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Black White and Gray Yale-educated and born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Sam Wagstaff's transformation from innovative museum curator to Robert Mapplethorpe's lover and patron is intensively probed in Black White + Gray. During the heady years of the 1970s and 1980s, the New York City art scene was abuzz with a new spirit, and Mapplethorpe would be at the center of it. Wagstaff pulled him from his suburban Queens existence, gave him a camera and brought him into this art world that seemed to be waiting for him, creating the man whose infamous images instilled emotions ranging from awe to anger. In turn, Mapplethorpe brought the formerly starched-shirt preppie to the world of drugs and gay S-and-M sex, well-documented in his still-startling photographs. Twenty five years separated the lovers, but their relationship was symbiotic to its core, and the two remained together forever. The film also explores the relationship both men had with musician/poet Patti Smith, whose 1975 debut album "Horses" catapulted her to fame. arthousefilmsonline.co.uk Buy Now! |
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The Cool School THE COOL SCHOOL is an object lesson in how to build an art scene from scratch and what to avoid in the process. The film focuses on the seminal Ferus Gallery, which groomed the LA art scene from a loose band of idealistic beatniks into a coterie of competitive, often brilliant artists, including Ed Kienholz, Ed Ruscha, Craig Kauffman, Wallace Berman, Ed Moses and Robert Irwin. The Ferus also served as launching point for New York imports, Andy Warhol (hosting his first Soup Can show), Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein as well as leading to the first Pop Art show and Marcel Duchamp's first retrospective. What was lost and gained is tied up in a complex web of egos, passions, money, and art. This is how L.A. came of age. arthousefilmsonline.co.uk Buy Now! |
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A Walk Into The Sea Director Esther Robinson's personal inquiry into the truth behind her Uncle Danny Williams' mysterious 1966 disappearance. Virtually unknown today, Danny was Andy Warhol's lover, and a promising young filmmaker. The discovery of 20 never-before-seen films William's made during his time at the Factory and whose many subjects include Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Paul Morrissey, Brigid Berlin, Billy Name and what may be the earliest known footage of the Velvet Underground reveals a luminous talent and a stark gap in the historical record. Combined with Robinson's intimate interviews of surviving Factory members, the film gets beyond the icons and quietly dismantles the Warhol myth-making machine, allowing a deeper examination of the human fragility on which Andy Warhol's empire was built. arthousefilmsonline.co.uk Buy Now! |
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Blue Water, White Death They travelled 12,000 miles at sea over a six-month period. They went to South Africa, Ceylon, Madagascar and Australia. They only had one goal: to find the most dangerous predator in the world - the elusive great white shark. Adventurer Peter Gimbel and his crew of expert underwater specialists swim with sharks in some of the most beautiful locations in the world. But when they reach Dangerous Reef, Australia, they finally find what theyve been searching for, and come face-to-face with the most feared man-eating beast in the sea. This thrilling documentary is an all-time classic, and inspired both the films Jaws and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. bluewaterwhitedeathdvd.com Buy Now! |
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The Workshop In a wooded glade somewhere near San Francisco, The Workshop challenges the rules of modern society by pushing all the boundaries of normal convention - especially the sexual ones. A group of people, including several from the UK, agree to take part in a 10-day 'workshop' led by spiritual guru Paul Lowe in their search for a higher personal truth. On day one they are told to introduce themselves and meet everyone ... completely naked! Searing honesty, nudity, alien visitations, sexuality and the exorcising of inner demons are the hallmarks of this original and provocative documentary by photographer and film director Jamie Morgan. theworkshopfilm.com Buy Now! |
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Real Outlaws A Shocking Insight Into The World of the Vigilante Welcome to 21st Century Britain, a Britain in crisis, a Britain whose streets are out of control, overrun with teenage thugs and street gangs. With CCTV ignored, ASBOs being collected as trophies and an apparent loss of control by the police, society appears to have been abandoned by the powers that be. Presented by Alan Ford (Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Real Outlaws takes you into the world of Britain's real vigilantes, those few who, for better or worse, have decided to take the law into their own hands and fight back. In examining this modern day phenomenon Real Outlaws will take you into the heart of Britain's most notorious estates, the infamous football hooligan firms, the teenage "hoodie" gangs and of course face-to-face with the real outlaws themselves... www.realoutlawsmovie.com Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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Destricted The most controversial and sexually explicit film ever to receive an 18 certificate from the BBFC. Destricted invited seven artists to make short films representing their views on sex and pornography. The result is a collection of sexy, humorous, stimulating and provocative scenarios. Destricted boasts a heavyweight line-up of the most acclaimed directors and artists of our time; Larry Clark, Gaspar Noι, Sam Taylor-Wood, Matthew Barney, Richard Prince, Marco Brambilla and Marina Abramovic. These distinctive and entirely uncensored films portray very different points of view, revealing diverse attitudes about how we represent ourselves sexually. www.destrictedfilms.com Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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What the Bleep!? Down The Rabbit Hole
A brand new 5-Disc set with over 14 hours of extras. A mind-blowing, life-changing film, What the Bleep!? has become a worldwide phenomenon. Since its release last year the world has been waiting anxiously for a deeper exploration of the movie and its themes... Now, finally, the wait is over! Down The Rabbit Hole uses state of the art technology, making the experience totally interactive and allowing you to explore the topics that interest YOU! Entanglement Superposition Psi effects Paradigm shifts Consciousness & reality Mysticism And lots, lots more! Featuring all new interviews from: Fred Alan Wolf, William Tiller, John Hagelin, Lynn McTaggart (The Field, What Doctors Dont Tell You), Dean Radin (Head Scientist at IONS) and many, many more... www.thebleep.co.uk Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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What the Bleep Do We Know!?
WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW?! is a new type of film. It is part documentary, part story, and part elaborate and inspiring visual effects and animations. The protagonist, Amanda, played by Marlee Matlin, finds herself in a fantastic Alice in Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired life literally begins to unravel, revealing the uncertain world of the quantum field hidden behind what we consider to be our normal, waking reality. She is literally plunged into a swirl of chaotic occurrences, while the characters she encounters on this odyssey reveal the deeper, hidden knowledge she doesnt even realize she has asked for. Like every hero, Amanda is thrown into crisis, questioning the fundamental premises of her life that the reality she has believed in about how men are, how relationships with others should be, and how her emotions are affecting her work isnt reality at all! The film employs animation to realize the radical knowledge that modern science has unearthed in recent years. Powerful cinematic sequences explore the inner-workings of the human brain. Quirky animation introduces us to the smallest form of consciousness in the body the cell. Dazzling visuals reinforce the films message in an exciting, powerful way. Done with humor, precision, and irreverence, these scenes are only part of what makes this film unique in the history of cinema, and a true box-office winner. www.thebleep.co.uk Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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Picasso - The Full Story
This is an exclusive online offer - not available in UK stores! Compelling - The Guardian A towering achievement. Picasso explodes out of the screen - The Sunday Times Probably the best arts series we shall see this year: A total triumph - New Statesman In this highly acclaimed series John Richardson, Picassos friend and biographer sets the record straight and provides a unique insight into the life of the 20th Centurys greatest artist. Disc One Magic (1881-1914) John Richardson starts his compelling account by revealing the influence of magic on Picassos life and work. This first chapter charts Picassos progress from childhood in Spain to his first great achievements as a poor artist in Paris Sex (1914-1938) In the second instalment Richardson assesses the impact of sex on Picassos art. He draws on a lifetime of research to tell the stories of Picassos great loves his first wife Olga, this teenage mistress Marie Therese Walter, and his weeping woman Dora Maar. Disc Two Death (1938-1973) The final episode in this great saga explores Picassos lifelong fixation with death. With contributions from his former lover Francoise Gilot and his children Paloma, Claude and Maya Picasso, the chapter recounts Picassos desperate days in wartime Paris and savours the artists career to his death in the South of France in 1973. www.culturadvd.com Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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Art of Travel
This is an exclusive online offer - not available in UK stores! The Art of Travel presented by philosopher Alain de Botton (and based on his bestselling book of the same name), sets out to offer a profound and often witty view of some of the deeper issues underlying travel and our desire for it. In The Art of Travel, Alain de Botton sweeps us away on a journey into the world of travel, opens up our mind to new pleasures and possibilities, and enriches our experience of travel and of life. Alain sets out on four separate journeys: a Mediterranean cruise, a city break in Amsterdam, a fly-drive holiday around the former East Germany and a holiday at home in a caravan park in Kent. On each of his journeys, he reflects on the strange business of going travelling and has encounters. some poignant, others hilarious, with fellow holiday makers. He mixes his own thoughts together with those of famous artists and writers: Vermeer, Edward Hopper, and John Ruskin among others. www.culturadvd.com Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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The Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel
This is an exclusive online offer - not available in UK stores! After thirty years of studying Michelangelos masterpiece, trying to solve the pictorial code that has concealed its meaning, Waldemar Janusczak has finally cracked it. In this film, Januszczak embarks on a journey that takes him from Texas to Jerusalem and all round Italy, as he pieces together the vital clues that reveal, for the first time, the crucial and worrying answers to one of the world's most enduring art mysteries. www.culturadvd.com Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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Revenge of the Nice
This is an exclusive online offer - not available in UK stores! Britain's leading contemporary art critic and BAFTA winner Matthew Collings reappraises Impressionism in this outstanding documentary which details the magnificent work of Courbet, Manet, Monet and Cezanne. Collings deconstructs the principles of Impressionism - the strength of colour, the flatness, the patterning and the way in which ordinary life is pictured with startling truth. He also argues the case for the Big Bang of Impressionism, the movement which began in the 1870s by a group of revolutionary artists, stating that this is the most important thing that has ever happened in Modern Art. www.culturadvd.com Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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Vincent - The Full Story
This is an exclusive online offer - not available in UK stores! Fascinating viewing the reciprocal influence of artist upon place is visible and infectious - The Observer Magazine A fascinating and in-depth portrait of a completely bonkers genius - Sunday Express A comprehensive, definitive and engrossing biography of the worlds most loved artist, Vincent Van Gogh. Sunday Times art critic Waldemar Januszczak presents the definitive, landmark telling of the life of Vincent van Gogh. This three-part critically acclaimed series follows the turbulent road of the artists physical, mental and artistic development, revealing the truth behind iconic works such as Sunflowers, his enduring relationship with his brother Theo, and his eventual suicide. Vincent: The Full Story is broken down into 3 chapters which chart his personal and artistic development: From Vincents birth to his masterpiece; From the early paintings to Arles; From Arles to suicide. Van Gogh lived a far fuller and more extraordinary than many people imagine. The Full Story seeks to do justice to one of the most significant and intriguing of all art lives. www.culturadvd.com Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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Status Anxiety
This is an exclusive online offer - not available in UK stores! Writer and presenter Alain de Botton challenges the idea that what we do, where we live and what we own, should define our status and determine our happiness. Status Anxiety is not a self help DVD, it wont change your life, it brings no guilt or demands for change - what it offers is intelligent release, think of it as an intellectual tonic to alleviate your fears. We've all been there - panicking about our unglamorous low paid jobs, non existent bank balance, limited friendship circles and unfulfilled ambitions. But would you buy a self help book? The best selling literary genre has always represented a low point packaged sympathy read on tube journeys by the dispossessed. The revelation only seems to last 24 hours and then you're back where you started with an increased sense of futility. Status Anxiety is not a self help DVD, it won't change your life, it brings no guilt or demands of change. What it offers is intelligent release, think of it as an intellectual tonic to alleviate your fears. We are richer than ever before. We live longer, own more property, and indulge in greater luxuries. So why aren't we getting any happier? One concern, above all, keeps us awake at night: status. Am I a success? Have I made it Do I have the right car, the right clothes? Do people think I'm a loser? And should I really care? www.culturadvd.com Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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Autopsy The Documentary
Watch an uncensored real time Autopsy, performed by 'the coroner to the stars' Dr Thomas Noguchi. In a no-holds barred documentary you have the once in a lifetime opportunity to follow the coroners inside the human body as they strip back the mysteries of death. Not for the faint hearted! Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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Sports Illustrated
Welcome to a particularly wonderful American institution This is it! The moment every red blooded male in the western hemisphere has dreamed of. Sun, sea, surf and… oh, did we neglect to mention - the most beautiful women in the world in swimsuits and body paint no less. Yes, we really do mean the most beautiful women in the world - Anna Kournikova, Serena Williams, Elle Macpherson, Tyra Banks, Christie Brinkley, Marisa Miller, Petra Nemcova and many more delight, entertain and reveal all. And these arent just studio shoots, this is on location in America - in rolling deserts, sun speckled surf and golden fields. So kick back, relax and let the most beautiful women in the world show you Americas finest. Gentlemen, enjoy... Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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Project Grizzly
Can a man take on a grizzly bear? Hilarious and riveting from start to finish, this legendary documentary charts one mans dream to build an armoured suit capable of withstanding an attack from a grizzly bear. His name is Troy James Hurtubise, bear enthusiast, fearless adventurer, cult hero and now a worldwide phenomenon. Funny and terrifying in equal measure, the 145 pound suit of titanium armour, chain mail, rubber and air bags is thrown off cliffs, rammed by logs, hit by a pick-up truck and clubbed with baseball bats, all in preparation for the final confrontation with a grizzly bear. Robo-Bear in the Rockies - Clint Eastwood meets Jacques Cousteau - Project Grizzly is a film about overcoming insurmountable odds, leaving an imprint, creating your own legend. Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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9 Magical Months
9 Magical Months is the antenatal class you can take home. We follow three mums-to-be through each amazing trimester of pregnancy. You'll find out all about the antenatal appointments, scans and tests you'll be offered, what to expect physically and emotionally, how to have a healthy pregnancy, your maternity rights and benefits, shopping for maternity and baby essentials and lots, lots more. You'll witness a real life birth and learn about labour. There is also advice on how to spot the signs that labour is starting, your pain relief options, caesareans and assisted deliveries. You'll find out what it's like to meet your baby and how to care for him/her. 9 Magical Months is set to become the definitive antenatal video and a must buy for all mums and their partners. Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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Ballets Russes
Directed with consummate invention and infused with juicy anecdotal interviews from many of the company's glamorous stars, Ballets Russes is the incredible film that has entranced cinema audiences across the country, becoming this year's most captivating smash hit documentary! This remarkable, enchanting, engrossing and enlightening modern classic treats audiences to a rare glimpse of the singularly remarkable merger of Russian, american, European and Latin American dancers, choreographers, composers and designers that transformed the face fo ballet for generations to come. Unearthing a treasure trove of archival footage, Emmy award-winning filmmakers Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller (Kids of Survival) map the company's Diaghilev-era beginnings in turn-of-the-century paris, when artists such as Dame Alicia Markova, Frederic Franklin, Nijinsky, Balanchine, Picasso, Miro, Matisse and Stravinsky united in an unparalleled collaboration - where ego, politics, war, money, fame, glamour, love, betrayal and grace blended with dance. www.balletsrussesmovie.co.uk Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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Darrin's Dance Grooves 2
The hottest new moves from the street! Darrin Henson, the star of the UKs smash-hit, NO.1 selling dance DVD is back! Hes been away teaching Usher, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and J-LO but now hes back to teach YOU! This time hes bringing you the hottest new moves from the street. With a simple step-by-step guide, Darrin breaks down all the routines so its easy for beginners to learn. Darrins Dance Grooves 2 is also a must for any serious dance fan trying to get an edge in todays fast moving dance industry. The DVD comes with 5 new cutting edge street routines and brand new bonus material that will help you create your own routines and dance classes - its just all round fun for the whole family! Theres no doubt about it, Darrin Henson is the best. So if you want to bust the most slammin' moves on the block, you've got to get this hot new DVD! www.dancegrooves.tv Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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Darrin's Dance Grooves
Darrin Henson, the star of the UKs smash-hit, NO.1 selling dance DVD is back! Hes been away teaching Usher, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and J-LO but now hes back to teach YOU! This time hes bringing you the hottest new moves from the street. With a simple step-by-step guide, Darrin breaks down all the routines so its easy for beginners to learn. Darrins Dance Grooves 2 is also a must for any serious dance fan trying to get an edge in todays fast moving dance industry. The DVD comes with 5 new cutting edge street routines and brand new bonus material that will help you create your own routines and dance classes - its just all round fun for the whole family! Theres no doubt about it, Darrin Henson is the best. So if you want to bust the most slammin' moves on the block, you've got to get this hot new DVD! www.dancegrooves.tv Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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MTV Yoga
For a fresh, funky, new approach to the more traditional yoga practise, MTV's first ever yoga video is the workout video for you. The world's coolest brand has come up with a truly new way to practise yoga and MTV Yoga takes you where no other yoga video has dared to go before! Filmed in New York hot spot Man Ray and taught by Sex And The City's very own yoga teacher Kristen McGee, this video is out now and is not to be missed! Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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Pole Work
In an easy to understand, step by step video that'll suit everyone from the beginner to the professional, award winning exotic dancer Fawnia Mondey teaches you how to entertain with dazzling moves that can't fail to impress and excite! - Learn how to gracefully perform over 30 pole moves step by step - Watch breathtaking demonstrations by top dancers - Learn safe warm-up and stretching techniques - Learn Correct hand, body and leg positions - Learn follow-up moves for your pole techniques - Learn the professional's secrets for making pole work easier Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy now! |
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie For Theatres For DVD DOUBLE-DISC SET From the people who brought the world Family Guy, American Dad and Futurama comes a comedy adventure epic that will leave your sides split and pants wet in equal measure. When an immortal piece of exercise equipment threatens the balance of galactic peace, it is up to the Aqua Teen Hunger Force (a warped and dysfunctional family unit) to run away from it! Peril escalates as the Plutonians team up with the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past to strive for ultimate control of the sinister, deadly device and the possible destruction of the known universe This all out comedy spectacular reveals the mysterious past of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force and will take you on a laugh-out-loud journey to the farthest reaches of the globe, through time and space and then back home to New Jersey! "Hilarious, if you like Family Guy and South Park, you'll love this" - Blockbuster www.kingcolon.co.uk Out Now on Region 2 UK DVD only! Buy Now! |
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