All Films

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

1996 • 50 min • United States of America

Her name conjures up beauty, grace, talent and style. One of the greatest actresses of her time, she is best remembered for a natural and vulnerable persona which was so genuine and alluring. Her cinematic contributions produced such classics as "Casablanca," "Gaslight" and "Anastasia." But Ingrid's story goes deeper than the triumphs of her movie career.

The Powerpuff Girls: Crime 101

1996 • 7 min

The Amoeba Boys want to be "bad guys" but they so don't know how. So they ask the Powerpuff Girls to show them.

Bristol Vibes

1996 • 12 min • United Kingdom

Documentary covering 24 hours in the life of Bristol, particularly focusing on the range of musical variety driven by its Afro-Caribbean inhabitants.

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

1996 • 50 min • United Kingdom

Documentary and celebration of the life and career of British comedian Kenneth Williams.

Call of the Wild

1996 • 44 min • Canada

A story of friendship between a lonely little boy who braves Alaskan blizzards in search of gold and his loyal companion Buck, the courageous and faithful German Shepherd. (Animation)

Sibling Secrets

1996 • 60 min • Japan

Kazuhiko and Yuko grew up together as brother and sister, despite the fact that they are not blood related. Their relationship as adults takes a very bizarre turn as they discover they both share a secret passion for S&M. This rope-tying fetish film is a must for fans of the Japanese artforms of Shibari and Kinbaku.

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

1996 • 45 min • United States of America

A biography of comedian double act Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

El secdleto de la tlompeta

1996 • 17 min • Spain

A peaceful gas-station employee is pursued by a pair of civil guardians. The story is told by a bizarre conception of time and space, unleashing a frenetically humorous and bizarre odyssey.

Barney: Once Upon a Time

1996 • 46 min • United States of America

While visiting the show, Stella the Storyteller's suitcase of props explodes, and Barney and the kids help repack it. But while giving assistance, they also use the props to tell classic stories: Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel, and more. This enjoyable installment in the Barney library may very likely be the place some child viewers will hear these stories for the first time.

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

1996 • 27 min • United States of America

The documentary short of Toy Story of why and how the feature length blockbuster sleeper movie became a success and helps to boost Pixar's popularity of making one of the few animation movie production companies in the world today, especially in North America.

Sex and Fame: The Mary Millington Story

1996 • 52 min • United Kingdom

Channel 4 documentary charting the meteoric rise and equally swift decline of Mary Millington, the girl-next-door who became one of the most famous porn stars of the 1970s.

The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage

1996 • 34 min • United States of America

Oscar nominated "Making of" documentary about Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch.

Mylène Farmer: California

1996 • 5 min

Farmer appears in the movie in two roles: as a woman of high society, and as a street prostitute. The partner of the singer in the video is an American TV actor Giancarlo Esposito, who also played two roles: a businessman and a pimp. Prostitutes, appearing in the video are not actresses, but real representatives of their profession. Mylène admitted that she fell in love with this role. Abel Ferrara recalled that Farmer later thanked him for his professional work.

Extra

1996 • 20 min • Japan

Originally a music video for the song Extra by Ken Ishii, but it was later adapted into a 20 minute OVA. Depicts an extremely violent future world where humans and robot-aliens brutally kill each other.

Genre

1996 • 5 min • United States of America

In Don Hertzfeldt's second student film, a hapless cartoon character is dragged through a spectrum of cinematic situations by his frustrated animator.

Lost Book Found

1996 • 37 min • United States of America

The result of over five years of Super-8 and 16mm filming on New York City streets, Lost Book Found melds documentary and narrative into a complex meditation on city life. The piece revolves around a mysterious notebook filled with obsessive listings of places, objects, and incidents. These listings serve as the key to a hidden city: a city of unconsidered geographies and layered artifacts—the relics of low-level capitalism and the debris of countless forgotten narratives. The project stems from the filmmaker's first job in New York—working as a pushcart vendor on Canal Street. As usual, Cohen shot in hundreds of locations using unobtrusive equipment and generally without any crew. Influenced by the work of Walter Benjamin.

Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In

1996 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Paul Joyce’s documentary profile of Robert Altman, with contributions from Altman, Elliott Gould, Shelley Duvall, assistant director Alan Rudolph and screenwriter Joan Tewkesbury. Originally broadcast on July 17th 1996 in Channel Four’s Cinefile series.

Retro Sheilas in Space Aliens are Tooling our Sheilas

1996 • 8 min • Australia

Three Aussie super-Sheilas and their Big Mack trucks embark on a mission to defend the Earth against the alien invasion.

The Princess Castle

1996 • 48 min • United States of America

Inside a secret door under the stairs, Claire and her sister Caitlin find an enchanted trunk, a magical locket and an invitation that whisks them away to a magical kingdom.

Tornado! Hurricane! Flood!: Wonders of the Weather

1996 • 57 min • United States of America

This video presents a look at the forces of nature in their most devastating mode: lightning storms, tornadoes, flash floods, tidal waves, and hurricanes. The film, made for The Discovery Channel, accompanies professional storm chasers as they ride into the eye of a category five hurricane to gather data and get a close-up view. There is footage of a tornado with 300-mile-per-hour winds, as well as 100-foot tidal waves hurtling towards shore at 500 miles per hour. The viewer witnesses a flash flood and hears an interview with a lightning strike survivor.

Rediscovering a Rebel

1996 • 9 min

A documentary short on the making of Rebel Without a Cause.

Mantis Mature Woman Strips off Her Undergarment

1996 • 59 min • Japan

This is an apartment complex called Yuhigaoka Heights. A board meeting of the neighborhood association was being held in the meeting room. A total of ten people, including chairman Kosuke Shindo, were waiting for vice chairman Chihiro. After her husband disappeared, Chihiro, who was rumored to have had many men, was still enjoying sex while wearing a long undergarment at the athletic director's house. When she's done, she puts on her kimono and heads to the board meeting. Chihiro finally arrived with a clear face, as if nothing had happened. Today's topic is a one-room apartment that is scheduled to be constructed right in front of us. The board of directors adjourns in the opposite direction, and Chihiro, who likes men, listens to Shindo's complaints, but...

Fairy Tales on Ice: Alice Through the Looking Glass

1996 • 43 min • United States of America

This delightful classic is a magnificent combination of a timeless tale with the grace and style of some of the world's greatest figure skaters, including Nancy Kerrigan.

These Places We've Learned to Call Home

1996 • 31 min

Experimental video and performance meditating on militias, American fundamentalism, and the opening of the American West.