In 1938, two aspiring comic strip talents, Jerry Siegal and Joe Shuster, published a character that would create a new genre of fantasy, Superman, the first superhero. This film explores the creation of the character and his subsequent evolution over the decades through various media. With various interviews of noted creative luminaries, the film shows how the character has adapted to the times and bounced back from times when he felt irrelevant to always regain his prominence as one of the great heroes of popular culture.
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Director: Kevin Burns
Actors: Forrest J Ackerman; Gilbert Adler; Stephan Bender; Marlon Brando; Dean Cain; Mike Carlin; Gerard Christopher; Jackie Cooper; Dan Didio; Richard Donner; Michael Dougherty; Stephen Fishler; Alfred Gough; Gary H. Grossman; Mark Hamill;
IMDB Rating: 8.00 out of 10 (158 votes)
Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and the whole crew return to the screen to raise the stakes higher than ever before.
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Director: Jeff Tremaine
Actors: Johnny Knoxville; Bam Margera; (actor unknown); Chris Pontius; Ryan Dunn; Jason Acuña; Preston Lacy; Dave England; Ehren McGhehey; Jess Margera; Brandon Dicamillo; Mat Hoffman; Tony Hawk; Mark Zupan; Jeff Tremaine;
IMDB Rating: 7.20 out of 10 (11307 votes)
Why are Americans so fat? Two words: fast food. What would happen if you ate nothing but fast food for an entire month? Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock does just that and embarks on the most perilous journey of his life. The rules? For 30 days he can’t eat or drink anything that isn’t on McDonald’s menu; he must wolf three squares a day; he must consume everything on the menu at least once and supersize his meal if asked. Spurlock treks across the country interviewing a host of experts on fast food and an equal number of regular folk while chowing down at the Golden Arches. Spurlock’s grueling drive-through diet spirals him into a physical and emotional metamorphosis that will make you think twice about picking up another Big Mac.
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Director: Morgan Spurlock
Actors: Morgan Spurlock; John Banzhaf; Kelly Brownell; Ron English; Ron English; Jared Fogle; Don Gorske; Samuel Hirsch; Dr. Daryl Isaacs; Michael Jordan; William Kish; Ronald McDonald; John Robbins; David Satcher; Dr. Stephen Siegel;
IMDB Rating: 7.60 out of 10 (18771 votes)
In this film, muckraker Michael Moore turns his eye on George W. Bush and his War on Terrorism agenda. He illustrates his argument about how this failed businessman with deep connections to the royal house of Saud of Saudia Arabia and the Bin Ladins got elected on fraudulent circumstances and proceeded to blunder through his duties while ignoring warnings of the looming betrayal by his foreign partners. When that treachery hits with the 9/11 attacks, Moore explains how Bush failed to take immediate action to defend his nation, only to later cynically manipulate it to serve his wealthy backers’ corrupt ambitions. Through facts, footage and interviews, Moore illustrates his contention of how Bush and his cronies have gotten America into worse trouble than ever before and why Americans should not stand for it.
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Director: Michael Moore
Actors: Michael Moore; Jeffrey Toobin; Jack Cloonan; James C. Moore; John Major; Michael Castle;
IMDB Rating: 7.70 out of 10 (50398 votes)
What do a public access TV personality, an electronics engineer, a Vietnam vet, a libertarian congressional candidate and a retired millionaire have in common? They’re all operating unlicensed, ‘pirate’ radio stations in Tucson, Arizona. Making Waves follows their uphill struggle to be heard on our publicly-owned but corporate-controlled airwaves. Armed with low-cost micro-radio equipment, the First Amendment, even a how-to video by a Michigan pastor, the Tucson pirates use unlicensed radio as a form of civil disobedience. For their stations, this means everything from providing the real alternative to alternative music to educating the public about its Constitutional rights. Making Waves reveals the pirates’ personal and political passions that compel them to defy the U.S. Government,’
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Director: Michael Lahey
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IMDB Rating: 8.70 out of 10 (6 votes)
Interesting narrative, excellent computer generated images (for its time), extensive interviews with numerous scientists (mostly Americans and Russians-thank goodness this documentary isn’t biased towards any country) and a memorable soundtrack combined to make compelling viewing for anyone interested in astronomy.
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Director: David McNab
Actors: Karen Stone; Samuel West;
IMDB Rating: 8.90 out of 10 (232 votes)
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