Into the Limelight: Tribute Bands(2007)

Trekkies 2(en)

Denise Crosby takes another look at the huge fans of "Star Trek" and how the series from around the world has affected and shaped their lives.

KISS Loves You(en)

Ten years in the making, KISS Loves You is a film that began back in 1994 when the band KISS was at a career low and KISS fans around the world were starting tribute bands, uniting at unofficial KISS Conventions and growing increasingly more nostalgic for the 70's era classic KISS line-up. The zeitgeist exhibited at these conventions was not lost on the band and in 1996 they responded, rising up like a grease painted phoenix into a new era of success. On the surface, KISS fans got exactly what they longed for, but for some the return of their idols brought unexpected consequences. KISS Loves You follows a few KISS fans along the way.

ABBA: Against the Odds(en)

This year marks the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s iconic Eurovision victory, a milestone that calls for a celebratory cinematic tribute fitting for the ultimate pop band. ‘ABBA: Against the Odds’ unveils the epic journey of ABBA’s rise to global fame. Starting with the moment they won Eurovision, it tells the story of how they overcame critical backlash, societal attitudes and marital break-up to deliver their ground-breaking music and prove themselves as a live act.

Tribute(en)

Tribute is a feature rockumentary about music's strangest subculture: tribute bands. Tribute bands go to extraordinary lengths to re-create the experience of rock supergroups like Kiss, Journey, Judas Priest and Queen. Tribute follows the on- and off-stage struggles of tribute bands and their fans in their quest to live their rock dreams. Together they face band members quitting, soul-sucking day jobs, even bandmates who take the impersonation far too far.

Song Sung Blue(en)

An inspiring account of Milwaukee's Neil Diamond tribute band/husband and wife singing duo, Lightning & Thunder, and their tragic love story.

Almost Almost Famous(en)

Tribute artists make a living from the one-time fame of artists like Elvis, Jackie Wilson and Jerry Lee Lewis. Documentary.

We Are Wizards(en)

As the popularity of author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series expands to create a whole new breed of rabid fantasy fanatics, filmmaker Josh Koury explores the curious culture that has emerged around the most instantly recognizable young wizard in the history of youth fiction

Song Sung Blue(en)

Two down-on-their-luck musicians form a Neil Diamond tribute band to follow their dreams and prove that it's never too late to find love.

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac(es)

Björn Again: Live At The Royal Albert Hall(en)

Recorded during Björn Again's gala performance at The Royal Albert Hall, Abba's greatest hits are performed in outrageous costumes ranging from sequined satin jumpsuits, flares, platform shoes, right down to powder blue eye-shadow and knee-high white boots, all of which are enthusiastically echoed by the audience. With classic 70s choreography and on-stage humour adding further to the electrifying atmosphere, Björn Again perform classic tracks with the skills and energy that made Abba one of the World's best loved bands.

Liquidation(fr)

Scratches. Cross-outs. Stripes. Arnaud is tirelessly attacking ancient masters' painting reproductions with the tip of his pen. His free and living interlaces highlight shapes and figures.

Microcosmos(fr)

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting nectar, ladybugs eating mites, snails mating, spiders wrapping their catch, a scarab beetle relentlessly pushing its ball of dung uphill, endless lines of caterpillars, an underwater spider creating an air bubble to live in, and a mosquito hatching.

Super Size Me(en)

Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.

The Queen Carries On: A Gayle King Special(en)

Former President Barack Obama, Sir Paul McCartney and a maid of honor to the Queen at her coronation reflect on the extraordinary reign of Elizabeth II.

Secrets of the Oligarch Wives(en)

Fresh insights and stunning details about the most dangerous man in the world from the women close to the ultra-wealthy oligarchs who put Vladimir Putin in power. Delivering a rare, female perspective on the oligarch world, this documentary meets the wives and girlfriends who have lived for years, some for decades, inside this inner circle. Putin's once closest allies are now taking a stand...and some are paying the ultimate price.

'Mask' Revealed: A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich(en)

A conversation with Peter Bogdanovich about Mask.

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)(en)

The edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of edition #1, then a tribute to movie people who have died in those 25 years. Finally there are tributes to the Screen Snapshots series by Cecil De Mille, Walt Disney, Louella Parsons and Rosalind Russell.

It's Time(en)

C1RCA Footwear presents it's full length video with team members Adrian Lopez, Jon Allie, Colt Cannon, Peter Ramondetta, and others.

Killing the Indian in the Child(fr)

The Indian Act, passed in Canada in 1876, made members of Aboriginal peoples second-class citizens, separated from the white population: nomadic for centuries, they were moved to reservations to control their behavior and resources; and thousands of their youngest members were separated from their families to be Christianized: a cultural genocide that still resonates in Canadian society today.

Uprooted Generation(fr)

A young Innu returns to the site of the Sept-Îles Residential School to deliver a poetic tribute to its victims. The school was open from 1951 to 1972.