The Race for Colour

Antonia Quirke looks at the history of the colour film industry to find out who produced the first moving colour images.

Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good

Elliott Erwitt has spent his entire adult life taking photographs, of presidents, popes and movie stars, as well as regular people and their pets. His work is iconic in world culture while his life is largely unknown.

Cameramen at War

A tribute to the cameramen of the newsreel companies and the service film units, in the form of a compilation of film of the cameramen themselves, their training and some of their most dramatic film.

Un été à la Garoupe

La Garoupe, a beach in Antibes, in 1937. For one summer, the painter and photographer Man Ray films his friends Pablo Picasso, Dora Maar, Paul Eluard and his wife Nusch, as well as Lee Miller. During these few weeks, love, friendship, poetry, photography and painting are still mixed in the carefree and the creativity specific to the artistic movements of the interwar period.

Anna Nicole Smith: Exposed

A fictionalized day in the life of Anna Nicole Smith, revealing her innermost thoughts on the people (friends, servants, lawyers, photographers) and events (photoshoots, bathing, sexual exploits) that make up her life.

32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide

Traces the life and mental illness of New York artist and photographer Ruth Litoff, and her sister's struggle to come to terms with her tragic suicide.

Ich lebe in der Gegenwart - Versuch über Hans Richter

Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1991

Profiles of Playboy Playmates. Features: Tina Bockrath (Playmate of the Month, May '90), Peggy McIntaggart (POTM, January '90), Karen Foster (POTM, October '89), Helle Michaelsen (POTM, August '88), Erika Eleniak (POTM, July '89), Bonnie Marino (POTM, June '90), Pamela Anderson, (POTM, February '90), Renee Tenison (POTM, November '89/Playmate of the Year), Lisa Matthews (POTM, April '90/POTY), Deborah Driggs (POTM, March '90), Petra Verkaik (POTM, December '89), & Jacqueline Sheen (POTM, July '90).

Standard Operating Procedure

Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.

Daidō Moriyama: Stray Dog of Tokyo

A documentary that follows the life of photographer Daido Moriyama in the present, which has never been revealed before. Even though his charismatic presence has reigned over the world of photography since the late 60’s, his true persona had been hidden behind a veil of mystery, since he had refused any major appearances in front of any media in the past. Follow the charismatic photographer Daido Moriyama as he takes his first digital photos and observe his style of quick snapshots without looking in the finder. His stark and contrasting black and white images symbolize his fervent lifestyle.

Frans Lanting: The Evolution of LIFE

A dazzling journey through time via the remarkable images of National Geographic photographer Frans Lanting and his epic "LIFE" project, which presents a stunning interpretation of life on Earth, from the Big Bang through the present.

Collage

Considerations on collage as a cognitive act in artists’ cinema. A pedagogical film adrift: 35mm photographs and other materials collected over the last fifteen years by artist Stefano Miraglia meet a text written by Baptiste Jopeck and the voice of Margaux Guillemard.

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

Legendary photographer and director Anton Corbijn is responsible for many of the most indelible and important images of the past two and a half decades. His recently released book U2 & I is a photographic retrospective of his 25 year collaboration with U2. Later this year, Anton will direct his first feature film, Control, based on the life of the late Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis.

Notarangelo the Soul Hunter

David Griecos documentary showcases the underappreciated photography of Domenico Notarangelo, and through it, tells the story of Matera, it's people and it's history.

100 Girls by Bunny Yeager

Bunny Yeager, 'The world's prettiest photographer', started out as a beauty contest winner and professional photographer's model in the 50's. She became one of America's top ten glamour photographers during the 50's and 60's. This pictorial shows 100 of her most glamorous models, featuring Bettie Page, and includes photographs and original footage of Bunny with the girls behind the scenes.

Playboy Video Centerfold: Brande Roderick - Playmate of the Year 2001

Every year, the editors at Playboy must make an incredibly difficult decision: of all the beautiful women who have passed through their doors and into Playboy history, who most aptly represents the Playboy ideal for that year? This collection includes footage of all the competing candidates, as well as a full-length feature dedicated to the winner herself, Brande Roderick.

Playboy Video Centerfold: Colleen Shannon - 50th Anniversary Playmate

How would it feel to be in the company of Marilyn Monroe, Pamela Anderson and all of the beautiful centerfolds who have graced the pages of Playboy over the past 50 years? Just ask Colleen Shannon, Playboy's 50th Anniversary Playmate! We went to 20 cities and met 10,000 women, and now meet the girl who stood out from all the rest. As Playboy's 50th Anniversary Playmate, Coleen personifies today's girl-next-door. Beautiful, adventurous and athletic, she's the girl behind the turntable in the club and atop the snowboard barreling down the slopes. Glimpse every fun, spontaneous and irresistible moment in this sizzling addition to your collection.

Playboy Video Centerfold: Tiffany Fallon - Playmate of the Year 2005

She drives a pickup truck, loves sports and has an absolutely knockout body. Could Tiffany Fallon be any more perfect? The answer is yes, because she can add the title of 2005 Playmate of the Year to her ample list of attributes! In this erotic video collection, the sexy brunette shows off her Southern accents in a way that'll have you whistling Dixie with delight!

Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde

Man Ray, the master of experimental and fashion photography was also a painter, a filmmaker, a poet, an essayist, a philosopher, and a leader of American modernism. Known for documenting the cultural elite living in France, Man Ray spent much of his time fighting the formal constraints of the visual arts. Ray’s life and art were always provocative, engaging, and challenging.

Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dali

A documentary about surrealist artist Salvador Dali, narrated by Orson Welles.