The Liberation of Paris

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue a...

Runtime

1h 9m

Director

Walter Ruttmann

Cast

Paul von Hindenburg

A remarkable film that takes a special look at the first war to be truly reported and recorded by one of the more unsung heroes of World War II: the combat photographer. Through the unflinching eye of their camera's lenses, these courageous soldiers continually risked their lives in their brave attempts to capture history.

Runtime

1h 28m

Director

Richard Schickel

Cast

Tom Hanks, Stephen E. Ambrose, Russ Meyer

Made famous by the 1957 Hollywood movie, the bridges of the River Kwai emblematize one of the most misunderstood events in history. Contrary to the romanticized film version, the structures represent a period of terror, desperation, and death for over 16,000 POWs and 100,00 local slaves. The Thailand - Burma Railway was the vision of ...

Runtime

1h 33m

Director

David DeVries

Cast

Edward Woodward

Appalachian Journey is one of five films made from footage that Alan Lomax shot between 1978 and 1985 for the PBS American Patchwork series (1991). It offers songs, dances, stories, and religious rituals of the Southern Appalachians. Preachers, singers, fiddlers, banjo pickers, moonshiners, cloggers, and square dancers recount the goo...

Runtime

58m

Director

Alan Lomax

Cast

Tommy Jarrell

Actor/cult icon Bruce Campbell examines the world of fan conventions and what makes a fan into a fanatic.

Runtime

26m

Director

Bruce Campbell

Cast

Harry Jay Knowles, Ted Raimi