Category Archives: Documentary

With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cinema and to share it with the world. This engaging documentary looks at the movement’s legacy. Director : Hsieh Chin-Lin Cast : Ai Weiwei|Apichatpong Weerasethakul|Hirokazu Kore-eda|Hou Hsiao-hsien|Jia Zhangke|Kiyoshi Kurosawa|OlivierContinue reading “Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema – 2014”

An extraordinary voyage of discovery to see the most impressive collection of works of art built up over two thousand years of history. VATICAN MUSEUMS 3D, a SKY production in collaboration with the Vatican Museums Directorate, for the very first time brings Ultra HD 4K/3D film cameras inside the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel,Continue reading “Musei Vaticani 3D – 2014”

Documentary in which painter and critic Matthew Collings charts the rise of abstract art over the last 100 years, whilst trying to answer a set of basic questions that many people have about this often-baffling art form. How do we respond to abstract art when we see it? Is it supposed to be hard orContinue reading “The Rules of Abstraction with Matthew Collings – 2014”

The unexpected victory over Uruguay in the World Cup Brazil 1950 continues to have social and political ramifications for both countries. Director : Andrés Varela|Sebastián Bednarik Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 3/12/2014 Country : Brazil

Documentary about the Big East. 30 for 30 Present: Requiem For The Big East chronicles the meteoric ascension of the Big East conference, and how in less than a decade, it became the most successful college basketball league in America. Director : Ezra Edelman Cast : Chris Mullin|Dave Gavitt|Ed Pinckney|Giancarlo Esposito|Jim Boeheim|Jim Calhoun|John Thompson|Lou Carnesecca|MikeContinue reading “Requiem For The Big East – 2014”

JOHN’S OF 12TH STREET is a portrait of a century-old Italian-American restaurant in New York City, one of the last of its kind in a rapidly changing East Village. This observational documentary loosely follows the rhythm of the restaurant’s day, which swings between boredom and frenzy as the old rooms empty and fill. No oneContinue reading “John’s of 12th Street – 2014”

The Go-Go Boys tells the inside story of two Israeli-born cousins, the late Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, who in pursuit of the “American dream” turned the Hollywood establishment upside down. Together they produced more than 300 films and founded the most powerful independent film company in the world, Cannon Films, which was responsible forContinue reading “The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films – 2014”