Vortex 31 (2019)

The Oriental Honey Buzzards of Ninety-nine Peaks

Oriental Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) is one of the raptors in Taiwan that specifically builds their nests in “ferns”. While other buzzards migrate between cold northern continent and warm southern islands, they prefer to propagate in Taiwan. Ninety-nine Peaks is their major habitat. With different feather colors, this species can only be distinguished from other birds by their long narrow beak and sharp claws. However, it is certain that all oriental honey buzzards love to eat pupa of bees. The Oriental Honey Buzzard of Ninety-nine Peaks is a documentary produced by Raptor Research Group of Taiwan and published by Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan in 2011. This film not only was nominated in the 34th Montana International Wildlife Film Festival but also won the first –run film in the National Ecological Film Festival and the Best Animal Behavior Award at the 2011 Japanese Wildlife Film Festival.

Justimus esittää: Vertin villi opiskelijavuosi

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Tokyo Solitude

On one rainy night in Tokyo, three strangers experience solitude from three unique perspectives.

Le Pirate

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Electra, My Love

It has been fifteen years since the death of her father, Agamemnon, and Elektra still burns with hatred for Aegisztosz, who conspired with Elektra's mother to kill him.

The Master Strikes

A martial arts master, Tseng Tien-Tu, is employed by master criminal Lung Tung Chien to transport a valuable jade horse. When the horse inexplicably goes missing, Chien demands Tseng's life savings as recompense, driving the uncomprehending Tseng insane. Two conniving con men, Li and Lung, try to convince Tseng that he was double-crossed by Chien, in an attempt to lead them to Chien's stockpile of swindled fortunes.

Ceuta's Gate

Bab Sebta is built of a series of reconstructions of diverse situations observed in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in the North of Morocco. A place where manufactured goods are entering the state exempt of taxes, to be sold at a discount prices in the cities of northern Morocco. Every day, thousands of people engage in cross-border exchanges of all kinds, more or less legal. Based on situations witnessed while crossing the border, this experimental video reconstructs the mise-en-scène of this unique place, involving real smugglers and police reports on trafficking, tricks and occasional tragedies.

W.A.S.P. | First Blood... Last Visions...

A very rare Japan-only video with eleven promo clips.

WCW World War 3 1996

A future opportunity at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship is on the line in a 60-Man Three Ring Battle Royale. The Outsiders defend the WCW World Tag Team Championship against The Faces of Fear and The Nasty Boys. Plus, The Giant faces Jeff Jarrett, Dean Malenko battles Psychosis, and much more!

Escuela de sirenas y tiburones

Mistakes, songs and intrigues in a mixed boarding school.

Arthur Hailey's Detective

Detective Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie, a Catholic priest turned distinguished investigator for the police, has agreed to hear the confession of a convicted serial killer sentenced to death in a just a matter of hours. What he promises to reveal to Ainslie is the truth behind the crimes and the reason he confessed to the one crime Ainslie doesn't even believe he committed. What unfolds between the two men is a serpentine trail into both men's pasts based on the bestseller from master storyteller Arthur Hailey.

Sinatra

In this final installment, aired November 5, 1969, in what had become an annual tradition of televised specials, Sinatra cast a backward glance at some of the highlights of a storied career with Don Costa and his Orchestra as guest performer. He also provides a glimpse into his musical future with an early rendition of " My Way ", soon to become his personal anthem.

And Still I Believe

Originally called World '68, later retitled The World of Today Romm’s film was conceived as an impassioned, large-scale essay on the origins of the 20th century and the subsequent reality the disappointed director felt slipping away from him. The film itself slipped away from him and was left unfinished at the time of his death. His younger colleagues, Marlen Khutsiev, Elem Klimov and German Lavrov, completed the film from the elements he left behind in addition to segments from Ordinary Fascism, closing the film with Romm’s ultimately optimistic outlook: "And still I believe that man is sensible..."

Fergie Vs Wenger: The Feud

The rivalry between Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger remains famous for being one of the fiercest in the history of British football. It was the feud between two titans of the sport which defined the Premier League era. Including revealing interviews from former players Paul Scholes, Philip Neville, Sol Campbell, Martin Keown and Andrew Cole.

Mission NinetyTwo: Part II - Energy

Forest Scientist Sonia is thrown between an international mafia gang and multinational energy enterprises as she secretly conducts research in a restricted area in the Canadian wilderness. With two disgraced police officers she unravels a worldwide conspiracy. Sonia's curiosity comes at a price. She loses everything and has to decide whether to run and hide, or to get even with her seemingly invincible opponents, turns Sonia into an avenger to find the last piece of the missing puzzle.

Herbert Grönemeyer: Schiffsverkehr Live in Leipzig

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Desperate Widows

A widow and her daughter join a commune that is actually a front for something much more sinister.