Alan Parker

David Gale ölüm cezası karşıtlarının en önemli isimlerinden biridir ve idam cezasısının kaldırılması için büyük çaba sarf etmektedir. Kendisi gibi idama karşı çıkan Constance Harraway adındaki bayan tecavüze uğramış ve vahşice öldürülmüştür ancak bu trajik olayın acı tarafı ise suç David`in üzerine kalmıştır. gazeteci Elizabeth Bloom ile çok özel bir röportaj yapmayı kabul eden David ona olayı açıkça anlatır. Çok iyi bir haber yakaladığının farkında olan Bloom onun anlattıklarını dinledikçe olayın başka boyutlarını da öğrenir. Bu adamın hayatı onun ellerindedir ve bu masum adamı kurtarmak için hemen harekete geçer. David Gale'in idamına çok az zaman kalmıştır ve çabaları vaktinde sonuç verip onu kurtarabilecek midir?

With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. Director Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and sometime collaborator, interviews heavyweights like Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen and Sydney Pollack, who explain the influence of Kubrick classics like "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," and how he absorbed visual clues from disposable culture such as television commercials.

1935 yılının Brooklyn’i… İrlanda’dan gelen göçmenlerin ikamet ettiği bir bölgede Margaret Mary McCourt adı verilen bir kız çocuğu dünyaya gelir. Anne-baba Angela ve Malachy çok mutludurlar. Ancak, yaşadıkları maddi zorluklar nedeniyle henüz yedi haftalıkken çocuklarını kaybeden ailenin tüm umutları bebekle beraber toprağa gömülecektir.

Dublin'in pek iyi şöhretli olmayan bölgelerinden biri olan Barrytown'da, müzik dünyasında isim yapma hayalleri kuran genç Jimmy Rabbitte, Soul çalan bir müzik grubu kurup zirveye tırmanmak üzere kolları sıvar. Yakın dostları Derek ve Outspan'la birlikte yetenekli müzisyen avına girişirler. Solistleri Deco'yu bir düğünde keşfederler. Vokalist kızları ise Jimmy'nin arka bahçesinde. Bir gazete ilanı onlara, kaşarlanmış trompetçi Joey Fagan'ı getirecektir. Grup yola çıkar. Ufaktan isimlerini duyurmaya başlarlar. Her ne kadar cover yapsalar da, artık Dublin'in de bir Soul grubu ya da deyim yerindeyse bir ruhu(!) vardır. Ne var ki Deco çekilmez birisidir, Joey ise gruptaki her kızı baştan çıkaran işe yaramaz bir serseri. Her konserleri olay olur. Egolar çatışır ve sona yaklaşırlar. Yine de gerçek bir grup olduklarını göstermek için tek bir geceleri vardır.

Andrew Lloyd Webber ve Tim Rice'ın çok sevilen sahne müzikalinden uyarlanan görkemli bir müzikal drama. Alan Parker'ın yönettiği filmde de öykü, Madonna'nın canlandırdığı Eva Duarte evini terkedip Latin şarkıcı Agustin Magaldi ile birlikte Buenos Aires'e gelir ve burada zaman zarfında Juan Peron'un karısı ve Arjantin halkının da kahramanı olur.

In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette in his hand was a half-century earlier when his Technicolor camerawork was awarded for Powell and Pressburger's Black Narcissus. Beyond John Huston's The African Queen and King Vidor's War and Peace, the films of the British-Hungarian creative duo (The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death too) guaranteed immortality for the renowned cameraman whose career spanned seventy years.

The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinema: Lord Richard Attenborough.

A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured are: Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Cab Calloway, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Little Richard, Also included are today's contemporary superstars: Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Russell Simmons, and many, more! 80 minutes plus DVD bonus features.

Documentary about the making of Alan Parker's film adaptation of the stage musical EVITA.

The first episode of a new arts documentary program from BBC Scotland was dedicated to Michael Powell in his centenary year. The program interviews many people who knew or worked with him or were influenced by his work.

An examination of the evolution of commercials as an artistic medium, featuring interviews with media luminaries who relate how the in-your-face stylistic conventions of commercials have influenced feature films and the visual arts. A documentary film talking about art and advertising divided in three parts: 1. Crossing Over - from cinema to ads from ads to cinema 2. Humour - How humour affects us in advertising 3. Shock - The way shock is used to sell

It is now over 25 years since the release of The Wall. Conceived by Roger Waters as an ambitious double album, a spectacular live show and a ground breaking feature film. The Wall has gone on to achieve iconic status in the history of popular music. This program draws on live performance footage of Pink Floyd and highlights from the film. Also includes extracts from archive interviews with Gerald Scarfe and Alan Parker, the director of The Wall, along with the views of a team of leading musicians and musicologists. This is the independent critical review of a milestone in popular culture, which strips away the prejudice to produce the ultimate retrospective on one of the most important and iconoclastic popular works of the twentieth century. Featuring Highlights From: • Another Brick in The Wall Part 2 • Comfortably Numb • One Of My Turns • Plus Many More!

A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, as he prepares to release his final major film I, Daniel Blake.

A lively look at the history of the twice-risen, twice-fallen London-based Polygram Filmed Entertainment, which in its heyday produced such titles as Fargo, The Usual Suspects, and Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Documentary about the 1991 film

A short film about the making of the movie "Fame" (1980).

Documentary presenting Alan Parker’s view of British cinema with comments from Richard Lester and others and location report from King’s Lynn on the making of Hugh Hudson’s Revolution, starring Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, and Nastassja Kinski.

Stephen Frears and a quartet of film industry notables - representing different cinematic periods - drink tea and discuss ups and downs of British cinema.

A behind-the-scenes look at Roger Waters and Alan Parker’s 1982 film, “The Wall”

Interviews on the making of Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982). Included as a 2-Part special feature on the 1999 and 2005 DVD editions.

The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from 27 May 2012. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.

Marcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye on his show Spécial cinéma. Between intimate confessions from actors and immersion in the world of the greatest filmmakers, Christian Defaye took viewers on a journey into the fascinating world of cinema for nearly thirty years.

The BBC's flagship cinema review TV program featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the program changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.

Magi-Nation is an animated television series based on the card game Magi Nation Duel. The show premiered in Canada on September 8, 2007 on CBC Television and on September 22, 2007 in the U.S. on Kids' WB. A series of DVDs are set to be released on October 21, 2008 through January 6, 2009. The series has formerly aired in the U.S. on Toonzai on The CW, and formerly on Cookie Jar Toons on This TV, with the second season worldwide premiere airing on Cookie Jar Toons.