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Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story

1985

Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story

1985
This documentary presents the story of Dorothy Stratten, who was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Year in 1980. Stratten was murdered by her husband, Paul Snider. The film investigates the playmate’s past, the dynamics of her relationship with her husband, and the events surrounding her violent demise.
Postcards from Rome

2008

Postcards from Rome

2008
A man wearing shorts leaves his house to go jogging with his dog. All around him, Rome struggles awake at dawn. A lengthy marathon from St. Peter's to the Appian Way, a single shot crammed with centuries of history, freak encounters, and a wacky, vivid sincerity.
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

1983

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

1983
7.3
A documentary about and an interview with Hollywood actress Bette Davis about her life and career from the late 1920s to the 1980s on stage and mostly before the camera.
Bruce Law Stunts

2000

Bruce Law Stunts

2000
Bruce Law Stunts is a Hong Kong documentary.
Paris at Dawn

1957

Paris at Dawn

1957
6.8
Johan van der Keuken's first film is a uniquely beautiful portrait of Paris at dawn.
The Black List: Volume Three

2010

The Black List: Volume Three

2010
4.8
Documentary film interviews leading African Americans on race, identity, and achievement.
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

1965

The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

1965
1
Promotional film depicting the production and Cannes premiere of the Sidney Lumet film "The Hill."
Breaking Boundaries

2024

Breaking Boundaries

2024
Black Californian teenager, Nastasya Generalova, was raised by her single white Russian mother, Olga who enrolled Nastasya in rhythmic gymnastics when she was four years old as a way for her to connect to Olga's homeland. This film looks at Nastasya's personal journey of expression as the only black girl in Team USA, as well as her relationship with her mother in the stressful lead up to Tokyo Olympics qualification. The audience is invited into Nastasya's world to experience what it feels like to be the only black girl in the building.
Red Fever

2024

Red Fever

2024
Red Fever is a witty and entertaining feature documentary about the profound -- yet hidden -- Indigenous influence on Western culture and identity. The film follows Cree co-director Neil Diamond as he asks, “Why do they love us so much?!” and sets out on a journey to find out why the world is so fascinated with the stereotypical imagery of Native people that is all over pop culture. Why have Indigenous cultures been revered, romanticized, and appropriated for so long, and to this day? Red Fever uncovers the surprising truths behind the imagery -- so buried in history that even most Native people don't know about them.
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend

1989

Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend

1989
Hosted by Clint Eastwood, Hollywood Remembers: Gary Cooper -- American Life, American Legend is a biographical portrait of the life and times of movie star Gary Cooper. The 47-minute tribute chronicles the actor's life from his early days as an "extra" in silent pictures to his acceptance of the 1960 Academy Award for lifetime achievement in film. Cooper's real-life role as a cowboy and his talent as a cartoonist are discussed, as are many of the Westerns, adventures, comedies, and war films in which he starred.
A Midwife's Tale

1998

A Midwife's Tale

1998
7.8
To understand eighteenth-century America through a woman's eyes, historian and author Laurel Thatcher Ulrich spent eight years working through Martha Ballard's massive but cryptic diary. "A Midwife's Tale" chronicles the interwoven stories of two remarkable women: an eighteenth-century midwife and healer and the twentieth-century historian who brought her words to light.
Borley Rectory

2017

Borley Rectory

2017
5.1
An animated documentary chronicling famed paranormal investigator Harry Price’s research at Borley Rectory, renowned as the ‘most haunted house in England’.
By Woman's Hand

1994

By Woman's Hand

1994
In 1920 a group of young Montreal women artists formed the nucleus of what would later become known as the Beaver Hall Hill Group. Members recount how they created an artistic environment of mutual support that lasted for more than three decades.
Darwin's Nightmare

2005

Darwin's Nightmare

2005
6.7
Africa in the sixties. The Nile perch, a ravenous predator, is introduced into Lake Victoria as a scientific experiment, causing the extinction of many native species. Its meat is exported everywhere in exchange for weapons, creating a globalized evil alliance on the lake shores. An infernal nightmare in the real world that wipes out Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
Twixt: A Documentary

2013

Twixt: A Documentary

2013
The making of Francis Ford Coppola's "Twixt," directed by his granddaughter Gia.
Egg Cream

2018

Egg Cream

2018
A short film about the enduring meaning of a beloved chocolate soda drink born on the Jewish Lower East Side. The egg cream contained neither eggs nor cream—it was a product of necessity and hardship, but a source of joy and sweetness. Through a tour of egg cream establishments led by a filmmaker and his young daughter, exhaustively researched archival imagery (and an eponymous song by Lou Reed!), EGG CREAM examines the Jewish experience in America and the mythology of a simpler time.
Pink Floyd: Hangar Rehearsals

1987

Pink Floyd: Hangar Rehearsals

1987
6
Pearson International Airport, Toronto, ON, Canada. August 7, 1987. This raw, unedited concert footage was was shot by a pro crew (likely an MTV crew) but might have been hired by CBS records.
Feeling It

2022

Feeling It

2022
7.4
An intimate portrait of Spanish singer-songwriter Joaquín Sabina without his signature bowler hat, at night and with malice aforethought. Rugged, direct, and unflinching, director Fernando León de Aranoa captures Sabina’s hidden side over 13 years of filming, where the artist steps off the stage to reveal stories of misfortune, comedy, inspiration, and of pain.
The Punk Rock Movie

1978

The Punk Rock Movie

1978
6.3
Documentary on the London punk-rock scene, circa '78
Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.

2017

Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.

2017
6.5
The first authorized biography of Christopher Wallace, allowing Christopher to narrate his own life story. Using archival footage and previously unknown audio to tell the story along with interviews with those that knew him the best.