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Network

November 1976 •English

When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.

Scars

October 2011 •Korean

While her husband is the face of the evening news on television, Sun-hee is at home alone. While her husband pursues an affair with a young violinist, Sun-hee struggles to find fulfilment in her work as an illustrator. Surrounded by relationships gone cold, everything seems primed for change.

Turk 182!

February 1985 •English

After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, he grows suicidal. Furious, his brother Jimmy attempts to have Mayor Tyler intervene, but the corrupt politician instead denounces Terry as a drunk. Determined to get justice, Jimmy begins a graffiti campaign of embarrassing slogans mocking the mayor, which soon captivates the city.

The Peter Kay Story

October 2016 •English

Documentary tracing the remarkable career of one of Britain’s best-loved and most successful comedians. Charting Peter’s journey from humble beginnings to superstardom featuring contributions from people who know him or have worked with him, as well as his fans and biographers.

Dog Days

September 2001 •German

Vignettes of the lives of several residents of a Vienna suburb during a heat wave.

Infoholic

March 2017 •Ukrainian

Maksim, an investing manager, is too busy reading the news in his social network feeds fails to notice his own problems, until the news really start to influence his own life.

Sling Blade

August 1996 •English

Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance

March 1995 •German

71 scenes revolving around multiple Viennese residents who are by chance involved with a senseless gun slaughter on Christmas Eve.

Us and Them

January 2016 •English

Onion News Empire

April 2013 •English

The journalists at the Onion News Network will do anything to stay at the top of their game. And if they can't find a great story, they'll create one.

Khabardar

September 2005 •Marathi

Bharat, a reporter, is given the opportunity to pursue the story of an escaped convict, Anna Chimbori. Maruti bears witness to a murder committed by Anna Chimbori and turns to Bharat for help.

Big Boys Gone Bananas!*

November 2011 •English

The conflict between Dole Food Company and Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten unfolds dramatically in the documentary "BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!" as the corporation attempts to suppress Gertten's earlier film, "BANANAS!"—chronicling Nicaraguan workers' lawsuit against Dole. Initially selected for the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival, "BANANAS!" was abruptly removed from competition, followed by a negative article in the Los Angeles Business Journal and legal threats from Dole's attorneys. Gertten captures this saga of corporate intimidation, media manipulation, and legal challenges in his documentary, showcasing the struggles documentary filmmakers face and highlighting the threat to freedom of speech posed by powerful corporations protecting their reputations.

The Morning Sun Shines

April 1929 •Japanese

The Morning Sun Shines is a fiction-documentary film by Kenji Mizoguchi and Seiichi Ina. The film is a combination of a drama about a reporter, and documentary footage about newspaper production. Only 25 minutes of footage has survived.

TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas

December 2023 •English

Over the holidays, TMZ will be dominated by some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Unwrap silly jokes and happy recollections from 2023 with TMZ's third annual retrospective of the year's best stories.

Follow That Bird

August 1985 •English

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

Mark Thomas: Serious Organised Criminal

November 2007 •English

Comedy that really makes a difference! This is Mark's true story of cake icing as a political weapon, of demonstrations to Defend Surrealism and getting to like the police. Mark turns an 18 month battle over Parliament Square and the right to demonstrate into bizarrely brilliant stand up. This is how Mark fought the law ... with the law's permission! It is a laugh out loud funny world inhabited by anarchists, Goths, artists and the Westminster Constabulary, in which Mark becomes a Guinness World Record holder, organises 2,500 protests in one day and changes the law in the process.

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

October 2010 •English

Hiccup and friends accompany their mentor, Gobber, on a quest to kill the legendary Boneknapper Dragon.

Newsworthy

October 2011 •English

Frederick Wiles, an ambitious, zealous high-school sophomore, with dreams of becoming the next Woodward or Bernstein, tries to find a story worthy of the seniors-only news show.

Dragon Eye Congee: A Dream of Love

December 2005 •English

Dragon Eye Congee tells the story of a second-generation Taiwanese American, Shaun Tam, who, since childhood, has repeatedly dreamt about the same woman in the same scenes, complete with a haunting melody and the fragrant smell of rice congee with dried longan.

Two Forty-Six

September 2015 •English

Following the death of his wife, Andrew Lockney is assigned a special mission codenamed Two Forty-Six, but Andrew and everyone involved with the mission become prey to a mysterious killer.