All Films

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

1990 • 49 min • United Kingdom, United States of America

A 1990 documentary presented by Jonathan Ross, in which he interviewed filmmaker David Lynch.

The FBI's War on Black America

1990 • 53 min • United States of America

Through a secret program called the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), there was a concerted effort to subvert the will of the people to avoid the rise "of a Black Messiah" that would mobilize the African-American community into a meaningful political force. This documentary establishes historical perspective on the measures initiated by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI which aimed to discredit black political figures and forces of the late 1960's and early 1970's. Combining declassified documents, interviews, rare footage and exhaustive research, it investigates the government's role in the assassinations of Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, and Martin Luther King Jr. Were the murders the result of this concerted effort to avoid "a Black Messiah"?

Kimi ni sasageshi inochi nariseba

1990 • 60 min • Japan

At the end of World War II, Japan was on the brink of defeat after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Soichiro, Teru, and other kamikaze members of the naval squadron were waiting for the arrival of the kamikaze equipment with Nagasawa in his hospital bed. During the day, he was doing special training, and at night, he was waiting for him while repeating his ordeal with Kinuyo, the woman who provided for the inn. A few days later, a Zero fighter was finally assigned to them and they set out on a special attack in the early morning of August 15th, but...

Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

1990 • 42 min • United States of America

Mel Allen hosts this look at Babe Ruth's life and career, focusing primarily on Ruth's years with the New York Yankees.

Sons

1990 • 50 min • Yugoslavia

A documentary about the blood feud in Montenegro. At the beginning, inmates at the prison facility talk about their actions and motifs. However, the central part of this documentary is the court trial to Nikola Kaludjerovic, whose revenge for the murder of his son claimed the lives of two.

Michael Jordan's Playground

1990 • 42 min • United States of America

This made-for-video production mixes highlights of Michael Jordan from the '80s with a fantasy storyline of a high school teen named Walt, who has been cut from his basketball team. Doubting his abilities, Walt gets some lessons from Michael Jordan himself, on the magical Playground known as Michael Jordan's Playground.

Tin Fish

1990 • 46 min • United Kingdom

Drama set against the backdrop of the American submarine base at Holy Loch, Scotland.

Follow That Sleigh

1990 • 24 min • United States of America

Two kids accidentally steal Santas sleigh. It's up to Elvis the Rockin' Reindeer to save the day.

Ministry: In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up

1990 • 58 min

Filmed during the famous "The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste" tour with guest artists like Ogre (of Skinny Puppy) and Jello Biafra (of the Dead Kennedys).

Kiss of the Veggie Vixen

1990 • 16 min

A portrait of Marion Eaton, film and stage actress, etched with a green thumb and a brown nose.

On the Trail of Ed Wood

1990 • 56 min • United States of America

A documentary on the life and career of filmmaker Edward D. Wood Jr., with clips from his films and interviews with the cast and crews of some of his films.

Tokubetsu kikaku: The tôkô shashin

1990 • 54 min • Japan

Yumiko goes to a hotel with Funaki, whom she met at a park, and after having an affair, he is photographed nude. Her husband, Goro, happened to see a photo posted in an erotic magazine, and although her eyes were erased, he was convinced that it was Yumiko and blamed her. However, she strongly denied it, so she met with the magazine's editor and had him show her a photo of her. She was definitely Yumiko...

A Passage to Wetness

1990 • 15 min

An island. A mountain. A City of Angels who scoop up the pellets dropped by other winged creatures.

Christo in Paris

1990 • 58 min • United States of America

Documentary about conceptual artist Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude's attempt to "wrap" the Pont-Neuf in Paris.

Free Tyrant

1990 • 9 min • Soviet Union

A modest earthling, Korneliy Udalov, finds himself on a planet that is a large concentration camp, where the entire population works in prison, and only one tyrant is free.

Robin Harris: One Night Stand

1990 • 27 min

American stand-up comedian Robin Harris performs his legendary comedic jokes as part of HBO's classic comedy series One Night Stand.

White Clothing: Harakiri

1990 • 45 min • Japan

A black and white preface shows a woman in a traditional kimono climbing the stairs as WWII era Mitsubishi Zeros fly through the sky and footage of the Japanese military of the era is superimposed over the footage. She stops at the top of the stairs to say her prayers, rings a bell, and heads inside where the footage is shot in color. She unravels her kimono and rubs her face with the cloth before wrapping her blade and lovingly touching it. She pulls it across her stomach and slits herself open, falling to the mat. She crawls across the mat, dying, slipping in her own slick blood until she can't move anymore.

Something Alive for Poor Kal

1990 • 27 min • Sweden

Every Christmas Kal, a handicapped and bedbound boy, wants something "alive", but never gets it. But soon it's Christmas again and Lame-Kals landlord's cat is going to have kittens. The landlord's two daughters, Annastina and Lillstumpan, now intend to cheer Kal by giving him something alive...

The Perfect Date

1990 • 60 min • United States of America

16-year-old student is convinced his upcoming date with the school prom queen will be the perfect date. However it turns out to be anything but the perfect date.

Riki-Oh 2: Child of Destruction

1990 • 46 min • Japan

Riki finds himself in the town of Misaki, dotted with illegal nuclear power plants and run by a religious fanatic military organization called "God's Judgment." He is taken prisoner and made to fight in gladiatorial matches in a sprawling arena. He finds his brother, whose special powers have given him the name of "Savior," but his reunion with his resentful sibling turns sour rather quickly.

Snowie and the Seven Dorps

1990 • 9 min • United States of America

Puts a new slant on an old favorite fairy tale, bringing it up-to-date to explain such new age pop-psych phenomena as passive/aggressive behavior, co-dependency, compulsiveness and enabling. It even brings a new insight on the Prince's immediate passion for the sleeping Princess!!

Assault Locker Room Tearing

1990 • 60 min • Japan

Pink film distributed by Xces / Nikkatsu.

Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II"

1990 • 21 min

Revisit the killer puppets and paranormal researchers, whose brain fluid they craved, with in-depth BTS footage and commentary from the cast and crew.

Weather Diary 6

1990 • 29 min

Scenes from a vacation. Music comes on loud and clear and washes over a series of visual impressions of the land and the sky and the faulty plumbing that submerges porcelain bottoms in a sea of unmentionable froth.