All Films

Pulpe Amère

1987 • 6 min • France

One night, a man enters his maid's room and tries to rape her while a radio soap opera describes the thoughts of a man caught up in a great amorous passion.

Dying Woods

1987 • 20 min • Yugoslavia

While his marriage is falling apart, a cocky journalist is worried about environmental pollution.

Nonstop

1987 • 20 min • Finland

A revolver changes hands seven times, each time serving a different purpose shot in a film style which tests the traditional story-telling form of film.

Secrets of the Unknown: Jack the Ripper

1987 • 26 min • United States of America

Jack the Ripper explores theories surrounding one of the most notorious unsolved crimes of modern times. Between August 7 and November 10, 1888, Jack the Ripper terrorized London, killing at least seven women. Was the murderer one man or three?

Dog's Dialogue

1987 • 22 min • France

A charming tale of murder, perversity and narrative echoes told through shots of barking dogs and a La jetée-like series of stills.

Disney Sing-Along Songs: The Bare Necessities

1987 • 30 min

Songs are for sharing, and learning the words to your favorite Disney songs has never been so much fun! Just sing along to the on-screen lyrics as you enjoy classic Disney characters in their most memorable musical scenes! Explore the best in family fun with Baloo the Bear from Disney's Classic THE JUNGLE BOOK. You'll be singing happy jungle hits like "The Bare Necessities" and "I Wanna Be Like You," plus songs from Disney's THE ARISTOCATS, CINDERELLA, and others.

Živeli! Medicine for the Heart

1987 • 51 min

This little-known Blank gem is a portrait of the Serbian-American communities of Chicago and California, highlighting their history in this country, their music, dancing, and religion.

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

1987 • 60 min • United States of America

This one-hour film, narrated by Actor BURT LANCASTER, explores the lingering effects of The Hollywood Blacklist, which occurred in the late forties and early fifties as part of the Anti-Communist witch-hunts that terrorized the nation. This film is seen through the eyes of the wives and children of the now deceased Hollywood figures whose careers were destroyed when studio bosses, along with guild and union officials capitulated to the demands of the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Robert Doisneau, photographe

1987 • 5 min

A portrait of the famous photographer, shot for his 1987 exhibition at the musée d’art et d’histoire de Saint-Denis.

The Choice

1987 • 20 min

Color UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Set in the present, the story takes place in Los Angeles. A foreign student from Taiwan , who is a great Chinese guitar player, arrives in the U.S. in the 70's. He decides to study nuclear engineering, but after graduation, he takes numerous menial jobs. The story begins when he receives a letter from his brother, notifying him of his visit from Taiwan. Exhaustedly, he tries to impress his brother by renting a new car and a new set of furniture. However, misfortune befalls him, as his house is robbed and he loses his job. For the first time, he is forced to think seriously about the meaning of his life in America.

Bad Meaning Good

1987 • 31 min • United Kingdom

The hip-hop or rap scene came to the UK from New York in the early 1980s. The media exploited the new craze and then dropped what has become, for a growing number of young black Britons, a way of life. Tim Westwood, a DJ well-respected 'on the street', has made this film as a showcase for the talented young rappers, scratch-mix DJs and graffiti artists in London. With a special guest appearance by the New York kings of rap, Run‐D.M.C., at the Brixton Academy.

Touring Civil War Battlefields

1987 • 58 min • United States of America

See the actual battlefields as they were and as they are today. No battlefields have greater appeal than the meticulously preserved meadows and forests where four heroic encounters of the Civil War were decided. Relive the story behind each conflict as thousands reenact the battles.

Huey Lewis and the News - All the Way Live

1987 • 47 min

Jacob's Ladder I Never Walk Alone Bad Is Bad Power Of Love Simple As That Hip To Be Square Stuck With You I Know What I Like Back In Time

Bing Hitler - Live at the Glasgow Pavilion

1987 • 30 min • United Kingdom

Craig Ferguson's earlier comic character Bing Hitler live at the Glasgow Pavilion in 1987.

Le château du parking

1987 • 8 min • France

Secrets of the Unknown: Curses

1987 • 26 min • United States of America

Curses examines historical hexes. Learn the fate of those who had contact with the Hope diamond after it was stolen from an idol in India. In ancient Egypt, people protected the deceased from thieves by placing curses on tombs. Discover the events and peculiar deaths which occurred following the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. See how voodoo worshipers cast spells of harm.

Rhino's Guide to Safe Sex

1987 • 60 min • United States of America

A compilation of scenes from films, television and short-subjects going back to the 1920s regarding teen dating, sex and sexually transmitted diseases.

Armide

1987 • 12 min • United Kingdom, United States of America

In 1986, the director and producer Don Boyd approached ten of the world's greatest directors and invited them to make a short film set to an operatic aria of their choice. Together, their contributions formed the movie Aria. Here, the legendary French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, director of Breathless and Pierrot le Fou, brings his own unique interpretation to Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera Armide.

A Mouse and a Camel

1987 • 10 min • Mongolia, Soviet Union

The mouse and the camel compete to become one of the 12 Mongolian astrological signs.

新メイプルタウン物語 パームタウン編 こんにちは! 新しい町

1987 • 30 min

An extended film version of the first episode of the TV series.

Boy / Girl

1987 • 13 min

In LaBruce’s first short experimental super 8 film, a loose narrative is constructed out of a variety of film clips, some shot on location by the filmmaker, some found footage, and some shot off the television screen. A woman with long red hair (G.B. Jones) sits on a window sill and looks down with her binoculars at the street below. Meanwhile, Mary Tyler Moore escapes from an aggressive man and runs to the park. Boy/Girl is a documentation of a period of time when filmmaker LaBruce lived in a crummy, squat-like building at Queen and Parliament Streets in Toronto with the all-girl punk band, Fifth Column.

Where Are You, My Friends?

1987 • 9 min • Soviet Union

Soviet Ukrainian adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Who.

Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules

1987 • 50 min • United States of America

This is a great performance. Through yelling and energetic story-telling, he talks about marriage, drugs, being arrested (thanks to his ex-wife), pleasing women, religion, and much, much more.

Down and Out with Donald Duck

1987 • 49 min • United States of America

This "duckumentary," done in the style of "60 Minutes," traces the life of Donald Duck. As Donald's fame grows, so does his ego. While hosting a variety show one night, Donald snaps and fires a gun at the audience for misbehaving. This leads to a series of problems that eventually cause Donald to seek psychiatric help from Ludwig Von Drake, who uses an insult machine as part of Donald's therapy. Then, after a long night of bizarre dreams, Donald learns the error of his ways and vows to reform.