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Agent J reist rechtzeitig zu M.I.B.s frühen Tagen ins Jahr 1969, um einen Außerirdischen daran zu hindern, seinen Freund Agent K zu ermorden und die Geschichte zu verändern.

Seit ihrer Premiere 1986 hat diese mit einem Emmy ausgezeichnete Dokumentarfilmreihe hunderte von Stunden mit Profilen herausragender amerikanischer Kulturkünstler präsentiert.

Ein impotenter Ehemann, getrieben von dem fanatischen Wunsch, ein Kind zu zeugen, zwingt seine Frau zu einem gefährlichen Experiment. Das Ergebnis: Die Geburt einer Vielzahl monströser DINGE.

A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.

"Halloween: The Inside Story" takes a look at one of the most successful film franchises of all time as it goes behind the scenes of John Carpenter's "Halloween," the "frightfest" that redefined the horror genre in the late 1970s. Viewers will learn how writer and director John Carpenter made movie magic on a shoestring budget and how the costume department created one of the most iconic horror villains in movie history by spray-painting a mask of Captain Kirk. It's an inside look at Michael Myers and the Halloween terror he unleashes on the poor teenagers of Haddonfield, Illinois.

Making a studio film is a huge collaborative effort, whether it's an epic period blockbuster or a small horror movie about a lonely man and his pet rat. This is a behind-the-scenes documentary that follows the filmmaking process of the feature film, "Willard" through the eyes of a film student, who soon discovers that making movies isn't anywhere near as glamourous as those EPK specials would like the public to believe. "The Year of the Rat" exposes the innards of filmmaking in such a way that even without the glamour, it doesn't make the process any less fascinating or romantic an idea; that we can still find the making of a movie about killer rats an amazing and compulsive act.

A documentary featuring highlights of some of the many protests against the Republican National Convention that erupted throughout Manhattan in New York City between August 28 and September 2, 2004.

A tribute to director William Wyler consisting of interviews and excerpts from his many classic films.

Presents a biography of Nobel Prize winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer as he converses with friends in a popular cafeteria, responds to post-lecture questions, and addresses people in his study.

The modern dance choreographers Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis jointly and individually led many companies. The two developed the Nikolais/Louis dance technique together. In 1999 the dance companies representing their work were phased out

Surely one of the most profound and outrageous influences on the times following World War I, was the group of a dozen or so taste-makers who lunched together at New York City's Algonquin Hotel.

In the summer of 1931, three young idealists, Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg, were inspired by a passionate dream of transforming the American theater.

Documentary about acclaimed screenwriter Waldo Salt.

The life and work of Allen Ginsberg, the greatest of the Beat Generation poets is put in focus in this film

Danny Kaye was a great American entertainer with an enormous creative range, encompassing dance, popular song, classical music, complicated verse, impersonation and improvisation, which melded together into an utterly unique style.

Even in her eighties, the legendary Lena Horne has a quality of timelessness about her. Elegant and wise, she personifies both the glamour of Hollywood and the reality of a lifetime spent battling racial and social injustice.

Television and radio pioneer Jack Paar has been called the most imitated personality in broadcasting. He virtually created the late-night talk show format as the host of The Tonight Show, one of televisions longest running programs.

Playwright Arthur Miller, director Volker Schlöndorff and actor Dustin Hoffman are seen creating the Roxbury Productions and Punch Productions teleplay Der Tod eines Handlungsreisenden (1985).

Using film clips and photos, the art and history of vaudeville (1890-1930s) is illustrated.

About the musician, poet and composer Lou Reed. The rebel who made rock and roll into avant garde.

Isamu Noguchi was a sculptor, designer, architect, and craftsman. Throughout his life he struggled to see, alter, and recreate his natural surroundings.

A documentary on the famed painter and sculptor of Western Americana, Frederic Remington.

In the 1960's, Paul Simon's moving lyric "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was an anthem for a generation. With Art Garfunkel he made moving testaments to the times, fusing folk and rock music.

Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events.

With Hitchcock's career just beginning and Selznick's on the decline, the final year of their collaboration would mark turning points in both men's lives.