Carl Thomson

Documentary series covering the river.

The very first full-length documentary on Scorsese offers an invaluable look at how he was perceived by his colleagues, and himself, in 1977. Catching Scorsese while he was in post-production on New York, New York and editing The Last Waltz, British filmmaker Peter Hayden gets the manically hyper Scorsese to comment on his youth, his relation to his lead characters, the making of Mean Streets and most importantly, his approach to direction. The doc doesn’t quite move at the pace of Scorsese’s revved-up speed-talking, but it does offer some real insight into his productivity in the 1970s, thanks to an impressive array of talking heads. Included are Scorsese’s collaborators Jay Cocks, Mardik Martin, Brian De Palma, Steven Prince (who co-produced this doc), and his mentor John Cassavetes. Also the performers, who discuss his working methods in detail — Jodie Foster, Liza Minnelli, and, of course, Robert De Niro.

A group of friends take refuge in an island hotel decorated for New Year's. The problem is, it's early summer, and soon enough, even the walls themselves are striking out against them.

An alcoholic night watchman in a Dublin hotel redeems himself with the help of a new assistant.

A couple’s relationship is pushed to the brink as they investigate a strange noise that’s woken them up. This is a story about a bickering couple and a mysterious noise that punctuates their argument.

Dian Fossey began her trip to Africa in 1963 where she initially was a safari tourist. Eventually her exploration of the wilderness and its wild animals, led to her curiosity of the Mountain Gorillas, one of the most endangered species on Earth, this passion eventually had her study the animals for over 19 years where she developed a long lasting relationship with them.

A day in the life of the City of London.