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How to Grow a Band
6.5
2012

How to Grow a Band

Chris Thile is at a crossroads. His marriage has ended and his platinum-selling band, Nickel Creek, has gone on hiatus. ...

The Coming War on China
6.6
2016

The Coming War on China

The Coming War on China is John Pilger's 60th film for ITV. Pilger reveals what the news doesn't - that the United State...

A Manifesto for the Un-communal
5.5
2017

A Manifesto for the Un-communal

A documentary, a video-diary and a propaganda piece for the “lawless, those without hearth, nor clan” (The Iliad, ΙX,63)...

Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974

Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, this documentary about "Laurel and Hardy", one of the most popular and critic...

NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage
6.2
2014

NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage

Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes and the Bridge Project Company go on the road in NOW: in the Wings on a World Stage. In over 20...

Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
6.3
2021

Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

This documentary celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, OK, and inve...

The Lost City of the Pharaohs
8.0
2016

The Lost City of the Pharaohs

You Cried: Let Me Go
8.0
1997

You Cried: Let Me Go

The Director reflects upon and seeks to understand the causes and the events that lead to her drug-addicted prostitute d...

Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance
5.0
2001

Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance

Lost Worlds looks at untouched aspects of nature in parts of the world where humans rarely tread. From plants, to animal...

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
7.0
2025

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone – the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic Sly Sto...

From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic
2020

From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic

Produced for the "ultimate edition" of "Rollerball" from Capelight Pictures in Germany, 2020. The Blu-Ray of the origina...

The Drummers of Frank Zappa Roundtable Discussion and Performance
4.8
2010

The Drummers of Frank Zappa Roundtable Discussion and Performance

This DVD features performances and interviews with some of the best drummers to ever work with Frank Zappa: Terry Bozzio...

Body Parts
6.5
2022

Body Parts

An eye-opening investigation into the making of Hollywood sex scenes, shedding light on the real-life experiences behind...

How the Snowman Came Back to Life
2012

How the Snowman Came Back to Life

Raymond Briggs gives a rare glimpse into his world as we visit the animation studios where a small army of people are wo...

Disintegration: An Album, a Band, a Generation
7.0
2024

Disintegration: An Album, a Band, a Generation

Over the course of a fifty-year career, the British band The Cure has released fourteen highly successful studio albums;...

A Time There Was: Stories from the Last Days of Kenya Colony
2009

A Time There Was: Stories from the Last Days of Kenya Colony

A look at the Mau Mau Rebellion of the 1950s as experienced by filmmaker Donald McWilliams.

Et si la mort n’existait pas ?
8.0
2018

Et si la mort n’existait pas ?

A Day in the Life
6.9
2010

A Day in the Life

The documentary tracks 19 hours of broadcasting from several brazilian TV channels making live surfing between channels....

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
6.7
2015

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

The Death of 'Superman Lives': What Happened? feature film documents the process of development of the ill fated "Superm...

Behind The Mask: The Phantom Of The Opera
10.0
2005

Behind The Mask: The Phantom Of The Opera

A documentary about the original "Phantom of the Opera" stage show and its creation.