various animals sing Beethoven’s "Ode To Joy" from his Symphony No. 9, in a paean to the Earth’s biodiversity.

Boot Camp

1997 • 6 min • United States of America

A timid yet sexually curious man visits a gay leather bar where he and a slave master make a romantic connection through song and dance, Broadway-style.

Dark Light

1997 • 53 min • Netherlands

A burglar gets caught on a farm by an older woman. The religious woman, who's body is covered with ulceration, believes he is there for a reason.

Purgatory Junction

1997 • 40 min • United States of America

A vain, self centered mother competes with her daughter in the world of carnivorous men and sleazy movies.

Milton Nascimento - A Sede do Peixe

1997 • 55 min

In December 1997, in Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais composer Milton Nascimento brought together friends and career partners for the special "A Sede do Peixe" (The Thirst of the Fish). Featuring Caetano Veloso, Alcione, Skank, Nana Caymmi, and Gilberto Gil, the film is a cultural treasure, portraying unforgettable, often lighthearted moments in the career of one of the greatest icons of Brazilian Popular Music.

The Temptation of Franz Schubert

1997 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Director Peter Webber's dramatized exploration of the tumultuous life of Austrian composer Franz Schubert exposes the stark contradictions of the legendary artist, whose dark personal life was often veiled by his astonishing musical feats. Despite his many unseemly affairs, shameful transgressions and eventual hospitalization for syphilis, Schubert created some of the most melodic and mellifluous compositions known to man.

Bikini Tours

1997 • 56 min

It’s a top down bottoms-up trip to the wild, where savage is a tan, and the beast is the desire within you…as Player presents its brand new Bikini Tours. Our cameras search for the hottest starlets in bikiniville, find them, and get them to “peel down” as only we can. They dance, they move, they shake their groove thing, as you go to pieces over these two-pieced beauties. Suit up and go!

One World Globalism, the Anti-Christ, and Planet Earths Last Days

1997 • 53 min • United States of America

This prophecy movie is a breath-taking prophetic glimpse into the future. World renowned authors Hal Lindsay, Dr. Tim LaHaye, Marlin Maddoux, and Chuck Missler offer startling insights into the turbulent days in which we live. A political and spiritual conditioning process is now in full swing following such diverse events as the September 11th tragedy and the media hype surrounding the Harry Potter phenomenon. This fast-paced prophecy DVD presents a clear and concise scenario of the earth-shattering events which are about to unfold across our planet. An important and eye-opening warning for this generation.Based on the book "Earth's Two Minute Warning" and includes scenes from the original video of the same title.

The Adventures of Corduroy: Home

1997 • 25 min • United States of America

Based on the classic 1968 children's story by Don Freeman, this direct-to-video adventure tells the story of a kind-hearted stuffed bear named Corduroy who tries to find a home for Christmas with the help of his friends.

Magic School Lunar: Secret of the Blue Dragon

1997 • 10 min • Japan

Barua of the Magic Race (Vile Tribe) has kidnapped students of the Magic School. Elie, Rena and Senia, are asked to look for them by the schools master. Along their search they find interesting and crazy things, and get into trouble as usual. Upon finding the students, they find their magic is not strong enough to save them, but they get some help from an unwanted friend.

Battles on the Astral Plane

1997 • 3 min

Jon Raymond’s 1997 piece Battles on the Astral Plane, a clever mocking of the popular Mortal Kombat video game that shows Raymond’s crafty, self-effacing wit that can still be found in his books and screenplays (Wendy and Lucy, Meek’s Cutoff, Livability).

Ano Subarashii Ai Wo Mou Ichido

1997 • 4 min

"Ano Subarashii Ai Wo Mou Ichido" was used as the theme song for Hideaki Anno's 1998 live-action debut film "Love & Pop". The version in the film was performed by its lead actress Asumi Miwa.

Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen

1997 • 6 min

Members of the audience fight against stage performers set to a specially created Xena/Hercules movie.

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

1997 • 60 min • United States of America

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula uncovers the life and career of legendary actor Bela Lugosi, examining his early life in Hungary and Germany through his Hollywood successes and eventual decline. The film features a vast array of never-before-seen footage of the actor, ranging from remains of his 1918 film Struggle for Life to behind-the-scenes home movies on the set of RKO Studios. Lugosi is peppered with dozens of rare films clips and photographs, with the story itself coming to life thanks to the vast array of on-camera interviewees.

Whore training extreme rape

1997 • 60 min • Japan

Yuko, who works as a nurse at a hospital in Tokyo, has a good relationship with a doctor at the same hospital. If she has a problem, she has only one, Samejima, an inpatient. This dark, pungent, mysterious, eerie old man. Sometimes there was a certain light in the eyes that stared at Yuko...