MVD Visual (Firm)
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
So what does a person do when their cherished childhood toy becomes an obsession? And then a collection. A really large collection. Charlie Mack makes his house into a museum! A generation-spanning monument to collecting, over 42,000 Matchbox cars and counting, a life's masterpiece unto itself.
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The film explores Atwood's 'backstory,' her early days in the Canadian wilderness and as a poet. Atwood's novels are explored, including her latest, The Testaments, the highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. Personal stories are shared by friends, family, and, of course, directly by Atwood herself.
Publisher
Juno Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Canine Soldiers is the first war documentary told from the point of view of a soldier/dog team, molding together their poignant stories with reflections from notable animal scholars who think outside the box about the significance of co-species evolution. Relying on dogs to keep us safe in war is only the continuation of a long history of co-evolution with canines. Even in this age of advanced technology, we are again relying on a "primitive" animal's...
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Over The Replacements' 12-year existence, its live sets were magical. Gorman Bechard's remarkable history of the Mats takes us from their first show and everywhere in between. He relies solely on the fans; memories of their albums & antics.
6) Magnus
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The life and chess career of the Norwegian competitive chess player and child prodigy Magnus Carlsen.
8) 18 1/2
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18 1/2 minute gap in Nixon's tapes.
9) Outlanders
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
After his father's death, Adam hitchhikes from Poland to London to find his older brother, a former soccer star, now supplying illegal immigrant workers to the booming construction industry. To the impressionable young man, it seems his brother has everything, but Adam soon discovers that beneath the surface glamour lies a dark heart of betrayal, corruption, and murder.
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
At the dawn of heavy metal, the sun rose to the beat of Lee Kerslake's drums. This film follows Lee as he attempts to overcome his greatest obstacles. It celebrates his immortal music, but also his courageous confrontation with his own mortality. His tribe of rock icons - from bands like Uriah Heep, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, KISS, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath - celebrates him in his final years.
Publisher
Living Eyes Pty Ltd
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The award-winning documentary on the lost Memphis powerpop artist, Van Duren. From the ashes of Big Star in Memphis, Duren played in bands with Jody Stephens and Chris Bell, before being led to New Haven by manager Andrew Loog Oldham of the Rolling Stones. Forty years later, two Australians discover his music and on a drunken promise, embark on an amazing journey to make a film about the artist touted as 'the next Paul McCartney'. There's only one...
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Dutch immigrant Harry deLeyer journeyed to the United States after World War II and developed a transformative relationship with a broken down Amish plow horse he rescued off a slaughter truck that was bound for the glue factory. Harry paid 80 dollars for the horse and named him Snowman, and in less than two years, the team went on to win the triple crown of show jumping, beating the nation's top pedigree horses and wealthiest socialites.
Publisher
MVDvisual
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Documentary on rock singer Janis Joplin, with her own words telling much of the story through a series of letters she wrote home over the years, read by Chan Marshall. Includes interviews with musicians P!nk, Kris Kristofferson, Melissa Etheridge, Bob Weir, Juliette Lewis, TV presenter Dick Cavett, filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker, the Joplin family, and others.
16) Alive inside
Publisher
City Drive Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A joyous cinematic exploration of music's capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized through the simple experience of listening to music.
17) Topper returns
Publisher
VCI Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Thorne Smith's famous character turns amateur detective as the ghost of a beatiful, murdered girl enlists him to try and find her killer in an eerie old house.
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Betty Davis, an aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty arrived on the '70s scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion, and outrageous funk music. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and the Commodores, and married Miles, startlingly turning him from jazz to funk on the album she named Bitches Brew.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
An examination of the progression of American history that lead to the presidential election of Barack Obama. Examines the death of Crispus Attucks during the Boston Massacre, freedom from Britain, and slavery. Includes commentary from Spike Lee, Al Sharpton, Gayle King, Wyclef Jean.