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Movie: Surviving Home ( 2017 )
They survived war, yet over the years, U.S. military veterans from four generations must find their own unique bridge of connection in order to survive and thrive back home.
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Movie: Wigstock: The Movie ( 1995 )
Documentary/Concert film covering the annual Drag festival in New York City. Highlights include a performance by drag diva, Ru Paul, and the infamous Lypsinca.
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Movie: The Hitler Youth ( 1999 )
From its beginnings for Aryan youth, blindly adopting the directorship of Hitler, it grew throughout Nazi Europe until its sudden collapse with Hitler's death.
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Movie: Four Games in Fall ( 2020 )
Interviews with leading scientists, journalists, and legal scholars demonstrate how the Deflategate scandal was perpetrated in the face of evidence that the scheme to deflate footballs never took place. The film draws parallels between the Deflategate scandal and the tactics used to manipulate public opinion and subvert science in important issues impacting all citizens.
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Movie: Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her ( 1994 )
As the first "blonde bombshell," Mae West reigned supreme and changed the nation's view of women, sex and race- on stage, in films, on radio and television. Including clips from Night After Night, She Done Him Wrong, I'm No Angel, Belle of the Nineties, and Klondike Annie. In addition to home movies and archival footage, Anthony Quinn, Rex Reed and Robert Wise provide interviews.
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Movie: Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites ( 2003 )
Ever wonder if celebrity truly dies with the celebrity, if graves really can give up the dead, or if walls really do talk? Then join the hunt for star haunts and hauntings in and around the...
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Movie: The Murder of Becky Watts: Police Tapes ( 2017 )
Susanna Reid looks back on the evidence that showed who killed Becky Watts.
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Movie: Story of a Junkie ( 1985 )
Critically Acclaimed documentary from director Lech Kowalski (DOA) following the life and times of a down-and-out heroin addict in 1980s New York.
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Movie: Mated ( 1952 )
A video "marriage manual" explains differences between sexes.
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Movie: Mondo Bizarro ( 1966 )
A faux travelogue that mixes documentary and mockumentary footage. The camera looks through a one-way glass into the women's dressing room at a lingerie shop, visits a Kyoto massage parlor, goes inside the mailroom at Frederick's of Hollywood, watches an Australian who sticks nails through his skin and eats glass, checks out the art and peace scene in Los Angeles, tak...Read all
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Movie: Titanic Arrogance ( 2013 )
One hundred years ago the Titanic was launched. This doc reveals the litany of human error, from the building process, to the tragic events that led her to be rammed into the iceberg that sank her.
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Movie: Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream ( 2012 )
Filmmaker Alex Gibney investigates the fact that the 400 richest Americans control more wealth than the 150 million people in the bottom 50 percent of the population.
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Movie: Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) ( 2006 )
The life and work of the enigmatic folk rock singer-songwriter.
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Movie: White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ( 2007 )
Using extensive interviews with survivors and archival footage, an examination reveals the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Movie: Trouble Behind ( 1991 )
During World War I, African-Americans worked on the railroad near Corbin, Kentucky. When whites returned from the war, there was conflict. Whites sought their former jobs and positions in the community. In 1919, a race riot occurred. Whites put the African-Americans on railroad cars and ran them out of town. In Trouble Behind, members of the Corbin community speak out on the issue. The filmmakers also interview former members of the Corbin, which at the time of filming had only one black family. Some Corbin residents express confusion as to why African-Americans don't move back. Others openly use racial epithets. Some young adults seem troubled by the racism, past and present. Others don't.
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Movie: D-Day: Normandy 1944 ( 2014 )
Allied forces invade Normandy on June 6, 1944.
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Movie: Hanging Elizabeth Reed: A Ghost Story ( 2020 )
This is the story of Elizabeth Reed who in 1845 became the first woman to be hanged in Illinois. She was accused of poisoning her husband Leonard with arsenic laced tea and was convicted by a jury of 12 men. The circumstances of her arrest, trial, conviction, execution, burial, and afterlife have been debated ever since. Folklore exists today that suggests her spirit wanders the countryside.
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Movie: It's a Revolution Mother ( 1969 )
This documentary depicts the wild swinging youth scene of the turbulent 60's, with indepth footage of hippies doing a protest march against the Vietnam war in Washington, D.C.,
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Movie: Legend of Lead Belly ( 2013 )
Huddie Ledbetter was born into poverty, battled racism, and did time, but in spite of his early hardships, or perhaps because of them, he became one of the great musicians of the 20th century. We trace the life and career of Lead Belly, a man praised by critics and revered by artists, whose unique music crossed a host of genres and influenced countless industry legends, from The Beatles to Led Zeppelin to Nirvana and beyond. See how his talent, humanity, and determination defeated all that stood in his way to make his voice heard, then and now.
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Movie: The Last Party ( 1993 )
Robert Downey, Jr. gives reports and interviews with other stars in this documentary about the Democratic National Convention in 1992.
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Movie: Gone with the Wind: The Remarkable Rise and Tragic Fall of Lynyrd Skynyrd ( 2015 )
When Lynyrd Skynyrd emerged onto the world stage in 1973, it was the result of a collective determination; the group had struggled and fought to gain real recognition ever since their formation eight years before. And although they were initially identified, both in the music industry and in the media, as just another act in the then booming Southern Rock movement, it became quickly apparent that not only were Skynyrd a distinctly individual collective, but also they had the potential to become one of the finest rock bands in history. Led by the headstrong and domineering Ronnie Van Zant, a tough, blue collar brawler with a powerful stage presence, distinctive vocals and gritty, honest lyrics, his energy and vision propelled the group until its tragic end in 1977. This films tells the story of the rise and fall of a remarkable band.
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Movie: Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 ( 2017 )
An in-depth look at the culture of Los Angeles in the ten years leading up to the 1992 uprising that erupted after the verdict of police officers cleared of beating Rodney King.
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Movie: Doolittle's Raiders: A Final Toast ( 2015 )
A detailed look at the Doolittle Raid, and the final official public reunion of the surviving Raiders.
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Movie: The Legend of Bigfoot ( 1975 )
A documentary about the legendary creature, Bigfoot, with emphasis on him being the missing link.
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Movie: Blue Water, White Death ( 1971 )
Documentary focusing on great white sharks.
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Movie: Jazz on a Summer's Day ( 1960 )
The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.
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Movie: Elvis on Tour ( 1972 )
Concert footage and offstage documentary of singer Elvis Presley.
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Movie: The Méliès Mystery ( 2021 )
Son of a shoe manufacturer, Georges Méliès decided to devote himself to magic. In 1888, he used his share of the inheritance to buy the Robert-Houdin Theater, Boulevard des Italiens, where his fairy-tale shows drew crowds. Seven years later, dazzled by the animated image of the Lumière brothers, he launches into a new art form, cinema. His thirst for enchantment led him to invent special effects. But the evolution of the public's taste and the passage of the cinema to the industrial era put away his dream machine. Forgotten, he ends up running a toy store in the Montparnasse train station. In 1923, in a fit of despair, he destroyed the negatives of his films. Since then, film buffs all over the world have found and restored reels.
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Movie: The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902) ( 2020 )
Eye Filmmuseum and the British Film Institute present a compilation film of newly-restored rare images from the first years of filmmaking. Immerse yourself in enchanting images of Venice, Berlin, Amsterdam and London from 120 years ago. Let yourself be carried away in the mesmerizing events and celebrities of the time, and feel the enthusiasm of early cinema that overcame the challenge of capturing life-like movement.
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Movie: Freight Train: Slayer of Innocence ( 2017 )
In 1979, several Law enforcement agencies investigating the murders of young boys chase a Pedophile Serial Killer across America.
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Movie: The Bermuda Triangle ( 1979 )
A documentary that explores the legends, facts and folklore about the dreaded "Bermuda Triangle".
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Movie: The River Ran Red ( 2008 )
The River Ran Red, part of The Witnesses Trilogy, is a 60 minute documentary about the epic search for survivors of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Using eyewitness testimonies, the filmmaker, himself a survivor, weaves a story of terrifying intensity, from the highland waters of the Euphrates to the burning deserts of Syria, to the final resting place of those who died in and around the river.
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Movie: Clockwork Orange County ( 2012 )
A Documentary about the rise of west coast punk rock in the 1970s featuring concert clips from Iggy Pop, The Ramones, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Circle Jerks and more.
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Movie: That's Entertainment! III ( 1994 )
Third installment in the "That's Entertainment" series, featuring scenes from "The Hollywood Revue of 1929," "Brigadoon," "Singin' In The Rain," and many more MGM films.
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Movie: The Anatomy of Hate ( 2009 )
Reveals the shared narratives found in individual and collective ideologies of hate, and how we as a species can overcome them. For six years the filmmaker worked with unprecedented access to some of the most venomous ideologies and violent conflicts of our time including the white supremacist movement, Christian Fundamentalism as an anti-gay platform, Muslim extremism, the Palestinian Intifada, Israeli settlers and soldiers, and US Forces in Iraq. By juxtaposing this verite footage with interviews from leading sociological, psychological, and neurological experts, and interspersing stories of redemption told by former "combatants", the film weaves a tapestry that reveals both the emotional and biological mechanisms which make all of us susceptible to acts and ideologies of hate, and demonstrates how these very same traits make us equally capable of overcoming them.
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Movie: Charlie Sheen: Born to Be Wild ( 2011 )
Carlos Irwin Estevez better known as Charlie Sheen is a natural talent. However his success hasn't come without it fair share of sex, drugs, and scandals. In this revealing and exclusive documentary, we examine the trials and triumphs of Charlie Sheen. Perhaps he was just Born To Be Wild.
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Movie: Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration (TV Special 2020) ( 2020 )
A Christmas celebration featuring heartwarming stories and amazing celebrity performances; Julianne Hough and Tituss Burgess host;
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Movie: The Beales of Grey Gardens ( 2006 )
Utilizing hours of unseen archival footage, The Beales is a new take on the women of Grey Gardens.
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Movie: Death Metal: A Documentary ( 2004 )
Death metal is herein explored in such a way that everyone will get an education, whether a fan of the music or just curious about it. The story of death metal is told by a variety of experts, all of whom helped shape the genre.
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Movie: Hitler: A career ( 1977 )
This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with an analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of crowd psychology and his consummate skill in exploiting others' weaknesses.
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Movie: Drain the Bermuda Triangle ( 2014 )
What lies beneath the mythical triangle? With the aid of data from sophisticated sonar surveys, National Geographic explores what the ocean floor looks like below the Bermuda Triangle.
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Movie: 14-18: The Noise and the Fury ( 2008 )
A documentary of World War I, exploring how soldiers accepted their conditions in the trenches when no clear reason had been given for the fight.
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Movie: Hitler's Hidden City ( 2009 )
Hitler's Hidden City is a subterranean adventure under the streets of Berlin, following the work of a team of German archaeologists and historians exposing and exploring the last remaining structures of the Third Reich. We gain rare access to an underground city ordered and -- in part -- designed by Hitler himself, part of a vast network of over 1000 bunkers and many miles of tunnels, much of which has remained sealed since the war. Eyewitnesses and historians add colorful stories to cutting edge CGI that bring to life this network of bunkers, how they were built and how they were used in the dark days of the downfall of Berlin.
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Movie: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price ( 2005 )
This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values.
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Movie: Wattstax ( 1973 )
Documentary covering a Stax Records-sponsored all-day concert at the 1972 Watts Summer Festival with performances by Stax Records artists such as Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, and more.
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Movie: Price for Peace ( 2002 )
This powerful and thought provoking film chronicles the compelling events in the Pacific Theater of WWII, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the American occupation of Japan in 1945. It depicts the strength and courage of America's youth, while examining how these men and women dealt with being thrust into this brutal war. The film includes interviews with war veterans, both American and Japanese, from all branches of the military. It features testimony from medics, nurses, dog handlers, as well as Japanese-Americans who were imprisoned at internment camps in the United States. The film also includes a first hand account of the tragic impact of the atomic bomb on Japanese citizens. Among the veterans who appear is Zenji Abe, a Japanese veteran who flew the mission to bomb Pearl Harbor, and retired General Paul Tibbets who flew the mission to bomb Hiroshima. Steven Spielberg and historian/author Stephen E. Ambrose are executive producers of this feature-length documentary directed and produced by Academy Award winning filmmaker James Moll ("The Last Days"). The film is a presentation of the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Movie: Plaster Caster ( 2001 )
An intimate documentary portrait of the legendary artist and groupie Cynthia Plaster Caster, famous for plaster casting the erect penises of rock stars.
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Movie: White Light ( 2019 )
George Gittoes spends time on one block of the Englewood district of Chicago , and we see and hear how gun violence has blighted the lives of everyone, from residents to police officers.
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Movie: Colditz - The Legend ( 2010 )
Colditz Castle was a maximum security prison from which no one was meant to escape... but escape they did. Take a fresh look at the legendary escapes, featuring stories from both Colditz survivors and their extended families.
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Movie: Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films ( 2003 )
The history of traffic safety educational films and their notoriously lurid content.
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Movie: The King of Communism: The Pomp & Pageantry of Nicolae Ceausescu ( 2002 )
The story about the national personality cult of the Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu.
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Movie: Sandwiches That You Will Like ( 2002 )
A travelogue featuring delicious sandwiches (and the folks who make and enjoy them) served by shops, stands and diners from across the USA.
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Movie: In Search of Doc Holliday ( 2016 )
It's the story of the effects of the Civil War on a southern family, a story of scandal, first love and lost dreams that turned a southern boy into a western legend. Join us as we go in search of the real "Doc" Holliday.
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Movie: Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel ( 2012 )
A look at the life and work of the influential fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar, Diana Vreeland.
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Movie: Virginia Creepers: The Horror Host Tradition of the Old Dominion ( 2009 )
Virginia Creepers examines more than 50 years of television horror hosting in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a reflection of a national cultural phenomenon. The film not only documents shows and personalities but also the transformation of local television programming from a breeding ground for homegrown talent and community involvement to its current state as a corporate cookie cutter. It also documents the rise of the internet host, which began with Virginia's Count Gore De Vol. The film allows actors, producers and fans to tell the story, concentrating on the best tales and gags. More than 100 interviews were conducted over 16 months and the film includes recovered video, audio and stills from as far back as 1958.
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Movie: USS Indianapolis: The Final Chapter ( 2019 )
Follow a scientific detective story detailing the discovery of the USS Indianapolis wreck site three and a half miles below the Philippine Sea. The ship's sinking in the final days of WWII was the largest loss of life in US Naval history, and the harrowing survival story of sailors drifting in failing life preservers is legendary. The program weaves together never-before-seen archival footage, CGI, the moving accounts of the few remaining survivors, testimony of historians and spectacular footage of the expedition to the well-preserved wreck.
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Movie: Ghosts of California ( 2003 )
This documentary investigates five of California's most haunted sites: Alcatraz island, Bodie Ghost Town, Hotel Del Coronado, The Whaley House and The Winchester Mystery House.
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Movie: Autopsy 9: Dead Awakening ( 2003 )
An entire family poisoned by an unknown intruder. A suicide made to look like a murder. An airbag that becomes a perfect crime scene. These fascinating stories and more are unveiled in this Autopsy special that looks at criminal cases that might never have been uncovered were it not for the efforts of forensic pathologists and other 'detectives of death.'
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Movie: Pizza: A Love Story ( 2019 )
In the 6 block radius of Wooster square lies the trifecta, Sally's, Pepe's and Modern. Three pizza palaces loved by everybody from Presidents to Rock Stars. Even Frank Sinatra used to send his driver all the way from Hoboken just to pick up some pies. And to the people of the Elm City, there's no question. Since Frank Pepe first wheeled his bread cart down Wooster street in 1925, New Haven has been home to the finest pizza on the planet. Coming off the success of his last feature, "Color Me Obsessed, a film about The Replacements," which Rolling Stone named "one of the seven best music documentaries of the year," director Gorman Bechard moves from one lifelong obsession to another. This time taking a look at the long history, the families, the high and the lows of three universally recognized restaurants, and how a city that itself has gone through many highs and lows, has always rallied behind them. Pizza, A Love Story will feature interviews family members (including Sally's wife Flora, and Frank Pepe's grandson), lifelong fans (both famous and not), and food critics, intercutting archival footage and vintage photographs (many never before seen publicly), all to explain the passion, the long lines, and how a small town in Connecticut became the pizza center of the universe. It promises to be the most mouth-watering film ever made.
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Movie: Murdered by My Fiancé ( 2017 )
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Movie: Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence ( 2017 )
This documentary claim that Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, ended up in Japanese custody during the course of the second world war.
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Movie: On the Bowery ( 1962 )
At the time of this film, the Bowery was a neighborhood in New York City populated largely by the down and out, and largely by transients. Those that can work generally can only find short term employment on a day to day basis, their daily earnings which primarily go into booze. Those that can't or won't work generally sponge off whoever they can, especially for that next drink. New to the neighborhood is Ray, who most recently had been working the rails in New Jersey. He is one of those who can and still does work, but like the others spends what little money he has on booze, which means he usually sleeps on the streets in a drunken stupor. The only person he would probably consider a friend in the neighborhood is the elderly Gorman, who in turn takes advantage of his new friend at whatever opportunity. When he's sober, Ray understands that alcohol is ruining his life, and as such states that he will try to stop drinking. The questions become whether Ray has either the will or the support necessary to fulfill this goal, or whether he is destined to become another Gorman and the legions like Gorman in the Bowery.
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Movie: Autopsy 4: The Dead Speak ( 1997 )
Pine needles. Chewing gum. Cat hair. Paint. They've all been important clues that aided America's 'detectives of death' in solving mysterious cases of unnatural or violent death. This fascinating sequel to three of HBO's most popular documentaries introduces you to forensic pathologists who recount cases where their amazing expertise helped bring killers to justice.
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Movie: The Savage Peace ( 2015 )
When the Second World War ended, the people of liberated Europe celebrated their freedom from Nazi tyranny. Their years of suffering had ended, but for millions of Germans, the end of the conflict opened a new and terrible chapter.
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Movie: Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge ( 2017 )
A look at 50 years of the iconic magazine features interviews with and footage of journalists, photographers and performers who have graced its pages since it was launched by publisher Jann Wenner in 1967. In 2 parts.
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Movie: The Doors Are Open ( 1968 )
A British TV documentary that originally aired in 1968. The Doors are Open focuses on the bands performance at London's Roundhouse with rare backstage footage and interviews.
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Movie: Man with a Movie Camera ( 1929 )
A man travels around a city with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling invention.
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Movie: Richard III: The New Evidence ( 2014 )
Modern scoliosis sufferer Dominic Smee and a team of scientists and medieval warfare experts embark on an extraordinary journey to reveal new research that's changing our knowledge of a defamed medieval king.
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Movie: The Ballymurphy Precedent ( 2018 )
The Ballymurphy Precedent tells the unknown story of the death of eleven innocent people at the hands of the British Army in a Catholic estate in Belfast in 1971. This is a massacre that few have heard of, yet it was one of the most significant events in the Troubles. The British army continues to cover it up because they cannot afford to admit the truth. The relatives of those who died are fighting for justice - and our investigation shows why. This secret massacre led directly to the Bloody Sunday killings by the same Parachute regiment just five months later.
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Movie: America's Blues ( 2015 )
America's Blues takes a new angle on the Blues, focusing on, not only the musical impact it has had on all forms of Popular American Music, but also the influence it has had on art, fashion, language, film and racial equality.
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Movie: Eyes of the Mothman ( 2011 )
Feature length documentary of the real story behind the legend of The Mothman.
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Movie: Hunting the Nazi Gold Train ( 2017 )
In 2015, a media frenzy broke when 2 amateur researchers found a buried train in Poland. They believed it contained precious treasure left by the Nazis at the close of WW2. Historian Dan Snow investigates.
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Movie: Titanic: How It Really Sank ( 2009 )
National Geographic explores the fatal series of avoidable human errors that sent Titanic to her watery grave.
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Movie: The Ice King ( 2018 )
THE ICE KING is the searing documentary of a lost cultural icon, a story of art, sport, sexuality, and rebellion. Including incredible unseen footage of some of his mort remarkable performances and with access to Curry's letters, archive interviews, and interviews with his family, friends and collaborators, this is a portrait of the man who turned ice-skating from a dated sport into an exalted art form. Watch any figure skating and it falls into two possible camps: before and after John Curry. From what was a macho, technical sport whose judges punished deviation blossomed - through John Curry's stubborn beauty - ice-dancing. This was no Holiday on Ice, but a new artistic medium. After winning gold at the Winter Olympics for a rebelliously balletic routine, Curry saw the world's stages sheeted with ice. Audiences and reviewers alike were enthralled by his genius. But Curry's story is about more than skating. On the night of the final, Curry became the first openly gay Olympian at a time when homosexuality was barely legal. From bullying and prejudice, to relief in the gay underworld, to his untimely death from AIDS, Curry's story dovetails with the experiences of a generation. Tortured by demons, Curry was forever on the run. Never owning a home, he lived on the favours of those who loved him. The only place he found true freedom was the ice. This is the story of a man whose body was a battleground. From love affairs, to violence in sex clubs, to its 'unmanly' elegance on the ice, every act was rebellion. John Curry was no activist, but an artist expressing his authentic self - yet in a world where his existence was taboo, his life was unavoidably political.
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Movie: In Search of Dracula ( 1975 )
A documentary exploring the legends of vampires, using books, paintings and early films on the subject.
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Movie: Divine Trash ( 1998 )
The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters. Intercut with a 1972 interview of Waters are clips from his first films and recent interviews with his parents, his brother, Divine's mom, actors and crew, other directors, film critics, a film curator, psychologists, and Maryland's last censor, who shudders at the memory of Waters's pictures. Also included is footage of Waters making his early movies, culminating in an up-close and in-depth look at Pink Flamingos: the script, the set, the filming conditions, its editing, its distribution, and its impact. In sweet ways, this documentary is also a celebration of Divine (1945-1988).
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Movie: Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron ( 2017 )
For the 20th anniversary of "Titanic," James Cameron reopens the file on the disaster.
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Movie: Manson ( 1973 )
Documentary on Charles Manson and his family. Has a number of insightful interviews with many family members most notably Squeaky and Sandy (Blue and Red). There is also a history of Manson from his birth to the family formation to the Tate/La Bianca murders. Plenty of footage of the family playing at Spahn Ranch.
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Movie: General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait ( 1974 )
A documentary on the military dictator of Africa's Uganda.
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Movie: Juvenile Court ( 1973 )
An unobtrusive and naturalistic examination of the goings-on of a children's court, Memphis Juvenile Court 616.
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Movie: The Double-Headed Eagle: Hitler's Rise to Power 1918-1933 ( 1973 )
Lutz Becker lets newsreels, home movies and other archive footage tell the tale of Hitler's rise to power after WWI.
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Movie: Heartworn Highways ( 1976 )
The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.
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Movie: Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess ( 2012 )
A documentary looking at the life, films, and troubled times of America's first sex symbol, screen actress Clara Bow, featuring interviews and archive footage. It takes a look at why she is considered the 'Lost Screen Goddess'.
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Movie: Keith Haring: Street Art Boy ( 2020 )
The story of international art sensation Keith Haring, told using previously unheard interviews.
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Movie: Country: Portraits of an American Sound ( 2015 )
A visual odyssey through the history of country music as told by legendary artists and the elite photographers who captured the evolving image of the country singer, from rhinestone cowboy to pot-smoking outlaw to stadium-filling megastar.
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Movie: Autopsy 8: Dead Giveaway ( 2002 )
Autopsy examines how forensic examiners can help solve crimes. "Pure Evil" looks at the case of Canadian serial rapists and murderers Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. "The Lady Vanishes" examines a case where DNA on the envelop of a suicide note helps to establish that a missing woman was being impersonated by her husband. "Mail Rape" a rapist attempts to throw doubt on his case by sending an accomplice a DNA sample in the mail. "Blood Hound of Detroit" a dog trained to sense blood helps lead police to a murderer. "The Medicine Man" a medical examiner thinks that embalming will conceal evidence that he murdered his wife. "Belle of Them All" examines the notorious Norwegian-American serial killer Belle Gunness.
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Movie: Robert Rauschenberg: Pop Art Pioneer ( 2016 )
Celebrates the protean genius of one of America's most prolific and original artists, Robert Rauschenberg. Fearless and influential, he blazed a trail for artists in the second half of the 20th century.
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Movie: The Age of Ballyhoo ( 1973 )
A documentary about the film industry, narrated by 'Gloria Swanson', in the period between World War I and World War II. Included are clips from a variety of films of that period.
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Movie: Mysteries of Egypt ( 1998 )
Egypt is and ever was a place of mystery. Many rumors spread around the great Pyramids of Gizeh (the only one of the seven wonders of the world left), their age ranges - in different theories - between 3,000 and even 12,000 years. Here, an old Egyptian is asked by his granddaughter about those mysteries of which we all heard in one way or the other. The action takes us to Howard Carter, who, after years and years of searching, finally found King Tutankhamen's (Tut-ench-Amun) grave in 1922. This was a major event in archaeology, as this grave was never robbed and therefore in the same condition as it was left (est.) 1339 B.C. We also get to see the Nile's wells and other historic landmarks that make Egypt an important part of world history.
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Movie: Bill Cunningham: New York ( 2011 )
A profile of the noted and extraordinarily cheerful veteran New York City fashion photographer.
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Movie: Gay USA ( 1977 )
Shot on one day by 25 different cameramen across the USA under the co-ordination of Arthur J. Bressan Jr. this film documents Gay Pride parades across the United States in the late 70s.
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Movie: The French Revolution: Tearing Up History ( 2014 )
UK art historian, Dr Richard Clay, visits Paris to show how The French Revolution tried to erase the previous order by destroying the art that symbolized it, and how destruction of public space is used even today to influence people.
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Movie: Nuremberg ( 1948 )
The official U.S. government film about the 1st Nuremberg trial (The Trial of the Major Nazi War Criminals) which lasted from November 20, 1945 to October 1, 1946.
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Movie: Twenty Two ( 2017 )
An estimated 200,000 Chinese women were forced into prostitution by the Japanese army during WWII. Only 22 of them remain today to speak out publicly. This documentary is not a film for political gains or narrow nationalistic purposes. For the director and the crew, each and every one of those elderly women is a brave and strong individual with similar yet distinctive experiences. This is a group that deserves to be known and correctly understood by more people and a history worth being preserved in a most accurate yet sensitive way. In the documentary, the current situation of those 22 elderly women will be presented in an impersonal way. There's no interrogation, sympathy, nor exaggeration in our film. You will hear them talk about their own experiences, and you will also learn about their perspectives on life, sufferings and happiness. Now all over 80 or 90 years old, those elderly ladies are at the very last stage of their life. This is probably the last chance for the public to actually see their situations and hear their own words while they are still alive. It should not be a history just written on pages.
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Movie: Prince Albert: A Victorian Hero Revealed ( 2019 )
Through a wealth of personal archive, the Prince Consort's influence in shaping Britain is revealed.
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Movie: Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's ( 2013 )
A documentary on the Manhattan department store with interviews from an array of fashion designers, style icons, and celebrities.
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Movie: Southern Rock at the BBC ( 2012 )
Compilation of Southern Rock acts to have appeared on BBC programmes
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Movie: Bob Marley: Giant ( 2014 )
Dennis Morris, photographer for Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter Bob Marley during the 1970's, tells the stories behind many of his iconic images of the musician taken at concerts, backstage, and between shows.