Chopper: In His Own Words

Choppers, let's ride

World-renowned chopper fabricator and Monster Garage host Jesse James for an in-depth look at the colorful history of these loud and proud machines. Jesse profiles the pioneers of the chopper movement, celebrates the unsung heroes whose ingenuity and creativity have inspired thousands of garage mechanics, and highlights some of the bike world's seminal creations. Watch as Jesse restores the "bird bike" a 1969 cast-off that he discovered on the back of an old pickup truck. Jesse and the guys from West Coast Choppers put their heads together to figure out how to restore the bike to its original condition. Everything from the frame to the gas tank to the motor.

In 1965 actor and hopeful first time director Titus Moede befriended ‘Preacher’ of the outlaw motorcycle club the Coffin Cheaters while looking for a project. He soon realized that this was exactly the subject he had been looking for.

A man flees with his girlfriend from a love-in and motorcycles to Mexico with drug smugglers.

Roaring through the streets in dirty denims and leather, The Outcasts present a menacing appearance to the respectable folk of East Anglia. Theirs is an alternative world of wild parties, arrest and sudden death. This film shows a group most people would cross the street to avoid. It's a life which borders on the edge of society and the law, but one which is governed by strict rules and traditions. There are two faces to The Outcasts. One exists in the pounding of heavy metal music and the exhaust fumes of powerful customised motorbikes. The other lies in the day-to-day grind, where even Outcasts have livings to earn, children to feed and bills to pay.

Dusty, a Baltimore motorcycle builder, finalizes his shovelhead chopper named Gloria.

Five young friends head out to the country for a weekend at the family cabin and run afoul of a group of motorcycle riding madwomen led by the sadistic, knife-wielding plastic surgeon Dr. Fielding.

A young filmmaker pitches his latest masterpiece.

Australia's Most Wanted comedian Chopper is fizzing at the bumhole to be back in on the road, and this time, he's brought a big pad of paper with your name on it.Some people have a shopping list. Some have a To-Do list. Chopper has a Shitlist. It's like Santa's naughty and nice list; but with more sack, and no one is getting toys.Restaurant serves your dinner cold. Put it on the Shitlist. The word ‘chillax’. Shitlist. Friend stabbed you. Shitlist. Just saw a romantic comedy you didn’t like... well maybe put yourself on the shitlist for that one, what did you expect? From the Ten Commandments to the Top 40 charts, history is littered with lists, but nobody's done a list like Chopper because sometimes when you get angry, you have to get organised.Think of it as like a bucket list for things that can get f**ked. Everybody has a shitlist. What’s on yours? Submit your entry to The Shitlist now by tweeting #Choppersshitlist and be part of the show Easily the best list since Schindler's.

A portrait of five St. Petersburgians and their connection to The Hermitage.

A rare behind the scenes look at the tragedies and bitter disappointments that plagued one of MGM's most popular leading ladies

The story of the creation of The Spirit of the Beehive, a film directed by Víctor Erice in 1973.

What makes a voice “gay”? A breakup with his boyfriend sets journalist David Thorpe on a quest to unravel a linguistic mystery.

A tough-as-nails burglary crew from the streets, a Cuban cartel, heavy into voodoo, ruthless Albanian gangsters, and a blood diamond deal that erupts into all out violence. This throws the criminal underworld into chaos. Double-crosses and brazen gangland executions entwine everyone in a street war that plays out to an explosive ending.

La zuppa del demonio

Karl Escher, the son of a prominent banker, was accused of embezzlement and forgery at the bank and went to prison for three years. After his release, he seeks revenge against his brother Franz, whom he believes to be the real culprit.

The Investigation (1965) is TV version of a play by German playwright Peter Weiss that depicts the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963–1965.

It all began with "Black Friday" - a massacre on Sept 8, 1978, by the Shah's police. Official pronouncements put the death toll at 200, but the next day the people of Teheran witnessed how thousands of bodies were brought to Behast Zahra cemetery. Yet even this wasn't the whole extent of the tragedy. As the families continued looking for their relatives they began to realize just how many had disappeared. Over the next few months the massacres continued, with many thousands more disappearing, until February 11th, 1979, victory day for the Revolution. Naderi's film follows this search for the missing, through which the terrible truth is gradually revealed. The film is not only a documentary but also a document of a horrible crime.

Sherif visits a psychiatrist for his illness who exploits him to commit a murder by hypnotism.

Notorious racketeer Joe Albany kills James Flowers when he discovers he is embezzling from the club they own. Joe escapes through a window and hails a taxi, but when he gets nervous at the sound of sirens, he jumps out. Hardware salesman Peter Harris accidentally hits Joe with his car, and unharmed, Joe seizes this opportunity to hide in Peter's car. Peter is so drunk that Joe is able to con him into believing that he is Charles Edwards, a fellow hardware man who was with him at a convention, and in the guise of friendship, accompanies Peter to his suburban home. The next morning, Joe gets antsy and wants to leave, but Peter's family, his wife Mary, young son Robert and daughter Jane all entreat him to stay.