This lively documentary explores the rise and fall of physical media and its effect on Independent and cult films. Ranging from the origin of home movies through the video store era, it's sure to entertain. With icons like Joe Bob Briggs (MonsterVision), Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic Avenger), Greg Sestero (The Room), Debbie Rochon (Return to Nuke 'Em High), Deborah Reed (Troll 2), Mark Frazer (Samurai Cop), James Nguyen (Birdemic) and many others.

Consists of segments: (1) "The Classical Ideal". The origins of Western art are traced to ancient Greece through Kouroi and Korai figures, as well as by the architectures of the Pantheon. From Greece to Rome through the Hellenistic period, the program focuses on the new artistic approach to human form and violent emotions that reached its pinnacle with the altar of Zeus at Pergamun. (2) "A White Garment of Churches". Examines Romanesque and Gothic churches as evidence of the values of the societies that created them. Shows the effect of monasticism and pilgrimage on Romanesque church architecture. Uses Gislebertus's sculpture at St. Lazare in Autun to show the medieval focus on Heaven and the afterlife. The Gothic architecture, sculpture and stained glass at St. Denis and Chartres are discussed as evidence of a new theology and profound social changes during the twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. (3) "The Early Renaissance in Italy and the North". (4) "The High Renaissance". Covers key aspects of the High Remaissance, including the advent of the artist as genius (Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael), the rise of Rome as a center of artistic vitality, and Venetian preoccupation with the quality of light (Giorgione and Titian). Also examines the social turbulence of the late sixteenth century and the reinterpretation of classical architectural principles. (5) "Realms of Light". Examines the divergent themes of the baroque period, including a new emotional appeal as seen in Bernini's 'The Ecstasy of St. Teresa,' Caravaggio's naturalism, Velasquez's multilayered works, and the rise of bourgeois values as seen in Rembrandt's works. (6) "An Age of Reason, an Age of Passion". Covers the move from the rococo period to neoclassicism and romanticism. Relates stylistic changes to the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars. Covers the work of David, Géricault, Turner, Delacroix, and Goya. (7) "Realists, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists". Contrasts Courbet's treatment of subjects from everyday life with the innovations and techniques used by the impressionists. Examines the impressionists characteristic concern with color and changing light and contrasts this with the very individualistic visions of the postimpressionists. (8) "Into the Twentieth Century". Covers the work of the Fauves, the Cubists, the international style, and the Surrealists. Discusses how these movements relate to modern life. (9) "In Our Own Time." Examines why the appearance of abstract expression caused the United States to become a center for the visual arts. Reviews the diversity of styles in the postwar period, including the work of Pollock, Warhol, Oldenburg. Also examines the explosive internationalization of the art world in the 1970s and 1980s. Written by Fiona Kelleghan {[email protected]

Consists of segments: (1) "The Classical Ideal". The origins of Western art are traced to ancient Greece through Kouroi and Korai figures, as well as by the architectures of the Pantheon. From Greece to Rome through the Hellenistic period, the program focuses on the new artistic approach to human form and violent emotions that reached its pinnacle with the altar of Zeus at Pergamun. (2) "A White Garment of Churches". Examines Romanesque and Gothic churches as evidence of the values of the societies that created them. Shows the effect of monasticism and pilgrimage on Romanesque church architecture. Uses Gislebertus's sculpture at St. Lazare in Autun to show the medieval focus on Heaven and the afterlife. The Gothic architecture, sculpture and stained glass at St. Denis and Chartres are discussed as evidence of a new theology and profound social changes during the twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. (3) "The Early Renaissance in Italy and the North". (4) "The High Renaissance". Covers key aspects of the High Remaissance, including the advent of the artist as genius (Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael), the rise of Rome as a center of artistic vitality, and Venetian preoccupation with the quality of light (Giorgione and Titian). Also examines the social turbulence of the late sixteenth century and the reinterpretation of classical architectural principles. (5) "Realms of Light". Examines the divergent themes of the baroque period, including a new emotional appeal as seen in Bernini's 'The Ecstasy of St. Teresa,' Caravaggio's naturalism, Velasquez's multilayered works, and the rise of bourgeois values as seen in Rembrandt's works. (6) "An Age of Reason, an Age of Passion". Covers the move from the rococo period to neoclassicism and romanticism. Relates stylistic changes to the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars. Covers the work of David, Géricault, Turner, Delacroix, and Goya. (7) "Realists, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists". Contrasts Courbet's treatment of subjects from everyday life with the innovations and techniques used by the impressionists. Examines the impressionists characteristic concern with color and changing light and contrasts this with the very individualistic visions of the postimpressionists. (8) "Into the Twentieth Century". Covers the work of the Fauves, the Cubists, the international style, and the Surrealists. Discusses how these movements relate to modern life. (9) "In Our Own Time." Examines why the appearance of abstract expression caused the United States to become a center for the visual arts. Reviews the diversity of styles in the postwar period, including the work of Pollock, Warhol, Oldenburg. Also examines the explosive internationalization of the art world in the 1970s and 1980s. Written by Fiona Kelleghan {[email protected]

《剧好看·欧美最前线》美剧主创专访，畅谈你所不知道的幕后故事。

一个女人与她的椅子的故事。

女大学生安吉拉（安娜·托伦特 Ana Torrent 饰）正在撰写一篇关于视听暴力的论文，她的教授在为她收集资料的时候心脏病突发死亡。安吉拉觉得事有蹊跷，偷偷从案发现场拿走了教授死亡前正在看的一卷录像带。切玛（费雷·马丁内兹 Fele Martínez 饰）对暴力录像研究颇深，安吉拉带着录像带向他求助。他告诉安吉拉，其中录制的惨绝人寰的暴力行径为真实拍摄，并且受害者很可能就是他们失踪已久的校友凡妮莎。 　　为了得到真相，安吉拉和切玛四处奔波渐渐产生了感情。他们找到了凡妮莎的男友博斯克（爱德华多·诺列加 Eduardo Noriega 饰），没想到博斯克却把矛头指向了切玛。夹在两个男人之间的安吉拉究竟应该相信谁？一个小小的细节暴露了全部真相，当恶魔展现出他的真正面目，“天使”安吉拉还能够幸免于难吗？

女大学生安吉拉（安娜·托伦特 Ana Torrent 饰）正在撰写一篇关于视听暴力的论文，她的教授在为她收集资料的时候心脏病突发死亡。安吉拉觉得事有蹊跷，偷偷从案发现场拿走了教授死亡前正在看的一卷录像带。切玛（费雷·马丁内兹 Fele Martínez 饰）对暴力录像研究颇深，安吉拉带着录像带向他求助。他告诉安吉拉，其中录制的惨绝人寰的暴力行径为真实拍摄，并且受害者很可能就是他们失踪已久的校友凡妮莎。 　　为了得到真相，安吉拉和切玛四处奔波渐渐产生了感情。他们找到了凡妮莎的男友博斯克（爱德华多·诺列加 Eduardo Noriega 饰），没想到博斯克却把矛头指向了切玛。夹在两个男人之间的安吉拉究竟应该相信谁？一个小小的细节暴露了全部真相，当恶魔展现出他的真正面目，“天使”安吉拉还能够幸免于难吗？