Top Rated Documentary Movies on Pantaflix - Page 273

KJ: Music and Life

2009

KJ: Music and Life

2009
7.8
KJ is a biography of a HK musical genius. At the age of 11, KJ won the Best Pianist price and went to Czech to perform with a professional orchestra. Touching on subjects such as the meaning of life, God and the artistic process, the director’s 6-year-conversations with KJ reveal how a young man inspires by his music teacher, Nancy Loo and how he conflicts with his peers and parents. KJ is not about the victory of a genius, but how he learns to be a "human being".
The Ghost Army

2013

The Ghost Army

2013
8
During World War II, a hand-picked group of American GI's undertook a bizarre mission: create a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe, with the German Army as their audience. The 23rd Headquarters Special Troops used inflatable rubber tanks, sound trucks, and dazzling performance art to bluff the enemy again and again, often right along the front lines. Many of the men picked to carry out these dangerous deception missions were artists. Some went on to become famous, including fashion designer Bill Blass. In their spare time, they painted and sketched their way across Europe, creating a unique and moving visual record of their war. Their secret mission was kept hushed up for nearly 50 years after the war's end.
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

2000

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

2000
5.6
A documentary on the making of Stanley Kubrick's classic 1964 film.
Jérusalem : porte de Jaffa, côté Est

1897

Jérusalem : porte de Jaffa, côté Est

1897
5.3
Small glimpse of city life in Jerusalem.
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

2012

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

2012
5.2
A celebration of slasher cinema - from PSYCHO to the present day, with a focus on highlighting many of the genre's forgotten cult classics, deconstructing how to survive a slice and dice movie and meditating upon why it is almost always a final girl and rarely a final guy... this is a documentary which is designed for both the biggest fan of "mad maniac" movies and the person who may only have seen HALLOWEEN and SCREAM. Either way, this is a documentary that proves the SLASHER FILM is truly FOREVER!
Vue prise d'une baleinière en marche

1900

Vue prise d'une baleinière en marche

1900
5.2
Sailors row a whaling boat in a medium-tight shot.
Emigrants Landing at Ellis Island

1903

Emigrants Landing at Ellis Island

1903
5.9
Shows a large open barge loaded with people of every nationality, disembarking at Ellis Island, N. Y. A most interesting and typical scene.
Panorama of Esplanade by Night

1901

Panorama of Esplanade by Night

1901
6.2
A most perfect picture of the Pan-American Exposition buildings, including the Electric Tower and Temple of Music, as they appear at night.
Movement Studies in Paris

1928

Movement Studies in Paris

1928
5.7
A study of traffic movement in Paris.
The Morning Alarm

1896

The Morning Alarm

1896
4
“This shows the Fire Department leaving headquarters for an early morning fire. The scene is remarkable for its natural effect. The opening of the engine house doors, the prancing of the horses, and even the startled expression upon the faces of the spectators are all clearly depicted.” -Edison Films, 1897. 150 ft. strip, filmed December 25, 1896 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Shooting the Chutes

1896

Shooting the Chutes

1896
3.9
The camera shows a water ride at Bergen Beach at Coney Island. A raised track filled with water forms a chute, and a small boat full of park visitors slides down the chute. Alongside, empty boats are hauled back up to the top of the ride.
Using

2007

Using

2007
6.5
Documentary filmmaker Zhou Hao examines the complicated relationship between two drug addicts who become dealers over the course of three years. Shot in the city of Guangzhou, the film offers a rare look into China's unknown heroin subculture.
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

1993

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

1993
7.4
In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, sets the stage for a historic confrontation that would grab international headlines and sear itself into the Canadian consciousness.
Bloody Daughter

2012

Bloody Daughter

2012
7.2
An atypical family portrait, directed by 34-year old Stéphanie Argerich, the daughter of pianists Martha Argerich and Stephen Kovacevich. The filmmaker follows her mother in particular, during concerts and in moments of greater intimacy, searching for answers that might shed light on the private spaces of a family that has always lived in the limelight of the international stage, where gaiety and madness rub shoulders with an absolute and overwhelming passion: music.
From Show Girl to Burlesque Queen

1903

From Show Girl to Burlesque Queen

1903
4.6
The film opens on a dressing room set with a mirror, dressing table, and chair center stage and a folded dressing screen on the left. A smiling, dark-haired woman enters through the door on stage right, unbuttoning a full-length polka-dot costume. As she undresses, she frequently looks directly at the camera and smiles. She removes her sash or cummerbund, the top with its trailing sleeves, and her skirt, leaving her clothed only in a sleeveless chemise. Smiling directly at the camera, she mischievously slips a strap of the garment off one shoulder, then ducks behind the screen.
Kino-Pravda No. 22: Lenin Is Alive in the Heart of the Peasant. A Film Story

1925

Kino-Pravda No. 22: Lenin Is Alive in the Heart of the Peasant. A Film Story

1925
4.9
Dziga Vertov-directed Soviet newsreel covering: First anniversary of Lenin's death / Smycka of the city and the village: group of peasants visit Moscow / Lenin's effect on peasants and oppressed nations
Kino-Pravda No. 20: Pioneer Pravda

1924

Kino-Pravda No. 20: Pioneer Pravda

1924
5.3
Dziga Vertov-directed Soviet newsreel covering: Reports of the Pioneers: Excursion to the country, to the zoo etc.
Kino-Pravda No. 5

1922

Kino-Pravda No. 5

1922
5
Dziga Vertov-directed Soviet newsreel covering: Peasant People's Commissar for Agricultural Affairs, Vasilij Jakovenko / Health resort Soči / Sanatorium for children / Harness racing - The first Red Derby.
Oxyana

2013

Oxyana

2013
6.2
Oceana, West Virginia—known as “Oxyana” after its residents’ epidemic abuse of OxyContin—is a tragically real example of the insidious spread of drug dependency throughout the country. Set against an abandoned coal mining landscape to the melodies of Deer Tick’s haunting score, this unflinchingly intimate documentary probes the lives of Oceana’s afflicted and exposes the day-to-day experience of a town living in the harsh grip of addiction.
Spark: A Burning Man Story

2013

Spark: A Burning Man Story

2013
5.5
Each year, 60,000 people from around the globe gather in a dusty windswept Nevada desert to build a temporary city, collaborating on large-scale art and partying for a week before burning a giant effigy in a ritual frenzy. Spark takes a peek behind the curtain with Burning Man organizers and participants, revealing a year of unprecedented challenges and growth.