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Run DMC: Live at Montreux 2001

2001

Run DMC: Live at Montreux 2001

2001
Filmed live at Montreux in 2001, this concert was Run DMC's last performance before the untimely death of Jam Master Jay in 2002. The groundbreaking band helped define rap music, releasing numerous hit singles and albums starting in the 1980s and influencing a generation of musicians. Songs include "It's Like That," "Run's Freestyle," "Down with the King," "Got to Be Real," "It's Tricky," "King of Rock," "Walk This Way," "School of Old" and more.
Riverdance: Live à l'Arena de Genève

2001

Riverdance: Live à l'Arena de Genève

2001
10
The thrilling Riverdance show live from Geneva.
The Coconut Revolution

2000

The Coconut Revolution

2000
6.2
The movie tells the story of the successful uprising of the indigenous peoples of Bougainville Island against the Papua New Guinea army and the mining plans of the mining corporation Rio Tinto Zinc (RTZ) to exploit their natural resources. The documentary reveals how the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) managed to overcome the marine blockade strategy used by the Papuan army by using coconut oil as fuel for their vehicles.
From Russia, For Love

2000

From Russia, For Love

2000
What happens when two North-American couples travel to a remote orphanage in a small Russian town?
The Life and Times of Steve Marriott

2000

The Life and Times of Steve Marriott

2000
7.5
British mod rocker Steve Marriott had great stage presence, a unique voice and plenty of angst -- all on display in this docu-concert featuring clips from Marriott's days in bands the Small Faces and Humble Pie. Though Marriott remained a lesser-known musician throughout his abbreviated life, performance selections here, such as "Paradise Lost" "Black Coffee" and "Lazy Sunday," bring it all back for his fans.
Sound and Fury

2000

Sound and Fury

2000
7.1
A documentary film released in 2000 about two American families with young deaf children and their conflict over whether or not to give their children cochlear implants, surgically implanted devices that may improve their ability to hear but may threaten their deaf identity.
Grateful Dawg

2000

Grateful Dawg

2000
5.7
Jerry Garcia, legendary lead guitarist for the Grateful Dead and David Grisman, virtuoso mandolinist and founder of "Dawg" music… Now, for the first time ever, the musical matrimony and extraordinary friendship of Garcia and Grisman is traced in the award-winning documentary Grateful Dawg.
Live Nude Girls Unite!

2000

Live Nude Girls Unite!

2000
3.8
Documentary look at the 1996-97 effort of the dancers and support staff at a San Francisco peep show, The Lusty Lady, to unionize. Angered by arbitrary and race-based wage policies, customers' surreptitious video cameras, and no paid sick days or holidays, the dancers get help from the Service Employees International local and enter protracted bargaining with the union-busting law firm that management hires. We see the women work, sort out their demands, and go through the difficulties of bargaining. The narrator is Julia Query, a dancer and stand-up comedian who is reluctant to tell her mother, a physician who works with prostitutes, that she strips.
Further

2000

Further

2000
6
Further, TGR’s 2000 feature film, displays spine-chilling accounts of the rowdiest action, with the sport’s most progressive athletes, in the world’s most insane locations. TGR chefs up more visual madness with Candide Thovex throwing d-spin 720’s over a 120 foot gap. Kreitler, Peifer, and Swany going phat in European Alps and BC’s coastal range. Check out Les Trois Phillips breaking ground in the new millennium with never before seen tricks, mad footage from big air comps and terrain parks around the world. Shot in 16mm, further contains the most progressive, multiple angle coverage and state of the art editing in the action / adrenaline sports genre.
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

2000

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

2000
7.4
In the nine months prior to World War II, 10.000 innocent children left behind their families, their homes, their childhood, and took the journey... to Britain to escape the Nazi Holocaust.
Backstage

2000

Backstage

2000
5.2
If you ever wanted to know what really goes on backstage, this is the definitive inside look - uncut and uncensored. Complete with on-stage performances you'll see an intimate view of what life is like at one of the biggest Rap Concert tours of all time. It shows life on the road, in hotels and off stage in a way you've never seen before.
Dark Days

2000

Dark Days

2000
7.2
A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.
The Original Kings of Comedy

2000

The Original Kings of Comedy

2000
6.4
The house is rockin' and the laughs are rollin' as comedians Steve Harvey (The Steve Harvey Show), D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys), Cedric The Entertainer (The Steve Harvey Show) and Bernie Mac (Life) meet in this riotously comedy summit directed by Spike Lee.
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

2000

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

2000
7.2
With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack Elliott. She explores who he is and how he got there, working back and forth between archival and contemporary footage. Born in 1932 in Brooklyn, busking through the South and West in the early 50s, a year with Woody Guthrie, six years flatpicking in Europe, a triumphant return to Greenwich Village in the early 60s, mentoring Bob Dylan, then life on the road, from gig to gig, singing and telling stories. A Grammy and the National Medal of Arts await Jack near the end of a long trail. What will Aiyana find for herself?
The Magical World of Harry Potter: The Unauthorized Story of J.K. Rowling

2000

The Magical World of Harry Potter: The Unauthorized Story of J.K. Rowling

2000
7.2
The unauthorized story of J.K. Rowling--creator of Harry Potter.
The Endless Summer Revisited

2000

The Endless Summer Revisited

2000
7
A documentary mostly edited together from unused footage from The Endless Summer and The Endless Summer II, this documentary gives further insight into the making and success of the original classic surf documentary. It is written, produced and directed by Dana Brown, son of the director of the first two films, Bruce Brown (who executive produced this film). This film likely will appeal only to hardcore fans of the Endless Summer films, but it does feature more of the gorgeous cinematography for which the earlier films are famous. Written by Annie Bulloch
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations

2000

Paradise Lost 2: Revelations

2000
7.1
Revisiting the 1994 Arkansas murder of three 8-year-old boys and the three teenagers convicted of the crime. A follow up to Paradise Lost, Revelations features new interviews with the convicted men, as well as with the original judge and police investigators.
Jeff Buckley: Live in Chicago

2000

Jeff Buckley: Live in Chicago

2000
7.5
Jeff Buckley runs through a number of tracks from his debut album 'Grace', as well as idiosyncratic cover versions, at the Cabaret Metro in May, 1995.
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?

2000

Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?

2000
8
An exploration of why people around the world believe ghostly phenomena are real and represent haunting spirits that are trying to contact the living.
Amargosa

2000

Amargosa

2000
7.7
The inspirational story of Marta Becket: 76-yr old singer, writer, dancer, painter, visionary, and her creation Amargosa.