Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

Land Without Bread

An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, mise

1933

Primary

Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to use

1960

The Awakening

A confirmed bachelor learns that he will inherit his late uncle's fortune only if he marries, which he does reluctantly. Shortly afterward he returns

1909

How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points

The ultimate Bobby Jones golf series reaches its climactic conclusion on board a speeding train to oblivion.

1933

Foolish Hearts

A little entry from the RKO shorts department serving also as an audition-type (stick 'em in one of these and see if they appeal to a real audience, a

1935

M*A*S*H

The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war. Preserved by the Academy Film A

1970

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the firs

1895

Crusoe

This sci-fi action-comedy follows the adventures of Crusoe, an astronaut stranded on an alien planet teeming with hostile life.

2021

Searching for Halifax NP711

On February 21, 1945, the Royal Canadian Air Force Halifax bomber NP711 with a crew of seven men took off from the Linton-on-Ouse air base in England

2023

Deepa Mehta, in Profile

A portrait and tribute to Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta.

2012

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper

During the holiday season, when the animals of the Central Park Zoo are preparing for Christmas, Private, the youngest of the penguins notices that th

2005

Missed Call

Alan and Mirjana, both 80 years old and separated by more than 3.000 miles, are forced to love each other through a computer screen.

2015

Phony

Sunny, a young Asian American woman with anger management issues, returns home to the San Gabriel Valley seeking respite from her recent career failur

2020

Weaving Women

A group of Macedonian women are shown hard at work.

1905

Break!

This cartoon is directed against the brutality of professional Boxing. In parody form it ridiculed unworthy methods and means used to achieve victory

1985

The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres

At the time this film was made, motion picture theaters were required to pay a 20% tax on gross ticket sales, and Congress was debating lowering this

1953

We Must Have Music

A short history of movie music is presented, from silent films accompanied by a single piano, to the elaborate song scores for musicals (with scenes f

1942

Emilie Muller

At her first audition, a young woman is asked by the casting director to talk about what is inside her handbag.

1993

The Tom Machine

100 years in the future: Tom is both bored and worried in the humdrum, violent times. Also he is unable to remember what his job is and thus decides t

1980

El Inquilino

A miserable office worker finally finds a cheap place to rent, the only problem is that it is a haunted apartment.

2021