Films
Between the Folds
An investigation into the art form of origami and how paper folding has influenced and continues to influence modern science and technology.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Famed archaeologist/adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.
Jonathan Bird’s Blue World
Host Jonathan Bird dives underwater to showcase various wonders of the ocean.
Iron Man
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, an industrialist creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.
There Will Be Blood
A story of family, religion, hatred, oil, and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
Juno
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
Sharkwater
Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, filmmaker Rob Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.
Sunshine
A team of international astronauts is sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057.
Ratatouille
A rat and a 5-star gourmet restaurant come together for the ultimate fish-out-of-water tale.
Paprika
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it.
Once
A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.
Bug
An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.
Away From Her
A husband and wife cope with her institutionalization due to the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
The Lookout
Chris is a promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
Science is Fiction: 23 Films by Jean Painlevé
This series brings together the best of the surrealist-influenced works of filmmaker-scientist-inventor Jean Painlevé.
The Host
After chemicals dumped into Seoul's Han River by careless American military personnel create a ravenous sewer-creature, a hapless vendor bands together with his family to save his daughter from its lair.
Idiocracy
Private Joe Bauers, the definition of "average American," is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program. Forgotten, he awakes five centuries in the future, and discovers a society so incredibly dumbed down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.
Dark Matter
Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.
Children of Men
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.
The Fountain
As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.
The Prestige
Two stage magicians engage in competitive one-upmanship in an attempt to create the ultimate stage illusion.
Kardia
As a child, Hope underwent an experimental heart operation that would forever link her with the man who aided the risky procedure by offering to act as a human extracorporeal circulatory system.