A disturbing Danish film, reanacting witchcraft trials from the 15th and 16th on till the early 20th Century. Mixing scenes of reanactment, animation and illustrated slideshows to depict events of alleged real-life events and possessions, we are shown images of extreme cruelty which smack of the experimental edges of medical research. This must have been tantamount to the work of the devil when it first came out. Sick-minds they had back in 1922! The DVD has a choice of soundtracks, the best of find out more...

The incredible story of the irrepressible Dieter Dengler, a German born pilot in the U.S. navy who was shot down, captured, tortured and interred in a POW camp during the beginning of the Vietnam war. One of the few American prisoners to escape such captivity, Dengler accompanies Werner Herzog to Laos to recreate his remarkable story in this fascinating documentary that manages through Herzog's inimitable style and Dengler's preternatural optimism and humour to transcend it's unsettling subje find out more...

The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989. This is a film that doesn't leave you: the images of gigantic waves and ice bergs and superhuman levels of courage and endurance are hard to process. If it were a work of fiction you would dismiss it as Hollywood hype: but it's not, find out more...

This is a very good deconstruction of the political polemicist Michael Moore, a man who's made a lot of money out of feeding liberals entertainment and whose cupboard rattles with skeletons. The film goes into a number of details of gross inaccuracies, and betrayals of the people he pertains to support, in order to further his career. In particular we learn about lies told in 'Roger and Me', eg about the supposed apathy of the locals and about being unable to talk to Roger. We hear about the len find out more...

Given the fact that this is a movie about one of the most self righteous, corporately minded bands in recent memory undergoing group therapy, one would be forgiven for expecting a festival of chuckles at the group's expense. It comes as quite a surprise that not only does it engage the viewer on a more serious and empathic level than you might expect, but the twists and turns of the band's fortunes, together with the seemingly machiavellian attempts by certain members to manipulate others, make find out more...

A superb documentary about non-mainstream cinema from the late 60s and 70s. The six much discussed movies are El Topo, Night of the Living Dead, Pink Flamingos, The Harder They Come, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Eraserhead. Talking heads include the stars listed above/below. A tribute to celluloid. find out more...

An engaging and thought provoking documentary following the vascillating fortunes of Marla Olmstead, a toddler from Binghamton, New York State, who took the modern art world by storm in 2004. With her abstract canvases fetching thousands of dollars little Marla became a media darling and her parents became wealthy, but, when a profile on '60 Minutes' questions whether her father, himself a keen amateur artist, had more than a guiding hand in the paintings, the Olmstead family find themselves ens find out more...

Great doco about the early days of NY hip hop and life on the projects. One of the best features of this film is that it examines the political trajectory of Nas' career through his lyrics as well as the environment and familial situation that gave rise to his stardom. Must see for fans of his music. And anyone interested in the political side of rap music.

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‘Fast, Fair and Balanced'. So the FOX News credo goes. This compelling (if slightly overcooked) documentary about the systematic bias inherent in Murdoch's Neo-Conservative news channel is a must see to anyone with a passing interest in how They take Their news over There. From explaining how FOX's misinformation led to a massive percentage of its viewers believing there was a proven link between Iraq and Al Quaeda to a sensational interview with the belligerent Bill O'Reilly chastising the son find out more...

In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, a titanic feat of physical and mental endurance that no rider has repeated since. He was a hero to millions, the saviour of professional cycling following the doping scandals which threatened to destroy the sport. However, less than six years later, aged just 34, he died alone, in a cheap Italian hotel room.

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