Bill Schwartz Movies
- 2008
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July, 1944: World War II is raging, and Claus von Stauffenberg hatches a daring plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler and bring his nightmarish reign of terror to an abrupt end. In this documentary, filmmaker Jean-Pierre Isbouts uses rare color footage, elaborate dramatizations, extensive interviews with leading historians, and detailed computer-graphic reconstructions to offer the definitive record of the manner in which these pivotal events played out. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 2007
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Take a behind-the-scenes look at a world filled with secret codes and magical symbols in this documentary that searches for the hidden meanings in author Philip Pullman's best-selling fantasy novel The Golden Compass. Lyra's world is a parallel universe in which each person is guided by their animal daemon, and where great beauty masks fathomless evil. Follow along as historians, experts, and even the Philip Pullman himself offer a guided tour of this wondrous realm while computer generated animation and rare archival footage turn fantasy into reality right before your very eyes. Other materials featured in this program include a special slide show with Jean Pierre Isbouts and a walking interview with Darkness Visible: Inside the World of Philip Pullman author Nicholas Tucker. This documentary is not authorized or endorsed by New Line Cinema, or in any way associated with the film or the His Dark Materials line of books. The author himself authorized his participation in the program. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 1997
- G
This animated release for kids whisks viewers off on a magical adventure, following orphaned Russian princess Anastasia, the only one left alive when her family was killed, and whose only friends are a team of magic, talking musical instruments. Can one of her two suitors solve the mystery of her royal birth, and offer her the home she's never had? ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi
A Chinese gorilla that turned on its master after years of martial arts training embarks on a brutal rampage through the streets of Wichita, Kansas in director Lance D. Hayes' outrageous kung fu parody. Though he was once the house pet of revered martial arts master Alfunku, the karate-chopping simian turned on his master during a heated training session and was subsequently sent to live in the United States. After eventually winding up in Wichita, the rowdy primate is set free during a publicity stunt gone horribly awry. Now, with police captain J.W. Duke and first officer Pilgrim hot on his trail, the maniacal mandrill snatches the beautiful Rae Fay and climbs to the top of Withita's tallest building - the Holiday Inn - to make his last stand. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Balee, Maxine Gray, (more)
- 1972
- R
Where Does It Hurt? is a hospital comedy which is carefully designed to leave no interest group unoffended. In the broadest of broad comic manners, it recounts its tale of greed, ignorance and corruption in the medical profession. Dr. Albert T. Hopfnagel (Peter Sellers), a hospital administrator, is a doctor who is expert in the arts of bill-padding, unnecessary surgery, and kickbacks. His assistant (Jo Ann Pflug) has finally had enough of his destructive and dishonest shenanigans and gets him sent to prison. He is released a little too soon for comfort, however. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
