Videoteca

The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry 1996 star_border 1
Documentary about John Davis, a businessman who as chairman oversaw the decline of the Rank Organisation.

Beyond Citizen Kane 1993 star_border 7.7
Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John Ellis, and broadcast on Channel 4. It details the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group in the Brazilian society, discussing the group's influence, power, and political connections. Globo's president and founder Roberto Marinho came in for particular criticism, being compared with fictional newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane, created by Orson Welles for the 1941 film Citizen Kane. According to the documentary, Marinho's media group engages in the same Kane wholesale manipulation of news to influence the public opinion.

New Chinese Cinema 1989
Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China.

Inside Mishima 1985
Short report on the making of Paul Schrader's film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, aired as part of the VISIONS: CINEMA programme in 1985.

Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio 1985
Shot in 1983, edited for the VISIONS: CINEMA programme in 1985, a short documentary about Shanghai Animation Studio.

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film 1984 star_border 6
The original 54-minute documentary, as broadcast by Channel Four on 20 June 1984, after which the animated links by the Quay Brothers were recompiled as a separate short.

The Cinema of Stephen Dwoskin 1984
A exploration of the origin, theory, philosophy and themes of Stephen Dwoskin's films from 1963 to 1984.

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns 1983 star_border 6.6
Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.

Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns 1983
Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider film culture.

Godard: History: Passion 1983
A 1983 film for Channel Four’s Visions, featuring interviews about the impact of Godard of British filmmakers and critics.