Billy Elliot é um garoto de 11 anos que vive numa pequena cidade da Inglaterra, onde o principal meio de sustento são as minas da cidade. Obrigado pelo pai a treinar boxe, Billy fica fascinado com a magia do balé, ao qual tem contato através de aulas de dança clássica que são realizadas na mesma academia onde pratica boxe. Incentivado pela professora de balé, que vê em Billy um talento nato para a dança, ele resolve então pendurar as luvas de boxe e se dedicar de corpo e alma à dança, mesmo tendo que enfrentar a contrariedade de seu irmão e seu pai à sua nova atividade.
O filme conta a história de um garoto criado na Astória durante os anos 90. Enquanto seus amigos vão morrendo vítimas das drogas ou na prisão, ele começa a acreditar que foi salvo de ter o mesmo destino pelos diversos e tão falados santos. Downey interpreta o personagem principal quando adulto, olhando para seu passado.
O diretor John Little usa imagens de valor incalculável, perdidas há 28 anos, e lança um magnífico olhar sobre o astro das artes marciais Bruce Lee e especialmente sobre "Jogo da Morte", o filme que ele deixou incompleto ao morrer prematuramente, em 1973. Em "Bruce Lee: A História De Um Guerreiro", são exibidos pela primeira vez mais de 30 minutos de ação total nunca vistos antes, pertencentes ao grandioso filme que Lee estava filmando.
Cast, crew and fans explore the 'Back to the Future' time-travel trilogy's resonance throughout our culture—30 years after Marty McFly went back in time.
John Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter – each was nominated for Best Picture. Yet today most people don't even know his name. I KNEW IT WAS YOU is a fresh tour through movies that defined a generation.
Over the last fifty years, America has been fascinated by Star Trek since it first aired in September of 1966. This 2-hour documentary celebrates the 50th anniversary through interviews with cast and crew members from every television series and the original films.
In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.
The story of three men with a shared dream: James Bond franchise producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and Bond creator and author Ian Fleming. It’s the thrilling and inspiring narrative behind the longest running film franchise in cinema history, which began in 1962.
A retrospective documentary on the making of the movie "Halloween," featuring exclusive interviews with director John Carpenter, producer Debra Hill, and stars Jamie Lee Curtis, PJ Soles, and Nick Castle.
The estranged daughter (Lauren Lee Smith) of a recently deceased filmmaker gains a new understanding of her father when she offers to create a retrospective of his work.
Os Sex Pistols existiram por apenas 26 meses e gravaram um único álbum, mas mudaram a cara da música para sempre. Este filme documenta sua história, do surgimento à implosão da banda. Tendo como pano de fundo a cena política, econômica e social de Londres em meados dos anos 70, descreve um momento chave de transição na história social inglesa. A essência do movimento punk, resultando numa envolvente experiência cultural.
A year in the making, Still Screaming is the definitive documentary on the making of the iconic Scream movies. Dive into the fascinating success story of the classic trilogy with on-set footage and photos, and dozens of brand new interviews with cast and crew from all the films including Wes Craven, Neve Campbell, Liev Schreiber, Henry Winkler, Matthew Lillard, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Parker Posey, Scott Foley and many others. Written and Directed by Ryan Turek and Produced by Anthony Masi.
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.
A celebratory documentary looking back at the 30 years since comedy legend Mr Bean landed on our screens. This documentary explores the magic behind this unlikely hero.
A look back at the impact Billy Wilder's comedy classic "Some Like It Hot" has left since it's release in 1959.
This documentary explores the enduring popularity of one of Britain's best loved crime dramas, Midsomer Murders, as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
The Sex Pistols album Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols is unquestionably one of the most important musical statements in the history of British music. It was in 1977, at a time when the nation was crippled by class division and unemployment that four working class teenagers with supposedly non-existent futures recorded an album that to this day remains as one of the greatest and most influential bodies of work ever recorded. This documentary features exclusive interview's with all four of the original members of the Sex Pistols as they take you on a track by track look at the making of the album. Featuring Steve Jones and Glen Matlock demonstrating selected riffs and licks off the album and explaining the development of the song writing. Candid interviews with Malcolm McLaren, Chris Thomas and Bill Price set the record straight about the recording session. Intertwining additional rare home video, live footage and early demo's make this release a compelling must see.
Frasier Crane visits his therapist and reminisces over the events of the past 11 years since his move from Boston to Seattle, in a clip show designed to commemorate the event of the last ever episode of "Frasier" TV series (1993).
A look back at the film and director Wes Craven. Immerse yourself in a captivating retrospective, featuring archival behind-the-scenes footage and captivating new interviews with stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette, as well as screenwriter Kevin Williamson and the directors and other cast members from the new instalment in the franchise.
Documentary about Stanley Kramer, included on the 40th anniversary edition of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.