Wild Planet
A surreal 70’s animation by French artists, Rene Laloux. Re-scored with a great soundtrack including music by the likes of Aphex Twin.
Running time: 1 hour 11 mins.
Its A Wonderful Life
Just as the holidays are over, re-live them with one of the best films ever made, Frank Capra’s, It’s a Wonderful Life, with Jimmy Stewart. Gives off more warmth than a truck load of anthracite.
Running time: 2 hours 10 mins.
Kenneth Anger’s Lucifer Rising 1973
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A definitive art house piece. Brilliant or bullshit – you decide. Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page took 3 years to do the soundtrack, which Anger dumped and replaced by one by convicted murderer Bobby Beausoleil of the Charles Manson family.
Running time: 28 mins.
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Cannonball Adderley Sextet 1963
The Cannonball Adderley Sextet performs on German TV in 1963 – awesome. Check out the modernist, Blue Note style graphics as a backdrop. Makes the typical sets for today’s music shows seem old fashioned.
Running time: 24 mins.
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The Soviet Afghan War
Although posted by a somewhat sketchy looking forum, the documentary is legit. Putting the Taliban and the current war in historical persepctive.
Running time: 36 mins.
Larry Brilliant’s Inspired TED Prize talk.
A great and inspiring talk from the epidemiologist who saw the last cases of Smallpox and Polio. Larry is also the co-founder of the legendary online service, the Well.
Running time: 26 mins.