Oparta na autentycznych wydarzeniach opowieść o młodości słynnego surfera Jaya Moriarity'ego (Jonny Weston). W wieku 15 lat Jay odkrywa, że mityczna dla surferów fala, zwana "Mavericks" (jedna z największych na świecie), pojawia się niedaleko jego domu w Santa Cruz w Kalifornii. Prosi o pomoc miejscową legendę surfingu Frosty'ego Hessona (Gerard Butler), aby nauczył go, jak poradzić sobie z tak wielkim wyzwaniem. Ich wspólne treningi, a z czasem przyjaźń, pozwalają Jayowi zmierzyć się z "Mavericks", a nawet z czymś więcej.
W 1940 roku wybucha wojna światowa. Trwa on dziesięciolecia - od 1940 do 1966 roku. Tak długo, że następne pokolenia zapominają z jakiego powodu i przez kogo została ona zapoczątkowana. Konflikt jest wyniszczający - całe miasta obracają się w ruinę. O ile na początku żołnierze walczą w czołgach to dwadzieścia lat później walkę kontynuują już tylko wynędzniała piechota.
Historia włoskiej rodziny Mancuso, która w 1913 roku za namową pewnego Amerykanina postanawia poszukać lepszego życia, emigrując do Stanów Zjednoczonych. Salvatore Mancuso, ubogi owdowiały farmer, ma nadzieję, że za wielką wodą on i wszyscy członkowie jego rodziny, łącznie z matką-staruszką, odnajdą swoje miejsce na ziemi. Na statku dołącza do nich Lucy, Angielka, która z pewnych względów chce za wszelką cenę zejść na ląd już jako mężatka... Jednak na lądzie czeka ich przede wszystkim bezlitosna selekcja, jaką w owych czasach przechodzili emigranci, przybywający do nowego świata. [opis dystrybutora dvd]
Atomic scientist Peter Standish travels back in time to 1784, an era he has read about in his forefather's diaries. He falls in love with his forefather's cousin, Helen, but his contemporaries of 1784 are perplexed by his strange talk and the odd knowledge he possesses. Remake of Berkeley Square (1933).
Shankar lives in a remote village in rural India with his mother and sister, Manju, and drives a horse-carriage for a living. The main employer in the region is a kind-hearted businessman Maganlal. When Maganlal announces that he would like to undertake a religious pilgrimage, his son, Kundan, takes over and wants to cut back on labor and mechanize the business - thus leading to loss in jobs
Ismail Merchant's feature directorial debut addresses a subject close to his heart: the expressive Urdu language of Northern India, in danger of extinction as political trends and modernization obscure its contributions to Indian culture. Merchant 's treatment is wry and good humored , as his characters - an aging Urdu poet (Shashi Kapoor) and a worshipful young college lecturer - clash despite their shared passion for the beauty of words.
"Fim do Sem Fim" is a feature-length documentary that has as its backdrop the imminent disappearance of certain trades and professions in Brazil. Shot in 10 Brazilian states, the film is a dive into the inventiveness and resistance of men in the face of technological and cultural changes.
The onset of the 21st Century will be an era in which the very nature of what it means to be human will be both enriched and challenged as our species breaks the shackles of its genetic legacy and achieves inconceivable heights of intelligence, material progress, and longevity. While the social and philosophical ramifications of these changes will be profound, and the threats they pose considerable, celebrated futurist Ray Kurzweil presents a view of the coming age that is both a dramatic culmination of centuries of technological ingenuity and a genuinely inspiring vision of our ultimate destiny.
Bad Times At Conformity High follows Thomas (Riley Danson). A sarcastic, fly under the radar kind of guy, who by an all power, British political goddess (Lucrita Hodkinson) has been forced into The Australian School System of All Things Conformity at -- you guessed it -- Conformity High!! Everything has been taken from him by the system, reluctantly pairing up with the mysterious Violet (Holly O'Kelly) in order to seek their completely irresponsible justice.
In the modern village of the future, everything is mechanized, but the dreams of the village musician remain the same. He wants to become an artist. Thanks to the fact that an Art Nouveau goddess gave him a helping hand, Janko Muzykant saves his life and escapes from the village on a Pegasus.
Truth or Consequences is a speculative documentary about time and how we weave the past into the present and our possible future. Set in the small desert town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, the film takes place in the shadow of a nearby Spaceport and the commercial exploration of space. Through the lives of the people in town and a filmmaker from the future, the film explores progress, echoes of history, and how we each navigate a sense of loss, within ourselves and within a changing world.
A prairie landscape undergoes a metamorphosis: rural idyll to over-urbanized dystopia. Director Anne Koizumi laments the changing face of her hometown of Calgary in this critique of the bacteria-like spread of suburbia and exurbia. This film was made as part of the third edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.
Dedicated to the contradictions of scientific and technical progress, warning against one-sided technical developments that turn a person into an involuntary consumer.