The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

One of the most exciting and memorable stories in the history of the World Trade Towers is that of Philippe Petit, a French man who walked a tightrope between the massive monuments in 1974. Narrated by Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, this is an animated adaptation of the lyrical Caldecott Award-winning book by Mordecai Gerstein. Directed and animated by Michael Sporn, with music by Michael Bacon (of the Bacon Brothers).

2005-04-23 | en

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

1896-06-30 | fr

Swing, Monkey, Swing

A scarce and seldom seen cartoon from 1937 with excellent hot jazz and containing caricatures of Cab Calloway, Ted Lewis and Bessie Smith.

1937-09-10 | en

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

A short documentary about the Making Of Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943).

2000-01-03 | en

Netflix vs. the World

The story of how a tiny, broke Silicon Valley startup slew giants of the movie rental world, warded off Amazon and forced movie making and distribution into the digital age.

2020-12-11 | en

That Guy Dick Miller

Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries.

2014-03-07 | en

Railway Station

Kieslowski’s later film Dworzec (Station, 1980) portrays the atmosphere at Central Station in Warsaw after the rush hour.

1980-01-01 | pl

Hollywood Normandie, histoire d'un débarquement

2022-06-06 | fr

Mad God: Part 1

Mad God is a fully practical stop-motion film set in a Miltonesque world of monsters, mad scientists, and war pigs.

2014-01-14 | en

Two, Three Times Branco

Akerman, Monteiro, Oliveira, Ruiz, Schroeter and Wenders are among the directors he produced: Deux, trois fois Branco is a portrait of Portuguese producer Paulo Branco, between life and legend.

2018-10-28 | fr

Merchant Ivory

The first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership, both professional and personal, of director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant, and their primary associates, writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and composer Richard Robbins. Footage from more than fifty interviews, clips, and archival material gives voice to the family of actors and technicians who helped define Merchant Ivory’s Academy Award-winning work of consummate quality and intelligence. With six Oscar winners among the notable artists participating, these close and often long-term collaborators intimately detail the transformational cinematic creativity and personal and professional drama of the wandering company that left an indelible impact on film culture.

2024-08-30 | en

Steve's First Bath

Flint must quickly alter his plans for a romantic date with Sam after his monkey-cleaning invention goes awry.

2014-01-28 | en

Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear

Flint's mischievous gummy bear grows to 50-feet by using his new food-modifying invention.

2014-01-28 | en

Earl Scouts

The Foodimals join Earl's scouting program but are very competitive.

2013-10-08 | en

Super Manny

Manny saves an adorable kitty with his many skills.

2013-10-02 | en

Teeny-Tiny and the Witch Woman

A deliciously scary story about a boy who outsmarts an old witch-woman before she can have him and his brothers for dinner.

1980-05-31 | cs

Farmer Al Falfa's Ape Girl

The Farmer is abducted by a capering Jungle Goddess. As pre-Code as a Terrytoon ever got. Most animation is by Frank Moser; with him are Art Babbitt, Jerry Shields, Bill Tytla and others.

1932-08-06 | en

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki.

2013-11-16 | ja

Danemon Ban: The Monster Exterminator

The boozy mercenary of the title, based on the actual historical figure of Naoyuki Ban (1567-1615), attempts to rid a haunted castle of spooks.

1935-01-27 | ja

How Animated Cartoons Are Made

Wallace Carlson walks viewers through the production of an animated short at Bray Studios.

1919-09-06 | en