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The Concert for New York City

2001

The Concert for New York City

2001
4.8
The Concert for New York City (2001) captures the star-studded benefit held at Madison Square Garden on October 20, 2001, honoring the city’s resilience and the heroism of first responders after 9/11. Attended by thousands of firefighters, police officers, and rescue workers, the concert features performances by Paul McCartney, The Who, Elton John, Billy Joel, and other music legends in a powerful tribute to unity, courage, and recovery.
Antifa: Skinhead Hunters

2008

Antifa: Skinhead Hunters

2008
6.4
A French documentary on how groups of youth in Paris generated a backlash against the NeoNazi skinhead subculture, and by doing so earned themselves the nickname Chasseurs de Skins or 'Skinhead Hunters'.
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

2006

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

2006
6.7
Combining unprecedented access to Davis' vast personal archives with original interviews, this documentary reveals a startling portrait of one of Hollywood's most gifted and enigmatic stars.
9/11: The Twin Towers

2006

9/11: The Twin Towers

2006
6.4
Discovery Channel documentary
Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon

2011

Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon

2011
6.1
A behind-the-scenes look at the rise of the American rock band, Kings of Leon.
Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire

1985

Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire

1985
5.8
Greenaway's short documentary shows 26 bathrooms, each representing a letter of the alphabet.
Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual

2004

Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual

2004
6.6
In this tour de force filmed lecture, Slavoj Žižek lucidly and compellingly reflects on belief - which takes him from Father Christmas to democracy - and on the various forms that belief takes, drawing on Lacanian categories of thought. In a radical dismissal of todays so called post-political era, he mobilizes the paradox of universal truth urging us to dare to enact the impossible. It is a characteristic virtuoso performance, moving promiscuously from subject to subject but keeping the larger argument in view.
Blood, Boobs & Beast

2007

Blood, Boobs & Beast

2007
5
A look at the works and life of the late, great Don Dohler.
Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

1963

Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

1963
7.4
At the instigation of the filmmakers, the young men of the Ile-aux-Coudres in the middle of the St-Lawrence River try as a memorial to their ancestors to revive the fishing of the belugas interrupted in 1924.
Beef

2003

Beef

2003
6.7
A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.
Food Will Win the War

1942

Food Will Win the War

1942
5.6
World War II propaganda film on the importance of American farming. A morale booster film stressing the abudance of American agricultural output.
Girl 27

2007

Girl 27

2007
6
The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other underage girls into attending a stag party, where she was raped.
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio

2004

How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio

2004
6.7
Daddy and the Muscle Academy

1991

Daddy and the Muscle Academy

1991
5.5
Tom of Finland is one of the gay world's few authentic icons. His drawings have had an enormous influence on gay identity. Tom's ultimate leather men are known and seen everywhere. They are symbols of gay pride and friendship. The documentary includes some titillating 'enactments' inspired by Tom's art work.
Modulations

1998

Modulations

1998
7.3
Less a documentary than a primer on all electronic music. Featuring interviews with nearly every major player past and present, as well as a few energetic live clips, Modulations delves into one of electronica's forgotten facets: the human element. Lee travels the globe from the American Midwest to Europe to Japan to try to express the appeal of music often dismissed as soulless. Modulations shows that behind even the most foreign or alien electronic composition lies a real human being, and Lee lets many of these Frankenstein-like creators express and expound upon their personal philosophies and tech-heavy theories. Lee understands that a cultural movement as massive and diverse as dance music can't be contained.
Passione

2010

Passione

2010
6.5
Songs and singers from Naples, musicians and poets, real and legendary characters are the protagonists of a film that crosses one of the most beautiful, famous and controversial metropolises in the world. An exceptional orchestra for a repertoire that speaks of love, sex, jealousy, immigration, protest.
At the Edge of the World

2008

At the Edge of the World

2008
6.7
At the Edge of the World chronicles the controversial Sea Shepherd Antarctic Campaign against a Japanese whaling fleet. The international volunteer crew, under-trained and under-equipped, develop a combination of bizarre and brilliant tactics with which to stop the whalers. But first they must find the Japanese ships, a far more difficult challenge than ever imagined - long-time activist Paul Watson and first-time captain Alex Cornelissen employ an array of strategies in the hopes of finding an elusive adversary in the vast expanse of the Ross Sea. With one ship (the Farley Mowat) too slow to chase down the whaling fleet, with their second ship (the Robert Hunter) unsuited for Antarctic ice conditions and with no country supporting their efforts to enforce international law, the situation becomes increasingly desperate. Against all odds, however, a real-life pirate tale unfolds - a modern-day "David vs. Goliath" adventure.
The Elephant in the Living Room

2010

The Elephant in the Living Room

2010
6.5
A film about the controversial world of exotic animal ownership within the suburbs of the United States. "The Elephant in the Living Room" offers an unprecedented glimpse into the fascinating subculture of trading and raising the most deadly and exotic animals in the world as common household pets.
Animal Love

1996

Animal Love

1996
6.3
In conurbations where hundreds of thousands live alongside one another, in the era of a highly technological society, in which communication has never played such a significant role, man has become lonely. Disappointed by his fellow human beings, he turns to animals. Dogs and other domestic animals serve him as companions, life partners, cuddly objects and bedfellows.
The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy

2009

The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy

2009
7.1
The incredible story of how the mummified corpse of a 40-year-old man was discovered by a hunter in one of the most remote parts of the country. The dead man's detailed notes reveal that he actually committed suicide through self-imposed starvation only the summer before. Liechti's film is a stunning rapprochement of a fictional text, which itself is based upon a true event: a cinematic manifesto for life, challenged by the main character's radical renunciation of life itself.