The acclaimed poet is examined in this film completed just prior to his death at age 88, with his speaking engagements at Amherst and Sarah Lawrence Colleges intercut with studies of his work, as well as with scenes of his life in rural Vermont and personal reminiscences about his career. He is also seen receiving an award from President Kennedy and touring an aircraft carrier. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2006.
A making-of featurette for the first Academy Award winning film "Wings" (1927), with plenty of rare photographs and the participation of William Wellman, Jr.
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel, Fay Bainter, Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Sinclair Lewis, and more, with host Bob Hope.
Music by Prudence tells a self-empowering story of one young woman's struggle who, together with her band, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds and, in her own voice conveys to the world that disability does not mean inability. In addition to its sheer emotional punch, Music by Prudence has become the cornerstone of an advocacy campaign and has been embraced by the UN, Human Rights Watch and the disability community as an unprecedented portrayal advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities. Prudences poignant, inspiring and irreverent message of hope has received an amazing response from press and audiences all across North America, and has won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short and several other awards as it continues drawing in more audiences.
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
Striving to be independent, the blind but determined Don Baker moves away from his overprotective mother. After settling into his new San Francisco digs, Don meets kooky neighbor Jill Tanner. Don's quick wit and good looks disarm the free-spirited Jill, and before long they're more than just friends. Will Mrs. Baker's incessant meddling destroy Don and Jill's budding relationship?
An actor at the pinnacle of his Hollywood career finds himself buckling to temptation after he accepts the lead in a classic tale of good versus evil. Michael Steele has just been nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. In the wake of that announcement, Michael is cast in what may be the role of a lifetime. He's set to play the lead in an incredible story of monumental conflict, but will all of the swirling gossip around Michael cause him to stumble on the path of righteousness? His marriage is in jeopardy and his career is on the line. This man who has always tried to do the right thing must find the courage and conviction needed to set his life straight.
A Hollywood writer becomes embroiled while investigating into the lives of five fictitious actresses all nominated for the Academy Award for best actress.
All the winners. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.
A look back at the most honored films in Universal's history.
A 90-minute special reuniting the main cast of the American sitcom, "The Golden Girls", where they share their favorite moments from the show, behind-the-scenes footage, and plenty of laughs
The catastrophic and avoidable coal mining disaster at the Knox Mine is recounted by the people who lived through the tragedy.
The film travels from a classroom in Uganda to a Belgian train station, showing how education, culture, and institutions shape our way of thinking and acting. At the center of the story are the students in history teacher Godfrey's classroom. Their questions and research serve as the driving force as they unravel, challenge, and try to overcome colonial mindsets and racist systems.
Martyna, Oliwka, Kordian and Wiktor were patients of Polish psychiatric hospitals as children. As they struggle with their illnesses, they and their loved ones confront the heartless system of child psychiatry.
Both moving family history and lively culinary adventure, Food Roots charts Chicago restaurant impresario Billy Dec’s journey to rediscover his Filipino heritage. After two of his family’s elders passed away on the same day in 2018, Dec set out to locate his grandmother’s last remaining sister in the Philippines and learn the culinary secrets of his ancestors.
The Rainbow Warrior was a Greenpeace ship that was bombed by operatives of the French government, in New Zealand in 1985, while heading to a protest against nuclear testing, tragically taking the life of photographer Fernando Pereira. Edward McGurn’s enlightening and exciting documentary uncovers a tangled tale of nuclear weapons, geopolitical coverups, and attempts to take action against impending environmental collapse. Was Pereira’s death an accident or part of a larger political plot?
Documentary about Barrandov studios.
The trash from the megacity Jakarta is brought to Bantar Gebang and piles up a big mountain. Nadia, a passionate young girl looks over towards the dangerous zone considered only for adults to find higher-priced trash. Nadia dreams of becoming a doctor one day to treat poor people for free. Asep, her older brother always acts tough but is soft inside. Arif, her younger brother, is bad at math but wants to be studious. Unlike other adults who are tired of life, the three siblings shine bright with their dreams for a better future. In reality, hunger is always closer than hopes and dreams. As the three get older, poverty disrupts the loving relationship between the siblings. Now the three are at a crossroads. Will they follow reality or pursue their dreams?
Sun Hobin is an incapable family man. While working part-time jobs with an unstable income, he meets Lee Sangtae, a college senior. Together with Sangtae who holds MBA from UCLA, Hobin produces YouTube videos on stock. He opens his first stock account and participates in the money game. Encouraged by his short-term success, he sells his house and uses his credit card to increase his stakes. He bets himself and his family’s future on the stock market. A year later, the war in Ukraine breaks out.