A lovelorn screenwriter named Charlie Kaufman is hired to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' for the screen. However, he struggles with writer's block when he realizes there is no narrative to the book. Meanwhile, his twin brother Donald becomes successful with a cliched screenplay. As Charlie seeks advice and tries to finish his script, he becomes involved with journalist Susan Orlean and the eccentric orchid thief John Laroche. The story takes unexpected turns, including murder and a hurricane, until Charlie finally finishes his script.
A docudrama series focusing on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection; it uses reconstruction of the 19th century with present day documentary.
In the 1830s, a pirate captain and his crew set out on a hilarious and action-packed adventure to win the highly coveted Pirate of the Year award. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles and eccentric characters, including Charles Darwin and his pet chimpanzee. Will they be able to prove themselves and claim the title?
Young Einstein is a comedic film that reimagines the life of Albert Einstein as a mischievous and quirky young man in Tasmania. The film follows Albert as he discovers the theory of relativity, falls in love, and becomes embroiled in various comedic adventures.
The Voyage That Shook the World traces Darwin's journey, exploring the places and discoveries crucial to formulation of his publication of his seminal work On the Origin of Species.
A famished Felix reads an advertisement telling of a large reward for anyone that can give proof for the theory of evolution. He hurries to South Africa via Transatlantic Cable and interacts with the local animals. He angers a troop of monkeys by telling them why he's there (they're offended he would suggest they could be related to humans) and they chase him back through the cable to America.
The story of Charles Darwin's journey on The Beagle.
As the debate between Evolution and Creationism rages, 'Evolution: The Musical!' invites you to enter a world where both theories are true. In this musical tour-de-funk, we meet The Beasties, a clan of humans who have recently evolved from primates, and The Blesseds, a self-righteous religious sect who descended directly from Adam and Eve. When a brutal slaying provokes the Beasties to attack the Blesseds, all hell breaks loose and an unlikely romance throws a monkey wrench into the whole musical mess.
A revisionist biopic on Charles Darwin, illustrated via 18 tableaux covering details from Darwin's birth, his defining voyage on the HMS Beagle, the publication of his seminal Theory of Evolution and his ultimate death and consequent burial at Westminster Abbey.
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