With the opening of the Turin winter Olympics on February 10th, the eyes of the world will be on Europe. The games will bring hundreds of thousands of competitors, journalists and spectators to its alpine valleys.They have also meant the construction or renovation of many permanent and temporary structures which place great pressure on the environment, as this environmentalist explains.
Interviews:Ugo Pretato, Torino 2006 Organising Committee
Roberto Serra, Major of Cesana Torinese
Paolo Rovellino, I Torino 2006 Organising Committee
Fabio Caltabiano, Torino 2006 ... continua

This morning, Stefano Schio is using his car to go to the Venice town hall, where he works. He drives a few kilometres before arriving at a transit car parking which has been recently created by the Venice city council.After a short wait, he gets on a bus. He will not have to walk for more than a few minutes before he gets to his office.
Interviews:Anna Bressan, Municipality of Venice
Eduardo Tognon, Venetian Energy Agency
Gianfranco Federici, ITER Garching
Laura Fincato, Member of Parliament and Environmental Councillor
Jaroslav Stercl, ZS Namesti ... continua

This huge container ship has just arrived in the Port of Le Havre from the Caribbean. Le Havre is the busiest container port in France.A major hub for the world trade. To deal with the ever growing volume of shipping, the first phase of a huge port expansion has just been completed. The first six berths of Port 2000 cost more than a billion euro. Now the giants of the world's container fleet can dock here.
Interviews:Jerome Dumont, Director, Maison de l'Estuaire
Paul Scherrer, Technical Director, Port of Le Havre
Laurent Chereau, Le Havre Port 2000
Tony Long, ... continua

Erika and Prestige. These two names are synonymous with tragedies that highlighted the vulnerability of Europe's coastline. In response to these disasters, the EuropeanUnion took a series of supplementary measures to make its seas safer.
Interviews:Commissioner Jacques Barrot, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of transports
Alfons Guinier, Secretary General, European Community Shipowners' Association
Captain Jim Bird, Nautical Surveyor, Southampton Marine Office
Francois Lamoureux, General Director, European Commission
Robin Middleton, Secretary ... continua

1972 - Drama An airport redcap works hard to get his family out of the ghetto, only to discover that his son has sicle-cell anemia. Directed by:Richard Whorf Writing credits:Guy Bolton, George Wells Complete credited cast: Bill CosbyGloria FosterDennis HinesBo EnivelDennis TateRay MasonGarrett SaundersDavid MannJudy MillsTeddy ThompsonSteven Dohanos Visit the site: www.publicdomaintorrents.com Download subtitles: View the parallel text EN-IT

Video spot: Silo on disarmament Humanists say, "Those who invade, bomb, and murder have no other recourse but to return to their caves!" Thus will disarmament begin. www.silo.ws

De 1922, sobre la novela de Blasco Ibáñez, de Fred Niblo, en blanco y negro con Rodolfo Valentino y Lila Lee.
El argumento gira sobre el drama de un destacado torero, que es seducido por una mujer fatal y echa a perder su porvenir. Valentino es uno de los grandes mitos del cine y el "latin lover" por excelencia, que se convirtió en el objecto deseo de millones de mujeres (y de los hombres) de todo el mundo. Nació en Castellaneta (Italia). Murió a la temprana edad de 31 años en Nueva York, víctima de una peritonitis.
Cortesía de Roberto Di Chiara ... continua

"El Astuto Mono Pinochet Contra La Moneda de los Cerdos" es un largometraje que aborda la historia del Golpe de Estado del 11 de septiembre de 1973 en Chile, desde la perspectiva de aquellos chilenos y chilenas que nacieron con posterioridad a este acontecimiento histórico.
Se trata de una narración fragmentada en la que se alternan en forma permanente una decena de puestas en escena creadas y protagonizadas por niños y jóvenes chilenos de todas las edades (entre 5 y 25 años), y de orígenes socioculturales y políticos diversos.
La película transforma ... continua

1942 - Drama
Wildcatter Johnny Maverick (Richard Arlen) and his pal, Chicopee Nevins (Elisha Cook, Jr.) are speeding toward Antril Bend, a small town in the oil region, that has offered $25,000 to the person bringing in the first oil well.They accidently find oil on the town's outskirts, and Johnny writes a $4000 hot check for the property. He covers that by having Chicopee sell his half interest to oil promoter Gus Sloane (John Dilson) for $7000. Sloane hires a crew to start drilling on his half of the property, with Johnny's old enemy, Mile ... continua

"El Enemigo Común" scratches beneath the surface of neoliberalism, and some of the its most hidden atrocities in recent North American history. The film documents instances of paramilitary activity against indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico from 2002 through 2005 while including scenes from an international human rights movement in 2003, in Miami against the Free Trade Area of the America?s, and in Cancun against the World Trade Organization. The three locations in isolation expose the disparity of North American resistances, but together bring us closer to ... continua