All Films

The Falcon

1990 • 60 min • Soviet Union, United States of America

A beautiful adaptation of a traditional Russian folk tale, about a young woman who must rescue a mysterious prince from an evil queen. The making of The Falcon was a historic event: the first co-production ever between Soviet Georgia and American filmmakers. The locations are all real, including the breathtaking Caucasus Mountain of Georgia, places Western audiences had never before seen.

Shooting Star: Jean-Michel Basquiat

1990 • 52 min

Traces the meteoric rise to fame of the Haitian-Puerto Rican artist whose success was unprecedented for an artist of colour in the U.S. Geoff Dunlop avoids the tawdry gossip and spectacle that have been the focus of other documentaries about the artist, and instead we see Basquiat speaking for himself in interviews and home movies, with former teachers and close friends sharing their accounts of Basquiat's life.

L'âge de plastic

1990 • 31 min • France

A short film by Jan Kounen.

Kylie Minogue: Kylie... On The Go

1990 • 56 min • United Kingdom

Capture the magic of Kylie Minogue as she performs live in concert from Japan. With brilliant and energetic performances of all her greatest hits, this show really brings the music to life. Take a look behind the scenes, as Kylie gives exclusive interviews and talks about life "on the road". The video also includes exciting footage which has never been seen before, giving a great new insight into the Kylie phenomenon.

Monique

1990 • 3 min

Using a childhood experience of racial bigotry at school, this film looks at the ways in which racism is ingrained in American society, even in the play of children. MONIQUE is a compelling exploration of identity and memory.

Cowboys of Culture

1990 • 45 min • New Zealand

Director Geoff Steven's personal perspective on the Kiwi cinema renaissance of the 1970s. It traces the development of the local film industry from the ‘she'll be right' days when filming permits were unknown, and all that was needed to get a picture up were a Bolex camera, enthusiasm and ingenuity.

Jack Smith's Apartment

1990 • 8 min • United States of America

Film of Jack Smith's apartment starring Penny Arcade before it was reposed by the "evil landlords."

Berlin 1990

1990 • 25 min • France

Some months after the fall of the Berlin wall, during the time of federal elections in Germany in 1990, Chris Marker shot this passionate documentary, reflecting the state of the place and its spirit with remarkable acuity.

Сладкая репа

1990 • 8 min • Soviet Union

McGee and Me!: The Big Lie

1990 • 30 min • United States of America

Eleven-year-old Nick, along with his parents and 14-year-old sister Sarah and little sister Jamie, moves into his grandmother's house in Eastfield, Indiana. In an effort to make friends and avoid a bully, Louis tells lies about George Ravenhill's house, Nick sneaks into the old man's cellar, scares himself, and Louis, Renee and the kids at school create stories about the encounter that spiral into lies. Derrick and his friends wreck the house and Nick is forced to clean it up as punishment. His dad helps him learn an important lesson about lying, elders, fear, speaking up, and bullying.

Der lange Weg

1990 • 11 min • East Germany

A beautiful seagull is injured during a storm, ends up in a forest and joins a family of woodpeckers. She is rejected by the older members, but the young woodpecker falls in love with her. So he leaves the forest at home and takes her to the sea, where the seagulls live. There the alien is also rejected. Now they are both looking for a land where they can be happy undisturbed. Several times we see a lonely seagull soaring over the waves of the sea and a woodpecker knocking on the trees of the nearby forest - before both find each other again in the community.

The Human-Faced Dog

1990 • 39 min • Japan

A "documentary" that explores the myth of the Human-Faced Dog. The legend of the Human-Faced Dog goes all the way to Tokugawa era Japan. In stories, the Human-Faced Dog is initially mistaken for a normal, mangy dog, but as the unlucky passerby gets closer the human features become apparent. Sightings are always at night, and the dog, if approached, will morosely tell people, “Leave me alone”. The Human-Faced Dog took on a new life in more recent times, its peak of popularity in the late 80s and early 90s, where it was claimed to have been seen on highways, chasing cars at enormous speeds and causing car crashes.

IDn3

1990 • 47 min • Sweden

A family travels through Egypt in 6 months.

Vignette: Para Sight

1990 • 1 min

An active organism leaps and quivers in this bouncing one-minute vignette.

The story of Mrs. Yivga

1990 • 23 min

A film adaptation of Valerian Pidmohylny's short story of the same name. The story of the complex relationship between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat during the Bolshevik coup.

Croak x Croak

1990 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Hometown Creativity Theory: Kimiko's Tamaokoshi

1990 • 55 min • Japan

As part of the "Hometown Creation Project," Matsuzaka Kimiko visits Kamiyubetsu Town in Monbetsu County, Hokkaido, which is suffering from depopulation, and unconditionally has sex with the male townspeople in an effort to revitalize the town with eroticism and help them overcome depopulation

Hen, His Wife

1990 • 13 min • Soviet Union

Extraordinarily detailed and beautifully drawn animation of a bizarre and surreal world; the domestic life of a fat man, his wife, a sort of oversized obese chicken, and their child/pet, a slug-like creature with a human head. This expressionistic and interior vision of Soviet animator Kovalyov is like an animated Eraserhead.

What's Wrong With This Building?

1990 • 25 min

This film, which documents a controversy over plans to alter the original architectural design of the Whitney Museum of American Art, examines some of the problems raised by the decision, including Modernist and Post-Modernist styles, architecture as art, the responsibility of art museums to the public, and the role of the architect

The Lost Stooges

1990 • 55 min

A documentary hosted by Leonard Maltin featuring rare clips of the Three Stooges

1990 New York Mets: Story of a Season

1990 • 40 min

In 1990, the Mets once again proved to be one of the most consistent teams in baseball-battling for the division title to the end- winning more than 90 games for the sixth time in seven years.

Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Batmunk

1990 • 25 min

Alvin and the Chipmunks put a high-flying new spin on one of the biggest box office hits of all time. Batmunk is a thrilling adventure that'll keep you on the edge of your seat ... with laughter! Simon (in the most heroic role of his long, brainy career), plays the Caped Crimefighter to mischievous Alvin's hilariously villainous jokester, an arch criminal whose cult of crooked clowns has been stealing all the toys in the city. When the thieves go after "the greatest toy in the world," Batmunk decides to teach the bad guys that crime doesn't play!

The Devil Made Me Do It

1990 • 46 min • Australia

Ian Leslie (The Aussie Geraldo Rivera) focuses on well known cases of Satanic killings in the United States and England. It gathers a group of victims, heavy metal singers, clergymen, experts and Satanic leaders for a lively studio debate. The Australian counterpart to Exposing Satan's Underground.

Whatever Happened to Mason Reese

1990 • 12 min • United States of America

One of the early short films of director Brett Ratner.