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Martin Scorsese Directs

1990

Martin Scorsese Directs

1990
9
Providing behind the scenes footage of the director on set with clips from his own films, Martin Scorsese Directs depicts to riveting effect the way Scorsese brings the written story to life on the big screen. Additional interviews with the likes of Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Thelma Schoonmaker, the director’s own parents, and others build a perception of Scorsese that not everybody knows.
Escape from Extinction

2021

Escape from Extinction

2021
8
Rare footage of endangered animals and interviews with the world's leading animal welfare specialists and conservation scientists working to protect animals from all seven of Earth's continents, and its mighty oceans, lakes, and rivers.
Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story

2007

Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story

2007
Documentary about brother and sister duo The Carpenters, one of the biggest-selling pop acts of the 1970s, but one with a destructive and complex secret that ended in tragedy.
Danseuses japonaises : la danse des ombrelles

1898

Danseuses japonaises : la danse des ombrelles

1898
Geisha performance, with umbrella and fans, in Kyoto.
Highway to the Arctic

2017

Highway to the Arctic

2017
7
Every winter for decades, the Northwest Territories, in the Canadian Far North, changes its face. While the landscape is covered with snow and lakes of a thick layer of ice, blocking land transport, ice roads are converted to frozen expanses as far as the eye can see.
Taping Nigel

2005

Taping Nigel

2005
6
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant look at Gervais' affectionate bullying of editor Nigel Williams during the making of the first series of Extras.
Beyond Making

1988

Beyond Making

1988
7
Documentary about the making of Fabio Salerno's short film "Oltretomba (Beyond)".
The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance

2004

The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance

2004
7.2
From a small Italian community in 15th-century Florence, the Medici family would rise to rule Europe in many ways. Using charm, patronage, skill, duplicity and ruthlessness, they would amass unparalleled wealth and unprecedented power. They would also ignite the most important cultural and artistic revolution in Western history -- the European Renaissance. But the forces of change the Medici helped unleash would one day topple their ordered world.
Misty - The Erroll Garner Story

2024

Misty - The Erroll Garner Story

2024
7.5
The brilliant self-taught pianist Erroll Garner left his mark on jazz forever. His song Misty, which he allegedly composed between two concerts on an aeroplane, immediately became one of the great jazz standards and is still one of the most covered ballads in the world today. Who was the man behind the ever-friendly smile from the ghettos of Pittsburgh, whose talent brought him to the biggest international stages?
Secret Paris

1965

Secret Paris

1965
7
Features gourmets chowing down on bats, voodoo practitioners, a chap who has a fetish for being covered in bees and a gal who has the Eiffel Tower tattooed on her behind so she can sell the skin at a later date. These choice cuts are interspersed with the usual parade of prostitutes, transvestites and strippers.
Roswell: The UFO Uncover-up

1994

Roswell: The UFO Uncover-up

1994
8
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the purported crash of an alien spacecraft in Roswell, N. M., this documentary presents evidence that supports the theory. Eschewing a tabloid approach, the program carefully weighs various factors. Debris from the crash site is evaluated for authenticity, witnesses relate their stories and experts give their thoughts on the subject. Viewers can then make up their own minds about a government cover-up.
SEVEN

2020

SEVEN

2020
8.8
What caused Building 7 to collapse on 9/11? Dr. Leroy Hulsey from the University of Alaska Fairbanks may have the answer, following an exhausting four year engineering study.
Comedian

2002

Comedian

2002
6.6
A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.
The L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin

2014

The L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin

2014
5.8
Gay women living in the Deep South of the United States share stories of the bigotry, sexism, intimidation, and racism that confronts them in a part of the country known for its culture of Christian conservatism.
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty

1938

Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty

1938
6.7
Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave the main stadium and venture into the many halls and fields deployed for such sports as fencing, polo, cycling, and the modern pentathlon, which was won by American Glenn Morris.
Dark Money

2018

Dark Money

2018
6.8
'Dark money' contributions, made possible by the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, flood modern American elections — but Montana is showing Washington D.C. how to solve the problem of unlimited anonymous money in politics.
The Devil's Triangle

1974

The Devil's Triangle

1974
5
A documentary exploring the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle, an area of the ocean between Bermuda, Miami and Cuba into which many boats and planes have mysteriously disappeared over the years.
The Dog

2013

The Dog

2013
6.7
In 1972, John Wojtowicz attempted to rob a Brooklyn bank to pay for his lover’s sex-change operation. The story was the basis for the film Dog Day Afternoon. The Dog captures John, who shares his story for the first time in his own unique, offensive, hilarious and heartbreaking way. We gain a historic perspective on New York's gay liberation movement, in which Wojtowicz played an active role. In later footage, he remains a subversive force, backed by the unconditional love of his mother Terry, whose wit and charm infuse the film. How and why the bank robbery took place is recounted in gripping detail by Wojtowicz and various eyewitnesses.
The Shiranui Sea

1975

The Shiranui Sea

1975
7.2
The sea around Minamata was heavily polluted with mercury during the 1950s and 1960s from the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory. This highly toxic chemical bioaccumulated in shellfish and fish in the Yatsushiro Sea which, when eaten by the local populace, gave rise to Minamata disease. The disease was responsible for the deaths and disabling of thousands of residents, all around the Yatsushiro Sea. The marine ecosystem was also extensively damaged.
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea

1993

Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea

1993
Do they really launch themselves onto the shore to grab a hapless snack? See for yourself, and gain a vivid appreciation for their appetites and skills. While your jaw drops at their fearsome agility, you’ll also be learning about their migratory and other behaviours from scientists who observe them daily and strive to increase our understanding of their needs for survival. In this National Geographic ‘Wildlife Special’ you’ll journey around the globe to see their extraordinary hunting techniques in action.