Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider film culture.
Chinese teenagers from the wealthy elite, with big American dreams, settle into a boarding school in...
The story of the abandoned production of 'Day of the Champion', a movie about Formula 1 which was se...
Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about o...
In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema, resulting in...
A detailed history of documentary filmmaking in the US and the UK from 1929 to 1945. The first part...
Hitler's invasion of Russia was one of the landmark events of World War II. This documentary reveals...
This documentary recounts the experiences of people on the ground in the earliest days of the novel ...
The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the ...
Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and ...
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible t...
A portrait of American actress Uma Thurman, muse of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and courag...
A documentary about Caroll Spinney who has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since ...
How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often se...
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this special presents the key events of the Allied inv...
The life and work of stage designer ADOLPHE APPIA, originator of the most profound agitations in con...
This timely, bold set of one-on-one interviews presents two of the most venerable figures from the A...
In 1981, a film about the misadventures of a German U-boat crew in 1941 becomes a worldwide hit almo...
The true story of the seven weeks that changed China forever. On June 4, 1989, pro-democracy demonst...
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years ...