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- Polly the goldfish and her owner Mr. Larkin lead what could only be described as a fascinating life. Day in, day out, they wake up, eat, reflect on lost memories and go back to sleep. The two share a deep bond; a liking for routine, a fear of the world outside their homes, and on Saturdays: cornflakes. On an ordinary day, when they both thought the biggest excitement would be breakfast, something is falling towards them. Today, by coincidence the anniversary of the moon landing, a bizarre visitor will be forced upon them. It will be a small step for mankind, but a giant leap for Mr. Larkin...
- In the summer of 2000, a graphic designer from San Francisco, California, who calls himself Someguy, launched 1000 blank journals into the world. One came back. Where are the other 999?
- 48 Hour Games combines the up-close perspective of documentary film with the playful interactivity of its subject matter: The Nordic Game Jam.
- When Alice sets out to post one synonym for love every week for a year, she inadvertently sends a gentle ripple through her social network and discovers more about relationships than she imagined. Combining doc interviews with narrative drama, 52 Words for Love offers a humorous meditation on what it means to grapple with the vagaries of intimacy.
- The Jewish entertainer Al Jolson died in 1950. The film tries to find out what is left of his success over 55 years after his death. Is the man who once made the movies talk, and who paved the way for entertainers like Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, forgotten or remembered? Fourty years after the 1960s the film tries to start a dialogue about this performer, who is today mostly known for using the 'blackface' mask, if he is known at all. The film focuses on the American public view on Al Jolson, and looks back to the American cultural and political past in order to explain Jolson's image today. This view takes place against the Al Jolson Way Inauguration on New York's Broadway in August of 2006.
- When two young women are tired of their everyday life, they meet to go out and escape society, looking for a moment in which they could feel accepted and comfortable in their own shoes.
- An impossible adventure begins when a young boy sneaks out of George Washington's encampment on a frantic search for his father, a 6th Pennsylvania soldier who does not return from the 1778 Battle of Monmouth. Will the game of draughts (checkers) save the young boy's life and get him home?
- Ary and Back are a young couple inspired on the novel "A song for Bacchus - Il trionfo di Bacco e Arianna" by Lorenzo De Medici. The couple after having a special news is happy and they are in a funny mood. Suddenly something will upset their lives and then they realize that "nothing is sure about tomorrow".
- Marta, a lonely woman, takes with her Augusto and Antonio to scour the whole city for a whole day, looking for something absurd: pigeons turning into men or she will die.
- From his humble beginnings in Cold-war Poland to global fame, striving for musical excellence throughout the ignominies of life-threatening illness and dubious legal battles, Adam Nergal Darski has many faces.
- On October 6th of 1927 the Warner Bros. production "The Jazz Singer" had its premiere in New York City: The first talkie with dialogue revolutionized the film industry and marked the end of silent films. The story around the Jewish protagonist Jakie Rabinowitz, torn between tradition and modern spirit, and the success of the film are inseparably connected with the artist Al Jolson. The film delivers an insight into the social and technical developments of the time, as well as into Jolson's personal background; a history of the immigrants' search for identity in the "New World" at the beginning of the 20th century.
- A zombie outbreak takes a small southern town by surprise. In the wake of destruction, a motley crew of survivors finds shelter in the local hospital. Led by the town's naive sheriff, a ditzy talk show host, a washed up actor, and two attractive teens must learn to live together and come out alive. But between bickering over dinner, surfing the Internet, and having sex with each other, can the gang find time to fight off the undead?
- Salvatore and Giuliano train and play basketball in a park in the suburbs. After the sport they relax on the lawn while speaking of women and their own intimate desires.
- A husband working in West Germany pays a visit back home to his village in Epirus and is murdered by his wife and her married lover.
- Krav Maga is a close combat system without any rules. This instructional film depicts and explains the 360-degree-defense against swinging punches and inside defense against straight punches. Differences and similarities between Krav Maga and classic martial arts become distinct as well. This is the reason why this instructional film targets at all trainees of martial arts and self-defense systems.
- Six struggling actors will be confronted with the crime movies they grew up with during a bank heist gone wrong.
- Beyond Complicated - Episode 102 As Told By Him: We get to see HIS side of those 3 little words "I love you". After a casual date night, HE has to navigate through a fight and huge bombshell is dropped that changes the course of HIS relationship.
- During the early years of the space race, a female pilot pushes to get national attention through a magazine in her drive to become an astronaut.
- A crew is shooting a libertine costume film when Valentin, the director, suddenly disappears. While the local police investigate, the film shoot continues but takes an odd turn. Robin, the cameraman and director's lover, follows a promise.
- In a world where men are way more cumbersome of their own barriers, nothing is what it seems. A supermarket at closing time, a bum, a cashier and her shop boy. The boy, bothered, can't wait to close; the woman, softened somewhat towards him, shows more tolerance. Common developments show us how the prejudices that society imposes are worthless.
- One day inside the ice rink, Marina sees a strange flash that takes her to the memory of her mother. Since that day, Marina clings to training day and night in order to feel her mother closer, even if this means that her social and family life falls apart little by little. Marina must let go of the past to take control of her life again.
- Two twin brothers, Jeeva and Guru, are separated in childhood by their mother to save their lives. When the brothers meet several years later, Guru, who becomes a gangster, swaps places with Jeeva.
- Labelling the problem, not the child.
- When Ola and his mother are about to go for a walk, Ola realizes that his beloved cuddly mole Joppe will be allowed to ride the elevator. He puts Joppe in the elevator but as soon as the elevator starts moving, Ola regrets it and tries to get it up, with the result that the elevator gets stuck between two floors. Ola then takes help from the neighbor Olsson, who calls for an elevator repairman.
- Sonic the Hedgehog navigates the challenges of adulthood while taking on the unexpected role of mentor and guardian to Tails, a mischievous two-tailed fox. However, despite their contrasting personalities, it doesn't stop the pair from facing a bunch of wacky and unbelievable situations.
- "The President Lady" A beautiful politician lady occupies in 2060 the chair of the President of the United States and with great momentum starts reforming the fossilized country's society. A particular astrological prophecy and numerous assassination attacks are shading her plans and activities.
- When an Ivy League-educated C.I.A. Agent is killed during an operation, the secret agency recruits his twin brother (Chris Rock).
- A school girl, Aimee, is being bullied. The writer, co-director and also one of the lead actors, Kristopher Nimbley, based the film on his past bullying experiences he faced. In the film, Aimee's friend, Clint, confronts Mr. Butcher Vig (named after Garbage drummer and producer, Butch Vig, playing by Kristopher Nimbley) about Aimee being bullied, much to her disapproval.
- Curse turns a handsome prince into a werewolf at night. A princess tries to help him, while his enemies plot to take his throne.
- In reality and fantasy, Sally and Patrick match wits as he seeks to spend the night at home and she looks to entice him to stay over ... again. Oliver accompanies Jane to Sally's dinner party, which features an unexpected musical entertainment.
- The third wave of The Black Plague decimated Europe during the Middle Ages. Due to the quickness and the harshness of the disease people resorted to desperate solutions trying to get cured and save their lives. Tassilo is one of these persons. He is a wealthy nobleman from Glasgow. His social status allowed him to enjoy luxuries and knowledge inaccessible to most others, such as his big family manor or the vast library of ancient book inside, heredity and pride of his family. The Great Pestilence doesn't care for social status though and Tassilo found himself afflicted by the first symptoms. Desperate and knowing that he has few weeks left to live, he tries any remedy without success and eventually turns to scavenging the obscure corners of his library and reading ancient books forbidden by the church that talk of demons and rituals. The symptoms spread and Tassilo decides to attempt one of the ancient rituals. After drinking a brew made from a strange flower, he will find himself transported and trapped in a dark abyss and will have to face a dark presence who'll offer him a choice.
- This documentary zeros in on a piece of Western Sydney's street racing culture. It introduces Mohammed, a 23 year-old furniture maker who emigrated from Iran with his family nine years ago and now lives in Blacktown. The documentary explains Mohammed's quest to re-model his Honda Civic into a fully equipped street racer. In doing so it explores what motivates street racers like Mohammed to undertake such effort and expense, and how a passion for beauty and self-expression comes in many forms.
- Next door to Väversunda church in Östergötland is Berzeliusgården, where the father of Swedish chemistry, Jöns Jacob Berzelius, was born in 1779. The young couple Ellen Sunneskär and Martin Granath have just moved there.
- "Betty Would Go" shows that passion can overcome limits - even when things are really tough. The film encourages everybody to live their dreams and shows all ups and downs. And furthermore, include other stories of inspirational people.
- The journey of three Ethiopian boys struggling with their health and identity and the quirky but extraordinary American doctor they live with.
- A series that explores the miscommunication that occur in a relationship. Each episode shows both the male and female perspective on their situation.
- when billy crystal starts hearing voices in his backyard "if you go there take a jacket " it's a psychic invitation for him to revisit his Russian roots. so billy goes back for a live stand up performance at Moscow's Pushkin theater preceded by a hilarious tour of Russia and it's people in an evening that he calls "jokenost". crystal discovers a Moscow you would never see from the 'leninland' theme park to the popular Russian night club 'catch a rising tsar' see billy introduce Russian audiences to a popular American pasttime "the wave" and much much more in this hilarious evening of culture swap and sparkling comedy of the crystal kind.
- James Bond has just been employed by the MI6, as he is sent to Austria to complete his first real mission. There he accidentally kills the target subject instead of bringing it back to London for an interrogation. As his boss is quite angry about that, he sends 007 again to Austria for solving one of the hardest jobs, the British Intelligence has got so far. Ruben Bennett, an Australian industrialist, has been discovered in Bregenz (original location of the "Quantum of Solace" shooting) and is planning to attack some big European cities. On his way to stop him, the young James Bond travels to Bregenz, Salzburg, London, Switzerland, Venice, and even discovers a secret society behind the Vatican walls.
- On April 4, 1989, Sweden's men's national team broke through the Great Wall of China. It had taken them ten long years. Mikael Appelgren, Jörgen Persson, Jan-Ove Waldner were the three who were selected to play in the World Cup final.
- "Brothers In Arms" is an urban portrayal of the troubled teenager Sam, who lives alone with his alcoholic mother in a rough area of London. In a self-evaluation process Sam refers to his life as being "a prison", where there is seemingly no way out. Due to the lack of a proper father figure and the fact that his mother Iris is almost entirely incapacitated by her addictions, Sam is forced to take care of himself. This leads to a life of crime and mischief, which seems destined to end in tragedy. The only good thing in Sam's life is his best friend Russell, a life long "brother" who he is prepared to do anything for. While Sam's general behavior reflects a self-destructive and disruptive pattern, Russell, on the other hand, represents something positive. Still, despite having seemingly better chances of succeeding in the real world, Russell feels a great sense of loyalty towards his friend and has decided to look out for him by any means necessary. When the pair find themselves confronted by local troublemaker Christopher, the story changes course and their roles are intermediately changed. This leads to a high-speed climactic end-sequence, where we witness the true face of loyalty and how far they are prepared to go for each other.
- Five-year-old Sara has a very special gift. She can fly. When her mother discovers this she promptly takes Sara to the hospital. The doctors poke, prod and probe as doctors invariably do, and it's no fun at all for young Sara. No one understands her. The thing is that she can only fly when she's so happy that it tingles in her tummy.
- After years of groundings and punishments, Boris sends his son Caillou to Daycare in hopes to worsen his life. But when Caillou starts to feel more and more happiness, he takes matters into the worlds hands. Now Caillou must face the world and defeat his father's reign of terror once and for all.
- Roberto Pistis lives in Stromboli, isolated from the world. After the great success and fame gained in his youth with his first novel, and despite his book continue to be read and acclaimed. Valeria Hostis is a journalist who writes for the major international newspapers, determined to put herself on his track.
- Sitcom about an eclectic school government and its desperate attempts to fulfill the list of a thousand promises made during the election campaign. The main obstacle for this ridiculous goal is the maniac and eccentric school principal, who considers that this awkward administration is not worthy of the glorious "Sir Francis Drake English School".
- Vittorio is running as a Socialist candidate for the municipal office, but he gets overwhelmed by love, family and political entanglements.
- Antony assumes several identities and kidnaps three government officials in order to succeed in his secret mission. However, a CBI officer sets out to find the real identity of the kidnapper.
- Anna lives a conflictual relationship with her body, pursuing a model of aesthetic perfection dictated by the world around her. Isolation from her family and difficulties in relating to others will lead her to develop a eating disorder.
- "'Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue'" - Discusses the Toby Keith post-9/11 song. "'The Pill'" - Examines Loretta Lynn's 1975 hit, banned by many stations. "'Independence Day'" - Analyzes response to Martina McBride's song and video on domestic violence, which re-emerged after the brutal murder of Nicole Simpson. "'Would You Lay With Me In A Field of Stone'" - Revisits the mid-1970s hit by Tanya Tucker, then an underage adolescent singing about sex. "'Indian Outlaw'" - Presents several points of view on the Tim McGraw novelty hit, including a wide range of perspectives of famous Native Americans. "Johnny Cash vs. Music Row" - Focuses on Cash's battle in the 1980s to convince radio stations to keep playing his songs, in the middle of a shift to promoting younger artists exclusively. "'John Walker Blues'" - Explores Steve Earle's song about American expatriate John Walker Lindh, the center of a firestorm for his service as a Taliban soldier. "Kris Kristofferson" - Looks in particular at the singer-songwriter's famed "Sunday Morning Coming Down," a hit for Johnny Cash despite (or due to) lines such as "wishin' Lord that I was stoned." "'Okie from Muskogee'" - Presents the Merle Haggard song of small-town life, questioned by some for expressing what they described as "divisive" political opinions. "Murder They Wrote" - Examines famous songs of violent death, such as Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and the Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye Earl." "'Stand By Your Man'" - Discusses Tammy Wynette's most famous song and its reception by feminist groups at the time of its release ... and long after. "'Take This Job and Shove It'" - Profiles Johnny Paycheck's song of the disaffected American worker in the economic discouragement of the 1970s.
- The whole story of the Costa Concordia ship disaster, the worst cruise accident since the Titanic.