Colin MacCabe Trailers
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Most Popular Colin MacCabe Trailers
Total trailers found: 31
I Am Curious, Film Trailer (1995)
28 October 1995
The Scandinavian entry in the BFI's Century of Cinema series of documentaries
Friendship's Death Trailer (1987)
17 August 1987
A robot messenger is sent to earth to appeal to humans to live in peace. Originally designed to go to MIT, by mistake she ends up in Amman, Jordan during the Black September riots of 1970.
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95 Trailer (2000)
01 November 2000
The Name of this Film is Dogme95 is an irreverent documentary exploring the origins of Dogme95, the most influential movement in world cinema for a generation.
And the Show Goes On Trailer (1996)
18 September 1996
The 'Century of Cinema' is an 18-part series produced by the British Film Institute to celebrate 100 years of cinema.
The Night of the Filmmakers Trailer (1995)
12 February 1995
A meditation on the first 100 years of German cinema, featuring an assembly of German filmmakers.
Caravaggio Trailer (1986)
29 August 1986
A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.
Distant Voices, Still Lives Trailer (1988)
16 November 1988
Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy.
A Brief History of Errol Morris Trailer (1999)
01 September 1999
This film tells the fascinating story of one of the most critically acclaimed careers in independent documentary film making in recent cinema history.
The Long Day Closes Trailer (1992)
22 May 1992
Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen.
Aristotle's Plot Trailer (1997)
01 June 1997
Tourneur, a self-proclaimed cinéaste, feuds with Cinema and his gang, who are obsessed with foreign action movies.
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid Trailer (1987)
30 October 1987
Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst of inner-city chaos, surround themselves with intellectual street people, and sleep with everybody - except each other! Things become interesting when Sammy's father, Rafi, who is a former Indian government minister, comes to London for a visit.
100 Years of Japanese Cinema Trailer (1995)
01 September 1995
The story of the first century of Japanese cinema from the point of view of the controversial Japanese filmmaker Nagisa Ōshima.
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze Trailer (2024)
13 June 2024
A collection of thoughts and journeys. A dialogue between different forms of knowledge. A film about dancing, working, and life itself.
Derek Trailer (2008)
19 February 2008
Derek, in chronological order, records the work and life that stands at the foot of Derek Jarman's humour and spirit of being an artist.
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill Trailer (1995)
10 October 1995
Actor Sam Neill discusses New Zealand film and his own experiences within and without.
Play Me Something Trailer (1989)
18 February 1989
A group of individuals are stranded at a small island airport when the flight from the mainland is delayed.
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema Trailer (1998)
04 June 1998
An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively explored than in any other national cinema.
Young Soul Rebels Trailer (1991)
09 August 1991
Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London.
The Russian Idea Trailer (1996)
01 January 1996
The Russian entry in the BFI’s Century of Cinema series of documentaries
The American Nightmare Trailer (2000)
11 September 2000
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
Europe Endless 1: The Spectre of Eurocommunism Trailer (2024)
21 March 2024
Pioneering cultural theorist Colin MacCabe explores the legacy of the 1970s leftist movement that sought to adapt communism to Western Europe in this playfully discursive, intellectually omnivorous cine-essay à la Chris Marker.
Cinema of Tears Trailer (1995)
28 November 1995
An aging Brazilian actor teams up with a film student on a trip to Mexico, in order to find out an unknown movie his mother allegedly watched before she committed suicide.
40,000 Years of Dreaming Trailer (1996)
23 November 1996
Australian-born filmmaker George Miller offers a personal view of Australian films. He suggests that they can be regarded as visual music, public dreaming, mythology, and song-lines.
2 x 50 Years of French Cinema Trailer (2008)
17 September 2008
At a lakeside hotel, Michel Piccoli discusses the centennial of cinema with Jean-Luc Godard. Godard asks why should cinema's birthday be celebrated when the history of film is a forgotten subject.
The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera Trailer (1996)
17 January 1996
In a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood director and his films.
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger Trailer (2017)
23 June 2017
The Ways of Seeing writer is celebrated by Tilda Swinton and her fellow admirers in an unorthodox foe
The Spectre of Hope Trailer (2002)
28 January 2002
The Spectre of Hope is based on the latest work of photographer Sebastiao Salgado. Salgado spent 6 years traveling to over 40 countries, taking pictures of globalization and its consequences - most notably, the mass migrations of populations around the world.
The Old Place Trailer (2000)
19 May 2000
Essay on the influence of arts at the end of the 20th century produced by the Museum of Modern Art.
Melancholia Trailer (1989)
19 May 1989
Art critic Keller, a German ex-pat living in London, is confronted by his radical 1960s past when he's asked to assassinate a Chilean murderer who is on a visit to London.
Taxi Driver Two Trailer (1987)
01 January 1987
This revolves around Tim West, an advertising executive who is developing a Channel 4 programme on cooking for terrorists.
