Air Doll
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A present-day fable for the increasing disconnect we find in urban life, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Air Doll transports the Galatea myth to present day Tokyo. A life-size air doll (Bae Doona, The Host) lives in a shabby apartment in Tokyo with her middle-aged owner. Her routine life is disrupted when fantasy turns into reality. The air doll suddenly comes to life, filled with a soul, and when the she wanders into a video store, her world is forever changed. A romantic fantasy that explores the complexities of love and loss, joy and pain, fantasy and reality, Air Doll is a bittersweet love story that examines the intricacies and frailties of human existence. Adapted from the manga by Yoshiie Goda and featuring breathtaking cinematography from Mark Lee Ping-Bing (In The Mood For Love).
20,000 Days on Earth
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20,000 Days on Earth is an inventive, lyrical ode to creativity and an intimate examination of the artistic process of musician and cultural icon Nick Cave. In their debut feature directors Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard fuse drama and documentary, weaving a staged day in Cave's life with never-before-seen veritè observation of his creative cycle.
Medal of Honor
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Originally produced for PBS, Roger Sherman's Medal of Honor traces the history of America’s highest award for valor in combat through stories of those who have received this honor, and asks fundamental questions about what it means to have the courage of a hero. Going back to its creation during the Civil War, the film explores the extraordinary acts of heroism for which the medal has been awarded.
The American Brew
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Grab a pint and a seat as we tell the story of America's favorite drink. From colonial settlers to the struggles of prohibition, through the rise of microbrews and the unending success of national breweries, Roger Sherman's The American Brew explores the evolution of beer throughout the centuries.
The Second Life of Jamie P
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Jamie Peebles always thought she was a man. Then, “like a bolt of lightning,” at age 63, she realized she was a woman. Director and friend of Night Flight, Roger Sherman, follows her emotional, revelatory, and often funny transition over the course of a year in tonight’s new documentary arrival.
Zapruder & Stolley: Witness to an Assassination
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On November 22, 1963, Life Magazine’s LA bureau chief Richard Stolley learned via teletype that President John F. Kennedy had been shot. Racing to the scene in Dallas, he accomplished what is now considered one of the most significant journalistic coups of the 20th century. Stolley found Abraham Zapruder and purchased the right to reprint stills from footage of the assassination filmed by him. Director Roger Sherman's film tells his dramatic story.
The American Brew
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Grab a pint and a seat as we tell the story of America's favorite drink. From colonial settlers to the struggles of prohibition, through the rise of microbrews and the unending success of national breweries, Roger Sherman's The American Brew explores the evolution of beer throughout the centuries.
Midnight Rider - Episode 1
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Episode #1 of Midnight Rider, a late-night DirecTV series that brought Night Flight creator Stuart S. Shapiro back to producing an irreverent mix of music, comedy, and cult programming.
Midnight Rider - Episode 2
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Episode #2 of Midnight Rider, a late-night DirecTV series that brought Night Flight creator Stuart S. Shapiro back to producing an irreverent mix of music, comedy, and cult programming.
Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect
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Rarely has an architect caused as much sensation outside of the architecture community as Rem Koolhaas. His outstanding creations, such as the Dutch Embassy in Berlin and the Casa da Música concert hall in Porto, are working examples of the Dutchman's visionary theories about architecture and urban society. A Kind of Architect is an engaging portrait of Koolhaas that takes us to the heart of his ideas. Directors Markus Heidingsfelder and Min Tesch have made a visually inventive, thought-provoking film about the architect, prompting Koolhaas to state, "It's the only film about me that I have liked."
Air Doll
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A present-day fable for the increasing disconnect we find in urban life, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Air Doll transports the Galatea myth to present day Tokyo. A life-size air doll (Bae Doona, The Host) lives in a shabby apartment in Tokyo with her middle-aged owner. Her routine life is disrupted when fantasy turns into reality. The air doll suddenly comes to life, filled with a soul, and when the she wanders into a video store, her world is forever changed. A romantic fantasy that explores the complexities of love and loss, joy and pain, fantasy and reality, Air Doll is a bittersweet love story that examines the intricacies and frailties of human existence. Adapted from the manga by Yoshiie Goda and featuring breathtaking cinematography from Mark Lee Ping-Bing (In The Mood For Love).
The Music Machine
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Immediately after Saturday Night Fever swept the world, the ‘discosploitation’ genre was born. In the U.K.’s first polyester imitator, director Ian Sharp crafts a gritty time capsule of late '70s London in which an unemployed bloke (Gerry Sundquist of Don't Open till Christmas) tries to win the big dance competition at Camden Town’s iconic club, The Music Machine!
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