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Some interesting docs for rainy afternoons.


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TV Show: Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist ( 2018 )
In 2003 in Erie, Pennsylvania, a robbery gone wrong and a terrifying public murder capture the nation's attention, and a bizarre collection of Midwestern hoarders, outcasts, and lawbreakers play cat-and-mouse with the FBI. Eventually, a middle-aged mastermind named Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong — once a town beauty, now a woman grappling with mental illness — is arrested. But 15 years later, Evil Genius proves there's more to the conspiracy and murders than was ever thought.
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Movie: Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film ( 2009 )
An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.
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TV Show: The Golden State Killer: It's Not Over ( 2018 )
History and updated information on California serial killer, The Night Stalker now known as the Golden State Killer.
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Movie: The Rape of Recy Taylor ( 2017 )
Mrs. Recy Taylor was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Unbroken, she spoke up and fought for justice with help from Rosa Parks and legions of women.
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Movie: Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story ( 2020 )
HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY is a feature documentary exploring the rise and fall of one of the most influential animated series in the history of television. It's the story of a group of talented and dedicated artists whose incredible work brought to life two of the most beloved characters of all time - Ren and Stimpy. It's also a cautionary tale of artistic genius gone awry. The controversial creator of the groundbreaking show, John Kricfalusi, both caused and experienced trauma that deeply affected his work and relationships. Through archival footage, show artwork and interviews with the artists, actors and executives behind the show, co-directors Ron Cicero and Kimo Easterwood artfully illuminate the joy, beauty and lasting impact of Ren and Stimpy, as well as the dual sides of the show's creator, a man who is both a brilliant animator and storyteller as well as a deeply flawed person.
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Movie: The Family ( 2016 )
An incendiary, heartbreaking investigation into one of Australia's most notorious cults, and the scars its survivors still bear today.
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TV Show: Cursed Films ( 2020 )
Cursed Films examining the facts, myths and mysteries around iconic films and franchises whose casts and crew have been struck by misfortune and tragedy, including The Exorcist, Poltergeist and The Omen, among others.The series will reveal the events that haunted these productions through interviews with experts, witnesses and the cast, directors and producers who lived through the real-life events. Were these films really cursed, as many believe, or just the victims of bad luck and bizarre circumstances?
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TV Show: Dark Side of the Ring ( 2019 )
The series will dive into the biggest controversies from in and out of the ring involving professional wrestling's most notorious superstars.
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TV Show: Earth's Tropical Islands ( 2020 )
From the makers of Earth's Greatest Rivers, brand new series Earth's Tropical Islands journeys to three of the most exotic, mysterious and remote islands on planet earth: Madagascar, Borneo and Hawaii.
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Movie: Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania ( 1999 )
An hour of gargantuan gorillas, deadly dinosaurs, one-eyed giants & colossal beasts!
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Movie: Forever Ealing ( 2002 )
This is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the studio's successes through the 1930's, World War II dramas, the well-known 'Ealing comedies' with Alec Guinness, and the BBC's television productions. At the end we see the resurrection of Ealing with the release of _Importance of Being Earnest, The (2002)_.
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Movie: In Search of Darkness ( 2019 )
An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.
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TV Show: Thatcher: A Very British Revolution ( 2019 )
The irresistible rise and dramatic downfall of Margaret Thatcher. Her inner circle reveal how a political outsider won power and dominated British life through a turbulent decade.
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Movie: Respectable - The Mary Millington Story ( 2016 )
Documentary chronicling the extraordinary life and tragic death of Mary Millington - Britain's most famous pornographic actress of the 1970s.
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Movie: Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired ( 2008 )
Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary filmmaker Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.
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Movie: The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story ( 2009 )
Their music is unforgettable. Their name is legend. Delve into the lives and cinematic legacy of the prolific songwriting duo whose music has been featured in classic movies such as Mary Poppins (1964) and The Jungle Book (1967).
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Movie: The Harryhausen Chronicles ( 1998 )
Narrated by actor Leonard Nimoy and featuring appearances by George Lucas and Ray Bradbury, this film documents Ray Harryhausen's remarkable visual effects work, including his hand in Mighty Joe Young, 20 Million Miles to Earth and Clash of the Titans.
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Movie: Wasted Talent ( 2018 )
Wasted Talent is a gritty documentary where director Steve Stanulis and producer Noel Ashman together examine the temptations and struggles many young celebrities go through on their rise to stardom. It focuses on the story of actor Lillo Brancato who was once considered to be the next Robert De Niro, after his huge success starring in the films A Bronx Tale(De Niro's directorial debut), Renaissance Man, Crimson Tide and the classic TV show The Sopranos. However, Brancato got trapped in the underworld of Hollywood instead becoming a drug addict culminating in his arrest for the murder of a new York city police officer on a drug excursion gone horribly wrong. Though Brancato was cleared of the murder charge, he still did eight and a half years in jail on an attempted burglary conviction. During his time in prison, the young actor was finally able to get clean and sober and is now struggling to redeem himself in the fickle world of entertainment.
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Movie: Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' ( 2001 )
Retrospective documentary on the making of the cult classic "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
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TV Show: The Vow ( 2020 )
The Vow follows a range of people who joined the self-improvement group, NXIVM. The organization has been under siege, with various charges including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy brought against its highest members - most notably founder Keith Raniere, who was convicted in June 2019 and is currently awaiting sentencing. The series takes a deep, nuanced look at the experiences of a number of people deeply involved in NXIVM over the course of several years.
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Movie: Lost in La Mancha ( 2002 )
Lost in La Mancha is a movie starring Terry Gilliam, Johnny Depp, and Jeff Bridges. Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.
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Movie: The Great Buster ( 2018 )
Documentary on the life and works of comic genius Buster Keaton, directed by Peter Bogdanovich.
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Movie: The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse ( 2011 )
When Bob Monkhouse's widow died and his house was being prepared for market, the amazing extent of his private collection of video and audio recordings was realized. Among them were many treasures which had previously been believed to be lost to the nation. This films delves into just some of the highlights of that trove, and reveals the multi-layered man behind the glossy TV persona.
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Movie: What Killed Michael Brown? ( 2020 )
The documentary considers Brown's 2014 police shooting, death, and the aftermath -- and the complex, underlying societal causes that define the film's important first word, what. The film explores America's true original sin: not slavery, but "the use of race as a means to power." Questions asked -- Was it really racism that caused the death of Michael Brown? Has the truth become the lie, and the lie truth? -- and answered come against a backdrop of the "real victimization of black America."
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TV Show: The Innocent Man ( 2018 )
Two murders, four convictions, and a town full of secrets. Based on John Grisham's only true crime best-seller, The Innocent Man, an old case that shook the small town of Ada, Oklahoma in the 1980s is re-opened with unbelievable evidence that has everyone questioning if the right men were charged, or if the killer is still out there.
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TV Show: A Wilderness of Error ( 2020 )
When handsome Army Surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald is sent to prison for killing his family, a storm of swirling narratives challenges our very ability to find the truth. All the while overshadowing a chilling possibility: MacDonald may be an innocent man. A Wilderness of Error examines the evidence in the case against MacDonald, who was convicted in 1979 of murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters. A Green Beret physician, MacDonald claimed that the murders were committed by drug-crazed hippies.
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Movie: Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth ( 2019 )
Acquitted in life, back on trial after death. "Michael Jackson: Chase The Truth" takes an investigative look into the legal battles of the global superstar. Close friends, former staff and researchers paint an intimate portrait of Jackson's complicated world and put allegations of sexual abuse under the microscope.
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Movie: Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II ( 2015 )
A documentary uncovering the history and the making of Clive Barker's Hellraiser (1987) and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) films.
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Movie: Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story ( 1981 )
The life and death of the "Playboy" centerfold model/actress Dorothy Stratten.
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Movie: The Sorrow and the Pity ( 1972 )
From 1940 to 1944, France's Vichy government collaborated with Nazi Germany. Marcel Ophüls mixes archival footage with 1969 interviews of a German officer and of collaborators and resistance fighters from Clermont-Ferrand. They comment on the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and fear of Bolsheviks, to simple caution. Part one, "The Collapse," includes an extended interview with Pierre Mendès-France, jailed for anti-Vichy action and later France's Prime Minister. At the heart of part two, "The Choice," is an interview with Christian de la Mazière, one of 7,000 French youth to fight on the eastern front wearing German uniforms.
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Movie: Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( 2014 )
The history of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle franchise.
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Movie: The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978 (TV Special 1986)
A compilation of performances by bands taken from his previous TV shows in the late 70's, such as "So It Goes", hosted by Tony Wilson.
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Movie: Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story ( 2015 )
Harold and Lillian eloped to Hollywood in 1947, where they became the film industry's secret weapons. Nobody talked about them, but everybody wanted them. Theirs is the greatest story never told-until now.
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Movie: The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart ( 2020 )
An exploration of the history of the Bee Gees, featuring revealing interviews with oldest brother Barry Gibb, and archival interviews with the late twin brothers Robin and Maurice.
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Movie: In Search of Darkness: Part II ( 2021 )
The follow-up to In Search of Darkness (2019) dives deeper into the practical-effects decade of '80s horror movies with all-new interviews from genre icons and industry experts alongside the original cast.
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TV Show: Defunctland ( 2017 )
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TV Show: Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty ( 2021 )
Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty explores the dirty secrets behind London's policing with a story of corruption that goes to the very top of the Met and leads to the formation of the first internal anti-corruption unit, A10, which inspired the BBC drama Line of Duty.
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Movie: Grass ( 2000 )
The history of the American government's war on marijuana in the 20th century.
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TV Show: O.J.: Made in America ( 2016 )
It is the defining cultural tale of modern America - a saga of race, celebrity, media, violence, and the criminal justice system. And two decades after its unforgettable climax, it continues to fascinate, polarize, and even, yes, develop new chapters.O.J. revisits - and redefines - it all. The domestic abuse. The police investigation. The white Bronco chase. The trial of the century. The motive, the blood, the glove. The verdict. The aftermath. Drawing upon more than seventy interviews - from longtime friends and colleagues of Simpson to the recognizable protagonists of the murder investigation to observers and commentators with distinct connections to the story - the documentary is an engrossing, compelling, and unforgettable look at a tantalizing saga. Because at the end of what seems like a search for the real truth about O.J. Simpson, what's revealed just as powerfully is a collection of indelible, unshakeable, and haunting truths about America, and about ourselves.