British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

To Die For

September 1995 •English

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.

The Gazebo

January 1960 •English

TV writer Elliott Nash buries a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard. But the nervous man can't let the body rest there.

The Kentucky Fried Movie

August 1977 •English

A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.

The Weather Man

October 2005 •English

A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.

The Latino List

September 2011 •English

Documentary film interviews leading Latinos on race, identity, and achievement.

Starter for 10

September 2006 •English

In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

January 2008 •English

The 1920s was a time of great change in Hollywood. This program tells the story of the advent of sound technology for movies and the emergence of talkies and musicals in Hollywood. While audiences cried out for more, the movie industry struggled to adapt to the strange new technology. The result was an explosion of movie musicals by the end of the decade.

Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective

June 2019 •English

A documentary exploring the 50-year legacy of Bengali fictional detective Feluda, created by Satyajit Ray.

No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

July 1996 •English

Biography of Marlene Dietrich using interviews, film clips and rare footage of the actress, including her own home movies.

Amazon Women on the Moon

September 1987 •English

Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment.

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

December 2004 •English

While Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone escalates quickly, a group of unprofessional thieves better known as 'The Alarm Clock' try to make the truth known, whatever that may mean...

Edgar Morin, un penseur à Paris

August 2019 •French

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

September 1995 •English

More than 30 years have now passed since a certain time traveling police box first materialized on our television screens, and the exploits of its various crews have enthralled audiences ever since. Here is the story of Britain's Number 1 Science Fiction programme told in order of the various actors who have played the Doctor.

Some of the Best

January 1944 •English

This film features highlights of MGM's productions from 1924 through 1943, in honor of the studio's twentieth anniversary.

The Green Girl

July 2014 •English

A feature-length documentary about Star Trek's iconic original Green Girl, Susan Oliver: Prolific actress of the '50s - '80s, original member of the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women, record-setting female aviator; Tragically taken by cancer in 1990. With over 120 major acting credits in film and television, Susan Oliver was literally a household name in the 1960's. She set a number of world records as a pilot and was one of the only women directing major TV shows in the 1980's. And yet many people don't even remember her name today. It's time to remember Susan Oliver...

Ginger and Fred

January 1986 •Italian

Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act, imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, on a TV variety show.

Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?

August 2014 •English

It's been 20 years snce Once Were Warriors was made. Julian Arahanga aka 'Nig' takes us on a journey to meet the cast and see where they are now.

Mariam, I'm Not The Reason

December 2023 •Arabic

An amateur actor is practicing the lines of a script for a role he is auditioning for. Little does he realize that the seemingly ordinary lines he is rehearsing would soon intertwine with a series of chaotic events.

Living Reality

March 2024 •English

An exploration of the emotional divide between fiction and reality in the American sitcom.

Holy Man

October 1998 •English

In a world governed by commerce, Ricky and Kate, dedicated employees, find their lives forever changed when they encounter the enigmatic stranger G. As they navigate the realm of commerce, their paths intertwine in a surreal dance of love, loss, and redemption. G's presence, amplified through the pervasive influence of globalized television, casts a spell that reverberates beyond Ricky and Kate, impacting the lives of those who bear witness to their intertwined destinies.