Word Wars (2004)
The classic board game, Scrabble, has been popular for decades. In addition, there are fanatics who devote heart and soul to this game to the expense of everything else. This film profiles a group of these enthusiasts as they converge for a Scrabble convention where the word game is almost a bloodsport.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Eric Chaikin, Julian Petrillo
Actors: Aldo Cardia, Joe Edley, Joel Sherman, Marlon Hill, Matt Graham, Mike Birbiglia
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready…
Betty: They Say I’m Different (2017)
An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty Mabry Davis arrived on the scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion style and outrageous funk….
306 Hollywood (2018)
When two siblings undertake an archaeological excavation of their late grandmother’s house, they embark on a magical-realist journey from her home in New Jersey to ancient Rome, from fashion to…
Indie Game: The Movie (2012)
Follows the dramatic journeys of video game developers as they create and release their games to the world. It’s about making video games, but at its core, it’s about the…
Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight (1997)
A look at Paul’s work as he finishes his latest record, entitled Flaming Pie. Includes snippets from the tracks on the album, plus Paul gives a tour of his home…
Brats (2024)
In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies. However, when the…
The Characters of Star Wars (2004)
The Characters of Star Wars is a Video Documentary included in the 2004 DVD release of the Star Wars Original Trilogy. It explained the Mythos of many of the “Star…
Making ‘The Shining’ (1980)
Directed and Edited by Vivian Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick’s daughter, this film offers a look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining.
The Art of Flight (2011)
Iconic snowboarder Travis Rice and friends redefine what is possible in the mountains. Experience the highs, as new tricks are landed and new zones opened, alongside the lows, where avalanches,…
Corman’s World (2011)
A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of independent filmmaking…
In Defense of Food (2015)
In Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollan’s…
Four Horsemen (2012)
Documentary about the modern apocalypse caused by a rapacious banking system. 23 leading thinkers – frustrated at the failure of their respective disciplines – break their silence to explain how…