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Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

2022

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

2022
6.4
Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation. This intimate portrait captures the man behind the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise and features interviews with Englund, Lin Shaye, Eli Roth, Tony Todd and more.
How to Start a Revolution

2012

How to Start a Revolution

2012
5.4
HOW TO START A REVOLUTION is the remarkable untold story of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Gene Sharp, the world's leading expert on non-violent revolution. This new film (from first time director Ruaridh Arrow) reveals how Gene's work has given a new generation of revolutionary leaders the weapons needed to overthrow dictators. It shows how his 198 steps to non-violent regime change have inspired uprisings from Serbia to Ukraine and from Egypt to Syria and how his work has spread across the globe in an unstoppable wave of profound democratic change. How To Start A Revolution is the story of the power of people to change their world, the modern revolution and the man behind it all.
The Bridgewater Triangle

2013

The Bridgewater Triangle

2013
4
The Bridgewater Triangle sits within Southeastern Massachusetts, and includes a number of locations known for unexplained occurrences; the most prominent of which include the legendary Hockomock Swamp and the infamous Freetown-Fall River State Forest. The triangle's traditional boarders are revealed by connecting the dots between Abington to the North, Freetown to the Southeast, and Rehoboth to the Southwest. The region hosts an unusually high volume of reports involving strange occurrences, unexplained mysteries and sinister activities. From ghostly hauntings and cryptic animal sightings to UFO encounters and evidence of satanic ritual sacrifice, the Bridgewater Triangle serves as one of the world's most diverse hotspots for paranormal activity. The first-ever feature-length documentary on the subject, The Bridgewater Triangle explores the history of this fascinating region.
Who The F*ck Is Jeffrey Gurian?

2020

Who The F*ck Is Jeffrey Gurian?

2020
5
Meet Jeffrey Gurian: a fixture in the comedy world for the last 40 years who has simultaneously pursued fame while also maintaining a cosmetic dental practice.
Playing My Mind's Symphony

2024

Playing My Mind's Symphony

2024
After an out-of-body experience, a physicist turns to science for an explanation. What emerges is a new theory of nonlocal consciousness, rooted in Bohm’s quantum mechanics, explaining how the mind could access information psychically and survive death. A paradigm-shifting film not seen since the phenomenal success of “The Secret” and “What the Bleep Do We Know.” Featuring a female PoC cast of experts in physics, neuroscience, Chinese medicine and psychotherapy. In an age of AI, this film reveals how human intelligence is exceptionally different.
Creating a Monster

2016

Creating a Monster

2016
10
Creating a Monster is about reality television and sub-textually confronts a bigger ethical question about the psychological impact on the contestants; is the fault placed on reality television producers or the audience who consume it?
Out of Nothing

2015

Out of Nothing

2015
8.3
From the Pacific Northwest to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, this is the inspiring true story of four tenacious men who risk everything to conquer the world records of motorcycle land speed racing. Their extraordinary journey will remind you how perseverance against all odds can send the most unlikely men roaring into glory.
The Fighters of the Holy Hair

2014

The Fighters of the Holy Hair

2014
Discover this mysterious battle, which has been waged since the Middle Ages. Delve into the heart of Mons, a town in the Kingdom of Belgium, where each year the locals are transformed into a wild and rowdy mob. Once the fighters step foot onto the battlefield, they will go to great lengths to snatch a few hairs from the tail of a dragon, which, according to legend, will bring them good luck.
A Decent Home

2022

A Decent Home

2022
6
Mobile homes have long been an affordable option for people who struggle with the cost of other housing in the United States. But now the economy of mobile home parks is under threat as private equity firms are buying up properties and looking to squeeze more money out of mobile home owners. Filmmaker Sara Terry uses this backdrop to explore urgent class issues that resonate across America, and especially in the high-priced rental market of New York City.
Dealers in Death

1984

Dealers in Death

1984
Broderick Crawford narrates factual accounts of Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger and other '30s gangsters.
15 to Life: Kenneth's Story

2014

15 to Life: Kenneth's Story

2014
Does sentencing a teenager to life without parole serve our society well? The United States is the only country in the world that routinely condemns children to die in prison. This is the story of one of those children, now a young man, seeking a second chance in Florida. At age 15, Kenneth Young received four consecutive life sentences for a series of armed robberies. Imprisoned for more than a decade, he believed he would die behind bars. Now a U.S. Supreme Court decision could set him free. 15 to Life: Kenneth's Story follows Young's struggle for redemption, revealing a justice system with thousands of young people serving sentences intended for society's most dangerous criminals.
Apocalypse Later: Harold Camping vs The End of the World

2013

Apocalypse Later: Harold Camping vs The End of the World

2013
Harold Camping sounded the alarm. May 21, 2011 was to be Judgment Day, God's intervention into our worldly affairs. The end is coming right now! Or, perhaps a little later. Apocalypse Later traces the roots of end times predictions from the Book of Daniel to the historical Jesus and lastly to Paul, the greatest of the Apostles.
American Terrorist: Could the '08 Mumbai Attack Have Been Prevented?

2015

American Terrorist: Could the '08 Mumbai Attack Have Been Prevented?

2015
FRONTLINE investigates American-born terrorist David Coleman Headley, who helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai. In collaboration with ProPublica, the film — an updated and expanded version of A Perfect Terrorist — reveals how secret electronic surveillance missed catching the Mumbai plotters, and how Headley planned another Charlie Hebdo-like assault against a Danish newspaper.
Derek

2008

Derek

2008
5.3
Derek, in chronological order, records the work and life that stands at the foot of Derek Jarman's humour and spirit of being an artist. The filmmaker and actress, Isaac Julien and Tilda Swinton respectively, have produced and narrated a film on his life whereby the use of language is perpetuated to give some type of palpable meaning to British audiences alone, and to their own personal relationship with him.
The War and Peace of Tim O'Brien

2020

The War and Peace of Tim O'Brien

2020
Called “the best American writer of his generation” and “our poet laureate of war,” Tim O’Brien is one of the great voices in modern literature. The Library of Congress recently named his groundbreaking novel-in-stories about the Vietnam War, “The Things They Carried,” one of the 65 most influential books in American history, and O’Brien’s “Going After Cacciato” won the National Book Award in 1979.
This Is Cinerama

1952

This Is Cinerama

1952
5.7
Designed to introduce the then-new widescreen process Cinerama, audiences experience the roller coaster at Rockaways' Playland, the temple dance from Aida, Niagara Falls, a Viennese choir, the canals of Venice, a military tattoo in Edinburgh, a bullfight, and more. The film concludes with a view from the nose of a low-flying B-25 while America the Beautiful plays.
Osama Bin Laden: Up Close and Personal

2015

Osama Bin Laden: Up Close and Personal

2015
5.6
Four years after a Navy SEAL team killed Osama Bin Laden in a raid on his compound, his correspondence sheds new light on his mindset and final years.
Sons of Perdition

2010

Sons of Perdition

2010
6.8
An inside look at polygamist teens who have become religious refugees in mainstream America.
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

2020

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

2020
7.3
For over five decades, Ozzy Osbourne has personified rock and roll, from his childhood in poverty and time in prison, to fronting metal band Black Sabbath, a successful solo career and a lovable 21st century television dad.
Queens At Heart

1967

Queens At Heart

1967
1
A rare archival short, Queens at Heart follows four shockingly courageous pre-Stonewall trans women, Misty, Vicky, Sonja, and Simone. They go out as women at night, but live as men during the day, take hormones, and dream of “going for a change.” Subjected to a six-month psychological project, and cross-examined by dubious “experts” all four women are incredibly captivating subjects—whether being interrogated or partying at the ball.